DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/11/2003    Duedate: 10/24/2003

RODEKI ARENA

DM-42    TURN-418

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PUDDING PARADE
COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
(42-3902) [18-2-0,126]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PUDDING PARADE                 SOUPLE
COLOR ME SUAVE (322)           WAY OF THE SWORD A3 (356)
(42-3902) [18-2-0,126]         (42-4030) [4-1-0,61]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

PROBLEMATIC                    PUDDING PARADE
FLAGG'S FIVE (213)             COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
(42-3928) [14-14-0,56]         (42-3902) [18-2-0,126]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

COLOR ME SUAVE (322)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. FLAGG'S FIVE (213)          39
2. WAY OF THE SWORD A3 (356)   29      COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
3. CLOWNING AROUND (354)       18      Unchartered Team
4. COLOR ME SUAVE (322)        13
5. DELVERS (154)              -13WAY OF THE SWORD A3 (356)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)     226 160 15 58.5   1/ 1 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)      9  6 0
 2/ 2 CLOWNING AROUND (354)     15  13  0 53.6   2/ 3 CLOWNING AROUND (354)     6  0 0
 3/ 3*WAY OF THE SWORD A (356)  12  13  0 48.0   3/ 4 FLAGG'S FIVE (213)        5  5 0
 4/ 4 FLAGG'S FIVE (213)       115 140  7 45.1   4/ 2 DELVERS (154)             4 11 0
 5/ 5 DELVERS (154)            296 418  5 41.5   5/ 5*WAY OF THE SWORD A (356)  2  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[ Delvers ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

     "It's a treasure map," Ann Artichoke explained helpfully.  "X marks the spot."
     "I can see what it is," Harby muttered.  "And it's a snare and a delusion is
what it is.  A treasure hidden in Sibikhas?  And nobody who lives there has found
it?"
     "Sibikhas is deserted," Sushee Su cut in.
     "Just because the arena is closed doesn't mean the TOWN is closed," Harby
argued.  "And there are some mighty tough nuts still hanging around there, so even if
there WAS a treasure, and you could find it, your chances of getting out of town with
both your life and the treasure are not good."
     "You are such a spoil-sport," John Rose murmured, shaking his head sadly.  "You
worry and fret because we're short on cash, and then Ann finds this very possible
treasure map, and you don't want us to go looking?"
     "I've been over the mountain a few times," the manager retorted.  "I'm not so
naive any more as some people I might mention."
     "What if we get some of the other gladiators to go along?" Ann suggested.  "That
would spread the risk around more, and the expense of outfitting the expedition,
and--"
     "And mean smaller shares for everyone who FINDS anything," Sushee Su cut in
again.  "I don't like that idea."
     "You never like ideas that mean sharing," John Rose noted.  "So what?  And also,
who asked you?  Ann's the one who found the map, and if SHE is willing to share, then
we share.  I bet Yankee Dan or one of his teammates might come along.  Or what about
one of Flagg's warriors?  There've got to be other people here in Rodeki as bored and
broke as we are."
     "But are they as dumb and gullible?" Harby muttered.  He sighed and looked at
his gladiators mournfully.  "You're going to do this, aren't you?  No matter what I
say."
     John Rose nodded.  "Yeah, I think we are."

