DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/26/2004 Duedate: 03/24/2004
ARKERS ARENA
DM-8 TURN-241
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
CLOSED MIND
BLACKTHORN ORCS (425)
(8-4429) [15-6-0,118]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
CLOSED MIND KOOL GREEN
BLACKTHORN ORCS (425) ENTENTER (534)
(8-4429) [15-6-0,118] (8-4568) [4-1-0,27]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
MONGOOSE NIGHT BLACK
A.K.A. (346) PHANTOM FORCES 2 (400)
(8-2663) [13-16-0,66] (8-3174) [15-18-0,115]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
X-FORCE (484)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. A.K.A. (346) 52
2. ENTENTER (534) 40 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
3. SMITHSONIAN (245) 35 Unchartered Team
4. PHOENIX FIRE (532) 27
5. LA PENTARCHIE (481) 22 ENTENTER (534)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 Z GLADIATORZ (519) 45 24 0 65.2 1/ 2 X-FORCE (484) 10 4 0
2/ 0 LETHAL JUSTICE (375) 61 38 1 61.6 2/10*ENTENTER (534) 8 1 0
3- 3*TYCRON'S GUARD (535) 9 6 1 60.0 3/ 5 LA PENTARCHIE (481) 8 6 0
4/ 2 BLACKTHORN ORCS (425) 236 158 22 59.9 4/ 1 PHOENIX FIRE (532) 7 2 0
5/ 4 SMITHSONIAN (245) 480 322 13 59.9 5/ 4 SMITHSONIAN (245) 6 4 0
6/ 5 PHOENIX FIRE (532) 25 18 1 58.1 6/ 6 PHANTOM FORCES 2 (400) 6 7 0
7/ 6 LA PENTARCHIE (481) 136 111 3 55.1 7/ 3 Z GLADIATORZ (519) 6 8 0
8- 8 DOGPOUND (477) 48 45 2 51.6 8/ 8 HAPLESS WAIF (515) 5 8 0
9/ 7 HAPLESS WAIF (515) 50 47 1 51.5 9/ 9 A.K.A. (346) 5 10 1
10/14*ENTENTER (534) 9 10 0 47.4 10- 7*TYCRON'S GUARD (535) 4 1 1
11-10 TREE PEOPLE (511) 49 56 1 46.7 11/13 BLACKTHORN ORCS (425) 2 8 0
12/11 PHANTOM FORCES 2 (400) 75 89 7 45.7 12/ 0 LETHAL JUSTICE (375) 1 0 0
13/12 A.K.A. (346) 65 79 6 45.1 13-11 TREE PEOPLE (511) 1 3 0
14/13 X-FORCE (484) 89 112 7 44.3 14-12 DOGPOUND (477) 1 4 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[ Out of the Past #2 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Zorpunt:
If anyone was aware of a difference in the air of the city, or in the texture of
life and death in the arena, they did not mention it. Of course, with a stranger
holding a wizard's staff and guarded by...some kind of monsters sitting in the
arenamaster's box, who was going to mention things, even if they DID notice?
And who, dying messily in the Dark Arena, would mention strange lights and
unexplained whistling noises? If Arenamaster Kai saw fit to lay down pentagrams and
other designs of colored sand on the arena floor before each fight...well, he WAS the
arenamaster. No doubt he knew what he was doing.
It was known that a few managers intended to protest that they had not ordered
the actual, literal death of their warriors, but only formal dismissal from the
gladiatorial system. But when they came back from the arenamaster's office, they
looked pale and shaken, and they had nothing to tell anyone about the situation. And
one or two of them didn't come back at all.
*** ***** *** ***** ***
"There IS something going on," Penok muttered to Jessie June as they waited in
the ready area for their fight to be called. "Something bad. I can feel it in my
bones. I don't care what the Rau says." She jerked her head sideways slightly,
indicating Tijiss Rau, the arena steward waiting in the archway just ahead of them.
"You know Rau," Jessie June muttered back. "'All for the best in the best of
all possible worlds', that's Rau. He wouldn't know 'something bad' if he ate it for
dinner and got sick right after." She eyed the crystals set into the wall of the
arena. About a third of them were black, the rest were blood red. They reminded her
of the eyes of spiders. "If those are purely ornamental, I'll eat 'em."
"Magic," Cane Toad said flatly, coming up behind the two women. "Blood magic.
