DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/15/2008 Duedate: 01/28/2008
KATI-TEI ARENA
DM-41 TURN-527
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
LORIMINA
WANDERERS (329)
(41-4322) [16-2-0,101]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
LORIMINA GUNS OF BRIXTON
WANDERERS (329) RADIO CLASH (394)
(41-4322) [16-2-0,101] (41-4348) [4-1-1,39]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
RAMBLING OX GUNS OF BRIXTON
WANDERERS (329) RADIO CLASH (394)
(41-4280) [19-13-1,78] (41-4348) [4-1-1,39]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
WANDERERS (329)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. TEMPLARZ HAMMERZ (395) 52
2. WANDERERS (329) 25 THE PLAGUE (93)
3. RADIO CLASH (394) 9 Unchartered Team
4. THE PLAGUE (93) 8
5. BIRDS (286) 0 RADIO CLASH (394)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*RADIO CLASH (394) 9 6 1 60.0 1/ 1 WANDERERS (329) 11 4 0
2/ 0*TEMPLARZ HAMMERZ (395) 3 2 1 60.0 2/ 4*RADIO CLASH (394) 5 4 0
3- 2 BIRDS (286) 101 92 7 52.3 3- 2 BIRDS (286) 4 0 0
4/ 3 THE PLAGUE (93) 236 230 17 50.6 4/ 3 THE PLAGUE (93) 4 6 0
5/ 4 WANDERERS (329) 533 555 13 49.0 5/ 0*TEMPLARZ HAMMERZ (395) 3 2 1
'*' 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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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 291): LORD BYRON of SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 584): DIRK DARKBLADE of IMMORTALS (Dartor, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 584): SCRUFF of THE DOGHOUSE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 577): JACKSON of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 573): MANUEL PEREZ of MEDAL OF HONOR A3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 573): FLEX of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 571): MOLDRAUN of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 566): JACK STRAW of THE WARLOCKS (Malaquar, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 535): TRIANGLE MAN of NEUROMANCERS (Rude Buddha, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 526): FORANDIN of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 517): BUNKER of SONS OF TULL (Gerald Bostock, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 239): INSOLENT IRIS of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 419): ELEPHANT DUNG of WILD KINGDOM (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 192): OBSESSION of SCENT OF A WOMAN (The Sentinel, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 469): LUCIAS CLAY of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 291): SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 584): BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 584): THE DOGHOUSE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 577): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 573): MEDAL OF HONOR A3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 573): AMAZONS (?, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 571): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 566): GOTHIC (The Sentinel, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 535): FRENETIC CREED (Noachian, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 526): WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 517): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 239): FIRE INC. (Wretch, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 419): THE EXILED ONES (Darklock, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 192): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 469): SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 584): DIRK DARKBLADE of IMMORTALS (Dartor, mgr.)
(turn 583): JACKHAMMER of NEVERWAKE (Doc Steele, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 583): BWUCE REE of FOREIGN LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 526): FORANDIN of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 516): JUANITA of FANIDLS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 239): INSOLENT IRIS of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 191): AIKEN of SUPERIOR FORCES
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
To the Khalhums Dwarf I say, good try, but not good enough. I won, I'm keeping
the title, and I am OUT of here. Thanks to all who helped make this possible.
Forandin
P.S. Scimitar favorite! Cool.
SPY REPORT
If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of
KATI-TEI brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too. Of course, we're all terribly
impressed to see HOLY WATER HAMMER win a fight and gain 21 points, terribly. Tsk,
tsk, BREAK STUFF beat GHETTO DEFENDANT and GHETTO DEFENDANT lost 8 points. You're
breakin' my heart. And if variety is the spice of life, KATI-TEI may be getting
bland, as FORANDIN stays top dog in the city. Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and
bribes, how else do you think some of these guys win their fights? Skill? Ha!
Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.
KATI-TEI, I am losing what little hope I had in you. WANDERERS the most avoided
team? What insult will suffice, I cannot say. And who led the way in this mass act
of cowardice? Let's see, well, whatcha know? It was THE PLAGUE. Ha ha ha ha!
Death and Taxes. The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience. Let's
see if anyone's dead or dying. We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if
the fate catches up with you sooner that later?
There's got to be a better place in KATI-TEI to get a drink than The Swinging
Aardvark! Any suggestions? Phlllt! Just had to do that before I leave the fine
city of KATI-TEI. I feel much better now. Paste this one in your scrapbooks, you'll
need the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LORIMINA 4322 16 2 0 101 WANDERERS (329)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RAMBLING OX 4280 19 13 1 78 WANDERERS (329)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
EYES THAT BURN 4339 6 2 0 59 THE PLAGUE (93)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GUNS OF BRIXTON 4348 4 1 1 39 RADIO CLASH (394)
-DODO 4321 3 0 0 39 BIRDS (286)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TERRINDAR 4340 4 7 0 33 WANDERERS (329)
-VULTURE 4259 4 0 0 33 BIRDS (286)
BREAK STUFF 4344 3 1 0 30 THE PLAGUE (93)
RAISE THE ABYSS 4331 6 5 0 27 THE PLAGUE (93)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VALARELLE 4365 2 0 0 23 WANDERERS (329)
HOLY WATER HAMMER 4354 1 0 1 21 TEMPLARZ HAMMERZ (395)
TRINITY REBORN 4337 5 3 0 18 THE PLAGUE (93)
COMMUNION HAMMER 4356 1 0 0 16 TEMPLARZ HAMMERZ (395)
LADY GRACE HAMMER 4355 1 0 0 13 TEMPLARZ HAMMERZ (395)
JANIE JONES 4349 3 2 0 12 RADIO CLASH (394)
GHETTO DEFENDANT 4351 2 3 0 11 RADIO CLASH (394)
SIR HAMMER HAMMER 4352 0 1 0 1 TEMPLARZ HAMMERZ (395)
SIR KNIGHT HAMMER 4353 0 1 0 1 TEMPLARZ HAMMERZ (395)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
TRUSTWORTHY SCRI 0 0 0 HOLY WATER HAMME 4354 527 NONE
ACK ACK 4367 0 1 0 THE PLAGUE 93 SHEWISH GIANT 527 NONE
QUOD VOS ERITUS 4346 1 1 0 THE PLAGUE 93 GUNS OF BRIXTON 4348 524
PERSONAL ADS
Reaper & Jorja -- Hammer sends his greetings! We have arrived to give your stables
some company! -- Templarz Hammerz
The Kung-Fu Master talked big last time, when he beat Ox, as though that was HARD,
but he didn't show big when he faced me today. I pinned his Kung Foot to the sands
with an offhand dagger and then proceeded to make sushi out of him. -- Lorimina
P.S. And I don't even like sushi.
Ah, M. Chardinee knew I was demoralized by last cycle's loss. It was that Kung Foot
in the teeth last time. M. Chardinee has something sneakier going for him, but I
haven't figured out what, yet. When I do, though, LOOK OUT. -- Rambling Ox
Vulture -- Fighting you, a managed gladiator, is doubtless an incredible honor, but I
could have done without it. Easily. -- Terrindar
Janie Jones -- Radio clan, hmm? Is that a branch of the Radio family of Caleam,
which is a branch of the Radichos of Valamantis? Just curious. -- Valarelle
Forandin -- So. You're leaving, eh? Well, good. Things are too crowded here in
Kati-Tei, why, every fifth house is occupied! And there are no more than seven
unfilled jobs for every able-bodied worker. Definitely time to leave. -- Goban
Steelsinger, Dwarf of Khalhums
Lorimina -- Not bad for a beginner. Of course, if I'd put my BEST foot forward,
things might have been different. Or not, you can never tell. One of the alleged
charms of the arena. -- Gilgor Hammerfoot, Master of Kung-Foot and Other Arts
Rambling Ox -- Young man, you are pathetic. What have you been doing with yourself
to slip so far? Back on your diet, back on your exercise program. No more self-
indulgence. -- M. Nilsiroeth Chardinee
Ghetto Defendant -- You realize, I presume, that you are giving good manners a bad
name in the eyes of young beggars all over Convincia? This is, in the long run,
counter-productive. -- Josem Green, Beggar and student of Emma Le Poste
22 December 2007
All -- Just that tired old reminder to check your e-mail settings when you send ads
and such. Please send stuff as plain text rather than as HTML or formatted text.
HAL, being the simple golem it is, doesn't know what to do with anything other than
plain text. Note, this also means it doesn't know what to do with "smart" or "curly"
quotes, whether single or double, em-dashes (rendered here as two hyphens "--") or
everyone's favourite ellipsis (..., aka three dots). -- A public self-service
announcement from your Ed.
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....
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
ACK ACK was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
FORANDIN viciously subdued KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute brutal uneven battle.
LORIMINA savagely defeated KUNG-FU MASTER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Title duel.
RAMBLING OX savagely defeated NOBLE ASSASSIN in a exciting 1 minute bloody fight.
EYES THAT BURN devastated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute one-sided duel.
RAISE THE ABYSS was viciously subdued by GUNS OF BRIXTON in a 5 minute match.
TRINITY REBORN was vanquished by TERRINDAR in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BREAK STUFF vanquished GHETTO DEFENDANT in a 1 minute uneven fight.
JANIE JONES viciously subdued SIR HAMMER HAMMER in a 3 minute brutal novice's fight.
VALARELLE handily defeated SIR KNIGHT HAMMER in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
HOLY WATER HAMMER murdered TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
LADY GRACE HAMMER handily defeated FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
COMMUNION HAMMER luckily beat TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 3 minute novice's brawl.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|PARRY-LUNGE 4 WALL OF STEEL 15 - 3 - 0 83 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 SLASHING ATTACK 11 - 3 - 0 79 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 LUNGING ATTACK 6 - 3 - 0 67 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 5 - 3 - 0 63 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 7 - 5 - 1 58 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 7 - 5 - 0 58 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 11 - 12 - 1 48 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 7 - 8 - 0 47 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 527 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 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 3 PARRY-LUNGE
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK LORIMINA 4322 16 2 0 101 WANDERERS (329)
STRIKING ATTACK RAMBLING OX 4280 19 13 1 78 WANDERERS (329)
PARRY-LUNGE EYES THAT BURN 4339 6 2 0 59 THE PLAGUE (93)
AIMED BLOW GUNS OF BRIXTON 4348 4 1 1 39 RADIO CLASH (394)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is RAMBLING OX 4280. The most popular warrior this
turn was GUNS OF BRIXTON 4348. The ten other most popular fighters were LORIMINA
4322, JANIE JONES 4349, EYES THAT BURN 4339, RAMBLING OX 4280, TERRINDAR 4340,
COMMUNION HAMMER 4356, ACK ACK 4367, BREAK STUFF 4344, VALARELLE 4365, and SIR HAMMER
HAMMER 4352.
The least popular fighter this week was SIR KNIGHT HAMMER 4353. The other ten least
popular fighters were GHETTO DEFENDANT 4351, TRINITY REBORN 4337, RAISE THE ABYSS
4331, LADY GRACE HAMMER 4355, HOLY WATER HAMMER 4354, SIR HAMMER HAMMER 4352,
VALARELLE 4365, BREAK STUFF 4344, ACK ACK 4367, and COMMUNION HAMMER 4356.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
FORANDIN (41-4272) WANDERERS (329)
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, 47 additional warriors graduated
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.
LAND OF FLUSH (11-4373) of CONSORTIUM CRAP (408)
LORD KRONOS (11-6111) of MANIACAL TUFTS (431)
NATAS (11-6531) of DO IT AGAIN (565)
TOTTI (17-5991) of ITALIAN FOOTBALL (407)
SIXTH SICK SHIEK (18-2940) of TONGUE TWISTERS (265)
SOLSBURY HILL (18-8558) of STREET PIZZA (106)
CAFFREY'S (21-4748) of REAL BEER (424)
LEE (30-4255) of LHI'S ANGELS (406)
PRIVATE ROOM (31-3620) of MILITARY MAYHEM (89)
OBERON (31-6133) of AUTUMN LIGHTNING (615)
PADISHAR CREEL (36-2208) of BIG LAKE BASHERS (23)
BLUE-GREY (55-3370) of ALL AMERICAN (362)
RUBBER KNIFE (57-2546) of USELESS TOOLS (345)
SVETLANA (57-4040) of MORDYKR KEEP (466)
DEVIL'S ADVOCATE (68-4666) of BLOOD 4 THE MASSES (447)
CATASTROPHE (71-6273) of THE BROTHERHOOD 98 (708)
BIGFACE (82-237) of RUPTURE FARMS (43)
SHORT-TEMER (82-980) of LIFESPAN (165)
FOGGED IN (82-1298) of TEMPE '99 (225)
SINISTER (82-3298) of EVIL (450)
I-10 (82-5256) of TRIP TO TEMPE (711)
CAL RIPPER JR (82-6799) of ORIOLE MADNESS (967)
TINY ARCHIBALD (82-8174) of THE POINT GUARDS (1183)
LARG JOHN (82-8616) of THE MUSIC MAN (1256)
0002 (82-13973) of JAN 2002 (2073)
DEIRDRE (82-15176) of TOADS OF AMBER 2 (2276)
OOPSIDIDITAGAIN (82-15292) of LUROCIANS XVII (2294)
TV EATS MY LIFE (82-17438) of RESCUE ME (2667)
FLUFFY BUNNY (82-18105) of OFFENDED SANDY (2774)
COLLEEN (82-18383) of SUPERIOR FORCES 1305 (2828)
ICHIRO TRICKLE (82-19442) of NASCAR NINJAS II (3009)
STURM PYRE (82-19644) of DARK TOADS 03A (3046)
BOTTACELLI (82-22958) of HER ALTEREGO (3659)
UNHOLY GERBIL (82-24046) of CROSS BREED! (3837)
HANA (82-24461) of 4-LETTER GIRLS (3901)
TEEVELLA (82-24954) of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (3983)
1001 (82-25095) of DUMB PUDS (4011)
OPEN UP, POLICE (82-25801) of DONT ANSWER THAT (4148)
CRACKED AND LEAKING (82-28597) of STREET PIZZAD XXI (4657)
VAMPIRE (82-29366) of DARK TOADS 04V (4791)
WYVERN (82-29373) of DARK TOADS 04W (4792)
MEGALODON (82-32285) of DEVILS OF THE DEEP (5329)
CONCRETE (82-33162) of LUROCIANS III (5473)
DESSERT (82-34664) of SUPERIOR FORCES 1505 (5709)
TURNIP TORNEDO (82-35257) of GARDEN OF EVIL II (5807)
XRIS (82-36974) of WOW (6113)
FREAKSHOW (82-38749) of 072905O (6445)
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes