DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 09/17/2007 Duedate: 09/29/2007
CALEAM ARENA
DM-26 TURN-563
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SVEN BLUETOOTH
STEEL CRUSADE (477)
(26-4729) [20-34-0,114]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SVEN BLUETOOTH POSITION IS EMPTY
STEEL CRUSADE (477)
(26-4729) [20-34-0,114]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SVEN BLUETOOTH CAP'N CRUNCH
STEEL CRUSADE (477) STEEL CRUSADE (477)
(26-4729) [20-34-0,114] (26-4724) [14-6-1,79]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
STEEL CRUSADE (477)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. STEEL CRUSADE (477) 53
2. GOLDEN CANYON (290) 9 MEDAL OF HONOR VI (468)
3. DOC LEGRAND'S LAB (475) 0 Unchartered Team
4. MEDAL OF HONOR VI (468) -16
ST L BLUES 3 (292)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 MEDAL OF HONOR VI (468) 35 21 8 62.5 1/ 3 STEEL CRUSADE (477) 10 5 0
2/ 2 DOC LEGRAND'S LAB (475) 50 44 2 53.2 2/ 2 GOLDEN CANYON (290) 9 6 0
3/ 3 GOLDEN CANYON (290) 580 734 21 44.1 3/ 1 MEDAL OF HONOR VI (468) 8 7 3
4/ 4 STEEL CRUSADE (477) 114 151 6 43.0 4/ 4 DOC LEGRAND'S LAB (475) 2 8 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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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 287): BURPS FIRE HAMMER of ACID FIRE HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 576): MAN'S BEST FRIEND of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 575): SHOWSTOPPER of NO-HALF STEPPING (?, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 568): D.O.A. DOMINANCE of OXYMORONS (Death Stud, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 565): MANUEL PEREZ of MEDAL OF HONOR A3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 564): SYMPATHY of MADTOWN (Namenlos, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 562): LORIS KEY of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 557): EARTHQUAKE EXCUSE of THE A'S -- LOSERS II (Malaquar, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 527): HAMILTON of VABOROUGHS (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 518): VALGARD of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 509): REAGAN of DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 235): BOB LE CANADIEN of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 424): TYVEK of DEMONS OF DARKNESS 2 (Rillion, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 411): CLE of UN (JE, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 189): EYE OF THE NEEDLE oF HAZAARDS OF CLONING (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 461): VISION of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 287): BLOOD RITES (Wretch, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 576): BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 575): THE DOGHOUSE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 568): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 565): MEDAL OF HONOR A3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 564): MADTOWN (Namenlos, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 562): MEDAL OF HONOR VI (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 557): RED DOG GANG (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 527): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 518): WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 509): TUFT-TASTIC! (Adie, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 235): FIRE INC. (Wretch, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 424): THE BUNKHOUSE (Pauly, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 411): WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 189): DOGS OF WAR (?, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 461): SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 286): TIEN of YAKUZA (Sensei Jan, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 576): MAGENTA MAGGOT of ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
(turn 575): VIOLET VULTURE of ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 568): BELISSA HOUGH of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 567): NAFISAH of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 565): KERMAN JONES of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 562): LORIS KEY of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 555): CARDINAL ARIZPE of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 517): WILLIAM CRAWFORD of MEDAL OF HONOR 26 (The Anarchist)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 509): REAGAN of DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 235): BOB LE CANADIEN of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 424): RICKY J of THE BUNKHOUSE (Pauly, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 189): JESSICA RABBIT of BRAIN FOOD 36 (The Sandman, mgr.)
(turn 188): PUPPY ON PATROL of DOGS OF WAR (?, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Thank you, Sven, that was a generous move on your part. The win, the skills,
the title, and...graduation! I think I'm going to forego the Isle and open a
restaurant just outside of Caleam. I've got my eye on a site, on top of a bluff
overlooking the confluence (that's how us graduates talk) of the rivers. There's an
old stone manor house there, abandoned now but not in such terrible condition, and
I'm SURE it isn't haunted, I don't CARE what people say. Well, I do care because its
reputation means I can get it for a bargain price.... Come on up once I get the
title secured. I'll be months, probably all winter, cleaning and repairing, before I
can open, but there will be cookouts every weekend.
