A Little Big Story — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

A Little Big Story is a singleplayer map for the Shadow of Death expansion, set on an extra large 144 by 144 underground level at Impossible difficulty. The story casts the player as the last human-held region behind goblin lines, with the task of building an army and pushing through goblin territory. Eight players share the map, with only one human seat. Red, a Castle player, faces seven Stronghold computer players in colors Blue, Tan, Green, Orange, Purple, Teal, and Pink, and the teams are split into two sides. Victory requires defeating all enemies, while the player loses if a specific hero falls. Highlights include Iron, Stone, Gold, and Diamond Golem dwellings, four Cyclops and four Serpent Fly wandering stacks, and the Cloak of the Undead King among the placed artifacts.

Author's description

SINGLEPLAYER MAP. After centuries of never-ending battles against goblins, time has come to vanish them from this world. You have landed on last human-controled region behind goblin borders - Broelen. Build army and start your journey throught Goblin region.

Version:SoD
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Impossible
Players:1 human / 8 total
Alliances:Yes (2 teams)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:12.43%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Lose a specific hero — at (11, 131, surface)

Terrain (both levels)

Rough29.7%
Grass20.2%
Dirt14.1%
Water14.0%
Lava7.1%
Subterranean5.4%
Snow5.2%
Sand3.1%
Swamp1.3%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of A Little Big Story
UndergroundUnderground minimap of A Little Big Story

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Stronghold(Blue) × 3
  • Stronghold(Green) × 1
  • Stronghold(Orange) × 1
  • Stronghold(Purple) × 1
  • Castle(Red) × 2
  • Stronghold(Tan) × 1
  • Stronghold(Teal) × 2
  • Castle(Neutral) × 2
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 3

Heroes

12 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 115 monsters
  • Level 249 monsters
  • Level 317 monsters
  • Level 432 monsters
  • Level 548 monsters
  • Level 638 monsters
  • Level 730 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts252

Map Objects & Structures

Random Resource1567Treasure Chest728Resource256Mine88Creature Bank49Sign46Random Dwelling (by town)41Rocklands25Magic Well22Star Axis19Learning Stone17Marletto Tower17School of Magic16Temple15Campfire14School of War14Border Guard12Idol of Fortune12Garden of Revelation11Witch Hut10Mercenary Camp10Subterranean Gate10Dragon Utopia10Water Wheel10Eye of the Magi10Two-way Monolith10Windmill9Scholar9Arena9War Machine Factory8