DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/19/2009 Duedate: 01/31/2009
CALEAM ARENA
DM-26 TURN-597
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SOLDIER 23
MEDAL OF HONOR F7 (481)
(26-4765) [15-4-0,124]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SOLDIER 23 POSITION IS EMPTY
MEDAL OF HONOR F7 (481)
(26-4765) [15-4-0,124]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
KETTELMAN JEREMY
GOLDEN CANYON (290) MENAGERIE (228)
(26-4749) [14-13-1,66] (26-4774) [8-5-1,77]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
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TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MEDAL OF HONOR F7 (481) 36
2. GOLDEN CANYON (290) 25 MEDAL OF HONOR F7 (481)
3. ULTRA-VIOLENT (479) 11 Unchartered Team
4. MENAGERIE (228) 3
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 F7 (481) 50 24 2 67.6 1/ 2 MENAGERIE (228) 11 4 0
2/ 3 ULTRA-VIOLENT (479) 75 38 1 66.4 2/ 1 ULTRA-VIOLENT (479) 11 4 0
3/ 2 MENAGERIE (228) 192 99 11 66.0 3/ 3 MEDAL OF HONOR F7 (481) 6 2 1
4/ 4 GOLDEN CANYON (290) 654 829 23 44.1 4/ 4 GOLDEN CANYON (290) 3 12 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[ The Andorian Succession #21 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Fratsfa:
"Okay," Lenpro said, "we have to go to Andor. We figured we'd need to do that
eventually. Why sooner?"
"Because someone doesn't want us to," Fandil said. "That, I think, is what the
magical barrier--it's still there, and it must be using an enormous amount of energy
to maintain--that's what it's all about. Cutting off Andor from Fratsfa."
"From you?"
The old mage shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe. Or cutting off a magician there
IN Andor who is seeking help from Fratsfa. Or both."
"Or even for some reason you haven't thought of," Lady Fern said, "and the
effects you mentioned are secondary."
Both men scowled at her. One may love a sister and still be annoyed at her
unconventional observations and peculiar viewpoint.
"Yes, perhaps," Fandil said after a moment. "But we can't base our actions on
'something we haven't imagined'. We have to work with what we CAN think of. Which
is that the barrier is a sort of magical 'divide and conquer' effort."
"Which makes it a reason for you to go," Lenpro said, "but I don't--"
The door banged open, letting in the smell of flowers from the back room of the
shop and one of Lady Fern's gladiators. Sizzling Sunflower posed in the doorway,
radiating excitement and energy. "Someone's kidnapped a couple of girls! People are
saying it was monsters!"
"Just 'monsters', nothing specific?" Lenpro asked.
"Well, the description sounds like a werecat half-changed," the gladiatress
answered. "I didn't know they could hold themselves at that stage, unless it's the
effect of the shape-changer plague?"
"There's already widespread distrust of the Aruaki here," Lenpro said, rising.
"People could even just imagine that the kidnappers are werecats, and it would be
enough to bring about attacks on quite innocent people. I'd better go check on
this." He shrugged apologetically at his brother Fandil and took Sunflower's arm.
"You can lay most of your plans without my presence, can't you?"
"Yes, of course," Fandil said.
As the door slammed shut behind Lenpro and the Flower Girl, Lady Fern said,
"There might be a physical barrier between Fratsfa and Andor, too, as well as a
magical one."
"What would be the point of that?"
"It would keep Emperor Alonj from going to Andor and taking control of the
government--"
Fandil sat down with a thump. "You're right. I hadn't thought of that. But is
he ready to go?"
Fern shrugged. "That isn't the point. If the king is truly dead--" She held
up a hand. "I know, you're almost certain. It's just, well, it feels odd to say it.
Like that makes it more real. Anyway, if there is going to be some new ruler, the
sooner he's in place, the better. Because whoever gets there first will have an edge
in any, ah, dispute. If Alonj isn't first--"
"But there isn't anyone else," Fandil said. "The people won't accept an elf
from Ardivent or an Aruaki at present, and the High Thane of Convincia is too old.
