DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER Date : 07/21/2003 Duedate: 08/02/2003 NIANIA ARENA DM-2 TURN-360 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS BIG RED BIG COUNTRY (593) (2-5080) [12-1-0,88] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader BIG RED POSITION IS EMPTY BIG COUNTRY (593) (2-5080) [12-1-0,88] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite ABALONEA BIG RED THE GOLDEN FISH (147) BIG COUNTRY (593) (2-5032) [9-19-0,52] (2-5080) [12-1-0,88] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM RESURRECTION (570) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. RESURRECTION (570) 38 2. THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 23 BLOOD BATH (539) 3. BIG COUNTRY (593) 13 Unchartered Team 4. BLOOD BATH (539) 7 5. INTIMATE APPAREL (591) 0 (-1) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 BLOOD BATH (539) 13 2 0 86.7 1/ 1 RESURRECTION (570) 8 6 1 2- 2 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) 15 5 0 75.0 2/ 2 BIG COUNTRY (593) 5 4 0 3- 3*OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530) 10 5 0 66.7 3/ 6 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 5 10 0 4/ 4 BIG COUNTRY (593) 47 43 1 52.2 4/ 3 HARLEQUINS (577) 5 10 0 5/ 5 HARLEQUINS (577) 114 106 8 51.8 5/ 7 BLOOD BATH (539) 3 0 0 6- 6 INTIMATE APPAREL (591) 11 11 0 50.0 6- 4 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) 3 1 0 7/ 7 RESURRECTION (570) 145 158 16 47.9 7- 5*OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530) 2 0 0 8/ 8 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 286 448 7 39.0 8- 8 INTIMATE APPAREL (591) 2 0 0 9- 9*KNOT WHOLE (443) 3 5 0 37.5 9- 9*KNOT WHOLE (443) 1 3 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 474): CIARAN of MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 359): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 3 OSKSI (turn 479): DUNE of SIMPLY DESSERTS (Sweet Tooth, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 476): BAQA of ABBY NORMAL (Poppa Balrog, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 474): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 478): ASHANTI of KREWE OF DRUID (The Druid, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 475): BAYUSHI KACHIKO of CALL TO THUNDER (Ichabod Frothingslosh) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 470): HOTTA WATTA of TOWNSVILLAINS (The Narrator, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 461): QUEUE of NEXT GENERATION (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 460): SARA DIVINE of SWORD OPERA (Nick, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 434): M. THRASHER of 5440 OR FIGHT! (Mordraith, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 425): GAR & BRILL of JUST BECAUSE (A-Sop, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 184): B.A. TURRY of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 412): PUDDING PARADE of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 360): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 54 TROCAR (turn 170): MICROSOFT of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 158): HOFFA WITH HAIR of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 310): EURO STEAMER of AS SEEN ON TV (Indimar Fallon, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 135): EVE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 353): MAHI MAHI of BIG MEAN FISH from TALCAMA (Big Wave Dave) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 474): SOUL HAREM (?, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 359): RESURRECTION (Shocking Toad, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 479): SIMPLY DESSERTS (Sweet Tooth, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 476): ABBY NORMAL (Poppa Balrog, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 474): PARTY ANIMALS (Crip, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 478): SCIENCE FICTION (Shocking Toad, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 475): none DM 10 KOLACT (turn 470): QUBIT (Sultan, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 461): WASTELAND (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 460): IRONIC TAILS (Mr. Twister, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 434): 5440 OR FIGHT! (Mordraith, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 425): ALL FINESSE (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 184): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 412): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 360): SORROW'S HARVEST (Gergin "Happy Toes" Frothingslosh) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 170): USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 158): THE EXPLORERS (Kellog, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 310): FREAKSHOW (Elephant, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 135): FREELANCERS (Jinx, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 353): THUNDR + LITENING (Doc Steele, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 473): KOGITSUNE MARU of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 479): DUNE of SIMPLY DESSERTS (Sweet Tooth, mgr.) MX of THE NUKES (Fusion, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 475): BETSY of DOGS OF WAR (Nick, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 478): ZOT ZIPZIG of NIGHT TRAIN (Teet, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 475): MALT LICKER of WISH YOU WERE BEER (Alfredo Frothingslosh (turn 474): WILL DUEL FOR FOOD of SPARE-A-DIME SHIFT (Chazz Frothingslosh, mgr.) ISAWA TADAKA of CALL TO THUNDER (Ichabod Frothingslosh) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 470): SIR VILE of SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.) (turn 469): SUNNY SIDE UP of SPRINGBORN (Still, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 460): FLUFFY of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 460): THE SICKNESS of BLACKEST PRIDE (Sylvester Frothingslosh) (turn 459): MADAM BUTTERFLY of SWORD OPERA (Nick, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 433): ANGRY WASHINGTON of 5440 OR FIGHT! (Mordraith, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 183): HOCKEY DUCK of DUCKS UNLIMITED (Crip, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 411): COOKIE SNORT of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 359): REAP THE FIELD of SORROW'S HARVEST (Gergin "Happy Toes" Frothingslosh, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 169): SEX ON THE BEACH of INDULGENT DRINKS (Fizban, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 309): P.B. BLASTER of AS SEEN ON TV (Indimar Fallon, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 135): EVE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) SPY REPORT Welcome NIANIA. I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well. Many the fights have I fought here. The celebrations, the disappointments... Up 'n down. Up 'n down. Rankings always change. Up 'n down. I think I'm gonna be... Well, THE GOLDEN FISH's 3rd moved them up to 3-2-0 place. What's with ANALIRA? She actually beat NIANIA's DANGEROUS CRIMINAL, and walked away with 18 more points from the fight. Laughs were big at RESURRECTION while they watched SMOLT clobber NELLISTHA. She lost 15 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands. I'm sure NIANIA is excited about BIG RED, the new Duelmaster from BIG COUNTRY. (remember?) But when you've seen as many as I have... I suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters? Tough! If at first you don't succeed, avoid. That'll get you in the Spyreports. How well I know the feeling of being in the most avoided team! Don't fall out of practive, RESURRECTION! In my day, no team with a 141-157-16 would scare me off! What's the problem, BIG COUNTRY? What do people see in MORADOR? His 9-3-0? RESURRECTION ain't talkin', but he's got 74 points. Warriors of NIANIA unite. You have only your games to lose! Here's some advice: study your opponent, master many skills, fight dirty. Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt. All work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter. Work and play no fighter dull Olaf. Olaffighterwork and no play. I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BIG RED 5080 12 1 0 88 BIG COUNTRY (593) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MORADOR 5089 9 3 0 74 RESURRECTION (570) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -YOBER 4537 7 2 0 64 OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530) BLOODSHED 4619 7 2 0 64 BLOOD BATH (539) -FIERCE ONE-EYE 5104 7 3 0 58 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ANALIRA 5087 7 10 1 55 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) ABALONEA 5032 9 19 0 52 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) BETTY 5107 5 3 1 51 BIG COUNTRY (593) -WONDER BRA 5025 7 4 0 50 INTIMATE APPAREL (591) -TOOFLESS 5103 8 2 0 48 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) YELLOW PIKE 5031 6 22 0 47 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) SOLITARE 5120 4 5 0 41 HARLEQUINS (577) HALF-TIME 5125 4 3 0 35 HARLEQUINS (577) JOS 5150 2 2 2 35 RESURRECTION (570) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -BLOOD BLISTER 4622 3 0 0 33 BLOOD BATH (539) -SKID MARK 5116 4 0 0 30 INTIMATE APPAREL (591) JARCK 5132 4 2 0 28 RESURRECTION (570) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SMOLT 5152 2 1 0 28 RESURRECTION (570) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PINK 5160 2 0 0 23 HARLEQUINS (577) BILLY 5153 2 1 0 17 BIG COUNTRY (593) LUBAYA 5126 4 4 0 16 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) SORRY JUNK 5161 1 0 0 14 BIG COUNTRY (593) COMEDY 5139 2 3 1 10 HARLEQUINS (577) TOLDERST 5159 1 0 0 10 RESURRECTION (570) NELLISTHA 5156 2 1 0 7 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) MELODY 5151 2 1 0 7 HARLEQUINS (577) -PROWESS 5155 0 2 0 2 KNOT WHOLE (443) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? BOO BOO 5158 0 1 0 BIG COUNTRY 593 STONE GOLEM 26 360 NONE UCCLE 3651 2 1 0 KNOT WHOLE 443 JOS 5150 359 WELL XQ...Z ME! 5133 1 2 0 KNOT WHOLE 443 COMEDY 5139 357 REVENGED DEUINAS 4558 3 3 0 OF WOLF AND MAN 6 530 BETTY 5107 357 PERSONAL ADS RIP -- Deuinas: 11-4-5-21-17-9-17 LU. A total of +8 that I knew of so far. I knew he would die while prepping for the tourney; I was right! -- Tripwire I must go to Malaysia for work. I'll miss 1 to 2 turns. Sorry. :-) I know I'll miss you all more than you miss me. -- Shocking Toad, the Manager of Resurrection All -- Sorry! I didn't get to fight last turn due to my funds being sent out late. One month I'm late. Oh well, that's life, I guess. Maybe now my money is in, I may be able to fight this turn. -- Wally the Wacko, mgr. Big Country Morador -- Do you know me? You will. I am Betty from Big Country. I want my turn with you. Big Red didn't represent like he was supposed to. I am trying to fight you this turn. -- Betty Betty -- I heard what you said, little girl! You talk big! Can you back it up? -- Big Red Lubaya -- You have to be willing to learn. Maybe you just have to watch my moves more closely. -- Billy All -- Howdy y'all. I'm Sorry Junk and I love lots and lots of pain, and also giving lots of pain. If I win I get to stay. So I will fight very hard indeed. -- Sorry Junk Comedy -- If I thought that win was anything but a fluke, I'd be very impressed with myself. As it is, I'm expecting a return engagement from you to level things again, yes? -- Nellistha Jarck -- For your style, you have great endurance. -- Lubaya Yober -- So, are you a wolf, or a man? Sometimes it's hard to tell the difference. -- Analira Bloodshed -- Tish. Very messy. -- Abalonea Wonder Bra -- You're just too embarrassing for me. -- Yellow Pike Betty -- My manager tells me that hitting hard is the basic idea. -- Abalonea 26 June 2003 STOP THINKING TOGS!!!!! It's here. Well, almost here anyway. We're looking at a start date of the first turn in Aradi (DM 60) following the Fall Mail-In. This should give everyone sufficient time to study the new ultra-improved T#%S IV rules and prep accordingly. So without further ado, here is your handy-dandy guide to winning your very own Golden Scrod (and some other very cool prizes to be announced officially before the start of the tourney that must not be named): 1. Each T#%S team consists of two managers. After the tourney starts, there will be no switching partners whatsoever, so choose your partners wisely. T#%S IV will last for 13 turns, so pick a partner you can stand for 6 months or so. The only team I know of so far is last TOGS winners: Ganolus Oakleaf/Hombre of Blood Related/Thieves Guild. Hey, this is fun! 2. The T#%S entry fee is 2 team setups per manager. This means 4 setups per T#%S team. This entry fee is required before the start of the tourney with no exceptions being made. This is to ensure that nobody gets screwed if a team or manager decides to back out early. To pay the entry fee either: a) send $10 cash/check/money order/ or whatever to me personally at: Andy Salveson 6812 Romanzo Way Elk Grove, CA 95758 b) get RSI to send me 2 team setup gift certificates. Sorry, no credit cards and no old teams you have lying around will be accepted. 3. T#%S point system: 10 points for winning on your up-challenge against another T#%S warrior. 7 points for winning on your even challenge of another T#%S warrior. 7 points for winning on another T#%S warriors challenge. 7 points for winning a random matchup against another T#%S warrior. 4 points for winning on your down-challenge of another T#%S warrior. 4 points for winning a random matchup against a non-T#%S warrior. Do not fight your team mate, you will not get any points. Also, you will not get any points if you challenge or get challenged by a non-T#%S team, so use your avoids wisely if you think someone is out to get you. 10 points for being the Duelmaster. This is in addition to all points listed above and will begin turn 1, so prep accordingly. 5 points for every spotlight written by any team member, 1 per manager per turn. The minimum length of a spotlight to receive points is 1/2 column in the newsletter (that's 31 lines-each line 85 characters across) and I will be completely firm on this. In addition to the length criteria, spotlights will not be given points if they are in any way plagiarized or if they are not Duelmasters or fantasy related. I will be the sole judge of this. If you're unsure if I will judge something to be Duelmasters or fantasy related, then e-mail me before you write the spotlight and ask me. I reserve the right to take points away from a spotlight after they are given if I judge at a later time that the spotlight has been plagiarized. -5 points per manager per turn every time a manager does not at least write one personal ad. -5 points for being the team that avoided the most. If you participated in TOGS III, you'll notice some slight changes in the points structure. The main things are points for random match ups against non T#%S warriors, bonus points for being the Duelmaster, new spotlight criteria, and no points given for being the most avoided team. 4. I already mentioned this, but T#%S IV will start the first turn in arena 60 after the Fall Mail-In runs and it will last for 13 turns. There will not be a Survivor format this time around, meaning no eliminations. I will still be doing the multipliers at the end, however. This means that all points accumulated by a team on turns 10 and 11 will be multiplied by 1.5 and all points accumulated by each team on turns 12 and 13 will be multiplied by 2. 5. Prizes are yet to be determined, but I'll tell you what I know. There will be prizes given out each turn to whichever team scores the most combined points on a given turn. Tie breakers will go to the team with the most wins on that turn and then to the team with most overall points. I have asked RSI for the same prizes as last TOGS which were transferring any warrior to arena 60 and renaming Aradi for approximately 6 months, but we'll see what they come back with. I haven't decided how to split the prizes up, partly because I don't know how many teams will be entering yet, but I do know the prizes will be split among the top 3 teams at the end. I will announce the exact breakdown of everything when I know more. 6. And just like TOGS III, Death Stud and I will be the sole arbiters of any dispute that may arise. Whine all you like, but as Nuln told you last time, that's how it is. 7. M & RR Clause (go ahead, read between the capitals): I reserve the right to disallow entry to this tourney if you have a previous history of being a big fat mouth about everything. I think that pretty much covers it. I will be accepting team entries as of now and then posting them in the newsletters as I receive entry fees. Please feel free to e-mail me regarding any questions or comments at Ganolus@aol.com. So everyone don your best pair of leg warmers, hop on your favorite farm animal, and ride to Aradi for the 4th kinda-annual Tournament that must not be named for no apparent reason whatsoever, or T#%S IV, for short. See ya'll there! -- Ganolus Oakleaf, T#%S IV Commish 18 July 2003 To All Managers -- I would like to take this time to announce that my alliance, The Association, is no more. Due to the dead weight managers of the alliance and their lack of participation, DarkSpirit and I have formed a new alliance: The Firm. We have taken on two members so far and are looking for a few more. If you would like to find out more about The Firm, you can diplo Dark Spirit, Unknowns XX in arena 15 or myself, Sungod, Sadists F2FII in arena 62. --* The Firm *-- Sungod -- Sadists F2FII -- 62 Dark Spirit -- Unknowns XX -- 15 Youngblood -- Wensinwasin -- 43 Tripwire -- Of Wolf and Man -- 1 LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS BOO BOO was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. BETTY was vanquished by MORADOR in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle. JOS was subdued by YELLOW PIKE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven Challenge fight. JARCK unbelievably bested BILLY in a 2 minute gory Challenge fight. PINK demolished LUBAYA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition. BIG RED viciously subdued CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a crowd pleasing 5 minute Title fight. BLOODSHED devastated HALF-TIME in a 1 minute one-sided competition. ABALONEA overcame SOLITARE in a 1 minute melee. ANALIRA vanquished DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a popular 1 minute uneven duel. COMEDY was unbelievably bested by TOLDERST in a 2 minute gory novice's duel. MELODY was beaten by SORRY JUNK in a 1 minute novice's melee. SMOLT overpowered NELLISTHA 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 6 TOTAL PARRY 24 - 12 - 0 67 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 14 - 7 - 2 67 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 13 - 9 - 0 59 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 4 - 1 56 | |AIMED BLOW 2 LUNGING ATTACK 23 - 22 - 2 51 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 AIMED BLOW 6 - 6 - 0 50 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 6 - 0 40 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 BASHING ATTACK 8 - 12 - 3 40 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 8 - 13 - 1 38 | |STRIKING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 14 - 0 18 | Turn 360 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: PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 TOTAL PARRY PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 3 1 WALL OF STEEL WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-LUNGE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME TOTAL PARRY BIG RED 5080 12 1 0 88 BIG COUNTRY (593) SLASHING ATTACK MORADOR 5089 9 3 0 74 RESURRECTION (570) BASHING ATTACK BLOODSHED 4619 7 2 0 64 BLOOD BATH (539) LUNGING ATTACK BETTY 5107 5 3 1 51 BIG COUNTRY (593) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is ABALONEA 5032. The most popular warrior this turn was BIG RED 5080. The ten other most popular fighters were BILLY 5153, YELLOW PIKE 5031, COMEDY 5139, JARCK 5132, BLOODSHED 4619, ANALIRA 5087, MORADOR 5089, JOS 5150, PINK 5160, and ABALONEA 5032. The least popular fighter this week was NELLISTHA 5156. The other ten least popular fighters were HALF-TIME 5125, LUBAYA 5126, BETTY 5107, MELODY 5151, SOLITARE 5120, BOO BOO 5158, SMOLT 5152, SORRY JUNK 5161, TOLDERST 5159, and ABALONEA 5032.