Recommend a game for me like Ultima Online, but...

[richardhutnik]

peanut1972 said:

...not online.  I like the look of Ultima Online, and a lot of the gameplay - leveling up in different skills. 

Oooh and nothing D&D - those games are not quite what I am talking about.

Any recommendations?

Why not try the Elder Scroll series, like Oblivion or Morrowind?