DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 11/01/2004 Duedate: 11/13/2004
TOBIR ARENA
DM-14 TURN-501
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SHADOWCAT
FRAG 'EM ALL! (403)
(14-3950) [14-13-3,120]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SHADOWCAT POSITION IS EMPTY
FRAG 'EM ALL! (403)
(14-3950) [14-13-3,120]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SCARBOROUGH HONEY PUP
FRAG 'EM ALL! (403) THE DOGHOUSE (188)
(14-3941) [13-8-0,95] (14-4207) [8-10-0,65]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. FRAG 'EM ALL! (403) 62
2. THE DEATH SQUAD (63) 11 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
3. THE DOGHOUSE (188) 3 Unchartered Team
4. TOTEM (422) 0
5. I BENT MY WOOKIE (413) 0 (-1)
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) 10 5 1
2- 2*TOTEM (422) 19 6 2 76.0 2/ 4 FRAG 'EM ALL! (403) 9 6 0
3- 3*BLITZKRIEG (421) 8 4 1 66.7 3/ 3 THE DOGHOUSE (188) 5 10 0
4/ 4 THE DEATH SQUAD (63) 371 302 25 55.1 4- 2*TOTEM (422) 4 1 1
5/ 5 FRAG 'EM ALL! (403) 166 146 10 53.2 5- 5 I BENT MY WOOKIE (413) 2 0 0
6/ 6 THE DOGHOUSE (188) 303 380 8 44.4 6- 6*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[ +
continues
Cheulian Asri, Chief Spokesman for the Beggars' Guild, was perhaps a better
judge of people than Cultic Grandmaster Sleeth, and he looked at the Trustworthy
Scribe with deep suspicion. "All you HAVE?" he repeated. "Perhaps, but is that all
the demonic sigils you MADE?"
"An excellent question!" Sleeth said. He bestowed an approving glance on the
Beggar, then resumed frowning at the Scribe, Le Plume. "Have you drawn more of these
accursed sigils--"
"Accursed, Sleeth?" Le Plume laughed sarcastically. "That's a fine word coming
from you!"
Grandmaster Sleeth bristled, and he was a man well designed by nature to
bristle, being large and hirsute, with a low sloping forehead (but one which, none
the less for that, concealed an astute brain) and massive shoulders. "I will have
you know that the Cult of the Crooked Bone is a respectable, legitimate, minor cult!"
Le Plume snorted derisively.
"And further," Sleeth said, for he had a bulldog's habit of not letting go of
something once he got hold of it, whether it be something material or immaterial, and
whosoever might claim ownership of it, "you have not answered our question: to wit,
have you drawn any more of these sigils? Come to that, where is the book you got
them from? It should not be floating around loose in our town, lest we be overrun
with demons!" His frown deepened as he further crushed the ashes formed by burning
the torn-up sigils with one broad thumb. "And beyond that, I do not recall having
heard of any book which contains all the sigils you had with you, save only the Dark
Demonicon, of which no copy is said to exist save perhaps in the libraries of the
Witch of the Grey Wand and of a certain ancient mage in the most distant East, whose
name I shall not utter here. What book was it that held those sigils, how came you
to have it, and what have you done with it?"
"What an old fuss-pot you are!" Le Plume said.
A shadow in the corner of the room stirred, disclosing the massive form of Dacio
Torrans, the Ambitious Guard, who had been quietly drinking beer. Now he crossed the
room to stand beside the table, looming over the slender Le Plume. "Those are good
questions," he said. "Answer them." And he smiled.
Le Plume, looking up at that smile, swallowed once. For it was a peculiarity of
Torrans that, though he could not take the shape of a tiger as so many of his kinsmen
could do, he one fang, and it was long and wickedly curved, so that when he smiled,
it seemed to other people that a tiger would have been preferable. "I found the
book," the Trustworthy Scribe said sullenly.
Without speaking, his companions personified doubt.
"I did! It was in a leather sack in an alley, with six and a half pairs of
dirty socks on top of it and nothing to identify the owner of the sack or the socks."
He took a deep breath. "But the socks--I saved them--are... peculiar. I can't
imagine the foot they would fit."
"Thirteen socks of a strange shape?" Sleeth sat back, and his frown was now a
frown of deep concern. "Were these socks by any chance gray with red clocks?" When
Le Plume nodded, the Grandmaster shut his eyes. "It is a dark thing," he muttered.
Opening his eyes again, he said, "Where is the book?"
"In my room," the Scribe said. "In my clothes chest, under my handkerchiefs."
"Not your socks?"
"No, the handkerchiefs."
"Then there may still be time to avert disaster. Let us go at once to retrieve
the damned tome!"
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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 249): GOLDENEYE of BONDAGE (Spawn, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 500): ZLATINA ANGUELOVA of TUFT TUGGERS (Tankesh Dushanbe)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 500): SHADOWCAT of FRAG 'EM ALL! (Edge, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 493): NANCY PELOSI of THE DEMOCRATS (Al Gore, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 489): TELLER FLETE of KRILL CAVALRY (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 489): FELAWESHIPE of CHAUCERS WORDS (Berylstar, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 490): FIRE of SEEING RED (?, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 482): SONORA SARA of RED DOG GANG (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 451): PISTON HURRICANE of AS FAR AS SIAM (?, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 444): PORTERHOUSE ARREST of GLAD TO MEAT YOU (Alfredo
Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 437): FLOYD B. RICK of FLOYDS FAN CLUB (Talon Volksie, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 197): BEXLEY of OHIO (Berylstar, mgr.)
DM 60 LOOPHOLES (turn 349): THE SPOTLIGHT of CLUB CULTURE (Talon Volksie, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 338): MARIO ANDRETTI of CAR AND DRIVER (Talon Volksie, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 151): MORROLAN E'DRIEN of THE FURIOUS FIVE (Generalissimo
Puerco, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 385): LEETA STORMRIDER of KRILL CAVALRY from ZORPUNT (Li Dan)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 249): BONDAGE (Spawn, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 500): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective, Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 500): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 493): DON'T ASK SANDY (Talon Darkhart, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 489): KRILL CAVALRY (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 489): WE ARE SC (?, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 490): VENOM (Lord Fang, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 482): RED DOG GANG (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 451): BEYOND THE PALE (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 444): GLAD TO MEAT YOU (Alfredo Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 437): DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 197): MIDDLE WAY 8 (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 60 LOOPHOLES (turn 349): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 338): SAFE HAVEN (Keldon Blackfang, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 151): OUTCASTS (Savant, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 385): BOXES (Doc Steele, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 500): ZLATINA ANGUELOVA of TUFT TUGGERS (Tankesh Dushanbe)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 493): NANCY PELOSI of THE DEMOCRATS (Al Gore, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 489): FELAWESHIPE of CHAUCERS WORDS (Berylstar, mgr.)
(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 482): SONORA SARA of RED DOG GANG (Leeta, mgr.)
(turn 481): DARK CHOCOLATE of RED DOG GANG (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 450): SPECTRUM of AS FAR AS SIAM (?, mgr.)
DM 60 LOOPHOLES (turn 349): THE SPOTLIGHT of CLUB CULTURE (Talon Volksie, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 337): JHANA of SAFE HAVEN (Keldon Blackfang, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Greetings, warriors of TOBIR! Once again I've been called out of retirement for
my abilities and insights into Spyreporting. What's with RICK JONES? He actually
beat THE DOGHOUSE's PUSSYFOOT, and walked away with 20 more points from the fight.
Major screwup at THE DEATH SQUAD. DEAD MAN WALKING lost 8 points to SCARBOROUGH.
Some new strategies, perhaps? Maybe DEAD MAN WALKING will provide more easy wins...
Try as he might, ANGRY SHEW wasn't good enough at persuading SHADOWCAT to step down
from the Duelmaster's throne... I suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty
gossip about your fellow fighters? Tough!
No matter the time or place, men will always duel. How well I know the feeling
of being the most challenged warrior, SCARBOROUGH! Don't make idle boasts, they may
come back to haunt you.
A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing. Some fighters
don't accept this. The best do. Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting
younger every day? To die so young, so gloriously!
Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors. Any plans here? The
end of another Spyreport! That's cause for celebration in my book! Remember--a good
fighter needs both good skills and good luck. Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SHADOWCAT 3950 14 13 3 120 FRAG 'EM ALL! (403)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SCARBOROUGH 3941 13 8 0 95 FRAG 'EM ALL! (403)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ANGRY SHEW 4201 13 5 0 89 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
JUNO 4178 12 10 0 89 THE DOGHOUSE (188)
THE THING 4185 15 6 0 70 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
DEAD MAN WALKING 4220 11 2 1 70 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BOWSER 4096 13 26 1 66 THE DOGHOUSE (188)
VISIGOTH 4214 10 5 0 66 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
HONEY PUP 4207 8 10 0 65 THE DOGHOUSE (188)
-PUMA 4139 4 1 0 60 TOTEM (422)
RICK JONES 3942 9 9 0 59 FRAG 'EM ALL! (403)
PUSSYFOOT 4126 13 18 1 58 THE DOGHOUSE (188)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-I WET MY BED! 4052 2 0 0 47 I BENT MY WOOKIE (413)
*IRONFIST* 3947 4 3 0 41 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)
OBNOXIO 3939 3 3 0 24 FRAG 'EM ALL! (403)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-FERRET 4140 5 0 0 22 TOTEM (422)
HAYWOOD JAB 4238 2 0 0 22 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
-THE GIPPER 4135 2 0 0 20 BLITZKRIEG (421)
-THE GROPPER 4133 2 1 1 19 BLITZKRIEG (421)
-BULLFROG 4237 1 0 1 12 TOTEM (422)
DIM HAIRY THING 4236 2 4 0 10 THE DOGHOUSE (188)
-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
Edge -- A hearty welcome back to you. Good to see some people showing back up in
this fine city. We have been lacking for teams recently... and I've been lacking for
personals, personally. Kudos on coming back as DM, the angry one just isn't ready
quite yet to hold that spot. Though it appears these 2 worlds will collide again for
the throne. -- Street Legal, mgr. of The Death Squad
Juno -- I appreciate it, actually. Y'know I felt like every time I turned a corner
someone was waiting to attack me in hopes of weakening me for that first arena loss.
My manager says I was merely paranoid but I swear there were forces at work behind
the scenes. Nonetheless you beat me fair and square and I now sleep much easier.
THANKS! -- Dead Man (Still) Walking
The Doghouse -- No hard feelings whatsoever. I know that your guildhouse has been on
good terms with mine for quite some time so I always took it in good fun! As frail
as I was my skill level was enough to assure me a majority of wins, and avoiding
death. Though I cannot go into specifics, as my manager sees me as a long term
warrior, I was bonused in most skill areas and came out with good faves (I'm bursting
to reveal but alas I cannot)! -- Zero the Hero
Good luck to all at the tourney; somebody bring us at least a TV please! -- Street
Legal
Angry Shew -- What a temper, eh? You probably need to work on that, m'boy. -- Juno
Dead Man Walking -- Walk faster, go farther. -- Honey Pup
Visigoth -- I just don't feel like playing toady. Take your stick and throw it for
some other dog, okay? -- Pussyfoot
Scarborough -- Eh... not the Faire, huh? Darn. They used to have the BEST
sausages.... -- Bowser
The shame, the ignominy! Our only win this time was by Dim Hairy Thing (!) against a
standby! The horror, the shame! -- the rest of The Doghouse, really in it today
Edge -- Did we say "Hi"? If not, consider it said. -- Leeta and the "warriors" of
The Doghouse, the next-worst thing to standbys
P.S. If you write personals, we'll write back.
Dim Hairy Thing -- What are you DOING? You'll ruin my reputation! -- Tomath Woodman,
chartered Convincian Hero and Destroyer of Monsters
Shadowcat -- In my better-paid days as a member of the Assassins' Guild, I would have
laughed at you and then skinned you out for a trophy fur. Now... I fear our
arenamaster is something of a wimp. -- call me... Potter, once a nobleman in good
sitting (noblemen don't stand) and a respected member of the Assassins' Guild, now
reduced to "fighting" as a standby and hating every minute of it
22 October 2004
Youngblood's Three and Out Contest
I would like to take this time to announce and invite all managers to compete in what
I think will be an awesome contest. If you haven't ever TC'd at a tourney before,
here is your chance. The contest will start Wednesday, December 1, 2004, but a
chance will be given November 17 to dark arena, only, any warrior that you do not see
fit to run in the contest. So now that I have your attention, here are the rules
(like you didn't know they were coming sooner or later).
