ADVANCED DUELMASTERS
Date : 04/01/2004 Duedate: 04/14/2004
FREE BLADES
DM-103 TURN-373
RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K %
1 MEOW MIX 21/978 179 61 3 74.6 12 ARCTIC GUARDS 82/944 209 191 3 52.3
DARKENED PRIDE 37/998 STUFF I BROUGHT 71/918
BLACKEST PRIDE 21/842 13 LOBOTOMATION 12/961 50 48 0 51.0
2 DEATH REALM 69/943 207 96 1 68.3 14-LUROCIANS IV 12/865 92 91 2 50.3
THE MOTHERSHIP II 19/699 LUROCIANS XI 74/1038
3-WENSINWASIN 43/1023 6 3 0 66.7 LUROCIANS XII 82/1039
4-THE WILLBURYS 13/864 2 1 0 66.7 LUROCIANS II 33/775
5 EXACTLY! 35/1033 1167 624 7 65.2 15 DARKMOON 12/911 118 118 1 50.0
6 DSM4 9/461 519 320 7 61.9 SOL INVICTUS 82/919
LINCOLNSHIRE 65/985 SOL INVICTUS 31/974
PROJECT HAYSEED 82/973 16-ANARCHY 19/1030 24 24 2 50.0
BLADES OF WONDER 22/1002 IMMORTAL ASYLUM 17/877
DARK ANGELS 74/989 17 IVER'S GIRLS 97/971 227 247 1 47.9
HEAVE HO! 70/926 18 GRAVEYARD GLO 15/936 147 165 0 47.1
BLADE BROTHERS 82/1045 MISSION IMPLAUSIBLE 67/915
7-SAILS OF CHA 16/1044 326 227 9 59.0 19 BLOOD KNIGHTS 61/284 233 274 9 46.0
8 MIDNIGHT HOUR 70/551 262 196 3 57.2 20-DRAKE'S BAR-B 15/263 131 157 2 45.5
ORKOGRE CASTLE 70/533 21 RHYME TYME 55/397 142 195 0 42.1
SPREAD THE DISEASE 70/398 22 UNDER DURESS 64/743 683 982 10 41.0
ECCENTRIC DWARVES 70/342 DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY 33/764
INCONSISTENT FURY 56/259 23 REDHORSE 56/823 207 310 2 40.0
9 SHADOWS 11/960 165 137 4 54.6 ILLFANG PACT 13/254
CASTLE BLACK 71/988 ROCANIS RIDERS 55/285
SHADOW GOLD 71/987 24 THE LAWMEN 12/292 31 47 0 39.7
SHADOWCIRCLE 75/991 25 CROC FILES 29/951 49 81 1 37.7
SHADOW MOD 71/986 WOMEN OF REALITY 22/1014
LORDS OF SHADOWS 21/963 THE REDBAERS 3/1028
THE HELL HOUNDS 22/964 TOMATO ENFORCER 63/1024
10 THE BLUES IX 9/872 6 5 0 54.5 26 SWEET MAGIC 12/717 387 866 5 30.9
11 THE CHADS 36/946 450 381 6 54.2 CARDOW HUNTERS 13/761
DEMONS OF DARKNESS 2 60/900 PUNNY AMINALS 16/708
DEMONS OF DARKNESS 12/838 HOMICIDAL MANIACS 1/1022
THE ROCKERS 7/1029 27 THE DARK TID 16/1040 1 6 0 14.3
'##/###' Avoid teams by their Team Id '-' Team did not fight this turn
WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT
>)]H[(< + -----:----- + >)] The Free Cities #78 [(< + -----:----- + >)]H[(<
Near Barikala:
Twilight rushed westward, following the sun and leaving darkness in its wake.
The stars gave more light than city people realized, but not enough to tell Artemisia
what was approaching around the blacker curve of Barikala island. Something was.
Probably the canoes her lookout had guessed: she could see the flicker of starlight
off what might be paddles rising and falling. That it was to be an attack, she
didn't doubt. There was no other reason for approaching in the darkness like this.
These waters were too dangerous for--
Something bumped against the side of her ship, scraped along it. Other bumps,
maybe a dozen...the canoes. The Lady Protector drew her cutlass and knew that her
crewmen were doing the same. Did these attackers really think she would be so
careless as not to notice their approach?
Something showed over the rail, dark against the dark water, but it gleamed
white briefly in the starlight. She took one long step forward and brought her blade
down on it. From close up, she could smell it, a horrible rotten-meat stink. It
fell away and hit the water and the canoe below with a sodden clunk-splash. There
was no time to think about it; another one was reaching over the rail beside it. She
cut sideways, then reversed to cut the other way at a third. Her crew was lined up
on either side of her, hacking steadily. There was no sound but their grunts of
effort, and their feet shifting on the deck.
"Not everyone here!" Artemisia commanded. "Mr. Horlon, take a half-dozen men
and watch the other rail before they come at us from behind!"
She could hear her first officer's low-voiced commands, and men moving out of
the line. The ones still fighting on this rail moved to cover the gaps in their
line; it was actually better now, because they had room to work.
"These are DEAD men!" one of her sailors exclaimed. "They're already DEAD!"
Zombies? Should that be possible with the Arcanum weakened? Not that it
mattered. Dead or alive, she didn't want them on her ship. "Make them twice dead,
then," she ordered.
In truth, the zombies were not hard to fight with. You had to dismember them to
get them to stop attacking, but they had no skill. Since her crew was more numerous,
the end was not in doubt.
And whoever had launched this attack must know that....
A feint? She wanted desperately to look around for the other attack, the real
one. But the problem with a really good distraction like this was that it was
dangerous. If you ignored it, then the distraction became the real attack.
Artemisia hacked at another zombie trying to climb over the rail and realized
that she had been able to see it very clearly. Too clearly for a moonless night.
She glanced up quickly and then froze. The pillar of light over Barikala had become
a roaring torrent, a blaze to match the sun...and there were shapes moving within the
shining column.
Approaching Niatoli Island:
Ghenis had settled for a small, fast ship, the kind that was used for smuggling
small cargoes. He'd been hunted in Zukal; he wasn't sure why. Had Pelishtekan
somehow guessed that he, Ghenis, had become a deadly enemy? It didn't seem possible,
since he'd spoken to no one of his plan, but maybe the damned Ferencian had ways....
In fact, the man must be a wizard of some kind to pull of the "divine signs" that had
appeared during the worship performances. Which was all the more reason not to go
back to Zukal until he had found the TRUE demongod.
There were men belonging to the cult who owned boats, but Ghenis had not gone to
one of them for transport. No point in making his trail obvious. Being a gladiator
gave him contacts Pelishtekan couldn't guess at. He'd rented the boat from a man who
asked no questions, a man who had been a gladiator on Barikala before the invasion.
Ghenis leaned back against the low cabin in the middle of the boat and began to
plan his operation on Niatoli. Contact his teammate, Cousin Og. Then...other
gladiators. Potential worshippers for the demongod, when he found It. And allies.
He'd have to raise some money, you couldn't start a rival cult without money.
Piracy, maybe, or a little treasure hunting. Maybe raid...Monuntial. Yeah, no one
would mind, no one that mattered to him, anyway, if he raided the invaders.
+ ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Out of the Past #4 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Near Fratsfa:
Gladiators sailed up the river from Kati-Tei through Andor, Fratsfa, and Zensu
to the Isle of the Eye. Some came as tourists, some as newly-graduated warriors,
some to attend and participate in the Spring Tourney. This was a steady source of
income for boatmen, and many of them made the trip two or three times a month; the
river and its shores were well known to them.
"I don't remember a castle on that hill," one sailor muttered, squinting at the
shore. "And I was along here just last week...."
"There was no castle there," Lady Fern, manager of the Flower Girls in Fratsfa
confirmed. "And a week is certainly not long enough to build one!"
"There was one...eight hundred years ago," a voice murmured behind her.
The statuesque manager glanced back at her gladiatress, Nasty Nasturtium. The
woman was an Araoi, and elf of the purest blood, and Lady Fern supposed it was
possible that Nasturtium actually REMEMBERED a castle there, but she hoped not. The
thought of having a warrior that old was unsettling. "You're sure, Nasty?"
The elfin blonde nodded firmly. "Yes, my mother told me about it--one of her
brothers helped to bring the castle down. The Castle of Storms, that was its name, a
place of the darkest arts. It was the stronghold of Prince Illrienherthinil
Silverthorn, who was called the Ill Rain."
Lady Fern glanced at the sky automatically. It WAS getting cloudy, but that
was, must be, coincidence. After all, changeable weather was common at this time of
year.
"That wasn't on Khaldren's list." The short, stocky man removed his bowler and
extended a hand to Lady Fern. "Raoul, Lord Protector In Gerfel We Trust."
"Kennelworth has spoken of you," Lady Fern admitted. "But what do you know of
this Castle of Storms?"
"Not a thing, doll. But I'm wondering if Khaldren's magic isn't raising more
ruins than he planned on--anyplace with enough of the wrong kind of magic
concentrated in it."
"This Khaldren is...?" Nasturtium asked.
"A wizard who escaped the sinking of Krael," Raoul explained. "He wants to
bring Krael forward in time, or back from the dead, or something. And other places
he knows about from that era."
"That would take a great magic," Nasturtium protested. "With the Arcanum in the
current low state, it should not be possible."
"Adie in Aruak City says he could be using blood magic based on the arena
deaths, doll. She seems to think that'd do it for him."
The elf recoiled. "It would!" she whispered, "and that would call to all sites
where dark magic has sunk deep. This must be stopped!"
"Well, I'm taking the warning to Lady Sheila--"
"She can do nothing, even if she would," Nasturtium snapped. "She dares not
touch blood magic, even to fight it, except in the most indirect fashion, and
indirection will not serve! Not soon enough, anyway."
"Adie will think of some way to fight Khaldren," Raoul said, a little uneasily.
He took a deep breath and put his hat back on. "And until he's stopped, we will
fight everything he brings up from the past."
"If we have to fight the Ill Rain," Nasty Nasturtium predicted, "it won't be
easy."
Valamantis:
Lord Protector Ka D'Argo, on a brief trip to his home on Kolact, had planned to
take ship at Valamantis. But the port city was not as he had expected. There was
always bustle, but now...it reminded him of a disturbed anthill. And where had those
towers on the landward side come from? They weren't something that could have been
built in a day, or even a year, and he'd been through here four months ago.
"It's Old Valamantis," Arenamistress Sitalva said grimly. "We've had word of
some kind of magic afoot aimed at ruined cities, and with all the blood spilled in
the recent Bloodgames, it would have been more surprising if something had NOT
happened there. But understanding why doesn't help us now. The oldest levels of Old
Valamantis," she said grimly, "were Folstrom. NOBODY wants to see the Folstrom loose
in the world again."
"Bringing the ruins back is one thing," the tall gladiator argued, "but the
people...? Surely Ahringol won't release their souls because of a spell and some
blood."
Sitalva watched the slight wavering of the resurrected towers and shivered,
though the day was already warm. "We'll find out, when the city stabilizes. The
Silver Mage says sometime in the next week and a half or two weeks. But we can see
people moving around in there. And even if they're zombies, it isn't going to be
good."
Iaye:
The fishing boats that had fled Iaye when the earthquakes began crept back one
by one as the Trier grew calm again. Most of them followed the coast down toward
Point, not because they needed the guidance but to see for themselves if drowned
Krael had truly risen from the waves.
It had.
Lord Protector Goff, assistant manager of the Red Dog Gang, stood on the gently
rocking deck of his boat and stared through a spyglass at the rampart of buildings
that blocked what had been the strait between Iaye and Point. He wasn't sure what he
had expected, but not this.
Krael stood above the water, but not as it must once have looked. Many of the
taller buildings showed broken tops, and all was slimed with mud and weed. Here and
there, decaying wrecks lay in the streets or even on the roofs of houses. The smell
of dead fish was obvious even from a mile away. Krael LOOKED like a city that had
spent centuries under water. The people who moved among those ruins didn't. There
weren't enough of them to represent the entire population of the city at the time of
its disaster, he guessed at no more than two hundred. But they looked...normal.
Alive. And their activity--they seemed to be trying to clear one section of the city
of its mud and debris--were just what you'd expect.
And they seemed to take the whole situation for granted. They must KNOW, from
the state of Krael now, what had happened, but they just calmly went about cleaning
up.
That was the most unnerving thing of all.
Xochithlan:
There were no ruins around Xochithlan to rise up at the wizard's call, because
the modern city was the old city, continuously lived in for longer than most
Alastarian cities had existed. There was, perhaps, a tendency for certain long-
buried residents to stir in their graves, but if any came out to walk the streets, it
was not immediately obvious.
What was obvious was the forest.
There had been a forest around Xochithlan for a long time, but it had been
burned away during the Rirorni War. Replanting efforts had been ongoing for the last
eight years, but eight years is not long enough to bring back a major forest. And
what surrounded the city now, pressing in against the walls and disturbing the newer
suburbs, was a major forest.
Not, however, a forest such as the Xochithlani remembered.
This was a Forest Primeval.
This was a forest that might hide...anything.
And according to the scholars of ancient texts consulted by King Feyen of
Xochithlan, it probably did.
Zuwayza:
Zuwayza was as old as Xochithlan, and there were as many dark secrets buried
under its streets. The foundation of the city, Vekhirn knew, went back to the days
before the first humans. There were Folstrom traces, but there was also something
older. Maybe more than one something. And they were all stirring. Too much blood
had been spilled here, especially in the years since the invasion--during the
invasion itself, and in the slow beating back of the Eastern forces.
And in other ways, or for other causes, as well. The court wizard had sensed a
new feeling in the people of the old city. Harder. Crueler, perhaps. Less patient,
less tolerant--and the Glorious Empire had never been noted for tolerance. The woman
Jayde, who claimed to be the daughter of Kjarran, her death and her mysterious
apotheosis, had that been the start of this dark bitterness that gripped the people?
He shrugged that off. Whatever the cause for the change of heart, blood had been
spilled. And somewhere, someone had called on spilled blood to raise old evils, and
spilled blood everywhere had answered.
Aruak City:
Adeolar stared into the gilt-framed mirror, frowning and twisting a lock of hair
between nervous fingers. Nothing she was Seeing was good. Not that the mirror was
the best way to See, but it was the only scrying device she had that was still
working. There was a bloody film over the glass that could not be washed off, and
that, she suspected, was a sign of just how bad things were. Blood magic, used to
excess, tainted everything. There was no doubt that the wizard in Zorpunt was strong
and ruthless, but what he had started seemed to be taking on a life of its own. And
no one, so far, seemed able to stop him.
She would have to take steps herself.
+ ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Out of the Past #5 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Dal Shang:
From the top tier of the arena, you could see a long way out to sea, because the
arena was built on a cliff above the harbor. So was a lot of the rest of Dal Shang,
but except for the governor's palace, it mostly wasn't as high as the arena.
Lord Protector Wais, who had come home to Dal Shang in a vague effort to boost
that beleaguered arena, was sitting on the top tier brooding. The arena was
shrinking faster than a pool of water in the desert. Promising warriors who were
looking for a career in the arena were not looking in THIS arena. Fourteen active
warriors last time, and two of them had been retiring by way of a Dark Arena
appearance. His own team, even, had gone inactive! Something had to be done, but he
had no idea what. Even the fans had deserted Dal Shang arena.
With a sigh, he turned away from the empty arena to look out to sea. And so he
saw the waters of the lake heave as though they were boiling, and a new--or very
old--island rise like a black reef no more than five miles off shore. Five miles is
too far away to see the details, but there was something disturbingly regular about
the broken ridgeline of that island. Like buildings....
A note for the people of the Free Cities and Lirith Kai:
Some people say that if you get rid of magic, the world will be much simpler.
Some people say that the destabilization of the Arcanum will get rid of magic. Ha!
High Magic, the stuff that highly educated wizards do, falters as the Arcanum
weakens. But there are other kinds of magic. Older. Cruder. Less vulnerable.
There's Blood Magic. Spilling blood releases power. The more blood, the more power.
