DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 10/24/2005 Duedate: 11/05/2005 NIANIA ARENA DM-2 TURN-416 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS SCARDY CAT ARENA FELINES (622) (2-5279) [13-1-0,124] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader SCARDY CAT POSITION IS EMPTY ARENA FELINES (622) (2-5279) [13-1-0,124] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite MELLISANDE MARI COY THE GOLDEN FISH (147) THE GOLDEN FISH (147) (2-5332) [10-7-1,55] (2-5342) [7-2-0,50] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM THE GOLDEN FISH (147) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 25 2. ARENA FELINES (622) 12 ARENA FELINES (622) 3. FORCE OF FIVE 3 (628) 0 Unchartered Team 4. OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530) 0 5. INQUISITION SL5 (631) 0 ASSASINS (115) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 ARENA FELINES (622) 17 3 0 85.0 1/ 1 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 8 7 1 2- 2*INQUISITION SL5 (631) 6 2 1 75.0 2- 2*FORCE OF FIVE 3 (628) 5 1 0 3- 3 OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530) 18 8 1 69.2 3- 3*INQUISITION SL5 (631) 2 2 0 4- 4*FORCE OF FIVE 3 (628) 9 9 0 50.0 4- 4 OF WOLF AND MAN 6 (530) 1 0 1 5/ 5 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 413 601 12 40.7 5/ 5 ARENA FELINES (622) 1 0 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 530): FLAIR of WIND STORM (Lord Xiang, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 415): MELLITA of THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 538): NOTTHUR of SORCERY COVENANT (Visionist, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 534): TRAUMER of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 533): HOFFA of JOHNS (Dear, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 537): COOKIE FOR THE SOUL of HOLE IN THE WALL (The Muffin Man) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 534): SWEATY of BRAIN (LHI, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 529): SIR REALISTIC of SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 520): BOOKIE of ARROGANCE (A-Sop, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 519): ASHANDAR of AGE OF EMPIRE (Doc Steele, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 493): FRANKENSLOSH of HELTER SKELTER (Cosmo, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 483): GUHULONG of JINDA-BAN (Nick, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 213): OUTLAW STAR of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 471): OSTMAN of WAY OF THE SWORD A3 (Vhagar, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 419): HARZOGH of DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 200): VIRET of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jinda, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 188): DUFF of ISLANDERS (Nick, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 369): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 165): KOOL AID of LIQUIDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 412): WIGGLER of THUNDR + LITENING from TALCAMA (Doc Steele) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 530): WIND STORM (Lord Xiang, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 415): THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 538): SORCERY COVENANT (Visionist, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 534): HARMONY (?, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 533): EVEREST LLP (?, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 537): THE LADY'S LIST (A-Sop, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 534): WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 529): SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 520): WASTELAND (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 519): AGE OF EMPIRE (Doc Steele, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 493): ABSTRACT (Xerxes, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 483): JINDA-BAN (Nick, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 213): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 471): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 419): DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 200): CARESS OF STEEL (Maximillian, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 188): CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 369): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Nick, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 165): TWISTED SISTERS (Savant, mgr.) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 412): BLACK PRIMERS, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 3 OSKSI (turn 538): NOTTHUR of SORCERY COVENANT (Visionist, mgr.) (turn 537): WIRLITZ of SORCERY COVENANT (Visionist, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 533): PUSSY-FOOTED of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 537): COOKIE FOR THE SOUL of HOLE IN THE WALL (The Muffin Man) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 533): HAILSTORM of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 529): SIR REALISTIC of SIR AGLIO (Sultan, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 519): ALTON of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.) BILLY THE SQUID of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 419): HARZOGH of DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 187): EVANGELION of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 369): DOC FELLE of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Nick, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. No one but the Veteran Mercenary was willing to contest the title with me? Well, Korvoskol Turo, Veteran Mercenary, I salute you. I don't suppose you wanted to, either, but it was your job and you did it. Mellita SPY REPORT The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon NIANIA, for I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned! THE GOLDEN FISH had cause to celebrate, after SPIKE MCGOLD got 11 points by beating AMBITIOUS GUARD. MELLITA found out being NIANIA's Duelmaster isn't all nuts and berries, receiving 2 challenges! The arena was more crowded than usual this time, as SCARDY CAT faced NIANIA's Duelmaster. What can be a greater victory? SCARDY CAT has taken his place as the top, as NIANIA's new Duelmaster. 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? 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. 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 SCARDY CAT 5279 13 1 0 124 ARENA FELINES (622) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MELLITA 5331 10 7 1 93 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -THE SHOCKER 5356 4 0 1 63 INQUISITION SL5 (631) GOLDEN SHARK 5338 10 3 1 58 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MELLISANDE 5332 10 7 1 55 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) SPIKE MCGOLD 5318 11 9 0 50 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) MARI COY 5342 7 2 0 50 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -MIKEY 5344 2 0 0 24 FORCE OF FIVE 3 (628) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -CATSUP 5280 4 0 0 23 ARENA FELINES (622) -ED 5339 1 4 0 20 FORCE OF FIVE 3 (628) -MINX 5340 2 0 0 19 FORCE OF FIVE 3 (628) -SHOCKING 5352 2 2 0 14 INQUISITION SL5 (631) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? THE USEROUS MERCHA 10 0 1 0 1 MELLISANDE 5332 416 NONE PERSONAL ADS The Shocker -- I hate it when I nearly die! What if I were to lose my place in the script and completely die? This arena NEEDS me. So don't do that again, you shocking wench. -- Spike McGold And then we go 2-1 against the Dangerous Criminal. We don't NEED to fight four standbys on one turn, you know. We aren't THAT bad. -- the rest of the Golden Fish 5 October 2005 To those once of Willaf -- It's time to come back to the sands. I'm back, exclusively at Willaf.... -- Kurd the Vivisectionist, Your Better 12 October 2005 Magic Man -- You are a fellow Canadian, are you not? Where do you hail from? I live in Kelowna, B.C. -- Maximillian, 8,13, 28, 47, 54 LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS SCARDY CAT devastated MELLITA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight. MARI COY vanquished FRATSFA SLAVE in a exciting 1 minute uneven battle. MELLISANDE savagely slew THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute bloody duel. SPIKE MCGOLD devastated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided fight. GOLDEN SHARK demolished CAPTURED ORC 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| |STRIKING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 - 0 100 | |AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 0 - 0 100 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 0 - 1 100 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 3 - 0 70 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 4 - 1 67 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 AIMED BLOW 14 - 7 - 1 67 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 16 - 11 - 1 59 | |LUNGING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 5 - 0 55 | |SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 - 0 0 | |TOTAL PARRY 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 416 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: AIMED BLOW 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 STRIKING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-LUNGE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME STRIKING ATTACK SCARDY CAT 5279 13 1 0 124 ARENA FELINES (622) AIMED BLOW GOLDEN SHARK 5338 10 3 1 58 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) PARRY-RIPOSTE MELLISANDE 5332 10 7 1 55 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) BASHING ATTACK SPIKE MCGOLD 5318 11 9 0 50 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) WALL OF STEEL MARI COY 5342 7 2 0 50 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is MELLISANDE 5332. The most popular warrior this turn was MARI COY 5342. The ten other most popular fighters were MELLISANDE 5332, SCARDY CAT 5279, SPIKE MCGOLD 5318, GOLDEN SHARK 5338, MELLITA 5331, 0, 0, 0, 0, and 0. The least popular fighter this week was MELLITA 5331. The other ten least popular fighters were GOLDEN SHARK 5338, SPIKE MCGOLD 5318, SCARDY CAT 5279, MELLISANDE 5332, MARI COY 5342, 0, 0, 0, 0, and 0. NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS) For those of you who keep track of such things, 12 additional warriors graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. PETER (4-1642) of THE BAD BUNNIES PHILLIP THE BIRD (40-3708) of CRUEL PET NAMES MILES HITS THE ROAD (69-7270) of CRUMBLING LEAGUE ROCKWELL (7-5003) of UNDEAD ARTISTS FURRY BOX (72-4314) of BRIAN LOCK 0001 (82-12389) of OCT 2001 1 0002 (82-12390) of OCT 2001 1 SACRIFICE (82-12669) of GAMES PEOPLE PLAY HARRY SELDON (82-18333) of FOUNDATION ARMY PSYCHO BITCH (82-18670) of SANDY TOO ??RADAR?? (82-20310) of DYSLEXICS UNTIE! II LITA (82-27080) of DARK TOADS 04D Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes