DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 04/22/2008 Duedate: 05/05/2008
BONSUR ARENA
DM-7 TURN-600
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
ERASMUS
SENTINELS (122)
(7-5843) [19-18-0,105]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
ERASMUS SEXY SALENA ROCKS
SENTINELS (122) BONSUR BABES ROCK (554)
(7-5843) [19-18-0,105] (7-5916) [5-2-1,33]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ERASMUS PENSACOLITA
SENTINELS (122) BEACH BABES (309)
(7-5843) [19-18-0,105] (7-5831) [15-29-0,79]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BONSUR BABES ROCK (554)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. CHURCH LADIES (548) 24
2. BONSUR BABES ROCK (554) 16 SENTINELS (122)
3. BEACH BABES (309) 16 Unchartered Team
4. SENTINELS (122) 2
5. SNAKE PIT II (558) 1 BONSUR BABES ROCK (554)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 SENTINELS (122) 244 159 17 60.5 1/ 2*BONSUR BABES ROCK (554) 10 5 2
2/ 2*BONSUR BABES ROCK (554) 21 14 4 60.0 2/ 3 BEACH BABES (309) 10 5 0
3- 3 WASTELAND II (267) 901 630 30 58.9 3/ 1 SENTINELS (122) 8 6 0
4- 5 BATHTUB ARMADA (515) 219 192 19 53.3 4- 4 AMEN! (270) 3 5 0
5- 6 AMEN! (270) 46 46 4 50.0 5- 6 WASTELAND II (267) 2 1 0
6/ 7 CHURCH LADIES (548) 47 51 4 48.0 6/ 9 CHURCH LADIES (548) 2 5 0
7/ 8 BEACH BABES (309) 673 %1002 20 40.2 7/ 7*SNAKE PIT II (558) 2 7 0
8/ 9*SNAKE PIT II (558) 2 7 0 22.2 8- 8 BATHTUB ARMADA (515) 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
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 595): MIASMA of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 477): SCURVY LAD of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 603): SOLDIER 2 of OUR HIGHEST HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 599): FUZZ BALL of F BALLS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 598): BOMBETTE of PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 602): DOMINO of HI ROLLERS (Darklock, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 599): N'ORLEANS NORA of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 594): ICARUS of THE MOONDOG (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 585): DINAH MIGHT of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 584): MAST MONKEY of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 558): PATCH of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 548): MATTEO of BOY O'S (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 245): SHRUG of CHEAP SHOTS (?, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 535): BLAZING BLUR of FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 484): BILGE RAT of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 232): DARISTAM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 220): KONA QUAIL of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 433): DEATH MAGE of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 196): PORKY PIG of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 477): NEOSPHINCTER of WASTELAND (TMM, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 595): SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 477): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 603): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 599): REDLEGS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 598): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 602): SWIM SQUAD (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 599): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 594): SABBATH (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 585): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 584): GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 557): MINDSOVERMATTER (?, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 548): OLD SCHOOL (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 245): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 535): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 484): DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 232): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 220): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 433): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 196): SUE'S BOYS (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 477) VILLAINS et al (Doc Steele, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 595): SOUTLANCHOR of LAB EXPERIMENTS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 598): ORVERD QUILL of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 597): OBROJOBO of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 584): NESTOR ORDH of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 585): DINAH MIGHT of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 584): MAST MONKEY of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 533): HOLLYMOOP of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
We need to work on your stamina, Erasmus. Pensacolita's best smash is a start,
but there has to be more. Maybe between cups of smash you should run the fenceline
of our vinyard? It's a small one, the whole circumference isn't more than half a
mile. Hmm, and maybe lifting full kegs, hoisting them over your head in one smooth
movement, that sort of thing? Anyway, rest assured that we will bend our efforts to
assist you.
