The Pen and the Sword — RoE

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

The Pen and the Sword is an underground-enabled map for Restoration of Erathia, set on an extra large 144 by 144 grid with two levels and rated expert difficulty. It hosts eight players, but only one seat is human, with the other seven computer-controlled and no teams defined. The factions are Castle for Red, Tower for Blue, Tan and Green, Stronghold for Orange, Fortress for Purple, Dungeon for Teal, and Rampart for Pink. Rock covers about 45 percent of the terrain, with water near 20 percent, grass 14 percent and dirt 8 percent. The author describes wizards at war over a homeland, with the player tasked to unite the lands. Victory requires defeating all enemies, and a loss comes when all towns and heroes are gone. The map holds 21 towns, 11 placed heroes, 129 mines, 21 creature banks, and the Grail, along with several named artifacts.

Author's description

The wizards have begun a great war to decide who will control their homeland - and the world. The spells they cast at the beginning of their conflict have some nasty side effects. Your only hope is to unite the lands and destroy them. But where is that pesky sister of yours. You need her here.

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)

Water35.4%
Grass25.9%
Dirt15.1%
Subterranean8.2%
Snow7.0%
Swamp3.3%
Lava2.6%
Sand2.6%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of The Pen and the Sword
UndergroundUnderground minimap of The Pen and the Sword

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

Random Monsters

  • Level 17 monsters
  • Level 28 monsters
  • Level 368 monsters
  • Level 431 monsters
  • Level 524 monsters
  • Level 673 monsters
  • Level 711 monsters

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts33

Map Objects & Structures

Random Resource341Mine129Scholar93Treasure Chest67Campfire42Subterranean Gate24Creature Bank21Resource21Magic Plains20Border Guard18Garden of Revelation16Star Axis16Sign15School of Magic14Learning Stone14Tree of Knowledge14Marletto Tower12Shrine of Magic Thought10Warrior's Tomb10Corpse10Sea Chest10Arena9Shrine of Magic Gesture8Shrine of Magic Incantation8Water Wheel7Cursed Ground7Pandoras Box7Keymaster's Tent6Magic Well6Mercenary Camp6