DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/09/2009 Duedate: 07/06/2009
SCOMSS SWAMP ARENA
DM-47 TURN-277
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
JUSTICE FOR ALL
OF WOLF AND MAN (603)
(47-5534) [18-12-0,134]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
WINKIE DEATH
LAND OF OZ (217) DEAD GAWDS (543)
(47-6401) [15-7-2,144] (47-4957) [5-4-0,44]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SWAMP BOGG HAMMER CHINA MILKMAID
ALL SWAMP HAMMERZ (594) LAND OF OZ (217)
(47-6306) [13-17-0,60] (47-6502) [11-1-0,135]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
LAND OF OZ (217)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. LAND OF OZ (217) 51
2. LIFE'S LESSONS (562) 43 OLD HABITS (566)
3. OF WOLF AND MAN (603) 37 Unchartered Team
4. THE MIDDLE WAY 3 (506) 32
5. SPOONERTIKS (523) 31 DEAD GAWDS (543)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*IDIOT COMMITEE (703) 4 1 1 80.0 1/ 1 LAND OF OZ (217) 12 3 1
2/ 2 OLD HABITS (566) 126 69 9 64.6 2/ 2 INDIFFERENCE (611) 10 3 1
3/ 4 LAND OF OZ (217) 568 360 17 61.2 3/ 7 SPOONERTIKS (523) 10 5 0
4/ 6 MYSTIC ORC FEAST (416) 332 218 25 60.4 4/ 5 SECOND BANANAS (573) 10 5 0
5/ 8 SECOND BANANAS (573) 180 120 18 60.0 5/11 OF WOLF AND MAN (603) 9 4 1
6/ 7 SPOONERTIKS (523) 147 98 8 60.0 6/ 9 ROYAL FLUSH (48) 9 4 0
7/ 5 THINGS I DROOL IN (614) 92 64 6 59.0 7/ 8 OLD HABITS (566) 8 2 0
8/ 3 KAOS (695) 25 18 0 58.1 8/ 3 THE OPERA (613) 8 6 0
9/ 9 THE OPERA (613) 102 74 3 58.0 9/ 4 THE FALLEN (696) 7 7 0
10/11 ROYAL FLUSH (48) 716 566 38 55.9 10/ 6 ALL SWAMP HAMMERZ (594) 7 8 0
11/10 GOTHIC MINISTRY (592) 62 50 3 55.4 11/12 FORCE OF WILL (670) 7 8 0
12/13 DARQUE FORCES (396) 159 142 14 52.8 12/14 RAPTOR (674) 7 8 0
13/15 THE BEAR'S PAW (150) 436 403 41 52.0 13/20 ABYSMAL RITES (215) 6 4 0
14/14 CHAOTIX BEASTS (610) 65 61 5 51.6 14/18 MYSTIC ORC FEAST (416) 6 8 0
15/16 ALL SWAMP HAMMERZ (594) 130 123 8 51.4 15/26 THE MIDDLE WAY 3 (506) 6 9 0
16/18 DARK PINNACLE (598) 80 76 6 51.3 16/23 STRANGE BREW (661) 5 10 0
17/17 FORCE OF WILL (670) 41 39 4 51.3 17-24*IDIOT COMMITEE (703) 4 1 1
18/12 THE FALLEN (696) 25 24 2 51.0 18-16*SHADOW MAGIC (701) 4 2 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
19/20 OF WOLF AND MAN (603) 75 73 5 50.7 19-10 CHEERS (659) 4 4 1
20/21 LIFE'S LESSONS (562) 121 118 9 50.6 20/28 DARQUE FORCES (396) 4 5 0
21/19 SMOKED OUT!!! (637) 30 30 4 50.0 21/30 SMOKED OUT!!! (637) 4 6 0
22-22 CHEERS (659) 40 41 2 49.4 22/33 X-MEN II (660) 4 7 0
23-23 I HATE THEM (597) 59 61 2 49.2 23/13 CHAOTIX BEASTS (610) 4 8 1
24/25 INDIFFERENCE (611) 113 118 8 48.9 24/25 LIFE'S LESSONS (562) 4 8 0
25-26*SHADOW MAGIC (701) 7 8 0 46.7 25/22 KAOS (695) 4 8 0
26/27 AN EPHRAIM (32) 176 205 17 46.2 26/17 THE BEAR'S PAW (150) 4 9 0
27/28 RAPTOR (674) 48 58 2 45.3 27-21 JGW PERISHABLE (653) 3 2 0
28/24*DEAD GAWDS (543) 19 23 0 45.2 28/19 GOTHIC MINISTRY (592) 3 3 0
29/30 WARHAMMERS (75) 292 372 14 44.0 29/15 THINGS I DROOL IN (614) 3 6 0
30/29 STRANGE BREW (661) 54 70 6 43.5 30/35 WARHAMMERS (75) 3 6 0
31/31 ABYSMAL RITES (215) 64 84 3 43.2 31/31*DEAD GAWDS (543) 3 7 0
32-32 JGW PERISHABLE (653) 35 50 1 41.2 32/27 AN EPHRAIM (32) 3 12 0
33/33 X-MEN II (660) 57 83 6 40.7 33/32 DARK PINNACLE (598) 2 1 0
34/34 THE MIDDLE WAY 3 (506) 113 178 2 38.8 34-29 I HATE THEM (597) 2 2 0
35/ 0*HOBBITS IN THE HOO (615) 1 2 0 33.3 35/ 0*HOBBITS IN THE HOO (615) 1 0 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
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TEAM SPOTLIGHT
TURF WAR RESULTS AFTER ROUND 7
SUMMARY COMMENTS
1. YOURBAGD won the round with 45 points plus a TV for a total of 70. Has the
momentum changed?
2 OLD HABITS (Father OMalley) has the only 5-0 round this turn. (Perhaps
INDIFFERENCE could also have done so, had they fought that last fighter.)
3. OF WOLF & MAN (Tripwire) sets the new record for best fight point round at 18.
Hes da man. (Or wolf?)
4. YOURBAGD took home the most total Stylemaster and Spy Mention points (8 and 16
respectively). Grimm, Tripwire and Jekyl each had six of the 24.
5. The race tightens up by two points as SCOMSSS Shires lead is now only 81.
6. TVs recorded were
SCOMSSS Shire (2)
Mother Theresa, OLD HABITS (Father OMalley)
China Milkmaid, LAND OF OZ (Oz)
YOURBAGD
Vynmorgath, KAOS (Grimm)
DREADNAUGHTS
Moloch, THE FALLEN (Azaziel)
7. CHAOTIC BEASTS (Rillion) all alone scored 10 for B.O.B. giving then their 2nd
best round ever.
8. Talk about a fine record! Take OF WOLF & MANS 4-1-1-1, having sent two to the
DA. (1 Kill; 1 Death)
9. Key 0verall accumulative individual leaders after six rounds are:
Wins 27 (Oz)
W/L Record 27-8-0 .771 (Oz)
Fight Points 47 (Oz)
Spy Mention Points 30 (Tripwire & Grimm)
Stylemaster Points 20 (Mannequin)
TV Points 50 (Grim, Oz)
Best Point Round (w/o TV pts) 24 (Tripwire)
Best Fight Point Round 18 (Tripwire)
Best W/L Round 5-0-0-0 (Mannequin, Grim, Oz, Father OMalley)
10. All teams are now in the positive.
"ALLIANCE" SCORING STATUS
TOTAL 1st Half (6) (7) TOTAL
SCOMSSS Shire 227 33 68 328
YOURBAGD 164 13 70 247
Slaughterhouse Syndicate 13 3 1 17
BOB -2 2 10 10
Dreadnaughts -19 -2 27 6
INDIVIDUAL TEAM RESULTS
Name (Fights/Styles/Mentions/TVs/Total) Grand Total
SCOMSSS Shire (24, 50, 69, 44, 40, 33, 68 = 328)
Land Of Oz 0,2,0,25 = 27 47,10, 8, 50 = 115
Old Habits 10,0,0,25 = 35 36,10,10, 25 = 81
Second Bananas 0,0,0, 0 = 0 31,20, 2, 0 = 53
Royal Flush 7,0,0, 0 = 7 28, 4, 8, 0 = 40
Spoonertiks 3,2,0, 0 = 5 12, 4, 2, 0 = 18
Mystic Orc Feast -8,0,2, 0 = -6 6, 0, 8, 0 = 14
Things I Drool In 0,0,0, 0 = 0 5, 0, 2, 0 = 7
YOURBAGD (23, 19, 54, 28, 40, 13, 70 = 247)
Kaos -1,0,6,25 = 30 19, 0,30, 50 = 99
Of Wolf & Man 18,4,2, 0 = 24 31,12,30, 0 = 73
Indifference 7,2,4, 0 = 13 16,12, 8, 0 = 36
The Opera 8,2,0, 0 = 10 15,12, 6, 0 = 33
The Bear Paw -4,0,0, 0 = -4 -10, 6,10, 0 = 6
Cheers -5,0,4, 0 = -1 -11, 2,10, 0 = 1
Darque Forces -1,0,0, 0 = -2 -9, 0, 8, 0 = -1
Slaughterhouse Syndicate (8, -5, 9, 4, -3, 3, 1 = 17)
Abysmal Rites 3,2,0,0 = 5 0,16, 8, 0 = 24
Strange Brew -2,0,0,0 = -2 5, 0, 0, 0 = 5
Shadow Magic 1,0,0,0 = 1 1, 0, 2, 0 = 3
Swamp Hammerz 6,0,0,0 = 6 3, 0, 0, 0 = 3
Life's Lessons -9,0,0,0 = -9 -10, 0, 4, 0 = -6
JGW Perishable 0,0,0,0 = 0 -14, 0, 2, 0 =-12
B. O. B. (16, -18 -3, 3, 0, 2, 10 = 10)
Christian Rock 2 0,0,0,0 = 0 -1, 0, 0,25 = 24
I Hate Them 0,0,0,0 = 0 5,10, 6, 0 = 21
Chaotic Beasts 4,2,4,0 = 10 3, 4, 4, 0 = 11
The Lurocian Devils 0,0,0,0 = 0 -5, 0, 4, 0 = -1
They Must Die 0,0,0,0 = 0 -22, 0, 0, 0 =-22
Soldiers of Rome 0,0,0,0 = 0 -31, 2, 6, 0 =-23
Dreadnaughts (-1, 4, -5, -13, -4, -2, 27 = 6)
The Fallen 3,0,0,25 = 28 -2, 0, 8,25 = 31
Gothic Ministry 0,0,0, 0 = 0 3, 0, 6, 0 = 9
Raptor -7,2,0, 0 = -5 -14,12, 0, 0 = -2
Force of Will 4,0,2, 0 = 6 -10, 0, 8, 0 = -2
Dark Pinnacle 1,0,0, 0 = 1 -20, 4,12, 0 = -4
Smoked Out! 0,0,0, 0 = 0 -5, 0, 0, 0 = -5
The Middle Way 3 -3,0,0, 0 = -3 -23, 0, 2, 0 =-21
W/L Records
(Fight each of ten turns and 45 minimum fights)
SCOMSSS Shire (21-14-0-0 .600 Total 144-78-4-1 .649)
Land Of Oz 3-2-0-0 27- 8-0-0 7/7
Second Bananas 2-3-0-0 24-11-1-0 7/7
Old Habits 5-0-0-0 22- 8-1-0 6/7
Royal Flush 4-1-0-0 20-12-0-0 7/7
Spoonertiks 3-1-0-0 19-14-0-0 7/7
Mystic Orc Feast 1-4-0-0 18-15-1-2 7/7
Things I Drool In 3-2-0-0 14-10-1-0 5/7
YOURBAGD (18-14-1-4 .563 Total 105-87-5-17 .547)
Indifference 4-0-0-0 20- 6-1-1 6/7
Kaos 1-3-0-0 19-11-0-0 7/7
Of Wolf & Man 4-1-1-1 18-15-2-7 7/7
The Opera 4-1-0-1 17-14-0-6 7/7
The Bear Paw 1-3-0-0 14-20-1-1 7/7
Cheers 2-3-0-1 9-12-1-1 5/7
Darque Forces 2-3-0-1 8- 9-0-1 4/7
Slaughterhouse Syndicate (10-10-0-0 .500 Total 75-79-0-6 .487)
Swamp Hammerz 4-1-0-0 20-12-0-1 7/7
Strange Brew 2-3-0-0 17-18-0-2 7/7
Life's Lessons 0-4-0-0 11-15-0-0 6/7
Abysmal Rites 3-2-0-0 13-14-0-3 6/7
JGW Perishable 0-0-0-0 8-14-0-0 5/7
Shadow Magic 1-0-0-0 6- 4-0-0 3/7
B. O. B. ( 2-2-1-0 .500 Total 57-74-4-15 .435)
Chaotic Beasts 1-3-0-0 15-14-0-0 7/7
Christian Rock 2 0-0-0-0 13- 7-0-1 4/7
I Hate Them 2-2-0-0 13-15-1-5 6/7
They Must Die 0-0-0-0 5-14-0-7 4/7
Soldiers of Rome 0-0-0-0 5-15-1-2 4/7
The Lurocian Devils 0-0-0-0 4- 7-1-0 3/7
Dreadnaughts (12-13-0-0 .480 Total 80-114-4-9 .412)
The Fallen 3-2-0-0 17-17-1-3 7/7
Force of Will 4-1-0-0 17-18-2-2 7/7
Raptor 1-4-0-0 15-20-1-2 7/7
Gothic Ministry 2-2-0-0 14-10-0-0 6/7
The Middle Way 3 1-4-0-0 9-26-0-0 7/7
Dark Pinnacle 1-0-0-0 5-16-0-2 6/7
Smoked Out! 0-0-0-0 3- 7-0-0 2/7
CHAMPIONS LIST:
SCOMSSS: China Milkmaid, Jack Knife, Sister Mary Jane, Luminous Lox
YOURBAGD: Vynmorgath, Attery, SCOMSSS Nightmare
SLUGHTERHOUSE: Kelly Carpenter, Labatts, Swamp Song Hammer, Homie D.
Clone, A Tale Of Pain
DREADNAUGHTS: (none)
B.O.B.; Slugbait
NOTE: The facts and figures and comments are brought to you by Oz and Master Darque,
with commentary from somewhere near the Popp Field.
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Part 1
"Absolutely not!" Michael was about a decibel short of shouting. "You've
brought this matter up numerous times in the past, Ebonariex, and the answer is still
the same!"
"Perhaps he has, but I have not." Azaziel swirled the last of his wine slowly.
"Your nature has always been a bit of an enigma to me, Michael, but if what the
dragon says is true...."
Michael slammed the palm of his left hand down hard enough to split the black
oak paneling of his desk. "It does not matter. I paid a price for centuries, and I
will not willingly give up all that I have striven for in those intervening years for
something so fleeting as power."
Ebonariex sneered. "Oh, really, and what good is your knowledge without the
power to utilize it to its fullest capacity, Michael?" He crossed his massive arms
and leaned back against the wall. "Thanks to you, Michael, my arcane skills far
outstrip the complexity of any natural born dragon, but without the draconic might I
possess to fuel those intricate formulae, that knowledge would be USELESS!"
Michael sighed. "Your case is unique, Ebon--"
"No, I tend to agree with the dragon's statement there, Michael," Azaziel
interrupted. "Your arcane knowledge is far more broad than my own, and you certainly
have access to matters which would confound even my immortal mind," he ran a finger
across the rim of his glass, creating an eerie hum, "but many of the theories you
pose are just that, Michael--powerless theories."
Michael slowly lowered himself into his chair. "Azaziel, you have known me for
some time, but Ebonariex knew me when my curse was still fully in control." His
sentium hand curled into a tight fist. "As such, he should know how much I dread the
loss of control that curse brings with it."
Before Ebonariex could interject, he continued, "You know a thing or two about
the 'Curse of Cain', Azaziel." He paused to allow Azaziel to acknowledge the fact.
"In the world of darkness from which I hail, the Curse is a far more involved matter.
There are numerous clans and bloodlines, each with their own strengths and, in some
cases, weaknesses." He paused a moment in contemplation. "My sire's clan was of the
worst sort, Baal. His blood gave me access to many unusual powers, but also
instilled within me an almost uncontrollable urge to commit vile acts.
"Now, in all truth, the first portion of my unnatural existence was almost
completely under the control of my sire anyhow. He sought to corrupt me by force."
Michael smiled thinly. "That did not, however, work out in his favor. I stole his
greatest masterpiece, and with it claimed his power and his very soul."
Michael chuckled a bit ruefully. "I did not fully comprehend the nature of the
artifact I had claimed, and for my ignorance I paid a very heavy price. For
centuries, I was compelled to hunt down demons and their kin to fuel the unnatural
power of the weapon. Otherwise, my sire's soul, which I had later learned was WITHIN
the blade, would be freed and would likely take control of my own body.
"The weapon was insidious, and over time its influence over me grew. It gnawed
at the edges of my sanity, and I spent decades completely in its thrall. I remember
little of those years, aside from the memory of bloodshed and pain. In the end, it
was the love and sorcery of a youngling that allowed me to regain my dominance,
though the world as I knew it would end before I truly managed to free myself from
its influence.
"More by accident than plan, I found myself cast into an alternate reality when
the Armageddon struck. It was in that new world that I met Ebonariex, and also that
I purged my father's soul once and for all. Most of my advanced arcana was derived
from those years of newly gained clarity. Most amazing of all, though, was the fact
that it appeared my final act of sacrifice in my home world had severed my bloodline
curse. I no longer suffered beneath the light of day and the blood craving that
could never be completely denied was gone. I still needed blood to fuel the most
potent of my powers, but I no longer required it to live.
"And now you, both of you, are asking me to replace the chains I striven for
centuries to break." Michael shook his head slowly. "I can't do that. No, I WON'T
do that!"
Silence held court for a ten-count before Ebonariex spoke. "Michael, I know
first hand what you went through, but you yourself said that you have never tapped
the powers of your sire's bloodline since the fall of your world. Can you still even
access those powers?"
"It's a pointless question, since I won't attempt to." Michael shrugged.
"Besides, what would it matter if I could?"
Ebonariex became a bit more animated as he dived into his point. "If you COULD
tap those powers, then I would concur with what you've stated regarding your curse.
But if you CANNOT, and that is what I believe, that you cannot, then it would prove
the validity of MY point. You are being foolish, Michael. Your reality has
collapsed, and with it the laws that bound you to it. You know the nature of such
things better than I, as you are the one who TAUGHT me. And yet you sit here and
argue around the obvious: the Curse you speak of does not exist in this reality, and
therefore you have nothing to fear!"
Michael seemed to be gathering himself for a response, but Azaziel, who had
quite literally faded into the woodwork, spoke first. "He's right, you know. I
myself am constrained by the laws of my own reality, and as such possess LESS power
outside my own realm. If my own realm were to collapse, and I was to somehow
survive, I would no longer be able to access a great deal of the power derived from
that existence." Azaziel smirked. "A simple matter of logic, as I believe you would
say, Michael."
Michael stared at his hands. The one, immortal flesh and blood, the other a
sentient magical metal. 'Could it be? Have I been so determined to deny the old
ways that I have blinded myself to a simple fact?' Deep inside, he sought,
tentatively, for the unique power that his sire's bloodline had gifted him.
'Nothing.'
Michael stood and met his friends' eyes. "I believe you may be right...." He
held up a hand to cut off any statements. "However, I am still hesitant to tap into
the forces of which you speak so freely. Remember, I DO understand their nature, and
even if the Curse no longer has a hold on me, it will not change who I am and how I
operate. Ruthless, I can do. Bloodthirsty, I am not."
Azaziel laughed. "Why, Michael, I don't believe there's a 'ruthless' bone in
your body, but I've been wrong before. Needless to say, our allies in the Dread
Naughts will be pleased to know that you're willing to give it a try."
Ebonariex maintained a stony expression. "I could care less about the current
alliance. There are those who want you destroyed, Michael. You know it as well as
I." He summoned a magic globe above his left palm. "Remember them, Michael, for
they've not forgotten you or me, and when they come, it is I who will once again need
your help. I can't have you falter in the face of those forces, and I will kill you
myself to prevent them from finding me alone."
Michael stared into the summoned globe for some time before responding. "I've
not forgotten, Ebonariex, and I'll not fail you when that time comes." He stepped
around his desk and clasped the globe in his left hand, crystallizing it with a
whispered phrase.
"Let us concern ourselves with the present for now, and I will consider what can
be done about the past in the days to come." He pocketed the globe and keyed open
his laboratory's exotic 'door'. "I've learned much about the nature of Ghea's laws,
so it is ironic that I must be reminded of such basic matters as those we have wasted
time discussing. But come now, let me show you Morngrym's latest contraption. It
should prove to be immensely useful in the months to come."
As Michael and his guests departed the study, a small horned creature appeared
atop the desk in a puff of acrid smoke. It quickly glanced about the room to be sure
no one remained, and then went about rummaging through the desk drawers. "You'd
think a half-dead scribbler would at least keep some interesting snacks lying
around!"
A second cloud of smoke appeared just to the rear of the first, and the newly
arrived imp swiftly kicked the other square in the rump. "If you don't get out of
the scribbler's stuff, I'M going to tell Azaziel!"
The first looked up from the floor in disgust. "Come on, we're supposed to be
checking in on The Fallen."
With that, the two disappeared with a simultaneous BAMPH!
Elsewhere
The deathly chill of these hyperborean peaks was nothing in comparison to the
dead chill of Hel's realm; nevertheless, it was far from any normal civilization.
Outside the shallow cave carved into the side of a matterhorn-like peak, slicing
winds whipped ice flecks the size of shurikens at deadly speed. Nothing natural
lived for long at these heights, and for that reason, among others, Eliphas Tragoruss
had chosen it.
His passage through Hel's realm had been excruciating, and had taxed his powers
to their limits. The breach he'd followed had been guarded well, and he'd had to
take extraordinary precautions to avoid detection. The current arrangements were far
from comfortable, but with a few minor magical wards, he could survive indefinitely.
The important thing was that it was highly unlikely that Michael would ever direct
his attention to this forlorn portion of the globe, and the dragon didn't
particularly care for this sort of climate, either. As for the 'new' arrival... that
one could pose problems, but as long as he refrained from certain activities, there
should be no reason for THAT one's attention to fall on him.
Carefully arranging the last of his elaborate preparations, he turned to a large
frosted mirror he'd recently procured from a former 'dabbler'. The hedge wizard had
no idea just how valuable an artifact his grandmother had passed down to him. It was
an ancient scrying mirror, engraved with numerous archaic runes along its filigreed
edge. Many of those runs were not even of this world, but, of course, the hack who'd
formerly possessed it had thought it only capable of seeing into the past and
sometimes the present. What he hadn't known was that it could do far more than SEE
into the past or present... it could reach out to them. And if the arcanist was
skilled enough, perhaps even reach INTO them.
Oh, Michael thought him long dead, and that damnable alchemically altered drake,
too, but he had found a way out in those fleeting final moments. He was no fool;
Michael and his allies were too powerful to attack head on. Which was why he was
about to secure the perfect bait.
Muttering words of power unheard in this realm for centuries, Eliphas ignited
the sigils of the mirror one after the other. As each came to life, images began to
coalesce; first indefinite, and then with more clarity. When all but the final sigil
had been awakened, he paused. Clearly envisioning the one he sought, and bringing to
mind the exact moment when Michael would have last seen her, he uttered the final
invocation.
A human female of indeterminate age came into focus. Her waist length raven
hair was in disarray, and a small garnet teardrop was embedded in her left cheek just
below the eye. The ravaged condition of both her clothing and her body confirmed the
accuracy of his timing, as did the small silver pendant she wore--a perfect replica
of Solomon's Seal. The medallion seemed to be smoking slightly, and for a moment
Eliphas paused. He knew well the power behind that charm. It was more than the
replica it seemed, and if his information was correct, it had been given to Michael
by the Keepers of the Key themselves in honor of some bumbling favor he'd
accomplished for them.
He shook off his momentary dread and continued with the process necessary to
breach the confines of reverse chronology. Of course, the process would probably not
be possible if her realm still existed, but it had terminated and therefore only
existed in theory, without concrete law. Where law had failed, power could prevail.
With a final guttural series of phrases, and a vicious wrenching motion, the vision
became reality.
