Tortle question

[Spacehamster]

Is the tortle on d&d wiki the official version or is it just some homebrew?

[Daphne]

Do you mean this one? (https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Tortle_(5e_Race)) It's homebrew

[Spacehamster]

Do you mean this one? (https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Tortle_(5e_Race)) It's homebrew

Aye thats the one, thought it seemed way to strong, how good is the official one and what stats do they get? Just thinking if it would be worth to buy the pdf or not.

[nickl_2000]

Aye thats the one, thought it seemed way to strong, how good is the official one and what stats do they get? Just thinking if it would be worth to buy the pdf or not.

You can see the whole tortle racial stuff in the sample

[Daphne]

how good is the official one and what stats do they get?

I like it a lot, it's a very versatile race:


+2 Strength, +1 Wisom
Hold breath for up to 1 hour
17 natural AC (Dexterity modifier doesn't affect this number)
Proficiency in the Survival skill




Just thinking if it would be worth to buy the pdf or not.
It comes with an adventure, I think it's worthy it.

[Spacehamster]

I like it a lot, it's a very versatile race:


+2 Strength, +1 Wisom
Hold breath for up to 1 hour
17 natural AC (Dexterity modifier doesn't affect this number)
Proficiency in the Survival skill




It comes with an adventure, I think it's worthy it.

So would a Tortle monk have 17 + WIS as his armor since they ignore DEX to AC?

[Daphne]

So would a Tortle monk have 17 + WIS as his armor since they ignore DEX to AC?
No, it's a different AC calculation, you either pick 17 or 10+DEX+WIS as your AC.

Tortles make excellent strength monks however.

[Spacehamster]

No, it's a different AC calculation, you either pick 17 or 10+DEX+WIS as your AC.

Tortles make excellent strength monks however.

So basically go with 17 AC and switch to monk calculation once DEX + WIS gets better got it. :)

[Daphne]

So basically go with 17 AC and switch to monk calculation once DEX + WIS gets better got it. :)

Or increase strength instead of dexterity, as you already get a +2. But yes that's it, a great boost to a monk AC at low level.

[Spacehamster]

Or increase strength instead of dexterity, as you already get a +2. But yes that's it, a great boost to a monk AC at low level.

Could do that too ofc but then stuck with 3 AC lower than a normal monk in the end. :)
Now to plan out my Tortle kensai with longsword re-fluffed as a katana and pretend
I am Leonardo lol

[Naanomi]

They also get a natural claw attack and can boost that AC by pulling into their shell

[HolyDraconus]

They also get a natural claw attack and can boost that AC by pulling into their shell

...which can get you killed. You are prone and have to blow an action to do that, and, as a player in ToA recently learned, there are enemies that get bonuses to prone targets... Like 2 extra attacks. Tortle used withdraw. Snake cat used they cutter and bonus smog. Critical. Dead tortle.

[Spacehamster]

...which can get you killed. You are prone and have to blow an action to do that, and, as a player in ToA recently learned, there are enemies that get bonuses to prone targets... Like 2 extra attacks. Tortle used withdraw. Snake cat used they cutter and bonus smog. Critical. Dead tortle.

Wow a defensive cooldown that inflicts negative status effects. :/

[Joe dirt]

To min/max their a.c. would anything tgat boost natural a.c. increase their a.c.? If so what would that look like?

[Spacehamster]

To min/max their a.c. would anything tgat boost natural a.c. increase their a.c.? If so what would that look like?

Only thing that I can think of is mariner style, shield spell, war wizard reaction thingy for + 2 AC.

[Lonely Tylenol]

To min/max their a.c. would anything tgat boost natural a.c. increase their a.c.? If so what would that look like?

I would guess, but I imagine the safest bet is to just look to things that boost AC unconditionally as long as you meet the qualifier. Bracers of Defense (you aren’t *wearing* armor), or a shield for shield-proficient classes; Bladesinger’s Int bonus to AC, for games that allow non-Elf Bladesingers; and so on.

[rlc]

Tortle monks/samurai should have eye masks.