Monster Island 1.01(Allied) — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Monster Island 1.01 (Allied) is an Extra Large 144 by 144 map for Shadow of Death, with an underground level and Impossible difficulty. Eight players, all of whom can be human, form two teams, and each player controls one of the Castle, Tower, Inferno, Stronghold, Rampart, Fortress, Necropolis, or Dungeon factions. The author's description paraphrases the idea that war looks glorious to many young men but is really hellish. Water covers about a quarter of the land, with grass, swamp, and rough ground making up most of the rest. Dragons, elementals, a Phoenix, and a Grail are scattered across the map, along with many artifacts such as Armageddon's Blade. Victory requires defeating all enemies, and a player loses by losing all towns and heroes.

Author's description

"There` s many a boy here today who looks on war as all glory, but, boys, it is all hell."

Version:SoD
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Impossible
Players:8 human / 8 total
Alliances:Yes (2 teams)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:25.22%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Grass29.3%
Water25.2%
Swamp9.9%
Rough9.9%
Dirt8.8%
Lava7.5%
Subterranean4.6%
Snow4.6%
Sand0.3%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Monster Island 1.01(Allied)
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Monster Island 1.01(Allied)

On the map

Towns & Settlements

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

Heroes

40 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 141 monsters
  • Level 252 monsters
  • Level 373 monsters
  • Level 475 monsters
  • Level 567 monsters
  • Level 677 monsters
  • Level 793 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Spell scrolls3

Map Objects & Structures

Resource364Magic Plains192Treasure Chest134Mine125Flotsam114Sea Chest98Shipwreck Survivor76Cursed Ground74Shipwreck66Border Guard62Creature Bank57Magic Well56Seer Hut48Derelict Ship47Random Resource40Tree of Knowledge31Quest Guard26School of Magic25Ocean Bottle24Border Gate24Campfire21Sign19Lighthouse18Keymaster's Tent17Water Wheel16Library of Enlightenment16Windmill16Shipyard16Corpse15Subterranean Gate14