DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER Date : 01/22/2004 Duedate: 02/04/2004 ZORPUNT ARENA DM-24 TURN-470 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS TAZZY TIGER AUSSIE KILLERS (455) (24-4423) [12-10-0,121] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader TAZZY TIGER OLD HORNINGTON AUSSIE KILLERS (455) ADAM'S ARSENAL (457) (24-4423) [12-10-0,121] (24-4450) [1-3-0,6] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite TRISHA WINGFOOT TAZZY TIGER KRILL CAVALRY (403) AUSSIE KILLERS (455) (24-4330) [20-33-1,94] (24-4423) [12-10-0,121] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM AUSSIE KILLERS (455) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. AUSSIE KILLERS (455) 45 2. BATTLEMANIA (71) 30 THE MC5 (445) 3. KRILL CAVALRY (403) 2 Unchartered Team 4. SWEET BLISS (441) 0 5. WATER DECK (459) 0 ADAM'S ARSENAL (457) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 1*SWEET BLISS (441) 3 1 0 75.0 1/ 4 AUSSIE KILLERS (455) 9 3 0 2- 2*WATER DECK (459) 18 11 2 62.1 2/ 3 BATTLEMANIA (71) 9 5 0 3/ 3 THE MC5 (445) 118 99 10 54.4 3/ 2 THE MC5 (445) 7 6 1 4/ 4 BATTLEMANIA (71) 370 337 25 52.3 4- 1*WATER DECK (459) 6 3 0 5/ 5 AUSSIE KILLERS (455) 48 44 3 52.2 5/ 5 KRILL CAVALRY (403) 3 12 0 6/ 6 KRILL CAVALRY (403) 374 379 12 49.7 6- 6*SWEET BLISS (441) 1 0 0 7/ 7*ADAM'S ARSENAL (457) 1 4 0 20.0 7/ 7*ADAM'S ARSENAL (457) 0 3 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank SPY REPORT It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty, and despair! Nothing is certain in ZORPUNT, with changing loyalties, changing Duelmasters. Write this down: new top team--AUSSIE KILLERS. Nothing works for a team like victory (How's that for a perceptive observation?) as AUSSIE KILLERS can attest... Good things come to those who fight well, as BATTLEMANIA can attest, moving up by 1. AUSSIE KILLERS had cause to celebrate, after STONEFISH got 11 points by beating OLD HORNINGTON. A certain someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more, after losing 6 points to SPANKYTIME. (Discrete enough, GEORGE CLINTON?) Well, Duelmaster KID ROCK challenged AUSSIE KILLERS' TAZZY TIGER. Is a 27-16-0 good enough? In ZORPUNT, nothing is permanent (except Death), and we find ourselves a new Duelmaster, TAZZY TIGER. Word has it one team in ZORPUNT is taking speech lessons to try to bore their opponent to death. I'll bet it works. And how sociable are ZORPUNT's warriors? Come, let us see. Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and TRISHA WINGFOOT is it right now. Most challenged warrior. Isn't KRILL CAVALRY proud! JESSIE JUNE found herself challenged by a warrior 18 below: IGGY POP. IGGY POP of THE MC5 kept his wits as he was subdued by JESSIE JUNE. Willing to win at any cost is CANE TOAD, who challenged TRISHA WINGFOOT, 8 points junior. Our sympathies, TRISHA WINGFOOT! I thought CANE TOAD showed great skill and promise when he subdued TRISHA WINGFOOT. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal! The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee. Leave me now, you base fools! My fingers tire and I fear my incessant prattling may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable character. Can anything compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for ZORPUNT? On that giddy note I take my leave-- Novgorodny Vir DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TAZZY TIGER 4423 12 10 0 121 AUSSIE KILLERS (455) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CANE TOAD 4425 11 11 0 110 AUSSIE KILLERS (455) KID ROCK 4340 27 17 0 98 THE MC5 (445) TRISHA WINGFOOT 4330 20 33 1 94 KRILL CAVALRY (403) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SPANKYTIME 4446 11 6 2 82 BATTLEMANIA (71) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GEORGE CLINTON 4470 6 7 1 56 THE MC5 (445) PENOK 4445 9 8 1 48 BATTLEMANIA (71) -PINK TACO 4287 3 1 0 42 SWEET BLISS (441) ORESTES 4471 8 5 0 41 BATTLEMANIA (71) -CROCONAW 4475 5 1 1 37 WATER DECK (459) JESSIE JUNE 4466 8 9 0 36 KRILL CAVALRY (403) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PEDRO DE SADE 4499 4 2 0 28 BATTLEMANIA (71) -GOLDEEN 4522 3 0 1 28 WATER DECK (459) -POLIWHIRL 4523 3 0 0 27 WATER DECK (459) TOMBO LARK 4488 6 6 0 24 KRILL CAVALRY (403) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -GYRADOS 4476 5 2 0 