DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 08/02/2004 Duedate: 08/14/2004 ARDIVENT ARENA DM-46 TURN-432 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS BOBBI DEATHTONGUE (89) (46-3812) [11-5-0,105] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader BOBBI POSITION IS EMPTY DEATHTONGUE (89) (46-3812) [11-5-0,105] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite BERNINA COLLIN REAGAN BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) DEATHTONGUE (89) (46-3794) [13-13-1,60] (46-3818) [8-5-0,69] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM DEATHTONGUE (89) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 29 2. DEATHTONGUE (89) 13 DEATHTONGUE (89) 3. RUBY DRAGONS (336) 1 Unchartered Team 4. CYNICAL DELUSIONS (218) 0 5. FLOYDS FAN CLUB (333) -9 POLYHEDRONS (225) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 2 DEATHTONGUE (89) %1051 750 55 58.4 1/ 1 DEATHTONGUE (89) 10 5 0 2- 3 CYNICAL DELUSIONS (218) 131 94 9 58.2 2/ 4 RUBY DRAGONS (336) 6 3 0 3/ 4 RUBY DRAGONS (336) 67 52 2 56.3 3/ 2 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 6 9 0 4/ 0 FLOYDS FAN CLUB (333) 27 27 3 50.0 4- 3 CYNICAL DELUSIONS (218) 5 5 0 5/ 6 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 283 448 9 38.7 5/ 0 FLOYDS FAN CLUB (333) 0 1 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT + ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ Out of the Past #9 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ + Andorian Edition Aruak City: If Segallion and Nila were under the control of the spell or spellcaster who had seized her mirror, then they had to be stopped. Without needless injury--they had not chosen to do Khaldren's will, after all. But her own mind, though free from outside control, was weary and slow. She was fumbling as badly with her spells as Segallion was with his sword. There wasn't going to be TIME for her stop him gently. A word of Command formed on her lips. The warrior staggered into her so that they both fell in a tangle of flailing limbs. And his sword struck the blood-faced mirror, splitting the frame and shattering the glass. The glass exploded away from the mirror stand, bloody shards flying outward on a wave of sound so shrill as to be barely audible. If Adie, Segallion, and Nila had not all been on the floor, they might have been badly injured, even killed. Was it chance that they were all below the deadly glass? Adie thought not. They were each worshippers of the sun in their different ways, and she suspected the hand of the god in their survival. Rolling away from Segallion, Adie sat up, brushing at her hair and her robe absently. When the mirror broke, she had felt a shadow lifting; that was the first she had known that there was a level to the enemy spell below the obvious. She shivered. She hadn't even suspected that deeper spell, and it could have done... anything, it had taken her so completely by surprise. But she would not be surprised a second time. On the road from Ardivent: "Health, humility, and honor will not solve all problems," Master Cho said flatly. He had rejected the idea of hiring a horse and was making surprisingly good time for an elderly-looking man on foot. "You know that as well as I do, Fandil! Sometimes you need cunning, as well, and a willingness to take losses." "I know that." Fandil the Wise sounded testy, and in truth he was very irritated. On the most immediate level, by Cho's present attitude and by the ease with which the Adantri kept up with Fandil's horse. "But young Adeolar is not a loss I'm prepared to accept." "Of course not, or why would we be rushing toward Aruak City instead of sitting at home with beer?" Cho squinted at the forest on their right. There was a bad feeling to it today. Most of the land that lay between the environs of Ardivent and the beginning of the Aruaki lands was forested. Despite the hunger for agricultural land in Andoria, no one had made an attempt to clear this forest and put the land under the plow. Nobody offered reasons, it was just "not done." It didn't take a master of the subtle arts to figure it out, though. The forest was haunted. Through a sweep of land twenty miles wide stretching from near Lyratilan to near Mordant, the forest concealed a scattering of ruins. Not the Van ruins of northern Andoria, or not entirely--who could know for sure at this late date? The ancient city of Celestinvael was the best known in modern times, but there were other things hidden by those dark and tangled trees. Maybe worse things. Things that might be wakened by the same spell that was stirring Celestinvael. It was not a situation to make an old man sleep soundly at night. "I just hope we're in TIME to help Adeolar," Cho muttered. "She's strong and skilled," Fandil protested. "Our fears may be completely unfounded!" "So you'll back Adeolar's young strength and skill against Khaldren's ages