DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 03/29/2006 Duedate: 04/25/2006 STORMCROWE ARENA DM-45 TURN-241 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS HOT LIPS DARQUE FORCES (428) (45-3743) [36-8-0,139] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader HOT LIPS B.F. GOODRICH DARQUE FORCES (428) ROAD WARRIORS (476) (45-3743) [36-8-0,139] (45-4143) [5-2-0,71] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite FROSTBITE ZOEY NORTHERN LIGHTS (393) A DEAL'S A DEAL (457) (45-4014) [4-29-0,41] (45-4126) [13-7-1,105] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM A DEAL'S A DEAL (457) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. DARQUE FORCES (428) 56 2. ROAD WARRIORS (476) 30 DARQUE FORCES (428) 3. AMOEBA (425) 0 Unchartered Team 4. NORTHERN LIGHTS (393) -2 5. A DEAL'S A DEAL (457) -42 ROAD WARRIORS (476) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 DARQUE FORCES (428) 198 159 10 55.5 1/ 1 A DEAL'S A DEAL (457) 10 5 0 2- 2*AMOEBA (425) 19 18 1 51.4 2/ 4 DARQUE FORCES (428) 6 4 0 3/ 3 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393) 139 178 3 43.8 3/ 3*ROAD WARRIORS (476) 5 6 0 4/ 5*ROAD WARRIORS (476) 15 20 0 42.9 4/ 5 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393) 3 10 0 5/ 4 A DEAL'S A DEAL (457) 76 104 5 42.2 5- 2*AMOEBA (425) 2 2 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 538): PUSS of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 538): BANSHEE of MARVEL HEROES (Dr. Strange, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 532): CHARISMATIC of TRIPLE CROWN (Sultan, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 534): PERSIFLAGE of SHROUD IN MYSTERY (Noachian, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 532): EXODUS of THE OLD TESTAMENT (Ganolus Oakleaf, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 530): SUE SHEE of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 28 SLAUGHTER PRIEST MEM (turn 265): MR. CHOMP CHOMP of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 523): QUICK STINGER of CARDOW HUNTERS (Uncle Wolf, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 263): BRILLIANT ORANGE of UNFIT TO BE ORCS (Slugbait, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 520): GRETH of RILL'S GCSC2 (Rillion, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 518): LIONESS of DARK TOADS II (TigToad, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 510): BUMP 'N' JUMP of FLIPPERS ARCADE (Huckle Cat, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 471): DAPHNE CAMISADO of TERMAGANT VOTARY (Noachian, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 240): ZOEY of A DEAL'S A DEAL (Applejack, mgr.) DM 47 SCOMSS SWAMP (turn 235): JACK MCFARLAND of SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 222): YAIWE of DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 399): ZIPPER of RESCUE RANGERS (JE, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 378): SCYTHE of BLADES OF TERROR (Soultaker, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 364): VIRGINIA, NO SANTA of GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 170): APPLE DANISH of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.) DM 74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 335): CHESSARA of SAND DANCERS (Olinda, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 332): SAMURAI of I AM SAM (The Sandman, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 319): AIDEN of LETHAL HERITAGE (Lord Xiang, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 424): DRACO MALFOY of SLYTHERIN HOUSE from DAIYLA KIV (Rillion, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 538): ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 538): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 532): DARK CREATION (Herbert Philip Lovecraft West, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 534): POWER LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 532): BALANCE OF TERROR (Noachian, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 530): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.) DM 28 SLAUGHTER PRIEST MEM (turn 265): none DM 29 LAPUR (turn 523): CARDOW HUNTERS (Uncle Wolf, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 263): THE STORMGUARDS (The Icelord, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 520): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 518): HALCYON DAZE (Noachian, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 510): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 471): ROGUES' GALLERY (Lord Xiang, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 240): A DEAL'S A DEAL (Applejack, mgr.) DM 47 SCOMSS SWAMP (turn 235): none DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 222): DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 399): GET (JE, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 378): FEAR FACTORY (Var, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 364): GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 170): FAMILY JEWELS (Gem Genius, mgr.) DM 74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 335): SAND DANCERS (Olinda, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 332): HUE AND CRY (Noachian, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 319): THE LEGENDS (Loch Ness, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 424): SUNNYLAND, etc. (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 538): PUSS of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 