A Joke Too Far — AB

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

A Joke Too Far is a medium underground map set in the Armageddon's Blade campaign setting, measuring 72 by 72 tiles and rated Hard. Its story concerns the Entertainment guild's capital, Slapknee, which has become the center of a rivalry over the direction of comedy. Six players compete, all of them human-capable, with no teams and no computer-only colors. Each player starts with a different faction: Stronghold, Tower, Rampart, Fortress, Dungeon, and Inferno. Victory requires defeating all enemies, and a player loses by losing every town and hero. The terrain is mostly rock and dirt, with grass and a small share of water. Eight towns and six starting heroes are placed, and the map holds an Angel Wings artifact, the Grail, and wandering stacks of Crusaders, Rogues, and Battle Dwarfs.

Author's description

One banana cream pie too many, one whoopee cushion in the wrong place, and just not enough good humor to go around. The Entertainment guild's Capital in Erathia, Slapknee, suddenly finds itself in the midst of a turf war over the future direction of comedy.

Version:AB
Size:M (72×72 tiles)
Difficulty:Hard
Players:6 human / 6 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:7.15%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Dirt45.2%
Grass19.7%
Water10.7%
Lava6.5%
Rough6.4%
Subterranean5.7%
Swamp4.1%
Snow1.7%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of A Joke Too Far
UndergroundUnderground minimap of A Joke Too Far

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Tower(Blue) × 1
  • Rampart(Green) × 1
  • Fortress(Orange) × 1
  • Inferno(Pink) × 1
  • Dungeon(Purple) × 1
  • Stronghold(Red) × 1
  • Castle(Neutral) × 1
  • Tower(Neutral) × 1

Heroes

6 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 111 monsters
  • Level 231 monsters
  • Level 326 monsters
  • Level 422 monsters
  • Level 59 monsters
  • Level 62 monsters
  • Level 76 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts40

Map Objects & Structures

Resource92Random Resource90Campfire88Treasure Chest80Witch Hut59Hut of the Magi49Mine40Keymaster's Tent40Seer Hut37Trading Post25Cartographer25Windmill24Border Guard20Creature Bank19Crypt18Boat18Obelisk16Magic Well16War Machine Factory16Cursed Ground16Flotsam16Freelancers Guild15Corpse14Den of Thieves14Subterranean Gate12Temple12Altar of Sacrifice11Tavern10Refugee Camp10Shrine of Magic Gesture8