Skaro (Trenches)

Tension-filled with the sounds of artillery, explosions, and the eerie silence of death. The air is thick with smoke, dust, and the stench of war.

Battleground and setting for the Doctor’s mission to prevent the Daleks' creation.

Represents the futility of war and the civilization’s collapse, where the seeds of the Daleks are sown.

Highly dangerous due to minefields, artillery, and Kaled patrols. Movement is restricted to careful navigation.

Chaotic, tense, and foreboding, with the constant threat of artillery fire and unseen observers.

Primary battleground and setting for the group’s survival and mission.

Represents the brutal, cyclical nature of war and the point of no return for Skaro’s civilization.

Highly dangerous; movement is restricted by minefields, barbed wire, and artillery fire.

Oppressive and surreal—the **smell of cordite and dust** hangs thick in the air, mingling with the **metallic tang of blood**. The **creeping barrage of artillery** creates a **rhythm of destruction**, while the **eerie silence** between explosions amplifies the group’s **whispers and footsteps**. The dome’s sudden appearance feels **otherworldly**, as if it doesn’t belong in this **collapsing civilization**.

The **primary setting for the group’s journey** and the **stage for their discovery of the dome**. Skaro’s **hazardous terrain** forces the group to **navigate carefully**, while its **war-torn state** underscores the **urgency of their mission**—preventing the Daleks’ creation before the Kaleds’ civilization collapses entirely.

Embodies the **paradox of Skaro**: a planet **gripped by eternal war**, yet capable of producing **advanced technology** (like the dome). It symbolizes the **fragility of civilization**—how easily progress can be **undone by destruction**, and how **hidden horrors** (like the Daleks) can emerge from the ashes of conflict.

Open to all, but **extremely dangerous**—minefields, artillery, and Kaled patrols make movement **high-risk**. The dome itself is **off-limits** to outsiders, guarded by unseen forces.

Tense, chaotic, and oppressive—artillery barrages echo in the distance, mist obscures vision, and the acrid scent of smoke and decay hangs in the air. The ruins feel alive with danger, every shadow a potential threat.

Battleground and obstacle course, where the Doctor and Harry must navigate deadly terrain while evading Kaled patrols.

Represents the cyclical nature of war and the cost of unchecked ambition, mirroring Davros’s twisted experiments beneath the dome.

Heavily guarded by Kaled soldiers, with tripwires and other traps designed to neutralize intruders.

Oppressively tense with a sense of impending doom. The mist muffles sound, creating an eerie silence broken only by the drag of the creature’s foot, gunfire, and Sarah’s desperate calls. The ruins feel like a graveyard of failed civilizations, where every shadow hides a threat.

Battleground and obstacle course—Skaro’s ruins force the characters to make split-second decisions, test their physical limits, and confront the psychological toll of isolation. The environment is both a barrier and a potential ally (e.g., the lift as an escape route).

Represents the cyclical nature of war and destruction. Skaro’s ruins are a metaphor for the Daleks’ genesis: a place where advanced technology and primitive brutality collide, giving birth to something monstrous. The mist symbolizes the obscurity of the characters’ mission—they are groping toward an unknown future, blind to the full horror of what they will uncover.

Highly restricted—only those familiar with the ruins (like the Kaleds or the shabby creature) can navigate them safely. The Doctor, Harry, and Sarah are outsiders, vulnerable to traps, predators, and the elements.

Implied to be desolate, wind-swept, and toxic, with a sense of unrelenting danger. The wastelands are a place of ruin and desperation, where the remnants of war and chemical attacks linger, and where Mutos scrape out a meager existence amid the debris.

The next leg of the Doctor and Harry’s journey, serving as a transitional space between the cave and their ultimate goal of reaching the Thal dome. It is a hostile environment that demands caution, resilience, and quick thinking, much like the cave itself.

Embodies the broader conflict and devastation of Skaro, where the Kaled-Thal war has left the planet scarred and uninhabitable. The wastelands represent the consequences of unchecked violence and the moral failures of both sides, setting the stage for the Doctor’s intervention.

The wastelands are implied to be heavily guarded or patrolled, given the ongoing war between the Kaleds and Thals. Movement through this terrain would require stealth, evasion, or confrontation, adding to the characters’ challenges.

Desolate, toxic, and filled with the ever-present threat of Mutos or other hazards.

Obstacle and transit zone between the Kaled strategy room and the Thal dome, testing the Doctor and Harry’s resolve.

Lawless and hazardous, with no clear paths or safe zones.

Harsh and unforgiving, with toxic winds scouring crumbling ruins—a wasteland that demands survival as much as strategy.

Obstacle and transit zone, forcing the Doctor and Harry to endure physical hardship as they move from Kaled territory to Thal territory.

Embodies the broader devastation of Skaro and the cost of the endless war, serving as a reminder of the stakes if the Doctor fails to stop Davros.

No formal restrictions, but the wastelands are a lawless zone where mutos and other dangers roam freely.

Tense and oppressive, with a sense of imminent danger. The air is thick with dust and the echoes of distant gunfire, while the jagged ruins cast long shadows, creating a landscape of paranoia and survival.

Primary battleground and setting for the Doctor’s reunion with Harry and Sarah, as well as the Muto ambush. It serves as a neutral but hostile zone where alliances are tested and survival is precarious.

Represents the moral and physical decay of Skaro, where the war has reduced civilization to rubble and forced its inhabitants to resort to brutality. The wastelands embody the cyclical nature of violence and the difficulty of escape.

Open to all, but traversing it is perilous due to Muto attacks, minefields, and the ever-present threat of Dalek or Thal patrols.

Oppressive, war-torn, and relentlessly hostile. The air is thick with the acrid scent of smoke and the distant echoes of artillery fire, creating a sense of impending doom. Skaro feels like a character in its own right—alive with violence, indifferent to the suffering of its inhabitants, and a constant reminder of the stakes.

Primary setting for the war between the Kaleds and Thals, and the broader conflict that the Doctor seeks to disrupt. Skaro’s environment forces characters into desperate measures, including the Doctor’s gambit to exploit the existing war for his own ends.

Embodies the cyclical nature of war and the futility of violence. Skaro is a graveyard of failed experiments—both literal (the failed Dalek prototypes) and metaphorical (the endless war between the Kaleds and Thals). It symbolizes the cost of unchecked conflict and the moral compromises required to break its cycle.

Skaro’s surface is heavily restricted by the war—minefields, artillery fire, and toxic winds make movement dangerous. The cave provides a rare pocket of relative safety, but even it is not fully secure.

Claustrophobic, oppressive, and visceral. The air is thick with the stench of decay and the hum of distant machinery, while the flickering light casts long shadows over the twisted experiments littering the ground. The atmosphere is one of creeping dread, amplified by the group’s physical reactions to the environment.

A hazardous transition zone between the relative safety of the caves and the immediate threat of the Kaled facility. The caves force the group to confront the physical and moral horrors of Skaro before they can proceed.

Represents the moral and scientific corruption of Skaro. The caves are a graveyard of Davros’s failures, each twisted experiment a testament to his unchecked ambition and the cost of his obsession. The group’s passage through them mirrors their own moral journey: they must navigate horror to reach the heart of darkness.

No explicit restrictions, but the environment itself is a barrier—twisted paths, predatory lifeforms, and the ever-present threat of collapse or ambush.

Oppressive, tense, and suffocating—both physically (the mud, the stench) and emotionally (the weight of indecision).

Battleground and symbolic prison for the resistance’s fractured unity.

Represents the resistance’s moral and strategic paralysis—stuck in the mud, unable to move forward.

Open to resistance fighters but isolated from the outside world, a microcosm of the war’s isolation.