21 WATER DECK (459) GREAT WHITE SHARK 4511 2 1 0 19 AUSSIE KILLERS (455) -WARTORTLE 4521 2 1 0 16 WATER DECK (459) IGGY POP 4469 1 9 0 12 THE MC5 (445) STONEFISH 4489 1 0 0 11 AUSSIE KILLERS (455) TELLER FLETE 4510 1 6 0 9 KRILL CAVALRY (403) HENRY FORD 4528 1 0 1 8 THE MC5 (445) OLD HORNINGTON 4450 1 3 0 6 ADAM'S ARSENAL (457) JEB POOLE 4525 1 2 0 5 KRILL CAVALRY (403) -LIZARD 4449 0 1 0 1 ADAM'S ARSENAL (457) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? MORDANT DESERTER 394 0 1 0 1 HENRY FORD 4528 470 NONE HALEY STORMRIDER 4501 2 3 0 KRILL CAVALRY 403 CROCONAW 4475 467 PERSONAL ADS I didn't get the fights, so let's see what I can do without by way of personals.... Those e-newsletters can be a blessing! -- Leeta Ah, I see I'm the popularity leader, this week's favorite, AND most challenged! What it is to catch the eyes of all! (wince) It's painful, that's what it is. -- Trisha Wingfoot Hmm, we're a team on the move? Does that mean we need to find a new guildhouse? What if we like the old one? But at least we're not moving very fast.... Pedro de Sade -- It's okay. I didn't mind. -- Jeb Poole Curtis Joseph -- If that isn't just like a man! Defeat me and then run off to the Isle to avoid the riposte. But at least I made you sweat for it. -- Trisha Wingfoot Wartortle -- I really hate it that I was "devastated" by somebody with such a weird name. It's an offense against my Shewish dignity. -- Teller Flete Orestes -- Well...I suppose it really IS rather like life back home. -- Jessie June Great White Shark -- Ha! Does that make me a Great White Hunter? -- Tombo Lark Pedro de Sade -- I minded THAT. You weren't supposed to turn the tables on me. All the dishes fell off. -- Jeb Poole 10 January 2004 ZalCon2 Updates (1/9/04) The contest will be starting on the turn due February 23rd, 2004 and run for 20 turns. Only one team will be allowed for each manager in the contest, regardless of whether additional teams are announced as contest entries. No exceptions for any reason. The Style Master points should read that there is +1 point for beating a member of your own style even if the warrior is not registered for the contest. Rolling points for consecutive turns as Style Master means that your warrior gets the extra point every turn after the first 3 that he continues to hold the title. The points for Quality Wins should be clarified to read the winning warrior is ranked below by the number of recognition points needed for each bonus point at the start of the fight. For example, Warrior A (3-2-0, 17) beats Warrior B (4-1-0, 35) and receives 2 bonus points under Quality Win for the 18 point difference in the ranking. I believe that is all the clarifications for the moment, please feel free to email, diplo, call or write me with any other questions or concerns about the contest. Robert Occhipinti aka Zalgor Prigg 10 January 2004 * * * Third Annual Turf War * * * Come one and all to DM 47 (North Fork) for the Third Annual Turf War! Rules of the contest will be posted in Turn #208's newsletter (due date Feb. 23). The contest will begin on Turn #209 (due date March 22). So, get a team there and register! To register, you must send me a donation of one (1) rollup CERTIFICATE. Then, declare your alliance and team in the North Fork personals. You may also declare a warrior as champion, and that warrior will earn (or lose!) double points in the contest! Roll-up certs will be *ALL* awarded as prizes, in addition to: *** Highest Scoring Alliance -- Gets to Rename DM 47 for 6 months! *** Most returns from DA (Alliance) -- Rename DA monsters for 6 months! *** Most listings as "Style Masters" (Alliance) -- Pick arena to host the April "05 Grand Tournament! *** Warrior with the most awards -- Arenamaster named after him for 6 months! *** Alliance with the most awards -- Pick the slow arena for TW 4! *** Team with most "Style Master" listings -- Discover favorites of one warrior on team! *** Warrior with most "Style Master" listings -- Fights at my expense for 5 turns! (I'll transfer $7.50 to the manager's account) *** Alliance with the most kills -- Rename the stand-ins for 6 months! *** Highest scoring Warrior -- Fights at my expense for 5 turns. (I'll transfer $7.50 to their manager's account.) The contest will run for 10 turns, with the winners announced on turn #220. See the Turn #208 North Fork newsletter for complete rules and scoring system! Direct "declarations" to: A.D. in the personals, and prize pot entry donations to: Jason Mazuch HSP H-2 P.O. Box 339 #924385 Sparta, GA 31087-0339 By snail mail or diplo through RSI. Bloody Sands! Asmo Dius, TCB 16 January 2004 CHAOTIC WINDS Once, long ago, the four Winds of Time descended upon Alastari like a TEMPEST of epic proportions, they slew everything within their all-encompassing reach. They left nothing. In their wake lay smoldering ruins. In their haste they sped towards the center of this great land like a colossal giant would step across an ocean. The four storms picked up momentum on their way towards each other. A collision was eminent. The first storm wind, the oldest and wisest of the four was named APEXALUS. The second, FLAGGSTAFF, was the quickest and loudest entity ever created. The third Wind of Time was MATRIATIN, neither old or young, quick or slow, but fierce and feisty all the same. The forth wind, ASSAMITHIUS, the youngest yet most creative in its means of destruction. When finally they merged at the center of ALASTARI, an incredible destructive explosion occurred. And when the smoke and debris cleared they were one. CHAOS was born. And Chaos spread across the diminished lands reeking havoc and doom with its passing, and destroying allover again that which already lay in ruin. F E A R C H A O S I N C. M A T R I X LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS KID ROCK was viciously subdued by TAZZY TIGER in a 3 minute Challenge Title fight. CANE TOAD handily defeated TRISHA WINGFOOT in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match. GEORGE CLINTON was vanquished by SPANKYTIME in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl. IGGY POP was overpowered by JESSIE JUNE in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge fight. CURTIS JOSEPH devastated VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute uneven brawl. PENOK overpowered TOMBO LARK in a 1 minute one-sided struggle. ORESTES bested FRATSFA SLAVE in a 3 minute veteran vs. beginner competition. PEDRO DE SADE vanquished TELLER FLETE in a 1 minute uneven duel. OLD HORNINGTON was outwaited by STONEFISH in a dull 12 minute beginner's fight. JEB POOLE was overpowered by GREAT WHITE SHARK in a 1 minute one-sided fight. HENRY FORD killed MORDANT DESERTER in a 4 minute novice's fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |TOTAL PARRY 4 TOTAL PARRY 16 - 6 - 1 73 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 5 - 0 64 | |LUNGING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 41 - 26 - 4 61 | |AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-LUNGE 9 - 10 - 1 47 | |PARRY-LUNGE 2 AIMED BLOW 6 - 7 - 1 46 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 11 - 13 - 0 46 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 8 - 0 38 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 8 - 22 - 0 27 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 5 - 0 17 | |WALL OF STEEL 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 7 - 0 13 | Turn 470 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 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 2 4 LUNGING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE TOTAL PARRY 3 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME SLASHING ATTACK TAZZY TIGER 4423 12 10 0 121 AUSSIE KILLERS (455) TOTAL PARRY KID ROCK 4340 27 17 0 98 THE MC5 (445) LUNGING ATTACK SPANKYTIME 4446 11 6 2 82 BATTLEMANIA (71) AIMED BLOW PENOK 4445 9 8 1 48 BATTLEMANIA (71) PARRY-RIPOSTE ORESTES 4471 8 5 0 41 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 TAZZY TIGER 4423. The ten other most popular fighters were JESSIE JUNE 4466, CANE TOAD 4425, ORESTES 4471, PEDRO DE SADE 4499, GREAT WHITE SHARK 4511, KID ROCK 4340, SPANKYTIME 4446, PENOK 4445, IGGY POP 4469, and JEB POOLE 4525. The least popular fighter this week was STONEFISH 4489. The other ten least popular fighters were OLD HORNINGTON 4450, HENRY FORD 4528, TELLER FLETE 4510, TOMBO LARK 4488, GEORGE CLINTON 4470, TRISHA WINGFOOT 4330, JEB POOLE 4525, IGGY POP 4469, PENOK 4445, and SPANKYTIME 4446. The following warriors have traveled to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after fighting this turn: CURTIS JOSEPH (24-4384) THE MC5 (445)