DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/24/2004 Duedate: 06/05/2004
NIANIA ARENA
DM-2 TURN-382
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
TOOFLESS
GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
(2-5103) [26-4-0,134]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
ONE BROW DESPAIR
GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) DARK ANGELS (605)
(2-5101) [16-2-0,135] (2-5170) [7-1-0,88]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
YELLOW PIKE YOBER
THE GOLDEN FISH (147) OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530)
(2-5031) [11-39-1,88] (2-4537) [8-3-0,84]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) 20
2. DARK ANGELS (605) 18 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
3. OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530) 8 Unchartered Team
4. KNOT WHOLE (443) 0
5. RESURRECTION (570) 0 DARK ANGELS (605)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*DARK ANGELS (605) 7 1 0 87.5 1/ 2 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) 7 0 0
2/ 2 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) 60 19 0 75.9 2- 1 RESURRECTION (570) 5 3 0
3/ 3 OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530) 11 6 0 64.7 3/ 3 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 4 11 0
4- 4 BIG COUNTRY (593) 82 71 5 53.6 4/ 7*DARK ANGELS (605) 2 0 0
5- 5 RESURRECTION (570) 192 187 17 50.7 5/ 6 OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530) 1 1 0
6/ 6 KNOT WHOLE (443) 14 19 2 42.4 6/ 4 KNOT WHOLE (443) 1 2 0
7/ 7 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 322 522 9 38.2 7- 5 BIG COUNTRY (593) 1 4 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.
Good day Niania,
This marks the 10th turn Toofless has sat on the throne of this established
arena. That is longer then anyone else, according to Terrablood's site. Maybe there
was someone way before he started keeping track but for the modern day Toofless is
it.
What is all this talk, Shocking Toad, about too much scum at the top and then
you have the nerve to send your TP against One Brow. One Brow made meat of your
pathetic TP in no time.
Wally or whom ever is taking over for Big Country, I haven't forgotten about
Sorry Junk. You have ditched one turn and must have avoided another for I did
attempt to BF the first turn.
I would hate to see who gets the throne if it's someone other then a Troll cause
let's just say these Trolls aren't the best at good hygiene. I doubt any of you
sorry mugs can take Toofless out so you might as well wait for him to graduate.
Until next time,
DeGotti
SPY REPORT
Well, what are you looking at, NIANIA? Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens
before? Ah, shaddup and listen to my news. Later days, RESURRECTION, since GLORY
BOUND TROLLS took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news. DARK ANGELS
turned their 1-0-0 turn into a 4th place rank in the listings this turn. Any better
than this, and you get put on hit lists. Of course, we're all terribly impressed to
see DESPAIR win a fight and gain 18 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, DESPAIR beat ANALIRA
and ANALIRA lost 14 points. You're breakin' my heart. And if variety is the spice
of life, NIANIA may be getting bland, as TOOFLESS stays top dog in the city. I'm not
in a very good mood today, but why am I telling you this? You want to know what's
new, don't you, NIANIA?
He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward. What's
the big D? KNOT WHOLE was the most avoided team? Bunch of lily livered...
grumble... mumble... curse... And it looks like DARK ANGELS avoided them the most
this turn. What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me. Hmph.
Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals. I volunteer for NIANIA's
morgue. More variety. Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave team is
developing these kinds of weapons?
I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for
an epee. Forgive me for writing with a dagger. Well, I've had enough of this
drivel, and I'm sure you have too. Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather. Glad
to see the back of this place-- Snide Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TOOFLESS 5103 26 4 0 134 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ONE BROW 5101 16 2 0 135 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
-BETTY 5107 13 6 2 121 BIG COUNTRY (593)
-BILLY 5153 10 5 0 103 BIG COUNTRY (593)
-JARCK 5132 16 8 0 95 RESURRECTION (570)
-TOLDERST 5159 14 4 0 95 RESURRECTION (570)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
YELLOW PIKE 5031 11 39 1 88 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
DESPAIR 5170 7 1 0 88 DARK ANGELS (605)
-SORRY JUNK 5161 9 6 1 86 BIG COUNTRY (593)
YOBER 4537 8 3 0 84 OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530)
ABALONEA 5032 11 39 0 72 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
ANALIRA 5087 15 24 1 70 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-FORMIDABLE 5177 4 2 2 64 KNOT WHOLE (443)
LUBAYA 5126 14 16 0 58 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NELLISTHA 5156 13 12 1 57 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PROWESS 5155 6 12 0 35 KNOT WHOLE (443)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CHYLEYA 5225 4 3 0 27 RESURRECTION (570)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-XENOTH CLY 5266 3 2 0 22 RESURRECTION (570)
-BRUTUS 5248 3 2 0 17 BIG COUNTRY (593)
-QUEMBY 5265 1 1 0 15 RESURRECTION (570)
OOZE-O 5277 1 0 0 15 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
-BWA HA 3650 1 2 0 7 KNOT WHOLE (443)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
FIERCE ONE-EYE 5104 16 10 0 GLORY BOUND TROLL 599 SORRY JUNK 5161 378 NOT REVE
PERSONAL ADS
Despair -- I wouldn't call you a "dark angel," myself. I'd call you a rat in the
cellar. -- Lubaya
Jarck -- Ah, you again. -- Abalonea
Toofless -- Wow, a title fight for me! I'm impressed, and really glad I didn't win.
I wouldn't want to have to do a column, you know. I'm just not the literary type. --
Analira
The Convicted Assassin just QUIT. What a wuss--HE can kill people, but anybody tries
to kill HIM, and he's going to beg and weep. -- Yellow Pike
Yober -- Whoo, I hope you've got some tourney experience to make that loss less
embarrassing for me. But I have to salute your focus and decision. You knew what
you wanted and went right for it. My tough luck I was standing in your way. --
Nellistha
6 May 2004
DEATH FEST
The ferocious ghosts of former glories whispered across the wind swept sands of
DM 59; agonizing incessantly due to the diminutive demise of the Delarq arena known
as Illis.
Tattered banners and forgotten memories wailed in the wind for a dynamic death
march to dawn once more upon the blood stained sands of the Delarq slow arena.
The distant call crying for a declaration of restoration amidst the ruin of the
all but forgotten Delarq arena carried to the far corners of Alastari; drawing the
Devious, the Diabolical, the Dangerous and the Down Challenging to cross blades and
wage warfare among an assemblage of new stables managed by the Known and Unknown;
willing to spill fresh blood, while carving their destiny during 15 Rounds of contest
driven combat to be known as the "Illis Incredibly Diabolical Delarq Death Fest".
A lone cloaked figure huddled by lamplight in a remote outpost near the
crossroads of ElseWhere and ElseWhen; feverishly formulating the foundational
framework for the dawning of the Delarq Death Fest in DM 59, complete with
Gladiatorial Commission sanctioned prizes to promote the growing thirst for a Delarq
Slow Arena Death Festival.
Delarq Death Fest Opening Round debuts the first turn immediately following the
Summer 2004 F2F Tourney and continues through the completion of 15 consecutive
rounds.
Death Fest points are Won or Lost ONLY in the DM 59 Delarq Slow Arena [Tourneys
DO NOT Add or Subtract from the Death Fest Point Scoring System]:
Death Fest Scoring Format:
Win =3D +2 pts
Loss =3D -1 pt
Kill =3D +5 pts [in addition to +2 pts for Win]
Death =3D -3 pts [in addition to 1 pt for Loss]
Dark Arena Kill =3D +10 pts [in addition to +2 pts for Win]
Dark Arena Death =3D -5 pts [in addition to 1 pt for Loss]
Revenged Blood Feud =3D +5 pts [successful Revenged Blood Feud provides Death Fest
contestants the opportunity to cancel out 3 pts for Death and 1 pt for Loss; while
gaining +1 pt overall for the Revenged Blood Feud in addition to the +2 pts for Win]
DEATH FEST PRIZES will be awarded to the Top Ten Death Fest Stables on the basis
of Total Points*** accumulated during the 15 rounds of competition as follows:
1. Favorite Weapon Knowledge for 1 (one) warrior ranked Initiate or higher on the
Final Round to be revealed by RSI to each of the Top Ten Death Fest Stables
2. Renaming of Dark Arena Monsters and NPCs [yet to be determined according to how
many DA Monsters and NPCs are available in DM 59 for Renaming]
3. The Top Five Death Fest Stables will receive New Team Rollup Certificates as
follows: 1st (10), 2nd (8), 3rd (6), 4th (4) and 5th (2)
4. Renaming Illis Arena for 6 months plus Receiving 6 months Free Play courtesy of
RSI will be awarded to the manager of the 1st Place Death Fest Stable
5. Discussions are underway regarding a possible Special Award granted to the Illis
Iron Stable qualifiers who compete in 67 of a possible 75 fights during the course of
the 15 consecutive rounds of the Death Fest [Key Factor is How Many (?) stables will
be competing in the Death Fest without drawing away participation by current managers
in the remaining slow arenas!] Therefore, it is important for all managers entering
stables in DM 59 for the upcoming Death Fest to contact RSI as soon as possible
regarding their participation in this contest so that a Final Ruling on the proposed
Illis Iron Stable Award can be issued by RSI.
***TieBreaker is determined on the Final Round by the DM 59 Newsletter Recognition
Rankings. The stable with the Highest Ranked Active Gladiator is granted the
decision. [Example: Warrior A and Warrior B are both listed in the Recognition
Rankings with 87 pts; however, because Warrior A is listed in the Recognition
Rankings ahead of Warrior B, then Warrior A is granted the TieBreaker Decision for
His/Her stable!]
Opening Round Team Spotlight Bonus [minimum 15 paragraphs!] Each Delarq Death
Fest competitor who writes a Team Spotlight featuring their Stable (Name) and
Managerial Alias [Gladiatorial Names Optional] in regards to competing in the Delarq
Death Fest will receive 25 pts added to His/Her opening round score.
Illis Iron Stable Bonus [in addition to the proposed award awaiting RSI
approval!] Any manager whose stable competes in at least 67 of the possible 75
fights during the 15 rounds of Death Fest receives 25 points added to His/Her final
overall score [this allows each stable the cushion of missing one round of
competition; plus up to 3 additional fights due to waiting for replacement rollups
from Deaths suffered either in Tourneys or during the Death Fest contest in DM 59
over the course of 15 rounds of competition!]
Delarq Death Fest
Hosted by Hammer
[Who Else?]
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
TOOFLESS bested YELLOW PIKE in a action packed 4 minute master's Title fight.
ONE BROW luckily beat YOBER in a popular 2 minute gruesome veteran's melee.
DESPAIR devastated ANALIRA in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
ABALONEA was defeated by VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute mismatched match.
PROWESS was outwaited by LUBAYA in a popular 7 minute bloody duel.
NELLISTHA savagely defeated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute bloody brawl.
OOZE-O overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven melee.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL 3 TOTAL PARRY 22 - 12 - 0 65 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 LUNGING ATTACK 18 - 13 - 3 58 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 8 - 6 - 2 57 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 7 - 0 56 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 21 - 19 - 0 53 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 10 - 0 44 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 5 - 0 38 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 7 - 0 30 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 11 - 1 21 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 3 - 0 0 |
Turn 382 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 4 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE
1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 PARRY-STRIKE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY TOOFLESS 5103 26 4 0 134 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
WALL OF STEEL ONE BROW 5101 16 2 0 135 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599)
STRIKING ATTACK DESPAIR 5170 7 1 0 88 DARK ANGELS (605)
LUNGING ATTACK YOBER 4537 8 3 0 84 OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is YELLOW PIKE 5031. The most popular warrior this
turn was YOBER 4537. The ten other most popular fighters were YELLOW PIKE 5031,
LUBAYA 5126, ONE BROW 5101, ABALONEA 5032, NELLISTHA 5156, DESPAIR 5170, TOOFLESS
5103, OOZE-O 5277, ANALIRA 5087, and PROWESS 5155.
The least popular fighter this week was PROWESS 5155. The other ten least popular
fighters were ANALIRA 5087, OOZE-O 5277, TOOFLESS 5103, DESPAIR 5170, NELLISTHA 5156,
ABALONEA 5032, ONE BROW 5101, LUBAYA 5126, YELLOW PIKE 5031, and YOBER 4537.
MAIL-IN TOURNEY XXXVII
PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
OXYGEN THIEF 3726 (145-71-4) 3 3 0 ODD SQUAD
DEADLY BEAR 3688 (86-64-0) 1 4 0 THE BEARS
THE MAN 3705 (80-50-1) 1 4 0 THE BEARS
CONTENDERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DARK GUARDIAN 2126 (66-62-0) 5 3 0 MYTH AND MIGHT
AHIRA BANDYLEGS 3867 (43-56-1) 4 3 0 MYTH AND MIGHT
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BIG RED 5080 (16-5-0) 2 3 0 BIG COUNTRY
CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
TOOFLESS 5103 (23-4-0) 6 3 0 GLORY BOUND TROLLS
CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ONE BROW 5101 (13-2-0) 4 3 0 GLORY BOUND TROLLS
WONDER BRA 5025 (8-4-0) 3 3 0 INTIMATE APPAREL
BILLY 5153 (10-4-0) 2 3 0 BIG COUNTRY
BETTY 5107 (12-6-2) 1 3 0 BIG COUNTRY
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DESPAIR 5170 (5-1-0) 8 3 0 DARK ANGELS
PAROXYSM 2588 (3-1-0) 3 3 0 BATTLEMANIA
MAD DOG 5178 (3-2-0) 2 3 0 FAMOUS HURLERS
ARIM ADLER 4994 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 DEAD FLAGG'S INTERNUM
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BRAHMA 4880 (0-0-0) 7 3 0 ONE SURFING HINDU
BRUTUS 5248 (3-1-0) 2 3 0 BIG COUNTRY
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
GOODBYE KITTY 5281 (0-0-0) 4 3 0 ARENA FELINES
HELLO KITTY 5282 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 ARENA FELINES
BALCATAR 5232 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 DEAD FIZBANS FINEST
OOZE-O 5277 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 GLORY BOUND TROLLS
ELIGIBLES FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BEDLAM'S BARD 4144 (29-23-2) 0 3 0 MYTH AND MIGHT
CHALLENGERS FOOL TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
OTIS 3579 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 NEWMAN HALL
ADEPTS FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SORRY JUNK 5161 (9-5-1) 1 3 0 BIG COUNTRY
GREEN TUTOR 4995 (0-0-0) 0 3 0 FLAGG'S INTERNUM
INITIATES FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
FORMIDABLE 5177 (4-2-2) 7 2 0 KNOT WHOLE
APPRENTICES FOOL TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BWA HA 3650 (1-2-0) 0 3 0 KNOT WHOLE
ROSARIO 4893 (0-1-0) 0 3 0 RATTLESNAKE
ROOKIES FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SWIFT FEETZ 5257 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 ABYSMAL BEHAVIORS
CAT'S UP 5278 (0-0-0) 0 3 0 ARENA FELINES