DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/08/2015 Duedate: 06/20/2015
NIANIA ARENA
DM-2 TURN-664
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
DEPP
MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)
(2-6071) [14-1-0,144]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
DEPP POSITION IS EMPTY
MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)
(2-6071) [14-1-0,144]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
DEPP DEPP
MENTOR DEMENTOR (697) MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)
(2-6071) [14-1-0,144] (2-6071) [14-1-0,144]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
WEIRD STUDENTS (704)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. THE RUNAROUND (381) 26
2. MENTOR DEMENTOR (697) 24 DELINQUENTZ (511)
3. WEIRD STUDENTS (704) 15 Unchartered Team
4. DELINQUENTZ (511) 6
5. INQUISITION SL5 (631) 6 WEIRD STUDENTS (704)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*WEIRD STUDENTS (704) 13 2 0 86.7 1/ 1*WEIRD STUDENTS (704) 13 2 0
2/ 2 DELINQUENTZ (511) 9 4 0 69.2 2/ 2 MENTOR DEMENTOR (697) 9 3 0
3/ 3 INQUISITION SL5 (631) 33 17 1 66.0 3/ 3 THE RUNAROUND (381) 3 6 1
4/ 4 MENTOR DEMENTOR (697) 43 27 1 61.4 4/ 7 DELINQUENTZ (511) 2 1 0
5/ 5 HOMUNCULUS (695) 13 11 1 54.2 5/ 5 INQUISITION SL5 (631) 1 0 0
6/ 6 THE RUNAROUND (381) 115 115 13 50.0 6- 6*SERPENTS HOLD (700) 1 0 0
7- 7*SERPENTS HOLD (700) 1 1 0 50.0 7/ 8 HOMUNCULUS (695) 0 3 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Greetings, Warriors of NIANIA. Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give
you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport. Nothing works for a
team like victory (How's that for a perceptive observation?) as DELINQUENTZ can
attest... Say what you will about blind luck and dirty fighting, but MENTOR DEMENTOR
will tell you 43-27-1 is nothing to laugh at... THE RUNAROUND had cause to
celebrate, after SEDAN OF BAN got 25 points by beating CORTICAL GIANT. A certain
someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more, after losing 5 points to
GOLDEN DRAKE. (Discrete enough, VERSATILE VINNY?) Those who hoped for a new
Duelmaster were disappointed by GENERAL PATTERN, of THE RUNAROUND, who despite a
17-19-2 couldn't overcome NIANIA's Number 1. Word has it one team in NIANIA is using
psychics to predict wins. They lead a charmed life!
My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter.
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights! To quell some nasty rumors, the guys
in HOMUNCULUS are not carrying any incurable diseases. No need to avoid 'em. The
warriors of HOMUNCULUS found their efforts at combat frustrated as MENTOR DEMENTOR
apparently had more important things to do than fight. Everyone is famous for
fifteen minutes, and GENERAL PATTERN is it right now. Most challenged warrior.
Isn't THE RUNAROUND proud!
Is there life after death? Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after
life! Death (in the form of SEDAN OF BAN of THE RUNAROUND) knocked on CORTICAL
GIANT's door. What will HOMUNCULUS do? The suspense is killing me. Ask not for
whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee.
Do not think spyreporting in NIANIA is the highlight of my life. My fingers
tire and I fear my incessant prattling may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable
character. Like a mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid NIANIA
farewell-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DEPP 6071 14 1 0 144 MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SEDAN OF BAN 6112 9 4 1 107 THE RUNAROUND (381)
LUCY 6090 11 3 0 97 MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)
GENERAL PATTERN 5955 17 19 2 91 THE RUNAROUND (381)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GWAR 6074 11 6 0 65 MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GOLDEN DRAKE 5970 2 1 0 53 INQUISITION SL5 (631)
*TOSHA 4391 5 2 0 42 DELINQUENTZ (511)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LOVABLE LARRY 6136 3 0 0 28 WEIRD STUDENTS (704)
BITTER BRANDI 6139 2 1 0 28 WEIRD STUDENTS (704)
DIZZY DAN 6135 3 0 0 27 WEIRD STUDENTS (704)
-CHAZZ 6132 3 1 0 25 MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)
-EAU DE PERE 5789 2 18 0 24 THE RUNAROUND (381)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LOVELY LINDA 6138 3 0 0 21 WEIRD STUDENTS (704)
VERSATILE VINNY 6137 2 1 0 21 WEIRD STUDENTS (704)
-MAMBA 6100 1 1 0 21 SERPENTS HOLD (700)
CRYINARA 6131 4 5 1 18 THE RUNAROUND (381)
-SCALE MODEL 6039 1 3 0 6 HOMUNCULUS (695)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
CORTICAL GIANT 6042 12 8 1 HOMUNCULUS 695 SEDAN OF BAN 6112 664
DEXTER 6140 3 4 0 MENTOR DEMENTOR 697 ARENAMISTRESS VO 664 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
DEXTER was butchered by ARENAMISTRESS VORA in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
CORTICAL GIANT was slaughtered by SEDAN OF BAN in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
BITTER BRANDI was subdued by *TOSHA in a 1 minute beginner vs. master Challenge fight.
DEPP defeated GENERAL PATTERN in a 2 minute veteran's Title fight.
LUCY devastated VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
GWAR overpowered CAPTURED ORC in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle.
GOLDEN DRAKE handily defeated VERSATILE VINNY in a 1 minute uneven fight.
LOVELY LINDA vanquished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 4 minute uneven duel.
CRYINARA lost to DIZZY DAN in a 2 minute gruesome fight.
LOVABLE LARRY vanquished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 2 minute brutal one-sided fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 5 LUNGING ATTACK 13 - 4 - 0 76 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 3 - 0 70 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 AIMED BLOW 30 - 15 - 0 67 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 24 - 13 - 2 65 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 9 - 16 - 0 36 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 15 - 1 35 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 12 - 0 25 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 664 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 5 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 5 AIMED BLOW
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK DEPP 6071 14 1 0 144 MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)
BASHING ATTACK SEDAN OF BAN 6112 9 4 1 107 THE RUNAROUND (381)
AIMED BLOW LUCY 6090 11 3 0 97 MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is DEPP 6071. The most popular warrior this turn was
DEPP 6071. The ten other most popular fighters were GWAR 6074, DIZZY DAN 6135,
*TOSHA 4391, LUCY 6090, LOVABLE LARRY 6136, BITTER BRANDI 6139, GENERAL PATTERN 5955,
GOLDEN DRAKE 5970, SEDAN OF BAN 6112, and CRYINARA 6131.
The least popular fighter this week was LOVELY LINDA 6138. The other ten least
popular fighters were VERSATILE VINNY 6137, CORTICAL GIANT 6042, DEXTER 6140,
CRYINARA 6131, SEDAN OF BAN 6112, GOLDEN DRAKE 5970, GENERAL PATTERN 5955, BITTER
BRANDI 6139, LOVABLE LARRY 6136, and LUCY 6090.
BLOODGAMES at the SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE
Back by popular demand, we will be having Bloodgames at the Summer FTF! For those of
you who always wanted the chance to manage the last warrior standing alive upon the
arena sands, your day has come. At the end of the ten turns, even though several
warriors, bruised and scarred, MAY yet live, only one will be crowned Champion of the
Bloodgames. And in this game mere survival counts for little. A great general once
said, "The object of battle is not to die for your cause, but to make your enemy die
for his." This general would have greatly enjoyed the Duelmasters Bloodgames. There
will be two different arenas:
FTF-Style (DM 98): for Face-to-Face attendees, with turn-by-turn strategies
Mail-in-Style (DM 99): for all managers, with one strategy for all ten rounds
Gameplay proceeds according to standard DM rules, except for a few notable exceptions:
BLOODGAMES ROLLUP -- Your Bloodgames team is ten warriors, one of each fighting
style, each warrior designed from scratch! (All are 84 points, 3-21, as usual.)
