The Rise of Telmar — SoD

The Rise of Telmar is a medium-sized map of 72 by 72 tiles with an underground level, built for Shadow of Death and set for Normal difficulty. Six players share the field, but only one can be human, and the other five are computer-controlled. The players form four teams. Factions include Castle, Tower, Dungeon and Rampart, with Green mixing Castle and Tower. The author's description imagines a volcano explorer who descends a crater and finds a different world, with an active volcano and an unfamiliar climate. Rock, grass and subterranean ground make up most of the terrain, with water covering about an eighth. Twenty-nine towns, 39 mines, and a range of guarded artifacts, creature banks and wandering stacks fill the map. Victory requires acquiring a specific artifact, and a player loses if a specific hero is defeated.