DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 10/23/2008 Duedate: 11/05/2008
ZORPUNT ARENA
DM-24 TURN-594
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SOLDIER 8
MEDAL OF HONOR F3 (494)
(24-4850) [10-3-0,66]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SOLDIER 8 POSITION IS EMPTY
MEDAL OF HONOR F3 (494)
(24-4850) [10-3-0,66]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SOLDIER 8 SOLDIER 8
MEDAL OF HONOR F3 (494) MEDAL OF HONOR F3 (494)
(24-4850) [10-3-0,66] (24-4850) [10-3-0,66]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MEDAL OF HONOR F3 (494)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. KRILL CAVALRY (403) 30
2. MEDAL OF HONOR F3 (494) 3 MEDAL OF HONOR F3 (494)
Unchartered Team
THE AVENGERS (106)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 MEDAL OF HONOR F3 (494) 32 14 2 69.6 1/ 1 MEDAL OF HONOR F3 (494) 7 2 0
2/ 2 KRILL CAVALRY (403) 697 659 20 51.4 2/ 2 KRILL CAVALRY (403) 7 7 1
'*' 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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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 301): ROCK GLAS HUT FUN of ORCISH IDIOMS (Slugbait, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 604): ONEWOLF of WOLFBROTHERS (Doc Steele, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 604): WHOLE MUTT of THE DOGHOUSE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 597): SERAPHIM of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 593): SOLDIER 8 of MEDAL OF HONOR F3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 593): ELINDOR IMARDA of THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 590): SUZETTE CREPPAY of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 586): OZZIE CANSECO of THE A'S -- LOSERS II (Malaquar, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 555): NORM THE GNOME of GUARDIANS II (Twig, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 546): GOTHELCINA of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 537): MEMNOCK of INFERNAL LORDS (DeGotti, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 249): SIZZLING SUNFLOWER of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 437): DIMAGGIO oF 1949 YANKEES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 202): TRYPTOPHAN of SUPERIOR FORCES ZC (Manager, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 489): VISION of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 301): SMITHSONIAM (Curator, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 604): TECHNO 8 (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 604): OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 597): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 593): MEDAL OF HONPR F3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 593): THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 590): MENAGERIE (Ichabod Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 586): RED DOG GANG (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 555): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 546): WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 537): ODDS BODKINS (Still, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 249): ZERO (Ice Man, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 437): 1949 YANKEES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 202): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 489): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 14 TOBIR (turn 603): LRB of NO-HALF STEPPING (Wali Kharif, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 597): DOLBY JOSSEL of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 586): OZZIE CANSECO of THE A'S -- LOSERS II (Malaquar, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 545): RAMBLING OX of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 537): BIG DAVE DIODE of DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.)
(turn 536): GODZILLA of THE BEARS II (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 248): LEO of DARQUE AGES (Master Darque, mgr.)
PAINFUL PEONY of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 437): DIMAGGIO oF 1949 YANKEES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 201): BENITO CHATTE of THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Well, what are you looking at, ZORPUNT? Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens
before? Ah, shaddup and listen to my news. Of course, we're all terribly impressed
to see LORMIN GARDE win a fight and gain 17 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, LORMIN GARDE
beat DAVID WAYBUR and DAVID WAYBUR lost 10 points. You're breakin' my heart. And if
variety is the spice of life, ZORPUNT may be getting bland, as SOLDIER 8 stays top
dog in the city. Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do you think
some of these guys win their fights? Skill? Ha!
He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.
Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and
gone, and get to see if their team cared. Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only
shines through use. Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.
What does the ZORPUNT arena have in common with the inns? It's just as
comfortable to sleep in either place. Ha ha ha ha! Phlllt! Just had to do that
before I leave the fine city of ZORPUNT. I feel much better now. Paste this one in
your scrapbooks, you'll need the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SOLDIER 8 4850 10 3 0 66 MEDAL OF HONOR F3 (494)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SOLDIER 10 4849 11 2 2 56 MEDAL OF HONOR F3 (494)
LORMIN GARDE 4854 6 6 0 53 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
DAVID WAYBUR 4851 6 7 0 39 MEDAL OF HONOR F3 (494)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TCHACK LOY 4856 4 6 0 33 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
TCHENI LOY 4868 3 2 1 32 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
BUBBA LOY 4853 6 6 0 24 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TCHUMP LOY 4871 1 0 0 9 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
Soldier 8 -- I suppose I should be glad you stepped up to take the title today, but
it would have been okay if you had simply handed the title to me. I could handle it.
-- Lormin Garde
Soldier 10 -- Oh, well, I suppose I shouldn't expect a soldier to be a gentleman.
That's only officers, right? Hmm, now that I think about it, while it would be
"gentlemanly" to throw the fight, I don't think it would be a good thing. Besides, I
can't catch. -- Tcheni Loy
The Osksi Noble should just GO HOME. We don't need him here. -- Bubba Loy
And the Embezzling Scribe should put a sock in it. First thing he did when he came
out on the sands was to shove his face right into my sword! Talk about forward! --
Tchack Loy
There should be another gladiator on this team, and I'm not sure where he went, but
when I FIND him, he will wish he'd been more punctual. -- Jorja
8 October 2008
Hail Alastarians!
Allow me to introduce myself. I am Vanek, manager of the Warmasters in the No-
Tourney arena of Shadowspire. I come to you with a public service announcement.
Some of you may already be aware of Shadowspire and some of you may not realize what
exactly you're missing. This isn't your average arena. This is Shadowspire, a large
and very active arena where role-playing is encouraged; many managers are active both
the personal ads and the D2 forums online, and excitement reigns with many grudge
matches from turn to turn.
If you haven't checked arena 81 out, I urge you to do so. After returning to
the game almost 2 years ago, after a 15+ year hiatus, I was looking to try and
recapture the magic of the game I remembered from my youth. After finding my first
two arenas lacking, I almost quit the game again. That was until I found the newly
opening Shadowspire. It was here that I found the magic and excitement that I
remembered. I truly love this arena and am sure you will too if given a chance.
Rookie or experienced veteran, it matters not. Both have come together here to
successfully make an arena with plenty of competition to challenge the vets, yet with
the no tourney format, friendly enough for the novices to get their feet wet and
learn (or relearn) the game. When I say that even novices can find success here, I
speak from personal experience. I still consider myself a "newbie" to the game but
have found plenty of success with my first two Duelmaster titles and two ADM
graduates to date.
I encourage you all to check out the D2 forums at www.reality.com/duel2/ and
look over both the Shadowspire newsletter and DM-81 forum section at the bottom of
the page. The forum banter and personal ads help to clearly show that the "old
school" feel for the game is still alive and well here in Shadowspire.
Also, if you're a former Shadowspire manager who is currently away, I encourage
you to return and help continue to make this one of the most entertaining arenas in
the game today!
I hope to see many new faces in the near future and am excited to see the return
of some of the old faces whom have been away!
Sincerely,
Vanek
8 October 2008
After 17 long years they are finally cutting the Cowboy loose. Red & stinging, my
hand is now sufficiently slapped. The state of Texas' boot print is stamped across
my ***... Uncle Damnit! I am only 34 (think about it...) so plenty of time to
reinvent myself...prospects are great. After wading through the culture shock I hope
to be amongst you soon, dishing out paper "w"itch slaps and taking my share of them
from you. See you @ the Winter face '09? Only time will tell. Good luck. --
CFH/Rat Salad, 5 Below Zero and an assortment of other underachieving thugs.
P.S. Contact info coming soon for those who want it; email and all that other fun
sh...stuff. *grin* Sorry Ed.
8 July 2008
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ALLIANCES
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*TURF WAR VI RULES*
Starting Nov 2008 (10 turns)
Anyone may participate; known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances
created solely to compete in the Turf War! To participate, each alliance must:
1. Announce the alliance and the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork
(DM 47) newsletter.
2. Announcements made on the D2 Forums will not be accepted.
Captains are responsible for:
1. Verifying those who wish to participate under the banner of their
alliance;
2. Distribution of prizes should their alliance win the Turf War.
3. Submit one (1) RSI Roll-Up Certificate to participate
Participating managers who are not Captains must:
1. Submit one (1) RSI Roll-Up Certificate to participate
2. Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name, and
alliance they will represent in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter.
Announcement made on the D2 Forums will not be accepted.
a. No scores will be tabulated until a Gift Certificate is received.
No EXCEPTIONS.
b. Before a manager can compete, he/she must declare themselves in
the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter as stated above AND be verified
by the alliance Captain they will represent.
c. Only one (1) team per player may compete. No multiple teams or
aliases will be allowed. Violations will result in immediate
disqualification from the Turf War (so be sure to take any
multiple teams OFF of Team Maintenance).
d. Scoring will NOT be retroactive for teams that do not properly
declare or fail to send a Gift Certificate by Turn 1. In other
words, if your Gift Certificate is not received until Turn 3 of
the Turf War, and you have fought on Turns 1 and 2, your scoring
will not begin until Turn 3. All conditions must be met before
scoring will begin--declaration, verification, and Gift
Certificate received.
e. No declarations or verifications will be accepted after Turn 5 of
the Turf War.
f. For purposes of scoring, the moderators will score the Turf War
and settle any and all disputes as they arise. Their decisions
will be final.
Scoring will be as follows for Fights:
Win Loss Kill Die
Challenge +2 -2 +5 -5
Match Up +1 -1 +1 -5
Bloodfeud +2 -5 +5 -10
Champion x2 x2 x2 x2
Dark Arena* +10 -5 xx xx
*After 2nd win, warrior scores no points for wins
Special Scoring Considerations for the Turf War are as follows:
Spy Report mention (team name only) +2
Style Master +2
Duelmaster +2
Champions:
1. A Champion may be declared, but one is not mandatory.
2. Only one Champion allowed per manager at any given time.
3. Champions that graduate or are killed by another warrior in the arena, but
not the Dark Arena, may be replaced.
4. Champions must be in the Adepts bracket or lower on the turn they are
declared, and may NOT have gone above Adepts level at any time; this
includes teams transferred into North Fork for the Turf War.
Bloodfeuds:
1. Bloodfeuds will score points on all four (4) turns.
2. There is no limit to which warrior may bloodfeud or how often.
Tournament Considerations:
1. Tournament participation is ALLOWED and encouraged.
2. Tournament Victors won during the course of the contest will gain a one
(1) time bonus of 25 points. This bonus will apply EACH time a
warrior(s) wins such status.
3. Tournament Champions won during the course of the contest will gain a one
(1) time bonus of 50 points. This bonus will apply EACH time a
warrior(s) win such status.
4. Points for TVs and TCs will be applied the Turn after RSI posts
tournament results in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter (i.e., if the
results post on North Fork turn 275, points will be credited on North
Fork turn 276 to the applicable teams).
Special Considerations:
1. Each alliance begins the Turf War with zero (0) points.
2. There will be NO alliance or team changes once the contest has begun. If
you begin the Turf War with Alliance A, you must end the Turf War with
Alliance A. If you begin the Turf War with Team A, you must end the Turf
War with Team A.
3. There will be a maximum of seven (7) teams allowed per alliance for the
Turf War.
4. The Dark Arena may be used on the first turn only, of every warrior,
without penalty.
Prizes:
The Turf War is a "winner take all" contest. All prizes and 100% of the Gift
Certificates will be awarded to the Captain of the winning alliance. It is the
responsibility of the Captain to distribute Gift Certificates. Moderators will
submit a list of each manager on the winning alliance to RSI at the completion of the
contest for the non-Certificate prizes.
The following prizes have been secured from RSI:
1. Renaming of the North Fork (DM 47) arena;
2. Renaming of Dark Arena Monsters (one for each manager in the winning
alliance);
3. Known Favorites for one warrior on each team of the winning alliance
(warrior must be ranked Initiate or above, must be alive, and must have
at least one arena fight to receive this award).
4. +1 Skill bonus potion for each manager on the winning alliance. Bonus
potion must be applied to a living warrior from (DM 47)
5. +1 Skill bonus potion (one) for each manager who fights in all 10 rounds
AND 45 fights of the Turf War. Bonus potion must be applied to a living
warrior from (DM 47)
These awards will be listed by the Moderator for claiming from RSI (Lee) within 4
turns of the end of TW VI.
Moderators:
The Moderators for this event will be Oz and Master Darque. They will arbitrate all
dealings during the course of the contest. Their decisions will be final. All
questions, comments, and scoring disputes may be directed to Land of Oz or Darque
Forces via diplo in DM 47. Managers with internet access may send a private message
to [The Consortium] or [Darque] on the Duel2 Forums. Lastly, you may also email
questions, comments, and scoring disputes to rebelnerfherder at yahoo dot com.
Please note there have been rule changes from the last Turf War. Please read them
carefully!
Contest will begin in November following the Fall Mail In Tournament.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SOLDIER 8 viciously subdued VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute Title fight.
LORMIN GARDE demolished DAVID WAYBUR in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
SOLDIER 10 defeated TCHACK LOY in a 2 minute duel.
TCHENI LOY was unbelievably bested by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute contest.
BUBBA LOY viciously subdued OSKSI NOBLE in a 4 minute gruesome brawl.
TCHUMP LOY defeated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a unpopular 4 minute novice's struggle.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 - 0 100 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 1 - 0 75 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 22 - 10 - 2 69 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 TOTAL PARRY 7 - 4 - 0 64 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 3 - 1 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 11 - 14 - 1 44 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 AIMED BLOW 4 - 7 - 0 36 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 4 - 0 33 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 594 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 3 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 3 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE
PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK SOLDIER 8 4850 10 3 0 66 MEDAL OF HONOR F3 (494)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SOLDIER 8 4850. The most popular warrior this turn
was SOLDIER 8 4850. The ten other most popular fighters were SOLDIER 10 4849, LORMIN
GARDE 4854, TCHENI LOY 4868, TCHACK LOY 4856, DAVID WAYBUR 4851, BUBBA LOY 4853,
TCHUMP LOY 4871, 0, 0, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was TCHUMP LOY 4871. The other ten least popular
fighters were BUBBA LOY 4853, DAVID WAYBUR 4851, TCHACK LOY 4856, TCHENI LOY 4868,
LORMIN GARDE 4854, SOLDIER 10 4849, SOLDIER 8 4850, 0, 0, and 0.