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The beginning of the end — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

The Beginning of the End is an extra large Shadow of Death map measuring 144 by 144 tiles, with an underground level and a Normal difficulty setting. It hosts eight players, seven of them human at most, with the Purple player reserved for the computer. There are no fixed teams. The factions are Castle, Tower, Stronghold, Fortress, Necropolis, Inferno, Dungeon and Rampart, one per player color. Victory requires defeating all enemies, and a player loses once all towns and heroes are gone. Roughly a quarter of the map is water and much of the land is rock. The world holds 27 towns and 44 placed heroes, along with groups of wandering Water and Ice Elementals, Efreet Sultans, and Arch Devils. Artifacts, mines, seer huts, creature banks and monoliths are scattered throughout, and a timed event is included.

Author's description

Forces of Mr. Horn have colonized the world. It's up to YOU to defeat the swarms of enemy scum before civilization as you know is gone. And, of course, also to deliver peace...

Version:SoD
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Normal
Players:7 human / 8 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:24.72%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Water43.5%
Dirt9.8%
Grass8.5%
Subterranean8.3%
Rough8.2%
Sand8.1%
Snow7.3%
Swamp4.9%
Lava1.3%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
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SurfaceSurface minimap of The beginning of the end
UndergroundUnderground minimap of The beginning of the end

On the map

Towns & Settlements

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

Heroes

44 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 115 monsters
  • Level 232 monsters
  • Level 341 monsters
  • Level 485 monsters
  • Level 571 monsters
  • Level 639 monsters
  • Level 76 monsters

Creature Dwellings

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts144
  • Spell scrolls25

Map Objects & Structures

Resource619Flotsam586Treasure Chest414Sea Chest351Lucid Pools194Shipwreck Survivor176Shipwreck167Creature Bank154Scholar149Mine129Derelict Ship104Evil Fog101Quest Guard101Magic Clouds93Random Resource90Rocklands81Clover Field79Border Gate74Border Guard72Boat64Sign59Cursed Ground (2)56Wagon51Seer Hut48Fiery Fields47Pandoras Box45Campfire41Holy Grounds33Learning Stone32Tree of Knowledge32