DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER
Date : 04/29/2004 Duedate: 05/12/2004
CHAVEZ RAVINE ARENA
DM-74 TURN-288
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SETZER GABBIANI
THE FINAL FANTASY (437)
(74-3485) [17-16-2,120]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SETZER GABBIANI LOVE
THE FINAL FANTASY (437) LORDS OF VIRTUE (494)
(74-3485) [17-16-2,120] (74-3919) [1-0-0,13]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
LOUD DRUNK DONSTAN
PARTY GEEKS (431) SAND DANCERS (251)
(74-3554) [19-14-1,94] (74-3061) [14-38-0,86]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE FINAL FANTASY (437)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. CORPS (346) 38
2. SAND DANCERS (251) 23 1988 DODGERS (435)
3. LORDS OF VIRTUE (494) 23 Unchartered Team
4. 1988 DODGERS (435) 17
5. THE FINAL FANTASY (437) 13 LORDS OF VIRTUE (494)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*LORDS OF VIRTUE (494) 2 0 0 100 1/ 1 THE FINAL FANTASY (437) 10 1 1
2/ 1 1988 DODGERS (435) 111 66 2 62.7 2/ 5 SAND DANCERS (251) 6 9 0
3/ 2 SLYTHERIN HOUSE (474) 93 60 7 60.8 3- 3 FORCE OF FIVE (470) 5 1 0
4/ 4 CORPS (346) 351 242 19 59.2 4/ 2 1988 DODGERS (435) 5 10 0
5- 5 FORCE OF FIVE (470) 91 64 13 58.7 5/ 4 SLYTHERIN HOUSE (474) 4 3 1
6/ 6 THE FINAL FANTASY (437) 28 23 3 54.9 6- 8 FAULTY PREMISES (436) 3 2 0
7- 7 STORMTROOPERS (72) 23 23 2 50.0 7/11 CORPS (346) 3 4 0
8/ 8 SAND DANCERS (251) 649 699 27 48.1 8/ 0*LORDS OF VIRTUE (494) 2 0 0
9-11 WENSINWASIN SYNDIC (418) 37 43 6 46.3 9/ 6 PARTY GEEKS (431) 2 1 0
10-12 FAULTY PREMISES (436) 70 82 3 46.1 10-10 WICKED DESTINY (440) 2 3 0
11/10 PARTY GEEKS (431) 58 68 2 46.0 11-13 STORMTROOPERS (72) 1 1 0
12-13 WICKED DESTINY (440) 67 82 5 45.0 12- 9 ROOT OF ALL EVIL (247) 0 3 0
13-14 ROOT OF ALL EVIL (247) 158 223 12 41.5 13-14 WENSINWASIN SYNDIC (418) 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
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Lirith Kai Edition
On the Trier near Dal Shang:
Lord Protector Amplitur scowled impartially at the mist-shrouded new island off
the coast and his fellow Dalshani and sometime opponent Damoreth Stenn. "I never
heard about any 'lost city' around here."
"It was lost a long time ago," Stenn said, shrugging. "Why should you?"
"You knew it was there!"
Stenn shrugged and lifted his oars out of the water. "I knew there was
SOMETHING there, 'cause it's a navigation hazard," he corrected. He glanced over his
shoulder at the risen island, then at the shore, gauging their speed. "I'd expect to
find wrecked ships on it, once we get there. IF we get there. The current's tricky.
But I never heard about it being a CITY, and I don't think it is. That island can't
be more than a mile the long way, and that's too small for a real city."
Amplitur, who was facing forward, focused his attention through the jewel he
wore on his forehead. Its effect in this instance was to enable him to see through
the mist that veiled the mysterious island. "Maybe not a city," he said after a
moment, "but it's built up--in fact, the whole island from the waterline on up seems
to be built over. No bare rock. Well, maybe... there is a lot of mud. But I'd bet
on no unbuilt ground. Structures--towers--"
"Probably what wrecked ships when it was sunken."
"Probably. Walls, domes, bridges between towers, narrow roads." He paused to
examine the approaching island very carefully. "I don't sense anything living. No
warmth. No... I don't think there's any movement...."
"Don't second-guess," Stenn advised. "Just report what you see."
"It might be mist drifting between the... drifting around. Or birds. Gulls?
They'd be looking for anything edible in the mud, wouldn't they?"
Stenn checked their position and movement again. He had stopped rowing, and the
current was drifting them closer to the island, but not on a direct course to it.
"Gulls are alive," he pointed out. "You just said there wasn't anything alive. And
gulls are noisy, too. We'd hear 'em."
Amplitur opened his mouth to answer, then collapsed with a groan as his jewel
suddenly flared sun-bright. At the same time, the boat began moving toward the
island more rapidly. Stenn cursed and bent to the oars, battling the sudden current.
There was no time to check on his friend, not if he didn't want them both shipwrecked
on the island, but he could see that Amplitur was still breathing. For now, that
would have to be enough, because the current was strong and the risk of stranding
great. As he rowed, he cursed himself silently. He should have expected the new
island to disturb the currents along this coast. Well, in a way, he had, but he
hadn't expected a current that drove right toward the island. It defied logic, not
that logic had a lot to do with sailing, sometimes. But... no. This was too pat.
This said "planning." Someone or something wanted them to land on that island, and
it was his automatic response to resist any such manipulation.
But the current was very strong.
Dal Shang, Provincial Archives:
"Okay, let's go over this one more time," Marian of Ravenskeep said. Her voice
was tight with controlled irritation. "There are maps in your files that actually
SHOW this 'new' island. It's even got a name: Kaseltor. But you have NOTHING else
that tells anything about it, that even mentions it. No deeds, no tax rolls, no--"
The archival clerk raised his eyebrows slightly and looked down his nose at her.
Marian wondered how much of his unhelpfulness was because she had lived in for some
time (long enough to graduate from the arena) in Mordant, how much was a taste for
petty tyranny, and how much was actual lack of information.
Her companion Whatchamacallit laid his axe carefully on the counter and leaned
toward the clerk. "It's important she gets the information," he growled. One blunt
finger tapped the letter of introduction she had brought with her. "The Lord
Governor wants her to find out about this island." He scowled, bushy eyebrows
meeting over a hooked nose. "I wouldn't want to think you were dragging your feet."
Had the situation been less urgent, Marian might have laughed at the clerk's
expression. Whatcha was a Dwarf (or in Adantri terms, a very short, very hairy human
who liked being underground), and this did not endear him to the most orthodox of the
city's citizens. And a clerk in the Archives was bound to be orthodox. But Whatcha
was also the Duelmaster, and even those citizens of the city (they were numerous) who
didn't attend the fights heard about them. It might be dangerous to annoy a
duelmaster.... Of course, if Whatcha killed the clerk, he would be arrested,
duelmaster or no, but what good would that do for a dead clerk?
"We don't have anything about that island," the clerk muttered, "but you might
find something at the Ko Shang Monastery."
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*--=== LIRITH KAI REGIONAL NEWS ===--*
Duelmasters
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DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 314): WHATCHAMACALLIT of BUENO FER NADA (Darkfist, mgr.)
DM 74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 287): SETZER GABBIANI of THE FINAL FANTASY (Kefka, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 281): HAROLD of DARK TOADS (TigToad, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 269): BLANK of TREE PEOPLE (Elderberry, mgr.)
ADM 107 LIRIN KIV (turn 245): DEANJLI TYL RHU of SAND DANCERS from SIMTAKKA (Rebina)
Top Teams
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DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 314): SAND DANCERS (Lani, mgr.)
DM 74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 287): THE FINAL FANTASY (Kefka, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 281): DARK TOADS (TigToad, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 269): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 107 LIRIN KIV (turn 245): OVERLORDS, etc. (The Icelord, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 314): JEANINE of TOO GOOD FOR ME (Sultan, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 281): HAROLD of DARK TOADS (TigToad, mgr.)
(turn 280): HABEAS CORPUS of LEGALESE (The Judge, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 269): BLANK of TREE PEOPLE (Elderberry, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Thankyouthankyou. It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in CHAVEZ
RAVINE. Hope you enjoy the show. Oh, who am I kidding? I already got paid! Coming
up with a solid 2-0-0 outing, CORPS has advanced 4 places in the rankings. Hey
everybody, watch out for LORD TAYLOR, who flew up 21 points in the rankings after
mashing PELAK TEN ZORN like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. Ya know, some days
it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands. JOHN SHELBY was beat by TSIRELL and drops 4
points. Our battling duelmaster SETZER GABBIANI has managed to hold the title,
fending off LOUD DRUNK's none too subtle advances. Better luck next time, PARTY
GEEKS. An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an onion a day keeps T.P.s at bay.
Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the CHAVEZ RAVINE arena.
Here's a song for you: Who's afraid of the big, bad SAND DANCERS? Big bad SAND
DANCERS. Big bad SAND DANCERS. CHAVEZ RAVINE's afraid of the big bad SAND DANCERS.
Tra la la la la! For those of you who like math, try this one: SAND DANCERS +
Weapons That go Boom = CORPS + Avoid City. Well just about everybody wants a piece
of TSIRELL, who was this week's most challenged warrior.
Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the
most interesting, though! Here's some advice: warriors with little wit and will may
encounter problems on the trail to the Isle.
Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in CHAVEZ RAVINE have
no sense of humor. Or maybe that they were senseless. Well, there goes another Spy
Report. Good luck in next week's fights. Its been real, and its been fun, but it
hasn't been real fun...-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SETZER GABBIANI 3485 17 16 2 120 THE FINAL FANTASY (437)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-KAGES FAULT 3189 13 18 0 113 FAULTY PREMISES (436)
-DRACO MALFOY 3500 18 9 1 106 SLYTHERIN HOUSE (474)
-MAX FACTOR 3690 15 6 0 105 CORPS (346)
GREGORY GOYLE 3497 19 16 1 104 SLYTHERIN HOUSE (474)
-IRONHAND ORC 3190 13 18 2 96 FAULTY PREMISES (436)
TILAEN TYL SANH 3098 22 21 0 94 SAND DANCERS (251)
LOUD DRUNK 3554 19 14 1 94 PARTY GEEKS (431)
-CLONE MISHAP 3708 11 12 0 94 FAULTY PREMISES (436)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DONSTAN 3061 14 38 0 86 SAND DANCERS (251)
PELAK TEN ZORN 3062 17 34 0 85 SAND DANCERS (251)
LORD TAYLOR 3731 9 3 0 83 CORPS (346)
-JADOW 3214 17 15 0 78 WICKED DESTINY (440)
TSIRELL 3793 16 5 0 69 SAND DANCERS (251)
-KRAZY KAT 3550 11 18 1 68 FAULTY PREMISES (436)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-TSALMOTH 3847 4 5 0 62 WICKED DESTINY (440)
-TARAPYN 3088 13 10 1 58 WENSINWASIN SYNDICAT (418)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-THE TICK 3788 8 8 0 56 FORCE OF FIVE (470)
STEVE SAX 3849 7 4 0 54 1988 DODGERS (435)
JOHN SHELBY 3886 5 2 1 42 1988 DODGERS (435)
-SAM THE SLUG 3909 3 0 0 40 FORCE OF FIVE (470)
PANSY PARKINSON 3814 7 6 0 39 SLYTHERIN HOUSE (474)
-KRAGO 344 7 4 0 37 STORMTROOPERS (72)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-TAISHAKU 3843 4 5 0 31 ROOT OF ALL EVIL (247)
-LUCIUS MALFOY 3882 1 3 0 30 SLYTHERIN HOUSE (474)
-SENGEN 3842 4 4 1 26 ROOT OF ALL EVIL (247)
-ZIDANE TRIBAL 3194 3 1 0 26 THE FINAL FANTASY (437)
ALEJANDRO PENA 3903 4 2 0 25 1988 DODGERS (435)
-BIG BRUTHA' 3840 3 5 0 25 STORMTROOPERS (72)
ARM 3874 2 1 0 25 CORPS (346)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-JELLO BOY 3906 3 0 0 23 FORCE OF FIVE (470)
-LOCKE COLE 3486 2 2 1 23 THE FINAL FANTASY (437)
-MARTEL 3908 1 1 0 23 WICKED DESTINY (440)
-SILVER MOON 1385 4 5 0 19 STORMTROOPERS (72)
-BEHRIN 3837 3 4 0 19 ROOT OF ALL EVIL (247)
-DANCING FOOL 3385 1 2 0 19 PARTY GEEKS (431)
-CREATOR 345 4 4 0 18 STORMTROOPERS (72)
-CAIT SITH 3196 3 1 0 17 THE FINAL FANTASY (437)
-GREYMIST 3848 1 4 0 17 WICKED DESTINY (440)
RONSEVAN 3866 3 7 0 16 SAND DANCERS (251)
LOVE 3919 1 0 0 13 LORDS OF VIRTUE (494)
-FROGGYENUFF4NO1 3651 1 3 0 13 WENSINWASIN SYNDICAT (418)
-CYAN GARAMONDE 3195 3 1 0 12 THE FINAL FANTASY (437)
JUSTICE 3920 1 0 0 10 LORDS OF VIRTUE (494)
-SUM OF ALL MEN 3869 1 1 0 8 FORCE OF FIVE (470)
-ALISIS URSUICIDE 3745 1 1 0 6 WENSINWASIN SYNDICAT (418)
-TOKEN ENDEAVOR 3890 1 2 0 5 FAULTY PREMISES (436)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SUM1GIVEMEANAME 3649 1 1 0 4 WENSINWASIN SYNDICAT (418)
-TEASE 3881 0 1 0 1 PARTY GEEKS (431)
-GOTNOGAME 3880 0 1 0 1 PARTY GEEKS (431)
MIKE MARSHALL 3927 0 1 0 1 1988 DODGERS (435)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
JOSE CANSECO 3928 0 1 0 1988 DODGERS 435 STENRO BLACKBROWS 20 288 NONE
TIM LEARY 3838 8 3 0 1988 DODGERS 435 GREGORY GOYLE 3497 287
LOENDAL 343 4 4 2 STORMTROOPERS 72 DREIHDEN BUM 3806 284 NOT REVE
PERSONAL ADS
Max Factor -- But... what am I supposed to DO with this stuff? -- Pelak ten Zorn
Lord Voldemort -- Monster! We Ratani know what you "Aruaki" REALLY are. Monsters!
-- Tilaen tyl Sanh
Steve Sax -- Have you considered getting a job with a band? -- Tsirell
Alejandro Pena -- If you think I'm going to kneel to an ELF, you can just think
again. -- Ronsevan
Loud Drunk -- Yeah, okay, it WAS funny. Know any more? -- Donstan
8 April 2004
CLICK (KLK) -- Remember, you asked for it. Chaos is coming....
14 April 2004
CHAOS Inc. proudly announces our newest member, Silver Stroke. He becomes the
seventh brother of Chaos. We shall indeed be better for his joining.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
JOSE CANSECO was butchered by STENRO BLACKBROWS in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SETZER GABBIANI vanquished LOUD DRUNK in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
GREGORY GOYLE subdued DONSTAN in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bloody expert's fight.
TILAEN TYL SANH savagely defeated TRAVELING TINKER in a 2 minute veteran's fight.
PELAK TEN ZORN was vanquished by LORD TAYLOR in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
TSIRELL overpowered JOHN SHELBY in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
STEVE SAX handily defeated PANSY PARKINSON in a 1 minute uneven melee.
ARM vanquished RONSEVAN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
ALEJANDRO PENA viciously subdued SHAMELESS BEGGAR in a popular 2 minute gory duel.
JUSTICE overpowered MIKE MARSHALL in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
LOVE overpowered RORNIS THE DARK 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|
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 TOTAL PARRY 18 - 11 - 1 62 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 LUNGING ATTACK 63 - 48 - 2 57 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 17 - 13 - 1 57 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 WALL OF STEEL 17 - 16 - 1 52 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 AIMED BLOW 21 - 20 - 0 51 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-STRIKE 7 - 7 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 20 - 20 - 3 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 16 - 27 - 4 37 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 9 - 17 - 0 35 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 25 - 0 31 |
Turn 288 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:
AIMED BLOW 2 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 3 BASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 4 1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-RIPOSTE SETZER GABBIANI 3485 17 16 2 120 THE FINAL FANTASY (437)
TOTAL PARRY GREGORY GOYLE 3497 19 16 1 104 SLYTHERIN HOUSE (474)
WALL OF STEEL TILAEN TYL SANH 3098 22 21 0 94 SAND DANCERS (251)
BASHING ATTACK LOUD DRUNK 3554 19 14 1 94 PARTY GEEKS (431)
LUNGING ATTACK LORD TAYLOR 3731 9 3 0 83 CORPS (346)
AIMED BLOW TSIRELL 3793 16 5 0 69 SAND DANCERS (251)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is LOUD DRUNK 3554. The most popular warrior this turn
was DONSTAN 3061. The ten other most popular fighters were TILAEN TYL SANH 3098,
ALEJANDRO PENA 3903, GREGORY GOYLE 3497, TSIRELL 3793, ARM 3874, SETZER GABBIANI
3485, STEVE SAX 3849, JUSTICE 3920, LOUD DRUNK 3554, and LORD TAYLOR 3731.
The least popular fighter this week was MIKE MARSHALL 3927. The other ten least
popular fighters were RONSEVAN 3866, PANSY PARKINSON 3814, PELAK TEN ZORN 3062, JOSE
CANSECO 3928, LOVE 3919, JOHN SHELBY 3886, LORD TAYLOR 3731, LOUD DRUNK 3554, JUSTICE
3920, and STEVE SAX 3849.
The following warriors will travel to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after next turn:
SETZER GABBIANI (74-3485) THE FINAL FANTASY (437)