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Descent to Malkuth — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Descent to Malkuth is a large Shadow of Death map measuring 108 by 108 tiles, with an underground level and an expert difficulty setting. It supports eight colors, with six open to human players and Orange and Pink reserved for the computer, grouped into seven teams. Each color plays a different one of the eight town types, from Stronghold to Necropolis. The story centers on a secretive city whose walls must be broken before a dark ritual is finished in the underworld. Victory requires capturing a specific town, and the game is lost if the 252-day limit runs out. Rock and subterranean ground cover most of the map, with water filling about a fifth. Notable features include the Grail, 25 monoliths and portals, 13 creature banks, and dwellings holding Vampires and Liches.

Author's description

Mysterious is the city of Malkuth and strong is the magic that is hidden behind its walls. Find your way to the Uderworld before the Evil of all times completes the ritual and suffacates the Seed of Life. You have Nine months to crumble down the walls of Malkuth and stop the plague. Go now, Mortal!

Version:SoD
Size:L (108×108 tiles)
Difficulty:Expert
Players:6 human / 8 total
Alliances:Yes (7 teams)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:20.01%
Victory condition:Capture a specific town — at (78, 26, underground) (AI can win this way too)
Loss condition:Time expires — 252 days
Level cap:Level 10

Terrain (both levels)

Water28.6%
Subterranean26.1%
Grass10.2%
Sand8.9%
Dirt8.4%
Swamp5.8%
Snow5.3%
Lava3.8%
Rough3.0%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
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SurfaceSurface minimap of Descent to Malkuth
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Descent to Malkuth

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Castle(Blue) × 1
  • Fortress(Green) × 1
  • Inferno(Orange) × 1
  • Necropolis(Orange) × 1
  • Necropolis(Pink) × 1
  • Tower(Purple) × 1
  • Stronghold(Red) × 1
  • Dungeon(Tan) × 1
  • Rampart(Teal) × 1
  • Conflux(Neutral) × 2
  • Dungeon(Neutral) × 3
  • Inferno(Neutral) × 1
  • Necropolis(Neutral) × 3

Heroes

10 placed heroes on map

Grail

♕ Grail structure placed on the map

Wandering Monsters

Creature Dwellings

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Spell scrolls19

Map Objects & Structures

Random Resource400Resource338Treasure Chest263Rocklands22Seer Hut17Mine15Flotsam15Creature Bank13Garden of Revelation12Witch Hut11Campfire11One-way Monolith Entrance11Marletto Tower10Magic Well8One-way Monolith Exit8Arena8Pandoras Box8Sign7Shrine of Magic Gesture7Obelisk7Shipyard6Keymaster's Tent6Two-way Monolith6Sea Chest5Windmill5Cursed Ground (2)5Border Gate5Rally Flag4Abandoned Mine4Shipwreck4