The Water of Life — SoD
Overview
Written from the facts in this map's file
The Water of Life is a medium underground map of 72 by 72 tiles for Heroes of Might and Magic III: Shadow of Death, set in a realm where the Undead hold sway and the goal is to recover the Elixir of Life and carry it to the Resort, the last point of resistance. It is a single-player map with one human player and three computer-controlled colors, Red, Blue and Purple, plus the Tan player, arranged into three teams. The factions are Rampart, Conflux, Necropolis and Dungeon. Victory requires transporting a specific artifact, while losing a particular hero ends the game. The difficulty is set to Impossible. Terrain is mostly subterranean, grass, water and rough ground, and the map holds 42 towns, a Grail, 76 mines and 39 creature banks. Notable objects include Armageddon's Blade and Spellbinder's Hat, along with many Faerie Dragons roaming the map.
Author's description
| Version: | SoD |
|---|---|
| Size: | M (72×72 tiles) |
| Difficulty: | Impossible |
| Players: | 1 human / 4 total |
| Alliances: | Yes (3 teams) |
| Levels: | Surface and underground |
| Water %: | 17.81% |
| Victory condition: | Transport a specific artifact — artifact #131 to (1, 3, surface) (or the standard win also counts) |
| Loss condition: | Lose a specific hero — at (42, 1, underground) |
Terrain (both levels)
On the map
Towns & Settlements
- Conflux(Blue) × 2
- Dungeon(Purple) × 1
- Rampart(Red) × 2
- Necropolis(Tan) × 1
- Castle(Neutral) × 6
- Conflux(Neutral) × 6
- Dungeon(Neutral) × 5
- Necropolis(Neutral) × 9
- Rampart(Neutral) × 6
- Stronghold(Neutral) × 4
Heroes
5 placed heroes on map
Wandering Monsters
- Faerie Dragon36 stacks
- Rogue8 stacks
- Rust Dragon5 stacks
- Azure Dragon3 stacks
- Troll2 stacks
- Enchanter2 stacks
- Nomad2 stacks
- Firebird2 stacks
- Crystal Dragon2 stacks
- Sharpshooter2 stacks
- Zombie2 stacks
- Silver Pegasus1 stack
- Wyvern Monarch1 stack
- Earth Elemental1 stack
- Cyclops King1 stack
- Boar1 stack
- Ice Elemental1 stack
- Air Elemental1 stack
- Angel1 stack
- Ancient Behemoth1 stack
- Gold Dragon1 stack
- Walking Dead1 stack
- Peasant1 stack
- Vampire1 stack
- Wight1 stack
- Pegasus1 stack
- Magma Elemental1 stack
- Diamond Golem1 stack
- Pikeman1 stack
Random Monsters
- Level 03 monsters
- Level 123 monsters
- Level 25 monsters
- Level 39 monsters
- Level 412 monsters
- Level 53 monsters
- Level 66 monsters
- Level 7333 monsters
Creature Dwellings
Artifacts
- Spell Book(1 on heroes)
- Blackshard of the Dead Knight(1 in rewards)
- Red Dragon Flame Tongue(1 on heroes)
- Dragon Scale Shield(1 on heroes)
- Amulet of the Undertaker(1 in rewards)
- Vampire's Cowl(1 in rewards)
- Dead Man's Boots(1 on heroes)
- Angel Wings(1 in rewards)
- Ring of Vitality(1 in rewards)
- Ring of Life(1 in rewards)
- Vial of Lifeblood(1 in rewards)
- Spellbinder's Hat(1 placed)
- Armageddon's Blade(1 placed)
- Armor of the Damned(1 in rewards)
Scrolls & Random Relics
- Random artifacts106
- Spell scrolls1