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Date : 02/03/2005 Duedate: 02/16/2005
FREE BLADES
DM-103 TURN-395
RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K %
1 LEGION OF DU 13/1056 6 0 0 100 IMMORTAL ASYLUM 17/877
2-MEOW MIX 21/978 219 78 5 73.7 11 ARCTIC GUARDS 82/944 243 222 4 52.3
BLACKEST PRIDE 21/842 STUFF I BROUGHT 71/918
3-DEATH REALM 69/943 214 107 1 66.7 ARCTIC GUARDS 71/1048
THE MOTHERSHIP II 19/699 12 DARKMOON 12/911 157 143 3 52.3
4 COLGATE DAYS 33/1062 1183 630 7 65.3 AUTUMN LIGHTNING 58/1069
LAFFALYMPICS 56/1053 ROMPER ROOM 60/1070
5 SARATOGA GLO 32/1072 493 297 5 62.4 SOL INVICTUS 31/974
6 DSM4 9/461 580 359 8 61.8 13 BLOOD KNIGHTS 61/284 244 285 9 46.1
RACE THE WIND 73/1068 14 LUROCIANS IV 12/865 135 161 5 45.6
LINCOLNSHIRE 65/985 LUROCIANS II 33/775
DARK ANGELS 74/989 LUROCIANS XII 82/1039
BROTHERHOOD 74/1073 15 RHYME TYME 55/397 197 250 0 44.1
SHAVE MY POODLE 82/1057 16 REDHORSE 56/823 264 359 2 42.4
PROJECT HAYSEED 82/973 ROCANIS RIDERS 55/285
BLADES OF WONDER 22/1002 17 UNDER DURESS 64/743 698 1013 10 40.8
BLADE BROTHERS 82/1045 DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY 33/764
7-HALL OF GIANT 12/885 338 239 9 58.6 18 HORROR FILMS 11/1071 45 68 1 39.8
HEART OF DARKNESS 64/896 ARENA FELINES 33/1054
SAILS OF CHARON 16/1044 ARENA FELINES 12/857
8-RAZOR GRACE 17/562 28 22 1 56.0 19 THE BONDS 49/774 417 954 5 30.4
9 MYTHICAL 58/779 516 426 6 54.8 CARDOW HUNTERS 13/761
HOUSE SLYTHERIN 18/947 MIDDLE WAY 17/1058
DEMONS OF DARKNESS 2 60/900 FISHERMAN'S WHARF 32/771
THE ROCKERS 7/1029 20-THE DARK TID 16/1040 3 10 0 23.1
10 ANARCHY 19/1030 41 34 2 54.7
'##/###' Avoid teams by their Team Id '-' Team did not fight this turn
WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT
+ ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Lighthouse #1 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
It was a good thing that Barikala Island wasn't big, because Artemisia was sure
they'd walked the length of it by the time they came to the Hall, and she'd been
tired to begin with. She and Eddystone had passed through two coastal villages, both
of them deserted. It was the villages that brought home to Artemisia that the island
really was under siege. Empty cottages had lost shingles, windows were broken,
stones fallen from walls, the natural results of time and weather on abandoned
buildings. But some of them had been...crushed. Or ripped apart. In the ruins of
one cottage there were bones that had come from nothing familiar.
Artemisia paused to look at the bones more closely, tracing the probable outline
of the body that had been half-buried by rubble. The thing had been tall as a Shew,
seven feet, at least, and upright. Clawed feet like the largest bird she could
imagine, and that horned and snouted horror must be the skull.
When she turned away, Eddystone said, "That was one of the earlier intrusions.
We lost twelve men in that fight." He gestured for her to come away up the road.
"It was after that we abandoned all the outlying villages and set up our perimeter
around the Hall."
Artemisia was silent for several minutes, looking around at the island. She
shouldn't have been able to see much; it was after sunset. But the pillar of light
in the center of the island, though focused upward, cast a glow across the landscape
that was brighter than starlight. The island must never have been a fertile
farmland, it was too rocky, but now she saw fields abandoned to weeds, and forest
crowding into them. What did people eat here? It must be years since they'd gotten
any shipments of grain from the mainland. She remembered tales of castaways and felt
faintly sick.
