DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/20/2005    Duedate: 05/03/2005

IAYE ARENA

DM-30    TURN-495

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SENATOR SEDALIA
LENPROS (145)
(30-4245) [14-7-0,113]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MESSENGER BIRD                 ENCHANTED
GAMEHENDGE (299)               CRYSTAL PALACE (435)
(30-4414) [16-11-2,131]        (30-4517) [5-1-0,37]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

MESSENGER BIRD                 PARATOMS
GAMEHENDGE (299)               LENPROS (145)
(30-4414) [16-11-2,131]        (30-4520) [0-2-0,8]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

GAMEHENDGE (299)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. LENPROS (145)               43
2. GAMEHENDGE (299)            41      THE WARLOCKS (430)
3. THE A'S -- LOSERS II (431)  17      Unchartered Team
4. CRYSTAL PALACE (435)        15
5. WRESTLMANIACS (73)          14      CRYSTAL PALACE (435)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2*CRYSTAL PALACE (435)       9   3  0 75.0   1/ 2 GAMEHENDGE (299)         11  4 1
 2/ 1 THE WARLOCKS (430)        63  22  5 74.1   2/ 4 THE A'S -- LOSERS  (431)  9  6 1
 3/ 3 THE A'S -- LOSERS  (431)  71  43  3 62.3   3/ 1 THE WARLOCKS (430)        9  6 0
 4/ 4 LENPROS (145)            808 543 24 59.8   4/ 3 RED DOG GANG (356)        7  8 1
 5/ 5 GAMEHENDGE (299)          90  72  7 55.6   5/ 7*CRYSTAL PALACE (435)      5  1 0
 6- 6*RANDOM (391)               7   6  0 53.8   6/ 5 WRESTLMANIACS (73)        5  4 0
 7/ 7 WRESTLMANIACS (73)        40  38  3 51.3   7/ 6 LENPROS (145)             5  8 0
 8/ 9 RED DOG GANG (356)       381 510  7 42.8   8- 8*RANDOM (391)              1  0 0
 9-10*RESCUE RANGERS II (385)    1   2  0 33.3   9- 9*RESCUE RANGERS II (385)   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

