DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/04/2010 Duedate: 02/17/2010
ROCANIS ARENA
DM-56 TURN-500
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
DEBRA FARIN
MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
(56-4152) [10-1-0,107]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
DEBRA FARIN CARTOGRAPHER
MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) SEA DOGS (437)
(56-4152) [10-1-0,107] (56-4144) [3-2-2,39]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ABELINDA CHASE RYVAS VOLKMAURI
MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
(56-4105) [14-29-0,74] (56-4166) [1-3-0,17]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) 69
2. THEM (433) 2 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
3. SEA DOGS (437) 2 Unchartered Team
4. INCONSISTENT FURY (20) -26
SEA DOGS (437)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*SEA DOGS (437) 14 10 3 58.3 1/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) 9 6 0
2/ 2 INCONSISTENT FURY (20) 385 300 32 56.2 2/ 1 INCONSISTENT FURY (20) 6 4 1
3/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) 110 104 1 51.4 3/ 3*SEA DOGS (437) 6 4 0
4/ 4 THEM (433) 30 42 3 41.7 4/ 4 THEM (433) 0 4 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[ Report from the Tourney #2 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
Larkin here once again, with more interviews from the tourney. This time I'm
talking to a new manager, so new he doesn't even have a manager name. "Sir... what
would you like me to call you, by the way?"
"Why do you have to call me anything? I don't understand why you want to
interview me. There are lots of great managers here who could probably tell you
stuff--"
"I'm looking for a new perspective, the point of view of someone who is just
starting out with the gladiatorial games."
"Oh. Well, I guess that would be me."
"Absolutely right! Tell me, what do you think of the tourney? This is your
first, right?"
"Right, my first," the young man agreed. "And it's GREAT! Everyone is just
great here! I mean, most of these managers, they're, like, legends, you know?
Everybody's heard of them, and they have stables of HUNDREDS of gladiators, and
they've been polishing their tricks for YEARS, and I didn't figure I had much of a
chance, you know?"
"The popular view is that no matter how much you know, the arena can always
throw a surprise at you--"
"Yeah, yeah, I've heard that. I don't know if I believe it, but I've heard it.
But that isn't the best thing about this tourney. The best thing is that everyone
here has been GREAT. Or else I didn't meet them--the ones that might not have been.
But I think I met just about everyone, and--"
"And they were great. I'm glad. But perhaps you could tell our readers a
little more, maybe tell them how these experienced managers were great to you?"
"Well, yeah, okay. It's that everyone was so friendly and helpful, see? The
ENTIRE Consortium talked to me about warrior design, for instance. I learned a lot
there. And, well, there was Mannequin, and The Greek Guy, and I actually met
Manager, too! And they were all really helpful. Advice, you know, and charts, and
all that stuff that was so confusing. It was just the best experience! I'm going to
do it again, for sure!"
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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 636): EIGHTH MATE of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 638): DORA BELL of SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 507): AVENGING ANTELOPE of SATAN'S KINGDOMS (Dark One, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 632): STARIEL of DARK CREATION (H.P.L. West, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 634): GOLD CACHE of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 626): THEODOSIUS of FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (Caesar, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 628): ERIC CARTMAN of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 315): OTHER of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 624): SALAMANDER of TRAIL OF TEARS (Jugger?, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 313): EXECUTIONER of RETRIBUTION (?, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 620): MALIGNANT TUMOR of APOCALYPSE (?, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 618): ZOMBIEFIED of LIVING HELL (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 609): ORION of ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 572): PRINCE JACKSON of LUROCIAN ROYALTY (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 291): PAYNE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 285): VYNMORGATH of KAOS (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 272): MRS. VAUGHN of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 499): RIA ROSEDANCER of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 486): PERFECT SNOTLING of SUPERIOR FORCES 1601 (Manager)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 466): CHAM DUGAN of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 463): FLITCHAK of CASTAWAYS (She-Puppy, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 220): ROS QUIN of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 426): ALEXANDROS of GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 416): QUINCY WATTS of GREATS OF TROY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 409): SANDY STRATTON of GIRLS X3 (Non, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 525): NATAS of DO IT AGAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 636): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 638): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 507): SATAN'S KINGDOMS (Dark One, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 632): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 634): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 626): FIELDS OF ELYSIUM (Caesar, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 628): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 315): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 624): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 313): THE STORMBRINGERS (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 620): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 617): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 609): ON THE ROCKS (Bartender, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 572): LUROCIAN ROYALTY (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 291): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 285): LAND OF OZ (Oz the All-Winning, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 272): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 499): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 486): EX OBLIVIONE (Enigma, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 466): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 463): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 220): BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 423): GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 416): GREATS OF TROY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 409): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 525): DO IT AGAIN et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 636): SAFFIRA of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 634): GOLD CACHE of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
(turn 633): GOLDBRICK of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 314): SURGICAL of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 624): SALAMANDER of TRAIL OF TEARS (Jugger?, mgr.)
(turn 623): MAKADOS of PHLANTHROPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 620): MALIGNANT TUMOR of APOCALYPSE (?, mgr.)
UNDEAD DUCK of BARN OF HORRORS (Rillion, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 608): HYPER VIPER of PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (Aragorn, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 572): PRINCE JACKSON of LUROCIAN ROYALTY (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 284): SPARROW of RAPTOR (Owlin, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 485): FLUMMAX of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 465): HEADING SOUTH of AUTUMN SAGA (?, mgr.)
SNOTMAN of I HATE THEM TOO (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
(turn 465): XAVAN YOLE of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 462): SORRELISHE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 409): TYLER DURDEN of PROJECT: MAYHEM (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Good day, in ROCANIS a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor.
So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news. It seems the training can make the
difference, as INCONSISTENT FURY is pushed out of top team by MIDDLE WAY 20, who came
from 2nd with a 4-1-0 this turn. And let's see, ERBIN GOETZ fought CARTOGRAPHER and
gained 18 points and contributed to MIDDLE WAY 20's 4-1-0. CARTOGRAPHER has lost to
ERBIN GOETZ, falling 15 points, while helping make SEA DOGS a 2-3-0 turn. And all
eyes were on DEBRA FARIN this turn as she ascended to the throne of Duelmaster.
ROCANIS has a new victor! Tell me, is nothing sacred? I have heard from
unimpeachable sources that The Grub & Rub Bar and Bistro uses trolls in their stew.
Talk about gristle!
Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.'
Inscrutable, but true. I also notice that the SEA DOGS stable was the most avoided
team this turn. Come on ROCANIS, what are you afraid of? And avoiding SEA DOGS more
than any other team we find INCONSISTENT FURY. ROCANIS, are we going to accept, or
respect this sort of thing? The most challenged warrior this turn was SEA DOGS'
warrior LOBSTER POT. More fighters challenged him than challenged the Duelmaster!
Tsk, tsk, tsk. BALZEC, does your manager know you're challenging down 23 points to
fight ABELINDA CHASE from MIDDLE WAY 20? It pains me to see warriors take advantage
of the system like this. BALZEC won victory over ABELINDA CHASE, as if it surprises
anyone. In a brave attempt, RYVAS VOLKMAURI from INCONSISTENT FURY challenged up 19
points to fight LOBSTER POT from the SEA DOGS stable. RYVAS VOLKMAURI perhaps got
his just desserts, seeing as he was defeated by LOBSTER POT and ended up with 17
recognition points. NICKOLI DRYBONE of INCONSISTENT FURY had better have a good
reason for challenging down 9 points in a challenge which he won. I thought NICKOLI
DRYBONE showed great skill and promise when he bested ANCHOR THROWER. All right, so
I slept through it! Big deal!
A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once. Wise men know this to
be true. We'd like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of their enemies.
You know who you are; and it's considered rude.
Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the
sweetest. Always good to rest in ROCANIS, 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
DEBRA FARIN 4152 10 1 0 107 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BALZEC 4123 17 7 2 95 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RIA ROSEDANCER 4112 19 11 2 83 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
FREM HARID 4121 12 15 0 81 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
ABELINDA CHASE 4105 14 29 0 74 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ERBIN GOETZ 4153 9 2 1 58 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CARTOGRAPHER 4144 3 2 2 39 SEA DOGS (437)
NICKOLI DRYBONE 4167 4 0 0 37 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
LOBSTER POT 4145 6 1 0 35 SEA DOGS (437)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ANCHOR THROWER 4148 3 4 1 22 SEA DOGS (437)
FORLIS HOOLER 4183 1 0 0 18 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
RYVAS VOLKMAURI 4166 1 3 0 17 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
SALT HORSE 4165 1 0 0 15 SEA DOGS (437)
MODREFT MEGLEEN 4169 2 1 1 12 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
CRASH 4158 1 3 0 6 THEM (433)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
SEAMAN 4147 1 1 0 SEA DOGS 437 STEV STONEFIST 500 NONE
SMASH 4159 1 1 0 THEM 433 CARTOGRAPHER 4144 496 NOT REVENGED
WOOF! 4176 0 1 0 THEM 433 VEL STEELWIND 500 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Nickoli Drybone -- That thing that I said before, you know, about how I welcomed the
challenges and about how I was impregnable. That doesn't apply to you. -- Lobster
Pot
Ria Rosedancer -- Ah, well done! The title should be taken on a win whenever
possible, rather than by default. -- Ebria Gannet
Why is the Rirorni Spy an elf? This makes no sense. -- Debra Farin
Balzec -- Amazing the way you suck up those skills. -- Abelinda Chase
P.S. Especially since I was trying to hide them up my sleeve
Okay, the Rirorni Saboteur is a dwarf, I can see this. This dwarf goes sneaking
around sabotaging the Rirorni, right? -- Frem Harid
Cartographer -- Well, that's embarrassing. -- Erbin Goetz
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SEAMAN was dealt death by STEV STONEFIST in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
WOOF! was slaughtered by VEL STEELWIND in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
BALZEC subdued ABELINDA CHASE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute expert's Challenge fight.
NICKOLI DRYBONE bested ANCHOR THROWER in a popular 1 minute Challenge fight.
RYVAS VOLKMAURI was subdued by LOBSTER POT in a 6 minute Challenge competition.
RIA ROSEDANCER was overpowered by DEBRA FARIN in a 1 minute one-sided Title struggle.
FREM HARID viciously subdued RIRORNI ASSASSIN in a action packed 1 minute fight.
ERBIN GOETZ vanquished CARTOGRAPHER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
CRASH was overpowered by SALT HORSE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
MODREFT MEGLEEN was luckily beaten by FORLIS HOOLER in a 4 minute novice's fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 4 PARRY-LUNGE 6 - 1 - 0 86 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 23 - 7 - 5 77 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 5 - 0 67 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 SLASHING ATTACK 11 - 10 - 1 52 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 18 - 17 - 1 51 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 5 - 1 44 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 5 - 1 38 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 5 - 0 29 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 500 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-LUNGE 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 AIMED BLOW
AIMED BLOW 3 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 3 BASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
1 TOTAL PARRY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK DEBRA FARIN 4152 10 1 0 107 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
AIMED BLOW BALZEC 4123 17 7 2 95 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
SLASHING ATTACK RIA ROSEDANCER 4112 19 11 2 83 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
BASHING ATTACK ERBIN GOETZ 4153 9 2 1 58 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
PARRY-LUNGE LOBSTER POT 4145 6 1 0 35 SEA DOGS (437)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ABELINDA CHASE 4105. The most popular warrior this
turn was RYVAS VOLKMAURI 4166. The ten other most popular fighters were MODREFT
MEGLEEN 4169, FREM HARID 4121, SEAMAN 4147, BALZEC 4123, NICKOLI DRYBONE 4167,
LOBSTER POT 4145, DEBRA FARIN 4152, ABELINDA CHASE 4105, ERBIN GOETZ 4153, and SALT
HORSE 4165.
The least popular fighter this week was FORLIS HOOLER 4183. The other ten least
popular fighters were CRASH 4158, CARTOGRAPHER 4144, WOOF! 4176, RIA ROSEDANCER 4112,
ANCHOR THROWER 4148, SALT HORSE 4165, ERBIN GOETZ 4153, ABELINDA CHASE 4105, DEBRA
FARIN 4152, and LOBSTER POT 4145.