DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/04/2009 Duedate: 05/16/2009
TALCAMA ARENA
DM-18 TURN-613
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
DOT DOT DOT
CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
(18-9728) [10-5-0,95]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SPARE ANCHOR POSITION IS EMPTY
SEA DOGS (224)
(18-9610) [18-12-0,105]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
DOT DOT DOT RAASHUB
CENTER FOR OLDS (108) OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
(18-9728) [10-5-0,95] (18-9202) [3-2-1,33]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SEA DOGS (224)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. CENTER FOR OLDS (108) 53
2. OF WOLF AND MAN II (630) 10 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
3. SEA DOGS (224) 3 Unchartered Team
4. WIZARDGUARD (175) 0
5. RUN AND HYDE (537) 0 (-1)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630) 100 79 7 55.9 1/ 1 SEA DOGS (224) 11 3 2
2/ 1 SEA DOGS (224) 334 297 24 52.9 2/ 2 CENTER FOR OLDS (108) 10 5 0
3/ 2 CENTER FOR OLDS (108) %1128 %1094 68 50.8 3- 3 WIZARDGUARD (175) 3 2 0
4- 4 WIZARDGUARD (175) 182 202 12 47.4 4/ 0 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630) 2 0 0
5/ 3 VINCERE AUT MORI (626) 121 138 9 46.7 5/ 5 VINCERE AUT MORI (626) 2 8 0
6- 5 RUN AND HYDE (537) 131 157 13 45.5 6- 4 RUN AND HYDE (537) 1 1 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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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 622): POOP DECK GUY of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 504): GALLORDIN of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 628): KOVARARMANN VOTH of GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 623): FELISSA HURM of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 623): HATTIE of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 626): HIERONYMUS ZIGG of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 616): JOLEEN KRUZ of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 612): STOWAWAY of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 611): LAGERKVIST of LITERATE LOONS (?, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 383): SHIRLEY of BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 575): RUNNA DAMILL JOE of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 259): D'URVILLE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 559): CHATTY CABALIST of DUNGEON CELL (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 510): HASARCH of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 246): KORASIM of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 234): KIRRALA of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 460): ANGRY DECKHAND of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 210): UM-PAH of ONE MAN BAND (Allegro, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 504): SUPER BUM of FLAT BROKE (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 622): SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 504): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 628): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 623): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 623): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 626): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 616): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 612): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 611): MONADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 583): GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS (Non?, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 575): U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 259): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 559): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 510): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 246): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 234): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 460): DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 210): ONE MAN BAND (Allegro, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 504) FLOPS et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 5 KALTOS (turn 622): JAMMY LARKE of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 625): HIDA YAMAKO oF CALL TO THUNDER (Ichabod Frothingslosh)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 616): JOLEEN KRUZ of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 615): REESE SILEEN of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 612): BLUE MOON of RUN AND HYDE (Jekyll, mgr.)
HEXALUS of VINCERE AUT MORI (Toker, mgr.)
(turn 611): DECK APE of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 610): JAGARE of NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 575): RUNNA DAMILL JOE of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
(turn 574): VANILLA of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 234): KIRRALA of ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 460): EVANDER GILL of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Good day, in TALCAMA a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor.
So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news. The CENTER FOR OLDS guild has had
a 4-1-0 turn and deserves to be watched in the future. You never know where this
kind of thing can lead. And let's see, DRIFTWOOD fought FROGS FORM THE SKY and
gained 21 points and contributed to SEA DOGS' 3-1-0. And not without some honor, DOT
DOT DOT now claims the title and throne of Duelmaster of TALCAMA. Tell me, is
nothing sacred? I have heard from unimpeachable sources that The Original Arthur's
Last Stand uses trolls in their stew. Talk about gristle!
Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.'
Inscrutable, but true. I also notice that the SEA DOGS stable was the most avoided
team this turn. Come on TALCAMA, what are you afraid of? And guess who avoided SEA
DOGS stable the most? Believe it or not, it was VINCERE AUT MORI. Anyone surprised?
LOCO REY of VINCERE AUT MORI had better have a good reason for challenging down 14
points in a challenge which he lost. I thought LOCO REY showed great skill and
promise when he was defeated by TRIP. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
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.
Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe. Dare
to fight bravely. Well, I'm burning daylight here in TALCAMA and I've a long road
ahead of me. Happy Trails. Until you see my quill in TALCAMA again, farewell--
Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DOT DOT DOT 9728 10 5 0 95 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SPARE ANCHOR 9610 18 12 0 105 SEA DOGS (224)
-FABULOUS MR FOX 9631 19 11 0 92 WIZARDGUARD (175)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CHOCO BOBA BABY 9623 16 11 3 87 WIZARDGUARD (175)
-HARPY THE SHREW 9643 17 11 0 83 WIZARDGUARD (175)
STOWAWAY 9722 8 8 3 74 SEA DOGS (224)
-MERVYN 8750 13 9 1 72 RUN AND HYDE (537)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
EESHER 9727 11 4 0 65 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
-THE CLOSER 9187 10 6 1 65 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ZELANA 9240 6 3 0 54 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
SCAR THE BEAST 9368 5 2 0 54 VINCERE AUT MORI (626)
-FRANK N' BERRY 9710 8 8 1 51 WIZARDGUARD (175)
TRIP 9738 8 3 0 47 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
LOCO REY 9274 7 9 1 37 VINCERE AUT MORI (626)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DEATHSTALKER TOO 9731 4 7 1 33 WIZARDGUARD (175)
RAASHUB 9202 3 2 1 33 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
THE CODDLER 9746 5 2 0 31 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
-CHUM BUCKET 9753 2 0 1 28 SEA DOGS (224)
SORICCA THE CRAZED 9305 5 7 1 27 VINCERE AUT MORI (626)
-PHOTON 3292 2 4 0 26 MAD SCIENTISTS (75)
PLANKTON 9748 3 4 0 24 SEA DOGS (224)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DRIFTWOOD 9754 1 0 0 21 SEA DOGS (224)
SKIP 9740 3 8 0 17 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
-DISSIDENT 9523 2 0 0 17 RUN AND HYDE (537)
ASTINIUS 9423 2 3 1 11 VINCERE AUT MORI (626)
-SCORTEST 9325 0 2 0 2 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
YO HO HO 9733 3 2 0 SEA DOGS 224 FRANK N' BERRY 9710 610 REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
29 April 09
Greetings All -- This is Vincent Michaels, "the Rake", mgr. of the Stormbringers out
of DM 33 Niatoli Island, back after a relatively long layoff. I come back to my
arena to find only two other teams there. Terrible! I'm calling on all you managers
out there who have inactive teams in Niatoli to put them back in the game. Also,
anyone else who wants to come check out our little island are welcome. Good food and
a lot of good gambling, and you will have a chance to smack around Gen. GirlPants and
his band of Ravaged Queens. Great fun. Come one, come all!
4 May 09
Players of Duel 2:
RSI wants to try, in a few arenas, a system that rewards role-play and general arena
involvement. Our thoughts at this time are as follows, and feedback is earnestly
solicited:
1. What to reward.
a. Spotlights--they don't have to be involved and lengthy storylines, and in fact,
my own inclination is to say: anything game related and original (i,e,, not a
reprint), maybe set a minimum length. I use TOGS here as my model--half a column as
formatted for the newsletter, and we don't judge the quality of the writing (so long
as the editor isn't grossed out), just the intent to make a positive contribution.
b. A dm column where one is "due." Again, no judgment on quality of writing, should
be dm-related, and I would say (this is just me) a minimum length of maybe five
lines.
c. Personals. More than just "you suck," or "good fight." How much more doesn't
really concern me, and quality, other than "not offensive to the editor," should not
be an issue. We don't want to encourage participation and then muzzle it.
d. It has been suggested that a reward point or two be offered for running a full
team. We could include this, but my own inclination would be to say that there would
be no points for this, but that those who don't make a clear effort on this
(accidents happen, so maybe something like "when the three-turn total of fights is
below twelve"?) aren't eligible for points on any turn until they get it back up to a
full team.
2. How to reward it.
a. We've been thinking nebulously about some kind of point system, obviously, as an
example, say 3 points for a spotlight, 2 for a column, 1 for personals, more points
here for what takes more effort, but some points for any effort. This is in no way
final! But some way to keep track of who is contributing and how much, and as non-
subjective as possible; this would be noted as each newsletter would be proofed. A
way to clearly identify who's sending in what would help, but I can work it out by
referring to the warrior listings if I have to.
b. But, assuming a point system, do the rewards, whatever they end up being, go to
the player who achieves a certain point total? Is this calculated per turn, or as a
running total over as many turns as it takes to reach that point? Or to the player
with the highest total on any given turn? What about ties?
c. What do the points get the player? The current thought is X points gets a free
fight, probably replacing the "Popularity Leader's" free fight in the relevant arena.
That suggests only one player getting a role-play free fight on any given turn. Is
this enough to encourage the newsletter participation we're hoping for? Should we
convert "This Week's Favorite" to a role-play free fight also? Or handle rewards in
some other way entirely?
3. Where it happens.
The current thought is, try it in four arenas: one in each region, and one slow
arena. Who picks the arenas in question? I'd be inclined to rule out those that are
doing fairly well already (Ardivent, Sunset, Lapur; Arkers, Morya, North Fork), but
is that wise? Or even fair? Darned if I know. Places where it is NOT currently
intended to happen: Transfer arenas. Maybe rule out the no-tourney arenas as
current candidates, too?
If this seems to work well enough to be worth the effort, should we consider
extending it to more, eventually to all non-transfer, arenas?
This is not a "someday down the line we might" concept. We want to do this, and
SOON. Your feedback would be appreciated, for, against, changes, anything. You can
email me directly at jputney zianet com (make sure it says DM in the subject line) or
send a diplo to scribe, any arena.
the Scribe
P.S. Staff members not to be eligible for role-playing free fights.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
HEXALUS was viciously subdued by SPARE ANCHOR in a 28 minute master's Challenge fight.
LOCO REY was overcome by TRIP in a popular 1 minute Challenge match.
SCAR THE BEAST lost to EESHER in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.
SORICCA THE CRAZED was bested by THE CODDLER in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
ASTINIUS was defeated by PLANKTON in a 2 minute Challenge match.
STOWAWAY was devastated by DOT DOT DOT in a 1 minute uneven Title brawl.
ZELANA overpowered DARK CIRCLE FAN in a 2 minute bloody one-sided struggle.
RAASHUB overcame SKIP in a action packed 1 minute fight.
DRIFTWOOD vanquished FROGS FORM THE SKY in a action packed 1 minute uneven duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 4 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 - 1 60 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 WALL OF STEEL 22 - 15 - 0 59 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 18 - 13 - 3 58 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 AIMED BLOW 17 - 14 - 2 55 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 5 - 0 55 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 TOTAL PARRY 13 - 11 - 0 54 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 7 - 0 53 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 6 - 6 - 0 50 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 7 - 8 - 1 47 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 13 - 0 38 |
Turn 613 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 2 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 4 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 1 3 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK DOT DOT DOT 9728 10 5 0 95 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
TOTAL PARRY SPARE ANCHOR 9610 18 12 0 105 SEA DOGS (224)
WALL OF STEEL EESHER 9727 11 4 0 65 CENTER FOR OLDS (108)
PARRY-LUNGE ZELANA 9240 6 3 0 54 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW SCAR THE BEAST 9368 5 2 0 54 VINCERE AUT MORI (626)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is DOT DOT DOT 9728. The most popular warrior this
turn was RAASHUB 9202. The ten other most popular fighters were TRIP 9738, PLANKTON
9748, ZELANA 9240, DRIFTWOOD 9754, EESHER 9727, THE CODDLER 9746, ASTINIUS 9423, DOT
DOT DOT 9728, LOCO REY 9274, and SCAR THE BEAST 9368.
The least popular fighter this week was SPARE ANCHOR 9610. The other ten least
popular fighters were STOWAWAY 9722, SKIP 9740, SORICCA THE CRAZED 9305, SCAR THE
BEAST 9368, LOCO REY 9274, DOT DOT DOT 9728, ASTINIUS 9423, THE CODDLER 9746, EESHER
9727, and DRIFTWOOD 9754.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
HEXALUS (18-8869) VINCERE AUT MORI (626)
BLUE MOON (18-9373) RUN AND HYDE (537)
MAIL-IN TOURNEY XLVII
PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
TARAD 181 (230-116-12) 9 3 0 THUNDR + LITENING
IRON PRINCESS 3115 (217-95-8) 8 3 0 THUNDR + LITENING
IRONTHORN 5562 (193-62-2) 7 3 0 THUNDR + LITENING
LEGACY 5620 (120-45-10) 2 3 0 THUNDR + LITENING
PSYCHO SCIENTIST 697 (198-114-17) 2 3 0 MAD SCIENTISTS
SKYLAS TAKARIN 3114 (180-94-5) 2 3 0 THUNDR + LITENING
SMELLY SOCKS 1975 (244-109-6) 1 4 0 STREET PIZZA
WIGGLER 8088 (118-21-1) 0 5 0 THUNDR + LITENING
CONTENDERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
AFTERLIFE 650 (101-82-8) 9 3 0 THUNDR + LITENING
IRON HEAD LEE 6563 (47-18-0) 7 3 0 THE GUARDIANS II
CRYSTAL DOVE 4139 (80-42-2) 5 3 0 THUNDR + LITENING
SPLURGE ON WAX LIPS 6485 (133-102-4) 5 3 0 STREET PIZZA
NEOSPHINCTER 7317 (121-41-1) 4 3 0 WASTELAND
ACK VERT 7429 (117-57-1) 0 5 0 PENTARCHIE-18
BIG STRONG MAN 6619 (86-107-18) 0 5 0 THUNDR + LITENING
ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
HE HATE ME 7820 (101-65-2) 4 3 0 WASTELAND
LE PAIN DLG 8016 (79-73-2) 4 3 0 PENTARCHIE-18
ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
MARV JR 9288 (21-5-0) 6 3 0 WASTELAND
SOLSBURY HILL 8558 (28-35-6) 6 3 0 STREET PIZZA
BLOWN AWAY 8636 (44-37-0) 5 3 0 PENTARCHIE-18
DICK TATER 8675 (17-7-2) 2 3 0 FUNKY FOLK
PLANKWALKER 8604 (41-55-3) 2 3 0 SEA DOGS
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SHEWISH WHALER 9272 (32-15-1) 5 3 0 SEA DOGS
CHARNEL 8575 (19-7-1) 3 3 0 RUN AND HYDE
CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DECK APE 9678 (14-8-1) 4 3 0 SEA DOGS
BLUE MOON 9373 (12-4-1) 2 3 0 RUN AND HYDE
ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
TAREK 8812 (0-0-0) 6 3 0 LUROCIAN PRIDE
RAKINASHU 9604 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 DEATH MOB 5
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
MICHAEL MOORE 8199 (4-1-1) 4 3 0 DEAD PATRONAS VERITAS II
DISSIDENT 9523 (2-0-0) 2 3 0 RUN AND HYDE
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BABEL LE BAVARD 9477 (3-1-0) 2 3 0 PENTARCHIE-18
ADM FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
LA TOUR 8525 (47-54-0) 5 2 0 PENTARCHIE-18
CHASITY BELT 6507 (30-9-0) 2 3 0 THE GUARDIANS II
FRESHMEN FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DINAH MIGHT 9229 (25-19-1) 1 3 0 FUNKY FOLK
CHALLENGERS FOOL TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
KETUMAIE 7525 (15-17-1) 4 3 0 PENTARCHIE-18
ADEPTS FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ZIZANE 9322 (3-2-0) 2 3 0 PENTARCHIE-18
INITIATES FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
GOON 3 9711 (1-2-0) 0 3 0 GOON SQUAD
APPRENTICES FOOL TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
T. HENRY 9323 (1-2-1) 0 3 0 PENTARCHIE-18