DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER
Date : 10/21/1999 Duedate: 11/03/1999
ZUWAYZA ARENA
DM-19 TURN-364
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
LORD OF THE FLOYDS
THE GUARDIANS (128)
(19-3638) [13-1-1,103]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
LORD OF THE FLOYDS DUKE OF EARL
THE GUARDIANS (128) THE ROYAL FAMILY (221)
(19-3638) [13-1-1,103] (19-2401) [1-0-0,27]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
TORGO PYTHON CHARMER
DEEP 13 (318) CARNIVAL (101)
(19-3576) [17-16-0,78] (19-3601) [15-12-0,92]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
OLDER BUDWEISER (311)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. THE ROYAL FAMILY (221) 27
2. LORDS INC. (324) 22 DEEP 13 (318)
3. THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241) 19 Unchartered Team
4. CARNIVAL (101) 19
5. JAGUAR WARRIORS (296) 16 THE ROYAL FAMILY (221)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*THE ROYAL FAMILY (221) 1 0 0 100 1/ 1 OLDER BUDWEISER (311) 11 4 1
2/ 2 DEEP 13 (318) 91 63 3 59.1 2/ 2 PSYCHOMECH (289) 9 6 0
3/ 3 OLDER BUDWEISER (311) 53 37 4 58.9 3/ 5 THE MAGNIFICENT MA (241) 6 7 0
4/ 5 THE GUARDIANS (128) 375 327 27 53.4 4/ 3 GO TO THE DICKENS! (330) 6 7 0
5/ 4 GO TO THE DICKENS! (330) 33 31 2 51.6 5/ 4 LORDS INC. (324) 5 5 0
6/ 6 PSYCHOMECH (289) 147 139 9 51.4 6- 6 CRIMSON DEATH (323) 4 4 0
7/ 7 CARNIVAL (101) 202 228 9 47.0 7/ 9 DEEP 13 (318) 4 6 0
8/ 8 JAGUAR WARRIORS (296) 134 156 7 46.2 8/ 8 CARNIVAL (101) 3 4 0
9- 9 CRIMSON DEATH (323) 11 13 0 45.8 9/11 THE GUARDIANS (128) 2 1 0
10/10 THE MAGNIFICENT MA (241) 199 276 10 41.9 10/10*EASTERN HORDE 3 (333) 2 3 0
11/11 LORDS INC. (324) 43 60 4 41.7 11/ 0*THE ROYAL FAMILY (221) 1 0 0
12/ 1*EASTERN HORDE 3 (333) 2 3 0 40.0 12/ 7 JAGUAR WARRIORS (296) 1 4 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
Zuwayza General Comments
#1
All Hail My Crimson Brothers!
The Point Race has begun & my appointed position as General of the Crimson
Vengeance is at stake! I did not plan on running a Team here until I discovered that
Milchamah [in DM 33 which is the Fiercest & Best Free Blades Arena in Alastari!] had
won the dubious honor of being the Team Suffering the Most Defeats [29] during the
recent Hunt-A-Thon Contest on Niatoli Island! A Tiebreaker between 3 Teams gave
Milchamah the Prize of retaining Femizons [DM 54] plus receiving a New Team Rollup!
With that New Team Rollup I am sending Yawlah [Hebrew for Devour] to do just that in
the DM 19 Point Race competition!
Arriving soon to represent Yawlah are:
1. Yawnaw [Do Violence]
2. Yigawl [Avenger]
3. Yawgaw [To Afflict; Cause Grief]
4. Yehlek [A Devourer]
5. Yiblehawm [Devouring People]
Do be so kind, my Crimson Brothers, as to identify yourselves & your Teams! It
would also be appreciated if the most illustrious ED would identify All the Teams that
are registered in Zuwayza! Thank you ever so much with Weapons Held High!
Maccabaeus The Hammer [General of Crimson Vengeance]
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CARNIVAL Carny LORDS INC. Lord Z
CRIMSON DEATH Crimson Strategist OLDER BUDWEISER ?
DEEP 13 Crow PSYCHOMECH Insidious Rex
EASTERN HORDE 3 Mr. Mojo THE GUARDIANS Guardian
GO TO THE DICKENS! Boz THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS The Reviewer
JAGUAR WARRIORS Noachian
+ ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Karnhorn Intrigues #6 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
The Storm Sea air had cooled. The sky had clouded over, obscuring the stars. On
clear nights, the Holy Avenger's navigator used the stars to keep course, but on a
night like this there was nothing to do but wait for daylight. Sails were lowered and
the crew got a well deserved rest from their labors at the oars. Shrew had been
taking a regular shift at them and was grateful for the break. Finding it difficult
to sleep in the cramped quarters below, he had come to the deck to breathe the fresh
air. He noticed a familiar figure sitting near the bow and sat down next to him.
"When did you start smoking, Crow?" asked Shrew as Crow pulled a long-stemmed
ivory pipe from under his jacket and began patting pipe weed into place.
Crow waved his hand with a flourish and produced a small flame that danced on the
end of his index finger. He proceeded to light his pipe, then extinguish the flame
with another extravagant gesture. "Pipe weed is a favorite among wizards, you know.
I'm acquiring a taste for it."
Shrew knew that his friend was no wizard, not yet anyway. To become a wizard
took years of study and hard work. Crow was barely a week into his apprenticeship.
Very little of Crow had been seen aboard The Holy Avenger since he had been taken on
as apprentice by Elysse. The two had spent hours on end sequestered in a small cabin
below deck. Flame production was one of the simplest of spells, but that Crow could
have mastered it in only a week proved that he had tremendous potential for magic.
"I don't suppose there's been any action since the first day," Crow mused. That
had been frightening enough for anyone, with the Zuwayza harbor defenses shooting what
seemed like enough ballista stones to sink a fleet at them. But Captain Ljentazh and
his crew had performed magnificently, dodging one sure hit after another. "I never
want to go through anything like that again."
Shrew shrugged. "They say that the ballista crews are only trained to fire on
ships approaching the harbor. They really had to be lucky to hit a ship that was
sailing out of it."
"Lucky or not, we'd have been just as dead. Have you found out anything more
about this ship? Elysse doesn't want to talk about anything but magic."
"Yeah. About a year ago the Holy Avenger attacked and boarded a pirate ship. At
least, everybody here is convinced that the guy really WAS a pirate, but he claimed to
be a merchant and managed to produce bills of sale for everything he had on board. An
inquest found them guilty of malfeasance. They were all sentenced to three years of
doing sentry duty outside the harbor, and not be allowed to leave the ship in all that
time. The ship took some damage and lost a couple of crewmen. They were allowed
inside the harbor for repairs and to get some convicts as replacement crew. They
still weren't allowed on land and had to anchor out near the harbor mouth. I guess
Nar got aboard somehow, and convinced them to help him. How he did that I don't know.
They're all considered deserters and traitors now."
"So are we!" exclaimed Crow.
"If the mission succeeds, we'll be vindicated. If it fails, we'll be dead. So
what's it matter?" asked Shrew philosophically.
Crow stopped short of answering when Noachain appeared on deck, dressed in an
officer's uniform. He was accompanied by a midshipman who had been assigned to him as
a servant. Noachian was pointing angrily to his boots.
"Do you call those boots polished? They look like something out of a rag bin.
Take them below immediately. I want them looking presentable if it takes you all
night. Do you understand, Mr. Mujadim?"
"Yes sir," replied the young officer. He removed Noachian's boots with a tug and
disappeared below, but not before shooting a look of undisguised hatred in the Lord
Protector's direction when he though he was unobserved.
Noachian looked over at the pair on deck. "So hard to find good servants these
days, eh, Shrew? That fellow was ready to hang me from the yardarm as a thief when I
first came aboard. Such insolence to a Lord Protector can't go unpunished. That's
the Karnhorn way. And is that Crow over there with you? Why, I'd almost forgotten he
was aboard."
"Hello, Noachian," said Crow unenthusiastically. The two had never been friends.
"Did Nar explain the mission to you?"