You can smell it in the air. At least, I can. There's a lot of it down south where
I come from, and I'd know that smell anywhere."
"I thought all magic was screwed up because of the Chaos and the Arcanum and
all!" Penok protested.
The poisonous Toad shook his head firmly. "Not blood magic. You spill enough
blood, nothing else matters."
"And there's always a lot of blood spilled in the arena," Jessie June whispered,
horrified at the possibilities.
"And the arena's been bloodier since those crystals went up," Cane Toad said.
"There's something bad going down here."
Valamantis:
Hallie O'Dene went overland from Andoria to the Delarquan Federation. It might
have been faster to sail--if she could have found a ship going where she needed to
go, or hired one. But she found herself distrusting the Trier. The mage Khaldren
had come out of the Trier, after all. He might have some power over it. And he was
bound to notice that she and Raoul hadn't come back from the errand he'd commanded.
But these were all logical reasons that she had arrived at to explain her decision to
herself. In fact, she simply hadn't trusted the Trier at an instinctive level. She
made her way on foot along the coast to Gelafan, then hired horses as needed for a
fast ride south. Well...fast! She might have laughed if she hadn't been so worried.
Six days to Valamantis. What horrors might the mad wizard have accomplished in six
days?
Her plan was to take a riverboat up the Feyranse past Mordant to Sibikhas, and
then go by horse again to Delarq Tor.
But there were towers behind Valamantis, where no towers had been for hundreds
of years. They had none of the dream-like unreality of the vision towers that
Khaldren had raised over Zorpunt, and that was alarming. Valamantis was much older
than Zorpunt. There had once BEEN towers--it was called Old Valamantis now, and it
was in ruins except for the arena where the Bloodgames were held. On that thought,
Hallie froze briefly, horrified by the realization that there had been Bloodgames
recently, lakes of blood spilled on that ancient soil. What might Khaldren have
conjured out of that? She didn't think she wanted to know.
Aruak City:
The return of a wizard from drowned Krael was news that should reach Andor as
quickly as possible. It took Raoul two days to reach Aruak City from Zorpunt, longer
than he would have liked, but faster than he had feared. The Aruaki countryside had
suffered badly during the civil war and from the Chaos contamination just before
that. People were getting it back into shape now, but there were no horses to be
rented or bought. Or stolen, come to that. Walking was faster than riding a plow
horse would've been, even if he could've gotten hold of one of the plowhorses.
But he was damned glad to see the towers (most of the towers, some were nothing
but stumps) of Aruak city ahead. He compared their slightly battered appearance with
the towers of Khaldren's Zorpunt and found this much better. This was REAL. Maybe
not perfect, maybe not as beautiful as a dream, but real. He'd take this over the
perfect illusion any day.
His first goal in the city was the Bulldog Inn. He needed news, he needed to
contact his manager, and he wanted to alert Adie, the manager of the Tuft Tuggers, to
the danger. Adie was a magician of some kind--he'd never bothered with the details--
and she could be an important part of the opposition to the Kraelian. EARLY
opposition, too, before the man got entrenched in Zorpunt. That might make a
difference.
The Inn was jammed. Odd, that. Aruak City had always had a vigorous dueling
community, but...this many gladiators? He could barely SEE across the common room,
much less move quickly. But there was a table of managers in an alcove at the back.
He'd find news there, if he could reach it.
The Lord Protector took a last look at the crowd, shook his head, and plunged in
under the elbow of a Shew. The man was too tall for most managers, but there were
always one or two who would give a large gladiator a chance. From the looks of the
scars, this man had been at it a while, but he was nobody Raoul recognized. Well,
he'd been away for a long time. Quite a long time, actually.
"Raoul!"
He paused and looked toward the woman whose hand was on his sleeve. Hair like a
sunrise and wide violet eyes. "Lady Adeolar! You're one of the people I wanted to
find. There--"
"Not here in the middle of the floor, Raoul." She drew him to one side and
through an inconspicuous door. "Jhordeal will be glad to know you are well, but
that's not what you came for, is it?"
"Glad to know I'm...?" When had he been in Aruak City last? Mantor, it was
years ago! Before the civil war, and he had died.... He took off his hat, looked at
the rounded, dusty crown, ran a hand over his head, and put the hat back on. No time
to go into that now. "No, doll, that's not why I came this way. There's magical
trouble. Serious magical trouble, I think."
"You came from Zorpunt?" She twisted a lock of hair between nervous fingers.
"I have felt something happening there--something dark--"
He nodded briefly. "I saw it start, and it's going to be damned dark," he
muttered. Quickly, he sketched in what he and Hallie had learned of the wizard
Khaldren and his intentions. "I don't know how he's doing that much magic," he
finished, "because everyone says the Arcanum is in decline and spells aren't working,
but--"
"He's using blood magic." The woman's beautiful face hardened. "It is the
oldest magic and the most primitive. Almost always used for darkness and
destruction," she muttered, frowning, "even though it doesn't have to be.... It's
the least dependent on the Arcanum, unfortunately, the easiest to pervert, and the
hardest to control once it gets started." She frowned, twisting the lock of hair
harder. "In the hands of a powerful wizard with no scruples...."
"That's what me and Hallie figured," Raoul said, nodding. "I'm headed for
Andor--the king has to be warned. And Hallie's taking the warning to Delarq Tor."
"Yes, of course. Definitely the right thing to do. But you need to see your
manager before you leave town, Raoul. He's been worried about you." She patted his
arm absently, still frowning. "I will gather as much information about this wizard
and his spells as I can.... I wish Shania were here, she is so good at that. Well,
I must work with what I have." She patted his arm one last time and opened the door
to the inn's main room. "Off with you, and tell the other managers that...tell them
I have things to do, and I'll add to your news later."
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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 240): LUMBERING WAIF of HAPLESS WAIF (Berylstar, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 482): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 482): JERRY CURL of DA AFRO (?, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 475): BLIND GIRL of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 471): TAZZY TIGER of AUSSIE KILLERS (THawk, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 471): ABSOLUCIOUN of CHAUCERS WORDS (Berylstar, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 472): HERCULES of HISTORY! (Guardian, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 468): SNOTMAN of I TRAINED THEM (Soultaker, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 433): CMOT DIBBLER of THE DISC (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 426): PELICAN of BIRDS (JE, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 419): OPURT of DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 188): GRIM GLADIOLA of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 331): LIGHTNING IX of DEATH STUDS VII (Death Stud, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 320): FURIOUS TERROR of CAR AND DRIVER (Talon Volksie, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 142): TOMB of SHADOW GOLD (Shadowgate, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 367): SNOWY OWL of CALL OF THE WILD from KYR'TERR (Poison Ivy)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 240): PHOENIX FIRE (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 482): THE BLUES (Keldon Blackfang, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 482): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 475): JUST CHILLIN (Mr. Freeze, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 471): THE MC5 (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 471): CHAUCERS WORDS (Berylstar, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 472): HEADBANGERS (Sablon-O-Vlad, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 468): I TRAINED THEM (Soultaker, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 433): BATTLE SCHOOL (?, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 426): WANDERERS (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 419): DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 188): ASSASSIN NATION (Ghab, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 331): DEATH STUDS VII (Death Stud, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 320): SAFE HAVEN (Keldon Blackfang, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 142): SHADOW GOLD (Shadowgate, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 367): DA AFRO, etc. (?, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 240): LUMBERING WAIF of HAPLESS WAIF (Berylstar, mgr.)
(turn 239): ABYSS of PHANTOM FORCES 2 (The Catalyst, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 482): GOLDEN MOMENT of COLORIFIC (Purple People Eater, mgr.)
(turn 481): B.S. of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 475): GARY CONDIT of THE DEMOCRATS (Al Gore, mgr.)
JUSTICE of THE REPUBLICANS (The Judge, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 471): SARINA of GOLDEN CANYON (Klondike Kate, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 467): SONIC TACO of TRIP OUT (Angus, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 425): SKOWIE of SPRINGFIELD XIII (Snotman, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 419): OPURT of DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.)
(turn 418): BANANA JR of DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 188): RED EYE of ASSASSIN NATION (Ghab, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 331): ACUTE of THIEVES GUILD (Hombre, mgr.)
GAZREKK of DEMONS OF DARKNESS 2 (Rillion, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 320): WANDERING JO of WAYFARERS (Leeta, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Hail ARKERS! Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your
deeds. It seems the training can make the difference, as PHOENIX FIRE is pushed out
of top team by X-FORCE, who came from 2nd with a 2-3-0 this turn. Now keep the
taverns open late tonight, for there are sorrows to drown for Z GLADIATORZ, whose
1-4-0 this turn dropped them by 4 into 7th. ENTENTER stable has parlayed this turn's
4-0-0 into a 8 space move up the rankings. This brings them up to 2nd place. Good
work, guys! The LA PENTARCHIE guild has had a 5-0-0 turn and deserves to be watched
in the future. You never know where this kind of thing can lead. And let's see,
WITLESS WAIF fought HELEN OF TROY and gained 25 points and contributed to HAPLESS
WAIF's 2-3-0. WEAPON 3 has lost to ZABABA, falling 13 points, while helping make
X-FORCE a 2-3-0 turn. CLOSED MIND challenged for the Duelmastership this turn,
attempting to dethrone HAPLESS WAIF's warrior. And not without some honor, CLOSED
MIND now claims the title and throne of Duelmaster of ARKERS. Can someone confirm a
rumor for me? I hear the top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at The
Swinging Aardvark until they win. Maybe?
He who challenges well, fights well. He who avoids without cause, shall lose
for good reasons. My mama told me that one. I also notice that the TREE PEOPLE
stable was the most avoided team this turn. Come on ARKERS, what are you afraid of?
And avoiding TREE PEOPLE more than any other team we find SMITHSONIAN. ARKERS, are
we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing? The most challenged warrior this
turn was HAPLESS WAIF's warrior HUNGRY WAIF. More fighters challenged him than
challenged the Duelmaster! In a brave attempt, HAMMURABI from SMITHSONIAN challenged
up 25 points to fight DREAM STEALER from the PHANTOM FORCES 2 stable. HAMMURABI
perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as he was bested by DREAM STEALER and ended up
with 43 recognition points.
We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and
shave it close? Kudos go out to L'ORC BLEU this turn, for revenging LA PENTARCHIE's
bloodfeud against A.K.A.'s warrior POLE CAT. Well done. We'd like to remind certain
teams not to rob the graves of their enemies. You know who you are; and it's
considered rude.
Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe. Dare
to fight bravely. Always good to rest in ARKERS, but never good to wear out my
welcome. Look for me in future turns. Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to
paper-- Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CLOSED MIND 4429 15 6 0 118 BLACKTHORN ORCS (425)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MELTDOWN 4353 20 4 0 115 X-FORCE (484)
NIGHT BLACK 3174 15 18 0 115 PHANTOM FORCES 2 (400)
GREY FOX 2880 14 9 1 100 A.K.A. (346)
L'ORC BLEU 4352 14 11 0 99 LA PENTARCHIE (481)
ZIG ZAG 4384 13 4 0 94 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MURDER-MEX 3016 15 4 0 85 LETHAL JUSTICE (375)
FRENZIED WAIF 4345 12 11 0 83 HAPLESS WAIF (515)
RANCID WAIF 4413 13 9 0 82 HAPLESS WAIF (515)
ZZZZ'S 4381 14 4 0 79 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
TOM SAWYER 4281 8 4 0 79 SMITHSONIAN (245)
HUNGRY WAIF 4349 9 14 1 76 HAPLESS WAIF (515)
DREAM STEALER 3576 7 4 0 68 PHANTOM FORCES 2 (400)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MONGOOSE 2663 13 16 0 66 A.K.A. (346)
ZIT 4385 10 2 0 66 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
-WOLFHOUND 4158 10 5 0 64 DOGPOUND (477)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-FULL PLATE 3135 10 2 0 62 LETHAL JUSTICE (375)
-BORZOI 3983 11 6 0 61 DOGPOUND (477)
-MRS MURDERMEX 3066 10 4 0 61 LETHAL JUSTICE (375)
TOBACCO ROSE 4529 6 5 1 60 PHOENIX FIRE (532)
-FIRE FLY 4533 6 0 0 57 PHOENIX FIRE (532)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RICHARDTHELIONHEART 4023 9 11 1 52 SMITHSONIAN (245)
-BLACK LAB 4265 7 3 0 52 DOGPOUND (477)
-REDWOOD 4304 13 8 0 51 TREE PEOPLE (511)
ZIP 4383 7 6 0 48 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
-CASTOR BEAN 4442 11 7 0 43 TREE PEOPLE (511)
HAMMURABI 4219 6 5 0 43 SMITHSONIAN (245)
-ZYCONIAN 3201 5 2 0 41 LETHAL JUSTICE (375)
PSYLOCKE 4470 4 7 1 40 X-FORCE (484)
DART 4586 7 0 0 39 X-FORCE (484)
WITLESS WAIF 4347 2 3 0 39 HAPLESS WAIF (515)
FALCON 3422 5 4 0 34 A.K.A. (346)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
POLE CAT 3111 6 8 1 33 A.K.A. (346)
SPRITE 4600 3 3 0 32 PHANTOM FORCES 2 (400)
POLARIS 4547 7 5 0 30 X-FORCE (484)
JAGUARMAN 4532 6 5 0 29 PHOENIX FIRE (532)
HELEN OF TROY 4603 3 1 0 28 SMITHSONIAN (245)
ZABABA 4633 2 0 0 28 PHOENIX FIRE (532)
KOOL GREEN 4568 4 1 0 27 ENTENTER (534)
-MAPLE-WOOD 4587 3 2 0 24 TREE PEOPLE (511)
-GRYPHOS 4582 2 2 0 24 PHOENIX FIRE (532)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ALIZA 4609 3 0 0 23 TYCRON'S GUARD (535)
-WEEDS II 4577 4 2 0 22 TREE PEOPLE (511)
MOTEL DU LAC 4580 5 4 0 21 LA PENTARCHIE (481)
LUKE 4566 2 2 0 16 ENTENTER (534)
BAD 2 THE BONE 4583 3 5 0 14 BLACKTHORN ORCS (425)
NIGHT THORN 4596 2 4 0 14 BLACKTHORN ORCS (425)
BEAM 4565 1 2 0 14 ENTENTER (534)
-RINSAD SEBINSKI 4606 1 2 1 13 TYCRON'S GUARD (535)
RETRO ACTION 4635 1 0 0 13 ENTENTER (534)
-CHOW 4552 0 3 0 13 DOGPOUND (477)
V.BALTIMORE-'W.BALT 4598 2 5 0 12 LA PENTARCHIE (481)
-GULEERAMOON 4608 2 1 0 12 TYCRON'S GUARD (535)
L'AUBERGISTE 4614 2 1 0 9 LA PENTARCHIE (481)
-KANAGE FETIA 3279 2 1 0 9 LETHAL JUSTICE (375)
WEAPON 3 4611 2 2 0 8 X-FORCE (484)
-THE BONEBREAKER 4605 2 1 0 8 TYCRON'S GUARD (535)
-DAN 4569 1 2 0 7 ENTENTER (534)
AUJARD 4639 1 0 0 6 LA PENTARCHIE (481)
-HUMANDO 4607 1 2 0 5 TYCRON'S GUARD (535)
LADY MACBETH 4627 0 1 0 5 SMITHSONIAN (245)
-BEAGLE 4593 1 1 0 4 DOGPOUND (477)
FAILED FOOL 4636 0 2 0 2 BLACKTHORN ORCS (425)
ROSE GROWN 4638 0 2 0 2 BLACKTHORN ORCS (425)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
FRENCH FIGHTER 4650 0 1 0 A.K.A. 346 ARENAMASTER SHERO 407 241 NONE
BUGLER 4567 0 3 0 ENTENTER 534 RINSAD SEBINSKI 4606 239
HERBERT LE VERT 4604 2 1 0 LA PENTARCHIE 481 POLE CAT 3111 239 JUST REV
ZYGLOT 4382 1 7 0 Z GLADIATORZ 519 STONE GOLEM 410 241 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Zip -- Then I should have asked. Because I never would of challenged you. -- Polaris
Zyglot -- I know I beat Zip but then you were unable to beat Dart so you should have
known better. -- Polaris
Ententer -- Good turn. Keep it up. -- Savant
All -- This may come as a shock, but it is O.K. to write personals in Arkers! -- Mr.
Zee
Orcs and Slugbait -- It was great seeing you at The Face! you go, DOC! -- Mr. Zee
Lumbering Waif -- You are a fine Duelmaster, and were simply too much warrior for me.
Salute! -- Zig Zag
Lumbering Waif -- A salute to The Duelmaster. We look forward to your D.M. Column.
-- Mr. Zee
Hungry Waif -- I am sorry for putting you to sleep. -- ZZZZ's
Falcon -- Thank you for the challenge and easy win. -- Zip
Polaris -- I guess I am simply lousy at what I do! -- Zyglot
Zyglot -- Well, it certainly isn't the management! -- Mr. Zee
A salute to the Duelmaster, Lumbering Waif, from all Smithsonians. --Curator
All -- It was terrific meeting all of The Facers! A special salute to Slugbait and
his runner up. You deserved the T.C., pal. -- Curator
Tobacco Rose -- I enjoyed our adventure in the cave. It was fun. You are a true
"Becky." Thanks for the win and train.
Pole Cat -- An "eye for an eye," a challenge for you, and a win for me!
Tom Sawyer -- I was gambling that you couldn't actually parry well. Oh well! -- T.
Rose
Motel du Lac -- I like your choice of weapons, it works well for me. -- Jaguarman
L'aubergiste -- I barely felt a thing. I was feigning desperation--the old rope-a-
dope trick. -- Zababa
Arkers -- Ok, time to catch up on personal ads for the last 6 months. To anyone who
said good things to the Phantom Forces 2 crew, thanks and we wish you the best! To
the teams that are/have left, a toast to you in hopes that your return is swift and
painless. To those who said "evil bad wicked naughty" things to the Phantom Forces 2
crew...well, you know what's coming...bwhahahahahaha.... -- The Catalyst
Redwood -- I salute you, it is good to see someone take an uncommon path. Sorry you
got chopped down. -- Dream Stealer
Arkers -- I must say that I have enjoyed my time here in Arkers, and salute my fellow
warriors for many well fought battles. May our blades meet again some day.... --
Abyss
Arkers -- Here is Abyss -- 11(1)-9(1)-13-15-16(1)-10-13. She graduated with AX in
INIT, ATT, & PAR. She surprised me with her fav, SC, I would have sworn it was a BS
from the way she wielded it. VH/MO, and learns DEC. I may run her from time to time
in AD, but more than likely not. -- The Catalyst
28 January 2004
All -- I send out this invitation to all teams and managers. A new Alliance has been
formed. The Living Essences Alliance is being formed to join forces in an effort to
eliminate common foes and to help the joined warriors grow and learn to the best of
their abilities by offering suggestions and advice. It doesn't matter what arena
you're in, or if you're in another alliance already, as of today. This Alliance is
open to one and all! If you are interested in joining, please DIPLO me, or send a
personal ad to DM 93's newsletter. If you wish to join beyond March 2004, send a PA
to DM 82. Come join the fun! -- Dagan LifeGiver, mgr. Shadow Warriors (DM 93)
28 January 2004
This notice is to formally introduce our young alliance, CHAOS INC. We consist of
APEX, FLAGG, MATRIX, ASSAMITE, and now RUDE BUDDHA. If we aren't already there, we
WILL be coming to an arena near you soon! Hope to see you all at the ZALCON II.
4 February 2004
Greeting from Jhans, DM 36 -- In 2 turns the kLk will host our first annual "St.
Valentines Day Massacre" in Jhans, arena 36. (Kill Contest) The contest will begin
on turn 450. It will run for 10 turns. On turn 461 the winners will be announced.
There will be 3 separate categories, the team with the most kills, the alliance with
the most kills, and the warrior with the most kills. For the manager of the team
with the most kills a PRIZE of 10 ROLL-UPS will be rewarded (or $50 deposited into
his account). No need to declare yourself in the personals. If you are in DM 36,
you will be part of the contest whether you like it or not. We encourage as much
trash talk as you'd like. All teams, managers, and alliances invited. Please
contact Polarius (mgr. of Blitzkrieg) in DM 36 with questions. Or you can email me
at jamieptmo@hotmail.com. Good luck and see you in the sands. -- Polarius
25 February 2004
Readers, and especially those who volunteered warriors -- My apologies for the sudden
lack of episodes. I've been sick, but expect to be back at the keyboard soon. -- the
Scribe
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
ZYGLOT was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
FRENCH FIGHTER was murdered by ARENAMASTER SHEROVAN in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
L'ORC BLEU vanquished POLE CAT in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud brawl.
CLOSED MIND savagely defeated LUMBERING WAIF in a 1 minute Challenge Title fight.
ZIG ZAG slimly lost to MELTDOWN in a 7 minute brutal master's Challenge fight.
ZZZZ'S was devastated by NIGHT BLACK in a 5 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
TOM SAWYER won victory over HUNGRY WAIF in a popular 3 minute expert's Challenge duel.
HAMMURABI was viciously subdued by DREAM STEALER in a popular 1 minute Challenge duel.
TOBACCO ROSE beat ZIP in a 2 minute Challenge melee.
DART beat SPRITE in a exciting 4 minute Challenge fight.
BAD 2 THE BONE was savagely defeated by MOTEL DU LAC in a 2 minute competition.
NIGHT THORN slimly lost to KOOL GREEN in a exciting 4 minute bloody Challenge battle.
FAILED FOOL was beaten by L'AUBERGISTE in a 3 minute amateur's Challenge conflict.
ROSE GROWN lost to V.BALTIMORE-'W.BALT in a 2 minute Challenge bout.
ZABABA devastated WEAPON 3 in a 3 minute uneven Challenge duel.
FRENZIED WAIF beat KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute bloody mismatched brawl.
RANCID WAIF was overpowered by GREY FOX in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.
MURDER-MEX luckily beat MONGOOSE in a crowd pleasing 5 minute bloody veteran's match.
RICHARDTHELIONHEART devastated PSYLOCKE in a action packed 1 minute one-sided bout.
ZIT savagely defeated POLARIS in a dull 23 minute gruesome bout.
JAGUARMAN was overcome by FALCON in a popular 1 minute brutal contest.
HELEN OF TROY was overpowered by WITLESS WAIF in a 1 minute brutal uneven fight.
LUKE overpowered SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BEAM overpowered STRAY CATMAN in a 1 minute uneven match.
LADY MACBETH was savagely defeated by AUJARD in a 5 minute gory beginner's duel.
RETRO ACTION handily defeated SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 9 TOTAL PARRY 64 - 42 - 1 60 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 7 AIMED BLOW 37 - 28 - 0 57 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 6 WALL OF STEEL 20 - 16 - 0 56 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 5 BASHING ATTACK 24 - 25 - 1 49 |
|AIMED BLOW 5 PARRY-LUNGE 21 - 22 - 2 49 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 19 - 22 - 1 46 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 LUNGING ATTACK 36 - 43 - 0 46 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 PARRY-STRIKE 10 - 12 - 2 45 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 27 - 39 - 3 41 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 11 - 19 - 2 37 |
Turn 241 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-RIPOSTE 2 - 1 AIMED BLOW 2 - 3 5 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 6 - 3 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 3 1 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 3 1 PARRY-LUNGE
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 3 1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK CLOSED MIND 4429 15 6 0 118 BLACKTHORN ORCS (425)
TOTAL PARRY MELTDOWN 4353 20 4 0 115 X-FORCE (484)
STRIKING ATTACK GREY FOX 2880 14 9 1 100 A.K.A. (346)
PARRY-LUNGE L'ORC BLEU 4352 14 11 0 99 LA PENTARCHIE (481)
WALL OF STEEL ZIG ZAG 4384 13 4 0 94 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
AIMED BLOW RANCID WAIF 4413 13 9 0 82 HAPLESS WAIF (515)
PARRY-RIPOSTE TOBACCO ROSE 4529 6 5 1 60 PHOENIX FIRE (532)
BASHING ATTACK ZIP 4383 7 6 0 48 Z GLADIATORZ (519)
LUNGING ATTACK HAMMURABI 4219 6 5 0 43 SMITHSONIAN (245)
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 NIGHT BLACK 3174. The ten other most popular fighters were MONGOOSE 2663, HUNGRY
WAIF 4349, SPRITE 4600, KOOL GREEN 4568, NIGHT THORN 4596, ZYGLOT 4382, FAILED FOOL
4636, CLOSED MIND 4429, ZIG ZAG 4384, and DREAM STEALER 3576.
The least popular fighter this week was POLARIS 4547. The other ten least popular
fighters were ZIT 4385, LADY MACBETH 4627, MELTDOWN 4353, HELEN OF TROY 4603,
JAGUARMAN 4532, BAD 2 THE BONE 4583, POLE CAT 3111, LUKE 4566, PSYLOCKE 4470, and
RANCID WAIF 4413.
The following warriors will travel to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after next turn:
MELTDOWN (8-4353) X-FORCE (484)
The following warriors have traveled to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after fighting this turn:
LUMBERING WAIF (8-4346) HAPLESS WAIF (515)