The only practical way to increase Tortle Armor Class is by using a shield (+2 AC). The Shield of Faith spell will increase your Armor Class (+2 AC), but it requires concentration.
Does a Tortle natural armor stack with unarmored defense?
No, because it’s not actually armor. An unarmored Tortle Monk is not wearing armor, so it gets the benefit of Unarmored Movement.
Do bracers of defense work with Tortle?
Bracers of Defense work just fine with Tortle – I just checked. Please make sure that your character has attuned to the bracers.
Are Tortles good DND?
Tortles are best for classes that need either STR or WIS and can make good use of the Natural Armor racial trait. The ability score bonuses are perfect for Clerics, but most STR Clerics want to use heavy armor, completely negating the intended use for Natural Armor.
Can Tortles swim DND?
Tortles aren’t natural swimmers, but they can remain underwater for some time before needing to come up for air.
Can Tortles wear clothes?
Tortles hate to wear clothes unlike most humanoids, though some may wear cloaks, belts, or harnesses for carrying tools and supplies.
How fast can Tortles swim?
Tortle have a 10 ft swim speed. Tortle have a +8 racial bonus on any Swim check to perform some special action or avoid a hazard. They can always choose to take 10 on a Swim check, even if distracted or endangered.
Do you gain any benefit from wearing armor in Tortle?
You gain no benefit from wearing armor, but if you are using a shield, you can apply the shield’s bonus as normal. Now the reason Tortle sys no adding DEX to the value is for normal AC calculation (not given by class proficiencies or armor) you would add DEX to a base value.
Can a tortle wear unarmored defense at the same time?
You cannot use more than one AC calculation at a time. Therefore, you cannot use Unarmored Defense and a tortle’s natural armor at the same time. However, there is nothing keeping you from using Unarmored Defense instead of your natural armor. This should have been written to preclude the tortle from wearing armor, not that it’s merely difficult.
Can you use Dex on Tortle natural armor?
And the shell prohibits you from using Dex as an AC bonus. No, the shell prevents you from adding your Dex modifier to your tortle natural armor AC. Ah, but there IS something that prohibits you from using Unarmored defense. You CANNOT remove the tortle shell. And the shell prohibits you from using Dex as an AC bonus.
How to calculate your AC in tortle natural armor?
If your character wears armor, carries a shield, or both, calculate your AC using the rules in chapter 5. Record your AC on your character sheet. Your character needs to be proficient with armor and shields to wear and use them effectively, and your armor and shield proficiencies are determined by your class.
