DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/16/2016 Duedate: 02/12/2016
XOCHITHLAN ARENA
DM-39 TURN-347
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
PEKING DUCK
DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
(39-3632) [26-11-0,113]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
PEKING DUCK BIG BEN
DUCKS UNLIMITED (143) NEW ORIGINALS (478)
(39-3632) [26-11-0,113] (39-4119) [3-2-0,27]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
HOWARD THE DUCK HOWARD THE DUCK
DUCKS UNLIMITED (143) DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
(39-3845) [15-6-0,104] (39-3845) [15-6-0,104]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. DUCKS UNLIMITED (143) 51
2. PARKLAND (473) 36 UNHOLY AVENGERS (51)
3. BASH BROS BABY (461) 16 Unchartered Team
4. NEW ORIGINALS (478) 3
5. BOOK OF THOMAS (479) 1 NEW ORIGINALS (478)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*EQUULEUS (477) 1 0 0 100 1/ 1 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143) 11 3 1
2/ 2 UNHOLY AVENGERS (51) 74 40 3 64.9 2- 2 ANYWAYUSLICEIT (475) 6 4 0
3/ 4 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143) 231 150 14 60.6 3/ 3 UNHOLY AVENGERS (51) 5 4 0
4/ 6 BASH BROS BABY (461) 37 31 3 54.4 4/ 8 PARKLAND (473) 5 5 0
5/ 3*NEW ORIGINALS (478) 8 7 0 53.3 5/ 5 BASH BROS BABY (461) 5 6 1
6- 7 ANYWAYUSLICEIT (475) 83 82 6 50.3 6/ 4*NEW ORIGINALS (478) 3 5 0
7/ 8 PARKLAND (473) 40 47 2 46.0 7/10*BOOK OF THOMAS (479) 2 6 0
8- 9*OH THOSE ROMANS! (482) 1 4 0 20.0 8- 7*EQUULEUS (477) 1 0 0
9/10*BOOK OF THOMAS (479) 3 14 0 17.6 9- 9*OH THOSE ROMANS! (482) 1 4 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Fred's Back! Fred's Back! But I didn't get to fight him. Boo Hoo!
Well, instead of praising Fred's merits, this turn, I'll highlight my duckmate's
graduation. Scrooge McDuck leaves us for retirement at the Isle as a 9(2)-13(1)-16-
18(1)-21-4-7 Lunger, who was -4 Init, -2 Defense, -1 Riposte and +2 Decise. The
Commission said his preferred weapon was the Short spear (which he used more often
than not as it was one of only 2 weapons that he was well suited to), with a high/Very
High rhythm, and a tendency to learn defense skills. In his time here, he did manage
to learn 73 skills, but those base modifiers still made it seem like he was pretty
useless most of the time.
-- Peking Duck
Ducks Unlimited
7-time Duelmaster of Xochithlan
SPY REPORT
Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day,
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again! What's a move up by 4 you ask? (alright,
maybe you didn't ask) Cause for celebration, according to PARKLAND. PARKLAND had
cause to celebrate, after LEA got 19 points by beating SMOKE STACK. Win some, lose
some. Speaking of which, LEA was winsome, after beating SMOKE STACK and seeing him
lose 15 points. Duelmaster PEKING DUCK from DUCKS UNLIMITED is going for the gold,
as he challenged UNHOLY AVENGERS' BATTLENAX. Ooh, the excitement! BATTLENAX found
out that XOCHITHLAN isn't a democracy. You've gotta be the best to be Duelmaster
here! So who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week and ordering
milk? Sounds like a PR stunt to me.
My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter.
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights! Perhaps the warriors of UNHOLY
AVENGERS should take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team... As a
woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of DUCKS UNLIMITED, so did that sorry
team shy from UNHOLY AVENGERS Is it charming personality? Conversational abilities?
Good oral hygiene? Whatever it is, LOUD TOYS is the most challenged warrior.
The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... Those who owe SCROOGE
MCDUCK of DUCKS UNLIMITED money and had written him off, take note: he'S BACK FROM
THE DARK ARENA!!! AND he'S MAD!!! Ask not a spymaster for counsel, for he will
pontificate long after you have fallen into an unconscious stupor.
