Quest for the Cowl — AB

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Quest for the Cowl is a medium underground map for Armageddon's Blade, measuring 72 by 72 and played at normal difficulty. Two players are set up, Red and Blue, with only one human seat; Blue is computer-controlled. Red plays Necropolis and Blue plays Stronghold, with no teams. The map is mostly rock and water, with some sand and subterranean ground. The goal is to capture a specific town, and the player loses if a specific hero falls. The setup centers on a necromancy lesson gone wrong after a teleport mishap. Notable features include a Vampire's Cowl and several other artifacts, roaming monsters such as Water Elementals and Serpent Flies, and dwellings holding Angels, Liches, and Bone Dragons.

Author's description

The wizard eccentric in the Tower has decided to take up a new hobby--Necromancy. Always eager for new recruits, your masters have sent you to teach him the fundamentals of the Art along with a little present, the Vampire's Cowl. Unfortunately, the teleport spell seems to have gone a bit SNAFU...

Version:AB
Size:M (72×72 tiles)
Difficulty:Normal
Players:1 human / 2 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:37.04%
Victory condition:Capture a specific town — at (38, 8, surface)
Loss condition:Lose a specific hero — at (5, 19, surface)

Terrain (both levels)

Water65.4%
Sand14.0%
Subterranean9.5%
Grass6.7%
Snow1.3%
Lava1.2%
Rough1.1%
Dirt0.8%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Quest for the Cowl
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Quest for the Cowl

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Stronghold(Blue) × 1
  • Inferno(Neutral) × 1
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 1
  • Tower(Neutral) × 1

Heroes

2 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 01 monster
  • Level 15 monsters
  • Level 23 monsters
  • Level 33 monsters
  • Level 46 monsters
  • Level 66 monsters
  • Level 72 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts12

Map Objects & Structures

Resource129Random Resource41Treasure Chest37Flotsam22Sign15Shipwreck Survivor13Sea Chest13Shipwreck10Ocean Bottle10Seer Hut7Campfire6Quest Guard5Corpse4Lighthouse4Subterranean Gate4Whirlpool4Derelict Ship3Buoy3Cartographer3Creature Bank3Shrine of Magic Incantation3Witch Hut3Shrine of Magic Gesture3Pandoras Box2Sirens2Mine2Redwood Observatory2Altar of Sacrifice2School of Magic2Garden of Revelation2