DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 02/17/2005 Duedate: 03/02/2005 VEASTIAN ARENA DM-43 TURN-446 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS ELLEN SUE GOTLANDER GIRLS X3 (254) (43-2598) [10-4-1,111] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader ELLEN SUE GOTLANDER ROY! ROY! ROY! GIRLS X3 (254) HEADHUNTERS (440) (43-2598) [10-4-1,111] (43-4401) [2-2-0,15] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite TIRO CUCKOO TIRO CUCKOO THE FAMILY (116) THE FAMILY (116) (43-4329) [20-22-1,84] (43-4329) [20-22-1,84] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM GIRLS X3 (254) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. GIRLS X3 (254) 30 2. THE FAMILY (116) 29 GIRLS X3 (254) 3. HELL'S PAWNS (104) 27 Unchartered Team 4. BOOGIE NIGHTS (304) 0 5. WIDOWMAKERS (115) -1 HEADHUNTERS (440) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 2 GIRLS X3 (254) 54 27 3 66.7 1/ 1 GIRLS X3 (254) 10 3 0 2- 3 BOOGIE NIGHTS (304) 192 111 9 63.4 2/ 4 THE FAMILY (116) 7 8 0 3/ 4 WIDOWMAKERS (115) 161 139 4 53.7 3/ 2 HELL'S PAWNS (104) 5 10 1 4/ 1*HEADHUNTERS (440) 2 2 0 50.0 4/ 3 WIDOWMAKERS (115) 3 3 0 5/ 5 HELL'S PAWNS (104) 160 186 20 46.2 5/ 5*HEADHUNTERS (440) 2 1 0 6/ 6 THE FAMILY (116) 398 470 10 45.9 6- 6 BOOGIE NIGHTS (304) 1 0 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank SPY REPORT The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon VEASTIAN, for I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned! HELL'S PAWNS had cause to celebrate, after GRIEF got 27 points by beating WILLBREAKER. Win some, lose some. Speaking of which, TIRANIAN was winsome, after beating ROY! ROY! ROY! and seeing him lose 9 points. What can be a greater victory? ELLEN SUE GOTLANDER has taken hers place as the top, as VEASTIAN's new Duelmaster. Word has it one team in VEASTIAN is taking speech lessons to try to bore their opponent to death. I'll bet it works. A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn? And do not the little birds cry out?' Any ideas? Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the lion, so did the "warriors" in VEASTIAN avoid HELL'S PAWNS. Like a pup with its tail between its legs, HEADHUNTERS scurried away from HELL'S PAWNS. Oh, the shame! Is it charming personality? Conversational abilities? Good oral hygiene? Whatever it is, TIRANIAN is the most challenged warrior. Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors. Citizens of VEASTIAN, be sure to settle your debts with REMORSE of HELL'S PAWNS. He's relocating to the Dark Arena and has other things on his mind! The warriors at GIRLS X3 stable were more sober than usual, after ANGELA MEADORS' demise at the hands of RAPTURE. RAPTURE, don't make any long term plans! Questions are being raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the arena. A certain tavern in VEASTIAN would I avoid! Leave me now, you base fools! My fingers tire and I fear my incessant prattling may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable character. VEASTIAN, I leave you now. The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The Swinging Aardvark. 'Til next time-- Novgorodny Vir DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ELLEN SUE GOTLANDER 2598 10 4 1 111 GIRLS X3 (254) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TIRO CUCKOO 4329 20 22 1 84 THE FAMILY (116) RAPTURE 4374 12 8 1 84 HELL'S PAWNS (104) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WOUNDBRINGER 4376 11 10 0 62 WIDOWMAKERS (115) C. ZETA JONES 4393 6 1 0 58 GIRLS X3 (254) HEATHER GRAHAM 4395 6 1 0 57 GIRLS X3 (254) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GRIEF 4388 7 6 2 55 HELL'S PAWNS (104) WILLBREAKER 4372 13 10 0 53 WIDOWMAKERS (115) VAHNZUR 4373 11 12 0 47 THE FAMILY (116) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -DIRK DIGGLER 3962 3 2 0 31 BOOGIE NIGHTS (304) TIRANIAN 4391 5 4 0 26 THE FAMILY (116) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME STILJANZ 4409 2 0 0 18 THE FAMILY (116) GRINIAN 4407 2 1 0 17 THE FAMILY (116) ROY! ROY! ROY! 4401 2 2 0 15 HEADHUNTERS (440) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? ANGELA MEADORS 2597 9 5 0 GIRLS X3 254 RAPTURE 4374 446 REMORSE 4387 5 8 3 HELL'S PAWNS 104 WURM KIN 27 446 NONE A REJECTED PAWN 4408 0 2 0 HELL'S PAWNS 104 STONE GOLEM 26 446 NONE PERSONAL ADS Angela Meadors -- Either I've been hit on the head too many times, or there were really three of you out there. In either case, it is obviously beyond me to defeat three determined women at once. -- Vahnzur Roy!x3 -- Dammit, don't DO that! I'm still USING my head, thank you very much. -- Tiranian Dismay -- Okay, I'm dismayed. Please fight someone else this time. -- Tiro Cuckoo P.S. And even better, graduate! P.P.S. Ah! You ARE graduating. Good. Dirk Diggler -- Boogie nights? Does that mean you're one of those boogie men that hides under the bed or in the closet, waiting for some poor, defenseless kid to go to sleep, and then jumps out at him, drooling? -- Grinian A Rejected Pawn -- Did you miss the line for the Dark Arena? Or is your manager attempting to get you killed so he can have a bloodfeud to play with? Or what, eh? I don't like being cast in the role of killer. -- Stiljanz P.S. Of course, you're not of the True Blood, so maybe.... 31 January 2005 My fellow duelists I come before you bearing a sad and unfortunate message. Several months ago our group, the Vendetta Cartel, had lost contact with one of our friends. Since he was in contact or correspondence on an almost daily basis there was concern amongst us. With some research two of our members discovered why contact was lost with him. On November 10, 2004, Richard Hammes was taken from us in a senseless act of violence during a robbery attempt at a friend's store where he sometimes worked. He was watching the store so his friend could go home to tend to his son who had taken ill. You may have known Rich as Abarsis, The Slaughter Priest ; richh10 on the RT; or gameogre on the Duel2 messageboard. You may not have known that he spent 13 years serving the United States in the Navy. Rich dearly loved this game and all it encompassed. He may not have been the best or most experienced manager but he loved to interact with others and was quick to offer advice whenever anyone asked for help. He was always kind and gracious and tried to strengthen our game, often by helping new players feel welcome or give them a chance to compete. With his prolific posting I know that I am simply speaking the obvious about what he did for our game. Many, like me, were drawn to him, perhaps for his kind nature or his sense of humor, and it appears he lived his life as he played this game. Always willing to help or do right by others. I realize that he had many friends outside the VC so I will include the link to the news story in case any of his other friends would like to know more of what happened. We're all dealt a hand in life but it's not the strength of the hand you're dealt but rather how you play it that really matters. Rich played his hand to the very best of his human ability and for this I admire him greatly. I know we all choose to like or dislike managers but I believe deep down we are all good and decent, in this game, and will drop party (alliance) lines and will show the proper respect. http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041112/news_7m12clerk.html Rich was taken from us all to soon and with so much left to offer the community around him. He spoke of a desire to run a contest on the Duel2 site which I hope to uphold in his name. Some of the people I have spoken with think it would be a nice gesture to do one final good act in Rich's name, though it could never match what he would've done within his community, for his community of San Diego. I hope that with this contest we might raise a little money to donate to an appropriate charity within San Diego in his name. In conclusion I send a message to Rich: "Rich, though I'm sure you gathered this I never really told you how much I admired you and what a friend I considered you. I thank you for being my voice of reason and always reminding me of why we both loved this game so much! You have taught me one final valuable lesson in learning more of you. There are things far more valuable in life than material possessions such as character and kindness. That nothing going on in your life means that you cannot find a way to be kind and giving to others. We always spoke of meeting someday and until we finally do know that you will live on in with me and the rest of your brothers and sisters in the Cartel: Master Darque, Kat, Bum, Sensei Jan, Maximillian, Hammer, Fizban, Firehawk, Phat Phat. You increased all of our enjoyment of this game, you were a true ambassador of Duelmasters, and the game will not be quite the same without you. A farewell battle cry from the ZalCon: 'Confusion to our enemies'. May your soul rest in peace, my friend." Should anyone wish to correspond about Rich feel free to contact myself, or anyone else within the Vendetta Cartel. Street Legal Jeff Bura The Death Squad(63) in Tobir or triumph1971@hotmail.com 31 January 2005 Be it known throughout Alastari that Hammer is no longer a member of the Vendetta Cartel alliance. A difference of opinion with another highly respected member of the VC due to my recent vocal actions in DM 47 can only be resolved by my resignation from the VC as of January 29, 2005. I leave of my own accord, in good standing with all members and with no hard feelings towards anyone in the Vendetta Cartel. There was a time when I felt that my membership in the VC made the alliance stronger. I know that my resignation today makes the Vendetta Cartel a stronger alliance with my absence. -- Hammer 1 February 2005 St. Valentine's Massacre update My apologies, the Kill Contest starting on turn 476 in Jhans will run for 10 (ten) turns ending on turn number 486. Azrael 5 February 2005 On behalf of the ILLUMINATI Confederation of Alliances (The kLk, CHAOS, Inc. and The Company of Brothers) I would like to express our sympathies concerning the tragic loss of Rich Hammes to both the DM community and to the real life world. Surely our loss has been Heaven's gain. -- Talon Darkhart, deeply sorrowful kLk God of War, Illuminati Alliance, Puppetmaster LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS REMORSE was unbelievably slain by WURM KIN in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. A REJECTED PAWN was dispatched by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena battle. DISMAY was handily defeated by ELLEN SUE GOTLANDER in a 1 minute Title match. ANGELA MEADORS was dispatched by RAPTURE in a 1 minute brawl. TIRO CUCKOO bested WOUNDBRINGER in a 2 minute veteran's fight. C. ZETA JONES savagely defeated VAHNZUR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute competition. HEATHER GRAHAM overpowered CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute bloody one-sided struggle. WILLBREAKER was handily defeated by GRIEF in a 1 minute uneven fight. ROY! ROY! ROY! lost to TIRANIAN in a 1 minute duel. GRINIAN vanquished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided duel. STILJANZ won victory over EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute novice's duel. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 4 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 2 - 0 75 | |AIMED BLOW 3 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 3 - 0 73 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 12 - 6 - 0 67 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 TOTAL PARRY 9 - 5 - 0 64 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 3 - 0 63 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 29 - 18 - 1 62 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 2 - 0 50 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 8 - 8 - 0 50 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 AIMED BLOW 11 - 20 - 4 35 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 WALL OF STEEL 6 - 14 - 0 30 | Turn 446 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 1 - 2 3 STRIKING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 3 2 WALL OF STEEL SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW 1 TOTAL PARRY TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME BASHING ATTACK ELLEN SUE GOTLANDER 2598 10 4 1 111 GIRLS X3 (254) LUNGING ATTACK RAPTURE 4374 12 8 1 84 HELL'S PAWNS (104) SLASHING ATTACK C. ZETA JONES 4393 6 1 0 58 GIRLS X3 (254) STRIKING ATTACK HEATHER GRAHAM 4395 6 1 0 57 GIRLS X3 (254) AIMED BLOW GRIEF 4388 7 6 2 55 HELL'S PAWNS (104) TOTAL PARRY WILLBREAKER 4372 13 10 0 53 WIDOWMAKERS (115) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is TIRO CUCKOO 4329. The most popular warrior this turn was REMORSE 4387. The ten other most popular fighters were A REJECTED PAWN 4408, TIRO CUCKOO 4329, RAPTURE 4374, WOUNDBRINGER 4376, C. ZETA JONES 4393, HEATHER GRAHAM 4395, GRIEF 4388, ELLEN SUE GOTLANDER 2598, STILJANZ 4409, and VAHNZUR 4373. The least popular fighter this week was WILLBREAKER 4372. The other ten least popular fighters were ANGELA MEADORS 2597, GRINIAN 4407, TIRANIAN 4391, ROY! ROY! ROY! 4401, VAHNZUR 4373, STILJANZ 4409, ELLEN SUE GOTLANDER 2598, GRIEF 4388, HEATHER GRAHAM 4395, and C. ZETA JONES 4393. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: DISMAY (43-1906) HELL'S PAWNS (104) Name-Change-O-Rama The winter tourney brought a lot of people to the Isle who didn't appear there normally. This included Commission employees. Half a dozen arenamasters regarded each other warily in the mirror behind the bar at the Pig in a Haystack. The Pig was obscure and mediocre, drawing few gladiators, which is what they had all been looking for. They saw gladiators every day. Most arenamaster were convinced that this was some kind of punishment. You could always pick out the arenamasters in a crowd. There were superficial differences: One of these had clearly Adantri features, one wore an eye-patch, two were female. But there were, in significant ways, alike. The same size, the same hair-trigger alertness, the same deadliness. The one-eyed man broke the ice, raising his beer mug in salute. "I'm Zrof One- Eye from Zukal. Sugar of Arvat--" One of the women bowed slightly. "I know Sugar. The rest of you...?" The Adantri matched his salute. "Dernal of Dayla Kiv." "Daiyla Kiv? Ah...." "No, without the 'I' in it. These damned bureaucrats can't spell, and they thought adding an unnecessary vowel was exotic." Disgust dripped from his voice. "Tell me about it!" another man growled in agreement. "Khagal of Niatoli, and what they do to the spelling of THAT simple word--!" "I thought Daiyla, I mean Dayla Kiv had a different name right now," Arenamistress Sugar said. "The arena, at least, because of a contest?" "Chavez Ravine." Dernal's tone was the one that substituted in polite company for spitting on the floor. Zrof blinked, taken aback by the bitterness. He wouldn't have minded a contest in Zukal, and damn what they called the place. "It's only temporary, though." "Temporary, shmiperary," another man muttered. He seemed well into his drinking, although, like all arenamasters, he carried his liquor well. "They do it all the time in Aradi. No reshpect. Go around changing thish, changing that. I wish I could change shome thingsh." He signalled the bartender for a refill. The second woman put her hand over his mug. "You've had enough, Harkon. Try the coffee, instead." "You should be mad, too, Ripplesh," Harkon said. "They're going to do shtuff like that in Jahnsh, aren't they?" Ripples Dorrigan shrugged. All the men paused, some with glasses half raised, to watch. "It's the way things are," she said. "Not much we can do about it." "You know," Khagal of Niatoli said, "maybe we could make a few changes. Fix the spelling of Arena 33, for one, change a few standby titles--" "The Commission hates changes." Dernal of Dayla Kiv topped up his glass and drained it gloomily. "Yes, but if we disguise it," Sugar of Arvat said, excited, "make it... maybe a general Name-Change-O-Rama! Then we could slip OUR changes through and no one would notice or mind." *-------*-------*-------*-------*-------*-------* By popular demand, we are holding a Name-Change-o-Rama during the month of March. If you wish to change the name of your warriors or teams, please contact RSI Customer Service. The charge for a name change is $1, unless you're in DOOMCorps, in which case you take your chances. (Just kidding, guys! *snicker*)