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of RODEKI!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, 
Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  DRAXUS BREMOORE caught the eye of many in 
the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested ANN ARTICHOKE and was awarded 20 
points in recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, DRAXUS BREMOORE put 
down ANN ARTICHOKE, causing her to lose 14 points of recognition in the process.  Not 
for nothing has PUDDING PARADE in the past laid claim to the Duelmaster's throne, and 
this week he's proven his combat skill yet again.  Informants "close" to the city 
champion have told me that he never fights without pantyhose on beneath his armor.  
Watch out!   
     I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently 
transpired.  Indeed there is much I would report.  My inside sources tell me that the 
team to beat in RODEKI these days is COLOR ME SUAVE.  At least, most blades in town 
are looking to avoid them.  If you didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard 
pressed to find any of FLAGG'S FIVE last week.  Busy avoiding COLOR ME SUAVE?  Mighty 
fighters cannot but expect competition from those below.  ANN ARTICHOKE take warning! 
You have more than a few enemies in RODEKI.  I can not but mention with disdain the 
name of BOZO who this week posted a challenge to a warrior a full 12 points below in 
the rankings.  I thought BOZO showed great skill and promise when he beat LIMPY 
TWO-SCREWS.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his 
foe's mortality?  Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins.  In the arena 
there is only the brightness of steel.  Keep vigil always!   
     The girls are as pretty in RODEKI 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 next we meet remember:  a fool flies into 
a rage quickly and often.  The wise are angered by the same thing only once.  Zontani 
Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PUDDING PARADE 3902          18   2  0   126       COLOR ME SUAVE (322)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DRAXUS BREMOORE 3980          9   4  0    99       FLAGG'S FIVE (213)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RUBBER BUMPER 3903           18  26  0    84       DELVERS (154)
 SNAPPY GEORGE 4015           10   4  0    77       COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
 ANN ARTICHOKE 3984           14   5  0    75       DELVERS (154)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GATE WITCH 3953              13   4  0    63       FLAGG'S FIVE (213)
 STERLING 3950                12  10  3    61       FLAGG'S FIVE (213)
 SOUPLE 4030                   4   1  0    61       WAY OF THE SWORD A3 (356)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PROBLEMATIC 3928             14  14  0    56       FLAGG'S FIVE (213)
 YANKEE DAN 4019               9   4  0    53       CLOWNING AROUND (354)
 FUZZY BUZZCUT 4024            8   3  0    46       COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
 EL RIPPOFF 3992               9   8  0    45       DELVERS (154)
 ARERIS 4035                   3   1  0    39       WAY OF THE SWORD A3 (356)
 OSTMAN 4034                   3   2  0    38       WAY OF THE SWORD A3 (356)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JOHN ROSE 3985                7  12  0    33       DELVERS (154)
 BOZO 4016                     5   8  0    32       CLOWNING AROUND (354)
 SUSHEE SU 3983                5  14  0    30       DELVERS (154)
 SOUFFLE GUFFAW 4023           5   6  0    29       COLOR ME SUAVE (322)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LIMPY TWO-SCREWS 4048         2   4  0    17       COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
 LYRIA ADLER 4065              1   0  0    15       FLAGG'S FIVE (213)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
GITH 4033              2  3 0 WAY OF THE SWORD  356 SPYMASTER 22          418 NONE    

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Guys and gal -- Hopefully, if everything went well, you'll see my guys grace the
sands here again this turn. -- Flagg

Ann -- And what does a girl like you know so much about tatting for?  When your
personal was published, we wondered about your ability with grammar, until I finally
broke down and opened up a dictionary.  Perhaps you're the one who taught the Veteran
Mercenary all his skills!?! -- Assur

Sushee Su -- Never mind about the anger thing.  I can see that I was mistaken.  But
perhaps you'd like to talk to a friend of mine.  He is a very nice gentleman and
might be able to help you with your problem...er um...I mean I think he could, uh, be
a good friend for you at this time in your life.  He knows all sorts of stuff and is
a doctor, too.  Not that you need a doctor, but I think you and he would hit it off
great.... -- Yankee Dan

John Rose -- Thanks!  I know you appreciate me.  After all, you come to see my act
every night....  But you're too kind, with the awe and amazement you have with my
act.  I even drove you to curse last week.  You're the best!  I appreciate you, too!
-- Yankee Dan

Limpy -- How about one more for the road? -- Bozo

I'm baaaaaack! -- Flagg

Souffle Guffaw -- Not too shabby for some one with only a third of my fights. --
Problematic

Snappy George -- That was so fun, I am asking Flagg to let me challenge you again! --
Sterling

El Ripoff -- Hmmmmmm...where's the ripoff part...wait a minute....  Where'd my steel
cap go? -- Gate Witch #2 (who's greatly missing #1)

Ann Artichoke -- Bah!  I get you all desperate and everything and then you go and do
that to me!  Do you know my kidneys still hurt? -- Draxus Bremoore

All -- Any of you guys plan on running any dead dudes this tourney?  I've got a
couple that I am going to try to bring back.  I'm still trying to figure out why I
DA'd a sz 3 +4 Def LU.  I am kicking myself in the arse repeatedly for that. -- Flagg

Yankee Dan -- You laughed.  The audience laughed.  (I wouldn't call him a crowd.)
(sigh)  What can I say, your final joke and the pratfall you induced me to take were
probably hilarious from the stands.  I hate that. -- John Rose

Pudding Parade -- What could we say about such a short fight? -- Harby

Draxus Bremore -- It's a reflex, I see a man shorter than I am, and I pound him into
the ground.  I hate short men.  I hate them more if they're Dwarves, but I hate short
men anyway. -- Ann Artichoke

Gate Witch 3953 -- Skill-rape! -- El Ripoff

Gate Witch -- Amazing the amount of hypocrisy he can get into a single compound word,
isn't it? -- Ann Artichoke

Fuzzy Buzzcut -- I itch just looking at you.  And you're ugly, besides. -- Sushee Su

Managers of Rodeki -- Are you as tired as I am of seeing a one-page newsletter?
Would you like to see it padded with a little meaningless fiction?  Do you warriors
want to see their names in print?  Etc.  If the answers to any of these questions are
yes, contact me at Livia@reality.com or put a personal or a diplo in this newsletter,
and we'll see what happens. -- Harby, Delvers

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

GITH was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DRAXUS BREMOORE devastated ANN ARTICHOKE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
STERLING was overcome by SNAPPY GEORGE in a popular 1 minute Challenge match.
BOZO unbelievably bested LIMPY TWO-SCREWS in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.
PUDDING PARADE overpowered RUBBER BUMPER in a 6 minute mismatched Title match.
GATE WITCH defeated ARERIS in a exciting 1 minute struggle.
PROBLEMATIC slimly lost to YANKEE DAN in a popular 6 minute competition.
FUZZY BUZZCUT unbelievably bested SUSHEE SU in a 2 minute gruesome melee.
EL RIPPOFF won victory over SOUFFLE GUFFAW in a 6 minute duel.
SOUPLE overpowered DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute uneven duel.
JOHN ROSE was overpowered by OSTMAN in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
LYRIA ADLER handily defeated PERSISTENT BEGGAR 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|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         AIMED BLOW         1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     20 -  10 -  0      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         SLASHING ATTACK    6 -   3 -  0      67  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         TOTAL PARRY       19 -  13 -  0      59  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    12 -  10 -  0      55  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -  11 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         LUNGING ATTACK     9 -  13 -  0      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         WALL OF STEEL     13 -  21 -  1      38  |

Turn 418 was great if you     Not so great if you used      The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles:     the fighting styles:          top eleven warriors are:

PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         3  TOTAL PARRY    
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  3         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  3         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      PUDDING PARADE 3902        18   2  0  126 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
SLASHING ATTACK  DRAXUS BREMOORE 3980        9   4  0   99 FLAGG'S FIVE (213)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    SNAPPY GEORGE 4015         10   4  0   77 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
PARRY-LUNGE      GATE WITCH 3953            13   4  0   63 FLAGG'S FIVE (213)
LUNGING ATTACK   STERLING 3950              12  10  3   61 FLAGG'S FIVE (213)
BASHING ATTACK   FUZZY BUZZCUT 4024          8   3  0   46 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
STRIKING ATTACK  OSTMAN 4034                 3   2  0   38 WAY OF THE SWORD A3 (356)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is PROBLEMATIC 3928.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was PUDDING PARADE 3902.  The ten other most popular fighters were PROBLEMATIC 
3928, YANKEE DAN 4019, GATE WITCH 3953, EL RIPPOFF 3992, STERLING 3950, LIMPY 
TWO-SCREWS 4048, SUSHEE SU 3983, DRAXUS BREMOORE 3980, SNAPPY GEORGE 4015, and BOZO 
4016.

The least popular fighter this week was RUBBER BUMPER 3903.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were JOHN ROSE 3985, ARERIS 4035, ANN ARTICHOKE 3984, GITH 4033, 
SOUPLE 4030, LYRIA ADLER 4065, OSTMAN 4034, SOUFFLE GUFFAW 4023, FUZZY BUZZCUT 4024, 
and BOZO 4016.

The following warriors will travel to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after next turn:

PUDDING PARADE (42-3902) COLOR ME SUAVE (322)

               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