DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 04/09/2007 Duedate: 04/21/2007 ARDIVENT ARENA DM-46 TURN-498 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS DAVY PRIVETTE FANDILS (75) (46-3447) [20-9-0,83] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader DAVY PRIVETTE UP FROM THE SEA FANDILS (75) WOE TO WHITECHAPEL (358) (46-3447) [20-9-0,83] (46-3979) [3-2-0,21] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite JUANITA EARL FANDILS (75) FANDILS (75) (46-3926) [12-8-0,69] (46-3951) [9-5-0,52] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM FANDILS (75) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. SONS OF TULL (360) 43 2. WILD OATS (248) 25 FANDILS (75) 3. FANDILS (75) 20 Unchartered Team 4. INFERNAL LORDS (8) 18 5. BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 16 SONS OF TULL (360) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 0*SONS OF TULL (360) 4 1 0 80.0 1/ 1 FANDILS (75) 8 5 0 2- 2 THE BEARS II (355) 17 11 3 60.7 2/ 5 WILD OATS (248) 6 6 0 3/ 4 FANDILS (75) 836 632 27 56.9 3/ 4 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 6 7 0 4/ 5 INFERNAL LORDS (8) 200 167 12 54.5 4/ 2*WOE TO WHITECHAPEL (358) 6 7 0 5/ 6 WILD OATS (248) 23 20 0 53.5 5/ 3 INFERNAL LORDS (8) 5 4 1 6/ 8 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 404 648 13 38.4 6/ 0*SONS OF TULL (360) 4 1 0 7/ 7*WOE TO WHITECHAPEL (358) 10 18 0 35.7 7- 6 THE BEARS II (355) 2 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 Aimers Most managers are aware of low-will Striker designs. Allow me to offer an alternative; the low-will Aimer. Aimers don't need a lot of endurance; 288 points using the following formula will do: WL(ST+CN). Also, if we're talking Basic, Aimers don't need a 21 Deftness. Yes, a 17 Deftness will cost your Aimer two bonus attack skills. So what? He will start with a good attack base and quickly add to it. Which would you rather have, a low-will Striker who, by virtue of his style bonuses, should retire upon graduation or a 13 Will, 12 Speed, 17 deftness Aimer? The Aimer's attack base is better than the Striker's and, unlike the Striker, the Aimer can get lucky in attack, defense and parry. With a lot of luck, Primus isn't out of the question. Should all those "Striker" rollups we see become Aimers? Of course not. As an aside, if you see something that resembles the following, make it a Striker: 13-7-11-21-9-12-11. What about a more modest "Striker" rollup that produces 11-8-8-15-13-12-17? Make this an Aimer and, with a little training, you'll have a solid team member. Hey, if you're tired of Strikers and Scum, here's your chance to lower the population of both! -- Cadmus * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * "It's infamous!" Ardane, spy reporter for Andorak, scowled and drew back his arm to throw his goblet through the window at the crowd outside. Then paused to drain the contents before resuming the about-to-throw-it position. "Now, now, it isn't THAT bad." Desiree of Darkholm, always the voice of sweet reason at these meetings, laid a hand on his, smiled, and guided the goblet back to the table. "It's just a little mistake, you know." "Ha!" Debby Tonte of Free Blades stabbed viciously into her drink with an umbrella. "That's easy for YOU to say. The Delarquans aren't complaining." "Of course not." Galen of Talahya looked faintly envious as she pulled a chunk of pineapple out of her glass and began to nibble it. "That's because the Delarquans are THE Masters of Kung-Fu." "You think some managers are complaining," Olaf Modeen said, "you should hear what the GLADIATORS are saying. All these rumors about the Aimed Blows having 'special enhancements'..." he shook his head. "I know it isn't true, you know it isn't true, the top managers know it isn't true--" "Of course it isn't true!" Ketchum, spy reporter for Crysalis, matched scowls with Ardane and said, "If ANY one style was going to get a special enhancement, it should be--" "Not now, Ketch," Olaf said. "Nobody gets, nobody has gotten, nobody WILL get, special enhancements. That's always been the rule, and we all know how the Greywand hates changes. The real problem--" "Try telling that to some of the managers," Debby muttered, peering into her glass for more fruit. "They don't want to hear it. Every time I turn