Raltumas...not a chance, especially not now that Aradi has seceded; their political
credit is no good. So who else could there be?"
"Someone you haven't thought of yet," she said, ignoring his theatrical groan.
"Someone who's trying to usurp control, maybe for himself or maybe as an agent for
some enemy--the Karnhorns, maybe. How should I know? But there's someone stirring
this pot, Fandil. That's the person you have to identify and stop."
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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 304): GOLDENEYE of BONDAGE (Spawn, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 611): ONEWOLF of WOLFBROTHERS (Doc Steele, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 610): WHOLE MUTT of THE DOGHOUSE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 603): HOT EIGHTEEN of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 600): TCHENI LOY of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 599): TRELLIN XISS of THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 596): SOLDIER 23 of MEDAL OF HONOR F7 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 592): OUT OF TIME of GAMEHENDGE (Malaquar, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 562): DACEANA LINZ of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 553): ROBERT DUNLAP of MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 544): BIG DOPE of DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 252): BRAIN TUMOR of OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 443): M.T. LANE of WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 205): TRYPTOPHAN of SUPERIOR FORCES ZC (Manager, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 466): TITANIA of SUPERIOR FORCES 3J (Manager, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 304): CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 611): TECHNO 8 (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 610): OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 603): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 600): MEDAL OF HONOOR J4 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 599): THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 596): ULTRA-VIOLENT (Deep Thought, mgr)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 591592LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 562): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 553): MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 544): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 252): THE ORDER (Torak, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 443): MEDAL OF HONOOR J3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 205): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 496): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 304): GOLDENEYE of BONDAGE (Spawn, mgr.)
(turn 303): ROCK GLAS HUT FUN of ORCISH IDIOMS (Slugbait, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 611): ONEWOLF of WOLFBROTHERS (Doc Steele, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 592): OUT OF TIME of GAMEHENDGE (Malaquar, mgr.)
(turn 591): PRINCE POLIOLES of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 562): DACEANA LINZ of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 552): GHETTO DEFENDANT of RADIO CLASH (Rude Buddha, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 552): SIZZLING SUNFLOWER of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty,
and despair! Practice pays for THE UNFORGIVEN, who pummelled COROT TORO, to pocket
15 points. A certain someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more,
after losing 17 points to KETTELMAN. (Discrete enough, AMARANTH?) SOLDIER 23 found
out being CALEAM's Duelmaster isn't all nuts and berries, receiving 3 challenges!
You could cut the tension with a scimitar as HEART BREAKER of ULTRA-VIOLENT met the
Duelmaster. Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by HEART BREAKER,
of ULTRA-VIOLENT, who despite a 15-8-0 couldn't overcome CALEAM's Number 1. Word has
it one team in CALEAM is using psychics to predict wins. They lead a charmed life!
My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter.
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights! To quell some nasty rumors, the guys
in ULTRA-VIOLENT are not carrying any incurable diseases. No need to avoid 'em.
Like a pup with its tail between its legs, MENAGERIE scurried away from
ULTRA-VIOLENT. Oh, the shame!
The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... BANDIT PRINCE in the
Dark Arena wasn't enough for HOMER WISE of MEDAL OF HONOR F7. Maybe that certain
serving girl(?) at The Warty Toad will be! Ask not a spymaster for counsel, for he
will pontificate long after you have fallen into an unconscious stupor.
All good things must come to an end. More important duties call me. CALEAM, I
leave you now. The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The Warty Toad. 'Til
next time-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SOLDIER 23 4765 15 4 0 124 MEDAL OF HONOR F7 (481)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-HERSHEL WILLIAMS 4767 11 2 1 99 MEDAL OF HONOR F7 (481)
GUT BUSTER 4750 16 7 0 93 ULTRA-VIOLENT (479)
KNEE BREAKER 4770 11 6 0 93 ULTRA-VIOLENT (479)
HEART BREAKER 4752 15 8 0 91 ULTRA-VIOLENT (479)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FLESH FLAYER 4751 16 7 1 88 ULTRA-VIOLENT (479)
JEREMY 4774 8 5 1 77 MENAGERIE (228)
SUZETTE CREPPAY 4746 18 15 1 71 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KETTELMAN 4749 14 13 1 66 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
DEATH RATTLE 4773 9 7 0 65 ULTRA-VIOLENT (479)
SHORT ORDER JOE 4745 14 22 0 64 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
THE UNFORGIVEN 4786 5 0 0 62 MENAGERIE (228)
COROT TORO 4743 9 30 0 57 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FALLEN 4781 8 2 1 52 MENAGERIE (228)
HOMER WISE 4764 6 13 1 51 MEDAL OF HONOR F7 (481)
AMARANTH 4784 6 2 1 49 MENAGERIE (228)
SPITZIN 4772 8 10 0 41 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LITHIUM 4789 3 0 0 27 MENAGERIE (228)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BANDIT PRINCE 0 0 0 DARK ARENA HOMER WISE 4764 597 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
All -- Sorry about the lack of a Duelmaster column, Deep Thought has been very busy
lately. Heck, we barely made it to the arena on time, our swords were being oiled.
I plan on regaining the top spot and trying out AD if I can live that long. -- Heart
Breaker
Jorja -- Thanks for the info, but I think I'm going to retire the Redlegs and start a
new team in DM 81. So many teams and no-tourney, no hiding FE. In that vein, has
RSI thought of displaying actual FE in a warriors stats? Seems like this would not
be difficult to change and I think a fighter's experience should be public knowledge.
Anyone else believe this? -- Deep Thought
Jorja -- Thanks for the info, but I think I'm going to retire the Redlegs, nobody had
much promise. I'm starting a new team in DM 81, lots of action there. -- Deep
Thought
Soldier 23 -- You got me last turn, but I'm giving it another shot. Let's see who
can graduate first. -- Heart Breaker
Short Order Joe -- I get a bite of Johnny cakes and I just can't help myself. I'll
make a pig of myself and go home bloated and happy. -- Gut Buster
Hershel Williams -- Chocolate! Of course, how could I have forgotten that
possibility? I think, hmm, slight sweet yellow pancakes, like a yellow cake, to be
served with a chocolate syrup. Perhaps with cinnamon in the chocolate, but perhaps
not. Maybe I'll try it both ways. Or even mocha, that might be interesting.
Almond. Chocolate orange sauce? The possibilities are dazzling. Thanks for
bringing it to my mind. -- Suzette Creppay
Jeremy -- Listen, kid, I might do short orders, but that doesn't mean I can
appreciate people taking the time to savor the food and recognize that I do VERY GOOD
short orders. If you bolt your burgers like that, how are you going to notice that I
use the BEST ground meat, and with my own personally developed seasoning mix? --
Short Order Joe
Death Rattle -- How dare you even imply that I might cook my beans till they rattle?
Burned beans can be hell on a pan, you know, even if, for some inscrutable reason,
you happen to need miniature charcoal brickettes. Which I don't. I need good clean
kettles in which to make my signature soups and stews. -- Kettelman
Amaranth -- Ah, thank you for reminding me that there is more to amaranth than the
admittedly rather tasty seeds. Or the mediocre greens, for that matter. Some
amaranths are incredibly decorative. Coxcomb, for instance. I believe that the
fruiting heads are even used to produce a fugitive coloring material, if you're fast
enough to run it down and hard-hearted enough to prevent further escape. -- Corot
Toro
Fallen -- Well, get UP. You're setting a bad example for my meringue cookies, and I
haven't even approached them with the lemon zest yet. -- Spitzen
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
HOMER WISE delivered the death blow upon BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
HEART BREAKER was devastated by SOLDIER 23 in a 1 minute Challenge Title duel.
