WHy weren't FRCS dragons wiped out by the spellplague?

[Kwalish Kid]

Because the game would have to change its name to "Dungeons"

And the setting would change its name to "Forgotten".

 

[Wolfspider]

Their boobies protected them.

 

[TheSeer]

The latest article reinforces that "Dragons have magic flowing in their veins..." bit about dragons. So if Halruua was destroyed, mages went mad, turned to ash etc etc how come dragons, who basically are the stuff of magic still survive? We know they have ad their abilities changed (thankfully!) but thats all. No reports of dragons going mad, being plaguetouched, being turned to ash, etc.

Why weren't the FRCS dragons all wiped out by the spellplague?

And how do you know dragons weren't hit by the Spellplague? There has been nothing stating that they were not. Their numbers may have dwindled quite a bit, we don't know. But if anyone or anything is going to come out on top by being smart and strong enough to adapt to a new world, it's gonna be dragons.

 

[Nymrohd]

Twice in the history of the Realms a Tearfall has happened. the latter time was during the year of Rogue dragons. During the Tearfall thousands of dragon eggs rained from the night skies of Toril and many were actually collected by the churches of tiamat and bahamut. So when the Spellplague hit, the Realms actually had a far larger population of younger dragons than ever before. So even if dragons were hit hard by the Spellplague, they had greater numbers to cover up on the losses.

 

[HP Dreadnought]

Because the game would have to change its name to "Dungeons"

Well, the bodies of the dragons would still be around. . . so I'd propose the name "Catacombs and Corpses."

 

[Wolfspider]

Well, the bodies boobies of the dragons would still be around. . . so I'd propose the name "Catacombs Mausoleums and Corpses Mammaries."

Fixed it for you.

 

[Kolvin]

Why weren't the FRCS dragons all wiped out by the spellplague?

The same reason the Spell Plague didn't wipe out all the Wizards.

 

[Roland55]

Their boobies protected them.

I'm going with this.

It's short, it's easily understood, and its easily repeated to others.

Believability is overrated.

 

[Khairn]

Why weren't the FRCS dragons all wiped out by the spellplague?

It's really quite simple.

When the spellplague struck all the dragons were vacationing in Cormyr, Silverymoon and Waterdeep, which everyone knows are magically inert locations that were able to hide from the spellplagues' magic shattering touch.

 

[Voss]

The latest article reinforces that "Dragons have magic flowing in their veins..." bit about dragons. So if Halruua was destroyed, mages went mad, turned to ash etc etc how come dragons, who basically are the stuff of magic still survive? We know they have ad their abilities changed (thankfully!) but thats all. No reports of dragons going mad, being plaguetouched, being turned to ash, etc.

Why weren't the FRCS dragons all wiped out by the spellplague?

Because like everything else involved in the spellplague, the writers decided decided their fate based on selling the setting. Its a little better than the 'throw darts at it method', but its still quite apparent.