The Pen and the Sword — RoE
Overview
Written from the facts in this map's file
The Pen and the Sword is an extra large underground map, 144 by 144, for Heroes of Might and Magic III: Restoration of Erathia, rated for expert play. It is set in a land where rival wizards have started a war for control of their homeland, and the player must unite the territories and defeat them while also finding a missing sister. The map supports eight players, with one human player and seven computer-controlled opponents, and no teams are defined. Factions include Castle, Tower, Stronghold, Fortress, Dungeon, and Rampart. Victory requires defeating all enemies, and the player loses by losing all towns and heroes. Rock covers about 45 percent of the terrain and water about 20 percent. Notable finds include the Grail, fifteen named artifacts, and four monoliths and portals, along with 21 towns and 21 creature banks.
Author's description
| Version: | RoE |
|---|---|
| Size: | XL (144×144 tiles) |
| Difficulty: | Expert |
| Players: | 1 human / 8 total |
| Alliances: | No (Free for all) |
| Levels: | Surface and underground |
| Water %: | 19.55% |
| Victory condition: | Defeat all enemies |
| Loss condition: | Lose all towns and heroes |
Terrain (both levels)
On the map
Towns & Settlements
- Tower(Blue) × 1
- Tower(Green) × 2
- Stronghold(Orange) × 1
- Rampart(Pink) × 1
- Fortress(Purple) × 1
- Castle(Red) × 1
- Tower(Tan) × 1
- Dungeon(Teal) × 2
- Necropolis(Neutral) × 1
- Rampart(Neutral) × 2
- Random(Neutral) × 6
- Tower(Neutral) × 2
Heroes
11 placed heroes on map
Wandering Monsters
- War Unicorn4 stacks
- Battle Dwarf3 stacks
- Grand Elf3 stacks
- Skeleton Warrior2 stacks
- Horned Demon2 stacks
- Angel1 stack
- Dendroid Soldier1 stack
- Silver Pegasus1 stack
- Minotaur King1 stack
- Wyvern Monarch1 stack
- Wraith1 stack
- Medusa Queen1 stack
- Greater Basilisk1 stack
- Hell Hound1 stack
- Cerberus1 stack
- Gold Dragon1 stack
- Ogre1 stack
- Wolf Raider1 stack
Random Monsters
- Level 17 monsters
- Level 28 monsters
- Level 368 monsters
- Level 431 monsters
- Level 524 monsters
- Level 673 monsters
- Level 711 monsters
Creature Dwellings
Artifacts
- Spell Book(1 on heroes)
- Sword of Hellfire(2 placed)
- Shield of the Damned(2 placed)
- Tunic of the Cyclops King(1 placed)
- Armor of Wonder(1 placed)
- Sandals of the Saint(1 placed)
- Celestial Necklace of Bliss(2 placed)
- Lion's Shield of Courage(2 placed)
- Sword of Judgement(1 placed)
- Helm of Heavenly Enlightenment(1 placed)
- Dragon Scale Armor(1 placed)
- Dragon Wing Tabard(1 in rewards)
- Crown of Dragontooth(1 placed)
- Clover of Fortune(1 placed)
- Bow of Elven Cherrywood(1 placed)
- Ambassador's Sash(1 placed)
- Equestrian's Gloves(1 placed, 1 on heroes)
- Angel Wings(1 placed)
- Tome of Fire Magic(1 placed)
- Tome of Air Magic(1 placed)
- Tome of Water Magic(1 placed)
- Tome of Earth Magic(1 placed)
- Boots of Speed(1 placed, 1 on heroes)
- Spellbinder's Hat(1 placed)
Scrolls & Random Relics
- Random artifacts33