DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER
Date : 10/21/1999 Duedate: 11/03/1999
CLIFFHOME ARENA
DM-38 TURN-328
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
PUBAH ARCANUM
EAGLES CLAW (47)
(38-3936) [13-2-1,95]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
PUBAH ARCANUM BIG CAT
EAGLES CLAW (47) BLACKENED PRIDE (359)
(38-3936) [13-2-1,95] (38-4034) [1-0-0,22]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
INTERLOPER INTERLOPER
THE LOST SOULS (94) THE LOST SOULS (94)
(38-3672) [17-16-2,89] (38-3672) [17-16-2,89]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE LOST SOULS (94)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BLACKENED PRIDE (359) 24
2. EAGLES CLAW (47) 18 GOLDEN OLDIES (353)
3. BUBBA LOVES CHESS (193) 6 Unchartered Team
4. 38TH BRIGADE (347) 2
5. THE LOST SOULS (94) 2 SORE LOSERS (355)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 GOLDEN OLDIES (353) 16 8 0 66.7 1/ 1 THE LOST SOULS (94) 11 4 1
2/ 2*SORE LOSERS (355) 8 7 0 53.3 2/ 4 EAGLES CLAW (47) 6 4 0
3/ 3 EAGLES CLAW (47) 492 446 43 52.5 3/ 3*SORE LOSERS (355) 5 2 0
4- 4 LE MANEGE ENCHANTE (322) 92 86 9 51.7 4- 2 LE MANEGE ENCHANTE (322) 5 5 1
5/ 5 38TH BRIGADE (347) 59 69 0 46.1 5/ 5 GOLDEN OLDIES (353) 4 2 0
6/ 6 WISE GUYS (286) 121 153 13 44.2 6/ 8 38TH BRIGADE (347) 2 1 0
7/ 7 BUBBA LOVES CHESS (193) 116 154 10 43.0 7/ 7 BUBBA LOVES CHESS (193) 1 2 0
8/ 8 THE LOST SOULS (94) 251 385 28 39.5 8/ 0*BLACKENED PRIDE (359) 1 2 0
9/ 0*BLACKENED PRIDE (359) 1 2 0 33.3 9/ 6 WISE GUYS (286) 1 8 1
10- 9*THE NICKSONS (356) 0 1 0 0.0 10- 9*THE NICKSONS (356) 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[ A Rude Awakening ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
By Angmar the Vet
It's Hallow's Eve and the moon is almost in alignment. When the moon is full,
and directly overhead, the ritual will begin. At the stroke of midnight the Master
Magus lifts his knife above the sacrifice tied to the unholy alter. Her screams
pierce the night, filled with terror. She watches as Magnus plunges the knife through
her heart. Her blood is caught in a silver bowl as it runs down the sides of the
alter.
The fire in the brazier grows higher as the blood is added. The other Brothers
of the Foul begin to chant. The Master Magus starts casting his spell to summon a
demon lord. As the chanting grows louder, the Master Magus is shouting at the sky,
forcing his willpower into the summons. As expected, the fire grows higher and
higher, hotter and hotter. Inside the flames something is starting to form.
It grows larger, taking on a shape that looks almost human, yet not. A face
appears, a horrid, ugly, dog face. Horns are growing out of the head that is forming
in the flames, growing a neck, body, arms, legs and bat-like wings to go with it. At
the end of the hands, long fingers begin to form claws. It is almost whole. It is
almost alive.
The Brothers of the Foul are backing away, not taking their eyes off what is
coming to life right before them. The Master Magus stands there defiantly, conquering
his fear of this beast of Chaos incarnate. There is no backing down now. If he
falters, or utters a misplaced word, all of his dreamed up powers will come crashing
down on him. He wills his spirit into the final words of the spell. "Oh Great Demon
of Chaos, I command you to heed my summons! You will obey me! I am your Master!"
A hollow, mocking, evil laugh comes from a throat that was not meant for such a
sound. The flames extinguish with a hiss. The demon stands ten feet tall, towering
over the Magus. It stares down at the puny human that summoned it from a burning
hell. "I Have No Master," it rumbles around teeth sharp as daggers. Reaching down
with long arms it grabs the Magus in a death grip. The screams of terror from the
Magus are louder and more spine-chilling than those of the sacrifice. Opening its
large mouth, it bites the head off of Master Magus. The sight of their Master being
eaten is enough for the Brothers of the Foul to start a panic. Running for their
lives, they give no thought to the massive Evil they brought to this world.
Stomping after the fleeing humans, the demon grabs another to feed its growing
hunger. They cannot run fast enough to get away from it. With every life swallowed
by the demon, it grows larger. Now it stands over twenty feet tall. Its legs are so
long it catches more Brothers with every step. Soon, all but two are captured and
eaten. One of them turns to look at the demon, and wishes he had not. Then there was
only one.
The demon's hollow laughter follows the lone Brother. He runs blindly, crashing
through thorn bushes, scrambling around trees. In the moonlight he does not see the
large shape above him. Swooping out of the sky, the demon lands on the human, driving
him to the ground. His death cries are cut off as the demon's claws pierce his body.
Eating the last Brother of the Foul was not enough to sate the demon's hunger.
It craves more humans, more lives, to satisfy his need to feed. It flies away in
search of more prey.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
+ ]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."
SPY REPORT
I can't believe the violence in CLIFFHOME! I still haven't told Mom I'm writing
Spyreports. She'd have a cow! Well, here we go... MVP award for BIG CAT?
BLACKENED PRIDE's proud of him after beating IMMINENT DEATH and getting 22 points.
Talk about yer major upsets! IMMINENT DEATH's match with BIG CAT cost him a loss of
13 points! Was that a tear I saw in PUBAH ARCANUM's eye, as he took over
Duelmastership? And wasn't INTERLOPER fit to be tied! I hear the top team insists
all their warriors get nine hours sleep. They want photogenic fighters for PR
photos.
So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway? It can't be for these
really neat Spyreports can it? LE MANEGE ENCHANTE was CLIFFHOME's most avoided team.
Is there some award for that? I don't know what GOLDEN OLDIES' been doing. They
certainly haven't been accepting many fights from LE MANEGE ENCHANTE, that's fer
sher. Can THE LOST SOULS' ALEWIFE be more popular than me? He was challenged the
most, but is that really the same?
Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds. All CLIFFHOME ever talks about is fighting!
Me, I'm more laid back. Hey you guys, don't you think your families would like to
hear from you? Write! (Or have someone write for you.)
Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand
wash. I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really should stop. Its
been really albendranius! Later, guys-- Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PUBAH ARCANUM 3936 13 2 1 95 EAGLES CLAW (47)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
INTERLOPER 3672 17 16 2 89 THE LOST SOULS (94)
-AZALEE 3798 15 10 1 82 LE MANEGE ENCHANTE (322)
KING KONG 2660 14 12 2 67 BUBBA LOVES CHESS (193)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-HARD DAYS KNIGHT 2369 9 6 0 66 BUBBA LOVES CHESS (193)
OSIRIS 3866 10 15 0 61 38TH BRIGADE (347)
-LORD CHESSTERFIELD 2351 13 10 1 59 BUBBA LOVES CHESS (193)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CRAPOLA CRAYON 3979 7 1 0 53 THE LOST SOULS (94)
BOY NAMED SUE 3956 6 2 0 47 GOLDEN OLDIES (353)
-A JUGGLER 3858 9 10 2 45 LE MANEGE ENCHANTE (322)
DEADLY TOFU 3899 8 9 1 45 EAGLES CLAW (47)
-TOURNICOTI 3942 9 1 1 38 LE MANEGE ENCHANTE (322)
AMAZING GRACE 3957 5 1 0 34 GOLDEN OLDIES (353)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MORNING 4021 2 1 1 33 LE MANEGE ENCHANTE (322)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VAGABOND 3934 6 5 1 29 THE LOST SOULS (94)
-POLLUX 3929 6 7 0 25 LE MANEGE ENCHANTE (322)
ALEWIFE 3978 3 5 1 24 THE LOST SOULS (94)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BIG BAD JOHN 3954 2 0 0 23 GOLDEN OLDIES (353)
BIG CAT 4034 1 0 0 22 BLACKENED PRIDE (359)
-CORRIGIBLE 4006 2 0 0 17 SORE LOSERS (355)
HE BIT ME 3989 2 2 0 15 SORE LOSERS (355)
MACHISMO 4018 1 1 0 15 SORE LOSERS (355)
-PTAH 3977 1 0 0 12 38TH BRIGADE (347)
-SOLDIER BOY 3958 2 3 0 9 GOLDEN OLDIES (353)
-WHITE CASTLE 3950 2 2 0 9 BUBBA LOVES CHESS (193)
RAGING FIEND 4007 2 2 0 9 EAGLES CLAW (47)
IMMINENT DEATH 4008 2 2 0 8 EAGLES CLAW (47)
-SASHA 3987 2 1 0 8 SORE LOSERS (355)
SLICED BREAD 4032 1 0 0 6 EAGLES CLAW (47)
-FALSE BRAVADO 3990 1 1 0 6 SORE LOSERS (355)
CLYDE 4029 0 2 0 2 WISE GUYS (286)
RAZOR WOLF 4037 0 1 0 1 BLACKENED PRIDE (359)
-BUCK 3996 0 1 0 1 THE NICKSONS (356)
SILVER WOLF 4035 0 1 0 1 BLACKENED PRIDE (359)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
KING KHUFU 3935 4 11 0 38TH BRIGADE 347 A JUGGLER 3858 325 REVENGED
ST. THOMAS 3974 4 3 2 WISE GUYS 286 WURM KIN 27 328 NONE
DILLINGER 4030 0 2 0 WISE GUYS 286 WURM KIN 27 328 NONE
STAND AND DELIVE 4003 1 3 1 WISE GUYS 286 MORNING 4021 326
PERSONAL ADS
All -- Read it and weep...5-0 last turn.... Gotta love it! -- Sore Losers
All -- If this is the level of competition Cliffhome has to offer, then I guess you'll
be seeing more of me. -- Angmar, mgr. Sore Losers
Vagabond -- It was a 'short' fight. A battle of pipsqueaks. Let's try that again.
May the biggest man win! -- Bit Me
Soldier Boy -- Did you like that little pig sticker I beat you with? -- Corrigible
Dillinger -- That was like bringing a knife to a gun fight. Bang! You're toast! --
Sasha
All -- Need a Halloween scare? Just look for my team spotlight. -- Angmar
P.S. It's scary because they actually printed something I wrote.
Interloper, by The Lost Souls...number one on the hit chart in Cliffhome...get your
copy at the local shoppe. -- D.J.
Pollux -- Your team name has such a flow to it. Such a lovely language. Great match,
my friend. Didn't you enjoy the choir fans when they chanted, "Amazing Grace, how
great thou art?" I guess my manager paid a few of them for that rendition. -- Amazing
Grace
A "Boy Named Sue", rising fast on the charts, this week passing "Fratsfa Slave" by The
Realities. -- D.J.
Corrigible -- I gave it my all. I guess the Uncle didn't train me well enough.
Congrats. -- Soldier Boy
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
ST. THOMAS was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DILLINGER was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
CLYDE was demolished by ALEWIFE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
MACHISMO was defeated by AMAZING GRACE in a 4 minute Challenge duel.
INTERLOPER was defeated by PUBAH ARCANUM in a exciting 4 minute Title fight.
ROTTEN EGG bested KUNG-FU MASTER in a popular 3 minute bloody uneven brawl.
KING KONG savagely defeated BOY NAMED SUE in a 4 minute bloody brawl.
OSIRIS savagely defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute gruesome melee.
CRAPOLA CRAYON won victory over DEADLY TOFU in a action packed 6 minute gory duel.
VAGABOND viciously subdued HE BIT ME in a exciting 2 minute veteran vs. novice duel.
RAGING FIEND beat RAZOR WOLF in a 1 minute novice's fight.
IMMINENT DEATH was demolished by BIG CAT in a 1 minute bloody mismatched competition.
SLICED BREAD subdued SILVER WOLF in a 1 minute amateur's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 6 TOTAL PARRY 29 - 10 - 0 74 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 5 PARRY-LUNGE 27 - 26 - 1 51 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 WALL OF STEEL 15 - 15 - 0 50 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 STRIKING ATTACK 11 - 11 - 3 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 12 - 0 48 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 SLASHING ATTACK 19 - 25 - 1 43 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 28 - 42 - 6 40 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 4 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 7 - 1 30 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 0 AIMED BLOW 3 - 7 - 0 30 |
Turn 328 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:
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 4 3 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 2 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-LUNGE
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY PUBAH ARCANUM 3936 13 2 1 95 EAGLES CLAW (47)
BASHING ATTACK INTERLOPER 3672 17 16 2 89 THE LOST SOULS (94)
WALL OF STEEL KING KONG 2660 14 12 2 67 BUBBA LOVES CHESS (193)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is INTERLOPER 3672. The most popular warrior this turn
was INTERLOPER 3672. The ten other most popular fighters were DEADLY TOFU 3899,
VAGABOND 3934, PUBAH ARCANUM 3936, KING KONG 2660, OSIRIS 3866, SLICED BREAD 4032,
ALEWIFE 3978, AMAZING GRACE 3957, RAGING FIEND 4007, and BIG CAT 4034.
The least popular fighter this week was BOY NAMED SUE 3956. The other ten least
popular fighters were SILVER WOLF 4035, IMMINENT DEATH 4008, CRAPOLA CRAYON 3979,
CLYDE 4029, DILLINGER 4030, ST. THOMAS 3974, RAZOR WOLF 4037, HE BIT ME 3989,
MACHISMO 4018, and BIG CAT 4034.
The following warriors have traveled to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after fighting this turn:
ROTTEN EGG (38-3645) THE LOST SOULS (94)
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