DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL
Date : 05/15/2004 Duedate: 05/28/2004
DARKHOLM
DM-104 TURN-375
RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K %
1 BLACK PRIMER 82/1187 1139 423 7 72.9 CRIMINAL ELEMENT 39/1074
LEGENDS OF STEELE 1/1047 11 SEA DOGS 18/328 32 42 2 43.2
2 PARENTHOOD 82/1122 1477 1206 16 55.1 THE CUTTHROATS 7/203
WHY WE LOVE TUM 82/1164 12-KIDS GONE BAD 3/446 17 23 0 42.5
4-LETTER WORDS 48/1063 13 BEAST MASTERS 37/136 116 162 1 41.7
STREET PIZZA 18/114 ELEMENTS OF PSI 58/423
MY WIFE'S COSMETICS 82/1038 KREWE OF DRUID 6/1186
CHEAP DENTISTRY 82/1098 ACTS OF NATURE 6/415
WHAT I ATE FOR XMAS 82/1114 BEAST MASTERS 18/1192
LUST MUPPETS 32/1036 14 NINJAS 7/1107 59 89 1 39.9
PUNCHLINES 82/1115 KILLERS 41/1145
3 CEMENTIA 61/1112 1568 1345 6 53.8 SCIENCE FICTION 6/1191
FLAT BROKE 82/1184 15 SAND KINGS 69/1118 48 73 0 39.7
MORE NEW TEAMS 2 5/1188 TERRAPIN STATION 10/616
DP CLONES 24/1045 MUSIC TO KILL BY 96/1119
PEPPER PRACTICE II 57/1069 16 DELVERS 42/1000 218 363 1 37.5
DIABLO TOO 23/1037 DOGS OF WAR 4/999
WASTELAND 18/468 GAMES LIBRARY 3/998
WASTELAND II 7/500 17 JOHNS 5/927 780 1369 16 36.3
MY DRUGS 98/1179 SCARRY TEAM 36/824
4 STYROFOAM 82/1090 1122 975 8 53.5 THE LADY'S LIST 6/917
5 QUBIT 10/1140 548 485 2 53.0 ARROGANCE 18/732
ON A WHIM 82/1014 JUST BECAUSE 38/1151
SIR AGLIO 10/600 18 NIGHT TRAIN 37/545 17 30 0 36.2
6 THE A TEAM 38/1044 636 625 6 50.4 NIGHT TRAIN 6/1158
BIG MEAN FISH 18/292 19 BIG BAD 7/1073 472 877 8 35.0
7 SHAMROCKS 58/424 163 167 3 49.4 SHEPHERDS 18/432
8 BLADES OF ICE 7/192 336 353 2 48.8 NEXT GENERATION 18/1150
BLADES OF CHAOS 5/961 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY 25/1162
BLADES OF MIST 4/959 NEXT GENERATION 58/1075
ZODIAC KNIGHTS 3/958 SUPER BASH BROTHERS 6/1067
9 SRETSAMLEUD 18/1183 11 13 1 45.8 FOUND IN THE SAND 32/1034
SRETSAMLEUD 37/1134 MIGHTY MORALS 51/1120
10 INDULGENT DR 54/1153 52 66 1 44.1
'##/###' Avoid teams by their Team Id '-' Team did not fight this turn
WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT
+ ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Out of the Past #7 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Delarquan Edition
Old Valamantis:
The group of gladiators moved toward the edge of the risen city as slowly and
carefully as they would have approached a sleeping dragon... that maybe wasn't
sleeping after all. There was a partial wall separating the buildings from the
countryside around them, but it must be outside the area of effect, because it was
not in good condition. There were gaps and fallen stones, even trees growing between
them where the ages had trapped dirt.
Smeds of Mordant patted one of the stones thoughtfully. "Honest stonework
here," he murmured.
"And more recent than the ruins," Shamu of Cliffhome agreed. "Six hundred
years, I'd say." He glanced at Smeds, and the other Dwarf nodded agreement.
"Built just before the most recent Chaos War," the Silver Mage said, "to keep
things in the ruins from getting out. Brought down by that war, at least in part.
But..." he touched several stones lightly and smiled a little, "not completely
useless even now and against this enemy. Honest stonework, as you say, but there is
a barrier spell bound within the stones, and it remains."
"If the spell is still working, why are we worrying about the ruins?" Smeds of
Mordant demanded.
"Because the spell will not keep working much longer." Tensekai frowned across
the wall into the city. "It was a good wall and a good spell, but it won't hold
Folstrom forever. Nothing--" He stopped and looked uncomfortable.
"You were going to say that nothing will hold the Folstrom forever?" Sputter of
Dwes Eg asked.
Tensekai shrugged. "No absolute statement like that should be trusted, but I
can honestly say that nothing we've found so far, except raw Chaos, will stop them.
We have new spells, of course, but what was there to test them on? We don't know."
"Yes, okay, but what are we supposed to be DOING here, then?" Lavender Lance of
Illis asked.
"You must observe," the Silver Mage answered promptly. "And I must go with you,
because there are some things ONLY a mage can observe. If we can find the keystone
of the spell that holds the towers up, we could destroy it, yes, and it might be a
good thing to do so, but the towers are just a symptom. There are more dangerous
things in Old Valamantis than just the towers."
"Those things being?" Smeds cut in.
"The wizards, obviously," Lavender Lance snapped.
"Again, just a symptom," Tensekai said. "Dangerous, yes, very dangerous,
but...."
Ka D'Argo, who had never been described as stupid, even by his enemies, nodded
slightly. "The wizards in Old Valamantis were resurrected along with the city," he
said slowly. "You think there might be some way for them to reach other wizards,
other Folstrom, of THIS time, don't you? That's what we have to prevent."
Tensekai nodded.
"How?" Smeds demanded.
"I'm not sure," the Silver Mage admitted. "Killing the resurrected wizards
might do it."
"But you don't think that's enough, do you?" Goblin said.
"No. I think we'll have to destroy the old city again," Tensekai answered.
"And that won't be easy with all the blood that's been spilled there. Not when blood
magic is at its strongest, as now."
"But it can be done?" Smeds asked.
"To get rid of bloodstains, soak in cold water and hand-wash," Lavender Lance
muttered.
Tensekai turned toward her slowly, eyes wide. "WHAT did you say?"
The Illisni gladiator backed up a couple of steps in the face of his intensity.
"It's how you get bloodstains out of cloth. Soak it in cold water--"
"Yes!" The mage stared around almost feverishly. "We'll need a LOT of cold
water...."
"Ice," Smeds suggested. "From the mountains above Khalhums. Dwarves can do
that." He glanced at Shamu, who nodded. "We're on it." The two Dwarves stepped
aside, muttering together about sledges and sawdust.
"If the wizards now in Old Valamantis realize we're trying to... quench the
blood magic, they'll move to stop us," Ka D'Argo said. "So securing the arena and a
route of access will be our job."
"And if any wizards get killed in the process..." Goblin bared his fangs, "too
bad for them."
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 495): SMEDS of THE BLACK COMPANY (Darkfist, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 380): TOOFLESS of GLORY BOUND TROLLS (DeGotti, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 500): HARALDUR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 496): MARCH MADNESS of SPORTZ! (Guardian, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 495): FRIED TWINKIE of MORE NEW TEAMS 2 (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 499): ZEP of IRON BROTHERS (?, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 496): GOOBATRON of FLOWER CHILDREN (Ebenezer Frothingslosh)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 491): VAPID VANNA of SPRINGBORN (Still, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 482): PARALLAX of MAD SCIENTISTS (Neon Necromancer, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 481): MR. TWISTER of IRONIC TAILS (Mr. Twister, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 455): HALO 14 of BLIND HYPOCRISY (Jekyll, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 446): UHLEK of DARK TOADS (TigToad, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 194): SKULK of CHEAP SHOTS (?, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 432): ANN ARTICHOKE of DELVERS (Nick, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 381): APPLE of FRUITS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 181): MOUSETRAP of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 169): MACAULIFFE of THE EXPLORERS (Kellog, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 331): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 146): 2 PHAT of VERMIN (Sultan, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 374): LARGE SPINNY GUY of DIABLO TOO from TI (The Muffin Man)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 495): KING'S TEN (?, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 380): GLORY BOUND TROLLS (DeGotti, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 500): SIMPLY DESSERTS (Sweet Tooth, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 496): SUPERIOR FORCES ZC2 (Manager, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 495): THE TAKEN (Silver Stroke, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 499): BATTLE BEASTS (Sensei Jan, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 496): FLOWER CHILDREN (Ebenezer Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 491): DEVIL'S ADVOCATE (Assamite, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 482): BIG MEAN FISH (Big Wave Dave, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 481): COSMIC FREAK OUT (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 455): KAMIKAZI (Turtle, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 446): DENNY'S BKFAST (T'Loi, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 194): CHEAP SHOTS (?, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 432): none
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 381): FRUITS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 181): PLAGUES (Abarsis, the Slaughter Priest, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 169): THE EXPLORERS (Kellog, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 331): SRETSAMLEUD (Phat Phat, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 146): X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 374): BLACK PRIMER (
Recent Graduates
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DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 499): MEDUSA of BATTLE BEASTS (Sensei Jan, mgr.)
(turn 498): RED FUSION of IT'S NEW! (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 496): GOOBATRON of FLOWER CHILDREN (Ebenezer Frothingslosh)
SUGARBEET of SUGAR AND SPICE (Mannequin, mgr.)
(turn 495): HOOSIER DADDY of FLOWER CHILDREN (Ebenezer Frothingslosh)
JERICO of MORGAN'S BOYS (A-Sop, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 482): MORROCCO MOLE of BEAST MASTERS (The Druid, mgr.)
TALON of GET OUTTA MY WAY (Floyd, mgr.)
HO HUM HO of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
(turn 481): DALLAS of SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (Manager, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 480): GLIMMOR of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 446): CRACK MONKEY of THE MASTER CLEANSER (Big Wave Dave)
(turn 445): NUTCRACKER of ALL FINESSE (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 194): TAMMY FAYE of WITLESS WONDERS (Berylstar, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 432): GATE WITCH of FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 331): SPENCER of THE BOLT (Hombre, mgr.)
(turn 330): AKLAR of MITHRAL HALO (Barnabas, mgr.)
THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM
Reflections by the Keeper of the Runeblade
I've now been moved over to Primus as the commission thinks I'm too good to hang
around here. Having a few Grandmasters will do that to a guy, I guess. This
should've been my 6th or 7th column in a row but that pud Faceman took me down. I'm
still scratching my head over that one. Aside from him, I think I had the inside
track on Doone, Black Widow (we did get a chance to fight, finally), and all the
other guys that were hanging out around the top of the arena.
I've had a good head start on my training so I should be able to hold my own up
there. Only time will tell.
Good luck everyone and goodbye Darkholm!
Large Spinny Guy
REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER
Forty-five fights? What is Darkholm coming to? There should be a hundred
fights, two hundred hardy warriors striving for glory, and what do we get? A
piffling forty-five fights, with only fourteen, that's FOURTEEN challenge matches. I
blame the wench. Who'd put a WOMAN in charge of reporting on Darkholm? She's barely
better than Novgorodny Vir, who tried to muscle in on this report. Vir listens to
"zen masters." You'd think he was Andorian or something.
There were no deaths, which the wench considers a bad thing. Not a bit of it!
It's the enemies of the Dark Federation who should be dying. You want to see deaths,
sneak over to Talahya and kill some Andorians in your spare time.
Next Generation was avoided by somebody, I forget who. Does it matter? They're
all a bunch of wimps anyway. Flat Broke avoided them. Pfui. Cowards. Braden got
the most challenges.
Of our measly fourteen challenges, here's what we've got.
STRAFE (82-11158) (13-11-0,69) of BLACK PRIMERS challenged ASHANTI (6-5352) (19-
28-4,37) of KREWE OF DRUID. Down 32. STRAFE defeated ASHANTI in a popular 3 minute
Challenge duel. Looks good, Strafe. Ashanti had enough fights to know what side was
up, but he couldn't demonstrate that to anyone's satisfactions. People talk of
losing warriors "washing the dishes"! Whip them all the way around the arena, *I*
say.
NUMBERED WON (18-7434) (21-25-0,82) of NEXT GENERATION challenged MEN WORKING
(38-4189) (26-49-1,36) of JUST BECAUSE. Down 49. NUMBERED WON overpowered MEN
WORKING in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict. As you see, "Men Working" was
probably a Fratsfa Slave in disguise; they never work. They just stand around
looking "cool." Kill him next time, Won.
HE HATE ME (18-7820) (19-18-2,66) of WASTELAND challenged BRADEN (6-4867) (55-
88-0,100) of THE LADY'S LIST. Up 34. HE HATE ME devastated BRADEN in a crowd
pleasing 1 minute one-sided Challenge battle. May Braden be buried in obloquy, as he
is plainly unworthy.
LUC STARWALKER (58-6100) (32-34-0,85) of NEXT GENERATION challenged B.A. TURRY
(39-3383) (18-19-1,53) of CRIMINAL ELEMENT. Down 32. LUC STARWALKER demolished B.A.
TURRY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition. Probably an elf. B.A. Turry,
that is. You know what those Xochithlani are like! Even the ones who aren't elves
are decadent.
MY1STADMWARRIOR (37-4668) (23-9-1,90) of SRETSAMLEUD challenged WENT TO MARKET
(25-4288) (21-19-2,81) of THIS LITTLE PRIGGY. Down 9. MY1STADMWARRIOR was
overpowered by WENT TO MARKET in a 1 minute Challenge fight. You couldn't even beat
an ANDORIAN? I hope they dropped you three times, My1st.
ARSONIST ART (39-3325) (30-22-0,98) of CRIMINAL ELEMENT challenged LUIGI (6-
5142) (30-41-2,123) of SUPER BASH BROTHERS. Up 25. ARSONIST ART overpowered LUIGI
in a action packed 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight. Good job, Art, even if you
ARE some cursed Xochithlani elf. Bashing is un-Delarquan, the kind of thing some
rock-for-brains Free Blades Shew would do. Do unto him first. That's the Delarquan
way.
NEOSPHINCTER (18-7317) (23-10-1,117) of WASTELAND challenged QUID PRO QUO (10-
4794) (29-13-1,158) of QUBIT. Up 41. NEOSPHINCTER viciously subdued QUID PRO QUO in
a 3 minute Challenge fight. This is incredibly stupid, you know--challenging way up
like that. Bear in mind that piece of Delarquan wisdom which says: It matters not
how you play the game, just WIN, dammit!
LINK (6-5144) (26-41-2,144) of SUPER BASH BROTHERS challenged THANOS (37-1406)
(28-39-2,139) of NIGHT TRAIN. Down 5. LINK was handily defeated by THANOS in a 1
minute uneven Challenge melee. Another intellectually challenged basher (all bashers
are intellectually challenged, or they'd be lungers) gets his.
SEX ON THE BEACH (54-2435) (26-14-3,129) of INDULGENT DRINKS challenged LIFE (3-
4196) (39-130-0,146) of GAMES LIBRARY. Up 17. SEX ON THE BEACH was beaten by LIFE
in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gory Challenge brawl. Gods, there are days when I would
cheer to see both warriors lose! "Sex on the beach"? This is a WARRIOR name? And
we all know what a worthless piece of manufactured "goods" Life is. A couple of
deaths, that would be the exact thing.
ELI (18-7272) (22-30-3,126) of SHEPHERDS challenged PEGASUS (6-4161) (25-27-
1,123) of KREWE OF DRUID. Down 3. ELI was devastated by PEGASUS in a crowd pleasing
1 minute one-sided Challenge duel. Isn't that just LIKE a peasant (shepherds are by
definition peasants), to get trampled by a horse?
SILAS (18-6796) (38-60-2,170) of SHEPHERDS challenged DOC STEELE (18-6808) (42-
63-1,149) of ARROGANCE. Down 21. SILAS defeated DOC STEELE in a exciting 2 minute
bloody Challenge fight. Neither of these so-called warriors had a right to
arrogance. Arrogance is for the elite, not for those with losing records. Bah. The
deterioration in quality here is appalling.
CYCLOPS (7-4625) (25-26-1,174) of BIG BAD challenged TOLAIS DEEPHEART (42-1620)
(86-100-0,192) of DELVERS. Up 18. CYCLOPS was savagely defeated by TOLAIS DEEPHEART
in a 2 minute Challenge duel. Defeat is the proper desert of the arrogant, and
challenging so recklessly was arrogant. But they do say that for perspective, or in
simpler words judgment, you need two eyes, and as everyone can see, Cyclops is
deficient in the optical department. Has he, perhaps, spent too much time on the
beach at Bonsur, looking at the "babes"? That will burn out an eye, no doubt. Other
things, too. Decadent, oh yes.
ROB A. REE (39-3241) (34-24-1,184) of CRIMINAL ELEMENT challenged GREE CHAK (41-
3859) (45-31-2,184) of KILLERS. Straight across. ROB A. REE subdued GREE CHAK in a
exciting 1 minute Challenge melee. Let this Andorian "killer" (a mere two kills?"
suffer, I say! Hit him again!
And now a fight both commendable in that it involves a warrior who was a
tournament victor, and utterly disgusting in that it took TEN HOURS to complete.
What kind of Delarquan can't vanquish his enemy in TEN HOURS? A DIFFERENT GRAPE (82-
1258) (39-28-1,203) of MY WIFE'S COSMETICS TV challenged ETCHED IN STONE (61-3112)
(41-19-1,250) of CEMENTIA. Up 47. A DIFFERENT GRAPE viciously subdued ETCHED IN
STONE in a 595 minute Challenge fight. I suspect that this vicious Grape is a closet
Andorian, and it is PLAIN that the Karnhorn Etched is lacking in motivation. If I
had my way, the arenamaster would have been out there after the first half hour
motivating both participants with his sword.
And for the Runeblade, a totally degrading match with a standby. A standby!
The past proud Keepers of the Runeblade will rise up in their wrath and wreck a well-
deserved vengeance on this arena, or else we can start calling it Andoria South.
SLEEPLESS PARANOIA (82-2252) (21-17-1,218) of PARENTHOOD fought SOLACIA (104-24)
(68-32-0,225) of The Miscellaneous Losers. SLEEPLESS PARANOIA vanquished SOLACIA in
a 2 minute one-sided Title match. Pah!
Ketchum
KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
SLEEPLESS PARANOIA 82-2252 22 17 1 249 PARENTHOOD (1122) DWES EG
GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
WHIRLING WORD 48-3815 62 38 1 247 4-LETTER WORDS (1063) CAER
CLEANER WRASSE 18-6495 68 62 2 239 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA
SALIEL 3-5485 59 46 1 236 ZODIAC KNIGHTS (958) OSKSI
SPEEDI 58-3029 100 82 3 224 SHAMROCKS (424) DELARQ TOR
SPLURGE ON WAX LIP 18-6485 60 47 3 222 STREET PIZZA (114) TALCAMA
A DIFFERENT GRAPE 82-1258 40 28 1 216 MY WIFE'S COSMETICS (1038) DWES EG
DR DAZZLE 57-4485 59 30 2 214 PEPPER PRACTICE II (1069) ANDOR
JANAE 5-3867 53 42 3 214 BLADES OF CHAOS (961) KALTOS
DARK GUMBY 7-4694 53 36 1 214 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR
JACK BOY 82-2030 74 56 0 212 ON A WHIM (1014) DWES EG
HOCKEY 82-5719 22 22 0 211 CHEAP DENTISTRY (1098) DWES EG
GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
MISS HONEY 36-4850 66 61 0 210 SCARRY TEAM (824) JHANS
HAIR LIP! 82-3261 16 13 1 210 PUNCHLINES (1115) DWES EG
RAZOX 7-2400 75 53 1 209 BLADES OF ICE (192) BONSUR
MAHI MAHI 18-4899 94 63 1 207 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA
DR NUT 24-4254 54 34 2 206 DP CLONES (1045) ZORPUNT
DUSKY JAWFISH 18-6978 43 44 1 206 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA
SHOCKING TOAD 7-310 53 70 1 205 NINJAS (1107) BONSUR
SCHYLER 6-4866 54 90 1 204 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL
KILLER KARCH 69-5668 18 10 2 201 SAND KINGS (1118) CIMMERIAC
STARBUCK 6-5387 35 21 0 198 SCIENCE FICTION (1191) TRANSEL
OBSESSIVE 58-2447 47 41 1 197 ELEMENTS OF PSI (423) DELARQ TOR
HARLEQUIN TUSKFISH 18-6977 46 40 0 197 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA
ROB A. REE 39-3241 35 24 1 197 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN
TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 87 100 0 195 DELVERS (1000) RODEKI
ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112 41 20 1 195 CEMENTIA (1112) JURINE
BLACK WIDOW 37-1303 59 67 2 194 BEAST MASTERS (136) SIBIKHAS
MIMIC BLENNY 18-7541 32 18 1 194 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA
ONE A DAY 98-799 21 14 3 193 MY DRUGS (1179) SYVYN'S HILL
CHICK WITH A STICK 23-4365 55 48 2 191 DIABLO TOO (1037) TI
FACEMAN 38-4129 48 42 2 190 THE A TEAM (1044) CLIFFHOME
RYGEL 18-7142 45 40 1 190 WASTELAND (468) TALCAMA
