DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/15/2005 Duedate: 02/28/2005
AMEN-TEI ARENA
DM-63 TURN-347
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SELAUNAH
WAYFARERS (248)
(63-2551) [18-8-1,116]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SELAUNAH POSITION IS EMPTY
WAYFARERS (248)
(63-2551) [18-8-1,116]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
HOBO JO SELAUNAH
WAYFARERS (248) WAYFARERS (248)
(63-2520) [24-18-0,103] (63-2551) [18-8-1,116]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
WAYFARERS (248)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. WAYFARERS (248) 44
2. THE FORSAKEN (305) 0 CAR AND DRIVER (155)
3. CAR AND DRIVER (155) -10 Unchartered Team
JOHUR (79)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*THE FORSAKEN (305) 8 1 1 88.9 1/ 1 WAYFARERS (248) 11 4 0
2/ 2 CAR AND DRIVER (155) 463 415 25 52.7 2/ 2 CAR AND DRIVER (155) 2 5 0
3/ 3 WAYFARERS (248) 422 491 9 46.2 3- 3*THE FORSAKEN (305) 1 0 1
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Greetings, Warriors of AMEN-TEI. Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to
give you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport. Practice pays for
HITCH HIKER, who pummelled POLITE BEGGAR, to pocket 16 points. What can be a greater
victory? SELAUNAH has taken hers place as the top, as AMEN-TEI's new Duelmaster. So
who was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls and challenging dead trees?
Someone's got a basic problem...
And how sociable are AMEN-TEI's warriors? Come, let us see.
The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... Ask not for whom the
sword slashes; it slashes for thee.
Do not think spyreporting in AMEN-TEI is the highlight of my life. As the
seasons change, and the creatures of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to
leave this place. Like a mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid AMEN-TEI
farewell-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SELAUNAH 2551 18 8 1 116 WAYFARERS (248)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-FURIOUS TERROR 2248 27 17 0 104 CAR AND DRIVER (155)
HOBO JO 2520 24 18 0 103 WAYFARERS (248)
MARIO ANDRETTI 1809 13 9 0 99 CAR AND DRIVER (155)
-SPEEDWAY 2470 9 10 0 93 CAR AND DRIVER (155)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SHADY LADY 2552 15 8 0 89 WAYFARERS (248)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SECRET DOOM 2582 8 1 1 34 THE FORSAKEN (305)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HITCH HIKER 2592 1 0 0 16 WAYFARERS (248)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
THE N-ICEMAN 2576 3 9 0 WAYFARERS 248 SECRET DOOM 2582 346
PERSONAL ADS
Mario Andretti -- Better you than me. -- Hobo Jo
P.S. Writing the column.
Speedway -- Gosh, are you really mine? I can think of lots of fun stuff for us to
do.... -- Selaunah
Furious Terror -- Well, that was a surprise, really. Not as much of a surprise as
the graduation notice, but still. -- Passer By
P.S. "Slow and inactive"? "Very low/low"? Does this mean..."Born to scum"?
M. Chardinee has long since ceased to be amusing. I would prefer to have killed him,
but the arenamaster stopped me. -- Shady Lady
Secret Doom -- Thus the fate of one who is N-Ice. And quite a possible replacement,
so it's good all around. -- Leeta
15 January 2005
BR 4 is upon us! First turn is due on 1/29/05. Many thanks to RSI for helping
supply a great prize for the winner and those who meet the 90% endurance criteria.
Winning prize: 6 months free play, a +1 bonus potion, a limited damage potion,
a favorites knowledge potion, a minor stat-switch prize, and renaming a Dark Arena
creature.
Endurance prizes: a +1 bonus potion to all teams that fight 90% of the possible
fights during the contest.
For details, visit Talcama's newletter or
http://www.geocities.com/assurnasir/br4
To join, simply bring a team to DM 18, announce your entry in the personals, and
follow the very simple rule of not avoiding!
31 January 2005
My fellow duelists I come before you bearing a sad and unfortunate message.
Several months ago our group, the Vendetta Cartel, had lost contact with one of our
friends. Since he was in contact or correspondence on an almost daily basis there
was concern amongst us. With some research two of our members discovered why contact
was lost with him.
