DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 08/09/2004 Duedate: 08/21/2004 MORDANT ARENA DM-1 TURN-502 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS JEJUNE MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) (1-7386) [13-1-4,113] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader JEJUNE CRAP CAT MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) ARENA FELINES (559) (1-7386) [13-1-4,113] (1-7524) [1-0-0,20] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite HAYDAN GOOEYDUCK HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) (1-7356) [9-25-1,55] (1-7434) [7-2-0,64] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. ARENA FELINES (559) 36 2. MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 30 SWEORDMASTERS (138) 3. SWEORDMASTERS (138) 23 Unchartered Team 4. LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) 2 5. FLOYDS FAN CLUB (552) 0 ARENA FELINES (559) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 0*ARENA FELINES (559) 2 0 0 100 1/ 2 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) 5 2 1 2- 3 FLOYDS FAN CLUB (552) 7 6 0 53.8 2/ 4 SWEORDMASTERS (138) 5 2 0 3- 4 CLAN BATTLEAXE (465) 22 20 1 52.4 3/ 5 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 5 7 3 4/ 5 SWEORDMASTERS (138) 318 327 40 49.3 4/ 1 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 5 10 0 5/ 6 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) 241 288 24 45.6 5- 3 CLAN BATTLEAXE (465) 2 0 0 6/ 7 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 72 100 10 41.9 6/ 0*ARENA FELINES (559) 2 0 0 7/ 8 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 353 554 11 38.9 7- 6 FLOYDS FAN CLUB (552) 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[ Out of the Past #10 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + Delarquan Edition Old Valamantis: The Old Forum of the ruins was empty of people, though strewn with bits of rubble and random bushes. Two hundred yards long and a hundred yards wide, and they stood at the midpoint of one side and looked across to the battered, dark-stoned hulk of the Old Valamantis arena on the other. At the end to their left was a vast building--or the remains of it--that had the layered foundation of an edifice built on the remains of many previous ones. Basalt, marble, sandstone, granite, porphyry. "The growth rings of the old city," Tensekai, the Silver Mage muttered. "Which is the Folstrom layer?" Ka D'Argo of Kolact asked. "The oldest. The bottom one--black basalt," the mage answered. "The old city was founded by the Folstrom. They laid out the ground plan and built the walls. That," a twitch of his head to the left, "was their main...temple, although we don't think they worshipped in the same sense we do now. There at the other end--" a forest of columns of many different stones, skillfully carved to look like different species of trees, closed off the right end of the Forum, "that was their Grove of Sacrifice." The gladiators looked one way, to the temple, the other way to the stone grove, and then across at the arena. The lower arcade was of black basalt. "So the arena was theirs, too." Sputter of Dwes Eg hunched his shoulders uneasily. "Were the Bloodgames their idea?" Tensekai glanced at him, startled. "I don't know, I never questioned that it was Sheila of the Grey Wand who came up with that." After a moment, he grimaced. "She lived then, or near to then, and might have borrowed the idea from them." "So she's using blood magic, too, eh?" Goblin licked his lips and took a step forward. "So much for her high-and-mighty attitude, then! Not that I'm complaining, mind you." "I have heard it said that Sheila of the Grey Wand would use ANY means to protect Alastari," Tensekai muttered. "But it never occurred to me that the Bloodgames might be part of her magical defense...." The thought appeared to make him uneasy. "We won't get anything done standing around here," Goblin called back over his shoulder. I thought you were all eager to establish a magical perimeter inside the arena. Let's do it!" "Right," Sputter said. He stepped forward to follow Goblin. "You know, I really don't want to go over there." "Me neither!" Lavender Lance took Tensekai's arm. "But we have it to do, right?" The gladiators straggled out onto the Forum's cracked pavement. Goblin was in the lead; Ka D'Argo brought up the rear, facing backwards with his sword drawn. None of them felt comfortable with the fact that they'd gotten this far without being stopped. After a few minutes, Sputter glanced around and then at Tensekai. "Why aren't we hearing anything? No birds or mice, okay, I wouldn't want to hang out here either, if I was a bird or a mouse. But not even any wind!" The mage's eyes were blank with concentration, and he didn't answer. "It's a trap," Ka D'Argo said quietly. "The whole city, but especially the arena, is a trap for anyone who ventures in without the permission of..." he gestured at the ruins around the Forum, "whoever's there. But we have to do it anyway. Some traps can only be destroyed from the inside." Lavender Lance burst into tears. "I don't want to be trapped by...by liches or whatever they are!" But she kept walking toward the arena. No one tried to stop them. This unexpected fact brought all of them to agreement with the Kolactan's assessment that the arena was a trap. And a very unpleasant one. Once they were inside the walls, and especially as they descended the dark corridor toward the sunken fighting floor, the smell of the place grew stronger. It stank of blood and death and decay, with a sulfurous undertone that none of them could identify. Until they stepped out onto the sands, under a dome of crimson light, and saw the demonic creature waiting for them. And heard the iron bars clash into position behind them to prevent an exit. * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 501): JEJUNE of MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 386): TOOFLESS of GLORY BOUND TROLLS (DeGotti, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 506): LEFTISTS BLOW of THE CONFUSED (Shocking Toad, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 502): STANLEY'S CUP of SPORTZ! (Guardian, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 501): BELISS DON of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Nick, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 505): SECOND OMEN of DARK PANTHEON (Doc Steele, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 502): TERRI TOWEL of BEACH BABES (Nick, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 497): SIR PENT of SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 488): POOPIEHEAD of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 487): RAZOR MELODY of IRONIC TAILS (Mr. Twister, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 461): MAD MILKSTER of LEGENDARY BASTARDS ( ! , mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 452): STEVEN SCIMITAR of EAGLES CLAW (Talon Volksie, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 197): MYRON NAGEL of THE MIDDLE WAY (Nick, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 439): STUPID SEXY FLANDERS of I'M SO SEXY (Muffy, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 387): APPLE of FRUITS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 184): MICROSOFT of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 172): MACAULIFFE of THE EXPLORERS (Kellog, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 337): YOU of SRETSAMLEUD (Phat Phat, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 149): CANNONBALL of X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 380): SLEEPLESS PARANOIA of PARENTHOOD from DWES EG (TUM) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 501): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Nick, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 386): GLORY BOUND TROLLS (DeGotti, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 506): THE CONFUSED (Shocking Toad, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 502): MAYAN WHITE (Myrrdin, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 501): RENEGADES II (Elizamir, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 505): DARK PANTHEON (Doc Steele, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 502): FLOWER CHILDREN (Ebenezer Frothingslosh, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 497): SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 488): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 487): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 461): LITTLE GIRLS LIKE... (Shocking Toad, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 452): EAGLES CLAW (Talon Volksie, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 197): THE MIDDLE WAY (Nick, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 439): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 387): DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 184): USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 172): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 337): DEVIL'S MAYHEM (Dincuru Feadagnor?, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 149): X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 380): BLACK PRIMERS, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 3 OSKSI (turn 506): GRAPH of GAMES LIBRARY (Nick, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 502): STANLEY'S CUP of SPORTZ! (Guardian, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 500): HOWLER of THE TAKEN (Silver Stroke, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 487): PURPLE FIREFISH of BIG MEAN FISH (Big Wave Dave, mgr.) PICKLE JUICE of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.) VASSAL of THUNDR + LITENING (Doc Steele, mgr.) HANNAH of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 486): THE BUTCHER of NASTY MOB (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 460): POSTMASTER P of HELTER SKELTER (Cosmo Frothingslosh, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 197): MYRON NAGEL of THE MIDDLE WAY (Nick, mgr.) (turn 196): MISS CON DUCK of DUCKS UNLIMITED (Crip, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 439): STUPID SEXY FLANDERS of I'M SO SEXY (Muffy, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 184): MICROSOFT of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 172): MACAULIFFE of THE EXPLORERS (Kellog, mgr.) (turn 171): HOFFA WITH HAIR of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 337): YOU of SRETSAMLEUD (Phat Phat, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 149): CONSTANTINE of AGELESS WONDER (Belyn, mgr.) SPY REPORT If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of MORDANT brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too. Later days, HOMICIDAL MANIACS, since LAB EXPERIMENTS took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news. Now let's all watch MANNEQUIN'S BEST's heads swell from their 3-1-2 this turn. Haa ha ha ha! Big shots, big talk, big deal. Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see CRAP CAT win a fight and gain 20 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, DESTINY beat NUMBER TWO and NUMBER TWO lost 16 points. You're breakin' my heart. And if variety is the spice of life, MORDANT may be getting bland, as JEJUNE stays top dog in the city. Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do you think some of these guys win their fights? Skill? Ha! He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward. Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, BRICK WALL was this turn's most challenged warrior. Watch that ego swell, sports fans. Death and Taxes. The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience. Let's see if anyone's dead or dying. We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if the fate catches up with you sooner that later? What does the MORDANT arena have in common with the inns? It's just as comfortable to sleep in either place. Ha ha ha ha! Just wait 'till next time I show up here, I won't be so nice! So nyaaah! Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide Clemens DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME JEJUNE 7386 13 1 4 113 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME AEGLOS 7468 7 2 1 80 SWEORDMASTERS (138) THINREDONE 5751 12 5 0 79 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GOOEYDUCK 7434 7 2 0 64 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) SWALLOWTAIL 7387 11 9 0 58 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DESTINY 7506 5 6 1 56 SWEORDMASTERS (138) HAYDAN 7356 9 25 1 55 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) BRICK WALL 7478 11 5 0 48 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) NUMBER TWO 7422 5 19 0 36 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) OUTLAW INLAW 7424 6 17 0 35 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -HARDWOOD 7513 3 2 1 26 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) -SKEWER 7515 2 0 0 25 SWEORDMASTERS (138) -DARAK VIM 6536 3 1 0 24 CLAN BATTLEAXE (465) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SWEETSPOT 7510 1 6 1 23 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) CRAP CAT 7524 1 0 0 20 ARENA FELINES (559) -GHAL MHARAZ 6391 4 2 0 19 CLAN BATTLEAXE (465) -GRIMOR 6761 1 3 0 18 CLAN BATTLEAXE (465) -HELLION 7542 3 1 1 17 SWEORDMASTERS (138) KRAZY KAT 7525 1 0 0 16 ARENA FELINES (559) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -VAENE 7582 2 0 0 14 CLAN BATTLEAXE (465) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? SILISA THE SNAKE 560 0 1 0 1 JEJUNE 7386 502 NONE VARN KAMAR 6532 0 3 0 CLAN BATTLEAXE 465 HELLION 7542 498 NONE TALON 7413 7 6 0 FLOYDS FAN CLUB 552 JEJUNE 7386 500 SILVERWELL 7585 1 2 0 HOMICIDAL MANIACS 121 SWEETSPOT 7510 502 1114913101017 7594 0 1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 HIGH ELF 564 502 NONE PERSONAL ADS Talon Volksie -- Your namesake looked pretty good on paper. Jejune was AE +3 Init, EX +1 Def and EX +3 Dec when they met. Surprised? He is bonused in Init, Att, Def & Dec--but he's long-term and that's only if he gets decent favorites. Do yourself a favor and throw another team in here so you can stay awhile--I didn't run away when you whacked Mischievous Imp in Cliffhome, did I? -- Mannequin Outlaw In-Law - You can always call me "your sunshine" or "your huckleberry" if you like. Either way, I OWN you. Why? Because that is my... -- Destiny Aeglos -- (wistfully, but without expectations) I love tall masterful women. Or should that be mistressful? I have no wish to offend by using the wrong nomenclature. I am, after all, only... Number Two P.S. You took out both legs and one arm, but that DOES leave me with one arm to use, if you come close enough for a quick hug. P.P.S. A man's got to dream, after all. Destiny -- I assure you, ma'am, that it is not my destiny to lose to you. Not today, anyway. -- Haydan P.S. And, no, I did not REALLY think you had stolen your Daddy's armor. It could not have fit you, given your, ahem, figure. There's nothing WRONG with your figure, of course, but if your Daddy is shaped like that, I would be amazed. Swallowtail -- It just gets, well, worse. I have, again, received a psychic message from the Brick Wall to pass on to you, and I have to tell you, I'm reluctant to do this. It seems unnatural. Even more unnatural than getting the message in the first place. But, well, here goes: Your return and your despairing assault on my bricks has softened my hard heart. Assuming I have something corresponding to a heart, of course, which I feel that I must, or I should not have understood, however dimly, what you were attempting to do. I am not unmoved by your efforts. Is this what it is to have a "secret admirer" as my teammates have spoken of in the past? Returning to the initial topic of this message. Your self-sacrificing efforts to communicate, and your generosity with skills, have softened my "heart" or heart-analog, though my outer substance cannot, of course, be changed by anything but utter destruction. I cherish, if this is the appropriate word for a brick golem, your presence. I invite you to dance across my bricks, to shelter beside me against the storm, and to otherwise continue to bless, in a manner of speaking, me with your nearness. In so far as I am capable of such an effort, I "hope" that you will not further damage yourself by these beloved but futile assaults. That's the message, and make of it what you will. -- Number Two, psychic channel Gooeyduck -- My brother-in-law put you up to this, didn't he? That rat! He's never liked me, and he keeps interfering, damned busybody, when my sister quite properly is prepared to give me money. I have no doubt that he wants to get me killed! -- Outlaw Inlaw Sweetspot -- Truly, that was sweet, sword-sister. If you don't mind being called sister by a Dwarf--I don't mind using the word to a Kannar, so why should you mind either, after all? -- Silverwell Talon -- (bursting in tears and wailing lamentations) Don't go! -- the Homicidal Maniacs 17 July 2004 I am currently trying to put together a favorites chart for AD warriors. I desperately need help with this. What I need are style, favorite rhythm (ex.: hi/low), favorite weapons, and tactics. What would be great is if you could send me a copy of the invite with the warrior's name, id#, and arena blacked out. This way, I can verify that this is an actual warrior. Minis will work, too! For those interested, I have both a challenge style vs. style and a match-up style vs. style chart. There's about 250 fights calculated in these charts, and I'll be happy to send a copy to anyone who asks. You can contact me (if you're a free world player) at: Rick Stringer, Merit/East, SCI, P.O. Box 500, Georgetown, DE 19947-0500. If you're in prison, just send a diplo to: Baphomet, Mgr. Knights Templar (568), DM #47--North Fork. (I also have a lot of other charts and info for anyone who wants it.) Thanks! 30 July 2004 The total number of fights calculated was reported as 250 fights. This is a misprint. It should have read "over 2,500 fights." -- Baphomet LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS 1114913101017 was butchered by HIGH ELF in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight. GOOEYDUCK savagely defeated BRICK WALL in a 9 minute brutal Challenge melee. DESTINY overpowered NUMBER TWO in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel. JEJUNE butchered SILISA THE SNAKE in a exciting 1 minute bloody one-sided Title fight. AEGLOS devastated HAYDAN in a 1 minute one-sided duel. THINREDONE was bested by SILISA THE SNAKE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute master's match. OUTLAW INLAW was overpowered by SWALLOWTAIL in a action packed 1 minute uneven melee. SWEETSPOT slaughtered SILVERWELL in a 1 minute one-sided duel. KRAZY KAT vanquished SLEN SNOTNOSE in a 1 minute one-sided duel. CRAP CAT overpowered GESHI SCRIVENER in a 1 minute uneven match. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 1 - 0 75 | |LUNGING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 38 - 22 - 6 63 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 15 - 10 - 0 60 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 12 - 9 - 3 57 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 6 - 0 54 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 STRIKING ATTACK 14 - 14 - 1 50 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 SLASHING ATTACK 17 - 22 - 2 44 | |AIMED BLOW 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 11 - 17 - 1 39 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 13 - 0 24 | |BASHING ATTACK 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 5 - 0 17 | Turn 502 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: LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 BASHING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK JEJUNE 7386 13 1 4 113 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) SLASHING ATTACK THINREDONE 5751 12 5 0 79 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) PARRY-RIPOSTE SWALLOWTAIL 7387 11 9 0 58 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) TOTAL PARRY BRICK WALL 7478 11 5 0 48 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is HAYDAN 7356. The most popular warrior this turn was GOOEYDUCK 7434. The ten other most popular fighters were SWALLOWTAIL 7387, JEJUNE 7386, KRAZY KAT 7525, AEGLOS 7468, THINREDONE 5751, CRAP CAT 7524, DESTINY 7506, HAYDAN 7356, OUTLAW INLAW 7424, and SWEETSPOT 7510. The least popular fighter this week was BRICK WALL 7478. The other ten least popular fighters were SILVERWELL 7585, NUMBER TWO 7422, 1114913101017 7594, SWEETSPOT 7510, OUTLAW INLAW 7424, HAYDAN 7356, DESTINY 7506, CRAP CAT 7524, THINREDONE 5751, and AEGLOS 7468. NEW TEAMS IN THE TEMPORARY TOURNAMENT ARENAS (DM 81/83) Please note that all new teams created at the Face-to-Face were temporarily placed in a temporary Tournament Arena, DM 81 or DM 83. If you requested that your team be placed in a specific arena, it has already transferred to that arena. Any teams not transferred out of DM 81 and DM 83 by October 1st will be deleted. If you have questions about any of your teams, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI