Necromancing the Bone v2 — AB

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Necromancing the Bone v2 is a medium underground map for Heroes of Might and Magic III: Armageddon's Blade, covering 72 by 72 tiles with rock, dirt, grass and swamp making up most of the ground and a small share of water. It is built for two players, but only one can be human, since the Blue side is computer-controlled, and there are no teams. Both sides play Necropolis. The goal is to accumulate ten ghost dragons, and a player loses by losing all towns and heroes. The author describes the quest as a trial for entry into a guild of necromancers. Expect plenty of wandering sprites and pixies, a few dragons, and four towns, with dwellings holding bone dragons and liches along the way. Artifacts such as Boots of Speed and the Skull Helmet are scattered across the map, and it is rated Expert.

Author's description

As a fledgling necromancer, your highest ambition is to be accepted into The Necromancer's Guild. Initiations for The Necromancer's Guild are considered to be impossible by all except those in The Guild. Your task sounds simple enough: acquire 10 ghost dragons, but will it be ?

Version:AB
Size:M (72×72 tiles)
Difficulty:Expert
Players:1 human / 2 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:7.60%
Victory condition:Accumulate creatures — 10 × creature #69
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Dirt21.5%
Grass16.9%
Swamp16.8%
Water9.9%
Rough9.1%
Subterranean9.0%
Sand8.6%
Snow4.4%
Lava3.7%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Necromancing the Bone v2
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Necromancing the Bone v2

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Necropolis(Blue) × 3
  • Necropolis(Neutral) × 1

Heroes

6 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Artifacts

Map Objects & Structures

Resource57Cursed Ground54Magic Plains32Mine23Treasure Chest19Fountain of Youth18Flotsam15Quest Guard14Subterranean Gate10Magic Spring10Mystical Garden9Tree of Knowledge9Water Wheel8Magic Well7Library of Enlightenment7Two-way Monolith6Marletto Tower6School of Magic6Garden of Revelation6Sea Chest6Shipyard5Watering Hole5Stables5Border Guard4Keymaster's Tent4Crypt4Oasis4Corpse4Star Axis4Arena4