DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 09/08/2004 Duedate: 09/21/2004 MURSKA ARENA DM-35 TURN-471 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS BARRISTER BLITZKRIEG (357) (35-3817) [7-2-1,97] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader POSITION IS EMPTY BARRISTER BLITZKRIEG (357) (35-3817) [7-2-1,97] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite OISAN O'MALLEY CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) BLITZKRIEG (357) (35-3794) [8-19-0,46] (35-3816) [6-3-1,74] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. BLITZKRIEG (357) 62 2. THE BEARS (253) 28 THE BEARS (253) 3. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 11 Unchartered Team 4. DEVILS OF THE DEEP (358) 0 BLITZKRIEG (357) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 1*DEVILS OF THE DEEP (358) 8 1 0 88.9 1/ 1 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 9 6 0 2/ 0*BLITZKRIEG (357) 27 11 6 71.1 2/ 0*BLITZKRIEG (357) 4 1 2 3/ 2 THE BEARS (253) 338 243 24 58.2 3/ 2 THE BEARS (253) 4 3 2 4/ 3 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 448 681 18 39.7 4- 3*DEVILS OF THE DEEP (358) 2 0 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. And a last stint as title-holder, which is kinda like hod-carrier or something here. Just a job. My thanks to the Venomous Concubine for the win, but I am NOT her secret admirer. No way! Morning star? Never think it! Gwalchmai SPY REPORT Thankyouthankyou. It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in MURSKA. Hope you enjoy the show. Oh, who am I kidding? I already got paid! Hey everybody, watch out for RAZZLE DAZZLE, who flew up 20 points in the rankings after mashing EMBEZZLING SCRIBE like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. And falling like a basher in the top ten was OISAN, who dropped 2 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with BLUE EYES. In front of all the crowds, BARRISTER took the Duelmaster's crown for his own. I give the bum two weeks. Advice to bashers--never force anything, just get a bigger halberd! 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 CHILDREN OF LLYR, please raise you hand. Wow. Does MURSKA really have that many liars? Okay, so I may not be funny, but catch THE BEARS' act in the arena. Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at running from CHILDREN OF LLYR. Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). TAKE COVER defied all odds and slew HIGH ELF in the Dark Arena. The only ones displeased were the buzzards, as HIGH ELF's meat is notoriously tough. For those of you who missed it, Death showed up, grabbed BRANGWYN by the ear and took her away to a place where she won't need a coat. Here's some advice: warriors with little wit and will may encounter problems on the trail to the Isle. 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. Its been fun, and I'm sure you enjoyed it (boos). Now that I've got you worked up for Snide Clemens, I'll be leaving-- The Unknown Spymaster DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BARRISTER 3817 7 2 1 97 BLITZKRIEG (357) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -TOM THUMB 3791 12 1 1 113 THE BEARS (253) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME O'MALLEY 3816 6 3 1 74 BLITZKRIEG (357) -MEGALODON 3838 8 1 0 69 DEVILS OF THE DEEP (358) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BLUE EYES 3845 7 1 0 54 THE BEARS (253) MORPETH 3862 5 2 0 54 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) DARLING NIKKI 3842 5 0 2 51 BLITZKRIEG (357) OISAN 3794 8 19 0 46 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) CU-CADAL 3848 5 8 0 40 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TAKE COVER 3870 2 0 2 33 THE BEARS (253) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KAMA KAZI 3859 3 0 1 23 BLITZKRIEG (357) RAZZLE DAZZLE 3863 1 0 0 20 BLITZKRIEG (357) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? MORDANT DESERTER 2 0 1 0 1 KAMA KAZI 3859 471 NONE BRANGWYN 3793 6 21 0 CHILDREN OF LLYR 141 DARLING NIKKI 3842 471 HIGH ELF 19 0 1 0 DARK ARENA 0 TAKE COVER 3870 471 NONE PERSONAL ADS Megalodon -- What a rurprise to see you here! As if there was anyone ELSE for either of us to fight. I'd say it was a good fight, but really, how could *I* tell? You've got twice my experience, so YOU can tell ME. -- Morpeth Blue Eyes -- If I was a guy, or were a guy, I might find your eyes attractive even as you defeat me. As a woman, this is not the case. -- Brangwyn The Fratsfa Slave wasn't much of a challenge. Is he really Fratsfan? I thought they were supposed to be some kind of hotshot warriors down there. -- Oisan I drew the Mordant Deserter. He was probably glad to get away from there. I felt bad beating on him, but things would probably be worse for him if he was still in Mordant, so I guess I can live with it. He lived with it, anyway. -- Cu-Cadal 24 August 2004 Invitation to Newbie Managers by Hammer As a Captain of the Vendetta Cartel, Hammer has recently dissolved the Vendetta Cartel Crimson Ascension Family. Lady Martilyo and Rook are NO LONGER members of the Vendetta Cartel. The Vendetta Cartel is divided into "Families" under the leadership of Captains; who have been appointed by the VC God Father known throughout the duelingland as Master Darque. Hammer is now the Captain of the Vendetta Cartel Tarantula Tribe and the veteran manager extends an invitation for prospective membership as a Probate [ONLY 2 Probate positions are available in the VC Tarantula Tribe at the present time!] to any Newbie Manager who qualifies under the following conditions: 1. Newbie Manager MUST have Online Access for Email communications! [Hammer is presently living in Qatar and Lieutenants Maximillian and Firehawk are living in Canada; so Email Communication is a MUST for consideration!] 