Although Shadow Dragons tend to develop many different abilities and appearances, a common occurrence for some is to be born with a shell to suppress the natural power they wield beneath it. By removing this shell, a Shadow Dragon’s negative energy becomes so volatile, just standing near them can inflict strain on an opponent!

Reinforced Shell

• Racial Requirement: Shadow Dragon
• Transformation Type: Form
• Form Type: Alternate
• Prerequisite(s): Draconic Physique Racial Trait
• Transformation Line: Dragon Shell
• Transformation Stage: 0 (Null Stage)
• Stress Test Requirement: 8
• Tier of Power Requirement. 1+
• Aspects: Enhanced Save (Corporeal), Natural (LV2), Peaked

AG	FO	TE	SC	IN	MA	PE
–	–	+1(T)	–	–	–	–

Protective Shell: The hardened scales that cover your body serve as effective safeguards against injury.
(1)-[Passive]: Increase the Apparel Bonus of your Dragon Scales by 1(bT).
(2)-[Triggered, 1/Round]: If you are hit by an Attacking Maneuver, you may spend up to 3 stacks of Negative Energy to increase your Damage Reduction by 1(T) for each stack spent for the duration of that Attacking Maneuver.
(3)-[Triggered/Defeated]: You may use the Transformation Maneuver as an Out-of-Sequence Maneuver to attempt and enter Shattered Shell. Apply the effects of Legend Realized from entering Shattered Shell before you are defeated.

Shattered Shell

• Racial Requirement: Shadow Dragon
• Transformation Type: Form
• Form Type: Alternate
• Prerequisite(s): Draconic Physique Racial Trait
• Transformation Line: Dragon Shell
• Transformation Stage: 1
• Stress Test Requirement: 12
• Tier of Power Requirement. 2+
• Aspects: Enhanced Save (Impulsive/Morale), Scaling (LV2), Realization, Prelude, Dedicated, Difficult (LV1), Draining (LV2)

AG	FO	TE	SC	IN	MA	PE
+1(T)	+1(T)	+1(T)	–	+1(T)	+1(T)	–

Unleashed Dragon: Giving up the protection of your draconic hide, you transform that lost defense into speed and power.
(1)-[Passive]: Halve the bonus to your Damage Reduction from your Dragon Scales.
(2)-[Passive]: Your Dragon Scales gain the Combat Ready and Enchanted Apparel Qualities without occupying any Quality Slots.
(3)-[Passive]: Increase your Speeds by 1/2 of the Apparel Bonus of your Dragon Scales.
(4)-[Passive]: Increase the Natural Result of your Strike and Wound Rolls by 1 for any Attacking Maneuver that targets an Opponent suffering from the Impaired Combat Condition.
(5)-[Triggered, 1/Round]: If you deal Damage to an Opponent with an Attacking Maneuver, make a Clash (Morale) against that Opponent. If you win, they gain a stack of the Impaired Combat Condition until the start of your next turn.
(6)-[Triggered, 1/Encounter]: If you inflict the Impaired Combat Condition to an Opponent, they also gain a stack of the Broken Combat Condition until the start of your next turn.

Karmic Pulse: Your overwhelming strength effortlessly affects the world around you, bending reality in your favor.
(1)-[Ruling]: Your ‘Karmic Attribute’ is the Attribute Modifier of your Attribute with the highest Attribute Modifier.
(2)-[Ruling]: A ‘Karmic Clash’ is a Clash that uses the highest Attribute Modifier of all Characters involved.
(3)-[Passive]: While you have 2+ stacks of Power, increase your Karmic Attribute by 1(T).
(4)-[Passive]: An Opponent suffering from the Broken Combat Condition is also considered to be suffering from the Impaired Combat Condition for your effects.
(5)-[Triggered]: If you gain 4+ stacks of Negative Energy through the 1st effect of Negative Ki, make a Karmic Clash against all Opponents within a Large Sphere AoE. If you win against an Opponent, reduce their Life Points by your Karmic Attribute.
(6)-[Triggered]: If you inflict the Impaired Combat Condition to an Opponent, make a Karmic Clash against that Opponent. If you win, reduce their Life Points by your Karmic Attribute.
(7)-[Triggered/Power, 1/Encounter]: Gain a stack of Negative Energy, then trigger the 5th effect of Karmic Pulse as if you gained 4 stacks of Negative Energy through the 1st effect of Negative Ki.

Mastery Trait

Draconic Ascension (1): Your draconic growth gives you newfound control over your energy, sending your overall combat strength soaring to new heights.
(1)-[Permanent]: Shattered Shell loses M levels of the Draining Aspect and gains the High Speed Aspect.
(2)-[Passive]: Increase your Combat Rolls against an Opponent suffering from the Impaired Combat Condition by 1(T).
(3)-[Triggered, 1/Round]: If you would inflict the Impaired Combat Condition to an Opponent, you may inflict the Broken Combat Condition instead (for the same duration as the Impaired Combat Condition).

Accustomed to a Shell-less Life (2): You’ve learned to tap into the speed and power you need without sacrificing defense, making you a formidable enemy.
(1)-[Permanent]: Shattered Shell gains the Natural (LV1) Aspect.
(2)-[Passive]: Ignore the 1st effect of Unleashed Dragon.
(3)-[1/Round]: You may use the Power Up Maneuver as an Instant Maneuver.