DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER
Date : 10/08/2003 Duedate: 10/21/2003
ARVAT ARENA
DM-32 TURN-456
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
STARBREAKER
CALL THE PRIEST (344)
(32-4039) [9-2-1,113]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
STARBREAKER R.WALDREP II
CALL THE PRIEST (344) REVELATIONS (325)
(32-4039) [9-2-1,113] (32-3899) [2-2-0,32]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
FIZGIGG DIETER KWAN
FISHERMAN'S WHARF (288) DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
(32-4012) [18-23-1,78] (32-4092) [6-1-0,45]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. DEVIL ADVOCATES (105) 31
2. CALL THE PRIEST (344) 28 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
3. THE STORMLORDS (337) 27 Unchartered Team
4. REVELATIONS (325) 26
5. DIAMOND THRONE (269) 21 REVELATIONS (325)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105) 694 406 37 63.1 1/ 1 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105) 9 6 2
2/ 2 CALL THE PRIEST (344) 37 24 3 60.7 2/ 3 CALL THE PRIEST (344) 7 0 1
3/ 3 THE STORMLORDS (337) 87 73 8 54.4 3/ 2 FISHERMAN'S WHARF (288) 5 7 0
4/ 0*REVELATIONS (325) 7 8 1 46.7 4/ 0*REVELATIONS (325) 2 1 0
5/ 4 FISHERMAN'S WHARF (288) 263 366 9 41.8 5/ 5 THE STORMLORDS (337) 2 3 1
6/ 5*DIAMOND THRONE (269) 3 9 2 25.0 6/ 4*DIAMOND THRONE (269) 2 8 1
'*' 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 #70 [(< + -----:----- + >)]H[(<
Between Ibizond and Korga:
The horseman started to turn away, but two of the hounds made a determined
attack on the three gladiators as they scrambled out of their sheltering tree. Now,
the tree was a trap rather than a shelter. Cadal was first out, hammering at the
nearest hound with his heavy blade.
Aghatamar was just behind him, close enough to slash at the hound trying to take
him from the side. The horseman turned back, just as the moon shone through a gap in
the clouds overhead. Aghtamar sucked in her breath in shock. There was a face, she
repeated that to herself as a litany against the unknown. Two eyes--she shuddered
and wrenched her gaze away from them, feeling her blood turn to ice and her bones to
sand. A beak of a nose, a hunting bird's beak. Gash of a mouth, with an icy glitter
of fangs.
Behind her, Zilla muttered a prayer to Sermina and struck two-handed at the
hound, awkwardly because she didn't want to look directly at it. That hound was no
beast that ever curled up quietly before a fire or accepted a pat on the head for a
job well done. Cadal lunged at his hound and came near to spitting it on his sword,
but the uncanny creature twisted away. The horseman laughed, a sound which would
chill the strongest heart, and turned away again, riding up the road toward whatever
his, or its third hound had cornered. Fist of Kjarran, most likely, but there was no
way to help him now. They had their own problems.
The hounds had a pattern of swirling in to attack and then out before they could
be struck in return, coordinating their efforts smoothly without needing their
master's guidance. They must have done this many times before. Aghtamar thought of
the other people dead along this road and knew they must have sustained just such an
attack: the horn with its message of fear, then these uncanny beasts with their
teasing and toying, and finally the huntsman on his horse. Not a good death. If
there was such a thing as a 'good death'.
While these thoughts were flitting through her mind, she kept her sword moving
as well. The hounds seemed reluctant, maybe even totally unwilling, to close with
them, but they wouldn't leave them alone, either. "The damned things are trying to
wear us down," she muttered. And it might work. She was already breathing hard, and
she could hear Zilla panting beside her. She couldn't hear Cadal, but he was
farthest from her.
"We've got to finish these," Cadal stated. "Fist of Kjarran is going to need
our help." A shuffle and lunge, a hound yelped and dodged back. "Except they won't
stand--"
"And if we just go to Fist, turn our backs on these hounds," Zilla growled,
"likely they'll jump on us from behind."
"There must be SOME way we can kill or cripple these damned hounds!" Aghtamar
snapped. "Anything that lives can be killed. It's a natural law or something."
"We're not going to find it tonight except by chance," Cadal said. "And we have
to go help Fist. If we all move together, back to back...."
"Right! Let's move," Aghtamar agreed. "On the count of three?"
*** ***** *** ***** ***
The hound that Fist of Kjarran had crippled was dragging itself down the road
toward its approaching master, whining pitifully. If it had been a proper dog, the
gladiator might have regretted the injury. As it was...serve the damned beast right.
As the hound had appeared to grow when it charged him, so did the hunter. What
might have been a big horse--if it was a horse at all--became huge, and its rider
dominated the sky. He...it seemed to wear a crown of cold lights, or maybe there
were northern lights in the sky behind its head. No, that wasn't north, that was
southeast. Fist shook his own head to clear out the fantasies. As the rider passed
the crippled hound, he cried out in a terrible voice, a word Fist didn't know and
didn't want to know. An evil word, he was sure. Maybe a spell, or a vow of
vengeance. Not that it mattered! He had the protection of Kjarran and Jayde. He
raised his sword against the moon-colored blade that was swinging down out of the
stars above him.
SPY REPORT
Hail and well met warriors of ARVAT! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes,
Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. OBSIDIAN GOLEM caught the eye of many in
the gladiatorial commission as it skillfully bested DEBBE EAST and was awarded 26
points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, LOCKED IN put down
BASKERVOLE, causing him to lose 11 points of recognition in the process. Unwilling
to wait upon the will of others, Duelmaster STARBREAKER challenged LINDEN last week
in a match to decide the fate of the throne. Although LINDEN made a valiant effort,
it did not suffice to topple the reign of victorious STARBREAKER. Informants "close"
to the city champion have told me that he never fights without pantyhose on beneath
his armor. Watch out!
But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades
that is city ARVAT. ARVAT, city of gladiators! Mighty among the names of thy guilds
is THE STORMLORDS, a guild shunned and avoided by many in the weekly duels. Methinks
more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent the better part of last
week avoiding THE STORMLORDS. Indeed it was DEVIL ADVOCATES. Mighty fighters cannot
but expect competition from those below. LINDEN take warning! You have more than a
few enemies in ARVAT.
What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his
foe's mortality? Perhaps even the strong cannot escape the vagaries of this world.
This week arena veteran DEBBE EAST was slain, despite a 10-6-0 record. I must report
the passing of VY-OTIN, veteran of many duels. 5-5-0 final record His was not
illustrious--but death plays no favorites. Fate is a fickle mistress. She showers
the miserable with fortune but sets enemies against the victorious. Remember this!
