DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/08/2004    Duedate: 01/21/2004

ZORPUNT ARENA

DM-24    TURN-469

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

KID ROCK
THE MC5 (445)
(24-4340) [27-16-0,117]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KID ROCK                       PINK TACO
THE MC5 (445)                  SWEET BLISS (441)
(24-4340) [27-16-0,117]        (24-4287) [3-1-0,42]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

TRISHA WINGFOOT                TRISHA WINGFOOT
KRILL CAVALRY (403)            KRILL CAVALRY (403)
(24-4330) [20-32-1,93]         (24-4330) [20-32-1,93]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

WATER DECK (459)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE MC5 (445)               39
2. SWEET BLISS (441)           17      THE MC5 (445)
3. WATER DECK (459)            10      Unchartered Team
4. ADAM'S ARSENAL (457)         1
5. KRILL CAVALRY (403)          1      SWEET BLISS (441)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*SWEET BLISS (441)          3   1  0 75.0   1/ 2*WATER DECK (459)         11  3 2
 2/ 1*WATER DECK (459)          18  11  2 62.1   2/ 1 THE MC5 (445)            10  3 0
 3/ 2 THE MC5 (445)            116  96  9 54.7   3/ 3 BATTLEMANIA (71)          5  5 0
 4/ 3 BATTLEMANIA (71)         366 337 25 52.1   4/ 4 AUSSIE KILLERS (455)      5  6 0
 5/ 4 AUSSIE KILLERS (455)      44  44  3 50.0   5/ 5 KRILL CAVALRY (403)       3 12 0
 6/ 5 KRILL CAVALRY (403)      373 375 12 49.9   6/ 0*SWEET BLISS (441)         1  0 0
 7/ 6*ADAM'S ARSENAL (457)       1   3  0 25.0   7/ 6*ADAM'S ARSENAL (457)      1  2 0
 8- 7*PHISH 5! (463)             1   3  0 25.0   8- 7*PHISH 5! (463)            0  3 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[ Andorians Abroad #22 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

Skaithvarn:

     Raoul didn't much like this Kaldrehn, or trust him at all, but there was nothing
he could do right then.  And many people, especially wizards, were arrogant and self-
centered without necessarily being bad citizens.  Well, amend that to "most wizards
were arrogant and self-centered, and SOME of them were not bad citizens...."
     "So having escaped the destruction of Krael, you're going to settle down to a
meditative life in Skaithvarn?" Hallie O'Dene asked.
     The Kraelian laughed with genuine amusement.  "Do I look like a man for the
meditative life?"  His gaze went around the inside of the tower, and his lip curled
in scorn.  "This is a way station, nothing more.  As I was the adviser and kingmaker
in Krael, so shall I be in the world that now is."
     "Krael is drowned--" Jeri began.
     The wizard shrugged.  "There are other kingdoms.  The current one in that area
is now called Andoria, is it not?"  He looked toward a shadowy stretch of wall where
a crude table stood; there was a thick black book on it.  "I shall rule Andoria in
all but name...."
     Raoul looked at the book, too, and groaned inwardly.  That would be the one
Peranis had stolen, the infamous Black Book in which the never-to-be-sufficiently-
damned Assassins' Guild had recorded all the secrets it could find that would allow
powerful Andorians, nobles and rich merchants and military figures, to be blackmailed
or coerced.  With that book, a clever man COULD rule Andoria...at least for a while.
They would have to get it away from Kaldrehn and destroy it.
     But on the positive side, it would no longer be necessary to visit the vampire
city of Leemith.  And there was only one of Kaldrehn, whereas Hallie had told them
there were thousands of vampires in Leemith.
     "Not every powerful man in Andoria is corrupt!" Jeri burst out.  "That's just a
small fraction of--"
     "There will be enough," Kaldrehn said calmly.  "You would be surprised how few
points of pressure it takes to control a kingdom!  And I am well skilled in that
art."  The wizard crossed to the doorway and looked out.
     Raoul's hand twitched toward his sword, then was still.  He didn't like to stab
a man in the back, even one who deserved it as much as the Kaldrehn seemed to.  But
he wasn't fool enough even to try against a wizard powerful enough to have moved
through time.  The man probably had eyes in the back of his head, and short way with
would-be assassins.  At least it seemed likely that Peranis had got all that was
coming to him.
     "As soon as this storm ends," Kaldrehn said, "I will cross to Andoria.  You
three will be my guides and servants.  For now.  But soon I must form my own coterie
of agents....  That should not be difficult, there are always, in EVERY land, those
who desire a measure of power and wealth, or revenge on the mighty, or simply someone
to lead them."
     Raoul's face tightened.  That was true, he knew.  Not all greedy men were
Delarquan, just as there were honorable men who were not Andorian.  He would get word
to King Mickeal as quickly as he could.  And then he would form his own coterie to
contend against the Kraelians.

Call for volunteers, good guys and bad.  A personal to Scribe or an email to
Livia@reality.com will do the trick.

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                          ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 238): LUMBERING WAIF of HAPLESS WAIF (Berylstar, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 479): B.S. of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 478): 10% VIGORISH of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 471): GARY CONDIT of THE DEMOCRATS (Al Gore, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 468): KID ROCK of THE MC5 (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 467): NOLAN ORGEL of THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 468): MR. GRINCH of HEADBANGERS (Sablon-O-Vlad, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 464): SONIC TACO of TRIP OUT (Angus, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 430): CMOT DIBBLER of THE DISC (Technogeek, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 423): PELICAN of BIRDS (JE, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 416): ANASTASIA of RUBY DRAGONS (Talon Warsmith, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 186): RED EYE of ASSASSIN NATION (Ghab, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 327): LLOSMIC LLAMMER of LUROCIANS VI (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 317): SPEEDBUMP of WAYFARERS (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 141): TOMB of SHADOW GOLD (Shadowgate, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 364): ZEPHYR of ELEMENTAL FORCE from FRATSFA (Poison Ivy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 238): Z GLADIATORZ (Mr. Zee, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 479): THE BLUES (Keldon Blackfang, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 478): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 471): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellubmo, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 468): THE MC5 (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 467): THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 468): HEADBANGERS (Sablon-O-Vlad, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 464): TRIP OUT (Angus, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 430): TACO GODS (The Oracle, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 423): WANDERERS (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 416): HARDTIMESINBABYLON (Technogeek, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 186): FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 327): I'M WITH STUPID (Yukon Cornelius, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 317): WAYFARERS (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 141): SHADOW GOLD (Shadowgate, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 363): SUNNYDALE, etc. (LHI, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 478): HARRY POTTER of GRYFFINDOR HOUSE2 (Godric Gryffindor)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 477): ATROPHY of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 471): MORGAN of WOMEN OF REALITY (THawk, mgr.)
               (turn 470): WOF-A-MIT of ROCK ETTS (Pie-Rite, mgr.)
                           SNAKE IN THE GRASS of SERPENTINE INC. (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 468): CONE SHELL of AUSSIE KILLERS (THawk, mgr.)
                (turn 467): SLIM SHADY of THE MC5 (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 185): VIOLENT VIOLET of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
                            SQUASH BUTT of OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.)
                            PYROTECHNICIAN of THE FURIOUS FIVE (Generalissimo Puerco)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 327): TOO ICKY of BLOOD RELATED (Ganolus Oakleaf, mgr.)
                          LUMMOX of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
              (turn 326): BLACK CAT of SHADOW SIGNS (Shadowgate, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 317): SPEEDBUMP of WAYFARERS (Leeta, mgr.)
                 (turn 316): GORDIAN of WHY KNOT (Clove-Hitch, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 140): GHOULSHINE of MONSTER RANCHER (Hombre, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Much has changed in ZORPUNT since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen 
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  Bein' on top is great 
while it lasts, THE MC5.  But how many friends do you have now?  What's with GEORGE 
CLINTON?  He actually beat BATTLEMANIA's PENOK, and walked away with 19 more points 
from the fight.  Major screwup at AUSSIE KILLERS.  CONE SHELL lost 29 points to 
CONVICTED ASSASSIN.  Some new strategies, perhaps?  Maybe CONE SHELL will provide 
more easy wins...  Another fighter (CANE TOAD 10-11-0) challenged another Duelmaster 
(KID ROCK 27-16-0).  Life goes on.  Try as he might, CANE TOAD wasn't good enough at 
persuading KID ROCK to step down from the Duelmaster's throne...  I suppose you want 
to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters?  Tough!   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.  How well I know the feeling 
of being in the most avoided team!  Don't fall out of practive, BATTLEMANIA!  
Management must be dealin', as the boys at WATER DECK ain't reelin'!  BATTLEMANIA's 
mad!  What do people see in TRISHA WINGFOOT?  Hers 20-32-1?  KRILL CAVALRY ain't 
talkin', but she's got 93 points.   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  How long have I been here?  I got people to see, 
places to go...   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  ZORPUNT 
is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  Time for my 
medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KID ROCK 4340                27  16  0   117       THE MC5 (445)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TAZZY TIGER 4423             11  10  0   107       AUSSIE KILLERS (455)
 CANE TOAD 4425               10  11  0   101       AUSSIE KILLERS (455)
 CURTIS JOSEPH 4384           17  12  0    95       THE MC5 (445)
 TRISHA WINGFOOT 4330         20  32  1    93       KRILL CAVALRY (403)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPANKYTIME 4446              10   6  2    75       BATTLEMANIA (71)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GEORGE CLINTON 4470           6   6  1    62       THE MC5 (445)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PINK TACO 4287                3   1  0    42       SWEET BLISS (441)
 PENOK 4445                    8   8  1    40       BATTLEMANIA (71)
-CROCONAW 4475                 5   1  1    37       WATER DECK (459)
 ORESTES 4471                  7   5  0    34       BATTLEMANIA (71)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JESSIE JUNE 4466              7   9  0    30       KRILL CAVALRY (403)
 TOMBO LARK 4488               6   5  0    28       KRILL CAVALRY (403)
 GOLDEEN 4522                  3   0  1    28       WATER DECK (459)
 POLIWHIRL 4523                3   0  0    27       WATER DECK (459)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GYRADOS 4476                  5   2  0    21       WATER DECK (459)
 PEDRO DE SADE 4499            3   2  0    20       BATTLEMANIA (71)
 WARTORTLE 4521                2   1  0    16       WATER DECK (459)
-IGGY POP 4469                 1   8  0    12       THE MC5 (445)
-MOLLY MERMAID 4509            1   1  0     8       PHISH 5! (463)
 TELLER FLETE 4510             1   5  0     8       KRILL CAVALRY (403)
 GREAT WHITE SHARK 4511        1   1  0     8       AUSSIE KILLERS (455)
 JEB POOLE 4525                1   1  0     7       KRILL CAVALRY (403)
-OLD HORNINGTON 4450           1   2  0     6       ADAM'S ARSENAL (457)
 LIZARD 4449                   0   1  0     1       ADAM'S ARSENAL (457)
-PIPEFISH PETE 4506            0   1  0     1       PHISH 5! (463)

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
SPORK 4524             1  1 0 BATTLEMANIA 71        MOUNTAIN TROLL 410    469 NONE    
HALEY STORMRIDER 4501  2  3 0 KRILL CAVALRY 403     CROCONAW 4475         467         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Jeb Poole -- What the?  Not sure how that War Hammer got into my hand.  Sorry it
interfered with your lesson.  I promise to do better next time. -- PdS

Old Hornington -- Looking good for a newbie.  Adam must know his stuff. -- Orestes

Cone Shell -- Fast, fast, fast.  At least I got a chance to clash before you took me
apart this time.  Good luck on the Isle! -- Spankytime

Gyrados -- Told you I'd get you sooner or later (sooner as it turned out).  Sorry
about the nearly dying thing.  I didn't realize your buttocks were such a sensitive
target.  Must be my konep curse.... -- Penok

Ed. -- Golf clubs and toads?  Another fan of the original Beavis & Butthead, I see
(well, that was frog baseball but you know what I mean). -- Darkfist

     *smile* Actually, I just spent a couple of years living in Queensland.... -- Ed.

Kid Rock -- Ugh, back to wind sprints for me!  You really wear a woman out! -- Trisha
Wingfoot

George Clinton -- I shouldn't have let you talk me into that insurance in the first
place.  Drat. -- Jessie June
P.S.  I really hate a fast-talking man.

Croconaw -- Uh...you're a famous reporter?  "A day like all days," stuff like that?
-- Tombo Lark
P.S.  Either that, or a flower that grows from a bulb.  You know, the spring
croconaws.

Pedro de Sade -- (strikes a pose)  Touche! -- Jeb Poole
P.S.  This fighting stuff isn't so bad!

Poliwhirl -- (indignantly)  You didn't teach me anything!  How dare you? -- Teller
Flete

Ed. -- How about a polo mallet and a cane toad? -- Trisha Wingfoot

     Any blunt instrument goes well with a cane toad.  Actually, sharp ones do
     too.... -- Ed.

