DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/04/2012 Duedate: 01/17/2012
MURSKA ARENA
DM-35 TURN-660
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
KELLY GALL
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
(35-4236) [15-13-0,72]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
KELLY GALL FREE CHEESE!!
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
(35-4236) [15-13-0,72] (35-4279) [4-0-0,42]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
KELLY GALL ANGRY SHORTY
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) REALLY? (386)
(35-4236) [15-13-0,72] (35-4296) [3-3-0,12]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. REALLY? (386) 36
2. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 8 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
3. WIND RIDERS (51) 0 Unchartered Team
4. ON THE ROCKS (175) 0
5. HAPPY FUN TIME (361) -15 REALLY? (386)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2*REALLY? (386) 20 13 2 60.6 1/ 1*HAPPY FUN TIME (361) 8 2 0
2/ 1*HAPPY FUN TIME (361) 14 10 1 58.3 2/ 2 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 8 7 0
3- 3 ON THE ROCKS (175) 271 241 13 52.9 3/ 3*REALLY? (386) 7 7 0
4/ 4 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 893 %1173 27 43.2 4- 4 ON THE ROCKS (175) 1 4 0
5- 5*WIND RIDERS (51) 6 10 0 37.5 5- 5*WIND RIDERS (51) 0 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
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TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 686): OGRE BATTLE of QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 688): KUNG PO FROG of KAOS FROGS (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 607): GEMMA of HOUSE OF CARDS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 682): BOWEN of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 684): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 676): GANDALF of IN MIDDLE EARTH (?, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 677): MAGIC TODAY of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 340): PYRITE of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 674): PRIORE of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 338): PANCAKES of KAOS II (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 670): TAMARIN of GOING APES (?, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 667): DARK DUMPLING of BAD BREAD (Otto X, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 659): KAILIE RHIN of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 617): JEREMIAH BROADBLADE of WARRIORS OF STEEL (?, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 316): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 310): EUREKA PRIDE of ALASKAN PIPELINE (Storm Lord)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 297): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 549): RATHNOK MULROOT of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 534): TICK ... TOCK of UNNAMEABLES (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 516): ANDRES of BOMB SQUAD (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 511): KOLACTAN KABOB of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 245): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 472): GORBLE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 466): GREEN ROCK of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 458): UNBELIEVABLE of THE WILLBURYS 78 (Rascally Rabbit)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 575): LORD FIREFLASH of LUROCIANS II (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 686): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 688): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 607): HOUSE OF CARDS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 682): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 684): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 676): ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 677): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 340): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 674): MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 338): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 670): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 667): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 659): HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 617): IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 316): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 310): PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 297): THE MYRMIDONS (Sigurd Fafnisbane, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 549): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 534): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 516): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 511): BASH BROS EVANGELIST (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 245): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 472): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 466): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 458): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 575): MIDDLE ITALY et al (The Dark ONE, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 13 DULLENS (turn 606): ROBERT ROY of HOUSE OF CARDS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 680): SKITTLES of RAINBOW CONNECTION (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 340): PYRITE of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 674): DARIUS of OPEN HAND (Bahram, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 667): DARK DUMPLING of BAD BREAD (Otto X, mgr.)
VIN DIESEL of HEROES (?, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 659): KAILIE RHIN of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
MOZART of PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (Aragorn, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 616): BOOT PRINT of IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
ODD DRAFT of IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 310): RACECAR of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal)
AGOSERIS of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr)
(turn 309): TNT of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 297): BULLDOG of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 533): POTATO BUG of BUGS, SLUGS & THUGS (A-Sop, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 511): KOLACTAN KABOB of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
SASHA of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
GARNO TEN KORO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 465): GANOOSH of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
MONDEKKER of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
I don't see why they keep pushing him as a KHALHUMS dwarf. He's local. The
Commission should have more respect for that. We produce some very tough dwarves
here in Murska.
Kailie Rhinn
SPY REPORT
Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.
I doubt MURSKA will ever be the same. The REALLY? guild has had a 4-1-0 turn and
deserves to be watched in the future. You never know where this kind of thing can
lead. And let's see, MONKEY MAN fought HIGHWAY 420 and gained 14 points and
contributed to REALLY?'s 4-1-0. HIGHWAY 420 has lost to MONKEY MAN, falling 13
points, while helping make HAPPY FUN TIME a 1-2-0 turn. Defending hers title for
another turn, KAILIE RHINN kept MURSKA's warrior, KHALHUMS DWARF, from claiming the
throne. Can someone confirm a rumor for me? I hear the top team makes their losing
fighters do dishes at The Dragon's Hangover until they win. Maybe?
