DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/29/2016 Duedate: 03/12/2016
NIANIA ARENA
DM-2 TURN-683
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
CHAZZ
MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)
(2-6132) [13-2-1,106]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
CHAZZ TRUE COLOURS
MENTOR DEMENTOR (697) FAVORITE SAYINGS (699)
(2-6132) [13-2-1,106] (2-6087) [2-0-0,20]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
CRYINARA FIVEHEAD
THE RUNAROUND (381) MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)
(2-6131) [15-13-1,66] (2-6222) [5-0-1,47]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MENTOR DEMENTOR (697) 38
2. FREE WILLIES (710) 11 SAM'S TOYS (677)
3. FAVORITE SAYINGS (699) 9 Unchartered Team
4. SERPENTS HOLD (700) 1
5. SAM'S TOYS (677) 1 FREE WILLIES (710)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*FREE WILLIES (710) 3 1 0 75.0 1/ 1 MENTOR DEMENTOR (697) 8 7 1
2/ 2 SAM'S TOYS (677) 7 3 0 70.0 2/ 3*FREE WILLIES (710) 3 1 0
3/ 5 MENTOR DEMENTOR (697) 79 66 5 54.5 3/ 2 THE RUNAROUND (381) 2 8 1
4/ 4 SERPENTS HOLD (700) 5 5 0 50.0 4/ 0*FAVORITE SAYINGS (699) 1 1 0
5/ 0*FAVORITE SAYINGS (699) 3 3 0 50.0 5/ 5 SAM'S TOYS (677) 1 2 0
6/ 6 THE RUNAROUND (381) 141 158 15 47.2 6/ 6 SERPENTS HOLD (700) 1 2 0
7- 8*WRATHMEN (692) 0 1 0 0.0 7- 8*WRATHMEN (692) 0 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
You elder fighters surely remember me. The younger ones may call me Olaf
Modeen. I return to NIANIA once again! What's with GWAR? He actually beat THE
RUNAROUND's CRYINARA, and walked away with 20 more points from the fight. Major
screwup at THE RUNAROUND. CRYINARA lost 17 points to GWAR. Some new strategies,
perhaps? Maybe CRYINARA will provide more easy wins... MAMBA was reminded on the
sands why CHAZZ is Duelmaster. I suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty
gossip about your fellow fighters? Tough!
Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges... How well I know the
feeling of being in the most avoided team! Don't fall out of practive, SERPENTS
HOLD! Management must be dealin', as the boys at MENTOR DEMENTOR ain't reelin'!
SERPENTS HOLD's mad! How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged
warrior, FIVEHEAD! Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you.
Warriors of NIANIA unite. You have only your games to lose! Is it my
imagination, or are fighters getting younger every day? To die so young, so
gloriously!
Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt.
All work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter. Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.
Olaffighterwork and no play. Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and
good luck. Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHAZZ 6132 13 2 1 106 MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GWAR 6074 17 17 1 90 MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)
MAMBA 6100 5 5 0 71 SERPENTS HOLD (700)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CRYINARA 6131 15 13 1 66 THE RUNAROUND (381)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FIVEHEAD 6222 5 0 1 47 MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-EAU DE PERE 5789 2 23 0 29 THE RUNAROUND (381)
MR. MONKEY 5850 1 2 0 27 SAM'S TOYS (677)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-WILLIE ORWONI 6182 1 0 0 21 FREE WILLIES (710)
TRUE COLOURS 6087 2 0 0 20 FAVORITE SAYINGS (699)
COOL RUN-IN 6213 4 3 1 16 THE RUNAROUND (381)
-SPRING CHICKEN 6085 1 0 0 16 FAVORITE SAYINGS (699)
LADY GAGA 6243 1 0 0 11 MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)
WILLIE KARADALL 6185 1 0 0 10 FREE WILLIES (710)
WILLIE HERDUS 6181 1 1 0 8 FREE WILLIES (710)
-VIEWED EWE 6242 0 1 0 1 THE RUNAROUND (381)
COBAIN 6244 0 1 0 1 MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BLAST FROM THE P 6084 0 1 0 FAVORITE SAYINGS 699 WURM KIN 683 NONE
FAELYN 6014 0 1 0 WRATHMEN 692 FIVEHEAD 6222 681
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BLAST FROM THE PAST was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
CHAZZ demolished MAMBA in a 1 minute one-sided Title melee.
GWAR overpowered CRYINARA in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
FIVEHEAD bested MR. MONKEY in a exciting 2 minute novice's fight.
COOL RUN-IN was outwaited by TRUE COLOURS in a dull 7 minute brawl.
WILLIE HERDUS was defeated by LADY GAGA in a 2 minute novice's struggle.
WILLIE KARADALL devastated COBAIN in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 4 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 0 - 1 100 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 14 - 7 - 2 67 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 7 - 0 56 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 3 - 0 40 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 BASHING ATTACK 7 - 12 - 0 37 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 AIMED BLOW 16 - 30 - 1 35 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 5 - 0 0 |
Turn 683 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:
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 4 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 4 STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL CHAZZ 6132 13 2 1 106 MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)
SLASHING ATTACK CRYINARA 6131 15 13 1 66 THE RUNAROUND (381)
STRIKING ATTACK FIVEHEAD 6222 5 0 1 47 MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is CRYINARA 6131. The most popular warrior this turn
was FIVEHEAD 6222. The ten other most popular fighters were GWAR 6074, WILLIE HERDUS
6181, LADY GAGA 6243, CHAZZ 6132, MR. MONKEY 5850, WILLIE KARADALL 6185, MAMBA 6100,
BLAST FROM THE PAST 6084, CRYINARA 6131, and COBAIN 6244.
The least popular fighter this week was TRUE COLOURS 6087. The other ten least
popular fighters were COOL RUN-IN 6213, COBAIN 6244, CRYINARA 6131, BLAST FROM THE
PAST 6084, MAMBA 6100, WILLIE KARADALL 6185, MR. MONKEY 5850, CHAZZ 6132, LADY GAGA
6243, and WILLIE HERDUS 6181.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
GWAR (2-6074) MENTOR DEMENTOR (697)
NEW NOVEL: "BLOOD GAMES"
Hail Gladiatorial Managers of Alastari,
My name is Mark G. Manley, AKA Grimwood, author of the Duel 2 novel, "Dark
Arena." The RSI staff and I are pleased to announce the next novel in the Duel 2
reality, "Blood Games." A publisher has offered a contract to publish the novel and
I'll continue to provide detailed updates as they become available. However, I wanted
to share a quick blurb about the novel.
* * *
WAR!
The land of Alastari is thrown into chaos caused by the invasion of the Rirorni
horde. Swept up in the conflict and captured is My-re, a young girl living on the
edge of the Rirorni plains. Regarded as a spoil of war and growing up in a Rirorni
family band, her troubles just begin as warlords within the Rirorni Empire fight each
other for prestige, property, and personal honor. For mutual protection, My-re is
taught the family band's Wall of Steel combat style, where if executed correctly, no
blade, no weapon, no arrow can penetrate.
In a land where life is dangerous, brutal, and short, My-re is confronted by a
prominent Rirorni warrior and kills him in self-defense. She is sold to a Rirorni
slaver after being found guilty of murder, and exiled back to her native land of
Alastari. However, there is no happy reunion, no joyful return, as she is sentenced
to fight in the Blood Games arena for her crime.
My-re's one chance of freedom resides in winning the Blood Game tournament. But
the champion is not declared by besting your opponents, but by slaughtering them.
* * *
As with novel "Dark Arena," I worked with RSI to write and publish "Blood Games"
in the Duel 2 world of Alastari. But it will always be known as Duelmasters to me.
I wanted to share a little bit of background about myself, I started my first
team back on turn 12 in Niania (Arena #2) on February 13, 1990. I managed a team
called Wolverines. The next summer at Gen Con, I started my main team, Skull Squadron
in Rocanis (Arena #56). The following summer at Gen Con, I stared Legion of Death, in
Valamantis (Arena #62). Twenty-five years later, I've graduated numerous warriors,
which would not be an easy feat to count.
Good luck on the arena sands and more to come.
-- Mark G. Manley
AKA Grimwood