DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 05/10/2017 Duedate: 05/23/2017 DAL SHANG ARENA DM-65 TURN-648 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS HEMORRHAGE KILLER TUNES (191) (65-6420) [16-8-1,118] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader HEMORRHAGE NAMASTE Y'ALL KILLER TUNES (191) BUMPER WISDOM (771) (65-6420) [16-8-1,118] (65-7587) [6-2-0,75] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite MOFFIT RESIN SAND DANCERS (233) THAT SMELL (760) (65-7511) [12-22-0,62] (65-7408) [12-3-1,80] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM THAT SMELL (760) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. THAT SMELL (760) 49 2. JOB HAZARDS (420) 38 THAT SMELL (760) 3. ROUND THINGS (457) 15 Unchartered Team 4. BOURBON STREET (421) 10 5. BUMPER WISDOM (771) 4 ROUND THINGS (457) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 0*ROUND THINGS (457) 1 0 0 100 1/ 2 THAT SMELL (760) 10 4 0 2/ 0*JOB HAZARDS (420) 2 1 0 66.7 2/ 1 KILLER TUNES (191) 10 5 0 3/ 1 THAT SMELL (760) 54 31 3 63.5 3/ 0*JOB HAZARDS (420) 2 0 0 4- 2 THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743) 52 39 3 57.1 4/ 3 SAND DANCERS (233) 2 13 0 5/ 3 KILLER TUNES (191) 162 133 7 54.9 5/ 0*BOURBON STREET (421) 1 0 0 6/ 0*BUMPER WISDOM (771) 6 5 0 54.5 6/ 0*ROUND THINGS (457) 1 0 0 7/ 0*BOURBON STREET (421) 1 1 0 50.0 7- 4 THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743) 1 2 0 8/ 4 SAND DANCERS (233) %1454 %1546 43 48.5 8/ 0*BUMPER WISDOM (771) 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 Hail and well met warriors of DAL SHANG! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. Former top team KILLER TUNES was unseated this week as THAT SMELL moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top spot with a 4-0-0 record for the round. ROT caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested ANOTHER BRICK PT2 and was awarded 26 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, ROT put down ANOTHER BRICK PT2, causing him to lose 22 points of recognition in the process. Although NAMASTE Y'ALL made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the reign of victorious HEMORRHAGE. Heed this! A seer has warned that if exactly 6 die in duels this week, the whole city shall perish! Just remember...5 or 7! But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades that is city DAL SHANG. I saw one fighter that warriors avoided when this week's challenge seeking began. THAT SMELL is feared. This much I can say. If you didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard pressed to find any of KILLER TUNES last week. Busy avoiding THAT SMELL? Vendettas. Bloodied blades and broken spears. Indeed the city has seen more than its fair share of red in recent times. Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins. In the arena there is only the brightness of steel. Keep vigil always! If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times already in DAL SHANG. Nice atmosphere you have here! More than a sharp eye must I keep, indeed a stout pair of legs must I keep as well! The endless paths of Alastari await me! Till we meet again, remember: a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms no one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HEMORRHAGE 6420 16 8 1 118 KILLER TUNES (191) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ROT 7407 10 7 0 83 THAT SMELL (760) RESIN 7408 12 3 1 80 THAT SMELL (760) NAMASTE Y'ALL 7587 6 2 0 75 BUMPER WISDOM (771) POPCORN 7488 10 1 0 74 THAT SMELL (760) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HURL LI 7572 14 9 0 65 SAND DANCERS (233) SLITHER 6887 6 5 0 65 KILLER TUNES (191) CRACKERMAN 6421 13 11 0 63 KILLER TUNES (191) MOFFIT 7511 12 22 0 62 SAND DANCERS (233) PORK SODA 6870 6 8 0 62 KILLER TUNES (191) ANOTHER BRICK PT2 6475 10 8 1 61 KILLER TUNES (191) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -IRONIC IRONY 7252 5 2 0 53 THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743) CITRUS 7446 15 2 0 52 THAT SMELL (760) LIRI TYL AI 7515 9 24 0 51 SAND DANCERS (233) WHIR LI 7608 12 5 0 41 SAND DANCERS (233) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KURR LI 7607 7 10 0 31 SAND DANCERS (233) -ROXY MUSIC 7253 2 0 1 30 THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743) MUGGING 3809 1 1 0 30 JOB HAZARDS (420) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LEGS 3815 1 1 0 23 BOURBON STREET (421) -SHRAAAMP 7573 2 3 0 22 THAT SMELL (760) FOOZ 4166 1 0 0 15 ROUND THINGS (457) DOG BITE 3811 1 0 0 15 JOB HAZARDS (420) -DAZZLE 7255 1 0 0 10 THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? PERSONAL ADS Hemorrhage -- What a mess! -- Hurl Li Another Brick Pt2 -- You aren't as interesting as the Brick Wall of Mordant. -- Moffit Resin -- Why should a HOSPITAL smell like resin? That seems wrong. -- Whir Li Slither -- Everywhere snakes. Ugh. -- Liri tyl Ai Rot -- Yuck. -- Kurr Li LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS PORK SODA was viciously subdued by RESIN in a crowd