DUELMASTERS NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/16/1999    Duedate: 10/29/1999

RODEKI ARENA

DM-42    TURN-314

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

JIGSAW
DEATH NOVELTIES (161)
(42-1768) [15-9-0,91]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

JIGSAW                         MIMR
DEATH NOVELTIES (161)          SOL  INVICTUS (305)
(42-1768) [15-9-0,91]          (42-3535) [7-2-0,54]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

PELIS THE TRUE                 PELIS THE TRUE
DELVERS (154)                  DELVERS (154)
(42-3469) [17-18-0,75]         (42-3469) [17-18-0,75]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BLADES OF ORDER (311)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BLADES OF ORDER (311)       26
2. DEATH NOVELTIES (161)       23      LEGENDS OF STEELE (252)
3. LEGENDS OF STEELE (252)     20      Unchartered Team
4. SOL  INVICTUS (305)         10
5. DELVERS (154)                9      SOL  INVICTUS (305)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*SOL  INVICTUS (305)       13   6  0 68.4   1/ 3*BLADES OF ORDER (311)     9  6 1
 2/ 5*BLADES OF ORDER (311)      9   6  1 60.0   2/ 4 LEGENDS OF STEELE (252)   7  4 1
 3- 2*GRAVEDIGGERS (310)         4   3  1 57.1   3/ 1 DEATH NOVELTIES (161)     5  5 0
 4/ 3 LEGENDS OF STEELE (252)  180 141 14 56.1   4/ 2 DELVERS (154)             5  6 0
 5/ 4 LLOTH'S CHILDREN (285)    55  54  1 50.5   5- 5*GRAVEDIGGERS (310)        3  1 1
 6/ 6 WEAPONS (231)            123 127  4 49.2   6/ 7*SOL  INVICTUS (305)       2  2 0
 7/ 7 DEATH NOVELTIES (161)     58  62  2 48.3   7/ 8 WEAPONS (231)             0  3 0
 8/ 8 DELVERS (154)            136 178  1 43.3   8/ 6 LLOTH'S CHILDREN (285)    0  3 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.

     Phyrra's a fine warrior, but she didn't have a chance.
     How about a challenge, somebody?  I wouldn't even mind going out with a loss, if 
it was a real fight.

                                        Philthry

                                      SPY REPORT

     Oh, hi.  Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte.  Thought I'd check out RODEKI to see 
what's new.  Like, DEATH NOVELTIES had to be so embarrassed when they got kicked off 
#1 spot by BLADES OF ORDER!  Way to go BLADES OF ORDER!  MVP award for TRIPLE PICKLE? 
LEGENDS OF STEELE's proud of him after beating MAGLUKA and getting 21 points.  Talk 
about yer major upsets!  BEAN SNAPPER's match with PAPER CUT cost her a loss of 4 
points!  This Duelmaster is like something else!  PHILTHRY stopped PHYRRA RROSTARR 
dead in hers tracks!  Who was the wiseguy that said RODEKI's Duelmaster was paying 
for drinks at The Warty Toad?  Don't look at me!   
     Look, you guys stick to fighting, all right?  The warriors of LEGENDS OF STEELE 
must be getting lonely.  They were the most avoided team.  Do you guys know something 
that I don't?  Hhmph!  What kind of warriors are DEATH NOVELTIES?  LEGENDS OF STEELE, 
an easy team to beat if I ever saw one, can't get them to accept an invitation!  
Like, is PELIS THE TRUE popular, or what?  He was challenged the most in all of 
RODEKI!  He's got a 17-18-0, is that good?  People were asking me did LOGAIN REALLY 
challenge SORROW?  (all right, maybe they didn't, but it sounded good!) It wasn't a 
spectacular fight, or anything, but SORROW wants me to write about it since he 
defeated LOGAIN.  Satisfied?  ZODMAN must not be a good enough fighter to get in fair 
fights.  He challenged PELIS THE TRUE.  10 is a big difference.  (Well, that's what 
they tell me.) I thought ZODMAN showed great skill and promise when he overcame PELIS 
THE TRUE.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  Hey, warriors get killed by other 
warriors, not by their manager sending them to the Dark Arena.  What's wrong with 
CRUNCHBERRY's 3-1-0, DEATH NOVELTIES?  Fight, fight, fight.  Is that all you guys can 
do?   
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I gotta leave.  RODEKI is like such a dump, and you guys smell too much!  Its 
been really albendranius!  Later, guys-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JIGSAW 1768                  15   9  0    91       DEATH NOVELTIES (161)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZODMAN 3303                  13  11  2    86       LEGENDS OF STEELE (252)
 PHYRRA RROSTARR 3446          7  13  0    86       LLOTH'S CHILDREN (285)
 PELIS THE TRUE 3469          17  18  0    75       DELVERS (154)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIMR 3535                     7   2  0    54       SOL  INVICTUS (305)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SORROW 3582                   3   0  0    32       BLADES OF ORDER (311)
 PAPER CUT 3202                6   1  0    31       DEATH NOVELTIES (161)
 TRIPLE PICKLE 3589            1   3  0    25       LEGENDS OF STEELE (252)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BEAN SNAPPER 3507             2   3  0    23       LEGENDS OF STEELE (252)
-ZILURA RROSTARR 3528          2   1  0    22       LLOTH'S CHILDREN (285)
 MAGLUKA 3540                  4   2  0    20       SOL  INVICTUS (305)
 PURITY 3579                   2   1  0    18       BLADES OF ORDER (311)
-WORMSLAYER 3572               2   0  0    18       GRAVEDIGGERS (310)
 SILENCE 3580                  2   1  1    14       BLADES OF ORDER (311)
 LOANSHARK 3544                2   1  0    14       DEATH NOVELTIES (161)
 DEMISE 3581                   2   1  0    14       BLADES OF ORDER (311)
-BORDET 3573                   1   0  0    13       GRAVEDIGGERS (310)
-SNAKEBRAKER 3574              1   1  1    10       GRAVEDIGGERS (310)
-COMBNAT SCIENTIST 3591        1   0  0    10       LEGENDS OF STEELE (252)
 DIGGERAN 3593                 1   2  0     5       DELVERS (154)
 LOGAIN 3592                   1   1  0     4       DEATH NOVELTIES (161)
-Z-TURN 3575                   0   1  0     1       GRAVEDIGGERS (310)
 MUCKER 3596                   0   1  0     1       DELVERS (154)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
CRAP 3595              0  1 0 BLADES OF ORDER 311   MOUNTAIN TROLL 18     314 NONE    
MEMORY 3578            0  2 0 BLADES OF ORDER 311   SNAKEBRAKER 3574      313         
CRUNCHBERRY 3227       3  2 0 DEATH NOVELTIES 161   MOUNTAIN TROLL 18     314 NONE    
MIKEL REDCAP 3520     10 10 0 DELVERS 154           ZODMAN 3303           312         
B.A.R. 3594            0  2 0 WEAPONS 231           SILENCE 3580          314         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Philtry -- Good fight.  Wish I had stood up. -- Jigsaw

Crunch Berry -- Wish you had learned at a decent rate!  2 skills in 5 fights?  Ouch.  
DA with you! -- Chance

Blades of Order -- Welcome to the sands. -- Chance

Blades of Order -- Hope you cleanup on the unchartered team awards! -- Chance

Demise -- Wow, you've got, you know, a scary name!  I'm glad it wasn't true. -- Digger

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

CRUNCHBERRY was viciously butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
CRAP was slaughtered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
ZODMAN unbelievably bested PELIS THE TRUE in a 3 minute veteran's Challenge match.
PAPER CUT bested BEAN SNAPPER in a 3 minute Challenge contest.
LOANSHARK overpowered DIGGERAN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
LOGAIN was devastated by SORROW in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
TRIPLE PICKLE overpowered MAGLUKA in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
PHILTHRY bested PHYRRA RROSTARR in a action packed 3 minute veteran's competition.
JIGSAW viciously subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute gruesome expert's Title duel.
MIMR savagely defeated DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 2 minute gruesome duel.
PURITY overpowered MUCKER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
SILENCE easily killed B.A.R. in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
DEMISE outlasted CONVICTED THIEF in a unpopular 8 minute amateur's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         SLASHING ATTACK    6 -   1 -   0     86  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         BASHING ATTACK    13 -   6 -   0     68  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         TOTAL PARRY       12 -   8 -   1     60  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         PARRY-STRIKE       9 -   6 -   0     60  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   8 -   1     50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -  11 -   1     45  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   8 -   0     43  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK     3 -   4 -   1     43  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -   8 -   0     38  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         AIMED BLOW         0 -   2 -   0      0  |

Turn 314 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-LUNGE        2 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         3  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         2  TOTAL PARRY    
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  3         2  PARRY-LUNGE    
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1                                       1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    JIGSAW 1768                15   9  0   91 DEATH NOVELTIES (161)
TOTAL PARRY      ZODMAN 3303                13  11  2   86 LEGENDS OF STEELE (252)
PARRY-LUNGE      MIMR 3535                   7   2  0   54 SOL  INVICTUS (305)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is PELIS THE TRUE 3469.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was PELIS THE TRUE 3469.  The ten other most popular fighters were BEAN SNAPPER 
3507, JIGSAW 1768, MIMR 3535, ZODMAN 3303, TRIPLE PICKLE 3589, PHYRRA RROSTARR 3446, 
PAPER CUT 3202, LOANSHARK 3544, PURITY 3579, and SILENCE 3580.

The least popular fighter this week was DEMISE 3581.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were B.A.R. 3594, MUCKER 3596, LOGAIN 3592, DIGGERAN 3593, CRAP 3595, 
MAGLUKA 3540, SORROW 3582, CRUNCHBERRY 3227, SILENCE 3580, and PURITY 3579.

The following warriors have traveled to ADVANCED DUELMASTERS after fighting this turn:

PHILTHRY (42-2079) DELVERS (154)