around, some manager is claiming that someone got a special change and, you know, HE didn't and it's all unfair." "The REAL problem," Olaf said firmly, over-riding her voice, "is explaining to all the second-rate Aimed Blows why they haven't received any of these 'special enhancements' they keep hearing about." "There aren't any special enhancements," Ardane growled. "None. Just managers who noticed that the Kung-Fu Master is a lot more dangerous than anyone expected, and have put YEARS into the study of Kung-Fu and learned how to really USE it for their own gladiators." "Saved a lot on weapons, too," Ketchum murmured. "But people keep complaining," Debby Tonte said. She fished one last piece of fruit out of her glass and stared at it dubiously. "There WERE no special enhancements," Olaf said. "There ARE no special enhancements. There WILL BE no special enhancements. It's all a matter of deep study and skilled management." "Like anyone's going to believe that!" "They have no choice," Ketchum said. "If no 'special enhancements' were given out, then none can be taken back. It is the way it is. What's the point in complaining because the sun rises in the east?" DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. I don't think Davy Privette wants anything more to do with me. Folks, give him credit for showing up. For the curious, my reign is short because I TVed the Apprentices over eleven years ago. I was pretty good back then, before a favorite learn of parry sent my hopes for glory packin'. I started out at 13-10-7-17-13-3-21. It was something of a coup getting my name past the RSI censor. I have two very nice favorites; MO/MO and lunge. Sadly, about 80% of Cadmus' Aimers get cursed with Fist as a favorite weapon. I'm one of them. No big deal for me 'cause I'm retiring--lingerie never forgets! Still, one would think the commission would have corrected the Fist problem decades ago. Why should they? Sshhh, quiet now. Is everybody listening? Because, IT'S BROKEN!!! Bob the Knob SPY REPORT Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in ARDIVENT this turn, and let's start with a look at some of the teams. WILD OATS stable has parlayed this turn's 2-1-0 into a 3 space move up the rankings. This brings them up to 2nd place. Good work, guys! On their very first turn, SONS OF TULL had a 4-1-0, and with this kind of luck or skill, should do well. Welcome to ARDIVENT. And let's see, MEMNOCK fought WISP IN DARKNESS and gained 18 points and contributed to INFERNAL LORDS' 2-1-1. FEAR VECTOR has lost to BERNICE, falling 15 points, while helping make WOE TO WHITECHAPEL a 1-4-0 turn. Defending his title for another turn, BOB THE KNOB kept FANDILS' warrior, DAVY PRIVETTE, from claiming the throne. Can someone confirm a rumor for me? I hear the top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at The Victory Tavern until they win. Maybe? I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling. A basher friend of mine assures me this is true. I also notice that the INFERNAL LORDS stable was the most avoided team this turn. Come on ARDIVENT, what are you afraid of? And guess who avoided INFERNAL LORDS stable the most? Believe it or not, it was FANDILS. Anyone surprised? The most challenged warrior this turn was WOE TO WHITECHAPEL's warrior FEAR VECTOR. More fighters challenged him than challenged the Duelmaster! A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once. Wise men know this to be true. Is it really true that ARDIVENT has more dishwashers per capita that fighters? Just thought I'd ask... Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the sweetest. Always good to rest in ARDIVENT, but never good to wear out my welcome. Look for me in future turns. Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- Alarond the Scribe DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DAVY PRIVETTE 3447 20 9 0 83 FANDILS (75) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -DR STEINBURGER 3442 29 9 0 106 FANDILS (75) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -TEMPTATION 3314 9 5 0 89 INFERNAL LORDS (8) JUANITA 3926 12 8 0 69 FANDILS (75) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -BROQUS 3947 8 3 1 65 INFERNAL LORDS (8) LIBERTINE 2597 6 4 0 65 WILD OATS (248) -HAIRY BEAR 3939 5 2 0 65 THE BEARS II (355) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME EUROQ 3901 8 7 0 53 INFERNAL LORDS (8) EARL 3951 9 5 0 52 FANDILS (75) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME JACINTHE 3892 6 27 0 51 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) DEBRA CONKLIN 3890 7 28 0 49 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) -IRONWOLF 274 5 1 0 42 BARBARIAN HORDE (47) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -UNBEATABLE 3949 2 0 1 33 THE BEARS II (355) BERNICE 3996 2 0 0 33 FANDILS (75) CADDO SCOT 3975 6 2 0 24 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) NIVIX 3986 2 1 0 24 INFERNAL LORDS (8) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MEMNOCK 3982 2 2 1 23 INFERNAL LORDS (8) UP FROM THE SEA 3979 3 2 0 21 WOE TO WHITECHAPEL (358) -UG 271 4 2 1 19 BARBARIAN HORDE (47) -KROKUS 272 4 2 0 19 BARBARIAN HORDE (47) -TARAMON 270 3 3 0 18 BARBARIAN HORDE (47) BANNIR PARK 3981 5 2 0 17 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) FEAR VECTOR 3978 2 3 0 17 WOE TO WHITECHAPEL (358) -WEASEL 273 4 2 0 15 BARBARIAN HORDE (47) DOANE 3997 1 0 0 15 SONS OF TULL (360) CROSSEYED MARY 3999 1 0 0 15 SONS OF TULL (360) BONE MILL 3977 3 3 0 12 WOE TO WHITECHAPEL (358) -GODZILLA 3969 1 0 1 12 THE BEARS II (355) -MOMMA BEAR 3983 1 0 0 12 THE BEARS II (355) PERCHED THING 3976 1 5 0 8 WOE TO WHITECHAPEL (358) CORNICK 4000 1 0 0 7 SONS OF TULL (360) DEAD DUCK 2598 1 2 0 5 WILD OATS (248) BARRE 4001 1 0 0 5 SONS OF TULL (360) ANDERSON 3998 0 1 0 1 SONS OF TULL (360) DECKER COBB 3992 0 1 0 1 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? WISP IN DARKNESS 3984 1 4 0 WOE TO WHITECHAPE 358 MEMNOCK 3982 498 PERSONAL ADS Bob The Knob and Cadmus -- A salute to the Duelmaster! For a mode, parry-fave Lord Protector aimer, you da man! Sing us a song, Champ! -- Fandil The Wise Dead Duck -- I don't usually like dead ducks, but I like you now! -- Bernice Bob The Knob -- You were too much to me, Sir. I bow to The Champion of The Red Sands. -- Davy Privette Debra -- Another good one for me. I surely don't know where they come from. -- Juanita Broqus -- Harumpp! You whupped me good! -- Earl Debra -- Interestingly enough, in real life Earl was names after the boss's cat who was named after his father. Sure enough, Earl The Cat is called Earl The Pearl, and often just "Pearl". -- The Fandil Scribe Degotti -- Thanks. What a nice thing to say! -- WOF P.S. That trip to Europe of which you speak wouldn't include a trip to Spain, now, would it? (wink) Bob The Knob -- I like your thoughts on the Mary Catherine scenario. Cool! However, Mary Catherine was names after someone who came along a little before Julia Andrew's time. (amazing, huh?) Mary Catherine was the boss's aunt, who was only a few years older than him, and an often youth playmate. -- The Fandil Scribe Cadmus -- It would, indeed, be a "catch" if you were to be able to get Pappa Bear to write a personal here. It is , as you say, truly great to see the "old codger" at The Faces. He was lookin good in Tempe last January. May he reign supreme as our elderly statesman, and the only one in the game older than me. -- Wise Old Fandil Bob -- We give you credit--great DM Column. Good luck in The Big Time or retirement. (Don't eat the oats! -- wink) -- The Fandils Caddo Scot -- The boss decided to stop the "I have never seen this before" and give it a try with something more reasonable. -- Fear Vector Bannir Park -- A win...A win... my god a win... -- Perched Thing Bannir Park -- OK then...can't blame the strategy... hmmm... Curse that tree stump you have for a right arm... -- Bone Mill WOF (Wise Old Fandil) -- We shall see... Beat everyone in the "supposed to beat" category this time. I have a goal in mind, win percentage is not first priority (sadly the results reflect that so far) -- Woe To Whitechapel What luck! Two TP's fight last turn and I run into both of them! -- DeGotti Cadmus -- Good to know you are the manager behind the Wild Oats team. I wasn't here when you were previously but it's always good to see you back. -- DeGotti Cadmus -- I'm afraid I haven't seen Papa Bear write a PA in years it seems. -- DeGotti WoF -- I would love to see many scantly clad ladies running around in drunken celebration of Ardivent's 500th turn. Maybe I will even hit the 200 win mark by that