DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/25/2015    Duedate: 04/07/2015

MURSKA ARENA

DM-35    TURN-744

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PALUG
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
(35-4509) [16-15-1,106]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PALUG                          POSITION IS EMPTY
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         
(35-4509) [16-15-1,106]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

OISIN                          PALUG
CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)         CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
(35-4439) [19-33-0,90]         (35-4509) [16-15-1,106]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

WEIRD STUDENTS (214)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HOUSE JHEREG (42)           33
2. ERRATA (371)                16      HOUSE JHEREG (42)
3. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)       7      Unchartered Team
4. WEIRD STUDENTS (214)         5
5. FOOT OF PRIDE (396)          0      R.H.C.P. (172)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 HOUSE JHEREG (42)        397 264 29 60.1   1/ 1 WEIRD STUDENTS (214)     10  5 0
 2/ 0 ERRATA (371)              16  11  0 59.3   2/ 2 HOUSE JHEREG (42)         9  6 0
 3- 3 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)      118  97 10 54.9   3/ 3 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    4 11 1
 4/ 4 WEIRD STUDENTS (214)      32  31  0 50.8   4- 4 FOOT OF PRIDE (396)       2  0 0
 5/ 5 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   %1087 %1394 35 43.8   5/ 0 ERRATA (371)              1  0 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.  
I doubt MURSKA will ever be the same.  And let's see, MAD MAXINE fought PADRIAG and 
gained 20 points and contributed to WEIRD STUDENTS' 2-3-0.  PADRIAG has lost to MAD 
MAXINE, falling 19 points, while helping make CHILDREN OF LLYR a 2-3-1 turn.  And all 
eyes were on PALUG this turn as he ascended to the throne of Duelmaster.  MURSKA has 
a new victor!  Tell me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard from unimpeachable sources 
that The Dragon's Hangover uses trolls in their stew.  Talk about gristle!   
     I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling.  A basher 
friend of mine assures me this is true.   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover 
or hide when the fight is over.  Consider well.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  Well, I'm burning daylight here in MURSKA and I've a long road ahead of 
me.  Happy Trails.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- Alarond the 
Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PALUG 4509                   16  15  1   106       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LOFTIS 4571                   8   7  0   101       HOUSE JHEREG (42)
 KATHANA 3553                 13   8  2    93       HOUSE JHEREG (42)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OISIN 4439                   19  33  0    90       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 CHALER 4572                  13   5  0    82       HOUSE JHEREG (42)
 ANGRY ANTHONY 4609            6   2  0    70       WEIRD STUDENTS (214)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAD MAXINE 2152               9   7  0    66       WEIRD STUDENTS (214)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SELENE 4029                   4   2  0    56       ERRATA (371)
 JENICOR 4593                  8   2  0    54       HOUSE JHEREG (42)
 VILMOS 4579                  11   3  0    52       HOUSE JHEREG (42)
 PADRIAG 4556                  9  14  1    47       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
 LITTLE TOMMY 4566             9  11  0    38       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BUBBY BARB 4621               5   1  0    33       WEIRD STUDENTS (214)
 PRICKLY PETE 4607             5   3  0    25       WEIRD STUDENTS (214)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MARA KIERA 4600               3   6  1    20       CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
-ALARM 4215                    0   1  0     7       ERRATA (371)

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SWEET SAMANTHA 4608     2  6 0 WEIRD STUDENTS 214   MARA KIERA 4600       744   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Kathana -- When are you going to get out of here, so I have more Jhereg to fight. --
Sweet Samantha

Good Luck in the upcoming tournament all. -- Weird Students

Folks, I haven't done in personals for today.  My excuse is that we had a crashing
thunderstorm last night when I normally would have been doing them.  This is true.
Lightning hit nearby and I turned off my computer.  But it's an excuse because after
the storm was over, I didn't turn the computer back on, just enjoyed not doing
personals.  Sorta sorry, and I'll try to do better, but it sure felt good. -- Jorja

