a few “realistic” arena ideas bc i keep seeing the most ROTTED arena ideas online… guys the arenas are specified as an enclosed outdoor area they’re not throwing the tributes into a mall or dressing them up as clowns (both of these are real things ive seen suggested)
salt plains. a less disorienting/“improved” environment similar to wiress’ arena. the games start with a thin layer of water on the plains to further disorient tributes. water that lands on the ground generally becomes undrinkable since the ground is made of salt, forcing tributes to rely on what little rainwater they can collect or sponsor gifts. while the arena is nearly entirely flat, there are still pockets for tributes to hide in. mutts could potentially be some vicious mosquitos or frilled lizards
savannah featuring a small mountain. a large, grassy plains with sparse trees and plenty of mutts. while most are docile to an extent (zebras, birds, impala), there are still predators roaming around. the mountain provides shelter, but is still a risk. a few watering holes dot the landscape, but to drink from them would leave tributes in the open and at risk of being attacked.
tropical rainforest. tributes start in a small clearing surrounding the cornucopia to encourage a bloodbath, but everything past that clearing is a dense rainforest. when tributes stray too far from another tribute, snake or bird mutts are sent after them to encourage fights among the foliage. poisonous frogs are easy to find, though actual food is not. a river snakes through the arena to provide drinking water, but who knows what might be living in it?
these are just a handful that i’ve come up with at work while hammering out the next chapter of fame is a gun! these are free to use for thg ocs since i don’t think ill ever use them lol
