DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/06/2009    Duedate: 02/02/2009

TELORINTHE ARENA

DM-83    TURN-22

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

GOSSIPID
INVIDIOTS (16)
(83-99) [15-6-2,103]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

GOSSIPID                       WYSIWYG
INVIDIOTS (16)                 ACRONYMS (38)
(83-99) [15-6-2,103]           (83-261) [5-1-0,53]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

PARALDOXIA                     PARALDOXIA
ZEITGEIST (18)                 ZEITGEIST (18)
(83-112) [9-12-0,86]           (83-112) [9-12-0,86]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

OLDIES (5)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ACRONYMS (38)               43
2. OLLIS HEROES (27)           36      BAD SIGNS (24)
3. OLDIES (5)                  22      Unchartered Team
4. ZEITGEIST (18)              16
5. INVIDIOTS (16)              15      ACRONYMS (38)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 BAD SIGNS (24)            71  34  3 67.6   1/ 2 OLDIES (5)               10  5 0
 2/ 2 OLDIES (5)                72  38  3 65.5   2/ 6 OLLIS HEROES (27)         9  6 1
 3/ 3 INVIDIOTS (16)            64  41  5 61.0   3/ 1 BAD SIGNS (24)            9  6 0
 4/ 4*ACRONYMS (38)             17  12  3 58.6   4/ 5*ACRONYMS (38)             8  6 2
 5/ 5 OLLIS HEROES (27)         56  53  1 51.4   5/ 3 INVIDIOTS (16)            8  7 2
 6/ 6 ZEITGEIST (18)            45  60  2 42.9   6/ 4 DEATH'S CHOSEN (17)       7  8 0
 7/ 8 DEATH'S CHOSEN (17)       43  67  1 39.1   7/ 7 ZEITGEIST (18)            6  9 0
 8/ 9 REJECTS (13)              39  67  1 36.8   8/ 8 REJECTS (13)              3  8 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.

     First off, congrats to Buzz for the first invite out of here.  I'm happy to have
made it in 20 fights, just wish our manager hadn't missed a turn, otherwise I would
have been out of here last turn as well.  The only consolation to me is that I was
able to beat Buzz in his last hurrah here.  I'm still curious as to what Buzz's stats
may have been, but it looks like his manager has chosen not to disclose his stats.
My manager, on the other hand, will let you know a little bit more about me.  I
graduate with three Advanced Experts (Attack, Decise & Initiative).  The commission
tells me I'm adept with the Short Spear (didn't use it much), with a High/Low Rhythm
and using the decise tactic.  (Hmm, I usually used the decise tactic except for one
win against Lyrial, and my loss to Buzz).  And while I apparently have an aptitude
for learning initiative skills, I can tell you that I have learned more Decise or
Attack than Init.  Oh yeah, and my numbers are 9-7-17-21-15-6-11, and I'm apparently
hosed in Decise, but mode in my other two known ratings.

Meanwhile, best of luck to my successor on the throne.  Normally, this stable
wouldn't downchallenge (except for a BF), but since the Bad Signs occupy the top
three spots in the arena, we felt it more important to challenge than to be sitting
ducks.

Golden Sombrero
Bad Signs
Duelmaster of Telorinthe

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings warriors!  It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the 
clash and bustle of the weekly TELORINTHE games.  Former top team BAD SIGNS was 
unseated this week as OLDIES moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top spot with a 
3-2-0 record for the round.  Warriors--remember that glory waits always around the 
corner!  Witness how this week OLLIS HEROES went 4-1-0 to move up 4 in the rankings.  
Did only my eyes note the 4-1-1 record which ACRONYMS managed to post this round?  I 
don't doubt that such a record will draw challengers!  In one of the week's more 
notable duels, PARALDOXIA put down SIMPLETONGUE, causing him to lose 13 points of 
recognition in the process.  Unwilling to wait upon the will of others, Duelmaster 
GOLDEN SOMBRERO Bloodfeuded TORPORTLY last week in a match to decide the fate of the 
throne.  Although TORPORTLY made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to topple the 
reign of victorious GOLDEN SOMBRERO.  No confirmation, but my sources claim that the 
top team has gained their position using magical aids.  Charmed weapons perhaps?   
     I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently 
transpired.  Indeed there is much I would report.  TELORINTHE, city of gladiators!  
Mighty among the names of thy guilds is ZEITGEIST, a guild shunned and avoided by 
many in the weekly duels.  If you didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard 
pressed to find any of DEATH'S CHOSEN last week.  Busy avoiding ZEITGEIST?  Mighty 
fighters cannot but expect competition from those below.  GOSSIPID take warning!  You 
have more than a few enemies in TELORINTHE.  I can not but mention with disdain the 
name of DETOUR who this week posted a challenge to a warrior a full 11 points below 
in the rankings.  I thought DETOUR showed great skill and promise when it was 
dispatched by GOSSIPID.  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.  I have seen warriors die in youth.  I 
have seen creatures cut down in their prime.  This week BAD SIGNS must mourn the loss 
of 13-8-1 DETOUR to INVIDIOTS.  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 TELORINTHE.  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                  
 GOSSIPID 99                  15   6  2   103       INVIDIOTS (16)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CONFESSION 47                19   3  1    91       OLDIES (5)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PARALDOXIA 112                9  12  0    86       ZEITGEIST (18)
 STEAL HOME 138               16   5  1    80       BAD SIGNS (24)
 PEP RALLY 46                 13   9  0    73       OLDIES (5)
 RIZZYN 104                    9  13  0    73       DEATH'S CHOSEN (17)
 TORPORTLY 102                11  10  1    70       INVIDIOTS (16)
 PRINS RIKARD 232              8   4  1    70       OLLIS HEROES (27)
 SIMPLETONGUE 194             13   6  0    69       INVIDIOTS (16)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MORWEL 210                    7  10  0    66       DEATH'S CHOSEN (17)
-FHUME 86                      9  12  0    65       REJECTS (13)
 DRAGGIN' MAIN 44             17   5  0    63       OLDIES (5)
 TOA JALLER 183                8  12  0    63       OLLIS HEROES (27)
 LOTUS-EATER 193              12   7  2    57       INVIDIOTS (16)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WYSIWYG 261                   5   1  0    53       ACRONYMS (38)
 ISHTAR 184                    8  13  0    52       DEATH'S CHOSEN (17)
-FI 84                        10  11  1    51       REJECTS (13)
 VODI 158                     10  12  0    51       OLLIS HEROES (27)
 REVENANT 213                  6  10  0    51       DEATH'S CHOSEN (17)
 LETTER SWEATER 43            13   9  2    50       OLDIES (5)
 CYCLIDIA 111                 10  11  1    50       ZEITGEIST (18)
-FOE 85                        8  13  0    49       REJECTS (13)
 GENERICKY 100                13   8  0    47       INVIDIOTS (16)
 GUSHAN 222                    7   7  0    47       ZEITGEIST (18)
 HELGA HOARFROST 237           6   5  0    37       ZEITGEIST (18)
 WASNIS 224                    7   6  0    35       OLLIS HEROES (27)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CUSTODIAN 215                 7   8  0    33       OLDIES (5)
 QUADRUPLE BOGEY 241           4   3  0    31       BAD SIGNS (24)
-EYE 180                       5  15  0    30       REJECTS (13)
 GOOML 264                     4   1  0    25       ACRONYMS (38)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOGOF 272                     1   0  1    21       ACRONYMS (38)
 IITYWTMWYBMAD 260             2   4  1    19       ACRONYMS (38)
 MELANCHOLIA 239               4   5  0    18       ZEITGEIST (18)
 ROFLMAO 259                   4   2  1    15       ACRONYMS (38)
 ILEOSA 263                    2   4  0    10       DEATH'S CHOSEN (17)
 LUMP 269                      2   2  0     8       BAD SIGNS (24)
 YODA 274                      0   1  0     5       OLLIS HEROES (27)

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
EMBEZZLING SCRIB        0  0 0                      BOGOF 272              22  NONE
BLOODY STOOL 143       11  6 0 BAD SIGNS 24         TORPORTLY 102          18  JUST REVENGED
DETOUR 141             13  8 1 BAD SIGNS 24         GOSSIPID 99            22   
POUND 254               1  1 1 DOG EATERS 37        IITYWTMWYBMAD 260      18  REVENGED
HAY 273                 0  1 0 REJECTS 13           DARK CHAMPION          22  NONE
THE 192                 7 11 0 REJECTS 13           LOTUS-EATER 193        20   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Good riddance to Golden Sombrero.  He was always a Bad sign for Telerinthe. (wink) --
Coach

Paroldoxia -- Wishful thinking, eh? -- Draggin Main

Vodi -- Oh, well, you can always go back to trout or catfish or bass fishing--or even
pike? -- Draggin Main

Fhume -- Something smelled about that one, but I am glad you took your penance to
heart. -- Confession

Morwel -- Rah, rah, sis, boom, bah! -- Pep Rally

Genericky -- I was sorry to see that as I really thought I was something decent.
Shucks! -- Letter Sweater

Paraldoxia -- Dang, I hate scrubbing floors.  Salute. -- Custodian

As times move on, it is with much fondness and nostalgia that I remember my high
school days.  Go Bulldogs! -- Coach

Ileosa -- I think that makes it 2-1 for our stable vs. you... I suspect there will be
more to our series... Until then... -- WYSIWYG

Convicted Thief -- Seems the medic's sentenced you to death... A little harsh, but if
you can't do the time... -- ROFLMAO

Wasnis -- Too good for me... Maybe I'll try again in a while... Well won! --
IITYWTMWYBMAD

Eye -- That tickles... Stop messing around! -- GOOML

Golden Sombrero -- Congrats DM! Have I met your manager before BTW?? -- Spawn

All -- Happy New Year!! -- Spawn

Coach -- What was the address of that news paper that printed the vandalism
article???  Methinks there's a reward ripe for the claiming!!!  Very entertaining
article and insight into some historical antics!! -- Spawn

All -- It's getting a bit "thin" out there...  Congratulations to the Hat!
Duelmaster again and already off to the Isle to keep Buzz company.  Nice spotlight
(my school had only three seniors, and one home schooled *wry grin*).  Anyway, I've
got TW matters to consider, and my second DM over in Morya.  Here's hoping somebody
lights a spark here in Telorinthe.  OUR arena (remember?). -- Michael Eldritch

Custodian -- Uh, wow!  I don't know where all THAT came from.  Bottled up angst
perhaps? -- Paraldoxia

Gossipid -- I give...for now. -- Cyclidia

Ambitious Guard -- There's a thing about ambition; without skill it only gets you in
trouble. -- Gushan

Lump -- I don't like your sort. -- Helga

Fi -- Ah, me, severely outclassed.  Shoulda known. -- Melancholia

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HAY was dealt death by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
GOLDEN SOMBRERO devastated TORPORTLY in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud duel.
DETOUR was put to death by GOSSIPID in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge Title match.
PARALDOXIA viciously subdued SIMPLETONGUE in a 2 minute Challenge brawl.
TOA JALLER savagely defeated REVENANT in a 2 minute bloody Challenge match.
MORWEL devastated GENERICKY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
WYSIWYG devastated CUSTODIAN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
ILEOSA was handily defeated by QUADRUPLE BOGEY in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
ROFLMAO was vanquished by HELGA HOARFROST in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
STEAL HOME was unbelievably bested by CONFESSION in a 6 minute gory veteran's duel.
CYCLIDIA was overpowered by PEP RALLY in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
RIZZYN overpowered LETTER SWEATER in a 1 minute one-sided match.
DRAGGIN' MAIN slimly won victory over ISHTAR in a exciting 6 minute master's conflict.
PRINS RIKARD devastated CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute bloody mismatched bout.
GUSHAN was defeated by LOTUS-EATER in a popular 1 minute duel.
VODI devastated CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute uneven duel.
WASNIS beat MELANCHOLIA in a 2 minute brawl.
IITYWTMWYBMAD viciously subdued LUMP in a popular 4 minute brutal brawl.
GOOML luckily beat YODA in a exciting 6 minute novice's bout.
BOGOF assassinated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         WALL OF STEEL     10 -   4 -  0      71  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         TOTAL PARRY       40 -  19 -  2      68  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         STRIKING ATTACK   36 -  27 -  2      57  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         LUNGING ATTACK    64 -  55 -  1      54  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-LUNGE       10 -   9 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         BASHING ATTACK    18 -  22 -  1      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -  11 -  1      42  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-RIPOSTE     17 -  25 -  1      40  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         AIMED BLOW        11 -  17 -  1      39  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         SLASHING ATTACK   27 -  42 -  2      39  |

Turn  22 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     PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  2         6  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  5         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  1     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  3                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  2                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-RIPOSTE    GOSSIPID 99                15   6  2  103 INVIDIOTS (16)
TOTAL PARRY      CONFESSION 47              19   3  1   91 OLDIES (5)
WALL OF STEEL    STEAL HOME 138             16   5  1   80 BAD SIGNS (24)
LUNGING ATTACK   PEP RALLY 46               13   9  0   73 OLDIES (5)
STRIKING ATTACK  PRINS RIKARD 232            8   4  1   70 OLLIS HEROES (27)
PARRY-LUNGE      SIMPLETONGUE 194           13   6  0   69 INVIDIOTS (16)
PARRY-STRIKE     LOTUS-EATER 193            12   7  2   57 INVIDIOTS (16)
SLASHING ATTACK  LETTER SWEATER 43          13   9  2   50 OLDIES (5)
BASHING ATTACK   HELGA HOARFROST 237         6   5  0   37 ZEITGEIST (18)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is PARALDOXIA 112.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was PARALDOXIA 112.  The ten other most popular fighters were IITYWTMWYBMAD 260, 
ISHTAR 184, YODA 274, MORWEL 210, TOA JALLER 183, WYSIWYG 261, PEP RALLY 46, RIZZYN 
104, PRINS RIKARD 232, and VODI 158.

The least popular fighter this week was CONFESSION 47.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were GOOML 264, DRAGGIN' MAIN 44, LUMP 269, MELANCHOLIA 239, LETTER SWEATER 
43, CYCLIDIA 111, ROFLMAO 259, ILEOSA 263, CUSTODIAN 215, and GENERICKY 100.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

GOLDEN SOMBRERO (83-139) BAD SIGNS (24)