The Ways — RoE
Overview
Written from the facts in this map's file
The Ways is an extra large underground map for eight players, six of them human at most, with Tan and Pink reserved for the computer. No teams are set, so every player fights alone. Each side takes a different faction, running from Castle, Stronghold, Necropolis and Fortress through Tower, Rampart, Dungeon and Inferno. The author's description ties the map to a well-known fantasy novel series, framing it as a quest to break seals on a prison and defeat a great adversary. Winning requires capturing one specific town, while a player is eliminated after losing all towns and heroes. Rock covers roughly a third of the terrain and water a quarter. Across 29 towns and 26 starting heroes, the map scatters 221 random monster stacks, dwellings holding creatures such as Angels and Beholders, and the Grail. Named artifacts such as the Titan's Cuirass add further prizes.
Author's description
| Version: | RoE |
|---|---|
| Size: | XL (144×144 tiles) |
| Difficulty: | Normal |
| Players: | 6 human / 8 total |
| Alliances: | No (Free for all) |
| Levels: | Surface and underground |
| Water %: | 24.84% |
| Victory condition: | Capture a specific town — at (142, 139, surface) |
| Loss condition: | Lose all towns and heroes |
Terrain (both levels)
On the map
Towns & Settlements
- Stronghold(Blue) × 1
- Fortress(Green) × 1
- Tower(Orange) × 1
- Inferno(Pink) × 2
- Rampart(Purple) × 1
- Castle(Red) × 1
- Necropolis(Tan) × 1
- Dungeon(Teal) × 1
- Castle(Neutral) × 2
- Dungeon(Neutral) × 5
- Fortress(Neutral) × 2
- Inferno(Neutral) × 1
- Rampart(Neutral) × 2
- Random(Neutral) × 4
- Stronghold(Neutral) × 2
- Tower(Neutral) × 2
Heroes
26 placed heroes on map
Wandering Monsters
- Wraith3 stacks
- Air Elemental2 stacks
- Power Lich2 stacks
- Vampire Lord2 stacks
- Red Dragon2 stacks
- Lich2 stacks
- Black Knight2 stacks
- Fire Elemental1 stack
- Earth Elemental1 stack
- Arch Devil1 stack
- Gold Dragon1 stack
- Cyclops King1 stack
- Dread Knight1 stack
- Water Elemental1 stack
- Manticore1 stack
- Black Dragon1 stack
- Ghost Dragon1 stack
- Vampire1 stack
- Bone Dragon1 stack
Random Monsters
- Level 04 monsters
- Level 17 monsters
- Level 28 monsters
- Level 328 monsters
- Level 436 monsters
- Level 535 monsters
- Level 671 monsters
- Level 732 monsters
Creature Dwellings
Artifacts
- Spell Book(1 on heroes)
- Ogre's Club of Havoc(1 in rewards)
- Titan's Gladius(1 on heroes)
- Shield of the Dwarven Lords(1 on heroes)
- Buckler of the Gnoll King(1 placed)
- Shield of the Damned(1 in rewards)
- Sentinel's Shield(1 on heroes)
- Crown of the Supreme Magi(1 in rewards)
- Titan's Cuirass(1 placed)
- Armor of Wonder(1 on heroes)
- Celestial Necklace of Bliss(1 placed, 1 on heroes)
- Helm of Heavenly Enlightenment(1 on heroes)
- Dragon Scale Armor(1 on heroes)
- Dragon Wing Tabard(1 on heroes)
- Still Eye of the Dragon(1 in rewards)
- Bow of Elven Cherrywood(1 on heroes)
- Ring of Conjuring(1 placed)
- Cape of Conjuring(1 on heroes)
- Pendant of Second Sight(1 on heroes)
- Everflowing Crystal Cloak(1 placed)
- Inexhaustible Cart of Lumber(1 placed)
Scrolls & Random Relics
- Random artifacts66