DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 11/20/2013 Duedate: 12/03/2013 MURSKA ARENA DM-35 TURN-709 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS URCHIN SEA DOGS (377) (35-4338) [9-4-0,116] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader URCHIN TITANYEN SEA DOGS (377) CURSED LANDS (382) (35-4338) [9-4-0,116] (35-4189) [0-1-0,5] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite DEIRDRIE SEAN AP KORMAK CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) (35-4391) [17-9-0,97] (35-4404) [9-14-1,65] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 46 2. SEA DOGS (377) 17 HAPPY FUN TIME (361) 3. FOOT OF PRIDE (396) 15 Unchartered Team 4. CURSED LANDS (382) 5 5. LEAVE IT TO ME (348) 0 CURSED LANDS (382) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 1*VAR'S FAV BARS (369) 3 0 0 100 1/ 1 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 11 4 0 2- 2 BATTLE FROGS (388) 65 40 2 61.9 2/ 2 SEA DOGS (377) 8 5 0 3/ 3 HAPPY FUN TIME (361) 62 44 4 58.5 3/ 3 FOOT OF PRIDE (396) 5 6 2 4/ 4 SEA DOGS (377) 121 120 9 50.2 4/ 7 SOUND (15) 4 11 1 5/ 5 FOOT OF PRIDE (396) 34 38 3 47.2 5/ 4 HAPPY FUN TIME (361) 2 1 0 6/ 6 SOUND (15) 57 71 4 44.5 6- 5 BATTLE FROGS (388) 2 5 0 7/ 7 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) %1014 %1293 32 44.0 7- 6*VAR'S FAV BARS (369) 1 0 0 8- 8*LEAVE IT TO ME (348) 0 1 0 0.0 8- 8*LEAVE IT TO ME (348) 0 1 0 9/ 0*CURSED LANDS (382) 0 1 0 0.0 9/ 0*CURSED LANDS (382) 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 735): WATSON of SERPENTS HOLD 3 (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 737): GHOST of THE UNDEAD (Death Jester, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 705): FRANKIE of SERPENTS HOLD 929 (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 731): STOLEYOURSPOT of BASH BROS PARKING (Assurnasirbanipal) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 734): SLIDE TO HELL of DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 725): PING of G.O.L.G. (?, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 726): NEWT ROCKNE of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 365): KOROSHIYA ICHI of LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 723): SPIN MCDUECAN of CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 363): GROM HELLSCREAM of THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 719): FRANK WHITE of B.I.G. (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 716): TORG THUNDERCLAP of BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 708): SAVAGE BEATING of HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 667): HALFTIME of EPIC RAP (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 340): THE JANITOR of AVID FANS (Crip, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 334): PAUL of CHEERS (Otis, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 321): THE BEATLES of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 598): MEECHAM of MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 583): DAISY DAWG of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 565): FIFINE GILLY of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 560): KALDAN TEN KARAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 570): EDMONDS of GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 521): HOPE of TOLBINS LADIES (Tolbin, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 515): DEADLY FORCE of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 507): SERGEANT 2 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 624): DONKEY HOTAY of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 735): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 737): THE UNDEAD (Death Jester, mgr.) DM 13 DULLENS (turn 705): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 731): TERMINUS (Carick, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 734): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 725): A UNIT (Padre, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 726): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 28 MORYA (turn 365): LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 723): THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 363): THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 719): B.I.G. (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 716): DEMONSPAWN (Zorsea?, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 708): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 667): TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 340): AVID