# 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.