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INSPIRATIONAL WORKS

Gaming Inspirations

A vast collection of influences drawn from various titles and developers, including:

• Atelier (Dusk trilogy, Ryza Trilogy and Sophie duology) by Gust and Koei Tecmo
• Bistro Heroes by Team Tapas
• Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City and Etrian Odyssey Untold: The Millennium Girl by Atlus
• Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles by Square Enix
• Harvestella by Live Wire Inc. and Square Enix
• The Horizon series by Guerrilla Games
• Ico, Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian by Team Ico
• Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu by Genki
• The Monster Hunter Stories series by Capcom and Marvelous Inc.
• Ōkami and Ōkamiden by Capcom
• The Rune Factory series by Marvelous Inc.
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild, Tears of the Kingdom and The Wind Waker by Nintendo
• Wild Arms 3 by Media Vision
• Wild Hearts by Omega Force

Non-Videogame Inspiration

Drawing inspiration beyond video games from authors, manga, and historical media:

• Dungeon Meshi by Ryoko Kui
• Earthborne Rangers by Earthborne Games
• Frieren – Beyond Journey’s End by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe
• Laputa – Castle in the Sky by Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli
• Made in Abyss by Akihito Tsukushi
• Mushishi by Yuki Urushibara
• Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind by Hayao Miyazaki and Topcraft
• Princess Mononoke by Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli
• Seirei no Moribito by Nahoko Uehashi
• Symbaroum by Mattias Johnsson and Mattias Lilja
• The Dragon, the Hero and the Courier by Yamada Gregorius
• The Fire Hunter by Rieko Hinata and Akihiro Yamada
• The Wildsea by Felix Isaacs
• Trigun by Yasuhiro Nightow
• Magic: The Gathering settings including the Ikoria, Lorwyn and Zendikar and Rei Nakazawa’s flavor texts for the Kamigawa set.

CREDITS

Acknowledgements

Special thanks to:

• Nicola Degobbis, Chris Pagliari, Marco Munari, Alberto Orlandini, Marta Palvarini, Matteo Pedroni, Selene Dal Borgo and Erica Viotto for their direct contribution to this volume.

Thanks also to the many patrons who continue to support this project worldwide:

• Alberto “107”, Alena, Anise, Francesco Castelli, Pieralberto Cavallo, Cryo, Dracoknight, Lassic, Libro, Chiara Listo, Andrea Lucca, Monowave, Nadia, Nicola Marchi, Nitro, Diego Proietti Petretti, Claudio Pustorino, Rosencranz, Claudio Serena, Stepnix, Tails, Tekko!, Triex and Giuseppe Vitale for precious advice and observations.
• Also thanks to Ali A Olomi, Ancient Americas, Rhystic Studies, Spice8Rack, and The Asians Represent Podcast for their invaluable contents.

Community Support

Thank you also to the Fabula Ultima and Rooster Games communities: during the development months you have provided tireless insights and precious opinions on our playtest content – and special thanks to our hard-working mods Alberto “107”, Chris, Cryo, Nadia and Stepnix.

Final Thanks

And finally, a special thank you goes to Reidy, Will, and their play groups. Whatever awaits us at the journey’s end, I believe we will play together, again and again.