DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 11/21/2013 Duedate: 12/04/2013
ROCANIS ARENA
DM-56 TURN-599
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BACKLASH
SERPENTS' HOLD (450)
(56-4323) [15-2-1,110]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
BACKLASH SWYTAI
SERPENTS' HOLD (450) GRIZZLED VETERANS (457)
(56-4323) [15-2-1,110] (56-4414) [1-0-0,21]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
GASTON IPPS SFC 1
MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456)
(56-4306) [14-31-0,73] (56-4408) [10-1-0,87]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456) 52
2. SERPENTS' HOLD (450) 40 MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456)
3. GRIZZLED VETERANS (457) 21 Unchartered Team
4. THEM (433) 0
5. TREXTRAS (449) -6 GRIZZLED VETERANS (457)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*GRIZZLED VETERANS (457) 1 0 0 100 1/ 1 MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456) 11 3 0
2/ 1 MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456) 40 15 1 72.7 2/ 2 SERPENTS' HOLD (450) 10 5 1
3/ 2 TREXTRAS (449) 18 16 0 52.9 3/ 3 MEN OF STEEL (131) 4 6 0
4- 3 THEM (433) 129 123 10 51.2 4/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) 4 11 0
5/ 4 SERPENTS' HOLD (450) 43 41 1 51.2 5- 5 THEM (433) 2 1 0
6/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435) 343 353 6 49.3 6/ 0*GRIZZLED VETERANS (457) 1 0 0
7/ 6 MEN OF STEEL (131) 210 231 30 47.6 7/ 6 TREXTRAS (449) 1 3 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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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 735): WATSON of SERPENTS HOLD 3 (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 737): GHOST of THE UNDEAD (Death Jester, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 705): FRANKIE of SERPENTS HOLD 929 (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 731): STOLEYOURSPOT of BASH BROS PARKING (Assurnasirbanipal)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 734): SLIDE TO HELL of DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 725): PING of G.O.L.G. (?, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 726): NEWT ROCKNE of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 365): KOROSHIYA ICHI of LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 723): SPIN MCDUECAN of CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 363): GROM HELLSCREAM of THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 719): FRANK WHITE of B.I.G. (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 716): TORG THUNDERCLAP of BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 708): SAVAGE BEATING of HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 667): HALFTIME of EPIC RAP (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 340): THE JANITOR of AVID FANS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 334): PAUL of CHEERS (Otis, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 321): THE BEATLES of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 598): MEECHAM of MEN OF STEEL (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 583): DAISY DAWG of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 565): FIFINE GILLY of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 560): KALDAN TEN KARAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 570): EDMONDS of GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 521): HOPE of TOLBINS LADIES (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 515): DEADLY FORCE of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 507): SERGEANT 2 of MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 624): DONKEY HOTAY of MAN OR BEAST? (The Dark One, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 735): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 737): THE UNDEAD (Death Jester, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 705): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 731): TERMINUS (Carick, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 734): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 725): A UNIT (Padre, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 726): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 365): LORD OF DISCIPLINE (Longshot, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 723): THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 363): THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 719): B.I.G. (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 716): DEMONSPAWN (Zorsea?, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 708): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 667): TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 340): AVID FANS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 334): BAAL'S MINIONS (Var, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 321): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 598): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 853): MEDAL OF HONOR B11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 565): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 560): MEDAL OF HONOR C11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 270): GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 521): TOLBINS LADIES (Tolbin, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 515): FALSE OVERTURES (Guido, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 507): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 624): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 13 DULLENS (turn 704): LITTLE GRAY BIRD of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 731): DUSKBLOOD PUDDING of SHEWISH BURRET (One Armed Bandit)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 733): GOLDEN GLOBE of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 724): GABOGOOL of STORMY'S TROOPERS I (Storm Lord, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 723): SPIN MCDUECAN of CLAN CROW (Owsly, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 363): GROM HELLSCREAM of THE STORM REAVERS (?, mgr.)
(turn 362): GENERAL PURPOSE of MILITARY MAYHEM (Crip, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 719): BRITISH SEA POWER of COLLEGE RADIO (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 716): TORG THUNDERCLAP of BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr)
(turn 715): KURELLEU ZIEN of THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 340): THE JANITOR of AVID FANS (Crip, mgr.)
A TALENT SCOUT of AVID FANS (Crip, mgr.)
(turn 339): AURORA MARIE of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 47 NORTH FORK (turn 334): PAUL of CHEERS (Otis, mgr.)
(turn 333): CARLA of CHEERS (Otis, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 564): ZENSU LASAGNA of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 558): LORAND TEN SORN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 270): CARPENTER of GASHOUSE GANG (Crip, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 520): GORAN DJIAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day,
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again! SERPENTS' HOLD had cause to celebrate, after
RATTLER got 22 points by beating GASTON IPPS. Win some, lose some. Speaking of
which, SNAKE BITE was winsome, after beating DROXINE and seeing her lose 17 points.
What can be a greater victory? BACKLASH has taken its place as the top, as ROCANIS'
new Duelmaster. Word has it one team in ROCANIS is taking speech lessons to try to
bore their opponent to death. I'll bet it works.
A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn? And do not the
little birds cry out?' Any ideas? Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and
FERRIA HOUGH is it right now. Most challenged warrior. Isn't MIDDLE WAY 20 proud!
Mismatched by 14 points, FERRIA HOUGH was defeated by SFC 1. Is this really worth
noting? I thought SFC 1 showed great skill and promise when he subdued FERRIA HOUGH.
All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
Is there life after death? Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after
life! Oh hard! that to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!
All good things must come to an end. My fingers tire and I fear my incessant
prattling may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable character. Like a mixed
metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid ROCANIS farewell-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BACKLASH 4323 15 2 1 110 SERPENTS' HOLD (450)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MEECHAM 4378 14 6 1 99 MEN OF STEEL (131)
-NIGHT CRAWLER 4355 7 2 0 92 THEM (433)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SFC 1 4408 10 1 0 87 MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456)
SNAKE BITE 4343 11 6 0 85 SERPENTS' HOLD (450)
PRIVATE 4 4420 9 1 0 81 MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456)
RATTLER 4336 5 3 0 79 SERPENTS' HOLD (450)
SERGEANT 1 4404 9 3 0 76 MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456)
GASTON IPPS 4306 14 31 0 73 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
DENNA FEYL 4350 18 18 0 72 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
FERRIA HOUGH 4345 16 21 1 70 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-LANGOLIER 4356 8 3 1 66 THEM (433)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DROXINE 4298 12 12 0 64 TREXTRAS (449)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SERGEANT 2 4407 7 5 0 53 MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456)
-TAMOON 4360 3 1 0 42 TREXTRAS (449)
KRAIT 4344 9 8 0 35 SERPENTS' HOLD (450)
ZARABETH 4295 3 1 0 35 TREXTRAS (449)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JIMMY THE HAND 4419 5 5 2 32 MEN OF STEEL (131)
-BUGS 4409 3 3 0 27 THEM (433)
NICHOLAS 4422 4 6 1 26 MEN OF STEEL (131)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-GOBLIN 4397 4 4 0 22 THEM (433)
SWYTAI 4414 1 0 0 21 GRIZZLED VETERANS (457)
SERGEANT 3 4433 2 0 0 19 MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (456)
HOUSTON FARMER 4428 1 8 0 11 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
NEWTON PYNE 4431 1 6 0 9 MIDDLE WAY 20 (435)
CARNAGE 4435 0 1 0 1 SERPENTS' HOLD (450)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
JIM DASHER 4319 8 6 0 MEN OF STEEL 131 BACKLASH 4323 597 REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
Two-three this time, but at least *I* got one of the wins. And over a real
gladiator, or at least a golem snake, not a standby. Still, I've got to wonder about
things here. I heard, from somewho who might know, that the reason I'm not drawing a
lot of wins and getting OUT of here (though I DID finally get my fourteenth win) is
that I'm so popular, somebody out there is bribing the handicapper to keep me low in
the ranks so I'll STAY here. Because, you see, I "draw people to the arena and
bolster the revenue" so they don't want me to LEAVE. I'm glad they don't want me to
DIE, but cheese louise! I want to graduate! -- Gaston Ipps
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SFC 1 viciously subdued FERRIA HOUGH in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge fight.
SERGEANT 3 subdued HOUSTON FARMER in a 3 minute Challenge melee.
MEECHAM was subdued by BACKLASH in a action packed 3 minute Title fight.
DENNA FEYL was bested by PRIVATE 4 in a popular 1 minute one-sided contest.
SERGEANT 1 subdued RIRORNI ASSASSIN in a 1 minute competition.
GASTON IPPS was bested by RATTLER in a 2 minute one-sided duel.
DROXINE was devastated by SNAKE BITE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
KRAIT was overpowered by SERGEANT 2 in a 1 minute uneven melee.
JIMMY THE HAND won victory over NEWTON PYNE in a 1 minute duel.
ZARABETH won victory over NICHOLAS in a action packed 3 minute fight.
SWYTAI vanquished CARNAGE 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|
|SLASHING ATTACK 5 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 0 - 0 100 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 26 - 14 - 1 65 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 AIMED BLOW 17 - 11 - 2 61 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 20 - 13 - 0 61 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 2 - 0 60 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 TOTAL PARRY 11 - 10 - 1 52 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 6 - 0 40 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 9 - 16 - 0 36 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 BASHING ATTACK 4 - 9 - 0 31 |
Turn 599 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-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 3 3 SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 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 BACKLASH 4323 15 2 1 110 SERPENTS' HOLD (450)
SLASHING ATTACK MEECHAM 4378 14 6 1 99 MEN OF STEEL (131)
LUNGING ATTACK SNAKE BITE 4343 11 6 0 85 SERPENTS' HOLD (450)
PARRY-RIPOSTE RATTLER 4336 5 3 0 79 SERPENTS' HOLD (450)
AIMED BLOW KRAIT 4344 9 8 0 35 SERPENTS' HOLD (450)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is GASTON IPPS 4306. The most popular warrior this
turn was SFC 1 4408. The ten other most popular fighters were MEECHAM 4378, NICHOLAS
4422, ZARABETH 4295, PRIVATE 4 4420, GASTON IPPS 4306, BACKLASH 4323, RATTLER 4336,
SNAKE BITE 4343, SERGEANT 3 4433, and JIMMY THE HAND 4419.
The least popular fighter this week was CARNAGE 4435. The other ten least popular
fighters were KRAIT 4344, DENNA FEYL 4350, HOUSTON FARMER 4428, SWYTAI 4414, NEWTON
PYNE 4431, SERGEANT 2 4407, DROXINE 4298, SERGEANT 1 4404, FERRIA HOUGH 4345, and
JIMMY THE HAND 4419.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
MEECHAM (56-4378) MEN OF STEEL (131)
MAIL-IN TOURNEY LVI
ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ASHEN SHUGAR 1867 (44-51-5) 0 2 0 MEN OF STEEL
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ERIK 3399 (36-52-0) 2 3 0 MEN OF STEEL
ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
PRINTS OF WHALES 4289 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 PICTURE THIS
LANGOLIER 4356 (8-3-1) 2 3 0 THEM
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
GENIUS AWESOME 4402 (2-1-0) 10 2 0 DEAD MEN OF STEEL
GOBLIN 4397 (4-4-0) 3 3 0 THEM
ZARABETH 4295 (2-1-0) 0 2 0 TREXTRAS
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
REMBRANDT 4368 (2-0-0) 0 1 0 DEAD NIGHT WATCH
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SWYTAI 4414 (0-0-0) 16 2 0 GRIZZLED VETERANS
LONG GONE 4427 (0-0-0) 5 3 1 TEN YEARS LATER
JOJO KRAKO 4294 (0-0-0) 0 2 0 TREXTRAS
DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
POW! 4170 (9-1-0) 5 3 0 THEM
IT 3900 (12-2-0) 3 3 0 GET
DEAD CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
MARTIN-LONGBOW 753 (10-8-3) 1 3 0 MEN OF STEEL
DEAD ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
CRUSH 4270 (3-0-0) 5 3 0 THEM
BLOODSWORD II 3775 (3-0-0) 0 2 0 STAR GUARDIANS
DEAD INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
JOHN WAYNE GACY 3212 (0-1-0) 0 2 0 COWBOYS FROM HELL
NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA
There was a line outside the Gladiatorial Commission's registry office. There
often was, but surely not now? Alarond the Scribe, who had drawn office duty today,
frowned at them.
A stocky, fit, moderately handsome gladiator stepped up to the counter. "I want a
name-change," he said. "How can I do my best known as," he shuddered, "'Dangling
Eyeball'? My name is Joe, and I want to use it."
A small and very shapely woman stepped up beside him. "And I am really tired of
being known as 'DA Bait'." She smiled, causing Alarond to sway where he stood. "I'd
like to be known as... Aphrodite, I think."
The others crowded forward, each advancing a claim, the babble of voice rising to
a roar, the crowd beginning to look like a mob--and every member of it armed and
dangerous.
Alarond raised his hands to quiet them, without much success. He raised his
voice, too. "We'll do it! A Name-Change-O-Rama, as soon as we can get the paperwork
lined up! Two or three months, maybe--"
The gladiators howled in protest at the delay.
"No, listen! The files here are HUGE, it will take time to get everything
straight. You've got to be patient. It WILL happen!"
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Warrior and team name changes will be accepted during the month of January. If
you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI