DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER Date : 10/20/2003 Duedate: 11/01/2003 MORDANT ARENA DM-1 TURN-481 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS CHYNA HAWKS (466) (1-7052) [20-8-0,123] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader CHYNA ABYSSINIAN HAWKS (466) CAT'S MEOW (522) (1-7052) [20-8-0,123] (1-7043) [5-1-0,94] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite MAN NEXT DOOR CHYNA HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) HAWKS (466) (1-6987) [20-35-1,96] (1-7052) [20-8-0,123] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM (-1) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. THE BLACK COMPANY (544) 33 2. BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540) 27 DARK TOADS (506) 3. SOUL HAREM (337) 13 Unchartered Team 4. HAWKS (466) 12 5. RIDERS OF CHAOS (547) 11 CAT'S MEOW (522) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 2*CAT'S MEOW (522) 9 3 0 75.0 1/ 1 HAWKS (466) 9 5 0 2/ 5*BLOOD OF THE SPIDE (540) 14 7 1 66.7 2/ 3*RIDERS OF CHAOS (547) 9 5 0 3/ 1*ANGELS OF DOOM (550) 2 1 1 66.7 3/ 4*BLOOD OF THE SPIDE (540) 8 1 1 4- 4 THE APPRENTICES (524) 97 59 5 62.2 4/ 2 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) 7 5 0 5/ 6 DARK TOADS (506) 102 67 3 60.4 5/ 5 SOUL HAREM (337) 7 8 1 6/ 7 HAWKS (466) 306 212 17 59.1 6/ 9 DARK TOADS (506) 3 3 0 7/ 8 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) 321 283 24 53.1 7/ 7*CAT'S MEOW (522) 3 3 0 8/10*RIDERS OF CHAOS (547) 17 15 2 53.1 8- 8 REVELATIONS (509) 2 0 0 9- 9 REVELATIONS (509) 18 16 2 52.9 9/11*ANGELS OF DOOM (550) 2 1 1 10/11 SOUL HAREM (337) 39 47 6 45.3 10/10 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 2 13 0 11/12 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 317 487 11 39.4 11- 6 THE APPRENTICES (524) 1 2 1 '*' 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[ + Lady Protector Sandy stalked up and down the alley, muttering curses and occasionally shaking her fist at the phone booth which stood near the open end. The phone booth was empty, which was not surprising if you considered that Mordant, and indeed all Alastari, was entirely lacking in phone service. However, this was the only phone booth in Mordant for superheroes (and villains) to change clothes in, and as such, time in the booth was tightly scheduled. That it should be empty and have been empty for more than an hour was incredible, viewed in that light. Besides, this was the time when that silly reporter was supposed to be here! She had checked his schedule carefully. "Blast all mild-mannered reporters, anyway," she snarled. "He's standing me up! I won't allow it--I'll tell his manager.... Nah, what could Rillion tM do to him that I couldn't? I'm a Homicidal Maniac, after all, and damned proud of it." Filled with this resolve, she whirled and set off across the city for the Shuttle station. Behind her, the alley's normal denizens emerged from their hiding places one by one. The Shuttle driver was one Sandy hadn't seen before, but obviously he'd heard of her. He made a place for her on his stage immediately, right under the sign that said "Unauthorized additions to the passenger list are prohibited." He even provided her with a copy of the schedule. This Shuttle was headed north from Mordant and would pass through the forested lowlands between Mordant and Ardivent (coming quite close to the lost city of Celestinvael), cross the Daggerspines through Khalhums Pass, and then proceed northward to Zensu, Fratsfa, and Andor. It went on beyond that, but Sandy didn't care. She had a strong hunch that she would find mild- mannered reporter in Andor. He had graduated from that arena, and was said to have had a liaison with Andor's Arenamistress Sylia. Thinking of Sylia--an amoral wench if there ever was one--made Sandy grind her teeth, and that reminded her that her dentist had advised against tooth-grinding. But if Sylia was interfering with someone that the Lady Protector considered HER property...well, Sandy WAS a Homicidal Maniac. * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 480): CHYNA of HAWKS (Mr. Monsen, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 365): FIERCE ONE-EYE of GLORY BOUND TROLLS (DeGotti, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 485): SANDMAN of SIMPLY DESSERTS (Sweet Tooth, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 482): SHERMAN of DOGS OF WAR (Nick, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 480): FOLIE HANNA of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Nick, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 484): DELAPP of NIGHT TRAIN (BPR, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 481): ARROWROOT of SUGAR AND SPICE (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 476): FELICITAS of PRAETORIAN GUARD (Shocking Toad, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 467): LILITH of THE SHADOWS (Goat, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 466): STINKALOGICAL of BOOK OF STINK (Kleptov Grenufelbitz) DM 36 JHANS (turn 440): KNOCKED UP! of UNKNOWNS (Dark Spirit, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 431): FIDDLESTICKS of ALL FINESSE (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 187): B.A. TURRY of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 418): PUDDING PARADE of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 366): CHRISEIS of AMAZON ELITE (Doc Miracle, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 173): SLIPPERY NIPPLE of INDULGENT DRINKS (Fizban, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 161): GHASTLY MIGRAINE of HANGOVERS (Crip, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 316): RAY of THE BOLT (Hombre, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 138): CONSTANTINE of AGELESS WONDER (Belyn, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 359): BARROCH of SHEPHERDS from TALCAMA (Assurnasirbanipal) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 480): HAWKS (Mr. Monsen, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 365): RESURRECTION (Shocking Toad, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 485): SIMPLY DESSERTS (Sweet Tooth, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 482): DOGS OF WAR (Nick, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 480): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Nick, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 484): none DM 7 BONSUR (turn 481): SUGAR AND SPICE (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 476): THE MENTORS (Dr. Feelgood, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 467): FEISTY POODLES (Abarsis, the Slaughter Priest, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 466): YAKUZA (Sensei Jan, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 440): LITTLE GIRLS LIKE... (Shocking Toad, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 431): ALL FINESSE (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 187): CHEAP SHOTS (?, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 418): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 366): DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 173): INDULGENT DRINKS (Fizban, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 161): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 316): none DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 138): AGELESS WONDER (Belyn, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 359): THUNDR + LITENING (Doc Steele, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 479): DIESEL of HAWKS (Mr. Monsen, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 483): ASHANTI of KREWE OF DRUID (The Druid, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 480): TENACIOUS of BATHTUB ARMADA (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 475): QUIBBLE of QUBIT (Sultan, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 466): ADAM AND STINK of BOOK OF STINK (Kleptov Grenufelbitz) (turn 465): SARA DIVINE of SWORD OPERA (Nick, mgr.) MONSOON of STORM WARNING (Abarsis, the Slaughter Priest) DM 36 JHANS (turn 439): BLONDIE of BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 431): FIDDLESTICKS of ALL FINESSE (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 187): B.A. TURRY of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) WHAT'S UP, DUCK? of DUCKS UNLIMITED (Crip, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 418): PUDDING PARADE of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 172): JOEY ABEQ of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Nick, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 160): IMMOVEABLE OBJECT of NOT QUITE (Crip, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 316): RAY of THE BOLT (Hombre, mgr.) DADDY of MIKE'S INK (Hombre, mgr.) 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 THE APPRENTICES' guildhouse after a 0-0-0 showing this week which dropped the stable into 11th. Dark Arena anyone? Warriors--remember that glory waits always around the corner! Witness how this week DARK TOADS went 1-1-0 to move up 3 in the rankings. Did only my eyes note the 3-0-0 record which BLOOD OF THE SPIDER managed to post this round? I don't doubt that such a record will draw challengers! SYLITH caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as she skillfully bested BLUE SIOBHAN and was awarded 23 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, SYLITH put down BLUE SIOBHAN, causing her to lose 22 points of recognition in the process. Most watched of the fights this week, the spotlight was on MAN NEXT DOOR as he bore arms against the challenge of reigning Duelmaster CHYNA. Not for nothing has CHYNA in the past laid claim to the Duelmaster's throne, and this week she's proven hers combat skill yet again. Heed this! A seer has warned that if exactly 6 die in duels this week, the whole city shall perish! Just remember...5 or 7! But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades that is city MORDANT. I saw one fighter that warriors avoided when this week's challenge seeking began. HAWKS is feared. This much I can say. If you didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard pressed to find any of CAT'S MEOW last week. Busy avoiding HAWKS? Loose talk at the arena has reached my ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters are after HAYDAN. Watch your back! What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his foe's mortality? My condolences to RIDERS OF CHAOS for their loss of a very promising warrior, BODY SWIRL. BODY SWIRL went to doom before the arms of THE EUNUCH, a warrior of SOUL HAREM. Some say a warrior is judged by the way he bears arms. One thing is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt! If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times already in MORDANT. Nice atmosphere you have here! More than a sharp eye must I keep, indeed a stout pair of legs must I keep as well! The endless paths of Alastari await me! Till next we meet remember - the pen is mightier than the sword, but a maul is a different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CHYNA 7052 20 8 0 123 HAWKS (466) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -MURGEN 7283 13 16 0 106 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) MAN NEXT DOOR 6987 20 35 1 96 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) ABYSSINIAN 7043 5 1 0 94 CAT'S MEOW (522) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME RICHARD PLANTAGENET 6881 17 21 0 88 DARK TOADS (506) TATTOOED DANCER 5060 9 6 1 83 SOUL HAREM (337) -VLADIMIR 7061 14 6 1 77 THE APPRENTICES (524) DENNIS 7068 14 15 2 76 HAWKS (466) FACELESS 7268 13 6 1 75 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME THE EUNUCH 5000 9 8 1 66 SOUL HAREM (337) GRAMMAW 7045 12 29 0 65 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) LITTLE FAIR LEA 4999 11 6 2 63 SOUL HAREM (337) RAGDOLL 7039 4 2 0 61 CAT'S MEOW (522) SYLITH 7357 6 5 1 57 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SMEDS 7358 7 4 0 39 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) VLAD TEPISH 7374 5 2 0 37 RIDERS OF CHAOS (547) -FURIOUS IMPOSTOR 7027 3 1 0 37 REVELATIONS (509) BLUE SIOBHAN 4997 8 9 2 35 SOUL HAREM (337) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DARK HELM 7242 4 1 0 32 BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540) WAR MACHINE 7241 3 2 0 29 BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540) -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) WHISPER SOFTLY 7421 3 0 0 25 RIDERS OF CHAOS (547) -FURIE 7244 2 1 1 25 BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540) HARBRINGER 7398 2 1 1 25 ANGELS OF DOOM (550) -FROZEN CARCASE 7015 5 0 0 24 REVELATIONS (509) -AVALLACH 7054 3 2 1 24 THE APPRENTICES (524) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MYGGEN 7360 5 2 0 22 HAWKS (466) HAYDAN 7356 4 9 1 22 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) -DINIAN 7057 4 4 0 22 THE APPRENTICES (524) -GET MY BASHON 7013 2 0 0 17 REVELATIONS (509) THAI DEI 7393 4 2 0 16 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) DEMONKIN 7240 2 2 0 13 BLOOD OF THE SPIDER (540) BLOODLUST 7426 1 0 0 13 RIDERS OF CHAOS (547) ALAN A DALE 7406 2 3 0 9 DARK TOADS (506) CHE CHE HAKOSHO 7420 1 2 0 8 RIDERS OF CHAOS (547) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -WILL SCARLET 7353 1 0 0 6 DARK TOADS (506) CHALEUR 7415 0 5 0 5 SOUL HAREM (337) NUMBER TWO 7422 0 3 0 3 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) OUTLAW INLAW 7424 0 2 0 2 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? PYSA 7385 2 4 0 HAWKS 466 SHEWISH GIANT 566 481 NONE BUGSPRAY 7383 2 5 0 HOMICIDAL MANIACS 121 WINSTON 7055 479 BODY SWIRL 7372 5 2 0 RIDERS OF CHAOS 547 THE EUNUCH 5000 481 AUNT KNUCKLES 7370 1 4 1 RIDERS OF CHAOS 547 HARBRINGER 7398 479 CHRIS ANN THE MO 7408 0 2 0 RIDERS OF CHAOS 547 HAYDAN 7356 477 REVENGED PERSONAL ADS Man Next Door -- Now that was just rude. -- Richard Plantagenet Blue Chevon -- Phbbbbbbbt! -- Sylith Grammaw -- Hm, maybe your cookies aren't so bad after all. I seem to have consumed four this time.... -- Faceless Alan A Dale -- Let me guess, still looking for your fave? -- Smeds Che Che Hakosho -- More armor, more parry, challenge nearby warriors so you can avoid mismatches like that.... -- Thai Dei Richard Plantagenet -- I have stopped you, foul fiend of a neighborhood wrecker! Oh, yes, I KNOW what evil you have been up to! You've been burying little boys under your stairs. WRONG! Little boys, pestilent beasts that they are and deserving of wholesale slaughter for their habit of trampling the flower beds, should be buried in the STABLE. NOT under the stairs. Get it right next time. -- Man Next Door Faceless -- How can you faceless me after learning four skills and failing, I say FAILING to teach me a single thing? Heartless wench. Inconsiderate, that's what you are. -- Grammaw Grey Ghost -- I suppose that spelling is meant to convince me that you are foreign and cultured, but I am not so easily fooled. I see through this ruse. -- Haydan Frozen Carcase -- I thought it was a joke. Now I know. Even trying harder (my specialty) was not enough. -- Number Two P.S. What do you want an attack skill for? You wouldn't use it. Whisper Softly -- Behind my BACK? *I* see what you're up to! -- Outlaw Inlaw Earl of Huntington -- That is ever the way of those who know themselves to be in the wrong! Accuse the Good Guys! -- Man Next Door TigToad -- On this team? Of course he isn't. -- Nick Hayden -- Don't you give me "Action of A Man." If you're going to talk smack at, least learn how to talk. See ya later, fool. -- Vlad 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 PYSA was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. CHYNA vanquished MAN NEXT DOOR in a exciting 1 minute uneven Challenge Title battle. FACELESS overpowered GRAMMAW in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel. WAR MACHINE defeated THAI DEI in a 2 minute brutal Challenge fight. DARK HELM devastated HAYDAN in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl. DEMONKIN defeated ALAN A DALE in a 2 minute novice's Challenge struggle. CHE CHE HAKOSHO viciously subdued OUTLAW INLAW in a 2 minute Challenge competition. ABYSSINIAN won victory over SILISA THE SNAKE in a action packed 1 minute duel. RAGDOLL was vanquished by TATTOOED DANCER in a 1 minute uneven fight. DENNIS lost to RICHARD PLANTAGENET in a exciting 1 minute veteran's fight. BLUE SIOBHAN was handily defeated by SYLITH in a 2 minute one-sided bout. LITTLE FAIR LEA demolished VLAD TEPISH in a 1 minute mismatched match. THE EUNUCH easily killed BODY SWIRL in a 1 minute one-sided contest. SMEDS subdued HARBRINGER in a 2 minute veteran vs. amateur brawl. MYGGEN handily defeated NUMBER TWO in a 1 minute uneven fight. CHALEUR was overpowered by BLOODLUST in a action packed 1 minute uneven struggle. WHISPER SOFTLY overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 9 AIMED BLOW 15 - 7 - 1 68 | |STRIKING ATTACK 5 LUNGING ATTACK 48 - 37 - 3 56 | |PARRY-LUNGE 4 SLASHING ATTACK 11 - 9 - 1 55 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 28 - 23 - 3 55 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 TOTAL PARRY 17 - 17 - 2 50 | |AIMED BLOW 2 WALL OF STEEL 18 - 18 - 2 50 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 PARRY-LUNGE 16 - 18 - 1 47 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 BASHING ATTACK 14 - 16 - 1 47 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 5 - 0 29 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 3 - 0 0 | Turn 481 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 2 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 3 2 BASHING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 PARRY-LUNGE WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 4 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME BASHING ATTACK CHYNA 7052 20 8 0 123 HAWKS (466) AIMED BLOW ABYSSINIAN 7043 5 1 0 94 CAT'S MEOW (522) LUNGING ATTACK TATTOOED DANCER 5060 9 6 1 83 SOUL HAREM (337) PARRY-LUNGE FACELESS 7268 13 6 1 75 THE BLACK COMPANY (544) TOTAL PARRY THE EUNUCH 5000 9 8 1 66 SOUL HAREM (337) WALL OF STEEL SMEDS 7358 7 4 0 39 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 CHYNA 7052. The ten other most popular fighters were FACELESS 7268, WAR MACHINE 7241, SYLITH 7357, DARK HELM 7242, DEMONKIN 7240, CHE CHE HAKOSHO 7420, ABYSSINIAN 7043, RICHARD PLANTAGENET 6881, HARBRINGER 7398, and BLOODLUST 7426. The least popular fighter this week was WHISPER SOFTLY 7421. The other ten least popular fighters were NUMBER TWO 7422, VLAD TEPISH 7374, RAGDOLL 7039, HAYDAN 7356, GRAMMAW 7045, CHALEUR 7415, BODY SWIRL 7372, BLUE SIOBHAN 4997, OUTLAW INLAW 7424, and MAN NEXT DOOR 6987. The following warriors will travel to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after next turn: CHYNA (1-7052) HAWKS (466) MAN NEXT DOOR (1-6987) HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)