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::on the cover this time, a full-bleed shot of Shanni Colton connecting with a Fancy Leap for the
hit over AragornKoG's Snapkick. A caption in the lower right corner reads, "Air Raid!" At the
top of the cover in large print, "DUELING TODAY"::
DUELING TODAY Volume 3, Issue 4
Contents:
Advert for Red Oaks Stable page 2
Editorial page 3
Advert for Caithness Holidays page 4
Report on Duel of Magic page 5
Advert for Falire's Chimney Service page 6
Plain and Fancies page 7
Advert for Gloin's Weapon O-Rama page 8
Report from the Duel of Swords page 9
Advert for the Bootery page 10
Report from the Outback page 11
The (Inter)View from the Outback page 12
Advert for the White Rose page 13
Photospread page 14
Advert for Garden Day Care page 15
Advert for Larana's Love Loft page 16
Advert for The Souvenir Stand page 17
Late-breaking News page 18
Staff: Oscar Madison, Founding Editor (DoSEditor)
Johanna Gutenbergh, Editor (Gutenbergh)
Hedda Hat, Columnist (HeddaHat)
Simini, Columnist (Simini x)
Jake Thrash, DoF correspondent (JakeThrash)
Devon Goral, Roving Reporter (DevonGoral)
R Lupton, Roving Reporter (RLupton)
Shannon Colton, Photographs (ShanniCltn)
Arrendek, DoM correspondent (ARRENDEK)
Gnimish Gnimoi, DoS Photographer (Gnimish RW)
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page 2
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Page 3
EDITORIAL
by Johanna Gutenbergh
Well... and Whew! It's good to have this issue out to you - what with mundane illness and other
small misadventures I'm actually a bit surprised to see it happen! However, DUELING TODAY
is up again and running - so send your advertisements and news items in. Any of our fine staff
members will be glad to forward your materials and or subscription requests. Letters to the
editor are certainly welcome as are ideas for and/or collaboration on articles. We hope to have a
mailing date of the 7th of each month, so it would be good to send any materials no later than
the first day of the month.
I hope to see you around the dueling areas...
- Jo.
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Page 4
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page 5
REPORT ON THE DUEL OF MAGIC
by Arrendek
"Don't pet a burning dog." ~Unknown
Hello again, folks! This time, this column is all about the Archmage tourney
(kinda belated, stop griping). We had a very exciting tourney and, good for
some, not so for others, MikeXXVII retains the title of Archmage!!! The
tourney started at a nice pace with Felegast, Wizslinger, Mamusia, Calenmir L
(Connor bowed out for her), Daegarth, Doofusgoof, Lord Hrvst, and Percival.
The matches were all dueled out in the order I wrote the names, (e.g. Fele at
Wiz) and these were the results of the first round:
Duelists Score
Rounds
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
Felegast def. Wizslinger 5.5-2 10
Mamusia def. Calenmir L 5-4 12
Daegarth def. Doofusgoof 5-2.5 9
Percival def. Lord Hrvst 5-3.5 12
In the second round, we had:
Duelists Score
Rounds
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
Daegarth def. Felegast 5-2 9
Percival def. Mamusia 5-1.5 12
Thus round three showed:
Daegarth def. Percival 5-2.5 10
Finally in a close, grueling match, MikeXXVII was the victor after a double
Wizard Blade that sent both players to the ground. Good fighting everyone!!!
Some weird events happened during the tourney. Reportedly, Daegarth spawned a
phoenix out of a pool of blood and it followed him throughout the tourney. On
a lighter note, RDI Spirit served Sno cones to the losers and whoever else
payed (or asked politely). See you next time, and everyone duel with skill!!
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Page 7
PLAIN AND FANCIES
by Hedda Hat
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I'll make thee glorious by my pen,
And famous by my sword
James Graham, 1612-1650
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Dear readers...here we are with the holidays glaring us in the face. Is it the season to be jolly?
Let's wait and see....but first, a nod toward the season just past.
The busy gossip columnist can only give thanks for people such as Alisa Tarin. In one short
month, she exposed herself in a jello duel in Red Star - frolicking and cavorting with Lord Fyre,
tried to foist her spaceship of dubious origin - The Sojourner - on an unsuspecting buyer
(nothing like a new coat of paint and a new name to foil the authorities, eh?), set her cap for
Nate Riker, then showed up with Bixby North as a consolation prize...only to throw herself,
literally, at Chuck Plant, the prince of chlorophyll and Gamma Quadras...or someplace like that.
