DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/09/2012 Duedate: 01/21/2012
ARDIVENT ARENA
DM-46 TURN-622
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
MONSIGNOR MARK
FANDILS (75)
(46-4215) [21-9-0,116]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
MONSIGNOR MARK POSITION IS EMPTY
FANDILS (75)
(46-4215) [21-9-0,116]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
LILA DEANE LILA DEANE
BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
(46-4201) [14-23-0,76] (46-4201) [14-23-0,76]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 17
2. FANDILS (75) 10 FANDILS (75)
Unchartered Team
DARQUE FORCES (290)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 FANDILS (75) %1186 797 41 59.8 1/ 2 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 9 6 0
2/ 2 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 647 %1016 20 38.9 2/ 1 FANDILS (75) 8 6 1
'*' 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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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 343): NORM QUESHA of MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 688): ROSE ROOSTER of ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 688): SPIKE of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 673): BLOODY KINK of THE SAVAGE KINKS (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 675): VINEGAR of WRESTLING (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 672): SHOULDA 8 STEAK of PARKING LOT 3 (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 669): BETTEY FOURS of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 670): LOST IN PACE of PACE'S WILD (Pacemaker, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 633): LORIS DEANE of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 630): THE HAND OF DOG of DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 621): MONSIGNOR MARK of FANIDLS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 291): ZOUM LA BOUSE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 516): MISS PASSIN' of WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 244): DIANGELIQUE of DARQUE FORCES V (Master Darque, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 573): DOMINION of ZOMBIE SQUAD III (Khisanth, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 343): MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 688): COLORIFIC (Purple People Eater, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 688): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 673): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 675): WRESTLING (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 672): SAY MY NAME (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 669): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 670): RED DOG GANG (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 633): CAPTAIN PLANET (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 630): THE STORM FRONT (Storm Lord, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 621): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 291): PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 516): WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 244): DARQUE FORCES V (Master Darque, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 573): SUPERIOR FORCES et al (Manager, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 688): ROSE ROOSTER of ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
(turn 687): BLACK EYE of COLORIFIC (Purple People Eater, mgr.)
CANILIV CAT of FURRY FURY (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 673): STING of SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 674): DARRON POOLE of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 670): LOST IN PACE of PACE'S WILD (Pacemaker, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 291): 451 DEGREES of PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
(turn 290): HOT STUFF of PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 514): SLITHER of SERPENTS HOLD 113 (Khisanth, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
I am going to keep this succinct. I am praying hard. One more win up here at
5pps and I am HOME. Five pps, 5pps, 5pps....
Monsignor Mark
SPY REPORT
Well, what are you looking at, ARDIVENT? Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens
before? Ah, shaddup and listen to my news. Later days, FANDILS, since BLUVALLEY
WARRIORS took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news. Of course, we're
all terribly impressed to see SHELLEY ANN win a fight and gain 20 points, terribly.
Tsk, tsk, SHELLEY ANN beat LILA DEANE and LILA DEANE lost 14 points. You're breakin'
my heart. And if variety is the spice of life, ARDIVENT may be getting bland, as
MONSIGNOR MARK stays top dog in the city. I'm not in a very good mood today, but why
am I telling you this? You want to know what's new, don't you, ARDIVENT?
My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start
talking.' I loved that woman. What's the big D? BLUVALLEY WARRIORS was the most
avoided team? Bunch of lily livered... grumble... mumble... curse... And it looks
like FANDILS avoided them the most this turn. What a pack of would be losers, if you
ask me. Hmph.
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. Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess
what brave team is developing these kinds of weapons?
There's got to be a better place in ARDIVENT to get a drink than The Victory
Tavern! Any suggestions? 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
MONSIGNOR MARK 4215 21 9 0 116 FANDILS (75)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SHELLEY ANN 4234 5 6 1 86 FANDILS (75)
LONG BIGGAR 4228 13 10 0 79 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
MARCI FOOTE 4202 16 21 1 78 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
LILA DEANE 4201 14 23 0 76 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CORBIN ROSS 4250 3 3 0 28 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
JOUBERT KLEE 4249 5 1 0 25 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CLARA ROSE 4256 3 1 1 23 FANDILS (75)
IRVIN 4257 3 1 0 14 FANDILS (75)
SNUFFY 4263 0 3 0 3 FANDILS (75)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
Golly, golly, Fratsfan Noble! I didn't want to kill you-- just beat you. Gee! I am
so, so sorry. My dad will be really, really mad. -- Clara Rose
Marci Foote -- Sometimes being fast is a good thing. (wink) -- Monsignor Mark
(praying, praying, praying...)
Lila Deane -- You sure showed me, gal. I guess I was just too worn out from all that
holiday shopping. Whew! -- Shelley Ann
Corbin Ross -- I am not going to say anything. I am just going to kinda keep
smiling. -- Irvin (swirvin' with the best of 'em)
Joubert -- Y'all done be makin' this hard, ya know? -- Snuffy
Health. Humility. Honor. The Red Sands await. -- Fandil The Wise
Snuffy -- I tried not to be too hard on you, what with you being such a little guy,
but dueling is a dangerous business. No two ways about it. I'm sure you'll get, ah,
re-oriented in good time. -- Joubert Klee
Monsignor Mark -- Really, it seems so unfair to remove yourself from the population
of "available males." Still if you gotta, well... there it is. -- Marci Foote
Shelley Ann -- Don't go getting above yourself, girl. -- Lila Deane
Damned hairy little runt. -- Long Biggar
Irvin -- And there you see the difference between a dog and a cat. You feed a dog,
and he's your friend for life regardless. Feed a cat, and if the next meal doesn't
arrive promptly, he'll turn and rip your hand open. -- Corbin Ross
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
MONSIGNOR MARK devastated LONG BIGGAR in a 1 minute gruesome mismatched Title fight.
MARCI FOOTE subdued M. CHARDINEE in a 2 minute one-sided melee.
LILA DEANE was narrowly defeated by SHELLEY ANN in a 5 minute mismatched duel.
IRVIN was narrowly defeated by CORBIN ROSS in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bloody match.
CLARA ROSE was vanquished by AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
JOUBERT KLEE overpowered SNUFFY in a 2 minute gory mismatched brawl.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 1 - 0 86 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 11 - 4 - 0 73 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 AIMED BLOW 5 - 2 - 0 71 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 LUNGING ATTACK 9 - 6 - 2 60 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 STRIKING ATTACK 23 - 20 - 0 53 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 10 - 0 29 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 622 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:
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 5 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK MONSIGNOR MARK 4215 21 9 0 116 FANDILS (75)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is LILA DEANE 4201. The most popular warrior this turn
was LILA DEANE 4201. The ten other most popular fighters were SHELLEY ANN 4234,
CORBIN ROSS 4250, IRVIN 4257, JOUBERT KLEE 4249, MARCI FOOTE 4202, MONSIGNOR MARK
4215, SNUFFY 4263, CLARA ROSE 4256, LONG BIGGAR 4228, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was LONG BIGGAR 4228. The other ten least
popular fighters were CLARA ROSE 4256, SNUFFY 4263, MONSIGNOR MARK 4215, MARCI FOOTE
4202, JOUBERT KLEE 4249, IRVIN 4257, CORBIN ROSS 4250, SHELLEY ANN 4234, LILA DEANE
4201, and 0.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
MONSIGNOR MARK (46-4215) FANDILS (75)
"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!