COOLER 82-7277 34 21 1 190 STYROFOAM (1090) DWES EG
RENAE 7-4304 57 40 3 189 BLADES OF ICE (192) BONSUR
DEORNE 7-2529 69 52 1 188 BLADES OF ICE (192) BONSUR
ZAGNUT 10-4745 36 11 4 185 TERRAPIN STATION (616) KOLACT
SIR ENE 10-4360 49 31 3 183 SIR AGLIO (600) KOLACT
GREE CHAK 41-3859 45 32 2 182 KILLERS (1145) KATI-TEI
TORNADO 6-2249 31 40 2 181 ACTS OF NATURE (415) TRANSEL
GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
-ANTAGONIST 3-2824 22 20 2 180 KIDS GONE BAD (446) OSKSI
MUCKER 42-3596 54 62 1 177 DELVERS (1000) RODEKI
ROLEX WATCH 32-3732 48 42 1 176 LUST MUPPETS (1036) ARVAT
TAPS 96-841 21 18 5 176 MUSIC TO KILL BY (1119) OLD VALAMANTIS
ZAEBOS 7-1921 40 30 0 175 THE CUTTHROATS (203) BONSUR
CYCLOPS 7-4625 25 27 1 175 BIG BAD (1073) BONSUR
SILAS 18-6796 39 60 2 173 SHEPHERDS (432) TALCAMA
DOC STEELE 18-6010 55 109 6 172 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA
MAGINOT MIKE 4-4509 56 63 1 170 DOGS OF WAR (999) JHELUM
A NEW PONY! 82-1306 23 29 0 169 WHAT I ATE FOR XMAS (1114) DWES EG
RAMZA 7-4340 53 34 2 167 BLADES OF ICE (192) BONSUR
BASS 5-3666 54 93 2 165 JOHNS (927) KALTOS
TOWER 7-4461 38 19 1 155 BLADES OF ICE (192) BONSUR
LIFE 3-4196 40 130 0 154 GAMES LIBRARY (998) OSKSI
NEOSPHINCTER 18-7317 24 10 1 154 WASTELAND (468) TALCAMA
GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
THANOS 37-1406 29 39 2 153 NIGHT TRAIN (545) SIBIKHAS
GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
DOC STEELE 18-6808 42 64 1 150 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA
THRENODY 4-4557 33 33 1 150 BLADES OF MIST (959) JHELUM
BEAR 7-4628 26 40 1 139 BIG BAD (1073) BONSUR
SHINY PENNY 32-3789 32 66 2 137 FOUND IN THE SAND (1034) ARVAT
QUID PRO QUO 10-4794 29 14 1 136 QUBIT (1140) KOLACT
PEGASUS 6-4161 26 27 1 136 KREWE OF DRUID (1186) TRANSEL
LINK 6-5144 26 42 2 131 SUPER BASH BROTHERS (1067) TRANSEL
SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435 26 15 3 129 INDULGENT DRINKS (1153) TROCAR
-GAMBLE 7-4884 19 12 2 129 INDIFFERENCE (1194) BONSUR
GRINGOLD 7-2416 21 20 2 128 THE CUTTHROATS (203) BONSUR
DECK SWAB 18-2148 24 18 1 125 SEA DOGS (328) TALCAMA
ARSONIST ART 39-3325 31 22 0 121 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN
ELI 18-7272 22 31 3 114 SHEPHERDS (432) TALCAMA
-BORGUS BASHIMUS 58-6097 21 30 1 112 NEXT GENERATION (1075) DELARQ TOR
RAW SEX APPEAL 82-1331 16 7 0 107 WHY WE LOVE TUM (1164) DWES EG
LUIGI 6-5142 30 42 2 102 SUPER BASH BROTHERS (1067) TRANSEL
GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
WENT TO MARKET 25-4288 22 19 2 100 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (1162) LYRATILAN
HE HATE ME 18-7820 20 18 2 94 WASTELAND (468) TALCAMA
GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
LUC STARWALKER 58-6100 33 34 0 88 NEXT GENERATION (1075) DELARQ TOR
SUX0R 5-4560 19 5 0 85 MORE NEW TEAMS 2 (1188) KALTOS
NUMBERED WON 18-7434 22 25 0 84 NEXT GENERATION (1150) TALCAMA
REDEMPTION 4-4868 23 14 1 80 BLADES OF MIST (959) JHELUM
MUMPHY CHICK 1-5487 13 1 0 79 LEGENDS OF STEELE (1047) MORDANT
MY1STADMWARRIOR 37-4668 23 10 1 76 SRETSAMLEUD (1134) SIBIKHAS
BRADEN 6-4867 55 89 0 74 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL
PEON NECROMANCER 18-7856 21 16 4 72 SRETSAMLEUD (1183) TALCAMA
SUPER BUM 82-18411 19 10 0 71 FLAT BROKE (1184) DWES EG
STRAFE 82-11158 14 11 0 71 BLACK PRIMERS (1187) DWES EG
-PATIENCE 51-4949 20 31 1 70 MIGHTY MORALS (1120) TRICORUS
WORK IN PROGRESS 38-4193 21 55 2 63 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME
ZOT ZIPZIG 6-5688 20 24 0 59 NIGHT TRAIN (1158) TRANSEL
ENDYMION 6-4163 23 31 1 54 KREWE OF DRUID (1186) TRANSEL
B.A. TURRY 39-3383 18 20 1 51 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN
ASHANTI 6-5352 19 29 4 44 KREWE OF DRUID (1186) TRANSEL
MEN WORKING 38-4189 26 50 1 38 JUST BECAUSE (1151) CLIFFHOME
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN
PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE
Geo Metro -- What? You got a problem with me or something? -- Obsessive
Borgus Bashimus -- What were YOU thinking? And to the rest of you lamers out there,
my record is NOT my story. Challenge me at your own peril. -- Pegasus
Faceman -- In your face! Get it? I crack me up. Seriously, next time we fight,
spend less time looking at my chest and more time watching your butt and you might
win. -- Black Widow (why do I keep losing my top during these arena fights?)
