DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 04/23/2008 Duedate: 05/06/2008 LAPUR ARENA DM-29 TURN-578 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS BRICKHOUSE STREET WALKERS (97) (29-4131) [33-11-0,138] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader BRICKHOUSE POSITION IS EMPTY STREET WALKERS (97) (29-4131) [33-11-0,138] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite AMIE AMIE CROC FILES (374) CROC FILES (374) (29-4718) [15-32-2,90] (29-4718) [15-32-2,90] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM WILL DUEL 4 MEAD (282) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. STREET WALKERS (97) 49 2. MID EARTH (223) 33 STREET WALKERS (97) 3. CARDOW HUNTERS (359) 29 Unchartered Team 4. VENUSIANS (321) 24 5. ESCAPADE (417) 21 (153) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 STREET WALKERS (97) 486 316 42 60.6 1/ 2 WILL DUEL 4 MEAD (282) 10 4 1 2/ 2 METAL MINCERS (256) 517 348 12 59.8 2/ 1 ESCAPADE (417) 10 5 4 3/ 3 WILL DUEL 4 MEAD (282) 105 80 15 56.8 3/ 3 MID EARTH (223) 9 4 0 4/ 5 ESCAPADE (417) 103 85 8 54.8 4/ 4 VENUSIANS (321) 9 5 1 5/ 4 GODS OF WAR (424) 89 75 9 54.3 5/ 5 CARDOW HUNTERS (359) 9 6 0 6/ 6 MID EARTH (223) 386 350 14 52.4 6/ 9 STREET WALKERS (97) 7 7 0 7/ 0 BLACK SAMURAI (166) 342 313 21 52.2 7/ 7 EQUESTORS (158) 6 9 1 8/ 7 CROC FILES (374) 374 383 28 49.4 8/10 FORCE OF NATURE (312) 6 9 0 9/ 0 ELLISHOOD (443) 19 20 0 48.7 9/11 GODS OF WAR (424) 5 10 1 10/ 8 EQUESTORS (158) 665 706 49 48.5 10/ 6 DEATH MOB (437) 5 10 0 11/ 9 VENUSIANS (321) 229 258 13 47.0 11/12 METAL MINCERS (256) 4 2 0 12/10 FORCE OF NATURE (312) 268 309 17 46.4 12/ 8 CROC FILES (374) 4 11 0 13/11 CARDOW HUNTERS (359) 412 496 10 45.4 13/14 MEN (356) 2 1 1 14/12 MEN (356) 162 200 11 44.8 14- 0 ELLISHOOD (443) 1 1 0 15/14 DEATH MOB (437) 26 38 0 40.6 15/ 0 BLACK SAMURAI (166) 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[ Edge of Night #15 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + Alastari: The gladiators avoided towns and villages and isolated farms as they made their way north and east from Riztab. If the enemy necromancer was tracking them and creating zombies to stop them, it seemed like a good plan to avoid concentrations of people who could be victimized in this fashion. When they stopped two nights later to rest and eat the deer Redfox had killed, Agro asked, "Why aren't the beasts being made into zombies, too?" He waved the bloody haunch from which he was ripping mouthfuls of meat. Redfox shrugged. "Don't know, but I've never seen it happen. Uncle Wolf?" The old shaman shook his head and pulled back his roasting stick to check the status of his meat. Seared on the outside, possibly still half-raw within but at least not dripping blood into the fire. "Those living creatures we are pleased to call 'lesser' tend not to make such an elaborate business of dying. Technically, they do experience the two deaths, but they generally pass from one to the next so quickly that you couldn't slip a spell into the gap." "That would explain the scarcity of animal ghosts," Redfox said, "but it still doesn't explain why no animal zombies." Wolf scowled at him. "I was getting to that. A ghost results when a soul dies the first death but not the second. A zombie, at least of the kind we saw in that village, happens when a soul dies the second death without the first--" "That doesn't sound possible," Math said, "and there have been zombies made by raising the long-dead bodies of those who must have died both deaths." "A zombie and an animated corpse are not precisely the same thing, despite the popular perception. They are not the same. A zombie is in some ways still a living being. But he--or she, the necromancers have no bias here, except as a particular body may be of more use for one task than another depending on gender, age, health and so on--may appear quite normal. If that is the instructions given it by the necromancer. It is a living shell, but an empty one." He grimaced. "Some can be used to harvest other souls, because they hunger for what they have lost. But it is almost impossible to separate the deaths of an animal. There are philosophical discussions of this