Noachian nodded. "Yes. I understand that we have to gain the trust of the
Serva, and to do that we have to appear as traitors to the Empire. I still don't
understand why Nar chose infidels like yourselves for the mission when good loyal
Karnhorns like me would have been the better choice, but there's nothing I can do
about that...."
An anxious whisper from Shrew cut him off. "I see a ship out there."
"I don't see anything," said Noachian.
"If Shrew says there's a ship, then there's a ship," snapped Crow with annoyance.
"Shrew can see better than anyone in Alastari. That's why Nar wants us "infidels" on
the mission. Because we can do something besides yell at midshipmen and brag about
what great loyal Karnhorns we are!"
"You two can pick up your argument later," interrupted Shrew. "Right now we've
got an unknown ship to report."
*** *** ***
Zuwayza might be a great town for Karnhorns, thought Ottomund as he sat nursing
his drink at a dockside bar, but for blue dwarves like him it was deadly dull.
Wolfspider and his friends were off to who knows where, and it sure didn't seem like
they'd be back anytime soon. And that Mr. B. Natural could get on ANYBODY'S nerves.
Maybe it was time go head back to Aljafir.
The dwarf was startled out of his reverie when a small humanoid pulled out a
chair and sat down at his table. It took Ottomund a moment to remember who those
pointed ears and big yellow eyes belonged to. "Hello, Habmo," he said. "You're
looking a lot better than when last I saw you."
"The Karragit shamans have a way with swamp fever," grinned the half-Karragit
swavant. "When I learned you were in town, I tracked you down. I wonder if you might
like to go to a Carnival with me?"
"A Carnival?" repeated Ottomund with some confusion.
"Yes. A small one that operates just outside of town. You know, games, rides,
performers."
Ottomund eyed the swavant suspiciously. "They're not looking for a blue dwarf
for their freak show, are they?"
Habmo raised his eyebrows. "I never thought of that," he said. "No, actually
there's an exhibit there I'd like you to see. I can explain better after you've seen
it. If my theory is correct, it could have important ramifications for the future of
all Alastari in general and the Karnhorn Empire in particular. Will you come? I'll
buy the popcorn."
"How can I refuse?" replied Ottomund.
+ ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Karnhorn Empire #25 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Sarebya:
"It's the invasion fleet, I tell you," Turlik said yet again. "More sails than I
could count, with the wind behind them, and headed for the coast just south of here."
"The invaders are not coming here," Cadiz Virkaj snapped. He was the commander
of the Emir of Sarebya's household troops. "If there are any invaders, which is
questionable. And I'll thank you not to go spreading this wild tale of yours and
causing a panic."
"But, Cadiz, I saw them!"
"Fishing boats," the cadiz said dismissingly. Anything further he might have
said was interrupted by the frantic clamor of the alarm bell in the tower overhead.
*** ***** *** ***** ***
Cadiz Virkaj assembled his men with commendable speed, posting them at the points
where the harbor defenses could best benefit from their presence. Even the presence
of distracted citizens clogging the streets and shouting to know what the danger was
did not hamper this maneuver, because it was one which had been practiced many times.
Fixed-base catapults which had long since had their aim targeted on the harbor
entrance were uncovered and readied to fire. Messengers were dispatched to all
neighboring towns with word of the first sighting of the enemy fleet.
And then they waited, through a long afternoon when the scattered clouds of the
morning gathered overhead and began fitfully to rain. Occasionally a far-sighted
soldier on one of the heights would glimpse sails behind the curtain of rain, but none
came near enough to fire even the long-range ballistae at.
"They've pulled off to the south," Cadiz Virkaj muttered. He had taken up a
commanding position on the top of the tower which formed the center of the harbor
defense, as was his right and duty. Sarebya, at the mouth of the modest Mirsil River,
was cupped in gentle hills which restricted his view of the coastline to the north and
south, but his position gave him a complete picture of the state of the harbor. "I
knew they didn't mean to land here. They've gone after Zuwayza--"
"Could their navigators be so incompetent?" Turlik asked.
