What is Ultima?
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Ultima is a series of fantasy computer role-playing games from Origin Systems, Inc. Ultima was created by Richard Garriott, a.k.a. Lord British. Several games of the series are considered seminal games of their genre. Today, Electronic Arts holds the brand.
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What is thy purpose?
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The purpose of this club is not only to serve as a beacon for Ultima fans to gather into a coherent whole, but to promote a good fanbase for this rather obscure, and non-mainstream game series.
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How to join
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One does not need to be a hyped up fan boy/girl to join the group. Anyone is welcome as long as one likes the Ultima series.
Send the club a note entitled "Join" and you will be added (And watched) whenever the club is online. Be sure to watch the club back and please
put the club's link/icon in your journal or signature to let the world know of the club's existence.
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Submitting thy works
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If you want your work to be presented in the club's gallery. Please send a note entitled 'submission'
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List of games belonging to the series
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Main series
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Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness (1980)
Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress (1982)
Ultima III: Exodus (1983)
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar (1985)
Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny (1988)
Ultima VI: The False Prophet (1990)
Ultima VII: The Black Gate (1992)
o Ultima VII: Forge Of Virtue (Expansion Pack) (1993)
Ultima VII Part 2: Serpent Isle (1993)
o Ultima VII Part 2: The Silver Seed (Expansion Pack) (1993)
Ultima VIII: Pagan (including Speech Pack) (1994)
Ultima IX: Ascension (1999) <-- Consider it Non-Canon due to many contradictions
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Other games
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Akalabeth: World of Doom (a.k.a. Ultima 0) (1980)
Ultima: Escape from Mt. Drash (1983) not considered canonical part of the series, as it was produced by Sierra On-Line without any authorization from Garriott and has little in common with the other games of the series. Highly sought after by collectors due to extreme rarity.
Ultima: Worlds of Adventures (a.k.a. Worlds of Ultima):
o Worlds of Ultima: The Savage Empire (1990)
o Ultima: Worlds of Adventure 2: Martian Dreams (1991)
Ultima Underworld:
o Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss (1992)
o Ultima Underworld II: Labyrinth of Worlds (1993)
Recommended websites to visit;
Notable Ultima [link]
The Codex Of Editable Wisdom [link]
Wiki's Ultima entry [link])
The Lair of Hoki-Aamrel [link]
Founder and ruling tyrant
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Moderator(s)
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None as of now. At least 2 would fill in
Please note the club or
Members
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No subjects yet. A kingdom without its people is an existence most meaningless