DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/31/2011 Duedate: 01/13/2012
WILLAF ARENA
DM-16 TURN-685
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
GOLD LOCKET
GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
(16-5917) [18-6-1,112]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
GOLD LOCKET TWILO TALON
GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362) TALON'S TERRORS (547)
(16-5917) [18-6-1,112] (16-5263) [2-0-0,24]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
LONGING LEGGINGS DEE NILE
EMOTIONAL PANTS (604) PUNNY AMINALS (305)
(16-5910) [18-18-0,93] (16-5935) [11-9-0,78]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. PUNNY AMINALS (305) 21
2. GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362) 16 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
3. TALON'S TERRORS (547) 16 Unchartered Team
4. POWER LEGION (579) 12
5. SERPENTS HOLD 114 (608) 0 TALON'S TERRORS (547)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362) 734 342 14 68.2 1/ 1 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362) 8 4 0
2/ 2 POWER LEGION (579) 84 72 5 53.8 2/ 3 PUNNY AMINALS (305) 6 8 0
3/ 3 EMOTIONAL PANTS (604) 93 98 2 48.7 3/ 2 POWER LEGION (579) 5 5 1
4- 4 SERPENTS HOLD 114 (608) 26 28 1 48.1 4/ 6 EMOTIONAL PANTS (604) 3 3 0
5- 5 MAXIMUM RESULTS (311) 337 410 24 45.1 5- 5 SERPENTS HOLD 114 (608) 3 5 0
6/ 6 PUNNY AMINALS (305) 812 %1011 23 44.5 6- 4 MAXIMUM RESULTS (311) 2 4 1
7/ 7*TALON'S TERRORS (547) 2 5 0 28.6 7/ 7*TALON'S TERRORS (547) 2 5 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 686): OGRE BATTLE of QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 688): KUNG PO FROG of KAOS FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 607): GEMMA of HOUSE OF CARDS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 682): BOWEN of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 684): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 676): GANDALF of IN MIDDLE EARTH (?, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 677): MAGIC TODAY of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 340): PYRITE of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 674): PRIORE of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 338): PANCAKES of KAOS II (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 670): TAMARIN of GOING APES (?, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 667): DARK DUMPLING of BAD BREAD (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 659): KAILIE RHIN of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 617): JEREMIAH BROADBLADE of WARRIORS OF STEEL (?, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 316): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 310): EUREKA PRIDE of ALASKAN PIPELINE (Storm Lord)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 297): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 549): RATHNOK MULROOT of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 534): TICK ... TOCK of UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 516): ANDRES of BOMB SQUAD (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 511): KOLACTAN KABOB of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 245): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 472): GORBLE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 466): GREEN ROCK of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 458): UNBELIEVABLE of THE WILLBURYS 78 (Rascally Rabbit)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 575): LORD FIREFLASH of LUROCIANS II (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 686): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 688): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 607): HOUSE OF CARDS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 682): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 684): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 676): ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 677): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 340): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 674): MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 338): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 670): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 667): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 659): HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 617): IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 316): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 310): PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 297): THE MYRMIDONS (Sigurd Fafnisbane, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 549): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 534): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 516): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 511): BASH BROS EVANGELIST (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 245): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 472): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 466): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 458): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 575): MIDDLE ITALY et al (The Dark ONE, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 13 DULLENS (turn 606): ROBERT ROY of HOUSE OF CARDS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 680): SKITTLES of RAINBOW CONNECTION (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 340): PYRITE of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 674): DARIUS of OPEN HAND (Bahram, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 667): DARK DUMPLING of BAD BREAD (Otto X, mgr.)
VIN DIESEL of HEROES (?, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 659): KAILIE RHIN of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
MOZART of PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (Aragorn, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 616): BOOT PRINT of IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
ODD DRAFT of IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 310): RACECAR of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal)
AGOSERIS of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr)
(turn 309): TNT of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 297): BULLDOG of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 533): POTATO BUG of BUGS, SLUGS & THUGS (A-Sop, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 511): KOLACTAN KABOB of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
SASHA of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
GARNO TEN KORO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 465): GANOOSH of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
MONDEKKER of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Greetings, warriors of WILLAF! Once again I've been called out of retirement
for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting. What's with GOLD LOCKET? She
actually beat EMOTIONAL PANTS' LONGING LEGGINGS, and walked away with 12 more points
from the fight. Laughs were big at GOLDEN GLADIATORS while they watched GOLD LOCKET
clobber LONGING LEGGINGS. She lost 7 points and got bruised from objects thrown from
the stands. I'm sure WILLAF is excited about GOLD LOCKET, the new Duelmaster from
GOLDEN GLADIATORS. (remember?) But when you've seen as many as I have... 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. How
well I know the feeling of being in the most avoided team! Don't fall out of
practive, PUNNY AMINALS! In my day, no team with a 809-1009-23 would scare me off!
What's the problem, GOLDEN GLADIATORS? How well I know the feeling of being the most
challenged warrior, LONGING LEGGINGS! 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. How long have I been here? I got people to see,
places to go...
Well, I'm pretty much through. You guys need to get back practicing. WILLAF is
a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places. Time for my
medication, so I'll leave now. Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GOLD LOCKET 5917 18 6 1 112 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LONGING LEGGINGS 5910 18 18 0 93 EMOTIONAL PANTS (604)
-GOLD CHARM 5903 18 4 0 93 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
HORUS MANN 5901 16 24 0 93 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DEE NILE 5935 11 9 0 78 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
RIPLEY BYRD 5923 12 12 0 76 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
LONELY HANDMEDOWNS 5920 11 10 0 70 EMOTIONAL PANTS (604)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SPIKE 5783 8 4 3 66 POWER LEGION (579)
-FISSION 5768 8 2 0 65 POWER LEGION (579)
GOLDPLATED 5929 13 6 0 61 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JOHN DERE 5916 13 20 0 59 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SNAKE 5967 5 2 0 56 SERPENTS HOLD 114 (608)
-TRICILLIAD 5919 8 11 0 55 MAXIMUM RESULTS (311)
-GOOD AS GOLD 5965 7 2 0 47 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
-PRESSURE 5746 3 9 0 37 POWER LEGION (579)
-GALEN 5921 6 14 0 36 MAXIMUM RESULTS (311)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GOLD DUBLOON 5953 6 4 1 33 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
TWILO TALON 5263 2 0 0 24 TALON'S TERRORS (547)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MORA 5949 2 1 0 21 SERPENTS HOLD 114 (608)
-CHANCE 5983 1 0 0 21 SERPENTS HOLD 114 (608)
-LOREL 5969 3 2 2 20 MAXIMUM RESULTS (311)
TIDAL 5809 1 7 0 12 POWER LEGION (579)
TULANE RHOADES 5975 0 2 0 2 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
ANACONDA 5944 8 8 0 SERPENTS HOLD 11 608 SPIKE 5783 683
FLASH 5968 1 1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 11 608 LOREL 5969 682
BLAH 5987 0 1 0 TALON'S TERRORS 547 DARK CHAMPION 685 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
(repeat) Glory Disciples, Teacher told me you are coming to our fine Willaf arena.
WELCOME. My Golden Gladiators will be pleased to mix it up with you. I want to
congratulate you on a fine start-up showing in N. I., and wish you success and long-
life in Willaf. -- Midas, Golden Gladiators (Consortium affiliated)
Congratulations to "Position Is Empty" for the second round in a row. You make a
fine Duelmaster, I guess. (shrug) -- Midas
Talon -- Was that FOUR DAs?! I didn't like any of 'em either. (grin) -- Midas
Pressure -- I was suckered into that one! Well done! I match with what appears to
be (record-wise) a struggling warrior, only to find I am completely outclassed.
Kudos. -- Gold Dubloon
Lonely Handmedowns -- It was MY day. But that doggone Title is sooooooo elusive. --
Gold Locket
Longing Leggings -- Thanks for the lesson. It may have been painful, and I may not
have learned a skill, but it was a sound lesson nevertheless. -- Goldplated (slightly
dented, scarred, and marred)
Lorel -- I have my moments and that was one of them. -- Good As Gold
Ho, ho, ho. May The New Year find you all healthy and prosperous. -- Midas and The
Golden Gladiators
Still no duelmaster! What are you DOING around here? -- Billy Jack
Gold Charm -- You could outface my teammate, Dee Nile. -- Horus Mann
Gold Locket -- You, too. -- Ripley Byrd
Glory Disciples -- What, you're here already? Well, hi! -- Jorja, Punny Aminals
Galen -- I'm flattered, dear boy, truly I am. It was a difficult thing for me to
defeat you, because my instinct, of course, is all for protecting and defending those
smaller than I am. Which is why I taught you parry skills, I suppose. But now that
it's over, perhaps we could discuss the... details over dinner? -- John Dere
The Kung-Fu Master did NOT defeat me, it only LOOKED that way because he kept
standing in front of me. -- Dee Nile
Tricilliad -- I'm disappointed. I was hoping for a better student. Perhaps another
time. -- Horus Mann
Spike -- Prickly type, aren't you? And dangerous. That's why I had to really push,
I didn't want to get killed! -- Ripley Byrd
Twilo Talon -- Heck. They *told* me it wasn't going to be as easy as the training
sessions, but I guess I didn't really believe 'em. -- Tulane Rhoades
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BLAH was viciously butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
GOLD LOCKET vanquished LONGING LEGGINGS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge Title battle.
GOLDPLATED was viciously subdued by DEE NILE in a 4 minute Challenge brawl.
HORUS MANN savagely defeated LONELY HANDMEDOWNS in a 1 minute master's match.
RIPLEY BYRD defeated KUNG-FU MASTER in a exciting 1 minute struggle.
JOHN DERE was devastated by SPIKE in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
GOLD DUBLOON handily defeated TIDAL in a 1 minute uneven melee.
TWILO TALON vanquished TULANE RHOADES in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 TOTAL PARRY 14 - 6 - 0 70 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 17 - 10 - 0 63 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 2 - 1 60 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 STRIKING ATTACK 29 - 23 - 0 56 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 10 - 14 - 0 42 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 BASHING ATTACK 14 - 20 - 3 41 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 8 - 0 38 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 7 - 0 13 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 685 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 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 4 3 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 2 3 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK GOLD LOCKET 5917 18 6 1 112 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
STRIKING ATTACK DEE NILE 5935 11 9 0 78 PUNNY AMINALS (305)
WALL OF STEEL SPIKE 5783 8 4 3 66 POWER LEGION (579)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY GOLDPLATED 5929 13 6 0 61 GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is LONGING LEGGINGS 5910. The most popular warrior
this turn was DEE NILE 5935. The ten other most popular fighters were HORUS MANN
5901, GOLD LOCKET 5917, BLAH 5987, RIPLEY BYRD 5923, GOLD DUBLOON 5953, LONELY
HANDMEDOWNS 5920, SPIKE 5783, TWILO TALON 5263, LONGING LEGGINGS 5910, and GOLDPLATED
5929.
The least popular fighter this week was TULANE RHOADES 5975. The other ten least
popular fighters were TIDAL 5809, JOHN DERE 5916, GOLDPLATED 5929, LONGING LEGGINGS
5910, TWILO TALON 5263, SPIKE 5783, LONELY HANDMEDOWNS 5920, GOLD DUBLOON 5953,
RIPLEY BYRD 5923, and BLAH 5987.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
GOLD LOCKET (16-5917) GOLDEN GLADIATORS (362)
NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA
The crowd was surprisingly orderly, but it was still a crowd, and the Commission
clerk, Algernon, looked at it uneasily. Whenever this many people came together to
petition for something, it meant trouble. For him, anyway. Records to be altered.
Altering records was Bad. It made Extra Work.
His assistant clerk leaned close and whispered, "If it weren't for gladiators, we
wouldn't have jobs. Smile at them and ask what they want."
Algernon closed his eyes briefly. Looking at this crowd made him dizzy. They
were all wearing black and white stripes. Like a herd of zebras, except that zebras
didn't carry swords. Then he took a deep breath and managed a smile. "What... ah,
what can I do for you?"
"We want new names," the first gladiator said. There was a number on the front
of his shirt: 0381. He thumped the number with his thumb. "This here isn't a
name--"
"We want REAL names!" That voice came from farther back in the crowd.
"Yeah! We've paid our dues," another shouted, "and we've EARNED real names!"
One from the very back yelled, "I want to be called Tom."
All the others turned to look at him.
Algernon couldn't see him, but apparently those looks were accusing. Well, he
could understand that, "Tom" was such a... common name.
"My mom called me Tom," the voice in the back protested. "It's a good name."
"It isn't the name you put on the petition," 0381 said. "We talked about this.
We got our manager's agreement. You get the name on the petition."
"But--!"
Algernon didn't really want to keep staring at all these stripes while they
argued. He picked up the petition. "These names are the ones you want?"
0381 turned back. "Yes."
"It's a lot of trouble, and when other people see that YOU are getting name
changes, THEY are going to want them--" Seeing the gladiators beginning to frown...
and finger their weapons, he went on quickly, "So I figure we might as well make it a
complete deal. A Name-Change-O-Rama. Everyone who wants a name change can petition
for it. Get it all over with at once." He glanced at the petition, shuddered
slightly, and passed it to his clerk. "We'll announce it, proclaim it, even, and you
will get the names on this petition. And others will get the names THEY think they
should have had, too." He paused. "And I think I'll get a new name, I'm tired of
being an Algernon...."
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Warrior and team name changes will be accepted during the month of February. If
you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI