Tortollan neutral Allied race!

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Okay, Tortollans as an allied race would be awesome! They’d be PERFECT!

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Rogue
Hunter
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Demon Hunter

I know, the first question is going to be “Why tf Tortollan Demon Hunters?!”. Simple. Tortollans have existed long before any race even had a culture, knowing all about the old gods, and had culture and language before even the Zandalari, the oldest known empire of Azeroth. So for Tortollans to be able to become Demon Hunters makes so much sense!

I know there will be a LOT of TMNT fans who will roll Tortollans, just to form 4-man teams, and that’s an inevitability. I also anticipated people will make DH tanks named Bowser, Koopa, Bowserjr, and go in with each of the Koopaling names… Those old school meme level character names are not lost on me(TMNT fan since the old comics by Eastman and Laird, and I was a little fella back then).

Why Tortollans in general? Their humor is lovable, they’re an ancient race, they are fresh and new. Their racials could be cool too.

Ocean strider racial would mean Tortollans can swim, or run on the bottom of bodies of water without worrying about breath.

Heavy reduction to damage, be it either a flat health boost, or a large mitigation to physical damage from behind, with reduced frost damage.

They could have a bonus to all professions, or have double bonus from items like inscription glyphs, and scrolls.

They could also have a roll ability that can be used in a single direction until you hit a wall or something, and have a 90 second cooldown.

I friggin’ LOVE tortollans! They’re so freakin COOL! They always put a smile on my face, and I would love to roll a tortollan rogue! Their heritage armor would be awesome too! Though I’d mostly be rolling one as close to naked as possible and have loads of fun!

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I’ve always wanted to play as one :blush:

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i want a horde turtle rogue. :slight_smile:

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I agree. I could also forcibly take 5 tortillas and make them learn druidism that way they could take one for the team and let tortillas be droids.

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We dont need no teenage mutant ninja turtles…

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I would make one just so I could jump into the ocean and yell “A turtle made it to the water”.

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They’re very clearly intended to be an NPC-only race and look like they’d be impossible to armor, so keep dreaming.

I don’t think you know what a demon hunter is.

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You can ride mounts from level 1… but “run” speed is normal walk speed

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I doubt the tortollan have the agility or grace to be rogues or demon hunters. lol

I’d love to have the harpoon weapon some of them have, though.

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It’d be cool. I agree :point_up:

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Some caveats:

  1. no Rogues. Like, come on.
  2. There racials are definitely massively reduced damage from behind and +15 to inscription, since they’re all about scrolls.
  3. No joining the Horde OR the Alliance. They stay neutral.

“Ok.”

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There were Tortollans in outland? And they were trained by Illidan?

This is a poor excuse.

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Yessssss I LOVE Tortollans.

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Consider there may have been some Tortollans who knew the ways of the Illidari before Illidan, or dabbled in it for fun. A Tortollan Demon Hunter would be a great neutral Allied race. The whole thing could be explained lore wise all too easily.

Two Tortollan elders disagreed on who to help, so they put it to opinion. Those who liked the Horde better could join them, while those who liked the Alliance better joined them. The two elders made a bet as the winner would be decided by who would have the best story from their collective experience.

I mean really, a Tortollan demon hunter is a hell of a lot more believable than gnome death knights.

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“I’ve sacrificed everything before you even had things to sacrifice!”

“I’ve sacrificed more things than you even knew existed.”

“What are your hero rates, and estimated sacrifice rates?”

“Have anything ancient to sacrifice? Needs to be at least two centuries old!”

“Remember, not all things in the ocean are as good looking, or sacrificial as I am!”

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Demon Hunter!

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How about we give them a higher defense racial. Like, a lot higher. But they also move like 20% slower.

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I don’t like the way you are facing this idea, OP. Anyway, here is my Tortollan Playable Thread if you or someone else want to give some comments and ideas.

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I wasn’t for the idea until I saw your post and now I want them.

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I can imagine some neutral jokes from them, and faction exclusive jokes.

Neutral:

1: “I’ve got scars older than your entire culture! This one I got two billion years ago! I got pinched by a crab and fought it off using just my shell! Then there’s this one! A Pitlord tried to eat me! EAT… ME! Well, he broke his jaw before my shell got cracked!”

2: “You ever get bit by a shark before? It stings! I’ve yet to see a murloc, a Goblin, or a Gnome survive one though!”

3: “A shame those Windrunner sisters are fighting again… Those girls used to fight all the time over everything! Who had the most precise shot. Who could run the fastest. Who could lose herrrr-Nevermind that one! A bit mature for you! We’ll discuss THAT one when you’re older!”

4: “I once visited Pandaria! Lovely place! You should try the noodles! If the Tzu family noodle shop is still operating in the vale, I can get you a shell of a deal!”

5: “Fel magic? The green stuff makes me horny! Not even exaggerating! I had a set of horns that were as long as my arms! Had to quit the stuff because it make it hard to get back in my shell at night!”

Faction only…

Alliance:

1: “Did you know Malfurion used to wet the bed and blame it on his brother? What a terrible thing to do! He grew out of it though before he met that Tyrande gal!”

2: “Did I ever tell you about how Maiev has a crush on Illidan? She has a shrine to him in her closet! A life-sized doll of him she cuddles with every night calling ‘Illy-cakes.’! She really should just confess her feelings!”

3: “Tyrande Whisperwind? Oh sure! I used to babysit her all the time! Don’t let that white dress fool you! She’s a filthy little girl! Never could resist rolling in the mud like a little pig! I had to drag her into the river just to clean her up before her parents got home!”

4: “The Greymanes only got their name because they used to be MUCH hairier! The boys used to grow body hair like weeds! It was WILD!”

5: “How many gnomes does it take to inscribe a scroll? Five! Two to hold each end, and one to actually write the damned thing!”

Faction exclusive…
Horde…

1: “I have seen every contest between Lor’themar and Nathanos, and Lor’themar has the edge every single time! Even being stuck with just his bad eye, he’s still a better shot!”

2: “I’ve known the Bloodhoofs since they were calves in the barrens! Sweet little things- they’re how big? SWEET MOTHER OF JEHOSAPHAT! I missed one shell of a growth spurt!”

3: “I saw the first Goblin device ever tested. It never was meant to explode, but he said it could as a security measure to prevent being copied! It was supposed to be a cooker for warming slices of bread!”

4: “Suramar was a lovely place before the Legion attacked it. I nodded off for about 10,000 years back before the barrier went up, and woke up right after it went down! I missed my family reunion by 200 years! Fortunately everyone was okay!”

5: “I used to go gnome-punting with some tauren in the ‘thousand needles’ as they called it. It was great fun! Old Huln Highmountain used to really fling em with those antlers! To see that again would be a fun story for my great-grandkids!”