DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/07/2008 Duedate: 02/20/2008
NIATOLI ISLAND ARENA
DM-33 TURN-567
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
HOPALONG
SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
(33-7259) [8-6-0,92]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
HOPALONG POSITION IS EMPTY
SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
(33-7259) [8-6-0,92]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
HOPALONG SADDLE SORE
SACKETT'S & CO. (552) SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
(33-7259) [8-6-0,92] (33-7368) [4-5-1,45]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
RAVAGING LORDS (44)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SACKETT'S & CO. (552) 55
2. KLKASINO HAMMERZ (576) 36 SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
3. DEFENDERS (626) 0 Unchartered Team
4. STORM BRINGERS (423) -9
5. LORDS OF LIGHT (627) -9 BLOODBATH (349)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0 SACKETT'S & CO. (552) 155 114 13 57.6 1/ 1 RAVAGING LORDS (44) 9 4 0
2/ 1 KLKASINO HAMMERZ (576) 195 185 16 51.3 2/ 2 STORM BRINGERS (423) 8 7 0
3/ 2 STORM BRINGERS (423) 103 108 9 48.8 3/ 3 KLKASINO HAMMERZ (576) 7 8 1
4/ 3 RAVAGING LORDS (44) 161 191 18 45.7 4/ 0 SACKETT'S & CO. (552) 3 2 0
5/ 4 LORDS OF LIGHT (627) 25 32 2 43.9 5/ 4 LORDS OF LIGHT (627) 3 4 1
6- 5 DEFENDERS (626) 11 16 1 40.7 6- 5 DEFENDERS (626) 0 4 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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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 586): NOSFERATU of DARK WARDS (Dr. Doom, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 586): SISTER Q of CULTS-R-US (?, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 496): DARKWIND of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 580): REDBIRD of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 582): PENNY LOPEZ of PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 581): ARTEMIDORUS of FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (Caesar, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 579): SOLSTICE of TEAM CHAOS (?, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 289): VAIDISAVA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 572): MURRY of CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 287): OBERON of AUTUMN LIGHTNING (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 568): SHEA TANN of DEVIL ADVOCATES (Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 566): THE CLAW of RAVAGING LORDS (?, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 557): TOURNEY SCUM of BUSY, BUSYTONW (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 520): MUSHAD of EASTERN HORDE (Mr. Mojo, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 265): RAGGEDY ANN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 259): TEMPUS of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 246): TRASH CAN of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 447): LELLADORIN of KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (Jakari, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 434): THE AVENGING SCROD of 4000 BLOWS (Nuln, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 425): CIRSIUM VULGARE of BLADE AND BLOOD (Noachian, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 411): LORIN TEN KORO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 194): LAELKORISSA of FAVORITE GUYS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 383): GREEN DISEASE of INSIGNIFICANCE (Jekyll, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 379): DARQUE of MANAGER MUSINGS (FTF Manager, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 366): NECROMANCER of MAGIC ARTISTS (Houdini, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 473): NEBUCHADNEZZAR of BLADES OF WONDER (The Sandman)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 586): DARK WARDS (Dr. Doom, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 586): HIGH JINX (Jondeaux, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 496): THE TERMAGANTS (Noachian, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 580): DARK CREATION (Herbert Philip Lovecraft West, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 582): PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 581): FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (CaesaR, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 579): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 289): THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 572): WILL DUEL 4 MEAD (Sporkis, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 287): LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 568): BIG LAKE NOMADS (Den, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 566): RAVAGING LORDS (?, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 557): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 520): MEDAL OF HONOR 27 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 265): OF WOLF & MAN (Tripwire, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 259): THE BEAR'S PAW (Kat, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 246): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 447): KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (Jakari, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 434): HOUSE OF GRAIN (DK Bread, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 425): CLAN GHOST BEARS (Bjorn, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 411): MIGHTY DUCKS (Woody, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 194): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 383): CORPS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 379): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 366): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 473): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 585): WINTER SHADOWS of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 496): SILENT HAWK of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 572): ZERO VISIBILITY of FORCE OF NATURE (Storm Front, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 286): GERI of LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 567): ROLAND of RILL'S GCSC2 (Rillion, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI (turn 564): SHANNON D'ANJELISA of STORM BRINGERS (The Rake, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 265): RAGGEDY ANN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
THE BRIDE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 259): TEMPUS of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr.)
