DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/19/2010 Duedate: 02/01/2010
ZUKAL ARENA
DM-9 TURN-636
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
EIGHTH MATE
SEA DOGS (501)
(9-5437) [12-1-0,171]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
EIGHTH MATE ASP
SEA DOGS (501) SERPENTS HOLD (505)
(9-5437) [12-1-0,171] (9-5459) [4-0-0,33]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SAFFIRA EIGHTH MATE
BLUE MOON (381) SEA DOGS (501)
(9-5391) [26-16-2,96] (9-5437) [12-1-0,171]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SERPENTS HOLD (505)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SEA DOGS (501) 49
2. BLUE MOON (381) 19 SEA DOGS (501)
3. MIDDLE ITALY (508) 16 Unchartered Team
4. SERPENTS HOLD (505) 4
5. HOT STUFF (504) 0 SERPENTS HOLD (505)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*SERPENTS HOLD (505) 12 5 0 70.6 1/ 1*SERPENTS HOLD (505) 8 4 0
2/ 2 SEA DOGS (501) 95 40 6 70.4 2/ 2 SEA DOGS (501) 7 2 1
3- 3 HOT STUFF (504) 24 24 5 50.0 3/ 0 MIDDLE ITALY (508) 3 2 0
4/ 4 BLUE MOON (381) 650 797 20 44.9 4/ 3 BLUE MOON (381) 2 13 0
5/ 0 MIDDLE ITALY (508) 16 30 0 34.8 5- 4 HOT STUFF (504) 1 3 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
+ ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Report from the Tourney #1 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Larkin here, with a report from the Winter Tourney. Okay, maybe this isn't
Atlantis, but it's somewhere warm, and if that isn't a beach, at least it's sand,
and, as advertised, there are drinks with umbrellas in them. And young women with a
lot of suntan showing. By the time you read this, the tourney will be over, but
while I'm writing it, the tourney is NOT over. And a lot of you guys reading this
won't have been able to go, anyway.
I'm interviewing Zalgor Prigg, one of the managers participating in the Old
Valamantis Bloodgames, and let me tell you, Old Valamantis is not a place you want to
hang around if you don't have to. It's rotten with magic, to begin with--Folstrom
magic, the blackest there is--and then it's got all this blood and violence on top of
it, and it makes for a dark and scary venue. Anything might rise out of the ruins
around the arena, summoned by the blood and the curses of the managers.
"Mr. Prigg, could you tell us why you--"
"It was the play on words," the manager said, overriding the question. "I
couldn't resist--the chance to call a Bloodgames team Phoenix, you know, the 'rising
from the ashes of death' business. Of course, then I had to change it to Phonetix,
but that's okay, keep people guessing."
"I've heard the Commission mages talking about that name, sir, and they seem
alarmed. One of them said the name was practically a spell in itself, used here."
"I heard. That's why I had to change it."
"Have you considered what might actually rise from the ashes and blood here as a
result?"
"Well, no, but that isn't my business, you know. I manage gladiators. Let the
mages worry about what pops in from some other dimension. Besides, what if nothing
happens?"
"But, sir, there have already been reports of zombie rats and tentacled monsters
lurking in the backs of the locker rooms! And someone is bound to consider that you
have a partial responsibility--"
"No," Prigg said, "I have no responsibility for that kind of thing. I'm no
magician, I haven't been reading forbidden tomes...." He paused, looking thoughtful.
"Maybe it was TigToad with his Obscure Lore...."
"I don't believe there's a team of that name in this Bloodgames--"
"No, not here. Earlier, in Veastian. He could have been, hmm, preparing for
this, opening contacts if not gates, stuff like that. Has anybody seen any Dark
Toads around?"
"Not until they've had six drinks with umbrellas in them. Tell me, sir, have
you given any thought to the moral implications of the Bloodgames?"
"What moral implications?" the manager asked. "This isn't about morals, it's
about survival. And the way to survive on the sands is to kill your opponents every
chance you get!"
"Yes, but--"
"There's a reason they don't hold these contests up in Andoria," the manager
said sternly. "Good people in their ways, the Andorians, but they just aren't cut
out for this kind of grim business." He paused to listen to the roar of the crowds
jamming the ancient arena. Checked the marquee where slaves dangled from ropes and
updated the records of participants. Nodded, grimly satisfied. "Another death.
