DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/13/2012 Duedate: 01/26/2012
LIN TIRIAN ARENA
DM-78 TURN-459
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
KURTAL DUCK
SAND DANCERS (68)
(78-2861) [20-21-1,99]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
KURTAL DUCK POSITION IS EMPTY
SAND DANCERS (68)
(78-2861) [20-21-1,99]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
KURTAL DUCK HAROUN SHADDAR
SAND DANCERS (68) SAND DANCERS (68)
(78-2861) [20-21-1,99] (78-2894) [5-10-0,27]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SAND DANCERS (68)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SAND DANCERS (68) 38
2. J (322) 37 THE WILLBURYS 78 (269)
3. THE WILLBURYS 78 (269) -21 Unchartered Team
PAPER WARRIORS (70)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 THE WILLBURYS 78 (269) 46 21 4 68.7 1/ 1 SAND DANCERS (68) 10 5 0
2/ 2 J (322) 131 75 17 63.6 2/ 2 J (322) 9 5 0
3/ 3 SAND DANCERS (68) 949 %1048 33 47.5 3/ 3 THE WILLBURYS 78 (269) 6 6 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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---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 687): PREDATOR of THE WILLBURYS 9 (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 689): PRODICUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 608): ANVIL of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 683): SOURWOOD of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 685): GOLD LOCKET of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 676): GANDALF of IN MIDDLE EARTH (?, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 677): MAGIC TODAY of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 341): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 674): PRIORE of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 338): PANCAKES of KAOS II (Grimm, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 671): EMPTY BOTTLE of FOUND IN THE SAND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 668): SALORIMA TIRANSITH of THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 660): KELLY GALL of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 617): JEREMIAH BROADBLADE of WARRIORS OF STEEL (?, 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 56 ROCANIS (turn 550): RATHNOK MULROOT of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 535): KOTTER of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 517): ANDRES of BOMB SQUAD (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 511): KOLACTAN KABOB of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 246): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 472): GORBLE of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 467): GREEN ROCK of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 458): UNBELIEVABLE of THE WILLBURYS 78 (Rascally Rabbit)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 575): LORD FIREFLASH of LUROCIANS II (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 687): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 689): DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 13 DULLENS (turn 608): HOUSE OF CARDS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 683): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 685): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 676): ZOMBIE SQUAD 2 (Khisanth, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 677): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 341): DODGE BULLETS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 674): MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 338): AVENGERS (Huckle Cat?, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 671): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 668): THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 660): HAPPY FUN TIME (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 617): IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, 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 56 ROCANIS (turn 550): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 535): RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 517): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 511): BASH BROS EVANGELIST (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 246): H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 472): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 467): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 458): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 575): MIDDLE ITALY et al (The Dark ONE, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 687): PREDATOR of THE WILLBURYS 9 (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 683): SOURWOOD of GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 685): GOLD LOCKET of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 340): PYRITE of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 674): DARIUS of OPEN HAND (Bahram, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 671): EMPTY BOTTLE of FOUND IN THE SAND (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 667): DARK DUMPLING of BAD BREAD (Otto X, mgr.)
VIN DIESEL of HEROES (?, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 659): KAILIE RHIN of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
MOZART of PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (Aragorn, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 616): BOOT PRINT of IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, mgr.)
ODD DRAFT of IS THAT A CLUE? (Sherlock, 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 56 ROCANIS (turn 550): RATHNOK MULROOT of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 511): KOLACTAN KABOB of SHEWISH BUFFET (One Armed Bandit)
SASHA of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
GARNO TEN KORO of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 246): BBIAB of H8 2 TXT (Sherlock, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report. Sit
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis. It looks like
the guys(?) at J had a good week as they went 4-0-0 to put them in 2nd place. I
guess steroids help! Hey everybody, watch out for URIK DARKHEART, who flew up 13
points in the rankings after mashing AMBITIOUS GUARD like a melon. Keep your eye on
this guy. Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands. HAROUN
SHADDAR was beat by UNTOUCHABLE and drops 6 points. It's a proud day for the SAND
DANCERS stable, as their warrior, KURTAL DUCK, ascended the Duelmaster's throne. An
apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an onion a day keeps T.P.s at bay.
Here is other news that is of note. Did you hear that THE WILLBURYS 78 was most
avoided team this week? Well, knowing the personal hygiene of THE WILLBURYS 78's
warriors, I'm not surprised! And you guys like to boo me? Well, unsling your
rasberries, cause THE WILLBURYS 78 beats feet every time THE WILLBURYS 78 smiles at
them. Try farming, eh? Well just about everybody wants a piece of SQUEEK, who was
this week's most challenged warrior. Challenging down 21 points was UNRELIABLE.
Pretty soon he'll be using two shields and selling 'T.P.: The only way to clean up'
pins. I just want to congratulate SQUEEK on beating UNRELIABLE. She overcame hers
superior-ranked opponent and gained 20 points. Congrats!
Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the
most interesting, though! Remember: alliances are great, but try and take your ally
in the arena with you and see what happens.
Well, there's the manager of the LIN TIRIAN giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?). Okay, so I may not be the world's
best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors. And remember, you
can pick your friends and you can pick your--(loud boos), oh, you've heard that one
already!-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KURTAL DUCK 2861 20 21 1 99 SAND DANCERS (68)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MO J 2902 10 1 1 91 J (322)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
UNBELIEVABLE 2308 10 7 1 75 THE WILLBURYS 78 (269)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KAT 2900 9 2 4 63 J (322)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SQUEEK 2899 9 1 0 55 J (322)
UNSTOPABLE 2309 6 7 0 51 THE WILLBURYS 78 (269)
MIKE 2876 14 8 0 50 J (322)
UNRELIABLE 2307 8 3 0 42 THE WILLBURYS 78 (269)
URIK DARKHEART 2896 3 9 0 39 SAND DANCERS (68)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
UNTOUCHABLE 2305 8 3 0 34 THE WILLBURYS 78 (269)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TIGER JONSALMIN 2905 3 1 0 28 SAND DANCERS (68)
HAROUN SHADDAR 2894 5 10 0 27 SAND DANCERS (68)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SALLY SHARPE 2904 3 3 1 23 SAND DANCERS (68)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
Unbelievable -- I've heard about you people. -- Kurtal Duck
Untouchable -- Touche! -- Haroun Shaddar
And wins over a Persistant Beggar, an Embezzling Scribe, and a Convicted Thief.
Flimsy, in a way, but a win IS a win. -- Urik Darkheart, Tiger Jonsalmin, and Sally
Sharpe
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
UNSTOPABLE was unbelievably bested by KAT in a 2 minute bloody Challenge fight.
UNRELIABLE lost to SQUEEK in a 2 minute Challenge battle.
UNTOUCHABLE unbelievably bested HAROUN SHADDAR in a popular 6 minute Challenge match.
UNBELIEVABLE was vanquished by KURTAL DUCK in a 1 minute mismatched Title brawl.
MO J overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute bloody one-sided fight.
MIKE bested TIGER JONSALMIN in a 3 minute veteran vs. amateur duel.
URIK DARKHEART beat AMBITIOUS GUARD in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brawl.
SALLY SHARPE overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven melee.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 - 0 100 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 AIMED BLOW 18 - 3 - 2 86 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 5 - 1 - 0 83 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 2 - 3 80 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 7 - 3 - 0 70 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 3 - 3 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 4 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 25 - 26 - 2 49 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 459 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 4 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 2 2 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 2 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 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
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK MO J 2902 10 1 1 91 J (322)
LUNGING ATTACK UNBELIEVABLE 2308 10 7 1 75 THE WILLBURYS 78 (269)
SLASHING ATTACK KAT 2900 9 2 4 63 J (322)
AIMED BLOW SQUEEK 2899 9 1 0 55 J (322)
PARRY-RIPOSTE MIKE 2876 14 8 0 50 J (322)
TOTAL PARRY UNRELIABLE 2307 8 3 0 42 THE WILLBURYS 78 (269)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is KURTAL DUCK 2861. The most popular warrior this
turn was HAROUN SHADDAR 2894. The ten other most popular fighters were UNSTOPABLE
2309, MIKE 2876, KAT 2900, SQUEEK 2899, KURTAL DUCK 2861, MO J 2902, TIGER JONSALMIN
2905, URIK DARKHEART 2896, UNTOUCHABLE 2305, and SALLY SHARPE 2904.
The least popular fighter this week was UNBELIEVABLE 2308. The other ten least
popular fighters were UNRELIABLE 2307, SALLY SHARPE 2904, UNTOUCHABLE 2305, URIK
DARKHEART 2896, TIGER JONSALMIN 2905, MO J 2902, KURTAL DUCK 2861, SQUEEK 2899, KAT
2900, and MIKE 2876.
"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!