DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/06/2008 Duedate: 06/19/2008
ZENSU ARENA
DM-40 TURN-546
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
LON CHANEY JR.
MEN OF 1,000 FACES (420)
(40-4116) [16-3-2,146]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
LON CHANEY JR. GRUNT 5
MEN OF 1,000 FACES (420) MEDAL OF HONOR G1 (439)
(40-4116) [16-3-2,146] (40-4278) [2-0-1,29]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
DACEANA LINZ BELA LUGOSI
BEYOND THE PALE (337) MEN OF 1,000 FACES (420)
(40-4244) [16-20-1,78] (40-4114) [11-4-0,99]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MEDAL OF HONOR G1 (439)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MEN OF 1,000 FACES (420) 37
2. MEDAL OF HONOR G1 (439) 30 MEN OF 1,000 FACES (420)
3. BEYOND THE PALE (337) 11 Unchartered Team
4. GUARDIANS II (247) 0
5. NEUROMANCERS (404) -11 MEDAL OF HONOR G1 (439)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2*MEDAL OF HONOR G1 (439) 8 3 2 72.7 1/ 3*MEDAL OF HONOR G1 (439) 8 3 2
2/ 1 MEN OF 1,000 FACES (420) 51 22 4 69.9 2/ 4 MEN OF 1,000 FACES (420) 6 2 0
3/ 3 NEUROMANCERS (404) 54 44 6 55.1 3/ 1 BEYOND THE PALE (337) 6 9 0
4/ 4 BEYOND THE PALE (337) 564 732 21 43.5 4/ 2 NEUROMANCERS (404) 4 2 0
5- 5 GUARDIANS II (247) 42 63 4 40.0 5- 5 GUARDIANS II (247) 3 4 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
+ ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Andorian Succession #6 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
The Isle of the Eye:
Four steps into the woods and they couldn't see the clearing and the cart, or
hear even the distant murmuring of voices. It wasn't that the undegrowth was heavy,
it was just... as though there was a barrier of some kind which they had just
crossed. And it was hotter in here under the trees, with the air absolutely
motionless. Even to speak here seemed like it would be an offense.
Whispering, Gissanniah said, "We should go back. Closer to the edge, where we
can still see out."
Senator Sedalia considered arguing, good, solid arguments such as that they
didn't want to risk someone seeing in and spotting them. He shook his head.
Gissanniah was right, the risk of getting lost here was worse. He looked down. His
feet were pressed into the leaf mold under the trees, and would leave visible
footprints. Starting here. There were no other visible footprints marking their
entry into the woods. "Which way is back?"
Halfway between Seam and Tarrgir:
Lenpro looked at Fandil and raised an eyebrow in question.
Fandil shook his head. "I've no idea what's going on here. I can't think of
any reason for a... a guard post on this road. It isn't a border."
Lenpro considered that and shook his head. "It is, though. The border between
the Clanholds and Convincia must run right along here."
"Not an external border," Fandil insisted. "There's no reason to patrol an
internal--"
"Let's ask them." Lenpro nodded at the soldiers standing in the road ahead.
"In fact, we'd better go up to them before they decide our hesitation here is
suspicious!" He nudged his horse with a heel, walking it forward.
The soldiers formed up to make it clear that no one was to pass without their
approval, and an officer stepped out in front of them to meet the travelers.
Fandil nodded politely to them all and said, "Good day. What's afoot here?"
"We've orders to turn back any Aruaki who try to leave the Clanhold territory,"
the officer said. He was firm, but not belligerent. For him, clearly, it was just a
case of doing his job.
"Why?" Lenpro asked.
The officer shrugged. "I am not privy to policy. All I have are the orders."
"How do you tell for sure that someone is or is not Aruaki?" Fandil asked,
looking around for a magician.
"We have been provided with a device." The officer's tone was a little sour,
now. He gestured at a framework of three poles, two vertical with the third uniting
the upper ends. It was about the size of a normal doorway. "If you pass through
that without setting off the alarm, then you have no Aruaki blood and are free to go
on into Convincia."
"Doesn't that seem a little unfair?" Fandil asked.
"No. It seems like a very clear order from my superior officer. I have been
told the Aruaki are still carrying the plague of shape-changing," he added, "and the
gods know how much damage they did among normal people when they Changed and went
berserk."
Fandil opened his mouth to argue further, but Lenpro stopped him. "This man has
his orders and must obey them," the Iayean manager pointed out. Our quarrel, if we
have one--there's a lot of point in that business of the plague, you know--our
quarrel must be with those who established the policy and issued the orders."
"I don't like it," Fandil growled. "But you're right." He sighed, nodded an
apology to the soldier, and dismounted to walk through the test-doorway.
