DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER Date : 10/29/2003 Duedate: 11/11/2003 DAL SHANG ARENA DM-65 TURN-302 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS MASOOD DARK TOADS (705) (65-6476) [13-4-2,133] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader AMPLITUR POSITION IS EMPTY DARK TOADS (705) (65-6440) [13-3-0,154] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite JEANINE MAY-LING SHEN TOO GOOD FOR ME (600) THE IMMORTALS (199) (65-6467) [12-15-1,70] (65-6485) [9-11-0,62] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM DARK TOADS (705) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. DARK TOADS (705) 26 2. SAND DANCERS (233) 18 FEROCIOUS FELINES (596) 3. THE NORSK (304) 13 Unchartered Team 4. FEROCIOUS FELINES (596) 13 5. THE IMMORTALS (199) 4 (-1) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 FEROCIOUS FELINES (596) 28 14 1 66.7 1/ 1 DARK TOADS (705) 11 3 1 2/ 2 DARK TOADS (705) 62 34 2 64.6 2/ 3 SAND DANCERS (233) 6 9 0 3/ 3 CRUSADE (605) 33 24 0 57.9 3/ 2 REFUGEES (377) 5 7 0 4/ 4 TOO GOOD FOR ME (600) 109 81 4 57.4 4/ 5 THE IMMORTALS (199) 3 0 0 5- 5 PARANOIA (702) 43 35 8 55.1 5/ 6 FEROCIOUS FELINES (596) 3 2 1 6/ 6 THE IMMORTALS (199) 302 270 7 52.8 6- 4 PARANOIA (702) 2 0 0 7/ 7 REFUGEES (377) 277 350 7 44.2 7/ 0 THE NORSK (304) 1 1 0 8/ 8 SAND DANCERS (233) 560 745 12 42.9 8/ 7 TOO GOOD FOR ME (600) 1 2 0 9/ 0 THE NORSK (304) 19 33 0 36.5 9/ 8 CRUSADE (605) 0 2 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * Bitulf watched silently, listening to the desperate pleas of gladiators with their managers, asking for one more chance. Even if death wasn't physically real in the Dark Arena, every warrior knew it was the end of a career. The old man shook his head in disdain, his long, grey streaked hair dancing about his shoulders. 'Meet your end with some dignity,' he thought to himself. A much younger woman placed her hand on his arm. Though he was getting past his prime, the arm was still firm and fit enough to wield his scimitar. Her clear blue eyes looked at him pleadingly. "Bitulf, you don't need to do this. There's a chance the leg will heal enough for you to keep fighting." Bitulf met her gaze and smiled, unable to keep his stern look. Draumr Vefa had been like a daughter to him--the whole stable was as dear to him as family, which made his decision even harder. "Perhaps, child, but no matter. Were it not the leg, it would be some other ailment." He took her hand in his and kissed it gently. "Besides, now that Snorri has vanished, we need someone to manage the team. You four may be good warriors, but you aren't good for much else." Draumr smiled, seeing through the poor insult. "Will you send for Svipa?" "In time. We need five good fighters, and Svipa was one of the best Norsk ever had." Draumr turned her gaze away from Bitulf's piercing brown eyes. He chuckled lightly and turned her to face him. "It's time to put past grievances aside. We need to stand beside one another." Draumr Vefa glanced around at the waiting doomed. "Do you think anyone here will remember us?" "It's been a long time. I only saw one familiar manager on the roster, and there was no ill will between us." A guard came over and jostled Bitulf. "You're next, old man." Bitulf grabbed his scimitar and gave Draumr a kiss on her cheek. "Good luck on your own fight. I'll see you back at the guildhouse." He stepped through the portcullis and out onto the blood-drenched sands. * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[ Sand Dancers ]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * A few miles north of Dal Shang: Damoreth Stenn, dragging the trash bin behind him, opened another cupboard carefully, standing out of the path of anything that might decide to spring out at him. There had been spiders and rats, so far, but he wouldn't be astonished at something larger. Not that the rat had been a small one. It was amazing and depressing what happened to a house when you left it vacant for a few years. The mushrooms in the cellar were okay. Disconcerting, but okay. He didn't mind a mushroom with his steak now and then, and he was almost sure the ones in the cellar were edible. But he didn't like spiders, and he'd be damned if he'd eat a rat. He took the rake he'd brought with him and dragged the whatever-it-was, mold and all, out of the closet, catching it neatly in his trash bin. Several women from the village had agreed to come in and scrub, once he got rid of the...stuff. But the bin was almost full, and he hadn't gotten to the pantry yet. He didn't even want to think about the belfry. What if there were bats! Maybe he could make his first house party a Halloweeen-themed gathering.... * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * *--=== LIRITH KAI REGIONAL NEWS ===--* Duelmasters ------------------- DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 301): MASOOD of DARK TOADS (TigToad, mgr.) DM 74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 274): DURANY of WICKED DESTINY (Bum, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 269): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 256): MOONSTONE of ROCK-ETTS II (Pie-Rite, mgr.) ADM 107 LIRIN KIV (turn 233): STILE of SPLIT INFINITY 2 from DAL SHANG (TigToad) Top Teams -------- DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 301): none DM 74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 274): DARK TOADZ (TigToad, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 269): DARK TOADS (TigToad, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 256): ROCK-ETTS II (Pie-Rite, mgr.) ADM 107 LIRIN KIV (turn 233): SLYTHERIN HOUSE (Salazar Slytherin, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 300): DISORDER of PARANOIA (Jekyll, mgr.) DM 74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 274): VINCENT CRABBE of SLYTHERIN HOUSE (Salazar Slytherin) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 268): THE LARCH of THE JUG O'NAUGHTS (Still, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 255): GUTTERBALL of PBA (Elderberry, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. What gives? I beat a stand-in and they give me the throne? It seems I had to work a lot harder for it the first several times I have had it. I am challenging no one this turn, on account that most of the challenger champions are inactive. If this turn goes just as expected, we could see three Dark Toads in challenger champions and no other active warriors. Sad, people. It's pathetic to even think this, but the arena needs Paranoia back. At least he gave us a challenge. Ah well, I expect Amplitur and I will graduate before too many more turns and this will cease to be an issue. -- Masood SPY REPORT Greetings warriors! It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the clash and bustle of the weekly DAL SHANG games. LEOPARD caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested NORMAR THE BLOND and was awarded 13 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, WAIS put down MURGON, causing him to lose 9 points of recognition in the process. Not for nothing has MASOOD in the past laid claim to the Duelmaster's throne, and this week he's proven his combat skill yet again. Heed this! A seer has warned that if exactly 6 die in duels this week, the whole city shall perish! Just remember...5 or 7! But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades that is city DAL SHANG. DAL SHANG, city of gladiators! Mighty among the names of thy guilds is THE IMMORTALS, a guild shunned and avoided by many in the weekly duels. Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent the better part of last week avoiding THE IMMORTALS. Indeed it was DARK TOADS. Mighty fighters cannot but expect competition from those below. MAY-LING SHEN take warning! You have more than a few enemies in DAL SHANG. What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his foe's mortality? I must report the passing of CHURRO THE HOOK, veteran of many duels. 15-40-1 final record His was not illustrious--but death plays no favorites. This week's duel proved deadly to CHURRO THE HOOK as he fell to the more renowned warrior, MASOOD. How will REFUGEES find revenge? Some say a warrior is judged by the way he bears arms. One thing is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt! If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times already in DAL SHANG. Nice atmosphere you have here! More than a sharp eye must I keep, indeed a stout pair of legs must I keep as well! The endless paths of Alastari await me! Till next we meet remember: a fool flies into a rage quickly and often. The wise are angered by the same thing only once. Zontani Sharp Eyes DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MASOOD 6476 13 4 2 133 DARK TOADS (705) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME AMPLITUR 6440 13 3 0 154 DARK TOADS (705) -DUREENA 5509 14 7 0 106 CRUSADE (605) HUMAN 6471 12 7 0 92 DARK TOADS (705) -LION 5464 10 1 0 91 FEROCIOUS FELINES (596) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LEPAR 6512 10 1 0 90 DARK TOADS (705) -JAGUAR 5462 10 5 0 89 FEROCIOUS FELINES (596) -METHADONE 6394 11 4 0 81 PARANOIA (702) MARDEN VOSS 6397 19 22 0 79 SAND DANCERS (233) JEANINE 6467 12 15 1 70 TOO GOOD FOR ME (600) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KOREEN 6490 12 8 1 66 REFUGEES (377) WAIS 6447 11 13 0 63 DARK TOADS (705) MAY-LING SHEN 6485 9 11 0 62 THE IMMORTALS (199) DURVAN 6491 11 9 1 60 SAND DANCERS (233) -TIGER 5460 7 7 0 60 FEROCIOUS FELINES (596) JESSE TAVAN 6514 8 4 0 59 SAND DANCERS (233) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MURGON 6477 9 16 0 52 REFUGEES (377) JOHN MATHESON 5506 9 8 0 45 CRUSADE (605) MING THE TERRIBLE 6482 10 12 0 42 SAND DANCERS (233) DRAUMR VEFA 2778 5 3 0 39 THE NORSK (304) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -RAND BRESTA 2442 4 6 0 33 THE NORSK (304) DILYS TYL KOGAN 6515 5 5 0 32 SAND DANCERS (233) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KONGA DILLI 6519 3 6 0 17 REFUGEES (377) -BAL ISS 2438 3 6 0 15 THE NORSK (304) LEOPARD 5461 1 1 1 14 FEROCIOUS FELINES (596) -GAR ROETH 2847 1 1 0 10 THE NORSK (304) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? NORMAR THE BLOND 2 0 1 0 1 LEOPARD 5461 302 NONE BITULF 2982 0 3 0 THE NORSK 304 BLACK STORM 24 302 NONE CHURRO THE HOOK 6335 15 40 1 REFUGEES 377 MASOOD 6476 302 PERSONAL ADS Marden Voss -- I know you don't pay attention to things like your own advancement, but you're more deserving of a title shot than a lot of warriors in this arena. -- Amplitur Jesse Tavan -- You won't get warts unless you win. -- Wais Jekyll -- Amazingly, I think I'll actually miss your presence. -- TigToad Churro the Hook -- Hmm, secret life of a Toad? Now THAT is a truly impressive ambition. Anyone who can teach me anything is someone worth keeping around in any case. -- Human Human -- That's unamphibian of you, Toad. -- Marden Voss Dengan the Trader was all out of clever dodges and parries. Tough luck for him! -- Durvan May-Ling Shen -- Are you by any chance my secret admirer? -- Ming the Terrible but hopeful Korka the Hairy would do well to shave. As it is, someone's likely to mistake him for a bear and stick him with a spear. -- Jesse Tavan Ah, I KNEW they didn't train warriors right in Illis. -- Dilys tyl Kogan TigToad -- Why, yes, I AM quite intelligent. -- Marden Voss Jekyll -- I'll look forward to seeing Disorder massacre my warriors in Lirin Kiv. -- Li Dan, Sand Dancers P.S. Come back soon. We'll miss you. TigToad -- Damoreth Stenn seems determined to throw a big house party at his "lord protector land" up the coast. You and your warriors are all invited. -- Li Dan Everybody else -- You're invited, too. Just say the word. -- Li Dan P.S. It's a lot easier to write long, meaty personals if someone answers. Wais -- You're an AMAZING student. Totally amazing. -- Koreen Lion -- Nobody said I'd have to fight LIONS. That isn't in my contract. -- Churro the Hook John Matheson -- Looks like you've got a little problem there. -- Murgon Did you know that if you cut off Oltimal's wooden leg, he just falls down and lies there feebly twitching? -- Konga Dilli LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS BITULF was butchered by BLACK STORM in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. MASOOD slaughtered CHURRO THE HOOK in a 1 minute uneven Title battle. AMPLITUR demolished MARDEN VOSS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven fight. LEPAR bested JEANINE in a 2 minute fight. HUMAN defeated KOREEN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute match. MAY-LING SHEN viciously subdued MING THE TERRIBLE in a popular 4 minute bloody duel. MURGON was beaten by WAIS in a 1 minute master's brawl. DURVAN overpowered KORKA THE HAIRY in a 1 minute uneven melee. JOHN MATHESON was vanquished by JESSE TAVAN in a 2 minute gory uneven duel. DILYS TYL KOGAN was unbelievably bested by KORKA THE HAIRY in a popular 1 minute duel. KONGA DILLI was overpowered by DRAUMR VEFA in a 1 minute one-sided melee. LEOPARD assassinated NORMAR THE BLOND in a 1 minute one-sided match. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |WALL OF STEEL 4 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 2 - 0 67 | |LUNGING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 13 - 7 - 0 65 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 25 - 15 - 1 63 | |TOTAL PARRY 3 AIMED BLOW 14 - 9 - 1 61 | |AIMED BLOW 2 TOTAL PARRY 12 - 8 - 0 60 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 10 - 7 - 1 59 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 4 - 0 56 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 19 - 18 - 2 51 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 BASHING ATTACK 10 - 11 - 0 48 | |SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 12 - 0 43 | 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: PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 4 LUNGING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 3 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 2 2 AIMED BLOW LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 1 STRIKING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME STRIKING ATTACK MASOOD 6476 13 4 2 133 DARK TOADS (705) LUNGING ATTACK AMPLITUR 6440 13 3 0 154 DARK TOADS (705) AIMED BLOW HUMAN 6471 12 7 0 92 DARK TOADS (705) TOTAL PARRY LEPAR 6512 10 1 0 90 DARK TOADS (705) BASHING ATTACK DURVAN 6491 11 9 1 60 SAND DANCERS (233) WALL OF STEEL JESSE TAVAN 6514 8 4 0 59 SAND DANCERS (233) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is JEANINE 6467. The most popular warrior this turn was MAY-LING SHEN 6485. The ten other most popular fighters were JEANINE 6467, AMPLITUR 6440, DILYS TYL KOGAN 6515, HUMAN 6471, DURVAN 6491, JESSE TAVAN 6514, MASOOD 6476, LEPAR 6512, WAIS 6447, and DRAUMR VEFA 2778. The least popular fighter this week was KONGA DILLI 6519. The other ten least popular fighters were JOHN MATHESON 5506, MURGON 6477, MING THE TERRIBLE 6482, MARDEN VOSS 6397, CHURRO THE HOOK 6335, LEOPARD 5461, KOREEN 6490, BITULF 2982, DRAUMR VEFA 2778, and WAIS 6447.