DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 04/23/2008 Duedate: 05/06/2008
SHADOWSPIRE ARENA
DM-81 TURN-34
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
THE CLAPPER
FUCHI OWNED (54)
(81-589) [9-2-0,116]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
NATTY LIGHT FIRMITAS
ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) VIRTUES (72)
(81-443) [19-7-1,134] (81-657) [3-0-0,37]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
LLUD SCARRO
CLAN LONGBEARD (39) WARMASTERS (15)
(81-216) [15-19-1,71] (81-602) [6-3-1,49]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
VIRTUES (72)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 45
2. DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 44 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (18)
3. FUCHI OWNED (54) 42 Unchartered Team
4. BATTLE GRUNTS (20) 40
5. CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 35 VIRTUES (72)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*VIRTUES (72) 12 3 0 80.0 1/ 9*VIRTUES (72) 12 3 0
2/ 2 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (18) 109 61 1 64.1 2/ 2 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 11 4 0
3/ 4 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 106 64 3 62.4 3/ 4 OF WOLF AND MAN (57) 11 4 0
4/ 3 LA PENTARCHIE (11) 105 64 5 62.1 4/ 7 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (18) 10 5 0
5/ 5 4-LETTER CAVEMEN (65) 46 34 1 57.5 5/13 LA PENTARCHIE (11) 9 5 1
6/ 6 DARQUE AGES (29) 97 72 1 57.4 6/ 6 FUCHI OWNED (54) 9 6 1
7/ 7 AMERICAN MUSCLE (43) 91 74 5 55.2 7/14 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 9 6 0
8/ 9 FUCHI OWNED (54) 87 73 4 54.4 8/21 CELTIC PRIDE (73) 8 2 1
9/12 OF WOLF AND MAN (57) 79 71 4 52.7 9/22 RODENT CLAN (37) 7 3 1
10/11 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 89 81 5 52.4 10/10 KATHOUSE (3) 7 7 0
11/10 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 79 73 2 52.0 11/18 BATTLE GRUNTS (20) 7 8 1
12/13 THE DRAUGS (17) 87 81 3 51.8 12/ 5 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 7 8 0
13/14 RODENT CLAN (37) 74 69 4 51.7 13/ 3 DARQUE AGES (29) 7 8 0
14/15 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 87 83 3 51.2 14/12 HOUSE OF HEARTS (56) 6 3 0
15-16 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30) 67 71 3 48.6 15-11 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30) 6 4 0
16/ 8*WOODY'S WORKSHOP (69) 12 13 1 48.0 16/16 THE DRAUGS (17) 6 7 1
17/17 WARMASTERS (15) 80 89 8 47.3 17/ 1 WARMASTERS (15) 6 9 2
18-18 ELECTRIC KOOL-AID (68) 24 27 4 47.1 18/ 8 4-LETTER CAVEMEN (65) 6 9 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
19-21 CAROLINA BLUE (9) 37 43 4 46.3 19/20 AMERICAN MUSCLE (43) 5 5 1
20/19 LITERATE LOONS (40) 78 91 1 46.2 20/19 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 5 10 0
21/20 KATHOUSE (3) 77 90 3 46.1 21-17 CAROLINA BLUE (9) 4 6 1
22/22 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19) 67 85 5 44.1 22-23*FURRY FURY (25) 4 6 1
23-23 CLAN IRONFIST (52) 65 85 4 43.3 23/24 AARP (41) 4 8 0
24/24 HOUSE OF HEARTS (56) 52 71 3 42.3 24/26 LITERATE LOONS (40) 4 11 0
25/25 BATTLE GRUNTS (20) 71 99 6 41.8 25/34 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19) 3 6 0
26/26 AARP (41) 65 92 9 41.4 26/15*WOODY'S WORKSHOP (69) 3 7 0
27/29 CELTIC PRIDE (73) 22 33 2 40.0 27-25*GEOGRAPHICA (71) 2 8 1
28-27*FURRY FURY (25) 4 6 1 40.0 28-27 CLAN IRONFIST (52) 2 8 0
29/31 HUCKLE'S CATS (51) 27 59 0 31.4 29/30 HUCKLE'S CATS (51) 1 2 0
30-33*GEOGRAPHICA (71) 4 11 1 26.7 30-29 ELECTRIC KOOL-AID (68) 1 3 0
31/32 BLADE MAGES (66) 18 50 2 26.5 31-33*RUSH REBORN (74) 1 4 0
32-34*RUSH REBORN (74) 8 34 2 19.0 32/28 BLADE MAGES (66) 1 5 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.