That's good--can't have too many survivors, or it cheapens the victory at the end."
"But the death toll--"
"Bah! Don't get the idea that these gladiators are the flower of Alastarian
youth. The ones who enter the Bloodgames are the men with no hope. We offer them a
future they could never have dreamed of, but they have to work for it, sweat for it,
bleed for it, and sometimes die for it. The survivors..." he bared his teeth in a
grin that would not have looked out of place on a wolf, "they owe us EVERYTHING, and
they'll do anything to repay us."
"But--"
"And besides," Zalgor Prigg went on, "if you really want to take up the moral
question, go talk to the Grey Wand. She's the one set this up, after all."
"I don't see the point, frankly. She's got plenty of Lord Protectors, and they
have longer training, skills polished and honed to a--"
"The Bloodgames victors, they're Her enforcers," Prigg said. "No polish, sure,
but when a dirty job needs doing, one of these guys will do it, and no questions
asked."
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---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 635): EIGHTH MATE of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 637): ACE of CARDS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 505): AVENGING ANTELOPE of SATAN'S KINGDOM (Dark One, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 631): AGATE of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 633): GOLDBRICK of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 625): THEODOSIUS of FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (Caesar, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 628): ERIC CARTMAN of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 315): OTHER of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 623): SALAMANDER of TRAIL OF TEARS (Jugger?, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 313): EXECUTIONER of RETRIBUTION (?, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 619): UNBREAKABLE of CHRISTIAN ROCK (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 617): ZOMBIEFIED of LIVING HELL (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 608): HYPER VIPER of PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (Aragorn, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 571): PRINCE JACKSON of LUROCIAN ROYALTY (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 290): PAYNE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 284): SPARROW of RAPTOR (Owlin, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 271): MRS. VAUGHN of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 498): EBRIA GANNET of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 485): PERFECT SNOTLING of SUPERIOR FORCES 1601 (Manager)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 465): HEADING SOUTH of AUTUMN SAGA (?, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 462): SORRELISHE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 220): ROS QUIN of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 422): ALEXANDROS of GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 415): JADE RING of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 408): MEDUSA of VICTORIOUS III (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 524): NIGHTCAP of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 635): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth?, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 637): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 505): DAGGERS DEEP (Kayelbe, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 631): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 633): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 625): DEAD POETS (?, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 628): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 315): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 623): MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 313): THE STORMBRINGERS (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 619): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 616): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 608): ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 571): LUROCIAN ROYALTY (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 290): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 284): ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 271): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 498): MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 485): RED DOG GANG (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 465): AUTUMN SAGA (?, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 462): CASTAWAYS (She-Puppy, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 220): BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 422): GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 415): GREATS OF TROY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 408): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 524): DO IT AGAIN et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 16 WILLAF (turn 633): GOLDBRICK of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 505): WINDWALKER of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 624): ZALMAN ARVO of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 314): SURGICAL of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 623): MAKADOS of PHLANTHROPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)
(turn 622): SMACK O'MALLEY of CLAN CROW (?, mgr.)
CLOUDSHADOW of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 618): ABBIE DONN of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 616): MONOLYTH of RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillyu, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 608): HYPER VIPER of PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (Aragorn, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 284): SPARROW of RAPTOR (Owlin, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 485): FLUMMAX of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 465): XAVAN YOLE of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 462): SORRELISHE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Hail and well met warriors of ZUKAL! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes,
Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. COAL BACKER caught the eye of many in the
gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested BILBO BAGGINNI and was awarded 23
points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, COAL BACKER put down
BILBO BAGGINNI, causing him to lose 18 points of recognition in the process.
Although SAFFIRA made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of
victorious EIGHTH MATE. Heed this! A seer has warned that if exactly 6 die in duels
this week, the whole city shall perish! Just remember...5 or 7!
Many and various are the arts of battle. In ZUKAL "art" is a word that has long
since passed from the language! ZUKAL, city of gladiators! Mighty among the names
of thy guilds is BLUE MOON, a guild shunned and avoided by many in the weekly duels.
If you didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard pressed to find any of
SERPENTS HOLD last week. Busy avoiding BLUE MOON?
Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser? Warriors, may this counselor stand
ready at your right hand forever! Fate is a fickle mistress. She showers the
miserable with fortune but sets enemies against the victorious. Remember this!
If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times
already in ZUKAL. Nice atmosphere you have here! More than a sharp eye must I keep,
indeed a stout pair of legs must I keep as well! The endless paths of Alastari await
me! Till we meet again, remember: a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, and
harms no one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
EIGHTH MATE 5437 12 1 0 171 SEA DOGS (501)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-LIP GLOSS 5416 6 1 1 97 HOT STUFF (504)
SAFFIRA 5391 26 16 2 96 BLUE MOON (381)
RAT CATCHER 5449 6 0 2 96 SEA DOGS (501)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
COAL BACKER 5444 7 6 1 87 SEA DOGS (501)
BISBEE BLUE 5404 19 11 0 68 BLUE MOON (381)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BIKINI 5453 3 1 0 34 HOT STUFF (504)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ASP 5459 4 0 0 33 SERPENTS HOLD (505)
-BALISONG 5463 2 0 0 32 SERPENTS HOLD (505)
BLUESTOCKING 5455 5 4 0 31 BLUE MOON (381)
RECOIL 5468 3 0 0 25 SERPENTS HOLD (505)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SHADY SHIPWRIGHT 5454 1 0 0 18 SEA DOGS (501)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STRICTER 5460 2 2 0 9 SERPENTS HOLD (505)
NORTHER 5466 0 4 0 4 BLUE MOON (381)
FISHER KING 5480 0 2 0 2 BLUE MOON (381)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BLHU MURTHER 5372 23 25 0 BLUE MOON 381 LIP GLOSS 5416 632 NOT REVENGED
KINGFISHER 5428 9 9 0 BLUE MOON 381 RAT CATCHER 5449 634
LORD HETFIELD 5479 0 1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 505 WURM KIN 636 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Eighth Mate -- Does that mean you get to be duelmaster eight times? I haven't been
keeping count. -- Saffira
Rat Catcher -- So? Go catch a rat! And stop looking at me that way. -- Bisbee Blue
Bikini -- In all honesty, I don't see how you can do it, and especially on a day of
freezing fog. -- Bluestocking, pulling her socks up all the way
Asp -- You certainly left me asping in your wake! -- Norther
Recoil -- Yes, very tidy, don't want to leave things uncoiled all over the place.
The Sea Dogs wouldn't like it. But I have other matters on my mind, such as: Am I
really a dwarf? I'm a little tall for it, and I *did* shave this morning. I suspect
I'm actually an elf. -- Fisher King
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
LORD HETFIELD was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
EIGHTH MATE devastated SAFFIRA in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
BISBEE BLUE was handily defeated by RAT CATCHER in a 1 minute one-sided match.
BILBO BAGGINNI was vanquished by COAL BACKER in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
ASP overpowered CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BLUESTOCKING devastated STRICTER in a popular 1 minute uneven brawl.
GIMLINGUINI devastated NORTHER in a 1 minute mismatched match.
RECOIL handily defeated LEGOLASAGNA in a 1 minute uneven fight.
FISHER KING was vanquished by GANDALFO in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SAUROGNOCCHI vanquished MORDANT DESERTER 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 6 LUNGING ATTACK 26 - 13 - 0 67 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 4 - 0 56 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 11 - 11 - 1 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 15 - 19 - 3 44 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 AIMED BLOW 3 - 7 - 0 30 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 3 - 0 25 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 636 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:
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 4 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 BASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 3 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK EIGHTH MATE 5437 12 1 0 171 SEA DOGS (501)
BASHING ATTACK RAT CATCHER 5449 6 0 2 96 SEA DOGS (501)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SAFFIRA 5391. The most popular warrior this turn
was EIGHTH MATE 5437. The ten other most popular fighters were COAL BACKER 5444,
BLUESTOCKING 5455, GIMLINGUINI 5488, RAT CATCHER 5449, ASP 5459, RECOIL 5468,
GANDALFO 5483, LORD HETFIELD 5479, STRICTER 5460, and SAUROGNOCCHI 5485.
The least popular fighter this week was FISHER KING 5480. The other ten least
popular fighters were LEGOLASAGNA 5489, NORTHER 5466, BILBO BAGGINNI 5508, BISBEE
BLUE 5404, SAFFIRA 5391, SAUROGNOCCHI 5485, STRICTER 5460, LORD HETFIELD 5479,
GANDALFO 5483, and RECOIL 5468.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
SAFFIRA (9-5391) BLUE MOON (381)