DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER
Date : 07/14/2003 Duedate: 07/26/2003
CALEAM ARENA
DM-26 TURN-457
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
TAOS
HERE TO PHOENIX (415)
(26-4042) [12-7-1,122]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
TAOS WOOLLY LOCO
HERE TO PHOENIX (415) POISONOUS PUGILISTS (414)
(26-4042) [12-7-1,122] (26-3902) [6-0-0,72]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
BENEFICE IRIS
THE TAKEN (390) MENAGERIE (228)
(26-4153) [16-22-2,76] (26-4228) [9-4-1,63]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SHERWOOD FOREST (438)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. HERE TO PHOENIX (415) 57
2. WARCKERS (362) 43 MENAGERIE (228)
3. SHERWOOD FOREST (438) 34 Unchartered Team
4. THE TAKEN (390) 21
5. POISONOUS PUGILISTS (414) 19POISONOUS PUGILISTS (414)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1 WATCH OUT! (432) 20 5 0 80.0 1/ 2 SHERWOOD FOREST (438) 11 2 1
2- 2 THE DREADLANDS (425) 32 18 1 64.0 2/ 1 HEADBANGERS (87) 10 4 1
3- 5 CRACKED TANKARD (426) 14 9 1 60.9 3/ 4 HERE TO PHOENIX (415) 10 5 2
4/ 4 MENAGERIE (228) 117 76 7 60.6 4/ 6 WARCKERS (362) 8 5 2
5/ 3*POISONOUS PUGILIST (414) 6 4 0 60.0 5/ 3 MENAGERIE (228) 6 6 0
6/ 6 WARCKERS (362) 476 338 27 58.5 6/ 7 GOLDEN CANYON (290) 5 9 0
7/ 9 HERE TO PHOENIX (415) 70 51 3 57.9 7- 5 THE DREADLANDS (425) 4 2 0
8/ 8 SHERWOOD FOREST (438) 124 91 18 57.7 8/ 8*POISONOUS PUGILIST (414) 3 2 0
9/ 7 HEADBANGERS (87) 328 242 18 57.5 9- 9 WATCH OUT! (432) 2 0 0
10/10 THE TAKEN (390) 251 299 20 45.6 10/11 THE TAKEN (390) 2 8 0
11/11 ERRATUM (440) 16 21 1 43.2 11-10 CRACKED TANKARD (426) 1 4 0
12/12 GOLDEN CANYON (290) 329 470 13 41.2 12-13*HONESTY (442) 1 5 0
13-13*HONESTY (442) 1 8 0 11.1 13/12 ERRATUM (440) 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 #11 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Sailing to Skaithvarn:
The wind dropped at the end of the first day and didn't pick up the next morning
as expected. The ship just sat still in the water--as far as Raoul and Jeri could
tell--with its sails flapping limply.
"In a logical world," Jeri muttered, "if the wind stopped blowing AGAINST us,
we'd be able to make progress."
Raoul grinned. "Not much logic here, doll!" He glanced toward Goff and
sobered. "I just wish he'd stop looking so worried...."
Berdan, the ex-assassin, who had vanished into his cabin as the wind dropped,
now reappeared. He had some sort of small brass box in his hand. "We're in
trouble," he announced quietly.
Before the Fratsfan could elaborate on that, Goff came toward them from the
steering area, and he looked more worried than Berdan. "We're in trouble," he said.
"We're lost--"
"How can we be lost?" Jeri demanded, her voice rising. She looked around
anxiously. The water looked much the same in every direction. The sky had the kind
of thin, milky overcast that turned it to a sheet of glaring white, with no one
direction obviously brighter than another. "The Trier's not that wide, can't we just
sail west until we come to Skaithvarn, and then figure out whether we're north or
south of Istoreth?"
"Tell me which way's west, and I'll do it--even if I have to row," Goff said.
"Ah." Berdan nodded and held out his brass box, which they could now see was a
compass. Or had been a compass. The needle under the glass dome swung lazily around
and around, though the ship was not moving. "I presume your ship's compass is now as
useless as this?"
"Yeah," Goff admitted. "It--"
There was a sort of ripple in the air, not something to be seen, but only felt
as a shiver across their skin. The compass needle whirled and steadied, indicating
north as being to the right of the ship. A breeze from the north ruffled the surface
of the water. Goff's two crew members leaped to adjust the sails.
"Can you explain any of this?" Raoul asked.
"No, but it's happened before," Goff said grimly. "There've been reports of
this kind of thing--becalmed and the compass doesn't work, then eventually the wind
and the north come back. And some ships have been lost entirely, like maybe they
never did get their bearings back--"
"And KNOWING this, you still set out to sail to Skaithvarn? Are you CRAZY?"
Jeri demanded.
"What should we do, cower in our houses and wait for the Grey Witch to make
everything safe again?" the manager demanded. "One ship in twenty, maybe, has
reported losing the north for a while. Only one in...a hundred, or maybe more has
failed to come back. It's a gamble, but heck, LIFE is a gamble."
One of the crewmen had climbed to the very top of the mast and was examining the
horizons with a spyglass. "Land ahead!" he reported. "Looks like the Volarbyn
okay!"
At Raoul's questioning glance, Goff said, "Highlands just north of Istoreth."
"Ship coming from the north," the lookout added. "I don't recognize her
shape...." He continued to stare northward through the spyglass.
"And that's the flip side of the problem," Goff said as he headed for the
steering area. "Somebody getting lost from the Other Side, wherever that is.
Sometimes they act like pirates. We may have a fight on our hands."
SPY REPORT
Greetings warriors! It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the
clash and bustle of the weekly CALEAM games. Former top team HEADBANGERS was
unseated this week as SHERWOOD FOREST moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top spot
with a 4-1-1 record for the round. My praise to HERE TO PHOENIX for their 4-1-1 week
this time out. Indeed, it was a skillfully fought round deserving of notice!
TROUBLE caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as it skillfully bested
THE HONEST MERCHANT and was awarded 20 points in recognition. In one of the week's
more notable duels, OINGA put down AMEE, causing her to lose 8 points of recognition
in the process. Not for nothing has TAOS in the past laid claim to the Duelmaster's
throne, and this week it's proven its combat skill yet again. Would you believe that
over half of the old women in CALEAM seem to feel that they could fight better than
you gladiators?
Many and various are the arts of battle. In CALEAM "art" is a word that has
long since passed from the language! I saw one fighter that warriors avoided when
this week's challenge seeking began. SHERWOOD FOREST is feared. This much I can
say. If you didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard pressed to find any of
HEADBANGERS last week. Busy avoiding SHERWOOD FOREST? Loose talk at the arena has
reached my ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters are after
KORIBUS. Watch your back! As a gladiator gets older, the icy grip of fear lays hold
of his heart. True, DIO? Who could miss your "brave" challenge of RED RUFFLES? The
weight of the challenge fell hard upon RED RUFFLES and predictably she was beat by
DIO. This is how to arouse the anger of an entire guild!
Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser? Warriors, may this counselor stand
ready at your right hand forever! I have seen warriors die in youth. I have seen
creatures cut down in their prime. This week WARCKERS must mourn the loss of 7-4-3
DIGITAL to HERE TO PHOENIX. Some say a warrior is judged by the way he bears arms.
One thing is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!
