DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/24/2005 Duedate: 09/06/2005
MURSKA ARENA
DM-35 TURN-496
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
RAZZLE DAZZLE
BLITZKRIEG (357)
(35-3863) [12-2-1,112]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
RAZZLE DAZZLE NOREASTER
BLITZKRIEG (357) DIRT DEVILS (363)
(35-3863) [12-2-1,112] (35-3896) [6-1-0,58]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
LOCO CADAL COONTZ
PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347) CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
(35-3677) [12-8-0,78] (35-3901) [6-11-0,34]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BLITZKRIEG (357) 21
2. PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347) 11 BLITZKRIEG (357)
3. DIRT DEVILS (363) 10 Unchartered Team
4. THE BEARS (253) 0
5. VITAL BRAWL (332) 0 DIRT DEVILS (363)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*DIRT DEVILS (363) 10 2 0 83.3 1/ 1 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347) 11 4 1
2/ 0 BLITZKRIEG (357) 71 21 9 77.2 2/ 2 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366) 9 6 0
3- 2 VITAL BRAWL (332) 11 7 0 61.1 3/ 3 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 8 7 0
4- 4 THE BEARS (253) 360 266 26 57.5 4/ 6*DIRT DEVILS (363) 2 0 0
5/ 3 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) 40 30 5 57.1 5/ 5 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) 2 3 0
6/ 5 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347) 76 60 4 55.9 6/ 0 BLITZKRIEG (357) 1 0 0
7/ 7 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366) 23 29 1 44.2 7- 7 THE BEARS (253) 0 3 0
8/ 8 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 496 758 20 39.6 8- 4 VITAL BRAWL (332) 0 1 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 #2 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Raoul, one of Gerfel's Friends from Aruak City, looked around the one room cabin
and sighed. "It isn't much, doll, but it'll have to do."
"It's fine," Crystal Fireblade said. "Shelter, and a chance to rest, what more
can we ask?" She lowered her pack to the floor, which was of rough planks, and
stretched. "Any idea where we are?"
"Somewhere between Zensu and Murska is the best I can do." He moved to the
fireplace, noting the full woodbox with approval, and began to lay a fire. "I wish I
knew what we've got following us, though."
"Demons."
"Yeah, but did you get the impression back in Fratsfa that Khaldren's converts
used demons? They were regular hired bravos that we fought."
"True, but we killed them. Maybe the next step is demons." The Lady Knight
looked at the bread and cheese in her hands, then passed it to Raoul to toast. "What
else could it mean? You think there's some OTHER power-mad magician at work, too?"
"There are rumors about the kaliv of Kurukar."
"I've heard them, but surely his arm isn't this long? And anyway, Andoria has
its protections--"
Raoul shrugged, looking around uneasily. "The protections, such as they are,
focus on the person of the king, and who's seen him lately?"
"He spends a lot of time on the Isle of the Eye...."
"Which doesn't do Andoria much good. Sometimes I wonder if people are right
about him being under the Greywand's thumb."
Crystal Fireblade stood, squaring her shoulders, and looked down at her
companion sternly. "That's fool talk, and practically treasonous."
"And they say Fratsfa has its own protections," Raoul went on as though she
hadn't spoken. "But those only work against...." He shrugged. "If the majority of
the magicians of Fratsfa choose to ignore a danger, then the protections do, too.
And if Khaldren has suborned them--"
"That would still leave the protections in place against Kurukar," Crystal said,
sitting down again.
Raoul shrugged again. "Well, if we can catch one of the demons alive, we can
ask who sent him."
+ ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Mountains of Night #3 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Morning was as overcast as the night had been. There was no sunrise, just a
fading of the sky from black to gray. The air was colder than it had any right to be
at this altitude and season.
Huw studied the clouds, the mountain, the river, and muttered incredulously,
"It's going to snow."
The elf came to stand beside him on the brink of the hill. "In the summer?"
"I don't think it IS summer here now." He shivered. He'd brought a poncho,
because it was always cold in the mountains at night, but this was colder than he'd
planned for. Colder than he had expected, or could believe possible even while it
was happening. "Do you suppose the Black Kaliv can control the weather?"
Tankesh duplicated his study of sky, mountains, and river. "Apparently." He
frowned. "That's the trouble with blood magic. A man has to be unscrupulous to use
it, but then it gives him a LOT of power for his unscrupulous purposes."
Huw felt a chill that had nothing to do with the weather. "Why would he want to
make it winter in the middle of summer?"
"Who knows?" He stared at the mountain opposite their position without seeing
it, studying the decision he had made in the night. It felt like the right decision,
finally--so many things had shoved him one way or another since he'd left Andor, but
now, finally, the choice was in his hands. This is where he would stop. The demons
would chase him, or drive him, no further. His hand went to his sword without
conscious thought, not drawing it, just touching the hilt. Killing demons wasn't
easy, but it could be done. He would do it here. Somewhere right around Murska.
Huw was still staring at the town. Finally he sighed. "There was a rumor in
Riztab saying that all the dwarves had retreated underground, and I don't see any in
the streets. I guess it's true." He paused, still watching the people not so far
below them. "Lots of Shews, though, more than used to be normal."
Tankesh didn't know much about Shews. The ones he'd met in the arena tended to
be slow-moving and not too bright, but did that apply to the race as a whole? It
seemed unlikely. "Could the unnatural winter have brought them out of the hills and
forests?"
Huw shrugged. "Maybe. Or the demons."
"Will the Shews help fight the demons, if we get to needing more men?"
Huw glanced at him and then away. "Ah...maybe. They don't like demons--who
does? But they don't like Andorians, much, either, and they really don't like
Fratsfans...and elves."
Tankesh raised an eyebrow. Elves were the goodest of the good guys, everyone
knew that--even when it wasn't true. "And this would be because...?"
"There was a war, a long time back, how long depends on who you ask. The
Fratsfans throwing their weight around, and the Shews didn't like it. They fought
all over this part of Alastari. I guess it got bad, even for a war, and Serimna
knows the 'best' war is bad enough. And Shews have long memories."
"I don't recall hearing about such a war. Who won?"
"The Karnhorns. Isn't it usually third and fourth parties who come out ahead
after a war?"
One of the clouds turned inky black, and a bolt of blackness shot from it to the
mountain peak. Thunder roared. Pine trees exploded into purple fire. Rocks
shattered and slid downward. A second bolt of darkness joined the first, which had
not faded.
"The demons have arrived." Tankesh said.
SPY REPORT
Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day,
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again! He who laughs last didn't get the joke.
Speaking of laughing at jokes, observe VITAL BRAWL. Last week they got 0-0-0 to drop
by 4! PHILANTHROPISTS 3 had cause to celebrate, after OH OHLISH OMINAH got 18 points
by beating KAI. A certain someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more,
after losing 17 points to OH OHLISH OMINAH. (Discrete enough, KAI?) In MURSKA,
nothing is permanent (except Death), and we find ourselves a new Duelmaster, RAZZLE
DAZZLE. So who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week and ordering
milk? Sounds like a PR stunt to me.
A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn? And do not the
little birds cry out?' Any ideas? To quell some nasty rumors, the guys in FLIPPERS
ARCADE are not carrying any incurable diseases. No need to avoid 'em. Like a pup
with its tail between its legs, PHILANTHROPISTS 3 scurried away from FLIPPERS ARCADE.
Oh, the shame! Is it charming personality? Conversational abilities? Good oral
hygiene? Whatever it is, MORPETH is the most challenged warrior. Mismatched by 13
points, BUMP 'N' JUMP was overcame by GARTH THE SEAMITE. Is this really worth
noting? I thought GARTH THE SEAMITE showed great skill and promise when he won
victory over BUMP 'N' JUMP. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
Ah, the duel! The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd! Ask not a
spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an
unconscious stupor.
Leave me now, you base fools! Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards fat!
Can anything compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for MURSKA? On that giddy
note I take my leave-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RAZZLE DAZZLE 3863 12 2 1 112 BLITZKRIEG (357)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-O'MALLEY 3816 13 6 1 110 BLITZKRIEG (357)
-KAMA KAZI 3859 13 1 1 103 BLITZKRIEG (357)
-TAKE COVER 3870 10 2 3 96 THE BEARS (253)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MOZART 3756 12 2 0 88 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
-DARLING NIKKI 3842 13 3 2 83 BLITZKRIEG (357)
LOCO 3677 12 8 0 78 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
-HUCKLE CAT 3874 9 5 0 78 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-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
OH OHLISH OMINAH 3912 6 6 2 60 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
MORPETH 3862 13 19 0 58 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
NOREASTER 3896 6 1 0 58 DIRT DEVILS (363)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GARTH THE SEAMITE 3748 10 8 1 55 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
-SAGE 3495 5 1 0 55 VITAL BRAWL (332)
-TYPHOON 3895 4 1 0 53 DIRT DEVILS (363)
KAI 3873 12 13 0 49 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
DALLOW 3872 11 14 1 48 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
-HUNTERSTOCK 3667 4 4 0 48 VITAL BRAWL (332)
PARALLEL UNIVERSE 3925 7 1 0 46 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
PADDY 3898 9 9 0 37 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
Q*BERT 3928 6 5 1 34 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
CADAL COONTZ 3901 6 11 0 34 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BUMP 'N' JUMP 3929 4 6 0 29 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
PITFALL HARRY 3927 4 4 0 25 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
MR. FIXIT 3905 3 9 0 25 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JUNGLE KING 3930 4 7 0 23 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
DIG DUG 3926 5 7 0 22 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
-STORM CLOUD 3923 3 2 1 18 THE BEARS (253)
'-' 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 NOT REVE
PERSONAL ADS
Amazing, we didn't fight a single standby this time! -- Children of Llyr
Loco -- You're crazy, you know that? Totally nutso. -- Morpeth
Garth the Seamite -- Too seamy for me. I've probably said that already. Hmm, how
about, I didn't want garthage today? Really, unless you get chatty, there isn't a
lot I can say. -- Kai
Oh Ohlish Ominah -- It sounds like some kind of chant. Maybe a mantra. You think?
-- Dallow
Noreaster -- Do you always bring cold, wet weather with you? -- Paddy, shivering
Bump 'n' Jump -- I thought that kind of stuff was outlawed in the arena. Excessive
roughness or something. -- Cadal Coontz
4 August 2005
Ladies and Gentlemen...The Announcement You Have All Been Waiting For Is Here!!!!!!!!
ZalCon3...The Rebirth!!!!!!!
The Rules Are Simple, The Prizes Are Awesome, The Competition Fierce!
Where: Dullens (DM13) When: October 8th, 2005
The Rules:
Every Manager Must DA Their Entire Team On The First Turn They Enter The Contest.
All Warriors DA'd In This Manner MUST Be At Zero FE And May Fight In The Contest If
They Live. The Style Of The Warrior Must Be Present In The Name In A Non Ambiguous
Manner, Standard Abbreviations Accepted. Scoring Starts On The 3rd Turn Of The
Contest Which Will Also Be The First Turn After The October Mail In. Dead Warriors
May Be Entered From The Contest To Dead Apprentices ONLY--And With Zero FE!!!!! All
Living Warriors May Be Entered Into Rookies or Apprentices For The October Mail In.
Scoring:
1 Point For Each Win.
1 Point For Each Kill.
-1 Point For Each Loss.
-1 Point For Each Death.
Categories:
Ultimate Style Master: Warrior Of Any Style With The Most Style Master Points.
Top Team: Team With The Most Points At The End Of The Contest.
Top Warrior: Warrior With The Most Points At The End Of The Contest.
MVP Team: Team With The Most Free Fight Awards At The End Of The Contest.
MVP Warrior: Warrior With The Most Free Fight Awards At The End Of The Contest.
Style Master: Warrior With The Most Points Vs. Style In Each Style At The End Of The
Contest.
Warrior Top 11: Next 10 Top Point Gaining Warriors At The End Of The Contest.
Iron Manager: Any Manager With 100 Fights During The Contest (20 Turns Plus 2 Pre
Turns).
***Special Category*** An Additional Top Team Award Will Be Granted For Each 5 Iron
Manager Awards Starting At 6.
Prizes:
Ultimate Style Master, Top Team, Top Warrior: +1 To Bonus, Damage Bump, Free Train
Or Learn 2 Skills, Favorites Knowledge.
MVP Team And MVP Warrior: 20 Rollups.
Style Master: +1 To Bonus.
Warrior Top 11: Free Train Or Learn 2 Skills.
Iron Manager: +1 To Bonus.
Please Contact Zalgor Prigg Via Diplo (Armor & Weapons DM102) or Email
(zalgor@hotmail.com) Should You Have Any Questions Or Wish A Free Team Rollup To Dark
Arena On Turn 1.
Disclaimer: All Prizes Are To Be Used On Contest Team Only And Are Non Transferable.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
GARTH THE SEAMITE devastated BUMP 'N' JUMP in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
NOREASTER viciously subdued DALLOW in a 2 minute gruesome Challenge battle.
PARALLEL UNIVERSE savagely defeated Q*BERT in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
MOZART was devastated by RAZZLE DAZZLE in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
LOCO was narrowly defeated by VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute bloody competition.
KAI lost to OH OHLISH OMINAH in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brutal fight.
MORPETH devastated JUNGLE KING in a action packed 1 minute one-sided competition.
DIG DUG was viciously subdued by CADAL COONTZ in a action packed 3 minute gory duel.
PADDY won victory over MR. FIXIT in a 5 minute gory duel.
PITFALL HARRY defeated OSKSI NOBLE in a 3 minute match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 1 - 0 80 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 LUNGING ATTACK 37 - 20 - 1 65 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 STRIKING ATTACK 11 - 8 - 1 58 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 7 - 0 56 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 10 - 8 - 0 56 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 WALL OF STEEL 8 - 8 - 1 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 14 - 15 - 0 48 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 11 - 1 45 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 7 - 9 - 1 44 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
Turn 496 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-STRIKE 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 3 5 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 3 1 WALL OF STEEL
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK RAZZLE DAZZLE 3863 12 2 1 112 BLITZKRIEG (357)
LUNGING ATTACK MOZART 3756 12 2 0 88 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
PARRY-LUNGE LOCO 3677 12 8 0 78 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
AIMED BLOW PARALLEL UNIVERSE 3925 7 1 0 46 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
WALL OF STEEL Q*BERT 3928 6 5 1 34 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
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
CADAL COONTZ 3901. The ten other most popular fighters were MORPETH 3862, MR. FIXIT
3905, NOREASTER 3896, PARALLEL UNIVERSE 3925, LOCO 3677, OH OHLISH OMINAH 3912, PADDY
3898, PITFALL HARRY 3927, GARTH THE SEAMITE 3748, and RAZZLE DAZZLE 3863.
The least popular fighter this week was MOZART 3756. The other ten least popular
fighters were Q*BERT 3928, DIG DUG 3926, JUNGLE KING 3930, KAI 3873, DALLOW 3872,
BUMP 'N' JUMP 3929, RAZZLE DAZZLE 3863, GARTH THE SEAMITE 3748, PITFALL HARRY 3927,
and PADDY 3898.