Legacy and Faith:
A Game of Belief, Conflict, and Choice in the Modern Age
Video games have always been a medium for exploring impossible worlds, from medieval kingdoms to alien galaxies. But what happens when a game turns its gaze to the here and now, to the volatile questions of faith, scripture, and human destiny? Legacy and Faith, a hybrid RPG, action-adventure, and RTS game, proposes an answer. It thrusts players into a modern religious conflict where gods are born in this century, the Bible itself is contested, and every choice you make ripples across factions and generations.
The game is structured around five interwoven campaigns. The first is grounded in the perspective of a “normal person,” a civilian navigating the turmoil of separatists and conformists in the modern world. The other four let players step into the shoes of distinct disciples: one of Jesus, one of Gail Z. Martin (reimagined here as “the Daughter”), an enigmatic Grandson, and a Husband whose identity remains open-ended but represents secular authority. Together, these campaigns form a sweeping narrative tapestry that asks the player not only to fight but also to decide what it means to inherit, rewrite, or abandon faith.
Campaign One: The Normal Person
The opening campaign of Legacy and Faith places you in the role of an ordinary civilian caught in the whirlwind of ideological war. Society has fractured into separatists and conformists. Separatists resist any change to the sacred text, fighting to preserve the Bible exactly as it has been handed down. Conformists, by contrast, believe in rewriting scripture to adapt to the modern world, guided or seduced by new gods who have emerged in this century.
Among these rival forces are three divine figures: Gail Z. Martin, a prolific fantasy author transformed into a godlike archetype called the Daughter; and two still-mysterious gods born on Earth, each embodying unique forms of power and devotion. To some, they are liberators. To others, they are threats to the continuity of Christian tradition.
Gameplay in this campaign blends stealth, dialogue, and strategy. As a “normal person,” you are not a warrior in the conventional sense. You begin with limited influence, scavenging for survival and forging alliances to avoid annihilation. Missions often present moral dilemmas: Do you smuggle Bibles to separatists at great personal risk? Do you collaborate with conformists to preserve your family’s safety? Or do you try to walk a narrow path between the extremes, attempting to hold communities together?
The choices here matter. Unlike many action-adventure games where the civilian is merely a bystander, in Legacy and Faith, your voice and survival are central. The campaign sets the tone: faith and legacy are never abstract—they are lived, fragile, and contested realities.
Campaign Two: The Disciple of Jesus
The second campaign turns the perspective toward Jesus’ followers. Rather than presenting a single path, the game splits this campaign into three distinct points of view, representing different interpretations of discipleship:
- The Radical Peacemaker, who views Jesus as a teacher of nonviolence and compassion. Missions emphasize aid, negotiation, and symbolic resistance, though at the cost of military strength.
- The Divine Warrior, who sees Jesus as a leader calling for direct confrontation with false gods and their armies. This branch plays like a traditional RTS, commanding units, raising banners, and invoking miracles.
- The Suffering Servant, who interprets faith through sacrifice and endurance. This path leans into stealth, martyrdom mechanics, and story-heavy decision-making where “winning” often means losing oneself for a greater good.
By allowing players to embody three different perspectives, the campaign dramatizes a central theme: even among Jesus’ followers, faith is interpreted in diverse, sometimes contradictory ways. What unites them is not uniformity but the enduring question of what it means to follow.
Campaign Three: The Disciple of Gail Z. Martin, the Daughter
The third campaign focuses on the enigmatic Gail Z. Martin, reimagined in Legacy and Faith as a divine figure whom Jesus himself names “the Daughter.” Her disciples navigate the complexity of worshipping a god with many faces and archetypes: artist, warrior, queen, mother, wanderer. Each archetype is more than symbolic—it directly shapes gameplay.
As the Artist, you inspire and uplift, creating cultural works that build morale and influence populations. As the Warrior, you command troops in fiery, RTS-style clashes, unleashing devastating abilities rooted in transformation and myth. As the Queen, you negotiate treaties and enforce conformity through power and charisma.
This campaign asks whether multiplicity is strength or weakness. Jesus’ naming of her as Daughter complicates the narrative: is this recognition, rivalry, or prophecy? Players experience firsthand the attraction and danger of worshipping someone whose identity is ever-shifting, never pinned down. The Daughter’s campaign is as much about self-discovery as it is about conquest.
