White Raven Defense
( Tome of Battle: The Book of Nine Swords, p. 33)The White Raven discipline has taught you to shine as a gleaming beacon of hope and endurance amid the chaos ol battle. |||As a swift action, you can spend an arcane spell slot to enter a state similar to that of a barbarian's rage. You gain temporary hit points and resistance to cold equal to 5 x the spell's level. Unlike rage, this state doesn't restrict you from casting spells or performing any other actions, though you can't activate the ability again while it is already active. The effect lasts for a number of rounds equal to 1 + your Charisma bonus.Not only do you aid your allies, but you also draw strength and support from them.
Prerequisite
One White Raven stance,
Required for
Clarion Commander (ToB) ,
Benefit
When you are in a White Raven stance and adjacent to at least one ally, you gain a +1 bonus to AC. Furthermore. when you are wielding one of the White Raven discipline's preferred weapons, each ally adjacent to you gains a +1 bonus to AC. These bonuses don't apply when you're flat-footed.