DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/17/2006 Duedate: 06/30/2006
RODEKI ARENA
DM-42 TURN-488
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
NORTHERN PALADIN
WIND STORM (219)
(42-2497) [14-9-1,97]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
NORTHERN PALADIN QUICK DEAD HAMMER
WIND STORM (219) KLK RANGE HAMMERZ (379)
(42-2497) [14-9-1,97] (42-4214) [3-1-1,33]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
HANDSOME DOES FREDIBAR
DELVERS (154) DELVERS (154)
(42-4175) [13-37-3,79] (42-4236) [11-9-0,77]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
DELVERS (154)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. COLOR ME SUAVE (322) 25
2. WIND STORM (219) 12 RESCUE RANGERS (296)
3. DELVERS (154) 11 Unchartered Team
4. RESCUE RANGERS (296) 9
5. KLK RANGE HAMMERZ (379) 0 KLK RANGE HAMMERZ (379)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 2*TRAVELLERS (389) 6 1 1 85.7 1/ 1 DELVERS (154) 7 8 0
2/ 1*KLK RANGE HAMMERZ (379) 6 2 1 75.0 2/ 2 COLOR ME SUAVE (322) 5 8 0
3/ 5 RESCUE RANGERS (296) 15 11 0 57.7 3/ 3 RESCUE RANGERS (296) 4 0 0
4/ 3 COLOR ME SUAVE (322) 417 307 19 57.6 4/ 6 WIND STORM (219) 2 0 0
5/ 4 WIND STORM (219) 57 43 6 57.0 5/ 5*KLK RANGE HAMMERZ (379) 2 2 1
6/ 6 DELVERS (154) 442 611 12 42.0 6- 4*TRAVELLERS (389) 1 0 0
'*' 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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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 546): TERCERO ENCANTO of LAB EXPERIMENTS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 430): THE SHOCKER of INQUISITION SL5 (LHI, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 554): FLAGPOLE PANTIES of FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 550): SCANDALF of THE SHALLOWSHIP (Elfwine, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 549): IAN of I HEART BALLS (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 553): HOBBLED of DARK PANTHEON (Doc Steele, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 551): UMBRELLA MAN of BEACH BABES (Nick, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 545): QUO VADIS of QUBIT (Sultan, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 537): JOSH of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 536): TUSK of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 510): PALADIN of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 500): ZIPPO of U.A.K. (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 221): SKULK of CHEAP SHOTS (Cheap Shots Management, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 487): FOUR OF SPADES of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 436): GRAPE of FRUITS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 208): DANI of JANIX (KAT, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 196): BRANA GOREFANG of VILE REAVERS (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 384): HOLLY MACKEREL of FISH MONGERS (Ghoti, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 173): MADKAWRAW'S LAW of MILCHAMAH (Hammer, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 429): HITZ of 4-LETTER DOCTORS from DWES EG (TUM, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 546): LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 430): THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 554): FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 550): THE SHALLOWSHIP (Elfwine, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 549): PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 553): WINGED LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 551): BEACH BABES (Nick, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 545): CHILDREN OF INTI (Noachian, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 537): WASTELAND (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 536): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 510): ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 500): INQUISITION CLONES (LHI, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 221): THE MIDDLE WAY (Nick, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 487): DELVERS (Nick, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 436): AMAZON ELITE (Doc Miracle, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 208): JANIX (KAT, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 196): VILE REAVERS (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 384): CHAOS ENFORCERS (?, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 173): OUTLAWS (Savant, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 429): BLACK PRIMERS (Doc Steele, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 5 KALTOS (turn 547): MOUSE DAVIS of PARTY ANIMALS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 551): UMBRELLA MAN of BEACH BABES (Nick, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 537): BARITUS of VINCERE AUT MORI (Dark Knight Toker, mgr.)
(turn 536): LOAF of CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
ARMPIT CANDY of STREET PIZZA (TUM, mgr.)
PLANKWALKER of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 536): TUSK of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 509): CLOVER of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 487): FOUR OF SPADES of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 435): GRANDMASTER of RONIN (Rosebud, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Greetings warriors! It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the
clash and bustle of the weekly RODEKI games. NORTHERN PALADIN caught the eye of many
in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested ROCKJAW and was awarded 10
points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, NORTHERN PALADIN put
down ROCKJAW, causing him to lose 4 points of recognition in the process. Most
watched of the fights this week, the spotlight was on QUICK DEAD HAMMER as she bore
arms against the Bloodfeud of reigning Duelmaster FOUR OF SPADES. Although QUICK
DEAD HAMMER made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of
victorious FOUR OF SPADES. Would you believe that over half of the old women in
RODEKI seem to feel that they could fight better than you gladiators?
I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently
transpired. Indeed there is much I would report. RODEKI, city of gladiators!
Mighty among the names of thy guilds is COLOR ME SUAVE, a guild shunned and avoided
by many in the weekly duels. Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it
was that spent the better part of last week avoiding COLOR ME SUAVE. Indeed it was
RESCUE RANGERS.
What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his
foe's mortality? Walk proud, warriors of COLOR ME SUAVE! By striking down QUICK
DEAD HAMMER you have avenged the honor of your dead. Your virtue is known to all in
RODEKI. Some say a warrior is judged by the way he bears arms. One thing is sure,
better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!
If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times
already in RODEKI. Nice atmosphere you have here! Sadly warriors, now longer can I
keep thy company nor savor the ale of thy fine city. Depart I must and soon! Till
next we meet remember - the pen is mightier than the sword, but a maul is a different
story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NORTHERN PALADIN 2497 14 9 1 97 WIND STORM (219)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ROCKJAW 4209 18 12 1 83 DELVERS (154)
HANDSOME DOES 4175 13 37 3 79 DELVERS (154)
FREDIBAR 4236 11 9 0 77 DELVERS (154)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHIP 4201 4 2 0 56 RESCUE RANGERS (296)
-ROCK 2562 11 6 1 54 WIND STORM (219)
GADGET 4193 5 0 0 54 RESCUE RANGERS (296)
-MONTY 3457 5 4 0 41 RESCUE RANGERS (296)
JOCKSTRAP JONES 4237 10 10 0 40 COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
LEAFCUTTER BEAL 4268 6 5 1 35 DELVERS (154)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
QUICK DEAD HAMMER 4214 3 1 1 33 KLK RANGE HAMMERZ (379)
-ROAD MAN 4359 2 1 0 27 TRAVELLERS (389)
ROCKSOCK 4253 3 9 0 24 DELVERS (154)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-PATCH 4360 2 0 1 23 TRAVELLERS (389)
STONE MOUNTAIN 4245 2 2 0 21 WIND STORM (219)
JOHN WAYNE HAMMER 4213 3 1 0 20 KLK RANGE HAMMERZ (379)
-COOKIE 4362 1 0 0 15 TRAVELLERS (389)
-SLIM 4358 1 0 0 8 TRAVELLERS (389)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
GUARANTEED PICKL 4364 3 3 0 COLOR ME SUAVE 322 ARENAMASTER FARIN 23 488 NONE
ACELESS DEUCER 4379 0 1 0 COLOR ME SUAVE 322 ARENAMASTER FARIN 23 488 NONE
TWO HALF LEAVES 4357 1 3 0 COLOR ME SUAVE 322 PATCH 4360 485 REVENGED
HAT JIM 4363 2 3 0 COLOR ME SUAVE 322 QUICK DEAD HAMME 4214 487 JUST REV
PERSONAL ADS
Suave -- It seems all the arenas have turned into training grounds for the tourneys
for me lately. It will be awhile for some of these guys to be timed though, so I
will be here. I don't know what happened last turn, I guess my orders got lost or
were late. Anyway you should see me next turn, easy pickings. -- JE
Two Half Leaves -- Sorry about that one. That was my secret 6 KD left leg strategy.
