Hit Dice: 4+1
Armor Class: 5 [14]
Attacks: 2 Claws (1d6), 1 bite (3d4)
Saving Throw: 12
Special: Amphibious, Regenerate but only Underwater.
Move: 12
Alignment: Neutrality
Challenge Level/XP: 5/240
The living remnants of a long forgotten wizard's experiments with troll's blood and various flora and fauna, in this case soft-shelled mud-turtles.
A Shellback will regain 1 hit point for every ten minutes it remains submerged under water. If a portion of their body is cut off and dropped in a swampy or otherwise wet area, it will slowly regrow into another individual over the course of 1d4 days.
The tough, but flexible shell of these creatures has the consistency of very heavy leather equal to cuir bouilli or boiled leather and is much sought after for making armor.
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Great to see the shellback back!
ReplyDeleteIt was fun to revisit these guys and to abbreviate their description drastically to better suit the OD&D/S&W aesthetic.
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