DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 07/16/2015 Duedate: 07/29/2015
ROCANIS ARENA
DM-56 TURN-642
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
HONDO OHNAKA
CLONE WARS (462)
(56-4473) [11-2-0,128]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
HONDO OHNAKA PRINTS OF WHALES
CLONE WARS (462) PICTURE THIS (448)
(56-4473) [11-2-0,128] (56-4289) [2-0-0,53]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
MACROS THE BLACK BLACK STEEL
MEN OF STEEL (131) SKULL SQUADRON (28)
(56-4492) [15-5-2,92] (56-3469) [14-16-0,78]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MEN OF STEEL (131)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SKULL SQUADRON (28) 26
2. DRACO (465) 6 CLONE WARS (462)
3. PICTURE THIS (448) 4 Unchartered Team
4. CLONE WARS (462) 2
5. GRIZZLED VETERANS! (466) 0 PICTURE THIS (448)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2*PICTURE THIS (448) 2 0 0 100 1/ 3 MEN OF STEEL (131) 6 3 0
2- 1*WHATEVER (428) 1 0 0 100 2/ 2 CLONE WARS (462) 5 8 0
3- 3*GRIZZLED VETERANS! (466) 9 2 0 81.8 3/ 6 SKULL SQUADRON (28) 5 9 0
4- 4*WEIRD STUDENTS (469) 7 3 0 70.0 4- 4*GRIZZLED VETERANS! (466) 3 1 0
5/ 5 CLONE WARS (462) 38 23 1 62.3 5/ 9*PICTURE THIS (448) 2 0 0
6- 6 GET (419) 74 45 1 62.2 6- 5*MISSING TEETH (470) 2 1 0
7/ 7 SKULL SQUADRON (28) 401 317 24 55.8 7/ 8 DRACO (465) 2 1 0
8- 8 TREXTRAS (449) 34 29 0 54.0 8- 1*WEIRD STUDENTS (469) 2 3 0
9- 9 SERPENTS' HOLD (450) 75 76 3 49.7 9- 7 SERPENTS' HOLD (450) 1 0 0
10/10 MEN OF STEEL (131) 284 328 38 46.4 10-10 TREXTRAS (449) 1 2 0
11/12 DRACO (465) 6 7 0 46.2 11-11 GET (419) 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
Team Spotlight -- Skull Squadron
by Grimwood
The innkeeper behind the bar called out to Grimwood, manager of the Skull
Squadron stable, "Welcome to Mylar's!"
Mylar's hairline was receding on both sides of his head, the middle was thinning
and had been slicked and combed back. He wore a low cut, sleeveless, tan cotton shirt,
which revealed dense, black chest hair. Grimwood noticed his belt showed an obvious
progression of notches corresponding with the man's expanding waistline. His pants
were dark brown cowhide, well faded and stretched out and appeared to have been nice
once.
Grimwood smiled warmly to Mylar. The yeasty smell of ale and hard liquor
permeated the air. To the left of the room, a curved bar with recessed shelves held
small kegs and bottles. At the end of the bar was a small, tapped keg. Larger, barrel
sized kegs of ale were stacked in one corner. To the right a burning hearth with a
stag mounting hung overhead. Circular metal chandeliers suspended by chains lit the
room. Round wooden tables were scattered throughout the room and could easily sit six
people each. A few barmaids were taking and delivering orders. A stairway led to the
second floor.
The tavern was a burst of talk and laugher with the tinkling of plates and
glasses. Grimwood spotted four members of his stable at a table near the burning
hearth. One Eye and Black Steel talked to each other between sips, while Harbinger and
Rao sat across from each other and avoided eye contact holding their mugs tightly.
They looked down at their beer and occasionally their eyes darted toward the innkeeper
Mylar. They looked nervous and with good reason, they weren't supposed to be here, due
to a brawl among themselves a couple weeks ago. However, Grimwood made an exception
for tonight.
Harbinger spotted him and slighted pointed her glass towards him, alerting the
others their manager had arrived.
Grimwood sat and looked to each of them. He detected a slight wheeze from Black
Steel's breathing, the infirmary staff had heavily bandaged One Eye's right leg, Rao's
right arm was in a sling, and Harbinger just looked worn out. They all looked
defeated.
Sighing, Grimwood asked, "What in the nine hells happened last turn?"
"We can't start yet. The Mytori Priest isn't here," Harbinger said.
"He doesn't need to be here."
"Why?"
"He's winning."
All four gladiators went quiet and looked down. "I'll ask again. What in the nine
hells happened last turn?"
Black Steel glanced at the others, who didn't seem inclined to say anything,
anytime soon. He breathed in deeply, but winced in discomfort as air filled his lung.
