DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/19/2005 Duedate: 03/04/2005
WILLAF ARENA
DM-16 TURN-506
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
FELIX
ARENA FELINES (452)
(16-4413) [30-17-1,123]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
FELIX O.J. THE JUICE
ARENA FELINES (452) ALL IN MY HEAD (568)
(16-4413) [30-17-1,123] (16-5505) [2-0-0,20]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
CAT MAN DO SHOCHU
ARENA FELINES (452) YAMABUSHI (432)
(16-4901) [13-14-0,90] (16-4912) [10-9-2,79]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. FORCE OF FIVE 2 (569) 45
2. ARENA FELINES (452) 21 STAR DRECK TNG (562)
3. STAR DRECK TNG (562) 18 Unchartered Team
4. ALL IN MY HEAD (568) 17
5. PUNNY AMINALS (305) 16 ALL IN MY HEAD (568)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 STAR DRECK TNG (562) 9 3 1 75.0 1/ 1 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362) 10 1 0
2/ 2 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362) 290 151 5 65.8 2/ 2 ARENA FELINES (452) 8 5 0
3/ 3 ARENA FELINES (452) 140 93 7 60.1 3/ 3 PUNNY AMINALS (305) 6 9 0
4/ 4 FUNKY FOLK II (565) 15 12 4 55.6 4/ 5 FUNKY FOLK II (565) 4 2 1
5/ 8*ALL IN MY HEAD (568) 4 4 0 50.0 5/ 6*ALL IN MY HEAD (568) 4 4 0
6/ 5 YAMABUSHI (432) 100 120 12 45.5 6/ 7*DAGGERS EDGE (566) 3 4 0
7/ 9*DAGGERS EDGE (566) 3 4 0 42.9 7/ 8 STAR DRECK TNG (562) 2 1 0
8- 6 THUNDER CLAP (543) 44 63 5 41.1 8/ 0*FORCE OF FIVE 2 (569) 2 3 0
9/ 7 PUNNY AMINALS (305) 405 584 16 41.0 9/ 4 YAMABUSHI (432) 2 4 0
10/ 0*FORCE OF FIVE 2 (569) 2 3 0 40.0 10- 9 THUNDER CLAP (543) 0 3 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Greetings warriors! It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the
clash and bustle of the weekly WILLAF games. There were bitter words at YAMABUSHI's
guildhouse after a 0-2-0 showing this week which dropped the stable into 9th. Dark
Arena anyone? The city turned out in welcome to meet the banners of a new guild,
FORCE OF FIVE 2, as they entered the city this week. May victory find you! PUNH
JENTLY caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested
KUROHANA and was awarded 25 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable
duels, PUNH JENTLY put down KUROHANA, causing him to lose 19 points of recognition in
the process. Although SHOCHU made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the
reign of victorious FELIX. Informants "close" to the city champion have told me that
he never fights without pantyhose on beneath his armor. Watch out!
Many and various are the arts of battle. In WILLAF "art" is a word that has
long since passed from the language! My inside sources tell me that the team to beat
in WILLAF these days is YAMABUSHI. At least, most blades in town are looking to
avoid them. Apparently the stalwarts of GOLDEN GLADIATORS are catching the bulk of
jests down at the challenging board for their large share of the avoids. Loose talk
at the arena has reached my ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters
are after O. PUN PLEEZJ. Watch your back! A match that raised a few eyebrows at the
games this week, it seems that OLD BALDY posted a TV challenge against the more
highly recognized O. PUN PLEEZJ. The results, you ask? Well, the firebrand OLD
BALDY bested O. PUN PLEEZJ. Remember warriors, this is the discipline of steel.
Vendettas. Bloodied blades and broken spears. Indeed the city has seen more
than its fair share of red in recent times. Strange what qualities come forth in the
face of certain doom. CARRIE OAKEY has the town astir with the news of hers Dark
Arena victory! Fate is a fickle mistress. She showers the miserable with fortune
but sets enemies against the victorious. Remember this!
The girls are as pretty in WILLAF as ever I remembered them....and the fighters
as ugly! Don't let your reputation slip! More than a sharp eye must I keep, indeed
a stout pair of legs must I keep as well! The endless paths of Alastari await me!
Till we meet again, remember: a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms
no one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FELIX 4413 30 17 1 123 ARENA FELINES (452)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-YUSHIMO 5101 13 13 3 98 YAMABUSHI (432)
FLUFFY 5060 16 3 0 94 ARENA FELINES (452)
OLD BALDY 5449 8 3 1 94 STAR DRECK TNG (562)
O. PUN PLEEZJ 5113 17 40 0 91 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CAT MAN DO 4901 13 14 0 90 ARENA FELINES (452)
SHOCHU 4912 10 9 2 79 YAMABUSHI (432)
-OLD GOLD 3878 9 9 0 72 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
GOLDENROD 4805 10 2 0 70 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
CARRIE OAKEY 5469 6 0 3 69 FUNKY FOLK II (565)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GOLD FILLING 4510 15 4 0 56 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
PUNH JENTLY 5485 6 3 0 56 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
CAT A. CLYSMIC 5074 8 7 0 49 ARENA FELINES (452)
-KUROME 5342 7 8 2 41 YAMABUSHI (432)
MARI ACHIE 5471 4 3 1 39 FUNKY FOLK II (565)
KUROHANA 5128 10 4 0 34 YAMABUSHI (432)
-TANOSHII 5488 3 1 0 34 YAMABUSHI (432)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-STAN DAUFFISH 5472 2 1 0 27 FUNKY FOLK II (565)
-SPLASH 5480 3 2 1 26 THUNDER CLAP (543)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
O. FISH 5482 5 7 0 22 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
O.J. THE JUICE 5505 2 0 0 20 ALL IN MY HEAD (568)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-GEORDI LAFROG 5451 1 0 0 18 STAR DRECK TNG (562)
KITTEN KABOODLE 5515 1 0 0 18 ARENA FELINES (452)
-APRIL FOOLS 5476 2 4 1 15 THUNDER CLAP (543)
-GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY 5491 2 0 0 15 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
BOBO THE CLOWN 5509 1 0 0 15 FORCE OF FIVE 2 (569)
MOOK 5503 1 1 0 14 ALL IN MY HEAD (568)
ANOTHER ONE! 5510 1 0 0 13 FORCE OF FIVE 2 (569)
-HEC-TOR 5478 2 4 0 12 THUNDER CLAP (543)
KETL PHYSHE 5489 2 4 0 10 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
-GOLDEN ARCHES 4984 1 0 0 10 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
VANGOR 5521 1 0 0 10 DAGGERS EDGE (566)
-DARK MAGE 5497 1 0 0 10 DAGGERS EDGE (566)
-SHADOW WRAITH 5495 1 1 0 5 DAGGERS EDGE (566)
-MONDAY 5487 1 1 0 4 THUNDER CLAP (543)
DIRTY KITTEN 5507 1 1 0 4 ALL IN MY HEAD (568)
-DEADLY VENOM 5496 0 1 0 1 DAGGERS EDGE (566)
SLIPPERY SUE 5508 0 1 0 1 FORCE OF FIVE 2 (569)
-HOWLING ARC 5493 0 1 0 1 DAGGERS EDGE (566)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BLACK ORC 536 0 1 0 DARK ARENA 0 CARRIE OAKEY 5469 506 NONE
CRUD 5511 0 1 0 FORCE OF FIVE 2 569 ARENAMASTER KHARA 539 506 NONE
MARGE THE HOUSE 5513 0 1 0 FORCE OF FIVE 2 569 CONVICTED THIEF 517 506 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Yamabushi -- And to think we thought you liked us nice-people Golden Glads. "Scams,
tricks, spineless...!" Ouch, that hurts! -- King Midas
P.S. I knew from my psychiatrist that I had a gold hang-up, but, gee willikers!
P.P.S. And we agree with you that the RUGS treated Tanoshii very, very poorly. Wow!