(turn 258): SWAMP BURP HAMMER of ALL SWAMP HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 245): ADRIANN of DARQUE FORCES II (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 434): THE AVENGING SCROD of 4000 BLOWS (Nuln, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 378): SLUGBAIT of MANAGER MUSINGS (FTF Manager, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty,
and despair! SACKETT'S & CO. had cause to celebrate, after ABIGAIL got 35 points by
beating DARK JOURNEY. A certain someone should cut down on the drinking and practice
more, after losing 15 points to ABIGAIL. (Discrete enough, DARK JOURNEY?) Now I
can't insult HOPALONG, as he has gloriously dueled to the top. Oh great new
Duelmaster!!! (Stop me if I lay it on too thick) So who's the team that's been
walking into taverns last week and ordering milk? Sounds like a PR stunt to me.
My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter.
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights! If challenges were horses, THE MONK
could open up a fast food joint! Them's the breaks, BEAR CREEK HAMMER. Expecting
fair challenges from RAVAGING LORDS is evidently too much to ask. Yes, Virginia,
sometimes the little guy wins, as BEAR CREEK HAMMER proved, beating 22 point higher
THE TUSKER. My love of complete Spyreports dictates that I note the mismatched
fight, HEAD HUNTER and THE MONK. Are STORM BRINGERS unwilling to engage in a fair
fight? I thought HEAD HUNTER showed great skill and promise when he was bested by
THE MONK. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... Justice was served as
TEMPEST fought THE MANIAC in bloodfeud. Well done, STORM BRINGERS! Questions are
being raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the arena. A certain
tavern in NIATOLI ISLAND would I avoid!
All good things must come to an end. Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards
fat! NIATOLI ISLAND, I leave you now. The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at
The Don't Drop Inn. 'Til next time-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HOPALONG 7259 8 6 0 92 SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE PIKER 7569 10 4 0 87 RAVAGING LORDS (44)
THE CLAW 7520 11 13 1 79 RAVAGING LORDS (44)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ACE HEARTS HAMMER 7493 17 3 0 66 KLKASINO HAMMERZ (576)
DUCK CREEK HAMMER 7360 10 12 1 61 KLKASINO HAMMERZ (576)
SNAKE EYES HAMMER 7593 7 2 0 59 KLKASINO HAMMERZ (576)
RAPHAEL 7611 9 3 2 58 LORDS OF LIGHT (627)
BEAR CREEK HAMMER 7366 10 12 0 57 KLKASINO HAMMERZ (576)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HARE CREEK HAMMER 7367 9 13 0 51 KLKASINO HAMMERZ (576)
TEMPEST 5443 6 6 1 50 STORM BRINGERS (423)
THE TUSKER 7568 9 6 0 46 RAVAGING LORDS (44)
-FALWORTH 7601 8 3 0 46 DEFENDERS (626)
SADDLE SORE 7368 4 5 1 45 SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
ABIGAIL 7388 1 0 0 35 SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GUT SHOT 7418 3 0 0 29 SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
URIEL 7610 7 5 0 28 LORDS OF LIGHT (627)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE MANIAC 7588 3 1 1 28 RAVAGING LORDS (44)
THE MONK 7595 4 2 0 24 RAVAGING LORDS (44)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HEAD HUNTER 7600 3 1 0 14 STORM BRINGERS (423)
PITT 7615 1 1 0 8 STORM BRINGERS (423)
DARK JOURNEY 7596 1 4 0 7 STORM BRINGERS (423)
TALON STORM 7616 1 0 0 5 STORM BRINGERS (423)
-WINTER SWORD 7602 0 3 0 3 DEFENDERS (626)
-BLIMRING 7604 0 3 0 3 DEFENDERS (626)
ACORN 7454 0 1 0 1 SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
-MAELSTROM 7607 0 1 0 1 DEFENDERS (626)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
HANIEL 7612 6 5 0 LORDS OF LIGHT 627 DUCK CREEK HAMME 7360 566
MEDUSA 5499 3 2 0 STORM BRINGERS 423 THE MANIAC 7588 563 JUST REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
Claw -- You could have very easily fought Shannarian before she left. She did
challenge you. You're *not* supposed to AVOID the people you want to fight. -- Rake
P.S. Wine? Me? Surely I wouldn't mind a glass, as long as the vintage isn't as
cheap as your team.