The girls are as pretty in CALEAM as ever I remembered them....and the fighters
as ugly! Don't let your reputation slip! Ahh, but I can hear the spires of a far
off city calling to me. I must away! Till next we meet remember: a fool flies into
a rage quickly and often. The wise are angered by the same thing only once. Zontani
Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TAOS 4042 12 7 1 122 HERE TO PHOENIX (415)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-GALILEO 4196 10 3 0 91 MENAGERIE (228)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BALTIMORE 4043 10 8 0 87 HERE TO PHOENIX (415)
-R'AKA 4084 8 5 0 84 THE DREADLANDS (425)
-EBON AH'BIS 4085 7 3 0 79 THE DREADLANDS (425)
BENEFICE 4153 16 22 2 76 THE TAKEN (390)
WOOLLY LOCO 3902 6 0 0 72 POISONOUS PUGILISTS (414)
BOB FROM BODIE 4141 12 32 0 68 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
IRIS 4228 9 4 1 63 MENAGERIE (228)
SAPPER 4243 7 4 1 58 SHERWOOD FOREST (438)
MR. GRINCH 2124 8 5 0 57 HEADBANGERS (87)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NICKEL 4240 9 11 0 56 ERRATUM (440)
ALBUQUERQUE 4082 11 10 0 54 HERE TO PHOENIX (415)
ALEGRIA 4291 7 1 0 53 MENAGERIE (228)
SARINA 4220 11 13 1 51 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
-MEAD 4103 8 3 1 50 CRACKED TANKARD (426)
TROUBLE 4290 5 3 1 48 WARCKERS (362)
BORDERLINE 4195 5 8 2 47 MENAGERIE (228)
SAILOR MOON 4275 7 4 1 44 SHERWOOD FOREST (438)
DRALION 4303 5 2 0 43 MENAGERIE (228)
-SARMASSOPHOBIA 4145 4 1 0 43 WATCH OUT! (432)
OINGA 4255 7 11 0 42 THE TAKEN (390)
KORIBUS 4227 6 17 0 41 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
-SINISTROPHOBIA 4143 6 2 0 40 WATCH OUT! (432)
-STEW 4104 3 3 0 40 CRACKED TANKARD (426)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-KERCHECK 4093 6 1 1 39 THE DREADLANDS (425)
POINDEXTER 2133 5 7 0 38 HEADBANGERS (87)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DIO 4302 5 2 0 33 HEADBANGERS (87)
KAPOW 4257 6 12 0 30 THE TAKEN (390)
-ASHE 4241 3 2 1 29 ERRATUM (440)
-MELOPHOBIA 4247 2 0 0 28 WATCH OUT! (432)
DIESEL 4277 6 5 0 27 WARCKERS (362)
-PHOBOPHOBIA 4144 3 0 0 27 WATCH OUT! (432)
COLORADO SPRINGS 4265 2 2 1 26 HERE TO PHOENIX (415)
ORLANDO 4131 2 5 0 24 HERE TO PHOENIX (415)
-WICK 4267 2 0 0 24 ERRATUM (440)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AMEE 4301 4 3 1 22 HEADBANGERS (87)
SAILOR VENUS 4326 4 0 0 21 SHERWOOD FOREST (438)
TUK ADOW 4329 2 0 1 20 SHERWOOD FOREST (438)
RAZOR BACK 4317 3 2 0 18 WARCKERS (362)
DE DE MAO 4330 2 0 0 18 SHERWOOD FOREST (438)
LITTLE NUGGET 4269 2 11 0 17 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
-R TO L 4268 1 1 0 13 ERRATUM (440)
ABSORB ALL 4334 1 0 0 12 WARCKERS (362)
-MUG 4101 1 0 0 9 CRACKED TANKARD (426)
-GRAVEL 4266 1 1 0 6 ERRATUM (440)
-AVOID 4297 1 2 0 5 HONESTY (442)
POWERMAN 4332 0 1 0 5 HEADBANGERS (87)
-FREAK 4296 0 3 0 3 HONESTY (442)
RED RUFFLES 4333 0 2 0 2 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
FRIENDLY CONSTABL 398 0 1 0 1 TUK ADOW 4329 457 NONE
ALE 4105 2 3 0 CRACKED TANKARD 426 COLORADO SPRINGS 4265 455
CLICHE 4298 0 3 0 HONESTY 442 AMEE 4301 456
HORNET 4325 0 1 0 POISONOUS PUGILIS 414 HIGH ELF 415 457 NONE
BOINGA 4256 8 8 1 THE TAKEN 390 DIGITAL 4274 455
DIGITAL 4274 7 4 3 WARCKERS 362 TAOS 4042 457
PERSONAL ADS
Iris -- Any time you get desperate, love, just drop on over here and I'll be glad to
lend you a hand. Really! -- Bob from Bodie
Albuquerque -- These complicated stage names are usually not worth it, you know. Oh,
sure, I understand that the Plan is to get everyone confused as to how to SPELL your
name, and then before they finish puzzling, you hit 'em. But some of us don't care
about spelling, you see. I'm sure that somebody--Kate, probably, fixed the way I
wrote your name, but what *I* put was "Albakerky." -- Sarina, not interested in
orthography
Alegria -- (scowling) I thought you were some kind of healing herb. As if! --
Koribus
Freak -- I just can't ABIDE freaks, you know. I just can't. It's nothing personal.
I think it's a phobia, or maybe something prenatal. -- Little Nugget
Tuk Adow -- I hope someone cuts down your tree SOON. -- Red Ruffles, much annoyed
Poindexter -- Sir, I deserve MUCH BETTER than I'm getting in this arena! And perhaps
you do, too, I'm sure. -- Little Nugget
26 June 2003
All -- Would you be willing to proxy my lunger Ganglare at the Face-to-Face? He's
fighting in the champions tourney. Thanks. Write: Michael Rogers #25335-013, PO
Box 6000, Florence, Co 81226 -- Skullagrim
STOP THINKING TOGS!!!!! It's here. Well, almost here anyway. We're looking at
a start date of the first turn in Aradi (DM 60) following the Fall Mail-In. This
should give everyone sufficient time to study the new ultra-improved T#%S IV rules
and prep accordingly. So without further ado, here is your handy-dandy guide to
winning your very own Golden Scrod (and some other very cool prizes to be announced
officially before the start of the tourney that must not be named):
1. Each T#%S team consists of two managers. After the tourney starts, there will be
no switching partners whatsoever, so choose your partners wisely. T#%S IV will
last for 13 turns, so pick a partner you can stand for 6 months or so. The only
team I know of so far is last TOGS winners: Ganolus Oakleaf/Hombre of Blood
Related/Thieves Guild. Hey, this is fun!
2. The T#%S entry fee is 2 team setups per manager. This means 4 setups per T#%S
team. This entry fee is required before the start of the tourney with no
exceptions being made. This is to ensure that nobody gets screwed if a team or
manager decides to back out early. To pay the entry fee either:
a) send $10 cash/check/money order/ or whatever to me personally at:
Andy Salveson
6812 Romanzo Way
Elk Grove, CA 95758
b) get RSI to send me 2 team setup gift certificates. Sorry, no credit cards and
no old teams you have lying around will be accepted.
3. T#%S point system:
10 points for winning on your up-challenge against another T#%S warrior.
7 points for winning on your even challenge of another T#%S warrior.
7 points for winning on another T#%S warriors challenge.
7 points for winning a random matchup against another T#%S warrior.
4 points for winning on your down-challenge of another T#%S warrior.
4 points for winning a random matchup against a non-T#%S warrior. Do not fight
your team mate, you will not get any points. Also, you will not get any points
if you challenge or get challenged by a non-T#%S team, so use your avoids
wisely if you think someone is out to get you.
10 points for being the Duelmaster. This is in addition to all points listed
above and will begin turn 1, so prep accordingly.
5 points for every spotlight written by any team member, 1 per manager per turn.
The minimum length of a spotlight to receive points is 1/2 column in the
newsletter (that's 31 lines-each line 85 characters across) and I will be
completely firm on this. In addition to the length criteria, spotlights will
not be given points if they are in any way plagiarized or if they are not
Duelmasters or fantasy related. I will be the sole judge of this. If you're
unsure if I will judge something to be Duelmasters or fantasy related, then
e-mail me before you write the spotlight and ask me. I reserve the right to
take points away from a spotlight after they are given if I judge at a later
time that the spotlight has been plagiarized.
-5 points per manager per turn every time a manager does not at least write one
personal ad.
-5 points for being the team that avoided the most.
If you participated in TOGS III, you'll notice some slight changes in the points
structure. The main things are points for random match ups against non T#%S
warriors, bonus points for being the Duelmaster, new spotlight criteria, and no
points given for being the most avoided team.
4. I already mentioned this, but T#%S IV will start the first turn in arena 60 after
the Fall Mail-In runs and it will last for 13 turns. There will not be a
Survivor format this time around, meaning no eliminations. I will still be doing
the multipliers at the end, however. This means that all points accumulated by a
team on turns 10 and 11 will be multiplied by 1.5 and all points accumulated by
each team on turns 12 and 13 will be multiplied by 2.
5. Prizes are yet to be determined, but I'll tell you what I know. There will be
prizes given out each turn to whichever team scores the most combined points on a
given turn. Tie breakers will go to the team with the most wins on that turn and
then to the team with most overall points. I have asked RSI for the same prizes
as last TOGS which were transferring any warrior to arena 60 and renaming Aradi
for approximately 6 months, but we'll see what they come back with. I haven't
decided how to split the prizes up, partly because I don't know how many teams
will be entering yet, but I do know the prizes will be split among the top 3
teams at the end. I will announce the exact breakdown of everything when I know
more.
6. And just like TOGS III, Death Stud and I will be the sole arbiters of any dispute
that may arise. Whine all you like, but as Nuln told you last time, that's how
it is.
7. M & RR Clause (go ahead, read between the capitals): I reserve the right to
disallow entry to this tourney if you have a previous history of being a big fat
mouth about everything.
I think that pretty much covers it. I will be accepting team entries as of now
and then posting them in the newsletters as I receive entry fees. Please feel free
to e-mail me regarding any questions or comments at Ganolus@aol.com. So everyone don
your best pair of leg warmers, hop on your favorite farm animal, and ride to Aradi
for the 4th kinda-annual Tournament that must not be named for no apparent reason
whatsoever, or T#%S IV, for short. See ya'll there!
-- Ganolus Oakleaf, T#%S IV Commish
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
HORNET was viciously butchered by HIGH ELF in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
BALTIMORE demolished BOB FROM BODIE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
MR. GRINCH defeated SAILOR MOON in a 6 minute Challenge duel.
ALBUQUERQUE viciously subdued DRALION in a popular 3 minute gory Challenge contest.
COLORADO SPRINGS was subdued by POINDEXTER in a 3 minute bloody Challenge competition.
AMEE was vanquished by OINGA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
DIO overpowered RED RUFFLES in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
ORLANDO overpowered LITTLE NUGGET in a action packed 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
TAOS slaughtered DIGITAL in a 2 minute gruesome uneven Title fight.
BENEFICE savagely defeated IRIS in a exciting 4 minute gruesome fight.
SARINA was overpowered by WOOLLY LOCO in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
NICKEL was subdued by SAPPER in a crowd pleasing 3 minute competition.
ALEGRIA devastated KAPOW in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided battle.
BORDERLINE was beaten by KORIBUS in a 2 minute master's conflict.
TROUBLE overpowered THE HONEST MERCHANT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel.
DIESEL handily defeated FRATSFAN NOBLE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
RAZOR BACK devastated POWERMAN in a 2 minute one-sided brawl.
SAILOR VENUS beat TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 4 minute novice's match.
TUK ADOW executed FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
DE DE MAO overcame FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 1 minute amateur's competition.
ABSORB ALL overpowered POLITE BEGGAR in a monotonous 6 minute uneven fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 8 PARRY-LUNGE 11 - 4 - 0 73 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 2 - 0 71 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 PARRY-RIPOSTE 24 - 17 - 1 59 |
|TOTAL PARRY 5 SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 10 - 0 55 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 STRIKING ATTACK 31 - 29 - 4 52 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 17 - 17 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 37 - 37 - 3 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 WALL OF STEEL 17 - 24 - 1 41 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 BASHING ATTACK 16 - 27 - 0 37 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 AIMED BLOW 3 - 9 - 1 25 |
Turn 457 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:
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 2 3 WALL OF STEEL
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 3 SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 2 2 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 3 - 2 1 TOTAL PARRY
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 4
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 3
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL TAOS 4042 12 7 1 122 HERE TO PHOENIX (415)
SLASHING ATTACK BALTIMORE 4043 10 8 0 87 HERE TO PHOENIX (415)
LUNGING ATTACK IRIS 4228 9 4 1 63 MENAGERIE (228)
STRIKING ATTACK SAPPER 4243 7 4 1 58 SHERWOOD FOREST (438)
TOTAL PARRY MR. GRINCH 2124 8 5 0 57 HEADBANGERS (87)
PARRY-LUNGE ALBUQUERQUE 4082 11 10 0 54 HERE TO PHOENIX (415)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is BENEFICE 4153. The most popular warrior this turn
was IRIS 4228. The ten other most popular fighters were DRALION 4303, SAPPER 4243,
BENEFICE 4153, POINDEXTER 2133, ORLANDO 4131, ALEGRIA 4291, KORIBUS 4227, TROUBLE
4290, BALTIMORE 4043, and ALBUQUERQUE 4082.
The least popular fighter this week was ABSORB ALL 4334. The other ten least popular
fighters were MR. GRINCH 2124, SAILOR VENUS 4326, POWERMAN 4332, SARINA 4220, LITTLE
NUGGET 4269, RED RUFFLES 4333, AMEE 4301, SAILOR MOON 4275, BOB FROM BODIE 4141, and
DE DE MAO 4330.