With Fool's Theory's new CRPG The Thaumaturge finally releasing following a fourth-quarter delay, many fans are now getting to experience the developer's uniquely historical-horror title for themselves and discovering that its combat is one of the game's highlights. The Thaumaturge blends what might be considered traditional turn-based CRPG battling along with a skill system and abilities that are directly connected to the game's monster-taming aspects via the Salutors – otherworldly beings based on creatures from European folklore. Ahead of the game's release, many compared The Thaumaturge's Salutors to a blending of Lovecraftian Eldritch horrors and Pokemon, but the truth is that they stand alone in a sea of other monster-taming RPGs.