of experience and cunning? I hope you're right, because at our best pace," he glanced scornfully at Fandil's horse, "and with no problems, it'll take us two more days to get to Aruak City." Skaithvarn: Shania Silverstar did her best to be patient, but it seemed to be taking Ashon Chang so LONG to negotiate with the ship captain! She glanced around at her companions, wondering if she could have organized her resources better for this frantic rush back to Alastari. No, probably not. Vurand and Jammies were keeping both eyes on Herlas; the Fratsfan mage hadn't given them any trouble...yet, but he might. He would, when he thought he had a chance to win. Werre was organizing their luggage and supplies (desperately slim now) as fast as they were off-loaded from the mules. Zakar...she didn't know what Zakar was doing, and she wasn't sure she wanted to. He was on their side, more or less, but...today had seemed to be a "less" day. And Rughal was at her side, supporting her as weariness ate at her bones. Ashon Chang was gesturing them forward to the ship. Before Shania could gather her strength to walk, Rughal lifted her and carried her down the dock. "It is agreed," Ashon Chang said. "This man, Kaldinar, will sail us across the Trier to Zorpunt." * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 246): GOLDENEYE of BONDAGE (Spawn, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 494): CHERRY CHEETAH of ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 494): ZERO THE HERO of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 487): ILSA SHE-WOLF of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 483): WARTORTLE of WATER DECK (Destitute Noble, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 483): STAYED HOME of THIS LITTLE PRIGGY (Assurnasirbanipal) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 484): NICKEL of ERRATUM (JE, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 479): THE ROCK of WRESTLMANIACS (Crip, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 445): LEADFOOT of TACO GODS (The Oracle, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 438): MARS of WANDERERS (Leeta, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 431): SILVER FURY of CYNICAL DELUSIONS (Eclipse, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 194): MUTILATE of ASSASSIN NATION (Ghab, mgr.) DM 60 LOOPHOLES (turn 343): SANDSTORM of NATURAL DISASTERS (Soultaker, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 332): ERICKA BEARICKA of MONSTER CHILD (Papaiz, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 148): CHEROKEE of CHIEFS' ELITE (Matrix, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 379): HELIO of ULTIMATE ACCELERATION from ARVAT (LHI, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 246): PHOENIX FIRE (Bobby Bigfoot, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 494): THE BLUES (Keldon Blackfang, mgr.) DM 14 TOBIR (turn 494): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 487): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 483): WATER DECK (Destitute Noble, mgr.) DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 483): PRIMATES-R-US (Crip, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 484): WARCKERS (Papaiz, mgr.) DM 30 IAYE (turn 479): RED DOG GANG (Leeta, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 445): BEYOND THE PALE (Leeta, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 438): WANDERERS (Leeta, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 431): DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.) DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 194): none DM 60 LOOPHOLES (turn 343): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 332): WAYFARERS (Leeta, mgr.) DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 148): CHIEFS' ELITE (Matrix, mgr.) ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 379): RISEN FROM THE DEAD, etc. (LHI, mgr.) Recent Graduates ---------------- DM 8 ARKERS (turn 245): MISS STEP of LADIES IN WAITING (Crip, mgr.) GREY FOX of A.K.A. (?, mgr.) DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 494): CHERRY CHEETAH of ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.) (turn 493): NIXIE SEASPRITE of SCARLET KNIGHTS (Talon Warsmith) DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 487): ILSA SHE-WOLF of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo) GEORGE BUSH of CONSPIRACY INC. (Damion, mgr.) DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 482): CROCONAW of WATER DECK (Destitute Noble, mgr.) DM 26 CALEAM (turn 484): NICKEL of ERRATUM (JE, mgr.) TAOS of HERE TO PHOENIX (Crip, mgr.) (turn 483): AMEE of HEADBANGERS (Sablon-O-Vlad, mgr.) DM 40 ZENSU (turn 445): LEADFOOT of TACO GODS (The Oracle, mgr.) DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 438): MARS of WANDERERS (Leeta, mgr.) DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 431): BERKE of DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.) DM 60 LOOPHOLES (turn 343): WON TOO MANY of SAAB STORY (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.) DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 332): ERICKA BEARICKA of MONSTER CHILD (Papaiz, mgr.) SPY REPORT Greetings, Warriors of ARDIVENT. Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport. Practice pays for VALLEY-JO, who pummelled KHORNE SHADOWSPAWN, to pocket 18 points. KHORNE SHADOWSPAWN certainly had a baffled expression on his face, after losing to VALLEY-JO and losing 13 points in the process! Can you believe it? SILVER FURY apparently has better things to do as ARDIVENT's Duelmaster than show up and fight! Now I can't insult BOBBI, as she has gloriously dueled to the top. Oh great new Duelmaster!!! (Stop me if I lay it on too thick) So who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week and ordering milk? Sounds like a PR stunt to me. So much to report, so little time! To quell some nasty rumors, the guys in CYNICAL DELUSIONS are not carrying any incurable diseases. No need to avoid 'em. As a woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of DEATHTONGUE, so did that sorry team shy from CYNICAL DELUSIONS The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... Ask not a spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an unconscious stupor. All good things must come to an end. As if buffeted by forces of nature beyond my control, I must take my leave of this place. Can anything compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for ARDIVENT? On that giddy note I take my leave-- Novgorodny Vir DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BOBBI 3812 11 5 0 105 DEATHTONGUE (89) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SILVER FURY 2542 12 8 1 105 CYNICAL DELUSIONS (218) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -FLOYD B. RICK 3711 12 2 0 87 FLOYDS FAN CLUB (333) VALLEY-JO 3798 12 12 0 81 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) SOLARIS 3759 12 11 0 80 RUBY DRAGONS (336) REAGAN 3818 8 5 0 69 DEATHTONGUE (89) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -FLOYD POTTER 3734 4 3 2 64 FLOYDS FAN CLUB (333) BERNINA COLLIN 3794 13 13 1 60 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) -RUSTED SOUL 2603 8 5 0 59 CYNICAL DELUSIONS (218) -POISED TO KILL 2637 9 4 0 58 CYNICAL DELUSIONS (218) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KHORNE SHADOWSPAWN 3809 13 5 1 55 RUBY DRAGONS (336) BIG DAVE DIODE 3821 7 2 0 50 DEATHTONGUE (89) TALON 3692 7 8 1 49 FLOYDS FAN CLUB (333) -ECLIPSE 2740 3 2 0 49 CYNICAL DELUSIONS (218) PALANTIRIATHALASA 3808 10 9 1 48 RUBY DRAGONS (336) FLINT HILLS 3796 8 17 0 42 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) GNEISS GUY 3787 7 19 0 40 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -BREAK POINT 2741 6 3 0 37 CYNICAL DELUSIONS (218) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME VIRGIL POODINSKI 3828 4 3 0 26 DEATHTONGUE (89) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -RHOIDAL FLOYD 3814 1 0 0 23 FLOYDS FAN CLUB (333) DEBRA COLLIN 3816 4 9 0 21 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) -FLOYD STINGER 3740 3 2 0 11 FLOYDS FAN CLUB (333) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? PERSONAL ADS Berke -- Now that was a good fight, you still hit hard when it counts, lucky I snuck a few more in there this time, different strategy. -- Silver Fury Well because of the slow mail system, someone else will have the honours next turn, sorry I couldn't stay, but I will see who's in next and put my challenge in good luck. -- SFury Solaris -- I hit hard but need more hits that count to beat you. Maybe soon. -- Poised Palanthisaaaa and so on -- Bashers should be sticking together, so many fast styles out there, that may do us in. TP's look out. -- Rusted Soul Virgil -- I couldn't help that challenge. I had to do it now before you get that master of attack and beat me good. -- Break Point Valley-Jo -- I had you but this hot chick in the stands distracted me, so not fair, let's do this again some time. -- Eclipse Sorry to have written no personals last time. The occurrence of the Face to Face, though I don't go to it, always disrupts my schedule. We'll try to make it up to you, though. -- Leeta, Bluvalley Warriors Eclipse -- Boy, are you ever a delusion! I went to attach something to my lightning pigeon the other day, and it simply would NOT stay on. Talk about a delusion, those e-clips were the worst! -- Valley Jo Big Dave Diode -- A golem, hmm? I suppose that explains the sparks that kept flashing back and forth across your, er, face or whatever you'd call that. Top front surface? Spooky, but I bet it would be REALLY interesting at night. -- Flint Hills P.S. That's not a hint. Khorne Shadowspawn -- And the sooner you go back to the shadows that spawned