Virkaj shrugged, as though to say that he wasn't answerable for the quality of
Serevadan navigators. He glanced around, then stiffened as black smoke billowed up
behind the hills to the south. "They've bypassed the city!" he gasped. "They're on
the shore to the south!" He turned and plunged down the stairs with reckless haste,
dragging Turlik after him. "Take the Red Lion Company and ride south," he commanded
the younger man. "If they've landed in force, you won't be able to stop them, but
slow them down, kill as many as you can, and hold them to the beach. I must tell the
Emir."
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
MH: This is your Morning Herald reporter in Zuwayza. The city is turned out for the
arena victory of Hotte Korn over the previously unbeaten Duelmaster. Here comes
someone now. Sir! Sir! May we have a word? What is your name? I see you just
came out of the Noachian Cantina.
MM: I'm Mr. Mojo. New here with my team Eastern Horde. I'm trying to find out why
we were given the team number 333.
MH: That is a strange number. Maybe an omen of great portent. What is going on in
the Cantina? Seems a bit riotous.
MM: Not sure I know. A Boz and Strategist were shouting that some crazy street
juggler took their list of loyal Karnhorn defenders to wrap up a deck of cards he
had cut in half and some rare deadly blue and white zebra killer bat flew out and
flew up in the rafters where it seemed to have been attacked, as bits floated
down and the Karnhorn list is gone and so is the juggler. The innkeeper Noachian
claims the juggler is an ancient Carny called Zero of Fools who can walk the road
and travels with a dog and one-eyed cat. All very strange. Very strange.
MH: I was talking to a crazy juggler, but he's gone now and I thought I saw a cat and
dog jump from the roof of the Cantina. BUT WATCH OUT! The palace guard is
racing down the street. SIR! SIR! Captain of the Guard! What is going on?
CG: Sorry sir. No time. A break in or attack on the palace by someone called
Anagram or maybe Criptocrypt who somehow knows secret ways into the palace and
may have entered the Walled Garden of Father Mansarno.
MH: Is that possible?
CG: No, but that is the wild rumor.
MH: There you have it. Hotte Korn the new DM. On his way to the Isle, and the
palace invaded by some mysterious fiend called Anagram or Criptocrypt. Who is
this fiend? What is he up to? The Herald will cover this story....
SPY REPORT
Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day,
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again! He who laughs last didn't get the joke.
Speaking of laughing at jokes, observe JAGUAR WARRIORS. Last week they got 1-1-0 to
drop by 5! Practice pays for DUKE OF EARL, who pummelled WILD WEST, to pocket 27
points. AMOK certainly had a baffled expression on hers face, after losing to LADY
LILA and losing 15 points in the process! Duelmaster HOTTE KORN from CARNIVAL is
going for the gold, as he challenged PSYCHOMECH's CRAZY IGOR. Ooh, the excitement!
Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by CRAZY IGOR, of PSYCHOMECH,
who despite a 12-11-1 couldn't overcome ZUWAYZA's Number 1. Word has it one team in
ZUWAYZA is using psychics to predict wins. They lead a charmed life!
So much to report, so little time! To quell some nasty rumors, the guys in
LORDS INC. are not carrying any incurable diseases. No need to avoid 'em. The
warriors of LORDS INC. found their efforts at combat frustrated as PSYCHOMECH
apparently had more important things to do than fight. Everyone is famous for
fifteen minutes, and BAD MEDICINE is it right now. Most challenged warrior. Isn't
OLDER BUDWEISER proud! Place your bets! MICAWBER is the long shot of the week:
they TV challenged PREMIERE, up by 35. It's not whether you win or lose, but how
many points you get (2). Right, MICAWBER? Call 'im brash! Call 'im brassy! Call
'im brave! Call 'im sassy! THE FOOL will face SIR BLUEBELL, up by 30. Aaaah, just
call 'im dead meat. Soopreyes, soopreyes! THE FOOL emerges from the fray 6 points
the richer. Good show, THE FOOL!
The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... Oh hard! that to
strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!
All good things must come to an end. Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards
fat! Like a mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid ZUWAYZA farewell--
Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LORD OF THE FLOYDS 3638 13 1 1 103 THE GUARDIANS (128)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GAMERA 3577 20 13 0 96 DEEP 13 (318)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SIR BLUEBELL 3642 16 6 0 92 LORDS INC. (324)
PYTHON CHARMER 3601 15 12 0 92 CARNIVAL (101)
JAM HANDY 3694 14 5 0 91 DEEP 13 (318)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CRAZY IGOR 3653 12 11 1 90 PSYCHOMECH (289)
SCROOGE 3689 9 7 1 87 GO TO THE DICKENS! (330)
-CHASTITY BELT 2894 23 14 0 83 THE GUARDIANS (128)
THE REVIEWER 3524 21 19 0 82 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
TORGO 3576 17 16 0 78 DEEP 13 (318)
MICAWBER 3686 9 7 0 78 GO TO THE DICKENS! (330)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE FOOL 3671 10 10 0 66 PSYCHOMECH (289)
SUNDANCE 3521 8 5 2 66 OLDER BUDWEISER (311)
-VOYAGER 3328 8 6 0 66 THE GUARDIANS (128)
LORELEI SIREN 3543 14 14 1 65 JAGUAR WARRIORS (296)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GIUOCO PIANO 3450 14 5 0 55 OLDER BUDWEISER (311)
LADY LILA 3735 7 3 1 55 LORDS INC. (324)
SIR SMASH 3734 6 4 1 52 LORDS INC. (324)
BOZ 3723 8 2 0 50 GO TO THE DICKENS! (330)
-PUNCH PUPPETS 3603 10 15 0 45 CARNIVAL (101)
-CRIMSON QUICKEN 3635 5 6 0 41 CRIMSON DEATH (323)
BAD MEDICINE 3526 10 2 1 34 OLDER BUDWEISER (311)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AMOK 3522 7 6 0 33 OLDER BUDWEISER (311)
-GUARDIAN FLOYD 3499 4 3 1 27 THE GUARDIANS (128)
DUKE OF EARL 2401 1 0 0 27 THE ROYAL FAMILY (221)
SCHISM 3744 5 2 0 25 PSYCHOMECH (289)
PIP 3755 4 2 0 25 GO TO THE DICKENS! (330)
-TYCHE FURY 3722 7 3 0 24 JAGUAR WARRIORS (296)
THE DUNG MAN 3764 3 0 0 24 PSYCHOMECH (289)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-KURGAN DRUZE 3710 4 6 1 23 JAGUAR WARRIORS (296)
-CRIMSON SWIRLS 3633 2 0 0 19 CRIMSON DEATH (323)
-MASKED DUNCE 3737 4 5 0 18 CARNIVAL (101)
LADY LOVELACE 3738 2 6 0 18 LORDS INC. (324)
-CRIMZON KAZOODLES! 3743 2 1 0 17 CRIMSON DEATH (323)
-SHIFTY 3731 3 7 0 16 CARNIVAL (101)
BEN DOOLIN II 3584 3 3 1 15 OLDER BUDWEISER (311)
TRASH QUAM 3751 1 1 0 15 EASTERN HORDE 3 (333)
-CRIMSON BEAST 3762 1 1 0 11 CRIMSON DEATH (323)
THE MAESTO 3752 1 2 0 10 EASTERN HORDE 3 (333)
THREADS 3778 1 0 0 8 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
PHRENOLOGY TODAY 3779 1 0 0 7 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
SYZYGY 3761 1 3 0 6 PSYCHOMECH (289)
WILD WEST 3759 1 3 0 6 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
LORD OF DISASTER 3763 0 2 0 2 LORDS INC. (324)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
MISS HAVERSHEM 3745 0 3 0 GO TO THE DICKENS 330 STONE GOLEM 386 364 NONE
DIRSTE AKHISAR 3758 0 1 0 JAGUAR WARRIORS 296 HIGH ELF 379 364 NONE
WOMAN'S DAY 3760 0 2 0 THE MAGNIFICENT M 241 BEN DOOLIN II 3584 362
PERSONAL ADS
Mr. Mojo -- Welcome to the Holy City. It is all good to have another Servant of
Kjarran here. May Kjarran guide your blades. -- Noachian, mgr. Jaguar Warriors
Carny -- May your journey to the great carnival conclave be a safe one. We eagerly
await your amazings. -- Noachian
Crimson Strategist -- May the blessings of Kjarran shine brightly upon the Crimson
Vengeance. The Jaguar Warriors are always ready to fight the enemies of the One True
God. -- Noachian
Micawber -- Don't worry, something will turn up for you. -- Premiere
Jam Handy -- How dare you drag that fight out so long? -- The Reviewer
Crimson Kazoodles! -- Yi-doggies! -- Wild West
Aha! I'm out of here, finally! -- Premiere
All -- Premiere leaves us with a wit of five--I didn't think he'd ever manage the
skills to graduate, frankly. But graduate he did, and he's now headed for a deserved
obscurity. -- Jorja
P.S. If anyone wants to know the whole gruesome story: 9 14 13 5 17 5 21 WS. He's
got an expert in attack and an advanced expert in parry and favors mod/very low,
battle axe.
All you warriors who have been challenging me, I give you the blackberry. Er,
raspberry, right. I'm outta here, and you're not! -- Premiere, rubbing it in
Syzygy -- It depends on what the toothpick has been carved into, surely? -- Wild West
Fellow Karnhorns -- It is the dream of every red-blooded, right-thinking Karnhorn to
conquer our enemies and establish our Empire as preeminent in Alastari. But harsh
reality demands patience. We are, unfortunately, a distant third in military might
behind the Empires of the Andorians and Delarquans. Any attempt to expand our Empire
into the Free Blades region will be viewed as a threat by the powers and result in our
annihilation! We must exercise patience and bide our time. Relations between our
rivals cannot remain peaceful forever. When that happens, Kjarran will guide our
swords! Do not make the mistake of following hotheads like Fist of Kjarran. Wait.
Our time will come. -- Voice of Reason
All -- The Carnival is off to the great Carnival Conclave. Will return soon as
possible. -- Pitch Man
Premier -- Congrats on Isle invite. -- Carny
Premier -- Don't leave. Who will help us defend the Karnhorn Empire? -- Python
Charmer
Igor -- Will try to give you a shot at DM. -- Hotte Korn
All -- Who was seen climbing the palace walls? Does he use the name Older Bud now?
Karnhorns beware! -- Inquiring Mind
Sundance -- Good thing you were using that big piece of wood instead of some steel,
else I'd have been in serious trouble.... Nicely done. -- Lady Lila
Torgo -- Couldn't keep it up, eh, ol' boy.... -- Sir Bluebell
Crimson Quicken -- Crimson Quickly. -- Sir Smash
Pip -- That was some hatchet job.... -- Lovelace
Amok -- Ah yes. Victory at last! After two sound beatings at your hands, my team
needed that!
Crimson Beast -- A lucky style match up for me. Although, I must admit, beasts are
more than slightly disconcerting to me. -- Schism
Trash Quam -- With those learns, you owe me, friend! -- Syzygy
Gamera -- Executioner-style?!? That's a first for me! A particularly gruesome attack
to land on one's head! Fortunately, the second merely clipped you in the
hindquarters. Good thing; Rex CERTAINLY doesn't need Crow on his case again. He gets
DREADFULLY ornery when one of his guys gets bumped off, however inadvertently. A
cantankerous old cuss, to say the least! ;) -- Igor
All -- Please ignore Igor's faulty classification as a "basher." He's really a very
confused "aimed blow." -- Rex
Bluebell -- Well, I got lucky with Givoco and, since you're really a Givoco in fop's
clothing, I think I'll give you a shot. I will almost surely lose, but I figure Lord
Z would enjoy seeing me get scummed, so I figure what the hell. -- The Fool
Sir Smash -- Well, FORMALLY I am known as the Fool. In private circles, however, I go
by the handle "the Goof." I have no idea why. -- The Fool
Premier -- Cracked me? ME? Crazy Igor, the ORIGINAL cracker? Yeah, well, I threw
that fight. Sure, that's it! I threw it out of a...a...uhmmm...desire for
mediocrity? No, I threw it out of a...hmmmm...ahhh...desire to see you graduate in
style? Uh, yeah, that's it! That's why I did it! To honor YOU! So there!!! --
Crazy Igor
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
MISS HAVERSHEM was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
DIRSTE AKHISAR was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
MICAWBER slimly lost to PREMIERE in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge match.
