DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 10/18/2004 Duedate: 10/30/2004 TOBIR ARENA DM-14 TURN-500 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS SHADOWCAT FRAG 'EM ALL! (403) (14-3950) [13-13-3,106] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader SHADOWCAT POSITION IS EMPTY FRAG 'EM ALL! (403) (14-3950) [13-13-3,106] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite SHADOWCAT VISIGOTH FRAG 'EM ALL! (403) THE DEATH SQUAD (63) (14-3950) [13-13-3,106] (14-4214) [9-5-0,56] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM THE DEATH SQUAD (63) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. THE DEATH SQUAD (63) 64 2. I BENT MY WOOKIE (413) 23 I BENT MY WOOKIE (413) 3. BLITZKRIEG (421) 0 Unchartered Team 4. FRAG 'EM ALL! (403) 0 5. TOTEM (422) 0 DEATH SQUAD 1 (246) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 I BENT MY WOOKIE (413) 15 4 0 78.9 1/ 1 THE DEATH SQUAD (63) 11 4 1 2- 2*TOTEM (422) 19 6 2 76.0 2- 2*TOTEM (422) 7 3 2 3- 3*BLITZKRIEG (421) 8 4 1 66.7 3/ 3 THE DOGHOUSE (188) 6 9 0 4/ 4 THE DEATH SQUAD (63) 368 300 25 55.1 4/ 5 FRAG 'EM ALL! (403) 5 5 0 5/ 5 FRAG 'EM ALL! (403) 162 145 10 52.8 5/ 6 I BENT MY WOOKIE (413) 2 0 0 6/ 7 THE DOGHOUSE (188) 302 376 8 44.5 6- 7*BLITZKRIEG (421) 0 2 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[ A Dark and Stormy Night ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + "It's infamous, that's what it is! The gladiators are losing all respect. They don't FEAR us as they should." Cultic Grandmaster Sleeth scowled around at his companions, to the accompaniment of a crash of thunder and the sound of a tree being rent in two or possible three somewhere near at hand. "They can defeat us. Why should they be afraid?" Darias Le Plume, the Trustworthy Scribe asked. His fingers played nervously with his quill pen, scratching a tense little design on the scrap of parchment in front of him, but he seemed unaware of what his right hand was doing. "I'm taking out insurance...." "What kind of insurance can there be against death in the arena?" Cheulian Asri of the Beggars' Guild demanded. "Everyone who steps onto the sands takes that risk." Sleeth leaned forward suddenly and put his hand over Le Plume's doodle, getting a nasty wound from the steel-tipped quill in the process. "Don't do that," he said. "You do NOT want to summon a demon!" "Just the sigil won't summon--" "I know more of these things than you," the Cult Master hissed. "In drawing that sigil, you are taking risks you can't imagine." His scowl had reached formidable proportions. "A demon? How can that be insurance?" the Beggar asked, also leaning forward, trying to get a glimpse of the drawing. "It wouldn't keep me alive," Le Plume said, "but it'd make sure that the killer didn't get a chance to gloat." He shrugged. "I figured if I carried it on me, over my heart, any blow that killed me would drench the sigil with blood and release the demon, and it'd get the nearest person: the one who'd just killed me. Seemed fair." "No, no, NO! You can't treat a demon that way! You think a demon would stop at 'getting' just the killer?" Sleeth snatched the piece of parchment and tore it up carefully. "Demons don't care about 'fair'. They only care that the Rules are followed, and by the Rules, drawing the sigil is a declaration of Intent to Summon. You could bring disaster on us all! Besides, just SUMMONING a demon isn't enough, you have to be prepared to CONTROL it, and you've made no preparations for THAT, have you? By the condyles of the Crooked Bone, you've made no proper preparations at all!" Once he had reduced the parchment to shreds, he fed the bits into the flame of the candle on the table between them, darting nervous glances over both shoulders as he did so. There was nothing to see but the room itself, small, comfortable, warm with firelight. The windows were shuttered and would have been blinded by rain anyway; they could all hear drumming of rain on the roof whenever the thunder paused. "That's no way to run anything," Le Plume said. "Stupid situation. It should be regularized--" "It has been! What do you think the Rules ARE?" "There wasn't any mention of 'rules' in the book I found. All right, all right." Le Plume shrugged and pulled several more scraps of parchment from a pocket. "I suppose you'd better have these, too, then." "More?" Sleeth took the sigils in a trembling hand, hardly daring to look at them long enough to identify the demons they were aimed at. "I trust this is...," he swallowed once, "all?" Le Plume didn't meet his eyes. "That's all I have," he said. * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 249): GOLDENEYE of BONDAGE (Spawn, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 499): WALL OF GLASS of SCARLET KNIGHTS II (Talon Warsmith) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 499): SHADOWCAT of FRAG 'EM ALL! (Edge, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 492): WHAT UP of JUST CHILLIN (Mr. Freeze, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 488): TELLER FLETE of KRILL CAVALRY (Leeta, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 488): STAYED HOME of THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (Assurnasirbanipal) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 489): BLUE RING OCTOPUS of VENOM (Lord Fang, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 481): SONORA SARA of RED DOG GANG (Leeta, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 450): SPECTRUM of AS FAR AS SIAM (?, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 443): PORTERHOUSE ARREST of GLAD TO MEAT YOU (Alfredo Frothingslosh, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 436): FLOYD B. RICK of FLOYDS FAN CLUB (Talon Volksie, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 196): BEXLEY of OHIO (Berylstar, mgr.) DM 60 LOOPHOLES (turn 348): LACHES of LEGALESE (Judge, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 337): JHANA of SAFE HAVEN (Keldon Blackfang, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 151): MORROLAN E'DRIEN of THE FURIOUS FIVE (Generalissimo Puerco, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 384): HELIO of ULTIMATE ACCELERATION from ARVAT (LHI, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 249): BONDAGE (Spawn, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 499): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective, Kellumbo, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 499): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 492): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 488): KRILL CAVALRY (Leeta, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 488): none DM 26 CALEAM (turn 489): HEADBANGERS (Sablon-o-Vlad, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 481): RED DOG GANG (Leeta, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 450): AS FAR AS SIAM (?, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 443): GLAD TO MEAT YOU (Alfredo Frothingslosh, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 436): BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (Leeta, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 196): OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.) DM 60 LOOPHOLES (turn 348): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 337): SAFE HAVEN (Keldon Blackfang, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 151): OUTCASTS (Savant, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 384): BOXES (Doc Steele, mgr.) Recent Graduates ---------------- DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 498): PERSIANA JONES of SKASMONAUTS (Rude Buddha, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 498): ZERO THE HERO of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 488): STAYED HOME of THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (Assurnasirbanipal) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 489): BLUE RING OCTOPUS of VENOM (Lord Fang, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 481): DARK CHOCOLATE of RED DOG GANG (Leeta, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 450): SPECTRUM of AS FAR AS SIAM (?, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 337): JHANA of SAFE HAVEN (Keldon Blackfang, mgr.) SPY REPORT Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport. I doubt TOBIR will ever be the same. And let's see, ANGRY SHEW fought JUNO and gained 20 points and contributed to THE DEATH SQUAD's 5-0-0. JUNO has lost to ANGRY SHEW, falling 16 points, while helping make THE DOGHOUSE a 1-4-0 turn. Defending hers title for another turn, SHADOWCAT kept TOBIR's warrior, NOBLE ASSASSIN, from claiming the throne. Tell me, is nothing sacred? I have heard from unimpeachable sources that The Victory Tavern uses trolls in their stew. Talk about gristle! The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more could a warrior ask of life? Well, besides that. The most challenged warrior this turn was FRAG 'EM ALL!'s warrior RICK JONES. More fighters challenged him than challenged the Duelmaster! In a brave attempt, I WET MY BED! from I BENT MY WOOKIE challenged up 23 points to fight RICK JONES from the FRAG 'EM ALL! stable. I WET MY BED! perhaps got its just desserts, seeing as it overcame RICK JONES and ended up with 47 recognition points. The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace. Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed. A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or hide when the fight is over. Consider well. Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the sweetest. Well, I'm burning daylight here in TOBIR and I've a long road ahead of me. Happy Trails. Until you see my quill in TOBIR again, farewell-- Alarond the Scribe DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SHADOWCAT 3950 13 13 3 106 FRAG 'EM ALL! (403) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ANGRY SHEW 4201 13 4 0 98 THE DEATH SQUAD (63) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SCARBOROUGH 3941 12 8 0 80 FRAG 'EM ALL! (403) DEAD MAN WALKING 4220 11 1 1 78 THE DEATH SQUAD (63) JUNO 4178 11 10 0 77 THE DOGHOUSE (188) HONEY PUP 4207 8 9 0 70 THE DOGHOUSE (188) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BOWSER 4096 13 25 1 65 THE DOGHOUSE (188) THE THING 4185 14 6 0 60 THE DEATH SQUAD (63) -PUMA 4139 4 1 0 60 TOTEM (422) PUSSYFOOT 4126 13 17 1 57 THE DOGHOUSE (188) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME VISIGOTH 4214 9 5 0 56 THE DEATH SQUAD (63) I WET MY BED! 4052 2 0 0 47 I BENT MY WOOKIE (413) *IRONFIST* 3947 4 2 0 43 FRAG 'EM ALL! (403) RICK JONES 3942 8 9 0 39 FRAG 'EM ALL! (403) -PEREGRINE 4138 4 1 0 34 TOTEM (422) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SNOW LEOPARD 4142 3 2 1 30 TOTEM (422) -HAMMERIN HANK 4134 2 0 0 25 BLITZKRIEG (421) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -FERRET 4140 5 0 0 22 TOTEM (422) -THE GIPPER 4135 2 0 0 20 BLITZKRIEG (421) -THE GROPPER 4133 2 1 1 19 BLITZKRIEG (421) DIM HAIRY THING 4236 2 3 0 16 THE DOGHOUSE (188) HAYWOOD JAB 4238 1 0 0 14 THE DEATH SQUAD (63) -BULLFROG 4237 1 0 1 12 TOTEM (422) OBNOXIO 3939 2 3 0 9 FRAG 'EM ALL! (403) -SALLY 4132 1 1 0 5 BLITZKRIEG (421) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? PERSONAL ADS All -- Allow me to re-introduce myself. I am Edge, manager of Frag 'Em All and I must say that a Duelmastership is exactly the way I would have wanted to return! My thanks, all! -- Edge Angry Shew -- I'll bet you're REALLY angry now. -- Shadowcat, who would send in a Duelmasters column if she actually thought it would make it past the e-mail gremlins Peregrine -- For some reason, probably innate stupidity, the Dim Hairy Thing is convinced that you're a "pretty bird." He doesn't seem to like the idea of hitting a pretty bird. Or maybe he's convinced himself that he can't hit a flying thing. I don't know for sure what he's thinking. Or if he's capable of thought. Anyway, I do know that he's incapable of formulating a coherent personal, so I did it for him. Am I friendly and helpful, or what? -- Bowser Snow Leopard -- Better hang onto those skills, you may need 'em. The Cultists make bad enemies. They have no morals, you see. Don't follow any rules. Nasty fellows. -- Pussyfoot Dead Man Walking -- Ah, but sometimes, you have to run. -- Juno P.S. You're better off with a loss, you know. Safer. That undefeated record tends to make you a target, not only for other gladiators, but for Bad Luck. Scarborough -- I thought you were Scarborough FAIR, but you're not. Grossly unfair, actually. Anybody who'd kick a dog when he's down.... -- Bowser I don't LIKE M. Chardinee. He tried to patronize me! Patted me on the head and told me I was a "good dog." Like he'd know! -- Honey Pup Zero the Hero -- Did we congratulate you? Despite all comments in the past, we do honestly congratulate you on your success. -- The Doghouse Bullfrog -- I looked the other way when the Cultists complained about gladiatorial brutality. But this is going Too Far. -- Cheulian Asri, Chief Spokesman for the Beggars' Guild Ferret -- You're a damned tease. If you were so hot on defeating me, you should have done it right off. Six minutes! That's ridiculous. -- Darias Le Plume, the most Trustworthy Scribe in town 20 September 2004 Azereth has returned! I am the manager for Scarlet Blades in DM 25. I was a member of the Crimson Alliance and the Crimson Brotherhood (which was composed of former CA members). I've been out of the game for many (at least 5) years. I would like to hear from anyone who remembers me, as well as any Alliance that is seeking to add experienced managers to their roster. Contact me at: Anthony Wells 600 W. Shore Dr. Stanton, MI 48888 or by personal ads in DM 25. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS ANGRY SHEW devastated JUNO in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight. DEAD MAN WALKING savagely defeated HONEY PUP in a exciting 1 minute Challenge melee. VISIGOTH viciously subdued PUSSYFOOT in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge brawl. I WET MY BED! overpowered RICK JONES in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge match. SHADOWCAT vanquished NOBLE ASSASSIN in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight. SCARBOROUGH beat BOWSER in a 1 minute master's brawl. THE THING defeated *IRONFIST* in a 3 minute melee. OBNOXIO was vanquished by HAYWOOD JAB in a 1 minute uneven duel. DIM HAIRY THING vanquished CONVINCIAN HERO 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 29 - 8 - 3 78 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 10 - 3 - 0 77 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 4 - 2 73 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 16 - 6 - 0 73 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 5 - 1 55 | |AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 7 - 0 53 | |STRIKING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 5 - 7 - 0 42 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 3 - 0 40 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 STRIKING ATTACK 6 - 12 - 2 33 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 5 - 0 29 | Turn 500 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-LUNGE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 3 SLASHING ATTACK PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 2 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY 1 AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-LUNGE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME SLASHING ATTACK ANGRY SHEW 4201 13 4 0 98 THE DEATH SQUAD (63) LUNGING ATTACK SCARBOROUGH 3941 12 8 0 80 FRAG 'EM ALL! (403) BASHING ATTACK JUNO 4178 11 10 0 77 THE DOGHOUSE (188) TOTAL PARRY THE THING 4185 14 6 0 60 THE DEATH SQUAD (63) PARRY-LUNGE VISIGOTH 4214 9 5 0 56 THE DEATH SQUAD (63) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is SHADOWCAT 3950. The most popular warrior this turn was VISIGOTH 4214. The ten other most popular fighters were I WET MY BED! 4052, RICK JONES 3942, DEAD MAN WALKING 4220, *IRONFIST* 3947, ANGRY SHEW 4201, PUSSYFOOT 4126, SHADOWCAT 3950, SCARBOROUGH 3941, HAYWOOD JAB 4238, and DIM HAIRY THING 4236. The least popular fighter this week was OBNOXIO 3939. The other ten least popular fighters were BOWSER 4096, HONEY PUP 4207, THE THING 4185, JUNO 4178, DIM HAIRY THING 4236, HAYWOOD JAB 4238, SCARBOROUGH 3941, SHADOWCAT 3950, PUSSYFOOT 4126, and ANGRY SHEW 4201. FACE-TO-FACE XXXIV Our next Winter Face-to-Face will be held on Martin Luther King weekend, Friday through Sunday, 14-16 January 2005, at the Embassy Suites in Tempe, Arizona (4400 S Rural Rd--this is the same hotel as last year). Room rates are $139.00 per night, 1-4 occupancy, which includes breakfast. The rooms are blocked. The reservations number is 480-897-7444; tell them you're with the "Reality Simulations Face to Face Convention" block. Our room block will be released in mid-December, so please make sure you reserve your room before then! Room rates include a full cooked-to-order breakfast and a complimentary two-hour manager's reception. There is a free shuttle to the airport, as well as free parking. The hotel is located down the freeway in Tempe. All rooms have high speed internet (for an extra charge). There is a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool, and of course a bar and Mexican restaurant inside the hotel. And there's Denny's right across the street. Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet. The tournament information sheet/strategy sheet should be out sometime in late November/early December. If you haven't been to a Face-to-Face before, you're overdue. If you have, you'll be back. Don't miss this one, it'll be a blast! See you there! -- Green Eyes and the RSI Staff NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS) For those of you who keep track of such things, 51 additional warriors graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. CAPTAIN CRUNCH (5-4330) TECHNOLOGY GARAI (7-4608) BLADES OF ICE GAZREK (7-5097) DEMONS OF DARKNESS 7 CRIMSON BLUSH (7-5351) VENGEANCE SEEKERS NEMESIS (10-2676) MYTH AND MIGHT PLAYFUL DOG (10-4237) MONGREL HORDE CALLISTO (12-4974) NAUGHTY NYMPHS ILLUMINAUGHTY (12-5423) LOBOTOMATION SKIPPY (14-2305) PRIDE OF THE CDC ARGINASE (16-4137) ENZYMES CADEX CFM (18-3366) THE BIKE SHOP CRY-O-LIT (18-6106) ROCK-ETTS PAPA RATTLESNAKE (18-6800) APACHE SUICIDE (21-4832) APPLE CIDER REVEREND LOVEJOY (22-5517) SPRINGFIELD DVDA (22-5768) THAT'S UNPOSSIBLE! DONAHAR (24-3006) MAGIC REALM LINK HOGTHROB (33-5358) INTERSTELLAR PORK JETS TO BRAZIL (36-5604) SKATE DRAGONS ARTEMIS (41-3675) LADY OF THE MOON SELENE (41-3676) LADY OF THE MOON BETTY (58-5755) HELL HOUNDS INSURRECTION (60-5607) BLADES OF DESTINY COPPERHEAD (65-5467) NATURE'S ASSASSINS CHRISSEL (70-5208) LITHE & LOVELY SUPERIOR II (75-760) SUPERIOR FORCES ARCHER (82-1198) GORGONITES SQUIRREL KILLER (82-3278) END OF THE LINE CICINISTI (82-3706) BEGUILERZ GNORE (82-3717) MILITARY SCIENCE FINALITY (82-4063) SUPERIOR FORCES 3P SIR LANCELOT (82-5350) ROUND TABLE WILLY T MAC (82-5925) RAPTURE KHORGA KHAN (82-6730) THE BEGINNING ELLYN (82-8983) LAS VEGAS II MANTISSA (82-9324) MATMATICA JETS TO BRAZIL (82-9697) DRAGON SKALE ON THE WASHER (82-10019) SUNNYDALE ORAL B (82-10020) SUNNYDALE 2-STROKE (82-10384) THE WILLBURYS 79 HITZ (82-10428) 4-LETTER DOCTORS UNDEFEATABLE (82-10966) SUPERIOR FORCES 5M GOLDWRAP (82-11886) SUPERIOR FORCES 34 CHIMPANZEE (82-12985) ANIMAL CRACKERS THE CUTICLE DANCE (82-13639) DON'T ASK SCHWETTY OLIVES (82-14247) SCHWETTY FOODS QSTAFF INFECTION (82-14523) DIRTY INFIRMARY BING S7 WANG (82-16000) SUPERIOR FORCES 6201 TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT (82-16651) SLIGHTLY HEATED SMILING GOAT (82-20735) SHAVE MY POODLE CRITICAL UPDATES (82-24025) ANNOYING THINGS II LIGHTNING XLV (82-24103) DEATH STUDS IX Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes