DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER
Date : 07/11/2003 Duedate: 07/24/2003
TRICORUS ARENA
DM-51 TURN-360
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
POSITION IS EMPTY
Chartered Recognition LeaderUnchartered Recognition Leader
POSITION IS EMPTY APPLE
FRUITS (548)
(51-5169) [2-0-0,21]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
FRANCINE RAZOR WYRM
AMAZON ELITE (536) SORROW'S HARVEST (542)
(51-5021) [18-15-4,82] (51-5179) [2-0-0,26]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SORROW'S HARVEST (542)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SORROW'S HARVEST (542) 36
2. AMAZON ELITE (536) 15 SORROW'S HARVEST (542)
3. ARCTIC BELT (488) 1 Unchartered Team
4. FRUITS (548) -6
5. DARK HORSEMEN (433) -36 FRUITS (548)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*FRUITS (548) 3 1 0 75.0 1/ 1 SORROW'S HARVEST (542) 11 4 1
2/ 2 SORROW'S HARVEST (542) 67 31 1 68.4 2/ 2 DARK HORSEMEN (433) 7 5 1
3/ 3 AMAZON ELITE (536) 57 49 6 53.8 3/ 3*FRUITS (548) 3 1 0
4/ 4 DARK HORSEMEN (433) 374 481 13 43.7 4/ 4 AMAZON ELITE (536) 2 4 0
5/ 5*ARCTIC BELT (488) 0 3 0 0.0 5/ 5*ARCTIC BELT (488) 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
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 472): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 358): BIG RED of BIG COUNTRY (Wally The Wacko, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 477): OINGO BOINGO of DOUBLE TROUBLE (Sultan, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 474): SULACCO of DEATH ON A STIK (Stik, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 472): AUTOMATON of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X. Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 476): IVANMOE of SOUL STRIPPERS II (Saucy Jack, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 474): WILL DUEL FOR FOOD of SPARE-A-DIME SHIFT (Chazz Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 468): SUNNY SIDE UP of SPRINGBORN (Still, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 460): FLUFFY of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 459): THE SICKNESS of BLACKEST PRIDE (Sylvester Frothingslosh)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 433): ANGRY WASHINGTON of 5440 OR FIGHT! (Mordraith, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 424): HAR DI'HAR of JINDA-BAN (Zin, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 183): B.A. TURRY of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 410): COOKIE SNORT of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 359): REAP THE FIELD of SORROW'S HARVEST (Gergin "Happy Toes"
Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 169): SEX ON THE BEACH of INDULGENT DRINKS (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 157): IMMOVEABLE OBJECT of NOT QUITE (Crip, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 308): ANDERS of THE DEN OF SWORDS (TMoney, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 135): EVE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 352): MAHI MAHI of BIG MEAN FISH from TALCAMA (Big Wave Dave)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 472): THE BLACK COMPANY (Darkfist, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 358): HARLEQUINS (Jinx, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 477): ASTRAL KIN (Kid Arcane, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 474): ABBY NORMAL (Poppa Balrog, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 472): PARTY ANIMALS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 476): SUPER HEROES (Unforgiven, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 474): WISH YOU WERE BEER (Alfredo Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 468): TERRAPIN STATION (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 460): THE GUARDIANS II (Guardian, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 459): YAKUZA (Sensei Jan, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 433): 5440 OR FIGHT! (Mordraith, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 424): ALL FINESSE (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 183): THE MIDDLE WAY (Gabria Hand, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 410): none
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 359): SORROW'S HARVEST (Gergin "Happy Toes" Frothingslosh)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 169): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jinda, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 157): KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (Unforgiven, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 308): FISH MONGERS (Ghoti, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 135): FREELANCERS (Jinx, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 352): THUNDR + LITENING (Doc Steele, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 471): BABYFACE of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Nick, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 477): OINGO BOINGO of DOUBLE TROUBLE (Sultan, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 474): SULACCO of DEATH ON A STIK (Stik, mgr.)
(turn 473): APNEA of ABBY NORMAL (Poppa Balrog, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 474): WILL DUEL FOR FOOD of SPARE-A-DIME SHIFT (Chazz
Frothingslosh, mgr.)
ISAWA TADAKA of CALL TO THUNDER (Ichabod Frothingslosh)
(turn 473): SCHMEIKEL of IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (Crip, mgr.)
BIG FUN of FLOWER CHILDREN (Ebenezer Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 460): FLUFFY of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.)
(turn 459): CEREBRAL JANITOR of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 459): MADAM BUTTERFLY of SWORD OPERA (Nick, mgr.)
(turn 458): JACKASS of TRIAL & ERROR (JE, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 433): ANGRY WASHINGTON of 5440 OR FIGHT! (Mordraith, mgr.)
(turn 432): LAST RESORT of HELTER SKELTER (Cosmo Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 183): HOCKEY DUCK of DUCKS UNLIMITED (Crip, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 359): REAP THE FIELD of SORROW'S HARVEST (Gergin "Happy Toes"
Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 169): SEX ON THE BEACH of INDULGENT DRINKS (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 156): BALI of ISLANDERS (Devan ki Ru, mgr.)
ROGERS of THE EXPLORERS (Kellog, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 135): EVE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of
TRICORUS brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too. Of course, we're all terribly
impressed to see HANNAH win a fight and gain 19 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, HANNAH
beat TSOMEGH and TSOMEGH lost 17 points. You're breakin' my heart. And if variety
is the spice of life, TRICORUS may be getting bland, as REAP THE FIELD stays top dog
in the city. Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do you think some
of these guys win their fights? Skill? Ha!
He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward. What's
the big D? SORROW'S HARVEST was the most avoided team? Bunch of lily livered...
grumble... mumble... curse... And it looks like FRUITS avoided them the most this
turn. What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me. Hmph. Ooh, I'm frightfully
impressed, ORANGE was this turn's most challenged warrior. Watch that ego swell,
sports fans. And we have RAZOR WYRM in a challenge, going down 13 points for the
fight. Guess what? I thought RAZOR WYRM showed great skill and promise when she
subdued HAROCH. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and
gone, and get to see if their team cared. We're all going to die in the end, so why
worry if the fate catches up with you sooner that later?
I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for
an epee. Forgive me for writing with a dagger. Just wait 'till next time I show up
here, I won't be so nice! So nyaaah! I see the crowds are getting restless, I must
leave now-- Snide Clemens
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CHRISEIS 4989 23 12 1 89 AMAZON ELITE (536)
FRANCINE 5021 18 15 4 82 AMAZON ELITE (536)
LURCH 5135 11 2 0 82 SORROW'S HARVEST (542)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HANNAH 5059 6 7 1 64 AMAZON ELITE (536)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
REIDI 5133 8 7 0 55 DARK HORSEMEN (433)
DROGOI 5156 5 2 0 45 DARK HORSEMEN (433)
TSOMEGH 5132 8 7 1 41 DARK HORSEMEN (433)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GARGANTUAN APHID 5171 4 0 0 33 SORROW'S HARVEST (542)
RAZOR WYRM 5179 2 0 0 26 SORROW'S HARVEST (542)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BELLONA 4986 2 1 0 22 AMAZON ELITE (536)
APPLE 5169 2 0 0 21 FRUITS (548)
ORANGE 5168 1 1 0 12 FRUITS (548)
POLAR WORM 4338 0 3 0 11 ARCTIC BELT (488)
-DAPHNE 4987 2 1 0 8 AMAZON ELITE (536)
HAROCH 5177 1 2 1 6 DARK HORSEMEN (433)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
CRYMAGNSTATURE 5178 1 1 1 SORROW'S HARVEST 542 ARENAMASTER RAHJ 23 360 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Reap the 'Field' -- You are indeed one of the luckiest slobs we've ever seen set foot
to sand. It was only by pure luck that you were able to best me! -- Francine
Sorrow's Harvesters -- You farmer boys are really getting way out of control here in
Tricorus. Time for us to start knocking you down a couple notches. -- The girls of
Amazon Elite
That criminal was dangerous? Really? How did they figure that, I wonder? -- Reidi
He cuts a wide swathe through the local fly population. -- Ed.