There was a prickly sensation that made the hair on her arms stand up, and she
shivered, trying to look in all directions at once.
Beside her, Eddystone drew his sword. "A gate opening nearby," he said quietly.
"Probably to the left, along that stream--there's a dimensional fracture zone. But
it might be anywhere. You watch to the right, I'll watch left."
"There have always been gates in Alastari," Artemisia said just as quietly.
"Why is it so bad here and now?"
"It's always been bad," the Barikalan answered. "It's what made the Chaos Wars.
Her on the Isle, she used to try to keep the gates under control." He spat. "She
doesn't seem to care anymore. And she could've closed them all, but she wouldn't.
We're trying to prevent another Chaos War here, Lady Protector."
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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 508): CAT TASTROPHIE of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 508): AGLIBOL of DARKMOON (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 502): BATTERY of STARBASE 5 (Zeus, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 504): FELIX of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 502): DARON EL of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 501): MYSTIC of ANARCHY (Jekyll, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 250): ALARIC of THE WARLORDS II (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 493): LEXINGTON of DARK GLORY (Ultraist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 248): DROKK of WHAMMO & THUDDA 4 U! (Micky, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 490): TRADEMARK of SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 488): CLINCH of SACKETT'S & CO. (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 481): BARRISTER of BLITZKRIEG (Polarius, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 444): DISMAY of HELL'S PAWNS (Harbinger, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 225): STORM SERPENT of SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.)
DM 47 SCOMSS SWAMP(turn 220): COURAGE of LAND OF OZ (Oz the Successful, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 207): NO-PAIN-4U of EXTREMISTS (Eclipse, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 369): HEDGEHOG of REDHORSE (Mila, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 348): COOL CAT of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 155): CHINESE SIMIAN of K.B.W.F II (Polarius, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 394): HERMES of MYTHICAL from DELARQ TOR (Rillion, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 508): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 508): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 502): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 504): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 502): HEROESANDFOUNDONES (The Judge, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 501): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 250): LADZ OF LUGBURZ (Bum, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 493): EQUESTORS (Spartacus, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 248): THE STORMGUARDS (The Icelord, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 490): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 488): SACKETT'S & CO. (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 481): BUSY, BUSYTOWN (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 444): GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 225): MORDRED'S MADMEN (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 47 SCOMSS SWAMP(turn 220): LAND OF OZ (Oz the Successful, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 207): SNOW CALL HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 369): REDHORSE (Mila, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 348): ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 155): DUDS (Amy A. Airhead, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 394): LEGION OF DUMB (Carnage, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 508): AGLIBOL of DARKMOON (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.)
JUDGE PARKER of THE LAWMEN (Marshal D, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 501): MYSTIC of ANARCHY (Jekyll, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 250): ALARIC of THE WARLORDS II (Fizban, mgr.)
RAY D AYTOR of OTTO'S MECHANICS (Crip, mgr.)
(turn 249): RHINOVIRUS of BAD GERMS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 492): LUCIUS of EQUESTORS (Spartacus, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 247): CHERRY 2000 of NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 490): TRADEMARK of SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
(turn 489): MAY FISTAFOLES of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
STYLISH of SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 487): CATLOW of SACKETT'S & CO. (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 481): RED FERN of VOLUNTEER FLOWERS (Inferno, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 443): STILTZ of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 47 SCOMSS SWAMP(turn 220): COURAGE of LAND OF OZ (Oz the Successful, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 206): VANWAFEA of DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.)
REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER
It was going to be Snide Clemens. I can't like that man. He's just awful. I
mean, everybody has some bad days, yes, but Snide is just awful all the time. And
besides, I have a toothache, and I don't like ANYBODY when I have a toothache. So
there! Now you know.
So here is some stuff for you about the fights.
Blackest Pride was avoided by Laffalympics. I guess they had their reasons.
Redfox got the most challenges.
There were twenty-seven fights, and nobody died. Five were challenge matches,
one tv and the rest radio.
Three mimes fought.
The longest fight was twelve minutes. You can do a lot in twelve minutes, if
you try.
If you take aspirins all day, your ears ring.
