DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/21/2016 Duedate: 02/03/2016
VEASTIAN ARENA
DM-43 TURN-724
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
THE ROCK SHOW
MELODY MAYHEM (504)
(43-5042) [14-6-1,101]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
THE ROCK SHOW POSITION IS EMPTY
MELODY MAYHEM (504)
(43-5042) [14-6-1,101]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ACID RAIN ACID RAIN
MELODY MAYHEM (504) MELODY MAYHEM (504)
(43-4995) [13-18-0,74] (43-4995) [13-18-0,74]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MELODY MAYHEM (504)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MELODY MAYHEM (504) 44
2. FRANKENSTEIN HUNT (516) 10 MELODY MAYHEM (504)
3. DOLI CAPAX (514) 0 Unchartered Team
4. SUPERHEROES! (469) 0
5. DEATH PENALTY (515) 0 PRIME TEAM (225)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1 SUPERHEROES! (469) 28 4 1 87.5 1/ 0 MELODY MAYHEM (504) 4 1 0
2- 2*DOLI CAPAX (514) 5 2 0 71.4 2- 1*DOLI CAPAX (514) 3 0 0
3- 3*WEIRD STUDENTS (512) 21 9 1 70.0 3- 3 SUPERHEROES! (469) 2 0 0
4/ 0 MELODY MAYHEM (504) 76 59 4 56.3 4/ 4 FRANKENSTEIN HUNT (516) 2 2 0
5/ 4 FRANKENSTEIN HUNT (516) 13 12 0 52.0 5- 5*DEATH PENALTY (515) 0 9 0
6- 5*DEATH PENALTY (515) 1 10 0 9.1 6- 2*WEIRD STUDENTS (512) 0 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Greetings warriors! It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the
clash and bustle of the weekly VEASTIAN games. Former top team DOLI CAPAX was
unseated this week as MELODY MAYHEM moved up from 0th ranking to take the top spot
with a 4-1-0 record for the round. There were bitter words at WEIRD STUDENTS'
guildhouse after a 0-0-0 showing this week which dropped the stable into 6th. Dark
Arena anyone? STILL LOOKING caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as
she skillfully bested EXIT and was awarded 24 points in recognition. In one of the
week's more notable duels, STILL LOOKING put down EXIT, causing it to lose 17 points
of recognition in the process. Due to its absence and inability to defend the
throne, AEROPEARL has lost the title of Duelmaster. The city has turned out in honor
of THE ROCK SHOW, for with hers arena victory she may now lay claim to the highest
position in the city! Would you believe that over half of the old women in VEASTIAN
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.
Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser? Warriors, may this counselor stand
ready at your right hand forever! 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!
The girls are as pretty in VEASTIAN as ever I remembered them....and the
fighters as ugly! Don't let your reputation slip! More than a sharp eye must I
keep, indeed a stout pair of legs must I keep as well! The endless paths of Alastari
await me! 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
THE ROCK SHOW 5042 14 6 1 101 MELODY MAYHEM (504)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-AEROPEARL 4690 14 1 0 116 SUPERHEROES! (469)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-THOUGHT FIGHTER 4693 14 3 1 88 SUPERHEROES! (469)
STILL LOOKING 5127 7 7 0 88 FRANKENSTEIN HUNT (516)
ACID RAIN 4995 13 18 0 74 MELODY MAYHEM (504)
EXIT 5020 17 13 1 69 MELODY MAYHEM (504)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SHOULD BE FUN 5116 5 4 0 62 FRANKENSTEIN HUNT (516)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TENNESSEE LINE 5063 7 5 0 49 MELODY MAYHEM (504)
-MILD MILO 5085 4 0 0 47 WEIRD STUDENTS (512)
-CONFUSED CLARK 5068 4 3 1 44 WEIRD STUDENTS (512)
-POOR PATTY 5071 4 1 0 44 WEIRD STUDENTS (512)
WAR 5145 6 3 0 43 MELODY MAYHEM (504)
-PROUD PEACH 5070 5 1 0 43 WEIRD STUDENTS (512)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-RELAXING RAIN 5067 3 3 0 28 WEIRD STUDENTS (512)
-BACKBEREND 5087 3 0 0 27 DOLI CAPAX (514)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MACE GREFF 5090 2 0 0 16 DOLI CAPAX (514)
-WORTH A SHOT 5097 0 1 0 1 FRANKENSTEIN HUNT (516)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
THE ROCK SHOW devastated KHALHUMS DWARF in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
SHOULD BE FUN lost to ACID RAIN in a 4 minute battle.
EXIT was handily defeated by STILL LOOKING in a 1 minute one-sided match.
WAR vanquished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
TENNESSEE LINE overpowered THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 3 LUNGING ATTACK 12 - 4 - 1 75 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 BASHING ATTACK 13 - 8 - 1 62 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 15 - 12 - 0 56 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 4 - 0 56 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 10 - 9 - 0 53 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 0 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 8 - 0 33 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 3 - 0 25 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 724 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 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 3 AIMED BLOW
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-LUNGE
AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW THE ROCK SHOW 5042 14 6 1 101 MELODY MAYHEM (504)
SLASHING ATTACK EXIT 5020 17 13 1 69 MELODY MAYHEM (504)
BASHING ATTACK WAR 5145 6 3 0 43 MELODY MAYHEM (504)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ACID RAIN 4995. The most popular warrior this turn
was ACID RAIN 4995. The ten other most popular fighters were TENNESSEE LINE 5063,
THE ROCK SHOW 5042, STILL LOOKING 5127, WAR 5145, SHOULD BE FUN 5116, EXIT 5020, 0,
0, 0, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was EXIT 5020. The other ten least popular
fighters were SHOULD BE FUN 5116, WAR 5145, STILL LOOKING 5127, THE ROCK SHOW 5042,
TENNESSEE LINE 5063, ACID RAIN 4995, 0, 0, 0, and 0.
SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA!
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Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in June. We hope
you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there!
-- RSI
NEW NOVEL: "BLOOD GAMES"
Hail Gladiatorial Managers of Alastari,
My name is Mark G. Manley, AKA Grimwood, author of the Duel 2 novel, "Dark
Arena." The RSI staff and I are pleased to announce the next novel in the Duel 2
reality, "Blood Games." A publisher has offered a contract to publish the novel and
I'll continue to provide detailed updates as they become available. However, I wanted
to share a quick blurb about the novel.
* * *
WAR!
The land of Alastari is thrown into chaos caused by the invasion of the Rirorni
horde. Swept up in the conflict and captured is My-re, a young girl living on the
edge of the Rirorni plains. Regarded as a spoil of war and growing up in a Rirorni
family band, her troubles just begin as warlords within the Rirorni Empire fight each
other for prestige, property, and personal honor. For mutual protection, My-re is
taught the family band's Wall of Steel combat style, where if executed correctly, no
blade, no weapon, no arrow can penetrate.
In a land where life is dangerous, brutal, and short, My-re is confronted by a
prominent Rirorni warrior and kills him in self-defense. She is sold to a Rirorni
slaver after being found guilty of murder, and exiled back to her native land of
Alastari. However, there is no happy reunion, no joyful return, as she is sentenced
to fight in the Blood Games arena for her crime.
My-re's one chance of freedom resides in winning the Blood Game tournament. But
the champion is not declared by besting your opponents, but by slaughtering them.
* * *
As with novel "Dark Arena," I worked with RSI to write and publish "Blood Games"
in the Duel 2 world of Alastari. But it will always be known as Duelmasters to me.
I wanted to share a little bit of background about myself, I started my first
team back on turn 12 in Niania (Arena #2) on February 13, 1990. I managed a team
called Wolverines. The next summer at Gen Con, I started my main team, Skull Squadron
in Rocanis (Arena #56). The following summer at Gen Con, I stared Legion of Death, in
Valamantis (Arena #62). Twenty-five years later, I've graduated numerous warriors,
which would not be an easy feat to count.
Good luck on the arena sands and more to come.
-- Mark G. Manley
AKA Grimwood