It's probably fine. For a Shepherd druid, the two best feats to take are: Warcaster: you will want a shield. So I told him I would spell it “Joo” if it’s alright with him, and now it’s funny. On a failure the tortle take half the damage For more D&D discussion: Discord: https://discord. if you have a little chat with your DM about whether the Tortle's Natural Armor counts as armor or not you could dip 1 level into Fighter for Fighting Style and choose Defense for +1 AC whenever you are wearing armor, you'd also get Second Wind (regain 1d10+ fighter level (1) hp) which would help early on or the feat Fighting Initiate (from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything) gives you a choice One Sneaky Tortle [OC] I decided to illustrate one of my players character's, the Razorback Tortle Rogue, Damsha. Runner up options are Eldritch Knight or Arcane Archer with an Oversized Longbow. Lvl 5 Wizard. Tortle Barbarian. And locking out using any other armor. Artificer dip as an Abjuration Wizard Tortle. Be dwarf, grab a heavy armor feat. You don't really need a multiclass, IMO, and wizard would be the worst one (a wizard dip on a Cha caster is usually to pick up a large number of Ritual spells, but as a Tomelock you can learn all of those rituals through gameplay). Tortle Mastermind Rogue. Reply reply. One of my players is a Tortle and he said he was calling him Joe. Tortle gets free Splint armor, but WITHOUT the Stealth disadvantage nor the Strength requirement! And any old regular shield on top of that brings things up to 19AC, so for a grand total of 10gp and one free hand, they can start with 19AC. This die changes as you gain monk levels, as shown in the Martial Arts column of the Monk table. Made a Tortle Knowledge Cleric/Wizard (will be going Scribe) 19AC w/ shield at lvl 3 + Shield Spell. We are still… 3. Sorcerer vs Wizard. Theorycrafting: Tortle Bladesinger. Each one is a different color and corresponds with a specific monk weapon, Sai, Nunchuck, Sword, and Quarterstaff. I'm open to any tips. Starting at Art 1, my Tortle Artificer has 17 AC from natural Armor and can get four 1st level spells and two cantrips. More on this below. The best I can do is as follows, please try to give me something better within the spirit of being an unarmoured level 8 Tortle in melee. I've seen these posts recently and would like to play around. Planning builds is one of the most fun aspects of this game, looking for feedback and suggestions for creativity / fun. That's as OG as Dragonborn Paladin A diverse community of players devoted to Magic: the Gathering, a trading card game ("TCG") produced by Wizards of the Coast and originally designed by Richard Garfield. Is it still worth the dip, or should I just go full wizard and get those juicy 3rd level spells? Thanks! So one of my players made a tortle Wizard. I’m trying to figure out the best wizard subclass for this. Pros: if your DM is on board with rolling shield proficiency into the feat, gets you up to 20 armor. This is meant to be a high level campaign in a high magic setting. Cons: "IF". The tortle was a very tanky wizard and the harengon was an initiative monster who always pretty much went first with an added like +8 to initiative roles from how I built him. Start with 16’s in CON/INT. Warr Tortle. Tortles were created by the goddess Gendai, who is both one of the 7 greater deities, and a member of the Dawn pantheon, the first 5 gods of the world. And comming out of your shell as a necromancer can be quiet difficult as most people are narrow minded. Just as important you will want to maintain concentration on Artificer is a popular mix for Bladsinger. +5 to your 17 AC would make you effectively untouchable at 1st level. Currently, I’m favoring the following: Enchantment: The high AC makes good use of the 5 foot incapacitate and reaction ability of the subclass. Young tortles crawl for a few weeks after birth before learning to walk on two legs. And then when showing off his "skills" he lost control of his magic which proceeded to hit him in the face. I am also thinking of having him be fey touched cause I need +1 int so was thinking the god could come from the feywild through a portal in the sea and appear at his island every 100 years or so. Does a barbarian's unarmored defense stack with the Tortle's base AC? Or is it one or the other? Unarmored Defense = 10 (base) + dex + con Tortle = 17 (base) But does the base from Unarmored Defense become 17 instead of 10 in the formula? A player is trying to say his AC is 24. First time playing 5E and have roughly 1 year of TTRPG experience (pathfinder) I start the curse of strahd soon and like the title says I'm making a Tortle Barbarian. Watch the dragon talk podcast. So I was looking at hypnotic gaze from enchantment wizard which requires you to use your action every turn to maintain it. Joe and I want to play a meme dou I'll be playing a tortle barbarian and he'll be playing a yuganti (snake race thing) wizard and I have a question if I were to go into my shell and he were to cast enlarge/reduce on a Goliath No. Flat 17 isn't all that bad, though. Conjuration gives you bonkers utility at 2 and a very cool teleport at 6. Levels 4+: wizard (bladesinger). This let's us pick up Cure Wounds and a Zenyus is a Tortle born at the southern shores of Chultan peninsula, nearby the wild coast. His other possible race/class would’ve been a Magpie Aarakocra Rogue spellcaster. Debate. Crypto 238 votes, 27 comments. Meet Baur, a School of Necromancy Tortle Wizard. He always idolized 4 teenage Tortles that love pizza and Karate. You can also go deeper if you'd like to go for other bonuses. Enchantment gives you an INCREDIBLE single-target lockdown option at 2 and a nice defensive option at 6. If you play optimized, many wizards take a level in another class at lvl 1 to get con proficiency and medium armor + shields. A place to draw characters for each other, and check out cool character… Testudin, the Azure Shellbearer Lv3 Tortle Bladesinger Wizard for a Oneshot I'm participating in. Uses flat back of shell between shoulders as an anvil. ADMIN MOD. 3M subscribers in the DnD community. 1. You will find that it is hard to raise a family as a necromancer, unless the are burried close to each other. 249K subscribers in the ImaginaryCharacters community. Strength 16, Dexterity 8, Constitution 16, Intelligence 16, Wisdom 8, Charisma 8. • 6 yr. Lots of crowd control and able to wear armor and cast healing spells from being one level in arificer. Coschta. 100m/s / 0. Koopa. Can't imagine you will be using a crossbow or a dagger very often. 4. Apr 25, 2021 · Tortle 5e Traits. His parents lived on the outskirts of tortle village, hunting, gathering and tending to their clutch of eggs. This is the best you can have until one could find +1 half-plate, and the character can still benefit from magical shield, rings etc. Also, eats a feat. 3. With a normal Monk, at level 5, you can make 3 attacks at 1d6 + 4 (if you bump Dex with your ASI) damage, or 4d6 + 16 if you use Flurry of Blows. Abjuration: Tanky frontline support option with excellent counter spell and saving throws. Duck-Lord-of-Colours. Join us discussing news, tournaments, gameplay, deckbuilding, strategy, lore, fan art, and more. If you’re out of bladesongs at any time, pick up a shield for a 19 AC. So I'm having a debate with a friend over which class is overall stronger in general. Xavius is a strange and enigmatic tortle from order of scribes wizard who claims to hail from the bizarre and wondrous “Wizzardium”, brought to the icy tundras in his search for a new beginning, who ended up discovering things about himself that were lost deep in the recesses of his mind. Personally I think a powerful combo is Armorer Artificer and Bladesinger combo. Go 3 levels in Artificer and the rest in Bladesinger. Dex is definitely good to have as well, but more as a third priority. I was theorycrafting a Tortle battle wizard (only got up to level 3) that either starts as a fighter or dips one level into fighter to get shield proficiency. He keeps his 'Edgy Rogue' backstory to himself, and by that I mean If you have a 20 in Con, your dex can be as low as 14 and still match Half Plate. PenguinPwnge. Immortal races make ancient mystery weird and a lot harder to pull off. One of my PCs is playing a Tortle Wizard (which is a pretty badass combo, actually). I'm trying to not make them a total trash fire. A few months back a good friend of mine commissioned a piece of his tortle wizard Humphrey. If your DM isn't a stickler for the dwarf rule on Battle Rager Barbarian, they are perfect for it. 19 AC while holding your shield, 24 AC with Shield (the spell), 23 AC if you have to withdraw into your shell because apparently RAW you can still hold a shield when you do that. A place for independent artists to promote themselves and for people to give detailed descriptions of… The biggest issue with tortles is that their AC is so easy to beat. Do you have any favourite race and class combination? It could be thematic, or maybe they provide complimentary abilities, or any other reason. 