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

KATHANA was bested by PALUG in a action packed 2 minute brutal master's Title fight.
LOFTIS handily defeated OISIN in a action packed 1 minute bloody one-sided match.
CHALER viciously subdued VETERAN MERCENARY in a 6 minute gory fight.
PADRIAG was demolished by MAD MAXINE in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
ANGRY ANTHONY vanquished LITTLE TOMMY in a exciting 1 minute bloody mismatched fight.
BUBBY BARB was handily defeated by SELENE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
VILMOS vanquished PRICKLY PETE in a action packed 1 minute gory uneven duel.
JENICOR vanquished THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 3 minute one-sided duel.
SWEET SAMANTHA was narrowly killed by MARA KIERA in a action packed 1 minute match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   1 -  1      80  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         WALL OF STEEL     13 -   6 -  0      68  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    33 -  21 -  1      61  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY        9 -   6 -  1      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   22 -  20 -  1      52  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         BASHING ATTACK    12 -  16 -  1      43  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -  17 -  1      41  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW         7 -  11 -  0      39  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 744 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    4 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  3         3  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  PALUG 4509                 16  15  1  106 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
LUNGING ATTACK   KATHANA 3553               13   8  2   93 HOUSE JHEREG (42)
TOTAL PARRY      CHALER 4572                13   5  0   82 HOUSE JHEREG (42)
SLASHING ATTACK  MAD MAXINE 2152             9   7  0   66 WEIRD STUDENTS (214)
WALL OF STEEL    JENICOR 4593                8   2  0   54 HOUSE JHEREG (42)
BASHING ATTACK   VILMOS 4579                11   3  0   52 HOUSE JHEREG (42)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is OISIN 4439.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
PALUG 4509.  The ten other most popular fighters were KATHANA 3553, LOFTIS 4571, 
CHALER 4572, MAD MAXINE 2152, ANGRY ANTHONY 4609, SELENE 4029, VILMOS 4579, PRICKLY 
PETE 4607, JENICOR 4593, and SWEET SAMANTHA 4608.

The least popular fighter this week was BUBBY BARB 4621.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were PADRIAG 4556, OISIN 4439, LITTLE TOMMY 4566, MARA KIERA 4600, SWEET 
SAMANTHA 4608, JENICOR 4593, PRICKLY PETE 4607, VILMOS 4579, SELENE 4029, and ANGRY 
ANTHONY 4609.

                                 JASPER GULCH:  DM 85

     Zeb Karan around the big table.  Arena staff of all ranks and titles sat and 
stared at each other:  arenamasters, standbys, Dark Arena warriors, stewards and 
infirmarians, even the maintenance crew.  This was not the first time they'd met like 
this, and it probably wouldn't be the last.
     "So this is it again, is it?" Lew Voth asked.  "Less than seven years since they 
closed Dwes Eg to new teams, and now they're closing Blackstone?"
     "Only to new teams," one of the spymasters pointed out.  "And it's necessary.  
There are several file rooms we haven't been able to enter in months because they're 
too full of team records."
     "Nothing you couldn't fix with a lighted match," Jame Rinvar suggested.  
Technically he should not have been there, since he'd taken over full time as the 
arenamaster of Shadowspire.  But no one wanted to tell him to leave.
     "We may NEED those records one of these days," Chief Steward Hesselrod protested.  
"We can't burn RECORDS."
     "I could," Rinvar said.
     "But you won't."  Voth pinned him with a stare.  "Don't stir up trouble for its 
own sake, Jame."
     Rinvar raised his hand in a gesture of surrender.  "I'll be good, Lew."
     "When are they shutting down Blackstone?"
     "To new teams only, remember--the old ones will keep fighting if their managers 
want to pay the fees.  This week.  Maybe next week.  Hard to be sure, when you travel 
from Alastari to anywhere else, there's a time distortion effect.  But probably this 
week.  Same operating rules as Dwes Eg (82):  no new teams in, but the old ones can 
recruit new members.  New teams will go to the new place--"  Zeb Karan cast a look of 
enquiry around the room.
     "Jasper Gulch," a steward said.
     "Right.  New teams will go to Jasper Gulch.  I'm not sure the day for it, probably 
'opposite' Blackstone in the schedule.  A regular two-week cycle.  Teams can be 
transfered in from regular arenas, I suppose, but not OUT."
     Voth nodded.  "We can work with this."
     "Beats not working."