DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 11/20/2009 Duedate: 12/03/2009 ARUAK CITY ARENA DM-11 TURN-633 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS YELLOW FEVER COLORIFIC (511) (11-6978) [19-7-1,109] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader YELLOW FEVER POSITION IS EMPTY COLORIFIC (511) (11-6978) [19-7-1,109] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite GRAY MATTER GRAY MATTER COLORIFIC (511) COLORIFIC (511) (11-7152) [12-10-0,82] (11-7152) [12-10-0,82] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM ANIMAL FARM (510) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. KRILL CAVALRY (374) 40 2. BULLDOGS (157) 19 COLORIFIC (511) 3. COLORIFIC (511) 8 Unchartered Team 4. ANIMAL FARM (510) 5 5. FURRY FURY (611) 5 AOSTA'S LEGION (299) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 COLORIFIC (511) 433 221 14 66.2 1/ 2 ANIMAL FARM (510) 9 3 0 2/ 2 ANIMAL FARM (510) %1220 660 42 64.9 2/ 3 IMMORTALS (85) 9 6 0 3/ 3 BULLDOGS (157) %1107 805 35 57.9 3/ 1 COLORIFIC (511) 9 6 0 4/ 4 IMMORTALS (85) 948 %1086 75 46.6 4/ 4 BULLDOGS (157) 6 6 0 5/ 5 KRILL CAVALRY (374) 438 747 8 37.0 5/ 5 KRILL CAVALRY (374) 6 9 0 6/ 0 FURRY FURY (611) 12 22 0 35.3 6/ 0 FURRY FURY (611) 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 + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Andorian Succession #38 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + West of Fratsfa: "Now what?" Elosjon asked. "Now we make a plan," Fandil said. "I suppose you don't know anything about the castle, or any more about the magician there except that he's probably the son of the last lord of Mountain Home and went somewhere far away to study?" Elosjon shook his head. "Not a problem, we can work with what we've got already," Fandil said, patting his shoulder. "And really, the hint of Chaos Magic is enough." The old mage's face set grimly and suddenly looked a lot older than seemed possible. "He's been studying Folstrom materials, even if he didn't find the Folstrom themselves to study with." Folstrom! Elosjon shuddered. The Folstrom, who had nearly destroyed Alastari once--with Chaos Magic--were the monsters who lurked at the back of every Alastarian's mind, the ultimate image of evil and depravity, never to be forgiven. How could anyone seek out their learning? He asked the question aloud. "Some people would go into the very heart of wickedness in search of power, and vengeance is a strong motive, too," Fandil said. He sighed and sat down on a tree root. "He will not be easy to defeat, but we have learned a few things since the Folstrom were driven away. Sit down, boy, so I don't have to strain my neck talking to you. I am going to tell you spells that you will never, on pain of worse than death, repeat, nor even use if it isn't the most desperate last chance." "Why?" Elsojon slid down to sit beside him. "Why keep them secret, why not use them, why tell me at all?" "Because these spells are as dangerous in their way as Chaos Magic, because there is a good chance that using them will destroy you, and because someone has to know them and be ready to use them as the final reserve. This is a battle to death and beyond, young man, and we must make what preparations we can." The young mage took a deep breath, rubbed his suddenly-sweating hands down his robe, and nodded. "Okay." Fandil leaned closer to him, dropping his voice to a near whisper, and began to describe spells. ***** *** ***** *** ***** Elosjon blinked, wondering where the day had gone. How could it be evening already? Or maybe it was evening of the next day, or even two or three days later-- he felt stuffed with arcane knowledge, and it might have taken a long time to pour all that into him. He was afraid to move suddenly lest all that magic slosh around and confuse the spells. Or spill out uncontrolled. He couldn't say he'd LEARNED them, but he was full of them as a bottle might be full of wine. He understood Fandil's warnings now. He would rather carry live coals in his bare hands than the spells now lodged in his mind. Still, it was his job to do. Fandil, a mage with a towering reputation, was trusting him to do it. He looked at Fandil, sitting beside him. "Now what?" "Now we sleep, because darkness favors our Enemy, and we cannot give him that advantage. And because we need sleep if we are to be at our best." Fratsfa: The portal was just a portal and presented no bar to their passage. Sizzling Sunflower blinked around at the run-down section of the city to which they had returned. It seemed unexpectedly ordinary. Orderly, despite the litter. The buildings were all... square, or at least rectangular, all stone-colored, or brick. The people all human. She shook her head. "I hadn't realized that things were so conservative," she muttered. "Predictable," Lenpro agreed. "Just as well. Humans were not meant to live in chaos." "There were people back there--" She turned back toward the portal, but there was nothing to see now. Just a street, cracked pavement, grubby house-fronts, drooping trees. "People," the manager admitted, "but not humans. And I would guess not for long. That pocket universe is inherently unstable. But it may not be the only one of its kind, and I can't believe that it's good for our universe to have those clustered on it like leeches, so we'd better find my brother and tell him about it. Fandil will know what to do with a magical problem of that kind." "I guess. But it was an interesting place to visit, if you don't have to live there." She started along the street in what she figured was a westerly direction, toward the better part of the city. After a moment, she added, "There was a mob here when we went in. I kind of thought they'd wait." Lenpro glanced up at the sky. "It's late morning now, and we went through the portal in the afternoon. So it's been nearly a day, at the least. Most mobs don't have that much patience." "That long? It didn't seem more than an hour or two that we were in there!" "Some day when you have a week to spare, ask Fandil to explain 'temporal discontinuity' and 'meta-subjective time' to you. We're probably lucky--I hope we're lucky--we didn't get back BEFORE we left." * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 315): CONSTERNATION of CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 632): PUP TENT of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 632): TYNE of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 617): HOTL MUSCHEL of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 621): WILD FIRE of DISASTER (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 617): BELLE ISSIMO of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 616): KETTELMAN of GOLDEN CHANYON (Jorja, mgr) DM 30 IAYE (turn 614): HIPS of HER BEST ASSETS (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 580): TERILEE LINZ of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 574): LUCKY DAWG of DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 565): TANIA PARK of BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 263): PHOBOPHOBIA of WATCH OUT! (Soultaker, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 464): SERGEANT 3 of MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 216): FAIZUN GOTE of THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 517): DEATH FOG of SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 315): CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 632): COLORIFIC (Purple People Eater, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 632): ACTION HEROES (?, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 617): MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 621): MEDAL OF HONOR Z3 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 617): DARK FORCES (?, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 616): FIRST LADIES (?, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 614): ALL JACKED UP (Dr. Fil, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 580): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 574): THE STORM FRONT (The Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 564): SERPENT'S HOLD (?, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 263): BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 464): MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 216): DARK AS DAY (?, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 517): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.) Recent Graduates ---------------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 315): CONSTERNATION of CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 632): PUP TENT of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.) SHOTGUN GHANDI of ARMED & GREGARIOUS (TMM, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 616): ELLIRN KOUL of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 616): WORKER BEE of WEE BEE BAD (Dartor, mgr.) SAML ULRON of THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 616): KETTELMAN of GOLDEN CHANYON (Jorja, mgr) DM 30 IAYE (turn 613): HELP ON THE WAY of THE WARLOCKS (Malaquar, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 580): TERILEE LINZ of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 573): BREAK STUFF of THE PLAGUE (Reaper, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 263): BEXLY of OHIO (Berylstar, mgr.) (turn 262): NOVERCAPHOBIA of WATCH OUT! (Soultaker, mgr.) OUTCAST ORCHID of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. For my one and only time as DM heading on to The isle and retirement, I shall tell you about me. Perhaps it will bore you to death and my teammates can take advantage of that? 15(+1)-14-15-17-9-8-7 BA +4 Initiative 18-13-1 in arenas (no tourneys) normal Endu, great damage Adexes - Attack, Initiative; Expert Decise Skill learn rate = 1.81 Fave weapon? Did well with three 38/144/10 MA, 4/17/6 ML, 4/7/1 WF, 0/36/3 with others was 0-2, 1-5, 2-6, 3-8 at times finishing with 15-5-1 I am glad to be retiring. May the new Bulldog finally be something decent, Pup Tent SPY REPORT Greetings, warriors of ARUAK CITY! Once again I've been called out of retirement for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting. Bein' on top is great while it lasts, COLORIFIC. But how many friends do you have now? What's with RAGING BULL? He actually beat ARUAK CITY's KHALHUMS DWARF, and walked away with 16 more points from the fight. Laughs were big at KRILL CAVALRY while they watched IRVIN FLETE clobber BLACK BEE. He lost 12 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands. Try as he might, STABLEBOY wasn't good enough at persuading PUP TENT to step down from the Duelmaster's throne... Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting! 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, IMMORTALS! In my day, no team with a 946-1083-75 would scare me off! What's the problem, BULLDOGS? What do people see in TOM SAWYER? His 15-17-2? IMMORTALS ain't talkin', but he's got 92 points. YELLOW FEVER of COLORIFIC knows how to pick 'em. It challenged TOM SAWYER of IMMORTALS who is up by 25. Now was this a wise move? YELLOW FEVER perhaps got its just desserts, seeing as it bested TOM SAWYER and ended up with 109 recognition points. There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit. Do you want the fighters to walk away, or not? Here's some advice: study your opponent, master many skills, fight dirty. Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors. Any plans here? ARUAK CITY is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places. Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and good luck. Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME YELLOW FEVER 6978 19 7 1 109 COLORIFIC (511) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GREEN THUMB 6830 30 14 0 104 COLORIFIC (511) RAGING BULL 7205 11 10 0 96 BULLDOGS (157) TOM SAWYER 7101 15 17 2 92 IMMORTALS (85) PAPRIKA PUMA 7204 12 3 1 91 ANIMAL FARM (510) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KHAKI KRAIT 7238 7 2 1 88 ANIMAL FARM (510) STABLEBOY 7118 18 22 0 87 KRILL CAVALRY (374) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GRAY MATTER 7152 12 10 0 82 COLORIFIC (511) SHY MEERKAT 7140 8 4 0 68 FURRY FURY (611) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME IRVIN FLETE 7211 11 13 0 59 KRILL CAVALRY (374) CINDERELLA MAN 7102 11 21 0 58 IMMORTALS (85) DRAYTON FLASHSTONE 7166 10 11 0 58 IMMORTALS (85) -CLARET CRAWDAD 7246 5 0 0 57 ANIMAL FARM (510) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DOGMATIC 7255 5 0 2 54 BULLDOGS (157) TIRLA DANCER 7228 8 8 0 41 KRILL CAVALRY (374) RED HEAD 7231 9 5 0 38 COLORIFIC (511) BLACK BEE 7245 8 3 0 35 ANIMAL FARM (510) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HOUND 7230 6 2 0 32 BULLDOGS (157) MINUTE STEAK 7252 4 2 0 28 BULLDOGS (157) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PURPLE PASSION 7259 4 0 0 23 COLORIFIC (511) HARLINE FLETE 7258 2 3 0 23 KRILL CAVALRY (374) PURPLE PIG 7253 5 1 0 22 ANIMAL FARM (510) CAUTIONARY ORC 7261 2 1 0 19 IMMORTALS (85) MILO PICKERING 7256 3 2 0 12 IMMORTALS (85) CORVO BLACK 7257 0 5 0 5 KRILL CAVALRY (374) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? PERSONAL ADS Aye, mates! Gotta send me ten-gun salute ter LP Shotgun Ghandi. Good 'un, Soultaker. -- Mino Convicted Assassin was no problem for ME. -- Khaki Krait, Animal Farm (and proud American Idol fan, wondering when a critter will win) Irvin Flete -- Aren't all females, snakes? -- Khaki Krait (posing a theoretical question after spracking Convicted Assassin) I'll admit it! I have an addiction to Corvo Black! -- Purple Pig Irvin Fleet -- My stinger was a little off, but I sure did a lot of buzzing. I take it you don't like to be buzzed? -- Black Bee Venomous Concubine -- I'm glad it was my turn. -- Paprike Puma Congratulations to Lord Protectors Pup Tent and Shotgun Gandhi. -- Kennelworth Pup Tent -- We are proud of you. Graduating with a Duelmaster Crown! Duelmasters drink free at The Bulldog Inn. -- Kennelworth, Proprietor That Pup's too young to be drinking. "We need Adie, Gen. Puerco, Doc Steele, and others to come back. -- Dartor" We surely do, Dartor! Congrats on that 52 point gain, Big Guy! -- Kennelworth Stableboy -- It was my turn to be Duelmaster, I guess. Just this once! -- Pup Tent Khalhums Dwarf -- I hate you dwarfs! You won't let me BULL-y you! -- Raging Bull Stableboy, what!!! I don't have a temper! I'll get you for that! -- Raging Bull (showing his nonexistent temper) 2-3?!?! You Colorifics SUCK! I cannot go on this way! There will be changes! I will eat you all, purple people or not! Capiche! -- Purple People Eater (Proud Colorific Manager) Well, I bear Harlin Flete, so I am safe! -- Purple Passion, Proud Colorific (watching and acting out Dancing With The Stars) The Veteran Mercenary was no problem for me! -- Yellow Fever, Proud Colorific Those Immortals plotted against us! It was unfair! We are going to sue! -- Green Thumb and Red Head, Proud, but concerned Colorifics Tom Sawyer -- I hate you! -- Green Thumb, Proud Colorific Cinderella Man -- You box like a girl! And I hate you! -- Red Head, Proud Colorific Khalhums Dwarf was too much for me. Perhaps Purple People Eater is right and I should go to the D.A. Good bye, cruel world. -- Gray Matter I am feeling generous, Gray Matter. I shall give you ONE more chance. -- Purple People Eater, Proud Colorific Manager Not that anybody in this arena cares much any more, but Pup Tent's favorites were Mod/Vlow, Mace, learns Defensive -- Kennelworth Pup Tent -- Well, all I can say is, thank the gods you aren't a full-grown dog tent! -- Stableboy P.S. It's just as well I lost the title, I'm a behind-the-scenes kind of guy, not a headliner. Black Bee -- Damn, I hate it when my opponents turn the fight around in the last seconds. -- Irvin Flete Cautionary Orc -- I was cautious, and it worked. -- Tirla Dancer P.S. Why aren't you an orc? Purple Passion -- Ah, finest kind! We don't want any low-key lavender or PINK. -- Harline Flete Purple Pig -- I wouldn't kiss a purple pig, even if you were a female purple pig. -- Corvo Black Our congratulations to Pup Tent and Shotgun Ghandi. -- Jorja and the Krill Cavalry LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS YELLOW FEVER devastated TOM SAWYER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight. RED HEAD was viciously subdued by DRAYTON FLASHSTONE in a 2 minute Challenge battle. PUP TENT savagely defeated STABLEBOY in a crowd pleasing 2 minute gory master's duel. GREEN THUMB luckily beat VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 3 minute master's match. GRAY MATTER was luckily beaten by VETERAN MERCENARY in a exciting 2 minute struggle. PAPRIKA PUMA overcame KUNG-FU MASTER in a action packed 1 minute fight. RAGING BULL vanquished KHALHUMS DWARF in a action packed 2 minute gory uneven duel. KHAKI KRAIT vanquished VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided duel. CINDERELLA MAN was defeated by SHY MEERKAT in a 2 minute expert's match. DOGMATIC overpowered AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided fight. BLACK BEE was demolished by IRVIN FLETE in a 1 minute mismatched competition. MINUTE STEAK was subdued by TIRLA DANCER in a popular 1 minute brawl. HOUND slimly lost to THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a tiring 9 minute gruesome conflict. PURPLE PIG was luckily beaten by CAUTIONARY ORC in a crowd boring 20 minute struggle. MILO PICKERING was beaten by HARLINE FLETE in a 1 minute amateur's brawl. CORVO BLACK was luckily beaten by PURPLE PASSION in a 2 minute novice's bout. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |BASHING ATTACK 8 BASHING ATTACK 49 - 21 - 4 70 | |TOTAL PARRY 6 TOTAL PARRY 33 - 15 - 0 69 | |WALL OF STEEL 4 AIMED BLOW 8 - 5 - 0 62 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 15 - 11 - 0 58 | |LUNGING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 17 - 14 - 1 55 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 3 - 0 50 | |AIMED BLOW 0 LUNGING ATTACK 10 - 15 - 1 40 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |SLASHING ATTACK 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 633 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: STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 2 4 BASHING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 5 - 3 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY TOTAL PARRY 3 - 3 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME BASHING ATTACK YELLOW FEVER 6978 19 7 1 109 COLORIFIC (511) TOTAL PARRY GREEN THUMB 6830 30 14 0 104 COLORIFIC (511) STRIKING ATTACK RAGING BULL 7205 11 10 0 96 BULLDOGS (157) WALL OF STEEL SHY MEERKAT 7140 8 4 0 68 FURRY FURY (611) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is GRAY MATTER 7152. The most popular warrior this turn was GRAY MATTER 7152. The ten other most popular fighters were PAPRIKA PUMA 7204, DRAYTON FLASHSTONE 7166, RAGING BULL 7205, SHY MEERKAT 7140, CORVO BLACK 7257, IRVIN FLETE 7211, TIRLA DANCER 7228, MILO PICKERING 7256, HARLINE FLETE 7258, and YELLOW FEVER 6978. The least popular fighter this week was PURPLE PIG 7253. The other ten least popular fighters were CAUTIONARY ORC 7261, HOUND 7230, TOM SAWYER 7101, PURPLE PASSION 7259, BLACK BEE 7245, DOGMATIC 7255, GREEN THUMB 6830, STABLEBOY 7118, RED HEAD 7231, and MINUTE STEAK 7252. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: SHOTGUN GANDHI (11-6760) ARMED & GREGARIOUS (580) PUP TENT (11-7134) BULLDOGS (157)