Claw -- Ha ha ha! You silly little girl. Soil me? You surely jest. Not to worry,
I will be waiting for you in Advanced. Of course, they aren't too keen on inviting
wannabes with losing records, so it may take you a good while to get there. I guess
I'll just have to pass the time with Mrs. Claw. -- Shannarian
Monk -- Not getting your trains? That's not my fault. You just happen to be stupid.
-- Dark Journey
P.S. Thanks for the effortless win.
Monk -- One shot, one kill. How humiliating it must be to get slapped into
unconsciousness by a "scrub." -- Rake
IKillU -- I see your group of scallywags are doing a lot of downchallenging. -- Rake
Hammer -- Thanks, ol' friend. Maybe in another ten years I'll have as many graduates
as you've got now. -- Rake
15 January 2008
Order of Lost Souls
Where there is a beginning, there is an end. Where there is a whole, there is a
part. Where there is light, there is dark. All these are found to be true and along
with the most important, when something is lost it can always be found.
Many a person has walked this land in one form or another. Some truly believe
that here is there and there is here but who really knows? Among the peoples of this
great land many have felt lost in time and in place. Some have gone as far as to be
lost of soul....
Although most are thought to have been born into this world in a mortal way, no
one can be sure. Life is something they have in a way but a torturous joke to them
in all others. They live in a sense as they are here and now and having mind and
knowledge. They are flesh and blood of one sort of another. They cast a shadow as
all things living do. Blood courses through their veins.
These beings have become wraiths drifting here and there, knowing that they
truly belong nowhere. Searching for that one thing that they seem to be missing or
the one thing in them that puts them beyond others. These people have become masters
of many things as time seems to have no hold. For not even time can find those that
are truly lost. Many of these beings have drifted toward the gladiatorial games. In
the blood and chaos of the arenas something holds them like no other. It's the loss
of something they have never had or something they had so long ago it seems to have
never been. LIFE.
A few of the more shall we say "human" of these beings have settled into many
arenas around the land. The loss of life and the crazed emotions of the arenas
giving them glimpses of things they longed for but seemed incapable of attaining.
A number of these lost ones saw in each other something that might be able to
help the other. They spent many a day traveling to and fro, for what is time to one
who it doesn't touch. The more time they spent together the more they seemed to
change. No one noticed the change in the others but each recognized it in himself.
Years passed and the changes stopped. Each had been changed in different ways but
all felt more whole. A discussion ensued between them. They came to a realization
that in each other they had found parts of themselves that had been missing. Then
came the next thought. If they could find more of like minded lost ones they might
eventually find what they always wanted, their true selves.
The group settled down to think things through. They finally came up with an
idea they all could accept. They would form an organization that through their
arenas through out the land they would seek out other lost ones. If they were of
like mind they would be invited to join the group and seek that special something
they all desired.
This was how it began and how it still is. The Order of Lost Souls was formed
and the search began. The original members numbered six. They were Baphomet,
Blackstorm, Hammer, JGW, Reaper and Wretch. These members of the Order spread their
gladiator stables through out the realm seeking others like them. Through blood and
death they lived through others. One day hoping to live for themselves. For as they
all know what is lost must eventually be found....
