The Ultimate RPG Ingredients

Here is a list with the ingredients that Lord British, a.k.a Richard Garriott, has described as essential in an Ultimate RPG. If you are interested in the full treatise, click here.

  • Graphic style is not the essential element of an Ultimate RPG.
  • Participating in the world alongside you, is a valuable part of an Ultimate RPG.
  • Detailed world interactions are part of the essence of Ultimate RPG.
  • Cultural history, unique languages and writing are part of the Ultimate RPG.
  • The Ultimate RPG can live in many worlds and settings.
  • Physical game components can deeply enrich a virtual world.
  • Connecting with the audience is essential in crafting the Ultimate RPG.
  • Living and playing through detailed realistic worlds with stories about virtue and social issues, became the central essence of my Ultimate RPG.
  • Holding a mirror up to yourself is part of an Ultimate RPG.
  • Fiction supporting your journey from Earth to the new world is part of The Ultimate RPG.
  • Logically constructed internally consistent fiction is part of an Ultimate RPG
  • Multiplayer is desirable and very challenging in any Ultimate RPG.
  • Overused, irrelevant & reused RPG elements are not the essence of my Ultimate RPG.
  • Richard Garriott is an essential ingredient in the Ultimate Ultima!
  • As I have said before many play styles and settings can be part of the Ultimate RPG.
  • Proper social tools are compatible with the Ultimate RPG.