DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER Date : 11/06/2003 Duedate: 11/19/2003 NIYTYOLE ISLAND ARENA DM-33 TURN-456 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS WILD CARD HAMMER CASINO HAMMERZ (576) (33-6864) [20-14-2,120] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader PANDORA DARTMAN OBSIDIAN HALL (192) COLGATE DAYS (594) (33-6898) [13-9-2,124] (33-7161) [2-1-0,15] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite WILD CARD HAMMER DARTMAN CASINO HAMMERZ (576) COLGATE DAYS (594) (33-6864) [20-14-2,120] (33-7161) [2-1-0,15] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM CASINO HAMMERZ (576) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. OBSIDIAN HALL (192) 48 2. CASINO HAMMERZ (576) 38 PETS ON FIRE (573) 3. WHEN DOGMA FAILS (566) 32 Unchartered Team 4. SACKETT'S & CO. (552) 19 5. COLGATE DAYS (594) 5 COLGATE DAYS (594) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*COLGATE DAYS (594) 2 1 0 66.7 1/ 1 CASINO HAMMERZ (576) 10 4 1 2/ 2 PETS ON FIRE (573) 123 73 8 62.8 2/ 2 PETS ON FIRE (573) 9 3 0 3- 3 CAVITY CREEPS II (398) 91 69 4 56.9 3/ 8 OBSIDIAN HALL (192) 7 8 1 4- 4 PATH OF THE BLADE (558) 54 44 5 55.1 4/ 5 WILLY WONKA INC. (550) 6 9 2 5/ 5 CASINO HAMMERZ (576) 58 50 11 53.7 5/ 7 PIG BATTALION (226) 6 9 0 6/ 6 SACKETT'S & CO. (552) 93 81 9 53.4 6/ 3 WHEN DOGMA FAILS (566) 6 9 0 7/ 7 OBSIDIAN HALL (192) 311 280 29 52.6 7/ 4 SACKETT'S & CO. (552) 5 4 1 8/ 9 FOOD FIGHT (10) 139 129 5 51.9 8/ 6 JOYS OF BOOZE (556) 3 3 0 9/ 8 JOYS OF BOOZE (556) 112 106 4 51.4 9/10*COLGATE DAYS (594) 2 1 0 10/10 WHEN DOGMA FAILS (566) 112 114 2 49.6 10-11 PATH OF THE BLADE (558) 2 1 0 11/11 PIG BATTALION (226) 64 81 4 44.1 11- 9 JAILBIRDS (590) 2 3 0 12/12 WILLY WONKA INC. (550) 96 134 5 41.7 12/12 FOOD FIGHT (10) 2 6 0 13-13 JAILBIRDS (590) 19 31 1 38.0 13-14*KILLER JS (577) 1 1 0 14-14*KILLER JS (577) 2 4 0 33.3 14-13 CAVITY CREEPS II (398) 0 2 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT Attention Hammer Runners! By the time you receive this newsletter for T-456 I will have returned overseas to continue ministry outreach. Therefore, over the next few months my updates may be severely behind depending upon where I am and the lag time in newsletter delivery and my capability of getting online to send Spots and P-ads. So Keep Running and I will Update whenever possible! -- Hammer HAMMER RUN for the ROLLUPS ROLL CALL Round by Round Recognition P-ad Approved Style Masters Listings "Be Bold! Wager Gold!" (P-ad declarations in parenthesis) [Manager name/Stable name in brackets] Rippers 01. Lucky Lady Hammer (T-440) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz] 6-6-1,59 02. W. (T-442) [Street Legal/Of Mythos And Men] Lungers 01. Roulette Hammer (T-440) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz] 9-3-3,93 02. Hey, Zeus! (T-443) [Prophet/When Dogma Fails] 8-4-0,45 03. Career Criminal (T-455) [Philthy Phil/Jailbirds] 1-0-0,10 Strikers 01. Poker Face Hammer (T-441) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz] 6-6-2,32 02. Athena (T-442) [Street Legal/Of Mythos And Men] Died at the April Mailer 2003 Rookies Tourney 03. Black Jack Hammer (T-443) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz] 7-5-1,76 04. Tommy Lee (T-444) [Philthy Phil/Jailbirds] Died T-448 DA 05. Poc (T-447) [Kellog/Pig Battalion] Died T-451 Pikers 01. Siren (T-442) [Street Legal/Of Mythos And Men] 02. Men (T-444) [Kellog/Pig Battallion] Died T-447 03. Canadian II (T-450) [Kellog/Pig Battallion] Died T-450 DA Slashers 01. Light Da' Pyre (T-443) [Prophet/When Dogma Fails] 7-5-1,67 02. Spryte (T-444) [Dameon Darkheart/Obsidian Hall] 4-8-1,33 03. Black Margot (T-452) [Dameon Darkheart/Obsidian Hall] 1-3-0,6 Total Parodys 01. Doctor Lecter (T-444) [Philthy Phil/Jailbirds] 9-1-0,45 02. Larry Flint (T-445) [Philthy Phil/Jailbirds] Died T-448 DA 03. Mirikle (T-447) [Dameon Darkheart/Obsidian Hall] 3-5-1,25 04. Heretic Barbeque (T-448) [Prophet/When Dogma Fails] Died T-450 Plungers 01. Tim Allen (T-444) [Philthy Phil/Jailbirds] Died T-453 02. Coolhand Luke (T-444) [Philthy Phil/Jailbirds] Died T-446 03. Piggy (T-455) [Kellog/Pig Battalion] 0-1-0,1 Bashers 01. Repeat Offender (T-447) [Philthy Phil/Jailbirds] 4-3-0,19 02. Joe Friday (T-448) [Kellog/Pig Battallion] 3-3-0,28 03. Canadian (T-449) [Kellog/Pig Battallion] Died T-449 DA 04. Firsttime Felon (T-450) [Philthy Phil/Jailbirds] 1-3-0,8 05. Gotta Schtick (T-451) [Prophet/When Dogma Fails] Died T-455 DA Wastes 01. Shocktart (T-449) [Distorted/Willy Wonka Inc.] Died T-452 02. Luftschwein (T-452) [Kellog/Pig Battallion] 0-3-0,3 Aimers 01. Arnold Z. (T-452/HAL did not print P-ad from T-451) [Kellog/Pig Battallion] Died T-454 02. Hamton (T-455) [Kellog/Pig Battallion] 1-0-0,8 Attention: Distorted/Willie Wonka Inc. and all other managers/stables! Hammer Run is for 0 FE Basic Arena Warriors ONLY. + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Charter Cities #95 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + From Monuntial to Niatoli: Agro didn't know if the Usurper's men hadn't been able to get a boat moving fast enough to do any good, or if they'd decided this little band of rebels wasn't worth the effort, but nobody followed them out of Monuntial harbor. Someone had mentioned that the Usurper's men patrolled all around the peninsula, though, so maybe they didn't feel there was any need for pursuit. Not a comforting thought, but he'd been a long time out of the egg since he expected things to go easily. At least the rebels seemed to know their way about this boat, or maybe it was a ship, and to know the waters. He'd heard that there were a lot of hazards in the lake in this area, rocks under the surface, and wrecks that would rip the bottom out of an unwary boat as fast as the rocks would. One of the men who had climbed up the mast yelled, "Ship coming!" Everyone looked back toward the shore, but the water was empty of other vessels. The peninsula itself was merely a dark band of trees on the horizon, the city a cluster of paler shapes. Agro staggered as the deck underfoot shifted and tilted. He glanced around and saw that the approaching ship was coming from farther out, and it was big, and there were...he squinted, rather a lot of armed men on the deck, sunlight winking off shields and helms and spear points. Tully, at the stern, was yelling commands to the two men up the mast, and they were scrambling around doing things with ropes and sails. Lots of sails. The deck tilted farther, and Agro, clinging to the railing, had a view of the Storm Sea's clear, dark-green water rushing by close at hand. It was laced with foam, very decorative, and very uninviting. He hoped the ship wasn't in the process of turning over and dumping them into the lake. He glimpsed things poking upward from the bottom, some wrecked ship's timbers, maybe, or drowned trees. They didn't quite reach the ship he was on, but what if there were others reaching a little higher? He could swim, and Bindi could swim, but they preferred WARM water.... The ship tilted the other way, not instantly, but it felt like a fast change anyway. Agro released the rail and allowed himself to slide toward the cabin in the middle of the deck, pulled himself upright, and looked around to see what was happening. The rebels who weren't engaged in steering the ship were holding onto whatever they could reach, and he guessed they were praying. And the other ship was approaching, not aiming directly at them, but the Croc could see that the two courses were converging despite the crooked maneuvers Tully was sailing. The bigger ship was zigzagging, too. Ah, trying to find a clear channel! Of course. And being bigger, it would need a deeper channel. That must be what Tully was counting on, because it was a good bet they couldn't outrun the other. The other ship was so close that he could hear people in the front of it screaming warnings to the steersman. It was changing course, but slowly. Well, you couldn't expect it to skid around like a pony. With any luck, it'd hit some snag and get the bottom ripped out, a prospect Agro could view with enthusiasm. Too bad there wouldn't be time to go after some of the survivors.... The Croc licked his lips and sighed. Oh, well, another time. As he had that thought, the bigger ship seemed to jerk and shudder, slowing suddenly. Some of the rebels who knew how ships ought to behave cheered. One of them, scrambling along the deck, thumped Agro on the shoulder and shouted, "Niatoli, here we come! We'll be there in time for dinner!" >)]H[(< + -----:----- + >)] The Free Cities #72 [(< + -----:----- + >)]H[(< Between Ibizond and Korga: 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. "Kjarran and Jayde guide my hand!" Fist shouted, and then the blow fell against his blade with enough force that it drove him to his knees. The hunter's blade was white as bone, his own turned red as life's blood, and warmth came into his hands from his two-handed grip on it, and down his arms, to counter the icy air that cloaked his opponent. He was a little surprised to find himself still alive after such a blow, more surprised still to find his blade unbroken. Nothing but the direct intervention of his god Kjarran and the god's Daughter Jayde could have preserved his life, he was sure. And the only proper way to show appreciation of that aid was to get up and fight. Which he would do. As the hunter's blade was withdrawn and raised for another blow, Fist lurched to his feet. The hunter was thundering more of his evil-sounding words, they seemed to streak toward him like arrows, like an icy hail or the bitterest wind of winter, and it was hard to stand against them, the coldness and the hate and the fury. Impossible to stand against another powerful sword-stroke delivered in their wake. Fist did the only thing he could think of and threw himself forward under the falling blade, slashing at the horse's forelegs where it reared high, then at its belly as he rolled under it and out into the road. The horse screamed as cold-gleaming coils emerged from its belly and came down on all four feet, stumbled when one of its front legs wouldn't hold, and fell. The hunter leaped free, but the fallen horse was now between him and his prey. Cold light, colder than moonlight and without that clean purity, shivered around him. The intestines that had spilled from the horse writhed like snakes, or like an animated snare, coils twisting toward Fist. If they caught him, the gladiator believed they would be like a snare and would hold him for the vengeance of the hunter. He edged backward, not taking his eyes off the hunter but wondering uneasily what had become of the hounds. The idea of one or two of those hell-hounds coming up behind was enough to shake the steadiest nerves. As though in answer to his worry, one of the hounds howled pain behind him. "We've got your back," Cadal said. At that moment, the barbarian's voice was the sweetest sound Fist could imagine. "Serimna shield us all with her mercy!" Zilla added. There were several butchery whacks interspersed with screams, and Aghtamar growled, "What does it take to kill the damned thing?" The knowledge that his friends were at his back, ready to stand and fight beside him, was more warming than sunlight. "The hounds won't close with us on their own," Cadal reported from close behind him. "If we can take out the hunter, we may be home clear on this." "That won't be easy," Fist of Kjarran observed. "These things can be hurt, but damned if I know what will kill them." He staggered as one foot was dragged out from under him. Someone caught his arm and kept him from falling while he looked down. And swore. A loop of the horse's intestines had wrapped itself around his ankle. He slashed downward to free his foot, then threw himself to the side just as the hunter struck. Blades rang together as one of his comrades parried the blow. The hunter spoke more of his unknown words that might be spells or cursing. Or really cursing, if it came to that, really laying a curse. Fist pushed himself to his feet again and faced his opponent grimly. "Kjarran and Jayde, this has got to STOP." He raised his sword, noting that the blade had gone red again, and advanced on the dark shape of the hunter. The blade burned as hot as the hunter was cold and made a sound like a deep-voiced bell very far away. Fist felt a presence, a force, move through his body, and without willing it he lunged forward, driving the bright-burning blade toward the hunter. There was a roaring around him, and he felt as though he'd been caught in a twist of wind, or an earthquake, something natural and violent and beyond his control. It was a relief to faint. * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 477): GWEN RYDER of DREAM PARK (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 475): CUNNING CALICO of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 471): MAN O' WAR of TRIPLE CROWN (Sultan, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 471): PERSIFLAGE of SHROUD IN MYSTERY (Noachian, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 469): ASH of DELTA DOOM (Barnabas, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 468): ADARA AL ZAHRA of JAGUAR WARRIORS (Noachian, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 234): TERRIBLE TOTOMAC of IDIOTIC ICCERS (THawk, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 460): BUZZARD of THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 232): GAELIN BLACKTALON of THE NIGHTHAWKS (Firehawk, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 457): STARBREAKER of CALL THE PRIEST (Destitute Noble, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 455): WILD CARD HAMMER of CASINO HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 448): KING BEAR of THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 411): HEMERA AHKISAR of TERMAGANT VOTARY (Noachian, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 209): BINGE N PURGE of EMETICS (Berylstar, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 203): JUMBO MUMBO of SPOONERTIKS (Spawn, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 190): MAEGOLOS of DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 336): ROYCE GRACIE of SADISTS-OCTAGON (SunGod, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 316): ALPHABETIZED AL of PISSED AT WORK (Nuln, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 139): MONGOL HORDE of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 361): NEMESIS of CHAMPIONS from JHELUM (Shadowgate, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 477): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 475): ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 471): none DM 16 WILLAF (turn 471): BLACKHEART'S AXE (?, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 469): SPECIAL ED (PTFT, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 468): NATURE'S WRATH (?, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 234): KESSEN (Iker, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 460): CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 232): WORDS TO THE WISE (Wordsmith, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 457): DEVIL ADVOCATES (Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 455): CASINO HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 448): THE BEARS (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 411): MEDS (Berylstar, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 209): MIKES MORGUE (Mike, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 203): SPOONERTIKS (Spawn, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 190): MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 336): REDHORSE (Mila, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 316): FAVORITE GUYS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 139): DHOOMZDEY (Fizban, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 361): MEOW MIX, etc. (Ultraist, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 474): MIKE BELIEVE of POWERPUFF GIRLS (The Narrator, mgr.) EQUALIZER of THE LAWMEN (?, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 469): INBRED FRED of SPECIAL ED (PTFT, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 233): LUCKY LUCIEN of CANADIAN BACON (Firehawk, mgr.) POLARIS of ASTRONOMY DOMINE (Razorback, mgr.) RAPAX of THE PENTARCHY (The Pentalque, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 231): DELWYNNDWN of THE NIGHTHAWKS (Firehawk, mgr.) GILGAMESH of THE STORMBRINGERS (High Lord Bosk, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 411): HEMERA AHKISAR of TERMAGANT VOTARY (Noachian, mgr.) (turn 410): SUNGOD DESIGNED ME of WENSINWASIN (Youngblood, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 208): IPECAC of EMETICS (Berylstar, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 203): JUMBO MUMBO of SPOONERTIKS (Spawn, mgr.) (turn 202): THREEKARD of CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 189): MR. HOOPER of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 335): DUMPLING of BAD APPLES (Uncle Wolf, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 139): SUNGLASSES of FOUND IN THE SAND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) (turn 138): I.O.U. of ALPHABET SOUP (Crip, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. Well! Well! Well! All is Well from Up Here at My View from the Top of Niytyole Island! Hammer prepares for another real life adventure overseas and it looks like I have a real legitimate shot at Graduating while Hammer teaches the Word of God overseas! To celebrate this occasion I have been instructed to Double Challenge vs. Old Major of Pig Battalion to give Kellog a shot at a warrior on the DM 33 Duelmaster Throne for all the Deaths Suffered by the Blades of the Casino Hammerz stable in recent cycles! Looks like Roulette Hammer wants to get Graduated in a Hurry and she has her eyes on the View from the Top as well! Black Jack Hammer is on his way upward as well for a shot at the View from the Top in Niytyole Island, so it looks like I had best get Graduated and leave the Legacy for the Youngsters! Mahatsawd has NOT been criticizing me for my 3 cycle feat of remaining at the View from the Top [good for 15 PP's] and his fiancee Lucky Lady Hammer seems to be Improving Her Style every cycle! So Glad Hammer Let Me Live! -- Wild Card Hammer SPY REPORT Hail and well met warriors of NIYTYOLE ISLAND! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. Warriors--remember that glory waits always around the corner! Witness how this week OBSIDIAN HALL went 3-2-1 to move up 5 in the rankings. My praise to SACKETT'S & CO. for their 3-0-0 week this time out. Indeed, it was a skillfully fought round deserving of notice! PANDORA caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as she skillfully bested ANDY and was awarded 25 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, GRUDGEBRINGER put down LUCKY LADY HAMMER, causing her to lose 8 points of recognition in the process. Although PUT OUT THE CAT made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of victorious WILD CARD HAMMER. Heed this! A seer has warned that if exactly 6 die in duels this week, the whole city shall perish! Just remember...5 or 7! But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades that is city NIYTYOLE ISLAND. I saw one fighter that warriors avoided when this week's challenge seeking began. WILLY WONKA INC. is feared. This much I can say. If you didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard pressed to find any of SACKETT'S & CO. last week. Busy avoiding WILLY WONKA INC.? Mighty fighters cannot but expect competition from those below. ROULETTE HAMMER take warning! You have more than a few enemies in NIYTYOLE ISLAND. What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his foe's mortality? The warrior's path is harsh. For mediocrity there is but one reward--death. This past week ANDY, at 18-21-1, departed NIYTYOLE ISLAND forever. Some say a warrior is judged by the way he bears arms. One thing is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt! The girls are as pretty in NIYTYOLE ISLAND as ever I remembered them....and the fighters as ugly! Don't let your reputation slip! Ahh, but I can hear the spires of a far off city calling to me. I must away! Till we meet again, remember: a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms no one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WILD CARD HAMMER 6864 20 14 2 120 CASINO HAMMERZ (576) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PANDORA 6898 13 9 2 124 OBSIDIAN HALL (192) ROULETTE HAMMER 7044 10 3 3 108 CASINO HAMMERZ (576) -MAD DOG 4568 11 7 1 102 CAVITY CREEPS II (398) PUT OUT THE CAT 6793 18 9 1 98 PETS ON FIRE (573) MIKE TV 6965 14 8 1 96 WILLY WONKA INC. (550) SQUEEZE CHEESE 1302 21 23 0 92 FOOD FIGHT (10) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME OLD MAJOR 3149 14 15 0 88 PIG BATTALION (226) BOOM CHICKEN BOOM 6798 16 11 0 83 PETS ON FIRE (573) -ARANT 4604 9 6 0 80 CAVITY CREEPS II (398) GRUDGEBRINGER 6999 12 9 0 72 WHEN DOGMA FAILS (566) -SILK 6498 12 8 0 70 PATH OF THE BLADE (558) LIGHT DA' PYRE 7063 7 6 1 68 WHEN DOGMA FAILS (566) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -BRILL 6501 10 10 0 66 PATH OF THE BLADE (558) -VLAD 7119 3 3 0 62 PATH OF THE BLADE (558) DIGITALIS 6862 14 13 1 61 OBSIDIAN HALL (192) SHAR-PEI FLAMBE 6902 10 0 0 57 PETS ON FIRE (573) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -KID REDO 6899 7 7 2 52 SACKETT'S & CO. (552) POKER FACE HAMMER 7057 7 6 2 51 CASINO HAMMERZ (576) LUCKY LADY HAMMER 7043 6 7 1 51 CASINO HAMMERZ (576) -TALOS 5919 5 1 0 50 CAVITY CREEPS II (398) CATLOW 6990 7 4 1 47 SACKETT'S & CO. (552) -DOCTOR LECTER 7097 9 1 0 45 JAILBIRDS (590) ZIPPOPOTAMUS 6792 10 8 1 43 PETS ON FIRE (573) HEY, ZEUS! 7068 8 5 0 39 WHEN DOGMA FAILS (566) DA SPINS 7011 6 5 1 39 JOYS OF BOOZE (556) LONIGAN 7022 4 6 1 39 SACKETT'S & CO. (552) -RED HEAD 6073 5 7 0 38 CAVITY CREEPS II (398) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME JOE FRIDAY 7130 4 3 0 33 PIG BATTALION (226) CHARLIE BUCKET 7095 3 7 1 33 WILLY WONKA INC. (550) -IRON CHEF 6925 7 2 0 32 FOOD FIGHT (10) SPRYTE 7101 4 9 1 32 OBSIDIAN HALL (192) STUPOR 7094 6 6 0 28 JOYS OF BOOZE (556) BLACK MARGOT 7153 2 3 0 25 OBSIDIAN HALL (192) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CLINCH 7133 3 1 0 23 SACKETT'S & CO. (552) MYRIKLE 7128 3 6 1 22 OBSIDIAN HALL (192) FICHLEBERRY 7165 1 2 1 20 WILLY WONKA INC. (550) -REPEAT OFFENDER 7122 4 3 0 19 JAILBIRDS (590) HAROLD O'DOOM 7176 1 1 0 16 WHEN DOGMA FAILS (566) DARTMAN 7161 2 1 0 15 COLGATE DAYS (594) PERISH DA THOUGHT 7177 1 0 0 13 WHEN DOGMA FAILS (566) -CAREER CRIMINAL 7169 1 0 0 10 JAILBIRDS (590) PIGGY 7175 1 1 0 9 PIG BATTALION (226) -FIRSTTIME FELON 7140 1 3 0 8 JAILBIRDS (590) SQUARE DEAL SAM 7164 1 2 0 5 WILLY WONKA INC. (550) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HAMTON 7174 1 1 0 4 PIG BATTALION (226) LUFTSCHWEIN 7154 0 4 0 4 PIG BATTALION (226) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? TRUE GRITS 7143 1 3 0 FOOD FIGHT 10 CHARLIE BUCKET 7095 454 JUST REV MEATCAKE 7144 0 2 0 FOOD FIGHT 10 POKER FACE HAMME 7057 452 NOT REVE TIM ALLEN 7098 3 6 1 JAILBIRDS 590 DA SPINS 7011 453 REVENGED MANSLAUGHTER 7139 1 1 0 JAILBIRDS 590 SPRYTE 7101 452 REVENGED JEFF THOMPSON 6884 2 3 0 KILLER JS 577 CATLOW 6990 455 SNOWBALL 3150 9 11 0 PIG BATTALION 226 ROULETTE HAMMER 7044 454 ARNOLD Z. 7150 2 1 0 PIG BATTALION 226 FICHLEBERRY 7165 454 JUST REV ANDY 6769 18 21 1 WILLY WONKA INC. 550 PANDORA 6898 456 SHOCK TART 7131 1 1 0 WILLY WONKA INC. 550 MYRIKLE 7128 452 REVENGED PERSONAL ADS Hammer Runners -- I will be overseas for an indefinite period of time. Communications may be severely limited from time to time. Keep the Home Fires Burning and Your Blades Sharp! -- Hammer Hey Ed. -- Would you be so kind as to list the names of the Managers here in Niytyole Island so I can begin a new record keeping system while overseas? Thanks and God Bless! -- Hammer Here's what I have. These are teams listed in last turn's newsletter. If I've gotten anyone's name wrong, just let me know and I'll fix it. -- The Saint, keeper of lists CASINO HAMMERZ Hammer OBSIDIAN HALL Dameon Darkheart CAVITY CREEPS II Ganolus Oakleaf PATH OF THE BLADE Vhagar COLGATE DAYS Dark One PETS ON FIRE Chazz Frothingslosh FOOD FIGHT Ebenezer Frothingslosh PIG BATTALION Kellog JAILBIRDS Philthy Phil SACKETT'S & CO. Barnabas JOYS OF BOOZE Berylstar WHEN DOGMA FAILS Prophet KILLER JS Nuln WILLY WONKA INC. Distorted Kellog -- I Am Not the One Killing Your Warriors! My Warriors have been Blessed to Thrive on the Deaths of Your Warriors during the Various Types of Matchups! -- Hammer Niytyole Islanders -- May You Do Well in the Mailer Tourney and Bring Fame and Fortune to Our Beloved Niytyole Island! -- Hammer Vlad -- Shocking Random Rematch! -- Poker Face Hammer P.S. In Consultation with Mahatsawd and Black Jack Hammer to Do Better with Hammer Overseas for a Gospel Adventure! Hey Zeus! -- Was the Challenge Worth It with Roulette Hammer climbing to the Challenger Champions while You Spent Time in the Infirmary? -- Lucky Lady Hammer Mike TV -- Still Hurting from that Challenge I Sent You, but the Skills and the Mailer Tourney Should Outdistance Me from Poker Face Hammer and Send Me to Graduation ASAP! -- Black Jack Hammer Boom Chicken Boom -- Thanks for the Learns! -- Roulette Hammer Andy -- You Survived! Thanks for the Learns! View from the Top is Excellent! Old Major Gets a Shot Now! -- Wild Card Hammer 31 October 2003 Come one, come all, to the greatest contest in Alastari! The Third Annual Turf War will be in North Fork (DM 47) starting in about 6-7 turns.... C'mon and get your team some experience, and get declared! More info available in North Fork's newsletter. Bloody Sands. -- Asmo Dius, TCB LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS OLD MAJOR was devastated by ROULETTE HAMMER in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud fight. SQUEEZE CHEESE won victory over CHARLIE BUCKET in a 2 minute uneven Bloodfeud battle. JOE FRIDAY subdued FICHLEBERRY in a 3 minute gruesome Bloodfeud fight. LUCKY LADY HAMMER was devastated by GRUDGEBRINGER in a 1 minute Challenge contest. MYRIKLE was defeated by LONIGAN in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge match. SPRYTE was bested by CATLOW in a popular 2 minute bloody Challenge duel. POKER FACE HAMMER overpowered HEY, ZEUS! in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl. DARTMAN was defeated by CLINCH in a action packed 5 minute Challenge melee. SQUARE DEAL SAM was viciously subdued by PIGGY in a 2 minute Challenge duel. WILD CARD HAMMER slimly won victory over PUT OUT THE CAT in a 8 minute Title duel. PANDORA easily killed ANDY in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout. LIGHT DA' PYRE was subdued by BOOM CHICKEN BOOM in a 1 minute master's competition. MIKE TV demolished CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute gory mismatched match. ZIPPOPOTAMUS was viciously subdued by DIGITALIS in a popular 4 minute conflict. SHAR-PEI FLAMBE savagely defeated DA SPINS in a 3 minute gruesome struggle. STUPOR was viciously subdued by BLACK MARGOT in a 2 minute bloody bout. LUFTSCHWEIN was devastated by PERISH DA THOUGHT in a 5 minute one-sided brawl. HAROLD O'DOOM demolished HAMTON in a 1 minute one-sided bout. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 11 PARRY-RIPOSTE 24 - 18 - 0 57 | |SLASHING ATTACK 5 WALL OF STEEL 17 - 15 - 1 53 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 BASHING ATTACK 25 - 23 - 0 52 | |TOTAL PARRY 4 LUNGING ATTACK 43 - 41 - 7 51 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 32 - 35 - 2 48 | |PARRY-LUNGE 3 TOTAL PARRY 20 - 25 - 1 44 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 16 - 21 - 2 43 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-LUNGE 13 - 18 - 2 42 | |AIMED BLOW 1 AIMED BLOW 4 - 8 - 0 33 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 6 - 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: BASHING ATTACK 3 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 3 3 LUNGING ATTACK PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE LUNGING ATTACK 6 - 5 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-LUNGE PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 2 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 2 BASHING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL TOTAL PARRY 2 - 2 1 TOTAL PARRY TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME PARRY-RIPOSTE WILD CARD HAMMER 6864 20 14 2 120 CASINO HAMMERZ (576) PARRY-LUNGE PANDORA 6898 13 9 2 124 OBSIDIAN HALL (192) LUNGING ATTACK ROULETTE HAMMER 7044 10 3 3 108 CASINO HAMMERZ (576) BASHING ATTACK GRUDGEBRINGER 6999 12 9 0 72 WHEN DOGMA FAILS (566) SLASHING ATTACK LIGHT DA' PYRE 7063 7 6 1 68 WHEN DOGMA FAILS (566) STRIKING ATTACK POKER FACE HAMMER 7057 7 6 2 51 CASINO HAMMERZ (576) WALL OF STEEL DA SPINS 7011 6 5 1 39 JOYS OF BOOZE (556) FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is WILD CARD HAMMER 6864. The most popular warrior this turn was DARTMAN 7161. The ten other most popular fighters were WILD CARD HAMMER 6864, CLINCH 7133, PUT OUT THE CAT 6793, DIGITALIS 6862, LONIGAN 7022, CATLOW 6990, FICHLEBERRY 7165, CHARLIE BUCKET 7095, PIGGY 7175, and SHAR-PEI FLAMBE 6902. The least popular fighter this week was PERISH DA THOUGHT 7177. The other ten least popular fighters were HAMTON 7174, LUFTSCHWEIN 7154, SQUARE DEAL SAM 7164, HEY, ZEUS! 7068, LUCKY LADY HAMMER 7043, OLD MAJOR 3149, STUPOR 7094, ZIPPOPOTAMUS 6792, MYRIKLE 7128, and HAROLD O'DOOM 7176. The following warriors will travel to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after next turn: WILD CARD HAMMER (33-6864) CASINO HAMMERZ (576) TOURNEY FREEZE CHANGE -- ADVANCE NOTICE Beginning at the Winter Face-to-Face in Tempe (January 2004), we will implement several changes affecting tournaments. The tournament announcement for the upcoming FTF and future tourneys will reflect these changes. First, we will eliminate the tourney freeze for all regular DM warrior classes. Regular DM warriors will not be classed ahead of the tournament, but instead will fight according to their FE on the date of the tourney. There will still be a freeze for the ADM classes, occurring on the same timeline as before, approximately 6 weeks before the tournament. In addition to the above change, the warrior classes will be slightly altered. The new tourney classes will be as follows: DM Tourney Classes ADM Tourney Classes ====================== ====================== 0 FE: Rookies Freshmen 1-4 FE: Apprentices ADM 5-10 FE: Initiates Eligibles 11-20 FE: Adepts ---induction--- 21-30 FE: Champions Contenders 31+ FE: Challengers Primus All regular DM tourney classes will remain solely FE based. All ADM classes will now be based on warrior characteristics (i.e., the ADM split algorithm), including the Freshmen class. The Gateway and Primus arenas will be merging before the FTF to form one top arena. These warriors will be split into two tournament classes, the Contenders and the Primus classes, again based upon their characteristics. More information on this will be published in the newsletters for those arenas. If you have any questions about the above changes, please contact Customer Service. Good luck in your games. -- Green Eyes and the RSI staff