which I will spare you; nobody knows for sure what is the truth, and philosophers can spin more threads from one point than any spider. But except for an occasional high-level predator, bears, wolves, occasionally some kind of feline, maybe some crows, you need not ever concern yourself with the possibility of an animal ghost or zombie either one." Agro swallowed the last of his meat and licked blood from his hands. "That's good to know, I guess. But it brings up another question. Seems like this necromancer we're after can't make us into ghosts without killing us. Okay. But! He could make us into zombies, couldn't he? And if he knows we're out to get him, I'd think that'd be a good move for him. What would stop him?" "Certain protections which you have simply because you're a lord protector who has fought on the Isle and sworn oath to the Lady Greywand," the shaman said. "The oath is not a simple one, and one of its clauses protects you from soul-theft." His gaze flicked to Redfox, who was opening his mouth to make a comment. "I have my own protections, Fox. Don't worry about me turning on you." It took them a week. They could have reached the border between Malcorn and the southern Karnhorn nation near Zuwayza faster, if they'd been willing to travel openly on the roads. And to risk a lot of people turned into zombies to stop them. Setting aside the moral issue, which didn't weigh heavily on the Croc (What were humans to him besides prey?), Agro didn't think the four of them could have made it if they'd had to fight constantly. They made camp in the afternoon, in the forest a few miles off the road. Redfox, as the designated hunter, supplied them with another deer. Agro was hungry enough to eat half of it but restrained himself. He didn't need to be sated and slow when things began happening--tonight. Wolf said they were little more than an hour from the Silent Place which was their goal, and that it was better approached in the darkness. So... tonight. * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 592): VENTRIIE of DARK WARDS (Dr. Doom, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 592): PARMEIDES of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 498): WINDWALKER of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 586): MOSSROCK of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 588): HEART OF GOLD of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 586): QUINTUS of FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (Caesar, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 584): TIMES of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 292): VAIDISAVA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 577): BRICKHOUSE of STREETWALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 290): LOCUST of PESTILENCE (Lord of Pestilence, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 574): GELEN of RILL'S GCSC2 (Rillion, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 572): THE PIKER of RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 563): ALE'CHAI TALLSKY of PHILANTHROPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 525): SOLDIER 4 of MEDAL OF HONOR 27 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 267): REALITY of SRETSAMLEUD II (Phat Phat, mgr.) DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 262): HANTA of DOK SIK KILLERS (Doc Sik, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 248): EXTENSION oF LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 453): CENTURION of KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (Jakari, mgr.) DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 440): WRATH LIX of DEATH STUDS VII (Death Stud, mgr) DM 61 JURINE (turn 431): LOCKENLOAD of CLAN GHOST BEARS (Bjorn, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 416): DUCK KA-BOB of MIGHTY DUCKS (Woody, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 197): LAELKORISSA of FAVORITE GUYS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 386): GENERAL MILLS of CORPS (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 385): GARTH of MANAGER MUSINGS (FTF Manager, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 371): CONJUROR of