"The dragon holds many secrets, and with those secrets, I battle the forces of darkness."[PH3:78]
Prerequisite: Monk
Initiate of the Dragon Path Features
Strength of the Dragon (11th level): You gain resist 5 fire, or if you already have fire resistance, it increases by 5. Whenever you take fire damage, you gain a +2 bonus to damage rolls until the end of your next turn, even if your fire resistance negates the damage.
Dragon's Action (11th level): When you spend an action point to take an extra action, you can use a free action to deal fire damage to each enemy in a close blast 3. The fire damage equals 5 + your Strength modifier.
Claws of the Dragon (16th level): Damage dealt by your Flurry of Blows power gains a +2 bonus and ignores resistances.
| Draconic Torrent | Initiate of the Dragon Attack 11 |
| Like the dragons you seek to emulate, you leap into the air and unleash a torrent of fiery energy upon your enemies. | |
| Encounter + Fire, Full Discipline, Implement, Psionic | |
| Attack Technique | |
| Standard Action | Close blast 5 |
| Target: Each creature in blast | |
| Attack: Dexterity vs. Reflex | |
| Hit: 3d8 + Dexterity modifier fire damage. | |
| Movement Technique | |
| Move Action | Personal |
| Effect: You fly your speed. You can end this movement in midair. At the end of your turn, you fall but take no falling damage. | |
| Dragon's Vengeance | Initiate of the Dragon Utility 12 |
| When your enemy earns your ire by wounding you, the heat of the dragon's fire washes off you in waves. | |
| Daily + Fire, Psionic, Stance | |
| Minor Action | Personal |
| Effect: Until the stance ends, any enemy that starts its turn adjacent to you while you are bloodied takes 5 fire damage. | |
| Draconic Avatar | Initiate of the Dragon Attack 20 |
| You unleash a gout of flame as you transform into a shape between a humanoid and a dragon. Wings surge from your back, your hands grow long, sharp talons, and your skin becomes as hard as a dragon's scales. | |
| Daily + Fire, Implement, Polymorph, Psionic | |
| Standard Action | Close blast 5 |
| Target: Each creature in blast | |
| Attack: Dexterity vs. Reflex | |
| Hit: 4d8 + Dexterity modifier fire damage. | |
| Miss: Half damage. | |
| Effect: You can assume the form of the dragon. Until the end of the encounter, you gain a +2 power bonus to AC, a +4 power bonus to damage rolls with monk powers and initiate of the dragon powers, and a fly speed equal to your speed. | |