That said by Midas, I hope I didn't hurt Kurohana too badly? -- Goldenrod
Duelmaster Felix -- Clearly I am not one capable of usurping your throne. Well
fought. The best gladiator won. -- Old Gold (feeling, like, very old)
Jorja -- Well, we're certainly and unequivocally glad to see you again. -- Midas and
The Golden Gladiators
Shadow Wraith -- Luck was all on my side. And I am so glad. Golden glad! -- Golden
Opportunity
What a turn! I don't believe I have ever had BOTH "the most popular warrior" and
"the least popular fighter" in the same round! Wow! Life is just downright golden!
-- Midas With The Golden Touch
Old Baldy -- At least you're not a cat. A bald cat would be horrible to contemplate.
-- O. Pun Pleezj
P.S. Disregard the rude statement put into my mouth by some cad of a reporter. You
are not worthless and weak, and I'm very glad to have you here.
Mari Achie -- All that, erm, contour, and you have rhythm, too! Amazing. -- O. Fish
Cat Man Do -- I don't mind if you do at all. -- Peach Nutt, graduating and surprised
Cat A. Clysmic -- Note my name next time and take it easy, okay? -- Punh JENTLY
Howling Arc -- Well, now! That was a fine... Ketl o' Physhe
Goldenrod -- What an offensive suggestion! I'm not fish. Just your common oaf. --
O. Fish
Gold Filling -- Nobody has gold fillings these days! It's all porcelain. -- O. Fish
Yamabushi -- The random matches are not my department. The handicapper does that,
based on some arcane data from the Commission. If you don't like them, I recommend
that you issue challenges. -- Arenamaster Kharak
P.S. Besides, we've always done it this way.
31 January 2005
My fellow duelists I come before you bearing a sad and unfortunate message.
Several months ago our group, the Vendetta Cartel, had lost contact with one of our
friends. Since he was in contact or correspondence on an almost daily basis there
was concern amongst us. With some research two of our members discovered why contact
was lost with him.
On November 10, 2004, Richard Hammes was taken from us in a senseless act of
violence during a robbery attempt at a friend's store where he sometimes worked. He
was watching the store so his friend could go home to tend to his son who had taken
ill. You may have known Rich as Abarsis, The Slaughter Priest ; richh10 on the RT;
or gameogre on the Duel2 messageboard. You may not have known that he spent 13 years
serving the United States in the Navy.
Rich dearly loved this game and all it encompassed. He may not have been the
best or most experienced manager but he loved to interact with others and was quick
to offer advice whenever anyone asked for help. He was always kind and gracious and
tried to strengthen our game, often by helping new players feel welcome or give them
a chance to compete. With his prolific posting I know that I am simply speaking the
obvious about what he did for our game. Many, like me, were drawn to him, perhaps
for his kind nature or his sense of humor, and it appears he lived his life as he
played this game. Always willing to help or do right by others.
I realize that he had many friends outside the VC so I will include the link to
the news story in case any of his other friends would like to know more of what
happened. We're all dealt a hand in life but it's not the strength of the hand
you're dealt but rather how you play it that really matters. Rich played his hand to
the very best of his human ability and for this I admire him greatly. I know we all
choose to like or dislike managers but I believe deep down we are all good and
decent, in this game, and will drop party (alliance) lines and will show the proper
respect.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041112/news_7m12clerk.html
Rich was taken from us all to soon and with so much left to offer the community
around him. He spoke of a desire to run a contest on the Duel2 site which I hope to
uphold in his name. Some of the people I have spoken with think it would be a nice
gesture to do one final good act in Rich's name, though it could never match what he
would've done within his community, for his community of San Diego. I hope that with
this contest we might raise a little money to donate to an appropriate charity within
San Diego in his name.
