DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 03/04/2008 Duedate: 03/31/2008 TELORINTHE ARENA DM-83 TURN-11 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS GOSSIPID INVIDIOTS (16) (83-99) [8-3-1,68] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader LOTUS-EATER DELILAH INVIDIOTS (16) FEMME FATALE II (34) (83-193) [7-2-1,73] (83-230) [5-2-1,40] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite EYE EYE REJECTS (13) REJECTS (13) (83-180) [3-7-0,19] (83-180) [3-7-0,19] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM INVIDIOTS (16) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. DEATH'S CHOSEN (17) 44 2. INVIDIOTS (16) 36 BAD SIGNS (24) 3. REJECTS (13) 34 Unchartered Team 4. OLLIS HEROES (27) 26 5. FEMME FATALE II (34) 25 FEMME FATALE II (34) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 1*CIXELSID HEROES (11) 29 11 0 72.5 1/ 1 INVIDIOTS (16) 12 3 1 2/ 2 BAD SIGNS (24) 34 16 3 68.0 2/ 3 BAD SIGNS (24) 11 4 0 3/ 4 INVIDIOTS (16) 36 19 2 65.5 3/ 0 REJECTS (13) 8 7 0 4/ 3 OLDIES (5) 34 21 1 61.8 4/ 4 OLDIES (5) 7 8 1 5/ 5 THE ASCENDANTS (10) 32 22 0 59.3 5/10 DEATH'S CHOSEN (17) 7 8 1 6/ 0*FEMME FATALE II (34) 19 16 1 54.3 6/ 2 THE ASCENDANTS (10) 7 8 0 7/ 6*WAITING FOR DAWN (33) 18 21 1 46.2 7/ 5*WAITING FOR DAWN (33) 6 8 0 8/ 7 OLLIS HEROES (27) 25 30 0 45.5 8/ 6 ZEITGEIST (18) 6 9 1 9/11 DEATH'S CHOSEN (17) 22 33 1 40.0 9/11 OLLIS HEROES (27) 6 9 0 10/ 9 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3) 21 32 2 39.6 10- 8 AQUA TEENS (22) 5 5 0 11/ 0 REJECTS (13) 21 34 1 38.2 11/12 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3) 5 10 1 12-10 AQUA TEENS (22) 19 31 2 38.0 12/ 0*FEMME FATALE II (34) 4 1 0 13/12 ZEITGEIST (18) 18 32 2 36.0 13- 9*CIXELSID HEROES (11) 2 3 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 like really so cool that I'm duelmaster but really like not so cool that I had to beat the Fratsfan Slave to do it. Cuz I'm like really serious about this, and I think it's really important that everyone knows that I think slavery's like really not that hot a thing, even when it comes to the Fratsfans who like really aren't that bright or even smart or capable of taking care of themselves or anything like that at all. But even so I think it'd be better to not like make them slaves but just like let them be servants and laborers and stuff. I've always been like really liberal that way, and I just think if we just like forced more Fratsfans to work hard instead of doing the slave thing we'd all be better off. Like we could really just make the Fratsfans dig graves cuz Telorinthe has gotten so like violent and bloody lately and people are just like dying everywhere and we need someone to start digging holes where they're gonna live, cuz I really think dead people would be much happier in like big deep graves so that they can like stretch out and relax. I mean just look at Osserc he was like totally in shape and like 9' tall and I'm sure he'd like really rather be in a big grave with room to like practice fighting, and play basketball, and pick coconuts and things like that. And it just goes to show like how short and not just long life is, cuz anyone can die at anytime, especially when they're Fratsfans who like really aren't that important anyway. But Osserc wasn't a Fratsfan he was like a duelmaster, or really important person, or in other words VIP, and it's like really sad that he's gone now cuz Lotus Eater was like trying to hit his knee and not his throat, but who could know that such a strong and powerful and big boned hottie could be like so frail? And anyway the competition's like so much funkier now and I really have to be like aware of the avoids and the not avoids and just like be the coolest duelmaster I can possibly be and not really worry about all the haters and naysayers or people who say no. And that's really it, cuz Telorinthe's like really the hottest arena around and I hope and like almost pray that it'll be around for a long time or more importantly at least until I graduate. The hottest Telorinthian, Gossipid SPY REPORT Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in TELORINTHE this turn, and let's start with a look at some of the teams. Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there are sorrows to drown for THE ASCENDANTS, whose 2-3-0 this turn dropped them by 4 into 6th. DEATH'S CHOSEN stable has parlayed this turn's 3-2-1 into a 5 space move up the rankings. This brings them up to 5th place. Good work, guys! And let's see, TOGG fought WASNIS and gained 14 points and contributed to THE ASCENDANTS' 2-3-0. KAS OF YS has lost to GENERICKY, falling 10 points, while helping make ZEITGEIST a 1-4-0 turn. Defending hers title for another turn, GOSSIPID kept ZEITGEIST's warrior, CYCLIDIA, from claiming the throne. By the way, was that our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the table at The Warty Toad? The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more could a warrior ask of life? Well, besides that. ZEITGEIST has cause to stand tall, as they were TELORINTHE's most avoided team. A smart manager knows this is a team to beat. And guess who avoided ZEITGEIST stable the most? Believe it or not, it was DEATH'S CHOSEN. Anyone surprised? The most challenged warrior this turn was OLDIES' warrior LETTER SWEATER. More fighters challenged him than challenged the Duelmaster! In a brave attempt, KNOW AND DESPAIR from WAITING FOR DAWN challenged up 25 points to fight GOLDEN SOMBRERO from the BAD SIGNS stable. KNOW AND DESPAIR perhaps got hers just desserts, seeing as she lost to GOLDEN SOMBRERO and ended up with 26 recognition points. SIMPLETONGUE of INVIDIOTS had better have a good reason for challenging down 10 points in a challenge which he won. I thought SIMPLETONGUE showed great skill and promise when he defeated MAKE ME HOLY AGAIN. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal! A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once. Wise men know this to be true. Banners at half mast, warriors, BAD SIGNS has lost 3RD AND 98, and you might say all of TELORINTHE has felt the loss, except maybe DEATH'S CHOSEN. AAAARRGH HAMMERZ, with any luck ZEITGEIST will successfully bloodfeud ROYAL RAGE HAMMER for killing such a warrior as LADY BLUE. Have a little decency, will ya? This is the stuff legends are made of. LYRIAL has killed 3RD AND 98, a 7-3-0 warrior of BAD SIGNS. I hear DEATH'S CHOSEN welcomes a bloodfeud challenge. Congratulations go out to OLLIS HEROES, with BUZZ revenging a bloodfeud against LETTER SWEATER of OLDIES. Kudos go out to ROYAL RAGE HAMMER this turn, for revenging AAAARRGH HAMMERZ's bloodfeud against ZEITGEIST's warrior LADY BLUE. Well done. Is it really true that TELORINTHE has more dishwashers per capita that fighters? Just thought I'd ask... Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the sweetest. Always good to rest in TELORINTHE, but never good to wear out my welcome. Look for me in future turns. Until you see my quill in TELORINTHE again, farewell-- Alarond the Scribe DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GOSSIPID 99 8 3 1 68 INVIDIOTS (16) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LOTUS-EATER 193 7 2 1 73 INVIDIOTS (16) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LYRIAL 103 9 2 1 66 DEATH'S CHOSEN (17) GOLDEN SOMBRERO 139 9 1 1 59 BAD SIGNS (24) -REPUS GROVER 77 7 1 0 57 CIXELSID HEROES (11) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SIMPLETONGUE 194 8 1 0 53 INVIDIOTS (16) ROYAL RAGE HAMMER 37 9 2 1 51 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3) DELILAH 230 5 2 1 40 FEMME FATALE II (34) CYCLIDIA 111 5 5 1 39 ZEITGEIST (18) ISHTAR 184 5 5 0 39 DEATH'S CHOSEN (17) GENERICKY 100 7 4 0 38 INVIDIOTS (16) FHUME 86 5 6 0 37 REJECTS (13) TRAKE 72 8 3 0 36 THE ASCENDANTS (10) DETOUR 141 6 4 1 36 BAD SIGNS (24) MAKE ME HOLY AGAIN 198 5 3 0 36 WAITING FOR DAWN (33) -MR. ELBIDERCNI 74 6 2 0 35 CIXELSID HEROES (11) LILITH 228 5 2 0 35 FEMME FATALE II (34) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BUZZ 155 6 5 0 33 OLLIS HEROES (27) FOE 85 6 5 0 33 REJECTS (13) FI 84 5 6 1 33 REJECTS (13) LETTER SWEATER 43 7 4 1 32 OLDIES (5) DRAGGIN' MAIN 44 9 2 0 31 OLDIES (5) CONFESSION 47 8 3 0 30 OLDIES (5) TORPORTLY 102 6 5 0 29 INVIDIOTS (16) PARALDOXIA 112 4 6 0 28 ZEITGEIST (18) -MOONITE 132 3 7 0 28 AQUA TEENS (22) UNIFY WITH A SPADE 200 4 4 0 27 WAITING FOR DAWN (33) VODI 158 6 5 0 26 OLLIS HEROES (27) KALLOR 69 5 6 0 26 THE ASCENDANTS (10) KNOW AND DESPAIR 199 5 3 0 26 WAITING FOR DAWN (33) -OL' DRIPPY 206 4 2 0 26 AQUA TEENS (22) ESTELLA HAVISHAM 227 6 1 0 25 FEMME FATALE II (34) -ECAPS GHOST 76 5 3 0 25 CIXELSID HEROES (11) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME STEAL HOME 138 6 4 1 23 BAD SIGNS (24) PEP RALLY 46 6 5 0 23 OLDIES (5) FENER 68 6 5 0 23 THE ASCENDANTS (10) -NAMTAB 73 7 1 0 22 CIXELSID HEROES (11) BLOODY STOOL 143 6 4 0 22 BAD SIGNS (24) OUTLANDER HAMMER 33 5 6 0 21 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3) -CARL 130 3 7 0 21 AQUA TEENS (22) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME RIZZYN 104 3 8 0 21 DEATH'S CHOSEN (17) -MASTER SHAKE 128 4 6 1 19 AQUA TEENS (22) KAS OF YS 109 4 6 0 19 ZEITGEIST (18) EYE 180 3 7 0 19 REJECTS (13) LOLA 231 3 4 0 19 FEMME FATALE II (34) -MEATWAD 129 3 7 1 17 AQUA TEENS (22) -NAMREPUS 75 4 4 0 16 CIXELSID HEROES (11) REVENANT 213 1 4 0 15 DEATH'S CHOSEN (17) NEVER SLEEP 197 3 5 0 14 WAITING FOR DAWN (33) TOA JALLER 183 2 8 0 14 OLLIS HEROES (27) TOGG 234 1 0 0 14 THE ASCENDANTS (10) THE 192 2 7 0 13 REJECTS (13) PRINS RIKARD 232 1 0 0 13 OLLIS HEROES (27) VENGEANCE HAMMER 233 1 0 0 13 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3) GUSHAN 222 1 2 0 11 ZEITGEIST (18) TREACH 218 3 1 0 10 THE ASCENDANTS (10) MORWEL 210 2 4 0 10 DEATH'S CHOSEN (17) CLODIA 229 0 7 0 7 FEMME FATALE II (34) CUSTODIAN 215 1 3 0 6 OLDIES (5) VALENTINE HAMMER 226 1 1 0 4 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3) WASNIS 224 1 1 0 4 OLLIS HEROES (27) GROUNDHOG HAMMER 225 0 2 0 2 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? NO TOURNEY HAMMER 214 1 3 0 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ 3 LADY BLUE 221 10 JUST REVENGED 3RD AND 98 142 7 3 0 BAD SIGNS 24 LYRIAL 103 11 4-H 195 1 3 0 OLDIES 5 SEA OF GORE 196 7 REVENGED TAUTROSA 154 7 3 0 OLLIS HEROES 27 LETTER SWEATER 43 10 JUST REVENGED WASUIZ 157 2 5 0 OLLIS HEROES 27 MEATWAD 129 7 REVENGED OSSERC 70 7 3 0 THE ASCENDANTS 10 LOTUS-EATER 193 10 SEA OF GORE 196 1 6 1 WAITING FOR DAWN 33 ARENAMASTER 11 NONE LADY BLUE 221 1 2 1 ZEITGEIST 18 ROYAL RAGE HAMMER 37 11 PERSONAL ADS Nice piece, Gossipid. We're glad you won again! -- The Oldies Well, now, I'm glad because I want to challenge him for top spot. That's good, right? -- Letter Sweater Know and Despair -- Sure. We like to teach. I think it was your attitude. -- Pep Rally Now, now, JGW. You be nice to Waiting For Dawn. Why, I just may want to avoid my bloodfeud for killing Tautrosa by "laying out", and if you spite the Dawnies, where will I be? -- Letter Sweater Ollis Heroes and dead Tautrosa -- I truly did not mean for that to happen. I was not aiming for those vitals. Please forgive me. A worthy opponent deserves to live and fight. Mea culpa. -- Letter Sweater Waiting For Dawn -- No more spades in church! -- Confession Fi -- That was a pleasant evening, wouldn't you say? -- Draggin Main Morwel -- Just see if I clean your toilet, you meanie! Indeed, I just may fill it! -- Custodian THE, the what? The which? The who? The when? The why? Or just plain, THE LOSER? -- THE WINNER (Pep Rally) Telorinthe -- Well, we showed up last turn, but left the dark book of prophecies behind, and as a result, we had nothing to write. -- Dark Oracle, Mgr. of Bad Signs Death's Chosen -- We at least give you credit for stepping into the box in an attempt to revenge your fallen gladiator. -- Golden Sombrero Lyrial -- I figured you had the highest likelihood of scoring against the Sombrero. -- 3rd and 98 Ol' Drippy -- Something must have gotten in my eyes before I made that challenge. -- Bloody Stool Torportly -- Why do we have to keep meeting like this. -- Detour Brittney Skye -- Noooo, don't gooooooo. -- Steal Home Bad Signs -- Congratulations on surviving the bloodfeud! I personally consider that a "bad sign," but job well done, Golden Sombrero! -- Azaziel 3rd and 98 -- You haven't seen the last of me! -- Lyrial Sea of Gore -- Good fight! I needed that! -- Rizzyn Custodian -- I think you misplaced your mace and brought a mopwringer by accident. All well. Thanks for the training. -- Morwel Carl -- I don't know how to avoid...fights, thrusts, or anything else, for that matter! -- Revenant Foe -- Not the foe I sought, but thanks anyway. *wink* -- Kas of Ys Outlander Hammer -- Whew! Thought you had me for a moment. -- Cyclidia Know and Despair - I have GOT to work on my wind! That was a nasty shot I let in. *wince* -- Paraldoxia Ghost of No Tourney Hammer -- Rest in peace, elf. I await your brethren. -- Lady Blue Never Sleep -- Almost wore me down...almost. -- Gushan The Scribe -- I have a story loop for first and second entries you presented, but it might be too late for this turn. Just a heads-up! -- MichaelEldritch And Gossipid holds the throne against...a Fratsfa Slave!? I'll let you explain that one, Duelmaster, but drinks are on the house again. Business to attend to, so until next time. -- Michael Eldritch, mgr. Zeitgeist and others elsewhere... All -- My apologies, but "real life," or what passes for it here, is intruding. I hope to be back at the keyboard next month. -- the Scribe As threatened, here is a current manager list for this arena. Let me know if I've gotten anyone's name wrong! -- The Saint, keeper of lists AAAARRGH HAMMERZ Hammer OLDIES Coach AQUA TEENS ? OLLIS HEROES Omega BAD SIGNS Dark Oracle PANTHEON Phantasm CIXELSID HEROES Master Beru REJECTS The Zoo Keeper DEATH'S CHOSEN Azaziel THE ASCENDANTS Wretch FEMME FATALE JGW WAITING FOR DAWN Reaper INVIDIOTS Sherman ZEITGEIST Michael Eldritch LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS SEA OF GORE was butchered by ARENAMASTER in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. TRAKE was vanquished by LOTUS-EATER in a 2 minute uneven Bloodfeud battle. ROYAL RAGE HAMMER murdered LADY BLUE in a 1 minute bloody uneven Bloodfeud fight. BUZZ devastated LETTER SWEATER in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud fight. SIMPLETONGUE savagely defeated MAKE ME HOLY AGAIN in a 5 minute Challenge competition. LYRIAL assassinated 3RD AND 98 in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle. KNOW AND DESPAIR was devastated by GOLDEN SOMBRERO in a 1 minute competition. GENERICKY handily defeated KAS OF YS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee. MORWEL was vanquished by TORPORTLY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel. STEAL HOME was viciously subdued by FI in a popular 2 minute gory Challenge duel. EYE was beaten by DRAGGIN' MAIN in a popular 3 minute Challenge melee. RIZZYN was savagely defeated by DETOUR in a 1 minute brutal Challenge match. GUSHAN was viciously subdued by BLOODY STOOL in a 2 minute bloody Challenge conflict. REVENANT savagely defeated TREACH in a 3 minute gory amateur's Challenge match. GOSSIPID slimly won victory over CYCLIDIA in a 3 minute gory Title conflict. UNIFY WITH A SPADE lost to ISHTAR in a 1 minute bout. FHUME devastated NEVER SLEEP in a 2 minute brutal uneven duel. FENER was outwaited by CONFESSION in a unpopular 15 minute brawl. PEP RALLY was overpowered by FOE in a 1 minute one-sided bout. LILITH overpowered TOA JALLER in a 1 minute one-sided bout. DELILAH overpowered CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute mismatched conflict. VODI outwaited OUTLANDER HAMMER in a slow 14 minute bout. PARALDOXIA vanquished GROUNDHOG HAMMER in a 1 minute one-sided match. THE was outwaited by ESTELLA HAVISHAM in a dull 7 minute duel. KALLOR devastated CLODIA in a 5 minute gory one-sided bout. LOLA overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided duel. WASNIS was overpowered by TOGG in a 1 minute one-sided duel. VALENTINE HAMMER was narrowly defeated by PRINS RIKARD in a 5 minute beginner's match. CUSTODIAN was handily defeated by VENGEANCE HAMMER in a 1 minute uneven bout. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 15 AIMED BLOW 46 - 16 - 2 74 | |TOTAL PARRY 7 TOTAL PARRY 81 - 49 - 0 62 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 7 STRIKING ATTACK 41 - 31 - 3 57 | |SLASHING ATTACK 6 WALL OF STEEL 18 - 16 - 1 53 | |AIMED BLOW 6 SLASHING ATTACK 44 - 45 - 3 49 | |STRIKING ATTACK 5 PARRY-RIPOSTE 34 - 35 - 2 49 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-STRIKE 14 - 17 - 1 45 | |PARRY-STRIKE 2 PARRY-LUNGE 12 - 15 - 1 44 | |PARRY-LUNGE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 57 - 101 - 2 36 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 BASHING ATTACK 18 - 47 - 2 28 | Turn 11 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 2 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 3 - 4 3 SLASHING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 2 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 AIMED BLOW LUNGING ATTACK 9 - 6 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 5 2 STRIKING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 2 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE AIMED BLOW 3 - 3 1 PARRY-STRIKE PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 LUNGING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME PARRY-RIPOSTE GOSSIPID 99 8 3 1 68 INVIDIOTS (16) PARRY-STRIKE LOTUS-EATER 193 7 2 1 73 INVIDIOTS (16) AIMED BLOW LYRIAL 103 9 2 1 66 DEATH'S CHOSEN (17) FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME STRIKING ATTACK GOLDEN SOMBRERO 139 9 1 1 59 BAD SIGNS (24) PARRY-LUNGE SIMPLETONGUE 194 8 1 0 53 INVIDIOTS (16) LUNGING ATTACK DELILAH 230 5 2 1 40 FEMME FATALE II (34) SLASHING ATTACK GENERICKY 100 7 4 0 38 INVIDIOTS (16) TOTAL PARRY MAKE ME HOLY AGAIN 198 5 3 0 36 WAITING FOR DAWN (33) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is EYE 180. The most popular warrior this turn was EYE 180. The ten other most popular fighters were SIMPLETONGUE 194, FI 84, PRINS RIKARD 232, REVENANT 213, GOSSIPID 99, KALLOR 69, FHUME 86, CLODIA 229, LOTUS-EATER 193, and BUZZ 155. The least popular fighter this week was CONFESSION 47. The other ten least popular fighters were VODI 158, FENER 68, OUTLANDER HAMMER 33, THE 192, ESTELLA HAVISHAM 227, CUSTODIAN 215, WASNIS 224, GROUNDHOG HAMMER 225, TOA JALLER 183, and PEP RALLY 46.