DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER Date : 06/09/2003 Duedate: 06/21/2003 ARDIVENT ARENA DM-46 TURN-402 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS VEERS HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) (46-3697) [13-8-0,118] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader VEERS POSITION IS EMPTY HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) (46-3697) [13-8-0,118] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite OL' JOE COLLIN VEERS BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) (46-3407) [17-39-1,101] (46-3697) [13-8-0,118] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM DEATHTONGUE (89) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. DEATHTONGUE (89) 37 2. HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) 26 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) 3. BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 11 Unchartered Team 4. DRAGONBALL Z (330) -4 5. CLEVER LINGO (155) -8 THE DREAMFALL (316) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) 84 60 3 58.3 1/ 1 DEATHTONGUE (89) 12 3 1 2/ 2 DEATHTONGUE (89) 947 705 51 57.3 2/ 2 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) 9 6 0 3/ 3 CLEVER LINGO (155) 57 48 7 54.3 3/ 4 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 5 10 0 4/ 4 DRAGONBALL Z (330) 56 72 3 43.8 4/ 3 DRAGONBALL Z (330) 4 5 0 5/ 5 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 227 355 7 39.0 5/ 5 CLEVER LINGO (155) 2 3 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[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Andorians Abroad #7 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + Iaye: Raoul, once known in the arena at Aruak City as In Gerfel We Trust, looked around the waterfront and frowned. Even though he and his companions, Jeri Northwind, a gladiator from Zorpunt, and Berdan, a Fratsfan ex-assassin, had just come from the devastated town of Point, he had not expected to find Iaye in such a mess. "What happened here?" Jeri asked a lounger. The local man, who could have used a bath, shrugged and spat. "The Trier rose up and smashed the waterfront," he said. He looked at the woman calculatingly, as though trying to guess how much money she might spend on hearing his tale. "Or ghosts did it, if you can believe that." "Ghosts out of Krael," Raoul said, nodding. "They hit Point, too." "That's what folks say," the man agreed, scowling. "I guess you heard the story already, huh? When I saw 'em coming, them ghosts, I didn't stay to ask their names. A mean bunch. But things are pretty much okay on up the hill. Harbor House can still give you a bed and a half-way decent feed." Raoul looked at the man thoughtfully, glanced at his companions, and saw that they agreed with him--ask this loafer nothing, tell him nothing. Iaye had an arena, he and Jeri both had contacts there. That was where they'd ask their questions and look for help. Goff, the manager of Red Dog Gang in Iaye, shrugged. "They say it was ghosts, but who knows? Does it matter?" "Not to us," Raoul agreed. "Asking was just curiosity. We've got other business. We're chasing a man known as Peranis, a Raltuman--" "Him! He's a big-time troublemaker here, but he's got powerful friends. Nobody can touch him." "That's what we heard in Point, too," Jeri said, nodding. "Is he actually here now?" "No, I don't think so, I think he went to Skaithvarn. I keep track of him, as much as I can, so as to keep out of his way. I had a run-in with him a few years back," Goff explained, "and he's been out to do me bad turns ever since. That man can REALLY hold a grudge. Uh...what do you want him for?" Raoul glanced at Berdan, and the Fratsfan shrugged and sighed. "Peranis is a member of the Assassins' Guild," Berdan said. "A high-ranking member. Though he's been doing mostly administrative work lately, never doubt for a minute that he is a dangerous man." "Right, I won't doubt it," Goff said. "Why are you following him?" "Because he's run off with the Guild's Black Book...which lists all the assassins, all the Andorian spies abroad, all the people that the Guild is in a position to coerce--" "Blackmail, you mean," Raoul growled. Berdan nodded. "But up until the King disbanded the Guild, it wasn't blackmail, it was, ah, 'encouraging them to act in the national interest rather than in their own'." "With the 'national interest' being determined by the Guild, of course," Jeri muttered. "This Black Book, is it just names, or does it have details?" Goff asked. "I mean, if somebody steals it from Peranis, can that somebody use it to blackmail?" "Yes. We are pursuing Peranis to retrieve the book, which will be--" "Which will be burned as soon as we get our hands on it," Raoul finished. "But some of the information might be of great use to the King!" Berdan protested. Raoul shook his head. "No. That book is muck," he said flatly, "and you can't pick up even a little of the muck without getting dirty. Let the King compile his own files for 'encouraging' his citizens." "And I hope he doesn't feel the need," Jeri added. "But you're right about the Black Book. We've got to burn it." "But first we have to catch Peranis and get the Book away from him," Raoul finished. "You say he went to Skaithvarn. Where? There are several strong city- states over there." "I didn't ask him where he was