DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/02/2008 Duedate: 06/14/2008
ARDIVENT ARENA
DM-46 TURN-528
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BANNIR PARK
BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
(46-3981) [22-15-0,110]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
BANNIR PARK POSITION IS EMPTY
BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
(46-3981) [22-15-0,110]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
MEMNOCK JACINTHE
INFERNAL LORDS (8) BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
(46-3982) [15-16-1,69] (46-3892) [12-51-0,89]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
FANDILS (75)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. DEATHTONGUE (89) 26
2. BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 26 DEATHTONGUE (89)
3. THE BEARS II (355) 24 Unchartered Team
4. THE ZEN ZONE (362) 21
5. FANDILS (75) -3 MILK BOYS (301)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 DEATHTONGUE (89) %1129 805 55 58.4 1/ 1 FANDILS (75) 8 4 1
2/ 2 FANDILS (75) 918 676 32 57.6 2/ 4 THE ZEN ZONE (362) 7 8 1
3/ 3 INFERNAL LORDS (8) 242 203 14 54.4 3/ 2 DEATHTONGUE (89) 7 8 0
4/ 4 THE BEARS II (355) 42 47 5 47.2 4/ 3 INFERNAL LORDS (8) 6 3 0
5/ 5 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 469 732 14 39.1 5/ 6 THE BEARS II (355) 5 7 1
6/ 6 THE ZEN ZONE (362) 35 66 3 34.7 6/ 5 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 4 10 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[ The Andorian Succession #6 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
The Isle of the Eye:
Four steps into the woods and they couldn't see the clearing and the cart, or
hear even the distant murmuring of voices. It wasn't that the undegrowth was heavy,
it was just... as though there was a barrier of some kind which they had just
crossed. And it was hotter in here under the trees, with the air absolutely
motionless. Even to speak here seemed like it would be an offense.
Whispering, Gissanniah said, "We should go back. Closer to the edge, where we
can still see out."
Senator Sedalia considered arguing, good, solid arguments such as that they
didn't want to risk someone seeing in and spotting them. He shook his head.
Gissanniah was right, the risk of getting lost here was worse. He looked down. His
feet were pressed into the leaf mold under the trees, and would leave visible
footprints. Starting here. There were no other visible footprints marking their
entry into the woods. "Which way is back?"
Halfway between Seam and Tarrgir:
Lenpro looked at Fandil and raised an eyebrow in question.
Fandil shook his head. "I've no idea what's going on here. I can't think of
any reason for a... a guard post on this road. It isn't a border."
Lenpro considered that and shook his head. "It is, though. The border between
the Clanholds and Convincia must run right along here."
"Not an external border," Fandil insisted. "There's no reason to patrol an
internal--"
"Let's ask them." Lenpro nodded at the soldiers standing in the road ahead.
"In fact, we'd better go up to them before they decide our hesitation here is
suspicious!" He nudged his horse with a heel, walking it forward.
The soldiers formed up to make it clear that no one was to pass without their
approval, and an officer stepped out in front of them to meet the travelers.
Fandil nodded politely to them all and said, "Good day. What's afoot here?"
"We've orders to turn back any Aruaki who try to leave the Clanhold territory,"
the officer said. He was firm, but not belligerent. For him, clearly, it was just a
case of doing his job.
"Why?" Lenpro asked.
The officer shrugged. "I am not privy to policy. All I have are the orders."
"How do you tell for sure that someone is or is not Aruaki?" Fandil asked,
looking around for a magician.
"We have been provided with a device." The officer's tone was a little sour,
now. He gestured at a framework of three poles, two vertical with the third uniting
the upper ends. It was about the size of a normal doorway. "If you pass through
that without setting off the alarm, then you have no Aruaki blood and are free to go
on into Convincia."
"Doesn't that seem a little unfair?" Fandil asked.
"No. It seems like a very clear order from my superior officer. I have been
told the Aruaki are still carrying the plague of shape-changing," he added, "and the
gods know how much damage they did among normal people when they Changed and went
berserk."
Fandil opened his mouth to argue further, but Lenpro stopped him. "This man has
his orders and must obey them," the Iayean manager pointed out. Our quarrel, if we
have one--there's a lot of point in that business of the plague, you know--our
quarrel must be with those who established the policy and issued the orders."
"I don't like it," Fandil growled. "But you're right." He sighed, nodded an
apology to the soldier, and dismounted to walk through the test-doorway.
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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 296): UNHOLY TERROR of BLOOD RITES (Wretch, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 594): CHIEF SITTING BULL of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 594): GINKOR of THE DOGHOUSE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 587): CHUCKER ISTTA of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 583): MIRESSEA POOLE of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 583): KEG STAND of BARHOPPERS (Apex, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 580): CALONYMUS of STEEL CRUSADE (Cassius Calvata, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 576): PRIVATE PERNA of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 545): LON CHANEY JR. of MEN OF 1,000 FACES (Mad Max, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 536): RAMBLING OX of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 527): BANNIR PARK of BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 244): PAINFUL PANSY of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 429): ATRION of THE EXILED ONES (Darklock, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 197): TRYPTOPHAN of SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 479): AXLY HIMSELF of GERFEL'S FRIENDS (Generalissimo Puerco)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 296): THE ANIMALS (The Zoo Keeper, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 594): ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 594): ALL THE MUN'S MEN (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 587): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 583): MEDAL OF HONOR F3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 583): BARHOPPERS (Apex, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 580): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 576): RED DOG GANG (Jojra, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 545): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 536): WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 527): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 244): FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 429): BIBLICAL HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 197): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 479): SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 296): HAMMURABI of SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 594): WALK THE LINE of ELFQUEST (Armalias, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 594): MOLYNEUX of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 587): CHUCKER ISTTA of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 586): JEROME OF KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 583): MIRESSEA POOLE of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 576): PRIVATE PERNA of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
(turn 575): FENCE POST of RED DOG GANG (Jojra, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 544): ELDA MAINZ of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 526): CUTTER of DEATHTONGUE (Technogeek, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 243): IGOR MALMORT of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 196): I OF THE KNEE DOLL of HAZAARDS OF CLONGING (Crip, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Not your kind of fight, eh, Godzilla? Not a big enough city, I guess.
Bannir Park
SPY REPORT
If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of
ARDIVENT brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too. Of course, we're all terribly
impressed to see BIG DOPE win a fight and gain 23 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk,
DECEPTIVE DELILA beat MEMNOCK and MEMNOCK lost 11 points. You're breakin' my heart.
SHELLEY challenged ARDIVENT's Duelmaster for a shot at the throne. And if variety is
the spice of life, ARDIVENT may be getting bland, as BANNIR PARK stays top dog in the
city. The Victory Tavern, humph! I've tasted better ale at mortuaries. Where do
they get this stuff? From ARDIVENT's trash dumps?
He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.
ARDIVENT, I am losing what little hope I had in you. DEATHTONGUE the most avoided
team? What insult will suffice, I cannot say. And who led the way in this mass act
of cowardice? Let's see, well, whatcha know? It was FANDILS. Ha ha ha ha! Ooh,
I'm frightfully impressed, JACINTHE was this turn's most challenged warrior. Watch
that ego swell, sports fans.
Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and
gone, and get to see if their team cared. Gee, THE ZEN ZONE, ain't it past due for
sending BUNKER BETTY Dark Arena? What took ol' '9-10-1' so long? Hope? Ha ha aha
ha! Not that I'll be buying the drinks, but I'll be glad to see BANNIR PARK and
BLUVALLEY WARRIORS at The Victory Tavern tonight celebrating their bloodfeud victory
over SHELLEY. We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if the fate catches up
with you sooner that later?
