Tortle
Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes p. 242,
- Size
- Medium
- Type
- humanoid (tortle)
- Alignment
- lawful good
- AC
- 17 (natural armor)
- Hit Points
- 22 (4d8+4)
- Speed
- walk 30 ft.
- Skills
- Athletics +4, Survival +3
- Passive Perception
- 11
- Languages
- Aquan, Common
- Challenge
- 1/4
- Lineage
- Tortle
- Environment
- coastal
Traits
Hold Breath
The tortle can hold its breath for 1 hour.
Actions
Claws
Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d4 + 2) slashing damage.
Quarterstaff
Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) bludgeoning damage, or 6 (1d8 + 2) bludgeoning damage if used with two hands.
Light Crossbow
Ranged Weapon Attack: +2 to hit, range 80/320 ft., one target. Hit: 4 (1d8) piercing damage.
Shell Defense
The tortle withdraws into its shell. Until it emerges, it gains a +4 bonus to AC and has advantage on Strength and Constitution saving throws. While in its shell, the tortle is prone, its speed is 0 and can't increase, it has disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws, it can't take reactions, and the only action it can take is a bonus action to emerge.
Other data
description
Tortles are omnivorous, turtle-like humanoids with shells that cover most of their bodies. Tortles have a saying: "We wear our homes on our backs." Consequently, tortles feel little need to stay put for long.
An adult tortle stands about 6 feet tall and weighs between 450 and 500 pounds. Males and females are nearly identical in size and appearance.
Temporary Towns: A tortle settlement is primarily used as a kind of moot, where tortles can socialize with one another and trade with strangers. Tortles don't regard these settlements as places worth defending with their lives, and they abandon a settlement when it no longer serves their needs.
A Life of Wandering: Most tortles like to see how other creatures live and discover new customs. The urge to procreate doesn't kick in until the end of a tortle's life, and a tortle can spend decades away from its native land without feeling homesick.