DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/20/2010 Duedate: 02/02/2010
MURSKA ARENA
DM-35 TURN-609
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
ORION
ON THE ROCKS (175)
(35-2465) [10-13-2,112]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
ORION OCIEL
ON THE ROCKS (175) SHINING PATH (379)
(35-2465) [10-13-2,112] (35-4137) [3-3-1,13]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
EVINDAL LUCY JORDAN
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) URBAN JUNGLE (259)
(35-4040) [18-35-0,89] (35-2669) [12-28-0,81]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
ON THE ROCKS (175)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. ON THE ROCKS (175) 56
2. URBAN JUNGLE (259) 35 SEA DOGS (377)
3. SEA DOGS (377) 21 Unchartered Team
4. PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) 0
5. BAD GUYS (381) 0 SHINING PATH (379)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 SEA DOGS (377) 23 12 1 65.7 1/ 1 ON THE ROCKS (175) 11 3 1
2/ 1*SHINING PATH (379) 16 10 2 61.5 2/ 3*SHINING PATH (379) 6 6 1
3- 3 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) 157 112 9 58.4 3/ 2 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 6 9 0
4- 4*BAD GUYS (381) 9 8 0 52.9 4/ 6 URBAN JUNGLE (259) 5 5 0
5/ 5 URBAN JUNGLE (259) 100 97 6 50.8 5/ 4 SEA DOGS (377) 4 2 1
6/ 6 ON THE ROCKS (175) 137 144 7 48.8 6- 7 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) 2 2 0
7/ 7 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 778 %1038 24 42.8 7- 5*BAD GUYS (381) 2 5 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[ Report from the Tourney #1 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Larkin here, with a report from the Winter Tourney. Okay, maybe this isn't
Atlantis, but it's somewhere warm, and if that isn't a beach, at least it's sand,
and, as advertised, there are drinks with umbrellas in them. And young women with a
lot of suntan showing. By the time you read this, the tourney will be over, but
while I'm writing it, the tourney is NOT over. And a lot of you guys reading this
won't have been able to go, anyway.
I'm interviewing Zalgor Prigg, one of the managers participating in the Old
Valamantis Bloodgames, and let me tell you, Old Valamantis is not a place you want to
hang around if you don't have to. It's rotten with magic, to begin with--Folstrom
magic, the blackest there is--and then it's got all this blood and violence on top of
it, and it makes for a dark and scary venue. Anything might rise out of the ruins
around the arena, summoned by the blood and the curses of the managers.
"Mr. Prigg, could you tell us why you--"
"It was the play on words," the manager said, overriding the question. "I
couldn't resist--the chance to call a Bloodgames team Phoenix, you know, the 'rising
from the ashes of death' business. Of course, then I had to change it to Phonetix,
but that's okay, keep people guessing."
"I've heard the Commission mages talking about that name, sir, and they seem
alarmed. One of them said the name was practically a spell in itself, used here."
"I heard. That's why I had to change it."
"Have you considered what might actually rise from the ashes and blood here as a
result?"
"Well, no, but that isn't my business, you know. I manage gladiators. Let the
mages worry about what pops in from some other dimension. Besides, what if nothing
happens?"
"But, sir, there have already been reports of zombie rats and tentacled monsters
lurking in the backs of the locker rooms! And someone is bound to consider that you
have a partial responsibility--"
"No," Prigg said, "I have no responsibility for that kind of thing. I'm no
magician, I haven't been reading forbidden tomes...." He paused, looking thoughtful.
"Maybe it was TigToad with his Obscure Lore...."
"I don't believe there's a team of that name in this Bloodgames--"
"No, not here. Earlier, in Veastian. He could have been, hmm, preparing for
this, opening contacts if not gates, stuff like that. Has anybody seen any Dark
Toads around?"
"Not until they've had six drinks with umbrellas in them. Tell me, sir, have
you given any thought to the moral implications of the Bloodgames?"
"What moral implications?" the manager asked. "This isn't about morals, it's
about survival. And the way to survive on the sands is to kill your opponents every
chance you get!"
"Yes, but--"
"There's a reason they don't hold these contests up in Andoria," the manager
said sternly. "Good people in their ways, the Andorians, but they just aren't cut
out for this kind of grim business." He paused to listen to the roar of the crowds
jamming the ancient arena. Checked the marquee where slaves dangled from ropes and
updated the records of participants. Nodded, grimly satisfied. "Another death.
That's good--can't have too many survivors, or it cheapens the victory at the end."
"But the death toll--"
"Bah! Don't get the idea that these gladiators are the flower of Alastarian
youth. The ones who enter the Bloodgames are the men with no hope. We offer them a
future they could never have dreamed of, but they have to work for it, sweat for it,
bleed for it, and sometimes die for it. The survivors..." he bared his teeth in a
grin that would not have looked out of place on a wolf, "they owe us EVERYTHING, and
they'll do anything to repay us."
"But--"
"And besides," Zalgor Prigg went on, "if you really want to take up the moral
question, go talk to the Grey Wand. She's the one set this up, after all."
