DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER
Date : 07/22/2003 Duedate: 08/04/2003
AMEN-TEI ARENA
DM-63 TURN-307
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
PIPE LAYER
WORKING MEN (289)
(63-2406) [11-3-0,110]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
PIPE LAYER MALICHAI
WORKING MEN (289) WAY OF THE BLADE 2 (287)
(63-2406) [11-3-0,110] (63-2396) [6-1-0,81]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SPEEDBUMP WANDERING JO
WAYFARERS (248) WAYFARERS (248)
(63-2376) [18-29-0,83] (63-2411) [19-15-1,86]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
WAY OF THE BLADE 2 (287)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. WAY OF THE BLADE 2 (287) 51
2. WORKING MEN (289) 12 WORKING MEN (289)
3. THE EXILED ONES (31) 11 Unchartered Team
4. SURPRISE! (288) 0
5. THE MOTHERSHIP 6 (297) 0 WAY OF THE BLADE 2 (287)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*THE MOTHERSHIP 6 (297) 3 0 0 100 1/ 2*WAY OF THE BLADE 2 (287) 9 5 2
2- 2 SURPRISE! (288) 16 4 0 80.0 2/ 1 WAYFARERS (248) 9 6 0
3/ 3 WORKING MEN (289) 11 4 0 73.3 3/ 3 WHY KNOT (201) 4 4 0
4/ 5*WAY OF THE BLADE 2 (287) 21 13 4 61.8 4/ 5 WORKING MEN (289) 3 0 0
5/ 6 THE EXILED ONES (31) 369 308 13 54.5 5- 4*THE MOTHERSHIP 6 (297) 2 0 0
6/ 7 TOMATO ENFORCER (284) 81 91 4 47.1 6- 7 SURPRISE! (288) 1 1 0
7/ 8 WAYFARERS (248) 329 390 6 45.8 7/ 8 THE EXILED ONES (31) 1 2 0
8/ 9 WHY KNOT (201) 130 213 7 37.9 8/ 6 TOMATO ENFORCER (284) 1 4 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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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 233): FANTA FUELED FUZZ of BLACKTHORN ORCS (Slugbait, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 467): VAJRA VALMEJAR of SCARLET KNIGHTS (Talon Warsmith)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 467): CONAN of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 460): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 456): FLITTER MCGEE of KRILL CAVALRY (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 457): WENT TO MARKET of THIS LITTLE PRIGGY
(Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 457): TAOS of HERE TO PHOENIX (Crip, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 453): PHISH BAIT of TRIP OUT (Angus, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 418): KLUMSY TUMBLES of CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 412): ZEPHYRE of WANDERERS (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 404): VEERS of HARDTIMESINBABYLON (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 180): MERADI of KING AND COUNTRY (Generalissimo Puerco, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 316): SCUMBAG of WIMPS OF DEATH (Wimpy, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 306): RHYTHM METHOD of SURPRISE! (Soultaker, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 135): LONGSHOT of SHADOW GOLD (Shadowgate, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 352): PRIMUS BOUND of SUPERIOR FORCES from ZENSU (Manager)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 233): BONDAGE (Spawn, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 467): KNIGHTS OF VIRTUE (JRK, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 467): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 460): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellubmo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 456): THE ASININE (Philthy Phil, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 457): CHAUCERS WORDS (Berylstar, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 457): SHERWOOD FOREST (Papaiz, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 453): TRIP OUT (Angus, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 418): CARNIVAL (Carny, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 412): WANDERERS (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 404): DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 180): OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 316): WILD CARDS (Snotman, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 306): WAYFARERS (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 135): SHADOW GOLD (Shadowgate, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 352): BOXES, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 233): FANTA FUELED FUZZ of BLACKTHORN ORCS (Slugbait, mgr.)
FOTHERINFOP of WIMPS OF PERIL (Wimpy, mgr.)
(turn 232): DOMINO of BONDAGE (Spawn, mgr.)
