DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/08/2003 Duedate: 12/20/2003
NIANIA ARENA
DM-2 TURN-370
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
MORADOR
RESURRECTION (570)
(2-5089) [16-4-0,130]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
MORADOR DESPAIR
RESURRECTION (570) DARK ANGELS (605)
(2-5089) [16-4-0,130] (2-5170) [1-1-0,8]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ABALONEA MORADOR
THE GOLDEN FISH (147) RESURRECTION (570)
(2-5032) [10-28-0,64] (2-5089) [16-4-0,130]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
KNOT WHOLE (443)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. RESURRECTION (570) 34
2. THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 25 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
3. KNOT WHOLE (443) 15 Unchartered Team
4. GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) 7
5. BIG COUNTRY (593) 0 DARK ANGELS (605)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) 34 12 0 73.9 1/ 2 KNOT WHOLE (443) 6 0 2
2- 3 BIG COUNTRY (593) 62 52 1 54.4 2/ 3 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) 6 2 0
3- 4 HARLEQUINS (577) 131 117 8 52.8 3- 5 BIG COUNTRY (593) 4 1 0
4/ 7 KNOT WHOLE (443) 10 10 2 50.0 4- 1 HARLEQUINS (577) 4 4 0
5- 5*FAMOUS HURLERS (607) 5 5 1 50.0 5/ 4 RESURRECTION (570) 4 6 0
6/ 1*DARK ANGELS (605) 1 1 0 50.0 6/ 8 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 4 11 1
7/ 6 RESURRECTION (570) 169 171 16 49.7 7- 6*FAMOUS HURLERS (607) 2 2 0
8/ 8 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 301 483 9 38.4 8/ 7*DARK ANGELS (605) 1 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[ The Dark Federation #1 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Xochithlan, the royal palace:
Tirisha Dulake leaned closer to her cousin, King Feyen, and pouted. "You can't
be so hard hearted, Pootles," she cooed. "It isn't like I'm asking a LOT from
you...."
Feyen was too dark skinned to blush noticeably, but he felt himself getting
rather warm under the collar. "Don't call me that!" he hissed. [It is a gift in the
royal family of Xochithlan to be able to hiss words which contain no esses.] "You're
the only one who remembers that Mother used to call me that! But what if someone
overhears?" He peered around nervously. Eavesdropping was the national pastime in
Xochithlan, but he thought his throne room was reasonably secure. Still, if anyone
heard her say that name.... He shuddered.
"If you'll give me the soldiers, dearest cousin, I'll be so busy and so far
away, I'm sure I'll forget."
"But Tirisha, I can't! If I sent Xochithlani Royal Guardsmen into Mordanti
territory, it could start a war, or at LEAST," he shuddered again, "Samir would send
that battlemage of his to 'make an official protest' and the man has NO sense of
style at all. His hair, his beard!" King Feyen stroked his own perfect little
mustache. "It's impossible, Tirisha, you must see that!"
"No, it is NOT impossible." Her coo was getting ragged around the edges,
letting the iron determination show through. She took a deep breath, noting that,
as with every other man who saw her do that, she had riveted Feyen's attention; after
all, they were only second cousins on one side. "You don't need to send the whole
Royal Guard. I'm sure I won't need a thousand men in Rodeki. It's such a LITTLE
place. A hundred will be enough to protect me, DEAR Feyen." She blew in his ear.
Feyen took his own deep breath and managed not to melt on the spot. "Well...a
hundred men, then, but no more! And not in Royal Xochithlani uniform, either!"
"Of course not, coz." She patted his arm as she straightened up. "I wouldn't
want anyone to get the idea they were on YOUR business." She slid out of reach just
a little ahead of King Feyen's reaching hands. "You won't have any trouble at all
over this, dear coz."
*** ***** *** ***** ***
Arenamaster Xoron, a practitioner of the Ancient Elvish Martial Art of Seelie-
Khuei, was deeply resistant to feminine wiles. He was, however, extremely interested
in cash. Tirisha had plenty of cash.
"I guess I could find you a few gladiators to serve as a personal bodyguard," he
muttered, mentally fingering the coins Tirisha had placed on the table between them.
"I couldn't vouch for their reliability, though."
"I will attend to that," Tirisha said briskly. "Twenty ounces of gold for every
gladiator you can find me. Payable when they sign up."
Warriors and managers are invited to accompany Tirisha Dulake to Rodeki, or wherever
she may end up going. A note in the personals addressed to Scribe, or an email to
Livia@reality.com will do it.
SPY REPORT
Ready for some action-packed adventure, some thrills, chills and spills? Well
fergit it, cause this is the Spyreport for NIANIA. Too bad, HARLEQUINS, but KNOT
WHOLE was just too good to be stopped. What was the name of that team who got 4-1-1
this turn for a total 301-483-9 you ask? (Sure) THE GOLDEN FISH's their name, and
fighting's their game! MVP award for SAYANA? RESURRECTION's proud of her after
beating EMBEZZLING SCRIBE and getting 20 points. Talk about yer major upsets!
TOLDERST's match with ONE BROW cost her a loss of 3 points! And I was just getting
used to the ex-Duelmaster's habit of...(!) Oh well, welcome MORADOR. Aren't
RESURRECTION proud. (Oh, my.) I hear the top team insists all their warriors get
nine hours sleep. They want photogenic fighters for PR photos.
I gotta admit I haven't been in "deep con caves" with any spies. Really, I just
wing this stuff. RESURRECTION was the most avoided team. Is a 169-171-16 record
really that scary? Hhmph! What kind of warriors are GLORY BOUND TROLLS?
RESURRECTION, an easy team to beat if I ever saw one, can't get them to accept an
invitation! Like, is ANALIRA popular, or what? She was challenged the most in all
of NIANIA! She's got a 11-16-1, is that good? FORMIDABLE must not be a good enough
fighter to get in fair fights. He challenged SMOLT. 11 is a big difference. (Well,
that's what they tell me.) I thought FORMIDABLE showed great skill and promise when
he slew SMOLT. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds. All NIANIA ever talks about is fighting! Me,
I'm more laid back. It was kind of sad, seeing old SMOLT stumbling around the arena,
before FORMIDABLE finished him off. Oh well! Hey you guys, don't you think your
families would like to hear from you? Write! (Or have someone write for you.)
Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand
wash. I gotta leave. NIANIA is like such a dump, and you guys smell too much!
Remember you guys, ease up sometimes! Chill out! Later, Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MORADOR 5089 16 4 0 130 RESURRECTION (570)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TOOFLESS 5103 16 3 0 98 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
-BETTY 5107 9 4 1 91 BIG COUNTRY (593)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FIERCE ONE-EYE 5104 12 6 0 85 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
-HALF-TIME 5125 10 4 0 85 HARLEQUINS (577)
-BIG RED 5080 14 4 0 81 BIG COUNTRY (593)
-SOLITARE 5120 8 8 0 77 HARLEQUINS (577)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ABALONEA 5032 10 28 0 64 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-SORRY JUNK 5161 4 2 0 62 BIG COUNTRY (593)
-COMEDY 5139 7 5 1 61 HARLEQUINS (577)
-BILLY 5153 6 1 0 58 BIG COUNTRY (593)
ONE BROW 5101 5 1 0 57 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
YELLOW PIKE 5031 8 30 1 56 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
ANALIRA 5087 11 16 1 53 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-MAD DOG 5178 3 2 0 51 FAMOUS HURLERS (607)
FORMIDABLE 5177 3 0 2 48 KNOT WHOLE (443)
JARCK 5132 9 5 0 38 RESURRECTION (570)
LUBAYA 5126 9 9 0 36 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
TOLDERST 5159 8 1 0 35 RESURRECTION (570)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NELLISTHA 5156 5 8 1 25 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
-PROWESS 5155 3 7 0 25 KNOT WHOLE (443)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SAYANA 5216 1 1 0 21 RESURRECTION (570)
-LEWIS 5215 1 0 0 13 BIG COUNTRY (593)
-BA BAAK 5102 1 2 0 9 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
-KNIFE THROWER 5209 2 2 0 8 HARLEQUINS (577)
-MELODY 5151 2 2 0 8 HARLEQUINS (577)
DESPAIR 5170 1 1 0 8 DARK ANGELS (605)
-BWA HA 3650 1 0 0 5 KNOT WHOLE (443)
-BIG UNIT 5217 0 1 0 1 FAMOUS HURLERS (607)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
THE USEROUS MERCHA 10 0 1 0 1 YELLOW PIKE 5031 370 NONE
THE ROCKET 5181 2 2 1 FAMOUS HURLERS 607 FORMIDABLE 5177 368
SMOLT 5152 6 5 0 RESURRECTION 570 FORMIDABLE 5177 370
PERSONAL ADS
Sultan - No, not Richard. I assume you're talking about a manager. Famous Hurlers
is run by me, Assur, and The Rocket was only one of the best warriors I'd ever seen.
Unfortunately, now he's dead and will languish in dead tourneys for years to come.
He was at least +5 ATT and +1 DEF. But I learned my lesson long ago that warriors
die. It isn't fun and is occasionally very discouraging, but it is part of this
game. My only consolation is that his faves probably suck. (He was a basher, after
all.) - Assurnasirbainpal
One Brow -- (sternly) That's glory? Coulda fooled me. You want glory, go kill
something dangerous, a troll or something like that, not a helpless little woman like
me. -- Analira
Prowess -- As ever, it is proven again that I am no match for a bold and potent
female prow. Good work. -- Nellistha
Billy -- (scowling fiercely) (this being the only fierce thing about him) With a
name like yours, you should be a good ol' boy, not some kind of mean fighting
machine. -- Yellow Pike
Sorry Junk -- Yeah, right. You left me with more holes than a piece of lace. --
Abalonea, a pearl among buttons
Tolderst -- I hate long fights that turn around on me! Okay, I don't HATE them, but
the experience was not one I'll treasure. -- Lubaya
13 November 2003
Let it be known far and wide, that the Warrior TUM 18-7380, the Champions Runner-Up
for the recent Tournament, is managed by none other than Shocking Toad. I named this
fabulous warrior after my friend and mentor, TUM, a.k.a. Don! Sorry TUM didn't get
me my first TC; however, a runner-up with all those sandbaggers is pretty impressive,
if I do say so myself. -- Shocking Toad, The Manager
13 November 2003
All -- This is to announce that I am no longer a member of the Vendetta Cartel
Alliance. I have enjoyed my time there, and I've made some great friends. Their
company will be missed, but they will endure. I wish them well. -- Apex
2 December 2003
ZalCon2, ZalCon Reloaded
Where: Jhelum, DM 4
When: February 9th or 23rd, 2003 (TBA when Mail In date set)
How Long: 20 Turns
Restrictions: Zero FE at start of contest. Must announce warrior styles by second
arena fight to receive points. No prize modified warriors. No entry to July Face,
No TV Challenges. All prizes to be used exclusively on warriors from the contest
team only.
Awards:
First Initiate Duelmaster (FID): First warrior announced in the contest to
reach the throne.
Prize: Limited Damage Potion, increasing damage for 1 warrior by one rating to
max for ST/SZ.
Warrior MVP: Top warrior based on MVP points accrued in the contest.
Prize: Limited Damage Potion, Favorites Knowledge for any warrior on team, +1
to bonus in any skill area up to max for style for 1 warrior on team, 2
nights stay at Winter FTF Hotel.
Team MVP: Top Team based on MVP points accrued in contest by all the teams
warriors.
Prize: Limited Damage Potion, Favorites Knowledge, +1 to Bonus, 6 Months Free
Play, 20 Rollups.
Warrior MVP Top 11: Next 10 warriors on MVP list at the end of the contest.
Prize: +1 to Bonus
Style Master: Top warrior in each style based on Style Master points accrued in
the contest.
Prize: Favorites Knowledge of any warrior on team.
Iron Manager Award: Minimum 95 fights in contest by any team.
Prize: Choice of free entry for team to 2005 Winter Face or +1 to Bonus for one
warrior.
MVP Point System: +1 for Win, Fight, Kill, Recognition Leader (after Round 3), -1
Death, +2 Duelmaster, +2 each 3 Consecutive turns as DM, +1 Quality Win (any win over
opponent with 5 or more Rec), +1 for each 10 Rec points over 5 in win (+1 for 5-14
above, +2 for 15-24 above, +3 for 25-34 above).
Style Master Point System: +2 Style Master, +1 Win vs. Same Style Opponent, +1 Win
vs. Same Style Master, +1 for 3 Consecutive Turns as Style Master (rolling).
Please direct any question about rules or clarifications to me, Robert
Occhipinti, via Diplo to DM74, 1988 Dodgers or email to zalgor@hotmail.com. All
rules decisions made by me are final and binding within the confines of this contest.
8 December 2003
Greetings! I would like to invite everyone to Jhans (DM 36) for the first annual kLk
St. Valentine's Day Massacre (kill contest). We will start the contest off with the
ceremonial burning of the Andorian flag on turn 450. (Six turns away. Roughly mid-
February.) The contest will run for 10 turns. On turn 461, 3 separate victors will
be announced. Team with the most kills, warrior with the most kills, and alliance
with the most kills. Prizes will be awarded to the manager of the team with the most
kills and to the manager of the warrior with the most kills. The prizes will
probably be team roll-ups. The number of roll-ups has yet to be determined. The
contest is sponsored by Jhans' newest, (but by the time the contest starts) largest
alliance, the kLk (pronounced "klick"). -- Polarius, mgr. of Blitzkrieg DM 36
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
JARCK was viciously subdued by ANALIRA in a 2 minute bloody Challenge fight.
TOLDERST lost to ONE BROW in a action packed 5 minute brutal Challenge battle.
FORMIDABLE assassinated SMOLT in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
TOOFLESS was viciously subdued by MORADOR in a 3 minute veteran's Title fight.
FIERCE ONE-EYE bested ABALONEA in a crowd pleasing 3 minute veteran's duel.
YELLOW PIKE savagely slew THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute gory mismatched brawl.
LUBAYA overcame CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute melee.
NELLISTHA unbelievably bested DESPAIR in a 2 minute expert vs. novice duel.
SAYANA vanquished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL 3 SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 3 - 0 80 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 TOTAL PARRY 25 - 13 - 0 66 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 23 - 12 - 2 66 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 8 - 7 - 0 53 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 BASHING ATTACK 12 - 11 - 2 52 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 6 - 0 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 WALL OF STEEL 13 - 14 - 1 48 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 4 - 0 43 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 8 - 1 20 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 9 - 0 10 |
Turn 370 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 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 2 3 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 3 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 3 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 PARRY-STRIKE
1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK MORADOR 5089 16 4 0 130 RESURRECTION (570)
TOTAL PARRY TOOFLESS 5103 16 3 0 98 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
WALL OF STEEL ONE BROW 5101 5 1 0 57 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
LUNGING ATTACK FORMIDABLE 5177 3 0 2 48 KNOT WHOLE (443)
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 MORADOR 5089. The ten other most popular fighters were ONE BROW 5101, ABALONEA
5032, ANALIRA 5087, FIERCE ONE-EYE 5104, YELLOW PIKE 5031, NELLISTHA 5156, FORMIDABLE
5177, LUBAYA 5126, DESPAIR 5170, and SAYANA 5216.
The least popular fighter this week was TOLDERST 5159. The other ten least popular
fighters were SMOLT 5152, TOOFLESS 5103, JARCK 5132, SAYANA 5216, DESPAIR 5170,
LUBAYA 5126, FORMIDABLE 5177, NELLISTHA 5156, YELLOW PIKE 5031, and FIERCE ONE-EYE
5104.
The following warriors will travel to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after next turn:
MORADOR (2-5089) RESURRECTION (570)
MAIL-IN TOURNEY XXXII
GATEWAY TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
OXYGEN THIEF 3726 (136-67-2) 8 3 0 ODD SQUAD
ANGEL 1548 (112-106-4) 0 5 0 PITT GLADIATORS
ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BEDLAM'S BARD 4144 (28-21-2) 0 2 0 MYTH AND MIGHT
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
MIME 4966 (22-14-3) 4 3 0 HARLEQUINS
SABLE 4950 (26-15-2) 2 3 0 HARLEQUINS
JUGGLER 4965 (23-14-0) 1 3 0 HARLEQUINS
CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
EEK THE CAT 4110 (11-7-0) 5 3 0 THE FUNNY FARM
OTIS 3579 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 NEWMAN HALL
FIERCE ONE-EYE 5104 (11-5-0) 1 3 0 GLORY BOUND TROLLS
BIG RED 5080 (14-3-0) 0 2 0 BIG COUNTRY
CONCRETE REDHEAD 3143 (0-0-0) 0 2 0 10,001 MANIACS
ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
MORADOR 5089 (14-4-0) 2 3 0 RESURRECTION
BETTY 5107 (8-4-1) 0 2 0 BIG COUNTRY
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
JARCK 5132 (9-3-0) 3 3 0 RESURRECTION
BILLY 5153 (5-1-0) 2 3 0 BIG COUNTRY
GREEN TUTOR 4995 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 FLAGG'S INTERNUM
SORRY JUNK 5161 (3-2-0) 0 2 0 BIG COUNTRY
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ONE BROW 5101 (2-1-0) 9 1 0 GLORY BOUND TROLLS
TOLDERST 5159 (7-0-0) 5 3 0 RESURRECTION
ARIM ADLER 4994 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 FLAGG'S INTERNUM
NOVICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
MAD DOG 5178 (1-2-0) 6 3 0 FAMOUS HURLERS
THE ROCKET 5181 (2-1-1) 0 2 0 FAMOUS HURLERS
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
FORMIDABLE 5177 (0-0-0) 4 3 1 KNOT WHOLE
ROSARIO 4893 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 RATTLESNAKE
BWA HA 3650 (0-0-0) 0 2 0 KNOT WHOLE
DESPAIR 5170 (0-0-0) 0 2 0 DARK ANGELS
DEAD CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
KAYDAN 4928 (9-10-1) 6 3 0 RESURRECTION
CHANCE 4945 (15-18-0) 4 3 1 HARLEQUINS
RAPTURE 2718 (3-3-0) 3 3 0 MYTH AND MIGHT