In conclusion I send a message to Rich:
"Rich, though I'm sure you gathered this I never really told you how much I
admired you and what a friend I considered you. I thank you for being my voice of
reason and always reminding me of why we both loved this game so much! You have
taught me one final valuable lesson in learning more of you. There are things far
more valuable in life than material possessions such as character and kindness. That
nothing going on in your life means that you cannot find a way to be kind and giving
to others. We always spoke of meeting someday and until we finally do know that you
will live on in with me and the rest of your brothers and sisters in the Cartel:
Master Darque, Kat, Bum, Sensei Jan, Maximillian, Hammer, Fizban, Firehawk, Phat
Phat. You increased all of our enjoyment of this game, you were a true ambassador of
Duelmasters, and the game will not be quite the same without you. A farewell battle
cry from the ZalCon: 'Confusion to our enemies'. May your soul rest in peace, my
friend."
Should anyone wish to correspond about Rich feel free to contact myself, or
anyone else within the Vendetta Cartel.
Street Legal
Jeff Bura
The Death Squad(63) in Tobir or triumph1971@hotmail.com
31 January 2005
Be it known throughout Alastari that Hammer is no longer a member of the
Vendetta Cartel alliance.
A difference of opinion with another highly respected member of the VC due to my
recent vocal actions in DM 47 can only be resolved by my resignation from the VC as
of January 29, 2005.
I leave of my own accord, in good standing with all members and with no hard
feelings towards anyone in the Vendetta Cartel.
There was a time when I felt that my membership in the VC made the alliance
stronger. I know that my resignation today makes the Vendetta Cartel a stronger
alliance with my absence. -- Hammer
1 February 2005
St. Valentine's Massacre update
My apologies, the Kill Contest starting on turn 476 in Jhans will run for 10 (ten)
turns ending on turn number 486.
Azrael
5 February 2005
On behalf of the ILLUMINATI Confederation of Alliances (The kLk, CHAOS, Inc. and The
Company of Brothers) I would like to express our sympathies concerning the tragic
loss of Rich Hammes to both the DM community and to the real life world. Surely our
loss has been Heaven's gain. -- Talon Darkhart, deeply sorrowful
kLk God of War, Illuminati Alliance, Puppetmaster
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
CARRIE OAKEY viciously butchered BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
CRUD was murdered by ARENAMASTER KHARAK in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
OLD BALDY subdued O. PUN PLEEZJ in a action packed 1 minute Challenge fight.
CAT MAN DO was bested by PEACH NUTT in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge contest.
GOLD FILLING defeated CAT A. CLYSMIC in a 3 minute Challenge match.
FELIX unbelievably bested SHOCHU in a popular 4 minute bloody uneven Title brawl.
FLUFFY overpowered KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
GOLDENROD overpowered MARI ACHIE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
KUROHANA was vanquished by PUNH JENTLY in a 4 minute uneven duel.
O. FISH was defeated by O.J. THE JUICE in a 1 minute expert vs. novice upset duel.
KETL PHYSHE was beaten by MOOK in a popular 1 minute melee.
DIRTY KITTEN was overpowered by KITTEN KABOODLE in a 1 minute one-sided match.
ANOTHER ONE! devastated MALCORN INSURGENT in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
BOBO THE CLOWN demolished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 2 minute mismatched match.
SLIPPERY SUE was overpowered by VANGOR in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
MARGE THE HOUSE was savagely slain by CONVICTED THIEF in a 6 minute novice's duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 AIMED BLOW 7 - 3 - 0 70 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 TOTAL PARRY 23 - 10 - 0 70 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 BASHING ATTACK 10 - 6 - 0 63 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 15 - 10 - 2 60 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 3 - 0 57 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 STRIKING ATTACK 17 - 15 - 0 53 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 LUNGING ATTACK 15 - 18 - 1 45 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-LUNGE 6 - 8 - 1 43 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 10 - 15 - 1 40 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 5 - 1 29 |
Turn 506 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:
AIMED BLOW 2 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 2 3 SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 3 2 TOTAL PARRY
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 2 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 2 1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY FELIX 4413 30 17 1 123 ARENA FELINES (452)
STRIKING ATTACK FLUFFY 5060 16 3 0 94 ARENA FELINES (452)
SLASHING ATTACK OLD BALDY 5449 8 3 1 94 STAR DRECK TNG (562)
LUNGING ATTACK SHOCHU 4912 10 9 2 79 YAMABUSHI (432)
BASHING ATTACK GOLDENROD 4805 10 2 0 70 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
AIMED BLOW PUNH JENTLY 5485 6 3 0 56 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is CAT MAN DO 4901. The most popular warrior this turn
was SHOCHU 4912. The ten other most popular fighters were OLD BALDY 5449, CAT A.
CLYSMIC 5074, PUNH JENTLY 5485, MOOK 5503, CARRIE OAKEY 5469, CAT MAN DO 4901, FLUFFY
5060, O.J. THE JUICE 5505, FELIX 4413, and GOLDENROD 4805.
The least popular fighter this week was MARGE THE HOUSE 5513. The other ten least
popular fighters were SLIPPERY SUE 5508, BOBO THE CLOWN 5509, DIRTY KITTEN 5507,
KUROHANA 5128, MARI ACHIE 5471, KETL PHYSHE 5489, GOLD FILLING 4510, O. PUN PLEEZJ
5113, CRUD 5511, and VANGOR 5521.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
PEACH NUTT (16-5298) PUNNY AMINALS (305)
Name-Change-O-Rama
The winter tourney brought a lot of people to the Isle who didn't appear there
normally. This included Commission employees. Half a dozen arenamasters regarded
each other warily in the mirror behind the bar at the Pig in a Haystack. The Pig was
obscure and mediocre, drawing few gladiators, which is what they had all been looking
for. They saw gladiators every day. Most arenamaster were convinced that this was
some kind of punishment.
You could always pick out the arenamasters in a crowd. There were superficial
differences: One of these had clearly Adantri features, one wore an eye-patch, two
were female. But there were, in significant ways, alike. The same size, the same
hair-trigger alertness, the same deadliness.
The one-eyed man broke the ice, raising his beer mug in salute. "I'm Zrof One-
Eye from Zukal. Sugar of Arvat--" One of the women bowed slightly. "I know Sugar.
The rest of you...?"
The Adantri matched his salute. "Dernal of Dayla Kiv."
"Daiyla Kiv? Ah...."
"No, without the 'I' in it. These damned bureaucrats can't spell, and they
thought adding an unnecessary vowel was exotic." Disgust dripped from his voice.
"Tell me about it!" another man growled in agreement. "Khagal of Niatoli, and
what they do to the spelling of THAT simple word--!"
"I thought Daiyla, I mean Dayla Kiv had a different name right now,"
Arenamistress Sugar said. "The arena, at least, because of a contest?"
"Chavez Ravine." Dernal's tone was the one that substituted in polite company
for spitting on the floor.
Zrof blinked, taken aback by the bitterness. He wouldn't have minded a contest
in Zukal, and damn what they called the place. "It's only temporary, though."
"Temporary, shmiperary," another man muttered. He seemed well into his drinking,
although, like all arenamasters, he carried his liquor well. "They do it all the time
in Aradi. No reshpect. Go around changing thish, changing that. I wish I could
change shome thingsh." He signalled the bartender for a refill.
The second woman put her hand over his mug. "You've had enough, Harkon. Try the
coffee, instead."
"You should be mad, too, Ripplesh," Harkon said. "They're going to do shtuff
like that in Jahnsh, aren't they?"
Ripples Dorrigan shrugged. All the men paused, some with glasses half raised, to
watch. "It's the way things are," she said. "Not much we can do about it."
"You know," Khagal of Niatoli said, "maybe we could make a few changes. Fix the
spelling of Arena 33, for one, change a few standby titles--"
"The Commission hates changes." Dernal of Dayla Kiv topped up his glass and
drained it gloomily.
"Yes, but if we disguise it," Sugar of Arvat said, excited, "make it... maybe a
general Name-Change-O-Rama! Then we could slip OUR changes through and no one would
notice or mind."
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By popular demand, we are holding a Name-Change-o-Rama during the month of March.
If you wish to change the name of your warriors or teams, please contact RSI Customer
Service. The charge for a name change is $1, unless you're in DOOMCorps, in which
case you take your chances. (Just kidding, guys! *snicker*)