Dragons gain new powers as they accumulate more energies. At each stage of growth, they gain a new ability, usually culminating with the twelfth ability when they accumulate . The usual progression of powers is as follows:

• Level 1: Mind-numbing gas breath weapon
• Level 2: Immunity to manipulation
• Level 3: Immunity to confusion
• Level 4: Immunity to emotional assaults
• Level 5: Scale grants bearer empathic senses
• Level 6: Wall of impenetrable cloth
• Level 7: Deeper understanding, once per year
• Level 8: Raise spikes
• Level 9: Sense intelligence
• Level 10: Instill artificial intelligence into inanimate objects
• Level 11: Summon archoses and dreams
• Level 12: Commune with network

All dragons accumulate energies by absorbing them naturally from the area around them. As such, they must carefully cultivate their lairs to provide the right kinds of energies, hence they hoard appropriate objects.

Other common powers include soul magic, solidify illusions, commune with Collective Subconscious, full psionic powers, triple casting, instill charmed life, reverse risk/reward ratio, major polymorph, instill hyperscientific understanding, aura of surprise, bond Names, alter narrative, eradicate limitation, and alter personality.