What does the ARDIVENT arena have in common with the inns? It's just as
comfortable to sleep in either place. Ha ha ha ha! Just wait 'till next time I show
up here, I won't be so nice! So nyaaah! I see the crowds are getting restless, I
must leave now-- Snide Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BANNIR PARK 3981 22 15 0 110 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GODZILLA 3969 9 6 1 100 THE BEARS II (355)
TANK 4054 8 2 1 99 FANDILS (75)
SHELLEY 4030 12 8 3 97 FANDILS (75)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JACINTHE 3892 12 51 0 89 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
MIKE MILLER 4006 14 12 0 87 FANDILS (75)
DECEPTIVE DELILA 4021 10 10 0 78 THE ZEN ZONE (362)
-TEMPTATION 3314 10 9 1 73 INFERNAL LORDS (8)
BIG DAVE DIODE 3821 18 17 0 71 DEATHTONGUE (89)
MEMNOCK 3982 15 16 1 69 INFERNAL LORDS (8)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-EUROQ 3901 9 10 1 59 INFERNAL LORDS (8)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BIG DOPE 4074 4 1 0 56 DEATHTONGUE (89)
-SADIE 4062 5 0 1 54 FANDILS (75)
BERNICE 3996 13 12 0 51 FANDILS (75)
-IRONWOLF 274 5 1 0 42 BARBARIAN HORDE (47)
THE BLESSED 4083 5 2 1 39 THE BEARS II (355)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
H.P. 4073 3 2 0 28 DEATHTONGUE (89)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ABBOL 4080 5 2 0 22 INFERNAL LORDS (8)
TWO JACKS 4077 4 3 1 20 THE ZEN ZONE (362)
-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)
IZZCO 4087 3 0 0 17 INFERNAL LORDS (8)
-WEASEL 273 4 2 0 15 BARBARIAN HORDE (47)
PIG IRON 4088 2 2 0 13 THE ZEN ZONE (362)
MUNGO BURKE 4097 1 0 0 11 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
BUM 4094 1 0 0 6 DEATHTONGUE (89)
MANDIN LORV 4091 0 2 0 2 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
JEETER COLLIN 4098 0 1 0 1 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BOVETTE 4095 0 1 0 1 THE ZEN ZONE (362)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DECKER COBB 3992 14 16 0 BLUVALLEY WARRIOR 74 SHELLEY 4030 527 JUST REVENGED
SANDERSCOT 4061 4 7 0 BLUVALLEY WARRIOR 74 THE BLESSED 4083 527
SNARK 4066 1 5 0 DEATHTONGUE 89 DARK CHAMPION 528 NONE
HUGH KANT WYNN 4082 3 4 0 THE BEARS II 355 BLACK ORC 528 NONE
BUNKER BETTY 4020 9 11 1 THE ZEN ZONE 362 SPYMASTER 528 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Bunker Betty -- That was fun! Maybe next time Rosie the Rivetor will join us? --
Sadie
Cutter -- A salute to you as you move on to the big time. -- Fandil the Wise
Cutter -- You are my better. Salute. -- Mike Miller
Jacinthe -- You are such a fun gal! -- Tank
Decker? Nooooo! Don't die on me! -- Shelley (sobbing)
Blue Valley Warriors -- We are sorrowed and apologize for the death of Decker Cobb.
May the Red Sands treat him well. -- WOF
Health. Humility. Honor. -- Fandil the Wise
Lenpro and Fandil the Wise? A formidable pair. -- the Consortium Elders
How about that? I have the popularity leader and two of the least popular all in the
same turn! Including the least popular of them all! -- DeGotti
Technogeek -- You certainly have mastered the "mediocre techno-striker"! -- DeGotti
Bunker Betty -- Rubber cigar? Sounds like a Fandil gag to me! -- DeGotti
Fans of Ardivent -- VICIOUSLY subdued! In a BRUTAL conflict! Are you NOT amused?
What do you want? Two warriors to slap each other with dead fish? -- Izzco
Sounds good to me! -- Ed.
All -- Let's all see if Bunker hunkers again. -- Jondeaux
Snark -- A Snark-Snack. -- Pig Iron
Big Dope -- I've had my dopey moments, and my really dopey moments, but I've never
thought of myself as a big dope. Course I'm not big...besides there's only room
enough in this arena for one Big Dope. Far be it for me to violate sovereign
territory. -- Delila
Sadie -- Showoff. All that good will that was engendered by my "survival against all
odds" has been undone by my embarrassing dismantling at your hands. -- Bunker Betty
P.S. Sadly fated, I'm told 20 fight adepts are an embarrassment to the team and the
arena
Izzco -- I might be a tad more long-winded if I didn't jibber-jabber all through the
contest. Nerves, you know? -- Two Jacks
Tank -- No, I did not JUST NOW reconsider this "gladiator stuff." I reconsidered it
years ago, and a fat lot of good it did me. -- Jacinthe
Shelley -- You're a bad girl. -- Ghost of Decker Cobb
The Blessed -- By whom? -- Ghost of Sanderscot
Of course I didn't beat up the Scribe. It said right there that he was Trustworthy.
-- Mandin Lorv
31 May 2008
Any and all who live in the 805 area, I would like for you to call me so we can get
together for BBQ's, softball games, and so on. It has been a while since the last
get together (several years). It was a blast and I am sure the next one will be
also. We just have to do it. All alliances are welcome. Just because my warriors
leave your warrior beaten and bloody in defeat does not mean we can't have a beer or
five together. I'll even buy the first round. So call 805-588-3419 and ask for Dave
a.k.a. Misfit, former member of the Green and Purple Polka Dot Alliance (GAPPDA).
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BUNKER BETTY was barely slain by SPYMASTER in a 3 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
HUGH KANT WYNN was barely slain by BLACK ORC in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
SNARK was murdered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SHELLEY lost to BANNIR PARK in a 1 minute Challenge Title brawl.
MIKE MILLER was bested by GODZILLA in a exciting 1 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
BIG DAVE DIODE was viciously subdued by JACINTHE in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.
TANK overpowered M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute gory mismatched brawl.
MEMNOCK was overcome by DECEPTIVE DELILA in a 2 minute melee.
BERNICE was vanquished by BIG DOPE in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
H.P. lost to THE BLESSED in a 1 minute duel.
ABBOL luckily beat PIG IRON in a exciting 1 minute fight.
TWO JACKS handily defeated MANDIN LORV in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
IZZCO luckily beat JEETER COLLIN in a 2 minute amateur's match.
BUM overcame BOVETTE in a exciting 1 minute novice's contest.
MUNGO BURKE bested POLITE BEGGAR in a 2 minute amateur's bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK 6 STRIKING ATTACK 20 - 8 - 1 71 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 TOTAL PARRY 12 - 6 - 1 67 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 5 - 0 64 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 BASHING ATTACK 21 - 20 - 2 51 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 6 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 19 - 21 - 1 48 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 19 - 23 - 0 45 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 WALL OF STEEL 12 - 20 - 2 38 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 3 - 0 0 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 5 - 0 0 |
Turn 528 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-STRIKE 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 4 3 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 4 2 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY BANNIR PARK 3981 22 15 0 110 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
SLASHING ATTACK GODZILLA 3969 9 6 1 100 THE BEARS II (355)
BASHING ATTACK TANK 4054 8 2 1 99 FANDILS (75)
STRIKING ATTACK BIG DOPE 4074 4 1 0 56 DEATHTONGUE (89)
LUNGING ATTACK BERNICE 3996 13 12 0 51 FANDILS (75)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is MEMNOCK 3982. The most popular warrior this turn
was JACINTHE 3892. The ten other most popular fighters were BUM 4094, HUGH KANT WYNN
4082, GODZILLA 3969, MUNGO BURKE 4097, BUNKER BETTY 4020, TANK 4054, MEMNOCK 3982,
BIG DOPE 4074, PIG IRON 4088, and JEETER COLLIN 4098.
The least popular fighter this week was MANDIN LORV 4091. The other ten least
popular fighters were ABBOL 4080, H.P. 4073, BERNICE 3996, BIG DAVE DIODE 3821, MIKE
MILLER 4006, SHELLEY 4030, BOVETTE 4095, IZZCO 4087, TWO JACKS 4077, and THE BLESSED
4083.
MAIL-IN TOURNEY XLV
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
LESTAT 849 (26-24-3) 2 3 1 THE COVEN
CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
GEIN 3958 (6-0-0) 13 2 0 WAKE 2
ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
GODZILLA 3969 (7-5-1) 4 3 0 THE BEARS II
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SADIE 4062 (2-0-1) 3 3 1 FANDILS
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
PINNER 4013 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 WRETCHED HORDE
WRONG WAY 4052 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 MISDIRECTION
CIRCUS BEAR 4084 (0-0-0) 2 3 1 THE BEARS II
ROOKIES FOOLS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SNAG 4012 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 WRETCHED HORDE