DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/15/2009 Duedate: 12/28/2009
AMEN-TEI ARENA
DM-63 TURN-467
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
VALNAKORINE
WAYFARERS (248)
(63-2761) [19-23-0,99]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
VALNAKORINE BONNIE BARROW
WAYFARERS (248) BAD GIRLS (325)
(63-2761) [19-23-0,99] (63-2798) [5-2-1,57]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
VALNAKORINE VALNAKORINE
WAYFARERS (248) WAYFARERS (248)
(63-2761) [19-23-0,99] (63-2761) [19-23-0,99]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
WAYFARERS (248)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BAD GIRLS (325) 2
2. MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (324) 1 MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (324)
3. WAYFARERS (248) -7 Unchartered Team
BAD GIRLS (325)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (324) 76 31 7 71.0 1/ 1 WAYFARERS (248) 6 5 0
2/ 2*BAD GIRLS (325) 13 10 3 56.5 2/ 2 MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (324) 4 3 1
3/ 3 WAYFARERS (248) 695 769 16 47.5 3/ 3*BAD GIRLS (325) 2 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
+ ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Andorian Succession #40 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
In the mountains west of Fratsfa:
After a while, maybe half an hour, Fandil stood. Elosjon shivered again. This
was it. Ultimate battle, powerful enemy, no quarter. They were probably going to
die. HE was probably going to die. As he stood and tried automatically to brush the
dirt off his robe, he found himself thinking that it was a shame he hadn't ever
visited the Flower Shoppe in Fratsfa for its primary purpose. Some magicians claimed
that doing so would impair the vital forces, but others claimed it was energizing.
He wished now that he had take the time to formulate his own opinion and test it.
Well, too late for that, but if he DID by some chance survive, he would-- He
remembered Ravishing Redbud who had started out with them, and blushed. But if he
survived, he WOULD. With her.
Fandil glanced at him and said, "Remember, you are present as a back-up. Not to
throw yourself into the forefront of the battle and get killed for nothing, but to
hold ready for that instant when just a little extra power on my side will tip the
scales."
Elosjon opened his mouth to protest what he saw as coddling, but the older mage
stopped him with a glance.
"No, I'm not slighting your ability, my young colleague. It isn't ability that
you lack, but simple experience. Some things only come with long practice, and the
timing that is critical in a magical battle, or any other kind of battle, is one of
them. I'm not giving you the 'easy' job, either. When your assistance is needed, it
will be needed desperately, and you will have to be ready to give without hesitation
or limit." The older man's beard twitched in what might have been a smile. "And if
any of the watchdogs show up while I'm busy, I trust you will deal with them."
Fratsfa:
"What I want to know," Sunflower said, "is what this Korneth guy thinks he's
going to get out of it all."
"Power," Herlas said. "A crown."
"Yes, but how? Even if the old king is gone for good, how does all this..." she
stirred her hand around as though mixing a pot of trouble, "how does it make HIM into
the new king?"
"That's how a man becomes a king," Lady Fern said. "By seizing a chance when it
comes along--and often enough by making the chance in the first place. He will argue
that there is no one else at hand who can do what needs to be done, and point to the
'Karnhorn Menace' or some other made-up danger and say that no time can be lost, the
Andorian League--"
"He'll make it a kingdom, not a league," Herlas put in.
She nodded. "That seems a logical step for him. That Andoria needs a strong
hand on the reins now of all times. None of the other 'lesser' rulers will do: the
Baron of Ardivent is too little known to the population as a whole, and he's an elf,
the leaders of the Clanholds are Aruaki, the Thane of Convincia is too old, the
Raltumans are out of the question since Aradi's defection--"
"What about Emperor Alonj?" Orchid asked.
"Easily discredited. He used to seem half-mad, though he wasn't, and many
people will believe that he really is." Fern snorted. "His wife may have something
to say about that, true, but Alonj doesn't want to rule Andoria, and she may not push
him into something he doesn't want."
"He's right about one thing," Lenpro said. "Somebody has to take control."
"Why?" Herlas asked. "Why not go back to being independent units: Ardivent and
Fratsfa, the Clanholds, Convincia, and Raltumas. It isn't like the League is some
ancient tradition, or the separate parts will turn on each other without the
framework of the League to make them work together."
Lenpro and Fern spoke together: "No." Fern gestured for Lenpro to carry on
with the explanation. "Only in a perfect world will people work together without
rules and leaders, and this is not a perfect world. People--petty nobles, great
nobles, military leaders, wealthy merchants, ambitious priests--they'll see a power
vacuum and try to step in to fill it. There will be fighting, and sooner or later a
union again. We should bypass that if we can: Better a bad ruler than no ruler."
"Not always," Lady Fern said.
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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 316): CONFIDENCE of CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 634): STABLEBOY of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 634): TYNE of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 619): HATE MY LIFE of KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 623): WILD FIRE of DISASTER (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 619): RAVING LUNATIC of DARK FORCES (?, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 618): DEATH RATTLE of ULTRA-VIOLENT (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 616): HIPS of HER BEST ASSETS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 580): TERILEE LINZ of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 576): COUNTRY RHODES of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 567): BROTHER JEROME of FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 264): NUMBSKULL of OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 466): VALNAKORINE of WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 217): WITCH of DOGS OF WAR (?, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 519): SPAWN of CHECKMATE (The Storm Lord, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 316): Z GLADIATORS (Z Man, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 634): ANIMAL FARM (Mino, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 634): OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 619): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 623): MEDAL OF HONOR Z3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 619): DARK FORCES (?, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 618): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 615): LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 580): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 576): THE STORM FRONT (The Storm Lord, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 566): SERPENT'S HOLD (Khisanth?, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 264): BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 466): WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 217): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 519): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 315): CONSTERNATION of CONSANGUINEOUS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 619): HERSHEL WILLIAMS of MEDAL OF HONOR F7 (Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 622): LORMIN GARDE of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 580): TERILEE LINZ of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 575): STANLOY MEDAR of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 566): ANNA BEATRICE of FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 264): NUMBSKULL of OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.)
BRAIN TUMOR of OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.)
PULLED HAMSTRING of OTTO'S PARTS (Crip, mgr.)
(turn 263): BEXLY of OHIO (Berylstar, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
M. Chardinee wasn't much of a challenge. Disappointing.
Valnakorine
SPY REPORT
Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in AMEN-TEI this turn, and let's
start with a look at some of the teams. And let's see, BONNIE BARROW fought LADY
CHUCK and gained 2 points and contributed to BAD GIRLS' 1-0-0. YALO TACTSIE has lost
to M. CHARDINEE, falling 10 points, while helping make WAYFARERS a 1-2-0 turn.
Defending hers title for another turn, VALNAKORINE kept AMEN-TEI's warrior, NOBLE
ASSASSIN, from claiming the throne. Tell me, is nothing sacred? I have heard from
unimpeachable sources that The Swinging Aardvark uses trolls in their stew. Talk
about gristle!
I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling. A basher
friend of mine assures me this is true.
A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once. Wise men know this to
be true. This is not good to see. Why pray tell has DA2 been sent to the Dark Arena
by MEDAL OF HONOR J3? And why with a 2-0-1 record?? We'd like to remind certain
teams not to rob the graves of their enemies. You know who you are; and it's
considered rude.
Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe. Dare
to fight bravely. It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your
swords sharp and your hammers heavy. Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to
paper-- Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VALNAKORINE 2761 19 23 0 99 WAYFARERS (248)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SERGEANT 3 2784 14 2 0 99 MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (324)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-THOMAS WIGLE 2777 11 5 2 87 MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (324)
YALO TACTSIE 2750 16 32 0 80 WAYFARERS (248)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BONNIE BARROW 2798 5 2 1 57 BAD GIRLS (325)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LADY CHUCK 2787 9 9 1 37 WAYFARERS (248)
-MATA HARI 2800 3 1 0 34 BAD GIRLS (325)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SERGEANT 4 2802 2 0 0 23 MEDAL OF HONOR J3 (324)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DA2 2806 2 1 1 MEDAL OF HONOR J 324 BLACK ORC 467 NONE
THE STRANGER 2808 0 1 0 WAYFARERS 248 DA2 2806 466
PERSONAL ADS
Kung-Fu Master... ha! I ran him down. -- Yalo Tactsie
Bonnie Barrow -- You may think it serves you well to be a "tough broad," but in the
end, good manners will carry the day. This just wasn't the end yet. -- Lady Chuck
DA2 -- I didn't need that. -- Ghost of The Stranger
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
DA2 was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
VALNAKORINE viciously subdued NOBLE ASSASSIN in a 2 minute one-sided Title duel.
YALO TACTSIE was demolished by M. CHARDINEE in a crowd pleasing 5 minute uneven fight.
LADY CHUCK was defeated by BONNIE BARROW in a 2 minute fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 16 - 9 - 2 64 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 LUNGING ATTACK 20 - 13 - 1 61 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 TOTAL PARRY 3 - 2 - 0 60 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 9 - 8 - 0 53 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 4 - 1 43 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 6 - 0 40 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 3 - 0 25 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 467 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 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 5 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK BONNIE BARROW 2798 5 2 1 57 BAD GIRLS (325)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is VALNAKORINE 2761. The most popular warrior this
turn was VALNAKORINE 2761. The ten other most popular fighters were YALO TACTSIE
2750, BONNIE BARROW 2798, DA2 2806, LADY CHUCK 2787, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was LADY CHUCK 2787. The other ten least popular
fighters were DA2 2806, BONNIE BARROW 2798, YALO TACTSIE 2750, VALNAKORINE 2761, 0,
0, 0, 0, 0, and 0.