Touchstones and Inspiration

Touchstones are helpful references for players and friends in relating to the themes and setting in a Hoist the Colors game. They are inspirations and elements that resonate through Hoist the Colors, and even inspired it in different ways. Here are some well-known media touchstones that they may already be familiar with.
 

Books

 
  • Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas
  • Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
  • Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson
  • Lightship Chronicles by Dave Bara
  • Powder Mage by Brian McClellan
  • Film and TV

     
  • Pirates of the Caribbean directed by Gore Verbinski (and others for subsequent movies)
  • Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa
  • Stardust based on the novel by Neil Gaiman, directed by Matthew Vaughn
  • Castle in the Sky (Laputa) directed by Hayao Miyazaki
  • Indiana Jones series directed by Steven Spielberg
  • Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World directed by Peter Weir
  • One Piece created by Eiichiro Oda
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    Video Games

     
  • Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and Syndicate developed by Ubisoft
  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider developed by Core Design originally, then Crystal Dynamics and Eidos-Montréal
  • Dishonored developed by Arkane Studios
  • Uncharted series developed by Naughty Dog
  • Shadowrun series by FASA Corporation, later by Harebrained Schemes and other studios


  • Cover image: Midnight Oil by CB Ash using Krita and MidJourney

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