going. My idea was to stay out of sight," Goff pointed out. "But the word is he mostly goes to Istoreth." "Isn't that the one that has a treaty with Osksi?" Raoul asked. "I didn't like the idea of that book falling into S'varni hands, and I like it less if the Osksians are going to have a chance at it." He took off his bowler and frowned down into it as though he was looking into a crystal ball. "We need to get over there. You know anyone with a boat?" "Well...yeah, I've got a boat myself that'd make the crossing. It isn't that far. But...." Goff ran a hand through his hair, leaving it standing on end. "But it might be needed here--what if the ghosts come back?" "Why should they come back?" Raoul asked. "Nobody knows why they came in the first place, so how can we know whether they'll come back?" The manager shook his head like a dog shaking off water. "Are things going crazy everywhere?" "Yes," Jeri answered, surprising the others. Defensively she added, "Well, they are! Point was destroyed by the ghosts, too, and Seam now has a geyser in the middle of town that can't be helping things much, and there are other stories going around. Have you heard anything at all from Ti lately?" "I know, doll," Raoul said quietly, "but we can't do more than one thing at a time, and our job is to catch Peranis." * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 231): DOMINO of BONDAGE (Spawn, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 464): THE ARDIVENTI CHEF of GERFEL'S FRIENDS (Generalissimo Puerco, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 464): BEAVIS of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 457): SUE of WOMEN OF REALITY (THawk, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 453): DOMINIK HASEK of THE MC5 (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 454): WENT TO MARKET of THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 454): DEADMAN of HEADBANGERS (Sablon-O-Vlad, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 450): VALLISNERIA of THE GREENHOUSE (Generalissimo Puerco, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 415): BIRDBRAIN of WIMPS MOST FOWL (Wimpy, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 409): AFRICAN GREY of BIRDS (JE, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 401): VEERS of HARDTIMESINBABYLON (Technogeek, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 179): MERADI of KING AND COUNTRY (Generalissimo Puerco, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 313): CROW of SHADOW SIGNS (Shadowgate, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 303): DIS-JOINT of DIS-TEAM (Soultaker, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 133): BEER of STUFF I BROUGHT (Yukon Cornelius, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 349): PRIMUS BOUND of SUPERIOR FORCES from ZENSU (Manager) Top Teams --------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 231): X-FORCE (Savant, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 464): TUFT TUGGERS (Tankesh Dushanbe, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 464): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 457): none DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 453): AUSSIE KILLERS (THawk, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 454): CHAUCERS WORDS (Berylstar, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 454): HEADBANGERS (Sablon-O-Vlad, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 450): CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 415): none DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 409): BIRDS (JE, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 401): DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 179): IRON CATHEDRAL (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 313): SHADOW SIGNS (Shadowgate, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 303): WAYFARERS (Schendirk, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 133): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 349): BOXES, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.) Recent Graduates ---------------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 231): WEIRD WILLIAM of LA PENTARCHIE (The Pentalque, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 462): SHAIRLINDRIA of TUFT TUGGERS (Tankesh Dushanbe, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 464): BEAVIS of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 457): MAJOR MUFFINS of SWEET MARINES (General Snookums, mgr.) SANDY of WOMEN OF REALITY (THawk, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 453): DOMINIK HASEK of THE MC5 (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 454): DEADMAN of HEADBANGERS (Sablon-O-Vlad, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 449): THE FRATSFAN CHEF of ANDORIAN UNIVERSITY (Generalissimo Puerco, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 415): JUDAS PRIEST of THAT 80'S METAL (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 400): FIENDISH GLEE of CLEVER LINGO (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 133): BEER of STUFF I BROUGHT (Yukon Cornelius, mgr.) SPY REPORT Good day, in ARDIVENT a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor. So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news. And let's see, OPURT fought NOBLE ASSASSIN and gained 13 points and contributed to DEATHTONGUE's 5-0-1. HUMOROUS WHIM has lost to OL' JOE COLLIN, falling 8 points, while helping make CLEVER LINGO a 0-1-0 turn. Defending his title for another turn, VEERS kept DRAGONBALL Z's warrior, CHI-CHI, from claiming the throne. Can someone confirm a rumor for me? I hear the top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at The Victory Tavern until they win. Maybe? The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more could a warrior ask of life? Well, besides that. DEATHTONGUE has cause to stand tall, as they were ARDIVENT's most avoided team. A smart manager knows this is a team to beat. And avoiding DEATHTONGUE more than any other team we find CLEVER LINGO. ARDIVENT, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing? Well, sports fans, take notice that OL' JOE COLLIN from BLUVALLEY WARRIORS was ARDIVENT's most challenged warrior this turn. A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once. Wise men know this to be true. A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or hide when the fight is over. Consider well. Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the sweetest. Well, I'm burning daylight here in ARDIVENT and I've a long road ahead of me. Happy Trails. Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- Alarond the Scribe DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME VEERS 3697 13 8 0 118 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME OL' JOE COLLIN 3407 17 39 1 101 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) BINKLY 3472 13 6 2 101 DEATHTONGUE (89) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CHI-CHI 3656 18 11 0 84 DRAGONBALL Z (330) HUMOROUS WHIM 1554 15 13 1 75 CLEVER LINGO (155) BANANA JR 3715 12 7 0 74 DEATHTONGUE (89) OPURT 3750 8 2 0 70 DEATHTONGUE (89) COURIER 3739 8 5 2 69 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME FILAREE 3479 12 19 1 63 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) -TRINKET 1939 5 6 0 61 RIVER WARDENS (184) OLIVER 3745 8 3 2 57 DEATHTONGUE (89) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME YAMCHA 3736 8 7 2 52 DRAGONBALL Z (330) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DODGER 3772 5 1 0 34 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LURKER 3746 7 4 0 25 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) BULMA 3753 4 5 0 24 DRAGONBALL Z (330) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME OLLIE FUNT 3778 2 0 0 23 DEATHTONGUE (89) VANICE 3775 3 2 0 22 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) -INTIMATE FACADE 1841 2 0 0 19 CLEVER LINGO (155) -ROGUISH WAYS 1813 3 3 0 13 CLEVER LINGO (155) PURPLE SASH 3777 1 1 0 11 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) MARLI BLUBELL 3755 1 7 0 10 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) -MOMENTARY LAPSE 1847 1 0 0 10 CLEVER LINGO (155) FOND MEMORY 3776 1 2 0 5 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? VISITING ORC 8 0 1 0 1 OLIVER 3745 402 NONE LILLEE JO 3503 9 18 0 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS 74 YAMCHA 3736 399 PERSONAL ADS Banana Jr -- Don't you wish the Top Banana would die so you wouldn't have to be Junior any more? It can get wearisome, as I well know. -- Ol' Joe Collin Binkly -- If I was left-handed, I'd smack you upside the head SOOO hard! -- Filaree Bulma -- Pah. -- Marli Blubell Dodger -- Well, this fight won't leave me with a... Fond Memory Purple Sash -- Hmm, NOT your color, I think. You need something more magenta. -- Vanice Fiendish Glee -- But then I'd have to THINK about the fight. I don't have the energy for that. -- Ol' Joe P.S. But thanks for the advice. I figure giving advice at least shows a neighborly spirit. Lurker -- Oh, I am, I am. I never enter dark alleys. -- Marli Blubell 15 May 2003 Assurnasirbanipal invites all to use his computerized warrior management tool. The program is the most extensive management tool ever created. It was meant to run on a PALM OS PDA, but will run (emulated) on a PC or MAC. You can get this program on the web at: http://www.geocities.com/assurnasir 27 May 2003 A note to everyone regarding manager names and manager lists -- If you're running a team incognito, all you have to do is let me know and I won't put your name on any manager lists. It has seemed though, that more people want their names listed, even if they do not announce themselves, than the other way around. Also, I do maintain the list more or less by hand and errors do creep in. You have but to say I've made an error and no one will be the wiser (except thee and me, of course). -- The Saint, keeper of lists 30 May 2003 Duelmasters Friends and Friendly Foes -- I am returning to the United States for the summer. Please direct any Snailmail to: Devon Hagy Open Skies Ministries Att: Hammer 1515 E 7th St Okmulgee, OK 74447 USA Bro De is the founder and president of Open Skies Ministries [Prison Ministry] and a newcomer to the world of Duelmasters. We minister together when I am in the area. See you on the sands! -- Daryl P Holloman aka Hammer Flower Hammerz DM 28 Casino Hammerz DM 33 Fish Hammerz DM 54 3 June 2003 The Company of Brothers want to take this opportunity to formally introduce ourselves to all players. Our play is NOT based on smack, rudeness, or anything less than fair play (well...as fair as it gets!) and improving the knowledge base of the game and the sharing of experimentation and information. We are not concerned with personal politics, ideals, etc. We are players who enjoy the game. Currently, our membership includes: Asmo Dius, Baphomet, and Fahkry. We wish to welcome our newest member...Suiside. May the gods smile upon you and victory rest well on your team. Any who wish to join us may contact one of our members for info. 4 June 2003 ANNOUNCING THE RETURN OF STORMCROWE SLAUGHTERHOUSE The last Stormcrowe Slaughterhouse was one of the closest and most exciting contests ever held in Alastari. Such an epic demands a sequel. Therefore, Master Darque and Jack Wolfspider are pleased to announce the return of the Stormcrowe Slaughterhouse. Where? Stormcrowe DM 45 (slow). When? The Slaughterhouse returns on Turn 207, due August 19. How can you get into the action? Bring a team (one per entrant please) to arena 45 and announce your intention to join the contest in the Personals. Rules: This time around the rules are very simple. Each warrior win against a higher rated opponent (one or more points higher in the ratings) brings you 10 points, against even rated opponent 7 points, lower rated 5 points. Wins against NPCs or by a warrior who downchallenges are worth 0 points. Points are doubled for kills. All warriors in the arena whether participating in the Slaughterhouse or not are fair game. Points are totaled weekly, and the contestant whose team has racked up the most points at the end of 10 turns is declared Slaughterhouse Champion. Prizes: To be announced; we're still talking with RSI about it. Figure it will be something pretty good. But hey, who needs prizes when the honor of being Slaughterhouse Champion awaits! More info: Master Darque, MasterDarqueDM@aol.com, or Jack Wolfspider, russtulp@aol.com. Or diplo Darque Forces (428) or Dynastic (433) in Arena 45. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS HUMOROUS WHIM was devastated by OL' JOE COLLIN in a 1 minute Challenge fight. DODGER narrowly defeated BULMA in a exciting 1 minute Challenge melee. OLLIE FUNT overpowered FOND MEMORY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel. PURPLE SASH viciously subdued MARLI BLUBELL in a 2 minute gory Challenge fight. VEERS demolished CHI-CHI in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Title competition. BINKLY overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle. BANANA JR defeated FILAREE in a 3 minute expert's melee. COURIER vanquished HAPPY PEASANT in a 1 minute uneven duel. OPURT defeated NOBLE ASSASSIN in a action packed 1 minute duel. OLIVER savagely slew VISITING ORC in a 1 minute gory veteran vs. beginner fight. YAMCHA overpowered LURKER in a 1 minute one-sided match. VANICE devastated SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute mismatched conflict. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |STRIKING ATTACK 5 AIMED BLOW 27 - 14 - 0 66 | |WALL OF STEEL 5 SLASHING ATTACK 11 - 7 - 1 61 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 5 - 0 58 | |AIMED BLOW 2 STRIKING ATTACK 29 - 22 - 2 57 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 18 - 14 - 3 56 | |LUNGING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 4 - 0 56 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 6 - 0 50 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 TOTAL PARRY 10 - 11 - 0 48 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 WALL OF STEEL 30 - 34 - 0 47 | |BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 14 - 0 18 | Turn 402 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 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 3 4 STRIKING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 4 WALL OF STEEL SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME STRIKING ATTACK VEERS 3697 13 8 0 118 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) TOTAL PARRY CHI-CHI 3656 18 11 0 84 DRAGONBALL Z (330) WALL OF STEEL HUMOROUS WHIM 1554 15 13 1 75 CLEVER LINGO (155) AIMED BLOW OPURT 3750 8 2 0 70 DEATHTONGUE (89) LUNGING ATTACK YAMCHA 3736 8 7 2 52 DRAGONBALL Z (330) SLASHING ATTACK DODGER 3772 5 1 0 34 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is OL' JOE COLLIN 3407. The most popular warrior this turn was VEERS 3697. The ten other most popular fighters were FILAREE 3479, PURPLE SASH 3777, BANANA JR 3715, OL' JOE COLLIN 3407, BINKLY 3472, COURIER 3739, OPURT 3750, OLIVER 3745, DODGER 3772, and BULMA 3753. The least popular fighter this week was LURKER 3746. The other ten least popular fighters were MARLI BLUBELL 3755, FOND MEMORY 3776, HUMOROUS WHIM 1554, VANICE 3775, CHI-CHI 3656, YAMCHA 3736, OLLIE FUNT 3778, BULMA 3753, DODGER 3772, and OLIVER 3745. NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS) For those of you who keep track of such things, 13 additional warriors graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament: STRYSON (12-1368) SHADOW LORDS STEFEN (15-2052) WILD BOYS FROG SLAYER (21-4021) THE GUARDIANS VICTOR CALDERONE (60-5223) CLUB CULTURE TYBALT (62-3696) GRAPHIC VIOLENCE WESTON (65-5719) SUPERIOR FORCES 4I FOGGY (72-4595) DARQUE FORCES NORAF (82-3856) ENVENOMED CHEOPS (82-4451) LEGENDS OF EGYPT THE SCREAMING FANS (82-6495) WHY I PLAY DM CRAB (82-11880) 4-LETTER STDS BRAND (82-13289) TOADS OF AMBER III SHERRI (82-15114) SUPERIOR FORCES 3201 -- Green Eyes