DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 10/18/2010 Duedate: 10/23/2010
DULLENS ARENA
DM-13 TURN-545
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
JOEL OLIVER
HOUSE OF CARDS (561)
(13-5244) [15-2-0,158]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
JOEL OLIVER POSITION IS EMPTY
HOUSE OF CARDS (561)
(13-5244) [15-2-0,158]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
STORMBIRD SCOURGE
CARDOW HUNTERS (445) THE CONFESSIORS (562)
(13-5313) [15-21-1,79] (13-5277) [22-21-3,109]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
HOUSE OF CARDS (561)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. HOUSE OF CARDS (561) 29
2. THE CONFESSIORS (562) 18 HOUSE OF CARDS (561)
3. CARDOW HUNTERS (445) 5 Unchartered Team
4. HARRY POTTER AND THE (566) -1
ANATOMY 101 (344)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 HOUSE OF CARDS (561) 141 100 3 58.5 1/ 1 HOUSE OF CARDS (561) 12 3 0
2/ 2 CARDOW HUNTERS (445) 345 383 6 47.4 2/ 2 HARRY POTTER AND T (566) 7 8 0
3/ 3 THE CONFESSIORS (562) 51 65 4 44.0 3/ 3 CARDOW HUNTERS (445) 5 10 0
4/ 4 HARRY POTTER AND T (566) 86 111 13 43.7 4/ 4 THE CONFESSIORS (562) 3 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[ At the Gate of Hell ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
"So, it's a barrier, a wall," Uncle Wolf mused, squinting at the air. He turned
his head to glance at Lord Malcorn, who was now standing ten feet away from him.
"Not quite an elemental, not quite a demon... how big is it? Can we separate and at
least one of us get around it while it blocks the other?"
Malcorn shrugged. "I don't like us dividing our forces, not even separating out
the gladiators to guard our backs, much less each of us moving and acting alone. But
if that's what it takes...." He moved a little farther to the side, keeping most of
his attention on the invisible entity that blocked their passage toward the Gate of
Hell.
Wolf resisted the urge to glance over his shoulder at the gladiators. They
would do the best they could, and it was even more dangerous for him to divide his
attention than his forces. And right now, his attention had to be on this Thing in
front of him. The rules governing air elementals in the Nether Realms were clear,
and it could not move without becoming visible, and perhaps not even then--so long as
he watched it closely. It was his attention that was pinning part of it to this
location, just as Malcorn's attention was pinning another part of it farther along.
How far could it stretch before Malcorn reached an end of it, or its patience
snapped? Air and fire elementals were not noted for their patience. Nor lesser
demons, come to that.
From the corner of his eye, Wolf saw that Malcorn had stopped moving sideways
and was angling forward, toward the Gate. He must have reached a corner. The old
shaman bared his teeth in a predator's grin and gathered all his will and knowledge
for whatever would happen next. Soon, now. Yes! A visible ripple in the Thing that
blocked their path. He hardened his concentration on it.
Words like hammer-blows. Malcorn wasn't shouting, but the words rolled out of
him like an avalanche. The power behind them-- Most people saw Lord Malcorn as big
and slow and friendly, ordinary, and maybe not too bright. They never guessed at
this side of the man. He had been born to hold the barrier that protected the normal
world from all the Realms Beyond. It was the gift and the responsibility of his
lineage, and he did it very well.
The Thing rippled again, the visible Gate beyond it dancing as through heat
waves, and something... cracked. The demon began to condense out of it. Spidery
limbs, fragile-looking iridescent wings, huge, glassy eyes. The kind of demon Wolf's
own teach had called a Mirage-Flitter. A natural choice, perhaps, if one wanted to
meld a demon with an air elemental, but the Flitter was weak in its own identity. A
pest rather than a dire threat. It shrieked, a thin keening at the upper edge of
audibility. Sharp as broken glass, but wild--whatever had been done to bind this
Flitter to the elemental had driven it mad.
More words from Malcorn, surrounded by the crackle and ring of shattering glass.
Faintly bluish fluid trickled down the Flitter's wings as it struggled to pull free
of the elemental that must have seemed like a prison to it. It shrieked again,
flailing with its bleeding wings.
Wolf lifted his sword, concentrated his power, and skewered the mad thing
through the heart. He was already in motion when he saw the trap that lurked
behind/within the Flitter, and it was much too late to stop.
