DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER Date : 03/10/2004 Duedate: 03/23/2004 MALCORN ARENA DM-15 TURN-482 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS ABRA-HAM! SACRILEGIOUS MEAT (456) (15-4563) [14-7-0,115] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader ABRA-HAM! DARWIN SACRILEGIOUS MEAT (456) BACK TO REALITY (463) (15-4563) [14-7-0,115] (15-4606) [1-1-0,12] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite WOODWALKER STORMCLOUD GREENWARDENS (244) GREENWARDENS (244) (15-4433) [12-21-1,64] (15-4379) [17-25-0,80] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM TRIPLE CROWN (382) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. GREENWARDENS (244) 25 2. BACK TO REALITY (463) 11 TRIPLE CROWN (382) 3. FAST LANE (460) 10 Unchartered Team 4. SACRILEGIOUS MEAT (456) 10 5. POLITICALY INCORRECT (461) 0 FAST LANE (460) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 0*FAST LANE (460) 1 0 0 100 1/ 1 TRIPLE CROWN (382) 11 4 1 2- 1 POLITICALY INCORRE (461) 18 14 0 56.3 2/ 3 GREENWARDENS (244) 9 6 0 3/ 2 TRIPLE CROWN (382) 251 211 15 54.3 3/ 2 SACRILEGIOUS MEAT (456) 5 8 0 4/ 5*BACK TO REALITY (463) 1 1 0 50.0 4/ 0*FAST LANE (460) 1 0 0 5/ 3 GREENWARDENS (244) 312 416 8 42.9 5/ 5*BACK TO REALITY (463) 1 1 0 6/ 4 SACRILEGIOUS MEAT (456) 70 95 5 42.4 6- 4 POLITICALY INCORRE (461) 0 2 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank SPY REPORT Greetings, Warriors of MALCORN. Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport. Practice pays for DARWIN, who pummelled KORAN ON THE COB, to pocket 11 points. CHARISMATIC certainly had a baffled expression on his face, after losing to AL UNSER JR. and losing 7 points in the process! Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by LITTLE CURRENT, of TRIPLE CROWN, who despite a 17-21-2 couldn't overcome MALCORN's Number 1. So who was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls and challenging dead trees? Someone's got a basic problem... My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter. But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights! Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the lion, so did the "warriors" in MALCORN avoid POLITICALY INCORRECT. As a woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of TRIPLE CROWN, so did that sorry team shy from POLITICALY INCORRECT If challenges were horses, KORAN ON THE COB could open up a fast food joint! Ah, the duel! The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd! Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee. Leave me now, you base fools! More important duties call me. MALCORN, I leave you now. The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The Victory Tavern. 'Til next time-- Novgorodny Vir DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ABRA-HAM! 4563 14 7 0 115 SACRILEGIOUS MEAT (456) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BIRDSONG 4434 15 18 1 85 GREENWARDENS (244) LITTLE CURRENT 4371 17 21 2 82 TRIPLE CROWN (382) STORMCLOUD 4379 17 25 0 80 GREENWARDENS (244) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WOODWALKER 4433 12 21 1 64 GREENWARDENS (244) RUTHLESS 4591 7 3 0 63 TRIPLE CROWN (382) TRIPE 4596 7 3 0 63 SACRILEGIOUS MEAT (456) -SLICK BILLY 4576 5 1 0 63 POLITICALY INCORRECT (461) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -RONNIE RAY GUN 4574 6 1 0 43 POLITICALY INCORRECT (461) STALKING HORSE 4569 7 13 1 40 GREENWARDENS (244) -THE GOVERNATOR 4578 4 1 0 37 POLITICALY INCORRECT (461) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SMOKED SOLOMON 4589 6 7 1 31 SACRILEGIOUS MEAT (456) LIL E. TEE 4608 3 0 0 29 TRIPLE CROWN (382) -DUBYA 4599 2 2 0 24 POLITICALY INCORRECT (461) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GREENGROVE 4612 2 0 0 16 GREENWARDENS (244) DARWIN 4606 1 1 0 12 BACK TO REALITY (463) AL UNSER JR. 4564 1 0 0 10 FAST LANE (460) CHARISMATIC 4607 2 1 0 7 TRIPLE CROWN (382) STRIKE THE GOLD 4611 1 1 0 5 TRIPLE CROWN (382) KORAN ON THE COB 4609 0 3 0 3 SACRILEGIOUS MEAT (456) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? BEHAVE YOURSELF 4586 4 3 0 TRIPLE CROWN 382 SMOKED SOLOMON 4589 479 REVENGED PERSONAL ADS Little Current -- I'm shocked. -- Birdsong P.S. Or possibly swept off my feet, depending. Abra-Ham -- Me, in a title match? *I* am shocked. -- Stormcloud Captured Orcs are boring. No variety. You see one Captured Orc, and you've seen them all. Nothing NEW. -- Stalking Horse Smoked Solomon -- After that masterful display, you only learned ONE skill? You're wasting my time! -- Woodwalker Darwin -- I don't know about YOU, but I was personally created by Serimna. -- Greengrove P.S. Or maybe one of Her assistants. 