A Terrible Rumor — SoD
Overview
Written from the facts in this map's file
A Terrible Rumor is a small 36x36 underground map for Heroes of Might and Magic III: Shadow of Death, set at Normal difficulty. Six players take part, with up to three human players, and the Green, Orange and Purple colors are controlled by the computer. There are no teams. Red, Blue and Tan fight with Castle, Rampart, Tower, Stronghold, Fortress and Conflux, while the computer colors field Inferno, Necropolis and Dungeon. Victory requires defeating all enemies, and a player loses by losing all towns and heroes. The map is mostly grass, rock and subterranean ground, with some sand. Wandering monsters include Boars, Walking Dead and Gog, and a Centaur dwelling, three Collar of Conjuring, Dragon Wing Tabard and Lion's Shield of Courage are placed as artifacts. A timed event is also included.
Author's description
| Version: | SoD |
|---|---|
| Size: | S (36×36 tiles) |
| Difficulty: | Normal |
| Players: | 3 human / 6 total |
| Alliances: | No (Free for all) |
| Levels: | Surface and underground |
| Victory condition: | Defeat all enemies |
| Loss condition: | Lose all towns and heroes |
Terrain (both levels)


On the map
Towns & Settlements
- Random(Blue) × 1
- Random(Green) × 1
- Random(Orange) × 1
- Random(Purple) × 1
- Random(Red) × 1
- Random(Tan) × 1
- Dungeon(Neutral) × 1
- Random(Neutral) × 1
Heroes
7 placed heroes on map
Wandering Monsters
- Boar3 stacks
- Walking Dead3 stacks
- Pikeman2 stacks
- Gog2 stacks
- Air Elemental1 stack
- Cyclops King1 stack
- Griffin1 stack
- Familiar1 stack
- Beholder1 stack
- Gnoll Marauder1 stack
- Wood Elf1 stack
- Magma Elemental1 stack
- Royal Griffin1 stack
- Black Knight1 stack
- Skeleton Warrior1 stack
- Lich1 stack
- Vampire Lord1 stack
- Troglodyte1 stack
- Demon1 stack
Random Monsters
- Level 13 monsters
- Level 210 monsters
- Level 34 monsters
- Level 44 monsters
- Level 52 monsters
- Level 62 monsters
Creature Dwellings
Artifacts
- Lion's Shield of Courage(1 placed)
- Dragon Wing Tabard(1 placed)
- Collar of Conjuring(1 placed)
Scrolls & Random Relics
- Random artifacts1
- Spell scrolls3