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4 unusual facts about Lord British


Lord British

Ultima series creator Richard Garriott acquired the nickname "British" as a teenager from friends at computer camp who claimed his first greeting to them, "hello", was distinct from the American "hi"; The "Lord" prefix was added when he played the dungeon master in Dungeons & Dragons games.

Lord Cantabrigian British is the name of the fictional ruler of Britannia, kingdom of the fictional world of Sosaria, created by Richard Garriott for his computer game series Ultima.

Shortly before the incident, the server had crashed, and Richard Garriott had forgotten to set his invulnerability flag on when logging on again.

According to Origin, he was not banned for the assassination but rather for previous complaints against his account that were brought to light as a result of this attention.



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