1. Any manager participating can enter one team, only.
2. No sandbagging whatsoever. (I will keep up with it, every turn.)
3. No teams or warriors will be allowed to run after contest starts.
4. All warriors will run until they lose three times, after three losses they are
eliminated.
5. If a warrior sits out a turn, they are accounted with a loss in the contest.
This is to keep warriors with winning records from sitting out until the end of
the contest.
6. If a warrior is killed during the contest, the replacement cannot enter the
contest.
7. If a warrior is killed, bloodfeuding is allowed, but only by a warrior that is
active in the contest.
8. If a warrior is run after being eliminated, the manager is disqualified from the
contest, no questions asked.
9. Challenges are legal, up or down.
10. Contest will keep going until 1 warrior is left without three losses, and that
warrior, of course, is accounted the winner.
11. All managers participating will be asked to purchase a rollup certificate, to be
awarded to the winners of the contest.
<<<PRIZES>>>
As I have already said, and according to participation, rollups will be awarded
to the first and second place managers. So the majority and minority of the rollups
will be determined when all are accumulated.
Contest Champion--2 Faves prizes, and majority of rollup certificates
Contest Runner-up--1 Faves prize, and minority of rollup certificates
So once again I invite all managers old and new to participate in what should be
a fierce and challenging contest. <<<REMEMBER, FIRST OFFICIAL TURN OF THE CONTEST IS
DECEMBER THE FIRST, AND AS I SAID BEFORE, THE TURN BEFORE (NOVEMBER 17TH) YOU MAY
DARK ARENA CHALLENGE ONLY!!! ANY WARRIOR WITH ANY FE (FIGHT EXPERIENCE) WHEN THE
CONTEST STARTS WILL BE ELIMINATED FROM THE CONTEST.
YOUNGBLOOD of WENSINWASIN
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
DEAD MAN WALKING was devastated by SCARBOROUGH in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
THE THING luckily beat HONEY PUP in a exciting 6 minute gory Challenge melee.
VISIGOTH vanquished BOWSER in a popular 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
SHADOWCAT overpowered ANGRY SHEW in a 1 minute mismatched Title match.
JUNO viciously subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a crowd pleasing 2 minute veteran's duel.
PUSSYFOOT was devastated by RICK JONES in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
*IRONFIST* was unbelievably bested by CHEERFUL FAN in a 2 minute duel.
OBNOXIO vanquished DIM HAIRY THING in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
HAYWOOD JAB overpowered CONVINCIAN HERO in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 TOTAL PARRY 10 - 3 - 0 77 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 30 - 9 - 3 77 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 17 - 6 - 0 74 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 10 - 4 - 2 71 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 6 - 0 57 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 5 - 1 44 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 4 - 0 43 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 AIMED BLOW 4 - 7 - 0 36 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 4 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 12 - 2 25 |
Turn 501 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 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 4 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 3 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 2 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK SHADOWCAT 3950 14 13 3 120 FRAG 'EM ALL! (403)
LUNGING ATTACK SCARBOROUGH 3941 13 8 0 95 FRAG 'EM ALL! (403)
BASHING ATTACK JUNO 4178 12 10 0 89 THE DOGHOUSE (188)
TOTAL PARRY THE THING 4185 15 6 0 70 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
PARRY-LUNGE VISIGOTH 4214 10 5 0 66 THE DEATH SQUAD (63)
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 SCARBOROUGH 3941. The most popular warrior this
turn was HONEY PUP 4207. The ten other most popular fighters were JUNO 4178,
VISIGOTH 4214, RICK JONES 3942, SCARBOROUGH 3941, *IRONFIST* 3947, OBNOXIO 3939,
SHADOWCAT 3950, DIM HAIRY THING 4236, DEAD MAN WALKING 4220, and BOWSER 4096.
The least popular fighter this week was ANGRY SHEW 4201. The other ten least popular
fighters were THE THING 4185, HAYWOOD JAB 4238, PUSSYFOOT 4126, BOWSER 4096, DEAD MAN
WALKING 4220, DIM HAIRY THING 4236, SHADOWCAT 3950, OBNOXIO 3939, *IRONFIST* 3947,
and SCARBOROUGH 3941.