Creator Richard Garriott has stated that the Time Doors to different times/locations and physical cloth map showing how they interconnect were both inspired by Time Bandits. As homage, he made the villain's castle only accessible via the Time of Legends.
Metal dome on Kenny Baker's head makes him look like his previous role of R2D2. In a more subtle reference in one of the Time Bandits trailers, Baker runs across the screen during the narrated line "You went to 'Star Wars' for the droids."
