In the world of Dragon Wars, dragons are considered as a form of nuclear deterrence albeit with a fantasy flavor. It is up to the player to somehow find a way to survive and escape Purgatory and eventually seek revenge against Namtar, the Beast From The Pit, who seeks to dominate the world of Oceana.
The player and their party are among the lucky few not to be consigned as sacrifices to the dragons, but they are stripped of everything other than the rags on their backs and dumped into Purgatory's streets to survive on their own wits. Originally on a pilgrimage to the land of Dilmun, the ship they were traveling on was immediately placed under arrest by the city when it came into port. The game casts the player along with their party as prisoner exiles amidst the slums of the city of Purgatory. The box also featured art from artist Boris Vallejo with a poster copy inside and there were many references to Sumerian mythology within the game. It is also considered the spiritual successor to the Bard's Tale series, even so far as being referred to by some accounts as Bard's Tale IV, but because EA owned the rights to the name, Interplay had to create a new world from scratch. It was developed by many of the same people involved with the Bard's Tale and Wasteland and as a result, shares many concepts and ideas from those titles within its design. Overview Dragon Wars was the third game released under Interplay Productions' own label outside of EA.
Magic is your only salvation - a worldly possesion in a world possessed. Imprisoned and stripped of everything but your wits, you are sentenced to a life in a cesspool called Purgatory. While docked at a harbor in Dilmun, you are arrested on suspicion of spellcasting. In retaliation, enemy islands have threatened to unleash their guardian dragons, the most destructive force in the world. However, King Drake of Phoebus has declared all magic illegal - magickers have been slain or fled into exile.
Sailing across uncharted seas, you and your party are in search of a legendary paradise called Dilmun - a place where the streets are paved with gold and no one wants for anything. They knew it had to be a first-rate story with sophisticated graphics. Introduction From the back of the box: The designers of the Bard's Tale series, Wasteland, and Battle Chess pooled their talents to create the ultimate role-playing fantasy.