DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/03/2012 Duedate: 01/30/2012
ERINIKA ARENA
DM-73 TURN-246
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BBIAB
H8 2 TXT (673)
(73-5925) [15-6-1,121]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
BBIAB POSITION IS EMPTY
H8 2 TXT (673)
(73-5925) [15-6-1,121]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
KK R U DMB
H8 2 TXT (673) H8 2 TXT (673)
(73-5927) [15-6-0,106] (73-5905) [12-13-0,51]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
H8 2 TXT (673)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. ROUTE 84 (414) 43
2. H8 2 TXT (673) 24 H8 2 TXT (673)
3. THEY MIGHT BE ORCS (686) 1 Unchartered Team
4. ROUTE 86 (417) 0
5. MIDDLE WAY 18 (656) -13 THE GUARDIANS (149)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*ROUTE 86 (417) 5 1 1 83.3 1/ 1 H8 2 TXT (673) 14 1 0
2/ 3 H8 2 TXT (673) 74 48 6 60.7 2/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 18 (656) 5 10 0
3/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 18 (656) 150 160 5 48.4 3/ 5 ROUTE 84 (414) 2 0 0
4/ 5 ROUTE 84 (414) 7 10 0 41.2 4- 3*ROUTE 86 (417) 1 1 0
5/ 0 THEY MIGHT BE ORCS (686) 19 44 3 30.2 5/ 0 THEY MIGHT BE ORCS (686) 0 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
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---===SLOW ARENA NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 343): NORM QUESHA of MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 340): PYRITE of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 338): PANCAKES of KAOS II (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 316): ROSELYN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 310): EUREKA PRIDE of ALASKAN PIPELINE (Storm Lord)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 297): 4-H of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 291): ZOUM LA BOUSE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 275): WERE BEAR of FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 268): HARVEY of IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 244): DIANGELIQUE of DARQUE FORCES V (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 245): NAEFAN ORDH of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 245): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 60): VODI of OLLIS HEROES (Omega, mgr.)
DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 243): DUTCH TREAT of WORLDWIDE GORE (Crip, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 343): MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 340): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 338): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 316): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 310): PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 297): THE MYRMIDONS (Sigurd Fafnisbane, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 291): PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 275): FERAL LEGION (Seraphim, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 268): IMPROVED ILLUSION (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 244): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 245): MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 245): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 83 TELORINTHE (turn 60): OLDIES (Coach, mgr.)
DM 106 CRYSALIS (turn 243): SPARF! et al (Crip, mgrs.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 28 MORYA (turn 340): PYRITE of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 294): THE FALLEN ONE of DARQUE ANGELS (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 310): RACECAR of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal)
AGOSERIS of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr)
(turn 309): TNT of PALINDROMES (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 297): BULLDOG of LIFE IMPACTS (Coach, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 291): 451 DEGREES of PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
(turn 290): HOT STUFF of PYROMANIA (Marma Duke, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 267): UNCLE FESTUS of TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Well, what are you looking at, ERINIKA? Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens
before? Ah, shaddup and listen to my news. Of course, we're all terribly impressed
to see CARTER win a fight and gain 23 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, CARTER beat
TALITHA SEALE and TALITHA SEALE lost 14 points. You're breakin' my heart. And if
variety is the spice of life, ERINIKA may be getting bland, as BBIAB stays top dog in
the city. I'm not in a very good mood today, but why am I telling you this? You
want to know what's new, don't you, ERINIKA?
Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys.
Death and Taxes. The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience. Let's
see if anyone's dead or dying. Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave
team is developing these kinds of weapons?
