Blood of Heroes — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Blood of Heroes is a medium underground map for Shadow of Death, sized 72 by 72, rated hard, and built for three players, all of them human. Each player controls three factions: Blue fields Castle, Rampart and Tower, Tan fields Stronghold, Fortress and Conflux, and Purple fields Inferno, Necropolis and Dungeon. There are no teams. Victory requires defeating all enemies, and a player loses by losing all towns and heroes. The map holds sixteen towns and six placed heroes, with rock covering about a third of the surface and water about eleven percent. Guarded spots include a Grail, six named artifacts, and eleven creature banks, while the wandering monsters range from Halflings and Mummies to Basilisks. The description suggests a war between the forces of good and evil, with a neutral side joining the fight.

Author's description

200 years after the peaceful era, the war between good kind and devil begin. Three factions unite their force. The good kind lead by the castle, the eternal enemy, the evil side ruled by the necromancer, and for the neutral lead by barbarians, they need to survive in this brutal battle.

Version:SoD
Size:M (72×72 tiles)
Difficulty:Hard
Players:3 human / 3 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:11.22%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Grass17.8%
Water17.1%
Swamp13.3%
Sand9.7%
Dirt9.5%
Lava9.1%
Rough8.8%
Subterranean8.7%
Snow6.2%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Blood of Heroes
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Blood of Heroes

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Castle(Blue) × 1
  • Rampart(Blue) × 1
  • Inferno(Purple) × 1
  • Necropolis(Purple) × 1
  • Fortress(Tan) × 1
  • Stronghold(Tan) × 1
  • Castle(Neutral) × 1
  • Conflux(Neutral) × 1
  • Dungeon(Neutral) × 1
  • Fortress(Neutral) × 1
  • Inferno(Neutral) × 1
  • Necropolis(Neutral) × 1
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 1
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 2
  • Tower(Neutral) × 1

Heroes

6 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 02 monsters
  • Level 127 monsters
  • Level 228 monsters
  • Level 39 monsters
  • Level 413 monsters
  • Level 55 monsters
  • Level 61 monster

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts4
  • Spell scrolls2

Map Objects & Structures

Resource141Flotsam63Random Resource60Mine49Treasure Chest36Campfire21Creature Bank11Two-way Monolith10Cursed Ground (2)10Windmill9Obelisk7Learning Stone7Rally Flag7Border Gate7Keymaster's Tent6Water Wheel6Scholar6Shipwreck6Garrison5Mystical Garden5Corpse5Witch Hut5Garrison (vertical)4Whirlpool4Tree of Knowledge4Seer Hut4Temple4Rocklands4Magic Well4Refugee Camp4