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White Dragon PowersBrutish creatures acclimated to the cold, white dragonshave a well-deserved reputation for being crudebut dangerous. They sometimes hone their abilities tobetter exploit their advantages.Battering WingsAn adult or older white dragon can have this powerinstead of dragon’s fury.M Battering Wings (standard; recharge ⚃ ⚄ ⚅)The dragon makes two attacks; level + 3 vs. AC; 2d6 + Strengthmodifier damage. If one attack hits, the target is pushed anumber of squares equal to the dragon’s reach; if both hit, itis pushed twice that distance instead. The damage increasesto 3d6 + Strength modifier at 11th level, and to and 4d6 +Strength modifier at 21st level.Glacial ArmorAny white dragon can exchange frightful presence forthis power.Glacial Armor (minor; encounter) ✦ ColdThe dragon gains 3 temporary hit points per level and a +2bonus to AC but also gains vulnerable 10 fire. These effects lastuntil the temporary hit points granted by this power are gone.Bloodscaled FurySome dragons enter a fierce state of battle frenzywhen cornered. Legend holds that these dragons havea touch of demonic blood, owing to a bizarre alliancebetween Bahamut and an ancient enemy of Tiamat.Tiamat’s faithful hunt these dragons with fanaticalabandon.Bloodscaled furies are more likely to engage inmindless, wanton destruction than other dragons.They are usually chaotic evil.Bloodscaled FrenzyAny dragon can become a bloodscaled fury and gainthis power by giving up bloodied breath.Bloodscaled Frenzy (only while bloodied)The dragon gains a +2 bonus to attack rolls and a +4 bonusto damage rolls until the end of the encounter. Its damageresistance, if any, increases by 5, and it gains one use of resist10 variable (MM 282). If the dragon is reduced to 0 hit points, itcan make a melee basic attack before being destroyed.Consort of TiamatDragons are rarely perceived as religious, but a fewcultivate faith in and ironbound loyalty to Tiamat.Those who display sufficient devotion to the DragonQueen and complete difficult tasks in her namereceive this blessing.Glory of TiamatAny dragon can become a consort of Tiamat and gainthis power by giving up bloodied breath.Tiamat can exercise her divine will to confer consortstatus even on beings who do not have a bloodiedbreath ability to give up. As far as lorekeepers know,she has done so only once.C Glory of Tiamat (standard, while bloodied; encounter)Close burst 5; level + 4 vs. Will; the target is pushed 3 squares,knocked prone, and dazed (save ends).Polychromatic DragonsSometimes chromatic dragons display abilities fromtwo or more different draconic lines. A white dragonmight have a tinge of fire in its breath, while a bluedragon might exude the poison normally expelled bya green. These so-called “polychromatic” wyrms aresaid to be particularly favored by Tiamat, since in away they share her multicolored nature.To represent these polychromatic dragons in yourgame, choose one of the bloodlines described belowand apply its effects and benefits to a dragon that isnot of the bloodline’s color.If you give a young or older dragon a bloodline thatturns it into a polychromatic dragon, it is also entitledto gain the power associated with that bloodline inexchange for a power or ability it already had.It’s not possible for a dragon to have an alternativepower from the previous section as well as a polychromaticpower from this section if both powersrequire the replacement of the same power or ability.For instance, a white dragon that has exchangedfrightful presence for glacial armor can also gain thered bloodline. But it cannot also take the infernowave power, since that power also replaces frightfulpresence.Black BloodlineThe black bloodline gives a dragon a swim speedequal to its fly speed. The dragon’s breath weapon alsodeals acid damage in addition to its normal damagetype.A dragon that has the black bloodline can gaincloak of darkness in exchange for frightful presence.C Cloak of Darkness (minor; encounter)Close burst 3; this power creates an area of darkness thatremains in place until the end of the dragon’s next turn. Thearea blocks line of sight for all creatures except the dragon.Blue BloodlineA dragon of the blue bloodline gains resist 5 lightning.This resistance increases to 10 at 11th leveland to 15 at 21st level. The dragon’s breath weaponalso deals lightning damage in addition to its normaldamage.ALTERNATIVE POWERSCHAPTER 4 | New Monsters253