DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER
Date : 04/29/2004 Duedate: 05/12/2004
ZUWAYZA ARENA
DM-19 TURN-482
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BLUE
THE SIERRAS (393)
(19-4647) [14-4-0,122]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
BLUE ZOSO
THE SIERRAS (393) HIPPIES FROM HELL (181)
(19-4647) [14-4-0,122] (19-1899) [6-1-0,53]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
BLUE ZOSO
THE SIERRAS (393) HIPPIES FROM HELL (181)
(19-4647) [14-4-0,122] (19-1899) [6-1-0,53]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
CURTAIN CALL (404)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. HIPPIES FROM HELL (181) 9
2. CURTAIN CALL (404) 6 THE SIERRAS (393)
3. THE SIERRAS (393) -13 Unchartered Team
HIPPIES FROM HELL (181)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2*HIPPIES FROM HELL (181) 16 5 0 76.2 1/ 1*CURTAIN CALL (404) 8 7 1
2/ 1*CURTAIN CALL (404) 17 8 2 68.0 2/ 2 THE SIERRAS (393) 7 3 0
3/ 3 THE SIERRAS (393) 55 27 2 67.1 3/ 3*HIPPIES FROM HELL (181) 4 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 #6 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Free Blades Edition
Zuwayza:
Tiberious, newly made a Lord Protector in Aljafir, looked at the capital city of
the Glorious Empire with curiosity and unease. While he was a citizen of the Empire
in good standing, he was also a Dwarf, and the races which weren't strictly human
were regarded with suspicion throughout most of the Empire. Especially here at its
ancient heart. He hadn't wanted to come here. But a new law ruled that all Lord
Protectors desiring a grant of lands or other honors must apply to the Great Palace
of the Satrap for them, and he WAS a Dwarf. He would not lightly forego this portion
of the reward for which he had striven so long and at such risk. He took a firmer
grip on the battle axe which custom required all Dwarves to carry and strode up to
the Western Door.
Decent metal work, he noted professionally. To be honest, excellent metalwork,
although he could not (and this surprised him) even guess at the source. It was
unlike anything he'd seen before, not the work of Elf or Human, and certainly not
Dwarven work. He was an educated man, in the Dwarven sense, and he would KNOW. Very
old, you didn't get that kind of patina on bronze in a day, not even if you employed
an alchemist. He leaned closer, trying to make out the individual symbols that
formed a tangled whole on each panel.
"Too close a study of those doors can be injurious to your health."
Tiberious whirled, raising the axe automatically. But the speaker was an old
man in the long robe of a Karnhorn scholar, no threat unless he was a wizard. On
closer look, it seemed like he probably was a wizard. There was something about the
eyes that marked them, as though they saw things that others couldn't. Probably they
did. "If the doors are so dangerous, why use them?"
"Because of the danger, perhaps, but mostly because they are old, and old things
lend a legitimacy to what is younger." The old man shrugged slightly. "You are a
gladiator, I think?"
"Right, from Aljafir, come to see about my Lord Protector grant."
"Good! I am Vekhirn, chief wizard to the Satrap, may his days be long, and I
have need of a gladiator." He gestured, and the door swung open. "Come into my
sanctum, and I will explain what must be done."
Chimlevtal:
Lord Kinnishan, ruler of Chimlevtal, looked up from a litter of reports as his
chief adviser entered the study. "If it's more about the assassination plot--"
"No, that is grave enough, but we have other problems," Shau'nin Snowbeard said.
"Deeper ones, perhaps, in the long view. Have you seen the Ruin Reef lately?"
The shipping hazard known as the Ruin Reef lay two miles off shore to the
southeast from Chimlevtal. It was a rocky barricade just below the surface of the
lake (most of the time). When the water was clear, or when wind and waves exposed
them, the rocks could be seen to resemble a line of ruined buildings, but without a
closer examination that was normally possible, no one could say if that was a true
seeming. There were natural formations that could give that appearance. The Reef
was visible from Chimlevtal in good weather, but not from this room. Without
comment, Kinnishan got up from the desk and went out onto the balcony, peering
southward past the end of the building.
Shau'nin didn't follow him; he already knew what was to be seen. "It would
appear that the Reef actually is formed on ancient ruins. Or was."
"It would appear," Kinnishan said grimly, "that they are ruins no longer. I
presume you have a report from closer observation?"
