DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 08/04/2012 Duedate: 08/17/2012 RODEKI ARENA DM-42 TURN-645 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS WHERETHEHECKISTAN COLOR ME SUAVE (322) (42-4651) [17-2-0,115] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader WHERETHEHECKISTAN SEAFOOD RISOTTO COLOR ME SUAVE (322) VENETIAN CINQUE (416) (42-4651) [17-2-0,115] (42-4662) [5-2-0,75] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite ISENGALEN SEAFOOD RISOTTO DELVERS (154) VENETIAN CINQUE (416) (42-4610) [13-21-0,82] (42-4662) [5-2-0,75] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM COLOR ME SUAVE (322) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. SHREDDERS (412) 40 2. COLOR ME SUAVE (322) 36 COLOR ME SUAVE (322) 3. INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414) 8 Unchartered Team 4. VENETIAN CINQUE (416) 5 5. DELVERS (154) -1 VENETIAN CINQUE (416) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*VENETIAN CINQUE (416) 5 2 0 71.4 1/ 1 COLOR ME SUAVE (322) 11 4 0 2/ 2 COLOR ME SUAVE (322) 915 581 39 61.2 2/ 2 DELVERS (154) 7 8 0 3/ 3 SHREDDERS (412) 77 51 4 60.2 3/ 3 INTELLECTS OF HIPH (414) 4 6 0 4/ 0 FLAGG'S FIVE (213) 252 233 13 52.0 4/ 0 FLAGG'S FIVE (213) 3 2 1 5/ 4 DELVERS (154) 798 %1024 20 43.8 5/ 5 SHREDDERS (412) 3 2 0 6/ 5 INTELLECTS OF HIPH (414) 52 70 4 42.6 6/ 4*VENETIAN CINQUE (416) 1 1 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT 6 Months Ago -- The Eastern Deserts The battlefield was shrouded in darkness, save for the torches carried by a number of the soldiers and several magical orbs of light, which circled above lazily at the command of the wizards. The engagement had been a short one, as three huge, lumbering Phase Dragons burst from the nearby caverns and ran straight into the fully prepared army. The archers took a savage toll on the beasts before the elite gladiators charged in to finish the fray. As the soldiers cleared the massive bodies from the cavern mouth a small group of hooded men gathered a short distance away. "There is no question about it. These are creatures from the Kaikwok Gate." said Rillion, thoughtfully stroking his short beard. "I just don't understand how they are accessing our world again despite the gate being completely sealed." Alongside the mage, the manager known as The Greek Guy sharpened a gleaming battle axe. "The Dark One said something about a rift or tear. I'm not really up on Gate Metaphysics, Rill. All I know is they're here and they shouldn't be." "Managerr said they wouldn't be gone long." Added Rascally Rabbit, looking far more sinister than his manager name implied, "and that we needed to hold this area until they got back. So that's what we need to do." One of the scouts shouted a brief warning and the soldiers assumed battle formation once more. The three arena managers stepped back behind a shield thrown up by Rillion and prepared for a second engagement. Within a moment, a snarling wave of Jaguar warriors erupted from the cavern, pouring out toward the soldiers. The Greek Guy took the point and motioned to the troops. "Move to engage! Form up! Initiate Shield Wall! Archers, volley fire!" A cloud of enchanted arrows hissed into the night, and then descended to shower death upon the charging Jaguar warriors. Scores of the beast men went down under the fire but it was just a small fraction of their overall numbers. Within a moment the first ranks of the jaguars leapt upon the prepared troops, tearing and rending with their razor sharp talons and fangs. Despite the massive numbers, the shield wall held, and the gate beasts seemed to be taking the worst of the exchange. After a moment, however, the Jaguar Warriors found some holes in the ranks and burst through, creating havoc amongst the defenders. "Second line-- advance! First line-- fall back!" The first defensive line fell back in an organized retreat, while a second wave of defenders moved up. Within a moment, they formed up to from a second defensive line, while those formerly in the front line moved back to regroup. At the same time, another wave of arrows showered from the sky and cut down the confused Jaguar Warriors. "We learned a lot from the first Gate incursion." Rillion commented to RR. "The Jaguar Warriors can be a terror one on one, but they don't fight well in organized battles. Those enchanted arrows help a lot, too. One shot, one kill." Despite the confident words, the Jaguars were inflicting a savage toll on the soldiers. It was true, that the majority of the troops were gladiators and former gladiators who were now protected by immortality magic, but still if they were consumed by the Gate monsters, there would be no return. As the battle raged, it became clear that there were too many Jaguar warriors for the small army to defeat. Rillion flicked his staff and sent a fireball into the Jaguar's flank. It erupted into a flaming explosion of heat and pressure, sending scores of the beast men flying. As he did so, the Rabbit gathered a nearby troop and rushed to cut off a Jaguar offensive. The Greek Guy motioned for the trumpeters to sound the retreat. "Back up the hill! Form defensive units. Skirmishers forward to slow the advance." "This is not going well." Rillion commented as he blasted away a row of Jaguars with a bolt of lightning. As he prepared a second bolt, he noticed a large vortex opening nearby. A travelling Gate was being opened. Which meant either more Jaguars, or...? A second small army of heavily armored gladiator-soldiers appeared. At their head rode Managerr, on a white stallion, and the Dark One, on his black gelding. They motioned and their warriors charged into the Jaguar Warriors flank. The numbers now more even, the first army charged down the hill. Within minutes the Jaguar forces were destroyed. Only a handful survived to flee back into the cavern. "Good timing." Rascally Rabbit chuckled, his eyebrow arched, "You couldn't have arrived just a touch sooner?" "It took us a while to scout out the ruins of our old training grounds on the other side of the Kaikwok Gate." Managerr responded, "We stopped by to gather the second division, as we thought we might need the manpower. Apparently we were right. The other side of the old Gate is completely empty. They are all gone." "Gone? There were millions of beings on that world. You're telling me that they're all gone?" The Dark One waved his staff and a vision of the Kaikwok Gate world appeared. It was decimated. Forests burned and blasted, temples shattered, riverbeds and lakes dried up and shriveled. "As he said. All gone. We detected residual magic. Gate magic. I am not certain if it was left from an invader that came, exterminated that world and enslaved what was left of the population or possibly the denizens of that world developed Gate travel on its own and departed a dying world. We have no way of knowing which is the case." The Greek Guy received a message from one of the army runners, read it quickly and motioned to his fellows. "The engineers are ready." He motioned to a figure high up on the cliffside above the cave. In a moment, a thunderous explosion shook the ground. Instantly a shower of boulders, shards of stone and dirt rained down, burying the cavern opening under half the mountainside. Rillion nodded. "That will do for this Gate access, but I expect there will be more." Three Months Ago -- The Dark Citadel -- Isle of of the Eye The Brotherhood of the Blade sat around the titanic obsidian table where they often planned and plotted together. This occasion was more serious, however, than their usual debates over gladiatorial tactics and battle plans. They were instead embroiled in a lengthy discourse regarding the ongoing Gate incursions that had been detected. "Sheila and her mage council can't figure out how to stop it." Managerr noted. "Sheila?" The Greek Guy chuckled, "First name basis now, are we?" Managerr smirked at him. "They can close the Gate opening when they find it, but then another one opens somewhere else within a few days. At some point they are going to get access in a remote area and we won't find it in time. If they can move in a large force, it will be next to impossible to beat them back and close the access. It will be a mess." "And we still have no idea who is behind this and what's going on." Rillion added. "What we do know is that we don't have enough days in the week to keep running around closing gates and fighting battles. We're shorthanded. Zalgor's missing in action and Caesar is off-world fighting wars of his own. Without their forces it's even worse." Rascally Rabbit shuffled through his roster. "I've lost 15% of my personal troops and I know you all have suffered losses as well." Managerr agreed. "We're definitely short on members. Mad Max and Tig Toad are retired. With Zalgor inactive and Caesar battling Picts or whatnot, we are at five members. Just barely enough in normal times and way short in these times." "We need to recruit some new members." The Greek Guy stated. "We have a tournament coming up and can talk to some managers there. We need to find those who are like-minded and who would get along with the rest of us, which is not always easy." "Agreed." said the Dark One from beneath his cowl, "We can then announce our new members. We need more men and more troops. I think we all have some candidates in mind. First, they must have no other allegiances. Second, they must have the martial knowledge we expect from our members. And, the Greek Guy mentioned, they have to be able to deal with us." Present Day -- the Isle of the Eye One of the arena scribes rushed into the GC headquarters. "We need 100 runners to travel to every city in the land. We're being paid 1,000 gold sovereigns to get the news out!" "What news?" "The Brotherhood of the Blade is expanding!! Here is the announcement!" ***** ***** ***** Hear Ye! Hear Ye! The Brotherhood of the Blade has chosen to add the following new members to our ranks. Effective immediately, the following managers have been offered and have accepted membership to the Brotherhood: Bubbaganoosh Grimm Khisanth May their successes be great and their victories many under our banner! Officially -- Managerr -- Grand High Moose of the Brotrotherhood of the Blade * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 706): NAEGLING of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 589): POLISH CAVALRY of MISNOMERS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 711): PERCIATELLI of PASTA (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 683): VAR-KHAN of SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 707): JUST LOSIN of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 702): INK AND STEEL of INK & STEEL FOREVER (Floyd, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 711): SAW HORSE of TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 695): SKYHAWK of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 697): POSITION IS EMPTY DM 21 SUNSET (turn 696): CRIXUS of BLOOD AND SAND (Deep Thought, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 662): SIDEWINDER of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 651): BASKERVILLE PIG of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 301): UDARN VOYL of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 644): WHERETHEHECKISTAN of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 595): MANNY LEHMAN of PANSY DIVISION (Floyd, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 283): TONG PAK FU of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 276): APPLESEED of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 540): KOLBERT MOON of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 252): FILING FEE of BASH BROS LAWYERS (Assurnasirbanipal) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 588): SMELL CAREFULLY of STREET PIZZA (The Upright Man, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 706): LOW ROAD 3 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 2 NIANIA (turn 589): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.) DM 3 OSKSI (turn 711): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 683): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 5 KALTOS (turn 707): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 702): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 711): TOOL SHED (Leprechaun, mgr.) DM 10 KOLACT (turn 695): VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.) DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 697): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 696): THE BLUES (Buri, mgr.) DM 36 JHANS (turn 662): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.) DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 651): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 301): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 644): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 595): PANSY DIVISION (Floyd, mgr.) DM 54 TROCAR (turn 283): ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.) DM 59 ILLIS (turn 276): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Phantasm, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 540): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 252): BASH BROS CANDY (Asssurnasirbanipal, mgr>) ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 588) PUNCHLINES et al (The Upright Man, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 1 MORDANT (turn 706): NAEGLING of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 4 JHELUM (turn 683): VAR-KHAN of SAVAGE HORDE (Hawk, mgr.) DM 7 BONSUR (turn 711): DEBBY of CHURCH LADIES (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 21 SUNSET (turn 696): RAZE of GRIM FANDANGO (Stik, mgr.) DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 300): ASQUITH of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.) DM 42 RODEKI (turn 643): SOCKLESS CRITIC of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.) DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 539): IMROM LLEWS of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.) SPY REPORT I was going on vacation, see? Surf, sun... But what do those bums say? "Hit the road, Debby Tonte. RODEKI needs a spyreport." Oh, well. MVP award for SLASH? SHREDDERS' proud of him after beating ELIFAS KENT and getting 24 points. Talk about yer big time losers! GAVEN ADLER got smashed by ISENGALEN, and lost 14 points! This Duelmaster is like something else! WHERETHEHECKISTAN stopped TALIB KWELI dead in his tracks! Who was the wiseguy that said RODEKI's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at The Welcome Wench? Don't look at me! AAARRGH!!! I HATE SPYREPORTING!!! Sorry. I just had to say it. SHREDDERS was RODEKI's most avoided team. Is there some award for that? Is there some deep dark secret why COLOR ME SUAVE's been avoiding SHREDDERS so much? Or is it just that they're too scared? Like, is BUTTERLIPS popular, or what? She was challenged the most in all of RODEKI! She's got a 16-4-0, is that good? See if I ever talk to ARMORED ECHO again! SEAFOOD RISOTTO was so low when He challenged he. Hhmph! ARMORED ECHO beat SEAFOOD RISOTTO. No surprise about that. Really I'm not surprised ARMORED ECHO would do such a scummy thing, either. Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds. All RODEKI ever talks about is fighting! Me, I'm more laid back. What if they had a fight and nobody showed up? I'd be out of a job, that's what!!! Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand wash. I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it quits. Its been really albendranius! Later, guys-- Debby Tonte DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WHERETHEHECKISTAN 4651 17 2 0 115 COLOR ME SUAVE (322) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BUTTERLIPS 4650 16 4 0 111 COLOR ME SUAVE (322) UNCLE TED 4624 16 8 0 93 SHREDDERS (412) ARMORED ECHO 4597 27 11 0 92 COLOR ME SUAVE (322) KARLIGRENA 4655 11 7 0 91 DELVERS (154) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -COMMON SENSE 4616 8 6 2 86 INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414) ISENGALEN 4610 13 21 0 82 DELVERS (154) TALIB KWELI 4631 8 16 0 82 INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414) -KOOL MOE DEE 4632 8 4 2 81 INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414) SEAFOOD RISOTTO 4662 5 2 0 75 VENETIAN CINQUE (416) RIMA ADLER 4187 16 12 1 73 FLAGG'S FIVE (213) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME C-PAPPY 4646 13 9 0 66 COLOR ME SUAVE (322) GAVEN ADLER 4456 7 4 0 60 FLAGG'S FIVE (213) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PASDANOUS 4613 13 17 0 56 INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414) TRUGOY THE DOVE 4614 12 18 0 56 INTELLECTS OF HIPHOP (414) SLASH 4692 2 1 0 49 SHREDDERS (412) IGRINA SOCKINETTE 4682 7 1 0 44 DELVERS (154) ELIFAS KENT 4653 10 8 0 38 DELVERS (154) HIPPO HUNTRESS 4467 6 3 0 38 FLAGG'S FIVE (213) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME IZZY 4677 3 3 0 33 SHREDDERS (412) JURGENHALEN 4654 7 11 0 32 DELVERS (154) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DETRA VAUGHN 4470 5 1 2 28 FLAGG'S FIVE (213) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME THE EDGE 4689 1 0 0 15 SHREDDERS (412) ETERNITY 4472 4 1 0 13 FLAGG'S FIVE (213) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? IF-THEN-BUT-NO 4704 0 1 0 COLOR ME SUAVE 322 ARENAMASTER FARI 645 NONE MAB 4688 1 3 1 SHREDDERS 412 DETRA VAUGHN 4470 645 PERSONAL ADS Armored Echo -- Or... echo of armor being struck? The newsletter says the crowd was pleased by that fight. I was, too. -- Karligrena Pasdanous -- Ah! Am I GOOD, or what? -- Isengalen Isengalen -- Or what, most likely. -- Karligrena Seafood Risotto -- Urg, I think I must be allergic to seafood! -- Elifas Kent Trugoy the Dove -- Damn, the Dove turns! I did NOT want that loss, you know. -- Igrina Sockinette My teammates are embarrassed for me, but heck, this kind of stuff happens sometimes. -- Jurgenhalen Jurgenhalen -- No, we're embarrassed BY you. -- Karligrena LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS IF-THEN-BUT-NO was butchered by ARENAMASTER FARIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. BUTTERLIPS devastated KARLIGRENA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel. ARMORED ECHO overcame SEAFOOD RISOTTO in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match. WHERETHEHECKISTAN bested TALIB KWELI in a 1 minute Title contest. UNCLE TED defeated C-PAPPY in a 2 minute veteran's fight. GAVEN ADLER was devastated by ISENGALEN in a 1 minute uneven brawl. RIMA ADLER overpowered PASDANOUS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle. ELIFAS KENT was handily defeated by SLASH in a 1 minute uneven fight. IGRINA SOCKINETTE won victory over AMBITIOUS GUARD in a action packed 1 minute duel. TRUGOY THE DOVE won victory over IZZY in a 3 minute uneven fight. JURGENHALEN was viciously subdued by HIPPO HUNTRESS in a 1 minute gory fight. DETRA VAUGHN killed MAB in a popular 1 minute melee. ETERNITY was outlasted by THE EDGE in a tiresome 21 minute match. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |TOTAL PARRY 5 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 - 1 100 | |AIMED BLOW 5 SLASHING ATTACK 16 - 7 - 0 70 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 5 - 1 69 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 WALL OF STEEL 13 - 6 - 0 68 | |LUNGING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 23 - 14 - 2 62 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 7 - 5 - 0 58 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 TOTAL PARRY 16 - 17 - 0 48 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 9 - 11 - 0 45 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 9 - 0 25 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 - 0 0 | Turn 645 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-LUNGE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 2 - 3 3 AIMED BLOW LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 3 STRIKING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 3 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-STRIKE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME AIMED BLOW WHERETHEHECKISTAN 4651 17 2 0 115 COLOR ME SUAVE (322) SLASHING ATTACK BUTTERLIPS 4650 16 4 0 111 COLOR ME SUAVE (322) LUNGING ATTACK UNCLE TED 4624 16 8 0 93 SHREDDERS (412) TOTAL PARRY ARMORED ECHO 4597 27 11 0 92 COLOR ME SUAVE (322) STRIKING ATTACK SEAFOOD RISOTTO 4662 5 2 0 75 VENETIAN CINQUE (416) WALL OF STEEL C-PAPPY 4646 13 9 0 66 COLOR ME SUAVE (322) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is ISENGALEN 4610. The most popular warrior this turn was SEAFOOD RISOTTO 4662. The ten other most popular fighters were UNCLE TED 4624, RIMA ADLER 4187, SLASH 4692, IGRINA SOCKINETTE 4682, IZZY 4677, HIPPO HUNTRESS 4467, BUTTERLIPS 4650, ARMORED ECHO 4597, WHERETHEHECKISTAN 4651, and ISENGALEN 4610. The least popular fighter this week was ETERNITY 4472. The other ten least popular fighters were THE EDGE 4689, JURGENHALEN 4654, ELIFAS KENT 4653, C-PAPPY 4646, KARLIGRENA 4655, IF-THEN-BUT-NO 4704, PASDANOUS 4613, GAVEN ADLER 4456, TALIB KWELI 4631, and MAB 4688.