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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
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 Posted - 11 Apr 2005 : 23:35:58
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Has anyone ever listed all years that the Dragons have raged in Faeruns history?
From memory
1374 (not a true Dragorage)
1357-58
1018
The Year King Zaor becomes King of Evermeet
Theres another one mentioned in Evermeet a Novel (Where Elven High mages cast a spell that kills all the Dragons including their mounts
Looking at the Grand History of the Realms there appears to be a couple of times where "Dragon Flights" have appeared but they havent been tied to the Dracorage
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Thureen Buroch
Learned Scribe
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Posted - 02 Jul 2005 : 04:10:55
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| What's a Dracorage? I might be more helpful if you can fill me in on this bit of Realmslore ... |
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 02 Jul 2005 : 04:24:00
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| Every couple of Hundred years or so the Dragons go on a rampage destroying everything they can |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Shadovar
Senior Scribe
785 Posts |
Posted - 02 Jul 2005 : 05:37:27
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| I wonder why the wryms will go on a rampage every few hundred years, something that drove them to go on a rampage? |
We have fostered trust, recruited loyalty, and gathered the faithful. We have trained thousands. Our legions can cover the land, fill the sky and travel through the darkness. We can hunt any and all that would deny our heritage. Now is our time, now is the time of the Dark Reign(Rain) of the Empire of Shadows.
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 02 Jul 2005 : 05:43:12
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Originally posted by Shadovar
I wonder why the wryms will go on a rampage every few hundred years, something that drove them to go on a rampage?
Read Richard Byers Year of Rogue Dragon trilogy for the answer to that |
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Emperor Sigismund
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SiriusBlack
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 02 Jul 2005 : 13:00:34
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Originally posted by Shadovar
I wonder why the wryms will go on a rampage every few hundred years, something that drove them to go on a rampage?
You know that song...Blame Canada? Well, substitute a certain race for Canada and you have your answer. |
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Shadovar
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 02 Jul 2005 : 15:06:35
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Originally posted by Dargoth
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Originally posted by Shadovar
I wonder why the wryms will go on a rampage every few hundred years, something that drove them to go on a rampage?
Read Richard Byers Year of Rogue Dragon trilogy for the answer to that
I think the mythal that cause frenzy in wryms mentioned in the Year of Rogue Dragon trilogy must be some kind of ticking clock. |
We have fostered trust, recruited loyalty, and gathered the faithful. We have trained thousands. Our legions can cover the land, fill the sky and travel through the darkness. We can hunt any and all that would deny our heritage. Now is our time, now is the time of the Dark Reign(Rain) of the Empire of Shadows.
- High Prince Telemont Tanthul, Lord Shadow
In a speech given to the citizens of Shade Enclave
At the celebration of the Shinantra Battle victory when he revealed that he was THE Lord Shadow of legend. |
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Kajehase
Great Reader
Sweden
2104 Posts |
Posted - 02 Jul 2005 : 15:17:23
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Originally posted by SiriusBlack
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Originally posted by Shadovar
I wonder why the wryms will go on a rampage every few hundred years, something that drove them to go on a rampage?
You know that song...Blame Canada? Well, substitute a certain race for Canada and you have your answer.
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There is a rumour going around that I have found god. I think is unlikely because I have enough difficulty finding my keys, and there is empirical evidence that they exist.
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Beowulf
Learned Scribe
Canada
322 Posts |
Posted - 02 Jul 2005 : 15:18:19
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Originally posted by Dargoth
Read Richard Byers Year of Rogue Dragon trilogy for the answer to that
Seeing as how Algashon instigated a Rage to destroy his CotD rival, Drakewing, and an entire fledgling kingdom along with him, it seems like there is more than one source for the occurrence. Sometimes it has to do with this elfin mythal thing -- if thats the way one choses to take it in their own customized FR -- but at other times it has to do with human manipulations. It might still have other causes, such as population/migration, depending on the *specific* occurence in question.
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Dargoth
Great Reader
Australia
4607 Posts |
Posted - 02 Jul 2005 : 23:58:14
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| Theres also the Kingkiller comet which causes a Dragon rage every time it passes near Faerun |
“I am the King of Rome, and above grammar”
Emperor Sigismund
"Its good to be the King!"
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6666 Posts |
Posted - 03 Jul 2005 : 01:03:42
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The 2E boxed set states that a Rage of Dragons occurs approximately every 300 years - although revealed realmslore to date wouldn't support such a contention.