538): BANSHEE of MARVEL HEROES (Dr. Strange, mgr.) (turn 537): FELINE GRIN of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 531): NYARLATHOTEP of DARK CREATION (Herbert Philip Lovecraft West, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 532): EXODUS of THE OLD TESTAMENT (Ganolus Oakleaf, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 263): BRILLIANT ORANGE of UNFIT TO BE ORCS (Slugbait, mgr.) (turn 262): BARTOFELES of THE STORMGUARDS (The Icelord, mgr.) KAMBARD MURH of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 520): M. A. FISTAFOLES of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.) (turn 519): LOU CYPHER of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 47 SCOMSS SWAMP (turn 235): BOMBADIL of FREEDONIA (Mr. Snarky, mgr.) (turn 234): ART PENDRAGON of KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (Baphomet, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 221): NEUMA of DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.) FENDER GRALE of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 335): CHESSARA of SAND DANCERS (Olinda, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 319): XANTHIPPE MANWAR of THE LUNATIC FRINGE (Noachian) (turn 318): JAMES of THE LEGENDS (Loch Ness, mgr.) DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. (wax eloquent) Bop-ba-deep-dap-dap. Frostflare, my friend, my best friend. (what was your name again?) What's an arena coming too when a striker holds sway? Approaching the Ideal, definitely approaching the Ideal. S'a well known fact a battle is only great or small according to its results. -- Zoey, Duelmistress P.S. Shard, what a nice thought. Here's to hoping I'm seeing you soon too. SPY REPORT Hail STORMCROWE! Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your deeds. And let's see, LULU fought FROSTBITE and gained 19 points and contributed to DARQUE FORCES' 3-2-0. HEN-PECKED HARRY has lost to THE BRIDE, falling 14 points, while helping make A DEAL'S A DEAL a 1-4-0 turn. HOT LIPS challenged for the Duelmastership this turn, attempting to dethrone A DEAL'S A DEAL's warrior. And all eyes were on HOT LIPS this turn as she ascended to the throne of Duelmaster. STORMCROWE has a new victor! By the way, was that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the table at The Shadow's Fountain? I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling. A basher friend of mine assures me this is true. AMOEBA has cause to stand tall, as they were STORMCROWE's most avoided team. A smart manager knows this is a team to beat. And avoiding AMOEBA more than any other team we find ROAD WARRIORS. STORMCROWE, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing? The most challenged warrior this turn was NORTHERN LIGHTS' warrior FROSTFLARE. More fighters challenged him than challenged the Duelmaster! We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and shave it close? ICELINIA has departed STORMCROWE, leaving NORTHERN LIGHTS without their 12-12-1 warrior. Question, just what was hers team doing at the taverns last night? Is it really true that STORMCROWE has more dishwashers per capita that fighters? Just thought I'd ask... Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe. Dare to fight bravely. It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your swords sharp and your hammers heavy. Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- Alarond the Scribe DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HOT LIPS 3743 36 8 0 139 DARQUE FORCES (428) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ZOEY 4126 13 7 1 105 A DEAL'S A DEAL (457) FROSTFLARE 4112 11 11 0 103 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME AUNTY MACASSAR 4137 10 8 0 86 A DEAL'S A DEAL (457) RAGGEDY ANN 4148 13 3 0 80 DARQUE FORCES (428) BERTHA 4168 11 4 1 73 A DEAL'S A DEAL (457) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME B.F. GOODRICH 4143 5 2 0 71 ROAD WARRIORS (476) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME REE FLECTOR 4185 4 1 0 62 ROAD WARRIORS (476) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WALRUS 3995 10 25 0 55 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393) LULU 4135 9 8 0 52 DARQUE FORCES (428) -SANTA 3680 5 3 1 52 AMOEBA (425) -ROSE GUARD 3684 4 3 0 42 AMOEBA (425) FROSTBITE 4014 4 29 0 41 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WINSTON 4141 4 4 0 30 ROAD WARRIORS (476) THE BRIDE 4180 2 3 0 30 DARQUE FORCES (428) -FRANK SINATRA 3683 5 3 0 25 AMOEBA (425) -MACHIAVELLI 4179 2 0 0 24 AMOEBA (425) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MOLDY MORT 4191 1 1 0 8 A DEAL'S A DEAL (457) HEN-PECKED HARRY 4190 2 1 0 7 A DEAL'S A DEAL (457) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? EMILY STRANGE 4177 2 4 0 DARQUE FORCES 428 ARENAMASTER NHOR 23 241 NONE ICELINIA 4092 12 13 1 NORTHERN LIGHTS 393 DANGEROUS CRIMINAL 11 241 NONE PERSONAL ADS All -- I am Buddy Lee. Say hello to my team Devil's Mayhem. A decent team in a fast dead arena, so I'm dumping them off here. Hope you guys don't mind a little fresh action. -- Buddy Lee The Saint -- Can we put the infamous spymaster to work and find out who is managing what team? Thank you! -- Buddy Lee Infamous? I'm not sure I want to be infamous! At any rate, these are teams that were listed in last turn's newsletter. If I've gotten anyone's name wrong, just let me know and I'll fix it. -- The Saint, keeper of lists A DEAL'S A DEAL Applejack NORTHERN LIGHTS Jorja AMOEBA ? ROAD WARRIORS Barnabas DARQUE FORCES Master Darque Santa -- First I've seen of one of them there scarce skills. MMMmmm...feels mighty good. Heard about em, dreamed about em, but never managed to run into one of the rascals. Bring em on, I says. -- Aunty Macassar Icelina -- Oh I don't know, ever seen butter what's been out in the sun too long? Slickm's hair down reeeeal good. -- Ms Macassar Ree Flector -- Made me feel right the bully. Oh, wait one...I am a bully. See you again, I won't wanna be in your skin. -- Bertha B.F. Goodrich -- Oh, yes? If you are so good, why do I have a flat tire, eh? Answer me that one! Like a pancake it is. -- Icelinia Zoey -- MUCH better you should be the Duel2Dude (or Dudette, in your case, and very Ette you are, too) than me. Go for it. -- Frostflare Captured Orcs don't know a thing, not one single thing, about kings, and very little about cabbages. -- Walrus The Userous Merchant was very determined, but it did him no good. I will NOT pay interest. NOT. -- Frostbite Aunty Macassar -- True, especially between women. Of course, most of the fans are men.... -- Icelinia 24 March 2006 A few notes about e-mailed personals: You may submit personal ads, columns, spotlights, etc. electronically, either via e- mail to ads at reality dot com (which doesn't need any more spam, thank you) or on the web at http://www.reality.com/duel2/modules.php?name=Ads. When you submit something, you should get back a receipt from HAL at RSI. If you do NOT get a receipt, your ads may have gone astray (not all e-mail makes it to its destination any more than all snail mail does). If you DO get a receipt, it should, in the body of the message, tell you what arena your stuff was filed in. Check your receipt to make sure your submission made it to the intended destination. Also check to see that everything you sent made it to the same place. Sometimes HAL, who is rather simple-minded in some ways, will send half your stuff to another arena if the name or number of that arena shows up at the beginning of a line. So if the word Ti appears at the beginning of a line halfway through your ads, all the ads after that may end up in Ti, which is closed and doesn't need ads. As a side note, sometimes things move slowly, so don't wait until the last minute to send your ads and all. If they get held up along the way, they may not show up until next turn. Happy writing! -- Ed. 28 March 2006 We of the Desolate Empire Alliance want to welcome two managers to our fold. Kon of the Empire Rising, and Osiris! May they be blessed with the blood of their enemies, and give no quarter in War! -- Dark Knights of the Desolate Empire LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS EMILY STRANGE was butchered by ARENAMASTER NHOR in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. HOT LIPS unbelievably bested ZOEY in a 8 minute expert's Challenge Title battle. B.F. GOODRICH lost to AUNTY MACASSAR in a 2 minute Challenge brawl. RAGGEDY ANN was viciously subdued by FROSTFLARE in a popular 3 minute Challenge fight. WINSTON devastated MOLDY MORT in a 2 minute gory uneven Challenge brawl. BERTHA was bested by KHALHUMS DWARF in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bloody match. WALRUS was overpowered by REE FLECTOR in a 1 minute uneven melee. FROSTBITE was vanquished by LULU in a 1 minute uneven duel. ICELINIA was slain by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 3 minute gruesome duel. THE BRIDE overpowered HEN-PECKED HARRY in a action packed 1 minute one-sided fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 4 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 2 - 0 80 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 TOTAL PARRY 19 - 13 - 0 59 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 10 - 7 - 0 59 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 LUNGING ATTACK 28 - 22 - 1 56 | |PARRY-STRIKE 2 PARRY-STRIKE 11 - 9 - 0 55 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 STRIKING ATTACK 17 - 14 - 0 55 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 WALL OF STEEL 6 - 11 - 0 35 | |AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 7 - 13 - 0 35 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 9 - 17 - 0 35 | |SLASHING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 4 - 8 - 0 33 | Turn 241 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 0 - 1 3 STRIKING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 2 TOTAL PARRY PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-STRIKE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME TOTAL PARRY HOT LIPS 3743 36 8 0 139 DARQUE FORCES (428) STRIKING ATTACK ZOEY 4126 13 7 1 105 A DEAL'S A DEAL (457) PARRY-LUNGE AUNTY MACASSAR 4137 10 8 0 86 A DEAL'S A DEAL (457) PARRY-STRIKE BERTHA 4168 11 4 1 73 A DEAL'S A DEAL (457) LUNGING ATTACK B.F. GOODRICH 4143 5 2 0 71 ROAD WARRIORS (476) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is FROSTBITE 4014. The most popular warrior this turn was ZOEY 4126. The ten other most popular fighters were BERTHA 4168, FROSTFLARE 4112, HOT LIPS 3743, WINSTON 4141, ICELINIA 4092, LULU 4135, THE BRIDE 4180, B.F. GOODRICH 4143, AUNTY MACASSAR 4137, and REE FLECTOR 4185. The least popular fighter this week was FROSTBITE 4014. The other ten least popular fighters were WALRUS 3995, MOLDY MORT 4191, EMILY STRANGE 4177, HEN-PECKED HARRY 4190, RAGGEDY ANN 4148, REE FLECTOR 4185, AUNTY MACASSAR 4137, B.F. GOODRICH 4143, THE BRIDE 4180, and LULU 4135.