I was about to buy a new quill pen the other day, but some fighter took it for
an epee. Forgive me for writing with a dagger. 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
BBIAB 5925 15 6 1 121 H8 2 TXT (673)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
L8R 5926 12 9 2 109 H8 2 TXT (673)
KK 5927 15 6 0 106 H8 2 TXT (673)
LOLZIE 5904 15 10 2 104 H8 2 TXT (673)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PANAMA OATS 5839 20 20 0 86 MIDDLE WAY 18 (656)
SARMINO TIELO 5923 10 12 0 73 MIDDLE WAY 18 (656)
MRALISSA LOON 5939 7 3 0 70 MIDDLE WAY 18 (656)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CAROLINA 3670 5 4 0 66 ROUTE 84 (414)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
R U DMB 5905 12 13 0 51 H8 2 TXT (673)
-LEVIATHAN 6008 4 4 1 50 THEY MIGHT BE ORCS (686)
-OLYMPIC 3681 5 1 1 47 ROUTE 86 (417)
-ORCA 6005 5 3 0 40 THEY MIGHT BE ORCS (686)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NEANDERTHAL 6009 2 20 1 27 THEY MIGHT BE ORCS (686)
-MAMMOTH 6010 3 2 0 26 THEY MIGHT BE ORCS (686)
WENDY VINE 5949 3 3 0 25 MIDDLE WAY 18 (656)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CARTER 5951 1 0 0 23 ROUTE 84 (414)
VINING 5955 1 0 0 20 ROUTE 84 (414)
TALITHA SEALE 5959 2 1 0 7 MIDDLE WAY 18 (656)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
SALINDA RENN 5743 18 32 0 MIDDLE WAY 18 656 L8R 5926 242 REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
We salute the tourney participants. If it wasn't for them, there'd be no action here
at all. -- the Middle Way
Bbiab -- Well, of course. I wasn't going to get closer to you, the way you keep
spraying. -- Panama Oats
Lolzie -- Women like you can vanquish me any time. I don't mind. -- Sarmino Tielo
Olympic -- I'll take Pike's Peak, or I would if he wasn't guarding it with fee-
rocious dogs. -- Mralissa Loon
R. U. Dmb -- What a surprise. -- Wendy Vine
Silly Thief. -- Talitha Seale
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BBIAB devastated SARMINO TIELO in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
KK vanquished KHALHUMS DWARF in a 1 minute uneven battle.
L8R subdued PANAMA OATS in a 2 minute bloody expert's fight.
LOLZIE devastated MRALISSA LOON in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
R U DMB savagely defeated NEANDERTHAL in a 1 minute master's competition.
WENDY VINE devastated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched match.
TALITHA SEALE was handily defeated by CARTER in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
VINING vanquished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 4 BASHING ATTACK 14 - 4 - 1 78 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 PARRY-STRIKE 8 - 3 - 0 73 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 13 - 5 - 1 72 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 19 - 10 - 0 66 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 14 - 12 - 0 54 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 5 - 6 - 0 45 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 6 - 0 40 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 6 - 0 14 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 246 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-STRIKE 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 2 SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW BBIAB 5925 15 6 1 121 H8 2 TXT (673)
SLASHING ATTACK L8R 5926 12 9 2 109 H8 2 TXT (673)
BASHING ATTACK KK 5927 15 6 0 106 H8 2 TXT (673)
PARRY-STRIKE LOLZIE 5904 15 10 2 104 H8 2 TXT (673)
LUNGING ATTACK MRALISSA LOON 5939 7 3 0 70 MIDDLE WAY 18 (656)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is KK 5927. The most popular warrior this turn was R U
DMB 5905. The ten other most popular fighters were L8R 5926, CARTER 5951, BBIAB
5925, KK 5927, LOLZIE 5904, WENDY VINE 5949, PANAMA OATS 5839, TALITHA SEALE 5959,
VINING 5955, and SARMINO TIELO 5923.
The least popular fighter this week was NEANDERTHAL 6009. The other ten least
popular fighters were MRALISSA LOON 5939, SARMINO TIELO 5923, VINING 5955, TALITHA
SEALE 5959, PANAMA OATS 5839, WENDY VINE 5949, LOLZIE 5904, KK 5927, BBIAB 5925, and
CARTER 5951.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
BBIAB (73-5925) H8 2 TXT (673)
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.
CIRBANE (3-3841) SORCERY COVENANT (52)
MADE A COMBO (62-3896) WON AT POOL (401)
TAKANOHANA (77-2569) SUMO BASHO (369)
PAIN PART 1 (82-11616) LUROCIANS XIV (1687)
1101 (82-17779) MEDAL OF HONOR AA1 (2722)
PUD 135 (82-22036) PUDS AGAIN 8 (3496)
AMISTUM (82-26415) LBA: SPEILBURG FANS2 (4268)
MORE COWBELL! (82-29315) BLAH TEAM 8 (4781)
SILVER (82-30503) SUPERIOR FORCES 7402 (5001)
HYPERMUX (82-32647) 121604Q (5387)
BOND, JAMES BOND (82-36725) A VIEW TO A KILL (6066)
R'AKA (82-37859) THE DREADLANDS (6285)
PRISONER 007 (82-41051) DUNGEON CELL (6855)
SPARKLY (82-41405) 012006E (6911)
SEATTLE SLEW (82-41468) SUPERIOR HORSES II (6923)
CATHARI (82-42267) 4604 SUPERIOR FORCES (7065)
COFFEE GROUNDS (82-45801) ABSTRACTION (7691)
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes
NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA
The crowd was surprisingly orderly, but it was still a crowd, and the Commission
clerk, Algernon, looked at it uneasily. Whenever this many people came together to
petition for something, it meant trouble. For him, anyway. Records to be altered.
