Killometer's maps ~ Vallum (single RotV) updated 3/1/15

[Dad_Scaper]

Huh. Maybe I'll use both, then. Not fiddling with my event threat at the moment on account of having real work to do; remind me in a few days if it looks like I forgot.

[Killometer]

Glad to see your interest. I'll be sure to you if it looks like you need it.

[Killometer]

A typo a couple weeks ago referring to a Jungle version of @UranusPChicago 's Highways and Dieways got my wheels churning, and I figured hey, since I've already ripped off his intellectual property once how much worse can a second time be?

Highways and Dieways: Angkor edition added 1/25/15
a variant of UranusPChicago's BoV classic Highways and Dieways
requires 1 RotV, 2 FotA, 2 TJ
supports 2 random power glyphs



It's pretty material heavy, but looks gorgeous, like ancient overgrown ruins (hence the pretentious title). I went with adapting the Castle sets instead of sticking with the original roads because I figured it was silly and difficult to justify just swapping out two different types of trees.

[Typhon2222]

"Angkor Ed." isn't pretentious, just smart and fitting.

[Killometer]

Well I certainly couldn't have gone with just "Jungle edition" if I wanted to compete with "Song of the Walrus."

And slight tangent, I wonder what percentage of active posters know who "UPC" is off the top of their head.

[Dad_Scaper]

I'm surprised you know who that is, young 'un.

[Killometer]

Originally Posted by Dad_Scaper

young 'un.

Well pretty soon the senility will set in and you'll be back to with the rest of us.

[Typhon2222]

UPC: Universal Product Code, the legendary 'Scape cartographer of yore!

[Typhon2222]

Oh look, the Louisville folks are bringing Dry Season again.

[Killometer]

I keep meaning to update my OP with tourney showings, but instead I just keep falling further behind.

[Killometer]

I have to get this up before my eyes start to bleed from analyzing it anymore.

Vallum
requires 1 RotV
supports 1 random power glyph and 1 random treasure glyph
Slippery Devil! trap included in build instructions



top view:

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Design ramblings:

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I've spent a bunch of time crunching what people like and don't like about @GameBear 's single Rise map Common Ground and my single Rise map Dry Season, and this is what I've come up with. To spice it up I've kept it superficially asymetric, but both sides have equal access to everything and play evenly. It has quite a bit of property on the highest level, but with the ruins cutting it in half it doesn't just become a plateau of slaughter. The power glyph is far enough afield to draw attention away from the tall hill (I liked it best with strong glyphs like Astrid, Gerda or Valda, but not enough to make it a fixed glyph), and the treasure glyph is easy enough to get to without decommitting from the high side that it tempts heroes (and I made the trap very low impact to avoid disincentivizing it, unlike some of my previous traps). The routes past the ruins are open enough that a single squad of Rats can't tie the whole thing up, and I've also accounted for hiding Rae-rae (Rise version can't cover the glyph from behind the ruin), and Zelrig and other ranged double basers can get to the top on OM1, but require a second OM to threaten the opposing SZ. I know there's more that I can't think of right now, but I'll fill it in as I remember.

[Typhon2222]

Hah! I'd forgotten that one must always return to Killo's posts to see what's appeared in the Edited notes.

Hey, I think Vallum is a perfect name. The evenly spaced vertical ribs sticking up from the ruins resemble stakes.

Normally I plus-rep ANYBODY who uses Latin, even you; but I gotta spread my honey pot of love around some more.