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---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 655): STRONG BAD of HOMESTAR & CO (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 657): ACE of CARDS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 544): JOEL OLIVER of HOUSE OF CARDS (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 651): QUASIL of TERMINUS (Carick, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 652): ELEESIA of MAXIMUM RESULTS (Coyote, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 644): ZEBD ARVIN of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 645): MILK IS OUT of BASH BRO HOUSEMATE (Assurnasirbanipal)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 325): TEZCATLIPOCA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 642): RILLIAN MCGUINES of CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 322): LODEN NORVIS of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 639): LIL ETHE of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 636): DIRTY HOWEL of THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 628): STARGAZER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 588): VAISTINIE of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 300): CALLOUS COURTNEY of STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 294): MY SHADOW of KAOS (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 281): WHISTLIN DIXIE of DARQUE FORCES II (Master Darque)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 518): RUBY of ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 503): READY EDDIE of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 485): TOM BAKER of DOCTORS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 479): KRAIT of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 230): DEATH SUCKS of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 441): DIENEKES of GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 435): WATERLOO of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 427): MATT of J (Sherlock, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 543): NIGHTCAP of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 655): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 657): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 544): HOUSE OF CARDS (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 651): TERMINUS (Carick, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 653): PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 644): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 645): MONOPOLY (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 325): FORCE OF FIVE (?, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 642): CLUBS 'N CLONES (Demonspawn, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 322): MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 639): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 636): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 628): ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 588): WARRIORS OF STEEL (?, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 300): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 294): LAND OF OZ (Oz the ALL-Succeeding, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 281): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 518): MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 503): BUGS, SLUGS & THUGS (A-Sop, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 485): DOCTORS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 479): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 230): SUPER STARS (?, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 441): NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 435): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 427): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 543): MIDDLE ITALY et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 13 DULLENS (turn 544): LITTLE FOX of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 653): GOLDEN EAGLE of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
FANGS ARDENTE of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 644): ERIC CARTMAN of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 324): ANFERROUS of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 642): IRON IMPACTER of METAL MINCERS (Oremaster, mgr.)
(turn 641): GAEGLIN of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DEATHWIND FORGE of CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 322): LODEN NORVIS of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 639): LIL ETHE of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
(turn 638): FILLIS BUOY of FISHERMAN'S WHARF (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 626 BRENDAL of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 299): LADY WINTER of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 294): MY SHADOW of KAOS (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 281): CASS DOLAN of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 478): ABRA CADAVER of REIGNING DOOM (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 228): SQUEEZE of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 439): SPARTAN 1 of GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 425): SHILLIS VAIR of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Greetings, warriors of DULLENS! Once again I've been called out of retirement
for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting. What's with SCOURGE? He actually
beat CARDOW HUNTERS' LITTLE FOX, and walked away with 17 more points from the fight.
Laughs were big at HOUSE OF CARDS while they watched GEMMA clobber POLYJUICE TWINS.
She lost 10 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands. ZOMBIE
PARENT was reminded on the sands why JOEL OLIVER is Duelmaster. Advice to fighters
with a 1 will--give up fighting!
If at first you don't succeed, avoid. That'll get you in the Spyreports.
There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit. Do you want the fighters
to walk away, or not? Many a warrior has met his fate in a hungover stupor. You
young rapscallions, take note!
Well, I'm pretty much through. You guys need to get back practicing. All work
and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter. Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.
Olaffighterwork and no play. Time for my medication, so I'll leave now. Practice,
practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JOEL OLIVER 5244 15 2 0 158 HOUSE OF CARDS (561)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SCOURGE 5277 22 21 3 109 THE CONFESSIORS (562)
ZOMBIE PARENT 5345 10 10 4 98 HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RELIGIOUS CULT 5348 10 7 0 86 HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)
CASSIE ELIZABETH 5309 25 9 0 85 HOUSE OF CARDS (561)
STORMBIRD 5313 15 21 1 79 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
THUMBSCREWS 5276 15 28 0 73 THE CONFESSIORS (562)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ROBERT ROY 5354 9 3 0 60 HOUSE OF CARDS (561)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GEMMA 5356 7 3 1 43 HOUSE OF CARDS (561)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MAGICAL SHORTCUT 5346 8 9 0 33 HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)
POLYJUICE TWINS 5347 8 9 0 33 HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)
FATHER OF FOUR 5366 5 0 0 33 HOUSE OF CARDS (561)
STONEDOG 5363 4 5 0 32 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
BLACKHORN 5365 3 4 0 29 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NEW AMUSEMENT PARK 5364 3 5 0 20 HARRY POTTER AND THE (566)
BITING FLY 5357 3 7 0 16 CARDOW HUNTERS (445)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
Joel Oliver -- You're a tedious little boy, but I suppose you already knew tht.
