DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/30/2009 Duedate: 07/13/2009
KATI-TEI ARENA
DM-41 TURN-565
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SERGEANT2
MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
(41-4392) [12-4-0,98]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SERGEANT2 POSITION IS EMPTY
MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
(41-4392) [12-4-0,98]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
STANLOY MEDAR SERGEANT2
WANDERERS (329) MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
(41-4369) [18-20-0,85] (41-4392) [12-4-0,98]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. THE PLAGUE (93) 23
2. MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397) 18 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
3. WANDERERS (329) 14 Unchartered Team
4. WHEELS (399) 0
MADTOWN (288)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397) 92 41 3 69.2 1/ 1 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397) 11 0 0
2/ 2 THE PLAGUE (93) 297 279 20 51.6 2/ 2 WANDERERS (329) 5 10 0
3/ 3 WANDERERS (329) 624 654 15 48.8 3/ 4 THE PLAGUE (93) 2 7 1
4- 4*WHEELS (399) 4 8 2 33.3 4- 3*WHEELS (399) 1 2 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 #32 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Elsewhere:
"I wouldn't want easy," Sunflower told the vampire. Not strictly true, all she
wanted right now was out of this... whatever. Pocket dimension. But any trick that
could startle her opponent was good. Vampires were tricky to fight, and there was no
choice here but fight or die; a vampire wouldn't take a surrender. Well, except to
kill the loser at more leisure. But she, Sizzling Sunflower, was going to win.
Which raised a question. She pondered it as she parried the vampire's dark
blade in a shower of sparks, riposted, lunged and withdrew. In this pocket
dimension, the nature of reality was, call, it suggestible. Intuition told her that
letting the "suggestions" get too far with her would be a bad move. But could she
use just a little? Use the "Sunflower" part of her arena name against a vampire who
might not be able to bear sunlight? She had noticed when they first entered this
place that there wasn't any true sun here; the sky was a bright gray, and that was
the source of the "daylight."
Hmm. This vampire was strong and fast, but not particularly skilled with a
blade. Ah, make that, apparently not skilled. She supposed it could be a ruse. Her
gladiator's instincts told her it was no trick: this vampire really wasn't a
swordmaster. Probably didn't have to be. Until now.
Their swords crossed again, shrieking metal and the weight of the vampire's
strike jolting down her arm, but the blade, HER blade, flashed bright as the sun, and
the sparks this time were hot and golden. The vampire reeled back, shrieking as
loudly as the dark blade had done.
Now.
Sunflower pressed the attack. A slash, and the vampire shied back, not as
confident as she'd been before. A lunge. Further retreat, and a stumble. Another
lunge, a swerve as the fallen vampire kicked out at her. Drive forward, keep the
creature on the defensive. Hamstring, that's what she wanted. Sunflower feinted for
the torso and then drove her sword--flaring hot gold again--into the vampire's leg.
A scream such as she never wanted to hear again, a sudden cloud of oily black
smoke, and... nothing left. The vampire was just gone.
West of Fratsfa:
Elosjon heaved a sigh of relief when his feet touched firm ground again, and he
didn't care if Fandil heard him or not. He had been afraid--no, he was afraid now.
In the tree, he had been terrified. Of falling. Of failing.
The old mage gripped his arm, held one hand to his mouth briefly to signal
silence, and then pulled him away from the ravine, deeper into the forest. Higher up
the mountain.
After several minutes of silent walking, or at least walking without speech,
Elosjon figured he could risk speech. "What about Redbud?" he whispered.
"We keep going," Fandil said. "She may, probably will, be fine. And she's
doing a necessary job so that we can go forward and do a different and even more
necessary job. Let us not waste her efforts."
"Right, right. The magician at Mountain Home." He hesitated. "I could be
wrong about Mountain Home. I only have the word of Herlas of Zensu and he's, well,
his reputation isn't exactly--"
"I feel sure that you ARE correct," Fandil said. "All my instincts tell me so.
We will find an answer up there on the mountain. If we get there soon enough."
Andor:
Orchid stared back toward the avenue and the slaughter. "I don't believe it!
Those gladiators were waiting to kill the king--the golem they thought was the king.
How could they do such a thing?"
"You saw how," the man beside her said.
"Yes, but--"
"Gladiators come all kinds, just like ordinary people," he went on. "Some good,
some bad, and a lot of them on the fence. And this hasn't been a good town for a
gladiator since the arena closed. They were probably so glad to have a job that they
didn't look into it closely."
"You're saying someone paid them to--?"
"Of course." He steered her into an alley just before a troop of mounted guards
rushed past. "Very few people, gladiators or not, are genuine anarchist to kill what
they believe is the king just for... kicks." He paused at the other end of the
alley, looked both ways, and hurried her across another street into an overgrown
park.
"But they must have expected the guards, why didn't they have an escape route
ready?"
"They were most likely told the guards wouldn't be a problem. Don't you see?"
He stopped and turned to face her. "They were set up to kill and to die." He shook
her a little. "Believe it, lady! Lord Korneth doesn't care whose death he ordered,
and you will be a target if anyone noticed and recognized you. Even if no one saw
you at the parade--any gladiator found in Andor today will be marked for death. You
have to get out of the city!"
Readers: I'm using Consortium managers and gladiators here simply because they're
available. If anybody else wants to be mixed up in this, just say the word, by
personal, email, or diplo. -- the Scribe
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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 310): ZENITH of Z GLADIATORZ (? , mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 622): CARMEN ELECTRA of GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS (Weasel, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 622): GEORGE FOREMUN of ALL THE MUN'S MEN (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 610): SEREPHIM of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 611): LORMIN GARDE of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 609): SAML ULRON of THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 608): GUT BUSTER of ULTRA-VIOLENT (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 604): BAINES of GAMEHENDGE (Malaquar, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 572): THE FOOL of AQUARIAN TAROT (Sage, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 564): SERGEANT2 of MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (The Anarchist)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 555): ANNA BEATRICE of FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 258): BRAIN TUMOR of OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 454): SERGEANT2 of MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 211): ALBUQUERQUE of WESTERN FRONTIERS (?, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 507): WORKS 4 EVIL EMPIRE of SUPERIOR FATHER (Manager, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 310): CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 622): KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 622): OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 610): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 611): MEDAL OF HONOOR J4 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 609): FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 608): MENAGERIE (Ichabod Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 604): LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 573): MEDAL OF HONOOR G1 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 564): MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 555): DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 258): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 454): 1949 YANKEES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 211): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 507): SUPERIOR FATHER et al (Manager, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 309): CONCUSSION of CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 621): LILAC LIZARD of ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
MOCHA MONKEY of ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 608): GUT BUSTER of ULTRA-VIOLENT (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 604): BAINES of GAMEHENDGE (Malaquar, mgr.)
MAYOR MCLAY of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 563): ROBERT DUNLAP of MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 210): TRYPTOPHAN of SUPERIOR FORCES ZC (Manager, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Welcome KATI-TEI. I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well. Many the fights
have I fought here. The celebrations, the disappointments... What's with OF THE
ORDER? He actually beat KATI-TEI's FRIENDLY CONSTABLE, and walked away with 13 more
points from the fight. Laughs were big at WANDERERS while they watched BALIN CHANE
clobber HARBINGER OF WOE. He lost 1 points and got bruised from objects thrown from
the stands. STANLOY MEDAR was reminded on the sands why SERGEANT2 is Duelmaster. I
suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters?
Tough!
Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges... How well I know the
feeling of being in the most avoided team! Don't fall out of practive, WANDERERS!
The bums at THE PLAGUE couldn't face the challenges from WANDERERS! No excuse for
that! What do people see in BALIN CHANE? His 10-9-0? WANDERERS ain't talkin', but
he's got 50 points.
A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing. Some fighters
don't accept this. The best do. Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting
younger every day? To die so young, so gloriously!
Well, I'm pretty much through. You guys need to get back practicing. KATI-TEI
is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places. Time for my
medication, so I'll leave now. Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SERGEANT2 4392 12 4 0 98 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CHARLES DEGLOPPER 4377 13 10 1 115 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
SERGEANT3 4393 13 3 0 94 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STANLOY MEDAR 4369 18 20 0 85 WANDERERS (329)
COUNTRY RHODES 4400 7 3 0 75 WANDERERS (329)
VALARELLE 4365 15 25 0 70 WANDERERS (329)
-BREAK STUFF 4344 14 9 0 70 THE PLAGUE (93)
-THE WAIT 4382 12 6 0 68 THE PLAGUE (93)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BALIN CHANE 4391 10 9 0 50 WANDERERS (329)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HARBINGER OF WOE 4390 8 4 0 31 THE PLAGUE (93)
-JEEP 4398 2 1 1 31 WHEELS (399)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SERGEANT5 4409 2 0 0 15 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
OF THE ORDER 4406 1 1 1 14 THE PLAGUE (93)
-SKATE BOARD 4408 1 0 0 5 WHEELS (399)
HALZORAN 4411 0 2 0 2 WANDERERS (329)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
FRIENDLY CONSTAB 0 0 0 OF THE ORDER 4406 565 NONE
NIGHT FIGHT GOD 4412 0 1 0 THE PLAGUE 93 HIGH ELF 565 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Robert Dunlap -- And a good journey to you. May you fare well on the Isle, or in the
tourney, or wherever you are headed. -- Valarelle
Sergeant3 -- So what else is new? -- Country Rhodes
Sergeant2 -- I suppose I should take the positive view, hmm? I positively don't have
to do a column today. This is good. -- Stanloy Medar
You want to know what that Honest Merchant was doing in the ten minute fight? He was
trying to sell vitamin supplements! -- Balin Chane
Sergeant5 -- My teammates tell me this was a "baptism of fire." I didn't want to be
baptized with fire. -- Halzoran
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
NIGHT FIGHT GOD was dealt death by HIGH ELF in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
SERGEANT2 viciously subdued STANLOY MEDAR in a exciting 1 minute gruesome Title duel.
SERGEANT3 demolished VALARELLE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven fight.
COUNTRY RHODES bested KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute fight.
BALIN CHANE luckily beat HARBINGER OF WOE in a 2 minute bloody match.
OF THE ORDER butchered FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
SERGEANT5 devastated HALZORAN in a 1 minute mismatched match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 - 0 100 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 30 - 10 - 1 75 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 2 - 0 67 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 10 - 6 - 1 63 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 TOTAL PARRY 7 - 5 - 0 58 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 4 - 0 56 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 9 - 9 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 6 - 1 25 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 4 - 1 20 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 9 - 0 18 |
Turn 565 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-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 4 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK SERGEANT2 4392 12 4 0 98 MEDAL OF HONOR H3 (397)
PARRY-RIPOSTE COUNTRY RHODES 4400 7 3 0 75 WANDERERS (329)
TOTAL PARRY BALIN CHANE 4391 10 9 0 50 WANDERERS (329)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is STANLOY MEDAR 4369. The most popular warrior this
turn was SERGEANT2 4392. The ten other most popular fighters were HARBINGER OF WOE
4390, NIGHT FIGHT GOD 4412, SERGEANT3 4393, COUNTRY RHODES 4400, BALIN CHANE 4391, OF
THE ORDER 4406, SERGEANT5 4409, VALARELLE 4365, STANLOY MEDAR 4369, and HALZORAN
4411.
The least popular fighter this week was HALZORAN 4411. The other ten least popular
fighters were STANLOY MEDAR 4369, VALARELLE 4365, SERGEANT5 4409, OF THE ORDER 4406,
BALIN CHANE 4391, COUNTRY RHODES 4400, SERGEANT3 4393, NIGHT FIGHT GOD 4412,
HARBINGER OF WOE 4390, and SERGEANT2 4392.