It's a bit bittersweet that my claim on the throne of Shadowspire was met by a letter
from Sheila Greywand. Alas--let me not be the one to refute immortality!
Joan of Arc was a worthy test to claim the throne--a quality warrior run by a fine
manager. I am sure she will enjoy continued success on the Isle should Darque wish
her to continue her career. On that note, a hearty congratulations to The Small Cat
also! Represent Shadowspire well! It won't be long until the flood gates start to
open and many of my fellow stragglers start to graduate.
It is a grand arena we are building here--34 teams last turn; down a bit from the
peak but still quite a nice total, especially since over 30 fought last turn. As of
this writing we've three teams that have crested 100 wins and might have our first
100 loss team in the next turn or two.
I am the last of the Original 'Kathouse' kats, and the only to graduate.
Interestingly enough, Kat is starting over with my departure, with the most
experienced of the current crop sitting at 2FE. I head off to retirement at 12-7-12-
17(2)-21(2)-8-11; SS favorite (you could've fooled me); HI/HI--a little hotter than
what Kat thought (he never listens); preferring Defensive learns--which I figured out
long ago. I'm told I learned an average of 2.14 skills/per.
I wish you all well.
Kiri Fagade--Kathouse
SPY REPORT
Much has changed in SHADOWSPIRE since last I was here. Never fear, Olaf Modeen
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters. Biff! Pow! SHADOWSPIRE
watched with glee as WARMASTERS got knocked off top spot by VIRTUES! You know what
they say about the herd of lions who studied a judge... CELTIC PRIDE moved up 13
places, to 8th. Who can explain it? Not you, not me, not RODENT CLAN's opponents,
after watching them shoot up the ranks from 22nd to 9th. WARMASTERS bit the big one
as they could not win. They dropped from 1st down to 17th! Are you guy giving
lessons or what? Ever take one of those association tests? You know, he says black,
you say white. Water-Lake, Sky-Blue. Try this: Flop. WOODY'S WORKSHOP! It seems
so recently people were saying DRAGONBANE GUILD was washed up, finished. But 5-0-0
moved them up 7. I guess they're washed no more... What's with ANGUS? He actually
beat OF WOLF AND MAN's DEXTER, and walked away with 22 more points from the fight.
Laughs were big at AMERICAN MUSCLE while they watched '69 MUSTANG BOSS clobber GURG.
He lost 18 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands. Apparently
SHADOWSPIRE isn't filled with as many gutless wonders as I thought. The Dreaded
Duelmaster got 7 challenges this turn! Another fighter (THE CLAPPER 9-2-0)
challenged another Duelmaster (KIRI FACADE 22-12-2). Life goes on. I can barely
restrain my enthusiam for FUCHI OWNED's outstanding member, Duelmaster THE CLAPPER.
Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to practice on? I hear some team is
looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.
If at first you don't succeed, avoid. That'll get you in the Spyreports.
