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The Lands of Shar — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

The Lands of Shar is an Extra Large 144 by 144 map for Shadow of Death, with underground levels, played on Impossible difficulty. Eight players take part, but only one can be human, and the other seven colors are computer-controlled. There are no teams. The factions are Tower, Stronghold, Dungeon, Rampart, Fortress, Inferno, and Conflux, with the Pink player holding both Tower and Conflux. The story follows a wizard who answers a call for help from Shar against barbarians and soon suspects that something is wrong. Victory requires transporting a specific artifact, and losing a specific hero ends the game. Rock covers about a quarter of the terrain and water about a fifth. The map contains 24 towns, 93 mines, 33 monoliths and portals, and the Grail, and roaming Efreet Sultans and Titans are among the wandering threats.

Author's description

You are Ribald, a wizard After the death your mentor Xardas, you decided to become an adventurer.Today you received a message from the faraway lands of Shar. They asked your help them defend against barbarians .You decided to take the first boat to Shar and help them. But something it's not right...

Version:SoD
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Impossible
Players:1 human / 8 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:20.99%
Victory condition:Transport a specific artifact — artifact #127 to (95, 16, underground) (or the standard win also counts)
Loss condition:Lose a specific hero — at (8, 34, surface)

Terrain (both levels)

Water27.8%
Grass13.2%
Dirt11.9%
Lava11.5%
Snow8.2%
Sand8.1%
Rough7.7%
Subterranean6.4%
Swamp5.2%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
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SurfaceSurface minimap of The Lands of Shar
UndergroundUnderground minimap of The Lands of Shar

On the map

Towns & Settlements

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

Heroes

30 placed heroes on map

Grail

♕ Grail structure placed on the map

Wandering Monsters

Creature Dwellings

Artifacts

Map Objects & Structures

Fiery Fields483Rocklands190Quest Guard136Evil Fog126Treasure Chest118Magic Clouds112Resource110Mine93Lucid Pools86Cursed Ground (2)70Magic Plains (2)58Cursed Ground51Holy Grounds28Creature Bank21Two-way Monolith21Clover Field18Warrior's Tomb17Flotsam16Corpse14Sign13Seer Hut13Library of Enlightenment11Sea Chest10Arena8Pyramid6One-way Monolith Exit6One-way Monolith Entrance6Subterranean Gate6Garden of Revelation6Shipwreck5