Astral Venice — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Astral Venice is an Extra Large 144 by 144 map for Shadow of Death, set on an underground level with an Impossible difficulty setting. Seven players share the board. Up to four can be human, while Red, Blue and Teal are computer-only, and no teams are set. Each color plays one faction: Castle, Tower, Conflux, Rampart, Inferno, Necropolis and Dungeon. Victory requires defeating all enemies, and a player loses by losing all towns and heroes. The setting is Venetian intrigue, with a secretive council, papal forces and a Genoese lodge as the rival powers. Water covers 18 percent of the map, which holds 48 towns, 40 heroes, the Grail, 114 mines and 68 creature banks.

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.
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

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

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

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