DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/25/2012 Duedate: 02/21/2012
STORMCROWE ARENA
DM-45 TURN-317
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
ROSELYN
DARQUE FORCES (428)
(45-4498) [21-5-0,95]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
CELESTIAL ROSE POSITION IS EMPTY
DARQUE FORCES (428)
(45-4240) [10-1-1,104]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
IAPERE IAPERE
NORTHERN LIGHTS (393) NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
(45-4655) [11-3-1,58] (45-4655) [11-3-1,58]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
DARQUE FORCES (428)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. DARQUE FORCES (428) 42
2. NORTHERN LIGHTS (393) -2 DARQUE FORCES (428)
Unchartered Team
WIPE OUT! (210)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 DARQUE FORCES (428) 380 235 23 61.8 1/ 1 DARQUE FORCES (428) 13 2 2
2/ 3 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393) 257 298 7 46.3 2/ 2 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393) 10 5 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 344): CONFIDENCE of CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 341): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 339): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 316): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 311): EUREKA PRIDE of ALASKAN PIPELINE (Storm Lord)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 297): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 291): ZOUM LA BOUSE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 276): WERE BEAR of FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 269): HARVEY of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 245): SUGAR HILL GANG of RAP ATTACKS (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 245): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 246): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 61): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 243): DUTCH TREAT of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 343): MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 341): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 339): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 316): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 311): ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 297): THE MYRMIDONS (Sigurd Fafnisbane, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 291): PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 276): FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 269): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 245): DARQUE FORCES V (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 245): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 246): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 61): SUDDENLY, THE VAN (She-Puppy, mgr.)
DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 243): SPARF! et al (Crip, mgrs.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 28 MORYA (turn 340): PYRITE of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 311): EUREKA PRIDE of ALASKAN PIPELINE (Storm Lord)
KATIE of ALL STAR NANA'S (The Mun, mgr.)
AGARIC of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr.)
(turn 310): RACECAR of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal)
AGOSERIS of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 297): BULLDOG of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 291): 451 DEGREES of PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
(turn 290): HOT STUFF of PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 269): HARVEY of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
FAIRYFIRE of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 246): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Well, what are you looking at, STORMCROWE? Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens
before? Ah, shaddup and listen to my news. Of course, we're all terribly impressed
to see BENEZIA win a fight and gain 22 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, BENEZIA beat
WHITE BEAR and WHITE BEAR lost 9 points. You're breakin' my heart. And if variety
is the spice of life, STORMCROWE may be getting bland, as ROSELYN stays top dog in
the city. The Shadow's Fountain, humph! I've tasted better ale at mortuaries.
Where do they get this stuff? From STORMCROWE's trash dumps?
Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.
Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals. I volunteer for STORMCROWE's
morgue. More variety. Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines through use.
Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.
What does the STORMCROWE arena have in common with the inns? It's just as
comfortable to sleep in either place. Ha ha ha ha! Phlllt! Just had to do that
before I leave the fine city of STORMCROWE. I feel much better now. Paste this one
in your scrapbooks, you'll need the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ROSELYN 4498 21 5 0 95 DARQUE FORCES (428)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CELESTIAL ROSE 4240 10 1 1 104 DARQUE FORCES (428)
ANDROMEDA 4594 9 2 1 92 DARQUE FORCES (428)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SAPPHIRA 4646 10 1 2 87 DARQUE FORCES (428)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
IAPERE 4655 11 3 1 58 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AURORA MARIE 4648 10 9 0 56 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
GLITRINA 4656 8 5 1 56 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
BENEZIA 4670 3 1 1 48 DARQUE FORCES (428)
WHITE BEAR 4647 10 11 0 41 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE WINTER QUEEN 4672 1 0 0 8 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
AVALANCHE 4652 7 6 0 NORTHERN LIGHTS 393 SAPPHIRA 4646 316
PERSONAL ADS
Sapphira -- And murder it was, you darque wench! -- Ghost of Avalanche
P.S. Either that, or the January thaw brought me down.
The Fratsfa Slave was actually Fratsfan! I hate those stuck-up dudes. -- Iapere
Benezia -- Just looking out for your interests, m'dear. That undefeated record could
be dangerous, after all. -- White Bear
I curl my lip in scorn at the Userous Merchant. -- Glitrina
That Fratsfa Slave (I don't know if it was the same one or different, they all look
alike to me) was outclassed from the beginning. -- Aurora Marie
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
ROSELYN unbelievably bested M. CHARDINEE in a crowd pleasing 13 minute Title fight.
CELESTIAL ROSE demolished VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
SAPPHIRA overpowered AURORA MARIE in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
ANDROMEDA devastated GLITRINA in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
IAPERE subdued AMBITIOUS GUARD in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome competition.
WHITE BEAR was overpowered by BENEZIA in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
THE WINTER QUEEN bested MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute novice's competition.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 8 - 1 - 0 89 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 SLASHING ATTACK 11 - 3 - 2 79 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 LUNGING ATTACK 14 - 6 - 2 70 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 24 - 11 - 1 69 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 14 - 8 - 0 64 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 5 - 0 55 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 BASHING ATTACK 9 - 11 - 3 45 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 317 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:
AIMED BLOW 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY ROSELYN 4498 21 5 0 95 DARQUE FORCES (428)
STRIKING ATTACK CELESTIAL ROSE 4240 10 1 1 104 DARQUE FORCES (428)
SLASHING ATTACK SAPPHIRA 4646 10 1 2 87 DARQUE FORCES (428)
LUNGING ATTACK IAPERE 4655 11 3 1 58 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
WALL OF STEEL AURORA MARIE 4648 10 9 0 56 NORTHERN LIGHTS (393)
BASHING ATTACK BENEZIA 4670 3 1 1 48 DARQUE FORCES (428)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is IAPERE 4655. The most popular warrior this turn was
IAPERE 4655. The ten other most popular fighters were CELESTIAL ROSE 4240, ANDROMEDA
4594, SAPPHIRA 4646, BENEZIA 4670, THE WINTER QUEEN 4672, AURORA MARIE 4648, GLITRINA
4656, WHITE BEAR 4647, ROSELYN 4498, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was ROSELYN 4498. The other ten least popular
fighters were WHITE BEAR 4647, GLITRINA 4656, AURORA MARIE 4648, THE WINTER QUEEN
4672, BENEZIA 4670, SAPPHIRA 4646, ANDROMEDA 4594, CELESTIAL ROSE 4240, IAPERE 4655,
and 0.
MAIL-IN TOURNEY XLVIII
"DARK ARENA" -- The Novel
For centuries, the Shagornan Elves have been forced to live underground.
Human invaders, the Delarquans, burned their forests, sparking a war of elven
annihilation. The elders told tales that when the Delarquans marched to war
against the elves, the land itself bled as they passed. Since the war, the
elves have dwindled with every passing year, while the humans multiply like
rodents across the land of Alastari.
Now, the Delarquans have disappeared. Some say they departed, others indicate
it.s a ruse, but there have been whispered rumors of another greater threat
looming in the region. Khyron of the Shagornan Elves has been tasked to
determine the cause, realizing that failure is probable and at the end of the
road death could be the only reward.
Khyron has known only the safety of the caves, but now he must journey to the
world above...the World with No Ceiling.
Throughout the years, many fine writers have played Duelmasters/Duel II and have
contributed greatly to the history and background of the world of Alastari. One very
intense period, during the early '90's, was during the Rocanis War, when authors from
both the Delarquan and Free Blades arenas collaborated on writing the history of the
invasion of the arena-city of Rocanis. Mark Manley (aka Grimwood) is a long-time
manager in Rocanis, and was one of the writers who contributed so much to this
history. Over the subsequent years, he has worked to bring his novelization to life
and make the story of the War and the preceding events which led to it available to
the greater public. Many Rocanis legends appear in the book: Itoz Trollbane,
Sandstorm, and others. The novel is a treat to read--even more so if you are familiar
with the game!
If you're interested in purchasing a copy of the book, here are links:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Arena-Mark-G-
Manley/dp/1936127598/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1319631863&sr=1-2
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark-arena-mark-
manley/1105609584?ean=2940011494659&itm=2&usri=dark%2barena
Treble Heart Books: http://www.trebleheartbooks.com/WDManley.html
Mark Manley is planning to attend the upcoming Winter Face-to-Face in Tempe, and has
offered a special prize to the winner of the Rookies and Primus tournaments: An
autographed copy of Dark Arena, autographed by the author, the artist, and the RSI
staff! In addition, as a special prize, the top up-and-coming tournament manager will
also receive an autographed copy! Mark will have copies of Dark Arena available at
the tournament, and as a special bonus, each copy of Dark Arena sold at the FTF will
include one new team rollup! We hope that many of you can venture to Tempe to
participate in the Face-to-Face, compete in the tournament, and congratulate Mark in
person on his achievement!