DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 01/31/2005 Duedate: 02/12/2005 NIANIA ARENA DM-2 TURN-400 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS PIP GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) (2-5286) [11-4-0,111] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader PIP POSITION IS EMPTY GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) (2-5286) [11-4-0,111] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite NELLISTHA PIP THE GOLDEN FISH (147) GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) (2-5156) [24-19-1,92] (2-5286) [11-4-0,111] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM THE GOLDEN FISH (147) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) 27 2. THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 11 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) 3. THE FUNNY FARM (409) 0 Unchartered Team 4. KNOT WHOLE (443) -10 (-1) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 2 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) 113 32 0 77.9 1/ 1 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 9 6 0 2- 3 THE FUNNY FARM (409) 75 62 1 54.7 2/ 2 KNOT WHOLE (443) 3 2 1 3/ 4 KNOT WHOLE (443) 36 34 4 51.4 3/ 4 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) 2 0 0 4/ 5 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 364 570 9 39.0 4- 5 THE FUNNY FARM (409) 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 514): SWALLOWTAIL of MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 399): NELLISTHA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 519): GREEN BEAN of VEGGIES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 515): ARCANE RAIDER of THE MOTHERSHIP 5 (Floyd, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 514): FREDERICK DOUGLASS of I'M HISTORY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 518): SATAN CLAUS of HOLIDAY HORRORS (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 515): GOKU of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 510): LADY DIVAN of SPRINGBORN (Still, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 501): BRICKTOP of WASTELAND (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 500): ANIMATE TOFU of SCRAGITARIOUS (Talon Volksie, mgr.) DM 36 COSMOWORLD (turn 474): TIMBER LION of WOLFCATS (Ultraist, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 465): BOB, ETERNAL, of SANDS OF TIME (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 204): HOMEY CIDE of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 452): RONALD MCDONALD of CLOWNING AROUND (Assurnasirbanipal) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 400): 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 350): TRAIN of PUBLIC TRANSIT (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 155): ORPHAN of X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 393): DARK GUMBY of WASTELAND II from BONSUR (The Muffin Man) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 514): MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 399): THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 519): OUR HIGHEST HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 515): BLADES OF MIST (Lord Andarus, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 514): I'M HISTORY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 518): HOLIDAY HORRORS (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 515): WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 510): BIG TROUBLE (Edge, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 501): PENTARCHIE-18 (The Pentalque, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 500): none DM 36 COSMOWORLD (turn 474): THE DREAMING (P-Diddy, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 465): JINDA-BAN (Nick, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 204): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 452): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 400): 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 350): DEVIL'S MAYHEM (Buddy Lee, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 155): X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 393): ODD SQUAD, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 514): AEGLOS of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.) (turn 513): GOOEYDUCK of LAB EXPERIMENTS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 399): PROWESS of KNOT WHOLE (Sultan, mgr.) (turn 398): FORMIDABLE of KNOT WHOLE (Sultan, mgr.) YELLOW PIKE of THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 519): GREEN BEAN of VEGGIES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 514): FREDERICK DOUGLASS of I'M HISTORY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) MANUTE BOL of LARGE LOSERS (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 510): CYCLONE of THUNDERSTRIKERS (Zeus, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 501): MEET DEATH of INANIMATE TOFU (Talon Volksie, mgr.) CESIUM of HEAVYMETAL KIDS (Moribund, mgr.) PARALLAX of MAD SCIENTISTS (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 500): ANIMATE TOFU of SCRAGITARIOUS (Talon Volksie, mgr.) THE HIPPY of COSMIC FREAK OUT (Floyd, mgr.) (turn 499): MINOS of SONS OF SATAN (Damion, mgr.) I SEE SOUNDS of COSMIC FREAK OUT (Floyd, mgr.) DM 36 COSMOWORLD (turn 473): DONNA of BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 465): BOB, ETERNAL, of SANDS OF TIME (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 204): HOMEY CIDE of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, 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 350): TRAIN of PUBLIC TRANSIT (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) (turn 349): BUS of PUBLIC TRANSIT (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 155): CANNONBALL of X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. A Venomous Concubine? This is the best anyone could do to dispute the Duel2Dudette's title? That's pathetic. Nellistha SPY REPORT It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last week's fights. Hey everybody, watch out for MELLISANDE, who flew up 16 points in the rankings after mashing PERSISTENT BEGGAR like a melon. Keep your eye on this gal. And falling like a basher in the top ten was NUGGET MCGOLD, who dropped 9 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with MORDANT DESERTER. In front of all the crowds, PIP took the Duelmaster's crown for its own. I give the bum two weeks. Can you believe they are paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff? Here is other news that is of note. Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day drinking to their memory. Better tanked than dead! Well, the arena is no place for slow learners (and hopefully T.P.s) and KHALHUMS DWARF demonstrated that very violently on PROWESS' body. Knowing when to use the right tactics at the proper time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster. Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in NIANIA have no sense of humor. Or maybe that they were senseless. Okay, so I may not be the world's best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors. Its been fun, and I'm sure you enjoyed it (boos). Now that I've got you worked up for Snide Clemens, I'll be leaving-- The Unknown Spymaster DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PIP 5286 11 4 0 111 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -CHOCOLATE COW 3216 17 13 0 114 THE FUNNY FARM (409) NELLISTHA 5156 24 19 1 92 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -EARTHWORM JIM 4111 9 9 0 85 THE FUNNY FARM (409) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -OOZE-O 5277 10 4 0 62 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME NEEBLES 5301 7 4 0 39 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -CHARLIE HORSE 4427 3 0 0 27 THE FUNNY FARM (409) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SPIKE MCGOLD 5318 3 1 0 17 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) -BWA HA 3650 2 5 0 17 KNOT WHOLE (443) MELLISANDE 5332 1 0 0 16 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -I. M. WEASEL 4474 1 1 0 15 THE FUNNY FARM (409) MELLITA 5331 1 0 0 15 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) NUGGET MCGOLD 5317 3 1 0 10 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) -DUCK DODGERS 5324 0 1 0 1 THE FUNNY FARM (409) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? PROWESS 5155 16 20 0 KNOT WHOLE 443 KHALHUMS DWARF 16 400 NONE PERSONAL ADS Prowess -- (leering wistfully) Our last meeting. May you take the skills and put them to good use. -- Yellow Pike P.S. Congratulations! Formidable -- (wailing) I *knew* I shouldn't have depended on Lubaya to rescue me! Orcs are worthless! Now I'm going to be stuck in this cave forever, the love-slave of the Khalhums Dwarf, and IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT. -- Ghost of Abalonea Convicted Thief, eh? Nobody thieves from me and gets away with it. -- Spike McGold P.S. Amazing what these guys can survive. He swallowed my spare change, and I had to go into his stomach to get it back, and he STILL didn't die. Better for him if he had. Duck Dodgers -- Laugh that one off, duck boy. -- Nugget McGold I wish to protest the actions of this vicious human, who is clearly anti-Karragit. It was plainly her intention to encompass my death in the arena, knowing, as I have no doubt, that this would prevent me earning my freedom. It was a deliberate and unprincipled act. -- Seef Haraine, Venomous Concubine P.S. And I am not venomous. That is a slander perpetrated by a Commission flunky who attempted to force himself upon me. So I bit him, big deal. If he hadn't had a poisonous nature to begin with, he wouldn't have died. As it was, *I* nearly died. Spike McGold -- What the HECK did you think I'd swallowed that you went to such measures to get it back, eh? Gods, you'd think it was your firstborn or something. A copper or two, what's that? -- Zag the Dip, Convicted Thief, but only small stuff Yellow Pike -- The loss was worth the skills. Thank you very much. -- Prowess All -- Prowess, my first 3-strength warrior to ever advance, looks like this: 4(+1)- 11(+1)-19-15-19(+2)-9-11, TP, AdEx Rip, Expert Attack, AdEx Parry, LG, very low/low. Probably only made it because she was fighting in a very small, pretty safe arena. She'll be retiring soon, once she proves the skills at strengths of four and five for my ON-GOING "prove the skill chart" project. -- Sultan Abalonea -- Now THAT was most unfortunate! Very sorry 'bout that. And she had such a fine record. So much for raping her anymore...skill-raping, that is. -- the Knot Whole gang 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! 31 January 2005 My fellow duelists I come before you bearing a sad and unfortunate message. Several months ago our group, the Vendetta Cartel, had lost contact with one of our friends. Since he was in contact or correspondence on an almost daily basis there was concern amongst us. With some research two of our members discovered why contact was lost with him. On November 10, 2004, Richard Hammes was taken from us in a senseless act of violence during a robbery attempt at a friend's store where he sometimes worked. He was watching the store so his friend could go home to tend to his son who had taken ill. You may have known Rich as Abarsis, The Slaughter Priest ; richh10 on the RT; or gameogre on the Duel2 messageboard. You may not have known that he spent 13 years serving the United States in the Navy. Rich dearly loved this game and all it encompassed. He may not have been the best or most experienced manager but he loved to interact with others and was quick to offer advice whenever anyone asked for help. He was always kind and gracious and tried to strengthen our game, often by helping new players feel welcome or give them a chance to compete. With his prolific posting I know that I am simply speaking the obvious about what he did for our game. Many, like me, were drawn to him, perhaps for his kind nature or his sense of humor, and it appears he lived his life as he played this game. Always willing to help or do right by others. I realize that he had many friends outside the VC so I will include the link to the news story in case any of his other friends would like to know more of what happened. We're all dealt a hand in life but it's not the strength of the hand you're dealt but rather how you play it that really matters. Rich played his hand to the very best of his human ability and for this I admire him greatly. I know we all choose to like or dislike managers but I believe deep down we are all good and decent, in this game, and will drop party (alliance) lines and will show the proper respect. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041112/news_7m12clerk.html Rich was taken from us all to soon and with so much left to offer the community around him. He spoke of a desire to run a contest on the Duel2 site which I hope to uphold in his name. Some of the people I have spoken with think it would be a nice gesture to do one final good act in Rich's name, though it could never match what he would've done within his community, for his community of San Diego. I hope that with this contest we might raise a little money to donate to an appropriate charity within San Diego in his name. In conclusion I send a message to Rich: "Rich, though I'm sure you gathered this I never really told you how much I admired you and what a friend I considered you. I thank you for being my voice of reason and always reminding me of why we both loved this game so much! You have taught me one final valuable lesson in learning more of you. There are things far more valuable in life than material possessions such as character and kindness. That nothing going on in your life means that you cannot find a way to be kind and giving to others. We always spoke of meeting someday and until we finally do know that you will live on in with me and the rest of your brothers and sisters in the Cartel: Master Darque, Kat, Bum, Sensei Jan, Maximillian, Hammer, Fizban, Firehawk, Phat Phat. You increased all of our enjoyment of this game, you were a true ambassador of Duelmasters, and the game will not be quite the same without you. A farewell battle cry from the ZalCon: 'Confusion to our enemies'. May your soul rest in peace, my friend." Should anyone wish to correspond about Rich feel free to contact myself, or anyone else within the Vendetta Cartel. Street Legal Jeff Bura The Death Squad(63) in Tobir or triumph1971@hotmail.com 31 January 2005 Be it known throughout Alastari that Hammer is no longer a member of the Vendetta Cartel alliance. A difference of opinion with another highly respected member of the VC due to my recent vocal actions in DM 47 can only be resolved by my resignation from the VC as of January 29, 2005. I leave of my own accord, in good standing with all members and with no hard feelings towards anyone in the Vendetta Cartel. There was a time when I felt that my membership in the VC made the alliance stronger. I know that my resignation today makes the Vendetta Cartel a stronger alliance with my absence. -- Hammer LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS NELLISTHA was devastated by PIP in a action packed 2 minute mismatched Title fight. PROWESS was narrowly killed by KHALHUMS DWARF in a slow 7 minute veteran's melee. SPIKE MCGOLD was devastated by NEEBLES in a 1 minute one-sided contest. NUGGET MCGOLD was overpowered by MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched match. MELLITA devastated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided duel. MELLISANDE devastated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 3 minute mismatched match. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |STRIKING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 2 - 0 83 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 WALL OF STEEL 12 - 4 - 0 75 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 AIMED BLOW 5 - 2 - 0 71 | |AIMED BLOW 1 LUNGING ATTACK 7 - 3 - 1 70 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 14 - 7 - 0 67 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 - 0 60 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 4 - 0 50 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 5 - 0 44 | |LUNGING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 11 - 0 31 | |SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 5 - 0 29 | Turn 400 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-STRIKE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 4 SLASHING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 PARRY-STRIKE SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME PARRY-STRIKE PIP 5286 11 4 0 111 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) WALL OF STEEL NELLISTHA 5156 24 19 1 92 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) STRIKING ATTACK NEEBLES 5301 7 4 0 39 GLORY BOUND TROLLS (599) FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is NELLISTHA 5156. The most popular warrior this turn was PIP 5286. The ten other most popular fighters were MELLISANDE 5332, NELLISTHA 5156, NEEBLES 5301, MELLITA 5331, SPIKE MCGOLD 5318, NUGGET MCGOLD 5317, 0, 0, 0, and 0. The least popular fighter this week was NUGGET MCGOLD 5317. The other ten least popular fighters were SPIKE MCGOLD 5318, MELLITA 5331, NEEBLES 5301, NELLISTHA 5156, MELLISANDE 5332, PIP 5286, 0, 0, 0, and 0. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: PROWESS (2-5155) KNOT WHOLE (443) FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY XXXV PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME OXYGEN THIEF 3726 (145-71-4) 5 3 0 ODD SQUAD ANGEL 1548 (140-114-9) 1 4 0 PITT GLADIATORS CONTENDERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME BEDLAM'S BARD 4144 (31-23-2) 0 5 0 MYTH AND MIGHT FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME TOOFLESS 5103 (41-6-0) 0 3 0 GLORY BOUND TROLLS CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME WONDER BRA 5025 (8-4-0) 1 3 0 INTIMATE APPAREL OTIS 3579 (0-0-0) 0 3 0 NEWMAN HALL CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME FORMIDABLE 5177 (14-6-3) 2 3 0 KNOT WHOLE ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME BRAHMA 4880 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 ONE SURFING HINDU INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME SCARDY CAT 5279 (4-0-0) 11 3 0 ARENA FELINES ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME ROCKZAR 5316 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 GLORY BOUND TROLLS PHOTO 5315 (0-0-0) 0 3 0 PHUNK YOU!!