HOTTE KORN vanquished CRAZY IGOR in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
PYTHON CHARMER savagely defeated THE REVIEWER in a 9 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
THE FOOL lost to SIR BLUEBELL in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Challenge fight.
LADY LILA overpowered AMOK in a 3 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
LORELEI SIREN defeated SIR SMASH in a action packed 1 minute gruesome Challenge melee.
TRASH QUAM lost to BAD MEDICINE in a 4 minute Challenge duel.
SYZYGY was overpowered by LADY LOVELACE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
THE MAESTO was defeated by SCHISM in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
LORD OF THE FLOYDS overpowered TORGO in a popular 1 minute one-sided Title melee.
SCROOGE was luckily beaten by GAMERA in a crowd pleasing 4 minute master's match.
JAM HANDY slimly won victory over CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a tiresome 13 minute battle.
BOZ was overpowered by SUNDANCE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
GIUOCO PIANO overpowered PIP in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel.
BEN DOOLIN II lost to THE DUNG MAN in a 2 minute fray.
WILD WEST was overpowered by DUKE OF EARL in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
LORD OF DISASTER was bested by PHRENOLOGY TODAY in a exciting 1 minute novice's fight.
THREADS beat MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute novice's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 LUNGING ATTACK 35 - 23 - 2 60 |
|TOTAL PARRY 6 TOTAL PARRY 39 - 31 - 0 56 |
|WALL OF STEEL 5 PARRY-RIPOSTE 13 - 12 - 0 52 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 BASHING ATTACK 21 - 20 - 1 51 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 PARRY-STRIKE 12 - 12 - 1 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 3 WALL OF STEEL 23 - 23 - 2 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 19 - 20 - 1 49 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 4 - 5 - 0 44 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 8 - 1 38 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 13 - 27 - 1 33 |
Turn 364 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:
TOTAL PARRY 5 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 4 4 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 3 - 2 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 3 1 PARRY-STRIKE
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 3 1 BASHING ATTACK
1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK LORD OF THE FLOYDS 3638 13 1 1 103 THE GUARDIANS (128)
TOTAL PARRY GAMERA 3577 20 13 0 96 DEEP 13 (318)
PARRY-STRIKE PYTHON CHARMER 3601 15 12 0 92 CARNIVAL (101)
BASHING ATTACK CRAZY IGOR 3653 12 11 1 90 PSYCHOMECH (289)
WALL OF STEEL TORGO 3576 17 16 0 78 DEEP 13 (318)
SLASHING ATTACK MICAWBER 3686 9 7 0 78 GO TO THE DICKENS! (330)
STRIKING ATTACK SIR SMASH 3734 6 4 1 52 LORDS INC. (324)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is TORGO 3576. The most popular warrior this turn was
PYTHON CHARMER 3601. The ten other most popular fighters were SCROOGE 3689, THE FOOL
3671, LORD OF THE FLOYDS 3638, MISS HAVERSHEM 3745, MICAWBER 3686, LADY LILA 3735,
LORELEI SIREN 3543, GAMERA 3577, BEN DOOLIN II 3584, and DUKE OF EARL 2401.
The least popular fighter this week was JAM HANDY 3694. The other ten least popular
fighters were WILD WEST 3759, BOZ 3723, SYZYGY 3761, THE REVIEWER 3524, CRAZY IGOR
3653, DIRSTE AKHISAR 3758, LORD OF DISASTER 3763, TORGO 3576, LADY LOVELACE 3738, and
BAD MEDICINE 3526.
The following warriors have traveled to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after fighting this turn:
PREMIERE (19-3380) THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241)
HOTTE KORN (19-3602) CARNIVAL (101)
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