DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/04/2004 Duedate: 03/31/2004
DRAGONHEAD ARENA
DM-72 TURN-144
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
CONSTANTINE
AGELESS WONDER (584)
(72-5361) [12-3-1,121]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
CONSTANTINE EARLY MORNING
AGELESS WONDER (584) FAVORITE THINGS (599)
(72-5361) [12-3-1,121] (72-5522) [5-1-0,52]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
CRIMSON ICE ASNEFF
ANGELS OF CHAOS (600) AGELESS WONDER (584)
(72-5529) [12-11-0,60] (72-5434) [3-2-0,28]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
(-1)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. FREELANCERS (576) 27
2. AGELESS WONDER (584) 22 ANGELS OF CHAOS (600)
3. ANGELS OF CHAOS (600) 18 Unchartered Team
4. VERMIN (165) 15
5. X-POSSE (579) 8 FAVORITE THINGS (599)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*EPOCHOLYPSE (588) 14 6 1 70.0 1/ 2 X-POSSE (579) 8 7 0
2- 2*R.A.G.E. WAR (555) 2 1 0 66.7 2/ 3 ANGELS OF CHAOS (600) 8 7 0
3- 3 ENAB SREGANAM (539) 24 14 2 63.2 3- 1*EPOCHOLYPSE (588) 7 3 1
4- 4 SNIVELLS (585) 68 49 6 58.1 4/ 4*FAVORITE THINGS (599) 6 7 0
5- 5 FEARSOME LEGENDS (505) 179 141 18 55.9 5/16 FREELANCERS (576) 4 5 0
6- 6 KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (542) 49 43 7 53.3 6- 8 GLACIATION GUILD I (625) 3 1 0
7/ 7 ANGELS OF CHAOS (600) 68 65 4 51.1 7- 5 FEARSOME LEGENDS (505) 3 2 1
8/ 9 FREELANCERS (576) 78 76 10 50.6 8/ 0 AGELESS WONDER (584) 2 2 0
9/ 8 VERMIN (165) 173 172 8 50.1 9-10 ANCIENT KNIGHTS (507) 2 3 0
10/10*FAVORITE THINGS (599) 15 15 1 50.0 10/ 9 VERMIN (165) 2 5 0
11/ 0 AGELESS WONDER (584) 38 45 2 45.8 11-13*R.A.G.E. WAR (555) 1 0 0
12-13 HOG WARS (546) 11 15 1 42.3 12- 7 ENAB SREGANAM (539) 1 0 0
13-14 ANCIENT KNIGHTS (507) 45 70 3 39.1 13-12 HOG WARS (546) 1 0 0
14/15 X-POSSE (579) 19 31 1 38.0 14-14 SNIVELLS (585) 1 1 0
15-16 RAGE-ING BULL (569) 15 30 1 33.3 15-15 RAGE-ING BULL (569) 1 4 0
16-17 CRIME WAVE (572) 28 60 3 31.8 16- 6 KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (542) 1 4 0
17-18 GLACIATION GUILD I (625) 10 23 1 30.3 17-17*DIGIMONS (621) 1 4 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
18-19*DIGIMONS (621) 1 4 0 20.0 18-18 CRIME WAVE (572) 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[ Out of the Past #2 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Zorpunt:
If anyone was aware of a difference in the air of the city, or in the texture of
life and death in the arena, they did not mention it. Of course, with a stranger
holding a wizard's staff and guarded by...some kind of monsters sitting in the
arenamaster's box, who was going to mention things, even if they DID notice?
And who, dying messily in the Dark Arena, would mention strange lights and
unexplained whistling noises? If Arenamaster Kai saw fit to lay down pentagrams and
other designs of colored sand on the arena floor before each fight...well, he WAS the
arenamaster. No doubt he knew what he was doing.
It was known that a few managers intended to protest that they had not ordered
the actual, literal death of their warriors, but only formal dismissal from the
gladiatorial system. But when they came back from the arenamaster's office, they
looked pale and shaken, and they had nothing to tell anyone about the situation. And
one or two of them didn't come back at all.
*** ***** *** ***** ***
"There IS something going on," Penok muttered to Jessie June as they waited in
the ready area for their fight to be called. "Something bad. I can feel it in my
bones. I don't care what the Rau says." She jerked her head sideways slightly,
indicating Tijiss Rau, the arena steward waiting in the archway just ahead of them.
"You know Rau," Jessie June muttered back. "'All for the best in the best of
all possible worlds', that's Rau. He wouldn't know 'something bad' if he ate it for
dinner and got sick right after." She eyed the crystals set into the wall of the
arena. About a third of them were black, the rest were blood red. They reminded her
of the eyes of spiders. "If those are purely ornamental, I'll eat 'em."
"Magic," Cane Toad said flatly, coming up behind the two women. "Blood magic.
You can smell it in the air. At least, I can. There's a lot of it down south where
I come from, and I'd know that smell anywhere."
"I thought all magic was screwed up because of the Chaos and the Arcanum and
all!" Penok protested.
The poisonous Toad shook his head firmly. "Not blood magic. You spill enough
blood, nothing else matters."
"And there's always a lot of blood spilled in the arena," Jessie June whispered,
horrified at the possibilities.
"And the arena's been bloodier since those crystals went up," Cane Toad said.
"There's something bad going down here."
Valamantis:
Hallie O'Dene went overland from Andoria to the Delarquan Federation. It might
have been faster to sail--if she could have found a ship going where she needed to
go, or hired one. But she found herself distrusting the Trier. The mage Khaldren
had come out of the Trier, after all. He might have some power over it. And he was
bound to notice that she and Raoul hadn't come back from the errand he'd commanded.
But these were all logical reasons that she had arrived at to explain her decision to
herself. In fact, she simply hadn't trusted the Trier at an instinctive level. She
made her way on foot along the coast to Gelafan, then hired horses as needed for a
fast ride south. Well...fast! She might have laughed if she hadn't been so worried.
Six days to Valamantis. What horrors might the mad wizard have accomplished in six
days?
Her plan was to take a riverboat up the Feyranse past Mordant to Sibikhas, and
then go by horse again to Delarq Tor.
But there were towers behind Valamantis, where no towers had been for hundreds
of years. They had none of the dream-like unreality of the vision towers that
Khaldren had raised over Zorpunt, and that was alarming. Valamantis was much older
than Zorpunt. There had once BEEN towers--it was called Old Valamantis now, and it
was in ruins except for the arena where the Bloodgames were held. On that thought,
Hallie froze briefly, horrified by the realization that there had been Bloodgames
recently, lakes of blood spilled on that ancient soil. What might Khaldren have
conjured out of that? She didn't think she wanted to know.
Aruak City:
The return of a wizard from drowned Krael was news that should reach Andor as
quickly as possible. It took Raoul two days to reach Aruak City from Zorpunt, longer
than he would have liked, but faster than he had feared. The Aruaki countryside had
suffered badly during the civil war and from the Chaos contamination just before
that. People were getting it back into shape now, but there were no horses to be
rented or bought. Or stolen, come to that. Walking was faster than riding a plow
horse would've been, even if he could've gotten hold of one of the plowhorses.
But he was damned glad to see the towers (most of the towers, some were nothing
but stumps) of Aruak city ahead. He compared their slightly battered appearance with
the towers of Khaldren's Zorpunt and found this much better. This was REAL. Maybe
not perfect, maybe not as beautiful as a dream, but real. He'd take this over the
perfect illusion any day.
His first goal in the city was the Bulldog Inn. He needed news, he needed to
contact his manager, and he wanted to alert Adie, the manager of the Tuft Tuggers, to
the danger. Adie was a magician of some kind--he'd never bothered with the details--
and she could be an important part of the opposition to the Kraelian. EARLY
opposition, too, before the man got entrenched in Zorpunt. That might make a
difference.
The Inn was jammed. Odd, that. Aruak City had always had a vigorous dueling
community, but...this many gladiators? He could barely SEE across the common room,
much less move quickly. But there was a table of managers in an alcove at the back.
He'd find news there, if he could reach it.
The Lord Protector took a last look at the crowd, shook his head, and plunged in
under the elbow of a Shew. The man was too tall for most managers, but there were
always one or two who would give a large gladiator a chance. From the looks of the
scars, this man had been at it a while, but he was nobody Raoul recognized. Well,
he'd been away for a long time. Quite a long time, actually.
"Raoul!"
He paused and looked toward the woman whose hand was on his sleeve. Hair like a
sunrise and wide violet eyes. "Lady Adeolar! You're one of the people I wanted to
find. There--"
"Not here in the middle of the floor, Raoul." She drew him to one side and
through an inconspicuous door. "Jhordeal will be glad to know you are well, but
that's not what you came for, is it?"
"Glad to know I'm...?" When had he been in Aruak City last? Mantor, it was
years ago! Before the civil war, and he had died.... He took off his hat, looked at
the rounded, dusty crown, ran a hand over his head, and put the hat back on. No time
to go into that now. "No, doll, that's not why I came this way. There's magical
trouble. Serious magical trouble, I think."
"You came from Zorpunt?" She twisted a lock of hair between nervous fingers.
"I have felt something happening there--something dark--"
He nodded briefly. "I saw it start, and it's going to be damned dark," he
muttered. Quickly, he sketched in what he and Hallie had learned of the wizard
Khaldren and his intentions. "I don't know how he's doing that much magic," he
finished, "because everyone says the Arcanum is in decline and spells aren't working,
but--"
"He's using blood magic." The woman's beautiful face hardened. "It is the
oldest magic and the most primitive. Almost always used for darkness and
destruction," she muttered, frowning, "even though it doesn't have to be.... It's
the least dependent on the Arcanum, unfortunately, the easiest to pervert, and the
hardest to control once it gets started." She frowned, twisting the lock of hair
harder. "In the hands of a powerful wizard with no scruples...."
"That's what me and Hallie figured," Raoul said, nodding. "I'm headed for
Andor--the king has to be warned. And Hallie's taking the warning to Delarq Tor."
"Yes, of course. Definitely the right thing to do. But you need to see your
manager before you leave town, Raoul. He's been worried about you." She patted his
arm absently, still frowning. "I will gather as much information about this wizard
and his spells as I can.... I wish Shania were here, she is so good at that. Well,
I must work with what I have." She patted his arm one last time and opened the door
to the inn's main room. "Off with you, and tell the other managers that...tell them
I have things to do, and I'll add to your news later."
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 490): FACELESS of THE BLACK COMPANY (Darkfist, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 376): TOOFLESS of GLORY BOUND TROLLS (DeGotti, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 495): WHIP SCORPION of SIMPLY DESSERTS (Sweet Tooth, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 491): MARCH MADNESS of SPORTZ! (Guardian, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 490): DERBIE FOYLE of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Nick, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 494): MEDUSA of BATTLE BEASTS (Sensei Jan, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 491): DIGGER WASP of FLAGG'S CHAMPIONS (Flagg, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 486): BLING BLING of TERRAPIN STATION (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 478): WONDER BRA of THE GUARDIANS II (Guardian, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 476): GLIMMOR of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 450): TARGEN of IRON TIGERS (Jinx, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 441): NUTCRACKER of ALL FINESSE (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 192): TAMMY FAYE of WITLESS WONDERS (Berylstar, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 428): STERLING of FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 376): ORANGE of FRUITS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 178): RUBBER BULLET of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 166): DUFF of ISLANDERS (Nick, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 326): AKLAR of MITHRAL HALO (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 143): 2 PHAT TOO of VERMIN (Sultan, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 369): LARGE SPINNY GUY of DIABLO TOO from TI (The Muffin Man)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 490): THE BLACK COMPANY (Darkfist, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 376): GLORY BOUND TROLLS (DeGotti, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 495): SIMPLY DESSERTS (Sweet Tooth, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 491): DIFFERENT HATS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 490): THE TAKEN (Silver Stroke, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 494): DARK PANTHEON (Doc Steele, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 491): THE BEARS II (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 486): THOROUGHBREDS (DRF, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 478): PENTARCHIE-18 (The Pentalque, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 476): COSMIC FREAK OUT (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 450): BLITZKRIEG (Polarius, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 441): ALL FINESSE (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 192): CHEAP SHOTS (?, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 428): FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 376): DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 178): USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 166): THE EXPLORERS (Kellog, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 326): THE DEN OF SWORDS (TMoney, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 143): EPOCHOLYPSE (Brewmaster, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 369): DARK PANTHEON, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 5 KALTOS (turn 490): DERBIE FOYLE of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Nick, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 493): DELAPP of NIGHT TRAIN (BPR, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 491): ADAM of MORGAN'S BOYS (A-Sop, mgr.)
(turn 490): RED NO. 40 of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 485): AERYN SUN of FARSCAPE (Keldon Blackfang, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 478): WONDER BRA of THE GUARDIANS II (Guardian, mgr.)
BOOTER of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.)
(turn 477): RAZOR HAWK of BEAST MASTERS (The Druid, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 475): JADE of I MAGI (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 450): TARGEN of IRON TIGERS (Jinx, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 191): ZOOLANDER of WITLESS WONDERS (Berylstar, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 428): STERLING of FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
(turn 427): PROBLEMATIC of FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 375): TSOMEGH of DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 142): MISSY MAYHAM of ANGELS OF CHAOS (Lord Chaos, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Wha..?? I lose? and I become Duelmaster with 85 recognition points? Come on!
Missy, you're right, I AM lucky...to have survived our second encounter 2 turns
running. You said it: I'm glad you're on your way out. I'll be out soon, too, if I
can hang on to the top spot one more turn and get another win after that. Am I
challenging anyone? In that I really don't think I can beat anyone on purpose, I
better not challenge. My victories come only when some poor schmuck matches up with
me from way down the ranks. Best of luck, y'all. -- 2 Phat Too
SPY REPORT
It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty,
and despair! Perhaps it is FREELANCERS members' intannibility that enabled them to
move from 16th to 5th last week... (Less time in the sun...) FREELANCERS had cause
to celebrate, after VENTALEN got 16 points by beating EARLY MORNING. EARLY MORNING
certainly had a baffled expression on hers face, after losing to VENTALEN and losing
11 points in the process! Now I can't insult CONSTANTINE, as she has gloriously
dueled to the top. Oh great new Duelmaster!!! (Stop me if I lay it on too thick)
Word has it one team in DRAGONHEAD is taking speech lessons to try to bore their
opponent to death. I'll bet it works.
My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter.
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights! Perhaps the warriors of X-POSSE should
take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team... As a woman of good
breeding scorns the "warriors" of AGELESS WONDER, so did that sorry team shy from
X-POSSE If challenges were horses, ABBERAN could open up a fast food joint! Willing
to win at any cost is CATER PILLAR, who challenged LITTLE CHAOS, 12 points junior.
Our sympathies, LITTLE CHAOS! I thought CATER PILLAR showed great skill and promise
when he overcame LITTLE CHAOS. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.
Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee.
All good things must come to an end. As the seasons change, and the creatures
of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place. Do not
despair! I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CONSTANTINE 5361 12 3 1 121 AGELESS WONDER (584)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-2 PHAT 5064 14 3 1 100 VERMIN (165)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CATER PILLAR 2304 11 1 2 90 VERMIN (165)
CANNONBALL 5313 6 4 0 90 X-POSSE (579)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
2 PHAT TOO 5063 13 10 1 86 VERMIN (165)
VENTALEN 5288 15 7 1 73 FREELANCERS (576)
LITTLE CHAOS 5527 10 9 0 72 ANGELS OF CHAOS (600)
-GEORGE DELK 5246 12 7 0 69 CRIME WAVE (572)
-SNIVELL 9 5382 11 8 0 69 SNIVELLS (585)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CYOLIS 5311 9 1 1 64 ANCIENT KNIGHTS (507)
CRIMSON ICE 5529 12 11 0 60 ANGELS OF CHAOS (600)
DUNAUT 5367 9 6 0 58 AGELESS WONDER (584)
-E. KARD 4977 8 1 2 58 ENAB SREGANAM (539)
-LORD EARL GREY 4546 10 11 1 57 FEARSOME LEGENDS (505)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
EARLY MORNING 5522 5 1 0 52 FAVORITE THINGS (599)
HAFGAN 5355 8 7 1 50 AGELESS WONDER (584)
-A.J. ROJ 4978 7 5 0 48 ENAB SREGANAM (539)
-ANGRY MAN 5433 4 1 0 47 RAGE-ING BULL (569)
-JAQUE DE MOLAY 5001 11 8 2 45 KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (542)
ORPHAN 5463 3 5 1 44 X-POSSE (579)
-REX MUNDI 4999 12 6 1 43 KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (542)
ABBERAN 5280 9 3 2 42 FREELANCERS (576)
WILLDRAS 5282 10 2 0 41 FREELANCERS (576)
-EAGLE KEYS 4585 8 16 0 41 ANCIENT KNIGHTS (507)
-TINY TURK 4581 7 17 2 40 ANCIENT KNIGHTS (507)
-ANDERON 5260 7 7 0 37 FEARSOME LEGENDS (505)
-DRUWEZ 5683 3 5 0 36 GLACIATION GUILD II (625)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BETTY BOO 5378 4 2 0 33 SNIVELLS (585)
-SUPERSWINE 5036 3 1 0 33 HOG WARS (546)
-GRAVE DIGGER 5239 4 2 0 31 CRIME WAVE (572)
ASNEFF 5434 3 2 0 28 AGELESS WONDER (584)
-AYLA 5672 2 2 0 28 GLACIATION GUILD II (625)
-MR. FUNNYPANTS 5427 3 1 1 27 EPOCHOLYPSE (588)
ENGLISH LIT 5520 3 4 1 26 FAVORITE THINGS (599)
-CYSPAR 5104 2 0 0 26 R.A.G.E. WAR (555)
PISTACHIO 5521 4 3 0 25 FAVORITE THINGS (599)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MONEY 5523 2 5 0 23 FAVORITE THINGS (599)
-RABID RABBIT 2317 5 5 0 20 VERMIN (165)
-TEMOH PAB 4980 5 2 0 20 ENAB SREGANAM (539)
-DAVE THE MANIMAL 5428 3 1 0 20 EPOCHOLYPSE (588)
-WHITE KNIGHT 5688 1 1 0 20 KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (542)
DEAD GIRL 5465 5 3 0 18 X-POSSE (579)
-CAVE DWELLER 5425 3 1 0 18 EPOCHOLYPSE (588)
-AKIRA 5353 2 1 0 18 FEARSOME LEGENDS (505)
-VINNAR 5673 1 3 0 18 GLACIATION GUILD II (625)
-FULK D'ANJOU 5004 4 4 0 16 KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (542)
-BA BOOM 5514 2 2 0 16 ANCIENT KNIGHTS (507)
-CUNNING LUNGUIST 5440 2 2 0 16 SNIVELLS (585)
BLACKNESS 5744 1 1 0 15 ANGELS OF CHAOS (600)
-DURC 5671 1 2 0 12 GLACIATION GUILD II (625)
-RENE D'ANJOU 4998 3 1 1 11 KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (542)
-JACK SPARROW 5700 1 0 1 11 FEARSOME LEGENDS (505)
-LITTLE BULL 5467 1 2 0 11 RAGE-ING BULL (569)
-BEETLEMON 5641 1 0 0 11 DIGIMONS (621)
GLYSA 5745 1 1 0 11 ANGELS OF CHAOS (600)
-THOLIE 5668 1 0 0 11 GLACIATION GUILD II (625)
-BONK 5426 3 1 0 10 EPOCHOLYPSE (588)
-ELGINAWA 5424 2 2 0 10 EPOCHOLYPSE (588)
VENUS DEE MILO 5720 2 1 0 9 X-POSSE (579)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-WARHOG 5039 2 1 0 7 HOG WARS (546)
-SWEAT BAND 5685 0 1 0 7 FAVORITE THINGS (599)
2 PHAT 2 5470 0 1 0 7 VERMIN (165)
-ARTEMI 5515 1 3 0 6 FEARSOME LEGENDS (505)
-FAR FROM GOOD 5226 1 0 0 5 CRIME WAVE (572)
-SN2 5517 1 0 0 5 SNIVELLS (585)
-SUIDOMSA 4976 0 5 0 5 ENAB SREGANAM (539)
-AMA 'AMI 5033 1 1 0 4 HOG WARS (546)
-ARDASHIR 5539 0 3 0 3 ANCIENT KNIGHTS (507)
-WRAITH 5259 0 1 0 1 CRIME WAVE (572)
-ARMKETH 5106 0 1 0 1 R.A.G.E. WAR (555)
-BULL RUSH 5537 0 1 0 1 RAGE-ING BULL (569)
-SN1 5518 0 1 0 1 SNIVELLS (585)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
THRASH 5752 0 1 0 ANGELS OF CHAOS 600 STONE GOLEM 26 144 NONE
GROMBLEMON 5642 0 1 0 DIGIMONS 621 MR. FUNNYPANTS 5427 142
THE BAKER 4548 11 12 1 FEARSOME LEGENDS 505 2 PHAT 5064 140 NOT REVE
AZIS 5511 2 3 0 FREELANCERS 576 WURM KIN 27 144 NONE
CALIBAN 5462 3 5 0 X-POSSE 579 SHEWISH GIANT 21 144 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Ventaler -- Nice try. -- Little Chaos
Cave Dweller -- You got the jump on me. -- Glysa
Bonk -- Thank you for the practice. -- Blackness
2 Phat too -- How's that for a graduation celebration? -- Missy
Cannonball -- Good fight. -- Crimson Ice
Lord Chaos -- I'm kinda here. -- Sultan, mgr. of Vermin
P.S. Welcome back!
