DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/04/2003 Duedate: 12/31/2003
ARKERS ARENA
DM-8 TURN-238
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
LUMBERING WAIF
HAPLESS WAIF (515)
(8-4346) [12-8-0,120]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
LUMBERING WAIF TOBACCO ROSE
HAPLESS WAIF (515) PHOENIX FIRE (532)
(8-4346) [12-8-0,120] (8-4529) [4-4-1,39]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
MONGOOSE HOOF HEARTED
A.K.A. (346) WIMPS OF PERIL (504)
(8-2663) [12-14-0,54] (8-4503) [8-5-0,58]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
Z GLADIATORZ (519)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. PHOENIX FIRE (532) 49
2. PHANTOM FORCES 2 (400) 41 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
3. SMITHSONIAN (245) 33 Unchartered Team
4. LA PENTARCHIE (481) 31
5. TREE PEOPLE (511) 16 PHOENIX FIRE (532)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 Z GLADIATORZ (519) 39 16 0 70.9 1/ 2 Z GLADIATORZ (519) 11 3 0
2- 3 BONDAGE (469) 85 50 7 63.0 2/ 9 LA PENTARCHIE (481) 9 3 0
3/ 4 BLACKTHORN ORCS (425) 234 150 22 60.9 3/ 5 BLACKTHORN ORCS (425) 8 7 0
4/ 5 SMITHSONIAN (245) 474 318 13 59.8 4/ 3 HAPLESS WAIF (515) 7 5 0
5- 6 NORTHERN BADLANDS (397) 92 69 7 57.1 5/13*PHOENIX FIRE (532) 7 5 0
6/ 8 LA PENTARCHIE (481) 128 105 3 54.9 6/12 PHANTOM FORCES 2 (400) 7 8 0
7- 7 LADIES IN WAITING (115) 295 244 12 54.7 7/14 SMITHSONIAN (245) 6 6 0
8/ 9 HAPLESS WAIF (515) 45 39 1 53.6 8/ 4 TREE PEOPLE (511) 6 8 0
9/10 DOGPOUND (477) 47 41 2 53.4 9/ 6 WIMPS OF PERIL (504) 6 9 0
10/12*PHOENIX FIRE (532) 18 16 1 52.9 10- 1 BONDAGE (469) 5 4 0
11/ 1*TYCRON'S GUARD (535) 5 5 0 50.0 11/10*TYCRON'S GUARD (535) 5 5 0
12/11 WIMPS OF PERIL (504) 71 72 4 49.7 12-11*PAGAN MYSTERIES (533) 4 6 1
13/13 TREE PEOPLE (511) 48 53 1 47.5 13- 7 X-FORCE (484) 4 6 0
14/ 0 A.K.A. (346) 60 69 5 46.5 14- 8 LADIES IN WAITING (115) 3 6 0
15/15 PHANTOM FORCES 2 (400) 69 82 7 45.7 15-16 NORTHERN BADLANDS (397) 2 1 0
16-16 X-FORCE (484) 79 108 7 42.2 16/ 0 A.K.A. (346) 2 3 0
17-18*PAGAN MYSTERIES (533) 9 21 4 30.0 17/17 DOGPOUND (477) 1 0 0
18/19*ENTENTER (534) 1 9 0 10.0 18/19*ENTENTER (534) 1 9 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
'*' 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[ Andorians Abroad #19 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Skaithvarn:
The Lord Dankilvan had given them temporary quarters in his mansion. A suite
among the servants, but that was okay, the decor was less overpowering.
Berdan looked around at the nearly plain hangings that covered the walls of the
central room in the suite and scowled. "I don't like this," the ex-assassin growled.
"Sequestering us! This Dankilvan is up to something."
Raoul shrugged, took off his hat and looked at it, then put it back again. The
gesture didn't mean anything, but it gave him time to think about his answer without
being rude. And he was really tempted to be rude. Berdan was repeating himself.
And the gladiator was getting tired of repeating his answer. But one more time...
maybe it would get through this time. "Lord Dankilvan is trying to keep Skaithvarn
out of Alastarian politics. Can't blame him for that! We don't want that
entanglement, either."
"He's sending a Delarquan spy with us--"
"A Delarquan gladiator who may or may not be a spy. So?"
"She'll be a spy. Everything we do will be reported to this--"
"Are you planning to do something you want to hide?" Jeri Northwind asked.
Berdan jumped a little, having forgotten that she was there. "No, but--"
"Then it isn't a problem. In fact," she exchanged a glance with Raoul, who
nodded slightly, "in fact, it's a good thing. It means the S'varni won't have to
worry about what we might be up to, because they'll know what we ARE up to."
"Right, doll. And besides, better the spy we know and can see than one we
don't. Surely you realize that, Berdan?"
The ex-assassin sighed and shrugged. "I suppose so."
*** ***** *** ***** ***
Hallie O'Dene turned out to be an elf. A southern elf, a dark-skinned Shagornan
elf, an elf of the kind deeply distrusted by the northern elves who figured in the
ancestry of all Fratsfan nobles.
Berdan refused to have anything to do with her. "And how Dankilvan, himself of
the High Blood, could actually employ her, trust her--!" He stormed around their
sitting room, not quite throwing things but looking as though he wanted to.
Hallie O'Dene watched quietly, showing no offense, nor any other reaction except
mild interest. Leaning just a little toward Jeri, she asked, "Does he have a strong
heart? Because he's a prime candidate for apoplexy right now."
Jeri put a hand over her mouth to hold back a snort of laughter. "I don't know
him that well," she admitted, "but fortunately, we can do this without him if we have
to."
The Delarquan's eyebrows rose. "You think he might abandon the mission just to
avoid working with me?"
"He might, doll," Raoul said, coming to sit between the two of them on the
room's long couch as Berdan continued to rage up and down the room, cursing Hallie,
Raoul and Jeri, Peranis, Dankilvan, and other people they'd never heard of
comprehensively and bitterly. "That doesn't worry me so much as that he might quit
us and try to go on without us--go into competition with us over it. How much can we
trust him? The man used to be a spy and an assassin, after all."
"Well, it's as good as a play," Hallie said, "but Lord Dankilvan wants us to get
ON with things. Maybe we should try to stop him?"
Raoul shook his head. "He's got to get through it, doll. But maybe we should
get on with it ourselves. Jeri and I are ready to go--we didn't unpack when we got
here."
"Leave Berdan to follow when he calms down?" Jeri asked.
"Or go back to Andor, if that's what he wants to do." Raoul shrugged. He
glanced at Jeri, who jumped up and grabbed a backpack.
"I'm ready," she said. As soon as Raoul and Hallie had picked up their packs,
she added, "What's the matter with this Leemith place that Lord Dankilvan mentioned?
He didn't seem to like them at all."
Hallie led the way out the door. "I've got horses waiting for us," she said.
"The Leemin, well, they're all vampires. Generally good neighbors, but still, you
just don't trust a town full of vampires, do you?"
+ ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Andorians Abroad #20 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Skaithvarn:
Raoul glanced over his shoulder, but Dankilvan's mansion was already out of
sight around one of the street's numerous curves. He wasn't sure Berdan had even
noticed their departure yet; at least, the Fratsfan wasn't coming along behind them.
He shrugged and turned forward again. As he'd told Hallie, they could do this
mission without Berdan if they had to, and looked like that was the way it was going
to be. He looked at the Delarquan. "Tell us more about these vampires in Leemith,
doll. Are they going to be a problem to deal with? Do they attack chance
travelers?"
"Well...not instantly, anyway." Hallie pulled a couple of pocket-sized leather
folders from a belt pouch, handing one to each gladiator. "These are passes signed
by Lord Dankilvan and naming you as being on business for Istoreth. If you get a
chance to show the pass, that should give you some protection. Of course, if we meet
someone who's working for, oh, Sharvan or Pantiello, or even Ulm, maybe, then the
passes will get us INTO trouble...."
"Those being other city-states here, I take it?"
"Yep. The Ulmers are probably okay, they've got some kind of trade treaty with
Convincia. But if the Leemin don't want whatever it is your Peranis is selling, I
bet the Sharvanese will."
"These Sharvanese have Delarquan ties?" Jeri asked.
"No, ISTORETH has Delarquan ties," Hallie corrected her. "Sharvan isn't a
player in Trier politics. Yet. But they want to be."
"And Peranis' book of names and blackmail material would give them their ticket
to the party," Raoul finished. "Damn." He scowled at the crowded street and the
city gate ahead of them without seeing any of it. "What's the political stance of
this Leemith place?"
"Mostly they just want to be left alone," Hallie answered promptly. "If they
buy the list of names, it would be some lord doing it for personal profit, I would
guess. Nobody's ever suggested they want to be a power in the Trier."