DEATH -- As the name implies, the Bloodgames will leave the arena sands somewhat
darker before they're over. It's a dangerous sport intended only for the tough and
spirited. The Arenamaster will be less likely to intercede on behalf of a dying
warrior. Even at a 1 kill desire, kill attempts will occur.
REPLACEMENTS AND ROLLUPS -- There will be no replacement characters.
CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES -- In the FTF-style bloodgames, there are no regular
challenges, only bloodfeuds. For the Mail-in arena, warriors may not change their
strategy from round to round (to make it fair for those who could not attend the
FTF). There will be no DA challenges in either arena.
TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- If you are not attending the FTF, we must have your
rollups and strategies by the Wednesday before the FTF, else they are due by 9pm on
Friday, at the hotel. The Bloodgames will process at the FTF with the regular
tournament.
MISSED TURNS -- All warriors fight each round. Only the dead may rest.
ERRORS -- If we make an input error, that warrior will be awarded a win and kill.
Errors must be reported before the next turn processes.
NEWSLETTER -- Warriors are ranked according to their number of kills. Champions of
Bloodgames may write a column for the newsletter at the end of the games.
FEES -- A Bloodgames rollup costs a $10 set-up fee. Managers may roll up more than
one team but may run only one team in each arena. The fee for all ten rounds is $49.
AWARDS -- The Bloodgames last ten rounds. Only warriors who survive to the end of
Turn 10 will be eligible for an award. However, a consolation award of a Bloodgames
T-shirt will be awarded to the dead warrior with the most kills.
The living warrior with the greatest number of kills will be the Bloodgames Champion.
Bloodgames Victor titles, 2nd and 3rd place, and Bloodgames Runner-up titles, 4th
through 6th place, will be awarded to those living warriors with the greatest number
of kills at the end of Turn 10, with one other important consideration: Each of these
six warriors must be of a different fighting style. Win/loss records and, if
necessary, recognition points will only be used to determine awards if there is a tie.
A Bloodgames T-shirts will be awarded to the manager of the team with the most kills.
The Bloodgames Champion fights for free in Advanced Duelmasters, and all Champions and
Victors earn Tournament Victor status, which allows them to challenge once per turn
with increased priority. These awards last for six months. The manager of the
Bloodgames Champion, Victors, and Runners-up will receive Bloodgames T-shirts.
AFTERMATH -- Warriors from the Bloodgames may not transfer to any other arena. Once
the games are over, the arena and teams will be disbanded. The fighters have won
their freedom and will never more be seen in the gladiatorial games. A special bonus
will, however, be awarded to the 1st through 3rd place warriors. Lady Sheila
Greywand, of the Isle of the Eye, has consented to allow the top three gladiators in
each Bloodgames admission to the Advanced Duelmasters games. Any special training
required to qualify those three warriors for Advanced Duelmasters combat will be
conducted before transfer into ADM. Astute managers will note that this means that
three warriors that are designed from scratch will survive the Bloodgames, win one of
the top three places, and go on to immortal glory! One of those warriors could be
yours!
The challenge is yours to take. The final plans are yours to make.
When the dust settles, remember: To the victor goes the spoils!
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.
MR. GHERKIN'S MERKIN (38-4993) WHAT? (412)
NY STATE OF MIND (11-7402) ILLMATIC (626)
ESTRADA (82-31507) EX-PHILLIS (5190)
POPE BOB (82-43134) BLESS US, EVERYONE (7220)
MOPE (82-39892) 4 LETTER ACTIVITIES (6637)
TEST TUBE BABY (82-49949) STREET PIZZAD XX (8395)
MICRO (84-42149) BLOOD IN, BLOOD OUT (7326)
CARDIO (84-18131) ZOMBIE SQUAD 127 (3216)
TINGO (1-9057) SERPENTS' HOLD (642)
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes