DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/25/2016 Duedate: 02/06/2016
VALAMANTIS ARENA
DM-62 TURN-632
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
PISCES
CM - SCORPIO (464)
(62-4848) [11-1-2,148]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
PISCES POSITION IS EMPTY
CM - SCORPIO (464)
(62-4848) [11-1-2,148]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ST. RIKER BASHER FORCE
STRIKER FORCE (19) STRIKER FORCE (19)
(62-4828) [20-14-0,79] (62-4872) [11-8-3,60]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
STRIKER FORCE (19)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. CM - SCORPIO (464) 33
2. STRIKER FORCE (19) 15 CM - SCORPIO (464)
3. AQUILA (470) 12 Unchartered Team
4. WEIRD STUDENTS (476) 0
5. STAINLESS STEEL RAT (338) 0 CUTE DUCKIES (50)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*WEIRD STUDENTS (476) 15 7 1 68.2 1/ 1 STRIKER FORCE (19) 5 6 0
2/ 0 CM - SCORPIO (464) 64 42 2 60.4 2/ 0 CM - SCORPIO (464) 3 1 0
3/ 2 AQUILA (470) 38 28 1 57.6 3/ 2 AQUILA (470) 3 3 0
4/ 3 STRIKER FORCE (19) 104 98 6 51.5 4- 3*WEIRD STUDENTS (476) 1 2 0
5- 4 STAINLESS STEEL RA (338) 5 8 1 38.5 5- 4 STAINLESS STEEL RA (338) 0 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
I was going on vacation, see? Surf, sun... But what do those bums say? "Hit
the road, Debby Tonte. VALAMANTIS needs a spyreport." Oh, well. MVP award for STIR
IKE? STRIKER FORCE's proud of him after beating PERSISTENT BEGGAR and getting 15
points. Talk about yer major upsets! JUPITER's match with ZETA AQUILAE cost him a
loss of 7 points! Was that a tear I saw in PISCES' eye, as she took over
Duelmastership? And wasn't XI AQUILAE fit to be tied! Is the Duelmaster really
being a real snob to his teammates? Don't ask me!
So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway? It can't be for these
really neat Spyreports can it?
Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds. All VALAMANTIS ever talks about is fighting!
Me, I'm more laid back. Fight, fight, fight. Is that all you guys can do?
I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid. Who would've guessed I'd be
a famous Spyreporter? I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it
quits. I had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PISCES 4848 11 1 2 148 CM - SCORPIO (464)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
XI AQUILAE 4794 29 13 1 101 AQUILA (470)
NORTH STAR 4854 10 2 0 93 CM - SCORPIO (464)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ST. RIKER 4828 20 14 0 79 STRIKER FORCE (19)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VENUS 4802 12 4 0 64 CM - SCORPIO (464)
BASHER FORCE 4872 11 8 3 60 STRIKER FORCE (19)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CLEVER CLARK 4859 4 0 0 54 WEIRD STUDENTS (476)
ZETA AQUILAE 4867 9 5 0 53 AQUILA (470)
-JIM DIGRIZ 3163 5 8 1 50 STAINLESS STEEL RAT (338)
JUPITER 4845 5 3 0 40 CM - SCORPIO (464)
-MERCURY 4801 4 2 0 34 CM - SCORPIO (464)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-OBVIOUS ODDBALL 4868 3 2 0 25 WEIRD STUDENTS (476)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-KIND KID 4858 2 3 0 22 WEIRD STUDENTS (476)
-BLOATED BOB 4874 1 0 0 15 WEIRD STUDENTS (476)
STIR IKE 4907 1 0 0 15 STRIKER FORCE (19)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DA1 4909 0 1 0 STRIKER FORCE 19 SPYMASTER 632 NONE
DA2 4910 0 1 0 STRIKER FORCE 19 MOUNTAIN TROLL 632 NONE
STRIKE 4 4829 14 15 0 STRIKER FORCE 19 PISCES 4848 628 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
DA2 was butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA1 was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
XI AQUILAE was handily defeated by PISCES in a 1 minute one-sided Title match.
NORTH STAR won victory over ST. RIKER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory brawl.
BASHER FORCE was outlasted by VENUS in a crowd pleasing 9 minute bloody match.
ZETA AQUILAE viciously subdued JUPITER in a crowd pleasing 3 minute brutal fight.
STIR IKE devastated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 5 TOTAL PARRY 4 - 0 - 0 100 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 3 - 0 75 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 8 - 7 - 1 53 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 20 - 23 - 0 47 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 11 - 15 - 1 42 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 632 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:
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 4 5 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK PISCES 4848 11 1 2 148 CM - SCORPIO (464)
AIMED BLOW XI AQUILAE 4794 29 13 1 101 AQUILA (470)
SLASHING ATTACK NORTH STAR 4854 10 2 0 93 CM - SCORPIO (464)
TOTAL PARRY VENUS 4802 12 4 0 64 CM - SCORPIO (464)
BASHING ATTACK BASHER FORCE 4872 11 8 3 60 STRIKER FORCE (19)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ST. RIKER 4828. The most popular warrior this turn
was BASHER FORCE 4872. The ten other most popular fighters were ZETA AQUILAE 4867,
NORTH STAR 4854, JUPITER 4845, PISCES 4848, STIR IKE 4907, DA1 4909, ST. RIKER 4828,
DA2 4910, XI AQUILAE 4794, and VENUS 4802.
The least popular fighter this week was VENUS 4802. The other ten least popular
fighters were XI AQUILAE 4794, DA2 4910, ST. RIKER 4828, DA1 4909, STIR IKE 4907,
PISCES 4848, JUPITER 4845, NORTH STAR 4854, ZETA AQUILAE 4867, and BASHER FORCE 4872.
SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA!
At long last, we are finally having a summer FTF in New Orleans! It will be held on
July 15-17, 2016, at the beautiful Hilton New Orleans/St. Charles Avenue in downtown
New Orleans (504-378-2800). Room rates are $145.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which
includes free high speed internet. There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, indoor pool,
and business center, as well as several resturants inside the hotel. Valet parking is
$40/night. The rooms are blocked--code RSI. (If you have issues making reservations,
please let us know!)
Hotel site: http://tinyurl.com/July16FTF
Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in June. We hope
you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there!
-- RSI
NEW NOVEL: "BLOOD GAMES"
Hail Gladiatorial Managers of Alastari,
My name is Mark G. Manley, AKA Grimwood, author of the Duel 2 novel, "Dark
Arena." The RSI staff and I are pleased to announce the next novel in the Duel 2
reality, "Blood Games." A publisher has offered a contract to publish the novel and
I'll continue to provide detailed updates as they become available. However, I wanted
to share a quick blurb about the novel.
* * *
WAR!
The land of Alastari is thrown into chaos caused by the invasion of the Rirorni
horde. Swept up in the conflict and captured is My-re, a young girl living on the
edge of the Rirorni plains. Regarded as a spoil of war and growing up in a Rirorni
family band, her troubles just begin as warlords within the Rirorni Empire fight each
other for prestige, property, and personal honor. For mutual protection, My-re is
taught the family band's Wall of Steel combat style, where if executed correctly, no
blade, no weapon, no arrow can penetrate.
In a land where life is dangerous, brutal, and short, My-re is confronted by a
prominent Rirorni warrior and kills him in self-defense. She is sold to a Rirorni
slaver after being found guilty of murder, and exiled back to her native land of
Alastari. However, there is no happy reunion, no joyful return, as she is sentenced
to fight in the Blood Games arena for her crime.
My-re's one chance of freedom resides in winning the Blood Game tournament. But
the champion is not declared by besting your opponents, but by slaughtering them.
* * *
As with novel "Dark Arena," I worked with RSI to write and publish "Blood Games"
in the Duel 2 world of Alastari. But it will always be known as Duelmasters to me.
I wanted to share a little bit of background about myself, I started my first
team back on turn 12 in Niania (Arena #2) on February 13, 1990. I managed a team
called Wolverines. The next summer at Gen Con, I started my main team, Skull Squadron
in Rocanis (Arena #56). The following summer at Gen Con, I stared Legion of Death, in
Valamantis (Arena #62). Twenty-five years later, I've graduated numerous warriors,
which would not be an easy feat to count.
Good luck on the arena sands and more to come.
-- Mark G. Manley
AKA Grimwood