DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 11/08/2010 Duedate: 11/20/2010 MORDANT ARENA DM-1 TURN-662 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS JOY MIGHTY MORALS II (569) (1-7701) [15-4-0,100] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader HONOR POSITION IS EMPTY MIGHTY MORALS II (569) (1-7698) [15-3-0,102] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite CHINA BULL HONOR HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) MIGHTY MORALS II (569) (1-7873) [18-22-0,84] (1-7698) [15-3-0,102] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. MIGHTY MORALS II (569) 39 2. BOOZE (605) 0 MIGHTY MORALS II (569) 3. HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) -21 Unchartered Team THE ABYSS (219) 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) 42 14 1 75.0 1/ 1 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 8 7 0 2- 2 BOOZE (605) 71 85 11 45.5 2/ 2 MIGHTY MORALS II (569) 6 3 0 3/ 4 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 521 773 14 40.3 3- 3 BOOZE (605) 4 4 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 661): JOY of MIGHTY MORALS II (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 544): HEMLOCK of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 666): ALFJAR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 638): IRONSIDE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 662): SONNY of TECHNOLOGY (Otto X, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 657): UPPER DECK of BALTO (JE, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 666): SONYA of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 650): FRIDAY THE 13TH of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 652): BIG PIMPIN' IMP of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 651): TERRA SIGILLATA of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 619): BELARDON FRYE of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 606): LUM BUSBY of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 279): MS D. MEENER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 599): HARD KNOCKS of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 550): OF SEA AND WIND of RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 262): MADAM VENUSIA of SPARF! (Crip, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 253): IMMACULATECOLLECTION of CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 495): GILFMET IVERS of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 230): STEVE LAKE of SUE'S BOYS (?, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 543): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (Crip, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 661): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 544): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 666): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 638): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 662): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 657): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 666): BUNION SQUAD (Obregon, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 650): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 652): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 651): THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 619): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 606): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 279): PROPHETIC OMENS (Lord Rahl, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 499): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 550): RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 262): SPARF! (Crip, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 253): CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 495): HILLTOP GURUS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 230): MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 543) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 5 KALTOS (turn 662): IRVINA KORL of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 657): UPPER DECK of BALTO (JE, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 666): BETTERTHANEVER of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.) (turn 665): DOOM DWARF of BUNION SQUAD (Obregon, mgr.) HARPOON of BUNION SQUAD (Obregon, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 650): FRIDAY THE 13TH of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.) (turn 649): THE GRINCH of ABOMINATIONS (Chase, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 651): TERRA SIGILLATA of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 279): MS D. MEENER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 598): ROCKHOG JR of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.) FAROMAN of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 262): MADAM VENUSIA of SPARF! (Crip, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. Two fights for me, 3 for Honor. If we survive, to the Isle we go. Not such an accomplishment in an arena like this, but still an accomplishment. Assur has not give any indication to either of us if we will be sponsored past our careers here. I suppose no news is good news, because some of our colleagues in other cities have been clearly told that their careers as gladiators end when the commission grants them immortality, at least as gladiators under Assur's banner. And for a basher, that almost certainly means retirement. SPY REPORT It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty, and despair! HOMICIDAL MANIACS had cause to celebrate, after CKYNST OAF got 15 points by beating MAD MANNEQUIN. LITTLE BEAR certainly had a baffled expression on his face, after losing to HONESTY and losing 8 points in the process! Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by RANDOM MANIAC, of HOMICIDAL MANIACS, who despite a 10-36-1 couldn't overcome MORDANT's Number 1. So who was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls and challenging dead trees? Someone's got a basic problem... A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn? And do not the little birds cry out?' Any ideas? Like the noble eagle soaring amongst the mountaintops, so stand the warriors of BOOZE, alone and unchallenged. The warriors of BOOZE found their efforts at combat frustrated as MIGHTY MORALS II apparently had more important things to do than fight. If challenges were horses, CHINA BULL could open up a fast food joint! Call 'im brash! Call 'im brassy! Call 'im brave! Call 'im sassy! HONOR will face CHINA BULL, up by 27. Aaaah, just call 'im dead meat. Fixed fights? Paybacks? Blind luck? Whatever, HONOR challenged CHINA BULL, HONOR the underdog by 27 points. Ah, the duel! The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd! Questions are being raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the arena. A certain tavern in MORDANT would I avoid! All good things must come to an end. As the seasons change, and the creatures of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place. Do not despair! I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME JOY 7701 15 4 0 100 MIGHTY MORALS II (569) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HONOR 7698 15 3 0 102 MIGHTY MORALS II (569) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CHINA BULL 7873 18 22 0 84 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) CKYNST OAF 8444 14 16 0 81 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) RANDOM MANIAC 7800 10 36 1 73 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) FLOOD SURFER 8508 11 5 0 71 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -VERMOUTH 8445 4 2 0 66 BOOZE (605) HONESTY 7699 12 7 1 65 MIGHTY MORALS II (569) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -CHIANTI 8500 5 2 0 51 BOOZE (605) LITTLE BEAR 8495 12 8 1 45 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -CERVEZA 8510 1 0 0 22 BOOZE (605) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? PERSONAL ADS China Bull -- I guess 6th time is a charm. Well done. Though our record is quite misleading. I've been lucky more than once. -- Honor Clumsy Oaf -- Please, no need to speak. Most of us have no clue what you're saying anyways. Just celebrate your victory and move on. Next time, I'll bring a bigger stick. -- Honesty Honor -- Well! This is, um, it's an honor, actually. And how it tickles me to say it, too. And no, before you ask, I haven't TOUCHED the Dark Root. I've been taking dancing lessons! -- China Bull, reveling in a new lightness of foot Honesty -- I think the Clumsy Oaf wants to say much the same thing I did. And if he doesn't, well, too bad. Until he learns to articulate clearly, and some who were deprived in childhood never do, he has to go with what *I* think he was trying to say. -- China Bull Joy -- That stupid China may be all sweetness and light, but I AM NOT. I have been THWARTED REPEATEDLY, and I am NOT HAPPY. I'll get you yet! -- Random Maniac, rolling his eyes and gnashing his teeth Vermouth -- (coughing and spluttering) Gods, YOU would have no trouble killing houseplants! -- Little Bear P.S. Just being near you makes my eyes water. Chianti -- A toast as I ride the flood crest to shore! The drinks are on... whoever this house belongs to. -- Flood Surfer Honesty -- (jumping up and down and bouncing off walls and furniture. -- Cknyst Oaf LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS HONOR devastated CHINA BULL in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight. HONESTY demolished LITTLE BEAR in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee. JOY overpowered RANDOM MANIAC in a 1 minute mismatched Title duel. FLOOD SURFER was bested by CHARK FORKBEARD in a 5 minute gory fight. CKYNST OAF demolished MAD MANNEQUIN in a 1 minute mismatched competition. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |BASHING ATTACK 6 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 2 - 0 80 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 WALL OF STEEL 8 - 3 - 0 73 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 LUNGING ATTACK 6 - 3 - 0 67 | |AIMED BLOW 0 TOTAL PARRY 4 - 3 - 0 57 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 BASHING ATTACK 31 - 28 - 0 53 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 5 - 0 50 | |LUNGING ATTACK 0 STRIKING ATTACK 9 - 10 - 3 47 | |SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |STRIKING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 - 0 0 | |TOTAL PARRY 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 - 0 0 | Turn 662 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: BASHING ATTACK 4 - 2 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 6 BASHING ATTACK PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME BASHING ATTACK JOY 7701 15 4 0 100 MIGHTY MORALS II (569) PARRY-RIPOSTE FLOOD SURFER 8508 11 5 0 71 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) WALL OF STEEL LITTLE BEAR 8495 12 8 1 45 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121) 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 HONOR 7698. The ten other most popular fighters were FLOOD SURFER 8508, HONESTY 7699, JOY 7701, CKYNST OAF 8444, CHINA BULL 7873, LITTLE BEAR 8495, RANDOM MANIAC 7800, 0, 0, and 0. The least popular fighter this week was RANDOM MANIAC 7800. The other ten least popular fighters were LITTLE BEAR 8495, CHINA BULL 7873, CKYNST OAF 8444, JOY 7701, HONESTY 7699, FLOOD SURFER 8508, HONOR 7698, 0, 0, and 0. WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA! Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 14-16, 2011. It will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-894-7444), the same hotel as last year by popular request. Room rates are $129.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's reception (yes, really!), free airport shuttle, free parking and free high speed internet. There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool. 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