BETHUNES of LA PENTARCHIE (The Pentalque, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 467): ORION ORANGE of GERFEL'S FRIENDS (Generalissimo
Puerco, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 466): DAISY JANUARY of THE DOGHOUSE (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 459): SARGENT SUGAR of SWEET MARINES (General Snookums, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 455): VIKING of SAVAGES (Tarzan, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 453): INFERNO of I TRAINED THEM (Soultaker, mgr.)
(turn 452): VALLISNERIA of THE GREENHOUSE (Generalissimo Puerco, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 418): DESPICABLE DUCK of WIMPS MOST FOWL (Wimpy, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 412): ZEPHYRE of WANDERERS (Leeta, mgr.)
FARMER'S GIRL of WANDERERS (Leeta, mgr.)
(turn 411): GWYN AP NUDD of CAER SIDHE (Ichabod Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 316): SCUMBAG of WIMPS OF DEATH (Wimpy, mgr.)
WETBOX of BOXES (Doc Steele, mgr.)
(turn 315): SMOOCHY of DEATH STUDS VII (Death Stud, mgr.)
CROW of SHADOW SIGNS (Shadowgate, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 134): CENTURION of 2ND ARCTIC GUARDS (Yukon Cornelius, mgr.)
BARRETT of DARQUE FORCES IV (Master Darque, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in AMEN-TEI this turn, and let's
start with a look at some of the teams. It seems the training can make the
difference, as WAYFARERS is pushed out of top team by WAY OF THE BLADE 2, who came
from 2nd with a 3-1-0 this turn. And let's see, BRAWNE fought HANGMAN and gained 16
points and contributed to WAY OF THE BLADE 2's 3-1-0. HANGMAN has lost to BRAWNE,
falling 15 points, while helping make WHY KNOT a 1-1-0 turn. Due to his absence and
inability to defend the throne, RHYTHM METHOD has lost the title of Duelmaster. And
not without some honor, PIPE LAYER now claims the title and throne of Duelmaster of
AMEN-TEI. By the way, was that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under
the table at The Warty Toad?
The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more
could a warrior ask of life? Well, besides that. WHY KNOT has cause to stand tall,
as they were AMEN-TEI's most avoided team. A smart manager knows this is a team to
beat. And avoiding WHY KNOT more than any other team we find WAY OF THE BLADE 2.
AMEN-TEI, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing? Well, sports fans,
take notice that SPEEDBUMP from WAYFARERS was AMEN-TEI's most challenged warrior this
turn. In a brave attempt, MALICHAI from WAY OF THE BLADE 2 challenged up 24 points
to fight SPEEDBUMP from the WAYFARERS stable. MALICHAI perhaps got his just
desserts, seeing as he beat SPEEDBUMP and ended up with 81 recognition points.
We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and
shave it close? Is it really true that AMEN-TEI has more dishwashers per capita that
fighters? Just thought I'd ask...
Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the
sweetest. Well, I'm burning daylight here in AMEN-TEI and I've a long road ahead of
me. Happy Trails. Until you see my quill in AMEN-TEI again, farewell-- Alarond the
Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PIPE LAYER 2406 11 3 0 110 WORKING MEN (289)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-RHYTHM METHOD 2400 13 4 0 113 SURPRISE! (288)
DRIFTER 2397 23 13 1 108 WAYFARERS (248)
XINGARA 2352 23 18 0 95 THE EXILED ONES (31)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RAZORTOOTHROTEY 2360 15 16 0 90 TOMATO ENFORCER (284)
WANDERING JO 2411 19 15 1 86 WAYFARERS (248)
SPEEDBUMP 2376 18 29 0 83 WAYFARERS (248)
MALICHAI 2396 6 1 0 81 WAY OF THE BLADE 2 (287)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GORDIAN 2104 11 4 0 58 WHY KNOT (201)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BRAWNE 2518 3 0 1 49 WAY OF THE BLADE 2 (287)
-CURVACEOUS CORRY 2387 8 7 0 39 TOMATO ENFORCER (284)
-BLACK ARCANUM 2509 3 0 0 37 THE MOTHERSHIP 6 (297)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-COPERNICUS 2403 2 0 0 32 SURPRISE! (288)
HANGMAN 1631 7 8 1 30 WHY KNOT (201)
PASSER BY 2513 2 4 0 26 WAYFARERS (248)
-SEVERIN 2394 3 3 0 24 WAY OF THE BLADE 2 (287)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SILENUS 2517 2 1 1 21 WAY OF THE BLADE 2 (287)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-WISE 2404 1 0 0 9 SURPRISE! (288)
-KILLER KINCY 2512 2 2 0 8 TOMATO ENFORCER (284)
-BRUTAL BIRDSMAN 2514 1 1 0 4 TOMATO ENFORCER (284)
HOBO JO 2520 1 1 0 4 WAYFARERS (248)
-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?
MARKOS 2393 3 4 1 WAY OF THE BLADE 287 ARENAMASTER MALAKO 23 307 NONE
HALF HITCH 2490 7 7 1 WHY KNOT 201 BRAWNE 2518 306
PERSONAL ADS
Rhythm Method -- Is that supposed to be three-four time, or four-four? I never
remember these things. -- Wandering Jo
M. Chardinee. Need I say more? -- Drifter
Razortoothrotey -- I hope you CHOKE on your almost winning record. -- Speedbump the
ungenerous, except I was too generous with the skills
Who would trust that so-called Trustworthy Scribe? Not me. -- Passer By
I should have ripped that Constable's face off! "Friendly"? Not hardly. Forward to
the point of offense is what. -- Hobo Jo
26 June 2003
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
18 July 2003
To All Managers -- I would like to take this time to announce that my alliance, The
Association, is no more. Due to the dead weight managers of the alliance and their
lack of participation, DarkSpirit and I have formed a new alliance: The Firm. We
have taken on two members so far and are looking for a few more. If you would like
to find out more about The Firm, you can diplo Dark Spirit, Unknowns XX in arena 15
or myself, Sungod, Sadists F2FII in arena 62.
--* The Firm *--
Sungod -- Sadists F2FII -- 62
Dark Spirit -- Unknowns XX -- 15
Youngblood -- Wensinwasin -- 43
Tripwire -- Of Wolf and Man -- 1
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
MARKOS was butchered by ARENAMASTER MALAKOEL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
RAZORTOOTHROTEY was devastated by PIPE LAYER in a 1 minute Challenge Title duel.
MALICHAI demolished SPEEDBUMP in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
DRIFTER devastated VIRGINAL CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
WANDERING JO was luckily beaten by XINGARA in a 2 minute master's match.
HANGMAN was vanquished by BRAWNE in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
GORDIAN overpowered PASSER BY in a 1 minute gory mismatched brawl.
SILENUS handily defeated HOBO JO in a 1 minute uneven melee.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 LUNGING ATTACK 33 - 17 - 0 66 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 16 - 11 - 1 59 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 SLASHING ATTACK 10 - 7 - 2 59 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 8 - 2 56 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 TOTAL PARRY 6 - 7 - 0 46 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 6 - 1 45 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 6 - 0 40 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 3 - 7 - 0 30 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 5 - 0 17 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 307 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:
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 5 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK PIPE LAYER 2406 11 3 0 110 WORKING MEN (289)
WALL OF STEEL DRIFTER 2397 23 13 1 108 WAYFARERS (248)
TOTAL PARRY XINGARA 2352 23 18 0 95 THE EXILED ONES (31)
SLASHING ATTACK WANDERING JO 2411 19 15 1 86 WAYFARERS (248)
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 WANDERING JO 2411. The ten other most popular fighters were PIPE LAYER 2406,
MALICHAI 2396, DRIFTER 2397, GORDIAN 2104, SILENUS 2517, XINGARA 2352, BRAWNE 2518,
RAZORTOOTHROTEY 2360, HANGMAN 1631, and MARKOS 2393.
The least popular fighter this week was HOBO JO 2520. The other ten least popular
fighters were PASSER BY 2513, SPEEDBUMP 2376, MARKOS 2393, HANGMAN 1631,
RAZORTOOTHROTEY 2360, BRAWNE 2518, XINGARA 2352, SILENUS 2517, GORDIAN 2104, and
DRIFTER 2397.