The Story of the Fool — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

The Story of the Fool is a large underground-capable map of 108 by 108 tiles, rated hard, that the author presents as the middle part of a three-map campaign. It supports eight players, with a single human seat and seven computer-controlled colors, arranged into six teams. The factions in play include Necropolis, Dungeon, Conflux, Castle, and Stronghold. Victory comes from building a Grail structure, and a player loses when all towns and heroes are gone. Water covers about 18 percent of the terrain, with grass and subterranean ground making up much of the rest. Wandering Earth Elementals are the most common roaming threat, and the map holds the Grail, a set of Legion armor pieces, and several pendants among its placed artifacts.

Author's description

{Traemask the Fool} A Three Map Campaign by Timothy Duncan Episode One: The Outpost of Progress {Episode Two: The Story of the Fool} Episode Three: Wood's Heart

Version:SoD
Size:L (108×108 tiles)
Difficulty:Hard
Players:1 human / 8 total
Alliances:Yes (6 teams)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:17.54%
Victory condition:Build a Grail structure — at (60, 29, surface) (or the standard win also counts, AI can win this way too)
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Grass21.4%
Water18.5%
Subterranean18.2%
Dirt11.6%
Rough10.6%
Sand8.1%
Swamp7.0%
Lava2.9%
Snow1.8%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of The Story of the Fool
UndergroundUnderground minimap of The Story of the Fool

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Conflux(Blue) × 1
  • Castle(Green) × 1
  • Necropolis(Orange) × 2
  • Conflux(Pink) × 1
  • Stronghold(Pink) × 2
  • Dungeon(Purple) × 2
  • Dungeon(Red) × 2
  • Necropolis(Red) × 1
  • Castle(Tan) × 1
  • Dungeon(Teal) × 2
  • Necropolis(Teal) × 1
  • Castle(Neutral) × 1
  • Conflux(Neutral) × 7
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 1
  • Tower(Neutral) × 1

Heroes

57 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 12 monsters
  • Level 29 monsters
  • Level 314 monsters
  • Level 45 monsters
  • Level 52 monsters
  • Level 63 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts2
  • Spell scrolls1

Map Objects & Structures

Border Guard119Resource106Border Gate95Cursed Ground78Sign67Quest Guard63Mine59Magic Plains37Seer Hut35Favorable Winds30Garrison28Boat26Two-way Monolith25Buoy24Cursed Ground (2)23Fountain of Fortune22Magic Well20One-way Monolith Entrance18Redwood Observatory14Keymaster's Tent14Campfire14One-way Monolith Exit14Fountain of Youth10Garrison (vertical)9Learning Stone9Tavern9Subterranean Gate8Shipyard8Magic Clouds8Magic Plains (2)8