Seven Seals — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Seven Seals is an extra large underground map for Shadow of Death, rated Expert, measuring 144 by 144. Eight players take part, but only one can be human, and the other seven are computer-controlled. There are no teams. The story centers on a captive lord of the dead whose release must be prevented. Factions include Tower, Rampart, Inferno, Dungeon, Castle, Stronghold, and two Necropolis players. Victory requires defeating a specific hero, and losing that hero ends the game. Rock covers 23 percent of the terrain and water 22 percent. The map holds 40 towns, 133 mines, and 35 monoliths and portals, along with wandering Titan and Skeleton stacks and placed artifacts such as the Boots of Speed and the Golden Bow.

Author's description

Sandro is imprisoned in the land of the dead. Seven mighty wizards built seven strong seals to keep him from ever enter the world of the living again. Signs says that he is getting help from the gods of the dead and they will use him to destroy the known world. Time is short. You must stop him.

Version:SoD
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Expert
Players:1 human / 8 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:22.18%
Victory condition:Defeat a specific hero — at (12, 115, underground)
Loss condition:Lose a specific hero — at (15, 107, surface)

Terrain (both levels)

Water28.9%
Grass18.9%
Sand14.1%
Subterranean11.8%
Rough7.8%
Dirt6.3%
Snow6.3%
Swamp3.2%
Lava2.8%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Seven Seals
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Seven Seals

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Rampart(Blue) × 2
  • Dungeon(Green) × 1
  • Castle(Orange) × 1
  • Necropolis(Pink) × 1
  • Necropolis(Purple) × 5
  • Tower(Red) × 1
  • Inferno(Tan) × 1
  • Stronghold(Teal) × 1
  • Castle(Neutral) × 4
  • Dungeon(Neutral) × 4
  • Inferno(Neutral) × 3
  • Necropolis(Neutral) × 1
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 5
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 3
  • Tower(Neutral) × 7

Heroes

37 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 25 monsters
  • Level 316 monsters
  • Level 422 monsters
  • Level 514 monsters
  • Level 624 monsters
  • Level 717 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts51
  • Spell scrolls5

Map Objects & Structures

Resource296Mine133Cursed Ground (2)107Flotsam101Border Guard94Treasure Chest90Random Resource82Boat36Creature Bank31Shrine of Magic Incantation26Border Gate25Sea Chest24Pandoras Box22Campfire21Two-way Monolith19Fiery Fields16Evil Fog16School of Magic14Star Axis14Buoy14Learning Stone14Tree of Knowledge14Seer Hut13Mermaid12Windmill12Quest Guard12Shipwreck Survivor11Arena11Library of Enlightenment11Rocklands11