Homebrew Dragon Tortle Species Details

The Dragon Tortles are a rare and revered lineage, born from the union of tortles who supported the Dragonlords and their mighty dragons. These exceptional beings are said to be the offspring of those who stood alongside the ancient heroes, destined for greatness.

Born only once every hundred years, Dragon Tortles possess a majestic blend of strength, resilience, and draconic heritage. Their imposing stature, adorned with scaly hides and subtle hints of dragon ancestry, commands respect and awe among all who encounter them. With their innate ability to exhale scalding steam, Dragon Tortles embody the legacy of their forebears and stand as living testaments to the heroic deeds of ages past.

Creating Your Character

Ability Score Increases

When determining your character’s ability scores, increase one score by 2 and increase a different score by 1, or increase three different scores by 1. Follow this rule regardless of the method you use to determine the scores, such as rolling or point buy. The “Quick Build” section for your character’s class offers suggestions on which scores to increase. You can follow those suggestions or ignore them, but you can’t raise any of your scores above 20.

Languages

You can speak, read, and write Common and Draconic.

Creature Type

You are a Humanoid. You are also considered a tortle for any prerequisite or effect that requires you to be a tortle..

Life Span

Dragon Tortles mature by the age of 15 and can live up to 300 years.

Height and Weight

Dragon Tortles are larger than typical tortles, standing between 6 and 7 feet tall and weighing around 450 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Dragon Tortle Traits

As a dragon tortle, you have the following racial traits.

Steam Breath

When you take the Attack action on your turn, you can replace one of your attacks with an exhalation of scalding water in a 15-foot cone. Each creature in that area must make a Dexterity saving throw (DC = 8 + your Constitution modifier + your proficiency bonus). On a failed save, the creature takes [roll]1d10[/roll] damage of the type associated with your Chromatic Ancestry. On a successful save, it takes half as much damage. This damage increases by 1d10 when you reach 5th level ([roll]2d10[/roll]), 11th level ([roll]3d10[/roll]), and 17th level ([roll]4d10[/roll]). .

Creature Type

You are a Humanoid. You are also considered a dragonborn for any prerequisite or effect that requires you to be a dragonborn.

Size

Dragon Tortles are larger than typical tortles, standing between 6 and 7 feet tall and weighing around 450 pounds. Your size is Medium.

Speed

Your walking speed is 20 ft and your swim speed is 40ft..

Amphibious

You can breathe air and water.

Natural Armor

Your shell provides you a base AC of 18 (your Dexterity modifier doesn’t affect this number). You can’t wear light, medium, or heavy armor, but if you are using a shield, you can apply the shield’s bonus as normal.