<i>&gt; if I make it stylistically similar to Warcraft I risk being seen as an uncreative</i><p>By doing it inside the same universe imho you&#x27;re already putting your hands up, there. You&#x27;re admitting it yourself when you say &quot;I&#x27;m not a writer&quot;.<p>I agree you&#x27;re in a top spot, but if you&#x27;re going to invest significant amounts of time in your project, I think you owe it to yourself to protect it from somebody else&#x27;s lawyers. There is nothing wrong with admitting your influences... Warcraft itself was a originally a Dune II clone with a fantasy skin!