I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling. A basher
friend of mine assures me this is true. The most challenged warrior this turn was
HAPPY FUN TIME's warrior HIGHWAY 420. More fighters challenged it than challenged
the Duelmaster! ODD? of REALLY? had better have a good reason for challenging down
13 points in a challenge which he won. I thought ODD? showed great skill and promise
when he won victory over GALLOWAY. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace.
Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed. Is it really true that MURSKA has
more dishwashers per capita that fighters? Just thought I'd ask...
Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the
sweetest. It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your swords
sharp and your hammers heavy. Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper--
Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KELLY GALL 4236 15 13 0 72 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BRACKLA 4251 14 6 0 80 ON THE ROCKS (175)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-OLD RIP VAN WINKLE 4277 9 3 0 53 ON THE ROCKS (175)
-SMILE WAFFLE 4278 4 0 0 51 HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
FREE CHEESE!! 4279 4 0 0 42 HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
MONKEY MAN 4289 4 3 0 41 REALLY? (386)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MADON AP LLEW 4261 8 11 0 35 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DAN RATHER 4291 5 2 0 33 REALLY? (386)
EL GUAPO 4288 5 2 1 27 REALLY? (386)
ODD? 4304 3 1 1 26 REALLY? (386)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HIGHWAY 420 3885 3 3 0 19 HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
-FALCON 436 2 0 0 17 WIND RIDERS (51)
MAIRIE AP GAUR 4307 2 1 0 14 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
ANGRY SHORTY 4296 3 3 0 12 REALLY? (386)
FUN PIRATE 4318 1 1 0 11 HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
GALLOWAY 4298 2 4 0 10 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
-PEACOCK 434 2 1 0 7 WIND RIDERS (51)
-EAGLE 385 1 2 0 5 WIND RIDERS (51)
-HUMMING BIRD 437 1 1 0 4 WIND RIDERS (51)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
GOR MOR 4297 0 2 0 CHILDREN OF LLYR 141 EL GUAPO 4288 656 NOT REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
Our congratulations to Mozart. -- Jorja and the Children of Llyr
Free Cheese!! -- Damn, it's string cheese. I should have known it was too good to be
true. -- Madon ap Llew
Got tied up in it, did you?
Highway 420 -- Shouldn't there be an exit here somewhere? -- Galloway
El Guapo -- Not so much, really. -- Mairie ap Gaur
If I have to fight a standby to win, I'll do it. -- Kelly Gall
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
MONKEY MAN devastated HIGHWAY 420 in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
DAN RATHER vanquished FUN PIRATE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
ANGRY SHORTY was luckily beaten by MAIRIE AP GAUR in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
ODD? bested GALLOWAY in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
KAILIE RHINN overpowered KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute bloody mismatched match.
KELLY GALL was unbelievably bested by CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute Title fight.
MADON AP LLEW was bested by FREE CHEESE!! in a 2 minute competition.
EL GUAPO overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven melee.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 10 - 3 - 2 77 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 WALL OF STEEL 18 - 10 - 0 64 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 7 - 6 - 0 54 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 SLASHING ATTACK 7 - 6 - 0 54 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 LUNGING ATTACK 11 - 10 - 1 52 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 2 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 17 - 19 - 2 47 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 3 - 4 - 0 43 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 8 - 0 33 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 7 - 0 30 |
Turn 660 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 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
1 AIMED BLOW
1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK KELLY GALL 4236 15 13 0 72 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
PARRY-RIPOSTE FREE CHEESE!! 4279 4 0 0 42 HAPPY FUN TIME (361)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is KELLY GALL 4236. The most popular warrior this turn
was ANGRY SHORTY 4296. The ten other most popular fighters were KELLY GALL 4236,
FREE CHEESE!! 4279, ODD? 4304, MADON AP LLEW 4261, EL GUAPO 4288, MONKEY MAN 4289,
DAN RATHER 4291, MAIRIE AP GAUR 4307, HIGHWAY 420 3885, and FUN PIRATE 4318.
The least popular fighter this week was GALLOWAY 4298. The other ten least popular
fighters were FUN PIRATE 4318, HIGHWAY 420 3885, MAIRIE AP GAUR 4307, DAN RATHER
4291, MONKEY MAN 4289, EL GUAPO 4288, MADON AP LLEW 4261, ODD? 4304, FREE CHEESE!!