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 3 March 2004 MONGO'S MARDI GRAS MADNESS DUELMASTERS AUCTION Mongo, aka Matt McIntosh and ex-Warden of the Dark Circle, is auctioning off his entire collection of Duelmasters warriors and stables. Don't miss out on this chance to own some fantastic warriors! There are ADM warriors available in every class from Primus to Freshmen, as well as over a dozen Basic stables. Does a Slasher with +4 attack, +4 decisiveness, +3 initiative and +2 riposte sound good? How about a Lunger who received the benefit of a TC prize, has TVed three times after graduating--and still hasn't maxed out his skills!? How about a Striker in the Freshmen class who has decisiveness for a favorite learn and the MAUL for a favorite weapon!? Or perhaps you prefer playing in Basic. Then how does a stable with four Adept class warriors who have a combined record of 41-19-9 sound? Or maybe a stable with three 21-Will warriors? Or perhaps a stable with four Initiates and a Rookie who have a combined record of 23-6-1? The quality of the lots is excellent. All you need to view and bid on the lots is go to: http://members.aol.com/jvmerlino/mardigras.html If you want to be on the mailing list to receive regular updates on the auction, just send an e-mail to JVMerlino@aol.com. Merlin, aka John Merlino and also an ex- Warden of the Dark Circle, will be running this auction for me. I just moved to New Orleans and am likely currently stumbling around the French Quarter...because it's Mardi Gras! So I have named my auction in honor of this occasion. The auction will start on Saturday, March 13th, 2004, and will continue for several weeks. But you should get your bids in early if you want your best chance at owning any of these fantastic warriors and stables. Many thanks to all for your interest and your bids, Mongo 5 March 2004 Style Masters Symposium Hosted by Hammer The years have slipped by and many DM Managers have come and gone since the last Hammer's Handbook was compiled and printed. There is now a stirring within me to begin writing and editing yet another Handbook with a distribution date sometime in 2005. This Handbook will be made available via Email with a possibility of burning the info to a CD for distribution. Special arrangements will be made to provide the information via printed page to those contributors who are serving sentences behind bars. The working title of this new Handbook is "Style Masters Symposium Hosted by Hammer". Distribution of this Handbook is projected to be MAINLY for those DM Managers who contribute information/articles to Hammer by June 2004. Informative and entertaining articles should focus on insights regarding Any or All 10 Style Masters for both the Basic and ADM arenas as well as Tourney competition. Articles focusing on Weapons/Armor are also encouraged for inclusion. Whether you are a Newbie Manager without a clue or a Jaded Veteran; everyone has discovered something about this gaming experience that is both Insightful and Entertaining. Email Your Articles to HammerDM@fastermail.com or send them via Diplo to either Flower Hammerz (372) in DM 28 or Casino Hammerz (576) in DM 33. Length and Content of the Style Masters Symposium Hosted by Hammer will be Determined by the Quality and Quantity of Contributors Combined with the Literary Efforts of Hammer who is currently overseas for an indefinite period of time. Articles Contributed for this Project should be of Sufficient Length and Content to Warrant being Included to Receive the Finished Document when Hammer has completed this literary work to His satisfaction. Managers contributing articles are also requested to include a DM Bio of Themselves along with any Notable Successes and/or Failures during Their DM Career in Basic, ADM and/or Tourney Play. A listing of Active Stables would also be Helpful for Anyone Seeking to Reply to Contributors via Diplo, Email or Snailmail. May