DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 11/28/2005 Duedate: 12/10/2005 MORDANT ARENA DM-1 TURN-533 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS BRICK WALL HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) (1-7478) [31-16-0,118] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader BRICK WALL JENNIFER HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) VOID (526) (1-7478) [31-16-0,118] (1-7078) [6-1-0,98] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite HAYDAN HELLACIOUS HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) (1-7356) [18-47-1,102] (1-7541) [10-3-0,101] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. LETHAL HERITAGE (572) 44 2. VOID (526) 37 SWEORDMASTERS (138) 3. HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 27 Unchartered Team 4. WIND STORM (144) 21 5. DARK REGIMENT (443) 18 VOID (526) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 1*SEA DOGS (575) 3 1 0 75.0 1/ 1 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 11 4 0 2- 2*JGW PERISHABLE (409) 2 1 0 66.7 2/ 2*VORTEX (571) 6 9 2 3/ 4*VOID (526) 7 4 0 63.6 3/ 3 WIND STORM (144) 6 9 0 4/ 0 SWEORDMASTERS (138) 365 357 47 50.6 4/ 0*LETHAL HERITAGE (572) 4 0 0 5/ 3*VORTEX (571) 10 10 2 50.0 5/ 5 HAWKLORDS (21) 4 10 0 6/ 8*DARK REGIMENT (443) 7 7 0 50.0 6- 4*SEA DOGS (575) 3 1 0 7- 5 BLOODFANG CLAN (385) 112 116 12 49.1 7- 6 BLOODFANG CLAN (385) 3 2 0 8/ 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 122 132 20 48.0 8/ 9*DARK REGIMENT (443) 2 2 0 9/ 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) 281 316 29 47.1 9/10*VOID (526) 2 2 0 10/ 6 HAWKLORDS (21) 117 143 7 45.0 10/ 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) 1 0 0 11/ 7 WIND STORM (144) 412 517 29 44.3 11/ 0 SWEORDMASTERS (138) 1 1 1 12/ 0*LETHAL HERITAGE (572) 10 14 1 41.7 12/ 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 1 1 1 13/ 9 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 426 636 12 40.1 13- 7*JGW PERISHABLE (409) 1 1 0 14/10*THE WHEEL (527) 1 5 0 16.7 14/ 8*THE WHEEL (527) 1 5 0 15/ 0*BAM BAMX (577) 0 5 0 0.0 15/ 0*BAM BAMX (577) 0 5 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. Well, Flair, I have to wonder about the intelligence of a woman who keeps beating herself against a brick wall. I really do. And YOU really do. It says right here in the report that you were "struck by the parry." Since the Wall parries by standing there, that being what walls are best at, you have to have hit the wall, right? I know some people make a practice of beating their heads against walls in order to have the pleasure of stopping, and other people keep hitting against walls because they're too dumb to look for a gate, but I had hoped you weren't one of those. Heck, even the Brick Wall had hoped, in so far as a wall can hope (it translates more as "an expectation of mutual stability through verticality and firm foundations," or something sort of like that; the messages are confused today, probably because of the rain), that you were "more plumb" than that. Oh, wait, here comes another attempt at communications. Let me see if I can.... Gladiator Flair (er, just might mention in passing that the wall is not too clear about gender, although it DOES understand mortise and tenon jointing), you have not been plumb. You are not parallel to code. You have caused my (not sure what it means here, something about buttresses, flanges, shutters, just can't seem to get it) (channeling an utterly unhuman being's thoughts isn't easy, you know) to fail in its function. The Mason is displeased (I think that should be "displeased," but sometimes it's hard to tell what "unplumb" implies in a given context) with the suppliers. New bids must be solicited. There may be demolition. Aren't