Mapping Challenge: Pick 1 in each Block

[XCali]

I'm placing this into mapping suggestions, because it would be a cool one to do, and a cool one to have as a recurring challenge, since it takes on some really interesting map settings.

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Welcome everybody, let's go beyond the norm a bit, with an altered golden oldy. This Challenge will work as follows. Pick ONE mandatory parameter out of EACH block (1 and 2). And then let your imagination run wild.

Block 1: Genre Twist (Pick One)

High Fantasy:
Lush forests, soaring mountains, and ancient ruins mark this classic setting.
Grimdark:
A desolate landscape dominated by an eerie atmosphere, shrouded in perpetual smog and patrolled by ruthless enemies.
Biopunk:
A world where technology integrates seamlessly with mutated flora and fauna.
Gaslight Fantasy:
Gas lamps illuminate cobbled streets in a world with Victorian-era technology and magical creatures.
Lovecraftian Horror:
A swirling vortex of madness and tentacles hints at terrifying, unseen monsters of the deep.
Skypunk Fantasy:
Floating cities drift amongst the clouds, powered by magical crystals and patrolled by airships.
Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy:
Lush greenery reclaims the ruins of a once-great civilization, where mutated flora harbors both beauty and danger.
Cyberpunk Sci-Fi:
Neon-drenched buildings sprawl across the landscape, controlled by powerful corporations and inhabited by augmented humans.
Sword & Sorcery Fantasy:
A savage and unforgiving land populated by warring tribes, nomadic traders, and legendary beasts.
Space Opera Sci-Fi:
A vast and unexplored star space dotted with vibrant alien civilizations, hidden space stations, ships and uncharted nebulae.


Block 2: Map Focus (Pick One)

High Fantasy - Choices:
1. Elven Town, 2. Forgotten Ruins, 3. Floating Market, 4. Arcane College, 5. Cliffside Town,

Grimdark - Choices:
1. Ruined Factory, 2. Derelict Space Station, 3. Raider Settlement, 4. Crashed Alien Starship, 5. Sieged Mining Colony.

Biopunk - Choices:
1. Glowing Coral City, 2. Symbiotic Treetop Village, 3. Mobile City on a Giant Creature, 4. Mutated Swamp battlemap/area, 5. Underground Hive Town/City,

Gaslight Fantasy - Choices:
1. Fog-shrouded Docks, 2. Academy of Arcane Arts, 3. Haunted Cemetery, 4. Abandoned/Under Siege Outpost, 5. Victorian Age Vehicle Workshop

Lovecraftian Horror - Choices:
1. Sunken City swallowed by the ocean depths, 2. Cyclopean Ruins, 3. Forbidden Island. 4. A town encroached by tendrils of corruption. 5. A Fishing Village consumed by Madness

Skypunk Fantasy - Choices:
1. Skyport bustling with airships, 2. Crystal Cavern powering a floating city, 3. Ruined Airship Graveyard, 4. A Blimp Battlemap. 5. Zeppelin Workshop

Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy - Choices:
1. Oasis City/town, 2. Mutant Forest battlemap, 3. Forgotten Vault. 4. Overgrown Ruins, 5. A Nomadic Caravan

Cyberpunk Sci-Fi - Choices:
1. Neon-drenched alley, 2. Underground Black Market, 3. Cybernetics Corporation layout, 4. Scrapyard, 5. Vertical Slums

Sword & Sorcery Fantasy - Choices:
1. Volcanic Crater, 2. Hidden Village, 3. Ruined Ziggurat. 4. A dragon's lair, 5. Goblin Market

Space Opera Sci-Fi - Choices:
1. Abandoned Alien Megastructure orbiting... 2. Hidden Pirate Cove nestled within an asteroid belt, 3. Thriving Spaceport, 4. A Capital Ship layout, 5. Small Ship battlemap


Usual rules:
1. Any map for this challenge cannot have been started before now
2. Label your map thread like this: .../... 202... Challenge: (your title here)
3. Preface any work-in-progress pictures you post with the WIP tag button - it's in the toolbar on the second row down, towards the right. Or you can just type out ### Latest WIP ### Doing this allows the picture scraper to see your work and let the voters see it at the end of the challenge.
4. Please note in your first post which option you have chosen out of each block

The Challenge will run until the ... (UTC).

Best of Luck!

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You can discuss this idea below in the comments. And/Or give more ideas to put into each block for future challenges.

EDIT After discussion:

Some more punks. (Though obviously the descriptions can be altered to better suit each theme)

Desertpunk:
Parched desert and dune landscapes dotted with nomad settlements, massive windmills, and forgotten ruins guarded by sand leviathans. (Dune wink wink)
Oceanpunk/Piratepunk:
Submerged cities, bioluminescence, and pirates with mechanical limbs scouring the depths for lost treasures. (Bioshock anybody?)
Clockpunk:
Cities with towering clockwork gears, patrolled by brass automatons, and intricate schematics of fantastical mechanisms. (Dishonored I feel)
Dieselpunk:
Smog-choked skies, colossal air or ground ships, sprawling industrial complexes churning out extraordinary machines. (Imagine World War 1 but all the technology is ramped up to extreme levels.)
Gothic Punk:
Decaying Victorian manors, cobbled streets slick with unseen ichor, and intricate diagrams of sprawling catacombs beneath gothic cities. (Van Helsing?)
Steampunk:
Sprawling cities with billowing smokestacks, vast networks of underground steam tunnels, and fantastical steam-powered contraptions.
Hopepunk:
Biodomes nurtured by renegade scientists that left the corrupt corporations, harboring fantastical creatures, and communities powered by shared dreams. (A more hopeful look at a setting fighting to win back its future)



SPIN the WHEEL or other WHEEL 2 options:
Windmill, Mining Colony, Market Place, Raider Settlement, Nomad Caravan, Workshop, Factory, Giant Ring Arch, Floating Landmass, Place of Refuge, Mutated Environment, Haunted, Abandoned Ship/Great Structure, Forgotten Ruins/Derelict Location, Airships and Skyports, In the ocean depths, Encroached by tendrils of corruption, Leviathan, Settlement built on... , Fog Shrouded, Settlement/Landmass on a Giant Creature, Underworld locale, Crystal Caverns, Hidden Library/Archive, Festival Grounds, Battlefield Ruins, Citadel, Precarious Bridge, Mysterious Gateway, Harbor


(Tx Straf for the wheel idea)