The Great Reckoning — RoE

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

The Great Reckoning is a large underground map measuring 108 by 108, built for the Restoration of Erathia version and rated Hard. It supports eight players, with four seats open to humans and the remaining four Orange, Purple, Teal and Pink controlled by the computer. Two teams are set up, and the eight factions in play are Castle, Rampart, Stronghold, Tower, Fortress, Dungeon, Necropolis and Inferno. The story concerns the return of the Dharc Lords, a threat that was once turned back at great cost. Victory requires defeating all enemies, while the game is lost if time runs out after 84 days. The landscape is mostly rock and grass, with about a tenth of it water. Among the features are 22 towns, 13 heroes, 78 mines, and a set of placed artifacts that includes the Crown of the Supreme Magi. Thirty timed events are scripted into play.

Author's description

An ancient enemy has risen and with them old fears. A thousand years ago, the Dharc Lords swept across the land and nearly destroyed your people. They were defeated, through the intervention of magic but at a high cost. Now the Dharc Lords have returned and they seek a Great Reckoning...

Version:RoE
Size:L (108×108 tiles)
Difficulty:Hard
Players:4 human / 8 total
Alliances:Yes (2 teams)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:9.86%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Time expires — 84 days

Terrain (both levels)

Grass28.7%
Water16.8%
Subterranean14.7%
Rough11.3%
Swamp11.1%
Snow9.5%
Sand4.7%
Dirt3.2%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of The Great Reckoning
UndergroundUnderground minimap of The Great Reckoning

On the map

Towns & Settlements

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

Heroes

13 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Spell scrolls2

Map Objects & Structures

Resource96Mine78Treasure Chest71Campfire31Obelisk30Flotsam27Magic Well23Garrison15Learning Stone12Cursed Ground11Subterranean Gate10Redwood Observatory8Sea Chest8Magic Plains8Creature Bank7Corpse7Shipwreck Survivor7Tree of Knowledge6Star Axis5Marletto Tower5Buoy5School of Magic4Garden of Revelation4Seer Hut4Mercenary Camp4Shipwreck4Sign4Shipyard3Fountain of Youth3Crypt3