DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/31/2008 Duedate: 02/13/2008
CLIFFHOME ARENA
DM-38 TURN-543
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SUI GENERIS
ALL FINESSE (384)
(38-4444) [12-8-0,100]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SUI GENERIS POSITION IS EMPTY
ALL FINESSE (384)
(38-4444) [12-8-0,100]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SUI GENERIS VITO
ALL FINESSE (384) BOY O'S (388)
(38-4444) [12-8-0,100] (38-4762) [1-0-1,29]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
JINDA-BAN (198)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. ALL FINESSE (384) 51
2. BOY O'S (388) 29 ALL FINESSE (384)
3. OLD SCHOOL (423) 26 Unchartered Team
4. JINDA-BAN (198) 8
OLD SCHOOL (423)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2*OLD SCHOOL (423) 7 3 0 70.0 1/ 1 JINDA-BAN (198) 8 7 0
2/ 0 ALL FINESSE (384) 111 91 4 55.0 2/ 2*OLD SCHOOL (423) 7 3 0
3/ 3 BOY O'S (388) 84 72 8 53.8 3/ 3 BOY O'S (388) 4 1 1
4/ 4 JINDA-BAN (198) 476 617 9 43.5 4/ 0 ALL FINESSE (384) 2 3 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 589): BALLAST of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 471): EDWARD O'HARE of MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 597): SPAGHETTI of PASTA (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 593): FOOS BALL of F BALLS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 592): MOON CHILD of TEAM CHAOS ELITE (?, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 596): CUEBALL of HIGH ROLLERS (Darklock, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 593): OBROJOBO of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 588): NESTOR ORDH of THE MOONDOG (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 579): DINAH MIGHT of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 578): DJININSKI of SWORD OPERA (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 552): PUSS N BOOTS of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 542): CONNIE PAKKIT of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 242): NAKOR of DOG SOLDIERS II (?, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 529): MASUMI of FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 478): ENDLESS WATCH of RAISING RYLYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 229): WERE BEAR of FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 217): DERELICT of ALL-STAR NANA'S (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 427): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 194): KATSUMOTO of SACRED REALM (Brewmaster, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 471): NEOSPHINCTER of WASTELAND (TMM, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 588): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 471): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 597): OUR HIGHEST HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 593): JHELUM JUVENILES (Hammer, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 592): PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 596): HI ROLLERS (Darklock, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 593): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 588): THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 579): WIZARDGUARD (?, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 578): NOMADIC TRIBE (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 552): BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 542): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 242): CHEAP SHOTS (Cheap Shots Manager, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 529): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 478): RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 229): FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 217): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 427): DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 194): ANTIQUATED LEGACY (Brewmaster, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 471) POWER PLAY et al (Doc Steele, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 2 NIANIA (turn 471): KORONEDUS of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 596): DRUNK DENNIS of FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 592): MOON CHILD of TEAM CHAOS ELITE (?, mgr.)
(turn 591): JERI LOUGH of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 578): OAKLAND FU of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 578): DJININSKI of SWORD OPERA (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 241): SMIRK of CHEAP SHOTS (Cheap Shots Manager, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 228): GLUM of JANIX (Kat, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
You have to understand that I have nothing AGAINST Mister Chardinee. I just
don't think he's a proper opponent for a title match.
Connie Pakkit
SPY REPORT
Well, what are you looking at, CLIFFHOME? Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens
before? Ah, shaddup and listen to my news. Of course, we're all terribly impressed
to see DIONYSUS win a fight and gain 20 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, THE USEROUS
MERCHANT beat CARTER PILLAR and CARTER PILLAR lost 6 points. You're breakin' my
heart. And it's out with the old, in with the new, as SUI GENERIS takes the Title
and last week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster. Heh, heh. Kickbacks and bribes,
kickbacks and bribes, how else do you think some of these guys win their fights?
Skill? Ha!
He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.
Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals. I volunteer for CLIFFHOME's
morgue. More variety. BOY O'S has cause to pause today, as VITO was sent to the
Dark Arena, and came back--though not in the best of moods, I'll wager. Honor is
like a chainmail shirt, it only shines through use. Certain nameless cowards will
doubtless rebuke me on this one.
I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for
an epee. Forgive me for writing with a dagger. Just wait 'till next time I show up
here, I won't be so nice! So nyaaah! Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide
Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SUI GENERIS 4444 12 8 0 100 ALL FINESSE (384)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CONNIE PAKKIT 4728 16 11 0 77 JINDA-BAN (198)
MATTEO 4733 9 5 1 68 BOY O'S (388)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ALONZO 4734 11 3 0 66 BOY O'S (388)
-ATILLIO 4757 4 0 1 57 BOY O'S (388)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BENT FENDER 4702 5 35 0 50 JINDA-BAN (198)
REDD CORVAIT 4760 5 2 0 41 JINDA-BAN (198)
CARTER PILLAR 4742 9 11 0 38 JINDA-BAN (198)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-COSMO 4759 2 2 1 31 BOY O'S (388)
VITO 4762 1 0 1 29 BOY O'S (388)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CYPRIAN 4763 2 0 0 21 OLD SCHOOL (423)
DIONYSUS 4764 1 1 0 21 OLD SCHOOL (423)
HEPHAESTUS 4767 2 0 0 20 OLD SCHOOL (423)
KARTIKAYA 4761 3 0 0 19 JINDA-BAN (198)
PELAGAEUS 4766 1 1 0 12 OLD SCHOOL (423)
20/20 4499 1 0 0 11 ALL FINESSE (384)
PHERESPUNDUS 4765 1 1 0 4 OLD SCHOOL (423)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
FEISTY 4502 0 1 0 ALL FINESSE 384 HIGH ELF 543 NONE
GREAT WHITE HOPE 4501 0 1 0 ALL FINESSE 384 MOUNTAIN TROLL 543 NONE
KLEENEX 4512 0 1 0 ALL FINESSE 384 ARENAMASTER ERLY 543 NONE
MOUNTAIN TROLL 0 0 0 DARK ARENA VITO 4762 543 NONE
DAISY BICKLE 4758 3 4 0 JINDA-BAN 198 COSMO 4759 540
PERSONAL ADS
Matteo -- Wow, a managed warrior for an opponent! I'm thrilled and, of course,
honored, even though I probably lost. (pause to turn over the page) Yep, I lost.
Oh, well. -- Bent Fender
Alonzo -- Drat your half-elven hide! I had a date, and you made me late, and she
didn't WAIT for me. Drat. -- Carter Pillar
Osksi Noble? Pish. -- Redd Corvait
Dionysus -- Not MY old school. You humans are ridiculous. Obsessed. -- Kartikaya
15 January 2008
Order of Lost Souls
Where there is a beginning, there is an end. Where there is a whole, there is a
part. Where there is light, there is dark. All these are found to be true and along
with the most important, when something is lost it can always be found.
Many a person has walked this land in one form or another. Some truly believe
that here is there and there is here but who really knows? Among the peoples of this
great land many have felt lost in time and in place. Some have gone as far as to be
lost of soul....
Although most are thought to have been born into this world in a mortal way, no
one can be sure. Life is something they have in a way but a torturous joke to them
in all others. They live in a sense as they are here and now and having mind and
knowledge. They are flesh and blood of one sort of another. They cast a shadow as
all things living do. Blood courses through their veins.
These beings have become wraiths drifting here and there, knowing that they
truly belong nowhere. Searching for that one thing that they seem to be missing or
the one thing in them that puts them beyond others. These people have become masters
of many things as time seems to have no hold. For not even time can find those that
are truly lost. Many of these beings have drifted toward the gladiatorial games. In
the blood and chaos of the arenas something holds them like no other. It's the loss
of something they have never had or something they had so long ago it seems to have
never been. LIFE.
A few of the more shall we say "human" of these beings have settled into many
arenas around the land. The loss of life and the crazed emotions of the arenas
giving them glimpses of things they longed for but seemed incapable of attaining.
A number of these lost ones saw in each other something that might be able to
help the other. They spent many a day traveling to and fro, for what is time to one
who it doesn't touch. The more time they spent together the more they seemed to
change. No one noticed the change in the others but each recognized it in himself.
Years passed and the changes stopped. Each had been changed in different ways but
all felt more whole. A discussion ensued between them. They came to a realization
that in each other they had found parts of themselves that had been missing. Then
came the next thought. If they could find more of like minded lost ones they might
eventually find what they always wanted, their true selves.
The group settled down to think things through. They finally came up with an
idea they all could accept. They would form an organization that through their
arenas through out the land they would seek out other lost ones. If they were of
like mind they would be invited to join the group and seek that special something
they all desired.
This was how it began and how it still is. The Order of Lost Souls was formed
and the search began. The original members numbered six. They were Baphomet,
Blackstorm, Hammer, JGW, Reaper and Wretch. These members of the Order spread their
gladiator stables through out the realm seeking others like them. Through blood and
death they lived through others. One day hoping to live for themselves. For as they
all know what is lost must eventually be found....
28 January 2008
CALLING ALL THUGS, BRUTES, OGRES, QUARTER HALF WITS, SHALLOW HALBERD ENTHUSIASTS AND
MAUL RATS: Since the Bashing style has often been maligned in the forums, it is time
to give the style a little tough love with the following concept: An ALL-BASHER
arena. The rules are simple--enter the arena as a rookie basher. That's it. RSI
said I need to get 20 managers on board and I'm about half way there. If you are
interested in taking part, PM me in the forums or email me: chase at accesspr.com
and put D2 in the subject header.
Chase a.k.a. SwineTiger
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
VITO viciously butchered MOUNTAIN TROLL in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
KLEENEX was murdered by ARENAMASTER ERLYAIN in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
FEISTY was assassinated by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
GREAT WHITE HOPE was dealt death by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena contest.
CONNIE PAKKIT was overpowered by SUI GENERIS in a 1 minute mismatched Title match.
MATTEO lost to VETERAN MERCENARY in a 3 minute fight.
ALONZO devastated BENT FENDER in a unpopular 8 minute mismatched match.
CARTER PILLAR was savagely defeated by THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a dull 10 minute melee.
REDD CORVAIT viciously subdued THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 3 minute gory duel.
KARTIKAYA unbelievably bested PELAGAEUS in a popular 3 minute brutal novice's duel.
HEPHAESTUS overcame PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute novice's bout.
CYPRIAN demolished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched match.
DIONYSUS handily defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
PHERESPUNDUS was subdued by 20/20 in a crowd pleasing 1 minute novice's brawl.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 0 - 0 100 |
|TOTAL PARRY 5 STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 1 - 1 75 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 LUNGING ATTACK 20 - 8 - 2 71 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 2 - 0 67 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 4 - 0 56 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 AIMED BLOW 9 - 8 - 0 53 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 5 - 0 44 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 TOTAL PARRY 16 - 24 - 0 40 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 543 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 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 3 4 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 3 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 3 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW SUI GENERIS 4444 12 8 0 100 ALL FINESSE (384)
TOTAL PARRY CONNIE PAKKIT 4728 16 11 0 77 JINDA-BAN (198)
PARRY-LUNGE MATTEO 4733 9 5 1 68 BOY O'S (388)
PARRY-RIPOSTE REDD CORVAIT 4760 5 2 0 41 JINDA-BAN (198)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SUI GENERIS 4444. The most popular warrior this
turn was VITO 4762. The ten other most popular fighters were PELAGAEUS 4766, 20/20
4499, GREAT WHITE HOPE 4501, REDD CORVAIT 4760, HEPHAESTUS 4767, SUI GENERIS 4444,
MATTEO 4733, KARTIKAYA 4761, CYPRIAN 4763, and DIONYSUS 4764.
The least popular fighter this week was BENT FENDER 4702. The other ten least
popular fighters were CARTER PILLAR 4742, ALONZO 4734, FEISTY 4502, KLEENEX 4512,
CONNIE PAKKIT 4728, PHERESPUNDUS 4765, DIONYSUS 4764, CYPRIAN 4763, KARTIKAYA 4761,
and MATTEO 4733.