Early Morning -- I would really not like for there to be a next time. -- Dead Girl
Rex Mundi -- I guess so. -- CannonBall
Lord Chaos -- I am Savant, mgr. for X-Posse; as you can see I've only been here for
nine months.
Azis -- Now, now. Be careful. History can be unkind. -- English Lit
Congratulations, "2 Phat Too", Champion of all Dragonhead. Not one of my "Favorite
Things", but Duelmaster nonetheless. -- Smitty
Savant -- Thanks for the comments! We all have our weaknesses, however, and I do not
feel the least bit sure of things. But I do truly love a sunrise. -- Early Morning
Baphomet -- Well, shucks. And I sincerely doubt that I have the least bit of
influence on him, so...'til then. -- Smitty
Hi, Lord Chaos. Welcome to Dragonhead. We are kinda new here too. If we can help
in any way.... -- Smitty, mgr. of Favorite Things
Willdras -- I really wasn't sure I had it in me! That's a lot of experience you have
on me. Salute. -- Early Morning
Venus Dee -- Love that name! Clearly, I made a nut out of myself over you! Money
isn't everything. -- Money
Money, Dead Girl, nut??? You don't know what it means! I am the one who made a nut
out of myself. A nut AND a loser. -- Pistachio
Elginawa -- I must have done something wrong! I think I can beat you! Unless...
unless, of course, you have lots and lots of tournament experience. Do you? -- Sweat
Band
4 February 2004
Greeting from Jhans, DM 36 -- In 2 turns the kLk will host our first annual "St.
Valentines Day Massacre" in Jhans, arena 36. (Kill Contest) The contest will begin
on turn 450. It will run for 10 turns. On turn 461 the winners will be announced.
There will be 3 separate categories, the team with the most kills, the alliance with
the most kills, and the warrior with the most kills. For the manager of the team
with the most kills a PRIZE of 10 ROLL-UPS will be rewarded (or $50 deposited into
his account). No need to declare yourself in the personals. If you are in DM 36,
you will be part of the contest whether you like it or not. We encourage as much
trash talk as you'd like. All teams, managers, and alliances invited. Please
contact Polarius (mgr. of Blitzkrieg) in DM 36 with questions. Or you can email me
at jamieptmo@hotmail.com. Good luck and see you in the sands. -- Polarius
25 February 2004
Readers, and especially those who volunteered warriors -- My apologies for the sudden
lack of episodes. I've been sick, but expect to be back at the keyboard soon. -- the
Scribe
3 March 2004
MONGO'S MARDI GRAS MADNESS DUELMASTERS AUCTION
Mongo, aka Matt McIntosh and ex-Warden of the Dark Circle, is auctioning off his
entire collection of Duelmasters warriors and stables. Don't miss out on this chance
to own some fantastic warriors! There are ADM warriors available in every class from
Primus to Freshmen, as well as over a dozen Basic stables.
Does a Slasher with +4 attack, +4 decisiveness, +3 initiative and +2 riposte
sound good? How about a Lunger who received the benefit of a TC prize, has TVed
three times after graduating--and still hasn't maxed out his skills!? How about a
Striker in the Freshmen class who has decisiveness for a favorite learn and the MAUL
for a favorite weapon!?
Or perhaps you prefer playing in Basic. Then how does a stable with four Adept
class warriors who have a combined record of 41-19-9 sound? Or maybe a stable with
three 21-Will warriors? Or perhaps a stable with four Initiates and a Rookie who
have a combined record of 23-6-1?
The quality of the lots is excellent. All you need to view and bid on the lots
is go to:
http://members.aol.com/jvmerlino/mardigras.html
If you want to be on the mailing list to receive regular updates on the auction,
just send an e-mail to JVMerlino@aol.com. Merlin, aka John Merlino and also an ex-
Warden of the Dark Circle, will be running this auction for me. I just moved to New
Orleans and am likely currently stumbling around the French Quarter...because it's
Mardi Gras! So I have named my auction in honor of this occasion.
The auction will start on Saturday, March 13th, 2004, and will continue for
several weeks. But you should get your bids in early if you want your best chance at
owning any of these fantastic warriors and stables.
Many thanks to all for your interest and your bids,
Mongo
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
CALIBAN was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
AZIS was slaughtered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
THRASH was savagely slain by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
CATER PILLAR bested LITTLE CHAOS in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
EARLY MORNING was demolished by VENTALEN in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
PISTACHIO was viciously subdued by ORPHAN in a 11 minute Challenge fight.
MONEY viciously subdued VENUS DEE MILO in a popular 3 minute Challenge competition.
DEAD GIRL was vanquished by ABBERAN in a 1 minute gruesome uneven Challenge duel.
ENGLISH LIT defeated BLACKNESS in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
2 PHAT TOO was viciously subdued by CONSTANTINE in a 2 minute veteran's Title fight.
CANNONBALL overpowered VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CRIMSON ICE savagely defeated HAFGAN in a 2 minute bloody master's competition.
WILLDRAS outlasted ASNEFF in a crowd pleasing 12 minute gory match.
DUNAUT handily defeated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute one-sided conflict.
GLYSA overpowered 2 PHAT 2 in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 6 TOTAL PARRY 35 - 22 - 0 61 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 WALL OF STEEL 22 - 19 - 0 54 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 17 - 15 - 3 53 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 3 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 7 - 0 50 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 62 - 65 - 4 49 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 AIMED BLOW 16 - 18 - 0 47 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 14 - 0 46 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 25 - 37 - 5 40 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 6 - 0 40 |
Turn 144 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 2 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 4 6 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 2 1 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK CONSTANTINE 5361 12 3 1 121 AGELESS WONDER (584)
STRIKING ATTACK CATER PILLAR 2304 11 1 2 90 VERMIN (165)
WALL OF STEEL VENTALEN 5288 15 7 1 73 FREELANCERS (576)
PARRY-RIPOSTE LITTLE CHAOS 5527 10 9 0 72 ANGELS OF CHAOS (600)
SLASHING ATTACK CRIMSON ICE 5529 12 11 0 60 ANGELS OF CHAOS (600)
TOTAL PARRY DUNAUT 5367 9 6 0 58 AGELESS WONDER (584)
AIMED BLOW EARLY MORNING 5522 5 1 0 52 FAVORITE THINGS (599)
PARRY-LUNGE ABBERAN 5280 9 3 2 42 FREELANCERS (576)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is CRIMSON ICE 5529. The most popular warrior this
turn was ASNEFF 5434. The ten other most popular fighters were MONEY 5523,
CONSTANTINE 5361, ORPHAN 5463, CRIMSON ICE 5529, THRASH 5752, CATER PILLAR 2304,
CANNONBALL 5313, DUNAUT 5367, VENTALEN 5288, and ABBERAN 5280.
The least popular fighter this week was PISTACHIO 5521. The other ten least popular
fighters were WILLDRAS 5282, 2 PHAT 2 5470, HAFGAN 5355, BLACKNESS 5744, DEAD GIRL
5465, VENUS DEE MILO 5720, 2 PHAT TOO 5063, EARLY MORNING 5522, LITTLE CHAOS 5527,
and AZIS 5511.