And a very powerful wizard of several centuries ago, Khaldren of Krael, who
decided that he didn't want to die when the city around him was dying, has come to
the present. He's made a spell to bring Krael back from ruins, and he's tied it to
Blood Magic.
But there's more blood being spilled around Alastari than he realized, and a lot
of Lost Cities that want to live again. If you have some old ruins near your house,
and there's an arena where people are bleeding and dying, you've got trouble coming.
This is now your story, too.
It's all a plot, and probably a dark one. Where is Daylight Savings time when
you need it?
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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 488): ALEX GRIFFIN of DREAM PARK (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 486): KNOTHEAD of BLOODSUCKERS (Way Cool, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 482): ABRA-HAM! of SACRILEGIOUS MEAT (Klep, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 482): ANTEZEL of WYLDERNESS WYLD (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 480): GHENGIS KHAN of HEROESANDFOUNDONES (The Judge, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 479): BLUE of THE SIERRAS (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 239): PARADOX of SHADOW GATE (Shadowgate, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 471): SCRAPPA of CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 237): HUNGRY BONES of UNFIT TO BE ORCS (Slugbait, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 468): LOCKED IN of CALL THE PRIEST (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 466): TOMB SCONE of BAD BREAD (Otto X. Frothingslosh)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 459): INANNA of LADY OF BATTLES (Poison Ivy, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 422): FACE BREAKER of WIDOWMAKERS (Soultender, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 214): MING of DYNASTIC (Jack Wolfspider, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 209): HONEY BEAR of THE BEAR'S PAW (Kat, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 196): TOM SMITH DISEASE of STRANGE TUNES (Berylstar, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 347): APPLEMINT of BAD APPLES (Uncle Wolf, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 327): FREDDIE of FAVORITE GUYS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 144): KASENKO of PERFECTION QUEST II (Mannequin, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 372): SETHRA LAVODE of CASTLE BLACK from KYR'TERR
(Shadowgate, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 488): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 486): THE CITY (Berylstar, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 482): TRIPLE CROWN (Sultan, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 482): WYLDERNESS WYLD (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 480): HEROESANDFOUNDONES (The Judge, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 479): THE SIERRAS (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 239): IDIOTIC ICCERS (THawk, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 471): CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 237): STORMWATCH (Polar Bear, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 468): SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 466): CASINO HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 459): STRONGHOLD (Silver Stroke, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 422): THE FAMILY (Don John, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 214): P.A.C. (Coach, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 209): THE BEAR'S PAW (Kat, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 196): TEAM VIRTUE (Boy Scout, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 347): REDHORSE (Mila, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 327): FAVORITE GUYS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 144): MAGIC MAYHEM (Fizban, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 372): MEOW MIX, etc. (Sylvester Frothingslosh, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 488): ALEX GRIFFIN of DREAM PARK (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 482): ABRA-HAM! of SACRILEGIOUS MEAT (Klep, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 481): HIMEI of YAMABUSHI (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 480): GHENGIS KHAN of HEROESANDFOUNDONES (The Judge, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 239): POPPY HAMMER of FLOWER HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 471): SCRAPPA of CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 237): HUNGRY BONES of UNFIT TO BE ORCS (Slugbait, mgr.)
(turn 236): SODOM of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
PALLADICE of STORMWATCH (Polar Bear, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 422): FACE BREAKER of WIDOWMAKERS (Soultender, mgr.)
NHAVARL of THE FAMILY (Don John, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 209): SUGAR CUBE of COFFEE RULES! (Mr. Coffee, mgr.)
101 PROOF!! of COFFEE RULES! (Mr. Coffee, mgr.)
(turn 208): UR BRAIN ON EGG of MYSTIC ORC FEAST (Slugbait, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 195): NASSE of DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 346): ELEVEN BLADE of GENERAL SURGERY (Darkfist, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 144): GAI-JIN of RISING SUN (?, mgr.)
THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM
Reflections by the Lord-Marshall
Hail, Free Blades!
That last turn was number seven for me on the throne. Hopefully I can keep this
up until the split move happens in a few turns! My manager isn't sure of where all
his warriors in this arena will fall, but he believes that he will be able to well
represent this fine arena in the upcoming tourney! For my next challenge I will
again go after the next highest rated warrior. Krewkut Sausage, ready or not, here I
come!
Your DM,
Sethra Lavode
REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER
It's, you know, spring. Wind, dust, that kind of stuff. Some places even have
flowers! Hypergolic! And more sun every day, so we can really work on our tans.
Winter is so hard on having a tan. And it's time for new clothes, too. That's
always fun! I'm going to get, like, a new beach robe and swim suit, you know?
So I'll be kind of quick, because of wanting to go to the beach as soon as I'm
done here. You should come, too.
Blackest Pride was avoided by Darkmoon. And other people were avoided by other
people, besides. Seven avoidings.
Paranoia got the most challenges, which I don't know how many that was, because
nobody tells me that stuff.
There were thirty-nine fights, which is a good number, very impressive. Three
thirteens. Eighteen challenges, which is two tv and the rest radio.
The longest fight was eight minutes, which was long enough to eat a hot dog AND
drink a fizzy drink, but no umbrella in it. I was hungry.
One standby fought, sometimes they have to, you know. And one person died.
And here are the fights. Not black and white, but not lots and lots of color,
either, because of me wanting to get to the beach. I mean, I could do lots more.
But it would mean delay and, you know, things not getting done in time.
DOC HOLIDAY (12-2956) (15-12-1,61) of THE LAWMEN fought SCHIZOPHRENIC (9-4595)
(16-10-1,70) of DSM4. DOC HOLIDAY was viciously subdued by SCHIZOPHRENIC in a crowd
pleasing 3 minute match. People said this was maybe unfair because of Schizophrenic
outnumbering Doc Holiday, but I think it was fair because Docs know about stuff like
that.
BEER (71-3539) (22-29-0,80) of STUFF I BROUGHT fought BITTER ALMOND (103-41)
(14-16-4,50) of the Local Poets' Society. BEER vanquished BITTER ALMOND in a 1
minute one-sided conflict. Lots of poets can't handle their beer. It's a poet
thing. They only do wine.
JIMMY THE AINT (82-19733) (20-1-1,44) of BLADE BROTHERS fought SUE (22-5828)
(21-21-0,77) of WOMEN OF REALITY. JIMMY THE AINT was slaughtered by SUE in a 1
minute bloody one-sided struggle. I would worry about something like this. I mean,
what if it's a president? And Jimmy got least popular for dying, especially for
dying so fast.
AGRO (29-4314) (28-35-1,116) of CROC FILES fought DAGA TERS (56-2627) (19-8-
1,93) of INCONSISTENT FURY. AGRO was overpowered by DAGA TERS in a 1 minute uneven
battle. They threw tomatoes at Agro! The crowd, I mean. Because of him losing to
fast. Agro was unpopular, too.
KELOS (55-30) (57-87-3,177) of ROCANIS RIDERS fought JUDGE DREDD (12-1930) (33-
19-0,131) of THE LAWMEN. KELOS demolished JUDGE DREDD in an exciting 1 minute uneven
competition. And this is how you KNOW Kelos raids caravans, because of being so mean
and demolishing to a Lawman.
FLAMING FLEA (70-499) (24-22-2,161) of MIDNIGHT HOUR fought VENRIC (60-5709)
(29-25-0,137) of DEMONS OF DARKNESS 2. FLAMING FLEA was overpowered by VENRIC in a 2
minute bloody one-sided duel. Why would a flea be on fire? It doesn't make sense.
I mean, fire is big, even just sparks, and fleas are very small, so how could the
flea be on fire at all? The fire would be on the flea, is what I think. Or maybe
it's a demon thing. Demons do fire. It says that somewhere that I heard about.
ELRORAN (12-4386) (44-35-2,184) of DEMONS OF DARKNESS fought RAVEN EYES (12-
2709) (70-87-0,178) of SWEET MAGIC. ELRORAN was handily defeated by RAVEN EYES in a
popular 1 minute uneven match. And Raven Eyes said Nevermore. I don't know why.
And one of the stewards threw a tomato at her.
LIMA BEAN FLAMBE (70-3118) (35-26-0,199) of HEAVE HO! fought SUPERIOR FORCES
(33-4543) (61-94-2,157) of DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY. LIMA BEAN FLAMBE handily defeated
SUPERIOR FORCES in a 1 minute one-sided fight. If the Forces were really Superior,
how come they got beaten by a Lima Bean?
TRYURLUCK (61-1029) (55-49-1,191) of BLOOD KNIGHTS fought WOUNDWORT (12-4228)
(52-36-0,192) of DARKMOON. TRYURLUCK was subdued by WOUNDWORT in a crowd pleasing 2
minute brutal match. Which means Try wasn't lucky? This happens. One of the other
spy reporters has a saying about it, but we aren't allowed to print it because of
cnesoring.
DESERT GYPSY (56-2105) (24-10-3,196) of INCONSISTENT FURY fought JULIUS (64-
3641) (70-83-2,175) of UNDER DURESS. DESERT GYPSY was viciously subdued by JULIUS in
a popular 3 minute bloody duel. See? Sometimes Julius is under duress, and
sometimes he DOES duress. This is called being reversible. Or is it reversable? I
can never remember. But you know what I mean anyway, don't you?
NEBUCHADNEZZER (15-4097) (46-33-0,195) of GRAVEYARD GLORY fought MILA (55-29)
(58-91-0,172) of ROCANIS RIDERS. NEBUCHADNEZZER overpowered MILA in an action packed
1 minute brutal one-sided bout. So Mila won't raid the graveyard, but what about the
caravans? Actually, I think it was the funny hat. Fayroes are funny about hats.
SMUG BUG (55-2900) (40-67-0,190) of RHYME TYME fought RAORK ROKIOS (70-1526)
(24-13-0,195) of ORKOGRE CASTLE. SMUG BUG was demolished by RAORK ROKIOS in a 1
minute one-sided fight. This is good. Nobody likes Smug Bug, because of not liking
bugs, and not liking smugs either.
HOUSE MOUSE (55-221) (111-180-2,183) of RHYME TYME fought SCOURGE (74-2857) (29-
22-1,206) of DARK ANGELS. HOUSE MOUSE vanquished SCOURGE in an exciting 1 minute
one-sided fray. This is VINTAGE Mouse.
HEL (82-14331) (36-34-0,193) of ARCTIC GUARDS fought LUMP O'GORE (13-1212) (93-
86-5,209) of ILLFANG PACT. HEL was beaten by LUMP O'GORE in a 2 minute gory fight.
I think somebody should MAKE Lump change his name.
RILLION (36-5545) (35-22-1,190) of THE CHADS fought POINT (56-633) (33-43-1,181)
of INCONSISTENT FURY. RILLION overcame POINT in a 2 minute duel. How can a Point be
inconsistent? I mean, to be inconsistent, you have to be two places at once, and
points can't be, because of BEING points.
CHAOS LICH (15-4132) (44-34-0,199) of GRAVEYARD GLORY fought FRAIL WHALE (55-
1968) (107-158-3,194) of RHYME TYME. CHAOS LICH was overpowered by FRAIL WHALE in a
1 minute one-sided fray. So who is frail here? I mean, one minute, right? Of
course, this is a VINTAGE whale. That makes a difference.
BLADE RUNNER # (33-4544) (92-63-5,202) of DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY fought JUDGE (56-
119) (52-36-2,200) of INCONSISTENT FURY. BLADE RUNNER # slimly lost to JUDGE in an
action packed 3 minute gruesome bout. I didn't know a judge would be inconsistent.
As if! I mean, being a judge is about not being inconsistent, right?
MOONJUMPER (16-3062) (62-95-1,194) of PUNNY AMINALS fought XERXES (67-2429) (48-
42-2,205) of MISSION IMPLAUSIBLE. MOONJUMPER was overpowered by XERXES in a popular
1 minute brutal one-sided duel. It's the eckses. I can tell. Very dangerous,
eckses.
BEAG MAGDA (12-4380) (50-30-2,262) of DARKMOON fought DREAM WEAVER (56-1959)
(25-16-1,194) of INCONSISTENT FURY. BEAG MAGDA was overpowered by DREAM WEAVER in an
exciting 1 minute uneven fight. More inconsistents. What about consistent? I
thought that was supposed to be, you know, better. So where is it?
BLACK ANDARUS (71-3783) (25-21-1,224) of SHADOW MOD fought MOTHER MARY (70-691)
(39-30-3,194) of SPREAD THE DISEASE. BLACK ANDARUS handily defeated MOTHER MARY in
an exciting 2 minute one-sided contest. Is this polite?
AIN GOBLINBANE (70-678) (42-19-0,230) of ECCENTRIC DWARVES fought NEBUCHADNEZZAR
(22-5821) (28-18-0,227) of BLADES OF WONDER. AIN GOBLINBANE subdued NEBUCHADNEZZAR
in an action packed 3 minute gruesome bout. It must be hard, being half a
Nebuchadnezzar. Or twins, or whatever. You know.
Oh, challenge matches. That means we're about halfway done.
TEXAS GLITTER (35-3509) (24-12-0,88) of EXACTLY! challenged LOPING WOLF (56-
1796) (58-100-0,96) of REDHORSE. Up 12. TEXAS GLITTER devastated LOPING WOLF in a 1
minute one-sided Challenge bout. Is Texas Glitter a wolf-hound, then? Or, you know,
what?
GOLDIE (29-4395) (16-16-1,69) of CROC FILES challenged WEDNESDAY (16-5254) (15-
12-2,73) of THE DARK TIDES. Up 4. GOLDIE overpowered WEDNESDAY in a crowd pleasing
1 minute one-sided Challenge match. But Wednesday is not terribly unpopular, so
maybe it's okay or at least not so bad, yes?
SAMPSA (31-4233) (24-13-2,135) of SOL INVICTUS challenged AVARICIOUS AVON (63-
2388) (25-24-0,147) of TOMATO ENFORCER. Up 12. SAMPSA overpowered AVARICIOUS AVON
in an exciting 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout. Wow, flying tomatoes! This is
totally tubular.
GRAHAM (29-4318) (30-30-0,103) of CROC FILES challenged SANDY (1-6821) (22-41-
1,125) of HOMICIDAL MANIACS. Up 22. GRAHAM devastated SANDY in a 1 minute
mismatched Challenge brawl. I don't think I should say anything about this. I mean,
what if the wrong person is listening?
JOELEAN (97-903) (20-18-4,119) of IVER'S GIRLS challenged REDFOX (13-4197) (48-
66-0,165) of CARDOW HUNTERS. Up 46. JOELEAN was viciously subdued by REDFOX in an
action packed 7 minute Challenge duel. Is this crazy, or what? I mean, even
Novgorodny Vir noticed!
WYATT EARP (12-2168) (23-11-1,137) of THE LAWMEN challenged CRYPT KEEPER (15-
4146) (39-27-1,156) of GRAVEYARD GLORY. Up 19. WYATT EARP unbelievably bested CRYPT
KEEPER in a 3 minute Challenge fight. And he put Crypt Keeper UNDER ARREST! It was
albendranious.
TITAN (21-5070) (39-26-1,202) of BLACKEST PRIDE challenged GROGGY DOGGY (55-223)
(120-176-0,194) of RHYME TYME. Down 8. TITAN savagely defeated GROGGY DOGGY in a
popular 2 minute bloody Challenge brawl. But look at all those fights! I mean, this
is, like, totally a vintage Doggy.
HAYSEED X-IV (82-6120) (24-15-2,197) of PROJECT HAYSEED challenged FUNNY BUNNY
(55-1862) (88-124-1,199) of RHYME TYME. Up 2. HAYSEED X-IV devastated FUNNY BUNNY
in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict. Well, of course! I mean, this is
Hayseed season, right? Lots of people get totally devastated around now.
MIMR (82-3783) (54-39-2,198) of SOL INVICTUS challenged SHEA MAGEBORN (75-2273)
(37-33-1,204) of SHADOWCIRCLE. Up 6. MIMR savagely defeated SHEA MAGEBORN in an
exciting 5 minute brutal Challenge fight. Next time, Shea shouldn't go in circles,
and not, you know, with only shadows, either. You can't get a tan if you go in
circles in the shadows, and then where are you?
NOFX (19-3180) (62-33-2,182) of THE MOTHERSHIP II challenged ELVIS (7-612) (34-
23-0,182) of THE ROCKERS. Straight across. What they call a true Free Blades
challenge, if up-challenging is Andorian and down-challenging is Delarquan, I mean,
what else is LEFT? Well, random matches, but do they count? NOFX was luckily beaten
by ELVIS in an exciting 8 minute gruesome Challenge fight. Because he was wearing
his lucky shoes. The blue ones.
CALAMITY JANE (12-1867) (30-23-0,187) of THE LAWMEN challenged BANKRUPT (71-
3786) (45-27-0,190) of SHADOW GOLD. Up 3. CALAMITY JANE slimly lost to BANKRUPT in
an action packed 5 minute Challenge fight. This was a calamity, right? Because of
her name. You have to be careful about your names.
OURS ROUGE (3-6049) (24-26-1,186) of THE REDBAERS challenged MADBULL (13-4198)
(53-89-2,196) of CARDOW HUNTERS. Up 10. OURS ROUGE was vanquished by MADBULL in a 1
minute uneven Challenge duel. The arenamaster (it was Sandoval, who's, you know, a
stick but okay anyway) stopped him, I mean Madbull, from skinning Ours right there on
the sands, but what happened in the Infirmary? I mean, we could hear things!
DARK OMEGA (21-4983) (46-52-0,199) of LORDS OF SHADOWS challenged NIGHTIE KNIGHT
(12-4731) (48-34-1,201) of LOBOTOMATION. Up 2. DARK OMEGA was devastated by NIGHTIE
KNIGHT in a 1 minute Challenge competition. This is probably because of nighties
always being best in the dark, although I have heard that most dark is, you know,
alfa romeo or bet a dime, not omega anything at all. But still.
ANTISOCIAL (9-4168) (46-25-1,201) of THE BLUES IX challenged SERAPH (69-5725)
(26-9-1,207) of DEATH REALM. Up 6. ANTISOCIAL unbelievably bested SERAPH in a crowd
pleasing 4 minute Challenge fight. If the crowd was pleased by Antisocial, does that
mean he was social after all? Or did they just, you know, hate the way Seraph
smirked. Have you noticed that? Seraphs always smirk, because they know secrets.
DESECRATION (21-4392) (33-15-2,212) of BLACKEST PRIDE challenged TYVIN (60-5382)
(51-41-1,230) of DEMONS OF DARKNESS 2. Up 18. DESECRATION overpowered TYVIN in a
crowd pleasing 2 minute one-sided Challenge fight. Does this mean Tyvin was
desecrated? Can you descrate a demon? I mean, isn't that what being a demon is
ABOUT?
PARANOIA (9-4557) (23-6-1,226) of DSM4 challenged ROYLAND (56-3380) (66-46-
0,252) of REDHORSE. Up 26. PARANOIA vanquished ROYLAND in a 1 minute mismatched
Challenge brawl. Does this mean Royland will have to stay in the barn now? I heard
SOME teams do that, sometimes they have to wash the dishes, but sometimes they have
to go live in the barn for a while.
BLACKMYTH (11-4018) (64-39-1,139) of SHADOWS TV challenged TESEN (12-4211) (42-
44-1,159) of DEMONS OF DARKNESS. Up 20. BLACKMYTH vanquished TESEN in an exciting 1
minute gory uneven Challenge battle. This is, like, totally not a good hour for
demons, especially dark demons. Are there light demons? You know, demons of
lightness?
For being Lord Marshall, or, you know, Lady Marshall, SETHRA LAVODE (71-4060)
(34-5-0,403) of CASTLE BLACK TV challenged KREWKUT SAUSAGE (65-6327) (18-22-0,282) of
LINCOLNSHIRE. Down a lot, but that's what being the top Marshall means. SETHRA
LAVODE was bested by KREWKUT SAUSAGE in a 1 minute Challenge Title fight. Is this
Krewkut something, or what? I mean, I really want to see him on a beach!
Debby T.
LORD-MARSHALL W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
KREWKUT SAUSAGE 65-6327 19 22 0 303 LINCOLNSHIRE (985) DAL SHANG
GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
PARANOIA 9-4557 24 6 1 247 DSM4 (461) ZUKAL
AIN GOBLINBANE 70-678 43 19 0 243 ECCENTRIC DWARVES (342) SENTERN
BLACK ANDARUS 71-3783 26 21 1 240 SHADOW MOD (986) KYR'TERR
DESECRATION 21-4392 34 15 2 230 BLACKEST PRIDE (842) SUNSET
JUDGE 56-119 53 36 2 223 INCONSISTENT FURY (259) ROCANIS
DREAM WEAVER 56-1959 26 16 1 218 INCONSISTENT FURY (259) ROCANIS
ANTISOCIAL 9-4168 47 25 1 216 THE BLUES IX (872) ZUKAL
LUMP O'GORE 13-1212 94 86 5 214 ILLFANG PACT (254) DULLENS
XERXES 67-2429 49 42 2 214 MISSION IMPLAUSIBLE (915) BARIKALA
FRAIL WHALE 55-1968 108 158 3 212 RHYME TYME (397) KHALANI
-DR. SCUM 15-1968 59 49 2 212 DRAKE'S BAR-B-Q (263) MALCORN
NIGHTIE KNIGHT 12-4731 49 34 1 212 LOBOTOMATION (961) RIZTAB
GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
MIMR 82-3783 55 39 2 209 SOL INVICTUS (919) DWES EG
HAYSEED X-IV 82-6120 25 15 2 209 PROJECT HAYSEED (973) DWES EG
TITAN 21-5070 40 26 1 208 BLACKEST PRIDE (842) SUNSET
HOUSE MOUSE 55-221 112 180 2 207 RHYME TYME (397) KHALANI
ELVIS 7-612 35 23 0 205 THE ROCKERS (1029) BONSUR
NEBUCHADNEZZAR 22-5821 28 19 0 204 BLADES OF WONDER (1002) SOLVEN
SERAPH 69-5725 26 10 1 204 DEATH REALM (943) CIMMERIAC
RAORK ROKIOS 70-1526 25 13 0 204 ORKOGRE CASTLE (533) SENTERN
MADBULL 13-4198 54 89 2 203 CARDOW HUNTERS (761) DULLENS
WOUNDWORT 12-4228 53 36 0 203 DARKMOON (911) RIZTAB
NEBUCHADNEZZER 15-4097 47 33 0 202 GRAVEYARD GLORY (936) MALCORN
JULIUS 64-3641 71 83 2 201 UNDER DURESS (743) KURUKAR
BANKRUPT 71-3786 46 27 0 201 SHADOW GOLD (987) KYR'TERR
SHEA MAGEBORN 75-2273 37 34 1 201 SHADOWCIRCLE (991) JADE MOUNTAIN
LIMA BEAN FLAMBE 70-3118 36 26 0 201 HEAVE HO! (926) SENTERN
BLADE RUNNER # 33-4544 92 64 5 200 DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY (764) NIYTYOLE ISLAND
-LORD LIGHTSPEED 33-2928 36 28 3 198 LUROCIANS II (775) NIYTYOLE ISLAND
GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
RAVEN EYES 12-2709 71 87 0 197 SWEET MAGIC (717) RIZTAB
TYVIN 60-5382 51 42 1 196 DEMONS OF DARKNESS 2 (900) ARADI
SETHRA LAVODE 71-4060 34 6 0 196 CASTLE BLACK (988) KYR'TERR
GROGGY DOGGY 55-223 120 177 0 195 RHYME TYME (397) KHALANI
ROYLAND 56-3380 66 47 0 195 REDHORSE (823) ROCANIS
-E.A.POLECAT 15-2644 58 31 4 195 DRAKE'S BAR-B-Q (263) MALCORN
RILLION 36-5545 36 22 1 194 THE CHADS (946) JHANS
DARK OMEGA 21-4983 46 53 0 193 LORDS OF SHADOWS (963) SUNSET
HEL 82-14331 36 35 0 193 ARCTIC GUARDS (944) DWES EG
-PANIC ATTACK 9-3624 30 20 1 193 DSM4 (461) ZUKAL
FUNNY BUNNY 55-1862 88 125 1 191 RHYME TYME (397) KHALANI
TRYURLUCK 61-1029 55 50 1 191 BLOOD KNIGHTS (284) JURINE
-FUT COUGH 17-4815 36 15 0 191 IMMORTAL ASYLUM (877) ALJAFIR
CALAMITY JANE 12-1867 30 24 0 191 THE LAWMEN (292) RIZTAB
BEAG MAGDA 12-4380 50 31 2 190 DARKMOON (911) RIZTAB
-THE BIG MEOW 21-5307 24 5 0 190 MEOW MIX (978) SUNSET
MOONJUMPER 16-3062 62 96 1 188 PUNNY AMINALS (708) WILLAF
MOTHER MARY 70-691 39 31 3 188 SPREAD THE DISEASE (398) SENTERN
CHAOS LICH 15-4132 44 35 0 186 GRAVEYARD GLORY (936) MALCORN
KELOS 55-30 58 87 3 185 ROCANIS RIDERS (285) KHALANI
SMUG BUG 55-2900 40 68 0 184 RHYME TYME (397) KHALANI
NOFX 19-3180 62 34 2 183 THE MOTHERSHIP II (699) ZUWAYZA
POINT 56-633 33 44 1 183 INCONSISTENT FURY (259) ROCANIS
SCOURGE 74-2857 29 23 1 181 DARK ANGELS (989) DAIYLA KIV
DESERT GYPSY 56-2105 24 11 3 181 INCONSISTENT FURY (259) ROCANIS
-LUCIFER 22-5393 23 22 0 181 THE HELL HOUNDS (964) SOLVEN
GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
OURS ROUGE 3-6049 24 27 1 179 THE REDBAERS (1028) OSKSI
-LADY EMILY 33-6626 24 15 1 178 LUROCIANS II (775) NIYTYOLE ISLAND
MILA 55-29 58 92 0 172 ROCANIS RIDERS (285) KHALANI
-RED BARON 33-1092 33 32 3 172 LUROCIANS II (775) NIYTYOLE ISLAND
ELRORAN 12-4386 44 36 2 171 DEMONS OF DARKNESS (838) RIZTAB
-SAVAGE SAGE 17-4022 26 28 0 170 IMMORTAL ASYLUM (877) ALJAFIR
REDFOX 13-4197 49 66 0 167 CARDOW HUNTERS (761) DULLENS
-SAMOO 37-4630 25 13 1 163 DARKENED PRIDE (998) SIBIKHAS
SUPERIOR FORCES 33-4543 61 95 2 161 DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY (764) NIYTYOLE ISLAND
VENRIC 60-5709 30 25 0 161 DEMONS OF DARKNESS 2 (900) ARADI
BLACKMYTH 11-4018 65 39 1 160 SHADOWS (960) ARUAK CITY
WYATT EARP 12-2168 24 11 1 159 THE LAWMEN (292) RIZTAB
SAMPSA 31-4233 25 13 2 153 SOL INVICTUS (974) CHIMLEVTAL
GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
-LORD REDMOND 12-4109 33 21 1 148 LUROCIANS IV (865) RIZTAB
CRYPT KEEPER 15-4146 39 28 1 147 GRAVEYARD GLORY (936) MALCORN
TESEN 12-4211 42 45 1 146 DEMONS OF DARKNESS (838) RIZTAB
FLAMING FLEA 70-499 24 23 2 141 MIDNIGHT HOUR (551) SENTERN
AVARICIOUS AVON 63-2388 25 25 0 134 TOMATO ENFORCER (1024) AMEN-TEI
JUDGE DREDD 12-1930 33 20 0 133 THE LAWMEN (292) RIZTAB
JOELEAN 97-903 20 19 4 129 IVER'S GIRLS (971) SHADOW GROVE
GRAHAM 29-4318 31 30 0 125 CROC FILES (951) LAPUR
-OSIRIS 19-4111 29 18 2 118 ANARCHY (1030) ZUWAYZA
DAGA TERS 56-2627 20 8 1 116 INCONSISTENT FURY (259) ROCANIS
SANDY 1-6821 22 42 1 104 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (1022) MORDANT
-SUNGOD DESIGNED ME 43-4270 23 5 0 102 WENSINWASIN (1023) VEASTIAN
GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
TEXAS GLITTER 35-3509 25 12 0 100 EXACTLY! (1033) MURSKA
SUE 22-5828 22 21 1 100 WOMEN OF REALITY (1014) SOLVEN
-LORD FIREFLASH 33-2966 29 31 0 99 LUROCIANS II (775) NIYTYOLE ISLAND
GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
AGRO 29-4314 28 36 1 97 CROC FILES (951) LAPUR
GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
LOPING WOLF 56-1796 58 101 0 85 REDHORSE (823) ROCANIS
GOLDIE 29-4395 17 16 1 84 CROC FILES (951) LAPUR
BEER 71-3539 23 29 0 82 STUFF I BROUGHT (918) KYR'TERR
-WRATH OF ONE 82-11628 11 3 0 81 LUROCIANS XII (1039) DWES EG
-HOG REAVER 13-4525 24 1 0 79 THE WILLBURYS 13 (864) DULLENS
-FLESH RIPPER 74-3375 11 3 0 68 LUROCIANS XI (1038) DAIYLA KIV
WEDNESDAY 16-5254 15 13 2 61 THE DARK TIDES (1040) WILLAF
DOC HOLIDAY 12-2956 15 13 1 61 THE LAWMEN (292) RIZTAB
-MONTY 29-4391 14 21 3 61 CROC FILES (951) LAPUR
-TAZZY TIGER 24-4423 15 10 0 55 AUSSIE KILLERS (1042) ZORPUNT
JIMMY THE AINT 82-19733 20 2 1 42 BLADE BROTHERS (1045) DWES EG
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN
JIMMY THE AINT 82-19733 20 2 1 BLADE BROTHERS 1045 SUE 22-5828 373
PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE
Sampsa -- You are not the first to experience that hardship. It's a luxury I loathe
relinquishing. Better luck in the future. I've been working with Janet J. on a new
segment of my act. I'm just afraid my lucky opponent won't be strong enough for the
role of 'co-saboteur'...if I may be french with you.... -- Nightie Knight
Nebuchadnezzer -- Good try, and I didn't mean to be rude. Not having been raised in
a barn. -- Royland
The lovely Ms. Tonte -- No, I'm not anti-barn in general. A barn is a fine place to
keep a horse or a dairy cow. It can be a location of honest and worthy labor for a
human. But it isn't a good place to bring up children; then they learn their manners
from the animals. I was brought up by a gentleman merchant in his Moryan home. I
would not embarrass you if you were to meet me for lunch. How about it? I know a
nice place in Redrock that offers an excellent selection of soups and sandwiches. --
Royland
But lots of animals have, you know, better manners than people! I'm always
noticing that.
Woundwort -- Ye know why it took so many days to heal ye? Because they didn't use a
potion. I hear they're runnin' low on healing potions. Oh, and don't forget to tell
your manager to change what ye work on. -- Lump o' Gore
Antisocial -- That was a fairly impressive comeback in the second round. -- Kelos
Chaos Lich -- With the train I got, you won't knock me down again. -- Mila
Wrath of One -- I see they held back the healing potion in your case, too.
Worrisome, isn't it? -- Loping Wolf
Krewcut Sausage -- I'm still working out how to dodge while on my back in the sand.
-- Mimr
Lump O' Gore -- That was a fine bit o' parrying you did; or didya just get lucky? --
Woundwort
E.A. Polecat -- You can take a shot pretty well. -- Beag Magda
Tesen -- Ever since arriving in ADM, I have had trouble finishing off opponents. --
Sampsa
Seraph -- Madbull probably hates you, but he's got such a long list of people he
hates now that you're in no immediate danger of being mugged in an alley. Assuming
he could take you by ambush, since he can't do it otherwise. -- Redfox
P.S. Doesn't that make you feel good?
Desecration -- (sigh) You know, I think I've plateaued. I either need to change
something, or quit. Oh, well, good fight. -- Moonjumper
P.S. Eleven clashes!
Nofx -- Unlike Moonjumper, I KNOW I've hit a plateau. But so far no luck convincing
Jorja to replace me on the active list with somebody else. Somebody younger, who
still has a chance to win a few. Oh, well. -- Redfox
Funny Bunny -- I'm not laughing. -- Raven Eyes
Superior Forces -- That's indecent! -- Sandy of Homicidal Maniacs
Jimmy the Aint -- I know one thing that you ain't no more, Undefeated. This win was
worth the wait. -- Wednesday
All -- Ok I'm confused. My Wednesday beat an undefeated warrior in two hits and was
still one of the least favorites. How do they figure this crap out? -- Diaretic
She has to make a, you know, good show for the fans. It's popularity. And it's
Thursday, too.
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
5 March 2004
Style Masters Symposium
Hosted by Hammer
The years have slipped by and many DM Managers have come and gone since the last
Hammer's Handbook was compiled and printed.
There is now a stirring within me to begin writing and editing yet another
Handbook with a distribution date sometime in 2005.
This Handbook will be made available via Email with a possibility of burning the
info to a CD for distribution.
Special arrangements will be made to provide the information via printed page to
those contributors who are serving sentences behind bars.
The working title of this new Handbook is "Style Masters Symposium Hosted by
Hammer".
Distribution of this Handbook is projected to be MAINLY for those DM Managers
who contribute information/articles to Hammer by June 2004.
Informative and entertaining articles should focus on insights regarding Any or
All 10 Style Masters for both the Basic and ADM arenas as well as Tourney
competition.
Articles focusing on Weapons/Armor are also encouraged for inclusion.
Whether you are a Newbie Manager without a clue or a Jaded Veteran; everyone has
discovered something about this gaming experience that is both Insightful and
Entertaining.
Email Your Articles to HammerDM@fastermail.com or send them via Diplo to either
Flower Hammerz (372) in DM 28 or Casino Hammerz (576) in DM 33.
Length and Content of the Style Masters Symposium Hosted by Hammer will be
Determined by the Quality and Quantity of Contributors Combined with the Literary
Efforts of Hammer who is currently overseas for an indefinite period of time.
Articles Contributed for this Project should be of Sufficient Length and Content
to Warrant being Included to Receive the Finished Document when Hammer has completed
this literary work to His satisfaction.
Managers contributing articles are also requested to include a DM Bio of
Themselves along with any Notable Successes and/or Failures during Their DM Career in
Basic, ADM and/or Tourney Play.
A listing of Active Stables would also be Helpful for Anyone Seeking to Reply to
Contributors via Diplo, Email or Snailmail.
May Your Blades Be Sharp And Your Wits Sharper!
-- Hammer of Flower Hammerz (372) DM 28 and Casino Hammerz (576) DM 33
18 March 2004
St. Valentine's Day Massacre Update
We are pleased to announce that the kLk sponsored St. Valentine's Day Massacre
kill contest in DM 36 is off to a great start. We are also pleased to announce that
in addition to the 10 team rollups we are also able to offer the renaming of a dark
arena warrior as a prize to the manager with the most kills. The contest is only 2
turns old and is still wide open. There are currently 5 managers tied with one kill
each. Anything can still happen so hurry up and get into the arena.
On a personal note, no other alliances have entered the arena in force to
challenge the kLk dominance. We were expecting The Firm to put up a fight for their
supposed home arena. But, they were a no show. Guess they proved what they are
really made of. *evil grin*
Perhaps another alliance would like to step in to give us a challenge. We are
throwing down the gauntlet. Perhaps the Chaos Inc. boys I keep hearing about would
like to step in and challenge the kLk for arena dominance. If you don't show up,
Chaos, don't feel bad. FAR better managers than you have been invited into Jhans but
have chosen to pass on the offer.
So if you consider yourself worthy to compete, like fierce competition, and
enjoy arenas where the personals are as fierce as the fighting, come visit JHANS DM
36. We're already planning our next contest, "Capture the Flag," and have a
storyline being actively worked on in the arena. Whatever you like about DM you can
find it in JHANS.
Bookie
mgr. of Suicidal Dreams
and Director Jhans Board of Tourism
kLk Alliance
27 March 2004
This notice is to inform the DM world that CHAOS INC. has added CHEETO to its
ranks. He joins APEX, FLAGG, MATRIX, ASSAMITE, and RUDE BUDDHA as the 6th member.
May your chaotic wings spread disaster and CHAOS for all your days! Welcome CHEETO!!
27 March 2004
Has anyone seen it in print that the "Goat" is leaving the "Cartel"? There were
some diplos to the effect of a special branch of the Cartel being formed, like secret
societies, governmental agencies and alliances certain agendas are developed. To
obtain the desired effect of any agenda only key personnel can be used. The "Goat"
is "Cartel" so until you see it with me announcing that I am not Cartel, remember,
"The Agenda of the Core is for you to fight for." I hope this stops the confusion.
-- Goat
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SETHRA LAVODE was bested by KREWKUT SAUSAGE in a 1 minute Challenge Title fight.
BLACKMYTH vanquished TESEN in a exciting 1 minute gory uneven Challenge battle.
PARANOIA vanquished ROYLAND in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
DESECRATION overpowered TYVIN in a crowd pleasing 2 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
ANTISOCIAL unbelievably bested SERAPH in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Challenge fight.
DARK OMEGA was devastated by NIGHTIE KNIGHT in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
OURS ROUGE was vanquished by MADBULL in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
CALAMITY JANE slimly lost to BANKRUPT in a action packed 5 minute Challenge fight.
NOFX was luckily beaten by ELVIS in a exciting 8 minute gruesome Challenge fight.
MIMR savagely defeated SHEA MAGEBORN in a exciting 5 minute brutal Challenge fight.
HAYSEED X-IV devastated FUNNY BUNNY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict.
TITAN savagely defeated GROGGY DOGGY in a popular 2 minute bloody Challenge brawl.
WYATT EARP unbelievably bested CRYPT KEEPER in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
JOELEAN was viciously subdued by REDFOX in a action packed 7 minute Challenge duel.
GRAHAM devastated SANDY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
SAMPSA overpowered AVARICIOUS AVON in a exciting 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
GOLDIE overpowered WEDNESDAY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
TEXAS GLITTER devastated LOPING WOLF in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
AIN GOBLINBANE subdued NEBUCHADNEZZAR in a action packed 3 minute gruesome bout.
BLACK ANDARUS handily defeated MOTHER MARY in a exciting 2 minute one-sided contest.
BEAG MAGDA was overpowered by DREAM WEAVER in a exciting 1 minute uneven fight.
MOONJUMPER was overpowered by XERXES in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided duel.
BLADE RUNNER # slimly lost to JUDGE in a action packed 3 minute gruesome bout.
CHAOS LICH was overpowered by FRAIL WHALE in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
RILLION overcame POINT in a 2 minute duel.
HEL was beaten by LUMP O'GORE in a 2 minute gory fight.
HOUSE MOUSE vanquished SCOURGE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fray.
SMUG BUG was demolished by RAORK ROKIOS in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
NEBUCHADNEZZER overpowered MILA in a action packed 1 minute brutal one-sided bout.
DESERT GYPSY was viciously subdued by JULIUS in a popular 3 minute bloody duel.
TRYURLUCK was subdued by WOUNDWORT in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brutal match.
LIMA BEAN FLAMBE handily defeated SUPERIOR FORCES in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
ELRORAN was handily defeated by RAVEN EYES in a popular 1 minute uneven match.
FLAMING FLEA was overpowered by VENRIC in a 2 minute bloody one-sided duel.
KELOS demolished JUDGE DREDD in a exciting 1 minute uneven competition.
AGRO was overpowered by DAGA TERS in a 1 minute uneven battle.
JIMMY THE AINT was slaughtered by SUE in a 1 minute bloody one-sided struggle.
BEER vanquished BITTER ALMOND in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
DOC HOLIDAY was viciously subdued by SCHIZOPHRENIC in a crowd pleasing 3 minute match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 30 TOTAL PARRY 32 - 25 - 0 56 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 9 PARRY-STRIKE 16 - 13 - 0 55 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 8 AIMED BLOW 35 - 29 - 2 55 |
|TOTAL PARRY 6 LUNGING ATTACK 146 - 121 - 2 55 |
|WALL OF STEEL 6 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 8 - 1 53 |
|AIMED BLOW 6 PARRY-LUNGE 32 - 33 - 0 49 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 5 STRIKING ATTACK 44 - 47 - 0 48 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 3 SLASHING ATTACK 49 - 64 - 1 43 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 WALL OF STEEL 32 - 44 - 1 42 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 11 - 0 31 |
Turn 373 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-STRIKE 3 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 5 5 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 2 - 4 2 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 4 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 4 2 PARRY-STRIKE
SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 4 1 SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 15 - 15 1 WALL OF STEEL
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1
WALL OF STEEL 3 - 3
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK KREWKUT SAUSAGE 65-6327 19 22 0 303 LINCOLNSHIRE (985)
TOTAL PARRY AIN GOBLINBANE 70-678 43 19 0 243 ECCENTRIC DWARVES (342)
PARRY-STRIKE JUDGE 56-119 53 36 2 223 INCONSISTENT FURY (259)
SLASHING ATTACK DREAM WEAVER 56-1959 26 16 1 218 INCONSISTENT FURY (259)
WALL OF STEEL LUMP O'GORE 13-1212 94 86 5 214 ILLFANG PACT (254)
PARRY-LUNGE MIMR 82-3783 55 39 2 209 SOL INVICTUS (919)
BASHING ATTACK HOUSE MOUSE 55-221 112 180 2 207 RHYME TYME (397)
AIMED BLOW NEBUCHADNEZZAR 22-5821 28 19 0 204 BLADES OF WONDER (1002)
PARRY-RIPOSTE RAORK ROKIOS 70-1526 25 13 0 204 ORKOGRE CASTLE (533)
STRIKING ATTACK RAVEN EYES 12-2709 71 87 0 197 SWEET MAGIC (717)
The overall popularity leader is GROGGY DOGGY 55-223. The most popular warrior this
turn was NOFX 19-3180. The ten other most popular fighters were REDFOX 13-4197, MIMR
82-3783, SERAPH 69-5725, CRYPT KEEPER 15-4146, CALAMITY JANE 12-1867, JOELEAN 97-903,
JULIUS 64-3641, SCHIZOPHRENIC 9-4595, DESECRATION 21-4392, and TITAN 21-5070.
The least popular fighter this week was JIMMY THE AINT 82-19733. The other ten least
popular fighters were AGRO 29-4314, CHAOS LICH 15-4132, SANDY 1-6821, ROYLAND
56-3380, TESEN 12-4211, SUE 22-5828, JUDGE DREDD 12-1930, ELRORAN 12-4386, SUPERIOR
FORCES 33-4543, and SMUG BUG 55-2900.
Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K
MORDANT(1) 0 1 0 SOLVEN(22) 1 1 1 KURUKAR(64) 1 0 0
OSKSI(3) 0 1 0 LAPUR(29) 2 1 0 DAL SHANG(65) 1 0 0
BONSUR(7) 1 0 0 CHIMLEVTAL(31) 1 0 0 BARIKALA(67) 1 0 0
ZUKAL(9) 3 0 0 NIYTYOLE ISLAND(33) 0 2 0 CIMMERIAC(69) 0 1 0
ARUAK CITY(11) 1 0 0 MURSKA(35) 1 0 0 SENTERN(70) 3 2 0
RIZTAB(12) 4 6 0 JHANS(36) 1 0 0 KYR'TERR(71) 3 1 0
DULLENS(13) 3 0 0 KHALANI(55) 3 4 0 DAIYLA KIV(74) 0 1 0
MALCORN(15) 1 2 0 ROCANIS(56) 3 4 0 JADE MOUNTAIN(75) 0 1 0
WILLAF(16) 0 2 0 ARADI(60) 1 1 0 DWES EG(82) 2 2 0
ZUWAYZA(19) 0 1 0 JURINE(61) 0 1 0 SHADOW GROVE(97) 0 1 0
SUNSET(21) 2 1 0 AMEN-TEI(63) 0 1 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
SANDY 1-6821 22 42 1 104 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (1022) MORDANT
OURS ROUGE 3-6049 24 27 1 179 THE REDBAERS (1028) OSKSI
ELVIS 7-612 35 23 0 205 THE ROCKERS (1029) BONSUR
PARANOIA 9-4557 24 6 1 247 DSM4 (461) ZUKAL
BLACKMYTH 11-4018 65 39 1 160 SHADOWS (960) ARUAK CITY
NIGHTIE KNIGHT 12-4731 49 34 1 212 LOBOTOMATION (961) RIZTAB
LUMP O'GORE 13-1212 94 86 5 214 ILLFANG PACT (254) DULLENS
NEBUCHADNEZZER 15-4097 47 33 0 202 GRAVEYARD GLORY (936) MALCORN
MOONJUMPER 16-3062 62 96 1 188 PUNNY AMINALS (708) WILLAF
NOFX 19-3180 62 34 2 183 THE MOTHERSHIP II (699) ZUWAYZA
DESECRATION 21-4392 34 15 2 230 BLACKEST PRIDE (842) SUNSET
NEBUCHADNEZZAR 22-5821 28 19 0 204 BLADES OF WONDER (1002) SOLVEN
GRAHAM 29-4318 31 30 0 125 CROC FILES (951) LAPUR
SAMPSA 31-4233 25 13 2 153 SOL INVICTUS (974) CHIMLEVTAL
BLADE RUNNER # 33-4544 92 64 5 200 DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY (764) NIYTYOLE ISLAND
TEXAS GLITTER 35-3509 25 12 0 100 EXACTLY! (1033) MURSKA
RILLION 36-5545 36 22 1 194 THE CHADS (946) JHANS
FRAIL WHALE 55-1968 108 158 3 212 RHYME TYME (397) KHALANI
JUDGE 56-119 53 36 2 223 INCONSISTENT FURY (259) ROCANIS
TYVIN 60-5382 51 42 1 196 DEMONS OF DARKNESS 2 (900) ARADI
TRYURLUCK 61-1029 55 50 1 191 BLOOD KNIGHTS (284) JURINE
AVARICIOUS AVON 63-2388 25 25 0 134 TOMATO ENFORCER (1024) AMEN-TEI
JULIUS 64-3641 71 83 2 201 UNDER DURESS (743) KURUKAR
KREWKUT SAUSAGE 65-6327 19 22 0 303 LINCOLNSHIRE (985) DAL SHANG
XERXES 67-2429 49 42 2 214 MISSION IMPLAUSIBLE (915) BARIKALA
SERAPH 69-5725 26 10 1 204 DEATH REALM (943) CIMMERIAC
AIN GOBLINBANE 70-678 43 19 0 243 ECCENTRIC DWARVES (342) SENTERN
BLACK ANDARUS 71-3783 26 21 1 240 SHADOW MOD (986) KYR'TERR
SCOURGE 74-2857 29 23 1 181 DARK ANGELS (989) DAIYLA KIV
SHEA MAGEBORN 75-2273 37 34 1 201 SHADOWCIRCLE (991) JADE MOUNTAIN
MIMR 82-3783 55 39 2 209 SOL INVICTUS (919) DWES EG
JOELEAN 97-903 20 19 4 129 IVER'S GIRLS (971) SHADOW GROVE
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, 14 additional warriors graduated
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament:
ABE SIMPSON (9-4453) SPRINGFIELD
PB-LEAD (23-4385) ROCK-ETTS IV
RATTLESNAKE SHAKE (60-4242) METAL MELTDOWN
CHIP (60-4413) RESCUE RANGERS
SLAKE (82-12993) WORD OF THE DAY
DIS-COMBOBULATE (63-2222) DIS-TEAM
RETARD (68-7501) POLITICALLYINCORRECT
DARKSIDE (22-2714) LOST SOULS 1
ZHARRA TYL MEDAN (40-2586) SUPERIOR FORCES
SMOOGIE (82-2247) STREET PIZZAD III
ARATHEA (13-3318) THE ELITE
PX (82-14364) SUPERIOR FORCES 1203
MIKE, POWERFUL (82-7051) MIKE THE HUNTER
DIS-FUNCTIONAL (63-2223) DIS-TEAM
-- Green Eyes