DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/06/2003 Duedate: 05/19/2003
ZUKAL ARENA
DM-9 TURN-465
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
TREMERE
DARK TOADS (451)
(9-4915) [16-0-0,205]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
TREMERE POSITION IS EMPTY
DARK TOADS (451)
(9-4915) [16-0-0,205]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
INDIGO INDIGO
BLUE MOON (381) BLUE MOON (381)
(9-4775) [23-14-0,93] (9-4775) [23-14-0,93]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BLUE MOON (381)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BLUE MOON (381) 30
2. DSM4 (239) 30 DSM4 (239)
3. DARK TOADS (451) 11 Unchartered Team
4. LETTER BOMBS (436) 4
5. DREAM PARK (447) 0 ROLLEN-90'S (193)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 DSM4 (239) 342 272 23 55.7 1/ 2 BLUE MOON (381) 8 7 0
2/ 2 LETTER BOMBS (436) 52 51 1 50.5 2/ 1 DARK TOADS (451) 6 7 0
3/ 3 DARK TOADS (451) 29 30 1 49.2 3/ 5 DSM4 (239) 3 2 0
4/ 4 BLUE MOON (381) 256 362 9 41.4 4- 4 DREAM PARK (447) 2 1 0
5- 5 DREAM PARK (447) 11 16 0 40.7 5/ 3 LETTER BOMBS (436) 1 5 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[(< + -----:----- + >)] The Free Cities #59 [(< + -----:----- + >)]H[(<
On the coast north of Zukal:
The half hour it took for Harlund to return with his rowboat seemed a lot
longer. Ghenis had finished his examination of the tracks and returned to the beach
to stare again at Veleks' body on the rock. He was reasonably sure that the running
footsteps belonged to his thief, Veleks. But the hoofmarks.... Long and narrow,
almost triangular in outline, and as deep as those made by a galloping horse carrying
a fully armored knight. He didn't like the possibilities those tracks hinted at. If
they didn't come from a native and natural beast, what then?
The rumor was that magic was in a state of major decline due to something or
other--not that he depended on magic for anything important. He would have expected
that to mean that interdimensional Gates couldn't be opened. But what if the reverse
was the case, and it meant that Gates couldn't be held shut? What if they could--
should--expect a growing flood of alien creatures, maybe even another Chaos war? He
didn't want to think it might be coming to that, but no intelligent, practical man
denied a possibility just because he didn't like it. And Ghenis hoped that he was
both intelligent and practical. He frowned at Harlund, who was rowing slowly closer
along the shore. He'd have to question the beach walker, and from what he'd seen,
Harlund would demand money just to listen, and maybe more to answer. Greedy wretch.
Ghenis climbed into the rowboat and sat where Harlund directed him. The water
was cold, he could feel the chill coming up through the bottom of the boat. And
clearer than he'd expected. Not that there was anything of interest to see on the
muddy bottom. A rock or two, algae furred sticks...a crisp, green curve with a line
of bright gold showing? He leaned over to look more closely.
"You trying to tip us over?" Harlund demanded.
"I thought I saw something down there." He twisted to look back as the beach
walker kept rowing.
Harlund glanced at the shore, straight back and to either side. "You probably
did," he said finally. "This must be near enough to where the _Light of Els_ went
down."
"Should we mark the place so you can salvage--?"
"I wouldn't touch anything out of that ship," the beach walker said flatly.
"Nor would anyone else on this coast. In the two hundred or more years since the
_Light_ sank, I don't think anyone's touched so much as a piece of driftwood from
it."
Ghenis raised his eyebrows but asked no more questions. He didn't think Harlund
would answer them, and better not to show too much interest. But when he got back to
Zukal, he would find out all he could about a ship named the _Light of Els_. He
returned his attention to the bottom sliding past under them. There might be
something he could use down there.
As they neared the rock, the bottom fell away into opaque depths. Ten feet,
Harlund had said, but for all he could see, it might as easily have been a hundred.
He looked at Veleks and saw that the thief was moving a little. Still alive?
Amazing. And gratifying. Veleks could answer some questions, then. He was looking
forward to that.
Ibizond, between Murska and Korga:
The news from the east was confused, more rumor than definite report, but to
Lord Protectors with time on their hands, rumor was enough. Aghtamar and Zilla, both
Korgans who had trained in Veastian, hatched the idea between them: that they should
go east toward Zuwayza and find out what really was going on. There might be action,
and action was something lacking in their lives since graduation. Fist of Kjarran, a
Zuwayzan visiting the team Korgan Crusade, decided that his duty was to go with them:
there would be a chance to serve the Glorious Empire and acquire merit in the eyes of
Kjarran and His Daughter Jayde.