Someone's bound to have mentioned it. -- Little Fox
Scourge -- Two scourges in one week? I mean, I already had my mother-in-law come to
visit. Enough is enough. -- Stormbird
Robert Roy -- Thief! Thief! I wasn't DONE with those skills. -- Stonedog
Magical Shortcut -- Hmm, tricky. I don't believe in you, and yet I have to admit
that you defeated me. Where to go with that one, eh? -- Blackhorn
New Amusement Park -- Well, *I* had fun. -- Biting Fly
27 September 10
Note -- We are still looking for additional teams in Arvat, DM 32. I still have a
number of good team rollups available FREE for whoever wants one.
Contact the Devil Advocates ASAP to join the fun! You can either reach me by
diplo or on the RSI site.
Also, whoever sent me the diplo with no name on it requesting a rollup /
information on how to get into Arvat, I'm embarassed to admit that the diplo slipped
out of my folder and was lost. Please just send me another one with your mailing
address and I'll get a rollup to you ASAP. Sorry about that!
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
JOEL OLIVER bested ZOMBIE PARENT in a 1 minute Title fight.
LITTLE FOX was bested by SCOURGE in a action packed 2 minute brutal veteran's duel.
CASSIE ELIZABETH defeated STORMBIRD in a crowd pleasing 2 minute master's duel.
THUMBSCREWS was defeated by RELIGIOUS CULT in a 6 minute one-sided fight.
ROBERT ROY viciously subdued D'ARTANGNON in a 2 minute gruesome brawl.
POLYJUICE TWINS was savagely defeated by GEMMA in a 4 minute brutal struggle.
STONEDOG was bested by TEX IMPERSONATOR in a 1 minute competition.
MAGICAL SHORTCUT was outlasted by FATHER OF FOUR in a 15 minute melee.
NEW AMUSEMENT PARK unbelievably bested BITING FLY in a 2 minute gruesome fight.
BLACKHORN vanquished SCUMORAMA in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 10 - 1 - 0 91 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 2 - 2 67 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 WALL OF STEEL 16 - 11 - 1 59 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 18 - 15 - 0 55 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 24 - 23 - 1 51 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 5 - 1 50 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 15 - 17 - 0 47 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 BASHING ATTACK 7 - 12 - 0 37 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 545 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-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 2 4 AIMED BLOW
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-RIPOSTE JOEL OLIVER 5244 15 2 0 158 HOUSE OF CARDS (561)
AIMED BLOW SCOURGE 5277 22 21 3 109 THE CONFESSIORS (562)
TOTAL PARRY CASSIE ELIZABETH 5309 25 9 0 85 HOUSE OF CARDS (561)
LUNGING ATTACK ROBERT ROY 5354 9 3 0 60 HOUSE OF CARDS (561)
WALL OF STEEL GEMMA 5356 7 3 1 43 HOUSE OF CARDS (561)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
The overall popularity leader is STORMBIRD 5313. The most popular warrior this turn
was SCOURGE 5277. The ten other most popular fighters were STORMBIRD 5313, RELIGIOUS
CULT 5348, GEMMA 5356, BITING FLY 5357, ROBERT ROY 5354, THUMBSCREWS 5276, JOEL
OLIVER 5244, NEW AMUSEMENT PARK 5364, BLACKHORN 5365, and ZOMBIE PARENT 5345.
The least popular fighter this week was FATHER OF FOUR 5366. The other ten least
popular fighters were MAGICAL SHORTCUT 5346, STONEDOG 5363, POLYJUICE TWINS 5347,
CASSIE ELIZABETH 5309, ZOMBIE PARENT 5345, BLACKHORN 5365, NEW AMUSEMENT PARK 5364,
JOEL OLIVER 5244, THUMBSCREWS 5276, and ROBERT ROY 5354.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
LITTLE FOX (13-5328) CARDOW HUNTERS (445)