SotA is a fantasy role-playing video game. Described as being a spiritual successor to the Ultima series, Shroud of the Avatar is primarily developed by Richard Garriott as creative director, Starr Long as executive producer, Chris Spears as lead technical designer, and Tracy Hickman as lead story designer. Shroud of the Avatar is currently estimated for release in Q4 of 2014.
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues will have a dual-scale over-view world map, player housing, crafting, an active virtue system, and "selective multiplayer", which allows players to choose whether to play online or offline. The entire game can be played offline.