time? -- DeGotti Fandil, Adie, & DeGotti -- Thanks for the tip o' the cap. -- Cadmus DeGotti -- No, I don't have any <quacking> tourney experience. If you think I'm fast, check out <quacking> Bernice. -- Dead Duck Bernice -- Life is short. Slow down and smell the <quacking> roses. -- Dead Duck Jacinthe -- A war flail? Now I know you're kidding! -- Libertine Davy P. -- Not a good match up for you. Chances are we'll do it again. -- Bob the Knob Libertine -- Ah, you do INDEED take liberties! -- Jacinthe P.S. Not that I'm exactly complaining.... P.P.S. (frowning) How came I to be using this weapon? Memnock -- I think your problem is that you're just too tall to be a dwarf. It confuses your reflexes or something. Eh? -- Bannir Park Juanita -- Oh... go eat a huarache! Cucaracha! Whatever. -- Debra Conklin, not having a good day Nivix -- Ah, and do you fix furnaces? I have heard it said that ours is definitely "infernal." -- Caddo Scot Earl -- Well, it's out now, right? Whatever it was. -- Debra Cadmus -- Bluvalley Warriors: managed by Leeta, or possibly these days Jorja. Our congratulations to the non-expendable Bob the Knob. -- the Bluvalley Warriors LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS EARL bested DEBRA CONKLIN in a 1 minute bloody Challenge fight. NIVIX vanquished PERCHED THING in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle. MEMNOCK murdered WISP IN DARKNESS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight. BERNICE devastated FEAR VECTOR in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest. BOB THE KNOB savagely defeated DAVY PRIVETTE in a 4 minute master's Title match. JUANITA was luckily beaten by VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute brutal struggle. EUROQ was bested by LIBERTINE in a popular 1 minute competition. JACINTHE overcame RUTHLESS JAYWALKER in a 1 minute uneven melee. BANNIR PARK won victory over FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 3 minute duel. CADDO SCOT defeated BONE MILL in a 5 minute duel. DEAD DUCK was unbelievably bested by CORNICK in a exciting 1 minute novice's fight. UP FROM THE SEA beat ANDERSON in a 6 minute novice's fight. DECKER COBB was subdued by BARRE in a 2 minute amateur's competition. DOANE devastated POLITE BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided battle. CROSSEYED MARY bested TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 1 minute amateur's bout. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 5 TOTAL PARRY 28 - 8 - 1 78 | |STRIKING ATTACK 5 LUNGING ATTACK 16 - 7 - 1 70 | |WALL OF STEEL 4 BASHING ATTACK 16 - 9 - 2 64 | |TOTAL PARRY 3 STRIKING ATTACK 19 - 13 - 2 59 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 SLASHING ATTACK 15 - 11 - 2 58 | |AIMED BLOW 2 AIMED BLOW 6 - 11 - 0 35 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 10 - 19 - 0 34 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 3 - 0 25 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 6 - 0 25 | |BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 16 - 0 24 | Turn 498 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 3 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 TOTAL PARRY WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME WALL OF STEEL DAVY PRIVETTE 3447 20 9 0 83 FANDILS (75) SLASHING ATTACK JUANITA 3926 12 8 0 69 FANDILS (75) LUNGING ATTACK LIBERTINE 2597 6 4 0 65 WILD OATS (248) STRIKING ATTACK EUROQ 3901 8 7 0 53 INFERNAL LORDS (8) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is JUANITA 3926. The most popular warrior this turn was EARL 3951. The ten other most popular fighters were JUANITA 3926, LIBERTINE 2597, ANDERSON 3998, NIVIX 3986, BERNICE 3996, EUROQ 3901, JACINTHE 3892, DEAD DUCK 2598, CORNICK 4000, and UP FROM THE SEA 3979. The least popular fighter this week was CADDO SCOT 3975. The other ten least popular fighters were BONE MILL 3977, FEAR VECTOR 3978, WISP IN DARKNESS 3984, PERCHED THING 3976, DEBRA CONKLIN 3890, BARRE 4001, BANNIR PARK 3981, DAVY PRIVETTE 3447, MEMNOCK 3982, and CROSSEYED MARY 3999. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: BOB THE KNOB (46-2596) WILD OATS (248) 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 May 1 will be deleted. If you have questions about any of your teams, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI