DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 09/07/2005 Duedate: 09/20/2005
RIZTAB ARENA
DM-12 TURN-524
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
LUIGI
TEAM MARIO (598)
(12-6056) [8-4-0,113]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
MEOW MIX SORAK
ARENA FELINES (177) FORCE OF FIVE (586)
(12-6072) [10-1-0,116] (12-5918) [7-2-0,55]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
CAT TAGIOUS LUIGI
ARENA FELINES (177) TEAM MARIO (598)
(12-5900) [28-17-4,105] (12-6056) [8-4-0,113]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BLOODSUCKERS (416)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. HIGH JINKS (584) 40
2. BLOODSUCKERS (416) 36 ARENA FELINES (177)
3. HOUNDS OF HELL (596) 32 Unchartered Team
4. CASTLE (230) 27
5. FORCE OF FIVE (586) 16 FORCE OF FIVE (586)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 ARENA FELINES (177) 725 525 65 58.0 1/ 3 BLOODSUCKERS (416) 10 5 1
2- 3 HALL OF GIANT (419) 65 51 3 56.0 2/ 5 HOUNDS OF HELL (596) 9 0 0
3/ 2 TEAM MARIO (598) 27 22 1 55.1 3/ 2 ARENA FELINES (177) 9 4 0
4/ 4*FORCE OF FIVE (586) 22 23 1 48.9 4/ 8 DREAMERS (142) 9 6 0
5/ 5 DREAMERS (142) %1003 %1049 84 48.9 5/ 4*NIGHT STALKERS (616) 8 7 0
6/ 6 BLOODSUCKERS (416) 393 419 36 48.4 6/ 9 HIGH JINKS (584) 7 8 0
7/ 8 HIGH JINKS (584) 108 116 8 48.2 7/10 CASTLE (230) 6 5 0
8/10 HOUNDS OF HELL (596) 36 40 2 47.4 8/ 1*FORCE OF FIVE (586) 6 9 0
9/ 9 CASTLE (230) 217 248 14 46.7 9/ 7 ALL HALLOW'S EVE (599) 5 5 0
10/ 7*NIGHT STALKERS (616) 14 16 1 46.7 10/11 TEAM MARIO (598) 3 3 0
11/11 ALL HALLOW'S EVE (599) 30 39 1 43.5 11/ 6 SWEET MAGIC (267) 2 13 0
12-12 THE RAITHSKAR (71) 64 90 6 41.6 12-13 THE RAITHSKAR (71) 1 4 0
13-13 DEUCES WILD (617) 22 34 3 39.3 13-12 DEUCES WILD (617) 1 5 0
14/14 SWEET MAGIC (267) 385 627 11 38.0 14-14 HALL OF GIANT (419) 0 1 0
15/ 0 THAT TEAM (556) 5 10 1 33.3 15/ 0 THAT TEAM (556) 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
+ ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Old Secrets #3 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
The meeting had disintegrated after Karolvingar's melodramatic announcement, and
most of the Bandit Princes had gone home, or at least, had gone elsewhere. The demon
looked after them mournfully. "They don't believe me."
"No," Doreg said. He poured wine into the glasses of himself and Zrof, the only
two humans remaining, and offered the bottle to Karolvingar. "I don't know if you
drink wine?"
The demon accepted the bottle. "I have developed a taste for it," he admitted.
Examining the label, his long ears twitched. "An excellent vintage, I see!" He
selected an unused glass and poured it full of wine.
"I don't see how we can have a Chaos War," Doreg said as the demon drank.
"Neither do the others, and probably for the same reason. This is what the Grey
Witch is all about: preventing one. That's what the arena system is for, besides,
and we have an arena here, so--?" His tone invited Zrof to speak in his role as
arenamaster. "Is the decline in arena activity a sign of weakness on the part of the
Grey Witch?"
Zrof shrugged. "About the Witch, who knows? She's been keeping to Herself
lately. As to the decline in activity, who knows? Some people claim it's a sign of
Her strength, that she has all the Lord Protectors she needs."
"There are thousands of them," Doreg admitted.
"But not thousands she can call on. They're an independent lot, gladiators,
though you wouldn't think it when they meekly accept orders to step out onto the
sands and fight for their lives. But once they get to the Isle--or get INVITED to
the Isle, since many don't go--they get large notions of their own importance. They
have their own agendas, and they don't give much thought to Hers."
"She is very strong," Doreg said. "She broke Castle Midnight, after all."
Zrof smiled slightly. "Did she?"
"It's in the Chronicles--!"
"And if it's written down, it must be truth? There are other records than the
official chronicles," Zrof said, "and they tell the story from other angles--and with
other heroes and villains." The arenamaster transferred his one-eyed gaze to
Karolvingar, who had kept silence. "And it may be Castle Midnight that we need now?"
The demon nodded. "We need the true Bandit Prince of Zukal, the first and
greatest one. Not the one the Grey Witch holds prisoner, who is insane, or are both
insane, if he--they--are still split, but his father. The Demon Prince. If he still
lives and can be reached."
"A DEMON Prince of Zukal?" Doreg set down his wineglass as though it had become
a serpent that might bite him. "I never heard of--"
"Most people never heard of him," Zrof agreed. "It's very OLD history, dating
back before the most recent Chaos War, to the time at the end of the Chaos War before
that, before Alastari existed. Back when the Grey Witch was a young woman with a
dream." He paused, and his gaze weighed Doreg. "It isn't a story that should be
repeated. It isn't safe to know it."
The younger man drew himself up proudly. "I don't ask for what you don't want
to tell," he said. "Your word is enough for me to act on. But if you choose to tell
me this, know that I am a Bandit Prince of Zukal, and I can keep secrets."
Zrof One-Eye looked at him for a moment, then shrugged. "The first and greatest
Prince of Midnight is said to be, to have been, half-demon, half human," Zrof One-Eye
said. "I don't know the truth of that--he looked human, but even some full demons
do. Or it might have been an illusion."
"Or he might have BEEN fully human," Doreg said.
Zrof nodded and poured more wine into his glass. "He could have been human,
simply distinguished by his ability to control demons. About that ability, there is
no doubt, and we are all grateful that the later Bandit Prince, the one Greywand
holds in her prison, does not have it. He--or the demons under his command, I
suppose--built Castle Midnight here when Zukal was nothing but rubble and refugees at
the end of that earlier Chaos War--"
"Which would be what, three thousand years ago? Three thousand five hundred?"
"Longer, Doreg. I'm...I believe it was longer than that." The arenamaster
frowned into his wine, then shrugged. "I don't suppose it matters."
"So this...Demon Prince was the 'Father of Zukal', so to speak?"
"Yes. Literally, too--he was a very active man."
"And a demon-master," Karolvingar said. Doreg twitched at his comment, having
almost forgotten the Roving Demon's presence. "I do not necessarily like the idea of
calling on a demon-master, you understand, but sometimes one must do unpleasant
things in the interests of survival."
It was Doreg's turn to frown. "You actually think we can get this Demon Prince,
himself, after thousands of years, to come to the aid of Zukal?" He looked at
Karolvingar uneasily. "Are demons immortal? I, uh, never thought to ask...."
SPY REPORT
It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty,
and despair! FORCE OF FIVE? Who? BLOODSUCKERS is the top team these days, buddies!
He who laughs last didn't get the joke. Speaking of laughing at jokes, observe FORCE
OF FIVE. Last week they got 2-3-0 to drop by 7! Nothing works for a team like
victory (How's that for a perceptive observation?) as DREAMERS can attest... Say
what you will about blind luck and dirty fighting, but HOUNDS OF HELL will tell you
36-40-2 is nothing to laugh at... Practice pays for MEOW MIX, who pummelled
GROTESQUE ZOMBIE, to pocket 15 points. Win some, lose some. Speaking of which,
MUDDRUMMER was winsome, after beating SHADOW and seeing him lose 10 points. The
arena was more crowded than usual this time, as LUIGI faced RIZTAB's Duelmaster.
What can be a greater victory? LUIGI has taken his place as the top, as RIZTAB's new
Duelmaster. Word has it one team in RIZTAB is using psychics to predict wins. They
lead a charmed life!
My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter.
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights! To quell some nasty rumors, the guys
in ARENA FELINES are not carrying any incurable diseases. No need to avoid 'em. The
warriors of ARENA FELINES found their efforts at combat frustrated as CASTLE
apparently had more important things to do than fight. If challenges were horses,
ROBESPIERRE could open up a fast food joint!
Ah, the duel! The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd! Ask not a
spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an
unconscious stupor.
Leave me now, you base fools! More important duties call me. RIZTAB, I leave
you now. The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The Dripping Blade. 'Til next
time-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LUIGI 6056 8 4 0 113 TEAM MARIO (598)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MEOW MIX 6072 10 1 0 116 ARENA FELINES (177)
ANARCHY 3661 18 9 1 109 CASTLE (230)
CAT TAGIOUS 5900 28 17 4 105 ARENA FELINES (177)
ROBESPIERRE 3782 15 11 0 93 CASTLE (230)
GROTESQUE ZOMBIE 6071 11 5 0 92 ALL HALLOW'S EVE (599)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THUNDER CAT 6048 10 5 0 87 ARENA FELINES (177)
STINK EYE 6065 14 8 0 86 BLOODSUCKERS (416)
-REDJAC 508 15 25 5 85 THE RAITHSKAR (71)
FELINE GRIN 5956 20 8 0 82 ARENA FELINES (177)
ASTRO ASSASSIN 6047 8 3 1 82 HOUNDS OF HELL (596)
-BOKUR FIRE EYE 3746 16 19 0 81 HALL OF GIANT (419)
-ARCION 548 12 11 0 75 THE RAITHSKAR (71)
INVINCIBLE MARIO 6055 9 3 1 75 TEAM MARIO (598)
MARX 6125 11 7 0 74 DREAMERS (142)
AGGRANDIZIN ANNE 6196 7 4 0 70 HIGH JINKS (584)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KANT 6038 11 14 1 68 DREAMERS (142)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AUTUMN LEAVES 5975 14 22 1 65 SWEET MAGIC (267)
SCOOBY DOOM 6021 8 3 1 65 HOUNDS OF HELL (596)
INSIGHTFULL INGIE 6139 9 6 0 63 HIGH JINKS (584)
HIPPY CHICK 6127 8 4 0 63 ALL HALLOW'S EVE (599)
SUGAR JANE 5948 11 29 0 62 SWEET MAGIC (267)
CONFUCIUS 6201 8 3 0 58 DREAMERS (142)
TILLERITA 6007 13 18 0 57 SWEET MAGIC (267)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SORAK 5918 7 2 0 55 FORCE OF FIVE (586)
THE FENRIS WOLF 6114 6 3 0 52 HOUNDS OF HELL (596)
FUZZYMOTTO 6045 11 14 2 49 BLOODSUCKERS (416)
ALOURSHIN 6126 11 8 1 43 SWEET MAGIC (267)
CAELUM 5916 8 1 0 43 FORCE OF FIVE (586)
TALA GOG 6066 7 17 0 38 SWEET MAGIC (267)
LATIN RELOAD 5566 5 3 0 36 CASTLE (230)
-YOSHII 6061 4 4 0 35 TEAM MARIO (598)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JEEZUS FREAK 3884 7 10 0 33 CASTLE (230)
MUDDRUMMER 6198 6 4 0 33 BLOODSUCKERS (416)
CHIC SHEIK 6205 3 3 0 32 ALL HALLOW'S EVE (599)
NIGHT SHADE 6244 4 2 0 31 NIGHT STALKERS (616)
-CORMAC 6253 5 7 0 29 DEUCES WILD (617)
-GREAT FGNAH 4294 5 4 0 27 HALL OF GIANT (419)
-CRAZED CLIFFORD 6140 5 2 0 27 HOUNDS OF HELL (596)
WILLY KILLYA 6260 4 1 0 27 BLOODSUCKERS (416)
THALES 6286 3 0 0 26 DREAMERS (142)
-MARIO 6054 3 4 0 24 TEAM MARIO (598)
DOOZY 6266 3 2 0 24 HIGH JINKS (584)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DONAIR 6251 5 7 1 23 DEUCES WILD (617)
GHOST 6264 4 1 1 23 NIGHT STALKERS (616)
CHASM 6242 3 3 0 23 NIGHT STALKERS (616)
FAVRE 4 EVER 6294 2 0 0 22 BLOODSUCKERS (416)
DARTH VADER 6222 1 1 0 22 ALL HALLOW'S EVE (599)
FUZZY BUTT 6293 2 0 0 20 ARENA FELINES (177)
-STORM 6250 4 6 1 19 DEUCES WILD (617)
THORGRIMM 5917 4 5 1 18 FORCE OF FIVE (586)
BLUUD MENACE 3934 4 6 0 18 CASTLE (230)
BUDDHA 6231 3 4 0 17 DREAMERS (142)
THAT GUY 5442 1 2 0 15 THAT TEAM (556)
SCARHEART 5914 2 7 0 13 FORCE OF FIVE (586)
SHADOW 6245 3 3 0 12 NIGHT STALKERS (616)
BONECRUSHER 5915 1 8 0 11 FORCE OF FIVE (586)
SHIFTY SAM 6296 1 0 0 11 HIGH JINKS (584)
FUNKY MONK 6295 1 0 0 10 ALL HALLOW'S EVE (599)
-THORALL 4737 2 1 0 7 HALL OF GIANT (419)
-LYRA 6267 1 1 0 4 DEUCES WILD (617)
-TALYN 6268 1 1 0 4 DEUCES WILD (617)
-BARBB 6270 0 1 0 1 THE RAITHSKAR (71)
MIST 6297 0 1 0 1 NIGHT STALKERS (616)
RED KOOPA KID 6280 0 1 0 1 TEAM MARIO (598)
-KID 6291 0 1 0 1 THE RAITHSKAR (71)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BIG ETHYL 6272 1 3 0 HIGH JINKS 584 BUKKA THE TROLL 491 524 NONE
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BAD GIRL 6269 0 1 0 THE RAITHSKAR 71 GHOST 6264 521
PERSONAL ADS
Kant -- I zigged when I should have zagged. -- Ingie
Sometimes you have to do something totally else. The funky chicken, maybe. --
Ed., ever helpful
Darth Vader -- S'gotta hurt. -- Doozy
Shadow -- Guess I'm not big enough for this burg. -- Big Ethyl
Marx -- I have to work on my follow through. -- Aggrandizin Anne
Redjac -- The last fighter I lost to was a basher. You're the first basher I've
beaten. I hate bashers. -- Anarchy
Buddha -- No way I'm converting after smashing you like I did. -- J. Freak
Night Shade -- Who needs shade at night anyway? -- Bluud Menace
Grotesque Zombie -- OUCH! -- Robespierre
Astro Assassin -- WHERE did you get the idea that I am an astro to be assassinated?
STOP that. Bad dog! Stop biting me on the ankle, you disgusting little mop. --
Tillerita
Fuzzymoto -- Ha! I hope you limp FOREVER, you bloodsucker. A leech, that's what YOU
are. Repulsive things, leeches. -- Sugar Jane the unsympathetic
Scooby Doom -- You call that being a good dog? Pah! Ptui! Next time, brush your
teeth before you lick my face, you mutt! And get off the couch! -- Tala Gog
Invincible Mario -- La, sir! I couldn't possibly have defeated you, what with you
being so invincible and all, so I didn't even TRY. But you are rude. That
preoccupation with my, erm, my front. -- Autumn Leaves
Yoshii -- Why isn't your name Mario? Are you some kind of STEALTH Mario? Bad idea,
boy. We have ways of dealing with stealth! -- Alourshin
Donair -- I find your name oh so appropriate now that I've had the pleasure of
fighting...or should I say observing you. It reminded me of the kid at every party
that keeps swinging at the pinata but just can't seem to hit anything but air. That
your manager named you the "Don" of air means he must have had the same b-day
flashback when seeing you in action. I would have thought you would have hit me once
by accident. Open your eyes next time you step up to the plate--it really does help.
-- Caelum
Cormac -- I read the "blow by blow" of our fight in the Riztab Republic the next day
and I have to say that I am shocked by your behavior. I hit you with my dagger in
your buttocks and you instantly go down. I'm sure your manager is ashamed of you.
That kind of behavior has no place in our conservative arena! -- Sorak
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BIG ETHYL was dealt death by BUKKA THE TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
LUIGI savagely defeated CAT TAGIOUS in a exciting 2 minute gory Challenge Title melee.
MEOW MIX vanquished GROTESQUE ZOMBIE in a popular 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
INVINCIBLE MARIO was defeated by ROBESPIERRE in a 1 minute Challenge match.
KANT was devastated by STINK EYE in a 2 minute gory uneven Challenge brawl.
HIPPY CHICK was viciously subdued by ASTRO ASSASSIN in a 2 minute Challenge match.
JEEZUS FREAK was narrowly defeated by FUZZYMOTTO in a dull 11 minute Challenge melee.
THE FENRIS WOLF vanquished TALA GOG in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
SCOOBY DOOM overpowered TILLERITA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
SORAK defeated ALOURSHIN in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
LATIN RELOAD beat GHOST in a 1 minute gory Challenge melee.
CHIC SHEIK was luckily beaten by CAELUM in a 3 minute brutal Challenge match.
DARTH VADER devastated SCARHEART in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict.
BLUUD MENACE was demolished by NIGHT SHADE in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge match.
MUDDRUMMER handily defeated SHADOW in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge conflict.
BONECRUSHER was vanquished by DOOZY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
THUNDER CAT was handily defeated by ANARCHY in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
FELINE GRIN slimly won victory over INSIGHTFULL INGIE in a tiring 14 minute brawl.
MARX beat AUTUMN LEAVES in a exciting 1 minute brutal veteran's match.
AGGRANDIZIN ANNE overpowered SUGAR JANE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
CONFUCIUS devastated WILLY KILLYA in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
THORGRIMM was viciously subdued by CHASM in a popular 4 minute gruesome match.
THAT GUY was vanquished by FAVRE 4 EVER in a 1 minute mismatched fray.
BUDDHA defeated KHAZRHO THE ZUKALI in a 4 minute match.
THALES defeated BOLGAR THE FOOLISH in a 1 minute fight.
FUZZY BUTT vanquished RED KOOPA KID in a 1 minute one-sided match.
FUNKY MONK vanquished MIST in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
SHIFTY SAM subdued WILLIE THE RAT in a 2 minute novice's melee.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 9 PARRY-STRIKE 30 - 13 - 2 70 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 AIMED BLOW 21 - 13 - 0 62 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 6 TOTAL PARRY 17 - 11 - 2 61 |
|AIMED BLOW 6 STRIKING ATTACK 52 - 35 - 4 60 |
|WALL OF STEEL 5 LUNGING ATTACK 38 - 36 - 3 51 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 5 WALL OF STEEL 25 - 31 - 0 45 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 5 PARRY-LUNGE 16 - 23 - 0 41 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 SLASHING ATTACK 15 - 24 - 1 38 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 14 - 25 - 1 36 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 BASHING ATTACK 16 - 35 - 1 31 |
Turn 524 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 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 4 4 STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 4 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 3 3 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 3 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 4 1 WALL OF STEEL
STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 4 1 BASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 3 - 3 1 TOTAL PARRY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK LUIGI 6056 8 4 0 113 TEAM MARIO (598)
AIMED BLOW ANARCHY 3661 18 9 1 109 CASTLE (230)
PARRY-RIPOSTE ROBESPIERRE 3782 15 11 0 93 CASTLE (230)
WALL OF STEEL STINK EYE 6065 14 8 0 86 BLOODSUCKERS (416)
TOTAL PARRY FELINE GRIN 5956 20 8 0 82 ARENA FELINES (177)
SLASHING ATTACK INVINCIBLE MARIO 6055 9 3 1 75 TEAM MARIO (598)
BASHING ATTACK MARX 6125 11 7 0 74 DREAMERS (142)
LUNGING ATTACK SCOOBY DOOM 6021 8 3 1 65 HOUNDS OF HELL (596)
PARRY-LUNGE HIPPY CHICK 6127 8 4 0 63 ALL HALLOW'S EVE (599)
PARRY-STRIKE SORAK 5918 7 2 0 55 FORCE OF FIVE (586)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is CAT TAGIOUS 5900. The most popular warrior this
turn was LUIGI 6056. The ten other most popular fighters were ASTRO ASSASSIN 6047,
CHASM 6242, STINK EYE 6065, SORAK 5918, CHIC SHEIK 6205, MARX 6125, MEOW MIX 6072,
SHIFTY SAM 6296, CAT TAGIOUS 5900, and THE FENRIS WOLF 6114.
The least popular fighter this week was FUZZYMOTTO 6045. The other ten least popular
fighters were FELINE GRIN 5956, JEEZUS FREAK 3884, THORGRIMM 5917, INSIGHTFULL INGIE
6139, MIST 6297, RED KOOPA KID 6280, BUDDHA 6231, THAT GUY 5442, WILLY KILLYA 6260,
and THUNDER CAT 6048.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
ANARCHY (12-3661) CASTLE (230)