Drought — SoD

Drought is an extra large underground map for four players, each playing with a random faction and no teams, and up to four humans can take part. Set on a 144 by 144 grid, it is built around a premise of searching beneath the earth for water, which the author presents as a resource that rival factions are racing to claim. The map contains 19 towns, 80 mines, 15 creature banks, 24 placed artifacts, and 19 random monster stacks, along with Halfling and Peasant dwellings. Water covers about 4 percent of the terrain, while grass, rough ground, and sand make up most of the rest. Victory requires defeating all enemies, and a player is eliminated after losing every town and hero. The author recommends moving quickly along the route laid out for the player.