The Vial of Soissons — AB
Overview
Written from the facts in this map's file
The Vial of Soissons is an Extra Large 144 by 144 map for Armageddon's Blade with an underground level, rated Expert, and set for eight players, all of whom can be human. There are no teams, and each player starts with a different faction, from Dungeon and Castle to Inferno and Fortress. Victory requires transporting one specific artifact, and a player loses by losing all towns and heroes. Water covers about 31 percent of the terrain, with grass, rough ground and swamp making up much of the rest. The map holds 45 towns and 17 heroes at the start, along with 112 mines and 12 monoliths or portals. Wandering monsters include Mummies, Rogues and Black Dragons, and the Grail is placed on the map. Many of the named artifacts belong to the Legion and Armageddon's Blade sets.
Author's description
| Version: | AB |
|---|---|
| Size: | XL (144×144 tiles) |
| Difficulty: | Expert |
| Players: | 8 human / 8 total |
| Alliances: | No (Free for all) |
| Levels: | Surface and underground |
| Water %: | 30.86% |
| Victory condition: | Transport a specific artifact — artifact #127 to (88, 8, underground) (or the standard win also counts) |
| Loss condition: | Lose all towns and heroes |
Terrain (both levels)
Water31.6%
Grass15.4%
Rough11.1%
Swamp10.2%
Dirt9.7%
Sand6.8%
Subterranean6.7%
Lava6.5%
Snow2.1%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
Surface
Underground
On the map
Towns & Settlements
- Castle(Blue) × 1
- Rampart(Green) × 1
- Stronghold(Orange) × 1
- Fortress(Pink) × 1
- Tower(Purple) × 1
- Dungeon(Red) × 4
- Necropolis(Tan) × 1
- Inferno(Teal) × 1
- Castle(Neutral) × 2
- Dungeon(Neutral) × 6
- Fortress(Neutral) × 4
- Inferno(Neutral) × 3
- Necropolis(Neutral) × 4
- Rampart(Neutral) × 2
- Random(Neutral) × 5
- Stronghold(Neutral) × 5
- Tower(Neutral) × 3
Heroes
17 placed heroes on map
Wandering Monsters
- Mummy18 stacks
- Rogue13 stacks
- Hobgoblin11 stacks
- Black Dragon9 stacks
- Mighty Gorgon8 stacks
- Azure Dragon6 stacks
- Zealot5 stacks
- Marksman5 stacks
- Cyclops King5 stacks
- Master Genie5 stacks
- Water Elemental5 stacks
- Titan4 stacks
- Evil Eye4 stacks
- Skeleton Warrior4 stacks
- Nomad3 stacks
- Dendroid Soldier3 stacks
- Dread Knight3 stacks
- Dragon Fly3 stacks
- Ice Elemental3 stacks
- Efreet Sultan3 stacks
- Thunderbird3 stacks
- Faerie Dragon3 stacks
- Sharpshooter2 stacks
- Grand Elf2 stacks
- Power Lich2 stacks
- Battle Dwarf2 stacks
- Magic Elemental2 stacks
- Naga Queen2 stacks
- Orc Chieftain2 stacks
- Scorpicore2 stacks
- Troll2 stacks
- Arch Devil1 stack
- Earth Elemental1 stack
- Gold Dragon1 stack
- Cyclops1 stack
- Gog1 stack
- Stone Golem1 stack
- Green Dragon1 stack
- Unicorn1 stack
- Silver Pegasus1 stack
- Centaur Captain1 stack
- Chaos Hydra1 stack
- Champion1 stack
- Storm Elemental1 stack
- Magma Elemental1 stack
- Energy Elemental1 stack
- Arch Mage1 stack
- Familiar1 stack
- Vampire Lord1 stack
- Lizard Warrior1 stack
- Peasant1 stack
- Cerberus1 stack
- Ghost Dragon1 stack
- Crusader1 stack
- Minotaur King1 stack
Random Monsters
- Level 170 monsters
- Level 293 monsters
- Level 3121 monsters
- Level 4105 monsters
- Level 559 monsters
- Level 672 monsters
- Level 754 monsters
Creature Dwellings
Artifacts
- Spell Book(1 on heroes)
- Ballista(1 on heroes)
- Sword of Hellfire(1 placed)
- Sentinel's Shield(1 in rewards)
- Thunder Helmet(1 on heroes)
- Titan's Cuirass(1 on heroes)
- Sandals of the Saint(1 on heroes)
- Celestial Necklace of Bliss(1 placed, 1 in rewards)
- Lion's Shield of Courage(1 in rewards, 1 on heroes)
- Sword of Judgement(1 on heroes)
- Helm of Heavenly Enlightenment(1 in rewards, 1 on heroes)
- Quiet Eye of the Dragon(1 placed)
- Dragon Scale Shield(1 placed)
- Crown of Dragontooth(1 placed)
- Spyglass(1 placed)
- Surcoat of Counterpoise(1 on heroes)
- Bow of Elven Cherrywood(1 placed)
- Bowstring of the Unicorn's Mane(1 placed)
- Angel Feather Arrows(1 placed)
- Equestrian's Gloves(1 on heroes)
- Orb of Silt(1 in rewards, 1 on heroes)
- Tome of Earth Magic(1 on heroes)
- Boots of Levitation(1 in rewards)
- Golden Bow(1 placed)
- Boots of Speed(1 placed)
- Pendant of Second Sight(1 in rewards)
- Pendant of Courage(1 placed)
- Ring of Infinite Gems(1 placed)
- Eversmoking Ring of Sulfur(1 placed, 1 on heroes)
- Endless Sack of Gold(1 placed)
- Endless Purse of Gold(1 in rewards)
- Legs of Legion(1 placed)
- Loins of Legion(1 placed)
- Torso of Legion(1 placed)
- Arms of Legion(1 placed)
- Head of Legion(3 placed)
- Sea Captain's Hat(2 placed)
- Shackles of War(2 placed)
- Vial of Dragon Blood(1 in rewards)
- Armageddon's Blade(1 placed)
Scrolls & Random Relics
- Random artifacts94
- Spell scrolls1