Your Blades Be Sharp And Your Wits Sharper! -- Hammer of Flower Hammerz (372) DM 28 and Casino Hammerz (576) DM 33 18 March 2004 St. Valentine's Day Massacre Update We are pleased to announce that the kLk sponsored St. Valentine's Day Massacre kill contest in DM 36 is off to a great start. We are also pleased to announce that in addition to the 10 team rollups we are also able to offer the renaming of a dark arena warrior as a prize to the manager with the most kills. The contest is only 2 turns old and is still wide open. There are currently 5 managers tied with one kill each. Anything can still happen so hurry up and get into the arena. On a personal note, no other alliances have entered the arena in force to challenge the kLk dominance. We were expecting The Firm to put up a fight for their supposed home arena. But, they were a no show. Guess they proved what they are really made of. *evil grin* Perhaps another alliance would like to step in to give us a challenge. We are throwing down the gauntlet. Perhaps the Chaos Inc. boys I keep hearing about would like to step in and challenge the kLk for arena dominance. If you don't show up, Chaos, don't feel bad. FAR better managers than you have been invited into Jhans but have chosen to pass on the offer. So if you consider yourself worthy to compete, like fierce competition, and enjoy arenas where the personals are as fierce as the fighting, come visit JHANS DM 36. We're already planning our next contest, "Capture the Flag," and have a storyline being actively worked on in the arena. Whatever you like about DM you can find it in JHANS. Bookie mgr. of Suicidal Dreams and Director Jhans Board of Tourism kLk Alliance LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS DARWIN devastated KORAN ON THE COB in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight. ABRA-HAM! vanquished LITTLE CURRENT in a 1 minute brutal uneven Title battle. STORMCLOUD defeated RUTHLESS in a 2 minute mismatched duel. BIRDSONG devastated KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute one-sided fight. WOODWALKER demolished SMOKED SOLOMON in a 1 minute mismatched competition. STALKING HORSE was vanquished by TRIPE in a 1 minute mismatched fight. GREENGROVE narrowly defeated STRIKE THE GOLD in a 2 minute amateur's brawl. CHARISMATIC was outlasted by AL UNSER JR. in a 18 minute beginner's melee. LIL E. TEE vanquished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided duel. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 6 TOTAL PARRY 6 - 2 - 0 75 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 7 - 3 - 0 70 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 10 - 7 - 0 59 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 5 - 0 55 | |AIMED BLOW 1 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 10 - 1 52 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 29 - 28 - 2 51 | |STRIKING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 10 - 10 - 0 50 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 6 - 6 - 0 50 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 7 - 0 42 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 482 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 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL BASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 3 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME AIMED BLOW ABRA-HAM! 4563 14 7 0 115 SACRILEGIOUS MEAT (456) WALL OF STEEL RUTHLESS 4591 7 3 0 63 TRIPLE CROWN (382) STRIKING ATTACK TRIPE 4596 7 3 0 63 SACRILEGIOUS MEAT (456) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is WOODWALKER 4433. The most popular warrior this turn was STORMCLOUD 4379. The ten other most popular fighters were STRIKE THE GOLD 4611, BIRDSONG 4434, GREENGROVE 4612, LIL E. TEE 4608, DARWIN 4606, ABRA-HAM! 4563, WOODWALKER 4433, TRIPE 4596, RUTHLESS 4591, and KORAN ON THE COB 4609. The least popular fighter this week was CHARISMATIC 4607. The other ten least popular fighters were AL UNSER JR. 4564, STALKING HORSE 4569, SMOKED SOLOMON 4589, LITTLE CURRENT 4371, KORAN ON THE COB 4609, RUTHLESS 4591, TRIPE 4596, WOODWALKER 4433, ABRA-HAM! 4563, and DARWIN 4606. The following warriors will travel to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after next turn: ABRA-HAM! (15-4563) SACRILEGIOUS MEAT (456)