Raoul nodded, his attention returning to his companions. "So Peranis might be
able to sell it in Leemith if he's in a hurry, but he'd probably get more money, and
cause more trouble for Andorian, if he takes it to Sharvan?"
"Yes. That'd be how I see it." Hallie glanced at Raoul. "Whose names are on
this list?"
"According to Berdan, noblemen, politicians, merchants, even some arena
managers--people who make a big noise in Andorian politics and the Andorian economy."
"People with secrets they'd pay a lot--or do a lot--to keep hidden."
"Right."
"Hmm." Hallie showed her own pass at the city's gate and indicated her
companions with a gesture. "They're with me." She led the way through the gate and
onto the open road.
"We might've asked how long ago Peranis went through," Jeri said, urging her
mount up beside Hallie's.
"I already did. Two days. It's one day from here to Leemith, another day to
Ulm, a third to Sharvan, moving at a normal traveling pace. Peranis may already have
made his deal in Leemith, if he found a purchaser there."
Raoul glanced at the sky. It was midmorning, clear and crisp. Maybe eight
hours of daylight left, he judged. "Let's pick up our pace a little, then, so we can
make inquiries in Leemith this evening."
*** ***** *** ***** ***
The road hugged the coast, sometimes running along the narrow, stony beach,
sometimes veering inland to cross small, steep-sided valleys, occasionally clinging
to a cliff above the water. They met no one coming from the south, and were
overtaken by no coming from behind them. There were no villages or inns along the
road. A dense pine forest covered most of the land near the road.
"You could BELIEVE in vampires in a place like this," Jeri muttered, twisting to
reach the cloak tied behind her saddle. The temperature had dropped steadily all
morning, and now, looking north, she saw why. A bank of clouds filled the northern
sky with shades of slate and charcoal.
"Of course. What's to disbelieve? I never argue with the facts, doll," Raoul
said. He glanced over at her--they were riding all three abreast--and followed her
gaze northward. "Damn. Any place along here where we could take shelter?"
"Not that I know of," Hallie admitted, squinting at the clouds uneasily. "We
might come across something, I suppose, but would YOU trust any shelter you found
along here under these circumstances? Bound to be a disaster waiting to happen."
"We don't have much choice," Jeri argued. "If we can find ANYTHING, a house, a
ruin, a CAVE, even, I'm for it!" She kicked her horse into a better pace. "We know
there's no shelter behind us, almost all the way back to Istoreth, so--" The horse
seemed to share her dislike of storms and willingly shifted into a pounding gallop
down the hill into the next little valley.
Almost hidden among the trees was the curved stone wall of a stubby tower.
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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 237): MELTDOWN of X-FORCE (Savant, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 476): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 476): ATROPHY of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 469): HOMELESS PRINCE of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellubmo)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 465): KID ROCK of THE MC5 (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 465): MONKEY WRENCH of PRIMATES-R-US (Crip, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 466): SARINA of GOLDEN CANYON (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 462): SONIC TACO of TRIP OUT (Angus, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 427): SUSAN STO HELIT of THE DISC (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 420): BARNEE of THE FLINTSTONES (Lord Genesis, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 413): ANASTASIA of RUBY DRAGONS (Talon Warsmith, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 185): VIOLENT VIOLET of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 325): BLACK CAT of SHADOW SIGNS (Shadowgate, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 314): GORDIAN of WHY KNOT (Clove-Hitch, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 139): BATTLEMAGE of SHADOW MAGIC (Shadowgate, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 361): DEMONFANG of DARK PANTHEON from TRANSEL (Doc Steele)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 237): BONDAGE (Spawn, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 476): BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 476): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 469): CONSPIRACY INC. (?, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 465): THE MC5 (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 465): PRIMATES-R-US (Crip, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 466): HEADBANGERS (Sablon-O-Vlad, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 462): TRIP OUT (Angus, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 427): TACO GODS (The Oracle, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 420): THE FLINTSTONES (Lord Genesis, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 413): HARDTIMESINBABYLON (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 185): MIDDLE WAY 8 (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 325): I'M WITH STUPID (Yukon Cornelius, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 314): WAYFARERS (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 139): HAZAARDS OF CLONING (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 361): DARK PANTHEON (Doc Steele, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 476): HUSHPUPPY of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
(turn 475): DREIHDENSMURF of U.B.O.S.M. (Dreihdenflahg, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 469): HOMELESS PRINCE of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellubmo)
EDWIN MEESE of CONSPIRACY INC. (?, mgr.)
