Le Vase de Soissons — AB

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

This extra large 144 by 144 map has an underground level and is rated Expert. It is set in 511 after the death of Clovis, King of the Franks, as rival clans contest the succession and the lands of France. The story turns on recovering the legendary Vase of Soissons. Eight players can all be human, with no teams, and each plays one faction, from Dungeon and Castle to Inferno and Fortress. Victory requires transporting a specific artifact, and a player loses by losing all towns and heroes. Water covers about 31 percent of the terrain, with grass, rough and swamp making up most of the rest. Notable features include 45 towns, 112 mines, the Grail, and wandering Mummies and Rogues.

Author's description

511 après JC, mort de Clovis, Roi des Francs. A qui la succession? Suite à la disparition du très charismatique monarque, les clans se battent pour reprendre possession des lieux. Terre de tous les enjeux, la France ne se soumettra qu'à une condition: récupérer le légendaire Vase de Soissons ...

Version:AB
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Expert
Players:8 human / 8 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:30.86%
Victory condition:Transport a specific artifact — artifact #127 to (88, 8, underground) (or the standard win also counts)
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Water31.6%
Grass15.4%
Rough11.1%
Swamp10.2%
Dirt9.7%
Sand6.8%
Subterranean6.7%
Lava6.5%
Snow2.1%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Le Vase de Soissons
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Le Vase de Soissons

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Castle(Blue) × 1
  • Rampart(Green) × 1
  • Stronghold(Orange) × 1
  • Fortress(Pink) × 1
  • Tower(Purple) × 1
  • Dungeon(Red) × 4
  • Necropolis(Tan) × 1
  • Inferno(Teal) × 1
  • Castle(Neutral) × 2
  • Dungeon(Neutral) × 6
  • Fortress(Neutral) × 4
  • Inferno(Neutral) × 3
  • Necropolis(Neutral) × 4
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 2
  • Random(Neutral) × 5
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 5
  • Tower(Neutral) × 3

Heroes

17 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 170 monsters
  • Level 293 monsters
  • Level 3121 monsters
  • Level 4105 monsters
  • Level 559 monsters
  • Level 672 monsters
  • Level 754 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts94
  • Spell scrolls1

Map Objects & Structures

Random Resource230Resource186Mine112Treasure Chest86Sign68Cursed Ground61Magic Plains43Border Gate34Flotsam32Sea Chest23Creature Bank21Witch Hut19Garrison (vertical)19Windmill16Corpse15Obelisk15Learning Stone14Redwood Observatory13Altar of Sacrifice13Keymaster's Tent12Campfire11Shipwreck10Abandoned Mine10Border Guard10Star Axis10Garrison10Two-way Monolith10Library of Enlightenment9Garden of Revelation9School of Magic9