# Tortoise, Dire
>[!rimg]+
> ![[Placeholder2.png]]
> >[!debug]+
> >bite: 2d6 (×2)
> >Melee/Ranged: +16/+6
> >Secondary: +11/+1
> >Multiattack: +14/+4
> >M/R_PA: +16/+6
> >2nd/PA: +11/+1
> >MA_PA: +14/+4
> >Itterative: 2
> > xDmg:: Str: +8; Str2: +12; StrOH: +4; StrPA: +8; StrPA2H: +12; StrPAOH: +4
> > xDCs:: Str: 25; Dex: 15; Con: 24; Int: 13; Wis: 17; Cha: 15
> > xFeat:: 3/7 (4)
> >
> >
> > xLang:: 0/0 (0)
<div class="grid-container"><div class="MON">Dire Tortoise</div>
<div class="CR">CR 8 (4,800 XP)</div>
<div class="SOU">Sandstorm</div>
<div class="SYS">Dungeons & Dragons 3.5</div></div>
N Huge Animal
**Init** -2
**Senses** low-light vision; **Perception** +4
#### defense
**AC** 25, 6 touch, 27 flat-footed (-2 Dex, +19 natural, -2 size)
**hp** 154 (14d8+98)
**Fort** +16, **Refl** +7, **Will** +4
**Feint** 20, **Demoralize** 24
#### offense
**Speed** 20 ft., burrow 20 ft.
**Melee** bite +16 (2d6+12)
**Space** 15 ft., **Reach** 10 ft.
**Special Attacks** unexpected swiftness
#### statistics
**Str** 26, **Dex** 6, **Con** 25, **Int** 2, **Wis** 10, **Cha** 6
**BAB** +10, **CMB** +20, **CMD** 28, **TA** +16, **RTA** +6
**Feats** [[Alertness]], [[Endurance]], [[Toughness]] (3)
**Skills** Perception +4, Stealth +11
**Languages**
#### special abilities
### Unexpected Swiftness (Ex)
A dire tortoise can lash out very rapidly. On the first round of combat, it gets a surprise round regardless of whether it has been noticed. A creature that notices the dire tortoise is still treated as flat-footed during this round.