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

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 255): CHAOS WARRIOR of CHAMPIONS OF STEEL (Blackstorm, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 512): K. K. DOWNING of THE HEADCUTTERS II (Street Legal)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 512): VISIGOTH of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 505): MAYBE LATER of JUST CHILLIN (Mr. Freeze, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 501): STONEFISH of AUSSIE KILLERS (THawk, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 501): TRIMOX of OSCO INTOXICATORS (Osco, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 502): TWISTED SISTER of IT'S ALL RELATIVE (Alfredo
                           Frothingslosh, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 494): BERTHA of THE WARLOCKS (Malaquar, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 463): DARK LENORA of BEYOND THE PALE (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 456): THE VEAL DEAL of GLAD TO MEAT YOU (Alfredo
                             Frothingslosh, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 446): KHORNE SHADOWSPAWN of RUBY DRAGONS (Talon Warsmith)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 203): RENDOR QUIL of MIDDLE WAY 8 (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 361): THE-SHOCKER of DEATH STUDS VII (Death Stud, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 350): SHADY LADY of WAYFARERS (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 157): MORROLAN E'DRIEN of THE FURIOUS FIVE (Generalissimo
                             Puerco, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 398): PEPSI of OVERWORLD from FIREHOLD (Papaiz, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 255): LA PENTARCHIE (The Pentalque, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 512): THE HEADCUTTERS II (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 512): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 505): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 501): AUSSIE KILLERS (THawk, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 501): OSCO INTOXICATORS (Osco, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 502): VENOM (Lord Fang, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 494): THE WARLOCKS (Malaquar, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 463): BLOOD ANGELS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 456): GLAD TO MEAT YOU (Alfredo Frothingslosh, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 446): BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (Leeta, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 203): SITTEES (Barnabas, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 361): SILENT WARRIORS (Ganolus Oakleaf, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 350): EMPIRE OF THE SUN (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 157): THE FURIOUS FIVE (Generalissimo Puerco, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 398): THE POISON CLAN (Master Tazo, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 512): K. K. DOWNING of THE HEADCUTTERS II (Street Legal)
                               BLUE BLAZES of COLORIFIC (Purple People Eater, mgr.)
                               LOWELL DARNO of IMMORTALS (Dartor, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 505): MAYBE LATER of JUST CHILLIN (Mr. Freeze, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 501): PINK of SEEING RED (Edge, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 446): KHORNE SHADOWSPAWN of RUBY DRAGONS (Talon Warsmith)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 361): THE-SHOCKER of DEATH STUDS VII (Death Stud, mgr.)
                          WILDFIRE of NATURAL DISASTERS (Soultaker, mgr.)
                          NEWCASTLE of BEERBARIANS (The Dark One, mgr.)
              (turn 360): DEMURRER of LEGALESE (The Judge, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 156): THE SADMAN of THE FURIOUS FIVE (Generalissimo Puerco)
                             WHIPSNADE of THE FURIOUS FIVE (Generalissimo Puerco)
                             DASKINOR of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Welcome IAYE.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights have I 
fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  Biff!  Pow!  IAYE watched 
with glee as THE WARLOCKS got knocked off top spot by GAMEHENDGE!  Some people say I 
ramble too much, I don't say anything relevant.  I repeat myself.  I ramble.  Well 
GAMEHENDGE moved up 1, to 1st.  LENPROS' hatred of THE WARLOCKS surfaced again as 
SENATOR SEDALIA challenged IAYE's top dog.  I can barely restrain my enthusiam for 
LENPROS' outstanding member, Duelmaster SENATOR SEDALIA.  Wouldn't it be nice to have 
live subjects to practice on?  I hear some team is looking into the uses of convicted 
prisoners.   
     Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges...  The most avoided team 
was THE A'S -- LOSERS II.  The bums at WRESTLMANIACS couldn't face the challenges 
from THE A'S -- LOSERS II!  No excuse for that!  How well I know the feeling of being 
the most challenged warrior, WROTE THE BOOK!  Don't make idle boasts, they may come 
back to haunt you.  SIERRA didn't quite know what to make of a challenge he received 
from DR. ROSENZWEIG of LENPROS, who is 19 points below him.  DR. ROSENZWEIG perhaps 
got his just desserts, seeing as he beat SIERRA and ended up with 87 recognition 
points.   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  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.  All work 
and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter.  Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.  
Olaffighterwork and no play.  Time for my medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, 
practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SENATOR SEDALIA 4245         14   7  0   113       LENPROS (145)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MESSENGER BIRD 4414          16  11  2   131       GAMEHENDGE (299)
 TELA 2973                    20  16  0   120       GAMEHENDGE (299)
 DARK STAR 4468               15   2  1   116       THE WARLOCKS (430)
 BERTHA 4469                  16   1  0    96       THE WARLOCKS (430)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DR. ROSENZWEIG 4247          12   5  0    87       LENPROS (145)
 FREEDA 4485                  10  10  0    84       RED DOG GANG (356)
 ADMIRAL ISO 4202             14   8  2    83       LENPROS (145)
 GISSANNIAH 4486              11   9  0    82       RED DOG GANG (356)
 THE RIVER 4460               14   3  0    78       GAMEHENDGE (299)
 SIERRA 4477                  13   5  1    76       THE A'S -- LOSERS II (431)
 H. HATRACK 4481              11   5  2    67       THE WARLOCKS (430)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRAZY FINGERS 4480            9   7  1    65       THE WARLOCKS (430)
-STINGER 4098                  5   4  0    65       RANDOM (391)
 THE WIND 4461                10   7  1    64       GAMEHENDGE (299)
 CANDYMAN 4467                12   5  1    63       THE WARLOCKS (430)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WALT WEISS 4482              11   5  0    56       THE A'S -- LOSERS II (431)
 ROWDY RODDY 621               8   9  0    53       WRESTLMANIACS (73)
 OUTBACK JACK 672              9   8  2    47       WRESTLMANIACS (73)
 STONE COLD 4315               3   0  0    46       WRESTLMANIACS (73)
 ENCHANTED 4517                5   1  0    37       CRYSTAL PALACE (435)
 COCO B. WARE 685              9   7  0    34       WRESTLMANIACS (73)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STEINBACH 4473                7  12  0    33       THE A'S -- LOSERS II (431)
 RISHTEKE 4511                 6   6  0    28       RED DOG GANG (356)
 THE CLEAR 4539                3   0  0    27       THE A'S -- LOSERS II (431)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BIG MAC 4547                  2   0  1    24       THE A'S -- LOSERS II (431)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WROTE THE BOOK 4540           2   1  0    23       GAMEHENDGE (299)
 PERROJO 4510                  4   8  1    22       RED DOG GANG (356)
-MOPT 4103                     2   0  0    22       RANDOM (391)
 UNSCATHED 4516                4   2  0    18       CRYSTAL PALACE (435)
 PASTOR PENTANE 4519           2   3  1    16       LENPROS (145)
 BIGFOOTS 4512                 2   8  0    14       RED DOG GANG (356)
-MONTY 4037                    1   1  0    14       RESCUE RANGERS II (385)
 PARATOMS 4520                 0   2  0     8       LENPROS (145)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
TRUSTWORTHY SCRIB 364  0  1 0   1                   BIG MAC 4547          495 NONE    
ZIPPER 4034            0  1 0 RESCUE RANGERS II 385 PASTOR PENTANE 4519   491 NOT REVE
THE ROCK 4314         10  2 1 WRESTLMANIACS 73      MESSENGER BIRD 4414   494         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

(Ack, ack.  Cough, cough!)  The signs of Lenpro gagging after his team's very poor
three turn performance.  Rumor has it he is asking his brother, Fandil The Wise, and
his cousin, The Great And Wonderful Oz, to cast mighty spells on all things related
to the recent demise.  (Like wrestling, hockey, maple leaves, people who say "eh",
etc.) -- The Lenpro Chronicle

Bertha -- Again congratulations.  You are strutting your high-level skills, and you
deserve public acclaim for your results. -- Lenpro

Leeta -- We still have not seemed to get any reactions; perhaps we need to incite?
(For example:  Wrestling is not a sport.  All A's everywhere are definitely losers.
Warlocks are lady wimps.  Clifford is an ugly red dog.  Lenpro is an ugly name.
Crystal Palace is merely a cheap glass hut....  You get the idea.)  But we will not
do that, will we? -- Lenpro

Monty -- Careful, now.  Don't follow in your fellow teammate's footsteps.  I will
pray for you both. -- Lenpro

Bertha -- Clearly you are my daddy. -- Senator Rosenzweig

The Wind -- Better call a doctor...oops you already did that, and that is how you got
into this position. -- Dr. Rosenzweig

Tela -- I learned something there, all right.  Avoid! -- Admiral Iso

Big Mac -- You were simply too many calories for me, pal. -- Paratoms

The River -- Rivers of blood, that is. -- Gissanniah

Crazy Fingers -- Is that a kind of breadsticks?  I noticed the tomato sauce. --
Freeda

Stone Cold -- Nobody told me I'd have to wrestle!  I was too busy trying not to step
on you, anyway. -- Bigfoots

Coco B. Ware -- You've got a heck of a nerve, turning the fight around like that! --
Perrojo

Unscathed -- Well, how about "lightly scathed"? -- Rishteke

Lenpro -- Well...we could try a little downchallenging.  That always seems to stir up
the animals. -- Leeta, not serious (me, issue ANY kind of challenge?)

28 March 2005
Is there anybody in the DM game who is incarcerated that has had to litigate in order
to continue playing?  Or anyone in the free world who may be able to help me with
case law or legal advice?  The Administration has already taken "D&D type games" from
us once (though I recently had that decision overturned).  I believe it's only a
matter of time before they try it again and I am prepared to file a lawsuit if need
be.  I enjoy DM and any help that could be offered would be greatly appreciated!  I
can be contacted at:
     Danny Warren
     #28341
     P.O. Box 250
     Draper, UT  84070
     or:
     Heathen, mgr. Misnomers DM 47

28 March 2005
Ladies and gents...get your teams together and join in on the hottest and fiercest
contest ever to grace the arena sands!  Intrigue, personal wars, you name it...we got
it going on!  What is this contest?  It's the Turf War IV in DM 47, North Fork!!
This fantastic contest was begun by my alliance mate Asmo Dius, and I've picked up
some of the slack.  Contest starts on Turn 225 (approx. date June 9th?).  It's an
"alliance-type contest", so grab your folks and bring them in for a bang up time.
Rules will be printed in the DM 47 newsletter at least until the contest starts. --
Baphomet, Host...Company of Brothers Alliance, Illuminati Confederation of Alliances

28 March 2005
Contest Announcement
====================
It's finally here!  ScumFest 2005!  The greatest scum in the land of Alastari are
formally invited to participate in ScumFest 2005, a contest involving the scummiest
scum in all of Alastari!

