Tortle

Tortles were created by the Wayfarer. Tortles are natural born explorers. They have a saying: "Our home is on our backs." From the time they can leave their sandy beaches and walk on two legs, they search out adventure. Tortles love meeting new folk and learning about their customs. It is hard to pin down stereotypes about tortles, as they will typically borrow their societal norms and beliefs from other cultures. The ultimate goal of most tortles is to travel the whole world and collect a large and varied stable of friends.

Ability Score Increase– Strength score increases by 2 and wisdom and constitution score increase by 1

Age  – After birth, your tortle character crawls for a few weeks before learning to walk on two legs.Tortles reach adulthood at the age of 40 and live for around 365 years.

Size  – Adult tortles stand 5 to 6 feet tall and weigh around 350 pounds. One-third weight is of their shells. Size of your tortle character is medium.

Alignment –Tortles lead ritualistic and orderly lives. With the age, they become more set in their ways by developing customs and routines. A few of them are selfish and greedy and tend more toward evil but most are lawful good. For a tortle it is unusual to shuck off the order in favor of chaos.

Speed –30 feet is your base walking speed

Shell Defense –You can withdraw into your shell as an action. You gain a +4 bonus to AC until you emerge. You have an advantage on constitution and strength saving throws. You are prone while you are in your shell. Your speed is 0 and it can’t increase. You have disadvantage on Dexterity saving throws. You cannot take and action, the only action you can take is a bonus action to emerge from the shell.

Claws –Your claws are natural weapons. You can use these to make unarmed strikes. If you smash with them, you deal slashing damage equal to 1d4 + your Strength modifier, instead of the bludgeoning damage normal for an unarmed strike.

Natural Armor – You are ill-suited to wearing armor due to the shape of your body and shell. Your shell provides ample protection and it gives you a base AC of 17. You cannot gain any benefit from wearing armor. You can apply the shield’s bonus if you are using a shield.

Hold Breath –Tortles can hold their breath for up to 1 hour. They are not natural swimmers but they can remain underwater for some time before needing to come up for air.

Languages –You can write, read and speak Common and Aquan

Survival Instinct –You gain proficiency in Survival Skill. Tortles have finely honed survival instincts.

Bite Attack –Whenever you hit a creature with a melee attack on your tum, you can make a melee attack against the same enemy as a bonus. The target takes 1d4 + your strength modifier piercing damage on a hit. You are always considered proficient with this bonus attack.