DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 07/20/2006 Duedate: 08/02/2006 ZUWAYZA ARENA DM-19 TURN-539 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS MODERN MATURITY THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241) (19-4855) [13-9-1,104] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader MODERN MATURITY HELENA THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241) VALAMOND'S CREW (357) (19-4855) [13-9-1,104] (19-4037) [7-1-1,84] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite SPORTS III MODERN MATURITY THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241) THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241) (19-4812) [14-24-1,74] (19-4855) [13-9-1,104] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM FUNKY FOLK (405) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241) 49 2. FUNKY FOLK (405) 15 FUNKY FOLK (405) 3. VALAMOND'S CREW (357) 9 Unchartered Team 4. JAGUAR WARRIORS (296) 2 5. ARMA-MAY-TOO (394) 0 VALAMOND'S CREW (357) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*VALAMOND'S CREW (357) 14 3 1 82.4 1/ 3 FUNKY FOLK (405) 7 1 1 2/ 2 FUNKY FOLK (405) 64 43 2 59.8 2/ 1 JAGUAR WARRIORS (296) 7 8 1 3/ 3 JAGUAR WARRIORS (296) 321 342 25 48.4 3/ 2*VALAMOND'S CREW (357) 5 1 0 4/ 4 THE MAGNIFICENT MA (241) 337 437 15 43.5 4/ 4 THE MAGNIFICENT MA (241) 5 6 0 5- 5*ARMA-MAY-TOO (394) 0 3 0 0.0 5- 5*ARMA-MAY-TOO (394) 0 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 + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ A Dark and Stormy Night ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + "Dark and stormy out," Modern Maturity noted, letting the curtain fall back. "It's always dark and stormy when something is about to happen," Sports Illustrated muttered. "It's a plot or something." "No doubt," his teammate said, "but the question is, what KIND of plot? Is it one we will be forced to take notice of? I point out that our contracts are very specific: we cannot be forced into an adventure." "No new adventures happening this summer anyway," the Sport responded. "Too bad." Hot Rod looked up from the greasy mechanism he had been tinkering with for the past hour. "Things've been kinda dull around here. An adventure might be just what Zuwayza needs." "I think NOT!" MM said sharply. "One need only glance through the archives to see that 'adventure' always equals 'disaster'. We do NOT need a disaster, an earthquake, a storm, an invasion, or ANY kind of disaster." Hot Rod put his greasy mechanism down on the sheet of paper, provided earlier by Modern Maturity, that protected the table from it and wiped his hands on a rag. "You know, if you weren't a golem, MM, I'd say you were a perfect Little Old Lady." Modern Maturity fixed him with a severe look. "What is wrong with that?" Before Hot Rod could answer, the Sport said, "It's boring, that's what." "Right. Boring." Hot Rod made it a point not to glance at his teammate as he said that. His annoyance, however, was plain. "There are adventures which are not disastrous, and Zuwayza needs one of them. Like maybe...a chariot race and carriage show!" "People don't want to look at carriages!" Modern Maturity protested. "More do than you'd think," Hot Rod began. "And lots of people like to look at a race," Sports Illustrated added. DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. Whoa! How did I end up as DM? Well, I had a relatively easy fight against Modern Maturity. And Ved lost his fight against Jill Oppy. Don't know how long I'll be here. I've only got one expert so it might be awhile or one of you guys with more skills could knock me off. Master wants me to mention that he currently manages four of the five Karnhorn duelmasters. In Willaf, Sully of Shroud In Mystery has just taken the throne. In Aljafir, Quivra Ngedo of Balance of Terror will reign once more before departing for the Isle. In Veastian, Ethon El Keer has taken the throne in hopes of graduating soon. And here in Zuwayza, it's me. We've got to get that Jurine team up and running again. Master would love to have all five Karnhorn DMs at the same time. Deo Volente Servant of Kjarran Jaguar Warriors SPY REPORT Hail and well met warriors of ZUWAYZA! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. Former top team JAGUAR WARRIORS was unseated this week as FUNKY FOLK moved up from 3rd ranking to take the top spot with a 3-0-0 record for the round. HELENA caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as she skillfully bested VETERAN MERCENARY and was awarded 17 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, HEDED HAG put down BRYAN, causing him to lose 8 points of recognition in the process. This time victory fell to the grasp of the usurper. All hail MODERN MATURITY, Duelmaster of ZUWAYZA! Would you believe that over half of the old women in ZUWAYZA seem to feel that they could fight better than you gladiators? Many and various are the arts of battle. In ZUWAYZA "art" is a word that has long since passed from the language! I saw one fighter that warriors avoided when this week's challenge seeking began. FUNKY FOLK is feared. This much I can say. Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent the better part of last week avoiding FUNKY FOLK. Indeed it was JAGUAR WARRIORS. Loose talk at the arena has reached my ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters are after BRYAN. Watch your back! I can not but mention with disdain the name of VED BUENS ENDE who this week posted a challenge to a warrior a full 13 points below in the rankings. I thought VED BUENS ENDE showed great skill and promise when he bested SPORTS III. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal! Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser? Warriors, may this counselor stand ready at your right hand forever! 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 ZUWAYZA 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 next we meet remember: a fool flies into a rage quickly and often. The wise are angered by the same thing only once. Zontani Sharp Eyes DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MODERN MATURITY 4855 13 9 1 104 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME VED BUENS ENDE 4749 19 14 5 100 JAGUAR WARRIORS (296) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HELENA 4037 7 1 1 84 VALAMOND'S CREW (357) DEO VOLENTE 4751 19 13 0 80 JAGUAR WARRIORS (296) SPORTS III 4812 14 24 1 74 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HEDED HAG 4872 8 3 1 63 JAGUAR WARRIORS (296) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CARY YON 4879 5 2 0 55 FUNKY FOLK (405) HIDEKI HAO 4874 7 3 1 54 JAGUAR WARRIORS (296) HOT ROD 4854 11 12 0 45 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241) BRYAN 4036 7 1 0 37 VALAMOND'S CREW (357) LEW SIFFER 4875 6 1 1 36 FUNKY FOLK (405) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GENE POOLE 4888 2 1 0 24 FUNKY FOLK (405) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MATARSE FURY 4880 3 6 1 16 JAGUAR WARRIORS (296) FLIGHT JOURNAL 4907 1 0 0 15 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241) TIMES 4908 1 0 0 13 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? SUE SHEE 4844 14 5 1 FUNKY FOLK 405 VED BUENS ENDE 4749 537 REVENGED GUY 4887 3 5 0 THE MAGNIFICENT M 241 MATARSE FURY 4880 536 PERSONAL ADS Heded Hag -- You can hate me if you want to, but I think you are going to have to hit me before you can hurt me and you haven't done either yet. -- Helena Matarse Fury -- Don't let your jealousy get the better of you. I will take my undefeated record out of this arena in a few turns and rest on my laurels until my anticipated appearance at the Halloween Party. -- Bryan Hot Rod -- Sorry about that whole broken rod thing. Your experience and winning record had me scared at the time, but I guess I just underestimated my abilities. If you can get back to winning again and face me once more, I will try to be more careful with your rod. -- Helena Noachian -- I think five kills is enough. You better put a leash on that aimer of yours or hurry up and get him moving on to greener pastures. He's going to get you into trouble. -- Valamond Papa Bear -- My condolences on the loss of Sue Shee. At least you got some sort of payback before Jill Oppy left for the Isle. Lew Siffer is looking good so far too. -- Valamond Heded Hag -- This is GROSSLY unfair, as you are not a hag at all! Hags are FEMALE, dammit, and I can HANDLE females. And then YOU come along, kick the tires, sneer at the horses, scratch the paint, and just generally RUIN my day. I hate that. -- Hot Rod of the Ruined Day Deo Volente -- I feel that you have, in your enthusiastic and, let us face, less than wise youth, become carried away with the VIOLENCE of this activity. It is not a mature response, but I make an allowance for your great youth. It will pass. -- Modern Maturity M. Chardinee -- Gods, you're disgusting, with your "secret handshakes" and "passwords" and your insufferable superiority. Eat sand, Chardinee. -- Sports Ill. Ved Buens Ende -- My dear boy! Surely you realize that if you go around killing so many gladiators, what you will be blessed with is a lack of opponents? -- Modern Maturity Hideki Hao -- But dents are WRONG! They're the gateway to rust, the breach in the wall to let in disaster! -- Hot Rod Bryan -- Do you think it will be so simple to get out of your debt, fool? -- Lek Tormuz, Merchant and Moneylender Sports Ill. -- We of the Chardinee Society will extract our revenge for your unnecessary force and roughness. -- M. Oshindo Chardinee 20 June 2006 Dark Knights of the Desolate Empire Our newest Dark Knight disrespected?!?!?! ARE THEY SERIOUS?!?! If at all possible, let's get over to 31. I'm on the way. Let's get 'em. -- Dark Knight Osiris 26 June 2006 To those interested, G.E.C.K.O., Inc, is looking for able-bodied warriors to embark on a dangerous mission. Those interested (or for more details) diplo me at: Juice, DM 93, mgr. Arena Masters, Inc -- Juice 30 June 2006 All -- I am looking for able bodied warriors, magic-wielding