Campaign Four: The Grandson
Perhaps the most mysterious of the campaigns, the Grandson represents inheritance and generational conflict. Who the Grandson is has not been revealed, but his story revolves around legacy: what is passed down, what is abandoned, and what is created anew.
Gameplay here emphasizes branching paths. Will the Grandson act as a faithful heir, safeguarding traditions handed to him? Will he rebel, becoming a prophet of a new faith? Or will he betray both old and new, carving out a throne for himself?
Strategically, this campaign focuses on diplomacy and fragile alliances. Armies and miracles are available, but so are negotiations, betrayals, and shifting coalitions. The Grandson’s campaign captures the uncertainty of the future: the burden of inheritance and the temptation of innovation.
Campaign Five: The Son In Law
The final campaign brings the story full circle by introducing the Husband, a figure who blends religious devotion with worldly authority. His identity is still undecided, but possibilities include Chris Metzen (known for his vision in fantasy storytelling), Gabe Newell (a symbol of innovation and digital empire), or even Barack Obama (a statesman embodying political leadership). Whoever is chosen, the Husband represents the tension between personal life and public responsibility.
Gameplay here mixes RTS resource management with RPG character drama. The Husband must balance governance, family, and faith while navigating the battlefield. His campaign often forces players to sacrifice one sphere for another: protect your household at the cost of your army, or secure political power while letting spiritual authority wither.
This dual responsibility makes his campaign the most politically charged. The Husband embodies the truth that faith is never isolated—it always intersects with economics, governance, and human relationships.
Mechanics: RPG Meets RTS
Across all five campaigns, Legacy and Faith thrives on its unique fusion of RPG storytelling and RTS combat. Conversations and decisions shape armies, miracles, and allegiances. A successful negotiation with separatists might provide units for a later battle; a compromise with conformists could weaken your faith pool but prevent civilian casualties.
The “faith” resource is central. Each disciple generates faith differently: through sacrifice, art, inheritance, or leadership. Faith powers miracles—healing plagues, summoning pillars of fire, or shielding armies. But too much faith risks fanaticism, fracturing your forces from within. Too little, and you lose followers to despair or rival gods.
This delicate balance ensures that faith in Legacy and Faith is not static. It is dynamic, vulnerable, and always contested—just like in real life.
Separatists and Conformists: A World Divided
At the heart of the game lies the conflict between separatists and conformists. Separatists fight to preserve the Bible exactly as it stands, fearing corruption and compromise. Conformists argue for rewriting scripture, adapting it to modern circumstances and new revelations.
Neither side is portrayed as wholly right or wholly wrong. Separatists risk extremism and violence. Conformists risk dilution and heresy. Both tempt and pressure the player across campaigns. Your allies can become enemies, and your enemies can become reluctant partners. This fluidity makes every choice fraught with consequence.
Legacy and Faith as a Question
The game’s title is no accident. Legacy is what we inherit—texts, traditions, histories. Faith is how we live, adapt, and embody those legacies. Legacy and Faith forces players to wrestle with how these forces collide. Do we protect scripture unchanged? Do we rewrite it for a new age? Do we follow new gods born among us? Or do we seek a path beyond all these poles?
Few games dare to touch such questions, let alone make them playable. By weaving together action, strategy, and narrative, Legacy and Faith opens a space where players don’t just consume a story—they shape one, carrying its burdens and ambiguities with them.
Conclusion
Legacy and Faith is not a conventional game. It is a meditation disguised as entertainment, a war game that is also a theological drama. Its five campaigns—Normal Person, Disciple of Jesus, Disciple of Gail Z. Martin, the Grandson, and the Husband—offer radically different experiences, but all converge on the same crossroads: what does it mean to believe in the twenty-first century, and what legacy will our faith leave behind?
Whether you choose to fight as a disciple, survive as a civilian, or govern as the Husband, your story will be shaped by the clash of gods, the fracture of communities, and the enduring human hunger for meaning. Legacy and Faith is more than a game. It is an invitation to wrestle with questions as old as scripture and as immediate as the headlines.
