DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER Date : 10/06/2003 Duedate: 10/18/2003 MORDANT ARENA DM-1 TURN-480 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS CHYNA HAWKS (466) (1-7052) [19-8-0,112] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader CHYNA ABYSSINIAN HAWKS (466) CAT'S MEOW (522) (1-7052) [19-8-0,112] (1-7043) [4-1-0,91] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite MAN NEXT DOOR NUMBER TWO HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) (1-6987) [20-34-1,109] (1-7422) [0-2-0,5] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM HAWKS (466) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. RIDERS OF CHAOS (547) 25 2. THE BLACK COMPANY (544) 22 DARK TOADS (506) 3. HAWKS (466) 17 Unchartered Team 4. HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 14 5. REVELATIONS (509) 12 ANGELS OF DOOM (550) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*ANGELS OF DOOM (550) 2 0 1 100 1/ 1 HAWKS (466) 10 5 0 2/ 2*CAT'S MEOW (522) 8 2 0 80.0 2/ 4 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) 8 4 1 3- 3 COURTS OF CHAOS (194) 31 15 1 67.4 3/ 2*RIDERS OF CHAOS (547) 8 4 1 4- 5 THE APPRENTICES (524) 97 59 5 62.2 4/ 8*BLOOD OF THE SPIDE (540) 6 2 1 5/ 7*BLOOD OF THE SPIDE (540) 11 7 1 61.1 5/ 7 SOUL HAREM (337) 5 10 0 6/ 6 DARK TOADS (506) 101 66 3 60.5 6- 6 THE APPRENTICES (524) 4 2 1 7/ 8 HAWKS (466) 304 210 17 59.1 7/ 5*CAT'S MEOW (522) 4 2 0 8/ 9 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) 318 282 24 53.0 8/13 REVELATIONS (509) 3 0 0 9/11 REVELATIONS (509) 18 16 2 52.9 9/ 3 DARK TOADS (506) 3 4 0 10/12*RIDERS OF CHAOS (547) 14 13 2 51.9 10/ 9 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 3 12 0 11/13 SOUL HAREM (337) 36 45 5 44.4 11/10*ANGELS OF DOOM (550) 2 0 1 12/14 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 317 482 11 39.7 12-14 COURTS OF CHAOS (194) 0 1 0 13-15*WENSINWASIN X (546) 0 3 0 0.0 13-15*WENSINWASIN X (546) 0 1 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Homicidal Maniacs ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + "What do you mean, 'there's another one of me on the Isle'? I'm unique, there IS only ONE of me," Lady Protector Sandy stated. "And a good thing, too," her recently graduated teammate Babyface muttered. She turned on him. "What was that? Would you care to repeat that?" she asked in a dangerous tone. Despite the resurrection supposedly guaranteed by his ascension to the position of Lord Protector, Babyface had a healthy fear of this woman. After all, he couldn't be resurrected if his body disappeared, and there was a whole swamp outside town to hide bodies in. Why, he'd hidden a few there himself. Of course, they'd been people who deserved it.... He hesitated, then shook himself. Of course they'd deserved it. They'd been willfully obstructing his then-employer's plans. "I, um, just said that you're too special for there to be anyone even a little like you." He assumed his personal, patented expression of innocence, the one that had gotten him his nickname. Sandy didn't look like she believed that, but she relaxed a little and said, "Good save. I'll deal with the imposter later." Babyface quietly wiped the sweat from his brow. "Where's Hayden?" Sandy demanded, reverting to her first topic, the one she'd been working on before Babyface had been so thoughtless as to mention the other Lady Protector Sandy. "He's hiding from me again, isn't he?" "Um, actually, I think he's hiding from someone else right now," the younger warrior said. Not that he would mention to HER that he was younger, thus implying that she was older. Life got very tricky around Sandy. A person had to watch his step, especially a male person. "I think he's hiding from Riders of Chaos. He killed one of their warriors--" "By accident, I bet!" "Well, yes--" "That figures. That's just LIKE Hayden. Going around accidentally KILLING people, but I'm SURE he had the BEST intentions." She paused in her furious pacing back and forth and turned on Babyface again. "THEY didn't kill him, did they? Not that I'd blame 'em, but Hayden is MINE to kill." "Not so far. They've bloodfeuded, of course--successfully. But he was still alive last night, because he didn't take out the trash again." Babyface paused, wondering if he should rephrase that statement. "Don't bother," Sandy said. "I know EXACTLY what you mean." She drummed her fingers briskly on the hilt of her sword. "If he's hiding," she deduced, "he's probably incognito as Mr. Intellect or whatever his secret identity is. I keep forgetting. So I can--" "Um, if you forget what his secret identity is, how are you going to find him?" Her lips curved in a hard smile. "I'll get that mild-mannered reporter from Andor to help me. It'll be good for him. He needs a purpose in his life." She whirled and strode out the door, not forgetting to slam it behind her in the approved super-villainess style. SPY REPORT Hail and well met warriors of MORDANT! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. There were bitter words at DARK TOADS' guildhouse after a 0-2-0 showing this week which dropped the stable into 9th. Dark Arena anyone? Warriors--remember that glory waits always around the corner! Witness how this week REVELATIONS went 2-0-0 to move up 5 in the rankings. Did only my eyes note the 3-1-0 record which THE BLACK COMPANY managed to post this round? I don't doubt that such a record will draw challengers! FACELESS caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as she skillfully bested GRAMMAW and was awarded 13 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, DENNIS put down THE EUNUCH, causing it to lose 7 points of recognition in the process. Although TATTOOED DANCER made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of victorious DIESEL. Informants "close" to the city champion have told me that he never fights without pantyhose on beneath his armor. Watch out! I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently transpired. Indeed there is much I would report. My inside sources tell me that the team to beat in MORDANT these days is SOUL HAREM. At least, most blades in town are looking to avoid them. Apparently the stalwarts of CAT'S MEOW are catching the bulk of jests down at the challenging board for their large share of the avoids. Mighty fighters cannot but expect competition from those below. RICHARD PLANTAGENET take warning! You have more than a few enemies in MORDANT. A match that raised a few eyebrows at the games this week, it seems that SYLITH posted a challenge against the more highly recognized BLUE SIOBHAN. The results, you ask? Well, the firebrand SYLITH lost to BLUE SIOBHAN. Remember warriors, this is the discipline of steel. I can not but mention with disdain the name of HARBRINGER who this week posted a challenge to a warrior a full 15 points below in the rankings. I thought HARBRINGER showed great skill and promise when he won victory over CHALEUR. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal! What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his foe's mortality? Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins. In the arena there is only the brightness of steel. Keep vigil always! The girls are as pretty in MORDANT as ever I remembered them....and the fighters as ugly! Don't let your reputation slip! Sadly warriors, now longer can I keep thy company nor savor the ale of thy fine city. Depart I must and soon! Till we meet again, remember: a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms no one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CHYNA 7052 19 8 0 112 HAWKS (466) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MAN NEXT DOOR 6987 20 34 1 109 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) -MURGEN 7283 13 16 0 106 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) ABYSSINIAN 7043 4 1 0 91 CAT'S MEOW (522) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DENNIS 7068 14 14 2 85 HAWKS (466) RICHARD PLANTAGENET 6881 16 21 0 78 DARK TOADS (506) -VLADIMIR 7061 14 6 1 77 THE APPRENTICES (524) RAGDOLL 7039 4 1 0 72 CAT'S MEOW (522) TATTOOED DANCER 5060 8 6 1 69 SOUL HAREM (337) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GRAMMAW 7045 12 28 0 64 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) FACELESS 7268 12 6 1 63 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) BLUE SIOBHAN 4997 8 8 2 57 SOUL HAREM (337) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME THE EUNUCH 5000 8 8 0 56 SOUL HAREM (337) LITTLE FAIR LEA 4999 10 6 2 53 SOUL HAREM (337) BODY SWIRL 7372 5 1 0 50 RIDERS OF CHAOS (547) VLAD TEPISH 7374 5 1 0 44 RIDERS OF CHAOS (547) FURIOUS IMPOSTOR 7027 3 1 0 37 REVELATIONS (509) SMEDS 7358 6 4 0 36 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) SYLITH 7357 5 5 1 34 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -GRUMSLUSH 2362 6 2 0 31 COURTS OF CHAOS (194) -CARLO DI VENOSA 7056 3 3 0 27 THE APPRENTICES (524) -WINSTON 7055 5 2 1 26 THE APPRENTICES (524) GREY GHOST 7243 3 1 0 26 BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540) -ANNA 6939 3 4 1 25 REVELATIONS (509) -FURIE 7244 2 1 1 25 BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540) HARBRINGER 7398 2 0 1 25 ANGELS OF DOOM (550) FROZEN CARCASE 7015 5 0 0 24 REVELATIONS (509) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -AVALLACH 7054 3 2 1 24 THE APPRENTICES (524) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -DINIAN 7057 4 4 0 22 THE APPRENTICES (524) HAYDAN 7356 4 8 1 21 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) THAI DEI 7393 4 1 0 21 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) DARK HELM 7242 3 1 0 21 BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540) WAR MACHINE 7241 2 2 0 21 BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540) -DORGLE 2361 5 3 0 18 COURTS OF CHAOS (194) WHISPER SOFTLY 7421 2 0 0 18 RIDERS OF CHAOS (547) -GET MY BASHON 7013 2 0 0 17 REVELATIONS (509) MYGGEN 7360 4 2 0 14 HAWKS (466) -MAGENTAS ANTIAK 7364 0 2 0 10 WENSINWASIN X (546) ALAN A DALE 7406 2 2 0 9 DARK TOADS (506) PYSA 7385 2 3 0 9 HAWKS (466) -WILL SCARLET 7353 1 0 0 6 DARK TOADS (506) -DEMONKIN 7240 1 2 0 5 BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540) NUMBER TWO 7422 0 2 0 5 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) CHALEUR 7415 0 4 0 4 SOUL HAREM (337) CHE CHE HAKOSHO 7420 0 2 0 2 RIDERS OF CHAOS (547) -PLATORIAN 7361 0 1 0 1 WENSINWASIN X (546) OUTLAW INLAW 7424 0 1 0 1 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? BUGSPRAY 7383 2 5 0 HOMICIDAL MANIACS 121 WINSTON 7055 479 FLYSWATTER 7384 2 4 0 HOMICIDAL MANIACS 121 AUNT KNUCKLES 7370 478 NONE AUNT KNUCKLES 7370 1 4 1 RIDERS OF CHAOS 547 HARBRINGER 7398 479 DOG FISH 7373 1 1 1 RIDERS OF CHAOS 547 AVALLACH 7054 476 REVENGED CHRIS ANN THE MO 7408 0 2 0 RIDERS OF CHAOS 547 HAYDAN 7356 477 REVENGED PERSONAL ADS Man Next Door -- Your neighborhood has some serious problems. Have YOU considered getting counseling? I think it might do you a world of good. -- Earl of Huntington Nick -- That is the last thing I want. Man Next Door isn't quite right. -- TigToad The Eunuch -- Please, make that challenge more often. I encourage you to do so. There are so few people I can just beat. -- Richard Plantagenet Bloo Chevon -- There's got to be some way I can beat you, my style is supposed to have an advantage, dang it! -- Sylith Dennis -- Four skills! That's a record for me! Well worth the pain. -- Faceless Little Fair Lea -- Quick little thing, aintcha. -- Thai Dei Vlad Tepish -- You expected me to fight? That is the action of man who cannot think. I am above such crude conflicts. -- Haydan Vladimir -- I don't know who you think you are, but you're not moving into MY neighborhood! I won't have it! You're a foreigner! You're a Mordan-damned ELF! You'll LOWER THE PROPERTY VALUES!. -- Man Next Door Ragdoll -- Sorry, dear, but I'm much too old to play with dolls. -- Grammaw Winston -- What are you, some kind of Health & Safety nut? -- Ghost of Bugspray Winston -- Thanks. The replacement's mediocre, but that's still an improvement. -- Nick, Homicidal Maniacs Whisper Softly -- You see why I'm number two? Even trying harder doesn't help. -- Number Two Earl of Huntington -- Congratulations. -- Nick and the Homicidal Maniacs (even Sandy) 9 September 2003 WE'RE LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD MANAGERS! If you think you have what it takes to match wits and blades with some of the best managers in Alastari, then WE WANT YOU! The Tournament Of The Golden Scrod #4 will begin in Aradi (DM 60) the turn after the Fall Mail-In. It's not too late for you to sign up. I realize that many of you may be hesitant after seeing that myself and Hombre have teamed up again, but we'll try to take it easy on you guys a little bit. For more information on T#%S IV, please contact me at ganolus@aol.com. We're looking for a few good managers...the few, the proud, the TOGS! -- Ganolus Oakleaf, T#%S IV Commish 15 September 2003 An Announcement Concerning the Brotherhood of the Blade Alliance: I have chosen to withdraw my membership from the Brotherhood of the Blade alliance. The years I have spent in the alliance have been the best of my DM career. I leave the alliance with many great friends and will always remain close to my former brethren. The Brotherhood of the Blade will not skip a beat without my membership. It remains in very capable hands and its roster is among the strongest in the game. With the return on some of its founding members to DM, I know the BOB will continue to grow in strength and prestige in the years to come. -- The Sandman 29 September 2003 All -- Let it be known that the Firm accepts SOL into its ranks. The Firm is: SunGod, Dark Spirit, Youngblood, Tripwire, and SOL. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS RICHARD PLANTAGENET was devastated by MAN NEXT DOOR in a 1 minute Challenge fight. SYLITH lost to BLUE SIOBHAN in a 2 minute Challenge battle. FACELESS overcame GRAMMAW in a popular 1 minute Challenge match. DARK HELM won victory over PYSA in a crowd pleasing 5 minute Challenge brawl. GREY GHOST defeated HAYDAN in a exciting 1 minute Challenge fight. ALAN A DALE was devastated by SMEDS in a 2 minute uneven Challenge brawl. HARBRINGER overpowered CHALEUR in a 2 minute bloody one-sided Challenge struggle. DIESEL handily defeated TATTOOED DANCER in a 1 minute uneven fight. CHYNA vanquished RAGDOLL in a action packed 1 minute uneven Title duel. ABYSSINIAN overpowered RAFFI THE GARROTE in a 1 minute uneven duel. DENNIS overpowered THE EUNUCH in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided fight. LITTLE FAIR LEA overpowered WAR MACHINE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight. BODY SWIRL viciously subdued GRUNESH THE ORC in a crowd pleasing 1 minute conflict. FURIOUS IMPOSTOR demolished MYGGEN in a 1 minute one-sided brawl. VLAD TEPISH viciously subdued GRUNESH THE ORC in a popular 2 minute gruesome conflict. FROZEN CARCASE luckily beat NUMBER TWO in a 8 minute beginner's struggle. THAI DEI bested CHE CHE HAKOSHO in a popular 1 minute amateur's brawl. WHISPER SOFTLY overpowered OUTLAW INLAW in a 1 minute one-sided match. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 9 AIMED BLOW 13 - 8 - 1 62 | |STRIKING ATTACK 6 SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 8 - 1 60 | |PARRY-LUNGE 4 LUNGING ATTACK 44 - 34 - 3 56 | |AIMED BLOW 3 STRIKING ATTACK 26 - 21 - 3 55 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 TOTAL PARRY 16 - 16 - 1 50 | |TOTAL PARRY 3 PARRY-LUNGE 16 - 16 - 1 50 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 17 - 18 - 2 49 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 12 - 16 - 1 43 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 5 - 0 38 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 - 0 0 | Turn 480 was great if you Not so great if you used The fighting styles of the used the fighting styles: the fighting styles: top eleven warriors are: AIMED BLOW 3 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 6 3 LUNGING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 2 2 BASHING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 PARRY-LUNGE WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME BASHING ATTACK CHYNA 7052 19 8 0 112 HAWKS (466) AIMED BLOW ABYSSINIAN 7043 4 1 0 91 CAT'S MEOW (522) LUNGING ATTACK RAGDOLL 7039 4 1 0 72 CAT'S MEOW (522) PARRY-LUNGE FACELESS 7268 12 6 1 63 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) STRIKING ATTACK BODY SWIRL 7372 5 1 0 50 RIDERS OF CHAOS (547) WALL OF STEEL SMEDS 7358 6 4 0 36 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is MAN NEXT DOOR 6987. The most popular warrior this turn was NUMBER TWO 7422. The ten other most popular fighters were DARK HELM 7242, VLAD TEPISH 7374, BODY SWIRL 7372, FACELESS 7268, LITTLE FAIR LEA 4999, THAI DEI 7393, MAN NEXT DOOR 6987, GREY GHOST 7243, HARBRINGER 7398, and CHYNA 7052. The least popular fighter this week was FROZEN CARCASE 7015. The other ten least popular fighters were OUTLAW INLAW 7424, MYGGEN 7360, THE EUNUCH 5000, TATTOOED DANCER 5060, CHALEUR 7415, PYSA 7385, RICHARD PLANTAGENET 6881, CHE CHE HAKOSHO 7420, FURIOUS IMPOSTOR 7027, and WAR MACHINE 7241. The following warriors have traveled to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after fighting this turn: DIESEL (1-6973) HAWKS (466) NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS) For those of you who keep track of such things, 18 additional warriors graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament: CAFFEINE JUNKIE (3-6110) ADDICTED CATFISH HUNTER (5-3315) PARTY ANIMALS MATTAHOOPLE (16-4203) GIFTED GODS SWEET JANE (53-6535) THE DARK TEMPLE LIL NOIR (62-3311) ENIGMA NARCISSISTIC NUN (69-8644) ODD SQUAD LEGION '8' (71-2369) D.O.A. RAW SEX APPEAL (82-1331) WHY WE LOVE TUM ZOMBIE STOMP (82-2617) NO MORE TEARS VIOLENT VOLE (82-4565) MAMMAL MILITIA LADY OF THE MOON (82-5481) HARM NONE KAMIKAZI GNAT (82-6073) DEADLY ATTACKS II THE 13TH WARRIOR (82-6346) STOOPID MOVIES SIRTON (82-9190) I AM SUCK DUNE (82-10414) 4-LETTER EPICS FLEM (82-12614) 4-LETTER FLUIDS GREENHOUSE EFFECT (82-12996) GLOBAL WARMING UGLY (82-14501) 4-LETTER DESCRIPTION -- Green Eyes