FANS (Crip, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 334): BAAL'S MINIONS (Var, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 321): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 598): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 60 ARADI (turn 853): MEDAL OF HONOR B11 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 565): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 560): MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (The Anarchist, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 270): GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 521): TOLBINS LADIES (Tolbin, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 515): FALSE OVERTURES (Guido, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 507): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 624): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 13 DULLENS (turn 704): LITTLE GRAY BIRD of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 731): DUSKBLOOD PUDDING of SHEWISH BURRET (One Armed Bandit) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 733): GOLDEN GLOBE of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 724): GABOGOOL of STORMY'S TROOPERS I (Storm Lord, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 723): SPIN MCDUECAN of CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 363): GROM HELLSCREAM of THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.) (turn 362): GENERAL PURPOSE of MILITARY MAYHEM (Crip, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 719): BRITISH SEA POWER of COLLEGE RADIO (Floyd, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 716): TORG THUNDERCLAP of BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr) (turn 715): KURELLEU ZIEN of THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 340): THE JANITOR of AVID FANS (Crip, mgr.) A TALENT SCOUT of AVID FANS (Crip, mgr.) (turn 339): AURORA MARIE of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 334): PAUL of CHEERS (Otis, mgr.) (turn 333): CARLA of CHEERS (Otis, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 564): ZENSU LASAGNA of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 558): LORAND TEN SORN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 270): CARPENTER of GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.) DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 520): GORAN DJIAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) SPY REPORT It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last week's fights. Coming up with a solid 2-3-0 outing, SOUND has advanced 3 places in the rankings. Hey everybody, watch out for NO TURN, who flew up 19 points in the rankings after mashing BLOWFISH like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands. TONE was overcame by COLLEEN and drops 9 points. In front of all the crowds, URCHIN took the Duelmaster's crown for his own. I give the bum two weeks. 4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect the body, so try and avoid aiming at that location. Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the MURSKA arena. Here's a song for you: Who's afraid of the big, bad BATTLE FROGS? Big bad BATTLE FROGS. Big bad BATTLE FROGS. MURSKA's afraid of the big bad BATTLE FROGS. Tra la la la la! And you guys like to boo me? Well, unsling your rasberries, cause SOUND beats feet every time BATTLE FROGS smiles at them. Try farming, eh? Well dang howdy, but if challenges were votes, PRIVATEER would be president. Although it may be a contest he doesn't want to win. Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day drinking to their memory. Better tanked than dead! The audience likes blood and there was plenty of it covering BLOWFISH as she was driven to an early grave by NO TURN of the FOOT OF PRIDE. Knowing when to use the right tactics at the proper time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster. Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in MURSKA have no sense of humor. Or maybe that they were senseless. C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some tracks. Its been fun, and I'm sure you enjoyed it (boos). Now that I've got you worked up for Snide Clemens, I'll be leaving-- The Unknown Spymaster DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME URCHIN 4338 9 4 0 116 SEA DOGS (377) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DEIRDRIE 4391 17 9 0 97 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) -DAYDREAM FROG 4348 16 6 0 96 BATTLE FROGS (388) SAVAGE BEATING 4339 20 13 0 93 HAPPY FUN TIME (361) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PRIVATEER 4264 12 7 0 88 SEA DOGS (377) FINN MAC KARMEK 4388 14 12 0 85 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) NO TURN 4425 9 8 2 85 FOOT OF PRIDE (396) LORD'S PRAYER 4456 7 5 0 75 FOOT OF PRIDE (396) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -HIGHWAY 420 3885 15 9 1 69 HAPPY FUN TIME (361) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SEAN AP KORMAK 4404 9 14 1 65 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) MEL 4408 12 11 0 62 SOUND (15) OISIN 4439 10 7 0 57 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HUM 4407 10 13 1 52 SOUND (15) -THE CHROME HORSE 3967 3 0 0 45 VAR'S FAV BARS (369) DANNY BOY 4424 10 4 0 39 FOOT OF PRIDE (396) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME COLLEEN 4478 4 2 0 33 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) -MACE FACE FROG 4349 8 8 0 32 BATTLE FROGS (388) TUMULT 4460 6 4 1 27 SOUND (15) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -BLUE JACKET 4476 3 1 0 20 SEA DOGS (377) SLAM 4481 3 2 1 18 SOUND (15) TONE 4477 3 3 0 18 SOUND (15) TITANYEN 4189 0 1 0 5 CURSED LANDS (382) -MODERN FROG 4486 0 1 0 2 BATTLE FROGS (388) -WARD CLEAVER 3697 0 1 0 1 LEAVE IT TO ME (348) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? BURGLAR FROG 4357 11 6 0 BATTLE FROGS 388 NO TURN 4425 708 BLOWFISH 4342 9 7 0 SEA DOGS 377 NO TURN 4425 709 PERSONAL ADS Colleen -- I'm open to a little exercise on the sands any time. I'm also one to avoid the google-eyed, tongue-tied types. Let's do lunch and we can compare notes. -- Tone Blowfish -- Very close match! I just "blew" it in the end. -- Hum Privateer -- It's your flipping daggers that throw me off my game! Good fight! -- Mel Oisin -- No comment. -- Tumult mumbles as he shuffles away from the match and being out-jumped, out-hit, and all-round embarrassed! Mace Face Frog -- Wow! I'm surprised that I beat you since you have some much experience (15 to 4 fights)! It must be beginner's luck. Seemed that each of the 4 minutes had each of us on top... I guess I landed best at the end. Good fight! -- Tone Convicted Thief -- Two hits and you expired?! Guess you had a weak heart as well as the glass jaw. -- Slam Sea Dogs -- What a jump of 58 points, gratz! You are poised at the 50% mark. I'm wondering if next turn you'll roll-over that middle spot? Some day I might get there with my team. At least this time I had two wins (2-3-1) instead of the 0-5 record of the last two turns. I'm on an upward trend... will it last? -- Trim, mgr. of Sound One more cycle and we will try to arrange the return of our old teammate, Vampire Squid. -- Sea Dogs Savage Beating -- That isn't what *I* call fun. Why don't you graduate? -- Deirdrie Urchin -- That was, ah, that was wholly adequate. More than adequate. In fact, it hurt. So I suppose that means that YOU fought well, even if *I* did not. -- Finn mac Karmek P.S. This whole "waking up confused, days later" is the pits. I'm SURE I learned a lot, but I forgot it. Danny Boy -- You want to watch where you put those feet, boy. -- Sean ap Kormak Tumult -- I'm used to that. If you'd ever been in a Celtic drinking hall, you'd hear tumult and no mistake! -- Oisin Ward Cleaver -- You're nuts, right? -- Colleen P.S. Or else you've got a serious input error. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS MEL was devastated by PRIVATEER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight. SAVAGE BEATING was vanquished by URCHIN in a exciting 1 minute uneven Title battle. DEIRDRIE defeated KUNG-FU MASTER in a 3 minute bloody duel. LORD'S PRAYER was bested by FINN MAC KARMEK in a 2 minute fight. NO TURN assassinated BLOWFISH in a 1 minute mismatched match. SEAN AP KORMAK viciously subdued DANNY BOY in a popular 2 minute bloody duel. OISIN overpowered HUM in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. TONE was overpowered by COLLEEN in a 1 minute uneven melee. TUMULT vanquished OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute uneven duel. SLAM luckily beat TITANYEN in a 2 minute gory beginner's duel. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |WALL OF STEEL 3 TOTAL PARRY 16 - 10 - 0 62 | |AIMED BLOW 3 STRIKING ATTACK 8 - 6 - 0 57 | |PARRY-LUNGE 3 AIMED BLOW 17 - 13 - 2 57 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 5 - 0 55 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 15 - 14 - 0 52 | |LUNGING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 16 - 17 - 2 48 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 12 - 1 48 | |STRIKING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 17 - 21 - 0 45 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 LUNGING ATTACK 11 - 20 - 1 35 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 709 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: PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 2 AIMED BLOW SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 3 2 PARRY-LUNGE STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME STRIKING ATTACK URCHIN 4338 9 4 0 116 SEA DOGS (377) PARRY-RIPOSTE DEIRDRIE 4391 17 9 0 97 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME AIMED BLOW SAVAGE BEATING 4339 20 13 0 93 HAPPY FUN TIME (361) WALL OF STEEL FINN MAC KARMEK 4388 14 12 0 85 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) SLASHING ATTACK NO TURN 4425 9 8 2 85 FOOT OF PRIDE (396) LUNGING ATTACK LORD'S PRAYER 4456 7 5 0 75 FOOT OF PRIDE (396) PARRY-LUNGE MEL 4408 12 11 0 62 SOUND (15) TOTAL PARRY DANNY BOY 4424 10 4 0 39 FOOT OF PRIDE (396) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is DEIRDRIE 4391. The most popular warrior this turn was SEAN AP KORMAK 4404. The ten other most popular fighters were URCHIN 4338, SLAM 4481, PRIVATEER 4264, DEIRDRIE 4391, LORD'S PRAYER 4456, OISIN 4439, FINN MAC KARMEK 4388, COLLEEN 4478, TITANYEN 4189, and NO TURN 4425. The least popular fighter this week was HUM 4407. The other ten least popular fighters were BLOWFISH 4342, SAVAGE BEATING 4339, MEL 4408, TUMULT 4460, TONE 4477, DANNY BOY 4424, NO TURN 4425, TITANYEN 4189, COLLEEN 4478, and FINN MAC KARMEK 4388. MAIL-IN TOURNEY LVI PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME TOM THUMB 3791 (135-64-1) 4 3 0 THE BEARS MIXOLOGIST 2655 (102-101-1) 3 3 0 MMM BEER CONTENDERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME GOSSAMER 3656 (70-56-1) 1 4 0 MMM BEER ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME BEAR FOOT 3716 (65-41-2) 3 3 0 THE BEARS THE LION KING 4124 (25-12-0) 0 2 0 IN THE JUNGLE ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME BLACK BEAR 3054 (43-16-1) 4 3 0 THE BEARS SECOND WATCH 4166 (51-33-1) 4 3 0 SEA DOGS MOZART 3756 (24-9-1) 0 2 0 SOUND CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME TORTURE 4368 (8-4-0) 9 3 0 LEGIONS OF HELL MAYNARD 3236 (8-2-1) 1 3 0 NERDS INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME THAK BONESNAP 4392 (4-0-0) 5 3 1 BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME TONE 4477 (2-2-0) 3 3 0 SOUND ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME KRIZANTH 4472 (0-0-0) 6 3 0 GHAELIE SIDHE VOLUND 4473 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 GHAELIE SIDHE NICHOLAS 2994 (0-0-0) 0 2 0 HERO ALLIANCE DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME VAMPIRE SQUID 4115 (10-1-0) 0 2 0 SEA DOGS DEAD ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME WARM SESSION 3763 (7-3-0) 1 3 0 TENN. CLOVER BOTTOM TIMBRE 4409 (11-7-0) 0 2 0 SOUND DEAD APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME STARCORP MAN 2348 (1-2-0) 3 3 0 HERO ALLIANCE LORD'S PRAYER 4397 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 FOOT OF PRIDE NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA There was a line outside the Gladiatorial Commission's registry office. There often was, but surely not now? Alarond the Scribe, who had drawn office duty today, frowned at them. A stocky, fit, moderately handsome gladiator stepped up to the counter. "I want a name-change," he said. "How can I do my best known as," he shuddered, "'Dangling Eyeball'? My name is Joe, and I want to use it." A small and very shapely woman stepped up beside him. "And I am really tired of being known as 'DA Bait'." She smiled, causing Alarond to sway where he stood. "I'd like to be known as... Aphrodite, I think." The others crowded forward, each advancing a claim, the babble of voice rising to a roar, the crowd beginning to look like a mob--and every member of it armed and dangerous. Alarond raised his hands to quiet them, without much success. He raised his voice, too. "We'll do it! A Name-Change-O-Rama, as soon as we can get the paperwork lined up! Two or three months, maybe--" The gladiators howled in protest at the delay. "No, listen! The files here are HUGE, it will take time to get everything straight. You've got to be patient. It WILL happen!" * * * * * Warrior and team name changes will be accepted during the month of January. If you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI