Why do the continents change so drastically in the first three Ultimas?
The only change that does actually take place is between Ultima I and III, since Ultima II is played on Earth and not Sosaria. Sosaria as found in Ultima I consists of 4 separate continents, with towns, castles, and dungeons found on each one. The change to the world as seen in Ultima III is quite radical since it changes to a world of two continents, one of which has Lord British and various towns, while the other is largely uninhabited. It seems that the loss of two continents can only be explained by some kind of massive cataclysm (perhaps a comet hitting the planet, or the last dying magical wish of Mondain) which totally gutted two continents and transformed the others. The continent that Lord British lived on (which became Sosaria in Ultima III) was spared in large part due to his magical power. The hidden continent of Ambrosia was created when the cataclysm submerged the continent, separating it from Sosaria. In Ultima II the geography changes radically because the setting takes
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