wizards, faith-healing clerics, and quick-handed thieves to begin a quest requested by the Emperor of the Southern Kingdom of Crailmia. All interested parties can diplo me in arena 93 -- Noblish Island, c/o Will-O-Wisps (1422) or write to me at -- Robert Bennett, 317173, 4269 West M-80, Kincheloe, Mi 49784. -- the Lightbearer, mgr. Will-O-Wisps 1 July 2006 BROTHER KNIGHTS OF THE DESOLATE EMPIRE -- Hail brothers where ever you are to be found! We are engaging in arena 31. Let them feel our wrath. Onward to glory!!! -- Dark knight Blackstorm 1 July 2006 Soultaker -- Read your e-mail! -- Guardian 10 July 2006 The Dark Knights sat at the Dark Table with grim faces. All present knew that there could be no quarter. The Forces of Desolation would be unleashed. There would be no turning back, no mercy and no hesitation to do what was necessary. Teeth gritted and knuckles whitened with fury as the IMPERIAL PROCLAMATION was signed by each Dark Knight. AS OF JULY 1, 2006 -- WAR IS DECLARED ON THE ALLIANCE KNOWN AS THE VENDETTA CARTEL. The Desolate Empire -- Dark Knights: Ancient Creep, Blackstorm, Dok Sik, Goat, Heathen, Hatebred, Kon, Osiris, Toker, Wasby the Great 14 July 2006 In response to the Desolate Empire's declaration of war, the Vendetta Cartel offers the following response: The members of the Vendetta Cartel can be found in 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 22, 25, 28, 31, 39, 45, 47, 50, 52, 54, 59, 60, 100, and 106. Stop yapping in the all-arena ads, pick an arena, issue a challenge, actually win something, and then maybe (and we stress maybe) you may speak. You may come to our home arenas (8, 31, and 47) and confront us, but we suggest you learn to win in your own "home" arena (52) first. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS VED BUENS ENDE devastated SPORTS III in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight. HEDED HAG vanquished BRYAN in a exciting 1 minute uneven Challenge battle. MATARSE FURY was defeated by GENE POOLE in a 1 minute Challenge duel. DEO VOLENTE was devastated by MODERN MATURITY in a 2 minute one-sided Title contest. HELENA demolished VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute mismatched competition. HOT ROD was vanquished by HIDEKI HAO in a 1 minute mismatched fight. CARY YON beat THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory brawl. LEW SIFFER handily defeated OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute uneven melee. FLIGHT JOURNAL vanquished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided duel. TIMES vanquished MORDANT DESERTER 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| |SLASHING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 6 - 2 - 1 75 | |LUNGING ATTACK 3 PARRY-STRIKE 10 - 5 - 0 67 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 23 - 12 - 2 66 | |PARRY-STRIKE 2 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 3 - 0 63 | |AIMED BLOW 1 LUNGING ATTACK 15 - 9 - 1 63 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 9 - 10 - 0 47 | |STRIKING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 6 - 0 40 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 3 - 0 25 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 6 - 1 25 | |TOTAL PARRY 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 539 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 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 3 SLASHING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 2 LUNGING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-STRIKE BASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME SLASHING ATTACK MODERN MATURITY 4855 13 9 1 104 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (241) AIMED BLOW VED BUENS ENDE 4749 19 14 5 100 JAGUAR WARRIORS (296) LUNGING ATTACK HELENA 4037 7 1 1 84 VALAMOND'S CREW (357) PARRY-STRIKE DEO VOLENTE 4751 19 13 0 80 JAGUAR WARRIORS (296) FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME BASHING ATTACK HIDEKI HAO 4874 7 3 1 54 JAGUAR WARRIORS (296) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is SPORTS III 4812. The most popular warrior this turn was MODERN MATURITY 4855. The ten other most popular fighters were HEDED HAG 4872, CARY YON 4879, VED BUENS ENDE 4749, GENE POOLE 4888, DEO VOLENTE 4751, HELENA 4037, LEW SIFFER 4875, FLIGHT JOURNAL 4907, BRYAN 4036, and MATARSE FURY 4880. The least popular fighter this week was HOT ROD 4854. The other ten least popular fighters were SPORTS III 4812, TIMES 4908, HIDEKI HAO 4874, MATARSE FURY 4880, BRYAN 4036, FLIGHT JOURNAL 4907, LEW SIFFER 4875, HELENA 4037, DEO VOLENTE 4751, and GENE POOLE 4888. NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS) For those of you who keep track of such things, 5 additional warriors graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. SNOTTYMAN (40-3685) of THEY TRAINED ME! HORRID (65-6385) of LEGION IV JUDICIOUSLY (82-27214) of ADVERBS II TERRICONUS (82-27651) of THE GLORIOUS DARK FLABBY-O (82-30720) of STREET PIZZAD XXII Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes