DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/03/2012 Duedate: 01/16/2012
KALTOS ARENA
DM-5 TURN-693
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
8 BALL
POOL PARTY (535)
(5-5117) [13-5-1,111]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
8 BALL BUZZ KILL
POOL PARTY (535) HOOKED ON COFFEE (522)
(5-5117) [13-5-1,111] (5-4991) [5-3-0,26]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
QUARTUS PRIS
LONG SWORD CLUB (533) TECHNOLOGY (283)
(5-5102) [14-26-2,70] (5-5191) [1-1-0,14]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. TECHNOLOGY (283) 24
2. LONG SWORD CLUB (533) 9 POOL PARTY (535)
3. POOL PARTY (535) 5 Unchartered Team
4. HOOKED ON COFFEE (522) 4
5. MYSTIK RAINBOW (539) 0 HOOKED ON COFFEE (522)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 POOL PARTY (535) 13 5 1 72.2 1/ 1 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453) 8 7 0
2/ 2*HOOKED ON COFFEE (522) 5 3 0 62.5 2/ 5 TECHNOLOGY (283) 7 3 0
3- 3*MASSAGE PARLORS (487) 22 17 1 56.4 3/ 3 LONG SWORD CLUB (533) 4 3 0
4/ 4 TECHNOLOGY (283) 576 459 34 55.7 4- 4 MYSTIK RAINBOW (539) 3 6 1
5- 5 MYSTIK RAINBOW (539) 108 106 12 50.5 5/ 7*HOOKED ON COFFEE (522) 2 1 0
6- 6*ANGELIC LEGION (538) 6 6 0 50.0 6/ 6 POOL PARTY (535) 2 1 0
7- 7*DREAD EMPIRE (524) 4 4 1 50.0 7- 2*ANGELIC LEGION (538) 2 4 0
8/ 8 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453) 625 646 19 49.2 8- 8*MASSAGE PARLORS (487) 1 4 0
9/ 9 LONG SWORD CLUB (533) 86 95 4 47.5 9- 9 CASSEY'S CREW (112) 0 2 0
10-10 CASSEY'S CREW (112) 135 158 9 46.1 10-10*DREAD EMPIRE (524) 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
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 691): ALLEY OOP of ONE HIT WONDERS (Buri, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 574): SKIDMARK BUG of 042909A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 696): HERMOD of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 668): BRAVE 2 of TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 692): 8 BALL of POOL PARTY (Buri, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 687): KAIARI of SOUL STRIPPERS II (Savory Jack, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 296): NIKKI NAILS of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 680): CENSORSHIP of ABOMINATIONS (Chase, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 682): LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 681): LEVEL OF MALEVOLENCE of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 647): RHAKARAS of TEMPLE OF STEEL (Frenzy, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 636): WHAT'S A VOLKSIE? Of TEAM FLOYD (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 629): SRV of SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 580): HANK of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 275): WERE BEAR of FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 268): HARVEY of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 525): GILBERN JUSS of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 245): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 573): RUGEN THE JELLYFISH of HANNAH'S PALS (The Upright Man)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 691): RUN DMC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 574): HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 696): AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 668): SAVAGE HORDE (Frenzy, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 692): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 687): SOUL STRIPPERS II (Savory Jack, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 296): TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 680): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 682): RYAN'S HENCHMEN (Leprechaun, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 681): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 647): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 636): HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 629): SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 580): VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 275): FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 268): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 525): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 245): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 573) PUNCHILINES et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 3 OSKSI (turn 696): LOABAL DOMINATION OF STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 667): CUSSTER of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 687): KAIARI of SOUL STRIPPERS II (Savory Jack, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 681): BEDDER of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 681): BLAKSKUL of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
(turn 680): FATHOM JUMPER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 646): IRINA JINZ of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 580): WHAT of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 267): UNCLE FESTER of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 525): GILFMET IVERS of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of
KALTOS brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too. If this keeps up, ANGELIC LEGION,
you'll have to shine swords instead of use them. A drop of 5 in the rankings?
TECHNOLOGY turned their 3-1-0 turn into a 2nd 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 ISOBEL KLINE win a fight and gain 15 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk,
HEXTOR beat RIELLA TRUE and RIELLA TRUE lost 7 points. You're breakin' my heart.
And if variety is the spice of life, KALTOS may be getting bland, as 8 BALL stays top
dog in the city. Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do you think
some of these guys win their fights? Skill? Ha!
My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start
talking.' I loved that woman. MYSTIK RAINBOW, I suppose you'll be glad to know you
were this turn's most avoided team. Care to know who is the most afraid of you? And
it looks like TECHNOLOGY avoided them the most this turn. What a pack of would be
losers, if you ask me. Hmph. I guess I can give a little credit to WATSON of
TECHNOLOGY for challenging up by 24 to JUST LOSIN. WATSON won to get 94 points of
recognition.
Death and Taxes. The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience. Let's
see if anyone's dead or dying. Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave
team is developing these kinds of weapons?
There's got to be a better place in KALTOS to get a drink than The Victory
Tavern! Any suggestions? Phlllt! Just had to do that before I leave the fine city
of KALTOS. I feel much better now. Paste this one in your scrapbooks, you'll need
the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
8 BALL 5117 13 5 1 111 POOL PARTY (535)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WATSON 5132 12 4 0 94 TECHNOLOGY (283)
-KELLY 4011 22 26 0 92 CASSEY'S CREW (112)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JUST LOSIN 5105 15 15 0 84 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
QUARTUS 5102 14 26 2 70 LONG SWORD CLUB (533)
NOLBER PRING 5143 7 6 0 70 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
HEXTOR 5100 13 19 0 67 LONG SWORD CLUB (533)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ASHLEY 4981 15 7 0 56 CASSEY'S CREW (112)
TIK-TOK 5062 8 3 0 42 TECHNOLOGY (283)
RIELLA TRUE 5141 4 10 0 42 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
-ROSE 5179 4 5 0 42 MYSTIK RAINBOW (539)
-EX OBLIVIONE 5018 4 4 1 39 DREAD EMPIRE (524)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BUZZ KILL 4991 5 3 0 26 HOOKED ON COFFEE (522)
ISOBEL KLINE 5194 2 1 0 25 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
-SEPH 5163 2 1 0 24 ANGELIC LEGION (538)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BACK WAX 4848 3 0 0 23 MASSAGE PARLORS (487)
-JEWEL BOX 4849 2 1 0 21 MASSAGE PARLORS (487)
IRON GIANT 5192 2 0 0 21 TECHNOLOGY (283)
-SERRA 5162 2 1 0 20 ANGELIC LEGION (538)
-LAVENDAR LADY 5180 3 6 2 17 MYSTIK RAINBOW (539)
PRIS 5191 1 1 0 14 TECHNOLOGY (283)
-JOPHIEL 5165 1 0 0 9 ANGELIC LEGION (538)
-SIENNA 5173 1 2 0 7 MYSTIK RAINBOW (539)
-NAPHELUM 5161 1 2 0 7 ANGELIC LEGION (538)
-MIDNIGHT 5193 1 1 1 5 MYSTIK RAINBOW (539)
NEWLIN PARRIT 5201 1 1 0 5 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-WHITE TIGER 5175 0 2 0 2 MYSTIK RAINBOW (539)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
HOROLD JEMANS 5147 3 3 1 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 453 LAVENDAR LADY 5180 690 REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
Lavander -- What a lucky guy I am. -- Buzz
Watson -- Hey, I wanted a winning record, okay? And there you were. I left you
alive and taught you five skills, so it should be all good, right? -- Just Losin
Ashley -- Not tonight, lady, I have a headache. -- Nolber Pring
Serra -- Cussed golem. -- Riella True
Naphelum -- You know what they say about size and falling. I figure you were just
asking for it, being that tall. But you lost with grace, so it works for me. --
Isobel Kline
P.S. Of course, a skill would have worked for me, too.
White Tiger -- Cheese louise, isn't it hard to keep that white hide clean? I mean,
it's got to show every dirt smudge and grass stain, not to mention blood. -- Newlin
Parrit
Quartus -- If you want to make it in this game, you've got to be tougher. Meaner.
More dangerous. -- Venzo da'Kraliano, Mercenary and Sword for Hire
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
WATSON viciously subdued JUST LOSIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge fight.
8 BALL demolished NOLBER PRING in a popular 1 minute one-sided Title melee.
QUARTUS lost to KUNG-FU MASTER in a popular 2 minute mismatched brawl.
HEXTOR overpowered RIELLA TRUE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
TIK-TOK outwaited CAPTURED ORC in a tiresome 13 minute veteran vs. amateur duel.
BUZZ KILL bested PRIS in a 3 minute gory competition.
NEWLIN PARRIT was overcome by IRON GIANT in a 1 minute gruesome beginner's melee.
ISOBEL KLINE vanquished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 20 - 13 - 0 61 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 LUNGING ATTACK 18 - 15 - 1 55 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 6 - 6 - 0 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 5 - 0 50 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 STRIKING ATTACK 23 - 29 - 2 44 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 4 - 0 43 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 8 - 1 43 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 WALL OF STEEL 5 - 9 - 1 36 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
Turn 693 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:
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 2 2 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK 8 BALL 5117 13 5 1 111 POOL PARTY (535)
AIMED BLOW WATSON 5132 12 4 0 94 TECHNOLOGY (283)
TOTAL PARRY TIK-TOK 5062 8 3 0 42 TECHNOLOGY (283)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is QUARTUS 5102. The most popular warrior this turn
was PRIS 5191. The ten other most popular fighters were 8 BALL 5117, WATSON 5132,
HEXTOR 5100, QUARTUS 5102, BUZZ KILL 4991, IRON GIANT 5192, JUST LOSIN 5105, ISOBEL
KLINE 5194, NOLBER PRING 5143, and RIELLA TRUE 5141.
The least popular fighter this week was TIK-TOK 5062. The other ten least popular
fighters were NEWLIN PARRIT 5201, RIELLA TRUE 5141, NOLBER PRING 5143, ISOBEL KLINE
5194, JUST LOSIN 5105, IRON GIANT 5192, BUZZ KILL 4991, QUARTUS 5102, HEXTOR 5100,
and WATSON 5132.
NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA
The crowd was surprisingly orderly, but it was still a crowd, and the Commission
clerk, Algernon, looked at it uneasily. Whenever this many people came together to
petition for something, it meant trouble. For him, anyway. Records to be altered.
Altering records was Bad. It made Extra Work.
His assistant clerk leaned close and whispered, "If it weren't for gladiators, we
wouldn't have jobs. Smile at them and ask what they want."
Algernon closed his eyes briefly. Looking at this crowd made him dizzy. They
were all wearing black and white stripes. Like a herd of zebras, except that zebras
didn't carry swords. Then he took a deep breath and managed a smile. "What... ah,
what can I do for you?"
"We want new names," the first gladiator said. There was a number on the front
of his shirt: 0381. He thumped the number with his thumb. "This here isn't a
name--"
"We want REAL names!" That voice came from farther back in the crowd.
"Yeah! We've paid our dues," another shouted, "and we've EARNED real names!"
One from the very back yelled, "I want to be called Tom."
All the others turned to look at him.
Algernon couldn't see him, but apparently those looks were accusing. Well, he
could understand that, "Tom" was such a... common name.
"My mom called me Tom," the voice in the back protested. "It's a good name."
"It isn't the name you put on the petition," 0381 said. "We talked about this.
We got our manager's agreement. You get the name on the petition."
"But--!"
Algernon didn't really want to keep staring at all these stripes while they
argued. He picked up the petition. "These names are the ones you want?"
0381 turned back. "Yes."
"It's a lot of trouble, and when other people see that YOU are getting name
changes, THEY are going to want them--" Seeing the gladiators beginning to frown...
and finger their weapons, he went on quickly, "So I figure we might as well make it a
complete deal. A Name-Change-O-Rama. Everyone who wants a name change can petition
for it. Get it all over with at once." He glanced at the petition, shuddered
slightly, and passed it to his clerk. "We'll announce it, proclaim it, even, and you
will get the names on this petition. And others will get the names THEY think they
should have had, too." He paused. "And I think I'll get a new name, I'm tired of
being an Algernon...."
* * * * *
Warrior and team name changes will be accepted during the month of February. If
you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI
"DARK ARENA" -- The Novel
For centuries, the Shagornan Elves have been forced to live underground.
Human invaders, the Delarquans, burned their forests, sparking a war of elven
annihilation. The elders told tales that when the Delarquans marched to war
against the elves, the land itself bled as they passed. Since the war, the
elves have dwindled with every passing year, while the humans multiply like
rodents across the land of Alastari.
Now, the Delarquans have disappeared. Some say they departed, others indicate
it.s a ruse, but there have been whispered rumors of another greater threat
looming in the region. Khyron of the Shagornan Elves has been tasked to
determine the cause, realizing that failure is probable and at the end of the
road death could be the only reward.
Khyron has known only the safety of the caves, but now he must journey to the
world above...the World with No Ceiling.
Throughout the years, many fine writers have played Duelmasters/Duel II and have
contributed greatly to the history and background of the world of Alastari. One very
intense period, during the early '90's, was during the Rocanis War, when authors from
both the Delarquan and Free Blades arenas collaborated on writing the history of the
invasion of the arena-city of Rocanis. Mark Manley (aka Grimwood) is a long-time
manager in Rocanis, and was one of the writers who contributed so much to this
history. Over the subsequent years, he has worked to bring his novelization to life
and make the story of the War and the preceding events which led to it available to
the greater public. Many Rocanis legends appear in the book: Itoz Trollbane,
Sandstorm, and others. The novel is a treat to read--even more so if you are familiar
with the game!
If you're interested in purchasing a copy of the book, here are links:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Arena-Mark-G-
Manley/dp/1936127598/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1319631863&sr=1-2
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark-arena-mark-
manley/1105609584?ean=2940011494659&itm=2&usri=dark%2barena
Treble Heart Books: http://www.trebleheartbooks.com/WDManley.html
Mark Manley is planning to attend the upcoming Winter Face-to-Face in Tempe, and has
offered a special prize to the winner of the Rookies and Primus tournaments: An
autographed copy of Dark Arena, autographed by the author, the artist, and the RSI
staff! In addition, as a special prize, the top up-and-coming tournament manager will
also receive an autographed copy! Mark will have copies of Dark Arena available at
the tournament, and as a special bonus, each copy of Dark Arena sold at the FTF will
include one new team rollup! We hope that many of you can venture to Tempe to
participate in the Face-to-Face, compete in the tournament, and congratulate Mark in
person on his achievement!