SHADOWSPIRE thinks OF WOLF AND MAN and their 79-71-4 is too much! If at first you
don't succeed, give up... The bums at AMERICAN MUSCLE couldn't face the challenges
from OF WOLF AND MAN! No excuse for that! Maybe LA PENTARCHIE's IMPORT-EXPORT is
one of those guys who likes pain, or something. That's what he'll get next week,
after challenging up 27 to NATTY LIGHT. As I expected, NATTY LIGHT won
IMPORT-EXPORT. Not to start anything, but, IMPORT-EXPORT, now that you've faced him
and seen his style, you might try it again! Fighting is a better craft than farming,
BRUTUS, but you have to pay your dues. Being challenged by NIGHTBANE, 20 points
above you, is dues. NIGHTBANE overcame BRUTUS. I bet NIGHTBANE could beat
two-year-olds, too. Well, WARMASTERS knows who to set their sights on. CHAUCER of
DARQUE AGES knows how to pick 'em. He challenged ANGRENDRAUG of THE DRAUGS who is up
by 23. Now was this a wise move? CHAUCER perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as
he was subdued by ANGRENDRAUG and ended up with 84 recognition points. I hate going
to the effort of writing about the kind of fights that SEVERITAS gets in. He fights
people like RAPAX JUNIOR, 9 points below. I thought SEVERITAS showed great skill and
promise when he lost to RAPAX JUNIOR. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit. Do you want the fighters
to walk away, or not? Sending a warrior to the Dark Arena reminds the others they'd
better shape up. Tough beans, PLAGUENOG. That's what a 12-16-0 gets you. GRANITE
looked pretty sick and surprised when he learned BATTLE GRUNTS is sending him to the
Dark Arena! Whadd'he expect with a 12-21-0? Here's some advice: study your
opponent, master many skills, fight dirty.
Well, I'm pretty much through. You guys need to get back practicing.
SHADOWSPIRE is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places. Time
for my medication, so I'll leave now. Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE CLAPPER 589 9 2 0 116 FUCHI OWNED (54)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NATTY LIGHT 443 19 7 1 134 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
ORC CHOPS 490 13 9 0 130 FUCHI OWNED (54)
SLIM 454 17 8 1 115 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
ANGRENDRAUG 105 23 11 2 114 THE DRAUGS (17)
RAT-LOVING CAT 529 16 3 0 109 LA PENTARCHIE (11)
ALANNA WYRMCLAW 555 11 6 0 108 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
DOWNTOWN BROWN 477 13 10 1 106 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
-DJOHEY DJR. 288 19 13 1 105 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)
'70 SUPERBIRD 233 20 13 1 100 AMERICAN MUSCLE (43)
GUTENBERG 167 19 15 0 100 DARQUE AGES (29)
LIATH 398 17 11 1 99 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
POWDER HOUND 479 14 9 0 98 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
BRENDAN BEHAN 221 19 15 1 94 LITERATE LOONS (40)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ANGUS 217 18 16 1 90 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
IMPORT-EXPORT 76 17 17 3 90 LA PENTARCHIE (11)
'69 MUSTANG BOSS 236 15 18 1 90 AMERICAN MUSCLE (43)
DEANA 112 22 12 0 88 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (18)
FLOR 263 19 11 0 88 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
BARON STONEWALL 85 18 16 2 87 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
HARDRADA 353 22 9 0 86 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
E.E. CUMMINGS 219 18 16 0 86 LITERATE LOONS (40)
CHAUCER 164 14 20 1 84 DARQUE AGES (29)
DECIMUS 97 20 14 3 83 WARMASTERS (15)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DJAIMZ 168 20 13 1 83 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)
GARK 512 10 6 0 83 4-LETTER CAVEMEN (65)
BORNE 214 18 16 1 81 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
ONYX 453 15 10 0 81 FUCHI OWNED (54)
EDWARD GOREY 222 23 11 0 80 LITERATE LOONS (40)
HUNTER 120 14 20 1 80 BATTLE GRUNTS (20)
FELIX 437 15 10 0 76 WARMASTERS (15)
LONG NOSE HAIRS 225 14 20 1 76 AARP (41)
LUTHERIUS 562 11 5 2 76 WARMASTERS (15)
MCBAIN 318 16 16 0 75 FUCHI OWNED (54)
CRIMSON 122 17 17 1 73 BATTLE GRUNTS (20)
TYRA 416 18 9 0 72 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (18)
LLUD 216 15 19 1 71 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
CELEGDRAUG 107 18 16 0 70 THE DRAUGS (17)
INDIA 391 20 9 0 69 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (18)
NIGHTBANE 377 20 9 0 69 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (18)
-RUPERT IRONFIST 301 13 17 0 68 CLAN IRONFIST (52)
GURG 515 9 7 0 68 4-LETTER CAVEMEN (65)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GRON DA CAVEMAN 400 14 14 1 66 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
SPONGE BATH 226 13 21 2 65 AARP (41)
-SIMON IRONFIST 414 11 15 1 65 CLAN IRONFIST (52)
DEXTER 452 16 8 0 64 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
-CYRUS IRONFIST 486 14 7 1 64 CLAN IRONFIST (52)
CHROMIAN 40 15 17 1 63 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-BLACK MARIA 435 14 7 1 63 HOUSE OF HEARTS (56)
THE MAD RATTER 523 11 4 0 63 RODENT CLAN (37)
CORK 664 8 3 0 63 CELTIC PRIDE (73)
DAGRDRAUG 297 15 17 0 62 THE DRAUGS (17)
-JULIUS PEPPERS 63 9 7 1 60 CAROLINA BLUE (9)
DESIREE 577 9 4 0 60 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (18)
-JAMES WORTHY 66 9 8 1 59 CAROLINA BLUE (9)
ETHER BUNNY 517 7 9 0 58 RODENT CLAN (37)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CEDRIC IRONFIST 303 8 22 1 56 CLAN IRONFIST (52)
CHUPACABRON 284 11 21 0 54 HUCKLE'S CATS (51)
MOOSE DROOL 563 9 7 0 54 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
THAG 513 8 8 0 54 4-LETTER CAVEMEN (65)
NURM 511 10 6 0 53 4-LETTER CAVEMEN (65)
DOMINATRIX 583 8 3 1 52 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
HORSE 610 6 2 1 52 BATTLE GRUNTS (20)
BALLIOL BLACKMOON 614 5 2 0 51 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
SCARRO 602 6 3 1 49 WARMASTERS (15)
BRUTUS 616 4 3 0 48 WARMASTERS (15)
WARG 582 9 2 0 44 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
IRON MASK 403 8 20 0 44 BATTLE GRUNTS (20)
-COOL BREEZE 596 5 3 1 43 ELECTRIC KOOL-AID (68)
GRATH 581 8 3 0 39 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
MICKEY FINN 660 4 5 0 39 CELTIC PRIDE (73)
FALSE TEETH 521 8 12 2 38 AARP (41)
FIRMITAS 657 3 0 0 37 VIRTUES (72)
MORTE D'AMOUR 528 8 11 1 36 BLADE MAGES (66)
DURG 531 8 6 0 36 4-LETTER CAVEMEN (65)
-GARTH IRONFIST 485 7 14 1 36 CLAN IRONFIST (52)
OXYGEN TANK 615 4 3 0 36 AARP (41)
GRAVITAS 658 3 0 0 35 VIRTUES (72)
-KESEY 566 5 6 1 34 ELECTRIC KOOL-AID (68)
PETRARCH 579 5 7 0 34 DARQUE AGES (29)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DUD 685 1 0 1 33 FURRY FURY (25)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHRELD 525 5 14 0 29 BLADE MAGES (66)
GALWAY 659 3 8 2 29 CELTIC PRIDE (73)
RYAK RAZORSAW 597 3 7 0 27 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)
-CAPTAIN TRIPS 567 6 5 1 26 ELECTRIC KOOL-AID (68)
TABITHA 682 2 0 0 26 KATHOUSE (3)
-TY LAWSON 417 4 6 1 25 CAROLINA BLUE (9)
PLASMA CUTTER 626 3 2 0 25 WOODY'S WORKSHOP (69)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SLAUGHTER MOUSE 5 595 4 1 2 23 RODENT CLAN (37)
-THE HERMIT 620 1 3 1 23 ELECTRIC KOOL-AID (68)
-ORNERY OCELOT 144 1 1 0 23 FURRY FURY (25)
-ANGEL HEART 644 2 1 0 22 HOUSE OF HEARTS (56)
PRUDENTIA 654 2 1 0 21 VIRTUES (72)
-DJEREE THE DJERK 623 4 1 0 20 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)
-CLARA 666 2 0 0 20 HOUSE OF HEARTS (56)
RAPAX JUNIOR 638 1 4 0 19 LA PENTARCHIE (11)
INDUSTRIA 656 3 0 0 18 VIRTUES (72)
LIMRICK 661 3 8 0 17 CELTIC PRIDE (73)
SHANNON 662 3 8 0 17 CELTIC PRIDE (73)
OLD SCRATCH 608 4 4 0 16 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
-LIMELIGHT 673 3 6 1 16 RUSH REBORN (74)
ALICE 637 2 3 0 16 LA PENTARCHIE (11)
THUNDERSAW 648 1 3 0 16 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)
VERMINDERELLA 605 3 1 0 15 RODENT CLAN (37)
KARCH 584 2 8 0 15 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-TOM SAWYER 678 2 7 0 15 RUSH REBORN (74)
GIGI DIVINE 613 4 2 0 14 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-BAHBI 621 2 3 1 14 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)
-PO'D PANDA 147 1 1 0 13 FURRY FURY (25)
MIRADRAUG 688 1 0 0 13 THE DRAUGS (17)
DRILL PRESS 630 3 2 1 12 WOODY'S WORKSHOP (69)
BALL-PEEN 628 3 2 0 11 WOODY'S WORKSHOP (69)
'69 CAMARO Z28 641 2 2 1 11 AMERICAN MUSCLE (43)
CHARLAMAGNE 670 1 1 0 11 DARQUE AGES (29)
AWL 627 2 3 0 9 WOODY'S WORKSHOP (69)
-BILI 622 2 3 0 9 THE MONGOLOIDS II (30)
KOBE 683 2 0 0 9 KATHOUSE (3)
'68 CHARGER R/T 640 2 2 0 8 AMERICAN MUSCLE (43)
-ANZIO 650 2 1 0 7 GEOGRAPHICA (71)
'67 FIREBIRD 645 2 1 0 7 AMERICAN MUSCLE (43)
SLEDGE 629 1 4 0 7 WOODY'S WORKSHOP (69)
-NARNIA 653 1 2 1 6 GEOGRAPHICA (71)
-FREEWILL 675 1 3 0 6 RUSH REBORN (74)
-SAM PERKINS 636 1 3 0 6 CAROLINA BLUE (9)
-FURIOUS FOX 143 1 1 0 5 FURRY FURY (25)
XINU 642 1 2 0 5 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
SEVERITAS 655 1 2 0 5 VIRTUES (72)
-ALLEGHENY 651 1 2 0 5 GEOGRAPHICA (71)
MCKAMY 684 1 1 0 4 KATHOUSE (3)
GERTH 665 0 3 0 3 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
-SVALBARD 652 0 3 0 3 GEOGRAPHICA (71)
H.P. LOVECRAFT 692 0 1 0 1 LITERATE LOONS (40)
MARY ELLEN 694 0 1 0 1 KATHOUSE (3)
-BERLIN 672 0 1 0 1 GEOGRAPHICA (71)
-FORCE TEN 674 0 1 0 1 RUSH REBORN (74)
HUGH CAPET 690 0 1 0 1 DARQUE AGES (29)
SUREDRAUG 689 0 1 0 1 THE DRAUGS (17)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
GRANITE 118 12 22 0 BATTLE GRUNTS 20 WURM KIN 34 NONE
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
HARM HEELHACKER 385 10 16 0 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS 19 ANGRENDRAUG 105 32
POWR GORESLINGER 117 12 17 2 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS 19 ANGRENDRAUG 105 30 NOT REVENGED
MIA HAMM 65 11 6 1 CAROLINA BLUE 9 LUTHERIUS 562 33
OWSLEY 570 5 4 0 ELECTRIC KOOL-AID 68 BLACK MARIA 435 30 NOT REVENGED
TOM 693 0 1 0 FUCHI OWNED 54 ARENAMASTER 34 NONE
CURED BY CUPID 618 0 2 0 HOUSE OF HEARTS 56 THE HERMIT 620 30 REVENGED
SPELLBOUND 687 0 1 0 HOUSE OF HEARTS 56 SLAUGHTER MOUSE 5 595 34
UNCLE JOE 667 0 1 0 HOUSE OF HEARTS 56 NARNIA 653 32
GENGHIS TRON 285 6 22 0 HUCKLE'S CATS 51 JAMES WORTHY 66 30 NOT REVENGED
BAD LASS 538 9 7 1 KATHOUSE 3 MIA HAMM 65 32 NONE
J.G. BALLARD 218 15 17 0 LITERATE LOONS 40 DECIMUS 97 32 REVENGED
VIRGINIA WOOLFE 691 0 1 0 LITERATE LOONS 40 '69 CAMARO Z28 641 34
PLAGUENOG 205 12 17 0 RODENT CLAN 37 SPYMASTER 34 NONE
EARTHSHINE 677 1 6 1 RUSH REBORN 74 HORSE 610 33
PERSONAL ADS
Kobe -- Just my luck to match up with you of all people on my first round. --
Charlemange
Kiri Facade -- Enjoy the throne. Also, congrats on your ADM Invite! -- Joan of Arc
Djohey Djr. -- That makes two times now!! I need to figure out what I'm doing wrong!