Altering records was Bad. It made Extra Work.
His assistant clerk leaned close and whispered, "If it weren't for gladiators, we
wouldn't have jobs. Smile at them and ask what they want."
Algernon closed his eyes briefly. Looking at this crowd made him dizzy. They
were all wearing black and white stripes. Like a herd of zebras, except that zebras
didn't carry swords. Then he took a deep breath and managed a smile. "What... ah,
what can I do for you?"
"We want new names," the first gladiator said. There was a number on the front
of his shirt: 0381. He thumped the number with his thumb. "This here isn't a
name--"
"We want REAL names!" That voice came from farther back in the crowd.
"Yeah! We've paid our dues," another shouted, "and we've EARNED real names!"
One from the very back yelled, "I want to be called Tom."
All the others turned to look at him.
Algernon couldn't see him, but apparently those looks were accusing. Well, he
could understand that, "Tom" was such a... common name.
"My mom called me Tom," the voice in the back protested. "It's a good name."
"It isn't the name you put on the petition," 0381 said. "We talked about this.
We got our manager's agreement. You get the name on the petition."
"But--!"
Algernon didn't really want to keep staring at all these stripes while they
argued. He picked up the petition. "These names are the ones you want?"
0381 turned back. "Yes."
"It's a lot of trouble, and when other people see that YOU are getting name
changes, THEY are going to want them--" Seeing the gladiators beginning to frown...
and finger their weapons, he went on quickly, "So I figure we might as well make it a
complete deal. A Name-Change-O-Rama. Everyone who wants a name change can petition
for it. Get it all over with at once." He glanced at the petition, shuddered
slightly, and passed it to his clerk. "We'll announce it, proclaim it, even, and you
will get the names on this petition. And others will get the names THEY think they
should have had, too." He paused. "And I think I'll get a new name, I'm tired of
being an Algernon...."
* * * * *
Warrior and team name changes will be accepted during the month of February. If
you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI
"DARK ARENA" -- The Novel
For centuries, the Shagornan Elves have been forced to live underground.
Human invaders, the Delarquans, burned their forests, sparking a war of elven
annihilation. The elders told tales that when the Delarquans marched to war
against the elves, the land itself bled as they passed. Since the war, the
elves have dwindled with every passing year, while the humans multiply like
rodents across the land of Alastari.
Now, the Delarquans have disappeared. Some say they departed, others indicate
it.s a ruse, but there have been whispered rumors of another greater threat
looming in the region. Khyron of the Shagornan Elves has been tasked to
determine the cause, realizing that failure is probable and at the end of the
road death could be the only reward.
Khyron has known only the safety of the caves, but now he must journey to the
world above...the World with No Ceiling.
Throughout the years, many fine writers have played Duelmasters/Duel II and have
contributed greatly to the history and background of the world of Alastari. One very
intense period, during the early '90's, was during the Rocanis War, when authors from
both the Delarquan and Free Blades arenas collaborated on writing the history of the
invasion of the arena-city of Rocanis. Mark Manley (aka Grimwood) is a long-time
manager in Rocanis, and was one of the writers who contributed so much to this
history. Over the subsequent years, he has worked to bring his novelization to life
and make the story of the War and the preceding events which led to it available to
the greater public. Many Rocanis legends appear in the book: Itoz Trollbane,
Sandstorm, and others. The novel is a treat to read--even more so if you are familiar
with the game!
If you're interested in purchasing a copy of the book, here are links:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Arena-Mark-G-
Manley/dp/1936127598/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1319631863&sr=1-2
Barnes & Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark-arena-mark-
manley/1105609584?ean=2940011494659&itm=2&usri=dark%2barena
Treble Heart Books: http://www.trebleheartbooks.com/WDManley.html
Mark Manley is planning to attend the upcoming Winter Face-to-Face in Tempe, and has
offered a special prize to the winner of the Rookies and Primus tournaments: An
autographed copy of Dark Arena, autographed by the author, the artist, and the RSI
staff! In addition, as a special prize, the top up-and-coming tournament manager will
also receive an autographed copy! Mark will have copies of Dark Arena available at
the tournament, and as a special bonus, each copy of Dark Arena sold at the FTF will
include one new team rollup! We hope that many of you can venture to Tempe to
participate in the Face-to-Face, compete in the tournament, and congratulate Mark in
person on his achievement!