"Some gladiators are investigating now," the old Adantri said. "Others are
traveling to Arvat and Zukal, even to Monuntial, to discover the faces behind the
assassination plot. We should have information soon."
"And then we will have to make plans. I will not lose this city-state to the
forces of Chaos, come what may."
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---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 490): B. TRAYOR of LETTER BOMBS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 488): PHANTAST of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 484): BIRDSONG of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 484): ANTEZEL of WYLDERNESS WYLD (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 482): TORLYN UNA of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 481): BLUE of THE SIERRAS (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 240): LOONY LATEKNIGHT of IDIOTIC ICCERS (THawk, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 473): BINDI of CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 238): SYWINELL of BUSHMASTERS (Tripwire, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 470): DIETER KWAN of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 467): KEOKOTAH of SACKETT'S & CO. (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 461): TOM THUMB of THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 424): FLESHRENDER of WIDOWMAKERS (Soultender, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 215): ZINDELLA AZRON of MOJO P@TROL (Master Voodoo, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 210): 100% COLUMBIAN of COFFEE RULES! (Mr. Coffee, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 196): TOM SMITH DISEASE of STRANGE TUNES (Berylstar, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 348): TYI VELWIC of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 328): FREDDIE of FAVORITE GUYS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 145): CONUNDRUM of MYSTERIOUS (Mad Max, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 374): KREWKUT SAUSAGE of LINCOLNSHIRE from DAL SHANG (The
Sandman, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 490): SOLITAIRE (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 488): ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 484): SACRILEGIOUS MEAT (Klep, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 484): WYLDERNESS WYLD (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 482): HEROESANDFOUNDONES (The Judge, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 481): CURTAIN CALL (?, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 240): THE PENTARCHY (The Pentalque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 473): CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 238): WHAMMO & THUDDA 4 U! (Micky, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 470): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 467): CASINO HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 461): LOST CAUSE (Vol, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 424): THE FAMILY (Don John, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 215): MOJO P@TROL (Master Voodoo, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 210): LAND OF OZ (Oz the Successful, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 196): TEAM VIRTUE (Boy Scout, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 348): ROLE MONSTERS (Keldon Blackfang, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 328): FAVORITE GUYS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 145): PERFECTION QUEST II (Mannequin, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 374): BLACKEST PRIDE (
Recent Graduates
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DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 488): FLADRAKEEN OOSCH of TEAM GNASTY (Big Gnasty, mgr.)
(turn 487): KNOTHEAD of BLOODSUCKERS (Way Cool, mgr.)
HOFFA'S BANE of SPIRITUAL GIFT (Sultan, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 484): ANTEZEL of WYLDERNESS WYLD (Barnabas, mgr.)
MANAGER TC'S of IT'S JUST WRONG (LHI, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 482): TIBERIOUS of HEROESANDFOUNDONES (The Judge, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 240): LOONY LATEKNIGHT of IDIOTIC ICCERS (THawk, mgr.)
IDIOTIC INDIGO of IDIOTIC ICCERS (THawk, mgr.)
(turn 239): POPPY HAMMER of FLOWER HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 473): RAGING FIRE of DEATH THREAT (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 238): UNCAS of THE STORMGUARDS (The Icelord, mgr.)
(turn 237): HUNGRY BONES of UNFIT TO BE ORCS (Slugbait, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 469): LOCKED IN of CALL THE PRIEST (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 467): KEOKOTAH of SACKETT'S & CO. (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 424): FLESHRENDER of WIDOWMAKERS (Soultender, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 210): 100% COLUMBIAN of COFFEE RULES! (Mr. Coffee, mgr.)
BLACK JACK SHELACK of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
TENT IN QUARANTINO of SPOONERTIKS (Spawn, mgr.)
(turn 209): SUGAR CUBE of COFFEE RULES! (Mr. Coffee, mgr.)
101 PROOF!! of COFFEE RULES! (Mr. Coffee, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 195): NASSE of DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 348): NAKHA ADIASO of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 145): CONUNDRUM of MYSTERIOUS (Mad Max, mgr.)
PRIZMATYK WAHL of MAGIC MAYHEM (Fizban, mgr.)
(turn 144): LEE of GODDESSES (LHI, mgr.)
GAI-JIN of RISING SUN (Spawn, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of
ZUWAYZA brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too. Of course, we're all terribly
impressed to see CRAZY win a fight and gain 9 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, VENOMOUS
CONCUBINE beat SEA DAR and SEA DAR lost 11 points. You're breakin' my heart. And if
variety is the spice of life, ZUWAYZA may be getting bland, as BLUE stays top dog in
the city. I'm not in a very good mood today, but why am I telling you this? You
want to know what's new, don't you, ZUWAYZA?
Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.
ZUWAYZA, I am losing what little hope I had in you. CURTAIN CALL the most avoided
team? What insult will suffice, I cannot say. And it looks like HIPPIES FROM HELL
avoided them the most this turn. What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.
Hmph.
Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals. I volunteer for ZUWAYZA's
morgue. More variety. We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if the fate
catches up with you sooner that later?
I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for
an epee. Forgive me for writing with a dagger. Phlllt! Just had to do that before
I leave the fine city of ZUWAYZA. I feel much better now. Glad to see the back of
this place-- Snide Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BLUE 4647 14 4 0 122 THE SIERRAS (393)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-TMARACK 4651 9 1 0 94 THE SIERRAS (393)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-HAWKINS 4649 8 2 0 87 THE SIERRAS (393)
SEA DAR 4721 10 5 0 71 THE SIERRAS (393)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MURPHY 4703 11 6 2 66 THE SIERRAS (393)
-JIMI HENDRIX 1898 5 2 0 57 HIPPIES FROM HELL (181)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ZOSO 1899 6 1 0 53 HIPPIES FROM HELL (181)
BONZO 1896 5 2 0 52 HIPPIES FROM HELL (181)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MISCHEF 4781 3 2 0 33 CURTAIN CALL (404)
ARROGANCE 4777 3 2 1 25 CURTAIN CALL (404)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHAOS 4779 3 2 0 23 CURTAIN CALL (404)
CRAZY 4785 3 1 1 20 CURTAIN CALL (404)
MALIGN 4780 5 0 0 18 CURTAIN CALL (404)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
CONVICTED THIEF 361 0 1 0 1 CRAZY 4785 482 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
All -- Didn't mean to run all you guys out of here. Paradox23, heard a big bark but
there was no bite. You can call for help till the cows come home but they have
already faced my boys. Just want to get my LU graduated and maybe my SL then I'll
head down the road and leave you boys alone. This arena was fairly big when I first
popped in, funny how things change. -- Barnabas
8 April 2004
CLICK (KLK) -- Remember, you asked for it. Chaos is coming....
14 April 2004
CHAOS Inc. proudly announces our newest member, Silver Stroke. He becomes the
seventh brother of Chaos. We shall indeed be better for his joining.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BLUE devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
MURPHY lost to M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute battle.
SEA DAR was handily defeated by VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute one-sided match.
BONZO devastated CHAOS in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
ZOSO defeated MISCHEF in a action packed 1 minute master vs. amateur match.
ARROGANCE was luckily beaten by AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute brutal struggle.
MALIGN bested MORDANT DESERTER in a 4 minute novice's competition.
CRAZY easily killed CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven melee.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 LUNGING ATTACK 24 - 11 - 0 69 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 - 0 67 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 17 - 9 - 2 65 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 TOTAL PARRY 9 - 8 - 0 53 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 STRIKING ATTACK 14 - 14 - 1 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 BASHING ATTACK 4 - 5 - 1 44 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 WALL OF STEEL 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:
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 6 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 2
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK BLUE 4647 14 4 0 122 THE SIERRAS (393)
STRIKING ATTACK MURPHY 4703 11 6 2 66 THE SIERRAS (393)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is BLUE 4647. The most popular warrior this turn was
ZOSO 1899. The ten other most popular fighters were BLUE 4647, MURPHY 4703, BONZO
1896, ARROGANCE 4777, SEA DAR 4721, CHAOS 4779, MISCHEF 4781, CRAZY 4785, MALIGN
4780, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was MALIGN 4780. The other ten least popular
fighters were CRAZY 4785, MISCHEF 4781, CHAOS 4779, SEA DAR 4721, ARROGANCE 4777,
BONZO 1896, MURPHY 4703, BLUE 4647, ZOSO 1899, and 0.
The following warriors will travel to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after next turn:
BLUE (19-4647) THE SIERRAS (393)