DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/02/2011 Duedate: 12/15/2011
ZENSU ARENA
DM-40 TURN-631
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
LORIS DEANE
BEYOND THE PALE (337)
(40-4367) [17-6-0,117]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
LORIS DEANE POSITION IS EMPTY
BEYOND THE PALE (337)
(40-4367) [17-6-0,117]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
THAT ONE MONKEY LINAEA DEANE
CAPTAIN PLANET (442) BEYOND THE PALE (337)
(40-4361) [16-17-0,88] (40-4347) [12-27-2,73]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
LETHAL LEGION (429)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. CAPTAIN PLANET (442) 31
2. LETHAL LEGION (429) 21 LETHAL LEGION (429)
3. BEYOND THE PALE (337) 12 Unchartered Team
GIVE 'EM THE AXE (180)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 LETHAL LEGION (429) 76 49 2 60.8 1/ 3 LETHAL LEGION (429) 8 2 0
2/ 2 CAPTAIN PLANET (442) 117 90 3 56.5 2/ 1 BEYOND THE PALE (337) 8 7 0
3/ 3 BEYOND THE PALE (337) 787 924 29 46.0 3/ 2 CAPTAIN PLANET (442) 7 8 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
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TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 342): NORM QUESHA of MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 685): MARVIN of THE HITCHHIKERS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 685): LUG NUT of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 670): STING of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 672): VINEGAR of WRESTLING (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 669): SHOULDA 8 STEAK of PARKING LOT 3 (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 667): JELLIA BOONE of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 667): LOST IN PACE of PACE'S WILD (Pacemaker, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 630): EARTH of CAPTAIN PLANET (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 627): UBBA-SATHLA of THE PLAGUE (Reaper, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 618): W. D. PURDY of FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 289): ZOUM LA BOUSE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 513): SLITHER of SERPENTS HOLD 113 (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 243): DIANGELIQUE of DARQUE FORCES V (Master Darque, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 570): DOMINION of ZOMBIE SQUAD III (Khisanth, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 642): MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 685): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 685): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 670): MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 672): WRESTLING (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 669): SAY MY NAME (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 667): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 667): PACE'S WILD (Pacemaker, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 630): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 627): DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 618): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 289): JADE WARRIORS (?, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 513): WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 243): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 570): SUPERIOR FORCES et al (Manager, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 669): KORINE ORLES of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 668): GILGAMESH IDON of THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 667): JELLIA BOONE of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 626): ENGLISH BULLDOG of DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 618): W. D. PURDY of FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
(turn 617): MILDRED LEONA of FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
EARL of FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in ZENSU this turn, and let's start
with a look at some of the teams. It seems the training can make the difference, as
BEYOND THE PALE is pushed out of top team by LETHAL LEGION, who came from 3rd with a
3-1-0 this turn. And let's see, GAIA fought FRATSFA SLAVE and gained 17 points and
contributed to CAPTAIN PLANET's 3-2-0. MENDAL KORDIN has lost to REAPER, falling 7
points, while helping make BEYOND THE PALE a 2-3-0 turn. We should ask LORIS DEANE
about the thrill of victory, and what being the new Duelmaster does for a warrior,
she's now the one to ask. Can someone confirm a rumor for me? I hear the top team
makes their losing fighters do dishes at The Victory Tavern until they win. Maybe?
The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more
could a warrior ask of life? Well, besides that.
A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once. Wise men know this to
be true. Is it really true that ZENSU 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. It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your
swords sharp and your hammers heavy. Until you see my quill in ZENSU again,
farewell-- Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LORIS DEANE 4367 17 6 0 117 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
EARTH 4336 32 15 0 111 CAPTAIN PLANET (442)
MARLIN KOLE 4360 16 18 0 104 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THAT ONE MONKEY 4361 16 17 0 88 CAPTAIN PLANET (442)
EBOLA 4225 13 3 0 82 LETHAL LEGION (429)
FEAR 4259 9 0 0 81 LETHAL LEGION (429)
LINAEA DEANE 4347 12 27 2 73 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
REAPER 4255 7 5 1 58 LETHAL LEGION (429)
COOLIN DUNN 4369 12 7 0 57 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HE'S OUR HERO 4390 6 2 0 56 CAPTAIN PLANET (442)
PLANETEER 42 4387 6 5 1 52 CAPTAIN PLANET (442)
GAIA 4388 7 4 0 41 CAPTAIN PLANET (442)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MENDAL KORDIN 4391 4 1 0 32 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
TOXIN 4266 3 1 0 24 LETHAL LEGION (429)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
Earth -- Better you than me. -- Marlin Kole
That One Monkey -- I could get really tired of seeing you around, if I let myself
take a view any longer than... one day, maybe. -- Loris Deane
P.S. I've heard monkeys make a good soup.
Fear -- If it was only luck that you won, why wasn't *I* lucky, instead? No, really,
a good fight, if you like fights. -- Linaea Deane
He's Our Hero -- Ha! -- Coolin Dunn
Stupid Guard. Ambition will always get you into trouble, nearly. -- Mendal Kordin
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
EARTH was viciously subdued by LORIS DEANE in a 8 minute master's Title fight.
MARLIN KOLE overcame THAT ONE MONKEY in a 2 minute veteran's match.
LINAEA DEANE was unbelievably bested by FEAR in a popular 6 minute mismatched brawl.
EBOLA demolished COOLIN DUNN in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
HE'S OUR HERO vanquished TOXIN in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
REAPER overpowered MENDAL KORDIN in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
PLANETEER 42 overpowered THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute uneven melee.
GAIA vanquished FRATSFA SLAVE 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|
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 - 0 100 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 12 - 3 - 0 80 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 PARRY-STRIKE 8 - 2 - 0 80 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 2 - 0 80 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 AIMED BLOW 6 - 2 - 0 75 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 LUNGING ATTACK 10 - 4 - 0 71 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 5 - 0 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 6 - 6 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 17 - 19 - 2 47 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 631 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 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 3 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 2 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 PARRY-STRIKE
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-STRIKE LORIS DEANE 4367 17 6 0 117 BEYOND THE PALE (337)
TOTAL PARRY EARTH 4336 32 15 0 111 CAPTAIN PLANET (442)
LUNGING ATTACK EBOLA 4225 13 3 0 82 LETHAL LEGION (429)
STRIKING ATTACK REAPER 4255 7 5 1 58 LETHAL LEGION (429)
AIMED BLOW HE'S OUR HERO 4390 6 2 0 56 CAPTAIN PLANET (442)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is THAT ONE MONKEY 4361. The most popular warrior this
turn was LINAEA DEANE 4347. The ten other most popular fighters were LORIS DEANE
4367, MARLIN KOLE 4360, FEAR 4259, EBOLA 4225, GAIA 4388, REAPER 4255, PLANETEER 42
4387, THAT ONE MONKEY 4361, HE'S OUR HERO 4390, and EARTH 4336.
The least popular fighter this week was MENDAL KORDIN 4391. The other ten least
popular fighters were TOXIN 4266, COOLIN DUNN 4369, EARTH 4336, HE'S OUR HERO 4390,
THAT ONE MONKEY 4361, PLANETEER 42 4387, REAPER 4255, GAIA 4388, EBOLA 4225, and FEAR
4259.
A DM TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
12 political points a'pumpin'
11 TVs a'workin'
10 free duels of credit
9 ABs to challenge
8 criticals a'connectin'
7 scums a'dyin'
6 skills a'maxin'
5 A.D. invites
4 lucky warriors
3 size on replacement
2 proxied TCs
And a quarterstaff from a pear tree.
May your days be merry,
And your wins be often.
The Consortium
MAIL-IN TOURNEY LII
CONTENDERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ENTER SANDMAN 3748 (85-62-2) 5 3 0 HELL'S BEARS
PRIMUS BOUND 2996 (122-68-0) 2 3 0 SUPERIOR FORCES
ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SELEX 3039 (50-21-0) 2 3 0 BLOOD & IRON
ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
YORGO 3071 (36-10-1) 0 2 0 BLOOD & IRON
DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
BAMBI 1985 (11-5-1) 2 3 1 SUPERIOR FORCES
DEAD ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
POISON 4180 (6-2-0) 2 3 0 LETHAL LEGION
DEAD INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
GENERAL 1 4325 (2-1-1) 4 3 0 MEDAL OF HONOR Z1
BLOODGAMES at the WINTER FACE-TO-FACE
Back by popular demand, we will be having Bloodgames at the Winter FTF! For those of
you who always wanted the chance to manage the last warrior standing alive upon the
arena sands, your day has come. At the end of the ten turns, even though several
warriors, bruised and scarred, MAY yet live, only one will be crowned Champion of the
Bloodgames. And in this game mere survival counts for little. A great general once
said, "The object of battle is not to die for your cause, but to make your enemy die
for his." This general would have greatly enjoyed the Duelmasters Bloodgames. There
will be two different arenas:
DM 96: for Face-to-Face attendees, with turn-by-turn strategies, and
DM 97: for all managers, with one strategy for all ten rounds
Gameplay proceeds according to standard DM rules, except for a few notable exceptions:
BLOODGAMES ROLLUP -- Your Bloodgames team is ten warriors, one of each fighting
style, each warrior designed from scratch! (All is 84 points, 3-21, as usual.)
DEATH -- As the name implies, the Bloodgames will leave the arena sands somewhat darker
before they're over. It's a dangerous sport intended only for the tough and spirited.
The Arenamaster will be less likely to intercede on behalf of a dying warrior. Even
at a 1 kill desire, kill attempts will occur.
REPLACEMENTS AND ROLLUPS -- There will be no replacement characters.
CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES -- In DM 96, there no regular challenges, only bloodfeuds.
For DM 97, warriors may not change their strategy from round to round (to make it fair
for those who could not attend the F-t-F). There will be no DA challenges.
TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- If you are not attending the FTF, we must have your
rollups and strategies by Wednesday, January 11, else they are due by 9pm on Friday, at
the hotel. The Bloodgames will process at the FTF with the regular tournament.
MISSED TURNS -- All warriors fight each round. Only the dead may rest.
ERRORS -- If we make an input error, that warrior will be awarded a win and kill.
Errors must be reported before the next turn processes.
NEWSLETTER -- Warriors are ranked according to their number of kills. Champions of
Bloodgames may write a column for the newsletter at the end of the games.
FEES -- A Bloodgames rollup costs a $10 set-up fee. Managers may roll up more than
one team but may run only one team in each arena. The fee for all ten rounds is $49.
AWARDS -- The Bloodgames last ten rounds. Only warriors who survive to the end of
Turn 10 will be eligible for an award. However, a consolation award of a Bloodgames
T-shirt will be awarded to the dead warrior with the most kills.
The living warrior with the greatest number of kills will be the Bloodgames Champion.
Bloodgames Victor titles, 2nd and 3rd place, and Bloodgames Runner-up titles, 4th
through 6th place, will be awarded to those living warriors with the greatest number
of kills at the end of Turn 10, with one other important consideration: Each of these
six warriors must be of a different fighting style. Win/loss records and, if
necessary, recognition points will only be used to determine awards if there is a tie.
A Bloodgames T-shirts will be awarded to the manager of the team with the most kills.
The Bloodgames Champion fights for free in Advanced Duelmasters, and all Champions and
Victors earn Tournament Victor status, which allows them to challenge once per turn
with increased priority. These awards last for six months. The manager of the
Bloodgames Champion, Victors, and Runners-up will receive Bloodgames T-shirts.
AFTERMATH -- Warriors from the Bloodgames may not transfer to any other arena. Once
the games are over, the arena and teams will be disbanded. The fighters have won
their freedom and will never more be seen in the gladiatorial games. A special bonus
will, however, be awarded to the 1st through 3rd place warriors. Lady Sheila
Greywand, of the Isle of the Eye, has consented to allow the top three surviving
gladiators in each Bloodgames admission to the Advanced Duelmasters Games. Any
special training required to qualify those three warriors for Advanced Duelmasters
combat will be conducted before transfer into A.D. Astute managers will note that
this means a slim, but possible chance that a warrior designed from scratch will
survive the Bloodgames, win one of the top three places, and go on to glory in A.D.
That warrior could be yours!
The challenge is yours to take. The final plans are yours to make.
When the dust settles, remember: To the victor goes the spoils!