DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER
Date : 10/18/1999 Duedate: 10/30/1999
NIANIA ARENA
DM-2 TURN-262
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
WILMA
THE FLINTSTONES (147)
(2-2708) [25-19-0,121]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
WILMA REGGIE SANDERS
THE FLINTSTONES (147) YELLOWSTONE YOGIS (439)
(2-2708) [25-19-0,121] (2-3623) [3-2-0,33]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
WILMA WILMA
THE FLINTSTONES (147) THE FLINTSTONES (147)
(2-2708) [25-19-0,121] (2-2708) [25-19-0,121]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE FLINTSTONES (147)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. PROUD HEROES (528) 23
2. YELLOWSTONE YOGIS (439) 13 INTIMIDATORS (423)
3. BLADES OF THUNDER (541) 10 Unchartered Team
4. SANCTUARY (326) 5
5. THE CREAMPUFFS (532) 0 BLADES OF THUNDER (541)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 INTIMIDATORS (423) 463 252 11 64.8 1/ 1 THE FLINTSTONES (147) 11 4 1
2/ 2 PROUD HEROES (528) 35 23 2 60.3 2/ 3 INTIMIDATORS (423) 7 5 0
3/ 5*BLADES OF THUNDER (541) 3 2 0 60.0 3/ 2 SANCTUARY (326) 6 2 1
4- 3 THE CREAMPUFFS (532) 87 70 9 55.4 4/ 4 PROUD HEROES (528) 3 3 0
5/ 4 SANCTUARY (326) 339 326 32 51.0 5/ 7*YELLOWSTONE YOGIS (439) 1 1 0
6/ 7*YELLOWSTONE YOGIS (439) 3 4 0 42.9 6/ 6*BLADES OF THUNDER (541) 1 2 0
7/ 6 THE FLINTSTONES (147) 89 163 1 35.3 7- 5 THE CREAMPUFFS (532) 0 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
+ ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Delarquan Federation #25 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Tsaumarn:
They had entered a kitchen, one big enough to cook meals for a hundred men
without crowding. There was no one in sight, but double doors were open onto the
courtyard on the other side from their point of entry, and the sounds of combat were
loud and steady. Ultraist guessed that the cooks and scullions had rushed out to help
fight off Barkab and his two followers.
"Quickly now," Saureza said, "we must make the most of the time Barkab is gaining
for us!" She darted toward one of the interior doors.
He followed, and found that the passage behind the door led to a large room with
a long table down the middle and a sort of step-like arrangement of shelves along one
side on which was displayed a bewildering assortment of probably valuable things. It
was as though a packrat with expensive tastes had set all his miscellaneous
acquisitions out there so that other packrats could see and envy his collection.
"What about my friend in the dungeon?" he asked.
"First things first," the woman said briskly. "This is our mission first." She
was scanning the heterogeneous collection with desperate haste and suddenly leaped
forward and seized something.
In all the clutter, he couldn't be sure what it had been, not that he needed to
know, but he was curious. What was so valuable to Barkab's tribe that he and his
followers had risked death or capture to get it? All he could recall for sure was
that there had been some kind of crystal that flashed, and that it was small enough
for Saureza to conceal in her clothes. "Now what?" he asked, trying to watch all the
room's many doors at once.
"Now the dungeons and your friends," she said.
*** ***** *** ***** ***
It was, Doc LeMa$e decided, about the way it must feel to live on the edge of a
volcano. The Overlord of Sibikhas gave the impression of being about to erupt at any
moment, and over the hours of their imprisonment he had become less and less willing
to listen to rational advice. That Gryzash had considerable magical power was
obvious, hell, the man practically seethed with power. But there was great magical
power binding this dungeon into its form and purpose, too. Although the big manager
would yield to no one in his willingness to undertake desperate and violent tasks, he
had no desire to be present when Gryzash's power clashed with the power built into
this foundation. Not if it could be avoided.
These reflections were interrupted by sounds from the corridor outside their
cell: marching feet and clanging metal, coming nearer.
"They're coming for us," LeMa$e said with satisfaction. "Maybe now we'll have a
chance to find out what this is all about, state our own case--"
"If harm has come to Morra," Gryzash snarled through set teeth, "I will kill
every one of them."
"So shall we all," LeMa$e answered impatiently, "but let's not buy trouble. She
may have received no harm--"
"I mistrust all here," Chezarnoi muttered from the other side of the cell.
Magic crackled around the door, power crawling like lightning on the bars.
LeMa$e leaped back with an oath. He guessed that a mage of respectable power stood on
the other side. Respectable, but not great--freed of the hampering spells of this
place, he himself could have destroyed the fellow with one hand tied behind his back.
But he was not freed of the hampering spells, and any attempt to engage in a magical
battle here would be futile at best. At worst, it would set off Gryzash, and the
Overlord was a lot too much like a powerful bomb for him to--
He leaped on the Overlord quickly, just in time to prevent disaster. His weight
and momentum were enough to fling Gryzash against the stone wall and stun the man
temporarily. It was enough. The door opened and guards entered warily; the magician
remained outside but clearly prepared to take a hand if needed. The three prisoners
were chained and hustled out into the corridor, then up a seemingly endless spiral
stair.
Elsewhere in Tsaumarn:
It was the Rirorni Cook who brought the news, bursting in on Varndis Abeq and the
gladiators as they planned their departure. "Lord Sa Kolke is arresting all in the
city who are not Rirorni and have no safe pass!" he announced.
"The city depends on foreigners coming here to trade," Zeus pointed out. "How
can he dare to drive out all the traders?"
"All I know is that the Defender's troops are going through every serai arresting
people," the Cook said, shrugging. "I am Rirorni and face no risk."
"And I have a safe pass," Varndis Abeq said. He looked around at the gladiators
with an expression of such innocence that they were immediately suspicious. "I could
include you all under the protection of my pass, if you will place yourselves in my
hands unreservedly."
"Unreservedly meaning what?" Candyacid asked suspiciously.
"I could not lie to the Defender's agents," the trader said virtuously, "but if I
could truthfully tell them that you are all my bondsmen--"
"Why not come right out and call us your slaves?" Renae snarled. Her fingers
clenched and unclenched.
Candyacid reached over and stilled her companion's hands. "We will leave
immediately," she said. "There are no gates to passed, our gear is already packed,
and we can be gone in half an hour--with luck, before the arresting party gets here.
Renae, if you'll tell Raveln, I'll get our mounts. Meet me at the rear gate of the
serai as fast as you can."
"That goes for us, too," Zeus said coldly. Columbine nodded, but didn't speak;
she was thrusting the last of their possessions into packs.
"You can't!" Playgirl said. "You have to go with Varndis to--"
"We'll meet him down the road and go on from there," the Delarquan said. "And
you'd better come with us."
"There is no need. I am his partner," Playgirl answered smugly.
"The gods damn all Karnhorns," Columbine muttered under her breath.
"Treacherous, every one."
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
I am Cobra. Hisssssss! You are my ssubjectssss. I love the acclaim and
attentionssss. You may bow at my tail. Sssorry lot of charmersssss.
Wilma, Jenna, Cime, I am now to quick for your sssillynesssss! Put up your
undefeated record, Cime. I'd like to sssslither all over it.
Hssssssss,
Cobra
SPY REPORT
Good day, in NIANIA a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor.
So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news. And let's see, SARI fought FOLSOM
and gained 21 points and contributed to SANCTUARY's 1-2-0. FOLSOM has lost to SARI,
falling 18 points, while helping make THE FLINTSTONES a 2-3-1 turn. And not without
some honor, WILMA now claims the title and throne of Duelmaster of NIANIA. By the
way, was that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the table at Jim's
Tap Room?
I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling. A basher
friend of mine assures me this is true. INTIMIDATORS has cause to stand tall, as
they were NIANIA's most avoided team. A smart manager knows this is a team to beat.
And guess who avoided INTIMIDATORS stable the most? Believe it or not, it was
SANCTUARY. Anyone surprised? Well, sports fans, take notice that RAVEN from
SANCTUARY was NIANIA's most challenged warrior this turn.
We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and
shave it close? A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover
or hide when the fight is over. Consider well.
Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the
sweetest. Always good to rest in NIANIA, but never good to wear out my welcome.
Look for me in future turns. Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper--
Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WILMA 2708 25 19 0 121 THE FLINTSTONES (147)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-JENNA 4369 12 0 0 137 SANCTUARY (326)
-CIME 4375 9 8 0 119 SANCTUARY (326)
LEGEND 4521 19 11 0 92 PROUD HEROES (528)
COBRA 4484 18 10 0 92 INTIMIDATORS (423)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PURPLE HEARTS 4523 12 5 1 87 PROUD HEROES (528)
-CAP'N CRUNCH 4587 10 4 2 81 THE CREAMPUFFS (532)
-AUNT JEMIMA 4551 14 11 3 74 THE CREAMPUFFS (532)
BETTY 2579 7 44 0 71 THE FLINTSTONES (147)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-JAW BREAKER 4626 8 3 0 66 THE CREAMPUFFS (532)
PEBBLES 4624 7 9 1 60 THE FLINTSTONES (147)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SARI 4651 4 2 0 51 SANCTUARY (326)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
REGGIE SANDERS 3623 3 2 0 33 YELLOWSTONE YOGIS (439)
FOLSOM 4636 7 5 0 29 THE FLINTSTONES (147)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RAINE 4641 3 2 0 22 BLADES OF THUNDER (541)
GORILLA 4648 4 3 0 21 INTIMIDATORS (423)
CANCER 4663 2 1 0 19 INTIMIDATORS (423)
-CYCLOP SLAYER 4524 3 4 1 18 PROUD HEROES (528)
-SUGAR BABY 4633 3 3 0 15 THE CREAMPUFFS (532)
ARKAN 4660 3 1 0 12 SANCTUARY (326)
RAVEN 4673 1 1 1 11 SANCTUARY (326)
DENTIST 4664 1 2 0 5 INTIMIDATORS (423)
CHERT 4686 0 1 0 1 THE FLINTSTONES (147)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
THE USEROUS MERCHA 10 0 1 0 1 PEBBLES 4624 262 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Weird! We got the fights, but not the newsletter! So if anybody said anything to us
in the personals last time, we can't answer. Come to think of it, if one of us made
duelmaster--unlikely, I admit--we don't know it and can't do a column! -- Hanna B, The
Flintstones
P.S. All right, all right, I could get it off the web, I s'pose, but....
Well! That Khalhums Dwarf is certainly a rude little boy! I suspect I should send
him to the Principal. -- Wilma
Purple Hearts -- Good try, sonny, and better luck next time. Me for retirement!
Edler, did you find me a good piece of land? -- Dino
Dino -- You gladiators are too selfish, always wanting us to give you something!
Well, just listen up, buster! You want lands, you can go out and do a quest or
something for Niania and the Mordanti Confederacy and EARN some lands. So there.
-- Edler
I find it hard to believe that I was the only person on this team who got to fight a
real warrior this time! That takes some of the fun out of a 5-0 turn. -- Dino
Yo, Mo! Y'all gang done beatin' up on muh sorry lot? Here's atcha, Sanctuary! -- Mr.
T.
Sari -- You got in wrong, lady. I'm supposed to pull YOUR teeth! -- Dentist
Arkan -- I knew I had to get you before the chemo kicked in, but I proved to be but a
minor strain. -- Cancer
Raine -- Tryin' to make a monkey out of me, huh? Well, take that, cutie-pie! --
Gorilla
Luck ta y'all in yer Mail Madness. -- Mr. T.
11 October 1999
All -- Talon Volksie has finally entered the 90's on the verge of the millenium. I
have e-mail. You may email me at TalonVolksie@aol.com. -- Talon V.
Everyone now knows that DM-33 is one of the "Fiercest & Best Free Blades Arena"
around. The Hammer and others have done wonderful things for that arena. With 50 or
so teams, DM-33 is fun, challenging and a joy to play in. However, I am not here to
talk about DM-33. I want to talk to you about DM-43, Veastian.
DM-43 is not a large arena, we have only 8 teams here right now. It is small,
and not the greatest arena around...yet. We need YOU to help make this a great
arena. Since it's so small, this is your chance to get in on the ground floor and
become a cornerstone of this arena. Not many have this chance. DM-33 is great, but
it is crowded. Here in DM-43 you will not be one of the many, you will be one of the
best. For all of you Noblish Island managers, this is your chance to transfer your
team to an arena where you will have an immediate impact on the game. This is an
arena where you can continue to hone your skills and be a contender for the
Duelmastership. Veteran managers...do you want to make Duelmasters the best it can
be? Help newbies and make an arena of your own?
This is a wonderful chance for everyone. For the newer players to make a
serious impact on an arena and veteran players to be a "founder" of an arena.
Managers like Don John, Mutt Lange, The Rake and myself want you to help make DM-43
the best arena out there. We don't want just "anyone" to come here, we want managers
who want to play hard and have fun. If that is you, then come to DM-43, Veastian.
If anyone has any questions at all, please diplo me and I will reply as soon as
possible. Now is your chance, now is the time. DM-43. -- Apollo Maximillious, mgr.
Cult of the Dragon (339), DM-43
All -- By Seefe's name, am I tired of looking at such team names as Inyo Eye and
Eggnog Warriors. Please, in the name of all that is decent on the face of Ghea, give
your teams and fighters APPROPRIATE names!! I know it can be challenging and
demanding to make up TRULY GOOD names like Boneshredders and Aerie Fire, but please,
don't call your guys something that causes me to dirge in disgust!! It really hurts
your (and my) gaming experience when my warriors have to stand against someone named
"Underwear Gnomes". After all, I can come up with ten names like Bust-a-Plumber and
Chococroc in a single minute, but why don't I do it? -- Shadowfire, mgr. of
Dragonslayers (636) in Solven (DM 22)
16 October 1999
To anyone starting a new team -- No good sales pitch or gimmicks (yet). If you're
adding a team, please put it in Jurine, DM-61. We only have one unchartered team and
eight teams total. So why come to Jurine? Simply put; WE ARE BEGGING YOU!!! --
Wardancer, mgr. War Party
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
REGGIE SANDERS devastated ARKAN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
COBRA was vanquished by WILMA in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
LEGEND demolished KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
PURPLE HEARTS devastated BETTY in a 1 minute gory one-sided contest.
PEBBLES murdered THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
FOLSOM was vanquished by SARI in a 1 minute brutal mismatched fight.
GORILLA bested RAVEN in a 4 minute gory competition.
RAINE handily defeated DENTIST in a 1 minute uneven melee.
CANCER vanquished CHERT in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK 5 TOTAL PARRY 10 - 2 - 0 83 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 WALL OF STEEL 13 - 7 - 0 65 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 SLASHING ATTACK 21 - 12 - 0 64 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 14 - 8 - 3 64 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 8 - 6 - 0 57 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 BASHING ATTACK 25 - 20 - 0 56 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-LUNGE 10 - 15 - 1 40 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 AIMED BLOW 6 - 16 - 1 27 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 5 - 0 17 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 262 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:
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 3 4 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 3 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK WILMA 2708 25 19 0 121 THE FLINTSTONES (147)
PARRY-LUNGE LEGEND 4521 19 11 0 92 PROUD HEROES (528)
BASHING ATTACK PURPLE HEARTS 4523 12 5 1 87 PROUD HEROES (528)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is WILMA 2708. The most popular warrior this turn was
WILMA 2708. The ten other most popular fighters were RAVEN 4673, RAINE 4641, REGGIE
SANDERS 3623, LEGEND 4521, PURPLE HEARTS 4523, SARI 4651, ARKAN 4660, BETTY 2579,
PEBBLES 4624, and GORILLA 4648.
The least popular fighter this week was CHERT 4686. The other ten least popular
fighters were DENTIST 4664, FOLSOM 4636, COBRA 4484, CANCER 4663, GORILLA 4648,
PEBBLES 4624, BETTY 2579, ARKAN 4660, SARI 4651, and PURPLE HEARTS 4523.
The following warriors will travel to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after next turn:
LEGEND (2-4521) PROUD HEROES (528)
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