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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 296): UNHOLY TERROR of BLOOD RITES (Wretch, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 594): CHIEF SITTING BULL of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 594): GINKOR of THE DOGHOUSE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 587): CHUCKER ISTTA of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 583): MIRESSEA POOLE of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 583): KEG STAND of BARHOPPERS (Apex, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 580): CALONYMUS of STEEL CRUSADE (Cassius Calvata, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 576): PRIVATE PERNA of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 545): LON CHANEY JR. of MEN OF 1,000 FACES (Mad Max, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 536): RAMBLING OX of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 527): BANNIR PARK of BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 244): PAINFUL PANSY of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 429): ATRION of THE EXILED ONES (Darklock, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 197): TRYPTOPHAN of SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 479): AXLY HIMSELF of GERFEL'S FRIENDS (Generalissimo Puerco)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 296): THE ANIMALS (The Zoo Keeper, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 594): ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 594): ALL THE MUN'S MEN (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 587): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 583): MEDAL OF HONOR F3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 583): BARHOPPERS (Apex, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 580): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 576): RED DOG GANG (Jojra, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 545): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 536): WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 527): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 244): FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 429): BIBLICAL HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 197): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 479): SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 296): HAMMURABI of SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 594): WALK THE LINE of ELFQUEST (Armalias, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 594): MOLYNEUX of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 587): CHUCKER ISTTA of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 586): JEROME OF KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 583): MIRESSEA POOLE of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 576): PRIVATE PERNA of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
(turn 575): FENCE POST of RED DOG GANG (Jojra, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 544): ELDA MAINZ of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 526): CUTTER of DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 243): IGOR MALMORT of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 196): I OF THE KNEE DOLL of HAZAARDS OF CLONGING (Crip, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
You elder fighters surely remember me. The younger ones may call me Olaf
Modeen. I return to ZENSU once again! Biff! Pow! ZENSU watched with glee as
BEYOND THE PALE got knocked off top spot by MEDAL OF HONOR G1! What's with GRUNT 5?
He actually beat ZENSU's EMBEZZLING SCRIBE, and walked away with 13 more points from
the fight. Major screwup at MEDAL OF HONOR G1. DA1 lost 7 points to CADDIS DEANE.
Some new strategies, perhaps? Maybe DA1 will provide more easy wins... See how the
Duelmaster challenged BEYOND THE PALE's CHUCK ELVIS? That sort of initiative is how
he got where he is now. CHUCK ELVIS was reminded on the sands why LON CHANEY JR. is
Duelmaster. I suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your
fellow fighters? Tough!
No matter the time or place, men will always duel. The most avoided team was
GUARDIANS II. In my day, no team with a 42-63-4 would scare me off! What's the
problem, MEN OF 1,000 FACES? What do people see in PARTICLE MAN? His 13-11-1?
NEUROMANCERS ain't talkin', but he's got 77 points. PARTICLE MAN didn't quite know
what to make of a challenge he received from BELA LUGOSI of MEN OF 1,000 FACES, who
is 25 points below him. BELA LUGOSI perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as he beat
PARTICLE MAN and ended up with 99 recognition points.
Warriors of ZENSU unite. You have only your games to lose! Here's some advice:
study your opponent, master many skills, fight dirty.
Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt.
All work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter. Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.
Olaffighterwork and no play. Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and
good luck. Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LON CHANEY JR. 4116 16 3 2 146 MEN OF 1,000 FACES (420)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BELA LUGOSI 4114 11 4 0 99 MEN OF 1,000 FACES (420)
-NORM THE GNOME 2377 11 2 2 96 GUARDIANS II (247)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHUCK ELVIS 4235 21 19 0 86 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
-TINY GREENLEAF 2393 7 4 1 85 GUARDIANS II (247)
DACEANA LINZ 4244 16 20 1 78 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
PARTICLE MAN 4100 13 11 1 77 NEUROMANCERS (404)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WHITE NOISE 4274 4 0 0 56 NEUROMANCERS (404)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CADDIS DEANE 4272 6 2 0 32 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
-LADY TIFF 2666 4 2 0 32 GUARDIANS II (247)
-CHRISTOPHER LEE 4139 3 2 1 30 MEN OF 1,000 FACES (420)
GRUNT 5 4278 2 0 1 29 MEDAL OF HONOR G1 (439)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GRUNT 3 4277 2 0 1 22 MEDAL OF HONOR G1 (439)
DAY TURNER 4279 1 2 0 18 MEDAL OF HONOR G1 (439)
GRUNT 4 4275 2 0 0 16 MEDAL OF HONOR G1 (439)
TERILEE LINZ 4273 4 3 0 15 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
-ABSOLUTE ZERO 4031 1 3 0 14 NEUROMANCERS (404)
-PETER CUSHING 4280 1 0 0 10 MEN OF 1,000 FACES (420)
DA1 4276 1 1 0 9 MEDAL OF HONOR G1 (439)
-TAHKASIS 2665 1 5 0 8 GUARDIANS II (247)
BECKER MAINZ 4284 0 1 0 1 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
MORDANT DESERTER 0 0 0 GRUNT 3 4277 546 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Lon Chaney Jr. -- Gods, there were so many faces out on the sands, I didn't know
which one to hit! I dunno if that was your mysterious art, or those blows to the
head, but let's avoid doing that again, okay? -- Chuck Elvis
P.S. In return for which courtesy, I will show you where to get the best fried
banana sandwiches in Zensu.
Tahkasis -- A cuddly little beautiful blonde! I'm a sucker for women like that. Let
me take you away from all this. -- Caddis Deane
Particle Man -- An old familiar opponent. I salute you on this, our last meeting. --
Edla Mainz, intent on retirement
Norm the Gnome -- No way I'm getting a bathtub with somebody that hairy. There's no
telling who might be under the shrubbery, after all. A dwarven beard can hide a
multitude of fugitives. -- Daceana Linz
Lady Tiff -- Ah...stunted, no doubt? It's the only way I can think of for a Shew to
be that short. And naturally it would make you irrascible. But, listen, it wasn't
ME that did whatever to you. -- Terilee Linz
Our congratulations to the long-departed Triumph, Tourney Champion in the Freshman
class. -- Jorja and Beyond the Pale
P.S. He must've been sitting around doing nothing much to be a freshman with that id
number. Slacker!
31 May 2008
Any and all who live in the 805 area, I would like for you to call me so we can get
together for BBQ's, softball games, and so on. It has been a while since the last
get together (several years). It was a blast and I am sure the next one will be
also. We just have to do it. All alliances are welcome. Just because my warriors
leave your warrior beaten and bloody in defeat does not mean we can't have a beer or
five together. I'll even buy the first round. So call 805-588-3419 and ask for Dave
a.k.a. Misfit, former member of the Green and Purple Polka Dot Alliance (GAPPDA).
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
LON CHANEY JR. devastated CHUCK ELVIS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
BELA LUGOSI vanquished PARTICLE MAN in a exciting 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
DACEANA LINZ defeated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched duel.
WHITE NOISE overpowered THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CADDIS DEANE devastated DA1 in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
TERILEE LINZ was savagely defeated by DAY TURNER in a exciting 1 minute struggle.
GRUNT 4 overcame BECKER MAINZ in a 2 minute beginner's fight.
GRUNT 3 slaughtered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute gruesome uneven duel.
GRUNT 5 overpowered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 - 0 100 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 0 - 0 100 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 2 - 0 75 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 7 - 3 - 0 70 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 SLASHING ATTACK 11 - 5 - 2 69 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 BASHING ATTACK 9 - 7 - 0 56 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 LUNGING ATTACK 10 - 10 - 0 50 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 0 TOTAL PARRY 8 - 9 - 0 47 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 546 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:
AIMED BLOW 3 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 4 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 2 1 PARRY-STRIKE
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK LON CHANEY JR. 4116 16 3 2 146 MEN OF 1,000 FACES (420)
AIMED BLOW BELA LUGOSI 4114 11 4 0 99 MEN OF 1,000 FACES (420)
TOTAL PARRY PARTICLE MAN 4100 13 11 1 77 NEUROMANCERS (404)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is DACEANA LINZ 4244. The most popular warrior this
turn was BELA LUGOSI 4114. The ten other most popular fighters were DACEANA LINZ
4244, DAY TURNER 4279, LON CHANEY JR. 4116, CADDIS DEANE 4272, GRUNT 4 4275, GRUNT 5
4278, WHITE NOISE 4274, BECKER MAINZ 4284, GRUNT 3 4277, and CHUCK ELVIS 4235.
The least popular fighter this week was TERILEE LINZ 4273. The other ten least
popular fighters were DA1 4276, PARTICLE MAN 4100, CHUCK ELVIS 4235, GRUNT 3 4277,
BECKER MAINZ 4284, WHITE NOISE 4274, GRUNT 5 4278, GRUNT 4 4275, CADDIS DEANE 4272,
and LON CHANEY JR. 4116.
SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN MINNEAPOLIS!
Our summer FTF will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 18-20, 2008. It will be
held at the Holiday Inn Select Minneapolis/St. Paul in Blomington, MN, just down the
street from the Mall of America, at 3 Appletree Square (952-854-9000). Rooms are only
$105.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy. There is a free 24-hour shuttle from the airport
and free shuttle service to the mall; free parking, free high-speed wireless internet
in all guestrooms. There is a large fitness center, jacuzzi, and indoor pool. The
rooms are blocked--ask for the "Reality Simulations" room block. There are tons of
restaurants nearby at the Mall, as well as a cafe in the hotel.
Hotel info: www.himspairport.com
Mall of America: www.mallofamerica.com
The tournament information sheet will be out imminently. We hope you're all looking
forward to the tournament and that we will see you there!