you upset to hear that? Anyway, have fun on the Isle, kid. In so far as the concept applies, consider that the Brick Wall salutes you. Bottle of Beer, psychic channel for the Brick Wall SPY REPORT You elder fighters surely remember me. The younger ones may call me Olaf Modeen. I return to MORDANT once again! Hmmmph! I always thought JGW PERISHABLE was an over-rated team and they proved it with a 0-0-0! What's with LAN? He actually beat SWEORDMASTERS' MISCHIEVOUS IMP, and walked away with 16 more points from the fight. Major screwup at SWEORDMASTERS. MISCHIEVOUS IMP lost 11 points to LAN. Some new strategies, perhaps? Maybe MISCHIEVOUS IMP will provide more easy wins... Try as she might, HELLACIOUS wasn't good enough at persuading BRICK WALL to step down from the Duelmaster's throne... Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to practice on? I hear some team is looking into the uses of convicted prisoners. No matter the time or place, men will always duel. How well I know the feeling of being in the most avoided team! Don't fall out of practive, HAWKLORDS! In my day, no team with a 116-139-7 would scare me off! What's the problem, WIND STORM? How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, COUNT MOTORHEAD! Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you. Keep challenging up 37 points, JENNIFER, and I won't have to write about you much longer. HAYDAN always accepts those kind of challenges... HAYDAN must not been fighting well, cause he lost to JENNIFER of VOID. Sometimes you just have a bad day where things get, um, mixed up. KANDRIS of WIND STORM knows how to pick 'em. He challenged COUNT MOTORHEAD of HAWKLORDS who is up by 20. Now was this a wise move? KANDRIS perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as he was overcame by COUNT MOTORHEAD and ended up with 71 recognition points. There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit. Do you want the fighters to walk away, or not? MARCUS, with his forgettable 7-6-0, was killed by HREOWAN in a forgettable match. WIND STORM didn't seem to mind very much. HAIKU of MANNEQUIN'S BEST got 13 points for removing another young punk. Tough luck, VORTEX! Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting younger every day? To die so young, so gloriously! Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt. The end of another Spyreport! That's cause for celebration in my book! I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BRICK WALL 7478 31 16 0 118 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HAYDAN 7356 18 47 1 102 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) HELLACIOUS 7541 10 3 0 101 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) JENNIFER 7078 6 1 0 98 VOID (526) -GLORIA BLOODSTONE 6035 14 12 3 92 BLOODFANG CLAN (385) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BOTTLE OF BEER 7620 14 9 0 78 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) -HONEST JILES 7576 6 1 0 78 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) -MESSIAH 7607 9 3 3 77 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) KANDRIS 6612 9 8 1 71 WIND STORM (144) HREOWAN 7669 5 1 1 70 SWEORDMASTERS (138) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -TERCERO ENCANTO 7635 5 1 1 66 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) HAIKU 7681 5 1 2 59 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ROOKIE MANAGER 7639 9 12 1 52 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) -DEMONSEED 7653 7 1 1 52 SWEORDMASTERS (138) SPEEDWELL 7667 5 1 0 51 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) LAN 6724 5 3 0 49 WIND STORM (144) -PRIMA DONNA 7682 4 1 0 48 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) CRYSTAL PRINCESS 660 11 10 0 43 HAWKLORDS (21) DEADLY BORE 7657 7 12 0 39 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) MISCHIEVOUS IMP 7627 8 3 1 35 SWEORDMASTERS (138) -JIMMY WONG 7674 4 1 1 35 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -OPEN 7688 3 0 1 33 SWEORDMASTERS (138) MR. BROWNSTONE 1286 3 2 0 26 HAWKLORDS (21) -CRIMSON CAVALIER 6231 2 0 0 26 DARK REGIMENT (443) -WISHFUL THINKING 7659 4 3 1 25 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME T.S. TALON VOLKSIE 7740 3 1 1 21 VORTEX (571) -LAST REBEL 5896 2 1 0 21 JGW PERISHABLE (409) CAPELLA 7777 1 0 0 14 VOID (526) -REDBEARD 7728 1 0 0 13 SEA DOGS (575) -DARK PROPHET 6234 1 1 0 13 DARK REGIMENT (443) BRUJAH 7730 1 0 0 13 LETHAL HERITAGE (572) BROTUS REDEYE 7770 1 0 0 13 DARK REGIMENT (443) -MAKESHIFT ANCHOR 7724 1 0 0 13 SEA DOGS (575) -BLOODFANG STALKER 6341 3 3 0 12 BLOODFANG CLAN (385) -CROW'S NEST GUY 7726 1 0 0 11 SEA DOGS (575) CATIFF 7734 1 0 0 11 LETHAL HERITAGE (572) -DAEL 7696 1 0 0 10 SWEORDMASTERS (138) GANGREL 7733 1 0 0 10 LETHAL HERITAGE (572) VENTRUE 7731 1 0 0 10 LETHAL HERITAGE (572) -HOBBLEWOCKY 7742 1 0 0 10 BLOODFANG CLAN (385) BOOMER 7741 2 2 0 8 WIND STORM (144) T.S. POISON IVY 7737 2 2 0 8 VORTEX (571) PEDRON NIALL 7776 1 0 0 7 THE WHEEL (527) T.S. NEON NECRO 7739 1 3 0 6 VORTEX (571) T.S. FLOYDD 7736 1 3 0 6 VORTEX (571) SALAMANDER 7769 1 0 0 5 WIND STORM (144) KADRINA SHADEWEAVER 7771 1 0 0 5 DARK REGIMENT (443) -WAGGLESWORTH 7745 1 0 0 3 BLOODFANG CLAN (385) SYD ANARCHY 1359 0 3 0 3 HAWKLORDS (21) LIQUID LEN 7752 0 2 0 2 HAWKLORDS (21) GORRILLA 7757 0 1 0 1 BAM BAMX (577) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME COW 7758 0 1 0 1 BAM BAMX (577) TIGER 7754 0 1 0 1 BAM BAMX (577) -MY MICHELLE 6652 0 1 0 1 GUNS-N-ROSES (314) DOJO 7756 0 1 0 1 BAM BAMX (577) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? MONKEY 7755 0 1 0 BAM BAMX 577 T.S. TALON VOLKS 7740 533 T.S. MANAGER 7738 3 1 1 VORTEX 571 HAIKU 7681 533 MARCUS 6672 7 6 0 WIND STORM 144 HREOWAN 7669 533 PERSONAL ADS They want me at the Isle? I see standards have slipped while I was away, but Greywand still knows what she likes. -- Count Motorhead, second of his name, veteran of Grand Tournaments II & III Rookie -- Shall we dance again, now that the play-by-play man has been corrected? -- Crystal Princess Talon -- I await your challenge, should be interesting -- Mr. Brownstone Jennifer -- Where did you come from? Why are you tracking mud onto the floor? Go away, and wipe your feet next time you come in here. -- Haydan Jennifer -- Next time you come in wherever it is that Haydan's talking about, try tracking your mud on the CEILING, eh? -- Bottle of Beer Crystal Princess -- I congratulate you on your determination and good fortune in getting the Commission to recognize your gender, and a great gender it is, too. They can be amazingly stubborn. -- Bottle of Beer P.S. Sorry it exhausted you just before the fight. These things happen, and I will expect to lose to you next time. Marcus -- The Rookie Manager is very upset, practically in tears. I'm not sure why. It isn't like he has no experience at losing. Maybe-- Marcus -- You have ANNOYED ME! I will NEVER FORGIVE YOU! TREMBLE IN FEAR! -- Rookie Manager And since the Deadly Bore fought and LOST TO a standby, we can dispense with HIS personal right here and now, and also for the next half an hour. He had a lot to say. But anyone who's been to a tourney has heard it before. -- Bottle of Beer, default writer of personals Flair -- Uh...I didn't mean to hurt your feelings with my comment about your clothing. But I thought someone should tell you. -- Haydan Marcus -- It's a deal. You keep losing, I'll keep teaching. -- Bottle of Beer Lord Protector Count Motorhead -- (scandalized pause) You're an orc? How did this happen? Why? With the magic that was formerly available at such places as Metaikhan's Body Shop, you could have been...anything. Well, perhaps not ANYTHING, but you could have ceased to be an orc. Ah, well, that to the side, we face, again, the vexed "lands" question. You will, if literate, have noticed last cycle that Queen Talissen has no lands to offer you? This is true. Not even for a member of the orcish nobility, a group that I did not believe existed, will she wrest property from a tax payer and hand it to a probable absentee landlord. We do, however, offer you a night of free drinking at Conan's Place. Just show your Invitation to the Isle at the door, and the liquor will flow like a river. -- Allech Rabo, Her Majesty's Herald 5 November 2005 It is with a proud heart that I announce the newest member of the Desolate Empire alliance. Dok Sik will be known from here forth as Dark Knight Dok Sik, of the Desolate Empire. May he be blessed with victory and courage. May his enemies' blood flow freely! -- The Dark Knights Wasby and Toker LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS KANDRIS was bested by COUNT MOTORHEAD in a 2 minute Challenge fight. JENNIFER devastated HAYDAN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel. CRYSTAL PRINCESS was handily defeated by ROOKIE MANAGER in a 1 minute Challenge match. MR. BROWNSTONE lost to DEADLY BORE in a 2 minute amateur vs. veteran Challenge brawl. BRICK WALL defeated HELLACIOUS in a crowd pleasing 2 minute master's Title match. BOTTLE OF BEER won victory over M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute fight. HREOWAN barely slew MARCUS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute match. MISCHIEVOUS IMP was overcome by LAN in a action packed 1 minute fight. HAIKU slaughtered T.S. MANAGER in a 1 minute uneven duel. SPEEDWELL vanquished CAERAN SLAVE in a 1 minute uneven fight. LIQUID LEN was vanquished by CATIFF in a 1 minute one-sided fight. SYD ANARCHY was beaten by BRUJAH in a 1 minute melee. BOOMER outlasted DOJO in a tiresome 12 minute novice's fight. T.S. TALON VOLKSIE butchered MONKEY in a 1 minute mismatched conflict. T.S. NEON NECRO was demolished by CAPELLA in a 1 minute mismatched match. T.S. FLOYDD was luckily beaten by KADRINA SHADEWEAVER in a 13 minute conflict. T.S. POISON IVY was viciously subdued by PEDRON NIALL in a 24 minute amateur's bout. GANGREL overpowered COW in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. VENTRUE devastated TIGER in a 1 minute one-sided fight. GORRILLA was subdued by SALAMANDER in a exciting 3 minute novice's bout. BROTUS REDEYE overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched conflict. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |TOTAL PARRY 7 BASHING ATTACK 20 - 8 - 2 71 | |SLASHING ATTACK 6 AIMED BLOW 7 - 3 - 0 70 | |WALL OF STEEL 5 TOTAL PARRY 18 - 9 - 0 67 | |BASHING ATTACK 5 LUNGING ATTACK 8 - 6 - 1 57 | |PARRY-STRIKE 5 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 3 - 0 50 | |STRIKING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 11 - 12 - 0 48 | |LUNGING ATTACK 4 WALL OF STEEL 13 - 15 - 0 46 | |AIMED BLOW 3 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 13 - 1 43 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 13 - 0 24 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 533 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 4 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 3 4 LUNGING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 4 2 TOTAL PARRY SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL TOTAL PARRY 4 - 3 1 BASHING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 PARRY-STRIKE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME TOTAL PARRY BRICK WALL 7478 31 16 0 118 