DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 04/21/2006 Duedate: 05/04/2006 JURINE ARENA DM-61 TURN-380 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS SCYTHE BLADES OF TERROR (348) (61-3284) [11-0-0,136] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader SCYTHE JADRA BLADES OF TERROR (348) PHILANTHROPISTS (381) (61-3284) [11-0-0,136] (61-3379) [6-0-0,76] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite RANDY RANDY FAVORITE GUYS (186) FAVORITE GUYS (186) (61-3360) [17-9-0,77] (61-3360) [17-9-0,77] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM BLADES OF TERROR (348) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. WARCKERS (382) 67 2. BLADES OF TERROR (348) 23 BLADES OF TERROR (348) 3. PHILANTHROPISTS (381) 12 Unchartered Team 4. FEAR FACTORY (216) 12 5. FAVORITE GUYS (186) 9 WARCKERS (382) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 0*WARCKERS (382) 5 0 2 100 1/ 1 BLADES OF TERROR (348) 8 0 0 2/ 2 BLADES OF TERROR (348) 36 12 1 75.0 2/ 2*PHILANTHROPISTS (381) 6 2 0 3/ 1*PHILANTHROPISTS (381) 9 3 0 75.0 3/ 0*WARCKERS (382) 5 0 2 4- 3 ARENA FELINES (341) 176 117 17 60.1 4/ 3 FEAR FACTORY (216) 5 4 0 5/ 5 FEAR FACTORY (216) 303 236 24 56.2 5/ 4 FAVORITE GUYS (186) 4 11 1 6- 6 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) 111 94 18 54.1 6- 7*ROGUES' GALLERY (179) 1 0 0 7/ 7 FAVORITE GUYS (186) 480 560 11 46.2 7- 8 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) 0 3 0 8- 8*ROGUES' GALLERY (179) 1 2 0 33.3 8- 6 ARENA FELINES (341) 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 * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * }%|[-----+O+-----]|%{ * ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===--- Duelmasters ----------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 539): DJESEE of THE MONGOLOIDS (Otis the Drunk, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 539): CHIC SHEIK of ALL HALLOW'S EVE (Destitute Noble, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 533): MEAT GRINDER of MEAT MARKET (?, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 535): PERSIFLAGE of SHROUD IN MYSTERY (Noachian, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 533): KHALUM'S MIDGET of HEROESANDFOUNDONES (The Judge, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 531): SUE SHEE of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 28 SLAUGHTER PRIEST MEM (turn 266): CAM SHAFT of OTTO'S MECHANICS (Crip, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 524): ACCO of CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 264): BUSTER BUNNY of LOONY TOONS (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 521): GRETH of RILL'S GCSC2 (Rillion, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 519): KID RODELO of SACKETT'S & CO. (Barnabas, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 510): BUMP 'N' JUMP of FLIPPERS ARCADE (Huckle Cat, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 472): DAPHNE CAMISADO of TERMAGANT VOTARY (Noachian, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 241): HOT LIPS of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.) DM 47 SCOMSS SWAMP (turn 235): JACK MCFARLAND of SECOND BANANAS (Mannequin, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 222): YAIWE of DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 400): ZIPPER of RESCUE RANGERS (JE, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 379): SCYTHE of BLADES OF TERROR (Soultaker, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 365): VIRGINIA, NO SANTA of GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 171): APPLE DANISH of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.) DM 74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 336): RAGING PYROTHAG of GEMSTONE CREATIONS (Tripwire, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 333): SHORT ROCK of SAND DANCERS (Lorana, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 320): AIDEN of LETHAL HERITAGE (Lord Xiang, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 425): NIGHTFALL of DARKLINGS from DAIYLA KIV (Mila, mgr.) Top Teams --------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 539): THE MONGOLOIDS (Otis the Drunk, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 539): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.) DM 15 MALCORN (turn 533): DARK CREATION (Herbert Philip Lovecraft West, mgr.) DM 16 WILLAF (turn 535): DRAGOONS (?, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 533): HEROESANDFOUNDONES (The Judge, mgr.) DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 531): FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.) DM 28 SLAUGHTER PRIEST MEM (turn 266): THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 524): CARDOW HUNTERS (Uncle Wolf, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 264): none DM 32 ARVAT (turn 521): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 519): SACKETT'S & CO. (Barnabas, mgr.) DM 35 MURSKA (turn 510): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.) DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 472): TERMAGANT VOTARY (Noachian, mgr.) DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 241): A DEAL'S A DEAL (Applejack, mgr.) DM 47 SCOMSS SWAMP (turn 235): none DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 222): DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.) DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 400): ARNIE'S ARMY (Barnabas, mgr.) DM 61 JURINE (turn 379): BLADES OF TERROR (Soultaker, mgr.) DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 365): GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.) DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 171): FAMILY JEWELS (Gem Genius, mgr.) DM 74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 336): SAND DANCERS (Olinda, mgr.) DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 333): HUE AND CRY (Noachian, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 320): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.) ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 425): SUNNYLAND, etc. (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.) Recent Graduates ----------------- DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 538): PUSS of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.) DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 538): BANSHEE of MARVEL HEROES (Dr. Strange, mgr.) DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 532): EXODUS of THE OLD TESTAMENT (Ganolus Oakleaf, mgr.) DM 28 SLAUGHTER PRIEST MEM (turn 266): MR. CHOMP CHOMP of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.) DM 29 LAPUR (turn 524): MOLLY of CROC FILES (THawk, mgr.) DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 264): NINJATO of SAMURAI KIDS II (Sensei Jan, mgr.) (turn 263): BRILLIANT ORANGE of UNFIT TO BE ORCS (Slugbait, mgr.) DM 32 ARVAT (turn 520): M. A. FISTAFOLES of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.) DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 519): KID RODELO of SACKETT'S & CO. (Barnabas, mgr.) DM 47 SCOMSS SWAMP (turn 235): BOMBADIL of FREEDONIA (Mr. Snarky, mgr.) (turn 234): ART PENDRAGON of KNIGHTS TEMPLAR (Baphomet, mgr.) DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 221): NEUMA of DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.) FENDER GRALE of MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.) DM 74 DAIYLA KIV (turn 335): CHESSARA of SAND DANCERS (Olinda, mgr.) DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 319): XANTHIPPE MANWAR of THE LUNATIC FRINGE (Noachian) SPY REPORT If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of JURINE brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too. JURINE saw the first turn for WARCKERS, a 5-0-2, and some teams are scared, others are too arrogant to notice. Take note friends, take note. Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see CHOOLAKALAKA win a fight and gain 23 points, terribly. Going for broke or broken, our Duelmaster PITSPAWN FOULDOG challenged this turn. And if variety is the spice of life, JURINE may be getting bland, as SCYTHE stays top dog in the city. Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do you think some of these guys win their fights? Skill? Ha! Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys. JURINE, I am losing what little hope I had in you. ARENA FELINES the most avoided team? What insult will suffice, I cannot say. And who led the way in this mass act of cowardice? Let's see, well, whatcha know? It was BLADES OF TERROR. Ha ha ha ha! Ooh, I'm frightfully impressed, PITSPAWN FOULDOG was this turn's most challenged warrior. Watch that ego swell, sports fans. I notice ROBESPIERRE challenging down 18 points to fight KETA, BLADES OF TERROR doubtless has some rotten excuse for such an insult to honor. And golly gee, ROBESPIERRE bested KETA. Aren't we all surprised and impressed? And we have SICKLE in a challenge, going down 11 points for the fight. Guess what? I thought SICKLE showed great skill and promise when he bested DREEN SELJIN. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal! Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals. I volunteer for JURINE's morgue. More variety. And now a passing thought on a warrior dying young (KJARRAN'S UNIBROW of FEAR FACTORY): You had your chance and now you're dead. Oh well... Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines through use. Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one. What does the JURINE arena have in common with the inns? It's just as comfortable to sleep in either place. Ha ha ha ha! Just wait 'till next time I show up here, I won't be so nice! So nyaaah! Paste this one in your scrapbooks, you'll need the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SCYTHE 3284 11 0 0 136 BLADES OF TERROR (348) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ROBESPIERRE 3098 13 4 1 108 BLADES OF TERROR (348) ADEMA 3093 15 5 0 93 FEAR FACTORY (216) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PITSPAWN FOULDOG 3121 13 5 1 87 FEAR FACTORY (216) KETA 3328 20 24 0 84 FAVORITE GUYS (186) -LION HEARTED 3363 8 5 0 84 ARENA FELINES (341) RANDY 3360 17 9 0 77 FAVORITE GUYS (186) JADRA 3379 6 0 0 76 PHILANTHROPISTS (381) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SHIVAREE SJDEN 3350 11 3 1 75 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CHILLILI CHES 3343 12 21 1 58 FAVORITE GUYS (186) -M.C. CAT 3124 8 11 0 58 ARENA FELINES (341) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SICKLE 3285 6 0 0 52 BLADES OF TERROR (348) DREEN SELJIN 3371 7 9 0 42 FAVORITE GUYS (186) -XANDER HAXAN 3270 8 12 1 40 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) -GUILLOTINE 3100 6 6 0 40 BLADES OF TERROR (348) -PAWS 3132 5 7 0 40 ARENA FELINES (341) -SLY SERVAL 3376 3 1 0 38 ARENA FELINES (341) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KJARRAN'S HAMMER 3372 6 7 0 28 FEAR FACTORY (216) -SIBI EL KEER 3362 4 1 1 27 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) -SNOWBALL 3365 2 7 0 27 ARENA FELINES (341) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CHOOLAKALAKA 3392 1 0 1 23 WARCKERS (382) -STEATOPYGOUS 3354 3 7 0 22 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) GAROK 3378 1 2 0 19 PHILANTHROPISTS (381) -MIKAI ABADOS 3361 3 5 2 16 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) NUDE DUDE 3388 2 2 0 16 FEAR FACTORY (216) -YARANQUA 3386 1 0 0 16 PHILANTHROPISTS (381) SISSY 3391 1 0 0 15 WARCKERS (382) LAELKORISSA 3385 3 4 1 14 FAVORITE GUYS (186) -KARB 1574 1 1 0 13 ROGUES' GALLERY (179) SCOW DOG 3393 1 0 0 13 WARCKERS (382) BARNABEE 3389 1 0 1 11 WARCKERS (382) -DRISKELL 3377 1 0 0 8 PHILANTHROPISTS (381) DUMB DUMB 3390 1 0 0 5 WARCKERS (382) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? KJARRAN'S UNIBRO 3383 3 2 0 FEAR FACTORY 216 CHOOLAKALAKA 3392 380 ANGOSH 3381 0 1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 381 BARNABEE 3389 380 PERSONAL ADS Robespierre -- Listen, when I want a haircut, I'll just TELL you, okay? Now go away, I have serious things to worry about. -- Keta Jadra -- Your name is Ardaj spelled backward. I should have realized that and been warned. -- Chillili Ches Sickle -- Wow, you really are a sickie, aren't you? -- Dreen Seljin P.S. Only a sickie, also known as a sicko, would defeat me. I am wonderful, you understand. Just about perfect. Kung-Fu Master. (sigh) -- Randy And the Mordant Deserter is pathetic. -- Laelkorissa 24 March 2006 A few notes about e-mailed personals: You may submit personal ads, columns, spotlights, etc. electronically, either via e- mail to ads at reality dot com (which doesn't need any more spam, thank you) or on the web at http://www.reality.com/duel2/modules.php?name=Ads. When you submit something, you should get back a receipt from HAL at RSI. If you do NOT get a receipt, your ads may have gone astray (not all e-mail makes it to its destination any more than all snail