-- George Krashos
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KnightErrantJR
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 03 Jul 2005 : 01:25:37
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| Is it possible that someone (or multiple someones) might have figured out where the Mythal was and how to manipulate it before Sammaster did? |
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Beowulf
Learned Scribe
Canada
322 Posts |
Posted - 03 Jul 2005 : 03:04:30
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Originally posted by KnightErrantJR
Is it possible that someone (or multiple someones) might have figured out where the Mythal was and how to manipulate it before Sammaster did?
Well, if Sammaster could do it, and then if the heroes of the tale could put it all together themselves, it stands to reason that numerous other interested folk would also have the capability of learning of the mythal, locating it, and possibly manipulating it too. |
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Shadovar
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 03 Jul 2005 : 03:20:02
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Originally posted by Beowulf
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Originally posted by KnightErrantJR
Is it possible that someone (or multiple someones) might have figured out where the Mythal was and how to manipulate it before Sammaster did?
Well, if Sammaster could do it, and then if the heroes of the tale could put it all together themselves, it stands to reason that numerous other interested folk would also have the capability of learning of the mythal, locating it, and possibly manipulating it too.
Still, I think the elven mythal is a sophisticated creation of elven high magic and might take more than a few centuries to analyze and fully comprehend the workings of the mythal. Sammaster got all the time in the world to do it as afterall he was a lich but Sammaster was no elven high mage, so I believe he increased the wryms' frenzy accidentally while studying and playing around with the mythal, for I think I recall the books saying Sammaster doesn't know what to do with the mythal causing the wryms to go amok becomes even more powerful for him to do anything much less control. |
We have fostered trust, recruited loyalty, and gathered the faithful. We have trained thousands. Our legions can cover the land, fill the sky and travel through the darkness. We can hunt any and all that would deny our heritage. Now is our time, now is the time of the Dark Reign(Rain) of the Empire of Shadows.
- High Prince Telemont Tanthul, Lord Shadow
In a speech given to the citizens of Shade Enclave
At the celebration of the Shinantra Battle victory when he revealed that he was THE Lord Shadow of legend. |
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cpthero2
Great Reader
USA
2286 Posts |
Posted - 20 Feb 2020 : 19:38:11
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Great Reader Dargoth (and any new folk interested),
Here is the total list that I believe to be accurate at the link below:
https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Rage_of_Dragons
Best regards,
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Originally posted by Dargoth
Has anyone ever listed all years that the Dragons have raged in Faeruns history?
From memory
1374 (not a true Dragorage)
1357-58
1018
The Year King Zaor becomes King of Evermeet
Theres another one mentioned in Evermeet a Novel (Where Elven High mages cast a spell that kills all the Dragons including their mounts
Looking at the Grand History of the Realms there appears to be a couple of times where "Dragon Flights" have appeared but they havent been tied to the Dracorage
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 21 Feb 2020 : 04:18:21
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| FRC1: Ruins of Adventure (Pool of Radiance) describes Phlan on the Moonsea reeling from a "recent" (circa 1356DR). But it also makes a passing reference to an earlier "mini-dracorage" (perhaps circa 1340DR-1345DR) which impacted Sokol Keel and Cadorna's textile business. |
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cpthero2
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 21 Feb 2020 : 04:23:45
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Great Reader Ayrik,
Holy cow! Nice find!
That is awesome. A mini-dracorage: I am on this tonight, with that adventure.
Thanks again.
Best regards,
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Originally posted by Ayrik
FRC1: Ruins of Adventure (Pool of Radiance) describes Phlan on the Moonsea reeling from a "recent" (circa 1356DR). But it also makes a passing reference to an earlier "mini-dracorage" (perhaps circa 1340DR-1345DR) which impacted Sokol Keel and Cadorna's textile business.
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Higher Atlar
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George Krashos
Master of Realmslore
Australia
6666 Posts |
Posted - 22 Feb 2020 : 15:38:39
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A mini-Dracorage is called a Flight of Dragons.
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cpthero2
Great Reader
USA
2286 Posts |
Posted - 22 Feb 2020 : 16:00:33
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Master Krashos,
Thank you for clarifying that. I did not realize that!
Best regards,
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Originally posted by George Krashos
A mini-Dracorage is called a Flight of Dragons.
-- George Krashos
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