5 damage or 30 with Flurry of Blows. That's the force acting on the Tortle to stop them, but I am playing a Tortle wizard and would like him to have a dragon turtle god that his people revere. Was building a theoretical class for a Blade singer, and decided to go with the SAD approach, utilising the Battle Smith Artificer as a class base. Use hypnotic gaze 3). With this build, you can make 2 attacks at 1d6 + 4 (assuming you bump Strength) or 3d6 +12 with Flurry. Since then I have finished both the design and story. The 17 AC is just a bonus. You can roll a d4 in place of the normal damage of your unarmed strike or monk weapon. Subclass is more flavor when it comes to Wizards, for the most part. Levels 1-3: artificer (battle smith). I'm making a level 5 chronurgy wizard, and love the idea of playing a Tortle. I don't draw nearly enough dragonborns, tortles, or lizardfolk, and I'm always looking for excuses to draw them! - Going full wizard instead of Fighter 1 or 2 / Wizard X. Cons: access to spells one level later. Since you cannot wear armor as a tortle, a shield in the only other means to bump AC. Was a fun little two part character. 4M subscribers in the DnD community. . A tortle lets you dump Dex and Str as a wizard. Reply. Perkins: The Tortle Package (PDF) with ToA release. Playing a Tortle spellcaster seems pretty great, with their high starting AC. Cast a Concentration Control Spell Turn 2: 1). This makes you SAD. • 4 yr. Lvl 1 Blessing of Knowledge (Arcane) = dbl Prof bonus on Arcane rolls, needed to use scrolls. 112K subscribers in the conceptart community. He is the apprentice because he assumed wizards wore hats and showed up as an overachiever. Anyway, he want's to have a backstory related to the Yuan-Ti, but I can't really figure out anything cool for a Tortle to be tied to the Yuan-Ti that would make him take the ship voyage to Chult. Due to having a couple of negative feats I can have up to 4 feats. 9K votes, 19 comments. Theoretically, a red Tortle's shell would seek out its' target, a green one's go straight, and the blue ones seek out the enemy with the highest Cr. 5M subscribers in the DnD community. And yes, monk class and tortle race combine very well and make The Artillerist isn't particularly dependent on race to succeed. So meet Nortle the Tortle and her fellow familiar Tudu the turtleduck. Starting a campaign soon intended to go from 3 to 20. A subreddit to post and get feedback on Concept Art. However, their small hut was attacked by a beast, and the parents were slain and all but one of the eggs were destroyed. Hey Guys! I hope everyone is good. Either accept they are using your new lore, or add in restrictions such as max starting age etc. 1M subscribers in the dndmemes community. Max Con. Move within 5ft of a target 2). The Tortles Natural Armor works like you are wearing a Splint Mail, minus stealth disadvantage and strenght requirements. My personal favourite Wizard subclasses are Conjuration and Enchantment, which both have pretty powerful abilities at 2 and 6. Bladesinging and barbarian don't mix super well but there are advantages. Now, they live an average of 50 years. Then you put your highest stat in Dexterity, and your next highest stat in Wisdom. Uses social skills and disarmingly harmless appearance to manipulate others, tracks activity and thinks things through slowly and carefully ahead of time. You can use Dexterity instead of Strength for the attack and damage rolls of your unarmed strikes and monk weapons. Tortle: 17 AC. First, you grab one of the four headbands of the ninja. I can see marve as the alcoholic savant wizard and be there to help the group get to some objective. This gives you INT to AC. would make for some great interactions. Currently building a bladesinger Tortle for a one shot, Franklin the turtle from Franklin and Friends. Going into 18 Str and 12 Dex is probably better than 16 str / 14 dex; have fun Michelangelo. I had an idea for a Tortle wizard who is a defensive magic specialist and slightly reluctant adventurer who doesn't want to get hurt. This guy will caste haste on himself (boosting AC from 17 to 19) pop off a spell or cantrip then bonus action into his shell (AC goes to 23). A subreddit dedicated to the various iterations of Dungeons & Dragons, from its First Edition roots to its One… Currently a 6th level tortle wizard. One of his sayings is “By Mystra!” And the in-game legitimization for his odd knowledge base is “I read it in a book once. If you're lucky, you can find a glass or crystal spellguard shield. Original Character. I guess. 😄. I'd like to find something similar. My intelligence is already up to 20. When the villagers finally came, the nest had been taken over by a massive eagle. 