DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/22/2005 Duedate: 07/19/2005
STORMCROWE ARENA
DM-45 TURN-231
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
HOT LIPS
DARQUE FORCES (428)
(45-3743) [29-6-0,129]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
BOMBSHELL POSITION IS EMPTY
DARQUE FORCES (428)
(45-3914) [18-10-3,141]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ALICE OSBORNE ALICE OSBORNE
MORDRED'S MADMEN (409) MORDRED'S MADMEN (409)
(45-3970) [13-13-1,104] (45-3970) [13-13-1,104]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SUPERIOR FORCES (310)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MORDRED'S MADMEN (409) 50
2. NORTHERN LIGHTS (393) 42 SUPERIOR FORCES (310)
3. SUPERIOR FORCES (310) 28 Unchartered Team
4. DARQUE FORCES (428) 16
5. AVID FANS (65) 3 BLANK II (106)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 SUPERIOR FORCES (310) 70 50 0 58.3 1/ 1 SUPERIOR FORCES (310) 9 2 0
2/ 2 DARQUE FORCES (428) 172 142 9 54.8 2/ 2 DARQUE FORCES (428) 9 6 0
3/ 3 MORDRED'S MADMEN (409) 123 104 6 54.2 3/ 6 MORDRED'S MADMEN (409) 8 7 0
4/ 4 AVID FANS (65) 127 122 11 51.0 4/ 4 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393) 7 8 0
5/ 5 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393) 121 148 3 45.0 5/ 3 A DEAL'S A DEAL (457) 6 9 0
6/ 6 A DEAL'S A DEAL (457) 50 80 5 38.5 6/ 5 AVID FANS (65) 4 3 0
7- 7 THE LORDS OF WAR (477) 11 21 1 34.4 7- 7 THE LORDS OF WAR (477) 2 4 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 STORMCROWE games. Warriors--remember that glory waits
always around the corner! Witness how this week MORDRED'S MADMEN went 4-1-0 to move
up 3 in the rankings. FROSTFLARE caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial
commission as he skillfully bested DANGEROUS CRIMINAL and was awarded 18 points in
recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, AMY YATES put down GREZELDA,
causing her to lose 11 points of recognition in the process. As is fitting, the most
sought after warrior on the challenge boards this week was none other than Duelmaster
HOT LIPS herself. This time out ALICE OSBORNE made his bid for the throne as he
challenged HOT LIPS in an all out contest of skill for possession of the title!
Although ALICE OSBORNE made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign
of victorious HOT LIPS. No confirmation, but my sources claim that the top team has
gained their position using magical aids. Charmed weapons perhaps?
Many and various are the arts of battle. In STORMCROWE "art" is a word that has
long since passed from the language! I saw one fighter that warriors avoided when
this week's challenge seeking began. MORDRED'S MADMEN is feared. This much I can
say. Apparently the stalwarts of AVID FANS are catching the bulk of jests down at
the challenging board for their large share of the avoids. Give THE STATISTICIAN
credit for his courage. Did you note how he challenged BOMBSHELL despite the 58
point difference in their rankings? 3 points of newly earned recognition and a dose
of my admiration is what THE STATISTICIAN must now weigh against the defeat which
resulted.
What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his
foe's mortality? 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 STORMCROWE. Nice atmosphere you have here! Ahh, but I can hear the
spires of a far off city calling to me. I must away! 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
HOT LIPS 3743 29 6 0 129 DARQUE FORCES (428)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BOMBSHELL 3914 18 10 3 141 DARQUE FORCES (428)
DEATH FOG 4017 16 6 0 110 SUPERIOR FORCES (310)
SHARD 3507 17 27 1 108 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
ALICE OSBORNE 3970 13 13 1 104 MORDRED'S MADMEN (409)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FRANCINE KRUGER 4015 9 13 0 88 MORDRED'S MADMEN (409)
THE BEER VENDOR 1975 18 18 1 83 AVID FANS (65)
THE STATISTICIAN 2309 15 17 0 83 AVID FANS (65)
JANE THE RIPPER 4096 10 4 0 82 MORDRED'S MADMEN (409)
PYROTECHNICS 4018 19 3 0 78 SUPERIOR FORCES (310)
MOTHER 3741 19 16 1 74 DARQUE FORCES (428)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-COLOUR COMMENTATOR 3951 7 5 1 66 AVID FANS (65)
ZOEY 4126 7 3 1 62 A DEAL'S A DEAL (457)
A TALENT SCOUT 3950 8 5 0 58 AVID FANS (65)
-THE JANITOR 2545 8 9 0 57 AVID FANS (65)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FROSTFLARE 4112 6 6 0 55 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
AMY YATES 4145 7 1 1 51 MORDRED'S MADMEN (409)
ICELINIA 4092 8 7 1 49 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
WALRUS 3995 8 17 0 41 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
ASU 4105 5 0 0 40 SUPERIOR FORCES (310)
-SHADOW STALKER 4155 7 5 0 39 THE LORDS OF WAR (477)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GREZELDA 4131 4 5 0 33 A DEAL'S A DEAL (457)
RAGGEDY ANN 4148 6 1 0 28 DARQUE FORCES (428)
LULU 4135 4 4 0 28 DARQUE FORCES (428)
FROSTBITE 4014 2 21 0 27 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BERTHA 4168 4 1 1 24 A DEAL'S A DEAL (457)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JEANIE VORHES 4169 2 2 0 14 MORDRED'S MADMEN (409)
-TERLIMON 4170 1 0 0 13 THE LORDS OF WAR (477)
AUNTY MACASSAR 4137 2 6 0 12 A DEAL'S A DEAL (457)
-JARA 4160 2 1 0 8 THE LORDS OF WAR (477)
-SMOKE 4154 1 1 1 5 THE LORDS OF WAR (477)
-CARA 4159 0 2 0 2 THE LORDS OF WAR (477)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
MALDROIT MABEL 4161 2 4 0 A DEAL'S A DEAL 457 STONE GOLEM 26 231 NONE
NORA BATES 3883 13 17 0 MORDRED'S MADMEN 409 BOMBSHELL 3914 227 NOT REVE
PERSONAL ADS
All -- Geez, ya gets rid a one ork an da other two gives tha dirtiest looks. An orks
can really shrivel it up, too. -- Applejack
Jeanie Vorhes -- Wait'll I tell my "ork" friends of this one. Well, maybe later.
They're kinda riled. -- Bertha
ASU -- Despite the losing record, I'm holding down more than my weight. Fer
instance...I keep improving and intensifying my stablemates. Ya that's the ticket.
-- Aunty (not for nothin)
Pyrotechnics -- Give it a sec, then you can help me up. Showoff. -- Grezzzelda (not
a happy gal, but wiser for the experience)
Lulu -- Guys, look out. She's a real Lulu. -- Mabel (c'mon, someone'd said it if'n I
didn't)
Jara -- Good gods, woman, put some armor on! You're just asking for trouble, and
Jorja would be SO annoyed if I went and slew you by accident. -- Frostflare
P.S. Not, of course, as annoyed as she would be if I slew you on purpose....
Mother -- Oooh, getting down to the nitty gritty here, are we? But you have to
realize that some of us WILL hit a mother, if that's what it takes. -- Shard
Jane the Ripper -- You are a nasty woman and you DESERVE cabbage. OLD cabbage. --
Walrus
Amy Yates -- You're a madwoman, all right, but at least you're warm. I hope you
appreciate that. I can't seem to get warm, no matter what. -- Frostbite
Raggedy Ann -- Wow, you give new meaning to the phrase "bad hair day"! -- Icelinia
Ed. -- Are you unfamiliar with pickled kings, then? How strange. They're quite good
spiked into roasts just before said roasts go into the oven. They add a certain
something to the flavor, and make tough cuts more enjoyable. I've got a recipe
around here somewhere.... -- Walrus
It all sounds rather suspicious. I should think a pickled king would go up in
flames if placed in an oven. Or are we talking pickled in some other way? --
Ed.
Applejack -- Who's not that cute? -- Inquiring Minds want to know
Jara -- Not unless you tip better. -- Dothalne, Beggar in good standing but not in it
for the "fun"
7 June 2005
I am in the process of moving house, and spotlight writing for the next two months
will be very hit-and-miss. -- the Scribe
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
MALDROIT MABEL was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
ALICE OSBORNE was luckily beaten by HOT LIPS in a 12 minute Challenge Title melee.
THE STATISTICIAN was bested by BOMBSHELL in a 5 minute veteran's Challenge contest.
FRANCINE KRUGER demolished ZOEY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
THE BEER VENDOR was vanquished by SHARD in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
JANE THE RIPPER overpowered MOTHER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
AMY YATES overpowered GREZELDA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
DEATH FOG vanquished VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
PYROTECHNICS outlasted VETERAN MERCENARY in a action packed 7 minute duel.
A TALENT SCOUT overpowered LULU in a action packed 1 minute one-sided fight.
FROSTFLARE overpowered DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight.
WALRUS was bested by ASU in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
ICELINIA demolished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute gory mismatched match.
FROSTBITE was unbelievably bested by RAGGEDY ANN in a popular 6 minute conflict.
AUNTY MACASSAR was luckily beaten by JEANIE VORHES in a 7 minute struggle.
BERTHA overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 2 minute mismatched brawl.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 TOTAL PARRY 32 - 19 - 0 63 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 WALL OF STEEL 8 - 6 - 1 57 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 LUNGING ATTACK 29 - 25 - 2 54 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 3 PARRY-STRIKE 17 - 15 - 2 53 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 9 - 9 - 0 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 SLASHING ATTACK 14 - 15 - 0 48 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 STRIKING ATTACK 25 - 32 - 1 44 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 12 - 0 43 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 AIMED BLOW 15 - 21 - 0 42 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 8 - 0 20 |
Turn 231 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:
TOTAL PARRY 4 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 3 3 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 2 1 PARRY-STRIKE
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY HOT LIPS 3743 29 6 0 129 DARQUE FORCES (428)
PARRY-STRIKE BOMBSHELL 3914 18 10 3 141 DARQUE FORCES (428)
AIMED BLOW DEATH FOG 4017 16 6 0 110 SUPERIOR FORCES (310)
SLASHING ATTACK JANE THE RIPPER 4096 10 4 0 82 MORDRED'S MADMEN (409)
LUNGING ATTACK MOTHER 3741 19 16 1 74 DARQUE FORCES (428)
STRIKING ATTACK ZOEY 4126 7 3 1 62 A DEAL'S A DEAL (457)
WALL OF STEEL ICELINIA 4092 8 7 1 49 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ALICE OSBORNE 3970. The most popular warrior this
turn was ALICE OSBORNE 3970. The ten other most popular fighters were FROSTBITE
4014, BOMBSHELL 3914, AUNTY MACASSAR 4137, MALDROIT MABEL 4161, THE STATISTICIAN
2309, HOT LIPS 3743, DEATH FOG 4017, A TALENT SCOUT 3950, FROSTFLARE 4112, and ASU
4105.
The least popular fighter this week was PYROTECHNICS 4018. The other ten least
popular fighters were JEANIE VORHES 4169, WALRUS 3995, GREZELDA 4131, MOTHER 3741,
THE BEER VENDOR 1975, ZOEY 4126, LULU 4135, BERTHA 4168, RAGGEDY ANN 4148, and AMY
YATES 4145.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
BOMBSHELL (45-3914) DARQUE FORCES (428)
HOLD THE DATES! (FACE-TO-FACE XXXV AND XXXVI)
Summer Face-to-Face Tournament XXXV in St. Louis!
Our next summer FTF will be held in downtown St. Louis, July 29-31, 2005. It will be
at the Radisson Hotel & Suites, St. Louis (800-925-1395--ask for the Reality
Simulations room block). Room rates are $99.00 per night, 1-4 occupancy. The rooms
are blocked--please make your reservation by mid-June before the block is released!
Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet. See you there!
Winter Face-to-Face Tournament XXXVI in Tempe!
Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 20-22, 2006. It will be
held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-894-7444), the same hotel as
last year by popular request. Room rates are $139.00 per night (same as last year!),
1-4 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's
reception, free airport shuttle, free parking, high speed internet (for extra charge),
fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--please make your
reservation soon before the block is released! (This is prime season for Phoenix, and
several people were unable to book rooms last year because they waited too long.)
Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet. We hope you're all
looking forward to it and that we will see you there!