Fairy Tales — AB

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Fairy Tales is a small 36x36 Heroes III map for Armageddon's Blade, played on a single underground level and rated Expert. It hosts three computer-controlled players, with Red as the only human seat, and no teams are set. Red plays Castle, Green plays Stronghold, and Teal plays Tower. The story premise is a snow queen's curse that can only be lifted by slaying her, and the map is won by defeating one specific hero. Time running out ends the game after 140 days. The terrain is mostly rock, subterranean ground, and grass, with a little water. Four heroes and three towns are placed, along with seven seer huts, three quest guards, and a scattering of wandering monsters such as trolls and ogres. Fourteen artifacts are scattered across the map, including the Sword of Judgement and the Hourglass of the Evil Hour.

Author's description

The evil snow queen has cursed you and the lands. The only way to remove the curse is to kill her. Only then can you live happily ever after.

Version:AB
Size:S (36×36 tiles)
Difficulty:Expert
Players:1 human / 3 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:4.90%
Victory condition:Defeat a specific hero — at (33, 5, surface)
Loss condition:Time expires — 140 days

Terrain (both levels)

Subterranean31.4%
Grass29.5%
Dirt15.4%
Water6.7%
Swamp5.9%
Snow5.8%
Rough5.3%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Fairy Tales
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Fairy Tales

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Stronghold(Green) × 1
  • Castle(Red) × 1
  • Tower(Teal) × 1

Heroes

4 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Spell scrolls1

Map Objects & Structures

Treasure Chest14Resource12Seer Hut7Magic Plains5Learning Stone5Sign4Cursed Ground4Quest Guard3Garden of Revelation3Shrine of Magic Incantation3Subterranean Gate2Shrine of Magic Gesture2Mercenary Camp2Flotsam2Scholar2Pandoras Box2Hill Fort1Witch Hut1Tree of Knowledge1Fountain of Youth1Faerie Ring1Shrine of Magic Thought1Arena1Shipyard1Magic Well1School of Magic1Sea Chest1War Machine Factory1Cartographer1Altar of Sacrifice1