DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 12/08/2010 Duedate: 12/21/2010 MURSKA ARENA DM-35 TURN-632 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS SCAPA ON THE ROCKS (175) (35-4198) [13-3-0,144] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader SCAPA POSITION IS EMPTY ON THE ROCKS (175) (35-4198) [13-3-0,144] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite TAMRA KAI ABEL BROWN CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) SEA DOGS (377) (35-4109) [22-19-0,85] (35-4191) [6-8-0,63] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM SEA DOGS (377) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. ON THE ROCKS (175) 50 2. SEA DOGS (377) 23 SEA DOGS (377) 3. URBAN JUNGLE (259) 7 Unchartered Team 4. PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) 0 5. PHILANTHROPISTS (153) 0 ARCHAIC INFINITY (296) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 SEA DOGS (377) 72 42 5 63.2 1/ 2 SEA DOGS (377) 9 4 1 2- 3 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) 160 115 9 58.2 2/ 1 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 8 6 1 3- 4 PHILANTHROPISTS (153) 436 333 30 56.7 3/ 3 ON THE ROCKS (175) 8 7 0 4/ 2 SHINING PATH (379) 22 18 3 55.0 4/ 5 URBAN JUNGLE (259) 4 10 0 5/ 5 ON THE ROCKS (175) 198 191 10 50.9 5- 4 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) 2 0 0 6/ 6 URBAN JUNGLE (259) 149 153 11 49.3 6/ 6 SHINING PATH (379) 1 3 0 7/ 7 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 826 %1103 27 42.8 7- 7 PHILANTHROPISTS (153) 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 * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 658): NORTHER of BLUE MOON (JorjaX, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 660): HIPPASUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 551): ZOMBIE PARENT of HARRY POTTER AND THE... (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 654): STONEBOW of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 655): KATARINA of FAR TRAVELERS (Obregon, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 648): ZEBD ARVIN of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 649): THE GREAT GAZOO of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 326): TEZCATLIPOCA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 646): ORATHAI of ECHL-EAST (LHI, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 624): MAJOR PAIN of MILITARY MAYHEM (Crip, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 642): FATHER O'LIES of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 639): SCUTTLEBUTT of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 631): SCAPA of ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 591): VAISTINIE of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 302): PAYNE of DARQUE FORCES II (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 296): AFRICAN QUEEN of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 283): WHISTLIN DIXIE of DARQUE FORCES II (Master Darque) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 521): RYVAS VOLKMAURI of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 506): FALKYNOR of THE WILLBURYS 13 (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 488): HUGH GRANT of DOCTORS (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 483): *HAPPY PHANTOM* of LITTLE EARTHQUAKES (Zalgor Prigg) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 231): DEATH SUCKS of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 444): ".... of NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 438): WATERLOO of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 431): MATT of J (Sherlock, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 547): SUPERIOR FORCES of DUPLICATE REDUNDANCY (A-Sop, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 658): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 660): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 551): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 654): TERMINUS (Carick, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 656): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 648): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 649): MONOPOLY (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 326): MY GENERATION (Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 646): CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 324): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 642): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 639): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 631): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 590): WARRIORS OF STEEL (?, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 302): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.) DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 296): LAND OF OZ (Oz, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 283): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 521): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 506): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 488): DOCTORS (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 483): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 231): SUE'S BOYS (Crip, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 444): NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 438): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 431): J (Sherlock, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 546): MIDDLE ITALY et al (The Dark One, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 657): BISBEE BLUE of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 659): DORA BELL of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 551): ZOMBIE PARENT of HARRY POTTER AND THE... (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 324): ANFERROUS of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.) DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 296): MEDEE of THE OPERA (Manager, mgr.) (turn 295): ROIS ANIN of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 521): RYVAS VOLKMAURI of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 487): TOM BAKER of DOCTORS (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 231): DEATH SUCKS of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 430): JOEY of J (Sherlock, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. Now, this was neither my intent nor my manager's. It was Sazerac that was supposed to take the throne with the sole purpose of keeping me from getting it but apparently Maire was too tough of an adversary for Sazerac. The way things have turned out I guess I will get an early invite next turn and then it's off to the Isle for me. It's not too bad, I suppose, even though I had hoped for a run in the Champs tourney before I left. It has been a fun run for me in Murska and I have had some great duels. I was scummed a couple of times early on and lost once to Second Watch but since then it's been nine straight victories. My challenge next turn goes to Tamra Kai. I hope for another great fight with you and that I help St Magdalene get her stylemaster position back. Good luck on the sands to you all! Scapa 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. Bein' on top is great while it lasts, CHILDREN OF LLYR. But how many friends do you have now? It seems so recently people were saying ON THE ROCKS was washed up, finished. But 4-1-0 moved them up 0. I guess they're washed no more... What's with SECOND WATCH? He actually beat URBAN JUNGLE's LORD SNOW, and walked away with 12 more points from the fight. Major screwup at URBAN JUNGLE. DECEMBRE lost 8 points to ABEL BROWN. Some new strategies, perhaps? Maybe DECEMBRE will provide more easy wins... Try as he might, HAMMERHEAD wasn't good enough at persuading SCAPA 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. The most avoided team was URBAN JUNGLE. In my day, no team with a 148-149-11 would scare me off! What's the problem, SEA DOGS? What do people see in TAMRA KAI? Hers 22-19-0? CHILDREN OF LLYR ain't talkin', but she's got 85 points. Keep challenging up 31 points, ICICLE, and I won't have to write about you much longer. TAMRA KAI always accepts those kind of challenges... Sometimes what you expect to do (like in the fights) doesn't expect to turn out like you thought. ICICLE overcame TAMRA KAI. It don't make sense. OBAN of ON THE ROCKS knows how to pick 'em. He challenged AXAZOH of SHINING PATH who is up by 25. Now was this a wise move? OBAN perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as he beat AXAZOH and ended up with 61 recognition points. A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing. Some fighters don't accept this. The best do. EMBEZZLING SCRIBE of MURSKA got 0 points for removing another young punk. Tough luck, CHILDREN OF LLYR! Here's some advice: study your opponent, master many skills, fight dirty. Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt. 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 SCAPA 4198 13 3 0 144 ON THE ROCKS (175) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -VEXED VIKING 3641 18 13 0 100 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) ICICLE 4118 16 15 2 100 URBAN JUNGLE (259) SAZERAC 4185 13 10 1 96 ON THE ROCKS (175) HAMMERHEAD 4129 17 13 2 92 SEA DOGS (377) ST MAGDALENE 4144 16 15 0 92 ON THE ROCKS (175) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TAMRA KAI 4109 22 19 0 85 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) -PACIFIST 3939 17 8 0 80 PHILANTHROPISTS (153) SECOND WATCH 4166 10 4 0 76 SEA DOGS (377) -WORATHALON 4046 6 6 1 70 PHILANTHROPISTS (153) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -THEROD 4047 8 4 0 64 PHILANTHROPISTS (153) ABEL BROWN 4191 6 8 0 63 SEA DOGS (377) OBAN 4213 5 1 0 61 ON THE ROCKS (175) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LORD SNOW 4200 9 7 0 55 URBAN JUNGLE (259) DECEMBRE 4197 10 7 1 38 URBAN JUNGLE (259) AXAZOH 4134 6 2 1 38 SHINING PATH (379) KAILIE RHINN 4195 6 14 0 34 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BANFF 4203 7 6 3 30 ON THE ROCKS (175) -SIR PSYCHO 3707 2 1 0 26 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -AHANTI GRAVETT 3747 2 0 0 21 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) FROZEN IMAGE 4227 1 1 0 20 URBAN JUNGLE (259) -SECOND WIND 4218 1 0 0 15 SEA DOGS (377) TARRAN O'HAREC 4219 3 2 0 14 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) -MIST PATH 4222 1 1 0 7 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) SKADI 4216 0 6 0 6 URBAN JUNGLE (259) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? KEEGAN GALL 4220 3 2 2 CHILDREN OF LLYR 141 EMBEZZLING SCRIB 632 NONE MAN OVERBOARD 4234 0 1 0 SEA DOGS 377 BANDIT PRINCE 632 NONE DEMON 1 4183 2 4 1 SHINING PATH 379 HIGH ELF 632 NONE OCIEL 4137 4 5 1 SHINING PATH 379 WURM KIN 632 NONE PERSONAL ADS Maire McAngus -- Yet again you manage to defeat me. You have proven a too tough of an opponent for me and I will be glad to see you leave for the Isle. I have always enjoyed our fights, though, and you've always been a great teacher. -- Sazerac Hammerhead -- Man, that's some split vision you've got there! -- St Magdalene Axazoh -- Where's McCarthy when you need him? -- Banff Second Watch -- It's become something of a specialty of yours to defeat us Rocks. Is there no one else that you can pick on? -- Oban Skadi -- You better shape up in the next couple of turns because after I leave you will be the top lunger and I'd hate to leave the position to a bottom feeder. -- Scapa Sazerac -- Whew, one last fight, and I won! That's great. I'm leaving with a winning record, which I didn't expect. And I taught you a bunch of skills, so you're good, too. -- Maire McAngus Icicle -- And that takes care of our bloodfeud. Good. -- Tamra Kai Decembre -- Listen, there's enough of that outside, I don't need it in the arena, too. -- Kailie Rhinn Frozen Image -- Listen, tell your manager to look at something warm! He's got winter on the brain. Bad enough to have winter on the streets. -- Keegan Gall Skadi -- Is that weapon an input error? Or is your manager trying to get you killed without going to the Dark Arena? -- Tarran O'Harec Banff -- I'm glad to see me alive and well, too! -- Kailie Rhinn Readers of Murska -- I've been sick, and the story has suffered for it. What would you prefer, that I synopsize to remind us where we were and then go on, or just drop the whole storyline as being doomed? -- the Scribe LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS OCIEL was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. DEMON 1 was barely slain by HIGH ELF in a 2 minute Dark Arena duel. MAN OVERBOARD was murdered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee. ICICLE demolished TAMRA KAI in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight. SECOND WATCH devastated LORD SNOW in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest. OBAN overpowered AXAZOH in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match. ABEL BROWN devastated DECEMBRE in a 4 minute bloody one-sided Challenge duel. FROZEN IMAGE was savagely defeated by KAILIE RHINN in a 2 minute Challenge brawl. SCAPA vanquished HAMMERHEAD in a action packed 1 minute gory uneven Title duel. ST MAGDALENE vanquished VETERAN MERCENARY in a 3 minute gory one-sided duel. SAZERAC overpowered VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a popular 1 minute one-sided melee. BANFF was demolished by FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute mismatched match. SKADI was overcome by TARRAN O'HAREC in a exciting 1 minute contest. KEEGAN GALL was murdered by EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute bloody one-sided brawl. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |AIMED BLOW 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 14 - 9 - 0 61 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 LUNGING ATTACK 17 - 11 - 3 61 | |LUNGING ATTACK 3 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 4 - 0 60 | |PARRY-STRIKE 2 AIMED BLOW 15 - 10 - 1 60 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 18 - 16 - 2 53 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 - 0 50 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 SLASHING ATTACK 7 - 7 - 1 50 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 14 - 15 - 3 48 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 BASHING ATTACK 10 - 13 - 1 43 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 TOTAL PARRY 5 - 11 - 0 31 | Turn 632 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: TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 1 AIMED BLOW 1 - 3 2 STRIKING ATTACK PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 LUNGING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 TOTAL PARRY TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK SCAPA 4198 13 3 0 144 ON THE ROCKS (175) SLASHING ATTACK ICICLE 4118 16 15 2 100 URBAN JUNGLE (259) PARRY-STRIKE SAZERAC 4185 13 10 1 96 ON THE ROCKS (175) BASHING ATTACK HAMMERHEAD 4129 17 13 2 92 SEA DOGS (377) PARRY-RIPOSTE ST MAGDALENE 4144 16 15 0 92 ON THE ROCKS (175) AIMED BLOW OBAN 4213 5 1 0 61 ON THE ROCKS (175) WALL OF STEEL DECEMBRE 4197 10 7 1 38 URBAN JUNGLE (259) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is TAMRA KAI 4109. The most popular warrior this turn was ABEL BROWN 4191. The ten other most popular fighters were SCAPA 4198, DEMON 1 4183, SECOND WATCH 4166, KAILIE RHINN 4195, ST MAGDALENE 4144, SAZERAC 4185, ICICLE 4118, FROZEN IMAGE 4227, SKADI 4216, and TARRAN O'HAREC 4219. The least popular fighter this week was KEEGAN GALL 4220. The other ten least popular fighters were BANFF 4203, HAMMERHEAD 4129, DECEMBRE 4197, AXAZOH 4134, LORD SNOW 4200, TAMRA KAI 4109, MAN OVERBOARD 4234, OCIEL 4137, OBAN 4213, and TARRAN O'HAREC 4219. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: ICICLE (35-4118) URBAN JUNGLE (259)