And here is, or maybe are, the high points. Or maybe they're somewhere else. I
don't know, and I don't care. My tooth hurts. My whole head hurts, even.
This was the longest fight: ELVIS (7-612) (43-36-0,206) of THE ROCKERS fought
GROGGY DOGGY (55-223) (133-185-0,183) of RHYME TYME. ELVIS narrowly defeated GROGGY
DOGGY in an exciting 12 minute brutal fight. If I was Elvis's hound dog, I would
stay away from this man, you know? He is not nice to dogs.
DARTMAN (33-7161) (18-8-1,88) of COLGATE DAYS challenged WHITEWING (13-4346)
(25-44-0,94) of CARDOW HUNTERS. Up 6. DARTMAN overpowered WHITEWING in a crowd
pleasing 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
SMILING GOAT (82-20735) (15-13-0,81) of SHAVE MY POODLE challenged MOUSE NOYLE
(17-6252) (25-37-0,87) of MIDDLE WAY. Up 6. SMILING GOAT devastated MOUSE NOYLE in
a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest. Goats and mouses, whatever next? It's just
a good thing Noyle isn't from Aradi!
CAPTAIN CAVEMAN (56-3753) (22-3-0,149) of LAFFALYMPICS challenged BEER (71-3539)
(34-39-0,137) of STUFF I BROUGHT. Down 12. CAPTAIN CAVEMAN was subdued by BEER in
an action packed 1 minute Challenge fight. Beer does that. Did you know that
managers have stopped drinking at tourneys? At least during the day.
ARTEMISIA (12-5096) (31-33-0,121) of DARKMOON challenged REDFOX (13-4197) (53-
83-0,126) of CARDOW HUNTERS. Up 5. ARTEMISIA lost to REDFOX in an action packed 2
minute Challenge battle.
NEBUCHADNEZZAR (22-5821) (35-29-0,196) of BLADES OF WONDER TV challenged
TRYURLUCK (61-1029) (65-61-1,209) of BLOOD KNIGHTS. Up 13. NEBUCHADNEZZAR was
devastated by TRYURLUCK in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight. Congratulations on
having the TV anyway, Neb.
And for the title of Lord Marshall, Paranoia came back and found someone sitting
in his chair.... HERMES (58-6016) (31-13-0,248) of MYTHICAL fought PARANOIA (9-4557)
(38-9-1,226) of DSM4. HERMES was overpowered by PARANOIA in a 2 minute one-sided
Title struggle. And congratulations to Paranoia. Both of him.
Debby T.
LORD-MARSHALL W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
PARANOIA 9-4557 39 9 1 248 DSM4 (461) ZUKAL
GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
-TYVIN 60-5382 59 47 1 259 DEMONS OF DARKNESS 2 (900) ARADI
FRAIL WHALE 55-1968 120 168 3 244 RHYME TYME (397) KHALANI
-NOFX 19-3180 74 43 2 237 THE MOTHERSHIP II (699) ZUWAYZA
HEL 82-14331 47 46 0 226 ARCTIC GUARDS (944) DWES EG
-KREWKUT SAUSAGE 65-6327 32 26 0 223 LINCOLNSHIRE (985) DAL SHANG
TRYURLUCK 61-1029 66 61 1 221 BLOOD KNIGHTS (284) JURINE
MILA 55-29 70 102 0 211 ROCANIS RIDERS (285) KHALANI
GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
ELVIS 7-612 44 36 0 210 THE ROCKERS (1029) BONSUR
-MONOMACH 17-3648 32 21 3 210 RAZOR GRACE (562) ALJAFIR
ROYLAND 56-3380 81 54 0 208 REDHORSE (823) ROCANIS
-SEVERUS SNAPE 18-7146 46 27 0 207 HOUSE SLYTHERIN (947) TALCAMA
-SCOURGE 74-2857 37 25 1 207 DARK ANGELS (989) DAIYLA KIV
HOUSE MOUSE 55-221 125 189 2 206 RHYME TYME (397) KHALANI
FUT COUGH 17-4815 42 17 0 205 IMMORTAL ASYLUM (877) ALJAFIR
-THE MADNESS 21-5214 36 16 1 202 BLACKEST PRIDE (842) SUNSET
RED BARON 33-1092 40 42 3 200 LUROCIANS II (775) NIYTYOLE ISLAND
LADY EMILY 33-6626 31 25 1 200 LUROCIANS II (775) NIYTYOLE ISLAND
TREMOR CHRIST 17-4047 38 24 2 199 IMMORTAL ASYLUM (877) ALJAFIR
HERMES 58-6016 31 14 0 199 MYTHICAL (779) DELARQ TOR
SAMPSA 31-4233 30 28 4 195 SOL INVICTUS (974) CHIMLEVTAL
-JOPPA CLUBFIST 12-3748 27 23 0 195 HALL OF GIANT (885) RIZTAB
-HAYSEED X-IV 82-6120 26 19 2 192 PROJECT HAYSEED (973) DWES EG
CHESTER CHEETAH 12-1552 56 37 1 190 ARENA FELINES (857) RIZTAB
LORD LIGHTSPEED 33-2928 42 39 3 188 LUROCIANS II (775) NIYTYOLE ISLAND
NEBUCHADNEZZAR 22-5821 35 30 0 188 BLADES OF WONDER (1002) SOLVEN
GROGGY DOGGY 55-223 133 186 0 187 RHYME TYME (397) KHALANI
THE CAT'S MEOW 12-2073 41 27 1 182 ARENA FELINES (857) RIZTAB
-SERAPH 69-5725 36 15 1 182 DEATH REALM (943) CIMMERIAC
LORD REDMOND 12-4109 37 34 1 181 LUROCIANS IV (865) RIZTAB
GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
FUNNY BUNNY 55-1862 98 137 1 180 RHYME TYME (397) KHALANI
LOKI 71-3798 25 23 2 180 ARCTIC GUARDS (1048) KYR'TERR
PANIC ATTACK 9-3624 34 26 2 176 DSM4 (461) ZUKAL
-DUBIJN 64-4092 40 14 0 175 HEART OF DARKNESS (896) KURUKAR
SUPERIOR FORCES 33-4543 70 108 2 173 DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY (764) NIYTYOLE ISLAND
KELOS 55-30 68 99 3 173 ROCANIS RIDERS (285) KHALANI
T-BONE 13-3139 25 6 0 166 LEGION OF DUMB (1056) DULLENS
SMUG BUG 55-2900 47 83 0 164 RHYME TYME (397) KHALANI
BEER 71-3539 35 39 0 158 STUFF I BROUGHT (918) KYR'TERR
GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
TIGRESS 13-4471 31 40 0 155 CARDOW HUNTERS (761) DULLENS
GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
-THE SICKNESS 21-5327 26 8 1 146 BLACKEST PRIDE (842) SUNSET
WRATH OF ONE 82-11628 18 13 2 146 LUROCIANS XII (1039) DWES EG
LOPING WOLF 56-1796 69 112 0 145 REDHORSE (823) ROCANIS
JULIUS 64-3641 76 100 2 140 UNDER DURESS (743) KURUKAR
CAPTAIN CAVEMAN 56-3753 22 4 0 138 LAFFALYMPICS (1053) ROCANIS
OSIRIS 19-4111 32 23 2 137 ANARCHY (1030) ZUWAYZA
-ROWARDENN 16-4105 22 12 0 136 SAILS OF CHARON (1044) WILLAF
REDFOX 13-4197 54 83 0 133 CARDOW HUNTERS (761) DULLENS
LORD FIREFLASH 33-2966 36 41 0 122 LUROCIANS II (775) NIYTYOLE ISLAND
ARTEMISIA 12-5096 31 34 0 118 DARKMOON (911) RIZTAB
-SHEYN 64-4157 25 3 1 113 HEART OF DARKNESS (896) KURUKAR
GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
DARTMAN 33-7161 19 8 1 100 COLGATE DAYS (1062) NIYTYOLE ISLAND
-MAINE COON CAT 21-5358 22 12 0 99 MEOW MIX (978) SUNSET
-SCHIZOPHRENIC 9-4595 22 12 1 96 DSM4 (461) ZUKAL
-SKULL STROKER 21-5590 21 9 0 94 BLACKEST PRIDE (842) SUNSET
SMILING GOAT 82-20735 16 13 0 94 SHAVE MY POODLE (1057) DWES EG
-MAY FISTAFOLES 32-3852 25 16 1 92 DEVIL ADVOCATES (298) ARVAT
GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
RETRIBUTION 74-2982 15 6 1 85 BROTHERHOOD (1073) DAIYLA KIV
TROUNCING TORTASHE 33-6332 27 12 0 84 ARENA FELINES (1054) NIYTYOLE ISLAND
WHITEWING 13-4346 25 45 0 84 CARDOW HUNTERS (761) DULLENS
STYLISH 32-4116 17 5 1 76 SARATOGA GLORY (1072) ARVAT
MOUSE NOYLE 17-6252 25 38 0 75 MIDDLE WAY (1058) ALJAFIR
DR MAX 73-5311 16 3 0 74 RACE THE WIND (1068) ERINIKA
EYE OF THE TIGER 33-6780 19 7 1 68 ARENA FELINES (1054) NIYTYOLE ISLAND
-WEDNESDAY 16-5254 17 17 2 68 THE DARK TIDES (1040) WILLAF
-JAVELINO 56-3728 27 17 0 64 REDHORSE (823) ROCANIS
-INERTIA 21-5761 17 4 1 62 BLACKEST PRIDE (842) SUNSET
LULU 32-3523 25 42 1 58 FISHERMAN'S WHARF (771) ARVAT
U.S. STEEL 49-3369 24 28 0 56 THE BONDS (774) VITHICAR
-JIMMY THE AINT 82-19733 21 6 1 50 BLADE BROTHERS (1045) DWES EG
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN
PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE
Hermes -- I can see that I need to improve my ground-work, fighting while I'm not on
my feet. That sucked. Nice fight on your part. -- Royland
P.S. If I'd known we were fighting for the title, I might have invented some ground-
work techniques.
Monomach -- Maybe next time will go differently. Anyway, thanks for the fight. My
jaw still pops when I move it wrong. -- Kelos
Redfox -- Yeah, I was there when Khalani Arena was built. That doesn't make me a
better gladiator though, just an older one. -- Kelos
Lord Redmond -- Can't say I'm thrilled to beat someone with less than half my fights.
Still, you got the jump and looked good for a second there. -- Mila
Sheyn -- I don't get it. I'm hurt bad, I'm the one getting tired, and then you give
up after an elbow hit? It wasn't even a fancy hit. You need to work on your will,
boy! -- Loping Wolf
Captain Caveman -- You and your damned caveman tactics! If you challenge me again, I
will insist that Jorja let me avoid your team. -- Tigress
P.S. And I'll hope that your inflated record takes you off to Primus quickly.
Loki -- I wish the audience hadn't stood up just as we advanced on each other. It
threw me off my stroke, and I've only got the one stroke, so if I get thrown off it,
finding something else to do in response to an attack can be a real problem. --
Redfox
Bitter Almond tried to poison me, but I showed HIM. -- U.S. Steel
Ah, Lucifreya is not COMPLETELY a mime, she spoke during our fight! Only to call on
her gods for protection, and of course we all know that's useless, but still. -- Lulu
And who is this Rosella, I ask you, who thinks she is better than a mouse? But I
showed her what, exactly, is what in the Rosella vs. Mouse Noyle line. -- Mouse Noyle
I can't really count my win over Rosella for much. She was tired. -- Whitewing
Kelos -- I don't like those healing magics. It's unnatural. Our whole lives here on
the Isle are unnatural. It worries me sometimes. -- Redfox
12 January 2005
On Jhans turn number 476 (due on Feb. 16, 2005) the Second Annual kLk St. Valentine's
Massacre Kill Contest will begin. The rules are simple; the team with the most kills
on the last turn wins. Last year's winner was Shocking Toad. Can he repeat? Could
DOOMcorps crush all challengers? Will the kLk prevail? Or will you be the
independent manager to show that alliances aren't all that? Come on to Jhans and
let's find out!
Prizes are: 1st. Renaming of a Dark Arena monster and five roll-up
certificates or $25.00 deposited in your account.