I'd have much preferred to keep you alive for future abuse. -- Patch
Suave -- Unfortunately, I have reached some magical FE barrier and not be available
for Four of Spades to beat up on any longer. I wasn't real keen to fight him any
longer, but was glad that you had a chance to get your revenge without killing me.
One skill?!? WTF? -- Patch
Rocksock -- You're right, that is the way it is supposed to happen, but I much prefer
it this way. -- Road Man
Suave -- Mostly the latter. Not really a tourney baby per se, but definitely someone
that I'll be trying to hit the tourneys with. Wish I could commit to a more
consistent presence as Rodeki is one of my initial long-time arenas. I'd love to see
RSI lift the restriction on multiple teams so that I could put 2-3 teams in some of
these arenas that I'd like to keep a presence in and rotate them around to keep
active. Next time I'm active again, I'll look at DAing a couple guys and seeing if I
can find some warriors worth keeping active. I have a runnable team, but nothing
worth sending in ten and seventy-five every two weeks. -- The Sentinel
All -- I'm back for a turn. *grin* I hate to say it, but I'm only going to stick
around if I win any free fights, as my budget is very, very narrow for the near
future. -- Lord Xiang
Four of Spades -- Congratulations on your invite!! -- Lord Xiang and Wind Storm
The Orcish Paladin is back! *grin* -- Northern Paladin
Four of Spades -- At least you were quick. That's amazing for a dwarf of your
height. -- Rockjaw
P.S. No, really! Dwarf brains are hardwired to handle their bodies for any height
up to five and a half feet. But at six-foot-two, you should be stumbling over your
own elbow out there, much less mine. How do you do it?
Veteran Mercenary, five-foot-ten and a dwarf. And he, also, handled himself well.
(wincing) Too well. But I understand how it works. He has a beard. To the
Commission's Department of Races, anyone with a beard is probably a dwarf. And since
it is obvious that tall men can grow longer beards, they're quite likely to get
listed as dwarves, impressive beards being an inalienable dwarvish quality, right?
Bah. -- Handsome Does, seven feet tall but clean-shaven
Jockstrap Jones -- Orc Wrestling! Now, THERE is a sight to inflame the crowds. --
Fredibar
P.S. Especially when I win.
I was told that the Embezzling Scribe was directly responsible for the shortage of
joint lubricant at our mine. And that I, me, Rocksock, had a chance to explain to
him how necessary the lubricant is. So, I did. -- Rocksock
Actually, Rocksock is wrong, or at least partly wrong, about the shortage of
lubricant. This Convicted Thief was involved also. -- Leafcutter Beal
26 May 2006
The Dark Knights of the Desolate Empire want to announce the joining of a new
member who cherishes the same ideals, respect and loyalty that we hold dear.
From this day forward let all know that Blackstorm is now a Dark Knight of the
Desolate Empire Alliance. With him as our chosen brother, our alliance only becomes
stronger. Let all his foes become ours, and ours his. May all our enemies' blood
flow freely and give NO quarter in war.
This is also a warning to any cowards, bullies, etc.... If you play with fire,
you WILL get burnt!!!
Dark Knights of the Desolate Empire
6 June 2006
To those involved, no, I have not abandoned your stories. But I've been letting them
drift, and that has to stop, so I am taking the time to make sure that I know where
they are going, more than just "what happens next" dreamed up on the fly, before
resuming work on them. No new stories will be started until at least one of the old
ones has concluded, for the same reason: quantity can't substitute for quality.
Your patience in this matter is appreciated. -- the Scribe
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
GUARANTEED PICKLE was butchered by ARENAMASTER FARIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
ACELESS DEUCER was butchered by ARENAMASTER FARIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
FOUR OF SPADES handily defeated QUICK DEAD HAMMER in a 1 minute Bloodfeud match.
ROCKJAW lost to NORTHERN PALADIN in a 2 minute master's Title brawl.
