A Stab in the Back — RoE

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

A Stab in the Back is a large map of 108 by 108 tiles with an underground level, and its terrain is mostly rock, with grass, snow and water making up the rest. Seven players take part, and only one of them can be human, with the other six colors run by the computer. There are no teams. The factions are Stronghold, Castle, Fortress, Rampart, Inferno, Tower and Dungeon. The premise is a betrayal that shatters a fragile truce between two rival orders. Victory requires defeating all enemies, and a player loses by losing all towns and heroes. The map includes eleven towns, sixty mines, seventeen creature banks, eight monoliths and portals, and fifteen placed artifacts, among them the Golden Bow and the Cards of Prophecy.

Author's description

War is the statesman's game, the priest's delight, the lawyers jest, the hired assassin's trade. - Shelly. The uneasy truce between the Assassin's Guild and the Brothers of Sanctity is about to be shattered by a simple stab in the back.

Version:RoE
Size:L (108×108 tiles)
Difficulty:Normal
Players:1 human / 7 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:10.39%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Grass26.7%
Snow16.8%
Water16.7%
Subterranean16.4%
Rough7.1%
Swamp5.3%
Sand4.6%
Dirt3.2%
Lava3.2%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of A Stab in the Back
UndergroundUnderground minimap of A Stab in the Back

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Castle(Blue) × 1
  • Rampart(Green) × 3
  • Inferno(Orange) × 1
  • Tower(Purple) × 1
  • Stronghold(Red) × 1
  • Fortress(Tan) × 1
  • Dungeon(Teal) × 1
  • Castle(Neutral) × 1
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 1

Heroes

5 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 130 monsters
  • Level 219 monsters
  • Level 36 monsters

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts4

Map Objects & Structures

Resource150Treasure Chest75Mine60Random Resource32Campfire20Creature Bank17Corpse16Flotsam15Scholar13Subterranean Gate12Star Axis10Learning Stone9Magic Plains8Border Guard8Water Wheel8Windmill8Buoy8Magic Well7Marletto Tower7Shipwreck7Idol of Fortune6Garden of Revelation6Shrine of Magic Gesture6Sea Chest6Pillar of Fire6Garrison5Keymaster's Tent5Redwood Observatory5Refugee Camp5Mercenary Camp5