mail does). If you DO get a receipt, it should, in the body of the message, tell you what arena your stuff was filed in. Check your receipt to make sure your submission made it to the intended destination. Also check to see that everything you sent made it to the same place. Sometimes HAL, who is rather simple-minded in some ways, will send half your stuff to another arena if the name or number of that arena shows up at the beginning of a line. So if the word Ti appears at the beginning of a line halfway through your ads, all the ads after that may end up in Ti, which is closed and doesn't need ads. As a side note, sometimes things move slowly, so don't wait until the last minute to send your ads and all. If they get held up along the way, they may not show up until next turn. Happy writing! -- Ed. 28 March 2006 We of the Desolate Empire Alliance want to welcome two managers to our fold. Kon of the Empire Rising, and Osiris! May they be blessed with the blood of their enemies, and give no quarter in War! -- Dark Knights of the Desolate Empire 11 April 2006 To all those lookin' for some easy pickins: I, Elfwine, manager of The Shallowship, the most feared team in all of Jhelum, invite all who seek wide open spaces for pubs and other such establishments of limited debauchery, to visit this deserted city and help me clear up some of the dust. I'm just about ready to have my guys face off against each other to get some new action. Guess I'd better join a tournament or something...hmmmm, there's a thought. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS SCYTHE devastated PITSPAWN FOULDOG in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight. ROBESPIERRE demolished KETA in a 1 minute gory one-sided Challenge melee. SICKLE won victory over DREEN SELJIN in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge brawl. RANDY was luckily beaten by ADEMA in a crowd pleasing 6 minute veteran's fight. JADRA devastated CHILLILI CHES in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brutal one-sided duel. KJARRAN'S HAMMER bested GAROK in a 2 minute competition. LAELKORISSA was defeated by NUDE DUDE in a action packed 1 minute gruesome melee. KJARRAN'S UNIBROW was slaughtered by CHOOLAKALAKA in a 1 minute one-sided duel. ANGOSH was slaughtered by BARNABEE in a 1 minute one-sided duel. SISSY overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven match. DUMB DUMB outlasted CONVICTED THIEF in a tiresome 7 minute novice's fight. SCOW DOG devastated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched conflict. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |TOTAL PARRY 5 LUNGING ATTACK 14 - 4 - 0 78 | |STRIKING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 10 - 3 - 0 77 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 19 - 10 - 1 66 | |LUNGING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 16 - 13 - 2 55 | |AIMED BLOW 2 WALL OF STEEL 5 - 6 - 0 45 | |PARRY-STRIKE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 11 - 14 - 0 44 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 7 - 0 42 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 BASHING ATTACK 8 - 14 - 0 36 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 380 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: LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 3 3 LUNGING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY TOTAL PARRY 4 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 2 SLASHING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK SCYTHE 3284 11 0 0 136 BLADES OF TERROR (348) TOTAL PARRY ADEMA 3093 15 5 0 93 FEAR FACTORY (216) STRIKING ATTACK PITSPAWN FOULDOG 3121 13 5 1 87 FEAR FACTORY (216) AIMED BLOW JADRA 3379 6 0 0 76 PHILANTHROPISTS (381) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is RANDY 3360. The most popular warrior this turn was RANDY 3360. The ten other most popular fighters were DREEN SELJIN 3371, JADRA 3379, GAROK 3378, SCYTHE 3284, ROBESPIERRE 3098, ADEMA 3093, NUDE DUDE 3388, KJARRAN'S HAMMER 3372, SISSY 3391, and SCOW DOG 3393. The least popular fighter this week was DUMB DUMB 3390. The other ten least popular fighters were ANGOSH 3381, KJARRAN'S UNIBROW 3383, CHILLILI CHES 3343, KETA 3328, BARNABEE 3389, CHOOLAKALAKA 3392, LAELKORISSA 3385, SICKLE 3285, PITSPAWN FOULDOG 3121, and SCOW DOG 3393.