u/Kit_Daniels

In lieu of the success of Total War: Warhammer and the popularity of fantasy mods for strategy games writ large, I feel like Anno could do well with a fantasy crossover and there’s one clear winner for franchises to pair with: Ursula LeGuins Earthsea.

It’s literally built on an entire world of Islands. It’s got both actual magic (the Names learning thing could be well adapted into a tech-tree) and yet also already leans into the economics of medieval reality: wind wizards to hurry your boats along, village witches to hand out love potions that boost population or fight off sickness, etc. LeGuins anthropological inclinations made a world with several different distinct and unique cultures that could serve as different regions.

Think of this: you’re a wizard sent to help a series of islands recover after a cataclysm. You start off helping the villagers rebuild, and over time you help rebuild a mighty city with sacred groves, a wizard school, etc.

Thoughts?

Sad day for the Spartan family. Wishing Tom and everyone the best as they navigate this time.