DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 07/27/2005 Duedate: 08/09/2005
MURSKA ARENA
DM-35 TURN-494
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
MOZART
PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
(35-3756) [11-1-0,99]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
MOZART POSITION IS EMPTY
PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
(35-3756) [11-1-0,99]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
LOCO PARALLEL UNIVERSE
PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347) PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
(35-3677) [11-7-0,78] (35-3925) [5-1-0,35]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347) 84
2. FLIPPERS ARCADE (366) 26 VITAL BRAWL (332)
3. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 19 Unchartered Team
4. PHILANTHROPISTS (153) 0
5. VITAL BRAWL (332) -9 KOSHER HAYSEEDS (335)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 VITAL BRAWL (332) 11 7 0 61.1 1/ 1 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347) 13 2 2
2/ 2 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) 39 29 5 57.4 2/ 2 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366) 10 5 1
3/ 5 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347) 70 56 4 55.6 3/ 3 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 6 9 0
4- 4 PHILANTHROPISTS (153) 352 297 29 54.2 4/ 4 VITAL BRAWL (332) 4 2 0
5/ 7 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366) 18 24 1 42.9 5- 5 PHILANTHROPISTS (153) 1 3 0
6/ 6 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 491 753 20 39.5 6/ 7 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) 1 6 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 Mountains of Night #1 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
It was a night with no moon, and no stars. Not the kind of night that welcomed
a returning traveler. Huw ap Huw, once a gladiator of Murska, stopped where his path
crested the last ridge and looked down on the valley that held the Welgin Tei and
Murska. A few lights showed in the town, looking as far away as the stars, and a
lace of white foam shimmered on the river.
Not enough light to descend the hillside in safety. Huw touched the unlit
lantern he carried, then took his hand away. Better to wait for dawn, or even to
attempt the path in the dark than to announce his coming with a light. His memory
suggested a cluster of rocks that nearly formed a cave somewhere off to his left. It
would do to pass the rest of the night in. If it wasn't already occupied. He
shifted his grip on his staff and tapped the ground in that direction like a blind
man, feeling for the edge of the cliff, the rocks, the cave, anything that might be
there.
"You're too far to your right."
He froze, his other hand going to his sword.
"Relax, if I wanted you dead, it would already have happened."
"True enough, I s'pose," Huw admitted. "What are you, a dwarf, or an elf, to
see in the dark?"
"Does it matter?"
"It might."
There was a brief silence. "Elf. Andorian, though I haven't been back there in
years. My name's Tankesh. You?"
"Huw. From here originally, well, from the woods just north of here." He
advanced cautiously, feeling his way with the staff, and met a strong hand that
guided him into the shelter of the rocks.
"This is not a safe place to be at night," Tankesh said.
Huw snorted. "You're here. Is it safer for you?"
A faint laugh. "Not hardly. The Black Kaliv's demons are pursuing me."
"Something's chasing me, too," Huw admitted. "Damned if I know what it is.
Coming from the east, though, not out of the north." The Black Kaliv, he knew, was
the name by which the ruler of Kurukar was now known, for his embracing of the
darkest kinds of magic. "Maybe it'll take on the Black One's demons, and they'll
kill each other."
"Dream on."
"I can hope!" Huw settled to the ground, shifting his scabbarded sword so that
it would be easy to reach and letting his shoulder satchel slip down. "I've got
bread and cheese, and some decent wine, if you're hungry."
"Traveling in style! I'll take you up on that, and thanks! I ran out of
supplies three days ago, and I haven't dared stop at any village or farm with the
demons behind me."
Huw handed over a slab of dark bread and a wedge of cheese, then offered the
wine flask. "What did you do to stir up the Black One?"
"Tried to rescue a girl he planned on sacrificing." The elf's voice darkened.
"I couldn't save her life," he said very quietly, "but at least her soul wasn't eaten
by the demons. Who are now hungry for mine."
Huw nodded, not sure if the elf could see that, but didn't answer. What could
he say? Being a hero was a hard job, and sometimes you lost. And if you could shrug
off such a defeat and the death of an innocent, you were no hero. "I picked up
trouble just this side of Malcorn, when I came on a dead traveler and buried him. I
thought it was bandits, but they wouldn't follow this far, especially after I left
the road. I know these woods. That's got to be some kind of special tracker to
still be on my trail." He was silent for a moment, then said, "I'm nothing special,
but I'm too stupid to back down. If I can help you, I will."
"Too stupid to back down," Tankesh repeated. He laughed. "I wonder how many
'heroes' that describes. A fair offer, and I'll take you up on it. And if I can
help you, I will."
Huw stuck out his hand, Tankesh met it, and they shook on a partnership.
