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Template:Infobox D&D creature A dragon turtle is a fictional creature from the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.
Description
A dragon turtle's hard shell is mistaken for the reflection of heavenly bodies on the water when it surfaces, and is accented with silver fringes. The shell's actual color is about the same color as the sea around it, and its limbs and neck are a lighter color, highlited with golden fringes. An adult can surpass forty feet in length.
Dragon Turtles in AD&D
Dragon Turtles were one of AD&D's most powerful non dragons. Although a Dragon Turtle has the head and power of a dragon it is not a true dragon. In the first Monster Manual the Dragon Turtle is not itemized along with the Chromatic and Metallic dragons, which continues to this day in the modern Monster Manuals.
Reputation
According to the Monster Manual a Dragon Turtle is "perhaps the most feared of water creatures" signifying its significance as a major monster if not a major dragon. A Dragon Turtles main breath weapon is steam and its shell makes it impervious to most weapons.
References
Monte Cook, Jonathan Tweet, Skip Williams. Monster Manual (Wizards of the Coast, 2000).
- Monster Manual (1977)