Map Name: Intrigue (intrigue.mp2) Map Maker: Andy Gels E-Mail Address: jgelsmd@cah.org Map Type: 4 Humans or Computers (All Random) Language: English Description: A land of mystery, your goal is to find the Ultimate Staff, said to be located in a mysterious fjord. But you only have eight months to find it! Special Win: Find the Ultimate Staff Special Loss: Run Out of Time Special Other: 8 Months Narrative: The Ultimate Staff is hidden behind a door in the desert. The Staff is also guarded by titans, and to get to the door, you need to fight some trolls. Play-Testers: Mark & Martin at Hadow@aol.com Morfar Bubbla at morfar.bubbla@home.se Colin Johnson at cjohnson@interlog.com Scenario: It's a very magical land. But magical or not, you still don't have the true magic in this beautiful land until you find the Ultimate Staff. It is hidden in a fjord near the green castle. But there is only one way to get the Ultimate Staff. That one way is if you take the roads to the door in the desert near Nobodyville. I called it Nobodyville because while no one owned it, I didn't think there would be any monsters. The door at the desert has just one partner: the door at the fjord. To get to the door, you have many monsters blocking you, and then there is a horde of trolls blocking your way at the bridge. When you defeat them, you can rush to the door, but then, you need all the help you can get from your army or armies because a pack of titans protect the Staff. When you attack them, attack heading south so that once they're gone, you have won the game! You have eight months. Designer's Notes: When you start, you get a lot of resources. You start with so many so that you can build an army quicker and defeat the trolls and titans easier. Eight months is the time you have. I allowed that much time because you may need to travel long distances back to your castle to resupply when you defeat the trolls or other monsters. However, this gives also enough time for the titans to get stronger. Don't spend too much time not looking for the Ultimate Staff, or the titans will have become so strong, they're almost impossible to destroy. Along the way to the Ultimate Staff is a stop near the trolls where you are given an artifact and some resources. You are given the Evil Eye, 2000 gold, and 7 gems. Also, there are other certain spots where you can get other artifacts and one in the lava where it's so hot, you accidentally drop gold into the lava, losing it! That spot is the only event that is not cancelled after the first event. However, the Ultimate Artifact cannot be claimed because it is completely surrounded by mountains without a door. One more thing: A normal victory is not allowed. You need the Ultimate Staff, period. Without it, you can still lose. But also remember that you can't get the Ultimate Artifact because it is hidden in the mountains. This is my first map I have submitted to Astral Wizard. I hope you enjoy it! I plan on many more, including one map called "Outbreak." E-mail me if you wish to comment it! My address is jgelsmd@cah.org. I wish for positive and negative comments. I wish for positive because then it tells me I've done a good job, if you have any. I also wish fornegative comments because if you think something could be changed, I could change it and the map could be better, if you have any. Best of luck! Yours truly, Andy Gels Charlevoix, Michigan, USA May 31, 1999