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) LUNGING ATTACK HELLACIOUS 7541 10 3 0 101 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME WALL OF STEEL JENNIFER 7078 6 1 0 98 VOID (526) BASHING ATTACK BOTTLE OF BEER 7620 14 9 0 78 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) PARRY-STRIKE KANDRIS 6612 9 8 1 71 WIND STORM (144) STRIKING ATTACK HAIKU 7681 5 1 2 59 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) SLASHING ATTACK LAN 6724 5 3 0 49 WIND STORM (144) 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 HELLACIOUS 7541. The ten other most popular fighters were GORRILLA 7757, ROOKIE MANAGER 7639, DEADLY BORE 7657, LAN 6724, SPEEDWELL 7667, BRUJAH 7730, KANDRIS 6612, JENNIFER 7078, BRICK WALL 7478, and BOTTLE OF BEER 7620. The least popular fighter this week was T.S. POISON IVY 7737. The other ten least popular fighters were PEDRON NIALL 7776, KADRINA SHADEWEAVER 7771, BOOMER 7741, DOJO 7756, TIGER 7754, COW 7758, T.S. FLOYDD 7736, T.S. NEON NECRO 7739, SYD ANARCHY 1359, and LIQUID LEN 7752. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: HAYDAN (1-7356) HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: COUNT MOTORHEAD (1-369) HAWKLORDS (21) MAIL-IN TOURNEY XL PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME NAMELESS TOOK 3195 (146-59-6) 1 4 0 DARK GUARDIANS ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME SALESGUN 6745 (28-40-2) 6 3 0 LEGENDS OF STEELE CORKSCREW 4743 (47-57-0) 1 3 0 WIND STORM KOGITSUNE MARU 5298 (46-32-1) 0 2 0 SWEORDMASTERS ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME MUMPHY CHICK 5487 (30-4-0) 5 3 0 LEGENDS OF STEELE SINCLAIR 6269 (25-5-3) 3 3 0 WIND STORM SHASTA 5814 (12-2-0) 1 3 0 STRIP POKER VERRA 5306 (51-53-1) 1 3 0 WIND STORM AURORA 5864 (34-31-1) 0 2 0 WIND STORM FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME BLACK BREEZE 6522 (14-6-0) 4 3 0 BLACK JUNTA KERMORVAN 3116 (24-15-0) 3 3 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME TENDER VITTLES 7523 (0-6-0) 1 3 0 ARENA FELINES APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME BLOOD FIST HAMMER 7644 (0-0-0) 0 2 0 KLK FISTS HAMMERZ LAP LOVER 7665 (1-3-1) 0 2 0 ARENA FELINES ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME BRUJAH 7730 (0-0-0) 6 3 0 LETHAL HERITAGE MAKESHIFT ANCHOR 7724 (0-0-0) 6 3 0 SEA DOGS BALLAST 7727 (0-0-0) 5 3 0 SEA DOGS TROLL FIST HAMMER 7642 (0-0-0) 5 3 1 KLK FISTS HAMMERZ MALKAVIAN 7732 (0-0-0) 4 3 0 LETHAL HERITAGE CRUDE FIST HAMMER 7643 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 KLK FISTS HAMMERZ HUNGRY DUCK 7749 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 LIVE FROM MOSCOW! REDBEARD 7728 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 SEA DOGS VENTRUE 7731 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 LETHAL HERITAGE BELCH FIST HAMMER 7641 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 KLK FISTS HAMMERZ CROW'S NEST GUY 7726 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 SEA DOGS MAD MILKSTER 7599 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 ILL FORCE ONE CATIFF 7734 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 LETHAL HERITAGE BLACK FIST HAMMER 7645 (0-0-0) 0 2 0 KLK FISTS HAMMERZ GANGREL 7733 (0-0-0) 0 2 0 LETHAL HERITAGE DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME GARET JAX 3397 (13-2-0) 9 3 1 THE GUARDIANS DEAD CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME MY MICHELLE 6652 (0-1-0) 8 3 1 GUNS-N-ROSES RYAN 6499 (3-2-1) 1 3 0 THE MOTHERSHIP 4 DEAD ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME JOHN PLANTAGENET 7233 (5-2-0) 3 3 0 DARK TOADS IZZY 6678 (2-0-0) 0 2 0 GUNS-N-ROSES DEAD INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME BOTTLE SWALLOWING 7149 (3-2-1) 4 3 0 SOULTAKER OLYMPICS