DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/11/2012 Duedate: 01/24/2012
SUNSET ARENA
DM-21 TURN-682
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
RED HOUSE
THE BLUES (601)
(21-7103) [12-8-0,125]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
RED HOUSE FISH
THE BLUES (601) THE BOWLS (610)
(21-7103) [12-8-0,125] (21-7279) [5-3-1,44]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
MOSHI HARU AUNT TILLA-THE NUN
KANO CLAN (106) BEN'S BAZAAR (577)
(21-6704) [16-10-2,94] (21-7256) [5-6-0,35]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
DEVIATION (593)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. LUDUS MAGNUS (608) 43
2. LITERATE LOONS (538) 32 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)
3. THE BOWLS (610) 25 Unchartered Team
4. ALL JACKED UP II (616) 24
5. DARK OVERLORDS (612) 23 LUDUS MAGNUS (608)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1 BEN & JERRY'S (596) 43 27 5 61.4 1/ 1 DEVIATION (593) 10 5 1
2- 2 SEA DOGS (533) 196 128 20 60.5 2/ 6 OMINOUS REIGN (584) 9 4 0
3/ 7*LUDUS MAGNUS (608) 24 16 3 60.0 3/ 5*THE BOWLS (610) 9 5 0
4- 3*THUNDERCAT CLOSET (606) 6 4 1 60.0 4/ 2 THE BLUES (601) 8 7 0
5/ 6 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) 419 309 20 57.6 5/17*LUDUS MAGNUS (608) 6 4 0
6/ 5 DEVIATION (593) 116 86 7 57.4 6/ 7 NOMADIC TRIBE (160) 6 8 0
7/ 8 GRIM FANDANGO (454) 691 587 30 54.1 7/ 3 GRIM FANDANGO (454) 6 9 0
8- 9 TOOL SHED (592) 79 70 1 53.0 8/12 LITERATE LOONS (538) 6 9 0
9/10 OMINOUS REIGN (584) 163 148 10 52.4 9/ 8 BEN'S BAZAAR (577) 6 9 0
10/11*THE BOWLS (610) 18 17 2 51.4 10/13 BLOOD AND SAND (600) 6 9 0
11/13 BLOOD AND SAND (600) 62 62 1 50.0 11/16 DARK OVERLORDS (612) 5 4 1
12/ 0*THE JOKER'S WILD (566) 4 4 1 50.0 12-14 SEA DOGS (533) 4 1 2
13-12 DARK AT HEART (586) 158 159 12 49.8 13- 4 DARK AT HEART (586) 4 3 0
14/14 THE BLUES (601) 46 48 2 48.9 14- 9 CAJUN APOCALYPSE (602) 4 6 0
15/15 LITERATE LOONS (538) 349 405 18 46.3 15-11 TOOL SHED (592) 3 2 0
16/16 BEN'S BAZAAR (577) 170 202 11 45.7 16-10*THUNDERCAT CLOSET (606) 2 1 1
17/17 KANO CLAN (106) 344 429 22 44.5 17/ 0*THE JOKER'S WILD (566) 2 1 1
18-19 CAJUN APOCALYPSE (602) 36 51 2 41.4 18/19 KANO CLAN (106) 2 4 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
19/20 DARK OVERLORDS (612) 58 102 9 36.3 19/ 0*ALL JACKED UP II (616) 1 4 0
20/ 0*ALL JACKED UP II (616) 1 4 0 20.0 20-20*MORE COWBELL (611) 0 2 0
21-21*MORE COWBELL (611) 0 7 0 0.0 21-21 BEN & JERRY'S (596) 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
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 692): TAI of CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 574): SKIDMARK BUG of 042909A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 697): HERMOD of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 669): BRAVE 2 of TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 693): 8 BALL of POOL PARTY (Buri, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 688): FLASHER of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 296): NIKKI NAILS of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 681): SCARFACE of THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 682): LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 681): LEVEL OF MALEVOLENCE of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 647): RHAKARAS of TEMPLE OF STEEL (Frenzy, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 636): WHAT'S A VOLKSIE? Of TEAM FLOYD (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 629): SRV of SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 580): HANK of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 276): WERE BEAR of FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 269): HARVEY of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 526): KOLBERT MOON of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 245): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 574): THUNDER BUG of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 692): CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 574): HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 697): AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 669): TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 693): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 688): SOUL STRIPPERS II (Savory Jack, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 296): TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 681): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 682): RYAN'S HENCHMEN (Leprechaun, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 681): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 647): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 636): HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 629): SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 580): VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 276): FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 269): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 526): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 245): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 574) PUNCHILINES et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 692): JOSH of CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 696): LOABAL DOMINATION OF STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 669): RUNNING DEER of TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 687): KAIARI of SOUL STRIPPERS II (Savory Jack, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 681): BEDDER of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 681): BLAKSKUL of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
(turn 680): FATHOM JUMPER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 646): IRINA JINZ of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 580): WHAT of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 269): HARVEY of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
FAIRYFIRE of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 525): GILFMET IVERS of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Malevolence is to wish evil and harm to others. Malevolence is a display of ill
will and acting with malice. Malevolence is an inclination to destroy the happiness
of others. Malevolence is how I stake claim to this throne... with blood dripping
from my blade and my foe motionlesss at my feet displaying a mythic silence.
Malevolence is how I will defend this throne and wear the purple robes of this
glorius city... Sunset.
SPY REPORT
It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report. Sit
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis. Rising in the
ranks like a loaf of armored bread (okay, I admit it's corny) is LUDUS MAGNUS, who
swept up 12 places in the ranks. For every winner there is a loser. Speaking of
losers, lets take a look at DARK AT HEART, who went down to 4th from 13th. Life is
tough. It looks like the guys(?) at DARK OVERLORDS had a good week as they went
3-0-0 to put them in 11th place. I guess steroids help! Hey everybody, watch out
for HOOSIER DADDY, who flew up 25 points in the rankings after mashing BATWAMBA like
a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. And falling like a basher in the top ten was
BATWAMBA, who dropped 23 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with
HOOSIER DADDY. The most challenged warrior this week was LEVEL OF MALEVOLENCE. If
this keeps up, our Duelmaster's going to need more avoids! RED HOUSE got through to
the Duelmaster this turn. No doubt he was more than anxious to kick LEVEL OF
MALEVOLENCE's tail out of the throne! In front of all the crowds, RED HOUSE took the
Duelmaster's crown for his own. I give the bum two weeks. Can you believe they are
paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff?
But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!
And hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't avoid DEVIATION, please raise you hand.
Wow. Does SUNSET really have that many liars? For those of you who like math, try
this one: DEVIATION + Weapons That go Boom = NOMADIC TRIBE + Avoid City.
Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). Remember: alliances are great, but try and
take your ally in the arena with you and see what happens.
I think I had better cut this one short. It's been nice chatting to those of
you whom I have not offended yet. C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some tracks. And
remember, you can pick your friends and you can pick your--(loud boos), oh, you've
heard that one already!-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RED HOUSE 7103 12 8 0 125 THE BLUES (601)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TISTHESEASON2BLETHAL 7197 13 4 0 107 DEVIATION (593)
-DESPAIR 7001 17 19 3 103 DARK AT HEART (586)
WALLI WEEBLE 6935 26 19 0 100 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)
HOOSIER DADDY 7129 13 11 0 97 DEVIATION (593)
LUPUS MAJOR 7146 12 10 2 97 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SLEDGEHEAD 6956 16 15 1 95 TOOL SHED (592)
-GRASS SEED 6923 16 16 0 95 TOOL SHED (592)
MOSHI HARU 6704 16 10 2 94 KANO CLAN (106)
LEVEL OF MALEVOLENCE 7109 12 10 2 91 DEVIATION (593)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HELRAZOR 7120 16 8 0 90 GRIM FANDANGO (454)
-MITER BOX 6961 17 12 0 85 TOOL SHED (592)
-MINAMI TORI 7077 16 7 0 80 KANO CLAN (106)
-WHIRLED PEACE 6984 12 6 0 79 BEN & JERRY'S (596)
-HARDY 7131 12 6 0 78 CAJUN APOCALYPSE (602)
-DUBLIN MUDSLIDE 6981 8 2 1 77 BEN & JERRY'S (596)
TIMOTH 7328 13 13 5 76 DARK OVERLORDS (612)
BATWAMBA 7118 13 12 0 76 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)
-IRONSIDES 6720 15 9 2 74 SEA DOGS (533)
-ACHERON 7179 9 5 1 73 DARK AT HEART (586)
-METARU HEI 7058 17 6 0 67 KANO CLAN (106)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-REDUVIUS 7132 9 9 0 66 CAJUN APOCALYPSE (602)
CRIXUS 7100 12 13 0 65 BLOOD AND SAND (600)
CELINE 7148 9 7 0 58 LITERATE LOONS (538)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PIETROS 7137 14 9 0 55 BLOOD AND SAND (600)
MY SWORD AND SAVIOR 7150 12 9 0 53 DEVIATION (593)
FEATHER 7178 8 8 1 52 OMINOUS REIGN (584)
RHASKOS 7221 7 8 0 51 BLOOD AND SAND (600)
GWENHYVAR 7305 5 1 1 49 DARK OVERLORDS (612)
SALINGER 7180 9 6 1 48 LITERATE LOONS (538)
BELL 7258 7 3 0 47 OMINOUS REIGN (584)
GITCHIGOOMIE 7251 5 5 0 47 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)
-SORROW 7257 4 4 0 46 DARK AT HEART (586)
FISH 7279 5 3 1 44 THE BOWLS (610)
-WHEELBARROW 7130 9 6 0 43 TOOL SHED (592)
-CLUSTERFLUFF 7173 5 7 1 43 BEN & JERRY'S (596)
INSPIRE 7219 9 5 0 42 OMINOUS REIGN (584)
-CHOCOLATE THERAPY 6994 4 3 1 42 BEN & JERRY'S (596)
-THAR 7347 4 0 1 42 DARK OVERLORDS (612)
SPOONFUL 7346 5 1 0 40 THE BLUES (601)
DAGAN 7201 9 8 0 39 BLOOD AND SAND (600)
RAZE 7227 8 6 0 39 GRIM FANDANGO (454)
COLD SHOT 7282 4 5 0 39 THE BLUES (601)
MUSUBU KIN 7143 9 10 0 37 KANO CLAN (106)
AUNT TILLA-THE NUN 7256 5 6 0 35 BEN'S BAZAAR (577)
MANUTE JR. 7299 4 1 0 34 THE BOWLS (610)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DRAGON ASP 7297 4 4 0 31 BEN'S BAZAAR (577)
CRESCENS 7261 6 2 0 30 LUDUS MAGNUS (608)
TRIUMPHUS 7262 4 4 2 30 LUDUS MAGNUS (608)
CC RIDER 7270 5 5 1 29 THE BLUES (601)
PRISCUS 7263 5 3 0 29 LUDUS MAGNUS (608)
MAPLE 7301 6 2 2 28 OMINOUS REIGN (584)
FADE TO BLAK 7266 5 5 0 27 GRIM FANDANGO (454)
-BIX 7134 5 12 0 27 CAJUN APOCALYPSE (602)
-MAN-O-WAR 7313 5 6 0 26 DARK OVERLORDS (612)
TITUS 7264 5 3 0 24 LUDUS MAGNUS (608)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SMURF LIGHTNING 7284 6 3 0 23 BEN'S BAZAAR (577)
DIRTYWORK SCAPEGOAT 7281 6 3 0 23 DEVIATION (593)
BULOUS 7354 1 3 0 23 THE BOWLS (610)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RUTUBA 7265 4 4 1 22 LUDUS MAGNUS (608)
-XIAN LIN 7204 5 5 1 21 KANO CLAN (106)
SEGOVAX 7238 4 8 1 21 BLOOD AND SAND (600)
MURGATROYD 7236 4 8 0 20 GRIM FANDANGO (454)
-TYGRA ZOOT SUIT 7241 3 0 1 20 THUNDERCAT CLOSET (606)
JACK THA RIPPA 7400 1 0 0 20 ALL JACKED UP II (616)
RUBBER DUCKY 6560 2 0 1 19 THE JOKER'S WILD (566)
-THIBODEAUX 7350 1 3 0 19 CAJUN APOCALYPSE (602)
BOOM BOOM 7237 3 7 0 18 THE BLUES (601)
DUST 7353 3 1 0 18 THE BOWLS (610)
HELLER 7355 2 3 1 17 LITERATE LOONS (538)
-MUMRA SUSPENDERS 7358 2 0 0 16 THUNDERCAT CLOSET (606)
-PHILLIPS HEAD 7269 2 1 0 13 TOOL SHED (592)
QUESTIONA 7372 1 1 0 11 THE BOWLS (610)
-MARY ROSE 6907 1 0 0 11 SEA DOGS (533)
MAURIAC 7383 1 1 0 11 LITERATE LOONS (538)
-PANTHRO TANKTOP 7242 1 1 0 10 THUNDERCAT CLOSET (606)
BRUNHILDA 7365 1 3 0 8 DARK OVERLORDS (612)
MIME BOGGLING 7379 1 1 0 8 BEN'S BAZAAR (577)
-BOUDREAUX 7349 1 3 0 7 CAJUN APOCALYPSE (602)
BOB SCRATCHIT 7367 1 3 0 6 BEN'S BAZAAR (577)
UNLEADED 6561 1 1 0 6 THE JOKER'S WILD (566)
HALBERD 7382 1 0 0 5 OMINOUS REIGN (584)
WILD CARD 6558 1 1 0 4 THE JOKER'S WILD (566)
GOGOL 7384 0 2 0 2 LITERATE LOONS (538)
SLAP JACK 7401 0 1 0 1 ALL JACKED UP II (616)
JACK IN THE BOX 7398 0 1 0 1 ALL JACKED UP II (616)
JACK RUBY 7399 0 1 0 1 ALL JACKED UP II (616)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
JACK O'LANTERN 7402 0 1 0 ALL JACKED UP II 616 RUBBER DUCKY 6560 682
PAIN GWEN 7213 11 1 2 BEN'S BAZAAR 577 I SMOKED WHAT?!! 6036 678 NOT REVENGED
SAIF'T P'TROLL 7348 1 1 0 BEN'S BAZAAR 577 RUTUBA 7265 678 NOT REVENGED
BOZO T CLOWN 7306 1 2 0 DARK OVERLORDS 612 SEGOVAX 7238 678 JUST REVENGED
CHABON 7095 7 12 0 LITERATE LOONS 538 TRIUMPHUS 7262 678 NOT REVENGED
KIPLING 7083 13 12 0 LITERATE LOONS 538 TIMOTH 7328 680
KADOKA 7222 9 5 0 NOMADIC TRIBE 160 LEVEL OF MALEVOL 7109 681
SHEVIK 7298 1 1 0 THE BOWLS 610 MAPLE 7301 678 NOT REVENGED
WILYKAT SWEATER 7243 0 2 0 THUNDERCAT CLOSE 606 HELLER 7355 679 REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
Maple -- Well, I had to give it a shot. Looks like you'll have to take your chances
with the rest of Sunset, who may not give out wins (and kills) as easily as the
Bowls! You are responsible for about one third of my losses so far. I have but one
thing to say to you-- umm... well.... -- Froot. E. Bowl
Gitchigoomie -- I almost feel embarrased, but F.E. Bowl says to embrace what I am.
I'm sure someone shortly will start to beat sense into me. -- Son of Manute
Smurf Lightning -- Either I'm a bad teacher, or you're a bad learner! You on the
other hand teach quite well. We'll have to try this again, and next time I won't be
experimenting with my weapon! -- Fish
Bob Scratchit -- What, you have the audacity to challenge me!! Ahh... you thought
you could out-strategize me. It almost worked out. I felt kind of like I was
fighting a clone of myself though. That was a fun fight. -- Dust
Convicted Thief -- Really, 1 hit. Okay, I'll take it. I doubt that the gladiators
of Sunset will be quite so accommodating. -- Questiona
All -- Blakskul is finally, at long last, immortal. You all failed to kill him, HA!
Graduate # 24 from this team, 2nd basher. He started life 21-14-8-9-21-7-4, trained
to 21-17-8-11-21-7-7. That's right, he's a double 21 rollup! Appears mode, skills
at graduation: 15/12/23/15/5/13. Faves turned out to be VH/LO, LG, no tactics, and
learns... riposte??? Well, he did learn 11 of them I guess. First non-scum shield
fave I've had, thought maybe it was the maul. He used LG offhand plenty, but almost
never attacked or made any crit parries with it. Thought his rhythms were likely
HI/LO. I believe the 21 ST was already on the rollup because I almost never go for a
21 ST, overrated IMO. I could have run him to a better record as a gorilla waste,
too small for a basher really, but I needed a BA for the second round-robin, so that
was it. Did only great damage and for his CN/WL often went down surprisingly easy.
Still I'm quite happy with his record considering. The trains got him to awesome
end. and takes tremendous. His one tourney appearance he did surprisingly well,
going 5-3-1 I think, misstimed for inits or adepts. My goal was to graduate him and
with a winning record. Interestingly the other basher grad, Vulge, also went to 50FE
at 24-26-1. Guess I gotta work on my bashers...Say goodbye, Blakky! -- Stik
All -- GOODBYE! Ha ha!! Grad party tonight down at the Broken Bone post-fights!
Beer's on me! -- LP Blakskul
Fish -- Wench...heh. I like that! -- Maple
Bulous -- Almost had the blood thirsty wench that time! -- Maple
Murgatroyd -- Thanks for the skills. -- Feather
Cresceus -- That was a good fight. Try again sometime. -- Bell
Bix -- No Box, but I'd like to see you in one. -- Bell
Ghost of Kadoka -- My apologies for your untimely death. -- Level of Malevolence
Red House -- Well, that was a fine lickin' you gave me! That took me out of the
holiday season kind of mood.... -- Tistheseason2blethal
Aunt Tilla-The Nun -- A slight FE difference in my favor, but I'll take the win and
run with it! -- Hoosier Daddy
Sorrow -- Well placed challenge. We'll have to watch out for you in the future. --
Dirtywork
Scapegoat Dagan -- I'm not sure you're worthy of the "mark" yet my young padawan. --
My Sword and Savior
All -- Good luck at the upcoming FTF! -- Marma Duke
Level of Malevolence -- Congrats on the throne and doing with a kill, no less. Guess
we know at what level your playing now... it was a little confusing before never
REALLY knowing from where you drew your focus, but now we know, thank you. -- Ben's
Bazaar
Deviation -- ? Really? If you were SO into DEVIATION, you would have let some one
else have the top team instead of hogging all the awards and praise all to your self.
You are not playing nice and we are telling our moms you're not sharing! -- Ben's
Bazaar
All -- I would say sorry for the lack of PAs but it seems we all had better things to
do than write PAs...at least that is what my wife told ME, I still do not see how
shoveling snow, mucking out stalls, shopping, doing dishes and varied other oddities
is BETTER than writing PAs! What ever! -- Gentleben
Very few things are better than doing personal ads, and the tasks you listed are
not among them.
Hope everyone had an enjoyable holiday season! -- Gentleben and Ben's Bazaar
Rutuba -- Put on your insulated underwear cause your about to be struck by... --
Smurf Lightning
Hoosier Daddy -- ? Father Al Mighty. -- Aunt Tilla-The Nun
Fish -- Good show. -- Smurf Lightning
Dust -- That was an enjoyable fight even though I lost. -- Bob Scratchit
Boom Boom -- I don't care what you call it, you smell bad. -- Dragon Asp
Gogol -- I am guessing you're not a search engine nor are you the little engine that
could, so what are you?
Lord Protector Blakskul -- Even crap can rise to the top if you wait long enough,
just kidding you ol knumbskul, you crazy guy you. Have a good retirement, you have
earned it. -- Ben's Bazaar
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
GWENHYVAR devastated SEGOVAX in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud fight.
GITCHIGOOMIE vanquished CC RIDER in a 2 minute uneven Challenge battle.
RED HOUSE demolished LEVEL OF MALEVOLENCE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge Title fight.
MY SWORD AND SAVIOR was devastated by TIMOTH in a 1 minute Challenge contest.
FEATHER subdued DAGAN in a 1 minute bloody Challenge competition.
RAZE was vanquished by CRIXUS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
BELL beat COLD SHOT in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge brawl.
FISH overpowered DIRTYWORK SCAPEGOAT in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
MURGATROYD lost to DRAGON ASP in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
QUESTIONA lost to SMURF LIGHTNING in a 4 minute Challenge fight.
BULOUS vanquished BOOM BOOM in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
MIME BOGGLING was narrowly defeated by DUST in a 2 minute beginner's Challenge match.
BLAKSKUL was overpowered by TISTHESEASON2BLETHAL in a 1 minute one-sided match.
BATWAMBA was devastated by HOOSIER DADDY in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
WALLI WEEBLE outlasted HELRAZOR in a 10 minute gory master's match.
LUPUS MAJOR overcame KUNG-FU MASTER in a popular 1 minute conflict.
MOSHI HARU vanquished CELINE in a 1 minute gruesome mismatched bout.
MANUTE JR. was viciously subdued by SALINGER in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bloody bout.
MAPLE was devastated by RHASKOS in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
PIETROS subdued FADE TO BLAK in a 1 minute bout.
MUSUBU KIN was luckily beaten by INSPIRE in a 3 minute gory match.
AUNT TILLA-THE NUN was unbelievably bested by SPOONFUL in a 12 minute competition.
RUTUBA beat EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute fight.
TITUS slimly won victory over CULT MEMBER in a 2 minute match.
PRISCUS overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven fray.
TRIUMPHUS handily defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
CRESCENS demolished CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
UNLEADED unbelievably bested SLAP JACK in a action packed 3 minute novice's match.
RUBBER DUCKY assassinated JACK O'LANTERN in a 1 minute brutal uneven match.
WILD CARD was vanquished by JACK THA RIPPA in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided fray.
HELLER overpowered BOB SCRATCHIT in a 1 minute uneven competition.
BRUNHILDA narrowly defeated GOGOL in a 2 minute novice's fight.
MAURIAC vanquished JACK RUBY in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
HALBERD luckily beat JACK IN THE BOX in a popular 2 minute brutal novice's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 12 TOTAL PARRY 50 - 32 - 1 61 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 10 WALL OF STEEL 34 - 23 - 4 60 |
|BASHING ATTACK 9 PARRY-LUNGE 23 - 19 - 1 55 |
|TOTAL PARRY 7 PARRY-RIPOSTE 30 - 30 - 0 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 7 AIMED BLOW 45 - 45 - 2 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 5 LUNGING ATTACK 66 - 67 - 4 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 STRIKING ATTACK 66 - 74 - 8 47 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 SLASHING ATTACK 36 - 43 - 2 46 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 BASHING ATTACK 30 - 47 - 4 39 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 12 - 25 - 1 32 |
Turn 682 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:
WALL OF STEEL 3 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 4 3 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 5 - 2 LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 6 2 AIMED BLOW
BASHING ATTACK 6 - 3 AIMED BLOW 1 - 3 1 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 7 - 5 1 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 2 1 PARRY-STRIKE
1 LUNGING ATTACK
1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK RED HOUSE 7103 12 8 0 125 THE BLUES (601)
AIMED BLOW TISTHESEASON2BLETHAL 7197 13 4 0 107 DEVIATION (593)
TOTAL PARRY WALLI WEEBLE 6935 26 19 0 100 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)
SLASHING ATTACK LUPUS MAJOR 7146 12 10 2 97 NOMADIC TRIBE (160)
LUNGING ATTACK MOSHI HARU 6704 16 10 2 94 KANO CLAN (106)
PARRY-LUNGE HELRAZOR 7120 16 8 0 90 GRIM FANDANGO (454)
WALL OF STEEL PIETROS 7137 14 9 0 55 BLOOD AND SAND (600)
PARRY-RIPOSTE MY SWORD AND SAVIOR 7150 12 9 0 53 DEVIATION (593)
BASHING ATTACK FISH 7279 5 3 1 44 THE BOWLS (610)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is MOSHI HARU 6704. The most popular warrior this turn
was AUNT TILLA-THE NUN 7256. The ten other most popular fighters were SALINGER 7180,
SLAP JACK 7401, COLD SHOT 7282, JACK IN THE BOX 7398, QUESTIONA 7372, HELRAZOR 7120,
MUSUBU KIN 7143, TIMOTH 7328, BELL 7258, and MIME BOGGLING 7379.
The least popular fighter this week was WALLI WEEBLE 6935. The other ten least
popular fighters were SPOONFUL 7346, JACK RUBY 7399, BOB SCRATCHIT 7367, WILD CARD
6558, JACK O'LANTERN 7402, MAPLE 7301, MANUTE JR. 7299, CELINE 7148, BATWAMBA 7118,
and BOOM BOOM 7237.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
BLAKSKUL (21-6899) GRIM FANDANGO (454)
"DARK ARENA" -- The Novel
For centuries, the Shagornan Elves have been forced to live underground.
Human invaders, the Delarquans, burned their forests, sparking a war of elven
annihilation. The elders told tales that when the Delarquans marched to war
against the elves, the land itself bled as they passed. Since the war, the
elves have dwindled with every passing year, while the humans multiply like
rodents across the land of Alastari.
Now, the Delarquans have disappeared. Some say they departed, others indicate
it.s a ruse, but there have been whispered rumors of another greater threat
looming in the region. Khyron of the Shagornan Elves has been tasked to
determine the cause, realizing that failure is probable and at the end of the
road death could be the only reward.
Khyron has known only the safety of the caves, but now he must journey to the
world above...the World with No Ceiling.
Throughout the years, many fine writers have played Duelmasters/Duel II and have
contributed greatly to the history and background of the world of Alastari. One very
intense period, during the early '90's, was during the Rocanis War, when authors from
both the Delarquan and Free Blades arenas collaborated on writing the history of the
invasion of the arena-city of Rocanis. Mark Manley (aka Grimwood) is a long-time
manager in Rocanis, and was one of the writers who contributed so much to this
history. Over the subsequent years, he has worked to bring his novelization to life
and make the story of the War and the preceding events which led to it available to
the greater public. Many Rocanis legends appear in the book: Itoz Trollbane,
Sandstorm, and others. The novel is a treat to read--even more so if you are familiar
with the game!
If you're interested in purchasing a copy of the book, here are links:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Arena-Mark-G-
Manley/dp/1936127598/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1319631863&sr=1-2
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark-arena-mark-
manley/1105609584?ean=2940011494659&itm=2&usri=dark%2barena
Treble Heart Books: http://www.trebleheartbooks.com/WDManley.html
Mark Manley is planning to attend the upcoming Winter Face-to-Face in Tempe, and has
offered a special prize to the winner of the Rookies and Primus tournaments: An
autographed copy of Dark Arena, autographed by the author, the artist, and the RSI
staff! In addition, as a special prize, the top up-and-coming tournament manager will
also receive an autographed copy! Mark will have copies of Dark Arena available at
the tournament, and as a special bonus, each copy of Dark Arena sold at the FTF will
include one new team rollup! We hope that many of you can venture to Tempe to
participate in the Face-to-Face, compete in the tournament, and congratulate Mark in
person on his achievement!