ability_mods: cha_mod: -2 con_mod: 4 dex_mod: -1 int_mod: -4 str_mod: 1 wis_mod: 1 ac: 16 ac_special: null alignment: N automatic_abilities: null description: 'Snapping turtles are freshwater reptiles with a long flexible neck, a sharp piercing beak, and a confrontational temperament that doesn''t prevent some spellcasters from choosing these creatures as familiars. They weigh about 20 pounds and have shells around 18 inches in length. **__Recall Knowledge - Animal__ (__Nature__)**: DC 13' hp: 9 hp_misc: null immunities: null items: null languages: null level: -1 melee: - action_cost: One Action damage: formula: 1d4+2 type: piercing name: jaws plus_damage: null to_hit: 6 traits: null name: Snapping Turtle perception: 3 proactive_abilities: - action_cost: One Action critical_failure: null critical_success: null description: null effect: The snapping turtle damaged a creature with a jaws Strike in its previous action effects: null failure: null frequency: null full_description: null generic_description: null name: Clench Jaws range: null raw_description: '**Clench Jaws** **Requirements** The snapping turtle damaged a creature with a jaws Strike in its previous action; **Effect** The snapping turtle clenches its jaws down and automatically deals an additional 1d4 bludgeoning damage to the creature it just bit.' requirements: null success: null traits: null trigger: null - action_cost: One Action critical_failure: null critical_success: null description: The snapping turtle retracts its limbs and head into its shell and ends its turn. This increases its AC to 18, but it can't act except to reemerge, which it can do as a single action. effect: null effects: null failure: null frequency: null full_description: null generic_description: null name: Shell Defense range: null raw_description: '**Shell Defense** The snapping turtle retracts its limbs and head into its shell and ends its turn. This increases its AC to 18, but it can''t act except to reemerge, which it can do as a single action.' requirements: null success: null traits: null trigger: null ranged: null rarity: Common resistances: - amount: null type: '>' ritual_lists: null saves: fort: 8 fort_misc: null misc: null ref: 1 ref_misc: null will: 3 will_misc: null sense_abilities: - action_cost: None critical_failure: null critical_success: null description: The snapping turtle can hold its breath for 30 minutes. effect: null effects: null failure: null frequency: null full_description: null generic_description: null name: Deep Breath range: null raw_description: '**Deep Breath** The snapping turtle can hold its breath for 30 minutes.' requirements: null success: null traits: null trigger: null senses: - Perception +3 - low-light vision - scent (imprecise) 30 feet size: Tiny skills: - bonus: 5 misc: null name: 'Athletics ' - bonus: 3 misc: +5 in water name: 'Stealth ' source: - abbr: Bestiary 2 page_start: 269 page_stop: null speed: - amount: 10 type: Land - amount: 20 type: swim spell_lists: null traits: - N - Tiny - Animal type: Creature weaknesses: null