2nd. Renaming of a Stand-In monster.
Come on and celebrate the Delarquan way!
Azrael
15 January 2005
BR 4 is upon us! First turn is due on 1/29/05. Many thanks to RSI for helping
supply a great prize for the winner and those who meet the 90% endurance criteria.
Winning prize: 6 months free play, a +1 bonus potion, a limited damage potion,
a favorites knowledge potion, a minor stat-switch prize, and renaming a Dark Arena
creature.
Endurance prizes: a +1 bonus potion to all teams that fight 90% of the possible
fights during the contest.
For details, visit Talcama's newletter or
http://www.geocities.com/assurnasir/br4
To join, simply bring a team to DM 18, announce your entry in the personals, and
follow the very simple rule of not avoiding!
31 January 2005
My fellow duelists I come before you bearing a sad and unfortunate message.
Several months ago our group, the Vendetta Cartel, had lost contact with one of our
friends. Since he was in contact or correspondence on an almost daily basis there
was concern amongst us. With some research two of our members discovered why contact
was lost with him.
On November 10, 2004, Richard Hammes was taken from us in a senseless act of
violence during a robbery attempt at a friend's store where he sometimes worked. He
was watching the store so his friend could go home to tend to his son who had taken
ill. You may have known Rich as Abarsis, The Slaughter Priest ; richh10 on the RT;
or gameogre on the Duel2 messageboard. You may not have known that he spent 13 years
serving the United States in the Navy.
Rich dearly loved this game and all it encompassed. He may not have been the
best or most experienced manager but he loved to interact with others and was quick
to offer advice whenever anyone asked for help. He was always kind and gracious and
tried to strengthen our game, often by helping new players feel welcome or give them
a chance to compete. With his prolific posting I know that I am simply speaking the
obvious about what he did for our game. Many, like me, were drawn to him, perhaps
for his kind nature or his sense of humor, and it appears he lived his life as he
played this game. Always willing to help or do right by others.
I realize that he had many friends outside the VC so I will include the link to
the news story in case any of his other friends would like to know more of what
happened. We're all dealt a hand in life but it's not the strength of the hand
you're dealt but rather how you play it that really matters. Rich played his hand to
the very best of his human ability and for this I admire him greatly. I know we all
choose to like or dislike managers but I believe deep down we are all good and
decent, in this game, and will drop party (alliance) lines and will show the proper
respect.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041112/news_7m12clerk.html
Rich was taken from us all to soon and with so much left to offer the community
around him. He spoke of a desire to run a contest on the Duel2 site which I hope to
uphold in his name. Some of the people I have spoken with think it would be a nice
gesture to do one final good act in Rich's name, though it could never match what he
would've done within his community, for his community of San Diego. I hope that with
this contest we might raise a little money to donate to an appropriate charity within
San Diego in his name.
In conclusion I send a message to Rich:
"Rich, though I'm sure you gathered this I never really told you how much I
admired you and what a friend I considered you. I thank you for being my voice of
reason and always reminding me of why we both loved this game so much! You have
taught me one final valuable lesson in learning more of you. There are things far
more valuable in life than material possessions such as character and kindness. That
nothing going on in your life means that you cannot find a way to be kind and giving
to others. We always spoke of meeting someday and until we finally do know that you
will live on in with me and the rest of your brothers and sisters in the Cartel:
Master Darque, Kat, Bum, Sensei Jan, Maximillian, Hammer, Fizban, Firehawk, Phat
Phat. You increased all of our enjoyment of this game, you were a true ambassador of
Duelmasters, and the game will not be quite the same without you. A farewell battle
cry from the ZalCon: 'Confusion to our enemies'. May your soul rest in peace, my
friend."
Should anyone wish to correspond about Rich feel free to contact myself, or
anyone else within the Vendetta Cartel.
Street Legal
Jeff Bura
The Death Squad(63) in Tobir or triumph1971@hotmail.com
31 January 2005
Be it known throughout Alastari that Hammer is no longer a member of the
Vendetta Cartel alliance.