4279, and KELLY GALL 4236.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
MOZART (35-3756) PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
KAILIE RHINN (35-4195) CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA
The crowd was surprisingly orderly, but it was still a crowd, and the Commission
clerk, Algernon, looked at it uneasily. Whenever this many people came together to
petition for something, it meant trouble. For him, anyway. Records to be altered.
Altering records was Bad. It made Extra Work.
His assistant clerk leaned close and whispered, "If it weren't for gladiators, we
wouldn't have jobs. Smile at them and ask what they want."
Algernon closed his eyes briefly. Looking at this crowd made him dizzy. They
were all wearing black and white stripes. Like a herd of zebras, except that zebras
didn't carry swords. Then he took a deep breath and managed a smile. "What... ah,
what can I do for you?"
"We want new names," the first gladiator said. There was a number on the front
of his shirt: 0381. He thumped the number with his thumb. "This here isn't a
name--"
"We want REAL names!" That voice came from farther back in the crowd.
"Yeah! We've paid our dues," another shouted, "and we've EARNED real names!"
One from the very back yelled, "I want to be called Tom."
All the others turned to look at him.
Algernon couldn't see him, but apparently those looks were accusing. Well, he
could understand that, "Tom" was such a... common name.
"My mom called me Tom," the voice in the back protested. "It's a good name."
"It isn't the name you put on the petition," 0381 said. "We talked about this.
We got our manager's agreement. You get the name on the petition."
"But--!"
Algernon didn't really want to keep staring at all these stripes while they
argued. He picked up the petition. "These names are the ones you want?"
0381 turned back. "Yes."
"It's a lot of trouble, and when other people see that YOU are getting name
changes, THEY are going to want them--" Seeing the gladiators beginning to frown...
and finger their weapons, he went on quickly, "So I figure we might as well make it a
complete deal. A Name-Change-O-Rama. Everyone who wants a name change can petition
for it. Get it all over with at once." He glanced at the petition, shuddered
slightly, and passed it to his clerk. "We'll announce it, proclaim it, even, and you
will get the names on this petition. And others will get the names THEY think they
should have had, too." He paused. "And I think I'll get a new name, I'm tired of
being an Algernon...."
* * * * *
Warrior and team name changes will be accepted during the month of February. If
you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI
"DARK ARENA" -- The Novel
For centuries, the Shagornan Elves have been forced to live underground.
Human invaders, the Delarquans, burned their forests, sparking a war of elven
annihilation. The elders told tales that when the Delarquans marched to war
against the elves, the land itself bled as they passed. Since the war, the
elves have dwindled with every passing year, while the humans multiply like
rodents across the land of Alastari.
Now, the Delarquans have disappeared. Some say they departed, others indicate
it.s a ruse, but there have been whispered rumors of another greater threat
looming in the region. Khyron of the Shagornan Elves has been tasked to
determine the cause, realizing that failure is probable and at the end of the
road death could be the only reward.
Khyron has known only the safety of the caves, but now he must journey to the
world above...the World with No Ceiling.
Throughout the years, many fine writers have played Duelmasters/Duel II and have
contributed greatly to the history and background of the world of Alastari. One very
intense period, during the early '90's, was during the Rocanis War, when authors from
both the Delarquan and Free Blades arenas collaborated on writing the history of the
invasion of the arena-city of Rocanis. Mark Manley (aka Grimwood) is a long-time
manager in Rocanis, and was one of the writers who contributed so much to this
history. Over the subsequent years, he has worked to bring his novelization to life
and make the story of the War and the preceding events which led to it available to
the greater public. Many Rocanis legends appear in the book: Itoz Trollbane,
Sandstorm, and others. The novel is a treat to read--even more so if you are familiar
with the game!
If you're interested in purchasing a copy of the book, here are links:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Arena-Mark-G-
Manley/dp/1936127598/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1319631863&sr=1-2
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark-arena-mark-
manley/1105609584?ean=2940011494659&itm=2&usri=dark%2barena
Treble Heart Books: http://www.trebleheartbooks.com/WDManley.html
Mark Manley is planning to attend the upcoming Winter Face-to-Face in Tempe, and has
offered a special prize to the winner of the Rookies and Primus tournaments: An
autographed copy of Dark Arena, autographed by the author, the artist, and the RSI
staff! In addition, as a special prize, the top up-and-coming tournament manager will
also receive an autographed copy! Mark will have copies of Dark Arena available at
the tournament, and as a special bonus, each copy of Dark Arena sold at the FTF will
include one new team rollup! We hope that many of you can venture to Tempe to
participate in the Face-to-Face, compete in the tournament, and congratulate Mark in
person on his achievement!