On November 10, 2004, Richard Hammes was taken from us in a senseless act of
violence during a robbery attempt at a friend's store where he sometimes worked. He
was watching the store so his friend could go home to tend to his son who had taken
ill. You may have known Rich as Abarsis, The Slaughter Priest ; richh10 on the RT;
or gameogre on the Duel2 messageboard. You may not have known that he spent 13 years
serving the United States in the Navy.
Rich dearly loved this game and all it encompassed. He may not have been the
best or most experienced manager but he loved to interact with others and was quick
to offer advice whenever anyone asked for help. He was always kind and gracious and
tried to strengthen our game, often by helping new players feel welcome or give them
a chance to compete. With his prolific posting I know that I am simply speaking the
obvious about what he did for our game. Many, like me, were drawn to him, perhaps
for his kind nature or his sense of humor, and it appears he lived his life as he
played this game. Always willing to help or do right by others.
I realize that he had many friends outside the VC so I will include the link to
the news story in case any of his other friends would like to know more of what
happened. We're all dealt a hand in life but it's not the strength of the hand
you're dealt but rather how you play it that really matters. Rich played his hand to
the very best of his human ability and for this I admire him greatly. I know we all
choose to like or dislike managers but I believe deep down we are all good and
decent, in this game, and will drop party (alliance) lines and will show the proper
respect.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20041112/news_7m12clerk.html
Rich was taken from us all to soon and with so much left to offer the community
around him. He spoke of a desire to run a contest on the Duel2 site which I hope to
uphold in his name. Some of the people I have spoken with think it would be a nice
gesture to do one final good act in Rich's name, though it could never match what he
would've done within his community, for his community of San Diego. I hope that with
this contest we might raise a little money to donate to an appropriate charity within
San Diego in his name.
In conclusion I send a message to Rich:
"Rich, though I'm sure you gathered this I never really told you how much I
admired you and what a friend I considered you. I thank you for being my voice of
reason and always reminding me of why we both loved this game so much! You have
taught me one final valuable lesson in learning more of you. There are things far
more valuable in life than material possessions such as character and kindness. That
nothing going on in your life means that you cannot find a way to be kind and giving
to others. We always spoke of meeting someday and until we finally do know that you
will live on in with me and the rest of your brothers and sisters in the Cartel:
Master Darque, Kat, Bum, Sensei Jan, Maximillian, Hammer, Fizban, Firehawk, Phat
Phat. You increased all of our enjoyment of this game, you were a true ambassador of
Duelmasters, and the game will not be quite the same without you. A farewell battle
cry from the ZalCon: 'Confusion to our enemies'. May your soul rest in peace, my
friend."
Should anyone wish to correspond about Rich feel free to contact myself, or
anyone else within the Vendetta Cartel.
Street Legal
Jeff Bura
The Death Squad(63) in Tobir or triumph1971@hotmail.com
31 January 2005
Be it known throughout Alastari that Hammer is no longer a member of the
Vendetta Cartel alliance.
A difference of opinion with another highly respected member of the VC due to my
recent vocal actions in DM 47 can only be resolved by my resignation from the VC as
of January 29, 2005.
I leave of my own accord, in good standing with all members and with no hard
feelings towards anyone in the Vendetta Cartel.
There was a time when I felt that my membership in the VC made the alliance
stronger. I know that my resignation today makes the Vendetta Cartel a stronger
alliance with my absence. -- Hammer
1 February 2005
St. Valentine's Massacre update
My apologies, the Kill Contest starting on turn 476 in Jhans will run for 10 (ten)
turns ending on turn number 486.
Azrael
5 February 2005
On behalf of the ILLUMINATI Confederation of Alliances (The kLk, CHAOS, Inc. and The
Company of Brothers) I would like to express our sympathies concerning the tragic
loss of Rich Hammes to both the DM community and to the real life world. Surely our
loss has been Heaven's gain. -- Talon Darkhart, deeply sorrowful
kLk God of War, Illuminati Alliance, Puppetmaster
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
MARIO ANDRETTI was viciously subdued by SELAUNAH in a 3 minute master's Title fight.
HOBO JO handily defeated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute one-sided match.
PASSER BY won victory over VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute gory mismatched brawl.
SHADY LADY savagely defeated KHALHUMS DWARF in a 1 minute master's match.
HITCH HIKER overpowered POLITE BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL 2 SLASHING ATTACK 11 - 4 - 0 73 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 AIMED BLOW 12 - 5 - 1 71 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 2 - 0 67 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 2 - 0 67 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 WALL OF STEEL 12 - 9 - 0 57 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 3 - 0 50 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 0 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 7 - 0 22 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
Turn 347 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:
AIMED BLOW 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL SELAUNAH 2551 18 8 1 116 WAYFARERS (248)
PARRY-RIPOSTE HOBO JO 2520 24 18 0 103 WAYFARERS (248)
SLASHING ATTACK SHADY LADY 2552 15 8 0 89 WAYFARERS (248)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is HOBO JO 2520. The most popular warrior this turn
was SELAUNAH 2551. The ten other most popular fighters were MARIO ANDRETTI 1809,
HOBO JO 2520, SHADY LADY 2552, HITCH HIKER 2592, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was HITCH HIKER 2592. The other ten least
popular fighters were SHADY LADY 2552, HOBO JO 2520, MARIO ANDRETTI 1809, SELAUNAH
2551, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, and 0.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
PASSER BY (63-2513) WAYFARERS (248)
Name-Change-O-Rama
The winter tourney brought a lot of people to the Isle who didn't appear there
normally. This included Commission employees. Half a dozen arenamasters regarded
each other warily in the mirror behind the bar at the Pig in a Haystack. The Pig was
obscure and mediocre, drawing few gladiators, which is what they had all been looking
for. They saw gladiators every day. Most arenamaster were convinced that this was
some kind of punishment.
You could always pick out the arenamasters in a crowd. There were superficial
differences: One of these had clearly Adantri features, one wore an eye-patch, two
were female. But there were, in significant ways, alike. The same size, the same
hair-trigger alertness, the same deadliness.
The one-eyed man broke the ice, raising his beer mug in salute. "I'm Zrof One-
Eye from Zukal. Sugar of Arvat--" One of the women bowed slightly. "I know Sugar.
The rest of you...?"
The Adantri matched his salute. "Dernal of Dayla Kiv."
"Daiyla Kiv? Ah...."
"No, without the 'I' in it. These damned bureaucrats can't spell, and they
thought adding an unnecessary vowel was exotic." Disgust dripped from his voice.
"Tell me about it!" another man growled in agreement. "Khagal of Niatoli, and
what they do to the spelling of THAT simple word--!"
"I thought Daiyla, I mean Dayla Kiv had a different name right now,"
Arenamistress Sugar said. "The arena, at least, because of a contest?"
"Chavez Ravine." Dernal's tone was the one that substituted in polite company
for spitting on the floor.
Zrof blinked, taken aback by the bitterness. He wouldn't have minded a contest
in Zukal, and damn what they called the place. "It's only temporary, though."
"Temporary, shmiperary," another man muttered. He seemed well into his drinking,
although, like all arenamasters, he carried his liquor well. "They do it all the time
in Aradi. No reshpect. Go around changing thish, changing that. I wish I could
change shome thingsh." He signalled the bartender for a refill.
The second woman put her hand over his mug. "You've had enough, Harkon. Try the
coffee, instead."
"You should be mad, too, Ripplesh," Harkon said. "They're going to do shtuff
like that in Jahnsh, aren't they?"
Ripples Dorrigan shrugged. All the men paused, some with glasses half raised, to
watch. "It's the way things are," she said. "Not much we can do about it."
"You know," Khagal of Niatoli said, "maybe we could make a few changes. Fix the
spelling of Arena 33, for one, change a few standby titles--"
"The Commission hates changes." Dernal of Dayla Kiv topped up his glass and
drained it gloomily.
"Yes, but if we disguise it," Sugar of Arvat said, excited, "make it... maybe a
general Name-Change-O-Rama! Then we could slip OUR changes through and no one would
notice or mind."
*-------*-------*-------*-------*-------*-------*
By popular demand, we are holding a Name-Change-o-Rama during the month of March.
If you wish to change the name of your warriors or teams, please contact RSI Customer
Service. The charge for a name change is $1, unless you're in DOOMCorps, in which
case you take your chances. (Just kidding, guys! *snicker*)