DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 04/19/2006 Duedate: 05/02/2006
MURSKA ARENA
DM-35 TURN-511
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BUMP 'N' JUMP
FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
(35-3929) [14-9-1,113]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
BUMP 'N' JUMP POSITION IS EMPTY
FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
(35-3929) [14-9-1,113]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
CADAL COONTZ MR. FIXIT
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
(35-3901) [13-19-0,96] (35-3905) [8-17-0,41]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) 27
2. FLIPPERS ARCADE (366) 22 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
3. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 5 Unchartered Team
4. THE BEARS (253) 0
JUNK (105)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) 66 43 7 60.6 1/ 1 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 9 6 0
2- 2 THE BEARS (253) 367 273 26 57.3 2/ 3 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366) 7 3 0
3/ 3 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366) 66 51 6 56.4 3/ 2 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) 6 2 2
4/ 4 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 526 801 20 39.6 4- 4 THE BEARS (253) 1 2 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 #15 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Near Zensu:
"I'm just a servant!" the little mage said quickly. "I'm just following
order--!"
Raoul's fingers tightened on his neck again.
The prisoner squeaked and thrashed.
"You will speak TO THE POINT, or you will die," Crystal said. "I don't much
care which." She nodded for her partner to allow him to speak again.
"Lord Hermes sent me to make sure you don't interfere," he whined. "I didn't
mean you any harm! But Fratsfa and Zensu are going to be attacked almost at once by
demons and things. That's what I heard! I don't know anything about it. *I* don't
do demons and things! I'm just a serv--"
"A worm," Raoul said. "No point in keeping him alive, eh, doll?" He winked at
Crystal.
"No, a useless worm. Still...he should be submitted to the King's Justice in
the proper way. Let usurpers and invaders play about with unrestrained violence. We
shall not stoop to it, we represent a kingdom of laws." She paused, eyeing the
little twerp's terror and hope. He was amazingly repellant. "Still, as a knight in
direct service to His Majesty, I am authorized to deal out summary justice at need,
and we don't have time to oversee a prisoner who will be constantly attempting to
escape...."
"I won't! No escaping, I promise! Please don't kill me!"
It was all Crystal Fireblade could do not to laugh. Not at the worthless little
mage--probably a mere apprentice, come to that--but at Raoul's expression. He looked
like someone who could barely make himself hang onto the greasy little weasel,
someone who would kill him as a simple act to reduce the pollution level. "We dare
not leave him behind," she said. "Even petty spite can be a danger."
"I've got rope in my pack. Tie him up, drag him along, and if he strangles in
the process, I won't weep." Gerfel's Friend shook the worm hard and threw him down,
pulled rope from his backpack, and set to work.
After that, they walked fast for fifteen minutes, until the apprentice mage was
gasping and staggering.
"We'll have to either kill him or leave him, doll," Raoul said quietly to
Crystal. "He can't begin to keep the pace we need."
She nodded. "Even if he hasn't much magic, he probably has some--"
"And he's a worm, through and through. But it goes against the grain to just
kill him out of hand."
Crystal nodded again. "We looped around the settled areas when we were being
chased by those lizards," she said. "But I remember we crossed a grass ride not too
far from here, and it should lead to a village or a manor. If we can get him that
far, we can leave him with people who will watch him."
"And get horses for ourselves, as well," Raoul agreed. "We couldn't make it
Fratsfa in time to do much good, but we might be able to do something at Zensu."
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---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 539): DJESEE of THE MONGOLOIDS (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 539): CHIC SHEIK of ALL HALLOW'S EVE (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 533): MEAT GRINDER of MEAT MARKET (?, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 535): PERSIFLAGE of SHROUD IN MYSTERY (Noachian, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 533): KHALUM'S MIDGET of HEROESANDFOUNDONES (The Judge, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 531): SUE SHEE of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 28 SLAUGHTER PRIEST MEM (turn 266): CAM SHAFT of OTTO'S MECHANICS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 524): ACCO of CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 264): BUSTER BUNNY of LOONY TOONS (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 521): GRETH of RILL'S GCSC2 (Rillion, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 519): KID RODELO of SACKETT'S & CO. (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 510): BUMP 'N' JUMP of FLIPPERS ARCADE (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 472): DAPHNE CAMISADO of TERMAGANT VOTARY (Noachian, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 241): HOT LIPS of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 SCOMSS SWAMP (turn 235): JACK MCFARLAND of SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 222): YAIWE of DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 400): ZIPPER of RESCUE RANGERS (JE, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 379): SCYTHE of BLADES OF TERROR (Soultaker, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 365): VIRGINIA, NO SANTA of GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS
(Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 171): APPLE DANISH of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
DM 74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 336): RAGING PYROTHAG of GEMSTONE CREATIONS (Tripwire, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 333): SHORT ROCK of SAND DANCERS (Lorana, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 320): AIDEN of LETHAL HERITAGE (Lord Xiang, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 425): NIGHTFALL of DARKLINGS from DAIYLA KIV (Mila, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 539): THE MONGOLOIDS (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 539): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 533): DARK CREATION (Herbert Philip Lovecraft West, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 535): DRAGOONS (?, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 533): HEROESANDFOUNDONES (The Judge, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 531): FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 28 SLAUGHTER PRIEST MEM (turn 266): THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 524): CARDOW HUNTERS (Uncle Wolf, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 264): none
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 521): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 519): SACKETT'S & CO. (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 510): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 472): TERMAGANT VOTARY (Noachian, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 241): A DEAL'S A DEAL (Applejack, mgr.)
DM 47 SCOMSS SWAMP (turn 235): none
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 222): DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 400): ARNIE'S ARMY (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 379): BLADES OF TERROR (Soultaker, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 365): GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 171): FAMILY JEWELS (Gem Genius, mgr.)
DM 74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 336): SAND DANCERS (Olinda, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 333): HUE AND CRY (Noachian, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 320): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 425): SUNNYLAND, etc. (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 538): PUSS of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 538): BANSHEE of MARVEL HEROES (Dr. Strange, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 532): EXODUS of THE OLD TESTAMENT (Ganolus Oakleaf, mgr.)
DM 28 SLAUGHTER PRIEST MEM (turn 266): MR. CHOMP CHOMP of THE PENTARCHY (Le
Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 524): MOLLY of CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 264): NINJATO of SAMURAI KIDS II (Sensei Jan, mgr.)
(turn 263): BRILLIANT ORANGE of UNFIT TO BE ORCS (Slugbait, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 520): M. A. FISTAFOLES of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 519): KID RODELO of SACKETT'S & CO. (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 47 SCOMSS SWAMP (turn 235): BOMBADIL of FREEDONIA (Mr. Snarky, mgr.)
(turn 234): ART PENDRAGON of KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (Baphomet, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 221): NEUMA of DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.)
FENDER GRALE of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 335): CHESSARA of SAND DANCERS (Olinda, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 319): XANTHIPPE MANWAR of THE LUNATIC FRINGE (Noachian)
SPY REPORT
Welcome MURSKA. I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well. Many the fights have
I fought here. The celebrations, the disappointments... What's with FARON? He
actually beat BUSY, BUSYTOWN's MR. FIXIT, and walked away with 21 more points from
the fight. CADAL COONTZ was reminded on the sands why BUMP 'N' JUMP is Duelmaster.
Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to practice on? I hear some team is
looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.
If at first you don't succeed, avoid. That'll get you in the Spyreports.
MURSKA thinks THE BEARS and their 367-273-26 is too much! If at first you don't
succeed, give up... The bums at BUSY, BUSYTOWN couldn't face the challenges from THE
BEARS! No excuse for that! How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged
warrior, DALLOW! Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you. Fighting
is a better craft than farming, DALLOW, but you have to pay your dues. Being
challenged by FATHER CAT, 23 points above you, is dues. I have to get this off my
chest. What a low dog, FATHER CAT! He can't set himself up in a real match. I was
sorry to see DALLOW lose. KAI didn't quite know what to make of a challenge he
received from DINGO DOG of BUSY, BUSYTOWN, who is 22 points below him. DINGO DOG
perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as he overcame KAI and ended up with 94
recognition points.
A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing. Some fighters
don't accept this. The best do. DALLOW, with his forgettable 15-25-1, was put to
death by FATHER CAT in a forgettable match. CHILDREN OF LLYR didn't seem to mind
very much. FATHER CAT had a sure-fire victory when he challenged DALLOW, 23 points
below him. Was anyone really surprised when DALLOW bit it? Here's some advice:
study your opponent, master many skills, fight dirty.
Well, I'm pretty much through. You guys need to get back practicing. All work
and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter. Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.
