DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/20/1999    Duedate: 11/02/1999

POINT ARENA

DM-27    TURN-360

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

JOJO DIAL
LIMICK (167)
(27-2926) [20-20-0,81]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

JOJO DIAL                      PE ELL
LIMICK (167)                   TRIBALS (390)
(27-2926) [20-20-0,81]         (27-3845) [5-2-1,35]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

JOJO DIAL                      MOORE
LIMICK (167)                   THE CHAMPS (241)
(27-2926) [20-20-0,81]         (27-3756) [6-11-0,42]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TRIBALS (390)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. POSTAL WORKERS (372)        50
2. THE CHAMPS (241)            18      GET SMART (385)
3. FOURTH REICH (66)           11      Unchartered Team
4. RED DOG GANG (386)           2
5. KEMET (394)                  0      TRIBALS (390)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 GET SMART (385)           21  11  0 65.6   1/ 2*TRIBALS (390)             8  6 1
 2/ 2 FOURTH REICH (66)         95  76  0 55.6   2/ 5 POSTAL WORKERS (372)      8  7 1
 3/ 4 THE CHAMPS (241)         370 336 24 52.4   3/ 3 RED DOG GANG (386)        8  7 0
 4/ 8 POSTAL WORKERS (372)      68  66  3 50.7   4/ 1 GET SMART (385)           7  4 0
 5/ 5 LIMICK (167)             376 372 33 50.3   5/ 4 FOURTH REICH (66)         6  7 0
 6/ 3*TRIBALS (390)             17  17  2 50.0   6/ 6 LIMICK (167)              6  9 1
 7- 7*KEMET (394)                1   1  0 50.0   7/ 7 THE CHAMPS (241)          6  9 1
 8/ 6 RED DOG GANG (386)        25  26  0 49.0   8- 8*KEMET (394)               1  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 Peninsular Cities #14 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

     Funky Elvis, clinging to the whalesnake's back spikes, managed to turn far enough 
to say to his teammate, "I think we're in trouble here, PD.  With our manager 
inactive, who's going to notice or care if we become sacrifices to an authorish desire 
for blood?"
     "No way," Purple Donkey gasped, one hand slipping and then scrabbling for a new 
hold.  "We've got comrades, and they won't abandon us.  What I don't get is why this 
critter doesn't simply turn its head around and eat us.  Its damned neck is certainly 
long enough."
     "Don't give it ideas!" Elvis said quickly.  "Can you see any chink in its armor 
where we might stab it?"
     "What if it dives?"
     "We're still wearing our `breathe under water' amulets," Elvis reminded him.
     "Yeah, but--"
     Old Doc Circ, Muggins, and Truthful Politician had managed, either by luck or the 
desire of the whalesnake, to come along side it in their rowboat.
     "If you were to jump into the water," Old Doc said, balancing carefully on his 
feet and resting one hand against the whalesnake's scaly side, "I believe we could 
retrieve you."
     The creature made a sort of swishy motion with its body and tail, causing the 
rowboat to bob up and down and nearly swamping it with waves.  Old Doc sat down more 
quickly and less gracefully than he had intended, which caused the boat to wallow 
dangerously.  With unmistakable deliberation, the whalesnake turned, peered down at 
the rowboat, and then, ignoring the blows rained on its snout, gripped the front of 
the little boat in its teeth and pulled it down under the water.  The gladiators 
thrashed around getting their bearings in the water.
     Muggins threw his arms around the whalesnake's neck, hanging on with the 
desperation of a non-swimmer.  "Now what?" he wailed.
     It was the whalesnake who provided the answer, twisting its body suddenly and 
submerging.  Muggins, Elvis, and Donkey perforce went with it, their amulets kicking 
in as soon as their heads went below the surface.  The three air bubbles clinging to 
it seemed to interfere with the creature's smooth dive, but it was stubborn and 
determined.  As the tail rose toward the surface, balancing the downthrust of the 
body, Old Doc and Truthful caught hold of that.

         + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Andorian League #26 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

                               Report from the Academy

     "And to what do I owe this honor?" Deadpool said through clenched teeth.  He was 
voicing a question but it sounded more like an accusation.  He slipped silently down 
form the ledge, and landed between the woman and the hidden door behind Kyrican's 
large bookshelf.  He still held his dagger at the ready, but worried over having left 
his sword at home.  The woman was wearing her warhammer easily on her belt, and he'd 
heard horror stories about how well she wielded it.
     "You're working Kyrican?" she replied evenly.  Her accent was smoothly 
Convincian, though Deadpool had known her to sound Elvish or Delarquan when needed.  
She was a master of disguise, though he had no idea what she really looked like.  Her 
only truly identifying feature was the intricately woven raven that appeared somewhere 
in all her clothing.  His trained eye had spotted it immediately, even in the dimness 
of the secret halls of the Academy.
     Deadpool shifted uneasily under her careful scrutiny, unsure if he was supposed 
to answer.  One raised eyebrow from the woman known only as Raven was indication 
enough for him.  "Ever since the Crow went back to work directly out of the Guild, 
I've been here," he answered.
     Raven smiled at him, a warm smile designed to set aside his defenses and lower 
his guard.  It didn't work, but he made it look as if it had, sheathing his dagger and 
leaning casually against the wall.  He kept his legs ready to spring away if 
necessary.  He hoped it wouldn't be.
     "I'm here to relieve you of that duty," she said with the same smile, her 
expression not changing in the slightest.  "You are being reassigned on escort duty.  
There is a letter to be taken to a courier south of here.  I want you escorting the 
courier from Tarrgir to the meeting place, and then you are to tail the second courier 
once he has the dispatch.  I want you to make sure he meets a gruesome end just 
outside Aruak City.  Very public, but do not be seen.  The note must arrive at the 
Gates, but the courier must be killed to set an example of our intentions."
     Deadpool looked at Raven in silence.  It occurred to him that perhaps she was 
setting him up, and he didn't like that feeling.  He'd been a member of the AAG since 
well before he became a gladiator, and without exception he'd always been able to 
trust his superiors.  For the first time in his career, he did not trust a superior; 
he was, in fact, afraid of a superior.  That bothered him more than he realized.  "Why 
me?" he dared to ask.
     Raven continued smiling, as it had been obvious to her that she'd brought doubt 
into Deadpool's mind.  Deadpool shifted uncomfortably beneath her scrutiny, moving 
from one foot to the other, obviously nervous about this new assignment.  "Because you 
are here, and so is the letter in question," she said easily.  "The warrior called 
Bullwhip will be the courier.  He's bright enough, and a former instructor at the 
Academy, so he makes the perfect Pigeon.  That's his code name, by the way."
     "Real subtle," Deadpool said dryly.  "I suppose you want him to take the blame, 
as well then...the Fall Pigeon, as it were...."
     Raven's smile didn't change, which unnerved Deadpool further.  Not even a 
brightening in the eyes at his lighthearted banter.  "Keep him alive at all costs, 
until the deed is done.  The courier in Seam is officially sanctioned by the Guild.  
You have you orders, fulfill them and you shall be rewarded beyond your wildest 
dreams."
     Deadpool was once again taken aback by her words; Guild members were paid, but on 
salary, not bonuses and certainly not commissions.  Their work was for the Crown 
alone, and not for hire.  He bowed to hide the confusion he was sure stood plainly 
evident upon his face.  "I live only to serve Ahringol and my King, milady, and you as 
his majesty's agent," he replied smoothly.
     When he rose from his bow, Raven was gone.  A single black feather floated gently 
to the floor, but Deadpool himself was gone by the time it touched down.  He had a lot 
to think about before he found Bullwhip the Pigeon and set out for Seam.
     Too many things were changing to quickly for his liking.

         + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Andorian League #27 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +

Near Tronsha, halfway between Andor and Fratsfa:

     Minutes trickled by, slow as fate.  Crouched in the leafy ditch, Mickeal began to 
get angry.  Really angry.  There should be people around--farmers, travelers, his 
escort.  This was not a howling wilderness!  Khazakh he was not worried about; the 
gladiator's loyalty and competence were not in doubt.  But the prolonged absence of 
the escort that should have been with him and had still not appeared was suspicious.  
More than suspicious--
     A crackling of leaves behind him made him turn.  Standing above him on the far 
bank of the ditch was Traal Saru, head of Palace Security in Andor, and he was flanked 
by two members of the Royal Guard.
     "Behold the Warrior King," Saru said in a voice of savage mockery, "hiding in a 
ditch!"
     Now that the waiting had passed and the time for action arrived, Mickeal's anger 
dropped from him.  He stood, genuinely calm now, and brushed leaves from his clothing.  
"So you are the traitor," he said conversationally.  "How brave of you to come after 
me with only two men to back you up."
     Saru paled.  "You think I don't dare face you?" he demanded.  With a sweep of his 
arms, he drove the two Guardsmen back, then drew his sword.  "I fear no hothouse 
flower!"
     "A fool as well as a traitor, I see," Mickeal said calmly.  He moved toward the 
edge of the ditch to climb up to Saru's level.
                       ***     *****     ***     *****     ***
     Khazakh crouched beside a thin bush.  He had heard Mickeal's challenge with 
approval and turned his attention to the two soldiers.  If they attempted to intervene 
beside their treacherous leader, he would kill them.  But in Mickeal's challenge he 
saw a man worthy of respect, and in a duel between Mickeal and Saru, an evenly matched 
pair of men, he would be merely an observer.  He would not insult the king by 
intruding...unless Saru attempted further treachery--
     As Mickeal reached for an exposed root to hoist himself to ground level, while 
his head was still even with Saru's knees, the traitor suddenly lunged forward, his 
sword sweeping out.  Khazakh half rose, his own blade springing into his grip.  But 
Mickeal might have been expecting the move, so quickly did he respond.  He ducked 
under the whistling blade and grabbed Saru's sword wrist, pulling the man--already off 
balance with his lunge--down into the ditch.
     "Treacherous in one thing, treacherous in all," Mickeal said with satisfaction as 
Saru scrambled to his feet and backed away.  "You do your side no service by exposing 
your cowardice and lack of honor."
     A glance at the two soldiers, who looked surprised and disapproving, assured 
Khazakh that this was so.  It seemed unlikely that they would now even think of 
cutting in to aid Saru, unless they were traitors themselves...and he didn't believe 
they were.  Misled by a plausible man in authority over them, more likely.
     Mickeal had drawn his sword now and was advancing along the ditch bottom toward 
Saru.  The gladiator's eyebrows rose.  This was not the same sword Mickeal had carried 
in Andor, though the scabbard was the same and the hilts nearly identical.  Adantri 
work, he thought: at least, the blade was of dark metal inlaid with symbols in silver, 
after the Adantri style.  There was a shimmer like starshine on the steel.  As well if 
it should be a magic blade, the minotaur realized, frowning, for Saru's blade, too, 
had an abnormal aspect.  It looked oily, with rainbow gleams running up and down the 
flat and a strange glitter along the edges.

Skaithvarn:

     "Well, then, what do we do?" the S'varni woman asked.  She indicated the barred 
gates that turned the stalls into cells.  "How do we get out?  And when we're out, 
what then?  Vasvo may sound like a ranting fool, but he's a Ventan.  Magic is his 
natural element, and he will have spells to stop us, or track us, or--"
     "Vasvo may be a magician," Senator Dole said.  "I don't argue that, but he's a 
man first.  And men...can be defeated."  He smiled blandly and glanced at Bonner 
Springs.
     She flushed with embarrassment and annoyance.  "Oh, no!  Really, Senator, I 
couldn't--!"
     "You will need to do nothing at all," he assured her.  "The whole thing will 
happen in Vasvo's mind, my dear."
                       ***     *****     ***     *****     ***
     Not too far from the abandoned farm, a flying carpet, wobbling out of control, 
dumped its three passengers into a field overgrown with brambles.  Freed of its 
burden, the carpet flapped a couple of times in mid air, then collapsed.
     "What the hell?" demanded a Shew as he picked himself up out of the thorny canes.
     "The twists of Fate are beyond human comprehension," a woman observed 
breathlessly, picking leaves out of her hair.
     "Our carpet was following the wrong wizard's signal," Tynileaus Shadowwood 
stated.  He looked around and spotted the carpet draped over a clump of brambles.  
"Shall we try it agi--"
     "No," the Shew, Dillan the Dog said firmly.  "I begin to understand why Zathrus 
wanted nothing further to do with it.  Let's try walking for a while; it's safer."
     "It might be interesting to explore the immediate vicinity," Tynileaus agreed.  
"I would like to know what the carpet homed in on.  There must be a wizard, or 
something strongly magical, in the immediate vicinity."

Somewhere in the Karnhorn Empire:

     Tankesh crawled farther under the bush, then turned to look out at the rain-
dripping day.  He could no longer hear the patrol they were evading--or hoped they 
were evading--but he had no doubt the Karnhorns were out there somewhere.  He glanced 
around, hoping to spot the High Priestess of Serimna, but couldn't see her.  Probably 
she was under another bush.  If he'd realized that being the Champion of Serimna was 
going to mean spending so much time on his belly in the mud under one or another 
bush--it felt as though he'd been under every bush in the Karnhorn Empire--he might 
have....  No, he wouldn't have refused the job.  Any job that Tankesh Dushanbe 
couldn't handle was beyond mortal ability by a long shot.
     It would be interesting, in an academic sort of way, to know where he was right 
now.  Somewhere north of the road connecting Murska with Zuwayza, he was pretty sure, 
but beyond that....  He just hoped the guides which the High Prietess kept finding 
knew where they were!  And where they wanted to go.

Somewhere in the Aruaki Clanhold:

     The inn was called The Dancing Mare, and it was, to put it mildly, low.  Llud and 
Belana found themselves in the company of as fine a collection of thieves and 
cutthroats as the Aruaki Clanhold could offer.  The two gladiators had settled in 
without difficulty, unless you counted a few trifling incidents such as when Llud 
caught a man going through their possessions and threw him out the second story window 
of their room--without opening the window first, or when Belana beat up two men who 
thought she was a light woman, killing one (she broke his neck) and maiming the other.  
But the company at The Dancing Mare took these incidents in stride and welcomed Llud 
and Belana as worthy companions.
     The most important of the outlaws was a man called Galpur, and after the last 
incident (which involved Llud hanging the innkeeper by his heels over the stair 
railing while Belana went through the man's pockets, due to a disagreement as to the 
price of a room in the Mare), Galpur invited the two to join him at his private table 
for a drink and a meal.
     "My treat," Galpur said expansively, and smiled, showing several gold teeth.  
"Now, you're a fine pair, you are.  Coming here and fitting right in, as they say.  
You might be just the pair I need.  I," he added, with some pride, "am what you might 
call the King of the Thieves hereabouts."
     "King of Thieves in Harn?" Llud asked sarcastically.  Harn was the name of the 
village where the Mare was located, with a population of some six hundred people; it 
was about ten miles east of Aruak City.  "There's an honor!"
     Galpur flushed but kept his smile, now rather fixed and fierce.  "The director 
always stands back from the action," he said.  "Maybe you're too young to know that 
yet.  I have a job I think you two can handle--a little matter of a man who's outlived 
his life, as you might say--"
     "What about the Assassins' Guild?" Belana asked.  "I've heard they don't like 
free-lancers."
     "This is a sanctioned kill," Galpur said coldly.  "You'll take the job, and 
you'll do it right.  See that man over by the fireplace?"  He gestured slightly, and 
one of the loungers near the fireplace sketched a half-bow.  "He'll be your conductor 
--you can call him Shurry.  He'll supply you with whatever you need in the way of 
information or tools--"
     "What if we don't take the job?" Llud asked.
     "Then he'll kill you."

                                      SPY REPORT

     Thankyouthankyou.  It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in POINT. 
Hope you enjoy the show.  Oh, who am I kidding?  I already got paid!  Say good-bye to 
GET SMART, as they are pushed from the coveted top team spot by the TRIBALS stable.  
Coming up with a solid 5-0-1 outing, POSTAL WORKERS has advanced 3 places in the 
rankings.  Hey everybody, watch out for BAYONET, who flew up 18 points in the 
rankings after mashing BITS like a melon.  Keep your eye on this gal.  Ya know, some 
days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands.  HUMPTULIPS was defeated by DOTTY and 
drops 9 points.  Our Duelmaster has lost, folks, lost to KUNG-FU MASTER, BUT JOJO 
DIAL is still the Duelmaster because it has the most recognition points!  Advice to 
bashers--never force anything, just get a bigger halberd!   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the POINT arena.  Did you 
hear that FOURTH REICH was most avoided team this week?  Well, knowing the personal 
hygiene of FOURTH REICH's warriors, I'm not surprised!  And you guys like to boo me?  
Well, unsling your rasberries, cause LIMICK beats feet every time FOURTH REICH smiles 
at them.  Try farming, eh?  Well dang howdy, but if challenges were votes, KIBBLE 
would be president.  Although it may be a contest he doesn't want to win.   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  Big deal, so GROSSMOUT DIAL got 
mashed in the Dark Arena.  With his face he was more at home with the trolls than 
with us. (Waka waka).  Well, the arena is no place for slow learners (and hopefully 
T.P.s) and BAYONET demonstrated that very violently on BITS' body.  Congrats to 
CAPTAIN CRUNCH for revenging the death of his teammate (but more importantly, feeding 
FREDDY MAL DIAL a bit of dirt).  Remember:  alliances are great, but try and take 
your ally in the arena with you and see what happens.   
     I think I had better cut this one short.  It's been nice chatting to those of 
you whom I have not offended yet.  Okay, so I may not be the world's best comedian, 
but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors.  Its been real, and its been fun, 
but it hasn't been real fun...-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JOJO DIAL 2926               20  20  0    81       LIMICK (167)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UGLUK 3786                    8   3  0    67       FOURTH REICH (66)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STANDISH 3754                14   3  0    61       POSTAL WORKERS (372)
 CAPTAIN CRUNCH 475           10   7  0    58       FOURTH REICH (66)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VONDA 3816                    7   4  0    54       RED DOG GANG (386)
 I.Q. 3805                     7   2  0    51       GET SMART (385)
 BAYONET 3848                  4   2  1    46       POSTAL WORKERS (372)
 MOORE 3756                    6  11  0    42       THE CHAMPS (241)
 JONESY 3827                   7   3  0    37       POSTAL WORKERS (372)
 PE ELL 3845                   5   2  1    35       TRIBALS (390)
 CALCULUS 3808                 5   1  0    35       GET SMART (385)
 DEMPSEY 3778                  7   7  0    34       THE CHAMPS (241)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CURIE 3807                    4   2  0    33       GET SMART (385)
 DOTTY 3810                    4   7  0    30       POSTAL WORKERS (372)
 MBA 3833                      4   2  0    28       GET SMART (385)
 KIBBLE 3812                   5   6  0    26       RED DOG GANG (386)
 DOBBIE 3863                   3   1  0    24       POSTAL WORKERS (372)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MITZI 3814                    5   6  0    22       RED DOG GANG (386)
 SEQUIM 3846                   4   3  0    22       TRIBALS (390)
 BRADDOCK 3878                 2   1  0    22       THE CHAMPS (241)
 FREDDY MAL DIAL 3886          1   1  1    18       LIMICK (167)
 CAMAS 3842                    4   3  0    15       TRIBALS (390)
 MARCIA DIAL 3876              1   2  0    14       LIMICK (167)
 HUMPTULIPS 3843               2   5  1    12       TRIBALS (390)
 JIMBO DIAL 3885               2   0  0    10       LIMICK (167)
 DARTH SILLY 3851              2   4  0    10       FOURTH REICH (66)
 ROCKET SCIENCE 3806           1   3  0    10       GET SMART (385)
-SETI 3870                     1   0  0    10       KEMET (394)
 BAER 3877                     1   2  1     6       THE CHAMPS (241)
 SPOT 3864                     1   3  0     6       RED DOG GANG (386)
 SULLIVAN 3862                 0   5  0     5       THE CHAMPS (241)
-NARMER 3874                   0   1  0     1       KEMET (394)

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
MAJOR MAYHEM 474       5  9 0 FOURTH REICH 66       PE ELL 3845           359         
EXCRUCIATOR 3887       0  1 0 FOURTH REICH 66       FREDDY MAL DIAL 3886  359 JUST REV
GROSSMOUT DIAL 3594    6  7 2 LIMICK 167            BANDIT PRINCE 439     360 NONE    
BITS 3813              6  5 0 RED DOG GANG 386      BAYONET 3848          360         
CHIMACUM 3847          2  3 0 TRIBALS 390           BAER 3877             359         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Sequim -- Well, at least you didn't try to bury me in the sand.  I bet you would have 
added a rotten fish, just to make me sprout well.  Ugh. -- Mitzi

MBA -- Actually, I'm pretty smart myself.  I'm an alphabet kibble, you see. -- Kibble

The Ambitious Guard wasn't up to it.  For a couple of fishheads, I would have buried 
him in the sand, too. -- Vonda

     But we don't want things growing in the arena sand!  Think how tricky the footing 
     would be. -- Ketl Chakor

Darth Silly -- Are you a Dark Lord of the Sitz? -- Bits

Seti -- Hey, I haven't seen you around before!  Hi! -- Spot

Curie -- As long as it isn't glowing red eyes.  That's passe. -- Bits

I.Q. -- (stunned silence) -- Mitzi

I.Q. -- Congratulations.  I didn't know she COULD be stunned into silence. -- Leeta, 
taking over as manager of the Red Dog Gang

Kibble -- You're much better than me, hence, you are always ahead on points.  It 
doesn't even take an undergraduate degree to understand that. -- M.B.A.

Mitzi -- That's my favorite rhythm, too! -- Calculus (knowing of absolutely no other 
reason as to why one would pant rhythmically)

Kibble -- See, I told you so!  And I would have rather had your rating than mine! -- 
M.B.A.

Dempsey -- See, it is not all "guts."  Sometimes the calculating guy comes out on top.

Grossmout Dial -- I get it!  I get it!  Love your name? -- I.Q. (hustling out to go 
for his third 800 in a row on S.A.T.'s)

May all your selections be intelligent during The Halloween Mail In. -- Max

Uh, Standish, wasn't that a little embarrassing?  M. Chardinee? -- Max, Get Smart

Jonesy & Bayonet -- Two challenges from Postal Workers, two incredibly quick victories 
for Fourth Reich.  It especially doesn't get any shorter than the Jonesy-Ugluk bout.  
Thanks for challenging and come again! -- Ugluk & Captain Crunch

Pe Ell -- You butchered me like a rookie.  Thanks a lot. -- Major Mayhem

Freddy Mal Dial -- Aarghh!  I was pretty smart, and I had an awesome name.  Thanks, 
jerk! -- Excrutiator

At least new recruits are free. -- Fourth Reich

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

GROSSMOUT DIAL was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
CAPTAIN CRUNCH won victory over FREDDY MAL DIAL in a 1 minute Bloodfeud battle.
DARTH SILLY was savagely defeated by PE ELL in a unpopular 7 minute Bloodfeud duel.
CALCULUS was savagely defeated by VONDA in a exciting 3 minute bloody Challenge fight.
I.Q. was bested by UGLUK in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
BAYONET assassinated BITS in a 1 minute bloody one-sided Challenge struggle.
JONESY viciously subdued KIBBLE in a 1 minute gruesome Challenge fight.
SEQUIM lost to DEMPSEY in a 5 minute gruesome Challenge duel.
DOTTY vanquished HUMPTULIPS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
BRADDOCK viciously subdued CAMAS in a 3 minute gory Challenge fight.
DOBBIE overpowered BAER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
SULLIVAN was defeated by JIMBO DIAL in a 1 minute novice's Challenge match.
JOJO DIAL slimly lost to KUNG-FU MASTER in a 4 minute mismatched Title conflict.
STANDISH unbelievably bested MOORE in a crowd pleasing 6 minute bloody bout.
MBA overpowered SPOT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel.
ROCKET SCIENCE lost to MITZI in a 1 minute fray.
MARCIA DIAL overpowered SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|PARRY-LUNGE                      7         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   0 -   0    100  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         TOTAL PARRY       19 -   5 -   0     79  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         WALL OF STEEL     24 -  16 -   2     60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         PARRY-LUNGE       26 -  25 -   1     51  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         SLASHING ATTACK   11 -  11 -   1     50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         BASHING ATTACK    11 -  11 -   1     50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -  18 -   3     49  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         LUNGING ATTACK    22 -  27 -   0     45  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -  11 -   0     42  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         AIMED BLOW        11 -  16 -   1     41  |

Turn 360 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       2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        3 -  4         3  PARRY-LUNGE    
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  3         3  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         2  STRIKING ATTACK
                              WALL OF STEEL      1 -  3         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              AIMED BLOW         0 -  1     
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      UGLUK 3786                  8   3  0   67 FOURTH REICH (66)
TOTAL PARRY      STANDISH 3754              14   3  0   61 POSTAL WORKERS (372)
LUNGING ATTACK   CAPTAIN CRUNCH 475         10   7  0   58 FOURTH REICH (66)
STRIKING ATTACK  VONDA 3816                  7   4  0   54 RED DOG GANG (386)
WALL OF STEEL    PE ELL 3845                 5   2  1   35 TRIBALS (390)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is JOJO DIAL 2926.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was MOORE 3756.  The ten other most popular fighters were VONDA 3816, BRADDOCK 3878, 
JOJO DIAL 2926, DEMPSEY 3778, UGLUK 3786, JONESY 3827, SEQUIM 3846, MBA 3833, 
GROSSMOUT DIAL 3594, and CAPTAIN CRUNCH 475.

The least popular fighter this week was DARTH SILLY 3851.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were PE ELL 3845, BAER 3877, HUMPTULIPS 3843, KIBBLE 3812, I.Q. 
3805, FREDDY MAL DIAL 3886, MARCIA DIAL 3876, MITZI 3814, ROCKET SCIENCE 3806, and 
SPOT 3864.

The following warriors will travel to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after next turn:

JOJO DIAL (27-2926) LIMICK (167)

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