DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER Date : 11/24/2003 Duedate: 12/06/2003 ARDIVENT ARENA DM-46 TURN-414 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS ANASTASIA RUBY DRAGONS (336) (46-3760) [5-0-0,107] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader OPURT ANASTASIA DEATHTONGUE (89) RUBY DRAGONS (336) (46-3750) [15-7-0,100] (46-3760) [5-0-0,107] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite BANANA JR ZACK DEATHTONGUE (89) HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) (46-3715) [19-12-0,87] (46-3795) [7-0-0,64] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) 35 2. DEATHTONGUE (89) 33 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) 3. FLOYDS FAN CLUB (333) 25 Unchartered Team 4. RUBY DRAGONS (336) 10 5. BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 7 RUBY DRAGONS (336) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) 128 76 7 62.7 1/ 1 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) 13 2 0 2/ 3 DEATHTONGUE (89) 988 724 55 57.7 2/ 2 DEATHTONGUE (89) 11 4 0 3/ 2*RUBY DRAGONS (336) 27 21 1 56.3 3/ 3*RUBY DRAGONS (336) 8 5 1 4/ 0 FLOYDS FAN CLUB (333) 18 25 2 41.9 4/ 4 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 6 9 0 5/ 4 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 249 392 7 38.8 5/ 0 FLOYDS FAN CLUB (333) 2 3 0 6/ 0*PHISH2 (341) 0 3 0 0.0 6/ 0*PHISH2 (341) 0 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[ Andorians Abroad #19 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + Skaithvarn: The Lord Dankilvan had given them temporary quarters in his mansion. A suite among the servants, but that was okay, the decor was less overpowering. Berdan looked around at the nearly plain hangings that covered the walls of the central room in the suite and scowled. "I don't like this," the ex-assassin growled. "Sequestering us! This Dankilvan is up to something." Raoul shrugged, took off his hat and looked at it, then put it back again. The gesture didn't mean anything, but it gave him time to think about his answer without being rude. And he was really tempted to be rude. Berdan was repeating himself. And the gladiator was getting tired of repeating his answer. But one more time... maybe it would get through this time. "Lord Dankilvan is trying to keep Skaithvarn out of Alastarian politics. Can't blame him for that! We don't want that entanglement, either." "He's sending a Delarquan spy with us--" "A Delarquan gladiator who may or may not be a spy. So?" "She'll be a spy. Everything we do will be reported to this--" "Are you planning to do something you want to hide?" Jeri Northwind asked. Berdan jumped a little, having forgotten that she was there. "No, but--" "Then it isn't a problem. In fact," she exchanged a glance with Raoul, who nodded slightly, "in fact, it's a good thing. It means the S'varni won't have to worry about what we might be up to, because they'll know what we ARE up to." "Right, doll. And besides, better the spy we know and can see than one we don't. Surely you realize that, Berdan?" The ex-assassin sighed and shrugged. "I suppose so." *** ***** *** ***** *** Hallie O'Dene turned out to be an elf. A southern elf, a dark-skinned Shagornan elf, an elf of the kind deeply distrusted by the northern elves who figured in the ancestry of all Fratsfan nobles. Berdan refused to have anything to do with her. "And how Dankilvan, himself of the High Blood, could actually employ her, trust her--!" He stormed around their sitting room, not quite throwing things but looking as though he wanted to. Hallie O'Dene watched quietly, showing no offense, nor any other reaction except mild interest. Leaning just a little toward Jeri, she asked, "Does he have a strong heart? Because he's a prime candidate for apoplexy right now." Jeri put a hand over her mouth to hold back a snort of laughter. "I don't know him that well," she admitted, "but fortunately, we can do this without him if we have to." The Delarquan's eyebrows rose. "You think he might abandon the mission just to avoid working with me?" "He might, doll," Raoul said, coming to sit between the two of them on the room's long couch as Berdan continued to rage up and down the room, cursing Hallie, Raoul and Jeri, Peranis, Dankilvan, and other people they'd never heard of comprehensively and bitterly. "That doesn't worry me so much as that he might quit us and try to go on without us--go into competition with us over it. How much can we trust him? The man used to be a spy and an assassin, after all." "Well, it's as good as a play," Hallie said, "but Lord Dankilvan wants us to get ON with things. Maybe we should try to stop him?" Raoul shook his head. "He's got to get through it, doll. But maybe we should get on with it ourselves. Jeri and I are ready to go--we didn't unpack when we got here." "Leave Berdan to follow when he calms down?" Jeri asked. "Or go back to Andor, if that's what he wants to do." Raoul shrugged. He glanced at Jeri, who jumped up and grabbed a backpack. "I'm ready," she said. As soon as Raoul and Hallie had picked up their