"I fought the Duelmaster, Hondo Ohnaka, the fastest person I've seen on the sands. I
can't be blamed for losing to such as good warrior.
One Eye then spoke up, "Xyim, just out sped me, I dodged as many of his attacks
as I could, but I couldn't get the initiative."
Rao quickly said, "I know I fought a zero fight warrior, but I've never seen an
initiate fight like that before. I'd bet everything I have Prints of Whales fought on
the sands before. He's outside talent and a ringer. Listen, even the Gladiatorial
Commission thought so, and gave him forty-nine recognition points for his first
fight--forty nine!"
Harbinger didn't look up from her mug as she said, "I got scummed."
A barmaid brought Grimwood a beer. Nodding thanks, he took a long pull and noted
it's coolness. He always loved how Mylar chilled his drinks in the nearby river.
Grunting in displeasure, Grimwood said, "It's been years since I had a 1 and 4
record."
Harbinger added, "It's been years since you managed."
Grimwood glared at her until she looked away. "Yes, it's been awhile since I've
managed and I understand things have changed. I admit I've gotten used to managing
warriors on the Isle of the Eye capable of using finesse to defeat their opponent. It
was unfair of me to expect the same level of ability. So, I'm going to change how you
fight in this stable. I'm going back to how I fought on Turn 1 in Rocanis. I'm going
'old school' with this stable."
"What if that doesn't work?" Harbinger asked.
"I still have one last option," Grimwood replied.
"What's that?" One Eye asked.
"The Dark Arena." Grimwood finished off her beer and placed it on the table and
left.
Despite the noise from the other patrons in Mylar's Tavern, the Skull Squadron
table grew deathly quiet for the rest of the evening.
SPY REPORT
Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day,
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again! Nothing is certain in ROCANIS, with changing
loyalties, changing Duelmasters. Write this down: new top team--MEN OF STEEL.
WEIRD STUDENTS after a sorry 0-0-0 might want to consider abandoning the sands and
taking up singing the 'Can't fight no more' blues! Nothing works for a team like
victory (How's that for a perceptive observation?) as PICTURE THIS can attest...
Practice pays for JOMMY, who pummelled BLACK STEEL, to pocket 20 points. JOCASTA NU
certainly had a baffled expression on hers face, after losing to LOCKY and losing 9
points in the process! HONDO OHNAKA successfully staved off a grab for the roses by
MACROS THE BLACK of MEN OF STEEL. Does ROCANIS have no one talented enough to
dethrone him? So who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week and
ordering milk? Sounds like a PR stunt to me.
My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter.
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights! Like a horde of jackals fleeing from
the lion, so did the "warriors" in ROCANIS avoid CLONE WARS. The warriors of CLONE
WARS found their efforts at combat frustrated as SKULL SQUADRON apparently had more
important things to do than fight. If challenges were horses, JOCASTA NU could open
up a fast food joint!
The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... Ask not a spymaster
for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an unconscious
stupor.
All good things must come to an end. More important duties call me. Can
anything compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for ROCANIS? On that giddy
note I take my leave-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HONDO OHNAKA 4473 11 2 0 128 CLONE WARS (462)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-AHSOKA TANO 4471 11 1 1 95 CLONE WARS (462)
MACROS THE BLACK 4492 15 5 2 92 MEN OF STEEL (131)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-TAMOON 4360 9 3 0 81 TREXTRAS (449)
BLACK STEEL 3469 14 16 0 78 SKULL SQUADRON (28)
JOMMY 4539 11 7 1 77 MEN OF STEEL (131)
MYTORI PRIEST 4559 8 3 1 72 SKULL SQUADRON (28)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ZARABETH 4295 8 4 0 63 TREXTRAS (449)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HARBINGER 4561 6 5 0 56 SKULL SQUADRON (28)
PRINTS OF WHALES 4289 2 0 0 53 PICTURE THIS (448)
DA1 4599 4 2 1 50 MEN OF STEEL (131)
-OVECHKIN 4594 5 0 0 49 MISSING TEETH (470)
-PANCAKES 4241 6 3 0 43 GET (419)
-XYIM 4572 4 1 0 43 GRIZZLED VETERANS! (466)
LOCKY 4581 3 8 0 43 MEN OF STEEL (131)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SILMIS VEY 4514 7 5 0 40 CLONE WARS (462)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
IOTA DRACONIS 4546 6 4 0 33 DRACO (465)
-SLITHER 4616 2 0 1 33 SERPENTS' HOLD (450)
JOCASTA NU 4470 5 5 0 32 CLONE WARS (462)
-LISTLESS LARRY 4593 2 0 0 31 WEIRD STUDENTS (469)
ONE EYE 3578 5 7 0 26 SKULL SQUADRON (28)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CTHOFUR 4573 4 1 0 23 GRIZZLED VETERANS! (466)
-STAMKOS 4598 3 2 0 21 MISSING TEETH (470)
SORA BULQ 4558 3 7 0 20 CLONE WARS (462)
RAO 4607 3 2 0 19 SKULL SQUADRON (28)
-RICH RODDY 4592 2 0 0 18 WEIRD STUDENTS (469)
-STAJAN 4612 1 2 0 16 MISSING TEETH (470)
-SHALLOW SLAMMY 4589 1 1 0 12 WEIRD STUDENTS (469)
-ANVIAM 4571 1 0 0 12 GRIZZLED VETERANS! (466)
-GREYLOCK 4605 2 2 0 10 MEN OF STEEL (131)
-JOLLY JOE 4590 1 1 0 10 WEIRD STUDENTS (469)
-BROKEN BRIAN 4591 1 1 0 8 WEIRD STUDENTS (469)
-MARGO 4608 1 2 0 7 SERPENTS' HOLD (450)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
Hondo Ohnaka -- I'd challenge all over again, but it seems I'll need to win again to
get back in the Challenger Champions. -- Black Steel of Skull Squadron
DA1 -- I wasn't ready for you this time. -- Harbinger
Prints of Whales -- Congratz on the what, 49 recognition points? I'd say you are a tad
tournament charged. -- Rao of Skull Squadron
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
HARBINGER devastated SILMIS VEY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
LOCKY won victory over JOCASTA NU in a 2 minute Challenge battle.
HONDO OHNAKA handily defeated MACROS THE BLACK in a 1 minute one-sided Title match.
BLACK STEEL slimly lost to JOMMY in a popular 4 minute gory master's brawl.
MYTORI PRIEST savagely defeated DA1 in a crowd pleasing 10 minute competition.
PRINTS OF WHALES overpowered ONE EYE in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
IOTA DRACONIS slimly won victory over SORA BULQ in a popular 5 minute competition.
RAO vanquished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 WALL OF STEEL 22 - 8 - 1 73 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 4 - 0 73 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 2 - 0 60 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 TOTAL PARRY 10 - 7 - 1 59 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 38 - 41 - 1 48 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 24 - 29 - 0 45 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 4 - 0 43 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 6 - 0 40 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 AIMED BLOW 6 - 10 - 0 38 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 23 - 0 12 |
Turn 642 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 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 3 3 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
1 PARRY-STRIKE
1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK HONDO OHNAKA 4473 11 2 0 128 CLONE WARS (462)
AIMED BLOW MACROS THE BLACK 4492 15 5 2 92 MEN OF STEEL (131)
STRIKING ATTACK JOMMY 4539 11 7 1 77 MEN OF STEEL (131)
TOTAL PARRY MYTORI PRIEST 4559 8 3 1 72 SKULL SQUADRON (28)
WALL OF STEEL PRINTS OF WHALES 4289 2 0 0 53 PICTURE THIS (448)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is MACROS THE BLACK 4492. The most popular warrior
this turn was BLACK STEEL 3469. The ten other most popular fighters were SORA BULQ
4558, IOTA DRACONIS 4546, MYTORI PRIEST 4559, JOMMY 4539, LOCKY 4581, JOCASTA NU
4470, HONDO OHNAKA 4473, PRINTS OF WHALES 4289, HARBINGER 4561, and ONE EYE 3578.
The least popular fighter this week was DA1 4599. The other ten least popular
fighters were MACROS THE BLACK 4492, SILMIS VEY 4514, RAO 4607, ONE EYE 3578,
HARBINGER 4561, PRINTS OF WHALES 4289, HONDO OHNAKA 4473, JOCASTA NU 4470, LOCKY
4581, and JOMMY 4539.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
MACROS THE BLACK (56-4492) MEN OF STEEL (131)
ATTENTION: ALL MANAGERS WHO ARE ATTENDING THE FACE-TO-FACE
If you plan to attend the Winter Face-to-Face in Phoenix, please let Customer Service
know. We will hold your turns for the few days preceding the tourney, starting with
anything that would mail out on the previous Saturday. (This means that games due on
Thursday the 9th (which would mail on Friday) would probably mail to you, but games
due on the 10th and thereafter will be held and delivered to you at the tournament.
This way, you won't have to worry about not receiving a critical turn before you
depart for Newark, and you also don't have to worry about whether you can get a
reprint before the first turn of the tournament is due.
See you there!
RSI