DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/01/2016 Duedate: 12/14/2016
JADE MOUNTAIN ARENA
DM-75 TURN-592
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
VICIOUS SLASH
CRITICALS (13)
(75-3696) [11-8-2,112]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
VICIOUS SLASH POSITION IS EMPTY
CRITICALS (13)
(75-3696) [11-8-2,112]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
CHI HO CHI HO
SAND DANCERS (67) SAND DANCERS (67)
(75-3663) [14-23-1,66] (75-3663) [14-23-1,66]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SWORD FOR HIRE (124)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. U IS FOR UNGULATE (331) 79
2. SAND DANCERS (67) 24 CRITICALS (13)
3. CRITICALS (13) 20 Unchartered Team
4. SWORD FOR HIRE (124) -23
U IS FOR UNGULATE (331)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*U IS FOR UNGULATE (331) 5 0 0 100 1/ 1 SWORD FOR HIRE (124) 11 3 0
2/ 1 CRITICALS (13) 233 132 22 63.8 2/ 2 CRITICALS (13) 6 2 1
3/ 2 SWORD FOR HIRE (124) 150 106 6 58.6 3/ 0*U IS FOR UNGULATE (331) 5 0 0
4/ 4 SAND DANCERS (67) %1185 %1658 35 41.7 4/ 3 SAND DANCERS (67) 2 13 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
If it were my choice, I wouldn't write a column, but alas, my manager is exerting
undue authority and forcing me to do so. Make no mistake about it, our manager is no
nice guy, although he pretends to be.
As my soubriquet implies, I'm a man of few words, and prefer my own regimen when
it comes to training and making challenges. This cycle it seems rather apparent I
will be paired, like it or not, against Vicious Slash. We fought many weeks ago in
our third fight. It was a sporting contest, and I was fortunate to come out on top.
I hope that result repeats itself. That's all I will say about it.
My minimum word count has been met, as set forth by a certain Angus McSweords. I
leave you now.
-- Q. Loner
SPY REPORT
Hail and well met warriors of JADE MOUNTAIN! Know me for who I am, Zontani
Sharp Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. A new guild, U IS FOR
UNGULATE, entered JADE MOUNTAIN with a clash this turn, showing off a 5-0-0 record.
Indeed, a worthy addition to the city guilds. RON RHINO caught the eye of many in
the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested TALK-TO-DEATH and was awarded 20
points in recognition. This time victory fell to the grasp of the usurper. All hail
VICIOUS SLASH, Duelmaster of JADE MOUNTAIN! 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 JADE MOUNTAIN. Loose talk at the arena has reached my ears and it but
confirms the knowledge that many fighters are after RUMBLER. Watch your back! I can
not but mention with disdain the name of BLACK ICE who this week posted a challenge
to a warrior a full 14 points below in the rankings. I thought BLACK ICE showed
great skill and promise when he was defeated by RUMBLER. All right, so I slept
through it! Big deal!
Vendettas. Bloodied blades and broken spears. Indeed the city has seen more
than its fair share of red in recent times. Some say a warrior is judged by the way
he bears arms. One thing is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!
If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times
already in JADE MOUNTAIN. 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 next we meet remember - the pen is mightier than the sword,
but a maul is a different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VICIOUS SLASH 3696 11 8 2 112 CRITICALS (13)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-JINA TYL RAY 1989 13 7 1 90 SWORD FOR HIRE (124)
BARRELS 3683 19 10 1 89 CRITICALS (13)
QUIET LONER 3699 11 5 0 88 SWORD FOR HIRE (124)
-SECURE DEFENS 490 3 3 0 74 CRITICALS (13)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHI HO 3663 14 23 1 66 SAND DANCERS (67)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RUMBLER 3693 11 11 0 56 SAND DANCERS (67)
NEO NOIR 3752 4 0 0 50 SWORD FOR HIRE (124)
BLACK ICE 3726 6 3 0 43 SWORD FOR HIRE (124)
GOTHIC 3751 4 0 0 38 SWORD FOR HIRE (124)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LADY CHAO 3736 5 4 0 26 SAND DANCERS (67)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FULL FORCE 3714 1 1 0 20 CRITICALS (13)
PETE PRONGHORN 3729 1 0 0 20 U IS FOR UNGULATE (331)
-VERITABLE WALL 3713 1 0 0 20 CRITICALS (13)
RON RHINO 3732 1 0 0 20 U IS FOR UNGULATE (331)
TOM TAPIR 3730 1 0 0 18 U IS FOR UNGULATE (331)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LEWELLYN LLAMA 3731 1 0 0 11 U IS FOR UNGULATE (331)
HAN KI 3746 1 6 1 10 SAND DANCERS (67)
OPRAH OKAPI 3728 1 0 0 10 U IS FOR UNGULATE (331)
HOTDOG 3755 0 1 0 1 SAND DANCERS (67)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
CRONUS 3727 1 3 0 APOKOLIPS 321 HAN KI 3746 588 NOT REVENGED
MEADOWLARK 3694 10 11 0 SAND DANCERS 67 VICIOUS SLASH 3696 591
PERSONAL ADS
Late again and, again, trying to sneak these in under the wire....
Quiet Loner -- That is SOOO what I didn't want to see here. You got really PERSONAL
with some of those attacks, you know. I'm still using that head. -- Meadowlark
P.S. Decisiveness? What am I going to do with THAT?
Vicious Slash -- Mere papercuts. -- Chi Ho
Aagh! Defeated by a standby. How embarrassing. -- Rumbler
Black Ice -- Surely it's too early in the year for that? Not that it isn't always too
early, in one sense. -- Lady Chao
Gothic -- I like the gargoyles on your armor, but I was hoping they would get in your
way. Instead, they got in MY way. Ouch. And this wraps up an oh-fer turn. Maybe
Jorja should've gone on forgetting to do the personals. -- Han Ki
Angus -- No, I'm sure YOU could put up a competitive team... if they had someone to
compete with. -- Jorja, NOT managing a competitive team
Looks like our personals came in too late last time, but these below are NEW.
Black Ice -- Damn, I nearly broke my hip when I slipped on that. And it isn't even
the solstice yet. -- Rumbler, teacher of skills
Jina tyl Ray -- Yeah, yeah, secret admirer. Too darned secret, if you ask me. Who
knows what he/she/it is really looking for, you know? -- Chi Ho, feeling cynical
Vicious Slash -- If I could've taught you NO skills, I'd've been willing. --
Meadowlark, feeling snappish because her wings are icing up; in fact, she's crashing
Neo Noir -- What's wrong with OLD Noir? -- Lady Chao
Gothic -- The white face paint is weird, makes you look like a mime. -- Han Ki
An oh-fer turn and a death. Not one of our better days.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BLACK ICE was bested by RUMBLER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge fight.
FULL FORCE lost to LADY CHAO in a 1 minute Challenge battle.
QUIET LONER was handily defeated by VICIOUS SLASH in a 1 minute one-sided Title match.
BARRELS unbelievably bested CHI HO in a popular 5 minute gory master's brawl.
NEO NOIR demolished ZELBAN SWORDBITER in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
GOTHIC vanquished HAN KI in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
RON RHINO overpowered TALK-TO-DEATH in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
LEWELLYN LLAMA savagely defeated SAI-KI THE PEGLEG in a 1 minute beginner's melee.
TOM TAPIR viciously subdued TALK-TO-DEATH in a 2 minute beginner's fight.
PETE PRONGHORN overpowered TALK-TO-DEATH in a 1 minute uneven match.
