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Astral Venice — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Astral Venice is an extra large underground map for Shadow of Death, set on a 144 by 144 field with the underground level in play. It is built for seven players, with four colors open to human players and Red, Blue and Teal left to the computer, and no fixed teams. The factions are Castle, Tower, Conflux, Rampart, Inferno, Necropolis and Dungeon, one per color. The description frames the setting as a rivalry over a rich city, with secret councils and rival lodges plotting against each other. Victory requires defeating all enemies, and a player loses by losing all towns and heroes. The map is difficulty Impossible and holds 48 towns, 40 starting heroes, a Grail, 114 mines and 66 monoliths and portals. Wandering monsters include Crusaders, Phoenixes and Efreet Sultans, and placed artifacts include Armageddon's Blade and the Angelic Alliance.

Author's description

While aristocratic factions squabble over fabulous wealth of the Most Serene City, evil conspirators plot the overthrow of the Republic. Beware the clandestine Council of Ten (blue), treacherous Papal forces (red) and the Genoese lodge (teal)!

Version:SoD
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Impossible
Players:4 human / 7 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:17.62%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Grass39.2%
Water23.7%
Subterranean20.4%
Lava4.4%
Snow3.2%
Sand3.0%
Swamp2.7%
Dirt2.0%
Rough1.3%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
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SurfaceSurface minimap of Astral Venice
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Astral Venice

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Tower(Blue) × 3
  • Rampart(Green) × 1
  • Inferno(Orange) × 1
  • Necropolis(Purple) × 1
  • Castle(Red) × 4
  • Conflux(Tan) × 1
  • Dungeon(Teal) × 1
  • Castle(Neutral) × 3
  • Conflux(Neutral) × 4
  • Dungeon(Neutral) × 4
  • Fortress(Neutral) × 2
  • Inferno(Neutral) × 6
  • Necropolis(Neutral) × 4
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 4
  • Random(Neutral) × 4
  • Tower(Neutral) × 5

Heroes

40 placed heroes on map

Grail

♕ Grail structure placed on the map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 41 monster
  • Level 54 monsters
  • Level 610 monsters
  • Level 75 monsters

Creature Dwellings

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts16
  • Spell scrolls2

Map Objects & Structures

Treasure Chest720Random Resource720Resource703Campfire182Scholar117Mine114Border Guard113Flotsam95Border Gate92Windmill79Quest Guard73Creature Bank68Witch Hut63Holy Grounds60Sea Chest53Idol of Fortune49Shipwreck Survivor48Two-way Monolith37Clover Field34Obelisk33Learning Stone32School of Magic32Tree of Knowledge32Garden of Revelation32Star Axis32Marletto Tower32Cursed Ground (2)30Warrior's Tomb30Keymaster's Tent28Favorable Winds28