8 December 2003
Greetings!  I would like to invite everyone to Jhans (DM 36) for the first annual kLk
St. Valentine's Day Massacre (kill contest).  We will start the contest off with the
ceremonial burning of the Andorian flag on turn 450.  (Six turns away.  Roughly mid-
February.)  The contest will run for 10 turns.  On turn 461, 3 separate victors will
be announced.  Team with the most kills, warrior with the most kills, and alliance
with the most kills.  Prizes will be awarded to the manager of the team with the most
kills and to the manager of the warrior with the most kills.  The prizes will
probably be team roll-ups.  The number of roll-ups has yet to be determined.  The
contest is sponsored by Jhans' newest, (but by the time the contest starts) largest
alliance, the kLk (pronounced "klick"). -- Polarius, mgr. of Blitzkrieg DM 36

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SPORK was butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
CANE TOAD lost to KID ROCK in a exciting 4 minute expert's Challenge Title battle.
CURTIS JOSEPH defeated TRISHA WINGFOOT in a 5 minute master's Challenge duel.
GEORGE CLINTON overpowered PENOK in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
WARTORTLE devastated TELLER FLETE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
CONE SHELL was devastated by CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute mismatched match.
TAZZY TIGER handily defeated SPANKYTIME in a 1 minute uneven fight.
GYRADOS was vanquished by PINK TACO in a 1 minute uneven duel.
ORESTES won victory over JESSIE JUNE in a 2 minute fight.
TOMBO LARK vanquished GREAT WHITE SHARK in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
PEDRO DE SADE defeated JEB POOLE in a popular 1 minute beginner's match.
GOLDEEN overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided match.
POLIWHIRL devastated LIZARD in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         TOTAL PARRY       14 -   6 -  0      70  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -   5 -  0      64  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    43 -  25 -  5      63  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -  11 -  1      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -  13 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         AIMED BLOW         6 -   9 -  1      40  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         BASHING ATTACK     4 -   8 -  0      33  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -  21 -  0      28  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   4 -  0      20  |

Turn 469 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:

SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  3         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  2         2  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  3     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      KID ROCK 4340              27  16  0  117 THE MC5 (445)
SLASHING ATTACK  TAZZY TIGER 4423           11  10  0  107 AUSSIE KILLERS (455)
LUNGING ATTACK   SPANKYTIME 4446            10   6  2   75 BATTLEMANIA (71)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    ORESTES 4471                7   5  0   34 BATTLEMANIA (71)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TRISHA WINGFOOT 4330.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was TRISHA WINGFOOT 4330.  The ten other most popular fighters were CANE TOAD 
4425, CURTIS JOSEPH 4384, PEDRO DE SADE 4499, KID ROCK 4340, POLIWHIRL 4523, GEORGE 
CLINTON 4470, WARTORTLE 4521, TAZZY TIGER 4423, PINK TACO 4287, and ORESTES 4471.

The least popular fighter this week was LIZARD 4449.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were GREAT WHITE SHARK 4511, GYRADOS 4476, SPANKYTIME 4446, TELLER FLETE 
4510, SPORK 4524, GOLDEEN 4522, JEB POOLE 4525, PENOK 4445, TOMBO LARK 4488, and 
JESSIE JUNE 4466.

The following warriors will travel to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after next turn:

CURTIS JOSEPH (24-4384) THE MC5 (445)

The following warriors have traveled to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after fighting this turn:

CONE SHELL (24-4422) AUSSIE KILLERS (455)

                       TOURNEY FREEZE CHANGE -- ADVANCE NOTICE

     Beginning at the Winter Face-to-Face in Tempe (January 2004), we will implement 
several changes affecting tournaments.  The tournament announcement for the upcoming 
FTF and future tourneys will reflect these changes.
     First, we will eliminate the tourney freeze for all regular DM warrior classes.  
Regular DM warriors will not be classed ahead of the tournament, but instead will 
fight according to their FE on the date of the tourney.  There will still be a freeze 
for the ADM classes, occurring on the same timeline as before, approximately 6 weeks 
before the tournament.
     In addition to the above change, the warrior classes will be slightly altered.  
The new tourney classes will be as follows:

                DM Tourney Classes                 ADM Tourney Classes
              ======================              ======================
                  0 FE:  Rookies                        Freshmen
                1-4 FE:  Apprentices                    ADM
               5-10 FE:  Initiates                      Eligibles
              11-20 FE:  Adepts                      ---induction---
              21-30 FE:  Champions                      Contenders
                31+ FE:  Challengers                    Primus

     All regular DM tourney classes will remain solely FE based.  All ADM classes will 
now be based on warrior characteristics (i.e., the ADM split algorithm), including the 
Freshmen class.
     The Gateway and Primus arenas will be merging before the FTF to form one top 
arena.  These warriors will be split into two tournament classes, the Contenders and 
the Primus classes, again based upon their characteristics.  More information on this 
will be published in the newsletters for those arenas.
     If you have any questions about the above changes, please contact Customer 
Service.  Good luck in your games.

                                          -- Green Eyes and the RSI staff