DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 07/09/2004 Duedate: 07/22/2004
ARUAK CITY ARENA
DM-11 TURN-493
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
CHERRY CHEETAH
ANIMAL FARM (510)
(11-5549) [18-7-1,122]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
CHERRY CHEETAH DA HERETIC
ANIMAL FARM (510) WHEN DOGMA FAILS II (535)
(11-5549) [18-7-1,122] (11-5978) [5-1-0,57]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
TONY MCALPINE OPUS X
THE HEADCUTTERS II (412) OLD BOYS CLUB (483)
(11-4948) [18-24-1,83] (11-5276) [10-12-1,76]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE BLUES (539)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. KRILL CAVALRY (374) 39
2. WHEN DOGMA FAILS II (535) 35 COLORIFIC (511)
3. THE BLUES (539) 34 Unchartered Team
4. VIEW ASKEW (453) 32
5. IMMORTALS (85) 32WHEN DOGMA FAILS II (535)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 COLORIFIC (511) 153 83 3 64.8 1/ 5 THE BLUES (539) 9 6 0
2/ 2 ANIMAL FARM (510) 893 532 33 62.7 2/ 1 BULLDOGS (157) 8 2 0
3/ 4 GRYFFINDOR HOUSE2 (418) 115 80 6 59.0 3/ 4 SNUGGLEBUNNIES (465) 8 3 1
4- 5 MYTHICAL (485) 207 163 7 55.9 4/ 3 SCARLET KNIGHTS II (507) 8 3 0
5/ 6 BULLDOGS (157) 733 578 25 55.9 5/10 ANIMAL FARM (510) 7 2 1
6/ 7 THE BLUES (539) 237 193 10 55.1 6/ 8 GERFEL'S FRIENDS (253) 7 8 0
7- 8 REBIRTH (311) 36 30 3 54.5 7/11 THE HEADCUTTERS II (412) 7 8 0
8- 9 WAR-C-KERS (345) 123 103 5 54.4 8/ 7*WHEN DOGMA FAILS I (535) 6 8 1
9-10 MENS REA (471) 23 21 2 52.3 9/ 9 SCARLET KNIGHTS (375) 6 8 0
10/11 GERFEL'S FRIENDS (253) 623 594 17 51.2 10/15 ELFQUEST (515) 5 5 2
11/12 ELFQUEST (515) 177 172 10 50.7 11/13 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (526) 5 5 0
12/15 NEVERWAKE (508) 38 37 4 50.7 12- 2 NOBODYS (486) 4 0 0
13-13*OREVANDEN (545) 3 3 0 50.0 13/19 GRYFFINDOR HOUSE2 (418) 4 2 0
14/14 TUFT TUGGERS (305) 550 558 18 49.6 14- 6 MYTHICAL (485) 4 2 0
15/17 SCARLET KNIGHTS II (507) 90 93 4 49.2 15-12 THE UNHOLY (550) 4 4 0
16/16 CONSORTIUM CRAP (408) 23 24 0 48.9 16/21 TUFT TUGGERS (305) 4 11 0
17/20 SNUGGLEBUNNIES (465) 41 43 3 48.8 17/18 SKASMONAUTS (495) 3 1 0
18/18 IMMORTALS (85) 776 828 60 48.4 18/20 NEVERWAKE (508) 3 4 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
19/21 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (526) 46 50 3 47.9 19/16 CONSORTIUM CRAP (408) 2 2 0
20/19 THE LIVING DEAD (454) 56 61 4 47.9 20/28 IMMORTALS (85) 2 3 0
21/22 THE HEADCUTTERS II (412) 156 180 6 46.4 21-24 REBIRTH (311) 2 4 0
22/23 SCARLET KNIGHTS (375) 244 285 11 46.1 22/30 KRILL CAVALRY (374) 2 4 0
23-24 NOBODYS (486) 16 19 1 45.7 23/14 OLD BOYS CLUB (483) 2 4 0
24-27 ERRATA (372) 14 17 0 45.2 24-26*LUROCIANS EXTREME (459) 1 1 0
25/26*WHEN DOGMA FAILS I (535) 17 21 1 44.7 25-27 MENS REA (471) 1 1 0
26/25 VIEW ASKEW (453) 80 100 4 44.4 26/31 THE LIVING DEAD (454) 1 2 0
27-28 THE UNHOLY (550) 20 30 1 40.0 27/23 COLORIFIC (511) 1 5 0
28-29*LUROCIANS EXTREME (459) 10 16 4 38.5 28/25 VIEW ASKEW (453) 1 7 0
29/33 SKASMONAUTS (495) 18 31 1 36.7 29-29 WAR-C-KERS (345) 0 2 0
30/32 KRILL CAVALRY (374) 182 320 3 36.3 30-34*OREVANDEN (545) 0 1 0
31/30 OLD BOYS CLUB (483) 23 41 2 35.9 31-32 ERRATA (372) 0 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[ Out of the Past #8 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Andorian Edition
Aruak City:
The mirror was resisting, a thing that had never happened before. Adeolar
wrestled with the spell, her entire attention concentrated on it. The mirror spell
was PASSIVE, it shouldn't be doing this! She took a deep breath and let it out
slowly, then stepped back mentally from her work. Magical devices were no different
than mechanical ones in some ways, they could get "stuck" on a certain phase of
operation. The mirror spell had simply gotten "stuck" on looking at Krael. All she
needed to do was deactivate it, then start over with a different target.
