WINNER!!! - Marvel Scrolls

[Sir Heroscape]

NO ALOHA
by Ulysses

Download Requires: 1 BftU, 2 M:tCB, and 1 TJ
Sgt. Drake surveyed the landscape, it reminded him of somewhere. It had been a long and taxing expedition at Raelin’s insistence; this Wellspring must be found and defended. Worlds away from Earth, with all reckoning of the past fading further and further out of sight in this strange place, he recalled a distant moment of warmth. He thought of Rose. He thought of the Oahu wedding they’d planned, the white picket fence down the old dirt road, the two boys and two girls they’d dreamt of. Suddenly the thought grew sour, the ‘date which will live in infamy,’ the day that would ship him half a world away from their perfect island wedding. He gazed out over the ruins overtaken by lava long cooled and the jungle overtaking the dark lava. “Aloha means hello and goodbye,” he recalled. He heard a fern rustle as a Marrden Hound slunk from the far off water. Sgt. Drake looked on gravely and unsheathed his katana dryly muttering “No aloha”.

Congratulations @Ulysses on the #1 Map in the ARV Marvel Scrolls map building contest!!! Contact @Nomad to collect your prize.

And another huge thanks to all who participated in both the contest AND the voting!!! We had 22 voters, which is a great turnout for our first contest after a long break. Also worth noting that this is the FIRST TIME we've had a back-to-back winner!!

Thanks All!!!

~ARV


Original Post

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THE MARVEL SCROLLS
TOP 10

(Choose 3 of your favorite options, voting more will disqualify votes)


MAP DETAILS

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No Aloha
Requires: 1 BftU, 2 M:tCB, and 1 TJ

Backstory:
Sgt. Drake surveyed the landscape, it reminded him of somewhere. It had been a long and taxing expedition at Raelin’s insistence; this Wellspring must be found and defended. Worlds away from Earth, with all reckoning of the past fading further and further out of sight in this strange place, he recalled a distant moment of warmth. He thought of Rose. He thought of the Oahu wedding they’d planned, the white picket fence down the old dirt road, the two boys and two girls they’d dreamt of. Suddenly the thought grew sour, the ‘date which will live in infamy,’ the day that would ship him half a world away from their perfect island wedding. He gazed out over the ruins overtaken by lava long cooled and the jungle overtaking the dark lava. “Aloha means hello and goodbye,” he recalled. He heard a fern rustle as a Marrden Hound slunk from the far off water. Sgt. Drake looked on gravely and unsheathed his katana dryly muttering “No aloha”.

Map: CANNONADE
Requires: RotV, FotA, Marvel x2

BACKSTORY
As they lie under a pile of rubble awaiting a seemingly inevitable death, Vadim and Nina glance at each other and silently reflect on the new war they are fighting. How ironic that the place they were about to die looked so eerily similar to the place they nearly died to the Germans back on Earth. As the cannonade tapered off and their ears stopped ringing, the trudges of enemy footsteps grew louder and louder. Just when their vision had almost faded to black, a blinding white light was cast above their heads followed by the loudest thundering hum they'd ever heard. Shells rained down and clanged off of the debris below as Agent Carr managed to liberate his comrades from the crippling rubble that debilitated them. "Get up, you geezers; I brought big Q. Let's party."

Brunak's Barracks
Requires: 2 M:tCB, 1 FotA, and 1 VW

Backstory:
Wolflin aint a fun place to be. It’s hot, it’s dry, and there aint a saloon for three Wellsprings! But the posse shouldn’t fall prey to Brunak or his Obsidian Guards, even on their home turf, Guilty McCreech reckons. The bad guys may have molten lava, but they don’t know nothin’ about a sweltering Missouri summer.
Guilty flanks the dilapidated structure seeing it’s being used as some sort of training ground or sleeping quarters. The chaw he spits off to the side sizzles on the ground as he rounds the outer walls. In the dim red light he spots what looks like four full squads of Brunak’s shock troops as they slumber in their lava pits.
“Wut in Moltarnation?!” he hisses gruffly.
He quietly spins his chamber and with a quick turn of the wrist and flick of the thumb, locks it in and draws back the hammer.

TENDRIL

1 BftU, 1 M:tCB, 1 FotA, and 1 VW
BACKSTORY:
In the depths of the Underdark, eons ago, lava broke through the subsurface in pools and puddles. Over the years, much of the lava cooled down, although some is still warm to the touch. Recently, explorers have carved out a road and some supports to the ceiling. Here, several of the road start (or end), and send tendrils off into the darkness.

GRADIENT

2 M:tCB and 2 TT
BACKSTORY:
One step up. Then another.

It’s a treacherous slog through the snowy mountains, as the terrain shifts from rock to ice to snow. Some steps even appear paved to some degree. But somehow nothing prepares anybody for what’s waiting at the top: Another soldier, another monster, another orc.

That’s Valhalla for you. You should have realized that by now.

Pyre: 1 SotM, 1 MtCB, 1 VW
(Be sure to remove the top floor of the Warehouse Ruin)

Backstory:
A Marro Hive on a pyre is a ... Marvel ... to behold.

