DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/20/2003 Duedate: 09/02/2003
LAPUR ARENA
DM-29 TURN-456
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
MR. YUCK
THE TAKEN (173)
(29-3994) [16-3-0,185]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
MR. YUCK BROTHER EZKIEL
THE TAKEN (173) TEAM ARPHINOUS (383)
(29-3994) [16-3-0,185] (29-4463) [1-0-0,15]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
MR. YUCK MONTY
THE TAKEN (173) CROC FILES (374)
(29-3994) [16-3-0,185] (29-4391) [10-11-3,94]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE GUILD (208)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. FORCE OF NATURE (312) 42
2. THE GUILD (208) 27 HAND ON YOUR HEART (163)
3. CROC FILES (374) 26 Unchartered Team
4. THE TAKEN (173) 20
5. TEAM ARPHINOUS (383) 19 TEAM ARPHINOUS (383)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0 HAND ON YOUR HEART (163) 18 9 1 66.7 1/ 2 THE GUILD (208) 9 6 2
2/ 2 DEATH THREAT (376) 59 43 8 57.8 2/ 4 THE TAKEN (173) 8 7 0
3/ 3 CROC FILES (374) 112 90 12 55.4 3/ 6 EQUESTORS (158) 7 7 3
4/ 4 THE TAKEN (173) 587 523 29 52.9 4/ 3 VENUSIANS (321) 7 7 0
5/ 5 VENUSIANS (321) 106 103 6 50.7 5/ 1 DEATH THREAT (376) 6 2 1
6/ 6 BLACK SAMURAI (166) 224 234 20 48.9 6/ 5 CROC FILES (374) 6 9 3
7/ 7 EQUESTORS (158) 426 480 34 47.0 7/ 7 BLACK SAMURAI (166) 5 1 1
8/ 8 THE GUILD (208) 508 589 22 46.3 8/ 8 FORCE OF NATURE (312) 5 9 0
9/ 9 FORCE OF NATURE (312) 137 163 10 45.7 9/ 9 MEN (356) 4 2 0
10/10 MEN (356) 98 130 7 43.0 10/10 CARDOW HUNTERS (359) 4 8 0
11/11 CARDOW HUNTERS (359) 147 204 5 41.9 11-11*FORLORN (382) 2 3 0
12-12 ECHL-EAST (313) 9 13 0 40.9 12-12 ECHL-EAST (313) 1 0 0
13-13*FORLORN (382) 2 3 0 40.0 13/ 0*TEAM ARPHINOUS (383) 1 4 0
14/ 0*TEAM ARPHINOUS (383) 1 4 0 20.0 14/ 0 HAND ON YOUR HEART (163) 0 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[(< + -----:----- + >)] The Free Cities #67 [(< + -----:----- + >)]H[(<
Near Zukal:
After the thing--shadow, demon, whatever it was--left, Ghenis sat and stared
into the night for a long time. He kept the fire up, even though he didn't need it
for heat; fire might be a defense, and the thing might come back. He stayed awake
just in case that happened; this wouldn't be the first night he'd gone without sleep.
Better to be tired in the morning than dead. And he had some serious thinking to do.
He glanced around his campsite quickly. The horse was calm enough now, no need
to worry about it running off. Besides, it would have to get past him to get out of
the enclosure formed by the broken walls. Veleks was asleep, or unconscious, and
just as well. The little thief was a useful tool, but not for thinking.
What was this thing that he'd seen, that had driven Veleks, who feared water, to
risk drowning rather than be caught? He'd been thinking of it as a sort of demon,
but what sort? His defenses here would stop natural predators such as wolves, but
not demons; for that, he should have needed something magical. Could his amulet have
been protection enough? He didn't think so, especially since he hadn't called on the
power behind it. So was this... thing some kind of natural predator? And if so,
where had it come from? Why had it appeared now when there was no indication of such
a creature prowling the area in the past?
And what would it DO to its victims besides drive them into a frenzy of terror?
Was that all it wanted, or would it have killed Veleks if it had caught him?
And most important of all, what use could he and his masters make of this new
thing?
Come morning, and even the gray and rainy light was welcome, though. Ghenis
wanted to get back to Zukal as quickly as possible. With Veleks riding double with
him on his one horse, that wasn't as quickly as he hoped for. He thought of leaving
his henchman at one of the smaller towns outside the city--his cult had contacts in
several of them, and there were hangouts for thieves in general where the man would
have been accepted if not welcomed. But Veleks wouldn't have it. He would stay with
his leader who had rescued him from the monster, and not in some flimsy village inn.