MAGIC ARTISTS (Houdini, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 478): JAMMIES of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 592): DARK WARDS (Dr. Doom, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 592): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 498): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 586): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 588): PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 586): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 584): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 292): THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 577): ESCAPADE (Scion, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 290): WAR (Lord of War, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 574): ROMAN HEROES (Caesar, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 572): RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 563): PHILANTHROPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 525): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 267): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 262): SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 248): MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 453): KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (Jakari, mgr.) DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 440): WILD CARDS (Snotman, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 431): CLAN GHOST BEARS (Bjorn, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 416): MIGHTY DUCKS (Woody, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 197): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 386): SAND DANCERRS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 385): MANAGER MUSINGS (FTF Manager, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 371): MAGIC ARTISTS (Houdini, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 478): DO IT AGAIN et al (The Dark One, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 590): KOOL-AID DRIKER of CULTS-R-US (?, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 585): REDBIRD of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 291): SHARAPOVA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 577): MURRY of CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 289): ULL STORMHELM of THE STORMBRINGERS (High Lord Bosk) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 574): GELEN of RILL'S GCSC2 (Rillion, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 266): ANGEL HAMMER of MUTANT HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.) DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 262): HANTA of DOK SIK KILLERS (Doc Sik, mgr.) (turn 261): ROISIN DUBH of GAELIC STORM (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.) SUCCULANT of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr.) DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 440): WRATH LIX of DEATH STUDS VII (Death Stud, mgr) HOFFA of BUGS, SLUGS & THUGS (A-Sop, mgr.) (turn 439): ALLAN JOHNSON of TPW FOREVER (Anti, mgr.) WHITE WITCH of CRAZY CREEPS (Crazy Creepster, mgr) LOKI IX of DEATH STUDS VII (Death Stud, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 196): BLACK EYE of BLACK & BLUE (The Mun, mgr.) SPY REPORT Much has changed in LAPUR 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, ESCAPADE. But how many friends do you have now? Phhbltt! Too much drinking and too little dodging gave DEATH MOB a 1-4-0! I got a good laugh out of it! Up 'n down. Up 'n down. Rankings always change. Up 'n down. I think I'm gonna be... Well, STREET WALKERS' 6th moved them up to 4-1-0 place. It seems so recently people were saying CARDOW HUNTERS was washed up, finished. But 4-1-0 moved them up 0. I guess they're washed no more... What's with AMATSURATA? He actually beat FORCE OF NATURE's ICE CRUST, and walked away with 17 more points from the fight. Major screwup at GODS OF WAR. QETESH lost 11 points to A.A. SHOCK. Some new strategies, perhaps? Maybe QETESH will provide more easy wins... See how the Duelmaster challenged MID EARTH's URAT? That sort of initiative is how she got where she is now. Try as it might, URAT wasn't good enough at persuading BRICKHOUSE to step down from the Duelmaster's throne... Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to practice on? I hear some team is looking into the uses of convicted prisoners. If at first you don't succeed, avoid. That'll get you in the Spyreports. How well I know the feeling of being in the most avoided team! Don't fall out of practive, WILL DUEL 4 MEAD! In my day, no team with a 102-79-15 would scare me off! What's the problem, MID EARTH? How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, MOSSMAN! Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you. WEIPA of CROC FILES knows how to pick 'em. He challenged URD of WILL DUEL 4 MEAD who is up by 19. Now was this a wise move? WEIPA perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as he was beat by URD and ended up with 66 recognition points. Warriors of LAPUR unite. You have only your games to lose! Sending a warrior to the Dark Arena reminds the others they'd better shape up. Tough beans, JUNIBAN. That's what a 26-7-0 gets you. So BLACK SAMURAI sent JUNIBAN to the Dark Arena. Big deal. Plenty more fighters where JUNIBAN came from. Dime a dozen... Now, Spyreporters... BONZO of ESCAPADE got 18 points for removing another young punk. Tough luck, WILL DUEL 4 MEAD! Yeah, yeah, HOOTCHY COOCHER killed SALANTRA, who was "too young to die." Well, she was a fighter, and that's what you have to face. CELADUS larned his lesson (MURRY taught it well), and we right likely won't be seein' 'im fight any CROC FILES members with the same gusto. PETUNIA was plum wore out after MAD DOG MONTANA pounded 'im silly in a Bloodfeud. ESCAPADE'll have to get a little better before going after MAD DOG MONTANA again! Someone told CAIERA that ESCAPADE never Bloodfeuded, that she'd have an easy kill. Well, I'm sure whoever misled you is right sorry. Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting younger every day? To die so young, so gloriously! Well, I'm pretty much through. You guys need to get back practicing. Are you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it? Actually, I guess I'm writing it before you read it. Oh, well. I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BRICKHOUSE 4131 33 11 0 138 STREET WALKERS (97) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME JON 4764 24 18 3 120 MEN (356) CHROME CRIMPER 4296 23 10 0 104 METAL MINCERS (256) REWRITE 2926 24 14 1 103 WILL DUEL 4 MEAD (282) TURTLE 4974 14 5 1 103 ESCAPADE (417) ENYALIUS 4863 14 15 1 97 GODS OF WAR (424) URAT 4889 23 7 1 96 MID EARTH (223) ARONWE 4883 19 12 0 95 MID EARTH (223) -ALUMINUM AWL 4238 10 7 1 92 METAL MINCERS (256) MOSSMAN 5045 9 4 1 91 CROC FILES (374) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME AMIE 4718 15 32 2 90 CROC FILES (374) CELADUS 4948 14 7 2 90 EQUESTORS (158) URD 4987 14 5 3 87 WILL DUEL 4 MEAD (282) PETUNIA 4837 18 15 2 71 ESCAPADE (417) MIU 5060 9 2 1 68 WILL DUEL 4 MEAD (282) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WEIPA 4793 12 19 2 66 CROC FILES (374) MAD DOG MONTANA 4984 11 8 4 66 STREET WALKERS (97) A.A. SHOCK 5054 7 5 0 64 FORCE OF NATURE (312) -PLATINUM PEENER 4298 10 8 1 61 METAL MINCERS (256) -LEINAD 5139 6 0 0 61 ELLISHOOD (443) SOLAR ERUPTION 5031 11 5 2 60 VENUSIANS (321) DAX 5015 6 7 0 60 DEATH MOB (437) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HULIK 4992 9 10 1 53 MID EARTH (223) CALLISTO 5036 8 7 1 48 VENUSIANS (321) -INCONEL INDENTER 4324 6 2 1 47 METAL MINCERS (256) MYRRH 5085 7 3 0 46 MID EARTH (223) AKUMU 4674 9 12 0 43 BLACK SAMURAI (166) QETESH 5026 5 5 2 43 GODS OF WAR (424) -AKIRE 5141 5 3 0 43 ELLISHOOD (443) -HANNICHI 4860 3 1 1 42 BLACK SAMURAI (166) LITERNIUS 5049 8 6 1 39 EQUESTORS (158) RED BULL 5062 7 4 0 37 CARDOW HUNTERS (359) AVA LANTCH 5030 6 10 0 37 FORCE OF NATURE (312) COPPER COMPACTER 5092 4 1 0 37 METAL MINCERS (256) HOOTCHY COOCHER 5119 5 0 1 36 ESCAPADE (417) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ATHENA 4990 7 5 0 33 GODS OF WAR (424) BONZO 5132 2 0 2 33 ESCAPADE (417) DAISY CHAINS 5096 4 4 0 32 STREET WALKERS (97) ANSHIN 4861 4 1 0 32 BLACK SAMURAI (166) DYSNOMIA 5050 5 8 0 30 VENUSIANS (321) SONNY DAZE 5035 6 9 2 29 FORCE OF NATURE (312) GUAT 5017 7 6 0 27 DEATH MOB (437) CRAGS 5087 5 3 0 27 DEATH MOB (437) MAD DOG 5125 3 1 0 25 CARDOW HUNTERS (359) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME AMATSURATA 5121 2 3 0 23 GODS OF WAR (424) -KIKUZO 4913 4 5 0 18 BLACK SAMURAI (166) TORI 5048 3 7 0 16 DEATH MOB (437) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GLAUCO 5102 2 5 0 16 EQUESTORS (158) -ASSYLA 5143 3 6 0 15 ELLISHOOD (443) FIREWALKER 5122 3 2 0 14 CARDOW HUNTERS (359) ICE CRUST 5109 3 3 1 13 FORCE OF NATURE (312) HORN ROCK 5113 3 3 0 12 CARDOW HUNTERS (359) ATRIA 5101 2 5 1 12 VENUSIANS (321) FHRAIN 5124 1 0 0 11 MID EARTH (223) CLOUDSHADOW 5154 1 0 0 11 CARDOW HUNTERS (359) SEXY CELIA 5134 1 0 0 10 STREET WALKERS (97) ANDRASTE 5153 1 0 1 8 GODS OF WAR (424) AUSONIUS 5123 1 3 0 6 EQUESTORS (158) -ELYK II 5136 0 1 0 1 ELLISHOOD (443) LUCY 5152 0 1 0 1 CROC FILES (374) JOSIE WAILS 5151 0 1 0 1 STREET WALKERS (97) BLACK TORCH 5150 0 1 0 1 FORCE OF NATURE (312) ILLYRIA 5149 0 1 0 1 VENUSIANS (321) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? JUNIBAN 4599 26 8 0 BLACK SAMURAI 166 WYVERN 578 NONE DANCING CLOUD 5114 1 1 0 CARDOW HUNTERS 359 ICE CRUST 5109 574 REVENGED SINGING WATER 5057 2 8 0 CARDOW HUNTERS 359 CALLISTO 5036 577 LUCY 4922 10 13 1 CROC FILES 374 CELADUS 4948 577 JUST REVENGED SALANTRA 5126 2 1 0 DEATH MOB 437 HOOTCHY COOCHER 5119 578 GRACCHUS 5116 0 5 0 EQUESTORS 158 ANDRASTE 5153 578 LYSIAS 4947 9 8 0 EQUESTORS 158 QETESH 5026 574 REVENGED CRATER 5108 2 1 0 ESCAPADE 417 CAIERA 5100 576 JUST REVENGED MA KETTLE 5133 0 2 0 ESCAPADE 417 BLACK ORC 578 NONE TYE FOONETTE 5115 1 3 0 FORCE OF NATURE 312 BONZO 5132 577 CAMULUS 4865 15 17 2 GODS OF WAR 424 JON 4764 577 JURASSIC JORDON 5008 10 5 1 STREET WALKERS 97 PETUNIA 4837 576 JUST REVENGED CAIERA 5100 4 3 2 WILL DUEL 4 MEAD 282 BONZO 5132 578 PERSONAL ADS Brickhouse -- You don't really think "Tin Foil' aluminum Awl wants a piece of you, do you? Rumor has it, he knows a battle he cannot win. (wink) -- Ora Rewrite -- Now you owe me the mead, right? I took an awful lot of punishment to get it, you know? -- Chrome Crimper Liternius -- Clearly I was not up to the task. A salute to your skills. -- Copper Compacter Scion -- Well, someone has to enjoy your humor, and I am sorry to say it was Oremaster. That man will laugh at anything! -- Ora Brickhouse -- What? Me fight? You don't have a chance. You should just give it to me. -- Aluminum Awl Roadkill -- Your team is pretty much road kill? Rebuilding? Ours has ALWAYS been that way! Take a look at these numbers: Metal Mincers Bared ST 5,11,13,13,21 CN 9, 9,11,16,18 SZ 11,11,12,12,20 WT 5, 5,13,15,17 WL 9,15,17,17,19 SP 3, 4, 9,10,11 DF 4,11,13,15,15 Struggling seems likely. Indeed. -- Ora Jorja -- We gal; this'n bea right fine arena. Aye. Right ye be! -- Oremaster Daisy Chains -- Tough challenge and well fought fighter. Team honor needs avenging, I understand. -- Petunia Weipa -- The early snarl gets the grarl. Ha Ha Ha. -- Turtle Brickhouse -- Sorry Champ, ...uhhhh, ...Duelmaster. <curtsey> They're sneaking in ahead of you. You did give me a bit of enlightening before the harpooning though, quite sporting. And you'll note Miss Jurassic only got back what she herself dished out. But there's Daisy Chains and laughs (got to keep the loonies on the path) and honor must be satisfied. -- Pet Storm Front -- Ah, the experimental offensive. Pretty ugly I'll agree. Won't bring back Tye Foonette but you have my assurance we weren't angling for anything more than a moderate crippling and a few cheap wins. Admittedly, the gang has lately gone on a killing spree, these things happen from time to time, as your femme fatale fighter found. Here's to hoping the replacement is a trip 17...maybes a 21 deftness Piker with strength and con...okay con. -- Scion Brickhouse -- Jr.?? How can you be Mensa's junior, your butt alone is three times the size of her? Gasp! I think we found the secret of your success. It's hard to hit anything else when in the ring with you. -- Urd P.S. I hear some men like that in a women. Apparently Roadkill's one of them. Scion -- Well if you want to get technical, Caiera didn't learn anything in her first