The journey south from Veastian to Ibizond, a matter of some thirty miles, was
straightforward but tedious. Mile after mile of forest, with nothing but the
possibility of a wild Shew to break the monotony, was not exciting. And apparently
all the wild Shews were hanging out around Veastian and contributing to the troubles
there, rather than keeping travelers from falling asleep on the road to the south.
Ibizond itself, on the main traders' road from Zuwayza and Malcorn to Murska and
Zensu was bigger than Korga but much like it. The population was a mixture of
Karnhorn types and Harkeny, the houses were built of stone and logs, and the
government was treading a careful line between independence and Karnhorn domination.
They reached it just before sunset.
Fist of Kjarran looked at the wooden palisade critically. "That might stop the
Shews," he said, "but any day the Glorious Empire truly wants to take Ibizond, it
will fall. No two ways about that."
Zilla snorted. "Korga wasn't a pushover, what makes you think Ibizond would
be?"
"The Glorious Empire needs Ibizond," Fist said calmly. "Therefore, at the right
time it will take Ibizond." He shrugged. "But not today." He looked around the
main plaza curiously. "Let's find someplace to eat and then keep going. We could
make it to Korga tonight, I bet."
"Too far," Zilla said. "Close to thirty miles, and it's hilly."
"And you'd do well not to travel after dark," someone said behind them.
All three spun around, hands going to their swords but not drawing. The man
behind them was tall, with gray-streaked reddish brown hair and the indefinable but
unmistakable air of a gladiator.
"Me and Zilla grew up around Korga," Aghtamar said. "We know the area. And
we're all gladiators, Lord Protectors. Sure, there's more risk at night than by day,
but--"
"There are new problems on the road," the man said. "My name's Cadal, gladiator
from Murska, and I'd be glad to tell you about them. The food at the Red Cow is
good," he added, gesturing toward a modest inn. "I'll buy dinner. And then I have a
proposition for you."
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---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 464): TREMERE of DARK TOADS (TigToad, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 462): TONY THE TIGER of ARENA FELINES II (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 458): DIRT KNAP of UNKNOWNS XX (Dark Spirit, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 458): HU MI of GEN KHAN (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 456): LAWN DART GOALIE of SPECIAL ED (PTFT, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 455): MERRY DEMENTE of CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 227): MANUEL TRANSMISSION of OTTO'S MECHANICS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 447): BLUEY of CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 225): DROSS of SOLIPSISM II (Abdiel, acting mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 444): TROTLINE of FISHERMAN'S WHARF (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 442): EYE OF THE TIGER of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 435): JELIAH BIGABO of PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (Aragorn, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 398): FLYING MARMOSET of KORGAN CRUSADE (Jack Wolfspider)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 202): DEBBIE DAHMER of MORDRED'S MADMEN (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 197): RING D'BELL of CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 184): MR. HOOPER of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 323): COLDHEART of REDHORSE (Mila, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 304): THE BUM of FAVORITE GUYS (Obscure Source, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 132): UU DOEWANAKNO of DRAKE'S LODGE (Drake, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 348): CHALICE of SUPERIOR FORCES from LAPUR (Manager, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 464): DARK TOADS (TigToad, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 462): ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 458): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 458): WAY OF THE BLADE 1 (Vhagar, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 456): SPECIAL ED (PTFT, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 455): CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 227): BOXOROX (Berylstar, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 447): EQUESTORS (Spartacus, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 225): THE STORMBRINGERS (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 444): FISHERMAN'S WHARF (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 33 ANASAZI (turn 442): JOYS OF BOOZE (Berylstar, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 435): PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (Aragorn, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 398): KORGAN CRUSADE (Jack Wolfspider, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 202): SPRITE'S ROGUES (Warsprite, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 197): SPOONERTIKS (Spawn, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 184): MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 323): REDHORSE (Mila, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 304): FAVORITE GUYS (Obscure Source, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 132): ALPHABET SOUP (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 348): WOLF PACK II, etc. (Ultraist, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 463): HOWLING LOON of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 455): PRIASA SON of LO' DOWN (Cayl Reed, mgr.)
BRAYL ICECAP of LO' DOWN (Cayl Reed, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 455): MERRY DEMENTE of CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 227): WIMPY WIND of THE PENTARCHY (The Pentalque, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 225): DROSS of SOLIPSISM II (Abdiel, acting mgr.)
VE of LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
(turn 224): SAMPSA of SOL INVICTUS (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.)
BLADEFIST of THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.)
DM 33 ANASAZI (turn 442): EYE OF THE TIGER of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
NO CHASER of JOYS OF BOOZE (Berylstar, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 396): LA BELLE SORCIERE of KORGAN CRUSADE (Jack Wolfspider)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 197): INSOLENT IDIOT of MYSTIC ORC FEAST (Slugbait, mgr.)
ESPRESSO of COFFEE RULES! (Mr. Coffee, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 303): JESSIE of FAVORITE GUYS (Obscure Source, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 132): UU DOEWANAKNO of DRAKE'S LODGE (Drake, mgr.)
LACONIC LEMON of GARDEN GUMBIES (Firehawk, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
I can't believe the violence in ZUKAL! I still haven't told Mom I'm writing
Spyreports. She'd have a cow! Well, here we go... Too bad, DARK TOADS, but BLUE
MOON was just too good to be stopped. MVP award for ELECTRIC BLUE? BLUE MOON's
proud of it after beating NOSFERATU and getting 16 points. Talk about yer big time
losers! NOSFERATU got smashed by ELECTRIC BLUE, and lost 6 points! This Duelmaster
is like something else! TREMERE stopped BLUE DUCK dead in his tracks! Is the
Duelmaster really being a real snob to his teammates? Don't ask me!
Look, you guys stick to fighting, all right? The warriors of DSM4 must be
getting lonely. They were the most avoided team. Do you guys know something that I
don't? I don't know what DARK TOADS' been doing. They certainly haven't been
accepting many fights from DSM4, that's fer sher. Can BLUE MOON's BLUE DUCK be more
popular than me? He was challenged the most, but is that really the same?
What does a fighter fight for? I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone
gets killed. Not after four more fights. Everyone has problems, but why did LETTER
BOMBS send D. RANGED to the Dark Arena? She had a 4-1-0, and I thought she looked
neat on the sands... What if they had a fight and nobody showed up? I'd be out of a
job, that's what!!!
I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid. Who would've guessed I'd be
a famous Spyreporter? I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really
should stop. I had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TREMERE 4915 16 0 0 205 DARK TOADS (451)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SCHIZOPHRENIC 4595 13 7 0 98 DSM4 (239)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
INDIGO 4775 23 14 0 93 BLUE MOON (381)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BLUE DUCK 4764 25 13 1 89 BLUE MOON (381)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
E. VICTOR 4864 9 5 0 64 LETTER BOMBS (436)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-GWEN RYDER 4867 7 2 0 45 DREAM PARK (447)
INSOMNIAC 4870 4 1 0 37 DSM4 (239)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BLUE GOOSE 4937 6 8 0 26 BLUE MOON (381)
ELECTRIC BLUE 4962 3 3 0 25 BLUE MOON (381)
-ALEX GRIFFIN 4856 3 5 0 25 DREAM PARK (447)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NOSFERATU 4946 3 5 0 22 DARK TOADS (451)
-TOREADOR 4948 4 3 0 21 DARK TOADS (451)
-ACACIA GARCIA 4862 1 2 0 14 DREAM PARK (447)
BLUE MONDAY 4968 1 0 0 8 BLUE MOON (381)
BRUJAH 4963 1 4 0 7 DARK TOADS (451)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
VENTRUE 4952 3 3 1 DARK TOADS 451 SHEWISH GIANT 624 465 NONE
VOYEUR 4965 0 1 0 DSM4 239 BLACK ORC 623 465 NONE
MUNCHAUSEN 4966 0 1 0 DSM4 239 BANDIT PRINCE 628 465 NONE
D. RANGED 4922 4 2 0 LETTER BOMBS 436 SPYMASTER 625 465 NONE
R. SON 4954 0 1 0 LETTER BOMBS 436 WURM KIN 630 465 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Toreador -- Ah. (gloomy nod) You've confirmed a long-held suspicion. I am, in
fact, a kind of cow after all. -- Electric Blue
P.S. My secret desire is to be a Mouse.
Brujah -- Sorry I ended that fight so quickly, but I was looking for a better
position, you know how that goes, and I suddenly realized that there ARE no better
positions as long as one is down on the sands. So I wanted OUT. And we're both out
for the next two weeks. Good show, right? -- Blue Goose
Tremere -- I consider your greedy handling of the whole skill question to be quite
unsuitable. It shows your true mammalian, or possibly (shudder) amphibian nature. --
Lord Protector Howling Loon
P.S. I will lurk in wait for you on the Isle.
M. Chardinee is rather boring. I suppose others of you have noticed that from time
to time. -- Blue Duck
I didn't find Chardinee boring, I found him totally unnecessary. -- Indigo
Toreador -- It is only natural that you should aspire to Duckhood. One must always
admire and strive for the best, after all. -- Howling Loon
30 April 2003
All -- Remember to put your arena number on your strategy sheets. Strategies turned
in without an arena number run the risk of missing the turn. -- NAIEI
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
VENTRUE was dealt death by SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
D. RANGED was slaughtered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
R. SON was murdered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
VOYEUR was slaughtered by BLACK ORC in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
MUNCHAUSEN was assassinated by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute Dark Arena match.
TREMERE devastated BLUE DUCK in a popular 1 minute bloody uneven Title brawl.
SCHIZOPHRENIC overpowered E. VICTOR in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
INDIGO savagely defeated KHALHUMS DWARF in a action packed 3 minute expert's melee.
INSOMNIAC vanquished BLUE GOOSE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
NOSFERATU slimly lost to ELECTRIC BLUE in a 2 minute fight.
BRUJAH was defeated by BLUE MONDAY in a 2 minute gory beginner's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 12 - 2 - 0 86 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 - 1 67 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 10 - 6 - 0 63 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 9 - 7 - 0 56 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 WALL OF STEEL 12 - 10 - 0 55 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 7 - 0 53 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 3 - 0 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 TOTAL PARRY 11 - 13 - 0 46 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 6 - 1 45 |
Turn 465 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 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 3 3 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 2 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 3 1 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW TREMERE 4915 16 0 0 205 DARK TOADS (451)
LUNGING ATTACK SCHIZOPHRENIC 4595 13 7 0 98 DSM4 (239)
STRIKING ATTACK INDIGO 4775 23 14 0 93 BLUE MOON (381)
TOTAL PARRY BLUE DUCK 4764 25 13 1 89 BLUE MOON (381)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is INDIGO 4775. The most popular warrior this turn was
INDIGO 4775. The ten other most popular fighters were VENTRUE 4952, TREMERE 4915,
SCHIZOPHRENIC 4595, INSOMNIAC 4870, ELECTRIC BLUE 4962, VOYEUR 4965, MUNCHAUSEN 4966,
BLUE MONDAY 4968, BLUE DUCK 4764, and NOSFERATU 4946.
The least popular fighter this week was BRUJAH 4963. The other ten least popular
fighters were BLUE GOOSE 4937, E. VICTOR 4864, R. SON 4954, D. RANGED 4922, NOSFERATU
4946, BLUE DUCK 4764, BLUE MONDAY 4968, MUNCHAUSEN 4966, VOYEUR 4965, and ELECTRIC
BLUE 4962.
MAIL-IN TOURNEY XXXV
PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
MENDELSSOHN 2894 (157-75-2) 14 3 0 MEPHISTO'S WALTZ
TREMOR 3352 (115-52-1) 6 3 0 DSM4
BLUE BUNNY 2717 (99-56-0) 2 3 0 SUPERIOR FORCES
ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BOUNCY BOTTOM 4393 (51-29-2) 5 3 0 UNRELATED
ROEGNAGON 415 (44-38-1) 2 3 0 RELENTLESS
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
PANIC ATTACK 3624 (17-10-1) 4 2 0 DSM4
PORK CHOP 3878 (10-4-1) 5 3 0 PIGS ON PARADE
CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ABE SIMPSON 4453 (13-8-0) 5 3 0 SPRINGFIELD
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
D. RANGED 4922 (4-1-0) 1 3 0 LETTER BOMBS
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
NOSFERATU 4946 (3-4-0) 4 3 0 DARK TOADS
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
R. SON 4954 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 LETTER BOMBS
ADM FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
D. FILER 4721 (24-5-1) 1 3 0 LETTER BOMBS
FRESHMEN FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
PARANOIA 4557 (8-1-0) 5 2 0 DSM4
INITIATES FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
PAGANINNI 4780 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 PHILANTHROPISTS
ZANADU 4781 (0-0-0) 0 3 0 PHILANTHROPISTS