Suggestions that they part company always resulted in the little thief bursting into
tears, which was damned embarrassing.
Veleks was being a nuisance, so much so that Ghenis found himself wishing the
little thief had died yesterday. The man's nerve had been broken, and Ghenis was
beginning to wonder whether the break might be permanent. That would spell trouble
for all involved. There was no place for a broken man among the servants of the dark
cult.
The obvious thing would be to kill the wretch. But the gladiator found it hard
to follow through on that while Veleks was looking at him so gratefully. It would be
like kicking a puppy, and while he was prepared, in theory, to kick puppies if that's
what needed doing, it wasn't an easy thing to contemplate in cold blood. Perhaps he
could send Veleks somewhere far away, to some place where the little thief could be
sure of never meeting one of the monsters again. Hmm, if water provided safety,
perhaps he could send Veleks along with a mission to Niatoli Island that was in
preparation.
Yes, Niatoli Island would be the place for Veleks now. He'd see about getting
the thief onto the next ship headed that way.
Near Malcorn:
Blackie, Lord Malcorn of Malcorn, stood next to the ancient stone and waited for
the moon to rise. It would be full tonight, and he knew, because he knew most of the
natural world around Malcorn, that when it reached a certain height above the
horizon, it would shine through the hole in a more distant rock and strike squarely
onto the face of the rock beside him, revealing carvings that had been old when the
first Lord Malcorn came to this land. The records of his ancestors said that the
Dregur were accustomed to gathering here when the moon was just so.
"I must be insane," Tiljanz muttered behind him.
"Courage and a sense of responsibility often looks like madness," Blackie
agreed, "even to the people exhibiting it. You didn't have to come here tonight, but
you felt it was the right thing to do. I can respect that in a man. A lot."
"Will it do any good?" the young Karnhorn asked curiously. "We've turned the
Dregur loose, and I'd think it hard if not impossible to rein them back in."
"We turned them loose under terms," Blackie said. His voice hardened, becoming
the voice of the Lord of Malcorn. "They have not kept those terms. They were to
attack only those who came here following Inzolas. That a few innocents might get
caught in that net by accident was... almost inevitable. But some of the Dregur have
been actively hunting those not indicated by the terms of their release." He was
silent for a long moment, then shrugged. "I'm not certain that we can put an end to
these... excesses. But I am very certain that if we don't protest, the situation
will become worse. A failure to protest will be seen as an admission of weakness."
Tiljanz shrugged. It sounded like politics as usual, or at least, the politics
of those he dealt with, the lesser lords within the Glorious Empire. Vicious
infighting was the order of the day in those circles. "I trust your judgment in
this, as I must, of course." He glanced at the sky uneasily. "And I should think we
don't have much longer to wait...."
"No." Blackie watched the moonlight appear in the eye of the distant stone and
slant across the clearing, creeping along the face of the stone beside him. It
wouldn't be long now.
The finger of light slid across the surface and touched the worn carvings, which
leaped into sudden clarity. The little clearing, which had been empty except for the
two of them, was suddenly full of shadows. Or something. Tiljanz could feel the
weight of a dozen minds thinking about him--calculating minds, hostile minds, hungry
ones. He held himself still and quiet with difficulty. This was Lord Malcorn's
meeting; he himself was just present as a witness.
Words came out of the darkness, hollow as caves, clear as trumpets. "Why are
you here, Malcorn?"
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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 471): BLUE DUCK of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 469): EQUALIZER of THE LAWMEN (?, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 465): DIRT KNAP of UNKNOWNS XX (Dark Spirit, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 466): PA ELL of WAY OF THE SWORD (? mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 464): DUSK of DELTA DOOM (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 463): KANDY KANES of CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 231): RAPAX of THE PENTARCHY (The Pentalque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 455): MR. YUCK of THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 229): DELWYNNDWN of THE NIGHTHAWKS (Firehawk, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 451): PICKLED PIGSKIN of BUFFY'S DINER (Alfredo Frothingslosh)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 449): APATHY of WHEN DOGMA FAILS (Prophet, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 442): KING BEAR of THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 406): SUNGOD DESIGNED ME of WENSINWASIN (Youngblood, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 206): SUNFLASH of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 200): JUMBO MUMBO of SPOONERTIKS (Spawn, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 187): CLOUDS AWAY of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 330): 4-0 PROLENE of GENERAL SURGERY (Darkfist, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 310): ON MY WAY of SADISTS F2F (SunGod, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 136): JUSTICE of PEACE MAKERS (Solomon, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 356): NEMESIS of CHAMPIONS from JHELUM (Shadowgate, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 471): DARK TOADS (TigToad, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 469): BLOODSUCKERS (Way Cool, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 465): UNKNOWNS XX (Dark Spirit, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 466): WYLDERNESS WYLD (?, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 464): KINDRED OF KAOS (PTFT, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 463): CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 231): UGLY URBAN ORCS (Slugbait, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 455): DEATH THREAT (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 229): UNFIT TO BE ORCS (Slugbait, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 451): DEVIL ADVOCATES (Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 ANASAZI (turn 449): WHEN DOGMA FAILS (Prophet, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 442): COMIC MAYHEM (Phantasm, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 406): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 206): DYNASTIC (Jack Wolfspider, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 200): SPOONERTIKS (Spawn, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 187): DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 330): GENERAL SURGERY (Darkfist, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 310): FAVORITE GUYS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 136): WAY TO GO! II (Spawn, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 356): MEOW MIX, etc. (Ultraist, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 471): BLUE DUCK of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 468): LIFE SENTANCE of THE LAWMEN (?, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 464): MALASION of THE BLACKHEARTS (Nunzio Frothingslosh, mgr.)
N.D. GRASSE of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 464): KILLIN' STU of MINIONS OF MILO (Kleptov Grenufelbitz)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 463): KANDY KANES of CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 231): BATMANNING (28-3402) CANADIAN BACON (Firehawk, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 229):ODYSSEUS of OVERLORDS (The Icelord, mgr.)
KRAC D'CHEVALIERS of THE STORMGUARDS (The Icelord)
BABBS BUNNY of LOONY TOONS (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
(turn 228): SIR YDER of WILLBENDERS (Abraxis, mgr.)
BONEGRIN DEVAR of BUSHMASTERS (Tripwire, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 450): LIGHTNING of HARBINGERS (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
DM 33 ANASAZI (turn 448): RYANATOR of OBSIDIAN HALL (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.)
LEMON DROP of JOYS OF BOOZE (Berylstar, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 205): DEBBIE DAHMER of MORDRED'S MADMEN (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 200): ZEEL BEBUB of SPOONERTIKS (Spawn, mgr.)
INCREDIBLE SULK of DRAKE'S COMICS (Drake, mgr.)
MARY ANN of SCREEN DREAMS (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 187): CLOUDS AWAY of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 135): PUNCH DRUNK of WAY TO GO! II (Spawn, mgr.)
MOONSTONE of FLAMING FIST (Firehawk, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
What? No challenges? Now come on, Lapur, I know you have more guts than that!
Bring on the challenges wimps! I don't want to be fighting a scrub stand-in! Two
more turns, just two more turns. Can I hold onto the throne? We will see hehe.
Your tasty Duelmaster,
Mr. Yuck
SPY REPORT
I was going on vacation, see? Surf, sun... But what do those bums say? "Hit
the road, Debby Tonte. LAPUR needs a spyreport." Oh, well. Like, DEATH THREAT had
to be so embarrassed when they got kicked off #1 spot by THE GUILD! Way to go THE
GUILD! I don't wanna hurt anybody's feelings or anything, but DEATH THREAT really
goofed with their 2-0-0. EQUESTORS like really fought hard to move up to 3rd from
6th. Way to go! One team deserves special mention 'cause they moved up 0 after
going 3-1-0. Keep it up, FORCE OF NATURE! MVP award for SHAWN? MEN's proud of him
after beating HOPE and getting 23 points. Talk about yer big time losers! LUCIUS
got smashed by HOPE'S END, and lost 12 points! Don't you think the Duelmaster is
being unfair? I think MR. YUCK should let SACRIFICIAL KNIFE be Duelmaster for a
while, without fighting about it. Who was the wiseguy that said LAPUR's Duelmaster
was paying for drinks at The Warty Toad? Don't look at me!
So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway? It can't be for these
really neat Spyreports can it? THE TAKEN was LAPUR's most avoided team. Is there
some award for that? I don't know what BLACK SAMURAI's been doing. They certainly
haven't been accepting many fights from THE TAKEN, that's fer sher. Can CROC FILES'
SCRAPPA be more popular than me? He was challenged the most, but is that really the
same? RAGING FIRE is being unfair. He's challenged down 18 against TALL TREE. I
don't know why they let this stuff go on. (I'd better shut up) I was sorry to see
such an unfair "fight" in LAPUR. RAGING FIRE got 3 points after beating TALL TREE,
18 points below him.
Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds. All LAPUR ever talks about is fighting! Me,
I'm more laid back. Like was that some Bloodfeud, or what? (DOWN POUR vs. GALBA,
that is.) SUE NAMI bloodfeuded (is that a word?) VAGAN for revenge over some guy's
bad fortune. Was it really worth it? Fight, fight, fight. Is that all you guys can
do?
Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand
wash. I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it quits. Its been
really albendranius! Later, guys-- Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MR. YUCK 3994 16 3 0 185 THE TAKEN (173)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
COBRA 4355 12 5 1 112 DEATH THREAT (376)
ENOSHIMA 4349 19 3 0 98 BLACK SAMURAI (166)
MONTY 4391 10 11 3 94 CROC FILES (374)
SACRIFICIAL KNIFE 1302 12 4 1 93 HAND ON YOUR HEART (163)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BUZZARD 3995 15 4 0 86 THE TAKEN (173)
MATSURI 4256 15 10 0 85 BLACK SAMURAI (166)
SCRAPPA 4411 8 2 2 80 CROC FILES (374)
GOLDIE 4395 10 9 1 77 CROC FILES (374)
-FURY 3872 8 3 0 75 ECHL-EAST (313)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HOPE'S END 4031 8 6 0 64 THE GUILD (208)
ALAN 4397 9 10 0 57 MEN (356)
RAGING FIRE 4407 6 0 0 57 DEATH THREAT (376)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SHAWN 4405 8 7 1 56 MEN (356)
SCORPUS 4393 13 7 2 55 EQUESTORS (158)
SUE NAMI 4097 8 14 0 53 FORCE OF NATURE (312)
LUCIUS 4406 9 5 2 52 EQUESTORS (158)
HOPE 3988 12 8 0 50 THE TAKEN (173)
GALBA 4389 13 9 1 49 EQUESTORS (158)
-SNOWBLIND 1291 4 3 0 48 HAND ON YOUR HEART (163)
-CHUBON 4381 3 3 0 42 BLACK SAMURAI (166)
TALL TREE 4380 6 19 0 38 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
-OTARU 4245 6 4 1 35 BLACK SAMURAI (166)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LYRA 4320 7 7 0 33 VENUSIANS (321)
WHIRLWIND 4325 4 6 0 33 FORCE OF NATURE (312)
DOWN POUR 4323 3 7 0 33 FORCE OF NATURE (312)
-DARK ABYSS 4417 4 2 1 31 DEATH THREAT (376)
VAGAN 4082 5 5 1 28 THE GUILD (208)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
COOKIE 4455 2 0 1 26 CROC FILES (374)
-FREE FALL 4400 1 1 0 25 DEATH THREAT (376)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ZARGAS 4425 4 3 0 23 THE GUILD (208)
ASTRIAL 4328 5 3 0 22 VENUSIANS (321)
SUGARPLUM 4432 4 2 0 22 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
MENSA 4442 3 1 1 22 VENUSIANS (321)
-KOJIRO 4456 1 0 1 22 BLACK SAMURAI (166)
BINDI 4454 1 1 0 18 CROC FILES (374)
BROTHER EZKIEL 4463 1 0 0 15 TEAM ARPHINOUS (383)
RAVAGE 4444 2 2 0 13 THE TAKEN (173)
-BAD TRIP 1290 1 0 0 13 HAND ON YOUR HEART (163)
SOLAR FLARE 4427 3 3 0 12 VENUSIANS (321)
JUMPING SPIDER 4431 3 3 0 12 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
ZOT 4464 1 0 1 12 THE GUILD (208)
MACRINUS 4452 1 1 1 12 EQUESTORS (158)
ZORCH 4465 1 0 0 11 THE GUILD (208)
-SCORPIO RISING 1293 1 0 0 10 HAND ON YOUR HEART (163)
-FOREDOOM 4448 1 0 0 10 FORLORN (382)
ENIGMA 4466 1 0 0 10 THE TAKEN (173)
BLACK TIGER 4436 1 4 0 7 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
-FORTE 4447 1 0 0 5 FORLORN (382)
-FORWARD 4451 0 1 0 1 FORLORN (382)
TUSKER 4460 0 1 0 1 TEAM ARPHINOUS (383)
-FORTITUDE 4449 0 1 0 1 FORLORN (382)
-FORCIBLE 4450 0 1 0 1 FORLORN (382)
MAUGRIM 4462 0 1 0 1 TEAM ARPHINOUS (383)
-DRAFT DODGER 1292 0 1 0 1 HAND ON YOUR HEART (163)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BINDI 4422 4 3 0 CROC FILES 374 COBRA 4355 454
HILARUS 4387 10 12 1 EQUESTORS 158 GOLDIE 4395 455
SONNY DAZE 4453 0 2 0 FORCE OF NATURE 312 MACRINUS 4452 456
MISTY WATERS 4428 2 2 0 FORCE OF NATURE 312 GALBA 4389 454 JUST REV
TYE FOON 4433 2 2 0 FORCE OF NATURE 312 VAGAN 4082 455 JUST REV
KINSORROW 4051 7 3 0 THE GUILD 208 SCRAPPA 4411 455
CINA 4426 1 3 0 THE GUILD 208 MENSA 4442 453 REVENGED
PAUL 4342 19 16 0 MEN 356 MONTY 4391 453
FOOK 4443 0 1 0 THE TAKEN 173 DELPHINA 4434 453 REVENGED
STINKY AYAZ 4459 0 1 0 TEAM ARPHINOUS 383 DUSKBLOOD TROLL 383 456 NONE
ANDINUS 4461 0 1 0 TEAM ARPHINOUS 383 ZOT 4464 456
DELPHINA 4434 1 3 1 VENUSIANS 321 KOJIRO 4456 455
PERSONAL ADS
Lapur -- Here's the numbers of the recent Force of Nature dead. Misty Waters, Basher
13-11-9-17-13-10-11, and Tye Foon, Aimed Blow 9-5-11-17-16-9-17. I didn't take the
time to figure where they were blessed or hosed. Not really enough fights under
their belts for that. -- Storm Front
Argh, another death to the Force of Nature stable. And me without the properly
trained warriors to avenge them. -- Storm Front, Mgr, Force of Nature
Forte -- I can handle a loss to the likes of you when I learn like that. Next
meeting will be different! -- Sonny Daze
Vagan -- I hate losing Aimed Blows. I will blood feud with Sue Nami. Good luck to
you. -- Storm Front
Sugarplum -- Well fought. Good luck to you in the future...unless you face me. --
Whirlwind
Shawn -- I had to challenge someone...too bad it was you. -- Down Pour
Lucius -- Well fought. I never should have opened my big mouth about my success
against you folks. :) -- Hope's End
Scrappa -- Well, there is little doubt that was intentional. With the relative youth
of my current team, I am unsure whether I have anyone capable of taking you down, but
rest assured I will do my best to eliminate the threat you pose to my youngsters. --
Guido
Astrial -- I would have thought that match-up favored you. Adrenaline can be a
wonderful thing. -- Zargas
Force of Nature -- Please allow me to extend a heartfelt apology. I am so sorry that
my lack of discipline resulted in Tye's death, and will make myself available for
your bloodfeud. -- Vagan
Force of Nature -- If it helps, Vagan had a 5 KD and was aiming for a limb. -- Guido
Equestors -- Can we consider ourselves even? You killed Bluey, I unintentionally
returned the favor... -- THawk
Equestors -- Oops, sorry about that. Didn't mean to bite off THAT much...
-- Goldie
Persistent Beggar -- That'll teach you to stay so close to crocodile infested
waters... -- Cookie
The Guild -- Ack! Sorry about that. I wasn't watching where I chomped down on. I
definitely didn't mean to kill him... -- Scrappa
Three kills in one turn... just our luck... -- Croc Files
Ravage --I have heard about you from Astrial...I am glad that I got first strike or
the outcome may have been questionable. -- Lyra
Kojiro -- Delphina was starting to show some real promise, I will mourn her loss
deeply. I am sending Lyra to try and best you, I can't afford to loose any more of
my newer warriors. -- Venus
Zargas -- Can I have my arm back now? -- Astrial
But... you've got two! Surely you can spare one.
Forward -- Not bad, not bad at all...you certainly gave me a workout. -- Mensa
Forcible -- Wow! I wasn't expecting to learn anything from such a young pup. --
Solar Flare
All -- I just gotta ask. What's with all the killers out there? You know you CAN
win without killing. Here is a secret -- lower your kill desire, don't aim for vital
spots, and then maybe more people will come to Lapur to join us. For those of us who
play advanced and Primus, an arena with a bunch of killers is not the place to be. I
for one, would like to see my warriors make it out alive. -- Stillgard
Enoshima -- Arrrrrgggggghhhhhh! Wow, that was a surprise challenge. We must try
that again with a few minor fight adjustments hehe. Nice fight. -- Buzzard
Tall Tree -- I am so sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. I wish you luck on your next
fight. -- Hope
Lyra -- You are a tough one for sure. Nice fight. -- Ravage
Whirlwind -- Wow, you blew me off my feet! And since I didn't have anybody ELSE's
feet handy to stand on, I lost. Good work. -- Sugarplum
Hope -- I wish *I* got to hope for stuff. Like wins and lots of skills. (sigh) Oh,
well, at least I didn't DIE. Yet. -- Tall Tree
P.S. Actually, I think I'm so mediocre I may survive to graduation. It's us middle-
quality guys who have staying power, you know.
Fortitude -- Think of those skills as a gift from the welcome wagon, eh? -- Jumping
Spider
Marcinus -- At last, somebody I can defeat! Not that my win over your total lack of
experience is much to boast about, but one boasts where one can. -- Black Tiger
26 July 2003
Citizens of Alastari, a bright dawn has risen. While you slept, a pernicious
force has entered the once-fair City of Aruak. It fought alongside their treasured
warriors, it drank with their fans, and it slept with their women. Now the masks are
coming off.
Warriors, be afraid...be very afraid. After years of Andorian managers ranting
that Aruak is the safest city in Alastari, the Frothingslosh Syndicate has selected
Aruak City as the home for its next epic 'contest'--Murder by Numbers II. Our spies
have selected the warriors for extermination, and the executioners have had several
months to prepare. Now a new age of darkness will descend upon Aruak, as the
Syndicate and its allies bring an entirely new level of competition to the arena!
Downchallenges! Assassinations! Small poodles as hors d'oeuvres!
The Murder by Numbers II 'rules' will be announced next cycle. However, we
invite all managers, from all corners of Alastari, to come to Aruak City and take
part...in one way or another. Help defend the honor of a long heralded haven for the
pure, or join the forces of change in their siege of the ice-cream and cake
stronghold of the Dukes of Nerf-Dueling!
This exercise is not for either the faint of heart or the weak willed. Blood
will flow, brains will leak, and beer will be chugged. Either way, we welcome you
with open arms and gleaming blades.
This public service announcement has been brought to you by Frothingslosh Epic
Contests (tm), the number 86, and the letter 'K'.
The Frothingslosh Syndicate
29 July 2003
* * * *The Third Annual Turf War* * * *
Yes, it's time again for alliances to go to war! TW3 will be held in DM 47
(North Fork) at a date to be specified later--right after Crip's Incomprehensible
Contest is over...but I'm sure everyone wants to get their teams there soon! Here
are the rules:
1. Each alliance must have a leader declare the arrival of his alliance. The leader
will be responsible for verifying any and all teams/managers who declare to the
alliance he/she is leading.
2. Each manager, team declaring for the contest must have approval of the leader,
donate one Roll-up Certificate ($5) to the prize pot (send it to me by diplo, by
snail, or a note to customer service), and declare his/her team by diplo, p-ad or
snail.
3. Each team may declare one warrior as champion. All points scored by a champ are
double!
4. Prizes are as follows (mostly...there WILL be some things added as the prize pot
grows with entry donations--this list is not final!)
* Highest scoring alliance -- Rename Arena 47 for a period of 6 months, one half
of the total prize pot donated; roll-up certs.
* The Alliance with the most returns from the DA will get to re-name the DA
monsters for a period of 6 months.
* The alliance with the most warriors listed as style masters will get to pick
the Alastari city/arena to host the next Grand Tournament.
* The warrior with the most front page honors/awards will have the Arenamaster
named after him for a period of 6 months.
* The Alliance with the most front page Honors/Awards will have the honor of
picking the *slow* arena to host the Fifth Annual Turf War.
* The team with the most listings as Style Master will find out the favorites of
one of their warriors.
* The warrior with the most listings as Style Master will fight at my expense
for five turns (I will transfer to the manager's account).
* The Alliance with the most kills will be able to re-name the stand-in warriors
for a period of 6 months.
* The warrior that scores the most total points will fight at my expense for 5
turns (I will transfer $7.50 to the manager's account).
* The team that scores the most total points will receive an extra share of
roll-up certs from the prize pot.
There may be more categories to come, and the prize pot still has to be
divided...I'm open to category/prize ideas--and further donations to the prize pot.
The contest will run for *TEN* turns; prizes will be awarded at the end of the
11th turn.
Scoring will be as follows:
* 5 points per fight, doubled for each of the following conditions met:
-- Two Alliance -- Champion
-- Challenge -- Two Champions
-- Bloodfeud -- Challenger losing
-- Kill
(Note: DA losses are exempt, but DA wins will be *tripled*!!! Ex: Happy
Slasher goes to the DA and dies, no points are lost. If he wins, his team scores 60
points! If he was a champ, he scores 120 points!)
Use the following chart to calculate scores:
Conditions Met: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Points Per Fight: 5 10 20 40 80 160 320 640
* Awards/Honors and Style Masters will each be awarded points also. Find the total
number of each (do note add Awards and Style Masters together) and consult the graph
below. Champs that score an award or style master count as two.
1 -- 5 7 -- 320
2 -- 10 8 -- 640
3 -- 20 9 -- 1280
4 -- 40 10 -- 2560
5 -- 80 11 -- 5280
6 -- 100 (x2 for each extra)
Note -- These categories *count as "triple"*--they will be figured for each team,
*AND* again for each alliance *as well as* for each warrior!
* Each and every mention in the Spy Report is worth 5 points...period.
* TVs will be scored on the same scale as Awards/Style Masters, but the total points
will be x10. TC's will be scored as TV's, but x10 more.
Number of TV/TC's Points Scored (TV/TC)
1 50/ 500
2 100/1000
3 200/2000
4 400/4000
+ x2/ x2 (for each extra)
Each alliance will start with 5000 points, scores for *fights* will be added to
the winner's total *AND* deducted from the losers.
Come one and all, defend your turf and the honor of your alliance...or your
own!
Asmo Dius, TCB
Arenas, DM 47, DM 73
1 August 2003
Assurnasirbanipal invites you to Talcama to participate in the third BATTLE
ROYAL contest. It is a Delarquan contest so brutal that even some of Talcama's most
notable managers will refuse to participate. The rules are simpler than any other
contest: You may not avoid any other contest team. There are no silly rules for who
can and can't compete. Any team in Talcama is eligible to compete. The scoring is
also quite simple (+1 for a win, +1 for a kill (+1 for the win), -1 for a loss) and
the first team to reach 25 points is the winner.
Scoring will be live--the results for the turn posted in the newsletter. The
winner will be able to fight their contest team in Talcama for free for 6 months but
more importantly will win a contest against some of the best managers who play the
game in one of the hardest contests in the game.
First turn for BATTLE ROYAL 3 is Talcama Turn 465, which is due August 30.
19 August 2003
Citizens of Ghea (only the ignorant fail to note Lirith Kai is not in Alastari),
no new day is rising, but the sun is setting on just another beautiful evening.
While you were sleeping, an irksome rabble has entered the always fair Aruak City.
Of course they fought alongside our warriors, most not so treasured, as all
gladiators do. They drank with themselves, and slept with themselves. Whether they
had masks, who cares.
Warriors, don't be afraid. For years Aruak has been one of the safest cities in
Ghea, and that custom has been continually cultivated, and will continue to be by
those who have called it home for years and those who live, fight, and die by the
same ethics. There is no contest, nor has there ever needed to be one for many
years. A conflict of personalities has arisen, and the city has been 'invaded' by
pests.
Any rules that are annouced will be purely for the joy of the lemmings' own
little world. Those who are being targeted have no interest in participating except
to defend the integrity of an arena that is different from others. Whether you
choose to come to Aruak, do it for your own reasons, not theirs.
Competing in Aruak City has never been for the faint of heart or the weak willed.
Combat is combat, wherever you go. Blood will flow as always, and now many innocents
will be caught in the middle, but those who defend Aruak's traditions never target
those who bring respect of Aruaki customs with them to our home.
So ignore the private ranting announcement brought by the stuporous
Frothingsloshers. If you choose Aruak City, do not choose it for an unsanctioned and
bogus 'contest', choose it for the tradition. Choose it because Aruak is different.
Defenders of Aruak
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
STINKY AYAZ was butchered by DUSKBLOOD TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SCRAPPA was devastated by COBRA in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud duel.
SUE NAMI handily defeated VAGAN in a action packed 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud match.
DOWN POUR viciously subdued GALBA in a 2 minute gory Bloodfeud contest.
MONTY was outlasted by ENOSHIMA in a crowd pleasing 7 minute master's Challenge match.
RAGING FIRE viciously subdued TALL TREE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge fight.
WHIRLWIND unbelievably bested ZARGAS in a 3 minute gory Challenge competition.
SONNY DAZE was easily killed by MACRINUS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
BINDI vanquished BLACK TIGER in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
MR. YUCK vanquished SACRIFICIAL KNIFE in a popular 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
BUZZARD beat GOLDIE in a 2 minute melee.
MATSURI overpowered ALAN in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
LUCIUS was viciously subdued by HOPE'S END in a crowd pleasing 4 minute conflict.
HOPE was demolished by SHAWN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody one-sided brawl.
LYRA was overpowered by SCORPUS in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
ASTRIAL bested JUMPING SPIDER in a 1 minute duel.
SUGARPLUM overcame EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute bout.
SOLAR FLARE was devastated by COOKIE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
MENSA luckily beat RAVAGE in a 2 minute novice's bout.
TUSKER was overpowered by ZORCH in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
ANDINUS was assassinated by ZOT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched conflict.
MAUGRIM was overpowered by ENIGMA in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BROTHER EZKIEL subdued EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute beginner's bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 10 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 6 - 0 57 |
|BASHING ATTACK 7 LUNGING ATTACK 50 - 38 - 10 57 |
|WALL OF STEEL 5 TOTAL PARRY 24 - 19 - 1 56 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 4 - 0 56 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 BASHING ATTACK 29 - 31 - 5 48 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 WALL OF STEEL 12 - 13 - 1 48 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 SLASHING ATTACK 17 - 19 - 1 47 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 STRIKING ATTACK 24 - 30 - 2 44 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 4 - 0 43 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 AIMED BLOW 10 - 16 - 0 38 |
Turn 456 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-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 6 3 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 3 3 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 3 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 2 2 TOTAL PARRY
WALL OF STEEL 3 - 2 AIMED BLOW 0 - 3 2 PARRY-LUNGE
BASHING ATTACK 4 - 3 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK MR. YUCK 3994 16 3 0 185 THE TAKEN (173)
LUNGING ATTACK COBRA 4355 12 5 1 112 DEATH THREAT (376)
TOTAL PARRY ENOSHIMA 4349 19 3 0 98 BLACK SAMURAI (166)
PARRY-RIPOSTE MATSURI 4256 15 10 0 85 BLACK SAMURAI (166)
PARRY-LUNGE HOPE'S END 4031 8 6 0 64 THE GUILD (208)
SLASHING ATTACK SHAWN 4405 8 7 1 56 MEN (356)
BASHING ATTACK SCORPUS 4393 13 7 2 55 EQUESTORS (158)
AIMED BLOW HOPE 3988 12 8 0 50 THE TAKEN (173)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is MR. YUCK 3994. The most popular warrior this turn
was MONTY 4391. The ten other most popular fighters were LUCIUS 4406, HOPE'S END
4031, RAGING FIRE 4407, ZARGAS 4425, MR. YUCK 3994, SHAWN 4405, ZOT 4464, COBRA 4355,
SUE NAMI 4097, and DOWN POUR 4323.
The least popular fighter this week was MAUGRIM 4462. The other ten least popular
fighters were TUSKER 4460, SOLAR FLARE 4427, LYRA 4320, BLACK TIGER 4436, SONNY DAZE
4453, TALL TREE 4380, SCRAPPA 4411, STINKY AYAZ 4459, MENSA 4442, and JUMPING SPIDER
4431.