two fights so they were basically on equal footing.... Yeah I wouldn't buy that either. Feud away. -- Sporkis Storm Front -- Fix the vote? Please you pathetic little, little, little man child. I did not have any plans to fix this most disliked award. There was obvious no need. I was planning to fix next year's! And I would have gotten with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids. :) -- Sporkis P.S. Golden Chair, HA! Ice Crust -- Stabbing. Sporkis said since your team fights like a bunch of eunuchs may as well make it true, and I'm trying to get a side degree in medieval medicine. Recommend me to your friends. :) -- Holku Enyalius -- Well that was interesting to say the least. I'll say this, you're good at avoiding those blows when you need to the most. Even in repeat performances. Might have to see what happens next time when I'm a bit more prepared. Apparently someone switched out my weapon. I did so much better last time with it. Still good fight. Good fight indeed. -- Urd Atria -- *cough* Mee, mee, mee, mee. *cough* Hemph... Hello, again my friend. It's that time again. I say yes, you say no. I say hi, you say no no no. You say why, and I say I don't know. You say stop and I say go, go, go. Oh no. You say goodbye and I say hello. Hello, hello. I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello. Hello, hello. I don't know why you say goodbye, I say hello....... There! Someone owes me a %*!@ing drink now! -- Caiera Ava Lantch -- Well what can I say? Not a whole lot of snowfall in Force of Nature's neighborhood this season I take it.-- Miu Chrome Crimper -- Rewrite was told he probably get scummed with this fight. That wasn't exactly wasn't the definition he was thinking of. Apparently running naked would have been a plus this time. Only in his favor, the rest of us would still suffer very very horribly. "Bouncy armor" is also no longer one of his favorite terms. -- Will Duel 4 Mead Murry -- Congrats. Good luck. Goodbye. Say hello to Kyoko for us in retired basher AD. -- Will Duel 4 Mead A.A. Shock -- We had some of that here recently--the Wabash Fault cut loose. I knew it was their fault. Slackers. They were supposed to pack it with WD-40 so it would slide smoothly instead of jerking, but did they? No, they said it would cost too much! -- Red Bull P.S. In fact, we've got forces of nature all over the place this week. The river's three feet over flood stage, and you know what that means! Callisto -- Ouch. -- Ghost of Singing Water Amatsurata -- Ha! About time somebody on our team got a win. Glad it was me. -- Horn Rock Gracchus -- You're lucky the arenamaster stepped in when he did, 'cause I was all set to BITE you a good one. -- Mad Dog Salantra -- Huh, you'd think this would be easier than walking through fire, wouldn't you? -- Firewalker Venus -- Good luck. My experience has been that every time things get back to "normal," someone redefines "normal." For the worse. -- Jorja Amen! -- Ed. Our congratulations to Murray. -- Jorja and those Cardow Hunters still alive Congrats to Murry from all of us at the Gods. -- Sovereign Roadkill -- Legos. You have legos. Must be nice. With my current team, I have to go back to Lincoln Logs. Not a very bright bunch that I have here. -- Sovereign Mensa -- You're welcome. You deserved to go out on top. You will be missed. -- Enyalius Red Bull -- That depends on how much of a bull you really are. You'll have to beat me one more time for both of us to really find out. -- Athena Am I the only one that hasn't killed a Cardow Hunter? -- Sovereign For all of you stat junkies, Camulus was a slasher 13-5-10-17(+1)-17-6-17. He died with 40 total fights including 8 tourney fights. 58 total skills learned. Ad master in initiative, master in attack, and experts in decise and riposte. He was always living on borrowed time, but I will miss him. -- Sovereign Urd -- I don't know if that was skill or luck on my part, but thanks for helping me bounce back from that defeat my Mensa. -- Enyalius Mad Dog -- I don't know why Roadkill keeps bashing you. You're pretty good. At least until you get hit. -- Qetesh Solar Eruption -- That was quite humbling. I'll have to remember not to do that again. -- Athena Horn Rock -- No fair. There was sunlight in my eyes. My boots were not tied. My hair was in my face. My back up was poking my side. I didn't have a good breakfast. I lost my Lincoln Logs. Gods, I really suck! Sovereign's gonna kill me!!!! -- Amatsurata LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS JUNIBAN was viciously butchered by WYVERN in a 7 minute Dark Arena fight. MA KETTLE was murdered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee. MURRY overpowered CELADUS in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud duel. MAD DOG MONTANA devastated PETUNIA in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud fight. ATHENA was demolished by JON in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud competition. BONZO butchered CAIERA in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud match. BRICKHOUSE viciously subdued URAT in a dull 9 minute expert's Challenge Title fight. CHROME CRIMPER unbelievably bested ENYALIUS in a 3 minute veteran's Challenge duel. AMIE slimly lost to REWRITE in a popular 3 minute brutal veteran's Challenge duel. TURTLE overcame MOSSMAN in a 3 minute Challenge bout. WEIPA was savagely defeated by URD in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge match. QETESH was devastated by A.A. SHOCK in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge battle. COPPER COMPACTER unbelievably bested CRAGS in a 2 minute bloody Challenge bout. GUAT was handily defeated by CALLISTO in a popular 1 minute uneven Challenge fight. HOOTCHY COOCHER delivered the death blow upon SALANTRA in a 1 minute Challenge duel. TORI was devastated by RED BULL in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge brawl. ARONWE overpowered M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided match. MIU overpowered LITERNIUS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody one-sided match. SOLAR ERUPTION bested HULIK in a popular 1 minute bout. MYRRH won victory over ANSHIN in a popular 2 minute match. AKUMU was handily defeated by DAX in a 1 minute uneven duel. SONNY DAZE slimly lost to DAISY CHAINS in a 2 minute bout. AVA LANTCH demolished HORN ROCK in a 1 minute one-sided fight. DYSNOMIA vanquished CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute one-sided match. ATRIA lost to GLAUCO in a popular 1 minute fight. ICE CRUST was demolished by AMATSURATA in a 1 minute one-sided melee. GRACCHUS was dispatched by ANDRASTE in a 2 minute novice's fray. FIREWALKER viciously subdued ILLYRIA in a action packed 5 minute amateur's bout. AUSONIUS was overpowered by MAD DOG in a 1 minute uneven fight. FHRAIN handily defeated JOSIE WAILS in a 1 minute one-sided fight. SEXY CELIA demolished LUCY in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight. BLACK TORCH was overpowered by CLOUDSHADOW in a 1 minute uneven bout. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |BASHING ATTACK 11 PARRY-STRIKE 24 - 14 - 1 63 | |WALL OF STEEL 9 TOTAL PARRY 25 - 20 - 0 56 | |SLASHING ATTACK 8 STRIKING ATTACK 46 - 37 - 5 55 | |STRIKING ATTACK 8 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 5 - 1 55 | |LUNGING ATTACK 7 SLASHING ATTACK 38 - 32 - 4 54 | |TOTAL PARRY 6 PARRY-LUNGE 16 - 15 - 1 52 | |PARRY-STRIKE 5 WALL OF STEEL 47 - 51 - 4 48 | |PARRY-LUNGE 3 BASHING ATTACK 52 - 62 - 7 46 | |AIMED BLOW 2 LUNGING ATTACK 35 - 44 - 3 44 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 AIMED BLOW 14 - 23 - 2 38 | Turn 578 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: AIMED BLOW 2 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 5 4 WALL OF STEEL PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 4 2 TOTAL PARRY PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 4 - 7 2 SLASHING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 3 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 6 1 PARRY-STRIKE PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 2 1 STRIKING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 3 - 3 1 LUNGING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME TOTAL PARRY BRICKHOUSE 4131 33 11 0 138 STREET WALKERS (97) FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME WALL OF STEEL JON 4764 24 18 