I'm sure *I* don't know, but it's always a pleasure to see, oh yes! -- Ketchum
Desiree -- If I win the title some time I PROMISE to write a nice, long, annoying
collumn. -- Black Widow
Excellent. The wench needs to be annoyed. It might get her out of bed earlier.
Hrm. Are there any warriors here not run by TUM? -- One Armed Bandit, mgr. of Sea
Dogs and Cutthroats
Be more specific with this question. Are there any warriors WHERE not managed
by TUM? Here, well, define "warriors." -- K
Shiny Penny -- And that is JUST what you are worth, you wretched BORN-person! I
would have BURIED you in the sand, but the Arenamaster stopped me. Faugh! -- Life of
Osksi
You see what I mean? -- K
Neosphincter -- Wow! Unbelievable deadly force! Did you see that? I used
unbelievable deadly force! -- Maginot Mike
Rygel -- I figured you for a star, but you don't fight like one. Better next time,
eh? -- Mucker
Quid Pro Quo -- Yep, that's what it was. -- Tolais Deepheart
6 May 2004
DEATH FEST
The ferocious ghosts of former glories whispered across the wind swept sands of
DM 59; agonizing incessantly due to the diminutive demise of the Delarq arena known
as Illis.
Tattered banners and forgotten memories wailed in the wind for a dynamic death
march to dawn once more upon the blood stained sands of the Delarq slow arena.
The distant call crying for a declaration of restoration amidst the ruin of the
all but forgotten Delarq arena carried to the far corners of Alastari; drawing the
Devious, the Diabolical, the Dangerous and the Down Challenging to cross blades and
wage warfare among an assemblage of new stables managed by the Known and Unknown;
willing to spill fresh blood, while carving their destiny during 15 Rounds of contest
driven combat to be known as the "Illis Incredibly Diabolical Delarq Death Fest".
A lone cloaked figure huddled by lamplight in a remote outpost near the
crossroads of ElseWhere and ElseWhen; feverishly formulating the foundational
framework for the dawning of the Delarq Death Fest in DM 59, complete with
Gladiatorial Commission sanctioned prizes to promote the growing thirst for a Delarq
Slow Arena Death Festival.
Delarq Death Fest Opening Round debuts the first turn immediately following the
Summer 2004 F2F Tourney and continues through the completion of 15 consecutive
rounds.
Death Fest points are Won or Lost ONLY in the DM 59 Delarq Slow Arena [Tourneys
DO NOT Add or Subtract from the Death Fest Point Scoring System]:
Death Fest Scoring Format:
Win =3D +2 pts
Loss =3D -1 pt
Kill =3D +5 pts [in addition to +2 pts for Win]
Death =3D -3 pts [in addition to 1 pt for Loss]
Dark Arena Kill =3D +10 pts [in addition to +2 pts for Win]
Dark Arena Death =3D -5 pts [in addition to 1 pt for Loss]
Revenged Blood Feud =3D +5 pts [successful Revenged Blood Feud provides Death Fest
contestants the opportunity to cancel out 3 pts for Death and 1 pt for Loss; while
gaining +1 pt overall for the Revenged Blood Feud in addition to the +2 pts for Win]
DEATH FEST PRIZES will be awarded to the Top Ten Death Fest Stables on the basis
of Total Points*** accumulated during the 15 rounds of competition as follows:
1. Favorite Weapon Knowledge for 1 (one) warrior ranked Initiate or higher on the
Final Round to be revealed by RSI to each of the Top Ten Death Fest Stables
2. Renaming of Dark Arena Monsters and NPCs [yet to be determined according to how
many DA Monsters and NPCs are available in DM 59 for Renaming]
3. The Top Five Death Fest Stables will receive New Team Rollup Certificates as
follows: 1st (10), 2nd (8), 3rd (6), 4th (4) and 5th (2)
4. Renaming Illis Arena for 6 months plus Receiving 6 months Free Play courtesy of
RSI will be awarded to the manager of the 1st Place Death Fest Stable
5. Discussions are underway regarding a possible Special Award granted to the Illis
Iron Stable qualifiers who compete in 67 of a possible 75 fights during the course of
the 15 consecutive rounds of the Death Fest [Key Factor is How Many (?) stables will
be competing in the Death Fest without drawing away participation by current managers
in the remaining slow arenas!] Therefore, it is important for all managers entering
stables in DM 59 for the upcoming Death Fest to contact RSI as soon as possible
regarding their participation in this contest so that a Final Ruling on the proposed
Illis Iron Stable Award can be issued by RSI.
***TieBreaker is determined on the Final Round by the DM 59 Newsletter Recognition
Rankings. The stable with the Highest Ranked Active Gladiator is granted the
decision. [Example: Warrior A and Warrior B are both listed in the Recognition
Rankings with 87 pts; however, because Warrior A is listed in the Recognition
Rankings ahead of Warrior B, then Warrior A is granted the TieBreaker Decision for
His/Her stable!]
Opening Round Team Spotlight Bonus [minimum 15 paragraphs!] Each Delarq Death
Fest competitor who writes a Team Spotlight featuring their Stable (Name) and
Managerial Alias [Gladiatorial Names Optional] in regards to competing in the Delarq
Death Fest will receive 25 pts added to His/Her opening round score.
Illis Iron Stable Bonus [in addition to the proposed award awaiting RSI
approval!] Any manager whose stable competes in at least 67 of the possible 75
fights during the 15 rounds of Death Fest receives 25 points added to His/Her final
overall score [this allows each stable the cushion of missing one round of
competition; plus up to 3 additional fights due to waiting for replacement rollups
from Deaths suffered either in Tourneys or during the Death Fest contest in DM 59
over the course of 15 rounds of competition!]
Delarq Death Fest
Hosted by Hammer
[Who Else?]
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
A DIFFERENT GRAPE viciously subdued ETCHED IN STONE in a 595 minute Challenge fight.
ROB A. REE subdued GREE CHAK in a exciting 1 minute Challenge melee.
CYCLOPS was savagely defeated by TOLAIS DEEPHEART in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
SILAS defeated DOC STEELE in a exciting 2 minute bloody Challenge fight.
ELI was devastated by PEGASUS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
SEX ON THE BEACH was beaten by LIFE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gory Challenge brawl.
LINK was handily defeated by THANOS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
NEOSPHINCTER viciously subdued QUID PRO QUO in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
ARSONIST ART overpowered LUIGI in a action packed 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
MY1STADMWARRIOR was overpowered by WENT TO MARKET in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
LUC STARWALKER demolished B.A. TURRY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
HE HATE ME devastated BRADEN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided Challenge battle.
NUMBERED WON overpowered MEN WORKING in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict.
STRAFE defeated ASHANTI in a popular 3 minute Challenge duel.
WHIRLING WORD viciously subdued OBSESSIVE in a action packed 4 minute brutal duel.
SPEEDI devastated FACEMAN in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
STARBUCK was defeated by JANAE in a exciting 2 minute bout.
DEORNE was overpowered by DR DAZZLE in a popular 1 minute bloody one-sided bout.
CHICK WITH A STICK was viciously subdued by DUSKY JAWFISH in a 4 minute contest.
SLEEPLESS PARANOIA vanquished SOLACIA in a 2 minute one-sided Title match.
COOLER was handily defeated by DARK GUMBY in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
SALIEL demolished ZAGNUT in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CLEANER WRASSE vanquished ONE A DAY in a action packed 2 minute gory one-sided match.
MAHI MAHI defeated SHOCKING TOAD in a action packed 3 minute match.
SPLURGE ON WAX LIPS overpowered BLACK WIDOW in a popular 2 minute uneven duel.
SIR ENE was beaten by SCHYLER in a action packed 1 minute competition.
HOCKEY overpowered MAGINOT MIKE in a action packed 1 minute one-sided fight.
HAIR LIP! was handily defeated by FERD THE TOWER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
MIMIC BLENNY was subdued by JACK BOY in a popular 3 minute fight.
RENAE beat BASS in a popular 1 minute bout.
DR NUT handily defeated A NEW PONY! in a action packed 1 minute mismatched match.
KILLER KARCH was defeated by RAZOX in a exciting 1 minute struggle.
MISS HONEY demolished ZAEBOS in a action packed 1 minute gory one-sided struggle.
MUCKER was demolished by HARLEQUIN TUSKFISH in a exciting 1 minute mismatched match.
DOC STEELE won victory over SHINY PENNY in a popular 1 minute bout.
TAPS won victory over BEAR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bout.
TORNADO subdued THRENODY in a action packed 4 minute brutal competition.
ROLEX WATCH narrowly defeated DECK SWAB in a action packed 1 minute battle.
RYGEL won victory over RAMZA in a exciting 2 minute struggle.
TOWER overcame GRINGOLD in a crowd pleasing 5 minute gory duel.
RAW SEX APPEAL devastated PEON NECROMANCER in a 2 minute mismatched match.
SUPER BUM outlasted INKEEPER'S SON in a tiring 15 minute match.
WORK IN PROGRESS was outlasted by SUX0R in a action packed 14 minute gory fight.
ZOT ZIPZIG was overpowered by REDEMPTION in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
ENDYMION was unbelievably bested by MUMPHY CHICK in a exciting 3 minute duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 23 WALL OF STEEL 68 - 44 - 0 61 |
|WALL OF STEEL 14 AIMED BLOW 38 - 30 - 0 56 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 12 LUNGING ATTACK 147 - 117 - 1 56 |
|BASHING ATTACK 11 SLASHING ATTACK 47 - 44 - 0 52 |
|TOTAL PARRY 10 TOTAL PARRY 33 - 31 - 0 52 |
|AIMED BLOW 6 PARRY-LUNGE 13 - 13 - 0 50 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 15 - 24 - 0 38 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 PARRY-STRIKE 7 - 13 - 0 35 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 BASHING ATTACK 36 - 68 - 0 35 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 14 - 0 30 |
Turn 375 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:
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 8 4 LUNGING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 4 - 2 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 8 4 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 9 - 5 1 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 6 - 4 1 PARRY-LUNGE
LUNGING ATTACK 12 - 11
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK SLEEPLESS PARANOI 82-2252 22 17 1 249 PARENTHOOD (1122)
WALL OF STEEL WHIRLING WORD 48-3815 62 38 1 247 4-LETTER WORDS (1063)
AIMED BLOW SPLURGE ON WAX LI 18-6485 60 47 3 222 STREET PIZZA (114)
TOTAL PARRY A DIFFERENT GRAPE 82-1258 40 28 1 216 MY WIFE'S COSMETICS (1038)
PARRY-LUNGE JANAE 5-3867 53 42 3 214 BLADES OF CHAOS (961)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK HOCKEY 82-5719 22 22 0 211 CHEAP DENTISTRY (1098)
STRIKING ATTACK MAHI MAHI 18-4899 94 63 1 207 BIG MEAN FISH (292)
PARRY-STRIKE SHOCKING TOAD 7-310 53 70 1 205 NINJAS (1107)
PARRY-RIPOSTE TAPS 96-841 21 18 5 176 MUSIC TO KILL BY (1119)
BASHING ATTACK CYCLOPS 7-4625 25 27 1 175 BIG BAD (1073)
The overall popularity leader is SPEEDI 58-3029. The most popular warrior this turn
was GRINGOLD 7-2416. The ten other most popular fighters were TORNADO 6-2249, TOWER
7-4461, ENDYMION 6-4163, SILAS 18-6796, ASHANTI 6-5352, WHIRLING WORD 48-3815, DUSKY
JAWFISH 18-6978, MAHI MAHI 18-4899, OBSESSIVE 58-2447, and JANAE 5-3867.
The least popular fighter this week was ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112. The other ten least
popular fighters were A DIFFERENT GRAPE 82-1258, SUPER BUM 82-18411, SUX0R 5-4560,
ZOT ZIPZIG 6-5688, HAIR LIP! 82-3261, FACEMAN 38-4129, MEN WORKING 38-4189, BRADEN
6-4867, B.A. TURRY 39-3383, and PEON NECROMANCER 18-7856.
Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K
MORDANT(1) 1 0 0 ZORPUNT(24) 1 0 0 CAER(48) 1 0 0
OSKSI(3) 2 0 0 LYRATILAN(25) 1 0 0 TROCAR(54) 0 1 0
JHELUM(4) 1 2 0 ARVAT(32) 1 1 0 ANDOR(57) 1 0 0
KALTOS(5) 2 1 0 JHANS(36) 1 0 0 DELARQ TOR(58) 2 1 0
TRANSEL(6) 3 7 0 SIBIKHAS(37) 1 2 0 JURINE(61) 0 1 0
BONSUR(7) 4 7 0 CLIFFHOME(38) 0 3 0 CIMMERIAC(69) 0 1 0
KOLACT(10) 0 3 0 XOCHITHLAN(39) 2 1 0 DWES EG(82) 7 3 0
TALCAMA(18) 11 5 0 KATI-TEI(41) 0 1 0 OLD VALAMANTIS(96) 1 0 0
TI(23) 0 1 0 RODEKI(42) 1 1 0 SYVYN'S HILL(98) 0 1 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
MUMPHY CHICK 1-5487 13 1 0 79 LEGENDS OF STEELE (1047) MORDANT
SALIEL 3-5485 59 46 1 236 ZODIAC KNIGHTS (958) OSKSI
MAGINOT MIKE 4-4509 56 63 1 170 DOGS OF WAR (999) JHELUM
JANAE 5-3867 53 42 3 214 BLADES OF CHAOS (961) KALTOS
SCHYLER 6-4866 54 90 1 204 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL
DARK GUMBY 7-4694 53 36 1 214 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR
ZAGNUT 10-4745 36 11 4 185 TERRAPIN STATION (616) KOLACT
CLEANER WRASSE 18-6495 68 62 2 239 BIG MEAN FISH (292) TALCAMA
CHICK WITH A STICK 23-4365 55 48 2 191 DIABLO TOO (1037) TI
DR NUT 24-4254 54 34 2 206 DP CLONES (1045) ZORPUNT
WENT TO MARKET 25-4288 22 19 2 100 THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (1162) LYRATILAN
ROLEX WATCH 32-3732 48 42 1 176 LUST MUPPETS (1036) ARVAT
MISS HONEY 36-4850 66 61 0 210 SCARRY TEAM (824) JHANS
BLACK WIDOW 37-1303 59 67 2 194 BEAST MASTERS (136) SIBIKHAS
FACEMAN 38-4129 48 42 2 190 THE A TEAM (1044) CLIFFHOME
ROB A. REE 39-3241 35 24 1 197 CRIMINAL ELEMENT (1074) XOCHITHLAN
GREE CHAK 41-3859 45 32 2 182 KILLERS (1145) KATI-TEI
TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620 87 100 0 195 DELVERS (1000) RODEKI
WHIRLING WORD 48-3815 62 38 1 247 4-LETTER WORDS (1063) CAER
SEX ON THE BEACH 54-2435 26 15 3 129 INDULGENT DRINKS (1153) TROCAR
DR DAZZLE 57-4485 59 30 2 214 PEPPER PRACTICE II (1069) ANDOR
SPEEDI 58-3029 100 82 3 224 SHAMROCKS (424) DELARQ TOR
ETCHED IN STONE 61-3112 41 20 1 195 CEMENTIA (1112) JURINE
KILLER KARCH 69-5668 18 10 2 201 SAND KINGS (1118) CIMMERIAC
SLEEPLESS PARANOIA 82-2252 22 17 1 249 PARENTHOOD (1122) DWES EG
TAPS 96-841 21 18 5 176 MUSIC TO KILL BY (1119) OLD VALAMANTIS
ONE A DAY 98-799 21 14 3 193 MY DRUGS (1179) SYVYN'S HILL