Merry Necro — SoD

Merry Necro is a Medium, 72x72 Shadow of Death map for one human player and four computer-controlled colors, with a Hard difficulty setting. The author's note frames it as the story of a necromancer who wakes up far from home, broke and with a splitting headache, and must work out how to get back. The map has no underground level and no teams. Players are Necropolis (Red and Tan), Conflux (Blue), Stronghold (Orange), and Inferno (Pink). Victory requires transporting a specific artifact, and losing a specific hero ends the game. Water covers about a quarter of the land, with snow and rough ground making up much of the rest. Highlights include ten towns, eighteen mines, and a range of wandering monsters such as Crystal Dragons and Faerie Dragons, along with four named artifacts placed around the map.