Leave me now, you base fools! As the seasons change, and the creatures of the
wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place. Can anything compare
to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for XOCHITHLAN? On that giddy note I take my
leave-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PEKING DUCK 3632 26 11 0 113 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HOWARD THE DUCK 3845 15 6 0 104 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
BATTLENAX 282 14 10 0 102 UNHOLY AVENGERS (51)
-WICKED SLICE 4083 11 23 1 96 ANYWAYUSLICEIT (475)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CWM 4044 10 8 2 86 PARKLAND (473)
FRED 280 19 5 0 85 UNHOLY AVENGERS (51)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-PARRY-SLICE 4078 11 10 1 66 ANYWAYUSLICEIT (475)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LOUD TOYS 4069 9 6 0 53 BASH BROS BABY (461)
-SUPERSLICE 4074 6 4 1 48 ANYWAYUSLICEIT (475)
-BOBBLETON 4118 4 0 0 47 NEW ORIGINALS (478)
DEATHSTROKE 998 6 1 1 45 UNHOLY AVENGERS (51)
DAISY 4059 11 5 0 42 PARKLAND (473)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DANGEROUS TOYS 4100 5 2 0 40 BASH BROS BABY (461)
-POOPS THROUGH DIAPER 3891 6 2 0 35 BASH BROS BABY (461)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DUCK SOUP 4101 2 2 0 33 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
NOT THE MOM CRY 3888 6 11 1 30 BASH BROS BABY (461)
SWAN 4061 6 9 0 29 PARKLAND (473)
BIG BEN 4119 3 2 0 27 NEW ORIGINALS (478)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LEA 4113 1 2 0 21 PARKLAND (473)
-SLY SIR DICER 4115 3 2 1 19 ANYWAYUSLICEIT (475)
DAISY DUCK 4150 2 0 0 18 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
MERE 4114 1 1 0 17 PARKLAND (473)
TAILWIND 4125 2 2 0 16 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
-GAMMA EQUULEI 4106 1 0 0 15 EQUULEUS (477)
AGAMEMNON 2608 4 1 0 13 UNHOLY AVENGERS (51)
-NERVUS ILLNUS 4143 1 0 0 13 OH THOSE ROMANS! (482)
-EUNUCH 4097 1 2 0 13 ANYWAYUSLICEIT (475)
PLUTO 4121 1 4 0 7 NEW ORIGINALS (478)
SMOKE STACK 4123 1 2 0 5 BOOK OF THOMAS (479)
SIBERIA 4149 1 1 0 4 UNHOLY AVENGERS (51)
-UNSCRUPULUS 4140 0 1 0 2 OH THOSE ROMANS! (482)
-OVERANXIOUS 4141 0 1 0 1 OH THOSE ROMANS! (482)
-CRISMUS BONUS 4142 0 1 0 1 OH THOSE ROMANS! (482)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
CEASELESS CRY 4148 1 1 1 BASH BROS BABY 461 DARK ELF MAGE 347 NONE
AMAZON GIRL 4137 0 1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 479 MAD MAX 4128 344
HEDIES 4158 0 1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 479 DARK ELF CHAMPIO 347 NONE
LADY FEONA 4130 0 1 0 THE IRON GUARD 480 SLY SIR DICER 4115 344
PERSONAL ADS
I am right here, challenge me now that I know your measure. Odds are I will go to
Advanced before you get the chance, but I did not come out of hibernation to hide
Peking, send me your challenge and we will see. :) -- Fred
Thanks for the rematch, Howard. You need to hit harder. :) -- Batllenax
My team will never stop hitting Ducks. You seem to be the top Duck here, oh, used to
be, sorry about that. :) -- Slade, Manager of The Unholy Avengers
Granted I am not a Duck but do control the top team. Match Peking against Fred again,
he will surprise you. ;) You probably fought Battlenax this round, he is a bit of an
anomaly, you also probably won. Fred though, you could not out-parry Fred in your
wildest dreams. You won a fight in 19 minutes? LMAO get ready for 4....
I am a way too big striker with no right to my record, someone kill me and
do Slade a favor! -- Agamemnon
New to the style and the arena, thank you for giving me someone easy for my first
fight. -- Siberia
Filling the Shoes of Shadowspear, she was a Duelmaster which I cannot compete with, I
just hope I hold my own. -- Deathstroke.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SCROOGE MCDUCK viciously butchered CAPTIVE GIANT in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
CEASELESS CRY was murdered by DARK ELF MAGE in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
HEDIES was murdered by DARK ELF CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
PEKING DUCK unbelievably bested BATTLENAX in a 6 minute Challenge Title brawl.
HOWARD THE DUCK subdued FRED in a 3 minute master's Challenge competition.
DANGEROUS TOYS defeated SWAN in a 2 minute brutal Challenge struggle.
DUCK SOUP devastated AGAMEMNON in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
TAILWIND viciously subdued PLUTO in a action packed 2 minute gruesome Challenge melee.
CWM won victory over VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute fight.
LOUD TOYS vanquished HIDDEN ARCHER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
DEATHSTROKE defeated NOT THE MOM CRY in a action packed 1 minute match.
