DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER Date : 05/13/2003 Duedate: 05/26/2003 AMEN-TEI ARENA DM-63 TURN-302 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS MIDNIGHT RAMBLER WAYFARERS (248) (63-2469) [15-8-0,104] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader MIDNIGHT RAMBLER POSITION IS EMPTY WAYFARERS (248) (63-2469) [15-8-0,104] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite SPEEDBUMP DRIFTER WAYFARERS (248) WAYFARERS (248) (63-2376) [15-27-0,81] (63-2397) [19-12-1,92] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM WHY KNOT (201) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. WAYFARERS (248) 31 2. TOMATO ENFORCER (284) 19 DIS-TEAM (247) 3. WHY KNOT (201) 3 Unchartered Team 4. THE EXILED ONES (31) -8 5. DIS-TEAM (247) -11 RON'S REAPERS (37) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 0 DIS-TEAM (247) 150 112 6 57.3 1/ 1 WHY KNOT (201) 8 4 2 2/ 1 THE EXILED ONES (31) 367 305 13 54.6 2/ 3 WAYFARERS (248) 8 7 0 3/ 2 TOMATO ENFORCER (284) 78 84 4 48.1 3/ 2 TOMATO ENFORCER (284) 6 2 0 4/ 3 WAYFARERS (248) 314 380 6 45.2 4/ 4 THE EXILED ONES (31) 1 2 0 5/ 5 WHY KNOT (201) 124 204 7 37.8 5/ 0 DIS-TEAM (247) 0 1 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 #6 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + Zuwayza: Tankesh didn't waste time cursing, he had a decision to make, and fast: fight or flight. He could take the two men that were supposed to "teach him better manners," and their captain and the rest of his men as well, come to that. He wanted to. But would it forward his mission, which was to get into the Kashka, kill the traitor, restore Kasarya to her rightful position, make sure the Andorian League came out of the whole mess looking good, and get out safely himself? Or run, change his appearance yet again, and try a different approach? Prudence said he should run, but he didn't want to. "You leave him alone!" Kasarya screeched. Tankesh half sighed, half grinned. That would do it! No guard liked taking orders from a civilian, and damned few Karnhorns could bear to take orders from a woman, and then when you throw in the apparent difference in class.... He turned, dropping into a hand-to-hand fighting stance. No point in killing these men if he didn't have to; they were just doing their jobs. Party of five, two men dismounted and carrying clubs. Okay, clubs he would fight bare-handed until he could grab one and turn it on the other. But if either one drew a sword, they were dead men. He feinted to the left, wove right, and then darted toward the left-hand man and grappled briefly, seizing his club in time to turn and parry the other fellow. The right-hand man staggered a little when his blow met unexpected resistance, but he recovered fast. So did the one Tankesh had disarmed, grabbing him from behind in a bear hug. Tankesh slammed his head back, butting the bear-hugger in the face, stamped on the man's foot, and twisted free. By this time, the other two guardsmen had gotten their mouths closed and were dismounting, drawing swords. So much for Mr. Nice Guy. His sword slid into his hand as he turned and moved to put the wall at his back. If the women had any sense--and Kasarya, at least, should--they'd get out of the way. Taynisya took a step forward and said, "Do not kill him! This is the man for whom the Vizier has been searching, and he must be delivered to the Kashka alive." Tankesh took note, in the back of his mind, that this had been a trap all along. Taynisya would pay for that, but later. Right now... nobody told him that he had to keep these Karnhorn Palace Guards alive. Especially not that captain, sitting on his horse and waiting for his men to "teach the peasant manners." Afraid to do his own dirty work? Or did he just feel that he was above such things? Whichever, he was going to find himself in trouble soon enough.... Tankesh took out the first swordsman before the man could get set, with a slashing sweep to the sword arm that crippled it. Then spun back to drive off one of the club-wielders he'd fought first, back to the second swordsman.... The action flowed into a blur guided by instinct and years of training, years that even the best of these guardsmen couldn't match. They were probably good enough to dominate peasants, but that wasn't good enough to take HIM. Which the captain seemed to recognize, finally. He drew his own sword and leaped down from his horse. Off-hand shortsword for parrying, Tankesh noted, and steel back- and breast-plates instead of the leather worn by his men. The captain moved like a man who knew what he was doing, too, probably trained in one of the better local schools, maybe even a local duelist... but could he equal a gladiator? And would the other men, the two that weren't badly hurt, stay out of it? He heard the sounds of a scuffle off to the side, and Kasarya cursing, but couldn't turn to look. With luck, she had taken out one of the guardsmen; at the least, she was keeping the man busy. * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 230): DOMINO of BONDAGE (Spawn, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 462): SHAIRLINDRIA of TUFT TUGGERS (Tankesh Dushanbe, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 462): CRAIG of OLYMPIANS (?, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 455): TOE-PAZ #2 of ROCK ETTS (Pie-Rite, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 451): JEHANNUM of THE ASININE (Philthy Phil, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 452): VAMPIRE of BARHOPPERS (Apex, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 452): R'AKA of THE DREADLANDS (LHI, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 448): THE FRATSFAN CHEF of ANDORIAN UNIVERSITY (Generalissimo Puerco, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 413): JUDAS PRIEST of THAT 80'S METAL (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 407): GWYN AP NUDD of CAER SIDHE (Ichabod Frothingslosh, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 399): LH PUTTGRASS of DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 178): LONGARMOFTHELAW of OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 311): CROW of SHADOW SIGNS (Shadowgate, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 301): AVARICIOUS AVON of TOMATO ENFORCER (THawk, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 132): POSITION IS EMPTY ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 347): TIMBER WOLF of CALL OF THE WILD from FIREHOLD (Poison Ivy, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 230): BONDAGE (Spawn, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 462): TUFT TUGGERS (Tankesh Dushanbe, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 462): THE DOGHOUSE (Leeta, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 455): THE ZOO (Morris, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 451): AUSSIE KILLERS (THawk, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 452): CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 452): MENAGERIE (Ichabod Frothingslosh, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 448): RED DOG GANG (Goff, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 413): WIMPS MOST FOWL (Wimpy, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 407): WANDERERS (Schendirk, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 399): DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 178): IRON CATHEDRAL (Dameon Darkheart, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 311): NATURAL DISASTERS (Soultaker, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 301): WHY KNOT (Clove-Hitch, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 132): SHADOW GOLD (Shadowgate, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 347): BOXES (Doc Steele, mgr.) Recent Graduates ---------------- DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 462): SHAIRLINDRIA of TUFT TUGGERS (Tankesh Dushanbe, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 462): CRAIG of OLYMPIANS (?, mgr.) ESOX LUCIUS of DELIVERANCE (Lance Turbo, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 455): TOE-PAZ #2 of ROCK ETTS (Pie-Rite, mgr.) COLOSSUS of BLADES OF WONDER (The Sandman, mgr.) (turn 454): SARU SKINK of THE ZOO (Morris, mgr.) TAXES of THE DEMOCRATS (Al Gore, mgr.) NEBUCHADNEZZAR of BLADES OF WONDER (The Sandman, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 451): JEHANNUM of THE ASININE (Philthy Phil, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 452): VAMPIRE of BARHOPPERS (Apex, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 451): COTTONMOUTH of VENOM (Lord Fang, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 406): SMASHNGRAB of FIST OF FIVE (Stik, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 310): HURFOON of SWIFT CURRENT (Barnabas, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 301): AVARICIOUS AVON of TOMATO ENFORCER (THawk, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 131): RAVEN of 2ND ARCTIC GUARDS (Yukon Cornelius, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. Hail Amen-Tei and farewell, This is my first and last time as DuelMaster of our great city. As you all know, I have received the call to join my kinsman, Nasty Nitters, on the Isle. For all the stat lovers out there, my dimensions are 17-12-6-17-15-6-11; Normal HP; Good Endurance/Encumbrance; Great Damage. Skills - Master Ini, Atk; Adv Expert Def; Expert Parry Weapon - Short Spear (rats, I was hoping for halberd) Learns - Parry OE/AL - Low/High This probably makes the Wayfarers very happy now that I'm leaving them. Midnight Rambler, now I don't have to stay up all night due to your rambling. Drifter, I hope you go over the falls one day (hey, at least you won't be drifting anymore). Ah yes, my old buddy Speedbump... you should change your name, Punching Bag is probably good, not to mention more accurate. --Avaricious Avon SPY REPORT It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report. Sit back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis. Hey everybody, watch out for HANGMAN, who flew up 14 points in the rankings after mashing DIS-LOCATE like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. And falling like a basher in the top ten was DIS-LOCATE, who dropped 11 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with HANGMAN. Going for the gusto and coming up with aught but bloody knuckles was THE EXILED ONES' XINGARA, who was turned away from the Duelmastership by AVARICIOUS AVON. Can you believe they are paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff? But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle! Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). Knowing when to use the right tactics at the proper time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster. I think I had better cut this one short. It's been nice chatting to those of you whom I have not offended yet. Okay, so I may not be the world's best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors. And remember, you can pick your friends and you can pick your--(loud boos), oh, you've heard that one already!-- The Unknown Spymaster DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MIDNIGHT RAMBLER 2469 15 8 0 104 WAYFARERS (248) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -DIS-JOINT 2163 11 7 0 115 DIS-TEAM (247) -DIS-FUNCTIONAL 2223 7 2 0 100 DIS-TEAM (247) RAZORTOOTHROTEY 2360 14 12 0 94 TOMATO ENFORCER (284) DRIFTER 2397 19 12 1 92 WAYFARERS (248) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME XINGARA 2352 21 15 0 88 THE EXILED ONES (31) -DIS-GRUNTLE 2162 12 4 0 86 DIS-TEAM (247) SPEEDBUMP 2376 15 27 0 81 WAYFARERS (248) -DIS-COMBOBULATE 2222 8 1 1 81 DIS-TEAM (247) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WANDERING JO 2411 16 13 1 65 WAYFARERS (248) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GORDIAN 2104 7 3 0 52 WHY KNOT (201) HANGMAN 1631 6 4 1 52 WHY KNOT (201) -CURVACEOUS CORRY 2387 8 7 0 39 TOMATO ENFORCER (284) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HALF HITCH 2490 6 4 1 32 WHY KNOT (201) DIS-LOCATE 2471 3 2 1 31 DIS-TEAM (247) GRANNY 2489 4 6 2 27 WHY KNOT (201) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KILLER KINCY 2512 1 0 0 6 TOMATO ENFORCER (284) PASSER BY 2513 0 1 0 1 WAYFARERS (248) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SINISTER SANDRO 2462 0 1 0 1 TOMATO ENFORCER (284) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? GORKUS 2295 22 17 0 THE EXILED ONES 31 NASTY NITTERS 2383 298 REVENGED POOR STRANGER 2497 3 4 0 WAYFARERS 248 HANGMAN 1631 301 PERSONAL ADS Razortoothrotey -- I'll bet dentists refuse to work on you. I sure would. -- Speedbump My true opinion of the "Noble" Assassin is unprintable. I wish I'd killed him. -- Midnight Rambler And the Veteran Mercenary should be allowed to retire in peace, instead of in pieces. -- Drifter Gordian -- You're supposed to stand STILL so I can cleave you. -- Wandering Jo Hangman -- And I don't want to "hang out" with YOU at all. -- Poor Stranger P.S. Us Strangers always get the blame. It's discrimination. Hmm, it certainly simplifies our job when no one else writes personals. But I could stand the complication of having someone to answer, you know. -- Schendirk, Wayfarers 30 April 2003 All -- Remember to put your arena number on your strategy sheets. Strategies turned in without an arena number run the risk of missing the turn. -- NAIEI 10 May 2003 To All -- Fellow managers, I humbly request your help. My team (Ex Oblivione) was started in Monuntial (DM 34) back in '92. They were active for seven months. I have lost all early traces of them. If any of you can help with copies of relevant newsletters or, if you fought one of my warriors, copies of the fights, I would greatly appreciate it. I only have one of my original warriors left from the early team now active in DM 60. You can diplo me with any info here in the wonderful city of Aradi. Thank you in advance. -- Enigma, manager Ex Oblivione LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS AVARICIOUS AVON devastated XINGARA in a action packed 1 minute mismatched fight. MIDNIGHT RAMBLER savagely defeated RAZORTOOTHROTEY in a 2 minute Title melee. SPEEDBUMP vanquished GORDIAN in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. DRIFTER defeated M. CHARDINEE in a exciting 3 minute fight. WANDERING JO devastated HALF HITCH in a 1 minute uneven brawl. HANGMAN overpowered DIS-LOCATE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle. GRANNY was overcome by THE HONEST MERCHANT in a 3 minute fight. KILLER KINCY overcame PASSER BY in a action packed 1 minute beginner's melee. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 2 - 2 83 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 4 - 1 64 | |AIMED BLOW 2 LUNGING ATTACK 28 - 17 - 0 62 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 22 - 18 - 2 55 | |STRIKING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 5 - 1 55 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 5 - 5 - 1 50 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 7 - 1 46 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 TOTAL PARRY 7 - 10 - 0 41 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 6 - 0 33 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 302 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: SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 2 4 LUNGING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 2 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME WALL OF STEEL MIDNIGHT RAMBLER 2469 15 8 0 104 WAYFARERS (248) LUNGING ATTACK RAZORTOOTHROTEY 2360 14 12 0 94 TOMATO ENFORCER (284) TOTAL PARRY XINGARA 2352 21 15 0 88 THE EXILED ONES (31) SLASHING ATTACK WANDERING JO 2411 16 13 1 65 WAYFARERS (248) BASHING ATTACK HANGMAN 1631 6 4 1 52 WHY KNOT (201) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is SPEEDBUMP 2376. The most popular warrior this turn was DRIFTER 2397. The ten other most popular fighters were MIDNIGHT RAMBLER 2469, RAZORTOOTHROTEY 2360, SPEEDBUMP 2376, HANGMAN 1631, KILLER KINCY 2512, WANDERING JO 2411, XINGARA 2352, DIS-LOCATE 2471, GRANNY 2489, and PASSER BY 2513. The least popular fighter this week was HALF HITCH 2490. The other ten least popular fighters were GORDIAN 2104, PASSER BY 2513, GRANNY 2489, DIS-LOCATE 2471, XINGARA 2352, WANDERING JO 2411, KILLER KINCY 2512, HANGMAN 1631, SPEEDBUMP 2376, and RAZORTOOTHROTEY 2360. The following warriors have traveled to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after fighting this turn: AVARICIOUS AVON (63-2388) TOMATO ENFORCER (284)