The Four Elements — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

The Four Elements is an Extra Large 144x144 underground map for Shadow of Death, built for eight players, all of whom can be human, with no teams and random factions for every color. The author's note frames the map around the classical elements of fire, water, air and earth, with the goal of capturing Coflux towns to learn spells from each element. Water covers about a third of the surface, with rock, swamp and dirt making up much of the rest. Victory requires defeating all enemies, and a player loses when all towns and heroes are gone. Notable features include the four elemental tomes, the Orb of Tempestuous Fire, the Ring of Life, and the Grail, alongside 763 random monster stacks and several elemental wandering groups.

Author's description

In ancient times the Four Elements: Fire, Water, Air and Earth, were consindered to be an explanation of the nature and complexity of all matter. Conquer Coflux Towns and learn Fire, Water, Air and Earth magical spells - then you will surely defeat all your enemies!

Version:SoD
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Impossible
Players:8 human / 8 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:34.01%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Water39.2%
Swamp10.9%
Dirt10.7%
Grass9.1%
Lava8.2%
Snow6.7%
Subterranean6.6%
Rough4.5%
Sand4.0%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of The Four Elements
UndergroundUnderground minimap of The Four Elements

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Random(Blue) × 1
  • Random(Green) × 1
  • Random(Orange) × 1
  • Random(Pink) × 1
  • Random(Purple) × 1
  • Random(Red) × 1
  • Random(Tan) × 1
  • Random(Teal) × 1
  • Conflux(Neutral) × 4

Heroes

19 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 1144 monsters
  • Level 2324 monsters
  • Level 398 monsters
  • Level 457 monsters
  • Level 568 monsters
  • Level 636 monsters
  • Level 736 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts181
  • Spell scrolls5

Map Objects & Structures

Random Resource848Treasure Chest525Flotsam407Resource367Sea Chest241Shipwreck146Rocklands93Fiery Fields86Campfire81Mine77Derelict Ship72Lucid Pools68Shipwreck Survivor62Buoy58Pandoras Box55Creature Bank50Shipyard49Two-way Monolith48Boat47Magic Clouds39Scholar37Cursed Ground (2)36Magic Well33Mermaid32Corpse32Pyramid30Clover Field28Abandoned Mine27Windmill27Learning Stone25