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---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 520): TOP CAT of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 520): CAT TAGIOUS of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 514): CHARISMATIC of TRIPLE CROWN (Sultan, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 517): FELIX of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 515): HI-JINX of PROJECT MAYHEM XXX (Rude Buddha, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 514): ELLE of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 256): MYSTIC ZEALOT of PRIMAL FURY (Sensei Jan, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 506): BLACK TIGER of CARDOW HUNTERS (Uncle Wolf, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 254): GREYSCALES of THE STORMBRINGERS (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 502): SILVER TRAIN of SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 500): DEMONICHELLION of CHAOTICDISORDER (Bobby Bigfoot)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 493): MOZART of PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (Aragorn, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 456): RAYEK of WOLF RIDERS (Dr. Guts, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 232): HOT LIPS of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 SCOMSS SWAMP (turn 226): HOURGLASS of LAND OF OZ (Oz the Successful, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 213): YAIWE of DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 381): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 61 JURINE (turn 360): STONE DOG of BLACK PEARL (Dr. Guts, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 161): BULL MARKET of THE BULLS (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 407): NEBUCHADNEZZAR of BLADES OF WONDER from SOLVEN (The
Sandman, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 520): ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 520): ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 514): DARK CREATION (Herbert Philip Lovecraft West, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 517): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 515): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 514): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 256): THE PENTARCHY (The Pentalque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 506): CARDOW HUNTERS (Uncle Wolf, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 254): AH NOW KLK HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 502): SARATOGA GLORY (The Trainer, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 500): CHAOTICDISORDER (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 493): PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (Aragorn, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 456): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 232): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 SCOMSS SWAMP (turn 226): SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 213): DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 381): REDHORSE (Mila, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 360): FORCE OF FIVE (Marshal D, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 161): DUDS (Amy A. Airhead, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 407): DEATH REALM (Floyd, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 15 MALCORN (turn 513): MORTIKHAN of STARBASE 5 (Zeus, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 517): FELIX of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
(turn 516): GOLDENROD of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 515): DARON EL of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 513): WHITE WOLF of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 256): MYSTIC ZEALOT of PRIMAL FURY (Sensei Jan, mgr.)
YIP AGAIN of THE PENTARCHY (The Pentalque, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 253): OIL CAN HARRY of THE CANUCKS (Polaris, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 492): SOYOYAY of PHILANTHROPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 456): RAYEK of WOLF RIDERS (Dr. Guts, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 231): BOMBSHELL of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 SCOMSS SWAMP (turn 226): HOURGLASS of LAND OF OZ (Oz the Successful, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 381): MECHANISM of TOOLS OF TORMENT (Mad Max, mgr.)
(turn 380): HEDGEHOG of REDHORSE (Mila, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 360): DELORES of FAVORITE GUYS (Jorja, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Welcome MURSKA. I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well. Many the fights have
I fought here. The celebrations, the disappointments... FLIPPERS ARCADE showed
MURSKA what they were made of as they fought with a vengeance to walk off with 4-1-0.
Laughs were big at PHILANTHROPISTS 3 while they watched LOCO clobber SAGE. He lost 9
points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands. Try as he might, HUCKLE
CAT wasn't good enough at persuading MOZART to step down from the Duelmaster's
throne... I suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow
fighters? Tough!
No matter the time or place, men will always duel. MURSKA thinks BUSY, BUSYTOWN
and their 39-29-5 is too much! If at first you don't succeed, give up... In my day,
no team with a 38-27-5 would scare me off! What's the problem, PHILANTHROPISTS 3?
How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, SAGE! Don't make
idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you. I hate going to the effort of writing
about the kind of fights that GARTH THE SEAMITE gets in. He fights people like
BANANNAS GORILLA, 8 points below. I thought GARTH THE SEAMITE showed great skill and
promise when he dealt death to BANANNAS GORILLA. All right, so I slept through it!
Big deal!
There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit. Do you want the fighters
to walk away, or not? We all knew it had to happen sooner or later. A warrior can't
stick around with a 9-9-1, and GARTH THE SEAMITE easily took care of BANANNAS
GORILLA. Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting younger every day? To die so
young, so gloriously!
Well, I'm pretty much through. You guys need to get back practicing. MURSKA is
a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places. Time for my
medication, so I'll leave now. Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MOZART 3756 11 1 0 99 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LOCO 3677 11 7 0 78 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
HUCKLE CAT 3874 9 5 0 78 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
-FATHER CAT 3875 7 1 1 72 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
-DINGO DOG 3878 8 2 3 71 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GARTH THE SEAMITE 3748 9 7 1 64 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
MORPETH 3862 12 18 0 57 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SAGE 3495 5 1 0 55 VITAL BRAWL (332)
DALLOW 3872 10 13 1 53 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
KAI 3873 11 12 0 52 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
-HUNTERSTOCK 3667 4 4 0 48 VITAL BRAWL (332)
OH OHLISH OMINAH 3912 5 5 2 43 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
PARALLEL UNIVERSE 3925 5 1 0 35 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
Q*BERT 3928 5 4 1 33 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
PADDY 3898 8 8 0 32 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
DIG DUG 3926 5 5 0 27 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
CADAL COONTZ 3901 5 10 0 25 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
BUMP 'N' JUMP 3929 3 5 0 25 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JUNGLE KING 3930 3 6 0 23 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
-BOOMSHAKALAKA 3611 2 2 0 23 PHILANTHROPISTS (153)
MR. FIXIT 3905 2 8 0 19 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
-UGLY GENTLEMAN 3582 3 5 0 14 PHILANTHROPISTS (153)
PITFALL HARRY 3927 2 4 0 11 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BANANNAS GORILLA 3876 9 9 1 BUSY, BUSYTOWN 360 GARTH THE SEAMIT 3748 494
SHINER 3499 2 2 0 VITAL BRAWL 332 OH OHLISH OMINAH 3912 492
PERSONAL ADS
Loco -- You're crazy, is what you are. Everyone sees that. -- Dallow
Mozart -- The bad thing is knowing that you have a minimum of four more arena fights
before you can leave here. Because we'd be glad to wave you off to the Isle, really
we would. -- Morpeth
Hunterstock -- What? I don't get that name at all. Explain. -- Kai
Oh Ohlish Ominah -- Do you think your name could be holding you back? It takes the
fans so long to holler it, and it sounds rather despairing, besides. -- Paddy
Mr. Fixit -- Well, you see, it wasn't broken. -- Cadal Coontz
27 June 2005
ATTENTION ALL YOU ALLIANCE-TYPE PEOPLE:
For the purposes of tourney newsletter alliance listings (when I am able to do them),
you may only be listed in ONE alliance. In other words, you have to choose! If you
are a part of Englebert's Alliance and Englebert's Alliance is "part" of Ruthrauf's
Alliance, I will list you EITHER as part of Englebert's Alliance OR as part of
Ruthrauf's Alliance, NOT both. The default would be the top-level alliance,
Ruthrauf's, in this example. If you'd rather be listed separately, let me know and I
will do so, but that will be the only listing you get. -- The Saint, keeper of ever-
more-complicated lists
29 Jun 2005
The Company of Brothers (TCB) welcomes two new members to our alliance...Liam the
Goth and Buddy Lee. We have no doubt that they will prove to be assets to our
alliance and the general dueling community. -- Baphomet, co-founder, T.C.B.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SAGE was devastated by LOCO in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
GARTH THE SEAMITE slaughtered BANANNAS GORILLA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
PARALLEL UNIVERSE savagely defeated JUNGLE KING in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
OH OHLISH OMINAH devastated PADDY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
MOZART demolished HUCKLE CAT in a 1 minute mismatched Title competition.
KAI vanquished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute mismatched fight.
MORPETH beat DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brawl.
DALLOW defeated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute melee.
CADAL COONTZ was vanquished by Q*BERT in a 1 minute uneven duel.
PITFALL HARRY won victory over CONVICTED THIEF in a 3 minute fight.
MR. FIXIT viciously subdued PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a popular 4 minute gory duel.
BUMP 'N' JUMP overpowered OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
DIG DUG defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 LUNGING ATTACK 41 - 20 - 1 67 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 1 - 0 67 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 4 - 1 64 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 7 - 1 63 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 AIMED BLOW 9 - 7 - 0 56 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 14 - 14 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 10 - 1 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 11 - 2 45 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 7 - 11 - 1 39 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
Turn 494 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:
AIMED BLOW 2 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 5 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 PARRY-LUNGE
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK MOZART 3756 11 1 0 99 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
PARRY-LUNGE LOCO 3677 11 7 0 78 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
STRIKING ATTACK GARTH THE SEAMITE 3748 9 7 1 64 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
AIMED BLOW PARALLEL UNIVERSE 3925 5 1 0 35 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is LOCO 3677. The most popular warrior this turn was
PARALLEL UNIVERSE 3925. The ten other most popular fighters were MR. FIXIT 3905, KAI
3873, LOCO 3677, MORPETH 3862, DALLOW 3872, BUMP 'N' JUMP 3929, OH OHLISH OMINAH
3912, MOZART 3756, Q*BERT 3928, and GARTH THE SEAMITE 3748.
The least popular fighter this week was CADAL COONTZ 3901. The other ten least
popular fighters were HUCKLE CAT 3874, PADDY 3898, JUNGLE KING 3930, BANANNAS GORILLA
3876, SAGE 3495, DIG DUG 3926, PITFALL HARRY 3927, GARTH THE SEAMITE 3748, Q*BERT
3928, and MOZART 3756.