War without Reason — AB

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

War without Reason is a large underground map measuring 108 by 108, rated Hard and built for Armageddon's Blade. Seven factions contest the map, with Conflux, Inferno, Castle, Dungeon, Rampart, Stronghold and Fortress each assigned to a color, and up to five of the seven players can be human; Blue and Green are computer-only. There are no teams. Victory requires defeating all enemies, and a player loses by losing all towns and heroes. The terrain is roughly 41 percent rock, 27 percent water and 9 percent grass, and boats are unavailable. Nineteen towns and two starting heroes are placed, alongside 105 random monster stacks, 60 random artifacts, 52 mines and 13 creature banks. Notable finds include Armageddon's Blade, the Shackles of War and the Spellbinder's Hat, plus wandering Greater Basilisks and Arch Mages.

Author's description

Official map #2: Lord Hilltopper says that someone in one of the other kingdoms stole his royal hat. But everyone knows that is just an excuse of the madman to start a war. Well, I guess it worked. (your world has not discovered boats yet, so you can't get boats) ~ The Blue Camel

Version:AB
Size:L (108×108 tiles)
Difficulty:Hard
Players:5 human / 7 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:26.54%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Water45.1%
Grass15.7%
Rough8.0%
Swamp7.7%
Dirt7.5%
Snow7.0%
Sand4.7%
Lava4.3%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of War without Reason
UndergroundUnderground minimap of War without Reason

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Inferno(Blue) × 2
  • Castle(Green) × 1
  • Dungeon(Orange) × 1
  • Fortress(Pink) × 1
  • Rampart(Purple) × 1
  • Conflux(Red) × 1
  • Stronghold(Teal) × 1
  • Conflux(Neutral) × 1
  • Dungeon(Neutral) × 2
  • Fortress(Neutral) × 2
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 1
  • Random(Neutral) × 3
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 1
  • Tower(Neutral) × 1

Heroes

2 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 17 monsters
  • Level 212 monsters
  • Level 321 monsters
  • Level 426 monsters
  • Level 517 monsters
  • Level 615 monsters
  • Level 77 monsters

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts60

Map Objects & Structures

Resource266Treasure Chest177Mine52Star Axis30Learning Stone21Shrine of Magic Gesture21Campfire19Magic Well15Two-way Monolith14Creature Bank13Obelisk12Mercenary Camp11Witch Hut11Idol of Fortune10Fountain of Fortune8Subterranean Gate8Temple7Garden of Revelation7Redwood Observatory6Tree of Knowledge6Den of Thieves6Marletto Tower6Rally Flag5School of Magic5Windmill5Refugee Camp4Shrine of Magic Thought4Border Guard4Crypt4Water Wheel4