packs, she added, "What's the matter with this Leemith place that Lord Dankilvan mentioned? He didn't seem to like them at all." Hallie led the way out the door. "I've got horses waiting for us," she said. "The Leemin, well, they're all vampires. Generally good neighbors, but still, you just don't trust a town full of vampires, do you?" * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 237): MELTDOWN of X-FORCE (Savant, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 476): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 14 TOBIR (turn 476): ATROPHY of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 469): HOMELESS PRINCE of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellubmo) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 465): KID ROCK of THE MC5 (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 465): MONKEY WRENCH of PRIMATES-R-US (Crip, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 466): SARINA of GOLDEN CANYON (Leeta, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 462): SONIC TACO of TRIP OUT (Angus, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 427): SUSAN STO HELIT of THE DISC (Technogeek, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 420): BARNEE of THE FLINTSTONES (Lord Genesis, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 413): ANASTASIA of RUBY DRAGONS (Talon Warsmith, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 185): VIOLENT VIOLET of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 325): BLACK CAT of SHADOW SIGNS (Shadowgate, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 314): GORDIAN of WHY KNOT (Clove-Hitch, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 139): BATTLEMAGE of SHADOW MAGIC (Shadowgate, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 361): DEMONFANG of DARK PANTHEON from TRANSEL (Doc Steele) Top Teams --------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 237): BONDAGE (Spawn, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 476): BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 476): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 469): CONSPIRACY INC. (?, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 465): THE MC5 (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 465): PRIMATES-R-US (Crip, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 466): HEADBANGERS (Sablon-O-Vlad, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 462): TRIP OUT (Angus, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 427): TACO GODS (The Oracle, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 420): THE FLINTSTONES (Lord Genesis, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 413): HARDTIMESINBABYLON (Technogeek, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 185): MIDDLE WAY 8 (Leeta, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 325): I'M WITH STUPID (Yukon Cornelius, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 314): WAYFARERS (Leeta, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 139): HAZAARDS OF CLONING (Crip, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 361): DARK PANTHEON (Doc Steele, mgr.) Recent Graduates ---------------- DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 476): HUSHPUPPY of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.) (turn 475): DREIHDENSMURF of U.B.O.S.M. (Dreihdenflahg, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 469): HOMELESS PRINCE of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellubmo) EDWIN MEESE of CONSPIRACY INC. (?, mgr.) HOW--LITE of ROCK ETTS (Pie-Rite, mgr.) (turn 468): GUANTANAMO BAY of THE REPUBLICANS (The Judge, mgr.) PISHTUSH of ANDORIAN WIMPS (Wimpy, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 464): APE WILD of PRIMATES-R-US (Crip, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 465): OMNIBOOK 6000 of AT WORK (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 411): COURIER of HARDTIMESINBABYLON (Technogeek, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 185): VIOLENT VIOLET of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.) SQUASH BUTT of OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.) PYROTECHNICIAN of THE FURIOUS FIVE (Generalissimo Puerco) DM 60 ARADI (turn 325): THE LIMELIGHT of CLUB CULTURE (Talon Volksie, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 139): BATTLEMAGE of SHADOW MAGIC (Shadowgate, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. Greetings to you all from the Duelmaster's throne! I cannot believe I am the DM of Ardivent, the Arena of the Red Sands, with a record of 4-0! It just doesn't seem right, me being the top Dragon in all of Ardivent, but it sure feels good. To Banana Jr I offer my sincere thanks for the title shot, even though there wasn't a challenge involved. Hopefully, you'll get right back up on your feet and challenge back to try to retake the throne...I could use another good fight. As you may have guessed, I have a couple tourney fights behind me, and so my record may be a little deceiving at first. Suffice it to say that I am just over 20 FE, just enough to be a Champion in tourney classification, so I'm on par with my peers up here at the top. If you come looking for an easy win, prepare to be disappointed. I will hold the throne as long as I am able, and will be striving to graduate this arena with a 20-0-0 record. Wish me luck! Anastasia, Ruby Dragon, Duelmaster SPY REPORT I was going on vacation, see? Surf, sun... But what do those bums say? "Hit the road, Debby Tonte. ARDIVENT needs a spyreport." Oh, well. Cut this out and put it in your scrapbooks, DEATHTONGUE! 