28 January 2008
CALLING ALL THUGS, BRUTES, OGRES, QUARTER HALF WITS, SHALLOW HALBERD ENTHUSIASTS AND
MAUL RATS: Since the Bashing style has often been maligned in the forums, it is time
to give the style a little tough love with the following concept: An ALL-BASHER
arena. The rules are simple--enter the arena as a rookie basher. That's it. RSI
said I need to get 20 managers on board and I'm about half way there. If you are
interested in taking part, PM me in the forums or email me: chase at accesspr.com
and put D2 in the subject header.
Chase a.k.a. SwineTiger
2 February 2008
ATTENTION EVERYONE -- In March I am going to do manager lists for all arenas. This
is part of my ongoing and undoubtedly largely futile attempt to get my lists
organized. If you think I might not know who you are or if you think I might and
you'd rather I not share that information, let me know this month! You can e-mail
me at Sue at solberg dash mathews dot com (replacing the at, dash and dot with
appropriate characters. You can send a diplo to The Saint. You can put an ad in
the newsletter. Semaphore doesn't work so well, nor does telepathy. -- The Saint,
keeper of lists
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
TEMPEST devastated THE MANIAC in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud fight.
THE TUSKER lost to BEAR CREEK HAMMER in a 2 minute Challenge battle.
HEAD HUNTER was overcome by THE MONK in a 3 minute Challenge match.
THE CLAW was defeated by HOPALONG in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Title duel.
THE PIKER devastated DUCK CREEK HAMMER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
SNAKE EYES HAMMER was savagely defeated by VETERAN MERCENARY in a 4 minute
ACE HEARTS HAMMER outwaited CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a unpopular 15 minute fight.
RAPHAEL luckily beat SADDLE SORE in a 3 minute brawl.
HARE CREEK HAMMER handily defeated URIEL in a 1 minute uneven fight.
GUT SHOT vanquished PITT in a 1 minute uneven duel.
DARK JOURNEY was vanquished by ABIGAIL in a 1 minute uneven fight.
ACORN lost to TALON STORM in a 1 minute novice's fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 6 AIMED BLOW 12 - 6 - 1 67 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 TOTAL PARRY 16 - 9 - 0 64 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 8 - 5 - 0 62 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 4 - 0 56 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 LUNGING ATTACK 14 - 12 - 0 54 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 PARRY-LUNGE 10 - 9 - 1 53 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 8 - 11 - 1 42 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 6 - 0 40 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 5 - 1 17 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
Turn 567 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:
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 PARRY-LUNGE
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 2 AIMED BLOW
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 3 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK HOPALONG 7259 8 6 0 92 SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
AIMED BLOW THE PIKER 7569 10 4 0 87 RAVAGING LORDS (44)
TOTAL PARRY ACE HEARTS HAMMER 7493 17 3 0 66 KLKASINO HAMMERZ (576)
PARRY-LUNGE RAPHAEL 7611 9 3 2 58 LORDS OF LIGHT (627)
WALL OF STEEL ABIGAIL 7388 1 0 0 35 SACKETT'S & CO. (552)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is HOPALONG 7259. The most popular warrior this turn
was SADDLE SORE 7368. The ten other most popular fighters were HEAD HUNTER 7600, THE
TUSKER 7568, HOPALONG 7259, RAPHAEL 7611, TEMPEST 5443, BEAR CREEK HAMMER 7366, THE
MONK 7595, THE CLAW 7520, THE PIKER 7569, and HARE CREEK HAMMER 7367.
The least popular fighter this week was ACE HEARTS HAMMER 7493. The other ten least
popular fighters were DARK JOURNEY 7596, PITT 7615, URIEL 7610, DUCK CREEK HAMMER
7360, THE MANIAC 7588, TALON STORM 7616, SNAKE EYES HAMMER 7593, ACORN 7454, ABIGAIL
7388, and GUT SHOT 7418.