Yes, I mean other than the whole losing thing! -- Chaucer
Djaimz -- All the skill was in your hands, but luck was on my side. -- Gutenberg
Tom Sawyer -- Boy, can you take a beating! -- Petrarch
Brutus -- You hittum hardum. -- Warg
Rapax -- You were a bit of an underdog in that one. Okay, a lot of an underdog. --
Grath
Moose Drool -- Glad you were using that tactic. I probably would have lost
otherwise. -- Dominatrix
Llud -- I enjoyed that challenge; I got to try out a new desperate strat and it
seemed to work. -- Dexter
La Pentarchie -- Here ya go, a few up challenges for ya. -- Dexter and Liath
Angrendraug -- I knew that was a risky challenge, but I had my hopes. Nice fight;
you are worthy of that record. -- Alanna Wyrmclaw
Powder Hound -- Well, I doubt that was my favorite rhythm. -- Baron Stonewall
Rat-Loving Cat -- Please note that I am not, nor ever have been, a rat. So go away.
That fight was actually a lot closer than I expected, but still isn't something I
want to experience again. -- Hardrada
Iron Mask -- I won that fight? Dang, but I am getting a bit to high in the rankings
for comfort at the moment. -- Balliol
Nurm -- You may have won that fight, but I am still the original 4-letter caveman in
this arena. -- Gron
Svalbard -- Thank you for the dance. Care to go again? -- McKamy
Charlemagne -- I object to our fight being labeled as me "unbelievably besting" you.
You fell down, I won. Completely believable! -- Kobe
Freewill -- Meet Mr. Pointy thingy. -- Tabitha
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
PLAGUENOG was butchered by SPYMASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
GRANITE was murdered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
TOM was assassinated by ARENAMASTER in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
THE CLAPPER devastated KIRI FACADE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title fight.
IMPORT-EXPORT was demolished by NATTY LIGHT in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
SLIM vanquished DEANA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
RAT-LOVING CAT beat '70 SUPERBIRD in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gory Challenge brawl.
CHROMIAN was handily defeated by HUNTER in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
ALANNA WYRMCLAW vanquished E.E. CUMMINGS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
CHAUCER was vanquished by ANGRENDRAUG in a 3 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
GARK handily defeated CELEGDRAUG in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
BRENDAN BEHAN subdued ONYX in a 2 minute bloody master's Challenge match.
EDWARD GOREY was outwaited by GUTENBERG in a 21 minute veteran's Challenge battle.
FLOR beat FELIX in a 3 minute master's Challenge conflict.
NIGHTBANE outlasted BRUTUS in a unpopular 12 minute gruesome one-sided Challenge duel.
LUTHERIUS handily defeated ETHER BUNNY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
DOMINATRIX slimly lost to GRON DA CAVEMAN in a 2 minute Challenge brawl.
PETRARCH was defeated by BALLIOL BLACKMOON in a 2 minute Challenge bout.
DURG was savagely defeated by DESIREE in a exciting 3 minute brutal Challenge bout.
KARCH was overpowered by OXYGEN TANK in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict.
GIGI DIVINE was devastated by FIRMITAS in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
KOBE unbelievably bested GERTH in a 3 minute novice's Challenge match.
SEVERITAS was handily defeated by RAPAX JUNIOR in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
INDUSTRIA unbelievably bested AWL in a 3 minute gory novice's Challenge bout.
ORC CHOPS overpowered BORNE in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
POWDER HOUND vanquished M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
LIATH savagely defeated TYRA in a action packed 2 minute gruesome veteran's melee.
DECIMUS was overpowered by DOWNTOWN BROWN in a 2 minute one-sided fray.
GURG was handily defeated by '69 MUSTANG BOSS in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
LLUD was luckily beaten by HARDRADA in a 2 minute expert's fight.
ANGUS handily defeated DEXTER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
SPONGE BATH was demolished by BARON STONEWALL in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
CRIMSON savagely defeated DAGRDRAUG in a action packed 3 minute brutal veteran's bout.
MCBAIN devastated THAG in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
INDIA unbelievably bested SCARRO in a crowd pleasing 5 minute one-sided battle.
THE MAD RATTER overpowered FALSE TEETH in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
LONG NOSE HAIRS demolished NURM in a 1 minute mismatched match.
CHUPACABRON was narrowly defeated by WARG in a 5 minute gory one-sided duel.
MORTE D'AMOUR was vanquished by HORSE in a 2 minute brutal mismatched bout.
MOOSE DROOL handily defeated PLASMA CUTTER in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
IRON MASK was demolished by CORK in a 2 minute bloody uneven duel.
CHRELD was demolished by GRATH in a 2 minute bloody uneven conflict.
GRAVITAS overpowered SHANNON in a 1 minute bloody one-sided brawl.
MICKEY FINN overcame FRATSFA SLAVE in a 2 minute conflict.
OLD SCRATCH was demolished by TABITHA in a 1 minute brutal one-sided match.
GALWAY overpowered OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
RYAK RAZORSAW overpowered DRILL PRESS in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
LIMRICK overcame XINU in a 1 minute veteran vs. novice duel.
'68 CHARGER R/T was overcome by MIRADRAUG in a 2 minute novice's bout.
'69 CAMARO Z28 killed VIRGINIA WOOLFE in a 2 minute novice's fight.
'67 FIREBIRD outwaited H.P. LOVECRAFT in a exciting 12 minute amateur's contest.
THUNDERSAW devastated SLEDGE in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
PRUDENTIA devastated MCKAMY in a 1 minute brutal mismatched fight.
ALICE demolished MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched contest.
BALL-PEEN beat HUGH CAPET in a 2 minute bloody beginner's bout.
VERMINDERELLA narrowly defeated MARY ELLEN in a 2 minute amateur's fight.
SLAUGHTER MOUSE 5 easily killed SPELLBOUND in a exciting 1 minute one-sided contest.
CHARLAMAGNE overpowered SUREDRAUG in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 22 TOTAL PARRY 99 - 72 - 2 58 |
|TOTAL PARRY 17 LUNGING ATTACK 126 - 103 - 7 55 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 16 STRIKING ATTACK 111 - 112 - 11 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 13 WALL OF STEEL 61 - 63 - 2 49 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 12 PARRY-LUNGE 29 - 30 - 1 49 |
|AIMED BLOW 12 AIMED BLOW 59 - 64 - 3 48 |
|WALL OF STEEL 7 SLASHING ATTACK 58 - 66 - 3 47 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 5 BASHING ATTACK 54 - 87 - 2 38 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 13 - 1 32 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 10 - 22 - 1 31 |
Turn 34 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:
SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 3 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 12 4 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 11 - 6 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 4 3 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 9 - 7 AIMED BLOW 5 - 7 1 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 3 1 SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 5 - 8 1 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 2 1 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK THE CLAPPER 589 9 2 0 116 FUCHI OWNED (54)
STRIKING ATTACK NATTY LIGHT 443 19 7 1 134 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
SLASHING ATTACK ORC CHOPS 490 13 9 0 130 FUCHI OWNED (54)
TOTAL PARRY ANGRENDRAUG 105 23 11 2 114 THE DRAUGS (17)
LUNGING ATTACK '70 SUPERBIRD 233 20 13 1 100 AMERICAN MUSCLE (43)
PARRY-LUNGE FLOR 263 19 11 0 88 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
WALL OF STEEL HARDRADA 353 22 9 0 86 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
AIMED BLOW FELIX 437 15 10 0 76 WARMASTERS (15)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is LLUD 216. The most popular warrior this turn was
SCARRO 602. The ten other most popular fighters were CHAUCER 164, '70 SUPERBIRD 233,
H.P. LOVECRAFT 692, DESIREE 577, LIATH 398, CRIMSON 122, ANGRENDRAUG 105, BRENDAN
BEHAN 221, FLOR 263, and DOMINATRIX 583.
The least popular fighter this week was GUTENBERG 167. The other ten least popular
fighters were EDWARD GOREY 222, NIGHTBANE 377, '67 FIREBIRD 645, BRUTUS 616, WARG
582, SUREDRAUG 689, MCKAMY 684, SLEDGE 629, VIRGINIA WOOLFE 691, and DRILL PRESS 630.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
BRENDAN BEHAN (81-221) LITERATE LOONS (40)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
KIRI FACADE (81-37) KATHOUSE (3)
THE STOMPING GROUNDS
The new all-basher arena will be in Seam, DM 20. Only new teams (0FE) may
participate. The only rule is that all of your warriors must be bashers.
The first turn of the contest will be due on Monday, April 28. It will be a slow
turn-around arena. If you wish to enter a team, please submit your new team and first
turn strategies before then. Only one team per manager, please.
This arena will stay open indefinitely, providing there is interest (i.e., this is not
a contest that runs a set number of turns, although there are prizes scheduled after
the first 15 rounds). For more information, see details in the first newsletter or on
the forums.
-- RSI
Zeb Karan looked around the table at the rest of Dwes Eg's staff. Arenamasters,
standby and Dark Arena warriors, stewards and infirmarians, even the maintenance crew.
There was wine and beer on the side-table, even sandwiches, but no one was partaking.
"Stop looking like your dog died," Lew Voth said. He had once been the
arenamaster of Sentern and had taken his turns overseeing the fights in Dwes Eg. "We
all knew this day would come. When are they closing us down?"
"Immediately after the tourney, according to the information I was given."
"Short notice," Jame Rinvar, another arenamaster commented.
"No offense intended, these things just creep up on people. Tourneys make it
worse, I suppose, all the new teams being entered." Zeb grimaced. "Some of the file
cabinets have exploded from over-stuffing, you know, and it takes so long to run
through all the registered gladiators to find those who are planning to fight on any
given day that the day is OVER by the time we're ready to start."
"Which is why they closed down Sentern, Cimmeriac, and Firehold," Lew pointed
out. "This is the same thing all over again."
"Cycles," Jame said. "Things happen, and then later they happen again. We live
with it. And Dwes Eg did last for, what, eight and a half years before it reached the
explosion point. That isn't bad. That's forever, speaking practically."
"Eight or nine years is not forever--"
"The only thing that's real is today, and maybe, up to a point, tomorrow. I
don't see a problem with this. What are the new parameters, Zeb?"
"Dwes Eg remains open, existing teams can run and can recruit new members. BUT,
no new teams will be accepted. New teams will go into a new arena, DM 84, running its
first turn on the seventh of May. A regular two-week cycle."
"So Dwes Eg isn't actually being closed, just closed to new teams. Okay. This
works," Jame said again. "Number 84... does this mean it'll be out at that Blackstone
place? Rotten weather half the year, but I suppose you could say that about any site.
What about regional allegiance?"
"None specified in the data I received. Probably a personal-choice situation,"
Zeb said.
"Transfers?" Lew asked.
"I don't know about transfers IN," Zeb said, "but I'd guess yes, they would be
allowed. No transfers OUT, though. None out of DM 82, for that matter. Once you're
in 82 or 84, the only way out is death or graduation."
"That fairly describes most arenas," Jame said. "Anyone who takes up the
gladiatorial life has already accepted that."