Hvost de Tail: operation Grail — SoD
Overview
Written from the facts in this map's file
Hvost de Tail: operation Grail is an extra large Shadow of Death map measuring 144 by 144 tiles, with an underground level. It is set for six players, all of them human-capable, arranged into three teams, and rated at Impossible difficulty. Red and Tan share the Inferno, Necropolis, Stronghold and Fortress factions, while Blue and Green take Rampart, Tower, Dungeon and Conflux. Orange and Purple each play Castle alone. The map is mostly rock, snow and sand, with a small share of water. Victory requires transporting a specific artifact, and a player is eliminated after losing all towns and heroes. The board holds 29 towns and 109 mines, along with 30 creature banks, 10 seer huts, and 94 monoliths and portals. The Grail is placed on the map, along with several named artifacts and 131 random ones.
Author's description
| Version: | SoD |
|---|---|
| Size: | XL (144×144 tiles) |
| Difficulty: | Impossible |
| Players: | 6 human / 6 total |
| Alliances: | Yes (3 teams) |
| Levels: | Surface and underground |
| Water %: | 6.86% |
| Victory condition: | Transport a specific artifact — artifact #2 to (60, 2, surface) (or the standard win also counts, AI can win this way too) |
| Loss condition: | Lose all towns and heroes |
Terrain (both levels)


On the map
Towns & Settlements
- Random(Blue) × 1
- Random(Green) × 1
- Castle(Orange) × 1
- Castle(Purple) × 1
- Random(Red) × 1
- Random(Tan) × 1
- Random(Neutral) × 23
Heroes
6 placed heroes on map
Random Monsters
- Level 193 monsters
- Level 223 monsters
- Level 3199 monsters
- Level 480 monsters
- Level 537 monsters
- Level 624 monsters
- Level 730 monsters
Creature Dwellings
Artifacts
- Sword of Hellfire(1 in rewards)
- Targ of the Rampaging Ogre(1 in rewards)
- Sentinel's Shield(1 in rewards)
- Red Dragon Flame Tongue(1 in rewards)
- Dragon Wing Tabard(1 placed)
- Badge of Courage(1 placed)
- Speculum(1 placed)
- Amulet of the Undertaker(1 in rewards)
- Angel Feather Arrows(1 placed)
- Charm of Mana(1 in rewards)
- Collar of Conjuring(1 placed)
- Orb of Tempestuous Fire(1 in rewards)
- Tome of Fire Magic(1 in rewards)
- Orb of Vulnerability(1 in rewards)
- Endless Sack of Gold(1 in rewards)
- Endless Bag of Gold(1 in rewards)
- Orb of Inhibition(1 in rewards)
Scrolls & Random Relics
- Random artifacts131