HOW--LITE of ROCK ETTS (Pie-Rite, mgr.)
(turn 468): GUANTANAMO BAY of THE REPUBLICANS (The Judge, mgr.)
PISHTUSH of ANDORIAN WIMPS (Wimpy, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 464): APE WILD of PRIMATES-R-US (Crip, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 465): OMNIBOOK 6000 of AT WORK (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 411): COURIER of HARDTIMESINBABYLON (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 185): VIOLENT VIOLET of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
SQUASH BUTT of OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.)
PYROTECHNICIAN of THE FURIOUS FIVE (Generalissimo Puerco)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 325): THE LIMELIGHT of CLUB CULTURE (Talon Volksie, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 139): BATTLEMAGE of SHADOW MAGIC (Shadowgate, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
This is a surprise. I was not really looking forward to fighting Abyss. Well,
we'll see if it's just luck. I will be avoiding Hapless Waif and Rancid. To be
exact, I am challenging Closed Mind and Hungry Waif. Hopefully I come out of this in
one piece.
Meltdown
X-Force
SPY REPORT
Thankyouthankyou. It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in
ARKERS. Hope you enjoy the show. Oh, who am I kidding? I already got paid! Say
good-bye to BONDAGE, as they are pushed from the coveted top team spot by the Z
GLADIATORZ stable. For every winner there is a loser. Speaking of losers, lets take
a look at BONDAGE, who went down to 1st from 10th. Life is tough. Coming up with a
solid 4-1-0 outing, PHOENIX FIRE has advanced 8 places in the rankings. SMITHSONIAN
is no joke as it posted a 3-1-0 week advancing from 14th place to 7th place. Hey
everybody, watch out for GRYPHOS, who flew up 19 points in the rankings after mashing
POLE CAT like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. Ya know, some days it doesn't pay
to walk out on the sands. MONGOOSE was beat by TOM SAWYER and drops 12 points. Try
as hard as the X-FORCE stable might, they were unable to find their warrior (and
ex-Duelmaster) MELTDOWN before this week's fights. In front of all the crowds,
LUMBERING WAIF took the Duelmaster's crown for his own. I give the bum two weeks.
Advice to bashers--never force anything, just get a bigger halberd!
Here is other news that is of note. Did you hear that LA PENTARCHIE was most
avoided team this week? Well, knowing the personal hygiene of LA PENTARCHIE's
warriors, I'm not surprised! And you guys like to boo me? Well, unsling your
rasberries, cause TYCRON'S GUARD beats feet every time LA PENTARCHIE smiles at them.
Try farming, eh? Well just about everybody wants a piece of REDWOOD, who was this
week's most challenged warrior.
Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the
most interesting, though! This week 19-17-0 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE was sent to the Dark
Arena. I know a lot of fighters with similar records who might take notice of this.
Remember: alliances are great, but try and take your ally in the arena with you and
see what happens.
Well, there's the manager of the ARKERS giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?). Okay, so I may not be the world's
best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors. And remember, you
can pick your friends and you can pick your--(loud boos), oh, you've heard that one
already!-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LUMBERING WAIF 4346 12 8 0 120 HAPLESS WAIF (515)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ZIG ZAG 4384 12 2 0 106 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
-MELTDOWN 4353 17 4 0 104 X-FORCE (484)
GREY FOX 2880 13 7 1 103 A.K.A. (346)
RANCID WAIF 4413 12 7 0 99 HAPLESS WAIF (515)
NIGHT BLACK 3174 13 17 0 97 PHANTOM FORCES 2 (400)
-GOLDENEYE 4479 8 2 0 96 BONDAGE (469)
ABYSS 3178 17 14 0 95 PHANTOM FORCES 2 (400)
CLOSED MIND 4429 13 6 0 91 BLACKTHORN ORCS (425)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MISS TOOK 4091 13 9 1 85 LADIES IN WAITING (115)
HUNGRY WAIF 4349 9 11 1 84 HAPLESS WAIF (515)
L'ORC BLEU 4352 11 11 0 75 LA PENTARCHIE (481)
-MISS STEP 3978 17 15 0 74 LADIES IN WAITING (115)
SQUIFFY 4490 11 3 0 71 WIMPS OF PERIL (504)
-MISS TREE MEAT 4418 10 3 0 71 LADIES IN WAITING (115)
FRENZIED WAIF 4345 11 9 0 70 HAPLESS WAIF (515)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-WOLFHOUND 4158 10 4 0 66 DOGPOUND (477)
ZZZZ'S 4381 12 3 0 65 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
-MISS COMMUNE KATE 4118 9 8 0 65 LADIES IN WAITING (115)
TOM SAWYER 4281 5 4 0 61 SMITHSONIAN (245)
REDWOOD 4304 13 7 0 60 TREE PEOPLE (511)
-BORZOI 3983 10 6 0 59 DOGPOUND (477)
ZIT 4385 9 1 0 59 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
HOOF HEARTED 4503 8 5 0 58 WIMPS OF PERIL (504)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MONGOOSE 2663 12 14 0 54 A.K.A. (346)
-SASHA BAL TOR 4034 15 7 0 52 NORTHERN BADLANDS (397)
CASTOR BEAN 4442 11 6 0 47 TREE PEOPLE (511)
-BLACK LAB 4265 7 2 0 45 DOGPOUND (477)
-QUEUE 4549 6 3 1 41 BONDAGE (469)
DREAM STEALER 3576 4 4 0 41 PHANTOM FORCES 2 (400)
-MISS CONSTRUED 4419 4 9 0 41 LADIES IN WAITING (115)
-RICHARDTHELIONHEART 4023 8 10 1 40 SMITHSONIAN (245)
-KAMEN THE HUNTER 4259 6 4 2 40 NORTHERN BADLANDS (397)
ZIP 4383 5 5 0 40 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
SPRITE 4600 3 0 0 40 PHANTOM FORCES 2 (400)
TOBACCO ROSE 4529 4 4 1 39 PHOENIX FIRE (532)
-PUSSY GALORE 4467 4 3 0 39 BONDAGE (469)
-YMIR BLOODRAVEN 4369 4 2 0 36 NORTHERN BADLANDS (397)
-PSYLOCKE 4470 3 6 1 36 X-FORCE (484)
FIRE FLY 4533 5 0 0 35 PHOENIX FIRE (532)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HAMMURABI 4219 5 4 0 32 SMITHSONIAN (245)
-POLARIS 4547 6 3 0 30 X-FORCE (484)
CHIKEN HEARTED 4502 5 8 0 27 WIMPS OF PERIL (504)
MOTEL DU LAC 4580 4 2 0 26 LA PENTARCHIE (481)
-DART 4586 4 0 0 26 X-FORCE (484)
-EMM 4588 2 2 0 26 BONDAGE (469)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GRYPHOS 4582 2 2 0 24 PHOENIX FIRE (532)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JAGUARMAN 4532 4 4 0 22 PHOENIX FIRE (532)
POLE CAT 3111 5 6 0 21 A.K.A. (346)
-MORRIGAN 4557 2 4 1 20 PAGAN MYSTERIES (533)
HELEN OF TROY 4603 2 0 0 20 SMITHSONIAN (245)
ESTUPIDO 4572 5 3 0 18 WIMPS OF PERIL (504)
WEEDS II 4577 4 1 0 17 TREE PEOPLE (511)
MAPLE-WOOD 4587 2 2 0 17 TREE PEOPLE (511)
ALIZA 4609 2 0 0 16 TYCRON'S GUARD (535)
-CALLIECH 4558 1 5 1 16 PAGAN MYSTERIES (533)
-LUGH 4559 3 3 1 14 PAGAN MYSTERIES (533)
-CERNUNNOS 4556 3 3 1 14 PAGAN MYSTERIES (533)
HERBERT LE VERT 4604 2 0 0 14 LA PENTARCHIE (481)
-ZYGLOT 4382 1 4 0 14 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
-WITLESS WAIF 4347 1 3 0 14 HAPLESS WAIF (515)
V.BALTIMORE-'W.BALT 4598 1 3 0 13 LA PENTARCHIE (481)
FALCON 3422 3 3 0 12 A.K.A. (346)
BAD 2 THE BONE 4583 3 3 0 12 BLACKTHORN ORCS (425)
NIGHT THORN 4596 2 2 0 12 BLACKTHORN ORCS (425)
G. WHIZ 4594 2 2 0 12 WIMPS OF PERIL (504)
JACK RABBIT 3489 1 3 0 12 A.K.A. (346)
BEAGLE 4593 1 0 0 11 DOGPOUND (477)
GULEERAMOON 4608 1 1 0 8 TYCRON'S GUARD (535)
-BRIGID 4555 0 6 0 7 PAGAN MYSTERIES (533)
-CHOW 4552 0 2 0 6 DOGPOUND (477)
KNAVE OF NAUGHT 4602 1 2 0 5 BLACKTHORN ORCS (425)
-AURIC GF 4610 1 0 0 5 BONDAGE (469)
HUMANDO 4607 1 1 0 4 TYCRON'S GUARD (535)
KOOL GREEN 4568 1 1 0 4 ENTENTER (534)
THE BONEBREAKER 4605 1 1 0 4 TYCRON'S GUARD (535)
BUGLER 4567 0 2 0 2 ENTENTER (534)
RINSAD SEBINSKI 4606 0 2 0 2 TYCRON'S GUARD (535)
LUKE 4566 0 2 0 2 ENTENTER (534)
DAN 4569 0 2 0 2 ENTENTER (534)
BEAM 4565 0 2 0 2 ENTENTER (534)
-WEAPON 3 4611 0 1 0 1 X-FORCE (484)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
THORN BE GONE 4601 1 2 0 BLACKTHORN ORCS 425 DARK CHAMPION 408 238 NONE
LAZY BONES 4584 2 1 0 BLACKTHORN ORCS 425 PSYLOCKE 4470 235 REVENGED
THORNWOOD 4589 0 1 0 BLACKTHORN ORCS 425 CERNUNNOS 4556 234 REVENGED
BILL BALOUD 4581 2 1 0 LA PENTARCHIE 481 SIDESWIPE 4585 235
HAZY DAISY 3577 3 5 0 PHANTOM FORCES 2 400 MOUNTAIN TROLL 402 238 NONE
JAVELIN CATCHER 4612 0 1 0 PHOENIX FIRE 532 DARK CHAMPION 408 238 NONE
SIR FRANCIS DRAK 3865 19 17 0 SMITHSONIAN 245 DARK CHAMPION 408 238 NONE
STOMP 4613 0 1 0 TREE PEOPLE 511 DARK CHAMPION 408 238 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Waifs -- You did not, at all, look lumbering nor hapless. You looked rather
formidable. -- Sir Francis Drake
Emmm, gee, I must have lucked out of that one. I feel really, really lucky. Hey,
Becky's gone for the week, you wanna have some fun? -- Tom Sawyer
Tobacco Rose -- Those were mostly my "eyes for eyes" and "teeth for teeth" being
battered about. Salute. -- Hammurabi
V. Baltimore -- Couldn't you use a little less formal name! How about Lord
Baltimore? I certainly had a good time with you, Lord Baltimore. I certainly did.
Are you okay? -- Helen of Troy
Abyss -- I'll take that ale. I still hurt! -- Sir Francis Drake
Catalyst -- Always, my friend. It is good, indeed, to have you back. -- Curator
Meltdown -- Duelmaster of Arkers, well done! Smithsonians everywhere salute you. --
Curator
Luke -- Thank you for being my first! I never thought it could be like that! --
Zyglot
Redwood -- On your challenge, huh? Well that should make it pretty clear that I am
not one for you to pick on. -- ZZZZ's
Pussy Galore -- There certainly was, wasn't there? Us two babes "got it on" didn't
we? But you quit on me. I could have gone all night. -- Zit
Castor Bean -- You were the best bean! You had the zip! Salute! -- Zip
Hungry Waif -- The pleasure starving you of a victory was all mine. Perhaps I will
see more of you. -- Zig Zag
Z Gladiatorz -- Well done! But your tournament results were lacking.
Arkers -- It is with a touch of sadness that I must announce that the Ladies will be
waiting another 6-8 months until they can step on the sands again. Hate it when
reality interferes with simulations. -- Crip
Miss Tree Meat -- Thank you for being the first to mention my name. -- Hoof Hearted
Dream Stealer -- You are better than I at what we both do. -- Chiken Hearted
Bridgid -- A valiant effort. Or, close but no cigar. -- Estupido
Maple-Wood -- I thought you had me there for a minute. I'll bet that you really had
a good time fighting me and would like to do it again? Right? -- G. Whiz
Miss Step -- Would you like to borrow some endurance? -- Squiffy
Ententgr -- Glad to see you finally made it. Good luck. -- Savant
Queue -- I think we need to stop meeting. -- Psylocke
Abyss -- I'll take luck. I know this may sound greedy but I would have liked a few
skills too. -- Meltdown
Hanmurabi -- That was a tough match! I didn't think I was going to make it. --
Tobacco Rose
Sprite -- You bettered me, this time. -- Jaguarman
All -- Wintertide is nigh upon us, and though we may strive against each other on the
sands of Valour, outside of the arena I regard you all as brethren. A most wondrous
and happy Yule to one and all. -- Bobby Bigfoot, mgr. Phoenix Fire
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.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SIR FRANCIS DRAKE was viciously butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute fight.
HAZY DAISY was narrowly killed by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
THORN BE GONE was slaughtered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
JAVELIN CATCHER was dealt death by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
STOMP was assassinated by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena match.
SQUIFFY was devastated by NIGHT BLACK in a 3 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
ABYSS was unbelievably bested by ZIG ZAG in a 5 minute master's Challenge match.
CLOSED MIND was handily defeated by LUMBERING WAIF in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
ZIT outwaited CASTOR BEAN in a crowd boring 24 minute gruesome Challenge duel.
ZZZZ'S luckily beat HOOF HEARTED in a popular 4 minute gory expert's Challenge duel.
ZIP was overpowered by REDWOOD in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
DREAM STEALER overpowered ESTUPIDO in a unpopular 9 minute one-sided Challenge match.
HAMMURABI devastated CHIKEN HEARTED in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge battle.
HELEN OF TROY viciously subdued GULEERAMOON in a 1 minute Challenge bout.
KNAVE OF NAUGHT was defeated by G. WHIZ in a 3 minute novice's Challenge duel.
MAPLE-WOOD devastated KOOL GREEN in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
RINSAD SEBINSKI was beaten by HERBERT LE VERT in a 1 minute amateur's Challenge brawl.
RANCID WAIF devastated VIRGINAL CONCUBINE in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
GREY FOX demolished HUNGRY WAIF in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
FRENZIED WAIF was savagely defeated by L'ORC BLEU in a 2 minute bloody master's fight.
MONGOOSE was bested by TOM SAWYER in a action packed 4 minute veteran's bout.
SPRITE demolished WEEDS II in a 1 minute uneven bout.
TOBACCO ROSE vanquished BAD 2 THE BONE in a 2 minute gory mismatched fray.
FIRE FLY demolished FALCON in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
JAGUARMAN viciously subdued BUGLER in a 1 minute gory veteran vs. beginner match.
POLE CAT was overpowered by GRYPHOS in a 1 minute uneven match.
MOTEL DU LAC beat VIRTUOUS SCRIBE in a 1 minute duel.
DAN was viciously subdued by NIGHT THORN in a exciting 4 minute beginner's bout.
V.BALTIMORE-'W.BALT won victory over THE BONEBREAKER in a 1 minute novice's bout.
LUKE was overpowered by ALIZA in a 2 minute uneven duel.
BEAM was overpowered by JACK RABBIT in a 1 minute one-sided match.
HUMANDO was defeated by BEAGLE in a exciting 1 minute novice's fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 12 TOTAL PARRY 64 - 43 - 2 60 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 11 AIMED BLOW 37 - 28 - 0 57 |
|AIMED BLOW 7 WALL OF STEEL 19 - 15 - 0 56 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 LUNGING ATTACK 40 - 37 - 1 52 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 5 BASHING ATTACK 24 - 27 - 1 47 |
|BASHING ATTACK 5 SLASHING ATTACK 22 - 25 - 1 47 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 PARRY-STRIKE 13 - 18 - 2 42 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 STRIKING ATTACK 33 - 46 - 7 42 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 PARRY-LUNGE 15 - 23 - 2 39 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 19 - 1 30 |
Turn 238 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 5 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 3 2 BASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 7 - 4 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 3 2 WALL OF STEEL
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 4 2 TOTAL PARRY
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 4 2 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 6 - 6 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK LUMBERING WAIF 4346 12 8 0 120 HAPLESS WAIF (515)
WALL OF STEEL ZIG ZAG 4384 12 2 0 106 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
STRIKING ATTACK GREY FOX 2880 13 7 1 103 A.K.A. (346)
AIMED BLOW RANCID WAIF 4413 12 7 0 99 HAPLESS WAIF (515)
SLASHING ATTACK CLOSED MIND 4429 13 6 0 91 BLACKTHORN ORCS (425)
TOTAL PARRY SQUIFFY 4490 11 3 0 71 WIMPS OF PERIL (504)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is MONGOOSE 2663. The most popular warrior this turn
was HOOF HEARTED 4503. The ten other most popular fighters were MONGOOSE 2663, NIGHT
THORN 4596, KNAVE OF NAUGHT 4602, L'ORC BLEU 4352, TOBACCO ROSE 4529, NIGHT BLACK
3174, ABYSS 3178, HELEN OF TROY 4603, RANCID WAIF 4413, and BEAGLE 4593.
The least popular fighter this week was CASTOR BEAN 4442. The other ten least
popular fighters were ZIT 4385, ESTUPIDO 4572, DAN 4569, HUMANDO 4607, BEAM 4565,
LUKE 4566, THE BONEBREAKER 4605, POLE CAT 3111, BUGLER 4567, and WEEDS II 4577.
MAIL-IN TOURNEY XXXII
GATEWAY TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
CHRISTINE 4225 (31-13-0) 1 4 0 MUSICAL CHAIRS
PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
MASQUERADE 2297 (106-59-0) 2 3 0 THE MERCENARIES
ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
FRERE MAIN ROUJ 4082 (40-22-0) 5 3 0 LA PENTARCHIE
MISS ERABLE 2766 (39-30-3) 0 2 0 LADIES IN WAITING
CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
LUMBERING WAIF 4346 (10-8-0) 2 3 0 HAPLESS WAIF
MELTDOWN 4353 (16-4-0) 2 3 0 X-FORCE
BORZOI 3983 (10-6-0) 0 2 0 DOGPOUND
FRENZIED WAIF 4345 (11-7-0) 0 2 0 HAPLESS WAIF
HUNGRY WAIF 4349 (9-9-1) 0 2 0 HAPLESS WAIF
RANCID WAIF 4413 (10-7-0) 0 2 0 HAPLESS WAIF
ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ZIT 4385 (7-1-0) 7 3 0 Z GLADIATORZ
TOM SAWYER 4281 (3-4-0) 6 3 0 SMITHSONIAN
SQUIFFY 4490 (10-2-0) 5 3 0 WIMPS OF PERIL
BLACK LAB 4265 (7-2-0) 3 3 0 DOGPOUND
WOLFHOUND 4158 (10-4-0) 2 3 0 DOGPOUND
ZZZZ'S 4381 (10-3-0) 1 3 0 Z GLADIATORZ
SLICK 4495 (6-6-1) 0 2 0 DEAD LA PENTARCHIE
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
PSYLOCKE 4470 (3-5-1) 6 3 0 X-FORCE
YMIR BLOODRAVEN 4369 (4-2-0) 3 3 0 NORTHERN BADLANDS
PUSSY GALORE 4467 (4-2-0) 2 3 0 BONDAGE
HAMMURABI 4219 (4-3-0) 0 2 0 SMITHSONIAN
TOBACCO ROSE 4529 (2-4-1) 0 2 0 PHOENIX FIRE
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
CHOW 4552 (0-2-0) 2 3 0 DOGPOUND
WEEDS II 4577 (4-0-0) 1 3 0 TREE PEOPLE
FIRE FLY 4533 (4-0-0) 0 2 0 PHOENIX FIRE
NOVICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DART 4586 (3-0-0) 8 2 0 X-FORCE
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
HELEN OF TROY 4603 (0-0-0) 4 3 0 SMITHSONIAN
DEAD CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
K. CARSON 3609 (10-4-0) 3 3 0 SUPERIOR FORCES
GRANDE SOEUR 4020 (5-3-1) 1 3 0 LA PENTARCHIE
ROAD BLOCK 4365 (12-10-3) 0 1 0 DEAD NEW BLOOD
TIMBER WALKER 3147 (11-6-1) 0 2 0 NORTHERN BADLANDS
DEAD ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ROAD RAGE BUDDHA 3934 (3-3-0) 5 3 0 BLACKTHORN ORCS
MISS MANAGED 3519 (7-3-0) 2 2 0 DEAD LADIES IN WAITING
MISS ALLY NEIUS 4022 (3-2-0) 2 3 0 LADIES IN WAITING
DEICIDE 4272 (3-3-0) 0 2 0 LA PENTARCHIE
ESPO 3778 (7-4-1) 0 2 0 STRANGE UNIVERSE
DEAD INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
INANA 4545 (0-0-0) 5 3 0 DEAD PHOENIX FIRE
DEAD APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
TIAMAT 4543 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 PHOENIX FIRE