OPRAH OKAPI overpowered HOTDOG in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 2 - 2 80 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 2 - 0 75 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 4 - 1 56 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 15 - 12 - 0 56 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 AIMED BLOW 19 - 16 - 1 54 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 TOTAL PARRY 10 - 9 - 0 53 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 4 - 0 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 14 - 1 44 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 10 - 1 38 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 0 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 12 - 0 14 |
Turn 592 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 1 - 2 3 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 2 BASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW VICIOUS SLASH 3696 11 8 2 112 CRITICALS (13)
TOTAL PARRY BARRELS 3683 19 10 1 89 CRITICALS (13)
BASHING ATTACK NEO NOIR 3752 4 0 0 50 SWORD FOR HIRE (124)
PARRY-RIPOSTE BLACK ICE 3726 6 3 0 43 SWORD FOR HIRE (124)
STRIKING ATTACK GOTHIC 3751 4 0 0 38 SWORD FOR HIRE (124)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is CHI HO 3663. The most popular warrior this turn was
CHI HO 3663. The ten other most popular fighters were TOM TAPIR 3730, LEWELLYN LLAMA
3731, RUMBLER 3693, GOTHIC 3751, LADY CHAO 3736, VICIOUS SLASH 3696, BARRELS 3683,
NEO NOIR 3752, PETE PRONGHORN 3729, and OPRAH OKAPI 3728.
The least popular fighter this week was HOTDOG 3755. The other ten least popular
fighters were HAN KI 3746, QUIET LONER 3699, RON RHINO 3732, FULL FORCE 3714, BLACK
ICE 3726, OPRAH OKAPI 3728, PETE PRONGHORN 3729, NEO NOIR 3752, BARRELS 3683, and
VICIOUS SLASH 3696.
A DM TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
12 political points a'pumpin'
11 TVs a'workin'
10 free duels of credit
9 ABs to challenge
8 criticals a'connectin'
7 scums a'dyin'
6 skills a'maxin'
5 A.D. invites
4 lucky warriors
3 size on replacement
2 proxied TCs
And a quarterstaff from a pear tree.
May your days be merry,
And your wins be often.
The Consortium
MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXII
PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SAMURAI 3119 (143-90-1) 15 2 0 GOLD STANDARD
CONTENDERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SAMSARA 3055 (56-39-0) 6 3 0 GOLD STANDARD
PARTY'S OVER 2179 (55-40-0) 2 3 0 EASTERN HORDE
ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
REAL GUANO 3088 (54-26-2) 1 3 0 SECOND CHANCES
ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
MIGHTY ASSAULT 3674 (10-2-1) 3 2 0 DEAD CRITICALS
STRAWBERRY JHANS 3403 (9-2-0) 4 3 0 SHEWISH BUFFET
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
EDDIE GORDO 3733 (4-1-0) 0 2 0 APOKOLIPS
ZIGGY STARDUST 3681 (2-0-0) 0 2 0 SPACE ROCKS
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
VERITABLE WALL 3713 (1-0-0) 9 3 1 CRITICALS
ICED TI 3642 (3-1-1) 7 3 0 SHEWISH BUFFET
FULL FORCE 3714 (0-0-0) 4 3 0 CRITICALS
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
CROWBAR 3720 (0-0-0) 4 3 0 EASTERN HORDE 2
FREHLEY'S COMET 3738 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 SPACE ROCKS
GROMBLER SNEECH 3710 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 EASTERN HORDE 2
HEAT STROKE 3742 (0-0-0) 0 2 0 WRATHMEN
DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
SECURE DEFENS 490 (3-3-0) 8 3 0 CRITICALS
INHUMANLY CONTORTS 83 (2-0-0) 5 3 0 CRITICALS
DEAD CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
KARASENDRIETH 3662 (11-13-1) 0 2 0 APOKOLIPS
DEAD INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
RUDE RICK 3646 (2-1-0) 4 3 1 WEIRD STUDENTS
BREAD LINES 3671 (2-2-0) 0 1 0 DEAD DEATH PENALTY