DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 04/30/2008 Duedate: 05/13/2008
MURSKA ARENA
DM-35 TURN-564
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
ALE'CHAI TALLSKY
PHILANTHROPISTS (153)
(35-4026) [11-0-0,184]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
ALE'CHAI TALLSKY POSITION IS EMPTY
PHILANTHROPISTS (153)
(35-4026) [11-0-0,184]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
BRENNA BRENNA
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
(35-3995) [18-17-0,80] (35-3995) [18-17-0,80]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
PHILANTHROPISTS (153)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. PHILANTHROPISTS (153) 48
2. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 26 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
3. BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) 1 Unchartered Team
4. LOST CAUSE (268) 0
WISH YOU WERE BEER (300)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) 109 67 7 61.9 1/ 1 PHILANTHROPISTS (153) 12 3 0
2/ 2 PHILANTHROPISTS (153) 400 310 29 56.3 2/ 2 LOST CAUSE (268) 8 6 2
3/ 3 LOST CAUSE (268) 308 257 29 54.5 3/ 3 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 6 9 0
4/ 4 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 680 912 22 42.7 4/ 4 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) 0 3 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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---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 592): VENTRIIE of DARK WARDS (Dr. Doom, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 592): PARMEIDES of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 498): WINDWALKER of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 586): MOSSROCK of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 588): HEART OF GOLD of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 587): XAVIORA YOHL of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 585): DAN STEPPE of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 292): VAIDISAVA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 578): BRICKHOUSE of STREETWALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 290): LOCUST of PESTILENCE (Lord of Pestilence, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 574): GELEN of RILL'S GCSC2 (Rillion, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 572): THE PIKER of RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 563): ALE'CHAI TALLSKY of PHILANTHROPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 526): NORILTENNE of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 268): YUFFIE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 262): HANTA of DOK SIK KILLERS (Doc Sik, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 249): EXTENSION oF LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 453): CENTURION of KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (Jakari, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 440): WRATH LIX of DEATH STUDS VII (Death Stud, mgr)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 431): LOCKENLOAD of CLAN GHOST BEARS (Bjorn, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 417): JOEVINA SARIL of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 197): LAELKORISSA of FAVORITE GUYS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 387): RUBY TUESDAY of CORPS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 385): GARTH of MANAGER MUSINGS (FTF Manager, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 372): CONJUROR of MAGIC ARTISTS (Houdini, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 479): JAMMIES of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 592): DARK WARDS (Dr. Doom, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 592): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 498): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 586): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 588): PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 587): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 585): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 292): THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 578): WILL DUEL 4 MEAD (Sporkis, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 290): WAR (Lord of War, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 574): ROMAN HEROES (Caesar, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 572): RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 563): PHILANTHROPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 526): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 268): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 262): SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 249): EXTENSION oF LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 453): KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (Jakari, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 440): WILD CARDS (Snotman, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 431): CLAN GHOST BEARS (Bjorn, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 417): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 197): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 387): SAND DANCERRS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 385): MANAGER MUSINGS (FTF Manager, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 372): MAGIC ARTISTS (Houdini, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 479): DO IT AGAIN et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 590): KOOL-AID DRIKER of CULTS-R-US (?, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 585): REDBIRD of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 585): GIMME SOME SUGAR of ARMY OF DARKNESS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 291): SHARAPOVA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 577): MURRY of CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 289): ULL STORMHELM of THE STORMBRINGERS (High Lord Bosk)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 574): GELEN of RILL'S GCSC2 (Rillion, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 262): HANTA of DOK SIK KILLERS (Doc Sik, mgr.)
(turn 261): ROISIN DUBH of GAELIC STORM (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.)
SUCCULANT of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 440): WRATH LIX of DEATH STUDS VII (Death Stud, mgr)
HOFFA of BUGS, SLUGS & THUGS (A-Sop, mgr.)
(turn 439): ALLAN JOHNSON of TPW FOREVER (Anti, mgr.)
WHITE WITCH of CRAZY CREEPS (Crazy Creepster, mgr)
LOKI IX of DEATH STUDS VII (Death Stud, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 196): BLACK EYE of BLACK & BLUE (The Mun, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Much has changed in MURSKA since last I was here. Never fear, Olaf Modeen
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters. What's with THEROD? He
actually beat MURSKA's PERSISTENT BEGGAR, and walked away with 15 more points from
the fight. Laughs were big at MURSKA while they watched THE USEROUS MERCHANT clobber
ANGUS ARGUS. He lost 2 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.
Try as he might, TOURNEY SCUM wasn't good enough at persuading ALE'CHAI TALLSKY to
step down from the Duelmaster's throne... Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up
fighting!
No matter the time or place, men will always duel. The most avoided team was
LOST CAUSE. The bums at PHILANTHROPISTS couldn't face the challenges from LOST
CAUSE! No excuse for that! What do people see in CLYDE? His 14-14-3? LOST CAUSE
ain't talkin', but he's got 87 points.
A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing. Some fighters
don't accept this. The best do. STUPID looked pretty sick and surprised when he
learned LOST CAUSE is sending him to the Dark Arena! Whadd'he expect with a 8-4-0?
So LOST CAUSE sent STUPID to the Dark Arena. Big deal. Plenty more fighters where
STUPID came from. Dime a dozen... Now, Spyreporters... PANE larned his lesson
(UGLY GENTLEMAN taught it well), and we right likely won't be seein' 'im fight any
PHILANTHROPISTS members with the same gusto. Many a warrior has met his fate in a
hungover stupor. You young rapscallions, take note!
Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors. Any plans here? Are
you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it? Actually, I guess I'm writing it
before you read it. Oh, well. I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ALE'CHAI TALLSKY 4026 11 0 0 184 PHILANTHROPISTS (153)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TOURNEY SCUM 3943 33 14 0 125 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
UGLY GENTLEMAN 3582 13 8 0 112 PHILANTHROPISTS (153)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PANE 3822 10 5 1 88 LOST CAUSE (268)
CLYDE 3665 14 14 3 87 LOST CAUSE (268)
BRENNA 3995 18 17 0 80 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
DRENDAN O'KAI 4030 16 7 0 79 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PACIFIST 3939 10 2 0 61 PHILANTHROPISTS (153)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PATRICE 4043 4 0 0 55 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
ANGUS ARGUS 4032 9 7 0 36 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
KNUCKLE 3858 5 3 1 36 LOST CAUSE (268)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
EVINDAL 4040 3 5 0 20 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
THEROD 4047 1 0 0 15 PHILANTHROPISTS (153)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WORATHALON 4046 1 0 0 10 PHILANTHROPISTS (153)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
STUPID 3840 8 5 0 LOST CAUSE 268 BLACK ORC 564 NONE
BOOMSHAKALAKA 3611 9 6 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 153 PANE 3822 563 JUST REVENGED
LAELAMESTO 3745 8 4 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 153 CLYDE 3665 563
PERSONAL ADS
Ugly Gentleman -- How well you are named. Especially as regards your habit of not
respecting the gray hairs and scars of those who have been longer at this. To bury
me in the sand! -- Drendan o'Kai
Pacifist -- You keep saying that, and it's plainly not true. -- Brenna
Stupid -- No need to feel badly about it, there's a lot of it going around. --
Patrice
Knuckle -- I could get tired of that rather quickly. -- Evindal
And the Fratsfa Slave. Oh, well, it's a win. -- Angus Argus
Lealamesto -- Never do I like to see a fellow warrior lie dead in the sands of the
arena, may your death bring your master a good replacement. -- Clyde
Boomshakalaka -- I hate to see a promising career come to a sudden stop. -- Pane
Philanthropists -- I hope you get good replacement rollups. -- Lost Cause
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
STUPID was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
UGLY GENTLEMAN vanquished PANE in a exciting 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud battle.
PACIFIST was overpowered by CLYDE in a 1 minute mismatched Bloodfeud duel.
ALE'CHAI TALLSKY overpowered TOURNEY SCUM in a 1 minute mismatched Title match.
DRENDAN O'KAI bested M. CHARDINEE in a popular 1 minute duel.
BRENNA viciously subdued VETERAN MERCENARY in a crowd pleasing 6 minute bloody match.
ANGUS ARGUS was defeated by THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute melee.
PATRICE won victory over DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute duel.
KNUCKLE won victory over EVINDAL in a 2 minute fight.
WORATHALON defeated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute beginner's match.
THEROD overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR 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|
|TOTAL PARRY 4 AIMED BLOW 13 - 1 - 0 93 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 8 - 3 - 0 73 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 WALL OF STEEL 5 - 2 - 1 71 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 9 - 4 - 0 69 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 3 - 1 63 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 4 - 0 56 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 18 - 18 - 3 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 TOTAL PARRY 12 - 23 - 0 34 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 6 - 0 33 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 5 - 0 29 |
Turn 564 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 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 3 3 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 3 SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
1 PARRY-STRIKE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW ALE'CHAI TALLSKY 4026 11 0 0 184 PHILANTHROPISTS (153)
TOTAL PARRY TOURNEY SCUM 3943 33 14 0 125 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360)
STRIKING ATTACK UGLY GENTLEMAN 3582 13 8 0 112 PHILANTHROPISTS (153)
WALL OF STEEL PANE 3822 10 5 1 88 LOST CAUSE (268)
SLASHING ATTACK DRENDAN O'KAI 4030 16 7 0 79 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
PARRY-STRIKE KNUCKLE 3858 5 3 1 36 LOST CAUSE (268)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is BRENNA 3995. The most popular warrior this turn was
BRENNA 3995. The ten other most popular fighters were UGLY GENTLEMAN 3582, ANGUS
ARGUS 4032, CLYDE 3665, ALE'CHAI TALLSKY 4026, DRENDAN O'KAI 4030, PATRICE 4043,
KNUCKLE 3858, EVINDAL 4040, WORATHALON 4046, and THEROD 4047.
The least popular fighter this week was TOURNEY SCUM 3943. The other ten least
popular fighters were STUPID 3840, PACIFIST 3939, PANE 3822, THEROD 4047, WORATHALON
4046, EVINDAL 4040, KNUCKLE 3858, PATRICE 4043, DRENDAN O'KAI 4030, and ALE'CHAI
TALLSKY 4026.
THE STOMPING GROUNDS
The new all-basher arena will be in Seam, DM 20. Only new teams (0FE) may
participate. The only rule is that all of your warriors must be bashers.
The first turn of the contest will be due on Monday, April 28. It will be a slow
turn-around arena. If you wish to enter a team, please submit your new team and first
turn strategies before then. Only one team per manager, please.
This arena will stay open indefinitely, providing there is interest (i.e., this is not
a contest that runs a set number of turns, although there are prizes scheduled after
the first 15 rounds). For more information, see details in the first newsletter or on
the forums.
-- RSI
Zeb Karan looked around the table at the rest of Dwes Eg's staff. Arenamasters,
standby and Dark Arena warriors, stewards and infirmarians, even the maintenance crew.
There was wine and beer on the side-table, even sandwiches, but no one was partaking.
"Stop looking like your dog died," Lew Voth said. He had once been the
arenamaster of Sentern and had taken his turns overseeing the fights in Dwes Eg. "We
all knew this day would come. When are they closing us down?"
"Immediately after the tourney, according to the information I was given."
"Short notice," Jame Rinvar, another arenamaster commented.
"No offense intended, these things just creep up on people. Tourneys make it
worse, I suppose, all the new teams being entered." Zeb grimaced. "Some of the file
cabinets have exploded from over-stuffing, you know, and it takes so long to run
through all the registered gladiators to find those who are planning to fight on any
given day that the day is OVER by the time we're ready to start."
"Which is why they closed down Sentern, Cimmeriac, and Firehold," Lew pointed
out. "This is the same thing all over again."
"Cycles," Jame said. "Things happen, and then later they happen again. We live
with it. And Dwes Eg did last for, what, eight and a half years before it reached the
explosion point. That isn't bad. That's forever, speaking practically."
"Eight or nine years is not forever--"
"The only thing that's real is today, and maybe, up to a point, tomorrow. I
don't see a problem with this. What are the new parameters, Zeb?"
"Dwes Eg remains open, existing teams can run and can recruit new members. BUT,
no new teams will be accepted. New teams will go into a new arena, DM 84, running its
first turn on the seventh of May. A regular two-week cycle."
"So Dwes Eg isn't actually being closed, just closed to new teams. Okay. This
works," Jame said again. "Number 84... does this mean it'll be out at that Blackstone
place? Rotten weather half the year, but I suppose you could say that about any site.
What about regional allegiance?"
"None specified in the data I received. Probably a personal-choice situation,"
Zeb said.
"Transfers?" Lew asked.
"I don't know about transfers IN," Zeb said, "but I'd guess yes, they would be
allowed. No transfers OUT, though. None out of DM 82, for that matter. Once you're
in 82 or 84, the only way out is death or graduation."
"That fairly describes most arenas," Jame said. "Anyone who takes up the
gladiatorial life has already accepted that."