The Dark Lord — SoD
Overview
Written from the facts in this map's file
The Dark Lord is an extra large underground map of 144 by 144 tiles for three players, with no teams and no computer-only colors, so all three seats can be human. Players can choose among factions, with Red fixed to Inferno and Blue and Green assigned at random. The map is set on a rocky, water-heavy landscape, with rock covering about 48 percent of the tiles and water about 41 percent. Victory requires capturing a specific town, and the game is lost if the 168-day limit runs out. The map holds 20 towns, 46 mines, and 13 monoliths and portals, along with wandering monsters such as Faerie Dragons, Crystal Dragons, and Arch Devils. Fifteen named artifacts are placed on the map, and the author's description frames the story around a return of an old villain and a struggle over Middle Earth.
Author's description
| Version: | SoD |
|---|---|
| Size: | XL (144×144 tiles) |
| Difficulty: | Expert |
| Players: | 3 human / 3 total |
| Alliances: | No (Free for all) |
| Levels: | Surface and underground |
| Water %: | 40.56% |
| Victory condition: | Capture a specific town — at (16, 80, surface) (AI can win this way too) |
| Loss condition: | Time expires — 168 days |
Terrain (both levels)
On the map
Towns & Settlements
- Random(Blue) × 1
- Random(Green) × 1
- Inferno(Red) × 1
- Castle(Neutral) × 2
- Conflux(Neutral) × 1
- Fortress(Neutral) × 1
- Rampart(Neutral) × 1
- Random(Neutral) × 10
- Tower(Neutral) × 2
Heroes
2 placed heroes on map
Wandering Monsters
- Faerie Dragon18 stacks
- Crystal Dragon17 stacks
- Arch Devil11 stacks
- Rust Dragon10 stacks
- Azure Dragon6 stacks
- Devil3 stacks
- Peasant3 stacks
- Angel2 stacks
- Green Dragon2 stacks
- Red Dragon2 stacks
- Gold Dragon2 stacks
- Black Dragon2 stacks
- Archangel1 stack
- Magog1 stack
Random Monsters
- Level 16 monsters
- Level 27 monsters
- Level 51 monster
- Level 618 monsters
- Level 7155 monsters
Creature Dwellings
Artifacts
- Spell Book(1 on heroes)
- First Aid Tent(1 on heroes)
- Shield of the Damned(1 in rewards)
- Lion's Shield of Courage(1 placed)
- Sword of Judgement(1 placed)
- Helm of Heavenly Enlightenment(1 placed)
- Dragon Scale Armor(1 placed)
- Clover of Fortune(1 placed)
- Ladybird of Luck(1 placed)
- Badge of Courage(1 placed)
- Bird of Perception(1 placed)
- Equestrian's Gloves(2 placed)
- Angel Wings(1 placed)
- Tome of Fire Magic(1 in rewards)
- Tome of Air Magic(1 placed)
- Tome of Water Magic(1 in rewards)
- Tome of Earth Magic(1 placed)
- Golden Bow(1 placed)
- Orb of Vulnerability(1 placed)
- Boots of Speed(1 placed)
- Pendant of Courage(1 placed)
- Shackles of War(1 placed)
- Vial of Dragon Blood(1 in rewards)
- Armageddon's Blade(1 on heroes)
- Elixir of Life(1 placed)
- Statue of Legion(1 placed)
- Bow of the Sharpshooter(1 placed)
- Wizard's Well(1 placed)
- Ring of the Magi(1 placed)
- Cornucopia(1 placed)