A difference of opinion with another highly respected member of the VC due to my
recent vocal actions in DM 47 can only be resolved by my resignation from the VC as
of January 29, 2005.
I leave of my own accord, in good standing with all members and with no hard
feelings towards anyone in the Vendetta Cartel.
There was a time when I felt that my membership in the VC made the alliance
stronger. I know that my resignation today makes the Vendetta Cartel a stronger
alliance with my absence. -- Hammer
1 February 2005
St. Valentine's Massacre update
My apologies, the Kill Contest starting on turn 476 in Jhans will run for 10 (ten)
turns ending on turn number 486.
Azrael
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
NEBUCHADNEZZAR was devastated by TRYURLUCK in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
ARTEMISIA lost to REDFOX in a action packed 2 minute Challenge battle.
CAPTAIN CAVEMAN was subdued by BEER in a action packed 1 minute Challenge fight.
SMILING GOAT devastated MOUSE NOYLE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
DARTMAN overpowered WHITEWING in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
HERMES was overpowered by PARANOIA in a 2 minute one-sided Title struggle.
CHESTER CHEETAH was handily defeated by HEL in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
FRAIL WHALE vanquished DREHVIN in a action packed 2 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
RED BARON was narrowly defeated by THE BLOB in a exciting 5 minute gruesome fight.
ELVIS narrowly defeated GROGGY DOGGY in a exciting 12 minute brutal fight.
PANIC ATTACK was devastated by HOUSE MOUSE in a exciting 1 minute mismatched conflict.
SAMPSA demolished KELOS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided brawl.
FUT COUGH handily defeated SMUG BUG in a 1 minute uneven fight.
LORD LIGHTSPEED was overpowered by MILA in a action packed 1 minute uneven struggle.
LADY EMILY was beaten by ROYLAND in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brawl.
THE CAT'S MEOW was viciously subdued by TREMOR CHRIST in a exciting 2 minute fight.
THE WHEAT KING luckily beat LOKI in a exciting 5 minute gory bout.
FUNNY BUNNY overcame JULIUS in a 2 minute competition.
JULIA was devastated by TIGRESS in a action packed 1 minute one-sided bout.
LORD REDMOND demolished OSIRIS in a action packed 1 minute uneven bout.
SUPERIOR FORCES handily defeated LORD FIREFLASH in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
WRATH OF ONE was overpowered by T-BONE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
LOPING WOLF beat XHUGHA KARGARIT in a action packed 2 minute gory fight.
EYE OF THE TIGER was defeated by RETRIBUTION in a action packed 1 minute match.
DR MAX overpowered U.S. STEEL in a 1 minute uneven duel.
TROUNCING TORTASHELL luckily beat LUCIFREYJA in a tiresome 8 minute fray.
STYLISH handily defeated LULU in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 17 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 - 0 100 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 8 PARRY-STRIKE 7 - 3 - 0 70 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 7 LUNGING ATTACK 119 - 64 - 1 65 |
|TOTAL PARRY 6 TOTAL PARRY 10 - 8 - 0 56 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 PARRY-LUNGE 17 - 16 - 0 52 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 15 - 20 - 0 43 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 BASHING ATTACK 12 - 16 - 0 43 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 SLASHING ATTACK 37 - 58 - 3 39 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 AIMED BLOW 9 - 16 - 1 36 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 22 - 42 - 0 34 |
Turn 395 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 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 5 6 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 5 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 2 2 STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 3 1 PARRY-STRIKE
LUNGING ATTACK 10 - 7 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 3 1 TOTAL PARRY
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK PARANOIA 9-4557 39 9 1 248 DSM4 (461)
PARRY-STRIKE FRAIL WHALE 55-1968 120 168 3 244 RHYME TYME (397)
SLASHING ATTACK TRYURLUCK 61-1029 66 61 1 221 BLOOD KNIGHTS (284)
STRIKING ATTACK MILA 55-29 70 102 0 211 ROCANIS RIDERS (285)
TOTAL PARRY ELVIS 7-612 44 36 0 210 THE ROCKERS (1029)
BASHING ATTACK HOUSE MOUSE 55-221 125 189 2 206 RHYME TYME (397)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW NEBUCHADNEZZAR 22-5821 35 30 0 188 BLADES OF WONDER (1002)
PARRY-LUNGE GROGGY DOGGY 55-223 133 186 0 187 RHYME TYME (397)
WALL OF STEEL THE CAT'S MEOW 12-2073 41 27 1 182 ARENA FELINES (857)
The overall popularity leader is GROGGY DOGGY 55-223. The most popular warrior this
turn was LOKI 71-3798. The ten other most popular fighters were GROGGY DOGGY 55-223,
RED BARON 33-1092, ELVIS 7-612, LADY EMILY 33-6626, TREMOR CHRIST 17-4047, REDFOX
13-4197, THE BLOB 11-1730, ROYLAND 56-3380, THE WHEAT KING 58-5407, and PARANOIA
9-4557.
The least popular fighter this week was TROUNCING TORTASHELL 33-6332. The other ten
least popular fighters were U.S. STEEL 49-3369, WRATH OF ONE 82-11628, JULIA 60-4651,
WHITEWING 13-4346, MOUSE NOYLE 17-6252, NEBUCHADNEZZAR 22-5821, LULU 32-3523, LORD
FIREFLASH 33-2966, SMUG BUG 55-2900, and KELOS 55-30.
Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K
BONSUR(7) 1 0 0 CHIMLEVTAL(31) 1 0 0 ARADI(60) 0 1 0
ZUKAL(9) 1 1 0 ARVAT(32) 1 1 0 JURINE(61) 1 0 0
ARUAK CITY(11) 1 0 0 NIYTYOLE ISLAND(33) 3 5 0 KURUKAR(64) 0 1 0
RIZTAB(12) 1 3 0 VITHICAR(49) 0 1 0 KYR'TERR(71) 1 1 0
DULLENS(13) 3 1 0 KHALANI(55) 4 3 0 ERINIKA(73) 1 0 0
ALJAFIR(17) 2 1 0 ROCANIS(56) 2 1 0 DAIYLA KIV(74) 1 0 0
ZUWAYZA(19) 0 1 0 DELARQ TOR(58) 1 1 0 DWES EG(82) 2 1 0
SOLVEN(22) 0 1 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
ELVIS 7-612 44 36 0 210 THE ROCKERS (1029) BONSUR
PARANOIA 9-4557 39 9 1 248 DSM4 (461) ZUKAL
CHESTER CHEETAH 12-1552 56 37 1 190 ARENA FELINES (857) RIZTAB
T-BONE 13-3139 25 6 0 166 LEGION OF DUMB (1056) DULLENS
FUT COUGH 17-4815 42 17 0 205 IMMORTAL ASYLUM (877) ALJAFIR
OSIRIS 19-4111 32 23 2 137 ANARCHY (1030) ZUWAYZA
NEBUCHADNEZZAR 22-5821 35 30 0 188 BLADES OF WONDER (1002) SOLVEN
SAMPSA 31-4233 30 28 4 195 SOL INVICTUS (974) CHIMLEVTAL
STYLISH 32-4116 17 5 1 76 SARATOGA GLORY (1072) ARVAT
RED BARON 33-1092 40 42 3 200 LUROCIANS II (775) NIYTYOLE ISLAND
U.S. STEEL 49-3369 24 28 0 56 THE BONDS (774) VITHICAR
FRAIL WHALE 55-1968 120 168 3 244 RHYME TYME (397) KHALANI
ROYLAND 56-3380 81 54 0 208 REDHORSE (823) ROCANIS
HERMES 58-6016 31 14 0 199 MYTHICAL (779) DELARQ TOR
TRYURLUCK 61-1029 66 61 1 221 BLOOD KNIGHTS (284) JURINE
JULIUS 64-3641 76 100 2 140 UNDER DURESS (743) KURUKAR
LOKI 71-3798 25 23 2 180 ARCTIC GUARDS (1048) KYR'TERR
DR MAX 73-5311 16 3 0 74 RACE THE WIND (1068) ERINIKA
RETRIBUTION 74-2982 15 6 1 85 BROTHERHOOD (1073) DAIYLA KIV
HEL 82-14331 47 46 0 226 ARCTIC GUARDS (944) DWES EG