pleasing 5 minute Challenge fight. HEMORRHAGE subdued NAMASTE Y'ALL in a 2 minute veteran's Title melee. HURL LI was overpowered by MASTER OF THE EDGE in a 1 minute mismatched duel. ANOTHER BRICK PT2 was devastated by ROT in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight. CRACKERMAN slimly lost to POPCORN in a dull 23 minute gory brawl. WHIR LI was devastated by SLITHER in a 1 minute mismatched match. LIRI TYL AI was outwaited by CITRUS in a 8 minute fight. MOFFIT handily defeated MIM YELLOWHAIR in a 1 minute uneven melee. KURR LI was vanquished by MUGGING in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided duel. LEGS viciously subdued POLWHIS THE CANDLE in a popular 1 minute brutal fight. DOG BITE handily defeated NORMAR THE BLOND in a 1 minute one-sided bout. FOOZ demolished BERVAN THE TINKER in a 1 minute mismatched match. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |TOTAL PARRY 5 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 - 0 100 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 2 - 0 80 | |LUNGING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 10 - 6 - 0 63 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 2 - 0 60 | |AIMED BLOW 2 TOTAL PARRY 19 - 13 - 0 59 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 8 - 6 - 0 57 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 BASHING ATTACK 16 - 15 - 0 52 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 9 - 0 50 | |STRIKING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 | |WALL OF STEEL 0 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 - 0 0 | Turn 648 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 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 3 4 TOTAL PARRY SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME SLASHING ATTACK HEMORRHAGE 6420 16 8 1 118 KILLER TUNES (191) LUNGING ATTACK ROT 7407 10 7 0 83 THAT SMELL (760) AIMED BLOW RESIN 7408 12 3 1 80 THAT SMELL (760) TOTAL PARRY NAMASTE Y'ALL 7587 6 2 0 75 BUMPER WISDOM (771) BASHING ATTACK HURL LI 7572 14 9 0 65 SAND DANCERS (233) PARRY-RIPOSTE SLITHER 6887 6 5 0 65 KILLER TUNES (191) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is MOFFIT 7511. The most popular warrior this turn was RESIN 7408. The ten other most popular fighters were HEMORRHAGE 6420, LEGS 3815, ROT 7407, MOFFIT 7511, MUGGING 3809, SLITHER 6887, DOG BITE 3811, FOOZ 4166, NAMASTE Y'ALL 7587, and HURL LI 7572. The least popular fighter this week was POPCORN 7488. The other ten least popular fighters were CRACKERMAN 6421, CITRUS 7446, PORK SODA 6870, KURR LI 7607, LIRI TYL AI 7515, WHIR LI 7608, ANOTHER BRICK PT2 6475, HURL LI 7572, NAMASTE Y'ALL 7587, and FOOZ 4166. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: HEMORRHAGE (65-6420) KILLER TUNES (191) PAYMENTS BY CHECK AND MONEY ORDER -- CHANGE Please note that because of new bank regulations, we can no longer accept any check or money order drawn off a non-US bank, even if it is in US Funds. We were just informed by our bank that the fee to process these checks is $40, which is crazy high! Many apologies to our foreign players, but you will need to either get a check from a US bank (Chase, Citigroup, etc.) or pay via credit card. Armsilbar liked being Master of the Stronghold Academy, all except for one part. He had to talk to Sheila Greywand at least once a week, usually oftener. She was getting more erratic. More chaotic. That would be the effect of the Grey Wand. It was a powerful chaotic artifact, and she kept it with her always. She had turned his predecessor into a frog--or 164 frogs--and then summoned all the members of the Academy to a frog-leg dinner. That had been, ah, bad. Yes, very bad. But here he was entering her chambers. With, well, it couldn't be called GOOD news. And the look she turned on him--she was in an orcish mood today, all scowling black brows and bared fangs--that made him nervous. But some things had to be done. He cleared his throat, which seemed to have a frog in it, and said, "It's about the next tourney prize, Lady. I know it's more than two months away, but this isn't too soon to start thinking of some new, exciting prize--" "I have no intention of thinking about 'new, exciting prizes'," she snapped. Or was that a snarl? "These managers are getting above themselves. They act like I created the arena system for their amusement! There will be one standard prize for all the tourneys. Just one." He had a horrible vision of all the managers walking out in a mass. Perhaps it wouldn't be that bad, but it wouldn't be good. And if he said the wrong thing, well, the next frog-leg dinner might be him. "Er, ah, perhaps a specific prize for each tourney--a spring prize, a summer prize, and so on? The managers expect--" She exploded. A literal explosion, the force of the blast blew his hair off. She said several things in an obsolete dialect of orcish. He stepped backward, then again. The blast had blown the door open behind him. If he could make it out before something else happened-- "Ribbit! Ribbit!"