DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 05/04/2007 Duedate: 05/31/2007
TROCAR ARENA
DM-54 TURN-220
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
WASTELANDER
EYE OF THE STORM (221)
(54-2134) [20-14-1,128]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
WASTELANDER POSITION IS EMPTY
EYE OF THE STORM (221)
(54-2134) [20-14-1,128]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
WIMPERETTA SKORINDELLE
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
(54-2655) [25-17-1,103] (54-2742) [15-8-1,82]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
EYE OF THE STORM (221)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) 39
2. EYE OF THE STORM (221) 7 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
3. JANIX (298) 0 Unchartered Team
4. MEMORIAL HAMMERZ (302) 0
(-1)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 2 JANIX (298) 71 56 7 55.9 1/ 1 EYE OF THE STORM (221) 10 5 0
2/ 3 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) 214 187 8 53.4 2/ 2 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) 8 5 0
3/ 4 EYE OF THE STORM (221) 97 91 8 51.6 3- 4 JANIX (298) 4 6 0
4- 5 MEMORIAL HAMMERZ (302) 15 31 0 32.6 4- 5 MEMORIAL HAMMERZ (302) 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
"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.
You startled me, Xyco. I never realized that you were a eunuch. How does one
address such an entity? But at the least, I can say, "Good fight." I'm sure you
did well.
Penelothe
SPY REPORT
Hail TROCAR! Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your
deeds. And let's see, KORBERT fought PRETTY LERONA and gained 16 points and
contributed to TRADERS OF TROCAR's 4-1-0. RUNE KNIGHT has lost to LAKE PATROL,
falling 8 points, while helping make EYE OF THE STORM a 3-2-0 turn. Defending its
title for another turn, WASTELANDER kept TRADERS OF TROCAR's warrior, PENELOTHE, from
claiming the throne. Tell me, is nothing sacred? I have heard from unimpeachable
sources that The Warty Toad uses trolls in their stew. Talk about gristle!
The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more
could a warrior ask of life? Well, besides that.
The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace.
Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed. Is it really true that TROCAR has
more dishwashers per capita that fighters? Just thought I'd ask...
I like this place, TROCAR, the taverns have old wine, and young serving girls.
Who could ask for more? Well, I'm burning daylight here in TROCAR and I've a long
road ahead of me. Happy Trails. Until you see my quill in TROCAR again, farewell--
Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WASTELANDER 2134 20 14 1 128 EYE OF THE STORM (221)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WIMPERETTA 2655 25 17 1 103 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PENELOTHE 2838 12 8 0 85 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
-XYCO 2899 13 10 1 83 JANIX (298)
SKORINDELLE 2742 15 8 1 82 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
-SNIR 2784 16 9 0 67 JANIX (298)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-GLUM 2766 8 5 1 65 JANIX (298)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RUNE KNIGHT 2915 11 10 0 48 EYE OF THE STORM (221)
DARISTAM 2837 10 10 0 47 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
VAGRANT CUR 2953 6 4 1 34 EYE OF THE STORM (221)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-WORQ 2956 5 1 0 32 JANIX (298)
VIKKI THE VAIN 2946 7 4 1 31 EYE OF THE STORM (221)
-GRUNGE GRL HAMMER 2794 6 4 0 28 MEMORIAL HAMMERZ (302)
-LEE FAMILY HAMMER 2792 2 7 0 25 MEMORIAL HAMMERZ (302)
HELLFURY 2963 6 0 0 24 EYE OF THE STORM (221)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SLAUGHTER HAMMER 2790 3 6 0 22 MEMORIAL HAMMERZ (302)
-HONOR RICH HAMMER 2793 3 6 0 20 MEMORIAL HAMMERZ (302)
KORBERT 2970 1 0 0 16 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
-FASC DROOL HAMMER 2791 1 8 0 11 MEMORIAL HAMMERZ (302)
-ROXY 2957 2 3 0 9 JANIX (298)
-KENAZ THORSSON 2507 0 2 0 2 ODIN'S CHOSEN (264)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
Glum -- So why aren't you smiling now? You won the fight and condemned me to
struggling with a losing record. -- Daristam the self-disgusted
Wastelander -- Oh, THANK you! I so did not want to be Duel2Dudette again. I don't
have a THING to wear to all the parties, you know. And I did appreciate the skills,
too. Very generous of you. -- Penelothe
Xyco -- They took YOU to the Infirmary? But *I* was the one trying to drink strange
blood. What are you, some kind of closet Aruaki? Don't lie, I could TASTE the magic
in your blood. -- Wimperetta
P.S. Magic blood is fine, if one prepares properly for it, but taken by surprise,
the least it does is cause heartburn.
Rune Knight -- Into each life a few sharp edges must fall, or something like that.
What's depressing is that we have four warriors listed on our "fought this year"
scrolls, and we fought the SAME FOUR again. Nothing against you and the others,
but...isn't there anyone else in this arena? -- Skorindelle
20 April 2007
All -- I've been...out of circulation for the last couple of months, and my lists
are not up to date. If you've announced a manager name, a new alliance, or changed
a manager name or alliance since the middle of February, let me know in the ads, via
diplo, or in an e-mail (Sue (at) solberg-mathews (dot) com). For that matter, if
you just want to make sure I've got things right, you can always do the same. -- The
Saint, keeper of lists
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
WASTELANDER devastated PENELOTHE in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
WIMPERETTA vanquished THE COLLECTOR in a exciting 1 minute uneven battle.
SKORINDELLE overpowered WILD-EYED FANATIC in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
RUNE KNIGHT was defeated by LAKE PATROL in a 2 minute match.
DARISTAM bested VAGRANT CUR in a action packed 1 minute brawl.
VIKKI THE VAIN overpowered PRETTY LERONA in a 2 minute one-sided struggle.
HELLFURY bested PRETTY LERONA in a 3 minute competition.
KORBERT overpowered PRETTY LERONA in a 1 minute uneven melee.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL 3 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 - 1 100 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 1 - 0 90 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 3 - 0 75 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 9 - 4 - 1 69 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 4 - 1 60 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 19 - 13 - 0 59 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 AIMED BLOW 17 - 16 - 2 52 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 13 - 13 - 3 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 TOTAL PARRY 7 - 11 - 0 39 |
Turn 220 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 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK WASTELANDER 2134 20 14 1 128 EYE OF THE STORM (221)
AIMED BLOW WIMPERETTA 2655 25 17 1 103 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
WALL OF STEEL PENELOTHE 2838 12 8 0 85 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
TOTAL PARRY RUNE KNIGHT 2915 11 10 0 48 EYE OF THE STORM (221)
STRIKING ATTACK VAGRANT CUR 2953 6 4 1 34 EYE OF THE STORM (221)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is WIMPERETTA 2655. The most popular warrior this turn
was SKORINDELLE 2742. The ten other most popular fighters were WIMPERETTA 2655,
DARISTAM 2837, VAGRANT CUR 2953, VIKKI THE VAIN 2946, KORBERT 2970, WASTELANDER 2134,
RUNE KNIGHT 2915, PENELOTHE 2838, HELLFURY 2963, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was HELLFURY 2963. The other ten least popular
fighters were PENELOTHE 2838, RUNE KNIGHT 2915, WASTELANDER 2134, KORBERT 2970, VIKKI
THE VAIN 2946, VAGRANT CUR 2953, DARISTAM 2837, WIMPERETTA 2655, SKORINDELLE 2742,
and 0.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
WASTELANDER (54-2134) EYE OF THE STORM (221)