'Cause they got 5-0-0 and moved up to 2nd! All you experienced warriors can look at PHISH2's 0-3-0 and laugh. But with some more experience, they'll be the ones laughing! MVP award for NA'TOTH? HARDTIMESINBABYLON's proud of her after beating VANICE and getting 17 points. Talk about yer major upsets! VANICE's match with NA'TOTH cost her a loss of 8 points! This Duelmaster is like something else! ANASTASIA stopped DODGER dead in hers tracks! Who was the wiseguy that said ARDIVENT's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at The Seaside Manor? Don't look at me! AAARRGH!!! I HATE SPYREPORTING!!! Sorry. I just had to say it. The warriors of DEATHTONGUE must be getting lonely. They were the most avoided team. Do you guys know something that I don't? Is there some deep dark secret why RUBY DRAGONS' been avoiding DEATHTONGUE so much? Or is it just that they're too scared? Like, is OPURT popular, or what? He was challenged the most in all of ARDIVENT! He's got a 15-7-0, is that good? People were asking me did SOLARIS REALLY challenge ZACK? (all right, maybe they didn't, but it sounded good!) It wasn't a spectacular fight, or anything, but ZACK wants me to write about it since he subdued SOLARIS. Satisfied? What does a fighter fight for? I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone gets killed. Not after four more fights. Everyone has problems, but why did RUBY DRAGONS send BLACKRAZOR to the Dark Arena? She had a 3-1-0, and I thought she looked neat on the sands... Hey you guys, don't you think your families would like to hear from you? Write! (Or have someone write for you.) Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand wash. I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really should stop. I had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ANASTASIA 3760 5 0 0 107 RUBY DRAGONS (336) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME OPURT 3750 15 7 0 100 DEATHTONGUE (89) OLLIE FUNT 3778 10 4 1 94 DEATHTONGUE (89) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DODGER 3772 13 5 1 89 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) BANANA JR 3715 19 12 0 87 DEATHTONGUE (89) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PURPLE SASH 3777 10 4 2 72 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ZACK 3795 7 0 0 64 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME FLOYD B. RICK 3711 9 2 0 55 FLOYDS FAN CLUB (333) BERKE 3799 5 1 0 44 DEATHTONGUE (89) SOLARIS 3759 3 2 0 44 RUBY DRAGONS (336) NA'TOTH 3800 4 1 0 43 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) HAMMOND EGGS 3785 8 3 3 41 DEATHTONGUE (89) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME VANICE 3775 7 10 0 31 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) TALON 3692 5 7 1 29 FLOYDS FAN CLUB (333) BERNINA COLLIN 3794 5 3 0 29 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) FLOYD POTTER 3734 2 3 1 28 FLOYDS FAN CLUB (333) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CROW 3757 2 3 0 17 RUBY DRAGONS (336) DOWN BELOW 3807 2 0 0 16 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) FLINT HILLS 3796 3 4 0 13 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) GNEISS GUY 3787 2 6 0 12 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) FLOYD STINGER 3740 2 1 0 11 FLOYDS FAN CLUB (333) VALLEY-JO 3798 1 5 0 10 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) PALANTIRIATHALASA 3808 1 0 1 6 RUBY DRAGONS (336) GILL 3802 0 1 0 1 PHISH2 (341) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? FLOYD CRUSHER 3773 0 1 0 FLOYDS FAN CLUB 333 BANDIT PRINCE 25 414 NONE PIGFISH 3804 0 1 0 PHISH2 341 BLACK ORC 20 414 NONE STINGRAY 3803 0 1 0 PHISH2 341 PALANTIRIATHALAS 3808 414 BLACKRAZOR 3758 3 2 0 RUBY DRAGONS 336 MOUNTAIN TROLL 18 414 NONE PERSONAL ADS Anastasia -- You one hard woman. -- Banana Jr Solaris -- Bah, send in a real fighter. -- Hammnd Eggs Bernina -- Sorry, cute stuff! -- Berke Vanice -- I see you've been practicing. -- Na'Toth Valley-Jo -- Welcome to Down Below! Banana Jr -- Hope to see you again real soon. -- Anastasia Hammond Eggs -- I know you must be hating us right now, but please, don't be angry. I wouldn't like you when you're angry. -- Solaris Gneiss Guy -- Is that supposed to be Genesis Guy? Either way, you weren't much of a challenge. Maybe I'll just challenge you from now on. -- Crow Crow -- No, you won't be challenging Gneiss Guy unless he's above you in the rankings. -- Alain, mgr. Ruby Dragons Valley Jo -- Don't be upset. I won't be around much longer, unlike you. -- Blackrazor Purple Sash -- Why not? Someone has to win, there are no ties, so why can't it be us? -- Solaris Berke -- Tom Servo? Why does that name ring a bell? I know I've heard it before... was it in Aruak City? -- Crow All -- Thanks for fighting here and keeping our little (and I mean little) arena alive. I don't know how much longer we'll have, but at least we're here for now. -- Alain Na'toth -- Ah, my turn this time! Good match, though. -- Vanice P.S. The ones I win are the good matches, naturally. P.P.S. You always believe what Zack says, do you? Berke -- (frowning) You were laughing, I could tell. Well, I couldn't even blame you, really. My thread tension is a mess, and I think my bobbin's empty. Or jammed, one or the other. (sigh) -- Bernina Collin Crow -- You might today, but what about tomorrow, eh? Besides, you're too predictable, always flying around in straight lines and all. -- Gneiss Guy, possibly planning to "eat crow" in the near future A standby! I made short work of HIM. (grin) Significantly short.... -- Flint Hills Down Below -- (shudder) Caves and things. I hate that. -- Valley Jo 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 13 November 2003 Let it be known far and wide, that the Warrior TUM 18-7380, the Champions Runner-Up for the recent Tournament, is managed by none other than Shocking Toad. I named this fabulous warrior after my friend and mentor, TUM, a.k.a. Don! Sorry TUM didn't get me my first TC; however, a runner-up with all those sandbaggers is pretty impressive, if I do say so myself. -- Shocking Toad, The Manager 13 November 2003 All -- This is to announce that I am no longer a member of the Vendetta Cartel Alliance. I have enjoyed my time there, and I've made some great friends. Their company will be missed, but they will endure. I wish them well. -- Apex LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS BLACKRAZOR was barely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. FLOYD CRUSHER was slaughtered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle. PIGFISH was murdered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. SOLARIS was viciously subdued by ZACK in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Challenge brawl. CROW was overpowered by HAMMOND EGGS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match. DOWN BELOW bested GNEISS GUY in a 2 minute gory Challenge duel. ANASTASIA viciously subdued DODGER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody Title match. OPURT overpowered KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute uneven melee. BANANA JR won victory over M. CHARDINEE in a 3 minute uneven duel. OLLIE FUNT overpowered VIRGINAL CONCUBINE in a 1 minute uneven duel. PURPLE SASH savagely defeated FLOYD B. RICK in a exciting 2 minute gruesome fight. VANICE was overpowered by NA'TOTH in a 1 minute one-sided fight. BERKE demolished TALON in a 1 minute mismatched competition. FLINT HILLS was devastated by FLOYD POTTER in a 1 minute one-sided battle. BERNINA COLLIN devastated CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute mismatched bout. VALLEY-JO overcame FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 1 minute fight. FLOYD STINGER viciously subdued GILL in a action packed 2 minute amateur's bout. STINGRAY was killed by PALANTIRIATHALASA in a 1 minute amateur's brawl. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |SLASHING ATTACK 6 STRIKING ATTACK 33 - 8 - 2 80 | |BASHING ATTACK 5 SLASHING ATTACK 32 - 10 - 7 76 | |LUNGING ATTACK 4 LUNGING ATTACK 17 - 7 - 0 71 | |STRIKING ATTACK 4 WALL OF STEEL 16 - 14 - 0 53 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 AIMED BLOW 9 - 8 - 0 53 | |AIMED BLOW 2 BASHING ATTACK 8 - 10 - 1 44 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 TOTAL PARRY 5 - 7 - 0 42 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 8 - 0 20 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 14 - 0 18 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 414 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: LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 4 3 SLASHING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK ANASTASIA 3760 5 0 0 107 RUBY DRAGONS (336) AIMED BLOW OPURT 3750 15 7 0 100 DEATHTONGUE (89) SLASHING ATTACK OLLIE FUNT 3778 10 4 1 94 DEATHTONGUE (89) WALL OF STEEL BANANA JR 3715 19 12 0 87 DEATHTONGUE (89) STRIKING ATTACK ZACK 3795 7 0 0 64 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) TOTAL PARRY SOLARIS 3759 3 2 0 44 RUBY DRAGONS (336) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is BANANA JR 3715. The most popular warrior this turn was ZACK 3795. The ten other most popular fighters were PURPLE SASH 3777, FLOYD STINGER 3740, DOWN BELOW 3807, ANASTASIA 3760, OPURT 3750, BANANA JR 3715, FLOYD POTTER 3734, BERNINA COLLIN 3794, HAMMOND EGGS 3785, and OLLIE FUNT 3778. The least popular fighter this week was GILL 3802. The other ten least popular fighters were FLINT HILLS 3796, TALON 3692, VANICE 3775, FLOYD B. RICK 3711, CROW 3757, PIGFISH 3804, PALANTIRIATHALASA 3808, STINGRAY 3803, DODGER 3772, and GNEISS GUY 3787.