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Snapping Turtle

Creature -1 — animal

Pre-Remaster content. May include legacy alignment.

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.

Source: pathfinder-bestiary-2 (Pre-Remaster)

Perception +3
Skills athletics +5, stealth +3
Str
+1
Dex
-1
Con
+4
Int
-4
Wis
+1
Cha
-2
AC 16 Fort +8 Ref +1 Will +3
HP 9
Speed 10 feet, swim 20 feet

Offense

Melee Jaws +6, Damage 1d4+2 piercing

Abilities

Deep Breath — The snapping turtle can hold its breath for 30 minutes.
Clench Jaws
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.

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