I was thinking. Dragon Age has, for the large part, been focused on the titular Age in the game, and a chronological progression of events from 9:30 Dragon to (as of Inquisition) 9:42 Dragon. But, reading about the novels The Stolen throne (set during the Fereldan Rebellion of Prince/King Maric), The Calling (Set in 9:10 Dragon and focusing on King Maric's travels with the Grey Wardens), and Last Flight (Set partly in 9:42 Dragon, but also in the Exalted Age during the Fourth Blight) got me thinking. The lore and history of Thedas is so rich, perhaps earlier time periods and events could be shown in side games. Some events have been left very vague, or not covered at all, so perhaps they could be detailed in games without causing trouble due to player choice. Perhaps, say, a story focused on the New Exalted Marches against the Qunari in the Steel and Storm Ages. If this were to happen, and it has not been ruled out by developers, what time periods and events would you like to see? --TheFereldenMagister (talk) 20:37, June 19, 2015 (UTC)
For the sake of making use of world states and not conforming to an already written history, I'd want us to go further into the future until the Age ends, but I can see the Steel or Storm (I think Storm's the third and last age during the Qunari wars) Age as being sufficiently grey to spawn a Dragon Age 4 or 5 from.
I'd rather keep ancient history ancient, for the sake of keeping the old mystery and personal interpretations of the ages alive. But for the Qunari wars, I can see that as a possible game from the perspective of the crippled and dying Imperium of the era.
(SPOILERS SPOILERS ON THIS LINE) from what the ancient elves said about it being themselves who destroyed their culture, I'd say it'd be pretty realistic if the Imperium of long ago was a much better place (even with the institution of slavery and blood magic) and a place of heroic struggle against foreign oppression.
It might lead to many changes of heart to learn that slavery used to be different, and that some slaves willingly gave their lives for their lords, and the lords in turn gave their lives for their slaves. Not to mention, there would probably be a lot of martyrs volunteering to stem the Qunari hordes.
This could be taken in many different ways. Perhaps the player this time is a noble or officer in the Imperium, rising in rank or power and importance while leading a Spanish-Inquisition-like effort to purge the foreign invaders? Maybe they'll go back to Origins style heroism and instead have the player be a crusader trying to rally forth the disparate Tevintine houses and magisters into an army to fight the Qunari? Or, maybe the player will be solely in Minranthous and have to deal with the hardship of Qunari occupation in an effort to survive (like in DA:II ) but by the end spark the revolution (or squash it) for change?
The possibilities are fun to imagine on that one!--Alois Val (talk) 02:37, June 20, 2015 (UTC)
I'm not a huge fan of prequels. There's no tension in them, since we already know what's going to happen. Besides, it's called Dragon Age. I think they intend to stick to the current time period. Silver Warden (talk) 19:08, June 20, 2015 (UTC)
How about this idea: two or three hundred years later, another big dragon event happens and the new age is dubbed the second dragon age (example: 12:54 Dragon II). Taking place two or three centuries later gives potential for new story arcs and settings, while still being, technically, dragon age. No need to change the series name; with how they name the ages (based on big events happening at the end of the previous age) it might not be that far fecthed to believe that they might use an age's name again, there's just as much chance for another storm or divine age to happen.--104.179.120.57 (talk) 19:53, June 20, 2015 (UTC)
There is just as much chance for there to be a second storm or divine age as there is for there to be a second dragon age: zero. It's not gonna happen, and it'd be incredibly stupid if it did. There are enough words in the English language to keep the age names fresh for hundreds of thousands of years. No need to double up. And it would sound really stupid. What would the game be called? The Second Dragon Age? That sounds like DA 2. May as well call any hypothetical games taking place past 9:99 Dragon (insert noun here) Age. Silver Warden (talk) 20:49, June 20, 2015 (UTC)
I think there is more of a chance in that past historical ages/events are covered with books or through other non-gaming mediums, especially if a new game has a particular relation with an event(s) that took place in the near or even distant past. Thedas, like many other fantasy worlds, has a rich lore, but it's precisely made to aid potential plot lines in future games. Personally, I would find it rather stupid also, and rather weird, if too many, extremely significant events in Thedosian history occur particularly in the Dragon Age. It just feels a bit weird to me. Having one or two more in the age to round of the series is probably, and more likely, going to happen. 
21:07, June 20, 2015 (UTC)
I would enjoy Warden's Keep-like dream sequence back to the First Blight or from when the magisters entered the Black City. 
henioo (da talk page) 22:54, June 20, 2015 (UTC)
If they did some sort of prequel, I'd like it to take place during the First Blight. It lasted almost 200 years so there is a lot that could be covered. Also some of the things we do know about that time could turn out to be different like what happened with Inquisitor Ameridan. 97.117.168.176 (talk) 00:51, June 21, 2015 (UTC)
Now, a quest that bridges the present with the past would be cool, especially if they can incorporate flashback/dream sequences (as mentioned) into the quest. 01:15, June 21, 2015 (UTC)