Seeking the Blackshard — WoG
Overview
Written from the facts in this map's file
Seeking the Blackshard is a small two-player map for In the Wake of Gods, set on a 36 by 36 underground level played at Normal difficulty. Two human players can take part, with no computer-only colors and no teams. The Red player leads a Tower town and the Blue player leads an Inferno town, and the goal is simple: whoever first acquires a particular artifact wins, while a player who loses all towns and heroes is defeated. The description frames it as a race between a heretic chasing the Blackshard for dark purposes and a wizard set on destroying it. Terrain is a mix of dirt, water, grass and snow, with water covering about a quarter of the map. Notable features include Mechanic, Engineer and Fangarm stacks roaming the land, Troll and Stormbird dwellings, and a large set of dragon-themed artifacts, along with fourteen mines and a seer hut.
Author's description
| Version: | WoG |
|---|---|
| Size: | S (36×36 tiles) |
| Difficulty: | Normal |
| Players: | 2 human / 2 total |
| Alliances: | No (Free for all) |
| Levels: | Surface and underground |
| Water %: | 25.89% |
| Victory condition: | Acquire a specific artifact — artifact #8 (or the standard win also counts, AI can win this way too) |
| Loss condition: | Lose all towns and heroes |
Terrain (both levels)


On the map
Towns & Settlements
- Inferno(Blue) × 1
- Tower(Red) × 1
Heroes
3 placed heroes on map
Artifacts
- Buckler of the Gnoll King(1 in rewards)
- Scales of the Greater Basilisk(1 placed)
- Quiet Eye of the Dragon(1 placed)
- Dragon Scale Shield(1 placed)
- Dragon Scale Armor(1 placed)
- Dragonbone Greaves(1 placed)
- Dragon Wing Tabard(1 placed)
- Necklace of Dragonteeth(1 placed)
- Crown of Dragontooth(1 placed)
- Still Eye of the Dragon(1 placed)
- Statesman's Medal(1 placed)
- Diplomat's Ring(1 placed)
- Ambassador's Sash(1 placed)
- Tome of Air Magic(1 in rewards)
- Tome of Earth Magic(1 in rewards)
- Wizard's Well(1 in rewards)
Scrolls & Random Relics
- Random artifacts3