Who:  All Scum in Alastari
What:  Scum Fest 2005!
Where:  Talahya
When:  May 23rd, Talahya Turns 490-499

Rules
======
The object of winning ScumFest is to have the longest cumulative time (in minutes) at
the end of the 10th round.

Should there be a tie at the end of 10 rounds, tiebreakers are (in order):
- Head to Head Record
- Win/Loss Percentage
- Average Fight Length
(We'll go into overtime if they're still tied)

There are no other rules.  A manager may use any means at his disposal in order to
accomplish his goal.  Collusion, hiring Aimed Blows to take out the leaders, etc.
Anything goes!

To enter the scum fest, please write a personal ad in the DM 100 newsletter,
declaring your intention to join the contest, or send an email to managerr@aol.com

Please include warrior name and ID numbers of the contestants.  You may enter the
competition up until Turn 494.

Prizes will be announced after the competition begins.  The point of the contest is
to prove you have the scummiest scum, and necessarily for a silly prize.

Good luck and Happy Scumming!

-- Manager

6 April 2005
                                SLAUGHTER'S CHALLENGE

     I would like to make a formal announcement to all the managers of Alastari that
the inaugural/memorial challenge put forth by Abarsis, The Slaughter Priest (Richard
Hammes) has been approved by the commission.  The contest will be held in TROCAR,
arena 54, beginning on the turn that starts around June 2nd.  Keep in mind that this
is a slow arena.  Before I go on, I would like to personally thank the commission for
procuring an outstanding top prize for this contest.  This announcement follows my
last and entry into the contest will be a minimum $5 donation, which I will pool and
give to a charity in the San Diego area in Richard Hammes' name and memory.  My
address is at the end.  Once the donation is made, I intend to notify RSI of the
charity and amount we donated as a matter of pride for them and us in this game!  I
will notify everyone in an all arena ad as well.
     The contest is pretty simple.  Any team may enter, there are no restrictions on
fight experience!  There are no challenges, avoids, bloodfeuds, or tourneys allowed
and only one single use of the Dark Arena is allowed after the contest begins.  To
help eliminate any interference, I am going to allow avoids of non-contest teams in
case they are there to manipulate and affect the winner of the contest.  Scoring is
as follows:

1 point for winning
1 point for killing (giving 2 in total, 1 for the win and 1 for the kill)
1 point for at least one of your warriors writing a personal (regardless of number of
     personals beyond one you still only get one point).  Make sure it is written
     from one of your team's warriors and not simply the manager entity or you will
     not get the point.
-1 point for losing
-1 point for being killed (giving -2 in total, -1 for losing and -1 for being killed)

     The contest will last for 12 turns, again beginning roughly June 2nd.  May I
point out that if you use your Dark Arena fight you will get either 2 points, for
winning, or -2, for losing, and ALL fights count in the scoring.  It matters not if
you fight a non-contest warrior or a stand-in; they still count as much as fighting a
contest warrior.  This will be a test of basic strategy with a touch of luck added in
as well.
     If anyone should break the no tourney rule they will lose 5 points for each
warrior entered and those warriors, and any subsequent warriors who replace them in
death, cannot score points!  Break the no DA, challenge, or avoid rules (except
avoids of non-contest teams) and you will be DQ'd as soon as the transgression is
discovered.  To keep the contest playing field as level as possible, we will have no
messing with these rules.  Of course you may DA the one time, just as a
clarification, but the second time gets you DQ'd.  This also counts if it is found
you bring a second team in for the purpose of making challenges.  You can bring a
second team, just don't think they can challenge to give you an advantage.  This
means DQ to your contest team.  A second team may also enter the contest with its own
donation of $5 and adherence to the rules.  Well, enough of that, I'm sure you'd like
to see the prizes so here they are:

1st place - +1 bonus to one warrior on the team, 1 resurrection potion, and 1
     favorite knowledge
2nd place - +1 bonus for one warrior, 1 favorites knowledge
3rd place- +1 bonus for one warrior
Iron Manager - Run 54 of the possible 60 fights and get a +1 bonus potion

     The resurrection potion may be used on any FE warrior, however the favorites and
+1 bonus potions must be used on a warrior with at least 5 FE.  These prizes also
must be used within 2 turns of the ending of the contest.  Even those rookie level
teams can figure out a way to use that resurrection potion if you think night fight
;), after the contest of course, so don't think this is only good for experienced
teams!  Check your rosters and unused RU's and see if you can't find a reason to come
and test your mettle!
     Again, entry fee is a minimum $5 donation, money order preferred method but if
that doesn't work for you we can figure alternate means.  If a hopeful entrant
happens to be incarcerated and the only real means of making the donation is an
account transfer, please make sure you let me know where the transfer came from and
which team it is for.  I prefer that this only be used as donation method by
incarcerated players unless otherwise discussed with me.  Please drop me an email, or
diplo my team in Tobir(14), letting me know you are sending a donation for entry and
the amount so I can be on the lookout for it in the mail.  Thanks to all who have
sent their sympathies regarding our game's loss of a kind and admirable soul and my
best wishes to all!

Street Legal
Jeff Bura
193 Pepperidge Dr.
Wixom, MI 48393
triumph1971@hotmail.com
THE DEATH SQUAD (63) in Tobir, arena 14

12 April 2005
                               A Question of Contests
                               by Hammer the WordSmith

     The familiar figure of a veteran manager clad in an Elven War Cloak at a lone
outpost somewhere near the cross roads of ElseWhere and ElseWhen sorted through his
vast disarray of DM papers and notes.
     Hammer pondered upon the recent dispatches that he had received regarding the
upcoming contests that he had been invited to participate in; after all, most contest
managers enjoyed having a HAMMERZ stable on the sands, due to the fact that they were
usually comprised of dues paying gladiators who were just a cut above the average RSI
Stand Ins.
     The Scum Fest in ADM sponsored by the veteran manager named Manager looked like
an entertaining offer, but alas, Hammer had NO candidates worthy enough to warrant
spending the cycle fees for their fleeting participation in such a contest.
     Perhaps sometime in the future, when Hammer succeeded in graduating some Aimers
and a promising candidate from one of his slow arena stables, would be the proper
time.
     TW4 in DM 47 was already on Hammer's list of contests to participate in,
especially with the convening of the Clown Circus in North Fork/SCOMSS Swamp Arena,
along with all the other zany personalities and alliances that promised to make this
the greatest ever Turf War contest that Alastari had ever witnessed upon the bloody
arena sands!
     Those same Clowns had sent Hammer an invitation to participate in a contest that
their Dark Knighties were sponsoring in an Andorian slow arena, but Hammer also had
an invitation to send a stable to DM 54 for a contest being held in the memory of
Slaughter Priest, one of Hammer's former alliance mates who had met with an untimely
and violently unexpected death while doing a good deed for a friend off world in San
Diego.
     Also added into the mix was an intriguing contest being sponsored by Zalgor
Prigg that was to be staged in a few months in the currently closed DM 13 Dullens
Regular Arena.
     Zalgor had contacted Hammer earlier in the year to inform the veteran manager
that his newest contest would feature a first round Dark Arena Challenge to level the
playing field.  Also, each gladiator would have a hyphenated Style listing after
their name for the Style Masters competition.
     An All Arena Ad Announcement was expected to be filed by Zalgor sometime before
the Summer 2005 Tourney, thus allowing the DM 13 Dark Arena Replacement Warriors from
the Dullens Contest to enter the Rookie Fall Mailer Tourney to prep for the contest.
     Hammer had been considering sponsoring such a Dark Arena First Round Type
Contest, but it would be much better to just enter the Zalgor sponsored contest,
rather than to be subjected to all the current Contest Host Harassment that was
plaguing the many contest arenas throughout Alastari.
     A grim smile crossed the lips of Hammer as he thought about the possibility of
the Clowns getting a taste of their own medicine while sponsoring their Andorian
contest.
     Hammer quickly took a pen and paper, writing instructions to his gladiator
trainer GrimmDorr at his Hammerz Flower Garden Morya Manor Estate on the Lake on the
outskirts of the DM 28 Morya Arena, to assemble a Cast of Cast Offs to enter the
upcoming contest being sponsored by Zalgor Prigg.
     Hammer jotted down a note to file the following stable with the Gladiatorial
Commission once Zalgor Prigg had announced the contest in Dullens DM 13 Arena:
     ASTONISH HAMMERS stable to register DARK ARENA HAMMER--SL, DARK ARENA HAMMER--
ST, DARK ARENA HAMMER--AB, DARK ARENA HAMMER--BA and DARK ARENA HAMMER--PS for the
Zalgor Prigg sponsored contest in Dullens DM 13 whenever the Gladiatorial Commission
was ready.
     Hammer then turned his attention to the two slow arena contest invitations that
tugged at his emotions for full participation.
     However, there was only room for one more stable addition in the current plans
of the veteran manager, who had deactivated his SNOW CALL HAMMERZ in DM 50 to devote
his attention to entering a new stable in a promising slow arena contest.
     Street Legal had recently cleared the air with the Gladiatorial Commission in
regards to sponsoring SLAUGHTER'S CHALLENGE in DM 54, which would begin in Trocar
around the first week of June.
     As yet, there seemed to be NO OFFICIAL ALL ARENA ANNOUNCEMENT from the Clowns
regarding their contest in an Andorian slow arena.
     These Clowns had a lot to learn about sponsoring and advertising contests!
     Hammer thought back to two years ago when Maximillian had convinced the veteran
manager to Co-Sponsor Maximillian's Morya Madness in the DM 28 slow arena.
     Abarsis the Slaughter Priest had answered the call to cross blades in the
Madness by entering a stable named LEE FAMILY.
     LEE FAMILY had NOT missed a single fight during the Madness until Slaughter
Priest's life was snuffed out one dark night in San Diego while helping a friend.
     When the Delarq Death Fest was sponsored by Hammer in the DM 59 Illis slow
arena, Slaughter Priest had answered the call to cross blades by sending a stable
named FASCIST DROOL to compete for the Ten Death Fest Prize Categories.
     Abarsis the Slaughter Priest a.k.a. Richard Hammes had been a true DM friend and
a fine competitor among many, not to mention a close comrade in arms while Hammer had
been a member of the Vendetta Cartel.
     As was written by Street Legal a.k.a. Jeff Bura in a recent All Arena Ad Eulogy
to the Memory of Slaughter Priest a.k.a. Richard Hammes:
     "On November 10, 2004, Richard Hammes was taken from us in a senseless act of
violence during a robbery attempt at a friend's store where he sometimes worked.  He
was watching the store so his friend could go home to tend to his son who had taken
ill."
     Now the DM Community who either knew Rich personally from the RT and VC Emails,
or from crossing blades on the sands with this avid DM competitor; now have the
opportunity to Honor His Memory by competing in a DM 54 contest held in his Honor.
     Could Hammer do no less?
     This was an opportunity to set aside personal goals and allocate the necessary
funds to enter a stable in SLAUGHTER'S CHALLENGE to Honor the Memory of Rich Hammes!
     Hammer quickly filled out an entry form to dispatch to the Gladiatorial
Commission to register the following stable in DM 54 Trocar for SLAUGHTER'S
CHALLENGE:
     Be it known that MEMORIAL HAMMERZ are hereby registering SLAUGHTER HAMMER, FASC
DROOL HAMMER, LEE FAMILY HAMMER, HONOR RICH HAMMER and GRUNGE GRL HAMMER in DM 54
Trocar for the Street Legal sponsored contest in Honor of Richard Hammes a.k.a.
Abarsis the Slaughter Priest.
     GRUNGE GIRL was one of Slaughter Priest's warriors from his FASCIST DROOL.
stable that was entered in the Delarq Death Fest in DM 59 Illis Arena, so it was only
fitting to name one of the MEMORIAL HAMMERZ gladiators after one of Rich's warriors
that had competed in a Hammer Sponsored Contest.
     Hammer leaned back in his chair and reflected upon the memories of his fallen
comrade from his days in the Vendetta Cartel. Tears moistened the veteran manager's
eyes upon every remembrance of his fallen VC comrade in arms.
     Hopefully the odd assortment of veteran and newbie managers would answer the
call to cross blades in Honor of the fallen Slaughter Priest in the type of contest
that Rich had envisioned to one day Sponsor and Participate with some of Alastari's
Finest Managers!
     This One's for YOU Rich/Slaughter Priest; May You Rest in Peace!

Hammer
WordSmith
WeaponSmith
Minister of War
kLk Knight
Illuminati Ice Pick

12 April 2005
                           FRATSFA'S QUEST FOR THE BEST!!!

     Rollup certs aplenty!  Need to know favorites for warriors initiate or above?
SURE!  Renaming of both the arena and the D.A. Monsters?  Why not!  Skill bonus
potions?  Of course!  This and more is all possible for the top 10 (ten) teams in:
Fratsfa's Quest for the Best!
     What does it cost you ask?  NOTHING!  Who is running the contest and putting up
the total of 30 rollup certs as prizes to be split up amongst the top 6 (six) teams?
Dark Knight Wasby, Dark Knight Goat and Dark Knight Toker of the Desolate Empire of
vendett@UNITED!  The gaming commission is also going to supply prizes for the top 10
(ten) teams.  Where?  FRATSFA DM-52!  When?  The month of July, T-207.
     Rules!  We, of the Desolate Empire, do not like the word Rules!  So, we use the
term requirements.  Here they are:

1.  One team per manager entered in the contest.
2.  Only (1) Total Parry on your team at a time.
3.  You must declare (1) warrior as your team's scout.
4.  Managers that have teams established in Fratsfa must have 3 (three) warriors in
    the initiates class by the contest's 3rd turn.  (If they wish to compete, or can
    send in new team!)
5.  If you bloodfeud, you must use a different warrior each time to score the
    bloodfeud points.
6.  You must declare your team in the p-ads to be entered.
7.  A declared champion and scout cannot be the same warrior.
8.  Champions are not required (manager's choice)!  Champions must be declared on the
    first fight.

     We are also offering 25 bonus points to managers that submit a brief history (5
paragraph minimum) including your manager and team name by the contest's 3rd turn.
These points will be added to the scores on turn 211.
     Now, on to the scoring:  Wins + Kills - Losses = base score
                                     Base score + Variants = Total Score

BASE SCORE POINTS
WIN = +1 point
KILL = +1 point
LOSS = -1 point

VARIANT SCORES
SCOUT WIN = +2 points
SCOUT LOSS = -2 points
SCOUT DEATH = -5 points
CHAMPION WIN = +3 points
CHAMPION LOSS = -3 points
STYLE MASTER FOR TURN = +1 point
MOST AVOIDED TEAM = +2 points
SUCCESSFUL BLOODFEUD = +2 points
FAILED BLOODFEUD = -2 points

     Let's say (a) team goes 3-2-2 = 3 wins + 2 kills - 2 losses = +3 base score.
His champion won (+3 pts) and is style master for this turn (+1 pt).  His scout lost
(-2), for a total turn score of +5 points.
     Now, let's say (b) team goes 1-4-1 = 1 win + 1 kill - 4 losses = -2 pts.  His
fighting marvel of a scout won (+2 pts) and the scout's win was a successful
bloodfeud (+2 pts).  So, the total points for the turn would be +2 points.  (There
was no champion on this team.)

Now on to the prizes:

1ST PLACE "FRATSFA'S BEST":
     1)  12 (Twelve) rollup gift certificates transferred to "Fratsfa's Best"
         ultimate victor.
     2)  Renaming of Fratsfa's arena for 6 (six) months.
     3)  Renaming of D.A. monsters: Wurmkin', Bandit Prince and Black Orc.
     4)  1 (one) favorites potion.*
     5)  1 (one) +1 bonus skill potion.**
2ND PLACE
     1)  8 (eight) rollup gift certificates transferred to 2nd place manager.
     2)  Rename the D.A. monsters:  Dark Champion and High Elf.
     3)  1 (one) favorites potion.*
     4)  1 (one) +1 bonus potion.*
3RD PLACE
     1)  4 (four) rollup gift certificates transferred to 3rd place manager.
     2)  Renaming of D.A. monsters Mountain Troll and Shewish Giant.
     3)  1 (one) favorites potion.*
     4)  1 (one) +1 bonus skill potion.**
4TH PLACE
     1)  3 (three) rollup gift certificates
     2)  1 (one) favorites potion.*
     3)  Rename D.A. Monster Stone Golem
5TH PLACE
     1)  2 (two) rollup gift certificates
     2)  1 (one) favorites potion.*
     3)  Rename D.A. monster Spy Master
6TH PLACE
     1)  1 (one) rollup gift certificate
     2)  1 (one) favorites potion.*
7TH PLACE
     1) 1 (one) favorites potion.*
8TH PLACE
     1) 1 (one) favorites potion.*
9TH PLACE
     1) 1 (one) favorites potion.*
10 PLACE
     1) 1 (one) favorites potion.*
STABLE STAMINA AWARDS:
     All teams that fight at least 67 of the possible 75 fights will get 1 (one) FREE
tournament entry for a warrior of that team in the first tournament after the
completion of "Fratsfa's Quest for the Best"!

-- NOTE --
* -- All potions must be used within 2 (two) turns of the contest and on initiate
(tournament class) or higher character on the same team that competed in Fratsfa,
non-transferable.
*  1 (one) favorites potion gives all faves:  Rhythm, Tactic and Weapon.
** 1 (one) +1 bonus skill potion gives +1 to 1 (one) skill.

    Our thanks go to RSI for their cooperation with us on the prizes they have
sponsored to make this contest of ours a reality.
     Any questions can be addressed to Toker, mgr. Vincere Aut Mori in DM 18 or by
email:  darkknighttoker@yahoo.com!  OR to Goat, mgr. Desolate Ones DM 47 or to Wasby,
mgr. Soul Forge in DM 47.

20 April 2005
I have returned after a five-year absence.  I expect all tithes, gifts and bequeaths
to resume as normal. -- Magic Man

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SENATOR SEDALIA bested BERTHA in a 4 minute master's Challenge Title fight.
DR. ROSENZWEIG unbelievably bested SIERRA in a popular 3 minute Challenge match.
ROWDY RODDY was viciously subdued by CANDYMAN in a 2 minute gory Challenge contest.
OUTBACK JACK overpowered STEINBACH in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
ENCHANTED bested COCO B. WARE in a 3 minute Challenge duel.
PASTOR PENTANE was narrowly defeated by THE CLEAR in a 3 minute Challenge struggle.
PARATOMS was beaten by UNSCATHED in a crowd pleasing 6 minute gory Challenge brawl.
TELA handily defeated GISSANNIAH in a 1 minute uneven melee.
MESSENGER BIRD vanquished NOBLE ASSASSIN in a action packed 2 minute one-sided duel.
DARK STAR overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
ADMIRAL ISO overcame THE WIND in a popular 2 minute brutal bout.
FREEDA luckily beat CRAZY FINGERS in a 3 minute bloody competition.
H. HATRACK was bested by KUNG-FU MASTER in a exciting 2 minute bloody battle.
THE RIVER beat KHALHUMS DWARF in a unpopular 4 minute conflict.
STONE COLD overpowered PERROJO in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
WALT WEISS devastated RISHTEKE in a 1 minute brutal uneven duel.
BIGFOOTS was viciously subdued by WROTE THE BOOK in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brawl.
BIG MAC executed TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 1 minute brutal one-sided match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         AIMED BLOW        13 -   5 -  0      72  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         PARRY-LUNGE       16 -   7 -  0      70  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -   9 -  2      65  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -   9 -  1      63  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         BASHING ATTACK    15 -  10 -  3      60  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         LUNGING ATTACK    29 -  21 -  3      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY       23 -  17 -  0      58  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         WALL OF STEEL     14 -  17 -  0      45  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -  11 -  1      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   3 -  0      40  |

Turn 495 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     PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  2         3  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  3         1  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  2                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      SENATOR SEDALIA 4245       14   7  0  113 LENPROS (145)
STRIKING ATTACK  MESSENGER BIRD 4414        16  11  2  131 GAMEHENDGE (299)
SLASHING ATTACK  TELA 2973                  20  16  0  120 GAMEHENDGE (299)
BASHING ATTACK   DARK STAR 4468             15   2  1  116 THE WARLOCKS (430)
PARRY-LUNGE      BERTHA 4469                16   1  0   96 THE WARLOCKS (430)
WALL OF STEEL    GISSANNIAH 4486            11   9  0   82 RED DOG GANG (356)
LUNGING ATTACK   SIERRA 4477                13   5  1   76 THE A'S -- LOSERS II (431)
AIMED BLOW       ENCHANTED 4517              5   1  0   37 CRYSTAL PALACE (435)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MESSENGER BIRD 4414.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was PARATOMS 4520.  The ten other most popular fighters were MESSENGER BIRD 
4414, BERTHA 4469, SIERRA 4477, SENATOR SEDALIA 4245, THE WIND 4461, H. HATRACK 4481, 
CANDYMAN 4467, CRAZY FINGERS 4480, PASTOR PENTANE 4519, and WROTE THE BOOK 4540.

The least popular fighter this week was THE RIVER 4460.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BIGFOOTS 4512, RISHTEKE 4511, PERROJO 4510, GISSANNIAH 4486, COCO B. 
WARE 685, STEINBACH 4473, UNSCATHED 4516, ROWDY RODDY 621, DR. ROSENZWEIG 4247, and 
BIG MAC 4547.