As Eliphas staggered back from the crumpled form of Crystaltear to catch his
balance in the sudden ebb of magical force, he smiled. And as the wind wailed its
horror across the ravaged peaks, Eliphas Tragoruss laughed.
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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 619): KEEL HAULER of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 621): CARLOTTA of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 615): NECROPALYSE of DARK CREATION (H.P.L. West, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 617): MAREY D'NUIT of PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 616): TIBERIUS of FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (Caesar, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 614): ARCHIPPUS of TROUBLED WATERS (Anti, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 307): CASH MEALS of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 607): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 305): ULL HARDHAMMER of THE STORMBRINGERS (High Lord Bosk)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 603): ANDRONICUS of THE REPUBLIC (Caesar, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 601): PITT of STORM BRINGERS (The Rake, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 592): MURSKAN PATRIOT of URBAN JUNGLE (Jugger, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 555): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 282): JACOB MARLEY of PHANTOM REGIMENT (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 276): JUSTICE FOR ALL of OF WOLF AND MAN (Tripwire, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 263): C.H.S. of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 482): SPLAT of THEM (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 469): VIKI of SUPERIOR FORCES 1601 (Manager, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 449): ZOE ALDIN of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 446): OCTAVIA of TIL DEATH DO US PART (Killjoy, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 212): DEATH SUCKS of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 410): LIRINI TYL VARIN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 402): JAGINRU of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 392): GABRIELLE REESE of GIRLS X3 (NON, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 508): AIN GOBLINBANE of ECCENTRIC DWARVES (Banthius, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 619): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 621): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 615): DARK CREATION (H.P.L. West, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 617): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 616): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 614): TROUBLED WATERS (Anti, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 307): ODIN'S CHOSEN (Heathen Hatebred, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 607): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 305): WAR (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 603): DEVIL ADVOCATES (Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 601): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 592): LOST CAUSE (Vol, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 555): LUROCIAN ROYALTY (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 282): MIKES HEROES (Mike?, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 276): LAND OF OZ (Oz the All Successful, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 262): CRIMINAL MINDS (?, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 482): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 469): ANDORIA (?, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 449): AUTUMN SAGA (?, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 446): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 212): BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 410): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 402): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 392): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 508): DO IT AGAIN et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 15 MALCORN (turn 615): NECROPALYSE of DARK CREATION (H.P.L. West, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 306): OPASAN of PHANTACITY (Omega, mgr.)
MANKILLER of DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 606): CALLISTO of VENUSIANS (Venus, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 305): CHOLERA of PESTILENCE (?, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 601): PITT of STORM BRINGERS (The Rake, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 554): HAWK NELSON of POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (Zalgor Prigg)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 282): SHADOWCAT HAMMER of MUTANT HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 276): NIKKO of LAND OF OZ (Oz the Successful, mgr.)
(turn 275): NILES of SECOND BANANAS (Manniquin, mgr.)
BLACKENED of OF WOLF AND MAN (Tripwire, mgr.)
(turn 274): KILLING JOKE of INDIFFERENCE (Jekyll, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 468): ACIDULOUS of ELOQUENT KNIGHTS (Soultaker, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 409): MORO TEN ZORA of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 402): JAGINRU of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Another turn, another victory. Although that one was MUCH easier than the rest. Not
sure exactly how I got the challenge through considering the TV challenge of our
compadre but I will take what I can get. I am probably cursing myself but since this
contest started I am undefeated. 7-0 streak the last 7 turns. I will take it for
sure. I am expecting a China Milkmaid so am preparing accordingly. Lets hope I
somehow squeak another win out. Before I leave I leave behind this carving into the
side of the DM throne. D.C. For the win!
Your Duelmaster, And Justice for All
SPY REPORT
Greetings, warriors of SCOMSS SWAMP! Once again I've been called out of
retirement for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting. You know what they say
about the herd of lions who studied a judge... THE MIDDLE WAY 3 moved up 11 places,
to 15th. Who can explain it? Not you, not me, not X-MEN II's opponents, after
watching them shoot up the ranks from 33rd to 22nd. THINGS I DROOL IN bit the big
one as they could not win. They dropped from 15th down to 29th! Are you guy giving
lessons or what? SECOND BANANAS showed SCOMSS SWAMP what they were made of as they
fought with a vengeance to walk off with 4-1-0. What's with JENNA? She actually
beat SECOND BANANAS' PUDDY, and walked away with 24 more points from the fight.
Major screwup at DEAD GAWDS. DAHAK lost 15 points to SANITY LOSS. Some new
strategies, perhaps? Maybe DAHAK will provide more easy wins... SCOMSS SWAMP has a
Duelmaster who doesn't sit back and get lazy. He challenged GOTHIC MINISTRY's
SPECTRE (13-8-1), which should prove (ahem!) interesting. Try as she might, SPECTRE
wasn't good enough at persuading JUSTICE FOR ALL to step down from the Duelmaster's
throne... I suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow
fighters? Tough!
No matter the time or place, men will always duel. SCOMSS SWAMP thinks KAOS and
their 25-18-0 is too much! If at first you don't succeed, give up... Management
must be dealin', as the boys at DARQUE FORCES ain't reelin'! KAOS' mad! What do
people see in MEDEE? His 26-10-0? THE OPERA ain't talkin', but he's got 122 points.
Keep challenging up 29 points, VYNMORGATH, and I won't have to write about you much
longer. TEN LORDS ALEAPIN always accepts those kind of challenges... VYNMORGATH
defeated TEN LORDS ALEAPIN (VYNMORGATH getting 28 points, too!)--Ooh baby! Now dat I
likes! Fighting is a better craft than farming, EMILEI LOIT MATCHES, but you have to
pay your dues. Being challenged by PARIAH, 25 points above you, is dues. PARIAH
defeated EMILEI LOIT MATCHES. FORCE OF WILL calls this fighting? In my day...
Taunt your opponent PROFESSOR MARVEL! That was my lucky charm when I was unfairly
challenged. (and by 19 points!) FOUR ARMS should have an easy win. Just who can
FOUR ARMS beat? I mean, the last matchup with lesser-ranked PROFESSOR MARVEL shoulda
been a piece of cake!
Warriors of SCOMSS SWAMP unite. You have only your games to lose! Hmm... More
surprises must remain in store for me, if NIKKO can return from the Dark Arena.
SISTER BERNICE was plum wore out after NIGHTSHADE pounded 'im silly in a Bloodfeud.
OLD HABITS'll have to get a little better before going after NIGHTSHADE again!
Someone told EARVLING KLASH that DARQUE FORCES never Bloodfeuded, that he'd have an
easy kill. Well, I'm sure whoever misled you is right sorry. MOLOCH larned his
lesson (MY HUCKLEBERRY taught it well), and we right likely won't be seein' 'im fight
any AN EPHRAIM members with the same gusto. Many a warrior has met his fate in a
hungover stupor. You young rapscallions, take note!
Well, I'm pretty much through. You guys need to get back practicing. All work
and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter. Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.
Olaffighterwork and no play. I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JUSTICE FOR ALL 5534 18 12 0 134 OF WOLF AND MAN (603)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WINKIE 6401 15 7 2 144 LAND OF OZ (217)
CHINA MILKMAID 6502 11 1 0 135 LAND OF OZ (217)
LAST CALL 5606 21 14 0 125 INDIFFERENCE (611)
MEDEE 5642 26 10 0 122 THE OPERA (613)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MADAME BUTTERFLY 5792 17 13 0 114 THE OPERA (613)
LURKING FEAR 1755 18 11 0 108 ABYSMAL RITES (215)
JENNA 5099 17 21 4 106 LIFE'S LESSONS (562)
THE LION KING 6360 15 7 0 102 ROYAL FLUSH (48)
IVAN POISY 5112 17 18 0 101 SPOONERTIKS (523)
KODIAK 6487 12 9 4 101 THE BEAR'S PAW (150)
QUEEN OF TARTS 5980 10 8 0 98 MYSTIC ORC FEAST (416)
SEB WITE 6668 8 2 0 98 SPOONERTIKS (523)
SPECTRE 5654 13 8 1 97 GOTHIC MINISTRY (592)
SISTER MARY SUEELLEN 5671 16 15 2 96 OLD HABITS (566)
MOTHER THERESA 5136 6 1 0 94 OLD HABITS (566)
BLOOD RAYNE 5489 20 12 1 93 DARK PINNACLE (598)
-FRASIER 6224 12 5 0 93 CHEERS (659)
BOB'S COMIC COLLECTN 5658 20 12 0 92 THINGS I DROOL IN (614)
ITHYIC THING 6292 11 12 0 92 ABYSMAL RITES (215)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VYNMORGATH 6646 5 1 0 89 KAOS (695)
SPARROW 6411 12 9 0 87 RAPTOR (674)
PUDDY 6295 22 8 0 86 SECOND BANANAS (573)
DROW 5674 16 8 1 85 CHAOTIX BEASTS (610)
SALSA ELEMENTAL 6312 10 6 0 85 DARQUE FORCES (396)
-SLUGBAIT 6329 7 0 1 84 I HATE THEM (597)
HIGH TEST 6239 17 9 0 82 STRANGE BREW (661)
MICE CREAM 6265 11 4 1 81 MYSTIC ORC FEAST (416)
TARZAN 5542 10 14 1 81 AN EPHRAIM (32)
SMOKEY BEAR 6354 16 13 1 80 THE BEAR'S PAW (150)
SISTER MARYJANE 6416 13 0 0 75 OLD HABITS (566)
AFRICAN QUEEN 6424 10 9 0 74 ROYAL FLUSH (48)
BARLEY 6377 8 8 3 72 STRANGE BREW (661)
-CHRIS PERRY 6213 8 12 0 70 JGW PERISHABLE (653)
STORM 6234 13 16 0 69 X-MEN II (660)
-DEMONIC HEX 5530 14 7 0 68 GOTHIC MINISTRY (592)
ROIS ANIN 6068 13 19 1 67 WARHAMMERS (75)
-SOULTAKER 5455 9 6 0 67 I HATE THEM (597)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TEN LORDS ALEAPIN 6433 12 9 1 66 ROYAL FLUSH (48)
-MY SHADOW 6649 5 2 0 66 KAOS (695)
KURGER BING 6669 8 2 0 65 SPOONERTIKS (523)
NIGHTSHADE 6536 10 5 1 64 RAPTOR (674)
KORTALIA 6365 9 7 3 64 FORCE OF WILL (670)
RONDOL QUIGLO 4978 13 21 0 63 THE MIDDLE WAY 3 (506)
PARIAH 6364 11 5 0 63 FORCE OF WILL (670)
LABATTS 6548 6 3 0 63 STRANGE BREW (661)
CHAOS BOAST 5780 10 11 1 62 CHAOTIX BEASTS (610)
SWAMP BOGG HAMMER 6306 13 17 0 60 ALL SWAMP HAMMERZ (594)
HOMEY D. CLONE 5637 9 7 0 60 LIFE'S LESSONS (562)
XXL 6178 8 5 0 60 INDIFFERENCE (611)
A TALE OF PAIN 6531 8 1 0 60 ABYSMAL RITES (215)
RERUN 6651 7 2 0 60 SECOND BANANAS (573)
-NORM 6227 6 11 1 60 CHEERS (659)
-CRYSTAL 5895 10 6 0 59 DARK PINNACLE (598)
BONECLAW 5857 5 7 0 58 CHAOTIX BEASTS (610)
JACK KNIFE 6694 7 2 0 57 ROYAL FLUSH (48)
-KELLY CARPENTER 6419 6 5 0 57 JGW PERISHABLE (653)
FGC 6648 6 4 0 57 KAOS (695)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SANITY LOSS 6518 6 8 1 55 ABYSMAL RITES (215)
STINGO RARR 6507 9 8 0 54 SPOONERTIKS (523)
LUMINOUS LOX 6495 7 5 0 54 MYSTIC ORC FEAST (416)
-CARLA 6225 8 9 0 53 CHEERS (659)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHEECH 5930 6 6 2 53 SMOKED OUT!!! (637)
EARVLING KLASH 6547 9 6 1 52 FORCE OF WILL (670)
-JOHN STEWART 6569 5 1 0 52 JGW PERISHABLE (653)
BOGBANE 5500 12 14 1 51 DARQUE FORCES (396)
POLARIS 6230 12 13 1 50 X-MEN II (660)
PROWL 6460 3 4 0 50 DARQUE FORCES (396)
MR NICE GUY 5931 6 6 1 49 SMOKED OUT!!! (637)
OBESE CAT 6695 5 4 0 49 KAOS (695)
BAD NEWS BEAR 6486 12 9 0 48 THE BEAR'S PAW (150)
BULL SHANNON 6582 7 5 0 48 SECOND BANANAS (573)
PENEMUE 6657 7 3 0 48 THE FALLEN (696)
CHONG 5927 7 5 0 48 SMOKED OUT!!! (637)
MY HUCKLEBERRY 5636 9 13 1 47 AN EPHRAIM (32)
-DEATH KISS 5751 11 6 1 46 GOTHIC MINISTRY (592)
AGARIC 6509 9 10 0 45 WARHAMMERS (75)
NIN QUIRE 5281 8 10 0 45 THE MIDDLE WAY 3 (506)
SWAMP TURF HAMMER 6565 8 6 0 45 ALL SWAMP HAMMERZ (594)
ATTERY 6705 5 2 0 45 OF WOLF AND MAN (603)
AGOSERIS 6709 4 3 0 45 WARHAMMERS (75)
DEATH 4957 5 4 0 44 DEAD GAWDS (543)
COLOSSUS 6356 6 10 2 43 X-MEN II (660)
SISTER BERNICE 6485 5 5 1 42 OLD HABITS (566)
STRAFE 6693 5 3 0 42 RAPTOR (674)
EMILEI LOIT MATCHES 6710 2 4 0 42 THINGS I DROOL IN (614)
ORCO 6583 4 4 0 41 OF WOLF AND MAN (603)
-MIRAGE 5912 6 6 0 40 DARK PINNACLE (598)
T.H.C. 5928 6 6 1 39 SMOKED OUT!!! (637)
-THE CREEPSTER 6328 8 4 0 37 I HATE THEM (597)
-GET THE POINT? 5097 6 12 1 37 LIFE'S LESSONS (562)
BARNEY BEAR 6512 9 9 0 36 THE BEAR'S PAW (150)
SISTER MARY-KATE 6491 4 3 0 36 OLD HABITS (566)
BUMBLEBEE 6436 3 3 0 34 DARQUE FORCES (396)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GADREEL 6659 5 5 1 33 THE FALLEN (696)
CUPS 6614 4 2 1 33 THINGS I DROOL IN (614)
SWAMP MOSS HAMMER 6567 9 5 0 32 ALL SWAMP HAMMERZ (594)
DAHAK 4961 4 4 0 32 DEAD GAWDS (543)
MOLOCH 6888 3 2 1 32 THE FALLEN (696)
-PAIN KILLER 6257 4 4 1 31 DARK PINNACLE (598)
RAZOR 6573 4 8 0 31 RAPTOR (674)
ASBEEL 6660 6 4 0 30 THE FALLEN (696)
NIGHTCRAWLER 6706 4 2 0 30 X-MEN II (660)
PFM 6645 4 6 0 30 KAOS (695)
SHIFTER 5909 3 5 0 30 CHAOTIX BEASTS (610)
-SWEET PEA 6879 3 0 0 30 SHADOW MAGIC (701)
PINT 6851 4 3 0 29 STRANGE BREW (661)
-NUM-NUM 6876 2 2 0 29 SHADOW MAGIC (701)
SWAMP BURN HAMMER 6566 7 7 0 28 ALL SWAMP HAMMERZ (594)
SGT STANDANKO 5929 5 7 0 28 SMOKED OUT!!! (637)
PROFESSOR MARVEL 6891 3 2 0 28 LAND OF OZ (217)
-MASTER DARQUE 6835 5 1 0 27 I HATE THEM (597)
CHRONALISS 6672 4 7 0 27 FORCE OF WILL (670)
-ASPHYXIA 6330 4 4 0 27 GOTHIC MINISTRY (592)
SWAMP SONG HAMMER 6860 6 0 0 24 ALL SWAMP HAMMERZ (594)
DAFNE 6899 4 1 0 24 THE OPERA (613)
GAUNTLYN 6363 4 12 0 24 FORCE OF WILL (670)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SHUFFLE 6938 1 0 1 23 INDIFFERENCE (611)
HADES 4959 6 3 0 22 DEAD GAWDS (543)
SPED 6847 3 3 0 22 LIFE'S LESSONS (562)
-PAUL 6861 2 0 0 22 CHEERS (659)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BAPHOMASHER 5849 4 5 0 21 LIFE'S LESSONS (562)
GOLDEN CAP 6890 3 2 0 21 LAND OF OZ (217)
PUCK 5919 2 7 0 21 AN EPHRAIM (32)
SCOMSSS'S NIGHTMARE 6934 2 0 0 21 THE OPERA (613)
-OTIS THE SKUNK 6924 1 0 1 21 IDIOT COMMITEE (703)
-JOHN ROBINSON 6665 2 2 0 20 JGW PERISHABLE (653)
FOUR ARMS 6697 3 2 1 19 INDIFFERENCE (611)
VELMA XAVIL 6828 1 8 0 18 THE MIDDLE WAY 3 (506)
-GILGAMESH 6886 1 1 0 18 DARK PINNACLE (598)
FLOUR CHILD 6869 3 3 0 16 MYSTIC ORC FEAST (416)
SONNY URK 6827 3 6 0 15 THE MIDDLE WAY 3 (506)
DAUBER 6914 2 1 0 15 SECOND BANANAS (573)
FRIZODO WITH A 40 5664 1 2 0 15 HOBBITS IN THE HOOD (615)
BLUSHING CROW 6846 1 5 0 14 SPOONERTIKS (523)
-GLORFINDAL 6880 1 2 0 14 SHADOW MAGIC (701)
HILROC IBBINS 6875 2 5 0 13 THE MIDDLE WAY 3 (506)
-MONDORHOID 6925 1 0 0 13 IDIOT COMMITEE (703)
LATKA 6940 1 0 0 13 SECOND BANANAS (573)
-TRIPWHINE 6923 1 0 0 13 IDIOT COMMITEE (703)
-ASTER 6667 2 1 0 12 GOTHIC MINISTRY (592)
-CLOUDIA BELL 6664 1 3 0 12 JGW PERISHABLE (653)
BLIGHT'S BURDEN 6903 0 2 0 12 ABYSMAL RITES (215)
-GOR-GOR 6909 1 0 0 11 SHADOW MAGIC (701)
YAMA 6384 3 1 0 10 DEAD GAWDS (543)
JOE-SIX 6937 2 0 0 9 INDIFFERENCE (611)
-THE DROOLYMPICS 6910 1 0 0 8 THINGS I DROOL IN (614)
-DEFECTIV KELUMBO 6926 1 0 0 8 IDIOT COMMITEE (703)
-EASY CHEESY 6902 1 3 0 6 MYSTIC ORC FEAST (416)
ARAWN 6415 1 3 0 6 DEAD GAWDS (543)
ACE OF BASE 6905 0 2 0 6 ROYAL FLUSH (48)
EVISCERATE 6935 1 1 0 4 RAPTOR (674)
-BABY POOH 6878 0 3 0 3 SHADOW MAGIC (701)
ELVEN NOBLELADY 6917 0 3 0 3 AN EPHRAIM (32)
-ICKYFOT 6927 0 1 0 1 IDIOT COMMITEE (703)
RIGOLETTO 6950 0 1 0 1 THE OPERA (613)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
FLIBBERTIGIBBET 6904 0 4 0 AN EPHRAIM 32 NEUTERED KAT 277 NONE
WILL-O-THE-WISP 6889 0 2 0 AN EPHRAIM 32 MOLOCH 6888 274 JUST REVENGED
CLIFF 6226 9 7 0 CHEERS 659 DROW 5674 276
SSCOMSS 6692 3 2 1 DARQUE FORCES 396 EARVLING KLASH 6547 274 JUST REVENGED
KILLORDIE 6948 0 1 0 OF WOLF AND MAN 603 DWAYNE THE DOG 277 NONE
SKYDANCER 6572 2 7 1 RAPTOR 674 SISTER BERNICE 6485 274 JUST REVENGED
AEMILIUS 6690 1 5 1 SOLDIERS OF ROME 691 MICE CREAM 6265 273 NOT REVENGED
BREWMASTER 6850 1 6 0 STRANGE BREW 661 CREAM O'CROP CRI 277 NONE
CINDY BEAR 6637 5 5 0 THE BEAR'S PAW 150 NORM 6227 275
BAAL 6907 2 2 0 THE FALLEN 696 SHUFFLE 6938 277
JEQON 6661 1 5 0 THE FALLEN 696 CUPS 6614 273 NOT REVENGED
DON GIOVANNI 6900 0 1 0 THE OPERA 613 ELIAS 6882 273 REVENGED
KITCHEN SINKS 6580 1 5 0 THINGS I DROOL I 614 FABULOUS FATHER 277 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Congrats to YOURBAGD for your fine turn. -- Oz The All Covetous
Nikko graduates, we are sorry to report. He started life as a 10-6-10-21-17-5-15
striker with good dmg and normal endu. He TV'd Adepts and Champs along the way with
a tournament total record of 29-18-1. I was sure the BS was his fave as he wielded
it at 77-227-40, with the HA close behind at 23-91-16. His faves were GA Low/High.
The DA calls. -- Oz The All Praising
Orco -- You bad guy! You tried to smash my cap in! Yuckems! -- Golden Cap
Bob's Comic Collection -- It was not comical that we had to match up. In a way it
was like kissing a sister. (I think my sister kisses better.) -- Nikko
Puddy -- Well, it was NOT my idea. Not at all. -- China Milkmaid
Ivan Poisy -- Pshaw, pshaw, and more pshaw. Why did WE have to fight? -- Winkie
It's a dirty job, but someone's got to do it? -- Arenamaster Okel
P.S. That IS what you're all here for, is it not?
Four Arms -- You really wanted me, huh? And you got me. And it was unfair that you
had four weapons for four arms. And your manager has a momma who wears combat boots.
And a jockstrap! -- Professor Marvel
I would say "way to go SCOMSSS Shire, but I don't want any of that misery to get
around. -- Oz The All Miserable
Razor -- Don't see that weapon much these days. I like it on my slashers as well. --
Attery
Golden Cap -- Yes, yes, I know, another DC. Your team has too many wins, gotta get
some points where I can. -- Orco
Prowl -- With a record like that, how'd you get so high in the rankings? -- Jack
Knife
Clean living.
Homey D. Clone -- Touche! -- African Queen of da Homies
Yama -- Hmph! I not be likin' your type. -- Ace of Base
!!Swamp Burn Hammer, Gilgamesh, Molach, Stingo Rarr, and Demonic Hex -- You suck,
good fight, good fight, good fight, and *good fight*!! (No group has yet claimed
responsibility for the preceding ad)
Moloch -- See? There was nothing to fear but you yourself, killer. -- P*ck!, an
ephraim
Moloch, you rock! -- Erl, the King
Crip -- Even our swamp zoologist couldn't defend you against your own Ozzy teammate!
-- Blood of an ephraim
P.S. With friends like that, who needs sparrows?
Demonic Hex -- Curse Tarzan?! Curse you!! (double dog. and vemenhe... venomeh...
uh, not gently!) -- Porky Pogo
Okey-dokey, Okel (so a size 20, CN 6, ST 6 could be a short, triple-fat, ashtmatic
weakling, eh? Intriguing...) -- Spare Change-ling
Think of it as a challenge.
Lord Burn Hammer -- You are a warrior with a few admirable qualities... -- Elven
Noblelady
Burn, burn, burn! Burn is a worm! -- Snarky Barksass
Oz -- What's yer Winkiepedia say about "Where's Baphomet?" -- enquiring minds
Beside the tub, where did you expect to find a bath mat?
Stinko Rarr -- Club, clube me do! And I'll be... -- Your Knucklebarey
(...da-na da-na da-na da-na daaa-nah! Welcome to *Arena Idol*. Vote on your
strategy sheet for "Favorite Warrior Roleplay"!... da-na da-na...)
Oz -- Don't forget W.W. Denslow's The Annotated Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, that
may help with all things Oz. I'm a Robert E Howard fan myself. -- Liam the Goth
Jorja -- I know how hard you work, if it takes you a little time to get to me it's
cool, so long as I do hear from you. Those evil trees are every where, should have a
letter to you soon. -- Liam
Tarzan -- Well fought! Best fight of the turn, three broken weapons between us. --
Demonic Hex
Salsa Elemental -- Wow, you had lots of habaneros and cilantro and lime, just the way
I like my salsa. Great battle. -- Spectre
XXL -- Well, you were way too big for little ol' me. Nice match, another broken
weapon, as if I say the arena is using poor ore or something. -- Death Kiss
Don't look at us! You bring your own weapons in, so long as the steward okay's
'em. -- Okel
Baphomasher -- Not bad, tall dark and gruesome. -- Asphyxia
Congrats to Mother Theresa, China Milkmaid, Vynmorgath and Moloch. Well done! --
Liam
Az -- A toast to you and Moloch. I hope you like bloody Marries. I use only the
fresh blood. -- Liam
Master Darque -- Good to see you back on the sands! -- Liam
Oz the All... well, everything! -- Thanks, I guess! Proof that fledglings can get
lucky once in a while. -- Raptor
?!Winkie, huh?! Kinda like Who's from Whoville? Whodathunkit! Another bit of
useless information for the wise.
SCOMSSS -- See? My first turn in the arena and you already have an imaginary turn.
What a pleasant dream it must have been for you, only for the real turn to be run and
find yourself in a real nightmare. -- SCOMSSS'S NIGHTMARE
Liam and the rest of the Dreadnaughts -- It's a wonder you don't disown me. I have
no excuse for my failure to send you the information this past turn's opponents. I
forgot. -- Jorja
P.S. My *intentions* are good, but, eh. I'll try harder but "harder," well, who
knows how far it'll go. And you've already had a chance to see how good "trying
harder" is.
Dafne -- I never did care for small shews, they pinch and hurt my feet. You didn't
hurt my FEET, but you surely did pinch. Ouch. -- Velma Xavil
P.S. I wanted to step on you and squash you flat, but the stewards got in the way.
Spoilsports!
Blushing Crow -- Save the coy looks for the guys, okay? They might buy it. For me,
I figured your name was an invitation and delivered on it. -- Nin Quire
Mice Cream -- A charming idea! But it needs just the least little touch of chives
and lemon pepper, you know. -- Rondol Quiglo
Swamp Moss Hammer -- Urk and ack. And I don't even like mosses. They make me
sneeze. Spoors! Pfaugh. Nasty things. A few spoors drift by, and the next thing
you know you've got toed shrooms in your shews, and they SQUISH. Horrible. -- Sonny
Urk, not lichen' mosses
P.S. Okay, some punk puns there, but it's been that kind of day. Sue me.
Gauntlyn -- I thought you were some kind of glove! I mean, you smacked me in the
face with a glove, which I took for a sign, okay? Seemed obvious. Was I mistaken!
Wow. -- Hilroc Ibbins
P.S. Do you suppose you could do that same number on the smirking idiot of a clerk
at the Commission? I tried to tell him I was Harkene, not Shewish, so he put me down
as a "Shewish midget." As if there IS such a thing. This is seriously annoying, but
I figure if I keep pushing the matter, something Even Worse will happen. Those
Commission clerks are MEAN.
Our congratulations to Nikko. -- Jorja and the Middle Way
Michael Eldritch (probably) -- Glad to have your spotlight to type, but when you send
more, it would be helpful if you didn't inscribe it on the head of a pin. I had to
do a bunch of enlarging before I could read it. Still, some in this time, more to
come. -- the Scribe
P.S. And you have some intriguing concepts there, I am eager to see what you do with
'em.
Another graduate! Since you are, surely, a golem, I don't suppose you drink, Nikko?
How about a good shine job to see you off? We've got an armorer at the arena who's a
whiz with the silver polish. -- Arenamaster Okel
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
NIKKO butchered FABULOUS FATHER M in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BREWMASTER was murdered by CREAM O'CROP CRIP in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
KITCHEN SINKS was assassinated by FABULOUS FATHER M in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
FLIBBERTIGIBBET was butchered by NEUTERED KAT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
KILLORDIE was assassinated by DWAYNE THE DOG in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
SALSA ELEMENTAL devastated EARVLING KLASH in a 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud brawl.
MY HUCKLEBERRY defeated MOLOCH in a exciting 1 minute Bloodfeud struggle.
NIGHTSHADE devastated SISTER BERNICE in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud competition.
CHINA MILKMAID viciously subdued MEDEE in a 4 minute expert's Challenge melee.
MOTHER THERESA overpowered BARLEY in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
JUSTICE FOR ALL defeated SPECTRE in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge Title fight.
LURKING FEAR beat IVAN POISY in a exciting 1 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
SISTER MARY SUEELLEN was viciously subdued by MADAME BUTTERFLY in a 2 minute conflict.
ITHYIC THING was devastated by LAST CALL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
BLOOD RAYNE savagely defeated SMOKEY BEAR in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge duel.
SEB WITE viciously subdued HIGH TEST in a exciting 3 minute bloody Challenge fray.
AFRICAN QUEEN devastated ROIS ANIN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge brawl.
VYNMORGATH overpowered TEN LORDS ALEAPIN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
PARIAH beat EMILEI LOIT MATCHES in a crowd pleasing 6 minute Challenge fight.
LABATTS viciously subdued BAD NEWS BEAR in a 4 minute veteran's Challenge contest.
LUMINOUS LOX savagely defeated ATTERY in a action packed 2 minute Challenge bout.
OBESE CAT was overcome by RERUN in a 2 minute Challenge contest.
BULL SHANNON savagely defeated BARNEY BEAR in a popular 3 minute gory Challenge match.
KURGER BING unbelievably bested FGC in a popular 3 minute gruesome Challenge match.
DEATH was savagely defeated by JACK KNIFE in a exciting 5 minute Challenge bout.
PENEMUE was savagely defeated by HOMEY D. CLONE in a 5 minute Challenge duel.
SANITY LOSS handily defeated DAHAK in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
SPED slimly lost to SISTER MARY-KATE in a 3 minute gory Challenge bout.
STRAFE defeated PINT in a action packed 2 minute gory Challenge duel.
FOUR ARMS was luckily beaten by PROFESSOR MARVEL in a 3 minute Challenge match.
AGOSERIS overpowered PFM in a action packed 8 minute brutal one-sided Challenge bout.
GOLDEN CAP unbelievably bested PUCK in a popular 3 minute bloody Challenge duel.
BLUSHING CROW was demolished by NIGHTCRAWLER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
SCOMSSS'S NIGHTMARE savagely defeated YAMA in a 2 minute gory Challenge fray.
DAFNE demolished ELVEN NOBLELADY in a 1 minute brutal mismatched Challenge match.
ASBEEL won victory over SHIFTER in a 2 minute Challenge bout.
BAPHOMASHER beat FLOUR CHILD in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
ACE OF BASE was overpowered by VELMA XAVIL in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
DAUBER won victory over EVISCERATE in a 1 minute brutal novice's Challenge match.
THE LION KING won victory over MICE CREAM in a 2 minute master's duel.
PUDDY was savagely defeated by JENNA in a crowd pleasing 3 minute expert's conflict.
BOB'S COMIC COLLECTN was viciously subdued by QUEEN OF TARTS in a 12 minute match.
DROW was subdued by KODIAK in a exciting 1 minute veteran's match.
WINKIE overpowered TARZAN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
SPARROW overpowered BONECLAW in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
STORM slimly lost to SISTER MARYJANE in a monotonous 10 minute bloody veteran's duel.
SWAMP BOGG HAMMER was overpowered by KORTALIA in a 1 minute gory one-sided battle.
CHEECH was beaten by CHAOS BOAST in a crowd pleasing 4 minute conflict.
RONDOL QUIGLO overcame SWAMP TURF HAMMER in a 2 minute mismatched match.
COLOSSUS demolished SGT STANDANKO in a 1 minute mismatched battle.
POLARIS defeated GADREEL in a 3 minute brawl.
XXL demolished RAZOR in a 1 minute mismatched battle.
MR NICE GUY devastated GAUNTLYN in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
PROWL viciously subdued SWAMP BURN HAMMER in a popular 2 minute gory struggle.
T.H.C. was bested by STINGO RARR in a crowd pleasing 2 minute conflict.
CHONG beat CHRONALISS in a 2 minute match.
AGARIC defeated CUPS in a 2 minute duel.
A TALE OF PAIN subdued BOGBANE in a 6 minute veteran's conflict.
SWAMP MOSS HAMMER was viciously subdued by ORCO in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bout.
NIN QUIRE overpowered BUMBLEBEE in a action packed 1 minute gruesome one-sided brawl.
SONNY URK was luckily beaten by HADES in a popular 3 minute gory fight.
BLIGHT'S BURDEN lost to FRIZODO WITH A 40 in a 4 minute duel.
SWAMP SONG HAMMER luckily beat HILROC IBBINS in a exciting 5 minute gruesome battle.
ARAWN was overpowered by LATKA in a 1 minute brutal mismatched fight.
BAAL was slaughtered by SHUFFLE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
JOE-SIX beat RIGOLETTO in a 1 minute novice's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 26 WALL OF STEEL 77 - 53 - 2 59 |
|TOTAL PARRY 24 TOTAL PARRY 128 - 92 - 0 58 |
|BASHING ATTACK 18 AIMED BLOW 57 - 47 - 3 55 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 17 STRIKING ATTACK 129 - 123 - 5 51 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 13 PARRY-LUNGE 20 - 21 - 0 49 |
|WALL OF STEEL 10 SLASHING ATTACK 58 - 74 - 6 44 |
|AIMED BLOW 9 BASHING ATTACK 69 - 101 - 7 41 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 5 LUNGING ATTACK 89 - 138 - 3 39 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 4 PARRY-STRIKE 17 - 39 - 1 30 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 16 - 0 20 |
Turn 277 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 4 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 10 - 14 3 STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 7 - 2 STRIKING ATTACK 9 - 17 3 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 9 2 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 6 - 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 10 - 7 1 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 9 - 9 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK JUSTICE FOR ALL 5534 18 12 0 134 OF WOLF AND MAN (603)
STRIKING ATTACK WINKIE 6401 15 7 2 144 LAND OF OZ (217)
SLASHING ATTACK LAST CALL 5606 21 14 0 125 INDIFFERENCE (611)
TOTAL PARRY MEDEE 5642 26 10 0 122 THE OPERA (613)
BASHING ATTACK LURKING FEAR 1755 18 11 0 108 ABYSMAL RITES (215)
WALL OF STEEL THE LION KING 6360 15 7 0 102 ROYAL FLUSH (48)
AIMED BLOW SEB WITE 6668 8 2 0 98 SPOONERTIKS (523)
PARRY-STRIKE SPARROW 6411 12 9 0 87 RAPTOR (674)
PARRY-LUNGE SISTER MARY-KATE 6491 4 3 0 36 OLD HABITS (566)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SWAMP BOGG HAMMER 6306. The most popular warrior
this turn was CHINA MILKMAID 6502. The ten other most popular fighters were PENEMUE
6657, CHEECH 5930, SEB WITE 6668, BULL SHANNON 6582, FGC 6648, JENNA 5099, EMILEI
LOIT MATCHES 6710, LABATTS 6548, LUMINOUS LOX 6495, and DEATH 4957.
The least popular fighter this week was SISTER MARYJANE 6416. The other ten least
popular fighters were QUEEN OF TARTS 5980, STORM 6234, PFM 6645, PARIAH 6364,
RIGOLETTO 6950, BAAL 6907, SWAMP SONG HAMMER 6860, A TALE OF PAIN 6531, T.H.C. 5928,
and GAUNTLYN 6363.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
JUSTICE FOR ALL (47-5534) OF WOLF AND MAN (603)
LAST CALL (47-5606) INDIFFERENCE (611)
SISTER MARY SUEELLEN (47-5671) OLD HABITS (566)
BOB'S COMIC COLLECTN (47-5658) THINGS I DROOL IN (614)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
NIKKO (47-6385) LAND OF OZ (217)
SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN CLEVELAND!
Our summer FTF will be an eastern one this time, located in Cleveland, Ohio on July
17-19, 2009. It will be held at the Holiday Inn in Strongsville, OH, at 15471
Royalton Rd (440-238-8800). Rooms are only $95.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy.
There is a free shuttle from the airport, free parking, and free high-speed wireless
internet in all guestrooms ($3/day in public space). The hotel has an indoor pool,
pool table, and hockey, and a fitness center. The hotel is located 1/2 mile from the
largest mall in Northeast Ohio, with indoor minigolf and pottery painting, and right
next door to Iceland Arena, which offers open skate and skate rental. They also have
four bikes on property available for checkout, as the Metro parks are next door as
well. The rooms are blocked--ask for the "Reality Simulations" room block. There are
many restaurants and nightspots nearby and at the Mall, as well as a cafe in the
hotel.
The tournament information sheet will be out imminently. We hope you're all looking
forward to the tournament and that we will see you there!
Daydream Believer
You once thought of me,
As a white knight on a steed.
Now you know how happy I can be...
It's true. I'm gone. I've punched my ticket to Immortality and I'm off to the Isle.
I know a lot of you are wondering what it is about me that has made me so successful.
I wish I knew for sure. I think it has more to do with intangibles (knack) than it
does with design, bonuses and favorites. I'll let you decide.
Daydream Believer (PR) 17-14-4-17-7-8-17 Poor Endurance--Good Damage
I -- 8 (+1) R -- 13 A -- 14 (+4) P -- 14 (+4) Df - 8 Dc - 6 (+3)
I know what you're thinking, "WTF, that guy looks like a 98 lb weakling!" Sigh...I
prefer to think my physical characteristics are ideally suited for a finesse style.
As for my bases, I know they aren't much to look at. After all, I am a PR. I'm
fortunate to be blessed where I need it the most--attack and parry.
Okay, so I've got nice bases with bonuses in the right spots. What about favorites?
Did I know them in advance or did I change them? The answer is no, I had no idea
what they were for sure until I recieved my graduation announcement. I would be
happy to tell you what my favorites are but I don't think my clone, Jumpinjack Flash,
would be very happy with me if I did. Let's just say that from the moment I stepped
on the sands as a Rookie I used the same strategy in EVERY fight. The only thing I
ever changed was armor (early on vs. TP's) and attack/defend locations. That should
give those of you who have faced me more than once something to think about.
You may be interested to know that I am all natural. I haven't had a prize of any
type used on me. I'm a freak of nature. It just goes to show you never know when a
guy like me will walk into your guildhouse looking for work as a gladiator. It's up
to you to spot the potential and nuture it along.
I'm going to list my tourney results and records versus each style. It isn't meant
to be a brag--I just thought you might find it interesting and a lot easier than
looking it up yourself. Enjoy!
Tourneys: Rookies: 15-1-3 TC. Initiates: 15-3-3 TV. Adepts: 16-2 TC.
Champs: 13-1-1 TC. Rookies--Champs record: 59-7-7 (.894) Challengers: 9-3 TV.
Challengers: 15-1-1 TC.
Challengers: 13-3 TV -- Runner-up (Marv-AB) Challengers: 13-3 TV -- Runner-up
(Teevella-LU) Challengers: 7-3 Challengers: 11-3-2 TV Challengers: 11-3-1 TV
Challengers: 13-3 TV -- Runner-up (Marv-AB)
Challengers: 12-3 TV. Challengers record: 104-25-4 (.806). Career Tourney record:
163-32-11 (.836) TC's: 4 TVs: 8 (3 Runner-ups) Arena record: 5-0-1 Grudge
matches: 3-0
Total record: 171-32-12 (.842) Tourney record vs all styles: AB: 7-11 BA: 6-0-1
LU: 46-9-4 PL: 5-1-1 PR: 2-0 PS: --- SL: 9-2 ST: 51-5-2 TP: 35-4-3 WS: 2-0
As you can see, the only style I had trouble with is the ABs. I think that has more
to do with which ABs I fought rather than the style as a whole. I was 3-1 vs ABs
early on (Rookies-Champs) and 4-10 in Challengers. I was 1-5 vs Marv, 0-1 vs Marv Jr
and 0-3 vs Soulsnare. I am going to make an educated guess and assume they all had
skills or prizes added to them to make them competetive at the Challenger level where
so few ABs are. I could be wrong, though I doubt it.
See you on the Isle,
Daydream Believer