DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/30/2010    Duedate: 10/13/2010

ROCANIS ARENA

DM-56    TURN-517

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

RYVAS VOLKMAURI
INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
(56-4166) [12-6-1,107]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

RYVAS VOLKMAURI                COBRA
INCONSISTENT FURY (20)         SERPENTS HOLD (442)
(56-4166) [12-6-1,107]         (56-4213) [1-2-0,14]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

RYVAS VOLKMAURI                AGATE
INCONSISTENT FURY (20)         ON THE ROCKS (439)
(56-4166) [12-6-1,107]         (56-4194) [4-6-0,35]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

INCONSISTENT FURY (20)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. INCONSISTENT FURY (20)      53
2. SERPENTS HOLD (442)         12      INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
3. MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)          8      Unchartered Team
4. GET (419)                    0
5. THEM (433)                   0      SERPENTS HOLD (442)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 GET (419)                 65  33  1 66.3   1/ 2 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)    9  5 0
 2/ 2 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)   425 327 34 56.5   2/ 1 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)       8  7 0
 3/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)      153 146  2 51.2   3- 3 THEM (433)                5  2 1
 4- 5 THEM (433)                50  56  6 47.2   4/ 4 ON THE ROCKS (439)        4 11 0
 5/ 4 ON THE ROCKS (439)        24  30  2 44.4   5- 5 GET (419)                 2  0 0
 6/ 6*SERPENTS HOLD (442)        1   2  0 33.3   6/ 6*SERPENTS HOLD (442)       1  2 0

    '*'   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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                        ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 653): HOMESTAR of HOMESTAR & CO (Otto X Frothingslosh, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 655): HULL SCRUBBER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 541): JOEL OLIVER of HOUSE OF CARDS (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 649): QUASIL of TERMINUS (Carick, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 651): GOLDEN DELICIOUS of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 643): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 644): ERIC CARTMAN of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 324): TEZCATLIPOCA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 641): GAEGLIN of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 322): LODEN NORVIS of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 637): LIL ETHE of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 634): SHARK BAIT of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 626): ICICLE of URBAN JUNGLE (Jugger, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 587): VAISTINIE of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 299): LADY WINTER of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 293): MY SHADOW of KAOS (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 280): CASS DOLAN of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 516): BACK of GET (JE, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 502): READY EDDIE of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 483): COUNTER OFFER of VIKING LINGO (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 478): ABRA CADAVER of REIGNING DOOM (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 229): DEATH SUCKS of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 440): ONE of NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 433): WATERLOO of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 426): MATT of J (Sherlock, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 542): ALE'CHAI TALLSKY of PHILANTRHOPISTS (Aragorn, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 653): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 655): SWEET MAGIC (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 541): HOUSE OF CARDS (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 649): DARK CREATION (H.P.L. West, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 651): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 643): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 644): MONOPOLY (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 324): FORCE OF FIVE (?, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 641): MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 322): MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 637): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 634): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 626): URBAN JUNGLE (Jugger, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 587): THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 299): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 293): LAND OF OZ (Oz the ALL-Succeeding, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 280): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 516): MIDDLE WAY 20 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 502): BUGS, SLUGS & THUGS (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 483): DOCTORS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 478): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 229): SUPER STARS (?, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 440): NUMB-ERS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 433): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 434): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 542): MIDDLE ITALY et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 648): CYBERMANCER of DARK CREATION (H.P.L. West, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 644): ERIC CARTMAN of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 324): ANFERROUS of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
              (turn 323): BLACK ROSE HAMMER of FLOWERED HAMMERZ (Hammer, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 641): GAEGLIN of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
                          DEATHWIND FORGE of CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.)
              (turn 640): RINDEL of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 322): LODEN NORVIS of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 632): CRAB SMASHER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 626 BRENDAL of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 625): PELICAN EEL of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 299): LADY WINTER of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 292): SPAWNING OF SPEWN of MANAGERIAL MAYHEM (Fizban)
                                      TEN LORDS ALEAPING of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
                                      RONDOL QUIGLO of THE MIDDLE WAY 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 478): ABRA CADAVER of REIGNING DOOM (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
                  (turn 477): ICECLAW of CASTAWAYS (She-Puppy, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 228): SQUEEZE of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 439): SPARTAN 1 of GATES OF FIRE (Chief Illiniwek, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 425): SHILLIS VAIR of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last 
week's fights.  Say good-bye to MIDDLE WAY 20, as they are pushed from the coveted 
top team spot by the INCONSISTENT FURY stable.  Hey everybody, watch out for HAL'IGGE 
JOYROC, who flew up 17 points in the rankings after mashing HAL JEEVERS like a melon. 
Keep your eye on this guy.  And falling like a basher in the top ten was AGATE, who 
dropped 11 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with BERNILLA DANZ.  
Try as hard as the GET stable might, they were unable to find their warrior (and 
ex-Duelmaster) BACK before this week's fights.  It's a proud day for the INCONSISTENT 
FURY stable, as their warrior, RYVAS VOLKMAURI, ascended the Duelmaster's throne.  
Can you believe they are paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff?   
     But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!  
Here's a song for you:  Who's afraid of the big, bad THEM?  Big bad THEM.  Big bad 
THEM.  ROCANIS' afraid of the big bad THEM.  Tra la la la la!  For those of you who 
like math, try this one:  THEM + Weapons That go Boom = ON THE ROCKS + Avoid City.  
Well just about everybody wants a piece of ERBIN GOETZ, who was this week's most 
challenged warrior.  RYVAS VOLKMAURI of INCONSISTENT FURY had better have a good 
reason for challenging down 8 points in a challenge which he won.  I thought RYVAS 
VOLKMAURI showed great skill and promise when he bested DEBRA FARIN.  All right, so I 
slept through it!  Big deal!   
     Death is kind of like a new puppy:  he's always around wanting to play.  (Ha 
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?).  Knowing when to use the right tactics at 
the proper time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.   
     I think I had better cut this one short.  It's been nice chatting to those of 
you whom I have not offended yet.  Well, there goes another Spy Report.  Good luck in 
next week's fights.  Its been real, and its been fun, but it hasn't been real 
fun...-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RYVAS VOLKMAURI 4166         12   6  1   107       INCONSISTENT FURY (20)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BACK 3949                    10  11  0   112       GET (419)
 MODREFT MEGLEEN 4169         12   5  1    93       INCONSISTENT FURY (20)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DEBRA FARIN 4152             19   9  1    78       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
 ERBIN GOETZ 4153             17  11  1    67       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NICKOLI DRYBONE 4167         11   6  0    65       INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
 RUBY 4173                     6   5  0    58       ON THE ROCKS (439)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SMASH 4192                    6   3  1    57       THEM (433)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ONYX 4205                     5   3  0    53       ON THE ROCKS (439)
 BERNILLA DANZ 4209            4   0  0    43       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
 IEZA VON DRAKA 4195           5   4  0    41       INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
 AGATE 4194                    4   6  0    35       ON THE ROCKS (439)
 FORLIS HOOLER 4183            8  10  0    34       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GARNET 4207                   4   3  2    29       ON THE ROCKS (439)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAL'IGGE JOYROC 4211          1   1  0    18       INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
 COBRA 4213                    1   2  0    14       SERPENTS HOLD (442)
-WHOMP 4218                    2   0  0    13       THEM (433)
 HAL JEEVERS 4219              1   2  0     5       MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
GILPAR IBBINS 4197      3  4 0 MIDDLE WAY 20 435    GARNET 4207           514   
CLINOHUMITE 4221        0  1 0 ON THE ROCKS 439     TABAR THE KNIFE       517  NONE
OPAL 4172               5  4 0 ON THE ROCKS 439     SMASH 4192            515   
CRASH 4158              7  6 1 THEM 433             RYVAS VOLKMAURI 4166  514   
POW! 4170               2  1 0 THEM 433             DEBRA FARIN 4152      513  NOT REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Erbin Goetz -- That was a quick one.  Thanks for the skills; maybe the Commission
shall notice me soon. -- Ryvas Volkmauri

Back Get -- Yick.  Oh, and two vs you now. -- Inconsistent Fury

Ruby -- Sometimes you're too good for your own good.  That one was almost too fast to
learn anything. -- Ieza Von Oraka

Agate -- Very nice opening round.  I had to "chat" with Ryvas cause he was cheering
you on.  Way to go.  I'm sure you will have many wins in the days ahead. -- Nickoli
Drybone

Bones and Bacon!  That would sure be a very bad deal for me. -- Nickoli Drybone

Onyx -- I might as well be hacking at a damned stone.  I had to stop before it ruined
my blade. -- Debra Farin

Ryvas Volkmauri -- Hey, it isn't me taht was missing you, that was Abelinda!  I could
get along just fine not fighting you. -- Erbin Goetz

The Rirorni Looter is easy.  He won't drop his loot in order to fight. -- Forlis
Hooler

The Mage's Apprentice is just an ordinary fool. -- Bernilla Danz

Trocaran Deserter?  Bah. -- Hal Jeevers, not a dwarf

Hal'igge Joyroc -- Why, thank you.  It's probably the henna rinse. -- Bernilla Danz

27 September 10
Note -- We are still looking for additional teams in Arvat, DM 32.  I still have a
number of good team rollups available FREE for whoever wants one.
     Contact the Devil Advocates ASAP to join the fun!  You can either reach me by
diplo or on the RSI site.
     Also, whoever sent me the diplo with no name on it requesting a rollup /
information on how to get into Arvat, I'm embarassed to admit that the diplo slipped
out of my folder and was lost.  Please just send me another one with your mailing
address and I'll get a rollup to you ASAP.  Sorry about that!

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CLINOHUMITE was butchered by TABAR THE KNIFE in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
RYVAS VOLKMAURI vanquished DEBRA FARIN in a 2 minute uneven Challenge Title battle.
RUBY was defeated by ERBIN GOETZ in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
GARNET was bested by IEZA VON DRAKA in a 2 minute gory Challenge contest.
MODREFT MEGLEEN overpowered KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute mismatched match.
ONYX was bested by NICKOLI DRYBONE in a popular 1 minute duel.
AGATE was viciously subdued by BERNILLA DANZ in a 3 minute match.
FORLIS HOOLER was vanquished by RIRORNI SOLDIERS in a 1 minute gruesome uneven duel.
HAL'IGGE JOYROC overpowered HAL JEEVERS in a 1 minute uneven duel.
COBRA overpowered TROCARAN DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         LUNGING ATTACK    23 -  13 -  1      64  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   3 -  0      57  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         STRIKING ATTACK   19 -  15 -  3      56  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         TOTAL PARRY       14 -  13 -  1      52  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         BASHING ATTACK     8 -   9 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         AIMED BLOW        15 -  18 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   2 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 517 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     TOTAL PARRY        1 -  2         4  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  4         2  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         2 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      RYVAS VOLKMAURI 4166       12   6  1  107 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
LUNGING ATTACK   MODREFT MEGLEEN 4169       12   5  1   93 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
STRIKING ATTACK  DEBRA FARIN 4152           19   9  1   78 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
BASHING ATTACK   ERBIN GOETZ 4153           17  11  1   67 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
AIMED BLOW       NICKOLI DRYBONE 4167       11   6  0   65 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
PARRY-LUNGE      IEZA VON DRAKA 4195         5   4  0   41 INCONSISTENT FURY (20)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is RYVAS VOLKMAURI 4166.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was AGATE 4194.  The ten other most popular fighters were BERNILLA DANZ 4209, 
IEZA VON DRAKA 4195, RYVAS VOLKMAURI 4166, GARNET 4207, NICKOLI DRYBONE 4167, 
HAL'IGGE JOYROC 4211, ERBIN GOETZ 4153, MODREFT MEGLEEN 4169, DEBRA FARIN 4152, and 
ONYX 4205.

The least popular fighter this week was HAL JEEVERS 4219.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were RUBY 4173, CLINOHUMITE 4221, COBRA 4213, FORLIS HOOLER 4183, 
ONYX 4205, DEBRA FARIN 4152, MODREFT MEGLEEN 4169, ERBIN GOETZ 4153, HAL'IGGE JOYROC 
4211, and NICKOLI DRYBONE 4167.