It was a simple matter.
It should have been a simple matter.
She couldn't shut the spell down. She took another deep breath and ran through
the shut-down sequence again. There were currents of unformed magic swirling around
her now, and most of them were from sources she would not touch. Blood magic, from
the arena. It seemed to be working against her, reinforcing the mirror's resistance,
if such a thing was possible. Dammit, the mirror wasn't alive, it didn't have a
will, couldn't consciously resist...but that's what it felt like. Or that someone
she'd been looking at had sensed the spell, seized it from the other end, and was
trying to use it to look at HER. She was distantly aware of power--not a lot, but
some, enough to help--coming from outside her and reinforcing her efforts. More
distantly, she realized that it was Segallion and Nila. That power she could use.
She wove their offering into her own efforts and made a third attempt to shut down
the mirror spell.
The resistance continued, maybe increased. It was hard to be sure, because her
head was beginning to ache with the effort. Not good! If she made a slip through
weariness, the spell could escape her completely.
Another strand of power, faint as starlight but just as pure, joined with hers.
Absolutely precise. Familiar. Shania! The united effort bore down on the critical
points of the mirror spell. Not the points SHE had chosen.
*I can't hold this link for long* Shania thought to her. *But without it, I
couldn't have reached you at all. The high magics are fading with the Eyes, Adie.
Soon they'll be gone--*
"Leaving nothing but blood magic and petty witchcraft," Adie agreed grimly. "I
know."
*It's worse than you're thinking.* Shania's thought was urgent. *When there is
no high magic, there will be no protecting circles, demons will be unbound, all the
things that Sheila Greywand holds at bay will be loosed on Alastari! Gates will open
as though they'd never been sealed. ANYTHING could get loose! There are residual
traces of Old Chaos in Alastari, and if they aren't bound--*
"Disaster!" It didn't occur to Adie to doubt Shania's assessment. In matters
such as that, the elf seeress was unmatched. "But without high magic, how can we
hold the bindings? You don't suggest WE use blood magic?"
*No. Everything done with blood magic is tainted by it. Even for a good end...
the result will be twisted. Always.*
Adie was aware of Shania's shudder of revulsion. "There aren't a lot of other
sources--"
*I have a plan--it would take too long to explain now.* Shania's mental voice
was fading. *I'll be there soon.* The link between them shivered. *Break the
mirror!* She was gone from Adie's mind.
It was an effort for Adie to focus outward and look at the mirror. The
reflective surface was a sheet of blood! She couldn't disentangle her mind
completely from the spell and realized that the mirror had gone beyond resistance and
it--or something using it--was actively attempting to trap her. Easier said than
done! Most of her mental barriers had been lowered to work the spell, but she
slammed them back into place. Which was more difficult than it should have been, but
she DID manage it.
Her warrior Segallion staggered toward her, sword drawn. Adie saw that Nila had
collapsed behind him. Had they been seized by the spell, when it lost its grip on
her?
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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 245): MISS STEP of LADIES IN WAITING (Crip, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 492): BARK of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 492): ZERO THE HERO of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 485): FLAT TAX of THE REPUBLICANS (The Judge, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 481): CROCONAW of WATER DECK (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 481): MONKEY WRENCH of PRIMATES-R-US (Crip, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 482): FLIMSY of WARCKERS (Papaiz, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 477): DARK CHOCOLATE of RED DOG GANG (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 443): SQUISH THE GERBIL of CRUEL PET NAMES (Crip, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 436): SADISTA FAIRBORNE of MEMPHIS MAFIA (Bookie, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 429): BERKE of DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 193): MUTILATE of ASSASSIN NATION (Ghab, mgr.)
DM 60 LOOPHOLES (turn 341): LACHES of LEGALESE (The Judge, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 330): SEXTANT of SAILS OF CHARON (The Sentinel, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 147): CHEROKEE of CHIEFS' ELITE (Matrix, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 377): HELIO of ULTIMATE ACCELERATION from ARVAT (LHI, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 245): TEN TON TOGAS (Keldon Blackfang, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 492): BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 492): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 485): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 481): WATER DECK (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 481): CHAUCERS WORDS (Berylstar, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 482): WARCKERS (Papaiz, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 477): RED DOG GANG (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 443): TACO GODS (The Oracle, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 436): MEMPHIS MAFIA (Bookie, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 429): DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 193): ASSASSIN NATION (Ghab, mgr.)
DM 60 LOOPHOLES (turn 341): BUMS 'R' US (Berylstar, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 330): SAFE HAVEN (Keldon Blackfang, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 147): CHIEFS' ELITE (Matrix, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 377): RISEN FROM THE DEAD, etc. (LHI, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 245): MISS STEP of LADIES IN WAITING (Crip, mgr.)
GREY FOX of A.K.A. (?, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 492): BARK of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
(turn 491): BEEF BULLION of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
SKYWISE of ELFQUEST (Armalias, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 484): KANGAROO KATE of THE ZOO (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 60 LOOPHOLES (turn 340): BLACK EYE of JOKA MASHER! (Sultan, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 146): TOMB of SHADOW GOLD (Shadowgate, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Doggone right I'm gonna write one of them Duelmaster Columns! Bow wow! I am
Bulldog proud to have made it to the top of Aruak City, Heart And Soul Of Andoria!
That makes three Bulldogs in a row holding the title and at the same time getting
elevated to the lady's graces. It is a pretty neat time to be a Bulldog! First Dog-
Tired the TP; then the big lunger Beef Bullion, and now me, Bark, the dog with no
bite. Arf arf!
Some of you asked about Beef Bullion's faves which turned out to be mod/very
high/SH/attack. I guess that worked for the big 3 CON - 3 DEF lunger, as he had
quite the record.
Me, I started as a 9-10-8-16-17-13-11 mode SL with normal damage and endurance.
I never could use the scimitar well, and despite the lack of strength, seemed to like
the longsword as I regularly critted with it. I ended (retirement) as a 11-11-8-17-
18-14-11 (still normal damage) and a 24-16-0 record. I will take it! Ruff! My
faves were a wonderful very high/very low/BA/riposte.
I have to thank all my friends and teammates for helping me get here today. I'd
say Kennelworth coached well and got the most out of me. It has been an honor to be
a Bulldog and to be amongst the "defenders" that preserved the values and honor of
Aruak City. I wouldn't trade that opportunity for a TC! Good luck to all and
remember....
Health. Humility. Honor.
Bark, Duelmaster
SPY REPORT
So why do I have this bag over my head? Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and
I'm going to give you a spy report!. We now have a new top team for all of you guys
to dogpile on. THE BLUES now holds the crown and they are betting they can keep it.
Coming up with a solid 2-3-0 outing, IMMORTALS has advanced 8 places in the rankings.
It looks like the guys(?) at ANIMAL FARM had a good week as they went 3-1-0 to put
them in 5th place. I guess steroids help! Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk
out on the sands. INGRATE WHITE CREEP was bested by LOWELL DARNO and drops 25
points. Unlike most arenas, BARK managed to get his challenge off against the
21-17-0 NIXIE SEASPRITE. Our battling duelmaster BARK has managed to hold the title,
fending off NIXIE SEASPRITE's none too subtle advances. Better luck next time,
SCARLET KNIGHTS. Can you believe they are paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff?
But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!
Did you hear that REBIRTH was most avoided team this week? Well, knowing the
personal hygiene of REBIRTH's warriors, I'm not surprised! Okay, so I may not be
funny, but catch ANIMAL FARM's act in the arena. Those acrobats seem to be fairly
deft at running from REBIRTH. Well just about everybody wants a piece of DA HERETIC,
who was this week's most challenged warrior. Can any one out there say 'weasel'? Oh
well, just saying BLOOD MONKEY will do. He challenged 19 points down to trash
BRANFORD HAWKE. Definition of petty: BLOOD MONKEY subdued BRANFORD HAWKE, a
mismatch of 19 points. In a touching display by a 'touched' warrior, DAMNUALL went
after MOONLIGHT, who was higher by 22 points. Well, when the dust settled, DAMNUALL
dispatched MOONLIGHT. GUMDROP of SNUGGLEBUNNIES had better have a good reason for
challenging down 10 points in a challenge which he lost. I thought GUMDROP showed
great skill and promise when he was beat by K. K. DOWNING. All right, so I slept
through it! Big deal!
Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day
drinking to their memory. Better tanked than dead! Big deal, so STONEFACE got
mashed in the Dark Arena. With his face he was more at home with the trolls than
with us. (Waka waka). This week 4-10-0 CAPSTER was sent to the Dark Arena. I know a
lot of fighters with similar records who might take notice of this. Proving again
that ARUAK CITY is not rated G, DAMNUALL of the WHEN DOGMA FAILS II slew the warrior
MOONLIGHT in a rather bloody bout. Let's look for a bloodfeud. Here's some advice:
warriors with little wit and will may encounter problems on the trail to the Isle.
Well, there's the manager of the ARUAK CITY 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. Its been fun, and
I'm sure you enjoyed it (boos). Now that I've got you worked up for Snide Clemens,
I'll be leaving-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHERRY CHEETAH 5549 18 7 1 122 ANIMAL FARM (510)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DIK-DIK 5850 15 6 1 110 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (526)
-HERMES 5318 10 5 1 110 MYTHICAL (485)
FRED WEASLEY 4956 19 7 0 109 GRYFFINDOR HOUSE2 (418)
-RON WEASLEY 4500 21 10 0 107 GRYFFINDOR HOUSE2 (418)
SALENA WARSMITH 5524 12 12 1 101 SCARLET KNIGHTS II (507)
WALL OF GLASS 5534 21 18 0 99 SCARLET KNIGHTS II (507)
NILA SUNDANCER 4872 16 33 0 98 KRILL CAVALRY (374)
-MR. DOOMSDAY 6263 10 8 1 98 THE UNHOLY (550)
PERSIANA JONES 5427 11 6 0 97 SKASMONAUTS (495)
LAND OF FLUSH 4373 9 10 0 96 CONSORTIUM CRAP (408)
NIXIE SEASPRITE 4992 21 18 0 95 SCARLET KNIGHTS (375)
LOWELL DARNO 4594 18 17 0 94 IMMORTALS (85)
THE GREAT SAMARITAN 4782 20 24 0 93 GERFEL'S FRIENDS (253)
ZLATINA ANGUELOVA 4856 16 19 0 91 TUFT TUGGERS (305)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
T-BONE WALKER 6068 21 12 0 89 THE BLUES (539)
DRAGULA 4942 18 10 1 87 THE LIVING DEAD (454)
MEMPHIS MINNIE 6067 22 10 0 86 THE BLUES (539)
LONNIE JOHNSON 4965 21 19 0 85 THE HEADCUTTERS II (412)
TATIANA SEASPRITE 4951 21 21 0 84 SCARLET KNIGHTS (375)
SYRLANIA 6107 10 6 0 84 GERFEL'S FRIENDS (253)
TONY MCALPINE 4948 18 24 1 83 THE HEADCUTTERS II (412)
INGRATE WHITE CREEP 4377 12 8 0 83 CONSORTIUM CRAP (408)
K. K. DOWNING 5655 10 14 1 83 THE HEADCUTTERS II (412)
-AXIOM 3918 10 5 0 82 ERRATA (372)
STRONGBOW 5686 13 21 0 80 ELFQUEST (515)
-JUGULAR 5537 10 5 0 80 NEVERWAKE (508)
SEGALLION SUNDANCER 4600 15 14 1 79 TUFT TUGGERS (305)
BILLY GIBBONS 6251 6 2 0 79 THE HEADCUTTERS II (412)
-TITAN 5799 14 4 0 77 MYTHICAL (485)
OPUS X 5276 10 12 1 76 OLD BOYS CLUB (483)
SUPERBEAST 4943 12 16 1 74 THE LIVING DEAD (454)
-DOUBLE - TAP 5535 10 5 1 74 NEVERWAKE (508)
-JELLO 3062 10 3 0 71 REBIRTH (311)
TENDERLOIN 6141 7 6 0 71 BULLDOGS (157)
-HADES 5338 12 6 0 70 MYTHICAL (485)
-KHAKI KANGAROO 5547 11 4 1 69 ANIMAL FARM (510)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GUMDROP 5104 12 7 1 67 SNUGGLEBUNNIES (465)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-GREEN WITH ENVY 5621 7 8 0 63 COLORIFIC (511)
ENBALMER 4939 13 13 1 60 THE LIVING DEAD (454)
WARDUKE 5930 9 12 1 58 SCARLET KNIGHTS II (507)
BLOOD MONKEY 5858 7 3 0 57 SNUGGLEBUNNIES (465)
DA HERETIC 5978 5 1 0 57 WHEN DOGMA FAILS II (535)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-GANYMEDES 5800 11 9 0 56 MYTHICAL (485)
DAMNUALL 6278 4 2 1 56 WHEN DOGMA FAILS II (535)
BIG JOE TURNER 6066 9 8 0 55 THE BLUES (539)
FUZZBALL 5101 10 8 0 54 SNUGGLEBUNNIES (465)
-STAR CRUSHER 5154 6 6 0 54 MENS REA (471)
ONYX OWL 5548 10 10 0 52 ANIMAL FARM (510)
-ANGEL EYES 3781 6 5 1 51 WAR-C-KERS (345)
-ATHENA 5320 7 4 0 50 MYTHICAL (485)
BURN DA WITCH 5975 4 4 0 49 WHEN DOGMA FAILS II (535)
-RABID SHREW 3058 8 5 2 48 REBIRTH (311)
ALMOND ALBATROSS 6056 6 5 0 47 ANIMAL FARM (510)
-SPUNGE 3060 7 5 1 45 REBIRTH (311)
DOODLEBUG 6268 3 2 2 45 SNUGGLEBUNNIES (465)
-SLIP STREAM 3800 5 4 0 44 WAR-C-KERS (345)
RAINSONG 6128 9 7 0 43 ELFQUEST (515)
PUNCH GRAN CRU 5274 7 15 1 43 OLD BOYS CLUB (483)
PURPLE PANTHER 6057 7 5 0 43 ANIMAL FARM (510)
BONNIE RAITT 5790 10 12 0 42 THE HEADCUTTERS II (412)
-2XZ 5002 4 4 2 42 LUROCIANS EXTREME (459)
-MIS-MANAGER 6114 4 2 1 41 NOBODYS (486)
-FORREST GUMP 3061 7 6 0 38 REBIRTH (311)
BRANFORD HAWKE 5077 9 8 0 37 TUFT TUGGERS (305)
THUNDERSTORM 6113 7 9 0 37 SCARLET KNIGHTS (375)
MISMOSH 5144 8 12 0 36 IMMORTALS (85)
SKAMAKAZE 5928 3 5 0 34 SKASMONAUTS (495)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ALBINO RAINBOW 6238 3 4 0 32 WAR-C-KERS (345)
MONTEZUMA WHIFFLEBAT 6195 8 4 1 30 GERFEL'S FRIENDS (253)
-HALO 6189 6 2 1 30 NEVERWAKE (508)
GLADIUS STARSTRYKE 6127 4 12 0 30 SCARLET KNIGHTS (375)
-SCREWDRIVER 3059 4 11 0 29 REBIRTH (311)
KEB' MO' 6289 3 3 0 27 THE BLUES (539)
-#1 STUNNA 5152 5 4 1 26 MENS REA (471)
ICE 6275 6 2 0 25 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (526)
-BRUCE ALMIGHTY 5003 4 2 2 25 LUROCIANS EXTREME (459)
TYLER DURDEN 6226 4 4 0 25 VIEW ASKEW (453)
-STEEL 6254 5 1 0 24 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (526)
TAJ MAHAL 6310 3 1 0 24 THE BLUES (539)
-DOC STEAL 6296 3 0 0 24 NOBODYS (486)
-POSITIVE POLYANA 6283 3 2 0 24 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (526)
-SEIZURE 6115 2 0 0 24 NOBODYS (486)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KALIDOR THE BOLD 5244 5 7 0 22 TUFT TUGGERS (305)
FLYING NUN 6277 3 5 0 22 WHEN DOGMA FAILS II (535)
-EYE I. AYE 6259 3 2 0 22 THE UNHOLY (550)
-ROYAL OZ 4375 2 6 0 22 CONSORTIUM CRAP (408)
-CALFSKIN 6240 4 4 1 21 BULLDOGS (157)
-BLUE VELVET 6248 2 1 0 21 COLORIFIC (511)
ELIZA PIGERON 5222 4 8 0 20 TUFT TUGGERS (305)
-PANDEMIC 5151 4 4 0 20 MENS REA (471)
TIMMORN YELLOW EYES 6337 2 0 1 20 ELFQUEST (515)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BLUE BLAZES 6280 2 3 0 20 COLORIFIC (511)
-SKATTERBRAIN 6232 2 3 0 19 SKASMONAUTS (495)
-COBRA SKAMMANDER 6279 1 1 0 19 SKASMONAUTS (495)
CYCLONE 6237 2 3 0 18 NEVERWAKE (508)
-BULLETPROOF MONK 4999 1 6 0 17 LUROCIANS EXTREME (459)
LINI DAWNWIND 5865 1 0 0 17 KRILL CAVALRY (374)
VAN HELSING 6338 2 0 0 16 SCARLET KNIGHTS II (507)
-G.W. 6244 1 0 0 16 NOBODYS (486)
SLAG 6309 3 0 0 15 NEVERWAKE (508)
-PUMPKIN ESCOBAR 6178 1 6 0 15 VIEW ASKEW (453)
-ARUAKI TRAITOR 5795 3 2 0 14 MENS REA (471)
-FENRIS 3916 2 2 0 12 ERRATA (372)
-YELLOW STREAK 6239 1 0 0 11 COLORIFIC (511)
-DOGGER 6180 1 0 0 11 OREVANDEN (545)
-ATOMIC TURTLE 6260 2 3 0 9 THE UNHOLY (550)
YUM-YUM 6292 2 3 0 9 SNUGGLEBUNNIES (465)
-NEXUS CRAWLER 6257 2 1 0 7 THE UNHOLY (550)
-BOLDIVAR 6181 1 0 0 7 OREVANDEN (545)
TACKLEBOX 6344 1 0 0 7 GERFEL'S FRIENDS (253)
-CAO BLACK 6001 0 1 0 7 OLD BOYS CLUB (483)
-ACE VENTURA 5816 0 1 0 7 LUROCIANS EXTREME (459)
-VIRGINIA'S SECRET 6295 1 3 0 6 WAR-C-KERS (345)
FIVALO 6345 1 0 0 6 IMMORTALS (85)
HERMOINE 6302 1 3 0 6 GRYFFINDOR HOUSE2 (418)
-AL-KIMOR 6184 1 0 0 5 OREVANDEN (545)
-HIGH PROTECTOR 5644 1 0 0 5 LUROCIANS EXTREME (459)
-SEATHE 6321 1 1 0 4 THE UNHOLY (550)
-RISE 5817 1 1 0 4 ERRATA (372)
-19SZ3DF 3920 0 4 0 4 ERRATA (372)
-DEATHBRINGER 3919 0 4 0 4 ERRATA (372)
---?--- 6323 0 2 0 2 WHEN DOGMA FAILS II (535)
-ZINFANDAL 6182 0 1 0 1 OREVANDEN (545)
KADALLON 6179 0 1 0 1 KRILL CAVALRY (374)
SILVER LINING 6339 0 1 0 1 COLORIFIC (511)
BULLOMIA 6342 0 1 0 1 BULLDOGS (157)
ROCKIE DEE 6060 0 1 0 1 KRILL CAVALRY (374)
-TITANIUM 5137 0 1 0 1 WAR-C-KERS (345)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DELARQUAN SPY 475 0 1 0 1 DOODLEBUG 6268 493 NONE
MOONLIGHT 6174 7 6 0 GERFEL'S FRIENDS 253 DAMNUALL 6278 493
DESIGNATED SLACK 6322 1 1 0 GERFEL'S FRIENDS 253 TIMMORN YELLOW E 6337 492
STONEFACE 5100 10 9 0 IMMORTALS 85 BANDIT PRINCE 493 493 NONE
CAPSTER 5071 4 10 0 IMMORTALS 85 STONE GOLEM 494 493 NONE
GRANITE IRONBEAR 5929 10 10 1 SCARLET KNIGHTS 375 CHERRY CHEETAH 5549 492
FINGERCUFFS 6326 0 2 0 VIEW ASKEW 453 SHEWISH GIANT 489 493 NONE
GOOD GRIEF 6341 0 1 0 VIEW ASKEW 453 MOUNTAIN TROLL 486 493 NONE
FANBOY 7 6340 0 1 0 VIEW ASKEW 453 DEVELLAN JARA 491 493 NONE
JERSEY GIRL 6225 3 3 1 VIEW ASKEW 453 DOODLEBUG 6268 490
PERSONAL ADS
Scarlet Knights -- I may be a ferocious wild cat, but I, in no way, meant to kill
Grand Ironbeard. Mea culpa. May he fight well in that Great Arena In The Sky. --
Cherry Cheetah
Blimey, Cherry, did ye havta make 'im walk yon plank? Bad kitty! -- Mino
Don't give him any tuna tonight. -- Ed.
Eye I. Aye -- The "I's" don't have it; the cats do. -- Purple Panther
Ed. -- "Loins tender"? Perhaps I was a little forward? But in my perpetual
state.... -- Tenderloin, Bulldogs
It just sounded so...personal. -- Ed.
Bark -- I am proud of you. Duelmasters drink free at The Bulldog Inn. Enjoy. --
Kennelworth, Proprietor
Dik Dik -- But you couldn't even beat Ingrate White Creep, so how could you truly
contend for the title? Perhaps your eyes are bigger than your mouth? -- Dog-Tired,
retired Duelmaster, Bulldogs
Lonnie -- You tried, pal. (again) But I won the bullion. -- Beef Bullion, retired
Duelmaster, Bulldogs
Nixie -- I was proud of my new bite, and my quiet bark. A salute to you. -- Bark,
Duelmaster, Bulldogs
Doc Steal -- That was fun! I do so love a win against any and all Docs. -- Calfskin,
Bulldogs
2XZ -- Wow! You were more than my velvet persona could handle. Wow! -- Blue Velvet,
Proud Colorific
Congrats to Bark, a true Bulldog, and Duelmaster of all Aruak City. Wish he were
mine. -- Purple People Eater, Proud Manager, Colorific
Virginia's Secret -- Now I know. Now I know. -- Blue Blazes, Proud Colorific
T-Bone Walker -- You were simply too much for me. I remain... -- Green With Envy
Damnuall -- Maybe next time you should show up more heavily armed? -- Rabid Shrew
Kellumbo -- Damn that was vicious. Too bad for Ice, he made his challenge on the
turn I finally found Forrest's weapon and rhythm. Nine outta fourteen attacks were
crits!!! Sorry if it made you cringe and as many times as the audience, and you can
bill me for the broken weapons later. -- Paradox23
Gladius -- Looks like your record is suffering for the same reason mine is. ;) --
Screwdriver
Panther -- Damn you're fast! -- I
Taj -- Don't you know you're supposed to give up after getting hit so many times...
not fight back. Good come back none the less. -- Atomic Turtle
Keb -- Just didn't feel like losing anymore I see. -- Seathe
Flying Nun -- I'm not too sure, but I don't think that impaling people is proper
conduct for a nun. -- Nexus Crawler
All -- I have not read the newsletter in I don't know how long. And when I finally
did, all I could do was chuckle. Where did all the Sloshers and Invaders go!? They
didn't even last as long as I thought they would, and I never had much faith. I know
none of you saw a difference between my team and the other invaders, but hopefully
you are starting to see it now. I am still here, and I am not going away. Perhaps
now that the pages upon pages of propaganda are out of the newsletter, some of you
might care to learn more about your friendly Delarquan neighbor. I will try to read
and respond to any sensible personal ad to that end. -- Doc Steele, mgr. of Neverwake
Bark -- You have double my experience, 30 points in the rankings, you win a random
match up, and all you can do is brag. Some things never change. Congratulations,
you are the better warrior and your manager is a genius for devising such a devious
strategy. -- Jugular
Beef Bullion -- See above ad. Ditto. -- Double-Tap
Kennelworth -- I must admit that I rarely care about basic wins and loses much on an
individual scale, but going 0-2 against _you_ was quite painful. However, I happen
to keep a score of my individual performance against every manager I fight in Aruak
City, and your 2-0 brought our lifetime Aruak City score to Doc Steele 5, and
Kennelworth 4. So try not to break your arm patting yourself on the back. -- Doc
Steele
Tatiana Seasprite -- And what do you do during a drought? -- Nila Sundancer
16 June 2004
Death Fest Begins July 29/DM 59 T-172
"You drive a hard bargain Hammer," responded Lord Lian Ki Na-Sul, "but the
Gladiatorial Commission has agreed to re-open DM 58 Delarq Tor as a Slow Arena
exclusively for a period of six months to those Death Fest contestants who fight
their stables at least 67 times out of a possible 75 during the 15 rounds of Death
Fest; on the condition that at least 20 stables qualify for the Illis Iron Stable
Award at the conclusion of the Death Fest and those qualifying managers send a New
Stable to DM 58 Delarq Tor without Cannibalizing their participation in the other
arenas where they have active stables!"
Hammer felt a certain sense of satisfaction as he studied the ghoulish grin
spreading across the face of Lord Lian Ki Na-Sul; proud Arena Master of the once
dying Illis Arena, as the DM 59 Arena Authority signed the Gladiatorial Commission
papers authenticating the arrangement agreed upon by the two parties presiding.
"You and the Gladiatorial Commission also drive a hard bargain," Hammer replied
as he reflected upon the prospects of Delarq Tor DM 58 being re-opened as a Slow
Arena with at least 20 New Stables by the Managers who fight their stables at least
67 times out of a possible 75 during the 15 rounds of Death Fest. "I also notice the
clause that for Delarq Tor to be open Exclusively for 6 months to the New Stables
managed by the Illis Iron Stable Award Winners that there must be at least 15 stables
Active each cycle. That is a fair bargain for the opportunity to battle for the
Duelmaster Throne each of those six months before Other New Stables are allowed to
enter Delarq Tor."
This was a Golden Opportunity for both Veteran and Newbie Managers to pave a new
frontier of Delarq history by qualifying their Death Fest stables in DM 59 with 67
fights out of a possible 75; then for the price of running a stable in a Regular
Arena, continuing to be Active in DM 59 and sending a New Team Roll Up to be a part
of "History in the Making" when Delarq Tor would re-open for its First Turn as a Slow
Arena on November 3rd, 2005.
Death Fest would conclude on T-186 August 25th, 2005 allowing the Illis Iron
Stable Award Winners enough time to be registered with the Gladiatorial Commission;
whereupon they would be able to submit a New Team Roll Up to the GC to start a New
Stable in Delarq Tor; be able to fight those New Gladiators in the Rookies 2005 Fall
Mailer Tourney; then begin competing for the DM 58 Duelmasters Throne in Delarq Tor
right out of the gate with the November 3rd 2005 T-1 Debut Opening Round.
Hammer of the First Part had also negotiated with Lord Na-Zul of the Second Part
an agreement that All 10 Dark Arena Monsters and 17 NPCs Characters be re-named by
the Top Ten Death Fest Finishers. [See DM 59 T-171 Newsletter Team Spotlight by
Hammer for the complete listing of Dark Arena Monsters/NPCs and the Official Death
Fest Designation for which Top Ten Finishers re-name which characters!]
Lord Na-Sul could not hide his delight at the prospects of Death being re-
delivered to his once dying arena during the Delarq Death Fest; the DM 59 Arena
Master agreed that these Death Fest Prizes were but a Small Exchange in Comparison to
the Profits to be made by the local Illis business merchants and surrounding
community from the Anticipated Influx into Illis by the Veteran and Newbie
Managers/Gladiators/Stables seeking to make History in the Delarq Death Fest.
Nor could Hammer conceal his jubilation regarding the Call Across Alistari being
Answered to Cross Blades and Match Wits with the Devious, the Diabolical, the
Dangerous and the Down Challenging who were being drawn to the Delarq Death Fest to
Fulfill their Delarq Dueling Destiny!
REMEMBER: Death Fest begins July 29th T-172 with 25 points being awarded to
those who write a minimum 15 paragraph Team Spotlight [including Stable Name &
Managerial Alias in the Storyline!] for the DM 59 T-172 Newsletter [So Make Sure HAL
Does Not Eat any Lengthy Sentences that are Emailed without Proper Formatting; and
the RSI Typist has Plenty of Time to Type Any Hand Written Spotlights; Lest Ye
Discover 0 Points Awarded for a Missing or Incomplete T-172 Team Spotlight!]
"May Your Blades Be Sharp and Your Wits Sharper!" -- Hammer/Death Fest
Host/Vendetta Cartel Captain; WordSmith and High Priest of the Crimson Ascension
Family in DM 28
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
STONEFACE was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 3 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
CAPSTER was barely slain by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena battle.
FINGERCUFFS was put to death by SHEWISH GIANT in a popular 2 minute Dark Arena match.
GOOD GRIEF was barely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute Dark Arena contest.
FANBOY 7 was assassinated by DEVELLAN JARA in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
PERSIANA JONES savagely defeated LONNIE JOHNSON in a 2 minute Challenge competition.
BLOOD MONKEY savagely defeated BRANFORD HAWKE in a 2 minute brutal Challenge struggle.
DAMNUALL butchered MOONLIGHT in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
BARK handily defeated NIXIE SEASPRITE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
CHERRY CHEETAH vanquished THE GREAT SAMARITAN in a 1 minute Challenge Title fight.
TONY MCALPINE was overpowered by FRED WEASLEY in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
GUMDROP was viciously subdued by K. K. DOWNING in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge bout.
BILLY GIBBONS devastated WARDUKE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict.
TENDERLOIN subdued DA HERETIC in a 2 minute Challenge match.
ICE unbelievably bested KALIDOR THE BOLD in a crowd pleasing 5 minute Challenge bout.
SLAG defeated HERMOINE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute novice's Challenge duel.
WALL OF GLASS won victory over VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 3 minute veteran's fray.
DIK-DIK devastated DRAGULA in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
INGRATE WHITE CREEP was outlasted by LOWELL DARNO in a 7 minute veteran's match.
SYRLANIA was narrowly defeated by NILA SUNDANCER in a 1 minute conflict.
OPUS X slimly lost to ZLATINA ANGUELOVA in a action packed 4 minute veteran's bout.
MEMPHIS MINNIE luckily beat STRONGBOW in a 2 minute gruesome expert's fray.
LAND OF FLUSH devastated SUPERBEAST in a popular 1 minute one-sided bout.
T-BONE WALKER outlasted TATIANA SEASPRITE in a slow 8 minute veteran's duel.
SEGALLION SUNDANCER was vanquished by SALENA WARSMITH in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
PUNCH GRAN CRU was demolished by BURN DA WITCH in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
RAINSONG viciously subdued TYLER DURDEN in a popular 2 minute gruesome fray.
MISMOSH was beaten by THUNDERSTORM in a action packed 1 minute competition.
FUZZBALL overpowered FLYING NUN in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
ONYX OWL won victory over MONTEZUMA WHIFFLEBAT in a 6 minute gory fray.
BONNIE RAITT was beaten by ALMOND ALBATROSS in a 4 minute match.
GLADIUS STARSTRYKE was overpowered by ENBALMER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
PURPLE PANTHER was beaten by BIG JOE TURNER in a action packed 1 minute bout.
SKAMAKAZE subdued BLUE BLAZES in a action packed 1 minute contest.
DOODLEBUG assassinated DELARQUAN SPY in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
CYCLONE demolished ---?--- in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
KEB' MO' viciously subdued ELIZA PIGERON in a exciting 2 minute brutal fight.
VAN HELSING overcame ROCKIE DEE in a popular 1 minute beginner's match.
YUM-YUM was beaten by LINI DAWNWIND in a 2 minute novice's duel.
TAJ MAHAL handily defeated BULLOMIA in a 1 minute mismatched match.
TIMMORN YELLOW EYES vanquished SILVER LINING in a 1 minute one-sided match.
KADALLON was subdued by FIVALO in a 3 minute beginner's duel.
TACKLEBOX bested PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a crowd boring 6 minute amateur's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 12 WALL OF STEEL 45 - 34 - 1 57 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 12 TOTAL PARRY 114 - 87 - 3 57 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 10 SLASHING ATTACK 72 - 72 - 5 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 10 STRIKING ATTACK 53 - 54 - 4 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 9 PARRY-RIPOSTE 12 - 13 - 1 48 |
|WALL OF STEEL 8 LUNGING ATTACK 89 - 98 - 5 48 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 BASHING ATTACK 43 - 62 - 0 41 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 AIMED BLOW 28 - 41 - 2 41 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 4 PARRY-LUNGE 20 - 30 - 1 40 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 4 PARRY-STRIKE 12 - 22 - 0 35 |
Turn 493 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:
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 1 AIMED BLOW 4 - 5 2 SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 6 - 4 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 7 2 BASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 7 - 5 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 3 2 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 4 2 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 5 - 5 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
WALL OF STEEL 4 - 4 1 WALL OF STEEL
1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK CHERRY CHEETAH 5549 18 7 1 122 ANIMAL FARM (510)
BASHING ATTACK DIK-DIK 5850 15 6 1 110 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (526)
PARRY-RIPOSTE FRED WEASLEY 4956 19 7 0 109 GRYFFINDOR HOUSE2 (418)
TOTAL PARRY WALL OF GLASS 5534 21 18 0 99 SCARLET KNIGHTS II (507)
LUNGING ATTACK PERSIANA JONES 5427 11 6 0 97 SKASMONAUTS (495)
WALL OF STEEL NIXIE SEASPRITE 4992 21 18 0 95 SCARLET KNIGHTS (375)
PARRY-STRIKE LONNIE JOHNSON 4965 21 19 0 85 THE HEADCUTTERS II (412)
PARRY-LUNGE SEGALLION SUNDANCER 4600 15 14 1 79 TUFT TUGGERS (305)
STRIKING ATTACK BILLY GIBBONS 6251 6 2 0 79 THE HEADCUTTERS II (412)
AIMED BLOW DA HERETIC 5978 5 1 0 57 WHEN DOGMA FAILS II (535)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is TONY MCALPINE 4948. The most popular warrior this
turn was OPUS X 5276. The ten other most popular fighters were K. K. DOWNING 5655,
INGRATE WHITE CREEP 4377, KALIDOR THE BOLD 5244, FINGERCUFFS 6326, RAINSONG 6128,
KEB' MO' 6289, BLOOD MONKEY 5858, ZLATINA ANGUELOVA 4856, GOOD GRIEF 6341, and
PERSIANA JONES 5427.
The least popular fighter this week was TACKLEBOX 6344. The other ten least popular
fighters were T-BONE WALKER 6068, ONYX OWL 5548, TATIANA SEASPRITE 4951, BULLOMIA
6342, ROCKIE DEE 6060, ---?--- 6323, GLADIUS STARSTRYKE 6127, FLYING NUN 6277, PUNCH
GRAN CRU 5274, and SEGALLION SUNDANCER 4600.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
NIXIE SEASPRITE (11-4992) SCARLET KNIGHTS (375)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
BARK (11-4177) BULLDOGS (157)