Disciples II: Dark Prophecy Quest
Godslayer Proving Grounds
Version 1.03  3/3/2002

Author: Chris Thilges aka Yzeass   Email: yzeass@5150.net

Specifications:  Single User  96x96  Empire Only

Introduction:

The dawn of the age of men is approaching.  The Highfather has declared that
a champion must emerge that is worthy of becoming the Godslayer.  The Godslayer
is a being that has been imbued with the power of the Highfather and has the
ability to vanquish the other gods of the realms.

The hero must be able to complete the trials of the Proving Grounds.  They must
be able to defeat all of the opponents and collect the artifacts from the different
races. When the champion brings the artifacts to the altar of transformation 
the Highfather will change them into the Godslayer. 


Designer Notes:

I originally started the quest to be the first part of a four part saga. 
The first part, the Proving Grounds, was to create the 'godslayer' and to
create a higher level hero.  The subsequent parts (yet to be finished) 
were to follow the hero through the destruction of the gods of the realms
where the player defeats the capital of each of the other races (one race
per map/part).

I also wanted a quest that showcased most of the creatures/races available
in Disciples II.  The Proving Grounds contains the vast majority of the 
creatures/races in the game.

This quest was designed to be played by a hero that has completed the Empire 
saga.  It is recommended the hero be of a higher lvl (9-11).  The quest has
a hero experience level cap of 14.  You can play the quest with a new hero
(defaulted to level 7) for a more challenging experience.

The player starts at the top of the map and will work their way through the
map to the bottom.  The map has been divided into sections.  Once the hero
has found the artifacts for a section the door to the next area is opened.

The *majority* of the battles are not initated by the player.  Most of the
battles will occur when the hero enters a predefined zone and an attacker
will come out of the fog of war to attack.  This was to prevent the player
from spellcasting on the opponents prior to combat.

I tried to balance each section so the player is able to handle the battles
for each region by the time they enter that area.

See the file 'GSPGHINT.TXT' for hints and a walkthrough for the map.

Version History:

1.03: 03/04/02, Initial public release
1.02: 03/02/02, Adjustments from playtesting
1.01: 03/01/02, Adjustments from playtesting
1.00: 02/28/02, Initial Map Completion


Legal Note:

This quest is copyright 2002 by Chris Thilges.
Permission is given to use this quest for private non-commercial purposes.
Commercial use of this quest, in whole or in part, is not permitted without
the express written consent of the author.