Masters of the Elements: Difference between revisions

Masters of the Elements is the third episode in the Heroes Chronicles. It was sold as a stand-alone game using the Shadow of Death version of the engine, but missing multiplayer and random or custom maps.

Backstory

Tarnum must face down his own prejudice against magic and become a Wizard if he has any chance of saving the world from the destructive Elemental Lords. (Campaign description.)

The Elemental Lords, masters of Air, Earth, Water, and Fire, were free to tear the world apart now that a ten thousand year truce had come to an end. Only one with a powerful command over magic could stand a chance against them. So why did the Ancestors call on a Barbarian who hates magic to save us all? (Intro video.)

Quest/Objective

Maps

Name	Size	Bonus	Sides	Victory Condition	Loss Condition
The Trouble with Magic	S	Either 10 Obsidian Gargoyles or +1 Spell Power.	Blue (player), Teal (enemy)	Defeat All Enemies	Lose Hero
Tarnum must defeat the Conflux town to gain the knowledge he needs to confront the Elemental Lords. If Tarnum loses any battle, his cause is lost. Tarnum will be limited to level eight, but he and two of his best Captains will carry over to the next scenario.

Walking on Clouds	S+	Either Lookout Tower or 1000 Gold	Blue (player), Teal (enemy)	Defeat All Enemies	Lose Hero
Tarnum must defeat the armies of the Lord of Air. Tarnum and all Heroes will be limited to level twelve. Tarnum and the two best Captains will transfer to the next scenario with all of their skills, spells and experience. The Orb of Firmament will transfer to the rest of the scenarios as well.

Don't Drink the Water	M	Either 30 Wood or 30 Ore	Blue (player), Green (enemy)	Defeat All Enemies	Lose Hero
Tarnum must defeat all the Fortresses. All Heroes will be limited to level 20, but Tarnum and his three best Heroes will transfer to the next scenario with their spells, skills and experience. The Orb of Driving Rain will transfer to all scenarios.

Hard Places	M+	Either Crown of the Supreme Magi or 5 Sulphur, Mercury, Crystal, and Gems	Blue (player), Tan (enemy)	Defeat All Enemies	Lose Hero
Tarnum must now fight the Dungeon Overlords. All Heroes will be limited to level 25, but Tarnum and his three best Heroes will transfer to the next scenario along with all of their skills, spells and experience. The Orb of Silt will transfer to all scenarios.

The Secret in the Flames	S+	Either 8 Enchanters or 12 Magi	Blue (player), Red (enemy)	Flag All Creature Dwellings	Lose Hero
Tarnum must defeat the Inferno town and gain control of the Fire Elementals by flaggging all Fire Elemental generators. Heroes will be limited to level 30, but Tarnum and his three best Heroes will transfer to the next map, carrying over all of their skills, spells and experience.

The Magic that Binds	M	Either Mage Guild Level 2 or 6 Enchanters	Blue (player), Red, Tan, Green and Teal (enemies)	Accumulate Creatures	Lose Hero
Tarnum is in a race against the armies of the Elemental Lords to find three Magic Elementals called "the First." All Heroes are limited to level 33, but Tarnum and his three best Heroes will transfer to the next scenario with all their spells, skills and experience.

Birds of Fire	S+	Either 12 Enchanters or 4000 Gold	Blue (player), Red (enemy)	Capture Town	Lose Hero
Tarnum must defeat the Fire Elementals who enslaved the Phoenixes by capturing their town. All Heroes will be limited to level 35, but Tarnum and his three best Heroes will transfer to the next scenario with all their spells, skills and experience.

Master of the Elements	L	Either City Hall or Citadel	Blue (player), Red, Tan, Green and Teal (enemies)	Defeat All Enemies	Lose Hero
Tarnum faces the four Elemental Lords, now allied against him. If Tarnum is defeated then all hope is lost, and the world is destroyed.

Heroes

Tarnum the Wizard

Strategy

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Spoiler follows!

Unusually, in this one the heroes may want to avoid getting too much experience on the first levels, despite the ironically high limitations. That’s because the allowed choice of secondary skills is story-driven and strictly limited. If they do happen to preserve a few empty skill slots, it becomes possible to learn the remaining random skills, not excluding Logistics, on level 5 and especially level 6 which even has a University right next to the starting position.

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 | colspan="6"| Tarnum must defeat all the [[Fortress]]es. All Heroes will be limited to level 20, but Tarnum and his three best Heroes will transfer to the next scenario with their spells, skills and experience. The [[Orb of Driving Rain]] will transfer to all scenarios.