There and Back Again — AB

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

There and Back Again is a small Armageddon's Blade map on a 36 by 36 grid, with an underground level and a hard difficulty rating. Two players are set up, but only one can be human, and the Blue side is computer-controlled and fights as Inferno. The Red player's faction is random, and there are no teams. The story begins with a family heirloom stolen from a royal treasury, and the player must recover it. Victory requires acquiring a specific artifact, while losing a specific hero ends the game in defeat. The terrain is mostly grass and subterranean ground, with two towns, four mines, and twelve monoliths and portals. Wandering monsters include minotaurs, golems, a rust dragon, and skeleton warriors, and Dragon Scale Armor is placed on the map.

Author's description

Time was flowing as it should. Peace was upon the land and everything was fine. Then one night flames burst from the royal treasury and some one stole the family heirloom. You fear that it is Gashereon, servent of The Evil. You must now go and retrieve this family heirloom.

Version:AB
Size:S (36×36 tiles)
Difficulty:Hard
Players:1 human / 2 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Victory condition:Acquire a specific artifact — artifact #40 (or the standard win also counts)
Loss condition:Lose a specific hero — at (2, 6, surface)

Terrain (both levels)

Grass51.6%
Subterranean48.4%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of There and Back Again
UndergroundUnderground minimap of There and Back Again

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Inferno(Blue) × 1
  • Random(Red) × 1

Heroes

2 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 21 monster
  • Level 31 monster
  • Level 46 monsters
  • Level 54 monsters
  • Level 62 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts4

Map Objects & Structures

Random Resource46Resource24Cursed Ground15Treasure Chest10Random Dwelling (by level)6Two-way Monolith6Mine4One-way Monolith Entrance3One-way Monolith Exit3Tree of Knowledge3Learning Stone2Marletto Tower2Mercenary Camp2Star Axis2Refugee Camp2School of Magic2Garden of Revelation2Sign1Hill Fort1Garrison1Keymaster's Tent1Border Guard1Arena1University1