Tortle (starting race) - Revision history

Umbire the Phantom: /* Hack'EM */ potholes

2025-08-23T23:26:11Z

‎Hack'EM: potholes

Umbire the Phantom: /* Hack'EM */ fix this now that Evil and Hack'EM have diverged more

2025-02-16T07:31:30Z

‎Hack'EM: fix this now that Evil and Hack'EM have diverged more

Wikid: /* EvilHack */ can be Druids

2025-02-16T04:19:28Z

‎EvilHack: can be Druids

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2025-01-03T07:29:47Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* Racial benefits and restrictions */ update here too

2024-10-15T10:00:52Z

‎Racial benefits and restrictions: update here too

Umbire the Phantom: /* Starting equipment */ typos

2024-03-15T14:13:22Z

‎Starting equipment: typos

Umbire the Phantom: /* Racial benefits and restrictions */ pothole

2024-03-10T14:30:11Z

‎Racial benefits and restrictions: pothole

Umbire the Phantom: /* Racial benefits and restrictions */ sewage

2023-12-04T20:24:09Z

‎Racial benefits and restrictions: sewage

Umbire the Phantom: pothole

2023-12-04T02:58:08Z

pothole

Umbire the Phantom: chance to:opportunity::chance of:probability + small tweaks

2023-10-29T09:38:49Z

chance to:opportunity::chance of:probability + small tweaks

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 In Hack'EM, tortles can be lawful or neutral, and can play as an [[Archeologist]], [[Barbarian]], [[Healer]], [[Jedi]], [[Monk]], [[Priest]], [[Samurai]], [[Tourist]], [[Undead Slayer]], or [[Wizard]].
-The tortle's ability to hide in its shell is moved to the [[shell]] [[technique]]. Tortles can wear [[mummy wrapping]]s like other large monsters (since they can stay wrapped while in their shell), giving them one more valuable armor slot.
+The tortle's ability to hide in its shell is moved to the [[Shell (technique)|shell]] [[technique]]. Tortles can wear [[mummy wrapping]]s like other large monsters (since they can stay wrapped while in their shell), giving them one more valuable armor slot.
 ===Starting equipment===
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 ==Hack'EM==
-In Hack'EM, tortles can be lawful or neutral, and can play as the same roles available in EvilHack, with the addition of the [[Jedi]] and [[Undead Slayer]].
+In Hack'EM, tortles can be lawful or neutral, and can play as an [[Archeologist]], [[Barbarian]], [[Healer]], [[Jedi]], [[Monk]], [[Priest]], [[Samurai]], [[Tourist]], [[Undead Slayer]], or [[Wizard]].
 The tortle's ability to hide in its shell is moved to the [[shell]] [[technique]]. Tortles can wear [[mummy wrapping]]s like other large monsters (since they can stay wrapped while in their shell), giving them one more valuable armor slot.

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 ==EvilHack==
-In EvilHack, tortles can be lawful or neutral, and can play as an [[Archeologist]], [[Barbarian]], [[Healer]], [[Monk]], [[Priest]], [[Samurai]], [[Tourist]], or [[Wizard]].
+In EvilHack, tortles can be lawful or neutral, and can play as an [[Archeologist]], [[Barbarian]], [[Druid]], [[Healer]], [[Monk]], [[Priest]], [[Samurai]], [[Tourist]], or [[Wizard]].
 ===Starting equipment===

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 ==Racial benefits and restrictions==
-Tortles have a natural ability to [[swim]]: this allows them to breathe underwater and inside [[water elemental]]s and [[sea dragon]]s, though they can still be [[Strangulation|strangled]] by other means, and they are not [[slow]]ed when walking through [[raw sewage]]. They gain intrinsic [[warning]] at experience level 5, and hungerless [[regeneration]] at experience level 12.
+Tortles have a natural ability to [[swim]]: this allows them to breathe underwater and inside [[water elemental]]s and [[sea dragon]]s, though they can still be [[Strangulation|strangled]] by other means, and they are not [[slow]]ed when walking through [[sewage]]. They gain intrinsic [[warning]] at experience level 5, and hungerless [[regeneration]] at experience level 12.
 Tortles have a unique ability - they can hide inside their shell for up to 200 turns at a time, using the [[Monster (command)|#monster command]]. This takes a few actions to perform, and will take longer if they are wearing any hard armor. While inside their shell, they are [[blind]], cannot move or attack, and are unable to perform most other actions beyond passively regenerate [[hit points]]/[[power]] and [[pray]]ing. Hiding in their shell confers the following boons:

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 * They can come out of their shell early if they so choose (same command used to enter), and will have to wait 300-400 turns before being able to hide in their shell again.
-Tortles start with a natural AC of 0 from their shells, but the shell also severely limits what kind of [[armor]] they can wear. They are restricted to [[helm]]s, [[gloves]] and [[shield]]s only: helms and gloves made of any kind of hard or rigid material interfere with their ability to retreat into their shell, with the [[Mitre of Holiness]] being an exception to this rule for tortle [[Priest]]s. As a tortle 'grows up' and gains experience, their shells grow thicker and become better able to repel attacks, giving the tortle an extra point of AC every three levels - this caps off at 10 points total for experience level 30.
+Tortles start with a natural AC of 0 from their shells, but the shell also severely limits what kind of [[armor]] they can wear. They are restricted to [[helm]]s, [[gloves]] and [[shield]]s only: helms and gloves made of any kind of hard or rigid material interfere with their ability to retreat into their shell, with the [[Mitre of Holiness]] being an exception to this rule for tortle [[Priest]]s - being [[punished]], wearing the cursed Mitre or wearing the cursed [[Gauntlets of Purity]] will prevent it outright. As a tortle 'grows up' and gains experience, their shells grow thicker and become better able to repel attacks, giving the tortle an extra point of AC every three levels - this caps off at 10 points total for experience level 30.
 Tortles that start with a [[trident]] as their weapon will be given a [[rustproof]]ed one. They also have a {{frac|4}} chance of starting each game with an [[oilskin sack]], and any tortle in a role that starts with a plain [[sack]] will be given an oilskin sack in its place. Most tortles starting as a role that would normally have body armor are typically given a [[toque]] instead.

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 ===Starting equipment===
-In addition to the above accommodations from EvilHack, Additional roles have their starting armor are exchanged to account for the tortle's body size and shape. These differences in starting inventory are as follows:
+In addition to the above accommodations from EvilHack, additional roles have their starting armor exchanged to account for the tortle's body size and shape. These differences in starting inventory are as follows:
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-The '''Tortle''' is a starting [[race]] that is introduced in [[EvilHack]], and also appears in [[Hack'EM]].
+The '''tortle''' is a starting [[race]] that appears in [[EvilHack]] and [[Hack'EM]].
 Tortles are a humanoid reptilian race that resemble an upright tortoise, complete with a large protective shell on their back.
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 Tortles start with a natural AC of 0 from their shells, but the shell also severely limits what kind of [[armor]] they can wear. They are restricted to [[helm]]s, [[gloves]] and [[shield]]s only: helms and gloves made of any kind of hard or rigid material interfere with their ability to retreat into their shell, with the [[Mitre of Holiness]] being an exception to this rule for tortle [[Priest]]s. As a tortle 'grows up' and gains experience, their shells grow thicker and become better able to repel attacks, giving the tortle an extra point of AC every three levels - this caps off at 10 points total for experience level 30.
-Tortles that start with a [[trident]] as their weapon will be given a [[rustproof]]ed one. They also have a {{frac|4}} chance to begin each game with an [[oilskin sack]], and any tortle in a role that starts with a plain [[sack]] will be given an oilskin sack in its place. Most tortles starting as a role that would normally have body armor are typically given a [[toque]] instead.
+Tortles that start with a [[trident]] as their weapon will be given a [[rustproof]]ed one. They also have a {{frac|4}} chance of starting each game with an [[oilskin sack]], and any tortle in a role that starts with a plain [[sack]] will be given an oilskin sack in its place. Most tortles starting as a role that would normally have body armor are typically given a [[toque]] instead.
 ===Attribute caps===