2. Newbie Manager MUST have the time and funds to create 2 new stables to be placed in 2 separate Slow Arenas [the cost of running 1 stable in a Regular Arena!] to actively participate on a monthly basis with the other 3 T-Tribe members of the Vendetta Cartel! 3. Newbie Manager MUST have the DESIRE to be an Active Member of the Vendetta Cartel as a Tarantula Tribe trainee aka Probate; developing his/her managerial skills under the mentorship of Hammer and the other VC members; thus proving themselves worthy to become Vendetta Cartel Lieutenants in the Vendetta Cartel Tarantula Tribe! The Vendetta Cartel Tarantula Tribe lives by the Feud; thereby prospective Probates are forewarned that membership guarantees instant Friends and instant Enemies! Any prospective Probates who: 1) seek to improve their managerial insights/abilities under the counsel of Hammer and other Vendetta Cartel members 2) desire to be active members of an Active Alliance that WILL NOT Dissolve in a Few Months; building lasting friendships while enjoying Feuding with Common Enemies 3) who enjoy sending their gladiators to Tournaments and would strive to see their manager name listed among the TV and TC winners in the Mailer Tourney Newsletters as a member of the Vendetta Cartel MUST DO THE FOLLOWING: Send an Email to HammerDM@fastermail.com to introduce yourself and provide Hammer with a short Bio of your managerial successes/failures and favorite/least favorite fighting styles; with a listing of your active stable/stables for Hammer to verify in the online newsletters. Hammer will choose the 2 prospective Probates for membership in the Vendetta Cartel Tarantula Tribe on the basis of who he decides will be most suited [to Hammer's purposes as the T-Tribe Captain!] from among those responding to this All Arena Ad on a first response/first acceptance or rejection basis! -- Hammer; Vendetta Cartel Captain/WordSmith and WeaponSmith of the Vendetta Cartel Tarantula Tribe LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS TAKE COVER delivered the death blow upon HIGH ELF in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight. GWALCHMAI was viciously subdued by BARRISTER in a 1 minute uneven Title battle. O'MALLEY lost to KHALHUMS DWARF in a crowd pleasing 4 minute gory brawl. MORPETH overpowered DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 2 minute bloody mismatched match. BLUE EYES won victory over OISAN in a 1 minute fight. DARLING NIKKI butchered BRANGWYN in a 1 minute bloody mismatched match. CU-CADAL defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 3 minute expert vs. beginner melee. KAMA KAZI slaughtered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided duel. RAZZLE DAZZLE vanquished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE 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 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 - 0 100 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 AIMED BLOW 5 - 1 - 0 83 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 2 - 2 75 | |STRIKING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 30 - 11 - 3 73 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 - 0 67 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 16 - 13 - 1 55 | |AIMED BLOW 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 7 - 0 30 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 3 - 0 25 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 10 - 0 23 | |TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 | Turn 471 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 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 6 LUNGING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK BARRISTER 3817 7 2 1 97 BLITZKRIEG (357) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is OISAN 3794. The most popular warrior this turn was O'MALLEY 3816. The ten other most popular fighters were BARRISTER 3817, MORPETH 3862, TAKE COVER 3870, CU-CADAL 3848, BLUE EYES 3845, DARLING NIKKI 3842, KAMA KAZI 3859, OISAN 3794, RAZZLE DAZZLE 3863, and BRANGWYN 3793. The least popular fighter this week was BRANGWYN 3793. The other ten least popular fighters were RAZZLE DAZZLE 3863, OISAN 3794, KAMA KAZI 3859, DARLING NIKKI 3842, BLUE EYES 3845, CU-CADAL 3848, TAKE COVER 3870, MORPETH 3862, BARRISTER 3817, and O'MALLEY 3816. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: GWALCHMAI (35-3749) CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY XXXIII PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME I BACKSTROKE 1562 (156-86-1) 2 3 0 MY SWIMMING POOL ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME MEADOW VOLE 2944 (51-50-2) 7 3 0 WILD KINGDOM TEDDY BEAR 2828 (40-21-2) 4 3 0 THE BEARS FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME KING BEAR 3629 (25-13-1) 4 3 0 THE BEARS ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME TOM THUMB 3791 (12-1-1) 15 2 0 THE BEARS INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME BARRISTER 3817 (6-2-1) 5 3 0 BLITZKRIEG MEGALODON 3838 (5-1-0) 3 3 0 DEVILS OF THE DEEP O'MALLEY 3816 (6-2-1) 2 3 0 BLITZKRIEG APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME DARLING NIKKI 3842 (4-0-1) 4 3 1 BLITZKRIEG CLUB FOOT 3828 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 THE BEARS SHINER 3499 (1-1-0) 1 3 0 VITAL BRAWL