N'Orleans Nora
SPY REPORT
Much has changed in BONSUR since last I was here. Never fear, Olaf Modeen
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters. Woof! SENTINELS were a
bunch of dogs after BONSUR BABES ROCK got through with 'em! 3rd ain't so sweet as
1st! Up 'n down. Up 'n down. Rankings always change. Up 'n down. I think I'm
gonna be... Well, CHURCH LADIES' 6th moved them up to 2-1-0 place. What's with
PALMETTA PATTY? She actually beat BONSUR BABES ROCK's BONSUR BUNNY BABE, and walked
away with 19 more points from the fight. Laughs were big at BEACH BABES while they
watched PALMETTA PATTY clobber BONSUR BUNNY BABE. She lost 18 points and got bruised
from objects thrown from the stands. I can barely restrain my enthusiam for
SENTINELS' outstanding member, Duelmaster ERASMUS. I suppose you want to hear some
rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters? Tough!
No matter the time or place, men will always duel. The most avoided team was
WASTELAND II. In my day, no team with a 901-630-30 would scare me off! What's the
problem, SENTINELS? What do people see in LONG BEACH LILA? Hers 16-13-0? BEACH
BABES ain't talkin', but she's got 68 points.
A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing. Some fighters
don't accept this. The best do. TERI TOWYL, with hers forgettable 7-5-0, was
dispatched by SEXY SALENA ROCKS in a forgettable match. BEACH BABES didn't seem to
mind very much. Here's some advice: study your opponent, master many skills, fight
dirty.
Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt.
The end of another Spyreport! That's cause for celebration in my book! I don't want
to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ERASMUS 5843 19 18 0 105 SENTINELS (122)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-KEARSARGE 5444 8 0 2 116 BATHTUB ARMADA (515)
-VEGAS, BABY! 5809 13 1 0 115 WASTELAND II (267)
-BABY JESUS 5853 8 1 0 101 WASTELAND II (267)
-COVER YOUR MOUTH 5814 11 4 0 91 WASTELAND II (267)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
N'ORLEANS NORA 5873 14 11 0 90 BEACH BABES (309)
PENSACOLITA 5831 15 29 0 79 BEACH BABES (309)
LONG BEACH LILA 5862 16 13 0 68 BEACH BABES (309)
OLIANDER 5911 8 2 2 67 SENTINELS (122)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NEANDERTHAL 5865 14 11 0 63 SENTINELS (122)
-COUNT SMACKULA 5835 10 3 1 63 WASTELAND II (267)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHIOS 5899 8 7 0 53 SENTINELS (122)
PALMETTA PATTY 5905 6 7 0 50 BEACH BABES (309)
-SUSIE 5896 5 5 1 50 CHURCH LADIES (548)
-SERENDIPITY 5634 2 6 0 40 BATHTUB ARMADA (515)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BETTERTHANEVER 5932 3 1 0 35 WASTELAND II (267)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SEXY SALENA ROCKS 5916 5 2 1 33 BONSUR BABES ROCK (554)
-TIRPITZ 5631 1 1 0 33 BATHTUB ARMADA (515)
BONSUR BUNNY BABE 5914 4 3 2 29 BONSUR BABES ROCK (554)
-PAULA 5923 3 1 0 28 CHURCH LADIES (548)
TUBBY BABE MARTHA 5915 5 2 1 24 BONSUR BABES ROCK (554)
HEFTY HANNAH BABE 5913 5 2 0 24 BONSUR BABES ROCK (554)
-TAI-PAN 5944 1 1 0 24 SNAKE PIT II (558)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BONSUR BABE ROCKS 5912 2 5 0 19 BONSUR BABES ROCK (554)
-WHOLLY MOLLY 5926 3 2 0 16 AMEN! (270)
DOROTHY 5955 1 0 0 13 CHURCH LADIES (548)
-CHEEZY CREAZY 5949 1 2 0 10 AMEN! (270)
LORRIE 5951 1 0 0 10 CHURCH LADIES (548)
-RATTLESNAKE 5945 1 0 0 9 SNAKE PIT II (558)
-GOOD GODFREY 5947 2 1 0 7 AMEN! (270)
EPEE MYSTIQUE 5953 1 1 0 7 SENTINELS (122)
-REV. JIMMY 5952 1 1 0 4 AMEN! (270)
-PYTHON 5946 0 2 0 3 SNAKE PIT II (558)
GERI 5936 0 3 0 3 CHURCH LADIES (548)
-COPPER HEAD 5943 0 2 0 2 SNAKE PIT II (558)
KING COBRA 5954 0 1 0 1 SNAKE PIT II (558)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
TERI TOWYL 5906 7 5 0 BEACH BABES 309 SEXY SALENA ROCK 5916 600
MARGO 5898 3 4 0 CHURCH LADIES 548 OLIANDER 5911 597
ASP 5942 0 1 0 SNAKE PIT II 558 TUBBY BABE MARTH 5915 598
PERSONAL ADS
Pensacolita -- Huh, sometimes perhaps youth has its advantages. Not that you're old
or anything, just, well, experienced. A good teacher. Sometimes one can't help
shooting up the ranks. -- Oliander
Babes -- Yes, cranberries are healthful. Repeatedly bashing one's head against
Nora's armor, not so much. -- Erasmus of the headache
Bunny Babe -- Once you get some experience I am not sure that one will continue to go
my way. In the mean time, it was a good win. And you weren't one of those Church
ladies I keep seeing. -- Neanderthal
Wholly Molly -- Well, that was hardly the way to welcome a lady to the arena. -- Epee
Mystique
Betterthanever -- This is probably a debatable subject, if you've got a few weeks.
Or half a minute, as here and now. -- Long Beach Lila
Oliander -- Yes, but when are you going to BLOOM? -- Pensacolita, eager for some
flowers because she wants to try making leis
Bonsur Babe Rocks -- It would have gone better for you, I suspect, if you'd dodged
instead of rocking back and forth. -- Palmetta Patty
So, do we invite the Mordant Deserter to the cabana for the barbecue? Yes, because
he brought a WHOLE GALLON of Mordant's famous Number One Hot Sauce! This will be a
barbecue to remember! -- Teri Towyl
Ah! A clear case of Bad Handwriting or possibly Input Error: 5809 for 5869. Too
bad, Obrojobo, I was looking forward to a final match with you. -- Nora
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
CHIOS was viciously subdued by LONG BEACH LILA in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
N'ORLEANS NORA was savagely defeated by ERASMUS in a 2 minute veteran's Title melee.
OLIANDER was devastated by CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
PENSACOLITA savagely defeated NEANDERTHAL in a crowd pleasing 2 minute master's match.
BONSUR BUNNY BABE was overpowered by PALMETTA PATTY in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
TERI TOWYL was butchered by SEXY SALENA ROCKS in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
TUBBY BABE MARTHA was overcome by CAPTURED PIRATE in a 1 minute melee.
HEFTY HANNAH BABE won victory over EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 3 minute duel.
BONSUR BABE ROCKS vanquished ANDORIAN NOBLE in a 2 minute uneven fight.
EPEE MYSTIQUE unbelievably bested GERI in a 2 minute novice's fight.
LORRIE overpowered KING COBRA in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
DOROTHY overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|PARRY-LUNGE 4 TOTAL PARRY 15 - 8 - 0 65 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 WALL OF STEEL 14 - 9 - 0 61 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 SLASHING ATTACK 24 - 16 - 3 60 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 13 - 9 - 2 59 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 BASHING ATTACK 10 - 7 - 1 59 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 3 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 18 - 18 - 0 50 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 21 - 24 - 1 47 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 14 - 0 22 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 600 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-LUNGE 4 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 3 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 PARRY-LUNGE
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 1 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-LUNGE ERASMUS 5843 19 18 0 105 SENTINELS (122)
TOTAL PARRY N'ORLEANS NORA 5873 14 11 0 90 BEACH BABES (309)
AIMED BLOW LONG BEACH LILA 5862 16 13 0 68 BEACH BABES (309)
SLASHING ATTACK OLIANDER 5911 8 2 2 67 SENTINELS (122)
WALL OF STEEL NEANDERTHAL 5865 14 11 0 63 SENTINELS (122)
LUNGING ATTACK CHIOS 5899 8 7 0 53 SENTINELS (122)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ERASMUS 5843. The most popular warrior this turn
was PENSACOLITA 5831. The ten other most popular fighters were ERASMUS 5843, LONG
BEACH LILA 5862, GERI 5936, N'ORLEANS NORA 5873, SEXY SALENA ROCKS 5916, BONSUR BABE
ROCKS 5912, LORRIE 5951, DOROTHY 5955, CHIOS 5899, and NEANDERTHAL 5865.
The least popular fighter this week was KING COBRA 5954. The other ten least popular
fighters were HEFTY HANNAH BABE 5913, TUBBY BABE MARTHA 5915, TERI TOWYL 5906, BONSUR
BUNNY BABE 5914, OLIANDER 5911, EPEE MYSTIQUE 5953, PALMETTA PATTY 5905, NEANDERTHAL
5865, CHIOS 5899, and DOROTHY 5955.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
DIGGER WASP (7-4899) FLAGG'S CHAMPIONS (472)
THE STOMPING GROUNDS
The new all-basher arena will be in Seam, DM 20. Only new teams (0FE) may
participate. The only rule is that all of your warriors must be bashers.
The first turn of the contest will be due on Monday, April 28. It will be a slow
turn-around arena. If you wish to enter a team, please submit your new team and first
turn strategies before then. Only one team per manager, please.
This arena will stay open indefinitely, providing there is interest (i.e., this is not
a contest that runs a set number of turns, although there are prizes scheduled after
the first 15 rounds). For more information, see details in the first newsletter or on
the forums.
-- RSI
Zeb Karan looked around the table at the rest of Dwes Eg's staff. Arenamasters,
standby and Dark Arena warriors, stewards and infirmarians, even the maintenance crew.
There was wine and beer on the side-table, even sandwiches, but no one was partaking.
"Stop looking like your dog died," Lew Voth said. He had once been the
arenamaster of Sentern and had taken his turns overseeing the fights in Dwes Eg. "We
all knew this day would come. When are they closing us down?"
"Immediately after the tourney, according to the information I was given."
"Short notice," Jame Rinvar, another arenamaster commented.
"No offense intended, these things just creep up on people. Tourneys make it
worse, I suppose, all the new teams being entered." Zeb grimaced. "Some of the file
cabinets have exploded from over-stuffing, you know, and it takes so long to run
through all the registered gladiators to find those who are planning to fight on any
given day that the day is OVER by the time we're ready to start."
"Which is why they closed down Sentern, Cimmeriac, and Firehold," Lew pointed
out. "This is the same thing all over again."
"Cycles," Jame said. "Things happen, and then later they happen again. We live
with it. And Dwes Eg did last for, what, eight and a half years before it reached the
explosion point. That isn't bad. That's forever, speaking practically."
"Eight or nine years is not forever--"
"The only thing that's real is today, and maybe, up to a point, tomorrow. I
don't see a problem with this. What are the new parameters, Zeb?"
"Dwes Eg remains open, existing teams can run and can recruit new members. BUT,
no new teams will be accepted. New teams will go into a new arena, DM 84, running its
first turn on the seventh of May. A regular two-week cycle."
"So Dwes Eg isn't actually being closed, just closed to new teams. Okay. This
works," Jame said again. "Number 84... does this mean it'll be out at that Blackstone
place? Rotten weather half the year, but I suppose you could say that about any site.
What about regional allegiance?"
"None specified in the data I received. Probably a personal-choice situation,"
Zeb said.
"Transfers?" Lew asked.
"I don't know about transfers IN," Zeb said, "but I'd guess yes, they would be
allowed. No transfers OUT, though. None out of DM 82, for that matter. Once you're
in 82 or 84, the only way out is death or graduation."
"That fairly describes most arenas," Jame said. "Anyone who takes up the
gladiatorial life has already accepted that."