you, the happier I for one will be. -- Bernina Collin Reagan -- Given that you're a golem, I should think you'd avoid bathtubs. Of course, I'm a golem, too, and very clean besides, but then, I'm not a lightning golem. I'm just your basic... Gneiss Guy I don't think that constable was trying to be FRIENDLY, I think he was just plain pushy, and I don't like that in a man. I mean, what part of "no" is hard to understand? So I, you know, slapped him. -- Debra Collin Poised to Kill -- I'll make a note of that: next time, use the zigzag stitch. -- Bernina Collin, always willing to oblige, within limits Berke -- Congratulations on getting your invitation to the Isle. -- the Bluvalley Warriors 17 July 2004 I am currently trying to put together a favorites chart for AD warriors. I desperately need help with this. What I need are style, favorite rhythm (ex.: hi/low), favorite weapons, and tactics. What would be great is if you could send me a copy of the invite with the warrior's name, id#, and arena blacked out. This way, I can verify that this is an actual warrior. Minis will work, too! For those interested, I have both a challenge style vs. style and a match-up style vs. style chart. There's about 250 fights calculated in these charts, and I'll be happy to send a copy to anyone who asks. You can contact me (if you're a free world player) at: Rick Stringer, Merit/East, SCI, P.O. Box 500, Georgetown, DE 19947-0500. If you're in prison, just send a diplo to: Baphomet, Mgr. Knights Templar (568), DM #47--North Fork. (I also have a lot of other charts and info for anyone who wants it.) Thanks! 30 July 2004 The total number of fights calculated was reported as 250 fights. This is a misprint. It should have read "over 2,500 fights." -- Baphomet LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS VIRGIL POODINSKI was bested by FLINT HILLS in a 1 minute Challenge fight. BOBBI vanquished KHALHUMS DWARF in a exciting 1 minute gory uneven Title battle. BERKE vanquished KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. REAGAN was defeated by SOLARIS in a exciting 3 minute bloody fight. KHORNE SHADOWSPAWN was devastated by VALLEY-JO in a 1 minute one-sided duel. TALON was bested by BERNINA COLLIN in a 2 minute match. PALANTIRIATHALASA devastated DEBRA COLLIN in a 1 minute one-sided competition. GNEISS GUY was viciously subdued by BIG DAVE DIODE in a 2 minute gruesome duel. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |STRIKING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 18 - 4 - 2 82 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 7 - 5 - 0 58 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 STRIKING ATTACK 33 - 24 - 0 58 | |LUNGING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 12 - 9 - 0 57 | |AIMED BLOW 1 TOTAL PARRY 8 - 7 - 0 53 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 9 - 0 50 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 12 - 0 40 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 BASHING ATTACK 8 - 15 - 0 35 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 10 - 0 33 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 432 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 WALL OF STEEL SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 3 1 AIMED BLOW TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 1 PARRY-STRIKE WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME AIMED BLOW BOBBI 3812 11 5 0 105 DEATHTONGUE (89) TOTAL PARRY SOLARIS 3759 12 11 0 80 RUBY DRAGONS (336) STRIKING ATTACK REAGAN 3818 8 5 0 69 DEATHTONGUE (89) SLASHING ATTACK BIG DAVE DIODE 3821 7 2 0 50 DEATHTONGUE (89) BASHING ATTACK PALANTIRIATHALASA 3808 10 9 1 48 RUBY DRAGONS (336) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is BERNINA COLLIN 3794. The most popular warrior this turn was REAGAN 3818. The ten other most popular fighters were BOBBI 3812, BERNINA COLLIN 3794, PALANTIRIATHALASA 3808, FLINT HILLS 3796, SOLARIS 3759, BIG DAVE DIODE 3821, TALON 3692, VIRGIL POODINSKI 3828, VALLEY-JO 3798, and KHORNE SHADOWSPAWN 3809. The least popular fighter this week was GNEISS GUY 3787. The other ten least popular fighters were DEBRA COLLIN 3816, KHORNE SHADOWSPAWN 3809, VALLEY-JO 3798, VIRGIL POODINSKI 3828, TALON 3692, BIG DAVE DIODE 3821, SOLARIS 3759, FLINT HILLS 3796, PALANTIRIATHALASA 3808, and BERNINA COLLIN 3794. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: BERKE (46-3799) DEATHTONGUE (89) NEW TEAMS IN THE TEMPORARY TOURNAMENT ARENAS (DM 81/83) Please note that all new teams created at the Face-to-Face were temporarily placed in a temporary Tournament Arena, DM 81 or DM 83. If you requested that your team be placed in a specific arena, it has already transferred to that arena. Any teams not transferred out of DM 81 and DM 83 by October 1st will be deleted. If you have questions about any of your teams, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI