DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 10/11/2010 Duedate: 10/23/2010 MORDANT ARENA DM-1 TURN-660 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS JOY MIGHTY MORALS II (569) (1-7701) [13-4-0,93] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader HONOR POSITION IS EMPTY MIGHTY MORALS II (569) (1-7698) [14-2-0,103] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite CHINA BULL VERMOUTH HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) BOOZE (605) (1-7873) [17-21-0,84] (1-8445) [3-2-0,57] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. BOOZE (605) 43 2. HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 23 MIGHTY MORALS II (569) 3. KIDS GONE BAD (275) 0 Unchartered Team 4. MIGHTY MORALS II (569) -5 ETERNITY (411) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 MIGHTY MORALS II (569) 38 12 1 76.0 1/ 3 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 9 6 0 2/ 2 BOOZE (605) 70 82 11 46.1 2/ 2 MIGHTY MORALS II (569) 7 1 0 3- 3*KIDS GONE BAD (275) 14 17 3 45.2 3- 1*KIDS GONE BAD (275) 6 2 2 4/ 4 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 517 767 14 40.3 4/ 4 BOOZE (605) 3 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[ Homicidal Maniacs ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + How fast could a Brick Wall move? When the Random Maniac tried to leave the guildhouse, there it was, looming in the alley at the bottom of the steps. That the Homicidal Maniacs' "guildhouse" was a second story at the back of a warehouse up from an alley in the worst part of the city had seemed ideal when Random first joined the team. Now, one stupid little heap of walking bricks could block his exit. He hated that. It was probably damaging his psyche, and the gods knew his psyche was in bad shape to begin with, at least, that's what everyone told him. And when he managed to get out the front of the building, by bribing the night watchman of the warehouse, which he couldn't afford to do often, there the damned Brick Wall was again! When it couldn't block his departure, the damned thing FOLLOWED him. It was intolerable! It was persecution! Come to that, why did this stupid Wall care what he did, and how had it found out in the first place? There had been no Homicidal Maniac graduate in years... since the Brick Wall, in fact--to carry word to the Isle. It was a puzzle. He hated puzzles. They made his head ache. The Random Maniac paused at the corner where a dark street met a darker alley. Listened to the night. Silence. Scrabbling rats' feet. Squeak of a rat as a cat pounced. More silence. Maybe he had gotten awa-- The grating of brick on brick. ***** ***** ***** Farther down the street, at the next dark alley after the one the Random Maniac had been headed for, a man clad all in black lurked in a shadow and smiled coldly. It was amazing how easy it was to manipulate a Brick Wall. Of course, it was stupid, that was one of the basic characteristics of walls. Attempts to deflect the Maniac-- another idiot--by driving him to berserk fury with overdoses of Dark Root had failed. Probably the fool couldn't even tell he'd been drugged, and instead of getting him killed in the arena, the Root had improved his fighting. Not what anyone wanted to see. Especially not the bookies who had taken bets against him. But for now, it appeared that this new tactic was working. The Black Lurker waggled a finger into the night, and a dirty child crept out of the alley and cringed before him. "Wot's yer orders, Mahster Figgin?" it whined. * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 659): JOY of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 542): HEMLOCK of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 664): ALFJAR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 636): IRONSIDE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 660): RAVEN of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 655): UPPER DECK of BALTO (JE, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 664): DOOM DWARF of BUNION SQUAD (Obregon, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 648): THE GRINCH of ABOMINATIONS (Chase, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 650): THE CODDLER of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 649): MILLHAUSER of LITERATE LOONS (Sherman, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 617): PUSS N BOOTS of ERRATA (JE, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 604): JITNEY JOHNNY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 278): MS D. MEENER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 597): ROCKHOG JRj of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 548): BEAST of DEATH CULT (Obregon, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 261): MADAM VENUSIA of SPARF! (Crip, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 252): RED RED WINE of HANGOVERS (Crip, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 493): JIMEMMA LOCA of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 229): ARAMIS RAMIREZ of PURPLE PLATYPI (?, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 541): WORK IN PROGRESS of JUST BECAUSE (A-sop, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 659): KIDS GONE BAD (Misfit, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 542): HISTORICAL WUSSES (?, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 664): GENERATION X (Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 636): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 660): JAMES BONDAGE (Obregon, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 655): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 664): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 648): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 650): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 649): TEAM SLIME (?, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 617): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 604): THE OAFS (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 378): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizvan, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 497): DELVERS (Harby, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 548): QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 261): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 252): VIRUS (?, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 493): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 229): MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 541) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 2 NIANIA (turn 541): TWO-PIECE TOENAIL of 042709A (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 663/4): BOB THE INHALER of IRATE FORMATIONS (Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 649): MILLHAUSER of LITERATE LOONS (Sherman, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 617): PUSS N BOOTS of ERRATA (JE, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 604): JITNEY JOHNNY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 277): KAHR, JACK of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 547): BAROCHDAL of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 492): JERANS LA'ROC of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. I am quite happy to sit on this throne again. Assur's plan worked and while my teammate is less than pleased, it really was a good idea. The only problem is the precedent it sets and it looks like there may be even more grumblings within our stable coming forward. My way is much simpler and much easier. Be satisfied with whatever life throws you. Have joy regardless of your circumstances and the daily struggles and trials you face will be as nothing. Of course, it helps if there is an underlying source for that joy. Until next time. SPY REPORT Greetings, Warriors of MORDANT. Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport. The boys at KIDS GONE BAD left the arena dejected, after being kicked out of the top spot by HOMICIDAL MANIACS. Good show! Say what you will about blind luck and dirty fighting, but BOOZE will tell you 70-82-11 is nothing to laugh at... BOOZE had cause to celebrate, after CAMPARI got 18 points by beating GESHI SCRIVENER. HONESTY certainly had a baffled expression on his face, after losing to CHINA BULL and losing 12 points in the process! TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI found out that MORDANT isn't a democracy. You've gotta be the best to be Duelmaster here! So who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week and ordering milk? Sounds like a PR stunt to me. A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn? And do not the little birds cry out?' Any ideas? Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the lion, so did the "warriors" in MORDANT avoid HOMICIDAL MANIACS. Like a pup with its tail between its legs, BOOZE scurried away from HOMICIDAL MANIACS. Oh, the shame! If challenges were horses, CHINA BULL could open up a fast food joint! Is there life after death? Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after life! Ask not a spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an unconscious stupor. Leave me now, you base fools! As if buffeted by forces of nature beyond my control, I must take my leave of this place. Can anything compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for MORDANT? On that giddy note I take my leave-- Novgorodny Vir DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME JOY 7701 13 4 0 93 MIGHTY MORALS II (569) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HONOR 7698 14 2 0 103 MIGHTY MORALS II (569) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CHINA BULL 7873 17 21 0 84 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) RANDOM MANIAC 7800 10 34 1 72 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HONESTY 7699 11 6 1 61 MIGHTY MORALS II (569) FLOOD SURFER 8508 10 4 0 60 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) CHIANTI 8500 5 1 0 59 BOOZE (605) LITTLE BEAR 8495 12 6 1 57 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) VERMOUTH 8445 3 2 0 57 BOOZE (605) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CKYNST OAF 8444 12 16 0 52 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -DIRK DIGLER 8115 4 3 0 33 KIDS GONE BAD (275) -LUNATIC 8571 3 0 1 32 KIDS GONE BAD (275) -SWIFT 8570 2 0 1 28 KIDS GONE BAD (275) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SPONGE BOB 8562 4 0 0 23 KIDS GONE BAD (275) CAMPARI 8526 2 1 0 22 BOOZE (605) -CERVEZA 8510 1 0 0 22 BOOZE (605) KETEL ONE 8572 1 0 0 13 BOOZE (605) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? PERSONAL ADS Joy -- Huh, this might as well be Mudville. How'm I going to know any joy if I can't get out at night and do my thing? -- Random Maniac the Frustrated Honesty -- U cab;t di ut! Tegre;s tii nycg weurd styff giubg ib ariybd iyr okacem abd U cab;t cibcetrate! 00 Ckynst Iaf That Silisa the Snake is enough to give a man the could grues! Bad enough dealing with an ordinary Venomous Concubine, I figure I can cut them a little slack--everyone has a nasty day now and then. What the heck? But Silisa, damned if she isn't a REAL Venomous Snake of a woman. I mean, not even really HUMAN, you know? Some kind of damned REPTILE woman. Gods, it gives me the willies even to be in the same arena with her! -- China Bull The Caeran Slave is about what you'd expect, which is: Useless as a fighter. Otherwise he wouldn't still be a slave. -- Little Bear Dirk Digler -- Wow, you're a neuter golem? That really IS "gone bad." -- Flood Surfer P.S. But that doesn't mean I'm going to "cut you some slack." You appear to me to be too slack already. Assur -- So, once Joy gets his PPs, are you gonna send some love my way? -- Honesty Honesty -- Love hasn't made its way to either of the Mighty Morals stables. Sorry. -- Assur Random Maniac -- See, you should have listened to us. You need to change your ways! There are powerful forces at work. All the signs point to change! - The Mighty Morals 27 September 10 Note -- We are still looking for additional teams in Arvat, DM 32. I still have a number of good team rollups available FREE for whoever wants one. Contact the Devil Advocates ASAP to join the fun! You can either reach me by diplo or on the RSI site. Also, whoever sent me the diplo with no name on it requesting a rollup / information on how to get into Arvat, I'm embarassed to admit that the diplo slipped out of my folder and was lost. Please just send me another one with your mailing address and I'll get a rollup to you ASAP. Sorry about that! LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS HONESTY was devastated by CHINA BULL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight. VERMOUTH lost to RANDOM MANIAC in a action packed 1 minute brutal Challenge battle. CHIANTI overpowered CKYNST OAF in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel. JOY bested TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI in a popular 1 minute Title fight. HONOR demolished CAPTAIN ELOY in a 1 minute gruesome mismatched competition. FLOOD SURFER defeated LIEUTENANT WOREL in a exciting 1 minute struggle. LITTLE BEAR bested GRUNESH THE ORC in a 1 minute veteran vs. beginner competition. CAMPARI vanquished GESHI SCRIVENER in a 1 minute uneven duel. KETEL ONE overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven duel. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |BASHING ATTACK 6 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 1 - 0 90 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 2 - 0 82 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 6 - 4 - 0 60 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 TOTAL PARRY 4 - 3 - 0 57 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 8 - 3 56 | |AIMED BLOW 0 BASHING ATTACK 31 - 28 - 0 53 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 4 - 0 50 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |LUNGING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 - 0 0 | |TOTAL PARRY 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 - 0 0 | Turn 660 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 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 6 BASHING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 4 - 2 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME BASHING ATTACK JOY 7701 13 4 0 93 MIGHTY MORALS II (569) FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME PARRY-RIPOSTE FLOOD SURFER 8508 10 4 0 60 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) STRIKING ATTACK CHIANTI 8500 5 1 0 59 BOOZE (605) WALL OF STEEL LITTLE BEAR 8495 12 6 1 57 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) SLASHING ATTACK VERMOUTH 8445 3 2 0 57 BOOZE (605) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is CHINA BULL 7873. The most popular warrior this turn was VERMOUTH 8445. The ten other most popular fighters were JOY 7701, FLOOD SURFER 8508, LITTLE BEAR 8495, CHINA BULL 7873, RANDOM MANIAC 7800, HONOR 7698, CAMPARI 8526, CHIANTI 8500, CKYNST OAF 8444, and KETEL ONE 8572. The least popular fighter this week was HONESTY 7699. The other ten least popular fighters were KETEL ONE 8572, CKYNST OAF 8444, CHIANTI 8500, CAMPARI 8526, HONOR 7698, RANDOM MANIAC 7800, CHINA BULL 7873, LITTLE BEAR 8495, FLOOD SURFER 8508, and JOY 7701.