Back Alley Fight: 1 BftU, 2 MtCB
(Be sure to remove the top floor of the Warehouse Ruins)

Backstory:
Deadpool sharply angled up his clenched fist, signaling to the Roman Legionnaires behind him to halt their march. He drew in a deep breath as he surveyed the land before him.

It was an alleyway. Dark, beaten down, and there, on the other side, was his enemy. Kyrie wings flapped in the sky as giant snake creatures slithered below them.

Deadpool slowly drew a blade, turned to the soldiers behind him, and said:

"#*$@ it, boys! We're in one of those @#* &@#%^% *&%^^ !&@^#
*#@&><><>??? map bios!!"

Obsidian
Sets: BftU, Marvel, VW


Bio: A "goldmine" of strong rock, the obsidian fields in the Volcarren Wasteland are a treasure trove of resources for tools, weapons and creative ornamentry. Lately, the allied forces have moved to secure these lands, only to find Utgar's Moltarns already waiting, glazed in the very stone they seek to obtain.

Marvelous Ruins

A few sink holes in the foundation have nearly destroyed these once Marvelous ruins.

PDF: Snaer Muspell
A constant flow of lava buried deep beneath the snow and ice in the Northwest region of the Thaelink tundra emerges to the surface creating the conflicting terrain know a Snaer Muspell. Few brave the harsh region, and many question why at all.

Well, we were later than we hoped getting up the Top 10, so thank you for your patience. We want to thank all the participants for making this contest a success!
@AndreThaGiant
@BiggaBullfrog
@Leaf_It
@superfrog @Ulysses @Longy418
For those who didn't make the Top 10 please feel free to submit your map to our workshop thread and you may be able to get it adjusted to meet our standards and have us still playtest it! So fear not!

We're so appreciative of the community to get involved for this, and we're excited to see the winner and send them some awesome dice!!! So get on Voting!!! (Judges are not eligible to win the voting contest...so you won't be able to vote for my Obsidian).

Next Steps:

• Voting Poll will be open for 1 week.
• Contest winner will be sent a custom set of ARV Dice
• The Top 10 maps will be "accepted" for review by the ARV judges who will playtest them for balance and tournament worthiness. Maps that pass will be inducted into the ARV Archive
• Maps that don't make it past the playtesting phase are encouraged to be workshopped in the ARV Workshop thread if the designer would like feedback and assistance in getting the map tournament ready.

[Sir Heroscape]

It's a close race! Keep those votes coming in!

[Sir Heroscape]

Voting ENDS TONIGHT...get in those final VOTES!

[Sir Heroscape]

NO ALOHA
by Ulysses

Download Requires: 1 BftU, 2 M:tCB, and 1 TJ
Sgt. Drake surveyed the landscape, it reminded him of somewhere. It had been a long and taxing expedition at Raelin’s insistence; this Wellspring must be found and defended. Worlds away from Earth, with all reckoning of the past fading further and further out of sight in this strange place, he recalled a distant moment of warmth. He thought of Rose. He thought of the Oahu wedding they’d planned, the white picket fence down the old dirt road, the two boys and two girls they’d dreamt of. Suddenly the thought grew sour, the ‘date which will live in infamy,’ the day that would ship him half a world away from their perfect island wedding. He gazed out over the ruins overtaken by lava long cooled and the jungle overtaking the dark lava. “Aloha means hello and goodbye,” he recalled. He heard a fern rustle as a Marrden Hound slunk from the far off water. Sgt. Drake looked on gravely and unsheathed his katana dryly muttering “No aloha”.

Congratulations @Ulysses on the #1 Map in the ARV Marvel Scrolls map building contest!!! Contact @Nomad to collect your prize.

And another huge thanks to all who participated in both the contest AND the voting!!! We had 22 voters, which is a great turnout for our first contest after a long break. Also worth noting that this is the FIRST TIME we've had a back-to-back winner!!

Thanks All!!!

~ARV

[Flash_19]

Congrats @Ulysses ! I haven't played on it yet, but it seems very deserving of the win! Excited to give it a whirl.

[Ulysses]

I am so grateful to ARV for doing these and consider myself very lucky to be counted amongst so many other great map makers! I will cherish my prize and look forward to playing all these new maps. Thanks!!!

[Sheep]

Definitely well deserved! Such a great looking map!

[BiggaBullfrog]

Man, next time I'm placing bets. I would have gotten the top 3 in the right order.

Huge congratulations @Ulysses ! It's too bad that now, in true ARV contest winner fashion, your map can't be deemed tournament worthy.

[Nomad]

Congrats Ulysses! Prize coming soon.

[superfrog]

Congrats Ulysses! For a bit there I thought Gradient was making a late push, but it wasn’t enough. No surprise, though, No Aloha has been a nifty looking map ever since the beginning. It almost reminds me of a wider version of Platypus.

I will say I’m surprised that Gradient did so well, I would have picked Tendril to beat it out.

[AndreThaGiant]

No Aloha is well-balanced and aesthetically pleasing. Congratz @Ulysses !