Working on campaign maps stuff, working off of PeterHolland1's 30k galaxy map https://www.reddit.com/r/ImaginaryWarhammer/comments/175t8jm/30k_galaxy_map_wip/ I have an area in the galactic south I'm calling the cygnus cluster. 7 systems in relatively close proximity to one another. I'm gonna have fairly boilerplate background on each system, which focusses on the most important planet in said system. One of the systems/planets is the home planet for my solar aux, the 317th sathanas hoplites. Some of the planets were sampled from the original dune.





The background for each main planet in contention is basically just give some inspiration for board/terrain setups. I don't know if I'm feeling ambitious enough to have a different battle mat for each planet but I'll see what comes to pass. The names are mostly inspired by video games/movies/what sounded good. I spent a lot of time generating art/story boards for each planet using bing AI image generator, which reddit seems to dislike quite a bit. Doing 30k blank slate sorta fluff isn't easy

If I had to give every planet/system a theme/vibe I'd say:

Rolk's Drift: A very alien looking blue planet with pink and purple foliage and strange alien ruins, there are settlements but many are in a state of war with one another, but several exist in open trade and with well kept road networks. Its primary industry is the mining and export of precious gems. The system operates entirely outside of imperial control and is largely ignored in exchange for access to sites of alien ruins and trade in xenos artifacts. Large pools of brightly colored unknown chemicals dot the land in areas with heavy mining.










Sathanas: Former splinter colony recently brought back into the imperial fold, dark amber red sands and largely ruin covered wasteland, light vegetation. Primary industry imperial recruitment and rare salvage.











Quinrox Sound: Largely tropical climate, several large oceans and seas with a lot rivers, mountainous in land terrain, countless islands and varied archipelago. Settlements are largely coastal, and shipping is primarily done by surface ship. Main industries are fisheries and cultivation and export of exotic fruit from highly secure plantations of predated by raiders and pirates as the black market value and trade in exotic fruit commands a considerable amount from Capella and other richer imperial systems.












Atria IV: Slightly mountainous jungles and golden tall grass covered savannahs that give way to marshlands and small desert belt, Several oceans and seas, extensive rivers and lakes. Main industries are manufacturing of rejuvenate drugs, local largely tribal populace trade heavily in meat of scaled savannah-dwelling predators. There is heavy black market and smuggler presence as the system is lightly policed by imperial forces. Significant militia presence guard the rejuvenate manufacturing facilities located in largely ignored swampland.

















Deneb: Fertile green farmland spanning the entire surface. The planet is in fact Deneb II however Deneb prime is a massive ringed planet rendered completely uninhabitable due to it's proximity to the system's star which renders it a radioactive wasteland. Deneb II is an agriworld and the bread basket that is critical to the survival of countless galactic neighbors. It's primary exports are fresh produce and meat as well as grain, it secondary industries involve tourism.












Geist III: A charred black landscape dotted in occasional craters and a lot of heavy industry. The planet is volcanically active but rich in mineral deposits. It's fairly large moon is home to manufacturing and administration while Geist III itself is concerned mostly with extraction and refining.











Capella: The wealthiest and most populace sector, looked on with envy by its galactic neighbors. Extensive orbital installations, platforms and shipyards immediately separate and signify Capella as the de-facto capital of this region of the void . Largely arid with some mountainous regions, surface is also dotted in oceans, the wealthy gamble in sea side casinos and abscond in red light districts, in land cities focusing largely on commerce and luxury goods. A highly segregated society, large worker habs fill out the inner continents. Some habs classified as slums, with heavy arbite presence. Main industry are military and weapons manufacturing and leisure and hospitality.

(As an artist) AI-art tech is a bit gimmicky, mostly useless, and dependant on the database of real artist through out history, who are never credited. It is still way faster for me to concept and paint exactly what I want rather than to randomly generate images and hope that some will end up like I need them too.
How about some AI tech that could reduce development and production costs that would translate to the end user hu? How about some useful tech, that makes things actually affordable!
Food, transportation, housing grows in price like crazy while AI is painting pretty pictures from database of real art.