JEREMY slimly lost to FLESH FLAYER in a popular 3 minute gruesome Challenge match.
THE UNFORGIVEN devastated COROT TORO in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
FALLEN was outlasted by DEATH RATTLE in a unpopular 10 minute bloody Challenge match.
KNEE BREAKER viciously subdued SUZETTE CREPPAY in a 1 minute brutal master's fight.
GUT BUSTER devastated SHORT ORDER JOE in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided competition.
AMARANTH was vanquished by KETTELMAN in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SPITZIN vanquished CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
LITHIUM vanquished FRIENDLY CONSTABLE 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|
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 0 - 0 100 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 STRIKING ATTACK 20 - 6 - 1 77 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 29 - 19 - 2 60 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 AIMED BLOW 7 - 5 - 0 58 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 5 - 4 - 0 56 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 4 - 0 56 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 WALL OF STEEL 16 - 21 - 0 43 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 6 - 13 - 0 32 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 597 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:
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 3 3 WALL OF STEEL
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 2 2 AIMED BLOW
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 TOTAL PARRY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK SOLDIER 23 4765 15 4 0 124 MEDAL OF HONOR F7 (481)
BASHING ATTACK KNEE BREAKER 4770 11 6 0 93 ULTRA-VIOLENT (479)
PARRY-LUNGE HEART BREAKER 4752 15 8 0 91 ULTRA-VIOLENT (479)
WALL OF STEEL FLESH FLAYER 4751 16 7 1 88 ULTRA-VIOLENT (479)
AIMED BLOW JEREMY 4774 8 5 1 77 MENAGERIE (228)
STRIKING ATTACK KETTELMAN 4749 14 13 1 66 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
TOTAL PARRY DEATH RATTLE 4773 9 7 0 65 ULTRA-VIOLENT (479)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is KETTELMAN 4749. The most popular warrior this turn
was JEREMY 4774. The ten other most popular fighters were HOMER WISE 4764, FLESH
FLAYER 4751, KNEE BREAKER 4770, GUT BUSTER 4750, SPITZIN 4772, SOLDIER 23 4765, THE
UNFORGIVEN 4786, KETTELMAN 4749, LITHIUM 4789, and HEART BREAKER 4752.
The least popular fighter this week was DEATH RATTLE 4773. The other ten least
popular fighters were AMARANTH 4784, SHORT ORDER JOE 4745, SUZETTE CREPPAY 4746,
FALLEN 4781, COROT TORO 4743, HEART BREAKER 4752, LITHIUM 4789, KETTELMAN 4749, THE
UNFORGIVEN 4786, and SOLDIER 23 4765.
FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY XLII
ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DUTCH TREAT 1841 (115-38-2) 2 3 0 WORLDWIDE GORE
ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
TAOS 4042 (25-13-1) 2 3 0 HERE TO PHOENIX
ARTHUR BEYER 4648 (33-21-1) 0 3 0 MEDAL OF HONOR VI
ENLIGHTENED BEING 4642 (32-15-0) 0 3 0 PHILANTHROPISTS
CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
HERCULES 3692 (13-11-1) 2 3 0 HISTORY!
RICHARD M NIXON 3585 (14-9-0) 0 3 0 HISTORY!
CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
GUT BUSTER 4750 (15-7-0) 1 3 0 ULTRA-VIOLENT
HEART BREAKER 4752 (15-7-0) 1 3 0 ULTRA-VIOLENT
FLESH FLAYER 4751 (15-7-1) 0 3 0 ULTRA-VIOLENT
ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SOLDIER 22 4768 (10-0-0) 2 2 0 DEAD MEDAL OF HONOR F7
DEATH RATTLE 4773 (8-7-0) 2 3 0 ULTRA-VIOLENT
KNEE BREAKER 4770 (10-6-0) 2 3 0 ULTRA-VIOLENT