If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times
already in ARVAT. Nice atmosphere you have here! More than a sharp eye must I keep,
indeed a stout pair of legs must I keep as well! The endless paths of Alastari await
me! Till next we meet remember - the pen is mightier than the sword, but a maul is a
different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STARBREAKER 4039 9 2 1 113 CALL THE PRIEST (344)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JOHNNY B GOODE 4034 10 2 0 104 CALL THE PRIEST (344)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
OBSIDIAN GOLEM 3975 17 14 1 90 THE STORMLORDS (337)
-PRIVATE PROPERTY 4029 7 4 1 90 CALL THE PRIEST (344)
LINDEN 4072 13 8 0 85 FISHERMAN'S WHARF (288)
FIZGIGG 4012 18 23 1 78 FISHERMAN'S WHARF (288)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LOCKED IN 4049 7 4 1 62 CALL THE PRIEST (344)
-SENSOO O SURU 3979 16 11 0 59 THE STORMLORDS (337)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TIA M. ATT 4095 6 0 2 51 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
MAY FISTAFOLES 3852 12 8 0 49 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
DIETER KWAN 4092 6 1 0 45 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
BASKERVOLE 4071 8 13 0 43 FISHERMAN'S WHARF (288)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LIL ETH 4093 5 2 2 33 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
-RUN OF THE MILL 4056 3 4 0 32 CALL THE PRIEST (344)
R.WALDREP II 3899 2 2 0 32 REVELATIONS (325)
LEGION SUX 3903 3 1 1 27 REVELATIONS (325)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TIMKEN 3988 1 0 0 17 REVELATIONS (325)
SWIFT FEUTZ 4107 1 0 0 10 DIAMOND THRONE (269)
ROHAN 3361 1 2 1 8 DIAMOND THRONE (269)
CHARON 4103 1 0 0 5 THE STORMLORDS (337)
-LYMPHNODE 3902 1 1 0 4 REVELATIONS (325)
DEATH KNIGHT 4104 0 1 0 1 THE STORMLORDS (337)
DOGFISH 4105 0 1 0 1 FISHERMAN'S WHARF (288)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
I'M GOING DIE 4108 0 1 0 1 DIAMOND THRONE (269)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DEBBE EAST 3858 10 6 0 DEVIL ADVOCATES 105 OBSIDIAN GOLEM 3975 456
TALON 3359 1 2 1 DIAMOND THRONE 269 DARK CHAMPION 333 456 NONE
SOPHIA 4106 0 1 0 DIAMOND THRONE 269 BLACK ORC 329 456 NONE
VY-OTIN 4081 5 5 0 THE STORMLORDS 337 LIL ETH 4093 456
COEUR DE LION 3976 15 14 2 THE STORMLORDS 337 PRIVATE PROPERTY 4029 455
PERSONAL ADS
The Icelord -- Fair seas and Following winds, My Brother. We salute you and should
you desire my return at any time, merely contact me via either the crystal ball or
the medallion. We will be there instantaneously. Salute, Great One. -- High Lord
Bosk and The Harbingers
Debbe East -- After thinking it over very carefully, my conclusion is that you need
to work on your tan. -- Linden
Mae Fistafoles -- (grinning) I like a spirited little lady. You busy tonight? --
Baskervole
Starbreaker -- You're too late, boy. I'm unbreakable now. -- Lord Protector Trotline
P.S. But at least you got the throne the right way.
Johnny B Goode -- Your mother was wrong. You're a damned monster is what you are. --
Fizgigg
P.S. Do golems have mothers?
9 September 2003
WE'RE LOOKING FOR A FEW GOOD MANAGERS! If you think you have what it takes to match
wits and blades with some of the best managers in Alastari, then WE WANT YOU! The
Tournament Of The Golden Scrod #4 will begin in Aradi (DM 60) the turn after the Fall
Mail-In. It's not too late for you to sign up. I realize that many of you may be
hesitant after seeing that myself and Hombre have teamed up again, but we'll try to
take it easy on you guys a little bit. For more information on T#%S IV, please
contact me at ganolus@aol.com. We're looking for a few good managers...the few, the
proud, the TOGS!
-- Ganolus Oakleaf, T#%S IV Commish
15 September 2003
An Announcement Concerning the Brotherhood of the Blade Alliance:
I have chosen to withdraw my membership from the Brotherhood of the Blade
alliance. The years I have spent in the alliance have been the best of my DM career.
I leave the alliance with many great friends and will always remain close to my
former brethren.
The Brotherhood of the Blade will not skip a beat without my membership. It
remains in very capable hands and its roster is among the strongest in the game.
With the return on some of its founding members to DM, I know the BOB will continue
to grow in strength and prestige in the years to come. -- The Sandman
29 September 2003
All -- Let it be known that the Firm accepts SOL into its ranks. The Firm is:
SunGod, Dark Spirit, Youngblood, Tripwire, and SOL.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
TALON was barely slain by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
SOPHIA was barely slain by BLACK ORC in a exciting 3 minute gruesome Dark Arena duel.
STARBREAKER demolished LINDEN in a 1 minute uneven Challenge Title fight.
LOCKED IN devastated BASKERVOLE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
JOHNNY B GOODE overpowered FIZGIGG in a 1 minute mismatched match.
DEBBE EAST was barely slain by OBSIDIAN GOLEM in a popular 5 minute bloody duel.
TIA M. ATT overpowered THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
MAY FISTAFOLES defeated R.WALDREP II in a 2 minute melee.
DIETER KWAN viciously subdued CAPTURED ORC in a 2 minute gruesome duel.
VY-OTIN was dispatched by LIL ETH in a 3 minute fight.
LEGION SUX vanquished ROHAN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
TIMKEN overpowered I'M GOING DIE in a 1 minute uneven match.
DEATH KNIGHT was overpowered by SWIFT FEUTZ in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
DOGFISH was subdued by CHARON in a 1 minute amateur's competition.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 WALL OF STEEL 17 - 7 - 4 71 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 4 - 2 - 1 67 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 AIMED BLOW 4 - 2 - 1 67 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 3 LUNGING ATTACK 13 - 7 - 0 65 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 4 - 3 - 1 57 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 STRIKING ATTACK 15 - 12 - 1 56 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 11 - 9 - 0 55 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 4 - 0 50 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-STRIKE 12 - 18 - 1 40 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
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:
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 2 3 SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 TOTAL PARRY
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 PARRY-LUNGE
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK STARBREAKER 4039 9 2 1 113 CALL THE PRIEST (344)
TOTAL PARRY OBSIDIAN GOLEM 3975 17 14 1 90 THE STORMLORDS (337)
WALL OF STEEL LINDEN 4072 13 8 0 85 FISHERMAN'S WHARF (288)
AIMED BLOW LOCKED IN 4049 7 4 1 62 CALL THE PRIEST (344)
PARRY-LUNGE MAY FISTAFOLES 3852 12 8 0 49 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
LUNGING ATTACK DIETER KWAN 4092 6 1 0 45 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is FIZGIGG 4012. The most popular warrior this turn
was DEBBE EAST 3858. The ten other most popular fighters were SOPHIA 4106, DIETER
KWAN 4092, VY-OTIN 4081, TALON 3359, OBSIDIAN GOLEM 3975, MAY FISTAFOLES 3852,
STARBREAKER 4039, LOCKED IN 4049, JOHNNY B GOODE 4034, and TIA M. ATT 4095.
The least popular fighter this week was DOGFISH 4105. The other ten least popular
fighters were DEATH KNIGHT 4104, I'M GOING DIE 4108, ROHAN 3361, LIL ETH 4093,
FIZGIGG 4012, BASKERVOLE 4071, LINDEN 4072, CHARON 4103, SWIFT FEUTZ 4107, and TIMKEN
3988.
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, 18 additional warriors graduated
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament:
CAFFEINE JUNKIE (3-6110) ADDICTED
CATFISH HUNTER (5-3315) PARTY ANIMALS
MATTAHOOPLE (16-4203) GIFTED GODS
SWEET JANE (53-6535) THE DARK TEMPLE
LIL NOIR (62-3311) ENIGMA
NARCISSISTIC NUN (69-8644) ODD SQUAD
LEGION '8' (71-2369) D.O.A.
RAW SEX APPEAL (82-1331) WHY WE LOVE TUM
ZOMBIE STOMP (82-2617) NO MORE TEARS
VIOLENT VOLE (82-4565) MAMMAL MILITIA
LADY OF THE MOON (82-5481) HARM NONE
KAMIKAZI GNAT (82-6073) DEADLY ATTACKS II
THE 13TH WARRIOR (82-6346) STOOPID MOVIES
SIRTON (82-9190) I AM SUCK
DUNE (82-10414) 4-LETTER EPICS
FLEM (82-12614) 4-LETTER FLUIDS
GREENHOUSE EFFECT (82-12996) GLOBAL WARMING
UGLY (82-14501) 4-LETTER DESCRIPTION
-- Green Eyes