Book of the Dead — WoG

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Book of the Dead is a large 108 by 108 map with an underground level, built for eight players who can all be human, grouped into six teams. Each color plays a different faction, from Castle and Stronghold to Necropolis, Dungeon and Fortress, on Expert difficulty. Victory comes from transporting one specific artifact, while a player is eliminated after losing all towns and heroes. About a fifth of the terrain is water and over a quarter is rock. The map holds 23 towns, 61 mines and 34 creature banks, plus the Crown of the Five Seas and the Vial of Dragon Blood.

Author's description

It is the ultimate search for the ultimate artifact---The Book of the Dead. Does it exist? Is there anyone else after it? What will happen once it's found? Will it help humanity or destroy it? It's up to you to find the answers to the questions of the quest that was handed you. But where to start?

Version:WoG
Size:L (108×108 tiles)
Difficulty:Expert
Players:8 human / 8 total
Alliances:Yes (6 teams)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:20.57%
Victory condition:Transport a specific artifact — artifact #130 to (3, 11, underground) (or the standard win also counts)
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Water27.6%
Subterranean13.3%
Grass11.5%
Lava10.0%
Snow9.4%
Sand9.0%
Dirt6.6%
Swamp6.5%
Rough6.1%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Book of the Dead
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Book of the Dead

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Stronghold(Blue) × 1
  • Necropolis(Green) × 1
  • Tower(Orange) × 1
  • Fortress(Pink) × 1
  • Dungeon(Purple) × 1
  • Castle(Red) × 1
  • Inferno(Tan) × 1
  • Rampart(Teal) × 1
  • Conflux(Neutral) × 2
  • Dungeon(Neutral) × 1
  • Fortress(Neutral) × 1
  • Inferno(Neutral) × 1
  • Random(Neutral) × 10

Heroes

3 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 047 monsters
  • Level 127 monsters
  • Level 227 monsters
  • Level 331 monsters
  • Level 48 monsters
  • Level 53 monsters
  • Level 66 monsters
  • Level 722 monsters

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts33

Map Objects & Structures

Pyramid155Treasure Chest127Random Resource92Mine61Fiery Fields50Creature Bank34Evil Fog34Campfire29Favorable Winds24Magic Clouds19Flotsam19Magic Well18Magic Plains (2)18Cursed Ground (2)18Resource15Star Axis15Rocklands14Learning Stone12Lucid Pools12Shrine of Magic Thought12School of Magic11Holy Grounds11Subterranean Gate10Shrine of Magic Incantation10Windmill9Warrior's Tomb9Scholar9War Machine Factory9Corpse9Mercenary Camp9