Trivia
Bard's Tale
Dragon Wars was developed as
The Bard's Tale IV, but three months before release the name had to be dropped. Interplay replaced Electronic Arts with Mediagenic as their publisher and Electronic Arts owned the
Bard's Tale name. It was decided to rename the game to
Dragon Wars, even though there were no dragons in the game. The developers had to rewrite the story so it would fit the new title.
Importable Characters
The player may transfer (import) previously made character(s) from
Tales of the Unknown: Volume I - The Bard's Tale and
The Bard's Tale II: The Destiny Knight into
Dragon Wars. Transferring characters will unfortunately delete the previously saved game. Click on the file
dwtran.com to transfer characters.
Mythology
Purgatory, the starting city in the game, comes from a legend or a myth referring to a place between earth and hell.
Reversed Spelling/Semordnilaps
Some of the names used in the game have a meaning if spelled backwards. Though it may be coincidental, there are numerous names that are used in this manner, among others:
- Namtar, the bad guy's name read backwards is "Ratman".
- Another name used in the game, Lanac'toor, read backwards is "Root Canal".
Information here was also contributed by Late and Zzap.