3 120 MEN (356) PARRY-STRIKE TURTLE 4974 14 5 1 103 ESCAPADE (417) SLASHING ATTACK ARONWE 4883 19 12 0 95 MID EARTH (223) STRIKING ATTACK MOSSMAN 5045 9 4 1 91 CROC FILES (374) BASHING ATTACK CELADUS 4948 14 7 2 90 EQUESTORS (158) AIMED BLOW MAD DOG MONTANA 4984 11 8 4 66 STREET WALKERS (97) PARRY-LUNGE CALLISTO 5036 8 7 1 48 VENUSIANS (321) LUNGING ATTACK LITERNIUS 5049 8 6 1 39 EQUESTORS (158) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is AMIE 4718. The most popular warrior this turn was AMIE 4718. The ten other most popular fighters were FIREWALKER 5122, REWRITE 2926, HULIK 4992, MYRRH 5085, JUNIBAN 4599, MOSSMAN 5045, CRAGS 5087, JON 4764, URD 4987, and CALLISTO 5036. The least popular fighter this week was BRICKHOUSE 4131. The other ten least popular fighters were URAT 4889, BLACK TORCH 5150, LUCY 5152, JOSIE WAILS 5151, AUSONIUS 5123, ILLYRIA 5149, GRACCHUS 5116, HORN ROCK 5113, ANSHIN 4861, and TORI 5048. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: MURRY (29-4755) CROC FILES (374) THE STOMPING GROUNDS The new all-basher arena will be in Seam, DM 20. Only new teams (0FE) may participate. The only rule is that all of your warriors must be bashers. The first turn of the contest will be due on Monday, April 28. It will be a slow turn-around arena. If you wish to enter a team, please submit your new team and first turn strategies before then. Only one team per manager, please. This arena will stay open indefinitely, providing there is interest (i.e., this is not a contest that runs a set number of turns, although there are prizes scheduled after the first 15 rounds). For more information, see details in the first newsletter or on the forums. -- RSI Zeb Karan looked around the table at the rest of Dwes Eg's staff. Arenamasters, standby and Dark Arena warriors, stewards and infirmarians, even the maintenance crew. There was wine and beer on the side-table, even sandwiches, but no one was partaking. "Stop looking like your dog died," Lew Voth said. He had once been the arenamaster of Sentern and had taken his turns overseeing the fights in Dwes Eg. "We all knew this day would come. When are they closing us down?" "Immediately after the tourney, according to the information I was given." "Short notice," Jame Rinvar, another arenamaster commented. "No offense intended, these things just creep up on people. Tourneys make it worse, I suppose, all the new teams being entered." Zeb grimaced. "Some of the file cabinets have exploded from over-stuffing, you know, and it takes so long to run through all the registered gladiators to find those who are planning to fight on any given day that the day is OVER by the time we're ready to start." "Which is why they closed down Sentern, Cimmeriac, and Firehold," Lew pointed out. "This is the same thing all over again." "Cycles," Jame said. "Things happen, and then later they happen again. We live with it. And Dwes Eg did last for, what, eight and a half years before it reached the explosion point. That isn't bad. That's forever, speaking practically." "Eight or nine years is not forever--" "The only thing that's real is today, and maybe, up to a point, tomorrow. I don't see a problem with this. What are the new parameters, Zeb?" "Dwes Eg remains open, existing teams can run and can recruit new members. BUT, no new teams will be accepted. New teams will go into a new arena, DM 84, running its first turn on the seventh of May. A regular two-week cycle." "So Dwes Eg isn't actually being closed, just closed to new teams. Okay. This works," Jame said again. "Number 84... does this mean it'll be out at that Blackstone place? Rotten weather half the year, but I suppose you could say that about any site. What about regional allegiance?" "None specified in the data I received. Probably a personal-choice situation," Zeb said. "Transfers?" Lew asked. "I don't know about transfers IN," Zeb said, "but I'd guess yes, they would be allowed. No transfers OUT, though. None out of DM 82, for that matter. Once you're in 82 or 84, the only way out is death or graduation." "That fairly describes most arenas," Jame said. "Anyone who takes up the gladiatorial life has already accepted that."