Really, this is a lady to watch...and watch out for.
Meanwhile, yours truly won a private bet when the marriage of Gavilean and Carrie ended
before the first of the new year...but I am astonished at the surprising ramifications throughout
Gav's kingdom. Dear Gavilean, the self-styled Prince of Romance, has left his realm and greater
Rhydin itself. Accusations abound in Westridge: imposters of the departed (or murdered?)
king, machinations of Lady Carrie to set herself up as monarch, future trials. Truly, dearies, it is
unseemly for a king to marry in such haste. See the harvest of such actions now? A distraught
peasantry, a government in doubt, and general chaos. If you are born of the blood, surely you
must learn to comport yourself with more restraint than has been displayed in this situation.
And, for all that I was dismayed by Gavilean's cavalier treatment of the institution of marriage, I
for one will miss his debonair style and laughter. I understand Morgan Fay also will miss Gav
for they grew close in the days before his disappearance. 'Nuff said.
Speaking of cavalier treatment, rumor has it that Marx has eaten Chuck Plant. Plant has not
been seen in weeks and Marx has oft threatened the poor bit of flora. Also, Marx was seen with
green *something* caught in his teeth. Of course, the water mammal denies all wrongdoing,
claiming that Chuck is his "...bartender buddy." But a rather uncouth specimen of vegetation
appeared recently going by the name of Vinnie Plant and threatening people with dire
consequences if Chuck doesn't turn up soon. Better watch out, Alisa, dear.
Rumor had it that Bishop was dying. Yet I saw him in the arena myself, where he soundly
began the trouncing of Kairee until the caller was punted and it was designated a tie. He did
look somewhat peaked, though; about thirty pounds down from his normal dueling weight.
Apparently, the always charming and competent Feadur saved Bishop's life from a possessing
demon. There's some question about that demon though....and who sent it thither. Listen and
learn, friends.
Morgan Crow and Jennavyve are engaged to be married. Let's hope this time, Morgan makes it
to the altar! Jenna is a darling girl and he's lucky to have won her heart.
Rumor has it of a new arrival in Rhydin lands.....the son of our own Gloin and known by the
name of Gimli. Those who have seen him say he's his father's son all right. From what I can
ascertain, Bella had nothing to do with this child. I'm sure Gloin eagerly looks forward to this
reunion. I hope I'm in the arena when it happens.
Budding romances to keep an eye on: Sweetflower and Luthy seem to be regaining stars in their
eyes as they look at each other. And my co-worker RLupton and Miss Lura are watching one
another with great interest. A trio to watch is Mhari and Laglalloth and the rather nasty Qyn
Syndel. Then there's the eminent bachelor Stof Anders and our Shannon. Keep tuned, readers.
As most of you know by now, DoS's Siera Red married Peter Blackthorne in a surprise
ceremony kept secret from even those who should have been told. The cleric, Athlstan, did not
perform the service, having fought the pirate recently in a duel outside the Rings. And thereby
hangs a tale, I suspect.
A visit to Resurrection City gives us these tidbits of news: Once dead and now alive is Rayn
DF. Vall ex machina, I believe it was. Once alive and now dead or dying say rumors about the
marriage of Amaltea and Xenograg.
Old romances recently come to light include those of Mick Logan and Merilsa....Sajalyones and
Sean, Alyx's grandson.....
Well, I'm off to buy my Christmas outfit, loveys. See you around the arenas.
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page 9
REPORT FROM THE DUEL OF SWORDS
by Johanna Gutenbergh
Challenges and more challenges... most of which have fizzled out.
First it was the monk Athlstan. Not content with a bit of rowdy furniture bashing with Siera
Red's new husband, the hapless cleric challenged Gnimish for the highest title in the Duel of
Swords. Champion Billy Ray Karnafexx spared the Overgnome from having to mar the fine
polish on his thwap-stick by easily defeating the monk's intercessor, Daegarth, and then even
more easily defeated Athlstan himself.
The intercession went like this:
Karnafexx Daegarth
Low Cut High Cut
Thrust Low Cut
Fancy Side Step High Cut
Low Cut Fancy Side Step
Thrust Low Cut
Fancy C. Parry Thrust
Karnafexx wins, 5-2.
The test of worthiness followed:
Karnafexx Athlstan
Stop Hit Fancy C. Parry
Fancy Side Step Fancy L. Parry
Stop Hit Thrust
High Cut Low Cut
Fancy Side Step Fancy C. Parry
High Cut Stop Hit
Karnafexx wins, 5-1.
The baronial challenge to Shade 9 by Rlupton was even less exciting, with RLupton winning the
ring by default when Shade failed to show up for the duel. Congratulations to Baron RLupton!
It looks like Billy Ray just won't get any rest. The Warlord DazingHard has challenged Gnimish
for the title and Dazing's peer wins have been confirmed.
Another Baronial challenge is pending, with Warlord GoldenLyon going after Baron Pervical.
Ummm, Lyon? Have you seen Percy's record?
Baron Percival and Warlords DazingHard, Alais d NS, MorganCrow and GoldenLyon have all
posted an increase of 5 or more wins in the last two weeks. Nice work, folks!
And how about that JKopp10654? Grandmaster in what, a week? Two? Pretty impressive!
That's it for now - we'll bring you news of the challenges if and when they happen!
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page 10
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Page 11
REPORT FROM THE OUTBACK
by Jake Thrash
The month of November was an eventful one for the Outback as the Americon
event took place and several of the events which were a part of it involved
the Duel of Fists. Leading off that list of events, was a DoF vs DoS
exhibition, in which the duellers of the differing styles went head to head
in an effort to find out who's really the toughest, the brawlers or the
sword-fighters. The very first contest took place between the Diamond, Jake
Thrash and the Overlord, or self-proclaimed Overgnome, Gnimish Gnimoi
(Gnimish RW). The contest was a short one and it's a good thing that orcs
are a hearty breed, as Gnimmy used his Thwap-stick to soundly thwap the orc
in a 5-1 match. Rumor has it that the referees are consulting on the results
of the exhibition, but it seems very likely that the cross-style duelling
will show up again in the near future.
The second of the Americon events involving the Duel of Fists was the DoF
Restricted Moves exhibition. This event took the duellers into a new
territory by challenging what they knew about brawling. In short the
exhibition disallowed two of the most powerful moves, Jab and LegSweep, and
granted the duellers 4 free Feints to be used throughout the matches.
Without the powerful Jab, moves that were long held to be weak, suddenly
became winning moves. Also, the Feints, easily the least understood of the
moves available to the duellers of the Outback, were spotlighted which gave
the duellers a chance to try them out and discover their hidden strength.
This particular event was a favorite of the referees, and word is that there
will be a special event tournament in the very near future to spotlight it.
The third DoF event to take place was the first ever Tournament of Glass.
This tournament was open to all duellers of the Glass rank and it was the
pleasure of RDI Jake to award the first ever "Glass Jawed Joe" trophy to
Connor MacLeod (ConnorMcld). Connor defeated Kalamere, LrdEdwardD, and
SylverFawn to win the trophy, a handmade cystalline statuette with Connor's
name inscribed into the base plate, which resides in the Outback to
commemorate his victory.
In addition to Americon which was great fun, the Outback has several
newcomers to welcome to the Outback including XSir Ren, SSSerpent, Sueseas,
Archer1153, Kreahl, Shade 9, AGibson201, Wizzo69, Erinthe, IceMastr,
RrrisrrwI, Paetie, X Pesha x, HapanJedi, and Dueler man. During the course
of November several duellers went up in rank and congratulations are in order
for HowlsNNite and Goldglo who made Jade, Skathrak and Kyttn who made Ruby
and to MorganCrow who achieved the rank of Emerald!
Jake's Brute of the Month award goes to Shannon Colton (ShanniCltn), whose
unflagging participation in the Duel of Fists has earned her a record of
65-6-1. Her consummate skill and her mighty Jab are an example for all
others to follow.
Not that Emeralds are the only ones who can wander into the Outback and
demonstrate fine martial technique. This month also saw the return of the
notorious Billy Ray (Karnafexx) who has apparently decided that it will be
tradition for him to wander and beat up the Diamond, which he did, by beating
Jake Thrash, 5-4 in 7 well fought rounds. If Billy keeps this up he's going
to have to become a regular of the Outback so that his victims can hope to
get some revenge upon him.
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page 12
THE (INTER)VIEW FROM THE OUTBACK
by Jake Thrash
This month's interview is with Saja Lyons, a relative new-comer to the ranks
of the Outback, and one of the most tenacious duelers the Outback has yet
seen. Her lithe form is often seen in the rings, usually clad in a bathing
suit, beating up on new and old duelers alike.
DT: :: approaches the table carrying two ales along with his notebook and
pencil ::
SL: :: sitting at a table with her boots up and her gloved hands behind her
head ::
DT: :: setting the ales down and sitting as well, quickly getting his
notebook ready ::
SL: :: sitting forward and reaching for the ale :: Thank you.
SL: :: settling back with the ale and crossing one booted ankle over the
other ::
SL: So, fire when ready. ::sipping her ale::
DT: :: shuffling nervously for a moment, trying to keep his eyes from
wandering over his subject's outift ::
DT: :: getting his pencil ready ::
SL: :: form fitting black bodysuit, hugging every curve like a second skin
and stretching tautly with each movement ::
DT: It's nice to meet you Miss Lyons...is it Miss?
SL: :: faint smile :: Miss or Ms. works.
SL: :: blue-violet eyes gazing intently at him over the rim of her tankard
::
DT: Ok...
DT: Ms Lyons then...
SL: :: chuckling :: Yes?
DT: I understand that you are fairly new to the Outback?
SL: Relatively speaking, this is true.
DT: So how long have you been duelling there?
SL: :: pausing to think about that ::
SL: Six weeks, no more than two months, real time.
SL: I think.
(writer's note, this interview took place at the beginning of November)
SL: :: chuckles :: I don't remember exactly when I started going to the
Outback.
DT: :: nods and scribbles that down ::
DT: And how are you doing thus far? What rank?
SL: Emerald.
SL: And doing quite well, I broke the seesaw.
DT: Seesaw?
SL: When I first started, for every win I had, I lost one.
SL: Seesaw, up and down.
DT: :: settling a bit as the interview takes his attention away from her
clingy outfit ::
DT: ah...
SL: I averaged four duels a night at least.
SL: Two wins, two losses.
SL: Never achieved rank before the cycle ended.
SL: :: shifting her legs and recrossing her ankles, settling her tankard
against one thigh ::
SL: It was very frustrating.
DT: So all of your rank has been acquired in just this last cycle...things
finally clicked for you?
SL: :: nods :: Went from glass to Jade in the first weekend, I think.
::grinning:: And from Jade to Sapphire the next.
SL: I was a regular menace.
DT: :: chuckles ::
DT: Not many can make that sort of leap. To what would you attribute your
success?
SL: Hard-headedness.
SL: And a wicked jab.
DT: :: laughing at the last ::
SL: :: grins, sipping her ale ::
DT: That sounds familiar
SL: Of course, I was downright sneaky at times.
DT: Oh? Can you give me a for instance?
DT: :: thinking he might get to hear a real secret this time...::
SL: I wouldn't let my opponent get up before I hit them again.
DT: :: sighing ::
SL: :: chuckling softly and tsking under her breath :: An instance?
SL: Hmmm....
DT: :: listening attentively ::
SL: The only really serious instance I can think of, is in a duel against
Shanni Colton.
SL: But that's not terribly fair, because she's as crafty as I am.
DT: :: scribbling notes ::
DT: She is a good dueller, her standings show she has the most wins of
anyone doesn't it?
SL: And she's gotten even for that particular defeat more than a couple of
times.
DT: Any comments about her? Or about any of the other top-ranked duellers?
SL: :: nods :: Oh, I think I'd rank Shanni as the most devoted and probably
the best of the duelers in the Outback, bar none.
SL: Doesn't mean I don't like beating the hell out of her.
DT: :: nods and continues writing ::
DT: What about the others?
SL: Lessee....
SL: There's the current Diamond...
SL: Who I've *never* beaten.
SL: May the day come soon when I get to do that.
DT: The orc?
SL: :: grins ::
SL: :: nods :: Yep, that's him.
SL: He's very sneaky.
DT: :: chuckles :: Does this count as a statement of intent then? A
challenge?
SL: :: laughing :: Oh, Jake knows how I feel.
SL: I only beat him once...:: amending her earlier statement ::
DT: :: laughs ::
SL: First time I ever dueled him.
SL: Not once since then.
SL: Of course, said the same thing about Percy and I beat him earlier this
week and then fought him to a perfect standstill last night.
SL: Which is a major achievement in my book.
DT: Let's talk about Percy...any comments about him?
SL: He's a weenie.
SL: :: laughing ::
SL: No, seriously. He's not a bad guy.
SL: He's an excellent dueler.
DT: I understand he withdrew from the last Diamond Tourney to referee the
matches.
SL: :: nods :: Unfortunately.
DT: Do you think things might have ended differently had he been in the
tournament?
SL: I think he would have won.
SL: Well, I think it would have probably come down to a battle between him
and Jake.
SL: And I'd have ended up with one more loss.
DT: :: nods :: But you still consider Shanni the best bar none?
DT: :: thinking he's heard a contradiction ::
SL: :: nods :: Yes, cause Shanni's always there.
SL: Always fighting.
SL: Percy *can't* be.
DT: :: chuckles :: ah...ok
SL: Cause he has to ref.
SL: Which is no reflection on him, mind you. Just the way it is.
DT: Care to talk about the Tournament?
SL: ::makes a face:: Only if we have to.
DT: What matches stood out to you?
SL: ::grins::
DT: ah....
SL: Umm...my last match.
DT: ok :)
DT: Tell me about your last match, who was it against?
SL: Strider [AragornKoG], he was 3-0 in the round robin and if he beat me,
he was automatically the Diamond.
DT: :: sipping his ale and scribbling furiously ::
SL: 'course, it seemed like a shoo-in, cause I was 0-3.
SL: And in a very, very bad mood.
DT: :: smiles ::
DT: :: finding it difficult to picture the tiny woman in the clingy outfit
in a bad mood ::
SL: Being a punching bag for all the other Emeralds got old, fairly quickly.
SL: But then, I was a late entry so I tried not to let my ego get too badly
abused.
DT: How did the match begin?
SL: Umm...:: frowning and trying to remember ::
SL: He hit me.
SL: ::grins::
DT: Did you think you had a chance to win?
SL: Not a chance in a million.
DT: :: laughing ::
SL: To be perfectly frank, I walked into that match only because Percy
badgered me.
DT: When did you start to think you might have a chance?
SL: I never did.
DT: Even at the end?
SL: I was just trying to fight him to a standstill.
DT: Was the score close?
SL: Sudden death.
DT: :: blank look ::
SL: Each of us needed one point.
SL: To win.
DT: ah...ok
DT: :: scribbling ::
SL: And I was sitting there trying to just fight him to tie.
SL: 'course, nobody told me you couldn't have a tie.
DT: Do you remember what the last move was?
SL: Jab v Fancy Armblock, I believe.
DT: :: chuckling ::
DT: And so you won.
SL: I never *dreamed* a Fancy Armblock would win.
DT: What was your reaction?
DT: :: chuckles ::
SL: ::grins:: Relief.
SL: I was still in a bad mood, so I didn't cheer or anything, I was just
glad that I didn't go the whole evening as the local punching bag.
DT: Any comments about the final match? Between the orc and the ranger?
SL: Heh.
SL: ::snickers:: It was in Jello.
DT: :: laughing :: Jello?
SL: Jello.
SL: I *hate* Jello matches.
DT: Is that a tradition of some sort?
SL: Nah, I just think Percy was slap-happy at that point.
DT: :: chuckling and wiping away a tear ::
SL: And an orc in jello is almost as funny as an orc in....
DT: ah...
SL: Well...never mind about that.
SL: ::sipping her ale::
DT: :: making a note of a story to pursue ::
SL: But Jake deserved his win.
SL: He'll make a damn good Diamond.
DT: Do you see yourself becoming the Diamond at some point?
SL: Nope.
SL: ::grins::
DT: :: chuckles ::
SL: Not all that interested in going after Rank anymore.
SL: If I get it, I get it.
SL: ::shrugs:: In the meanwhile, I just want to beat people up.
SL: Shanni, Percy and Jake, in that order, to be precise.
DT: Care to comment on the Duel of Fists in general?
SL: I love it.
SL: My favorite of the three dueling areas available.
DT: You duel in all three?
DT: Are you ranked in any of the others?
SL: Primarily more in DoS than in DoM, but I have had one one match in DoM.
SL: Grandmaster in Duel of Swords.
DT: Just one?
SL: ::nods:: Just one.
SL: ::grins:: Beat Percy, too.
DT: In the Duel of Magic? That's impressive.
SL: I don't use magic, I prefer more base weapons. But psionics work against
Magic fairly well.
DT: ah...
SL: I enjoyed it.
DT: So you have esper talents then?
SL: Esper?
DT: ESP...esper? sorry..old earth slang for psionics
SL: Ah...::grins:: I'm a prime telepath. But I really don't use it that much
unless I have to.
DT: I take it you don't use those talents when duelling?
SL: If I did, I'd certainly be the Diamond right now, doncha think?
DT: :: chuckle ::
SL: As well as Overlord annd perhaps even ArchMage.
SL: But I don't.
DT: I suppose so....
SL: I don't care for cheating.
SL: Strictly want to win on the basis of talent.
SL: And the hardest fist.
DT: Care to comment on what style you do use in the Outback?
SL: Style?
DT: :: dreadfully afraid he's going to hear something like punch them ::
SL: ::lips twisting:: I hit them.
SL: And then hit them some more.
SL: And if I'm not hitting them, I'm dodging away from them to hit them from
behind.
DT: :: sighs, thinking he's never going to get a straight answer to that
question ::
SL: ::grins::
SL: Speed, agility and forethought are the keys. But just plain hit them is
what I do.
DT: So a basic strategy of hitting and dodging...sort of a boxing style?
DT: Any martial training?
SL: :: grins :: Some. Here and there. :: being deliberately vague ::
DT: What got you into duelling in the first place?
SL: An old man and his hard-headed stubbornness.
SL: ::grinning::
DT: He made you duel?
SL: Nope. He had something I wanted.
SL: But the only way to get it was in a wager.
DT: :: chuckles :: And what was that?
SL: Land.
DT: ah...
DT: And so that got you started .....
SL: So, he was some rank of some import in the Arena when I dueled him.
SL: Beat him everytime.
SL: He went to the Outback and got rank.
SL: I followed him and beat him there too.
SL: ::chuckles::
DT: So it became a vendetta?
SL: No, not really. He usually refuses to duel me now.
DT: ah
SL: Cause he's afraid he'll lose.
SL: Which is kinda funny, cause the last time we dueled, when it mattered.
::grins:: He won.
DT: But you enjoyed the duels and figured on sticking around?
SL: Oh, definitely. I had a blast.
SL: I don't miss it, every week, I'm there, with my gloves and looking for
someone to beat up on.
DT: Any comments or hints for newcomers to the duels?
DT: Things that will help them get up and running?
SL: Umm...show up and have fun. This isn't duel of swords, it's an entirely
different way of thinking, and all you gotta do is keep pushing and *pay*
attention to what your opponent is doing.
SL: I can't see any person, who actually tries, in DoF, *not* achieving
rank.
DT: :: nodding and scribbling ::
SL: That's the challenge of it, but be careful who you fight first.
DT: :: chuckles :: Don't fight the top-ranked?
SL: Oh, please, fight the top-ranked, I've been beaten by so-called newbies
and when I was a newbie, I beat the top-rankers.
SL: Just don't expect to get away with it twice. :)
DT: Any particular sort of person you think the Duel of Fists would appeal
to and should come in and try it?
SL: You'd think it would appeal to the simple bruiser...just someone who
likes using their fists but it also appeals to the strategists.
DT: Who does better?
SL: Obviously, I'm not the biggest person in the world, and I take down the
big bad bruisers.
DT: :: chuckles::
SL: Strategists, 2 out 3. There's always an exception.
DT: Any newcomers or up-and-comers that you think bear watching?
DT: Ones you expect to see joining the ranks of Emerald soon?
SL: Kestri, Kyttn, Myrlundgod.....::tapping her chin:: Not that Kyttn is
new, she's just good.
DT: Ones you expect to see joining the ranks of Emerald soon?
SL: Kestri, Kyttn and Quik knife, I rather suspect Myrlundgod as well, but
he needs to duel more.
DT: O, well I thank you for your time Ms. Lyons.
SL: Sure babe, anytime.
DT: Is there any last word that you would like to pass to our readers?
SL: Come to the Outback, you'd be surprised by how much fun it is.
SL: And we do have the sexiest callers.
SL: And best of all, we don't poke holes in ya.
DT: Thank you once again Ms Lyons and we'll be sure to follow you in the
weeks to come.
SL: Don't get too close.
SL: ::grinning as she rises:: Last thing I'd want to do is clothesline ya'
by accident.
DT: :: smile ::
DT: :: making a note to keep a safe distance ::
SL: By the way...
