Battle of the Elements — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Battle of the Elements is a large 108 by 108 map for Shadow of Death, with underground levels and normal difficulty. Five colors compete, but Pink is reserved for the computer and plays as Conflux, so up to four humans can take part. There are no fixed teams. The author's description says the four elements shaped the land and invites each player to pick one magic school, Fire, Earth, Air, or Water, and defeat the rest. Victory comes from acquiring a specific artifact, and a player loses after losing all towns and heroes. Rock covers about a third of the terrain, with water around a fifth and smaller areas of lava and subterranean ground. Notable features include the four Orbs and four Tomes of magic, eighteen monoliths and portals, and roughly 170 random monster stacks.

Author's description

Centuries ago, the four Elements arisen and created this land. But now, only one can rule them all. Chose your magic school: Fire(Red), Earth(Tan), Air(Purple) or Water(Teal). Defeat all others and then become the true Master of Magic!

Version:SoD
Size:L (108×108 tiles)
Difficulty:Normal
Players:4 human / 5 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:20.39%
Victory condition:Acquire a specific artifact — artifact #134 (or the standard win also counts)
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Water31.2%
Lava14.5%
Subterranean12.7%
Rough11.4%
Grass7.5%
Dirt6.8%
Sand6.2%
Snow6.0%
Swamp3.6%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Battle of the Elements
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Battle of the Elements

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Conflux(Pink) × 1
  • Random(Purple) × 1
  • Random(Red) × 1
  • Random(Tan) × 1
  • Random(Teal) × 1
  • Random(Neutral) × 4

Heroes

1 placed hero on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 016 monsters
  • Level 127 monsters
  • Level 229 monsters
  • Level 338 monsters
  • Level 421 monsters
  • Level 520 monsters
  • Level 69 monsters
  • Level 710 monsters

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts32
  • Spell scrolls4

Map Objects & Structures

Random Resource44Treasure Chest30Mine22Resource19Flotsam15Favorable Winds11Corpse9Sea Chest9Random Dwelling8One-way Monolith Exit8Obelisk8Abandoned Mine7Creature Bank7Two-way Monolith6Lucid Pools5Fiery Fields5Magic Clouds5Scholar5Campfire5Rocklands5Lighthouse4One-way Monolith Entrance4Learning Stone4Shrine of Magic Incantation4Shrine of Magic Gesture4Shrine of Magic Thought4Magic Well4Witch Hut4Lean to4Wagon4