Looking for some Idea help...

[Deleted member 177737]

Hey, I've been trying to think of some good idea's for the 6th map of my campaign (Dreamscape, click my sig to check it out) but I keep drawing blanks.

If anyone would like to throw in some idea's here's what you half-to know;

It is an Icy terrain.
There was a titan who was destroyed somewhere on the island.
A troll outpost is positioned near the right edge of the island along the coastlines.
There is a dangerous/evil zone in the center of the island.
Pieces of the Titan's body and Armour litter the landscape, the pieces are very large and are embedded within the terrain.
The whole theme of the campaign is based on dream's, mystery, and the suspense of not knowing what will happen next.
The island's different area's are reached by a movement system like in Tales of Vesparia (small unit in large open map with points of interest that when walked up to take your entire party to that area.)


Restriction~ The area may NOT be enormous.


Any further information can be found by clicking my signature, or posting below. (Map attached to bottom, just for viewing to see space limitations)

+rep for any suggestion

 

[Lexandritte]

Well, you kind of described yourself what you want in quite a detail.

All you need is a shocking cinematic-like landscapes. The best way to do is to make something with large scale of scope.

For example, titan remains. Let's say he had a spear -- we take the spear, make it real giant, lay it as a bridge across the gorge and cover it with icicles (not sure I spelt it right), so the player can both see and interact with it. The shield can be hanging over small troll tent camp as a cover from snow. Someone can make a hut out of his helm, etc.

Evil zone can be some kind of destroyed temple, with snow, ice and runes all over it.

Troll camp on the shore? Here's some screens from WoW location that has similar thematic.

http://static.wowhead.com/uploads/screenshots/normal/91397.jpg
http://static.wowhead.com/uploads/screenshots/normal/107580.jpg
http://static.wowhead.com/uploads/screenshots/normal/109271.jpg
http://static.wowhead.com/uploads/screenshots/normal/137099.jpg

Don't be afraid to make a forest, take a winter tree's models from UTM. Well, actually seeing your map you can take a lot more models from UTM.

Here's again WoW screens from Northrend, I think it's inspirational enough.

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/wowwiki/images/1/1a/Dragonblight_-_Dark_snowy_path.jpg
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/wowwiki/images/6/67/Howling_Fjord_wilds.jpg

P.S. And yeah, screw the Sunken City tiles. Go for Icecrown ones, they have similar bricks etc and are suited perfectly for snow terrain. Same goes for acrs, find something more fittng

 

[Piwlady]

Troll camp on the shore? Here's some screens from WoW location that has similar thematic.

http://static.wowhead.com/uploads/screenshots/normal/91397.jpg
http://static.wowhead.com/uploads/screenshots/normal/107580.jpg
http://static.wowhead.com/uploads/screenshots/normal/109271.jpg
http://static.wowhead.com/uploads/screenshots/normal/137099.jpg

Actually those are tuskar buildings

 

[Lexandritte]

I know that, I was a frikkin Loremaster, but so what? Tribal society, living on the frozen coast, quite fits the description.

 

[Deleted member 177737]

Well, you kind of described yourself what you want in quite a detail.

All you need is a shocking cinematic-like landscapes. The best way to do is to make something with large scale of scope.

For example, titan remains. Let's say he had a spear -- we take the spear, make it real giant, lay it as a bridge across the gorge and cover it with icicles (not sure I spelt it right), so the player can both see and interact with it. The shield can be hanging over small troll tent camp as a cover from snow. Someone can make a hut out of his helm, etc.

Evil zone can be some kind of destroyed temple, with snow, ice and runes all over it.

Troll camp on the shore? Here's some screens from WoW location that has similar thematic.

http://static.wowhead.com/uploads/screenshots/normal/91397.jpg
http://static.wowhead.com/uploads/screenshots/normal/107580.jpg
http://static.wowhead.com/uploads/screenshots/normal/109271.jpg
http://static.wowhead.com/uploads/screenshots/normal/137099.jpg

Don't be afraid to make a forest, take a winter tree's models from UTM. Well, actually seeing your map you can take a lot more models from UTM.

Here's again WoW screens from Northrend, I think it's inspirational enough.

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/wowwiki/images/1/1a/Dragonblight_-_Dark_snowy_path.jpg
http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/wowwiki/images/6/67/Howling_Fjord_wilds.jpg

P.S. And yeah, screw the Sunken City tiles. Go for Icecrown ones, they have similar bricks etc and are suited perfectly for snow terrain. Same goes for acrs, find something more fittng

Thx for all of the info & advice. + rep

 

[Mulgrim]

how about an underground city or floating city (a necropolis sort of thing, perfect for adding undead environments to the storyline) above that will come to be placed later in the storyline

 

[Deleted member 177737]

how about an underground city or floating city (a necropolis sort of thing, perfect for adding undead environments to the storyline) above that will come to be placed later in the storyline

Decent sugg, but there won't be any undead in the map. (The campaign has nothing to do with undead or that)