Dragon Wars is a role-playing game developed for the Nintendo Entertainment System by the creators of the Bard's Tale series. Players embark on a quest to find the legendary paradise of Dilmun while navigating a world where magic is outlawed. After being imprisoned on charges of spellcasting, players must rely on their ingenuity and limited resources to escape and restore magic in a land threatened by powerful dragons.
The designers of the Bard's Tale series, Wasteland, and Battle Chess pooled their talents to create the ultimate role-playing fantasy. They knew it had to be a first-rate story with sophisticated graphics. The result was Dragon Wars.
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.
However, King Drake of Phoebus has declared all magic illegal - magickers have been slain or fled into exile. In retaliation, enemy islands have threatened to unleash their guardian dragons, the most destructive force in the world. While docked at a harbor in Dilmun, you are arrested on suspicion of spellcasting.
Imprisoned and stripped of everything but your wits, you are sentenced to life in a cesspool called Purgatory. Magic is your only salvation - a worldly possession in a world possessed.