Loris Key
P.S. Fist, low/moderate? What were they thinking? A woman doesn't keep order in a
restaurant with her FISTS. She uses a cast-iron frying pan, and if it happens to be
full of hot grease and eggs, so much the worse for the trouble-makers.
SPY REPORT
Hail and well met warriors of CALEAM! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes,
Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. Former top team MEDAL OF HONOR VI was
unseated this week as STEEL CRUSADE moved up from 3rd ranking to take the top spot
with a 4-1-0 record for the round. UP-CHUCKY caught the eye of many in the
gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested SOLDIER 4 and was awarded 18 points
in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, UP-CHUCKY put down SOLDIER
4, causing him to lose 16 points of recognition in the process. This time victory
fell to the grasp of the usurper. All hail SVEN BLUETOOTH, Duelmaster of CALEAM!
Would you believe that over half of the old women in CALEAM seem to feel that they
could fight better than you gladiators?
But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades
that is city CALEAM. My inside sources tell me that the team to beat in CALEAM these
days is GOLDEN CANYON. At least, most blades in town are looking to avoid them.
Apparently the stalwarts of STEEL CRUSADE are catching the bulk of jests down at the
challenging board for their large share of the avoids. Loose talk at the arena has
reached my ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters are after
SOLDIER 4. Watch your back! As a gladiator gets older, the icy grip of fear lays
hold of his heart. True, ARTHUR BEYER? Who could miss your "brave" challenge of
PIKE? The weight of the challenge fell hard upon PIKE and predictably he was subdued
by ARTHUR BEYER. This is how to arouse the anger of an entire guild! A match that
raised a few eyebrows at the games this week, it seems that CAYLON MCCANN posted a
challenge against the more highly recognized MOLDRAUN. The results, you ask? Well,
the firebrand CAYLON MCCANN was beat by MOLDRAUN. Remember warriors, this is the
discipline of steel.
Vendettas. Bloodied blades and broken spears. Indeed the city has seen more
than its fair share of red in recent times. Dark alleys may hide both secrets and
assassins. In the arena there is only the brightness of steel. Keep vigil always!
A thought before I go. Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise
manager learn the secrets of them all? 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 - the pen is mightier than the sword, but a maul is a
different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SVEN BLUETOOTH 4729 20 34 0 114 STEEL CRUSADE (477)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ARTHUR BEYER 4648 15 4 1 109 MEDAL OF HONOR VI (468)
MOLDRAUN 4740 9 4 0 92 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CAP'N CRUNCH 4724 14 6 1 79 STEEL CRUSADE (477)
PIKE 4708 16 12 1 78 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
CAYLON MCCANN 4728 14 21 1 72 STEEL CRUSADE (477)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
UP-CHUCKY 4722 6 5 0 64 STEEL CRUSADE (477)
SPECKLED GECKO 4711 10 10 1 61 DOC LEGRAND'S LAB (475)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SOLDIER 1 4744 4 0 2 58 MEDAL OF HONOR VI (468)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SOLDIER 4 4646 6 4 1 41 MEDAL OF HONOR VI (468)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CALONYMUS 4721 3 6 0 32 STEEL CRUSADE (477)
KOMODO DRAGON 4742 4 5 1 27 DOC LEGRAND'S LAB (475)
COROT TORO 4743 3 2 0 25 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SHORT ORDER JOE 4745 2 0 0 21 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
SOLDIER 3 4739 5 3 2 20 MEDAL OF HONOR VI (468)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
GUARDIAN NAGA 4712 10 9 0 DOC LEGRAND'S LAB 475 SOLDIER 1 4744 562
SCARLET SKINK 4713 9 7 0 DOC LEGRAND'S LAB 475 SOLDIER 4 4646 559 NOT REVE
COPPERHEAD 4741 5 4 0 DOC LEGRAND'S LAB 475 SOLDIER 3 4739 562
SOLDIER 2 4647 3 6 1 MEDAL OF HONOR VI 468 STONE GOLEM 422 563 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Pike -- As interesting as your recipe for shellfish sounds, Loris's "shellfish en
brochette" took the prize. The vodka was a good idea though. -- Sven (hinting for
another sip)
To Golden Canyon -- Thanks for the welcome back. You know, ever since our little
run-in with the high priest of Usmail, our manager and owner, Cassius Calvata, has
been obsessed by this "team building" business. So when his secretary, Deloris,
found an add in the home town gazette, he dragged us all back to Seam to roam around
those fuming hills in some kind of survival experience, he called it. Supposed to
make us work together better, but we spent most of the time trying to pull Up-Chucky
out of mud slides and crevasses. Sven didn't mind, as he is from there and knew his
way around, but the rest of us will be tasting sulfur for weeks. Eugh!!! But we
were surprised to hear that nobody would speak to you in our absence. But it
COULDN'T have been the cooking. Every time we have tried it it has been first rate.
-- Winstead Swizzle (a.k.a. Cap'n Crunch) and the Steel Crusade
Loris -- Weapon hand, shield hand...weapon hand, shield hand. Some day I'll get it
right. But congrats on the win and the advance to AD. Maybe I'll see you there
some day. -- the always hopeful Sven
Komodo Dragon -- Who would name their kid after a commode? -- Calonymus, as confused
as ever
Personally I did not find the Noble Assassin all that palatable. Strong, definitely,
but not to my taste. Don't know what Clemmie saw in the stuff. -- Cap'n Crunch
Moldraun -- It is my considered opinion that those are not speckles on the Speckled
Gecko. They are bruises, and bruised gecko does not keep well. -- Caylon
Arthur Beyer -- Bah, you have no imagination. You probably put catsup on your
scrambled eggs. -- Pike
Soldier 4 -- Hard luck, kid, but life's like that. Maybe if you had a real name,
you'd do better, eh? -- Moldraun
Polite Beggar? Humbug. He's just an ordinary "non-profit" (ha!) fundraiser, and he
deserves whatever I can manage to do to him. -- Corot Toro
Hey, if Corot can beat on the Beggar, so can I! I'm sure not going to FEED him, not
when he wants it for free. I've known guys like that before, and they're bottomless
pits. -- Short Order Joe
Calonymus -- Maybe the Doc names his Labs (the black ones are best, *I* think) after
the varmints they bring home? An intriguing and unusual selection, I must say.
They're certainly a challenge to cook with, anyway. -- Clemmie
P.S. I notice that the Soldiers don't seem to like them at all. Probably a secret
story in that.
6 September 2007
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***** STORMCROWE SLAUGHTERHOUSE 3 *******
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15 managers have announced for the Stormcrowe Slaughterhouse!!!!!! There is still
time to join and make a name for yourself in one of Alastari's fiercest contests! I
must correct a mistake in the previous announcement. I incorrectly called it the
Slaughterhouse 2, but in reality, this will be the third installment of the
Slaughterhouse!
HOW TO JOIN
*Find a Partner
*Declare your intentions in the Stormcrowe newsletter to enter before the first turn
of the contest. You may also email or diplo Master Darque.
*Each manager entering the Stormcrowe Slaughterhouse must submit one (1) Team Roll-Up
Certificate. Only certificates will be accepted for entry. All certificates
submitted will be used during the course of the contest as prizes.
*RU certificates must be received on or before the first turn of the contest which is
Stormcrowe Turn 263 (running approximately November 27, 2007).
RULES and SCORING
Rules and Scoring information for the Slaughterhouse will be posted every turn in the
Stormcrowe newsletter beginning with Turn 260 and in a final all arena ad in
November.
PRIZES
ENDURANCE AWARD: One (1) +1 Bonus Potion will be given to every team that competes
in 60 of the 65 contest fights.
KILL MASTER AWARD: The individual manager with the most kills will receive a Limited
Immortality Potion. This potion may be applied to one (1) warrior. He/she will be
resurrected ONE-TIME if they are killed in Basic D2.
TOP TEAM AWARD: Each manager on the winning team will receive the following prize
pack for their Slaughterhouse Dominance:
*One (1) +1 Bonus Potion
*Favorites Knowledge for one (1) Warrior
*Undisclosed amount of Team RU Certificates
Special note from RSI on prizes: All contest prizes must be used within three
months. All contest prizes may only be used on a living warrior on the participating
contest team in DM 45. The immortality potion may resurrect a warrior one time,
after a death in DM 45 only, after which time the potion disappears.
NEED MORE INFORMATION
Rules questions and clarifications may be directed to Master Darque the contest
coordinator. He may be reached by email at rebelnerfherder at yahoo dot com or by
diplo in DM 45 (Darque Forces-428).
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SOLDIER 2 was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
ARTHUR BEYER demolished PIKE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
CAYLON MCCANN was defeated by MOLDRAUN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
UP-CHUCKY overpowered SOLDIER 4 in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
CALONYMUS unbelievably bested SOLDIER 3 in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
LORIS KEY was overpowered by SVEN BLUETOOTH in a 1 minute one-sided Title struggle.
CAP'N CRUNCH bested SPECKLED GECKO in a popular 2 minute gruesome competition.
SOLDIER 1 vanquished KOMODO DRAGON in a 1 minute uneven duel.
COROT TORO vanquished SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
SHORT ORDER JOE vanquished POLITE BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK 4 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 - 0 100 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 STRIKING ATTACK 8 - 3 - 2 73 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 7 - 3 - 2 70 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 1 - 0 67 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 13 - 7 - 0 65 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 4 - 0 56 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 BASHING ATTACK 17 - 14 - 2 55 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 12 - 10 - 1 55 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 LUNGING ATTACK 19 - 21 - 1 48 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 563 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:
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-LUNGE
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW ARTHUR BEYER 4648 15 4 1 109 MEDAL OF HONOR VI (468)
LUNGING ATTACK MOLDRAUN 4740 9 4 0 92 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
BASHING ATTACK CAP'N CRUNCH 4724 14 6 1 79 STEEL CRUSADE (477)
PARRY-LUNGE PIKE 4708 16 12 1 78 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
STRIKING ATTACK UP-CHUCKY 4722 6 5 0 64 STEEL CRUSADE (477)
SLASHING ATTACK SOLDIER 1 4744 4 0 2 58 MEDAL OF HONOR VI (468)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SVEN BLUETOOTH 4729. The most popular warrior this
turn was SOLDIER 2 4647. The ten other most popular fighters were CAP'N CRUNCH 4724,
MOLDRAUN 4740, SPECKLED GECKO 4711, ARTHUR BEYER 4648, UP-CHUCKY 4722, CALONYMUS
4721, SOLDIER 3 4739, SVEN BLUETOOTH 4729, CAYLON MCCANN 4728, and SOLDIER 1 4744.
The least popular fighter this week was KOMODO DRAGON 4742. The other ten least
popular fighters were SOLDIER 4 4646, PIKE 4708, SHORT ORDER JOE 4745, COROT TORO
4743, SOLDIER 1 4744, CAYLON MCCANN 4728, SVEN BLUETOOTH 4729, SOLDIER 3 4739,
CALONYMUS 4721, and UP-CHUCKY 4722.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
SVEN BLUETOOTH (26-4729) STEEL CRUSADE (477)
CAP'N CRUNCH (26-4724) STEEL CRUSADE (477)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
LORIS KEY (26-4706) GOLDEN CANYON (290)