Why did Dahak help entomb Rovagug?

[Snow_Tiger]

for reference:
Dahak
Rovagug

Maybe this was intentionally left mysterious but... aren't Dahak and Rovagug essentially the same, except one is more draconic than the other?

Like I understand if Dahak was just some generic evil dragon god then sure maybe, but that simply is not the case.

Dahak, like Rovagug are gods of destruction. They are both similarly described by something to the effect of: while the other gods were creating, <dahak/rovagug> was destroying.

I seriously don't understand this, can someone help me?

[captain yesterday]

Why would gods of destruction cooperate, then the other one hogs all the destruction.

Seems like it's in Dahak's best interest make sure he gets to do all the destruction.

That's just how evil gods do.

[Rysky]

Um, it's rather simple actually. They are not the same.

They're both gods of destruction, but in Dahak's case that doesn't mean he's okay with being destroyed. Rovagug was trying to destroy everything, Dahak included.

Edit: ninjaed by Cap'n.

[captain yesterday]

In case anyone doesn't get the "that's how they do" reference

[Imbicatus]

Dahak is more about killing dragons and destruction as sport. If Rovagug was free to destroy everything, there would be nothing left to hunt.

[BLloyd607502]

Dahak is basically a sadistic predator.
Rovagug is the end of all things.

It would be like a cat working with an atomic bomb.

[Drahliana Moonrunner]

Snow_Tiger wrote:

for reference:

Dahak
Rovagug

Maybe this was intentionally left mysterious but... aren't Dahak and Rovagug essentially the same, except one is more draconic than the other?

Like I understand if Dahak was just some generic evil dragon god then sure maybe, but that simply is not the case.

Dahak, like Rovagug are gods of destruction. They are both similarly described by something to the effect of: while the other gods were creating, <dahak/rovagug> was destroying.

I seriously don't understand this, can someone help me?

Dahak may be a god of destruction, but that doesn't mean that he would want to be destroyed by another one.

[Tacticslion]

BLloyd607502 wrote:

Dahak is basically a sadistic predator.

Rovagug is the end of all things.

It would be like a cat working with an atomic bomb.

... so the Exploding Kittens game is basically what happens when Dahak and Rovagug finally work together? Good to know...

[Pillbug Toenibbler]

captain yesterday wrote:

In case anyone doesn't get the "that's how they do" reference

Dragons seem to be descended from a reptilian ancestor, much like modern birds, so I'm thankful that Dahak (and other dragons) haven't inherited any physiological traits common to ducks.

Edit: Crap. Now I'm curious if kobolds are "duck-like" (and horrified by the possibility).

[Mystic_Snowfang]

Rovagug was destroying because he was having a cosmic temper tantrum

Dahak destroys for shits and giggles.

There are not many shits or giggles to be had when everything is destroyed.

[James Jacobs]

Just because two deities share some areas of concern doesn't make them allies, and in fact is as likely to make them competitors and thus enemies.