Olaffighterwork and no play. Time for my medication, so I'll leave now. Practice,
practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BUMP 'N' JUMP 3929 14 9 1 113 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FATHER CAT 3875 13 2 2 109 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
CADAL COONTZ 3901 13 19 0 96 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
DINGO DOG 3878 14 3 3 94 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
HUCKLE CAT 3874 14 7 1 94 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
-TAKE COVER 3870 13 3 3 93 THE BEARS (253)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KAI 3873 18 22 0 84 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
Q*BERT 3928 17 7 4 82 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
DIG DUG 3926 16 9 1 82 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FARON 3954 3 0 0 48 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
JUNGLE KING 3930 10 14 0 45 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
MR. FIXIT 3905 8 17 0 41 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
PITFALL HARRY 3927 9 12 0 40 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-STORM CLOUD 3923 4 5 1 30 THE BEARS (253)
BALIN 3955 3 0 0 26 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
-TOURNEY SCUM 3943 4 0 0 24 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-GRIZZLY 3941 3 1 0 10 THE BEARS (253)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
M. CHARDINEE 14 0 1 0 1 HUCKLE CAT 3874 511 NONE
DALLOW 3872 15 25 1 CHILDREN OF LLYR 141 FATHER CAT 3875 511
PERSONAL ADS
Father Cat -- Well, just don't expect ME to feed all those kittens! -- Dallow
Dingo Dog -- You're a good student. You get a bone. -- Cadal Coontz
Dig Dug -- And what's the past participle? Has dag? These irregular verbs can be so
tricky. -- Kai
Huh, that beggar really IS persistent, much good as it does him. -- Balin and Faron
24 March 2006
A few notes about e-mailed personals:
You may submit personal ads, columns, spotlights, etc. electronically, either via e-
mail to ads at reality dot com (which doesn't need any more spam, thank you) or on
the web at http://www.reality.com/duel2/modules.php?name=Ads. When you submit
something, you should get back a receipt from HAL at RSI. If you do NOT get a
receipt, your ads may have gone astray (not all e-mail makes it to its destination
any more than all snail mail does). If you DO get a receipt, it should, in the body
of the message, tell you what arena your stuff was filed in. Check your receipt to
make sure your submission made it to the intended destination. Also check to see
that everything you sent made it to the same place. Sometimes HAL, who is rather
simple-minded in some ways, will send half your stuff to another arena if the name
or number of that arena shows up at the beginning of a line. So if the word Ti
appears at the beginning of a line halfway through your ads, all the ads after that
may end up in Ti, which is closed and doesn't need ads. As a side note, sometimes
things move slowly, so don't wait until the last minute to send your ads and all.
If they get held up along the way, they may not show up until next turn. Happy
writing! -- Ed.
28 March 2006
We of the Desolate Empire Alliance want to welcome two managers to our fold. Kon of
the Empire Rising, and Osiris! May they be blessed with the blood of their enemies,
and give no quarter in War! -- Dark Knights of the Desolate Empire
11 April 2006
To all those lookin' for some easy pickins: I, Elfwine, manager of The Shallowship,
the most feared team in all of Jhelum, invite all who seek wide open spaces for pubs
and other such establishments of limited debauchery, to visit this deserted city and
help me clear up some of the dust. I'm just about ready to have my guys face off
against each other to get some new action. Guess I'd better join a tournament or
something...hmmmm, there's a thought.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
FATHER CAT butchered DALLOW in a 1 minute gruesome mismatched Challenge fight.
DINGO DOG subdued KAI in a exciting 1 minute gory Challenge melee.
BUMP 'N' JUMP won victory over CADAL COONTZ in a 1 minute master's Title brawl.
Q*BERT savagely defeated KHALHUMS DWARF in a 3 minute bloody veteran's fight.
HUCKLE CAT butchered M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
DIG DUG bested VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a crowd pleasing 4 minute gory master's match.
MR. FIXIT was overcome by FARON in a action packed 4 minute gruesome uneven melee.
JUNGLE KING narrowly defeated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a dull 9 minute gory duel.
PITFALL HARRY was defeated by CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute match.
BALIN defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 3 minute novice's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 3 - 0 - 0 100 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 SLASHING ATTACK 14 - 3 - 1 82 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 18 - 6 - 1 75 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 27 - 11 - 2 71 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 4 - 0 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 BASHING ATTACK 4 - 6 - 0 40 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 5 - 0 38 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 6 - 13 - 0 32 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 AIMED BLOW 3 - 8 - 0 27 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
Turn 511 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:
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 3 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 2 3 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 3 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 3 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK BUMP 'N' JUMP 3929 14 9 1 113 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
SLASHING ATTACK FATHER CAT 3875 13 2 2 109 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
WALL OF STEEL Q*BERT 3928 17 7 4 82 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is CADAL COONTZ 3901. The most popular warrior this
turn was MR. FIXIT 3905. The ten other most popular fighters were DINGO DOG 3878,
FARON 3954, DIG DUG 3926, FATHER CAT 3875, BUMP 'N' JUMP 3929, KAI 3873, CADAL COONTZ
3901, Q*BERT 3928, HUCKLE CAT 3874, and PITFALL HARRY 3927.
The least popular fighter this week was JUNGLE KING 3930. The other ten least
popular fighters were DALLOW 3872, BALIN 3955, PITFALL HARRY 3927, HUCKLE CAT 3874,
Q*BERT 3928, CADAL COONTZ 3901, KAI 3873, BUMP 'N' JUMP 3929, FATHER CAT 3875, and
DIG DUG 3926.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
HUCKLE CAT (35-3874) BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)