DAISY beat BIG BEN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute veteran vs. novice fight.
LEA handily defeated SMOKE STACK in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
MERE demolished SIBERIA in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
DAISY DUCK handily defeated LONG-RANGE ARCHERS in a 2 minute one-sided conflict.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 13 - 4 - 0 76 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 18 - 9 - 1 67 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 AIMED BLOW 16 - 9 - 0 64 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 6 - 0 54 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 STRIKING ATTACK 15 - 15 - 3 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 PARRY-STRIKE 11 - 12 - 1 48 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 16 - 2 41 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 6 - 9 - 0 40 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 5 - 0 38 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 7 - 14 - 0 33 |
Turn 347 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-STRIKE 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 2 TOTAL PARRY
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 PARRY-STRIKE
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 AIMED BLOW
1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY PEKING DUCK 3632 26 11 0 113 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
SLASHING ATTACK HOWARD THE DUCK 3845 15 6 0 104 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
WALL OF STEEL BATTLENAX 282 14 10 0 102 UNHOLY AVENGERS (51)
PARRY-STRIKE CWM 4044 10 8 2 86 PARKLAND (473)
BASHING ATTACK LOUD TOYS 4069 9 6 0 53 BASH BROS BABY (461)
LUNGING ATTACK DEATHSTROKE 998 6 1 1 45 UNHOLY AVENGERS (51)
AIMED BLOW DANGEROUS TOYS 4100 5 2 0 40 BASH BROS BABY (461)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is HOWARD THE DUCK 3845. The most popular warrior this
turn was HOWARD THE DUCK 3845. The ten other most popular fighters were BATTLENAX
282, TAILWIND 4125, DANGEROUS TOYS 4100, LOUD TOYS 4069, DEATHSTROKE 998, BIG BEN
4119, FRED 280, SWAN 4061, DUCK SOUP 4101, and CWM 4044.
The least popular fighter this week was SIBERIA 4149. The other ten least popular
fighters were SMOKE STACK 4123, AGAMEMNON 2608, PEKING DUCK 3632, HEDIES 4158,
CEASELESS CRY 4148, LEA 4113, DAISY 4059, NOT THE MOM CRY 3888, PLUTO 4121, and DAISY
DUCK 4150.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
SCROOGE MCDUCK (39-3719) DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA!
At long last, we are finally having a summer FTF in New Orleans! It will be held on
July 15-17, 2016, at the beautiful Hilton New Orleans/St. Charles Avenue in downtown
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please let us know!)
Hotel site: http://tinyurl.com/July16FTF
Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in June. We hope
you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there!
-- RSI
NEW NOVEL: "BLOOD GAMES"
Hail Gladiatorial Managers of Alastari,
My name is Mark G. Manley, AKA Grimwood, author of the Duel 2 novel, "Dark
Arena." The RSI staff and I are pleased to announce the next novel in the Duel 2
reality, "Blood Games." A publisher has offered a contract to publish the novel and
I'll continue to provide detailed updates as they become available. However, I wanted
to share a quick blurb about the novel.
* * *
WAR!
The land of Alastari is thrown into chaos caused by the invasion of the Rirorni
horde. Swept up in the conflict and captured is My-re, a young girl living on the
edge of the Rirorni plains. Regarded as a spoil of war and growing up in a Rirorni
family band, her troubles just begin as warlords within the Rirorni Empire fight each
other for prestige, property, and personal honor. For mutual protection, My-re is
taught the family band's Wall of Steel combat style, where if executed correctly, no
blade, no weapon, no arrow can penetrate.
In a land where life is dangerous, brutal, and short, My-re is confronted by a
prominent Rirorni warrior and kills him in self-defense. She is sold to a Rirorni
slaver after being found guilty of murder, and exiled back to her native land of
Alastari. However, there is no happy reunion, no joyful return, as she is sentenced
to fight in the Blood Games arena for her crime.
My-re's one chance of freedom resides in winning the Blood Game tournament. But
the champion is not declared by besting your opponents, but by slaughtering them.
* * *
As with novel "Dark Arena," I worked with RSI to write and publish "Blood Games"
in the Duel 2 world of Alastari. But it will always be known as Duelmasters to me.
I wanted to share a little bit of background about myself, I started my first
team back on turn 12 in Niania (Arena #2) on February 13, 1990. I managed a team
called Wolverines. The next summer at Gen Con, I started my main team, Skull Squadron
in Rocanis (Arena #56). The following summer at Gen Con, I stared Legion of Death, in
Valamantis (Arena #62). Twenty-five years later, I've graduated numerous warriors,
which would not be an easy feat to count.
Good luck on the arena sands and more to come.
-- Mark G. Manley
AKA Grimwood