Darn, the Userous Merchant recovered. I had hoped for something PERMANENT to happen
to him. -- Tsomegh
P.S. Too bad the aremanaster stopped me.
Ah, I see Reidi's point about the Dangerous Criminal. Easy meat. -- Drogoi
Razor Wyrm -- Well, HECK! Everybody ELSE on this team gets to defeat a standby, but
not ME! What did I do wrong that I should be punished like this? -- Haroch
Ed. -- We decided to add some whiskey and call it a whiskey sour. More fun than
lemonade, until the overhangs, I mean the hangovers hit. -- Dark Horsemen
To each their own.... -- Ed.
26 June 2003
All -- Would you be willing to proxy my lunger Ganglare at the Face-to-Face? He's
fighting in the champions tourney. Thanks. Write: Michael Rogers #25335-013, PO
Box 6000, Florence, Co 81226 -- Skullagrim
STOP THINKING TOGS!!!!! It's here. Well, almost here anyway. We're looking at
a start date of the first turn in Aradi (DM 60) following the Fall Mail-In. This
should give everyone sufficient time to study the new ultra-improved T#%S IV rules
and prep accordingly. So without further ado, here is your handy-dandy guide to
winning your very own Golden Scrod (and some other very cool prizes to be announced
officially before the start of the tourney that must not be named):
1. Each T#%S team consists of two managers. After the tourney starts, there will be
no switching partners whatsoever, so choose your partners wisely. T#%S IV will
last for 13 turns, so pick a partner you can stand for 6 months or so. The only
team I know of so far is last TOGS winners: Ganolus Oakleaf/Hombre of Blood
Related/Thieves Guild. Hey, this is fun!
2. The T#%S entry fee is 2 team setups per manager. This means 4 setups per T#%S
team. This entry fee is required before the start of the tourney with no
exceptions being made. This is to ensure that nobody gets screwed if a team or
manager decides to back out early. To pay the entry fee either:
a) send $10 cash/check/money order/ or whatever to me personally at:
Andy Salveson
6812 Romanzo Way
Elk Grove, CA 95758
b) get RSI to send me 2 team setup gift certificates. Sorry, no credit cards and
no old teams you have lying around will be accepted.
3. T#%S point system:
10 points for winning on your up-challenge against another T#%S warrior.
7 points for winning on your even challenge of another T#%S warrior.
7 points for winning on another T#%S warriors challenge.
7 points for winning a random matchup against another T#%S warrior.
4 points for winning on your down-challenge of another T#%S warrior.
4 points for winning a random matchup against a non-T#%S warrior. Do not fight
your team mate, you will not get any points. Also, you will not get any points
if you challenge or get challenged by a non-T#%S team, so use your avoids
wisely if you think someone is out to get you.
10 points for being the Duelmaster. This is in addition to all points listed
above and will begin turn 1, so prep accordingly.
5 points for every spotlight written by any team member, 1 per manager per turn.
The minimum length of a spotlight to receive points is 1/2 column in the
newsletter (that's 31 lines-each line 85 characters across) and I will be
completely firm on this. In addition to the length criteria, spotlights will
not be given points if they are in any way plagiarized or if they are not
Duelmasters or fantasy related. I will be the sole judge of this. If you're
unsure if I will judge something to be Duelmasters or fantasy related, then
e-mail me before you write the spotlight and ask me. I reserve the right to
take points away from a spotlight after they are given if I judge at a later
time that the spotlight has been plagiarized.
-5 points per manager per turn every time a manager does not at least write one
personal ad.
-5 points for being the team that avoided the most.
If you participated in TOGS III, you'll notice some slight changes in the points
structure. The main things are points for random match ups against non T#%S
warriors, bonus points for being the Duelmaster, new spotlight criteria, and no
points given for being the most avoided team.
4. I already mentioned this, but T#%S IV will start the first turn in arena 60 after
the Fall Mail-In runs and it will last for 13 turns. There will not be a
Survivor format this time around, meaning no eliminations. I will still be doing
the multipliers at the end, however. This means that all points accumulated by a
team on turns 10 and 11 will be multiplied by 1.5 and all points accumulated by
each team on turns 12 and 13 will be multiplied by 2.
5. Prizes are yet to be determined, but I'll tell you what I know. There will be
prizes given out each turn to whichever team scores the most combined points on a
given turn. Tie breakers will go to the team with the most wins on that turn and
then to the team with most overall points. I have asked RSI for the same prizes
as last TOGS which were transferring any warrior to arena 60 and renaming Aradi
for approximately 6 months, but we'll see what they come back with. I haven't
decided how to split the prizes up, partly because I don't know how many teams
will be entering yet, but I do know the prizes will be split among the top 3
teams at the end. I will announce the exact breakdown of everything when I know
more.
6. And just like TOGS III, Death Stud and I will be the sole arbiters of any dispute
that may arise. Whine all you like, but as Nuln told you last time, that's how
it is.
7. M & RR Clause (go ahead, read between the capitals): I reserve the right to
disallow entry to this tourney if you have a previous history of being a big fat
mouth about everything.
I think that pretty much covers it. I will be accepting team entries as of now
and then posting them in the newsletters as I receive entry fees. Please feel free
to e-mail me regarding any questions or comments at Ganolus@aol.com. So everyone don
your best pair of leg warmers, hop on your favorite farm animal, and ride to Aradi
for the 4th kinda-annual Tournament that must not be named for no apparent reason
whatsoever, or T#%S IV, for short. See ya'll there!
-- Ganolus Oakleaf, T#%S IV Commish
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
CRYMAGNSTATURE was butchered by ARENAMASTER RAHJ in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
RAZOR WYRM vanquished HAROCH in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
REAP THE FIELD demolished FRANCINE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
LURCH devastated REIDI in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
TSOMEGH was overpowered by HANNAH in a 1 minute bloody mismatched match.
DROGOI was vanquished by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
POLAR WORM was narrowly defeated by APPLE in a unpopular 7 minute gory brawl.
ORANGE was handily defeated by GARGANTUAN APHID in a 2 minute uneven melee.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 1 - 0 75 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 SLASHING ATTACK 7 - 3 - 0 70 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 15 - 9 - 1 63 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 LUNGING ATTACK 25 - 15 - 0 63 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 TOTAL PARRY 11 - 9 - 0 55 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 3 - 0 40 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 - 1 33 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 17 - 0 29 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 4 - 0 20 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 360 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 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 3 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK FRANCINE 5021 18 15 4 82 AMAZON ELITE (536)
PARRY-RIPOSTE REIDI 5133 8 7 0 55 DARK HORSEMEN (433)
SLASHING ATTACK DROGOI 5156 5 2 0 45 DARK HORSEMEN (433)
WALL OF STEEL TSOMEGH 5132 8 7 1 41 DARK HORSEMEN (433)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is FRANCINE 5021. The most popular warrior this turn
was RAZOR WYRM 5179. The ten other most popular fighters were LURCH 5135, HANNAH
5059, GARGANTUAN APHID 5171, CRYMAGNSTATURE 5178, HAROCH 5177, FRANCINE 5021, REIDI
5133, TSOMEGH 5132, DROGOI 5156, and POLAR WORM 4338.
The least popular fighter this week was APPLE 5169. The other ten least popular
fighters were ORANGE 5168, POLAR WORM 4338, DROGOI 5156, TSOMEGH 5132, REIDI 5133,
FRANCINE 5021, HAROCH 5177, CRYMAGNSTATURE 5178, GARGANTUAN APHID 5171, and HANNAH
5059.
The following warriors have traveled to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after fighting this turn:
REAP THE FIELD (51-5088) SORROW'S HARVEST (542)