DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/12/2012 Duedate: 01/25/2012
CLIFFHOME ARENA
DM-38 TURN-637
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
VONSITAN KORV
JINDA-BAN (198)
(38-4915) [13-15-0,111]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
THE COWS AFOOT KORGOTH
HOLMES ON THE RANGE (433) BARBARIA (440)
(38-4882) [24-9-0,118] (38-4939) [8-1-0,106]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
BASKERVILLE PIG AFFLICTION
HOLMES ON THE RANGE (433) APOCALYPSE (242)
(38-4884) [17-16-0,79] (38-3945) [3-5-1,23]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
HOLMES ON THE RANGE (433)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. ZOMBIE SQUAD (434) 33
2. HOLMES ON THE RANGE (433) 29HOLMES ON THE RANGE (433)
3. APOCALYPSE (242) 28 Unchartered Team
4. BARBARIA (440) 22
5. JINDA-BAN (198) 5 BARBARIA (440)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*BARBARIA (440) 8 1 0 88.9 1/ 1 HOLMES ON THE RANG (433) 8 4 0
2/ 2 HOLMES ON THE RANG (433) 88 68 0 56.4 2/ 3 APOCALYPSE (242) 8 7 1
3/ 3 TEAM FLOYD (99) 331 278 19 54.4 3/ 2 ZOMBIE SQUAD (434) 6 6 0
4/ 4 APOCALYPSE (242) 217 254 23 46.1 4/ 5 JINDA-BAN (198) 6 8 0
5/ 5 ZOMBIE SQUAD (434) 49 58 4 45.8 5/ 4 TEAM FLOYD (99) 6 9 0
6/ 6 JINDA-BAN (198) 672 879 19 43.3 6/ 6*BARBARIA (440) 2 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
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TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 692): TAI of CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 574): SKIDMARK BUG of 042909A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 697): HERMOD of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 669): BRAVE 2 of TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 693): 8 BALL of POOL PARTY (Buri, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 688): FLASHER of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 296): NIKKI NAILS of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 681): SCARFACE of THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 682): LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 681): LEVEL OF MALEVOLENCE of DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 647): RHAKARAS of TEMPLE OF STEEL (Frenzy, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 636): WHAT'S A VOLKSIE? Of TEAM FLOYD (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 629): SRV of SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 580): HANK of VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 276): WERE BEAR of FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 269): HARVEY of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 526): KOLBERT MOON of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 245): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 574): THUNDER BUG of TACKLE BOX (Buri, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 692): CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 574): HAMOI TONG (Froot E. Bowl, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 697): AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 669): TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 693): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 688): SOUL STRIPPERS II (Savory Jack, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 296): TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 681): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 682): RYAN'S HENCHMEN (Leprechaun, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 681): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 647): MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 636): HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 629): SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 580): VENTURE BROS. (Buri, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 276): FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 269): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 526): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 245): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 574) PUNCHILINES et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 692): JOSH of CLUELESS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 696): LOABAL DOMINATION OF STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 669): RUNNING DEER of TRIBAL COUNCIL (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 687): KAIARI of SOUL STRIPPERS II (Savory Jack, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 681): BEDDER of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 681): BLAKSKUL of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
(turn 680): FATHOM JUMPER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 646): IRINA JINZ of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 580): WHAT of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 269): HARVEY of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
FAIRYFIRE of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 525): GILFMET IVERS of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Good day, in CLIFFHOME a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor.
So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news. And let's see, KORGOTH fought
EAGLE'S CLAW and gained 22 points and contributed to BARBARIA's 1-0-0. TROKRESSA
SALM has lost to SCOURGE, falling 18 points, while helping make JINDA-BAN a 2-3-0
turn. We should ask VONSITAN KORV about the thrill of victory, and what being the
new Duelmaster does for a warrior, he's now the one to ask. By the way, was that our
Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the table at The Choking Ogre?
Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.'
Inscrutable, but true.
A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once. Wise men know this to
be true. Is it really true that CLIFFHOME has more dishwashers per capita that
fighters? Just thought I'd ask...
Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe. Dare
to fight bravely. Well, I'm burning daylight here in CLIFFHOME 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
VONSITAN KORV 4915 13 15 0 111 JINDA-BAN (198)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE COWS AFOOT 4882 24 9 0 118 HOLMES ON THE RANGE (433)
KORGOTH 4939 8 1 0 106 BARBARIA (440)
UNCUT HARE 4886 19 14 0 104 HOLMES ON THE RANGE (433)
FAITH 4894 17 14 0 92 ZOMBIE SQUAD (434)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WHAT'S A VOLKSIE? 4563 12 3 0 85 TEAM FLOYD (99)
WRATH 3821 15 10 0 81 APOCALYPSE (242)
EAGLE'S CLAW 4345 12 3 1 81 TEAM FLOYD (99)
BASKERVILLE PIG 4884 17 16 0 79 HOLMES ON THE RANGE (433)
KEVSILESSA KIRO 4875 17 18 1 72 JINDA-BAN (198)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LION'S MANE 4885 13 20 0 64 HOLMES ON THE RANGE (433)
STABBING EASTWARD 4562 7 4 2 62 TEAM FLOYD (99)
GRRR 4971 5 0 0 62 ZOMBIE SQUAD (434)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SCOURGE 4981 4 0 2 45 APOCALYPSE (242)
LOGRANAL MAUR 4954 10 8 2 40 JINDA-BAN (198)
HORSEMAN 3898 7 7 2 39 APOCALYPSE (242)
TROKRESSA SALM 4967 5 7 0 35 JINDA-BAN (198)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MELLOW LEDBETTER 4561 6 5 0 27 TEAM FLOYD (99)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AFFLICTION 3945 3 5 1 23 APOCALYPSE (242)
WALKER 4983 3 1 0 23 ZOMBIE SQUAD (434)
-KOBE 4973 1 0 0 17 ZOMBIE SQUAD (434)
NILISMARIN SALM 4991 1 0 0 16 JINDA-BAN (198)
FAMINE 3959 2 4 0 10 APOCALYPSE (242)
DELIVERENCE 4984 1 2 0 10 TEAM FLOYD (99)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
STARDOG CATCHER 4959 1 2 0 TEAM FLOYD 99 HORSEMAN 3898 633 NOT REVENGED
BYE 4992 0 1 0 ZOMBIE SQUAD 434 WURM KIN 637 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Wrath -- He won't tell who it was. -- Kevsilessa Kiro
Stabbing Eastward -- That's my new trick, I hunker down under a sheepskin in the
snow, wait for you to extend into a lunge to the eastward, and then pop up and GET
you from the west. -- Vonsitan Korv
P.S. But it's probably a one-time-only trick, and I'll need a NEW new trick for next
time.
Uncut Hare -- Too gamy for me. -- Kevsilessa Kiro
Baskerville Pig -- If this will get me back down in the lower ranks where I belong, I
guess it's good. -- Trokressa Salm
Mellow Ledbetter -- The arena is not the place for mellowness. Maybe you should
consider another line of work? -- Logranal Maur
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BYE was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
KORGOTH vanquished EAGLE'S CLAW in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
WHAT'S A VOLKSIE? was demolished by VONSITAN KORV in a 1 minute uneven Title fight.
WRATH was devastated by UNCUT HARE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
THE COWS AFOOT overpowered KEVSILESSA KIRO in a 1 minute mismatched match.
BASKERVILLE PIG bested STABBING EASTWARD in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided duel.
FAITH beat LION'S MANE in a popular 1 minute master's brawl.
LOGRANAL MAUR was handily defeated by GRRR in a 1 minute gruesome uneven melee.
TROKRESSA SALM lost to SCOURGE in a 2 minute expert vs. beginner upset fight.
HORSEMAN defeated MELLOW LEDBETTER in a 2 minute fight.
AFFLICTION savagely defeated DELIVERENCE in a popular 5 minute gory melee.
FAMINE was demolished by WALKER in a 1 minute mismatched match.
NILISMARIN SALM overcame EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute novice's contest.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 8 STRIKING ATTACK 8 - 4 - 0 67 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 33 - 20 - 0 62 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 LUNGING ATTACK 11 - 7 - 0 61 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 BASHING ATTACK 8 - 6 - 2 57 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 14 - 13 - 0 52 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 6 - 0 40 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 6 - 1 40 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 17 - 0 35 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 3 - 0 25 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 637 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-LUNGE 2 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 4 AIMED BLOW
AIMED BLOW 5 - 3 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 2 SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK THE COWS AFOOT 4882 24 9 0 118 HOLMES ON THE RANGE (433)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW KORGOTH 4939 8 1 0 106 BARBARIA (440)
SLASHING ATTACK WRATH 3821 15 10 0 81 APOCALYPSE (242)
WALL OF STEEL EAGLE'S CLAW 4345 12 3 1 81 TEAM FLOYD (99)
STRIKING ATTACK GRRR 4971 5 0 0 62 ZOMBIE SQUAD (434)
BASHING ATTACK SCOURGE 4981 4 0 2 45 APOCALYPSE (242)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is BASKERVILLE PIG 4884. The most popular warrior this
turn was AFFLICTION 3945. The ten other most popular fighters were KORGOTH 4939, THE
COWS AFOOT 4882, BASKERVILLE PIG 4884, FAITH 4894, GRRR 4971, HORSEMAN 3898,
DELIVERENCE 4984, NILISMARIN SALM 4991, VONSITAN KORV 4915, and UNCUT HARE 4886.
The least popular fighter this week was FAMINE 3959. The other ten least popular
fighters were LOGRANAL MAUR 4954, KEVSILESSA KIRO 4875, WRATH 3821, WHAT'S A VOLKSIE?
4563, EAGLE'S CLAW 4345, BYE 4992, WALKER 4983, MELLOW LEDBETTER 4561, STABBING
EASTWARD 4562, and SCOURGE 4981.
"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!