FREDIBAR defeated M. CHARDINEE in a 3 minute fight.
HANDSOME DOES was demolished by CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute competition.
JOCKSTRAP JONES was viciously subdued by GADGET in a 2 minute bloody fight.
CHIP overpowered ROCKSOCK in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
JOHN WAYNE HAMMER was defeated by LEAFCUTTER BEAL in a action packed 1 minute melee.
STONE MOUNTAIN won victory over MORDANT DESERTER in a 4 minute gruesome duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 3 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 1 - 0 80 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 14 - 6 - 0 70 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 9 - 5 - 2 64 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 TOTAL PARRY 15 - 9 - 0 63 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 5 - 1 62 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 10 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 11 - 0 45 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 12 - 0 25 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 9 - 0 18 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 488 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:
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 3 TOTAL PARRY
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 3 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY NORTHERN PALADIN 2497 14 9 1 97 WIND STORM (219)
STRIKING ATTACK ROCKJAW 4209 18 12 1 83 DELVERS (154)
WALL OF STEEL FREDIBAR 4236 11 9 0 77 DELVERS (154)
LUNGING ATTACK CHIP 4201 4 2 0 56 RESCUE RANGERS (296)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW GADGET 4193 5 0 0 54 RESCUE RANGERS (296)
SLASHING ATTACK LEAFCUTTER BEAL 4268 6 5 1 35 DELVERS (154)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is HANDSOME DOES 4175. The most popular warrior this
turn was FREDIBAR 4236. The ten other most popular fighters were GADGET 4193,
NORTHERN PALADIN 2497, LEAFCUTTER BEAL 4268, ROCKJAW 4209, CHIP 4201, JOHN WAYNE
HAMMER 4213, GUARANTEED PICKLE 4364, ACELESS DEUCER 4379, QUICK DEAD HAMMER 4214, and
HANDSOME DOES 4175.
The least popular fighter this week was STONE MOUNTAIN 4245. The other ten least
popular fighters were ROCKSOCK 4253, JOCKSTRAP JONES 4237, HANDSOME DOES 4175, QUICK
DEAD HAMMER 4214, ACELESS DEUCER 4379, GUARANTEED PICKLE 4364, JOHN WAYNE HAMMER
4213, CHIP 4201, ROCKJAW 4209, and LEAFCUTTER BEAL 4268.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
FOUR OF SPADES (42-4234) COLOR ME SUAVE (322)
MAIL-IN TOURNEY XLI
PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
VULTUREMAN 3394 (152-50-4) 6 3 0 LEGENDS OF STEELE
CONTENDERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
JANET RENO 3823 (55-80-1) 17 2 0 I'M SO SEXY
GOLDEN BEAR 757 (96-91-0) 6 3 0 THE BEARS
ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
KELDON WARLORD 2501 (18-11-1) 2 3 0 WIND STORM
STUPID SEXY FLANDERS 3836 (37-30-0) 2 3 0 I'M SO SEXY
CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SU-CHI 2500 (12-8-2) 3 3 0 WIND STORM
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
CHIP 4201 (1-2-0) 3 3 0 RESCUE RANGERS
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
PATCH 4360 (1-0-0) 7 3 0 TRAVELLERS
CUSTARD 4346 (1-1-0) 4 3 0 WHO KNOWS?
BLOCK OF ICE 4306 (2-0-0) 3 3 0 IT HAILED TODAY
GADGET 4193 (2-0-0) 2 3 1 RESCUE RANGERS
JOHN WAYNE HAMMER 4213 (2-0-0) 2 3 0 KLK RANGE HAMMERZ
SPYGLASS GUY 4248 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 SEA DOGS
QUICK DEAD HAMMER 4214 (2-0-0) 1 3 0 KLK RANGE HAMMERZ
STONE MOUNTAIN 4245 (0-2-0) 1 3 0 WIND STORM
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
KAME 4283 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 IT HAILED TODAY