DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 01/24/2005 Duedate: 02/05/2005 MORDANT ARENA DM-1 TURN-514 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS SWALLOWTAIL MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) (1-7387) [20-10-1,133] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader SWALLOWTAIL POSITION IS EMPTY MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) (1-7387) [20-10-1,133] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite SWALLOWTAIL SWALLOWTAIL MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) (1-7387) [20-10-1,133] (1-7387) [20-10-1,133] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 43 2. SWEORDMASTERS (138) 23 CARNIVAL FREAKS (192) 3. LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) 9 Unchartered Team 4. CARNIVAL FREAKS (192) 9 5. WOLFES DEN (64) 0 (-1) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 0 CARNIVAL FREAKS (192) 49 26 0 65.3 1/ 1 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 6 7 2 2/ 2 SWEORDMASTERS (138) 337 341 41 49.7 2/ 3 SWEORDMASTERS (138) 5 5 0 3/ 3 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) 260 301 27 46.3 3/ 2 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 5 10 0 4/ 4 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 95 115 14 45.2 4/ 4 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) 3 6 1 5/ 5 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 379 588 11 39.2 5/ 0 CARNIVAL FREAKS (192) 1 0 0 6- 6*CHUCK'S FURIES (215) 0 2 0 0.0 6- 6*WOLFES DEN (64) 0 1 0 7- 7*WOLFES DEN (64) 0 1 0 0.0 7- 7*CHUCK'S FURIES (215) 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 * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 513): GOOEYDUCK of LAB EXPERIMENTS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 398): PROWESS of KNOT WHOLE (Sultan, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 518): WOLF SPIDER of SIMPLY DESSERTS (Sweet Tooth, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 514): DREAMER of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 513): FREDERICK DOUGLASS of I'M HISTORY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 517): STEAL SHANK of DARK PENNACLE (Dincuru Feadagnor, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 514): BENDER of BLADES OF ICE (Lord Andarus, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 509): LADY DIVAN of SPRINGBORN (Still, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 500): MEET DEATH of INANIMATE TOFU (Talon Volksie, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 499): MINOS of SONS OF SATAN (Damion, mgr.) DM 36 COSMOWORLD (turn 473): TIMBER LION of WOLFCATS (Ultraist, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 464): BOB, ETERNAL, of SANDS OF TIME (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 203): HOMEY CIDE of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 450): BOZO of CLOWNING AROUND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 399): HANNAH of AMAZON ELITE (Doc Miracle, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 190): DAROSHTAN of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jinda, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 178): LONDON QUIREBOY of CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 349): BUS of PUBLIC TRANSIT (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 155): ORPHAN of X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 392): DARK GUMBY of WASTELAND II from BONSUR (The Muffin Man) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 513): MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 398): THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 518): OUR HIGHEST HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 514): PURPLE AND GOLD (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 513): I'M HISTORY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 517): BATTLE BEASTS (Sensei Jan, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 514): WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 509): TERRAPIN STATION (Floyd, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 500): PENTARCHIE-18 (The Pentalque, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 499): none DM 36 COSMOWORLD (turn 473): KAMIKAZI (Turtle, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 464): BOY O'S (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 203): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 450): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 399): DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 190): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jinda, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 178): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 349): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Nick, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 155): X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 392): ODD SQUAD, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 513): GOOEYDUCK of LAB EXPERIMENTS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 398): FORMIDABLE of KNOT WHOLE (Sultan, mgr.) YELLOW PIKE of THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 517): DEWEY of GAMES LIBRARY (Nick, mgr.) FROSTY of THE NUKES (Fusion, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 516): THIRD OMEN of DARK PANTHEON (Doc Steele, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 499): MARY of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 499): MINOS of SONS OF SATAN (Damion, mgr.) I SEE SOUNDS of COSMIC FREAK OUT (Floyd, mgr.) (turn 498): GINA TAILIA of FEVER PITCH (Alfredo Frothingslosh, mgr.) DM 36 COSMOWORLD (turn 473): DONNA of BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 462): KORRIBIE of JINDA-BAN (Nick, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 177): SVAD BONEGRIN of DAMAGE INC. (Tripwire, mgr.) SLIPPERY NIPPLE of HANGOVERS (Crip, mgr.) FLAMING DRAMBUIE of HANGOVERS (Crip, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 349): BUS of PUBLIC TRANSIT (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 155): CANNONBALL of X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.) SPY REPORT Welcome MORDANT. I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well. Many the fights have I fought here. The celebrations, the disappointments... What's with TERCERO ENCANTO? She actually beat HOMICIDAL MANIACS' SNOWBIRD TIME, and walked away with 20 more points from the fight. MORDANT has a Duelmaster who doesn't sit back and get lazy. It Dark Arena Challenged DARK ARENA's ARENAMASTER KAKAR (0-0-0), which should prove (ahem!) interesting. The crowds were amazed this turn, as ARENAMASTER KAKAR killed the Duelmaster, GOOEYDUCK, leaving LAB EXPERIMENTS in mourning. So now SWALLOWTAIL gets to be MORDANT's Duelmaster. But what comes around goes around. Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting! Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges... There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit. Do you want the fighters to walk away, or not? Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting younger every day? To die so young, so gloriously! Well, I'm pretty much through. You guys need to get back practicing. All work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter. Work and play no fighter dull Olaf. Olaffighterwork and no play. I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SWALLOWTAIL 7387 20 10 1 133 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME AEGLOS 7468 15 2 1 118 SWEORDMASTERS (138) DESTINY 7506 14 7 1 106 SWEORDMASTERS (138) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HAYDAN 7356 11 35 1 82 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) BRICK WALL 7478 18 10 0 74 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME 2000 YR. OLD MAN 4521 8 5 0 52 CARNIVAL FREAKS (192) -TWO-HEADED FERRET 7193 4 1 0 40 CARNIVAL FREAKS (192) -DAISY DUKE 4292 3 1 0 36 CARNIVAL FREAKS (192) MESSIAH 7607 4 0 1 34 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) -DOO-DOO THE CLOWN 7237 4 0 0 34 CARNIVAL FREAKS (192) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -BOBO THE DOG BOY 7229 4 3 0 29 CARNIVAL FREAKS (192) HELLACIOUS 7541 3 1 0 28 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) BOTTLE OF BEER 7620 3 1 0 25 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TERCERO ENCANTO 7635 1 0 1 20 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) HONEST JILES 7576 0 1 0 15 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) MISCHIEVOUS IMP 7627 1 0 0 9 SWEORDMASTERS (138) ROOKIE MANAGER 7639 0 2 0 2 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) -PURPLE PHOENIX 2525 0 1 0 1 CHUCK'S FURIES (215) -CENWOLFE 756 0 1 0 1 WOLFES DEN (64) -RINH 2526 0 1 0 1 CHUCK'S FURIES (215) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? SNOWBIRD TIME 7640 1 1 0 HOMICIDAL MANIACS 121 TERCERO ENCANTO 7635 514 NUMBER TWO 7422 8 24 0 HOMICIDAL MANIACS 121 GOOEYDUCK 7434 510 NOT REVE THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? SANDY'S EVIL TWI 7605 1 4 0 HOMICIDAL MANIACS 121 MESSIAH 7607 512 GOOEYDUCK 7434 18 3 1 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261 ARENAMASTER KAKAR 568 514 NONE 211112159511 7649 0 1 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261 BLACK ORC 565 514 NONE BRIQUE CLOISON 7634 0 1 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261 MOUNTAIN TROLL 563 514 NONE 111091791711 7647 0 1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 ARENAMASTER KAKAR 568 514 NONE 14615917167 7646 0 1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 SPYMASTER 567 514 NONE RUSE' 7636 0 1 0 SWEORDMASTERS 138 UNDEAD WARRIOR 572 514 NONE 171291510127 7648 0 1 0 SWEORDMASTERS 138 HIGH ELF 564 514 NONE PERSONAL ADS Gooeyduck -- You're messy. Sticky. It makes it difficult to clean my armor after our fights. Have you considered rolling in flour to tame that gooeyness? -- Haydan Swallowtail -- I don't know how I ended up doing this, but, um, I've got a message for you...from the Brick Wall. I'm so glad I'm not a voiceless golem! I mean, sure, I'm a golem, but I'm not voiceless, you understand. Anyway, this is what it wants to say. I am not responsible for the content. Swallowtail, gentle creature of air, how you soar above me. [What it actually said was, more or less: I am but a floor tile beneath your mosaic dome. I'm translating loosely.] I am, as you may perceive, of a very earthy nature (actually, a mix of fireclay, low-fire earthenware clay <that's why I'm red>, and sand, but this is all beside the point, simply being how the Great Mason conceived me). I do not reject the judgment of the Great Mason, nor do I "wish" to change it, such is foreign to the Architectural Plan. But if I were capable of it, I might "wish" to be of a nature more suited to keeping company with you. At some future period, this may occur. [Some day a floor tile might be shattered and the pieces used in a mosaic such as yours.] Soar high, gentle Swallowtail and know that you are the keystone in my arch. -- Snowbird Time, channeling a Brick Wall Messiah -- Yeah, that's FINE for YOU, but what about ME? Is it right that I should lose my first fight? And you learned FOUR skills to my ONE! That isn't FAIR. I HATE you, and I'm out to GET you. So there! -- Rookie Manager P.S. Tremble in FEAR, dammit. Purple Phoenix -- My momma always told me, when you start seeing purple phoenixes and pink spiders, you've had one too many, boy. But maybe I only had half a one too many this time, because I beat you anyway. -- Bottle of Beer Who's this Scrivener character? Why is he fighting me? I didn't come all the way down from snow-country to fight a Scrivener. -- Snowbird Time Congratulations to Gooeyduck, and you can't imagine how glad we'll be to see you off. -- the Homicidal Maniacs 12 January 2005 On Jhans turn number 476 (due on Feb. 16, 2005) the Second Annual kLk St. Valentine's Massacre Kill Contest will begin. The rules are simple; the team with the most kills on the last turn wins. Last year's winner was Shocking Toad. Can he repeat? Could DOOMcorps crush all challengers? Will the kLk prevail? Or will you be the independent manager to show that alliances aren't all that? Come on to Jhans and let's find out! Prizes are: 1st. Renaming of a Dark Arena monster and five roll-up certificates or $25.00 deposited in your account. 2nd. Renaming of a Stand-In monster. Come on and celebrate the Delarquan way! Azrael 15 January 2005 BR 4 is upon us! First turn is due on 1/29/05. Many thanks to RSI for helping supply a great prize for the winner and those who meet the 90% endurance criteria. Winning prize: 6 months free play, a +1 bonus potion, a limited damage potion, a favorites knowledge potion, a minor stat-switch prize, and renaming a Dark Arena creature. Endurance prizes: a +1 bonus potion to all teams that fight 90% of the possible fights during the contest. For details, visit Talcama's newletter or http://www.geocities.com/assurnasir/br4 To join, simply bring a team to DM 18, announce your entry in the personals, and follow the very simple rule of not avoiding! LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS GOOEYDUCK was butchered by ARENAMASTER KAKAR in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. 211112159511 was murdered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee. 111091791711 was murdered by ARENAMASTER KAKAR in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. 14615917167 was slaughtered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl. RUSE' was butchered by UNDEAD WARRIOR in a 2 minute gory Dark Arena fight. 171291510127 was murdered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena competition. BRIQUE CLOISON was slaughtered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight. DESTINY devastated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided competition. AEGLOS overcame HAYDAN in a action packed 1 minute gruesome expert's melee. SWALLOWTAIL overpowered BRICK WALL in a popular 3 minute gory uneven Title duel. 2000 YR. OLD MAN overpowered HELLACIOUS in a 3 minute gory one-sided melee. MESSIAH demolished MIME WORSHIPPER in a 1 minute mismatched match. BOTTLE OF BEER handily defeated HONEST JILES in a 2 minute one-sided contest. ROOKIE MANAGER was savagely defeated by MISCHIEVOUS IMP in a 5 minute novice's brawl. SNOWBIRD TIME was assassinated by TERCERO ENCANTO in a 1 minute one-sided duel. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 6 PARRY-RIPOSTE 17 - 7 - 1 71 | |TOTAL PARRY 6 LUNGING ATTACK 31 - 13 - 6 70 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 10 - 9 - 0 53 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 AIMED BLOW 7 - 7 - 1 50 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 6 - 1 45 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 4 - 0 33 | |AIMED BLOW 1 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 9 - 0 31 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 13 - 1 24 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 7 - 0 22 | |WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 - 0 0 | Turn 514 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-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 4 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 LUNGING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 2 - 4 2 STRIKING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME PARRY-RIPOSTE SWALLOWTAIL 7387 20 10 1 133 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) LUNGING ATTACK AEGLOS 7468 15 2 1 118 SWEORDMASTERS (138) TOTAL PARRY BRICK WALL 7478 18 10 0 74 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME The overall popularity leader is SWALLOWTAIL 7387. The most popular warrior this turn was SWALLOWTAIL 7387. The ten other most popular fighters were ROOKIE MANAGER 7639, MISCHIEVOUS IMP 7627, AEGLOS 7468, 2000 YR. OLD MAN 4521, HELLACIOUS 7541, BOTTLE OF BEER 7620, BRIQUE CLOISON 7634, MESSIAH 7607, TERCERO ENCANTO 7635, and 211112159511 7649. The least popular fighter this week was SNOWBIRD TIME 7640. The other ten least popular fighters were HONEST JILES 7576, 171291510127 7648, RUSE' 7636, 14615917167 7646, BRICK WALL 7478, HAYDAN 7356, DESTINY 7506, 111091791711 7647, 211112159511 7649, and TERCERO ENCANTO 7635. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: AEGLOS (1-7468) SWEORDMASTERS (138) The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: GOOEYDUCK (1-7434) LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY XXXV PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME NAMELESS TOOK 3195 (145-58-6) 2 3 0 DARK GUARDIANS CONTENDERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME BET-BET 5972 (51-39-1) 2 3 0 HELTER SKELTER RAGAMOFFYN 1943 (84-69-1) 2 3 0 SWEORDMASTERS SORROW 2863 (52-31-2) 1 4 0 SWEORDMASTERS ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME SALESGUN 6745 (26-40-2) 7 3 0 LEGENDS OF STEELE KOGITSUNE MARU 5298 (33-26-1) 2 3 0 SWEORDMASTERS NEVERMORE 5260 (37-33-2) 0 3 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME MUMPHY CHICK 5487 (27-1-0) 10 3 0 LEGENDS OF STEELE CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME SWALLOWTAIL 7387 (19-10-1) 1 3 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME AEGLOS 7468 (14-2-1) 3 3 0 SWEORDMASTERS DEVIL RAY 7003 (4-3-1) 1 3 0 THE TANK ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME BLACK ANGEL 5658 (8-7-0) 2 3 0 BLACK HORIZON SUNFISH 7108 (4-3-2) 1 3 0 THE TANK INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME KRAZY KAT 7525 (1-1-0) 6 3 0 ARENA FELINES CRAP CAT 7524 (4-2-0) 2 3 0 ARENA FELINES HELLACIOUS 7541 (3-0-0) 0 3 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME NYM 7497 (0-0-0) 2 1 0 DEAD PATH OF RAGE HONEST JILES 7576 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS MESSIAH 7607 (3-0-1) 3 3 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST TEMERITY 7574 (1-0-1) 2 2 0 DEAD LAB EXPERIMENTS ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME MISCHIEVOUS IMP 7627 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 SWEORDMASTERS TERCERO ENCANTO 7635 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS BONESNAP 7101 (0-0-0) 0 3 0 HELTER SKELTER II ROCKBITER 6842 (0-0-0) 0 3 0 FANTASIA