DT: hmmm?
SL: You do need to update your records.
SL: ::grinning:: Shanni definitely isn't the smallest dueler in the Outback
anymore.
DT: :: chuckles ::
SL: ::straightening to her five foot height::
DT: I will make sure I make a note of it. :: smile ::
SL: You do that. :: dropping a smooch on his cheek, and then sauntering to
the door::
DT: Thanks for joining us once again and for those of you who are interested
in seeing more of Saja Lyons, she is currently starring in two folders,
"Forest House" and "Marshal's Office" under "Stars End \ RDI Sector"
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<<<<--------------------------------------------->>>>
THE WHITE ROSE
Catering and other hands on activities.
Centrally located in Downtown Rhydin
between the Red Dragon Inn and the
StarsEnd Bar and Grill.
Walk-ins welcome, appointments appreciated.
---/--\-%{@ Bria Thorne, owner and proprietress
<<<<--------------------------------------------->>>>
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PHOTOSPREAD
by ShanniCltn
Photo: <<AragornKoG goes into his favorite Fancy Dodge, while SajaIyones
feints a legblock.>>
Caption: "Saja pulls a beautiful one here, stealing what would have been
Strider's advantage for herself."
Photo: <<Dueler Man and Lord Rannos slug each other with roundhouse right
Jabs>>
Caption: "Goodbye kid gloves, hello dental work!"
Photo: <<Having dropped the fifth point, Saja grins as she reaches for the
strap on her bathing suit, while Jake, gentleman orc that he is, begins to
draw a curtain around the Jello-filled ring.>>
Caption: "Good old Jake...or maybe just considering what Kyttn would do if
he DIDN'T pull the curtain here" :D
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page 15
Tired of the kidlets hanging off of you while you're trying to duel? Looking for some daycare
even in the middle of the night? Or perhaps you'd just like a quiet night with your significant
other?
The Garden Daycare Center is now open. Children of all ages welcome. We are a full-service
daycare center, with personnel on the grounds 24 hours every day. For more information, please
contact Aliyanna Stormbringer, proprietor, at The Garden.
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page 16
~ Larana's Love Loft ~
Looking for a romantic present for your spouse, harem, slave or lover? Seeking out that special
gift that keeps on giving?
Larana's Love Loft offers a wide variety of adult oriented products, services and entertainment
for your purchasing pleasure. Friendly, helpful discreet service, and a broad spectrum of items
that suit every nature and erotic taste.
An on premise massage parlor, cafe bar, and vast literature and visual section have something to
offer everyone.
Larana's Love Loft, the shoppe that keeps you coming back for more.
~ Larana's Love Loft ~
690 RhyDin Rd.
RhyDin City, RhyDin
Larana MacRoy
Proprietor
** Look for our new summer "Duel of Romance," catalogue, featuring your favorite thrusters
and
parriers, and the outstanding art of Amaltea! Available soon..!
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page 17
For the latest in Dueling memorabilia stop by Taslhoff's Dueling Souvenir Stand.
Some of the goods to be had all featuring the duelist of your choice:
GnimishRW gnome memorabilia of every description
Pennants
Buttons and pins
Refrigerator magnets
Salt and Pepper shakers
Postcards
Potholders
Pogs and Slammers!
Inflatable egos
PrinceFyre Magic Decoder Rings (so you can understand his logic)
Aspendale Mouth Soap
Ecore008 Boomerangs (they die, retire, and still keep coming back)
Karnafexx sap gloves (because he's such a sap)
Bobbinghead Dolls
ArchMage Slabs with Roman Numerals carved in them for MikeXVIII
And Shanni "Wicked Kick" Colton genuine faux Diamonds to celebrate her rank
The Stand can be found on the message boards in the folder "Dreamweavers Lair" under
"Souvenir Stand"
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OTHER NEWS
Weather:
Better stock up on those hurricane supplies, looks like there's a bad one brewing off the coast.
Expect heavy rainfall, high winds and severe thunderstorms in the RhyDin area. A tornado
watch has been issued for the Deviant lands.
Fire Investigation:
The RhyDin Fire Marshal's office has not yet determined the cause of the fire that swept through
the Abbey last week, killing 13. "The best we can determine at this point was that the blaze
started in or near the kitchens" said Marshal Brand in a recent interview. The Abbey was the
home of the monk Athlstan and housed a dueling school as well as a brewery.
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