DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 12/12/2007 Duedate: 12/25/2007 RIZTAB ARENA DM-12 TURN-583 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS WINTER SHADOWS SWEET MAGIC (267) (12-6526) [20-16-0,100] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader WINTER SHADOWS POSITION IS EMPTY SWEET MAGIC (267) (12-6526) [20-16-0,100] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite SWEET BETSEY DEMOCRITUS SWEET MAGIC (267) DREAMERS (142) (12-6571) [15-12-0,66] (12-6611) [9-4-0,69] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM DREAMERS (142) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. SWEET MAGIC (267) 29 2. RAINBOW WARRIORS (439) 18 CULTS-R-US (624) 3. DREAMERS (142) 9 Unchartered Team 4. HIGH JINKS (584) -1 5. CULTS-R-US (624) -27 CROSSWORD PUZZLE (442) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 CULTS-R-US (624) 155 111 2 58.3 1/ 2 DREAMERS (142) 10 5 0 2/ 2 HIGH JINKS (584) 268 248 17 51.9 2/ 1 CULTS-R-US (624) 8 3 0 3/ 4 DREAMERS (142) %1157 %1166 89 49.8 3/ 3 HIGH JINKS (584) 5 9 1 4/ 5 RAINBOW WARRIORS (439) 71 83 4 46.1 4/ 4 SWEET MAGIC (267) 5 10 0 5/ 7 SWEET MAGIC (267) 487 819 15 37.3 5/ 6 RAINBOW WARRIORS (439) 4 2 1 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 582): BRUJAH of DARK WARDS (Dr. Doom, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 582): KOOL-AID DRINKER of CULTS-R-US (Jondeaux, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 576): STRADA of STARBASE 5 (Zeus, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 578): PENNY LOPE of PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 577): ATTILA THE HUN of DEATH INCARNATE (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 575): GIMME SOME SUGAR of ARMY OF DARKNESS (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 287): SHARAPOVA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 568): GOLDIE of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 285): ULTHAR UTHERYDES of THE STORMGUARDS (The Icelord) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 564): BELLE ZEYBUL of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 562): SHANARIAN D'ANJELICA of STORM BRINGERS (Vincent Michaels 'The Rake', mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 553): TOURNEY SCUM of BUSY, BUSYTOWN (Huckle Cat, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 516): SOLDIER 2 of MEDAL OF HONOR 27 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 263): RAGGEDY ANN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 257): RHIANNON of GAELIC STORM (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 244): STREET SIGN of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 443): THE QUAM ZONE of EASTERN HORDE (Mr. Mojo, mgr.) DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 430): BULLY BOY of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 421): CIRSIUM VULGARE of BLADE AND BLOOD (Noachian, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 407): KILLIAN TEN VIR of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 192): BLACK EYE of BLACK & BLUE (The Mun, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 379): KIRSSARINA of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 375): ZAGWE BANSHEE of HUE AND CRY (Noachian, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 363): DEELAR MARION of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 469): SUPERIOR FORCES of DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY (A-Sop, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 469): SUPERIOR FORCES of DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY (A-Sop, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 582): DARK WARDS (Dr. Doom, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 582): CULTS-R-US (?, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 576): TERMINUS (?, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 578): PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 577): DEATH INCARNATE (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 575): TEAM CHAOS (?, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 287): THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 568): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 285): SOL INVICTUS (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 564): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 562): KLKASINO HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 553): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 516): MEDAL OF HONOR 27 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 263): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 257): THE BEAR'S PAW (Kat, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 244): OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 443): KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (Jakari, mgr.) DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 430): UNDERDOGS (Technogeek, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 421): BLADE AND BLOOD (Noachian, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 407): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 192): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 379): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 375): HUE AND CRY (Noachian, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 363): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 469): DO IT AGAIN et al (The Dark One, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 15 MALCORN (turn 576): STRADA of STARBASE 5 (Zeus, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 577): ATTILA THE HUN of DEATH INCARNATE (The Dark One, mgr.) VINN WULF of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 567): DIRTY SANCHEZ of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 285): ULTHAR UTHERYDES of THE STORMGUARDS (The Icelord) KATANA of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 563): TED ICKENS of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 551): JUNGLE KING of FLIPPERS ARCADE (Huckle Cat, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 515): THOMAS FOWLER of MEDAL OF HONOR 27 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 257): SMOKESCREEN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 244): STREET SIGN of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.) (turn 243): HARRY MONSTER of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 443): THE QUAM ZONE of EASTERN HORDE (Mr. Mojo, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 191): WANSTEAD of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 363): DEELAR MARION of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. Hooray! I smote that little Missy Mossy down onto the sands, and in the process achieved glorious redemption for the Waco Wonker, slashed down far too soon in the prime of his mediocrity. [Waco Wonk PR 15-13-11-17-8-9-11 ad ex rip(-3) ex parry(+4), continuing the not-so-glorious tradition of all PR's being hosed in rip.] Waco was an odd bugger, strong in our faith but prone to reciting verse at the least opportune times. I can remember once in the midst of battle the Wonker threw down his spear, raised his eyes up to the heavens, and put all his faith in the one above! Needles to say, he didn't win that one. The firmament must've been busy. But no matter, his faith was strong, and his soul was as pure as a Dove bar. The other .56 percent having to do with his unfortunate residency above a brothel. So I dedicate this duelmastership to him, and lay this glorious victory at his feet. Hoping the rotting stench doesn't make the glorious victory run away as quickly as a sailor does when confronted with a positive pregnancy test. Wake up Riztab! The here and now is here!! At least until something better comes along..... Your Duelmaster, Kool-Aid Drinker SPY REPORT Much has changed in RIZTAB since last I was here. Never fear, Olaf Modeen adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters. Woof! CULTS-R-US were a bunch of dogs after DREAMERS got through with 'em! 2nd ain't so sweet as 1st! What's with MOLLY? She actually beat DREAMERS' PYTHAGORAS, and walked away with 18 more points from the fight. Laughs were big at DREAMERS while they watched PARMENIDES clobber TIANNARY. She lost 11 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands. I'm sure RIZTAB is excited about WINTER SHADOWS, the new Duelmaster from SWEET MAGIC. (remember?) But when you've seen as many as I have... Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting! No matter the time or place, men will always duel. The most avoided team was HIGH JINKS. Management must be dealin', as the boys at RAINBOW WARRIORS ain't reelin'! HIGH JINKS' mad! Warriors of RIZTAB unite. You have only your games to lose! Many a warrior has met his fate in a hungover stupor. You young rapscallions, take note! Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt. Are you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it? Actually, I guess I'm writing it before you read it. Oh, well. Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and good luck. Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WINTER SHADOWS 6526 20 16 0 100 SWEET MAGIC (267) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -MISSY MOSSY 6539 21 12 2 92 HIGH JINKS (584) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SISTER Q 6579 13 9 0 82 CULTS-R-US (624) KOOL-AID DRINKER 6557 17 13 0 77 CULTS-R-US (624) -MADAM Y 6576 15 8 0 77 CULTS-R-US (624) -BROTHER ZEN 6602 13 4 0 69 CULTS-R-US (624) DEMOCRITUS 6611 9 4 0 69 DREAMERS (142) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SWEET BETSEY 6571 15 12 0 66 SWEET MAGIC (267) PARMENIDES 6599 10 8 0 63 DREAMERS (142) TARILISS 6527 9 27 1 60 SWEET MAGIC (267) LEUCIPPUS 6601 6 12 0 57 DREAMERS (142) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TIANNARY 6612 7 9 2 42 SWEET MAGIC (267) HERACLITUS 6646 4 3 0 40 DREAMERS (142) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MARLOW 6644 5 4 0 30 HIGH JINKS (584) SYLVIA THE GREY 6661 2 0 1 30 RAINBOW WARRIORS (439) CORIANELLE 6621 5 8 0 28 SWEET MAGIC (267) MOLLY 6662 2 1 0 27 HIGH JINKS (584) BORIS THE BLACK 6660 2 0 0 25 RAINBOW WARRIORS (439) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PYTHAGORAS 6647 4 3 0 15 DREAMERS (142) TIDDLES 6664 1 1 0 8 HIGH JINKS (584) REPULSIVE ROGAN 6663 1 1 0 4 HIGH JINKS (584) -BROTHER ZOINK 6665 0 1 0 1 CULTS-R-US (624) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? WACKY WACO WONK 6505 17 17 1 CULTS-R-US 624 MISSY MOSSY 6539 581 REVENGED THE MEGSTR 6659 1 1 0 HIGH JINKS 584 SYLVIA THE GREY 6661 581 PERSONAL ADS Parmenides -- I've got to hold "old Mo" longer than that if I'm going to keep on keeping on dispatching my game. -- Marlow Kool-Aid Drinker -- Knocked me right off my perch. Good fight and may your reign be brief but action packed. -- Missy Mossy Corianelle -- Boss'sss frowning again. Missy says that's a good sign, but I'm not so sure she's giving me the straight skinny. -- Molly Brother Zoink -- I think we repulsed the crowd adequately. Leastways I was plenty repulsive, but then I work at it. -- Repulsive Rogan Sister Q -- Did we ask...? Ah, I see that Sweet Betsey did last time. So we can wait for a possible answer on that. No rush, just searching for some topic of conversation other than, "Good fight" or the ruder converse, "You suck." Well, hmm. Not much in a one-shot fight to comment on, but I will just say that if you try putting "all your weight behind the blow" on an icy day like this, you will get into trouble. I grant you that the truck with the snowblade isn't taking it slowly and carefully, but when you consider that this guy spends ALL DAY driving back and forth scraping ice and snow off the back streets of this little town, you can see how he'd get bored and maybe try to push the envelope a little. Although at that speed, the envelope is probably trodden into the slush before he even realizes it's there. You think I go on too much about the weather conditions? But it IS my season, you know. -- Winter Shadows Madam Y -- Somehow I just can't see you in a gym suit leading the girls' exercise class at the Young Person's Nondemoninational Society. Not even an hour a week (worthless for any serious student) of ballet lessons. Still, if that's what makes your socks roll up and down, go for it! -- Tiannary Brother Zen -- Sitting around drinking tea and asking each other riddles? NOT something my brother would do. He's more inclined to getting together with some friends and bashing each other's faces in. For many of them, this can't help but improve their faces.... -- Sweet Betsey Heraclitus -- Oh, rats, I thought you did haircuts! Sorry, I was all set to ask for "just a little off the ends and then add some frosted highlights." Darn. I can't find ANYBODY here who does Really Good Hair. All these Shews, you know? Braids and bear grease. Ick. -- Tariliss P.S. I'd worry about you being a gendered golem and thus Very Strange, but I'm one myself (my mother refuses to explain how this happened), so I'll give you a pass on that one. It probably wasn't your fault. Molly -- It was a pleasure to meet you and trade attacks and parries. Well, trying to trade them, it was too bad that neither of us had the ones the other was looking for. I hear there's a place down on the lakefront where you can trade attacks and parries, a sort of clearinghouse or, for the non-domestically-inclined, a collectors' shop. You know, #3 Attack Skill: Veritable Wall of Blades, will trade for Second Series Defense Skill #7: Curves Snakelike Out of the Way. That kind of place. We cold go together, since They say that it's best to use the Buddy System down there. -- Corianelle The Megstr -- (overhearing) Very profound. Although I might point out that SOME ghosts are in such a hurry to go that they leave dirty socks and stray bits of ectoplasm all over the guildhouse. -- Jorja LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS KOOL-AID DRINKER was devastated by WINTER SHADOWS in a 1 minute Title fight. DEMOCRITUS vanquished FRED THE UNREADY in a exciting 1 minute uneven battle. LEUCIPPUS overpowered CORIANELLE in a 1 minute mismatched duel. MARLOW was devastated by TARILISS in a 1 minute one-sided fight. HERACLITUS was demolished by SWEET BETSEY in a 1 minute mismatched competition. TIANNARY was overpowered by PARMENIDES in a 1 minute one-sided struggle. PYTHAGORAS was overpowered by MOLLY in a 2 minute uneven melee. BORIS THE BLACK vanquished REPULSIVE ROGAN in a 1 minute uneven duel. TIDDLES was overpowered by SYLVIA THE GREY in a 1 minute uneven duel. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |BASHING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 13 - 5 - 0 72 | |WALL OF STEEL 4 LUNGING ATTACK 17 - 9 - 2 65 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 17 - 10 - 3 63 | |AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 20 - 13 - 0 61 | |LUNGING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 11 - 10 - 0 52 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 WALL OF STEEL 21 - 20 - 0 51 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 14 - 14 - 0 50 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 BASHING ATTACK 15 - 17 - 3 47 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 10 - 0 41 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 8 - 20 - 0 29 | Turn 583 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 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 2 3 WALL OF STEEL BASHING ATTACK 4 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME WALL OF STEEL WINTER SHADOWS 6526 20 16 0 100 SWEET MAGIC (267) STRIKING ATTACK DEMOCRITUS 6611 9 4 0 69 DREAMERS (142) LUNGING ATTACK PARMENIDES 6599 10 8 0 63 DREAMERS (142) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is SWEET BETSEY 6571. The most popular warrior this turn was DEMOCRITUS 6611. The ten other most popular fighters were SWEET BETSEY 6571, PARMENIDES 6599, MOLLY 6662, TARILISS 6527, WINTER SHADOWS 6526, LEUCIPPUS 6601, BORIS THE BLACK 6660, HERACLITUS 6646, TIANNARY 6612, and SYLVIA THE GREY 6661. The least popular fighter this week was TIDDLES 6664. The other ten least popular fighters were REPULSIVE ROGAN 6663, PYTHAGORAS 6647, MARLOW 6644, CORIANELLE 6621, KOOL-AID DRINKER 6557, SYLVIA THE GREY 6661, TIANNARY 6612, HERACLITUS 6646, BORIS THE BLACK 6660, and LEUCIPPUS 6601.