The average lifespan of a turtle or tortoise is highly dependent on the species. Some species may only live 10 to 20 years in captivity, while others can live up to 150 years. In general, most turtle and tortoise species can live well into their 50s if provided appropriate care.
At first I believed that this was because tortles died after reproducing (much like octopi) but, after looking this up, I think this is what WOTC based it off. As the 50s is in bold, I assume this is the reason and they didn’t actually read the article. 150 is a LOT for a fat, shell wearing creature, but for some reason Kobolds live to 120?!?!
Maybe Tortus just age slower, maybe Tortles have a different sort of dog-years like system?
But yes, seeing as it is in bold and the first thing that comes up when you look up ‘tortoise average lifespan’ I assume this is it.
To add more to this theory: What we do know is that sea turtles live a long time (some can live up to 50 years or more) and have similar lifespans to humans. Most marine turtles take decades to mature—between 20 and 30 years—and remain actively reproductive for another 10 years.
The 50 years is also in bold. Probably, WOTC just tried to find a common age between them, as tortoise+turtle-tortle.
Remember, turtles have short lifespans making this not very unrealistic, but yeah because they’re mostly based of tortoises I play them living up to 350 years, maturing at 35.
I think they just made up a number to try and justify why tortles only reproduce once at the end of their lifespan. It's already implausible for them to only reproduce after 50 years, giving them a longer lifespan would have been outright unbelievable if they had that reproductive strategy.
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The average lifespan of a turtle or tortoise is highly dependent on the species. Some species may only live 10 to 20 years in captivity, while others can live up to 150 years. In general, most turtle and tortoise species can live well into their 50s if provided appropriate care.
At first I believed that this was because tortles died after reproducing (much like octopi) but, after looking this up, I think this is what WOTC based it off. As the 50s is in bold, I assume this is the reason and they didn’t actually read the article. 150 is a LOT for a fat, shell wearing creature, but for some reason Kobolds live to 120?!?!
Maybe Tortus just age slower, maybe Tortles have a different sort of dog-years like system?
But yes, seeing as it is in bold and the first thing that comes up when you look up ‘tortoise average lifespan’ I assume this is it.
To add more to this theory: What we do know is that sea turtles live a long time (some can live up to 50 years or more) and have similar lifespans to humans. Most marine turtles take decades to mature—between 20 and 30 years—and remain actively reproductive for another 10 years.
The 50 years is also in bold. Probably, WOTC just tried to find a common age between them, as tortoise+turtle-tortle.
Remember, turtles have short lifespans making this not very unrealistic, but yeah because they’re mostly based of tortoises I play them living up to 350 years, maturing at 35.
Anyone else agree?
I think they just made up a number to try and justify why tortles only reproduce once at the end of their lifespan. It's already implausible for them to only reproduce after 50 years, giving them a longer lifespan would have been outright unbelievable if they had that reproductive strategy.
Find your own truth, choose your enemies carefully, and never deal with a dragon.
"Canon" is what's factual to D&D lore. "Cannon" is what you're going to be shot with if you keep getting the word wrong.