"I don't see the point, frankly. She's got plenty of Lord Protectors, and they
have longer training, skills polished and honed to a--"
"The Bloodgames victors, they're Her enforcers," Prigg said. "No polish, sure,
but when a dirty job needs doing, one of these guys will do it, and no questions
asked."
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---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 635): EIGHTH MATE of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 637): ACE of CARDS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 505): AVENGING ANTELOPE of SATAN'S KINGDOM (Dark One, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 631): AGATE of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 633): GOLDBRICK of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 625): THEODOSIUS of FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (Caesar, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 628): ERIC CARTMAN of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 315): OTHER of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 623): SALAMANDER of TRAIL OF TEARS (Jugger?, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 313): EXECUTIONER of RETRIBUTION (?, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 619): UNBREAKABLE of CHRISTIAN ROCK (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 617): ZOMBIEFIED of LIVING HELL (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 608): HYPER VIPER of PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (Aragorn, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 571): PRINCE JACKSON of LUROCIAN ROYALTY (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 290): PAYNE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 284): SPARROW of RAPTOR (Owlin, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 271): MRS. VAUGHN of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 498): EBRIA GANNET of MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 485): PERFECT SNOTLING of SUPERIOR FORCES 1601 (Manager)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 465): HEADING SOUTH of AUTUMN SAGA (?, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 462): SORRELISHE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 220): ROS QUIN of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 422): ALEXANDROS of GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 415): JADE RING of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 408): MEDUSA of VICTORIOUS III (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 524): NIGHTCAP of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 635): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth?, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 637): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 505): DAGGERS DEEP (Kayelbe, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 631): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 633): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 625): DEAD POETS (?, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 628): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 315): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 623): MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 313): THE STORMBRINGERS (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 619): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 616): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 608): ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 571): LUROCIAN ROYALTY (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 290): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 284): ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 271): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 498): MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 485): RED DOG GANG (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 465): AUTUMN SAGA (?, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 462): CASTAWAYS (She-Puppy, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 220): BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 422): GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 415): GREATS OF TROY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 408): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 524): DO IT AGAIN et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 16 WILLAF (turn 633): GOLDBRICK of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 505): WINDWALKER of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 624): ZALMAN ARVO of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 314): SURGICAL of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 623): MAKADOS of PHLANTHROPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)
(turn 622): SMACK O'MALLEY of CLAN CROW (?, mgr.)
CLOUDSHADOW of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 618): ABBIE DONN of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 616): MONOLYTH of RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillyu, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 608): HYPER VIPER of PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (Aragorn, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 284): SPARROW of RAPTOR (Owlin, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 485): FLUMMAX of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 465): XAVAN YOLE of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 462): SORRELISHE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Oh, hi. Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte. Thought I'd check out MURSKA to see
what's new. MVP award for ICICLE? URBAN JUNGLE's proud of it after beating MAIRE
MCANGUS and getting 19 points. Talk about yer major upsets! MAIRE MCANGUS' match
with ICICLE cost her a loss of 16 points! What a putz! HYPER VIPER fights so hard
to be Duelmaster, then quits fighting and loses the title. No one said he was a
genius... And I was just getting used to the ex-Duelmaster's habit of...(!) Oh
well, welcome ORION. Aren't ON THE ROCKS proud. (Oh, my.) Who was the wiseguy that
said MURSKA's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at The Howling Wolf? Don't look at
me!
So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway? It can't be for these
really neat Spyreports can it? URBAN JUNGLE was the most avoided team. Is a
100-97-6 record really that scary? Hhmph! What kind of warriors are ON THE ROCKS?
URBAN JUNGLE, an easy team to beat if I ever saw one, can't get them to accept an
invitation! Like, is MANDOLIN WIND popular, or what? He was challenged the most in
all of MURSKA! He's got a 12-10-2, is that good?
What does a fighter fight for? I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone
gets killed. Not after four more fights. I was SO depressed when I heard BATAZ got
killed. He was just a kid, and didn't get a fair chance in MURSKA, or anything!
What if they had a fight and nobody showed up? I'd be out of a job, that's what!!!
Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand
wash. I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really should stop. Its
been really albendranius! Later, guys-- Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ORION 2465 10 13 2 112 ON THE ROCKS (175)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FARTIOR 2412 18 6 0 100 ON THE ROCKS (175)
FROSTBITE 4038 13 3 0 95 URBAN JUNGLE (259)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MANDOLIN WIND 3489 12 10 2 90 URBAN JUNGLE (259)
EVINDAL 4040 18 35 0 89 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
BRENDAL 4082 13 15 0 88 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
TAMRA KAI 4109 11 7 0 86 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
LUCY JORDAN 2669 12 28 0 81 URBAN JUNGLE (259)
-VEXED VIKING 3641 16 12 0 76 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MODRANECT 4145 6 2 0 69 URBAN JUNGLE (259)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ICICLE 4118 5 4 0 64 URBAN JUNGLE (259)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HAREC O'KAI 4064 12 20 0 56 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
ST MAGDALENE 4144 5 4 0 54 ON THE ROCKS (175)
MAIRE MCANGUS 4105 11 12 1 46 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
-SETESAM 4136 3 1 0 45 SHINING PATH (379)
PELICAN EEL 4116 3 0 0 35 SEA DOGS (377)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HAMMERHEAD 4129 6 4 1 33 SEA DOGS (377)
-SIR PSYCHO 3707 2 1 0 26 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RED HOOK 4182 2 1 0 23 ON THE ROCKS (175)
-WILEY COYOTE 4178 3 1 0 22 BAD GUYS (381)
-AXAZOH 4134 3 1 0 22 SHINING PATH (379)
-STARGAZER 4130 3 0 0 21 SEA DOGS (377)
-AHANTI GRAVETT 3747 2 0 0 21 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345)
-TED BUNDY 4180 3 1 0 16 BAD GUYS (381)
SAZERAC 4185 1 0 1 14 ON THE ROCKS (175)
OCIEL 4137 3 3 1 13 SHINING PATH (379)
-THE JOKER 4176 2 2 0 8 BAD GUYS (381)
-SECOND WATCH 4166 1 1 0 8 SEA DOGS (377)
DEMON 1 4183 1 2 1 6 SHINING PATH (379)
-WICKED WITCH 4179 0 3 0 3 BAD GUYS (381)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
CONVICTED THIEF 0 0 0 SAZERAC 4185 609 NONE
BATAZ 4139 5 1 0 SHINING PATH 379 HAMMERHEAD 4129 609
PERSONAL ADS
Aragorn -- Hope to see you back soon! -- Bartender
Hyper Viper -- How embarassing! Didn't mean to walk onto the sands butt naked. The
lack of weight made me loose my footing again and again. Congrat's on the invite,
though! -- Fartior
Hammerhead -- Told you I would get back at you as soon as I got some more experience.
-- St Magdalene
OAB -- Sorry to see Vampire Squid go. Never got a chance to fight him but he looked
pretty great. -- Bartender
The Dark One -- Congrat's on The Lion King's TV. -- Bartender
Mandolin Wind -- Sing it to me softly, I'm going to need a lot of soothing after
that. -- Evindal
Lucy Jordan -- I like jungle women, and you're such a fiery little tigress, too! --
Brendal
Modranect -- I've given the matter careful thought (and if I'm repeating myself or a
teammate, tough, chalk it up to scrambled brains because of too many blows to the
head), I've given it careful thought, I say, and my conclusion is that you do "modern
art" in your day job, right? That geometric kind of stuff in bright colors. I've
seen stuff I liked less. -- Harec O'Kai
Icicle -- It's the January Thaw, which puts you at a handicap, and I was told never
to let a handicap go unexploited. -- Maire McAngus
A Khalhums Dwarf? Bah, ours are better. -- Tamra Kai
Our congratulations to Hyper Viper. -- Jorja and the Children of Llyr
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
ORION devastated MANDOLIN WIND in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
MODRANECT lost to BRENDAL in a exciting 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
FROSTBITE overpowered EVINDAL in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
ST MAGDALENE slimly won victory over HAREC O'KAI in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
FARTIOR outlasted TAMRA KAI in a 10 minute bloody match.
MAIRE MCANGUS was devastated by ICICLE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
LUCY JORDAN devastated M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute mismatched match.
BATAZ was easily killed by HAMMERHEAD in a 1 minute uneven fight.
PELICAN EEL vanquished OCIEL in a action packed 1 minute uneven duel.
DEMON 1 was overpowered by RED HOOK in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SAZERAC assassinated CONVICTED THIEF in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 10 - 4 - 1 71 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 22 - 12 - 1 65 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 15 - 9 - 0 63 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 19 - 12 - 0 61 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 TOTAL PARRY 15 - 12 - 0 56 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 3 - 1 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 13 - 16 - 0 45 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 STRIKING ATTACK 16 - 20 - 0 44 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 8 - 0 33 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 12 - 1 33 |
Turn 609 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:
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 3 SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 2 PARRY-LUNGE
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY FARTIOR 2412 18 6 0 100 ON THE ROCKS (175)
SLASHING ATTACK FROSTBITE 4038 13 3 0 95 URBAN JUNGLE (259)
LUNGING ATTACK MANDOLIN WIND 3489 12 10 2 90 URBAN JUNGLE (259)
PARRY-RIPOSTE TAMRA KAI 4109 11 7 0 86 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is EVINDAL 4040. The most popular warrior this turn
was LUCY JORDAN 2669. The ten other most popular fighters were BRENDAL 4082, ST
MAGDALENE 4144, HAREC O'KAI 4064, PELICAN EEL 4116, ORION 2465, FROSTBITE 4038,
ICICLE 4118, HAMMERHEAD 4129, RED HOOK 4182, and MODRANECT 4145.
The least popular fighter this week was FARTIOR 2412. The other ten least popular
fighters were DEMON 1 4183, BATAZ 4139, MAIRE MCANGUS 4105, TAMRA KAI 4109, EVINDAL
4040, MANDOLIN WIND 3489, SAZERAC 4185, OCIEL 4137, MODRANECT 4145, and RED HOOK
4182.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
HYPER VIPER (35-3646) PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345)