2M subscribers in the DnD community. Druid is also a good choice, especially if you stick with a caster-type such as Spores or Land Druid. Tortles are able to make unarmed strikes with a damage die of 1d4 slashing instead of 1 bludgeoning; monks are able to replace their damage die with 1d4. Let me know what you think. Try to get resistance to damage to halve the save DC to stay alive. In fight, the tortle control the enemy frontline while the harangon uses its speed to go through it to reach the enemy back line, to stop the casters as fast as possible. Thought it would be fun to have a wizard that can just stand in the midst of battle without having to fear getting run over by every single enemy thrown their way. Ability Score Increase: +2 STR and +1 WIS works nicely for several classes, but the tortle’s Natural Armor may be detrimental to some of those builds or allow some characters to choose a tortle even if they have little interest in STR. I love the concept of a Tortle wizard reaching into its shell for spell components. A few other answers to common questions that has been discovered by myself and many others down in the comments, Tortles lay large batches of eggs, it seems to be a sort of biological calling that most Tortles get to go to a certain spot in Tortle society and lay/fertilize eggs, the females die shortly after laying eggs and the males die tortle NPCs not player. Now I’m practically pulling my hair out at it. 56K subscribers in the hireanartist community. 288K subscribers in the characterdrawing community. Add a Comment. However, I think that Shell Defense actually adds to/increases the Natural Armor value. 200kg*1000m/s 2 = 200 kN. Or you can dump Dex and strength and multiclass into two spellcasters…. Greetings fellow artist! Thank you for your submission to r/DnDart!Please remember to read the sub rules very carefully before posting. The official wizards of the coast podcast on all things DND because if you listen just a little bit. I don't need much in the way of ac, per being a tortle, any extra would My table is excited to jump into spelljammer. I had a lot of fun with this one, as I really love reptiles. Tortle bladesinger is pretty badass. tortle chronurgy wizard (why go fast when you can bend time)/ harangon monk (really based around movement and mundane, but high, speed). kensai9001. While I was reading the Tortle's Shell Defence ability, I noticed the part mentioning I would get advantage on Con checks. Rules are point buy, no lucky feat, Tasha allowed (including racial stat swaps), evil PC allowed. *Pictorial* art of characters from fantasy, sci-fi, history, or other fiction. The only possible issue is if you're using the new MPMM Tortle and your DM is a stickler for RAW. For fun I would do something on the line of a number of d4 ( eventually d6) equal to the constitution modifier of the tortle + the strength modifier of the goliath with a saving throw (CON or DEX) for the tortle. 302 votes, 10 comments. Personally, I think this is a better option for other Wizard subclasses. 1 s = 1000m/s 2. He is grown up, living comfortably because of his child acting career. Hello adventurers. Plus, 14 levels or Undying is necessary for you to get to your end-game goal. Wizards rule. I'd wait to see if this is going to be AL legal before deciding which Renaissance master you want to name your character after. I still have until Sunday to finalize the backstory - any ideas how they met? ;) It is my first time drawing any character art or anything really - but it was a lot Well, since you’re a wizard, being small is going to give you more advantages because it will be easier to take cover, you can ride medium creatures as mounts, and you can squeeze through smaller spaces. The mod team will not take responsibility for any issues that may arise from non-abidement to the sub rules. A high dex bladesinger casting shield, a plate armour with magic shield fighter, a paladin or forge cleric. He's eventually become a God Azuth's Tortle Wizard, roaming throughout the world gathering knowledge and helping people with their daily matters such as curing health problems and other issues. network/. Would you allow the tortle puck [dming] DMing. Also how does one use midjourney. GameStop Moderna Pfizer Johnson & Johnson AstraZeneca Walgreens Best Buy Novavax SpaceX Tesla. It was part of commission I made for Brandon J. He's quite beefy but he's actually a dex focussed build. Like Jafro said, I don't think it's dump it, but as a tortle you can probably get away with a 10. •. Plate is flat 18 with Disadvantage on Stealth, as well as no Dex bonus. DnDMemes is a community dedicated to memes about DnD and TTRPGS. All armor, weapons, shields, and Con saves. When you get close to 1 hp hide somewhere (if you can) and crawl into your shell, becoming easier to hit but getting advantage on your Constitution saving throws to remain at 1 hp. But maybe 2 buffs for 1 nerf is a good call for many situations, sadly we can only emerge as a reaction and except keep a spell concentration or blocking a doorway form a horde that not the perfect strategy. And the DM is agreeing with her. I kinda chuckled but was mildly amused at the choice. (still on the fence. IMO, cleric doesn’t bring a lot to a wizard. You'd have the Tortle AC plus the spike attacks. Other party members have very strong items that grow more powerful over time. A subreddit dedicated to the various iterations of Dungeons & Dragons, from its First… 3. Tortle Cleric is loads of fun, and pretty durable if you choose one of the Domains that don't grant Heavy Armor proficiency. Size: Medium is the typical size of most races, and is neither good Bladesinger is a very strong class/subclass so playing it at 95% efficiency is still melting faces. Tortle races gives you a decent AC. Giovanni. Business, Economics, and Finance. Shield has holy symbol for Cleric foci, and at lvl 2 Scribe gets book as Wiz Foci, so Shield in one hand and my Book of Grudges in the other hand. The Unarmored Defense made even better by the lv20 Capstone feature that increases your con by 4, make your max as high as 24. Twilight Cleric 1, Bladesinging Wizard 2, Kensei Monk 5. Advertise on Reddit; Shop Collectible Avatars; Get the Reddit app Tortle AC starts at 17 base AC. A subreddit dedicated to the various iterations of Dungeons & Dragons, from its First Edition roots to its One… 13K subscribers in the Artistsforhire community. Dragon turtles have a steam breath, but they're also underwater. A little inspiration from torterra from pokemon. You need to deal with tortle players if you are changing how they work for lore. I say wizard is stronger because of the versatility in their spell list and being able to prepare spells, while my friend says that sorcerer is stronger because of metamagic and proficiency in con saves. One level gets you Con saves, medium armor, and shields. The features aren’t too standout. ” I thought a long time about what I wanted to play and after rewatching Avatar I fell in love with turtleducks. Welcome to /r/Artistsforhire! We welcome all kinds of artists-- writers, painters, illustrators… Posted by u/prism100 - 2 votes and 14 comments I just wouldn’t waste points on ability scores all Willy-nilly based on this build. They reach adulthood by the age of 15 and live an average of 50 years. The best thing about tortles is their low level power. Armored… Tortle wizard with bonsai growing on his back. By RAW, the MPMM Tortle cannot equip armor (other than shields), which means you can't use any infusion that is placed on armor. Either blue or red could work. . My name is Félix and I'm an illustrator from México, My work ranges from illustrations to character design, here you can see a character I just finished here's a tortle wizard that can see the future. Let's say it takes a tenth of a second for the Tortle to stop moving; to go from 100m/s to completely still. I was planning to go full wizard here but I liked the idea of an artificer dip so he could use a shield which felt thematic for a timid wizard to hide behind a large Being an old hand with D&D I thought a Tortle who is always referencing outdated rules, lore, etc. So the tortle monk can choose to make unarmed strikes for 1d4 bludgeoning (punch, kick) or for 1d4 slashing (claw and bite). But there has to be a benefit. Definitely a combination I would have never thought to put together, but the player (my brother in-law) is a peculiar one, and plays his strange character perfectly. Twin enchantment is also just bonkers. Yurtle. Usually, Barbs have intelligence as their dump stat because it doesn't help them much, but bladesinging is intelligence based. That’s an average of 22. build ideas for tortle artificer. I'll be the "Tank" of the group which consists of a bard, an illusion wizard, and divination wizard I believe (not too familiar with wizards). I have an idea for my next campaign with my buddy let's call him Joe. Most builds suggest a 1 level dip in artificer for medium armor, con proficiency, and some utility spells, but I can't even wear armor. 17 base, 19 wuth a shield and 23 in the shell has plenty of equals. comments sorted by Best Top New Controversial Q&A Add a Comment The Tortle Warder Shadow Sorcerer 1/Cleric 3 Cast warding bond on your allies. A subreddit dedicated to the various iterations of Dungeons & Dragons, from its First Edition roots to its One… Hello, wide world of DnD! Today, I bring you Zylphie, the cleric from the Feywild, accidentally dropped way far from where she was supposed to be. I have a homebrew feat that gave me a free cantrip from any class (obviously took Eldritch Blast). Action Surge 4). There are a few rare adders (like the Bladesong for Bladesinger Wizards). So since he always idolized them he used his money to buy a elf sword master to train him. Put everything in Dex and Wis and dont forget to use the additional perks once you hit those. Playing my first campaign of dnd. Character Building. After that he become obsessed with it and dedicated his life trying to uncover mystery of civilization that once lived in those ruins which put him on the That's exactly why you play Tortle barbarian, so you don't have to worry about Dex at all and can have AC 19 on level 1 with 0 investment. Mechanical wise I would say something like 1d4 +X for the weight of the tortle. I personally like the Satyr Bard, Tortle Wizard, amd Minotaur Barbarian. Maybe a ring or amulet. By level 11, you’re rocking a 22 AC while bladesong is active. I thought it would be cool to play a tortle with a 2 level dip in fighter to do the following: Turn 1: 1). Tortle Wizard wouldn't be too bad. So a while back (about three months ago), I was working on a back up character and made a post asking for help with arms. I present to you character portrait I did for a friend, who plays Tortle Wizard. Dragon sorcerer may be one of the worst kinds to pick for turtlekin cause the armor from draconic is a bit of a waste. Concept art is a form of visual art used to convey… I'm building a 10th level turtle blade singer wizard. Finished Old Tortle Wizard. A tortle starts with 17 AC, with a healthy modifier and shield that could be 27 AC easily. 1st and 2nd level fighter give you a lot, but getting to level 3 spells takes longer) - Maybe use rapier instead of Arcane Staff one handed for the +1 damage, but this means a component pouch and potentially dealing with component gathering/tracking depending on the 2. Start as Fighter/Paladin/relevant Cleric. This doesn't mean that every Tortle lives 50 years and dies, it means that, if you round up the statistics, Tortle lifespan is averaged at 50. gg/dndnext Lemmy: https://ttrpg. When you use the Attack action with an unarmed Con is more important because it fixes the wizards main flaw, lack of hp, and helps with concentration on spells which is very important. The actual wizard is next to him internally rolling her eyes, showing him how its actually done, and regretting the day she agreed to take this 1. Or it lets you make a strength based wizard. This means a level 20 barbarian with 24 Con has no need for dex at all because 24 is a +7. instead so it's not giving up much. Fighter 1-3 is another solid option. Background of this character is that when he was young he stumbled at ancient ruins near his home village. A Stone Sorcerer would also fit, hard-shell->stone endurance, all good stuff. Spellsparker staff for lightning charge, ring that does radiant damage on illuminated target + ring that illuminates target (procts from both missle and lightning charge), evoker 10 adds int (though maybe just once not to each, needs testing), amulet that adds 1 missile, gauntlets that add reverb when dealing lightning and radiant damage, hand cross bow for free up cast of magic missile (no A Tortle is denser and has a much larger surface area, so let's say their terminal velocity is almost double that, or 100m/s. Official subreddit of Asmongold (as seen on Netflix) aka ZackRawrr, an Austin, Texas based Twitch streamer, YouTube personality, and gaming organization owner and content creator of One True King (OTK), a group of mostly Austin, Texas based content creators and owner of Starforge Systems, selling prebuilt gaming PCs. Your natural armor would be pretty great, and effectively mean you wouldn't need mage armor, still take shield though. ago. I'd consider taking more defensive spells than you might otherwise consider. A subreddit dedicated to the various iterations of Dungeons & Dragons, from its First Edition roots to its One… Then my Tortle player had the bright idea to fix a 90° metal "Step" to the small of his back so when he crouched in battle, he could provide the barb with a step to jump off while attacking. Pros: 20 AC, get various goodies with your new class. Franklin. Oren Snapley Daguu Marley Ogden Faris Seeley. She originally created the Firbolg, back in the creation of the first 5 races, but they weren’t giving her enough power, keeping to themselves. lw yd qw ne yw gd we at em yi