DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER Date : 12/22/2003 Duedate: 01/03/2004 ARDIVENT ARENA DM-46 TURN-416 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS ANASTASIA RUBY DRAGONS (336) (46-3760) [7-0-0,137] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader OPURT ANASTASIA DEATHTONGUE (89) RUBY DRAGONS (336) (46-3750) [16-8-0,99] (46-3760) [7-0-0,137] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite BANANA JR BERKE DEATHTONGUE (89) DEATHTONGUE (89) (46-3715) [21-12-0,91] (46-3799) [6-2-0,49] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. RUBY DRAGONS (336) 66 2. HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) 36 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) 3. BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 4 Unchartered Team 4. PHISH2 (341) 0 5. FLOYDS FAN CLUB (333) 0 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) 137 76 7 64.3 1/ 1 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) 13 1 0 2/ 2*RUBY DRAGONS (336) 36 22 2 62.1 2/ 3*RUBY DRAGONS (336) 11 4 2 3/ 3 DEATHTONGUE (89) 993 729 55 57.7 3/ 2 DEATHTONGUE (89) 10 5 0 4- 4 FLOYDS FAN CLUB (333) 19 25 2 43.2 4/ 4 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 6 9 1 5/ 5 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 253 398 8 38.9 5- 5 FLOYDS FAN CLUB (333) 3 3 0 6- 6*PHISH2 (341) 0 5 0 0.0 6- 6*PHISH2 (341) 0 5 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 #21 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + Skaithvarn: "Bound to be trouble there," Hallie O'Dene said almost cheerfully. She guided her horse toward the half-hidden tower. "It's too pat to be anything but a trap." "You've got that right, doll," Raoul agreed. "But it just might be a trap for sheep. Let's see how it handles some wolves." "It might be a perfectly innocent tower," Jeri Northwind protested. "It MIGHT, doll, but I don't think so. It--" "If it was a 'perfectly innocent' building, whether ruined or whole, I'd have heard of it," Hallie said. "It's my job to hear of such things. Besides, this isn't the first time I've been down this road, and I don't recall seeing that tower before. Maybe--MAYBE I missed it because I didn't need it, but...." "But it's the kind of thing you would be looking for anyway," Raoul said. Thunder crashed suddenly. He squinted at the trees. If there was going to be lightning, the trees might be risky shelter at best. Of course, riding down a road with nothing nearby as tall as three gladiators on their horses wouldn't be safe, either. The horses seemed to have their own ideas and ran in under the trees at the edge of the road, not quite fast enough to avoid the deluge that suddenly burst from the clouds. Even the trees didn't provide much shelter from that driving downpour. Raoul took off his hat and tried to shake the water from it, then shrugged and put it back on. "Not much choice--risk the tower or drown where we sit." He urged his horse forward. The light wasn't good now that the rain had closed over them, but he thought he could see a door of planks weathered to almost the same gray as the stones. As they approached, the door moved. Opened into the black interior of the tower. "Probably haunted," Hallie muttered. "If we're lucky. If not...well, all the vampires may not be in Leemith. And there are robbers, and--" "Oh, stop!" Jeri protested. "At least not robbers--they couldn't have BUILT the tower since you were here last, could they?" "If they had a wizard--" A figure appeared in the doorway. Between the rain and the shadow of the trees now, it was little more than a pale, moving shape until they got close. Too close now to flee, if they had to and he was any kind of wizard. An old man, Raoul saw, but not bent or shriveled with his age. Tall, lean as a bone, with a narrow, hawk's face, hair more gray than red, wearing a simple robe of natural-colored wool. He made a gesture that was half an offer of shelter, half a command that they enter. "Come out of the rain," he said. His voice was deep and cold, and he spoke Fratsfan with a slight accent like none that Raoul had ever heard before. He stepped toward the doorway ahead of them. "I have a great aversion to becoming wet." After a brief hesitation, Raoul dismounted and moved forward, leading his horse. "We didn't expect to find a shelter along this stretch of the coast," he said, shaking what rain he could from his clothes before entering. The room within was circular and large, filling the whole base of the tower. A fire burned on a hearth to one side. It looked like the part near the door had been used to stable horses before, and recently. "This tower has been here a long time," the man said. He turned back at the fireplace and watched the women enter behind Raoul. "But it has not always been... visible." "You're a wizard," Hallie said. It wasn't a question, but the man bowed his head slightly. "Perhaps the greatest. I am Kaldrehn of Krael." One of the women drew a breath in shock; Raoul didn't look back to see which one. He didn't want to turn his back on this man. "It figures that a great wizard wouldn't have been caught in the destruction of Krael," he agreed. "But I'm surprised I haven't heard of you before. You don't have the look of a recluse." Kaldrehn laughed. "And so I am not." His gaze shifted from Raoul to look past--at the women, probably. "Not at all a recluse. Nor a man to endure the tedium of the dark centuries between the fall of Krael and the present, if it could be avoided. A man with skill enough can move behind time from one era to another, as he wills." His smile was not reassuring. "As I willed." * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 238): LUMBERING WAIF of HAPLESS WAIF (Berylstar, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 478): RICK DERRIS of VIEW ASKEW (Angus, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 477): ATROPHY of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 470): WOF-A-MIT of ROCK ETTS (Pie-Rite, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 467): SLIM SHADY of THE MC5 (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 466): NOLAN ORGEL of THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Leeta, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 467): MR. GRINCH of HEADBANGERS (Sablon-O-Vlad, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 463): SONIC TACO of TRIP OUT (Angus, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 429): CMOT DIBBLER of THE DISC (Technogeek, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 422): PELICAN of BIRDS (JE, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 415): ANASTASIA of RUBY DRAGONS (Talon Warsmith, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 186): RED EYE of ASSASSIN NATION (Ghab, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 326): BLACK CAT of SHADOW SIGNS (Shadowgate, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 316): GORDIAN of WHY KNOT (Clove-Hitch, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 140): LOKI of ARCTIC GUARDS (Yukon Cornelius, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 363): EARTHQUAKE of NATURAL DISASTERS from ARADI (Soultaker) Top Teams --------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 238): Z GLADIATORZ (Mr. Zee, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 478): SCARLET KNIGHTS II (Talon Warsmith, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 477): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 470): THE REPUBLICANS (The Judge, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 467): THE MC5 (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 466): THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Leeta, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 467): HEADBANGERS (Sablon-O-Vlad, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 463): none DM 40 ZENSU (turn 429): WIMPS MOST FOWL (Wimpy, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 422): THE FLINTSTONES (Lord Genesis, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 415): HARDTIMESINBABYLON (Technogeek, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 186): FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 326): RED AVENGERS (Rage Man, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 316): WAYFARERS (Leeta, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 140): SHADOW GOLD (Shadowgate, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 363): SUNNYDALE, etc. (LHI, mgr.) Recent Graduates ---------------- DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 478): HARRY POTTER of GRYFFINDOR HOUSE2 (Godric Gryffindor) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 477): ATROPHY of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 470): WOF-A-MIT of ROCK ETTS (Pie-Rite, mgr.) SNAKE IN THE GRASS of SERPENTINE INC. (Floyd, mgr.) (turn 469): HOMELESS PRINCE of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellubmo) EDWIN MEESE of CONSPIRACY INC. (?, mgr.) HOW--LITE of ROCK ETTS (Pie-Rite, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 467): SLIM SHADY of THE MC5 (Street Legal, 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 326): BLACK CAT of SHADOW SIGNS (Shadowgate, mgr.) (turn 325): THE LIMELIGHT of CLUB CULTURE (Talon Volksie, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 316): GORDIAN of WHY KNOT (Clove-Hitch, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 140): GHOULSHINE of MONSTER RANCHER (Hombre, mgr.) (turn 139): BATTLEMAGE of SHADOW MAGIC (Shadowgate, mgr.) SPY REPORT Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in ARDIVENT this turn, and let's start with a look at some of the teams. And let's see, VANICE fought HAMMOND EGGS and gained 23 points and contributed to BLUVALLEY WARRIORS' 1-4-1. FLINT HILLS has lost to DOWN BELOW, falling 9 points, while helping make BLUVALLEY WARRIORS a 1-4-1 turn. OLLIE FUNT challenged for the Duelmastership this turn, attempting to dethrone RUBY DRAGONS' warrior. The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and ANASTASIA remains ARDIVENT's top warrior for another turn. Can someone confirm a rumor for me? I hear the top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at The Seaside Manor 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. I also notice that the RUBY DRAGONS stable was the most avoided team this turn. Come on ARDIVENT, what are you afraid of? And avoiding RUBY DRAGONS more than any other team we find DEATHTONGUE. ARDIVENT, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing? A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once. Wise men know this to be true. Banners at half mast, warriors, DEATHTONGUE has lost HAMMOND EGGS, and you might say all of ARDIVENT has felt the loss, except maybe BLUVALLEY WARRIORS. A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or hide when the fight is over. Consider well. I like this place, ARDIVENT, the taverns have old wine, and young serving girls. Who could ask for more? Always good to rest in ARDIVENT, but never good to wear out my welcome. Look for me in future turns. Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- Alarond the Scribe DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ANASTASIA 3760 7 0 0 137 RUBY DRAGONS (336) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME OPURT 3750 16 8 0 99 DEATHTONGUE (89) DODGER 3772 15 5 1 98 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) BANANA JR 3715 21 12 0 91 DEATHTONGUE (89) OLLIE FUNT 3778 11 5 1 91 DEATHTONGUE (89) ZACK 3795 9 0 0 91 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PURPLE SASH 3777 11 4 2 84 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -FLOYD B. RICK 3711 10 2 0 60 FLOYDS FAN CLUB (333) SOLARIS 3759 5 2 0 59 RUBY DRAGONS (336) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME VANICE 3775 8 11 1 56 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) NA'TOTH 3800 6 1 0 55 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) BERKE 3799 6 2 0 49 DEATHTONGUE (89) DOWN BELOW 3807 4 0 0 37 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CROW 3757 3 4 0 31 RUBY DRAGONS (336) -TALON 3692 5 7 1 29 FLOYDS FAN CLUB (333) -FLOYD POTTER 3734 2 3 1 28 FLOYDS FAN CLUB (333) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME VALLEY-JO 3798 2 6 0 23 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) KHORNE SHADOWSPAWN 3809 2 0 1 22 RUBY DRAGONS (336) PALANTIRIATHALASA 3808 3 0 1 21 RUBY DRAGONS (336) BERNINA COLLIN 3794 5 5 0 20 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) FLINT HILLS 3796 4 5 0 18 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) GNEISS GUY 3787 3 7 0 16 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) -FLOYD STINGER 3740 2 1 0 11 FLOYDS FAN CLUB (333) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -GILL 3802 0 2 0 2 PHISH2 (341) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? HAMMOND EGGS 3785 8 5 3 DEATHTONGUE 89 VANICE 3775 416 STINGRAY 3803 0 1 0 PHISH2 341 PALANTIRIATHALAS 3808 414 B'CUDA 3806 0 1 0 PHISH2 341 KHORNE SHADOWSPA 3809 415 PERSONAL ADS Ruby Dragons/Pilaharmonicswhateveryouspellit -- I love the skills you hand out so generously but ya know, gonna be hard to field a useful team if ya keep killing my teammates off. -- Gill P.S. That includes the 2 warriors you killed with a combined total con of 6. So much for running skill whore designs. (Ghoti) Anastasia -- Geez. -- Opurt Floyd B Rick -- Dat like Johhny B Good? -- Hammond Crow -- Har, youz going.... -- Down Below Bernina -- Tough luck, little lady. -- Na'Toth Na'Toth -- Fortunately, I'm a whiz at crazy-quilt patchwork, so I SHOULD be able to mend the mess you made of my clothes. -- Bernina Collin Solaris -- Not my favorite way to lose. -- Vanice P.S. If I could be said to have a "favorite" way to lose. That Shiftyeyed Volunteer was distinctly unreliable looking. I didn't care for the look in his eye. -- Gneiss Guy Have you noticed that Cult Members seem to be a worthless, weak lot, and yet the cults of which they're members are such nuisances on the body politic? Why is that? Is there some inner core of cult members, perhaps the Inner Cult Members, so to speak, who are much better? If so, maybe we should get THEM into the arena and beat the heck out of 'em. -- Flint Hills, striking sparks Well...okay. You can trust the scribe to lose, but you sure can't trust the wretched wight to teach. I don't think he's REALLY trustworthy at all. -- Valley Jo 2 December 2003 ZalCon2, ZalCon Reloaded Where: Jhelum, DM 4 When: February 9th or 23rd, 2003 (TBA when Mail In date set) How Long: 20 Turns Restrictions: Zero FE at start of contest. Must announce warrior styles by second arena fight to receive points. No prize modified warriors. No entry to July Face, No TV Challenges. All prizes to be used exclusively on warriors from the contest team only. Awards: First Initiate Duelmaster (FID): First warrior announced in the contest to reach the throne. Prize: Limited Damage Potion, increasing damage for 1 warrior by one rating to max for ST/SZ. Warrior MVP: Top warrior based on MVP points accrued in the contest. Prize: Limited Damage Potion, Favorites Knowledge for any warrior on team, +1 to bonus in any skill area up to max for style for 1 warrior on team, 2 nights stay at Winter FTF Hotel. Team MVP: Top Team based on MVP points accrued in contest by all the teams warriors. Prize: Limited Damage Potion, Favorites Knowledge, +1 to Bonus, 6 Months Free Play, 20 Rollups. Warrior MVP Top 11: Next 10 warriors on MVP list at the end of the contest. Prize: +1 to Bonus Style Master: Top warrior in each style based on Style Master points accrued in the contest. Prize: Favorites Knowledge of any warrior on team. Iron Manager Award: Minimum 95 fights in contest by any team. Prize: Choice of free entry for team to 2005 Winter Face or +1 to Bonus for one warrior. MVP Point System: +1 for Win, Fight, Kill, Recognition Leader (after Round 3), -1 Death, +2 Duelmaster, +2 each 3 Consecutive turns as DM, +1 Quality Win (any win over opponent with 5 or more Rec), +1 for each 10 Rec points over 5 in win (+1 for 5-14 above, +2 for 15-24 above, +3 for 25-34 above). Style Master Point System: +2 Style Master, +1 Win vs. Same Style Opponent, +1 Win vs. Same Style Master, +1 for 3 Consecutive Turns as Style Master (rolling). Please direct any question about rules or clarifications to me, Robert Occhipinti, via Diplo to DM74, 1988 Dodgers or email to zalgor@hotmail.com. All rules decisions made by me are final and binding within the confines of this contest. 8 December 2003 Greetings! I would like to invite everyone to Jhans (DM 36) for the first annual kLk St. Valentine's Day Massacre (kill contest). We will start the contest off with the ceremonial burning of the Andorian flag on turn 450. (Six turns away. Roughly mid- February.) The contest will run for 10 turns. On turn 461, 3 separate victors will be announced. Team with the most kills, warrior with the most kills, and alliance with the most kills. Prizes will be awarded to the manager of the team with the most kills and to the manager of the warrior with the most kills. The prizes will probably be team roll-ups. The number of roll-ups has yet to be determined. The contest is sponsored by Jhans' newest, (but by the time the contest starts) largest alliance, the kLk (pronounced "klick"). -- Polarius, mgr. of Blitzkrieg DM 36 LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS OLLIE FUNT was devastated by ANASTASIA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight. DOWN BELOW vanquished FLINT HILLS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle. DODGER savagely defeated NOBLE ASSASSIN in a action packed 2 minute bloody fight. OPURT devastated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute one-sided fight. ZACK demolished M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute mismatched competition. BANANA JR won victory over M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute brutal mismatched fight. PURPLE SASH devastated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided competition. HAMMOND EGGS was easily killed by VANICE in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee. SOLARIS won victory over BERKE in a action packed 3 minute fight. NA'TOTH vanquished VALLEY-JO in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight. BERNINA COLLIN was handily defeated by CROW in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout. GNEISS GUY was subdued by KHORNE SHADOWSPAWN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute competition. PALANTIRIATHALASA demolished POLITE BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched match. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |STRIKING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 35 - 7 - 2 83 | |SLASHING ATTACK 4 LUNGING ATTACK 18 - 6 - 0 75 | |AIMED BLOW 2 SLASHING ATTACK 29 - 13 - 5 69 | |LUNGING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 11 - 6 - 0 65 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 7 - 5 - 0 58 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 WALL OF STEEL 15 - 12 - 0 56 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 9 - 1 55 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 14 - 0 26 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 8 - 1 20 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 416 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: AIMED BLOW 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 3 SLASHING ATTACK PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 2 WALL OF STEEL STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 TOTAL PARRY BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK ANASTASIA 3760 7 0 0 137 RUBY DRAGONS (336) AIMED BLOW OPURT 3750 16 8 0 99 DEATHTONGUE (89) SLASHING ATTACK DODGER 3772 15 5 1 98 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) WALL OF STEEL BANANA JR 3715 21 12 0 91 DEATHTONGUE (89) STRIKING ATTACK ZACK 3795 9 0 0 91 HARDTIMESINBABYLON (325) TOTAL PARRY SOLARIS 3759 5 2 0 59 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 BERKE 3799. The ten other most popular fighters were DODGER 3772, KHORNE SHADOWSPAWN 3809, BANANA JR 3715, CROW 3757, ANASTASIA 3760, VANICE 3775, NA'TOTH 3800, DOWN BELOW 3807, OPURT 3750, and SOLARIS 3759. The least popular fighter this week was GNEISS GUY 3787. The other ten least popular fighters were VALLEY-JO 3798, FLINT HILLS 3796, OLLIE FUNT 3778, BERNINA COLLIN 3794, HAMMOND EGGS 3785, PURPLE SASH 3777, ZACK 3795, PALANTIRIATHALASA 3808, SOLARIS 3759, and OPURT 3750.