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Faction Expansion: Tortoises
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Balthichou  [developer] 4 May @ 3:59am
Detailed Creatures and Items (spoilers)
Listed below are (relatively) detailed profiles of creatures and items added by the mod. All gear and mutation effects are included in the give stats and attributes.

Shaile
  • Level 20, 80 HP, AV 13, DV 9, MA 1;
  • Carapace (10), Freezing Gas Generation (2), Dark Vision (4);
  • Icy Teeth: 2d2+2 damage and 1d10+5 cold damage;
  • Aggressive demeanor;
  • Immune to cold damage and natural bonuses against slipping or being stuck;
  • Whole new Freezing Gas Generation mutation;
  • Part of the Water_Creatures dynamic table;
  • May spawn underground lairs.

Walking Dune
  • Level 31, 900 HP, AV 22, DV -10, MA 9;
  • Carapace (5), Mental Mirror (3), Night Vision;
  • Greatstomp: 4d6 damage;
  • Docile demeanor;
  • Part of the Saltdune_Creatures dynamic table;
  • Naturally spawns in small groups on a pilgrimate to the Saltback Graveyard.

Verdant Dome
  • Level 25, 90 HP, AV 13, DV 9, MA 2;
  • Carapace (10), Photosynthetic Skin (1), Night Vision;
  • Verdant Bite: 4d3 damage;
  • Docile demeanor;
  • May be harvested for starapples, bananas or spine fruit depending on the individual;
  • Part of the Deepjungle_Creatures dynamic table;
  • Naturally spawns in small groups in the deep jungle.

Pulshell
  • Level 12, 45 HP, AV 10, DV 5, MA 10;
  • Magnetic Pulse (3);
  • Frontal Slam: 1d4 damage;
  • Docile demeanor;
  • Sports magnetic pulse abilities and may drop a high-powered magnet;
  • Part of the robot faction;
  • Part of the Ruins_Creatures dynamic table;
  • Naturally spawns in Golgotha and in ruins.


Ortolo, shaile hatchling
  • Level 5, 50 HP, AV 9, DV 7, MA -2;
  • Carapace (5), Night Vision;
  • Icy Teeth: 2d2 damage and 1d2 cold damage;
  • Starting pet;
  • Immune to cold damage and natural bonuses against slipping or being stuck;
  • Petting him lowers your temperature by 100.

Cracks-the-Saltback-Shell, Issachari pariah
  • Level 19, 58 HP, AV 6, DV 12, MA 6;
  • Equipped with an Issachari sun veil, a puma chitin vest, a sniper rifle, a bronze long sword, a bronze dagger and sandals;
  • Can be water-bonded with;
  • Spawns in the Stiltground tent by the clay oven;
  • Talking with her lets one begin the mod's quest line.

Warden Qoruda
  • Level 30, 250 HP, AV 12, DV -4, MA 12;
  • Carapace (7), Mental Mirror (2), Double-muscled (6);
  • Can be water-bonded with and recruited;
  • Equipped with carbide gauntlets, carbide boots, a carbide shield, a wide-brimmed hat and a carbide folding hammer;
  • Spawns in the Saltback Graveyard.

Skins-the-Dawnglider, Issachari hunter
  • Level 19, 72 HP, AV 6, DV 12, MA 6;
  • Equipped with an Issachari sun veil, a slate frock, a saltback magnum (see below), a bronze long sword, a bronze dagger and sandals;
  • Can be water-bonded with (good luck);
  • Either them or Quarters-the-Salt-Kraken spawns with an Issachari hunting party if you decide to protect the Saltback Graveyard from Cracks-the-Saltback-Shell.

Quarters-the-Salt-Kraken, Issachari hunter
  • Level 19, 72 HP, AV 3, DV 15, MA 6;
  • Equipped with an Issachari sun veil, a slate frock, a saltback culverin (see below), a bronze long sword, a bronze dagger and sandals;
  • Can be water-bonded with (good luck);
  • Either them or Quarters-the-Salt-Kraken spawns with an Issachari hunting party if you decide to protect the Saltback Graveyard from Cracks-the-Saltback-Shell.

Tortoise Shield
  • 20 lbs. hand-wielded shield;
  • +4 AV, -3 DV;
  • -100 reputation with tortoises;
  • Can be butchered from irritable tortoises.

Saltback Pavise
  • 25 lbs. hand-wielded shield;
  • +6 AV, -4 DV;
  • -100 reputation with tortoises;
  • Can be butchered from great saltbacks.

Shaile Scale Cloak
  • 6 lbs. back-worn cloak;
  • +0 AV, +1 DV;
  • +15 Heat resistance, +15 Cold Resistance;
  • +1 Ego;
  • -100 reputation with tortoises;
  • Can be butchered from shailes.

Verdant Sallet
  • 6 lbs. head-worn helmet;
  • +2 AV, +1 DV;
  • Improved DV when standing in foliage;
  • +100 reputation with trees;
  • Can be butchered from verdant domes.

Honorary Shell
  • 20 lbs. back-worn shell;
  • +2 AV, -1 DV;
  • +10 Heat resistance, +10 Cold Resistance;
  • +200 reputation with tortoises;
  • Can be awarded as a quest reward from protecting the Saltback Graveyard's location to Cracks-the-Saltback-Shell.

Saltback Culverin
  • 15 lbs. two-handed single shot rifle;
  • 1d10 damage, ≈ penetration;
  • Very high Accuracy;
  • Can be awarded as a quest reward from revealing the Saltback Graveyard's location to Cracks-the-Saltback-Shell, or looted from Quarters-the-Salt-Kraken.

Saltback Magnum
  • 5 lbs. one-handed six shot revolver;
  • 1d8 damage, ≈ penetration;
  • High Accuracy;
  • Can be awarded as a quest reward from revealing the Saltback Graveyard's location to Cracks-the-Saltback-Shell, or looted from Skins-the-Dawnglider.
Last edited by Balthichou; 28 May @ 5:33am