DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 10/16/2006 Duedate: 10/28/2006 MORDANT ARENA DM-1 TURN-556 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS DAEL SWEORDMASTERS (138) (1-7696) [18-4-3,137] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader DAEL POSITION IS EMPTY SWEORDMASTERS (138) (1-7696) [18-4-3,137] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite BLACK PLAGUE KAZACH DEATH'S DOOR (129) DESOLATE TEMPLE (586) (1-1720) [18-16-0,94] (1-7853) [9-6-0,69] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM DESOLATE TEMPLE (586) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. AGENTS OF OSIRIS (587) 56 2. DRAGONLANCE (585) 37 LAME SUPERHEROES (516) 3. ROMAN EMPIRE (531) 35 Unchartered Team 4. LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) 30 5. DEATH'S DOOR (129) 15 WHO AM I? (548) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 LAME SUPERHEROES (516) 16 8 2 66.7 1/ 1 DESOLATE TEMPLE (586) 10 5 1 2/ 2 SEA DOGS (575) 44 23 1 65.7 2/ 2 SWEORDMASTERS (138) 9 5 3 3/ 3 DESOLATE TEMPLE (586) 45 30 5 60.0 3/ 9 AGENTS OF OSIRIS (587) 9 6 1 4- 4 MEN OF HONOR (594) 28 22 4 56.0 4- 5 MEN OF HONOR (594) 8 2 3 5/ 6 AGENTS OF OSIRIS (587) 34 28 4 54.8 5/ 3 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) 8 6 2 6/ 5 DEATH'S DOOR (129) 92 77 1 54.4 6/ 7 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 7 4 1 7/ 7 LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576) 32 29 0 52.5 7/ 4 SHE'S CRAFTY (592) 7 6 0 8/ 8 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) 183 166 29 52.4 8/ 8 ROMAN EMPIRE (531) 6 3 0 9/ 9 SWEORDMASTERS (138) 428 397 55 51.9 9/11 DEATH'S DOOR (129) 6 4 0 10-10 POKER GREATS (580) 31 29 2 51.7 10- 6 POKER GREATS (580) 5 5 0 11/14 DRAGONLANCE (585) 27 27 1 50.0 11/15 DRAGONLANCE (585) 5 5 0 12/12 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) 341 350 39 49.3 12/12 LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576) 5 7 0 13/11 STEEL LEGION (581) 37 38 2 49.3 13/14 SEA DOGS (575) 4 5 0 14/13 ROMAN EMPIRE (531) 271 300 19 47.5 14/10 JGW PERISHABLE (409) 4 11 0 15/17 SHE'S CRAFTY (592) 26 32 3 44.8 15/16 LAME SUPERHEROES (516) 1 1 0 16-15 HAWKLORDS (21) 118 149 7 44.2 16/13 STEEL LEGION (581) 1 5 0 17/16 WIND STORM (144) 440 574 30 43.4 17-18 HAWKLORDS (21) 1 6 0 Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 18/18 JGW PERISHABLE (409) 22 54 3 28.9 18/19 WIND STORM (144) 1 9 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank SPY REPORT Greetings, Warriors of MORDANT. Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport. Those betting on POKER GREATS lost their shirt, as POKER GREATS lost their fighting abilities: 0-0-0. Nothing works for a team like victory (How's that for a perceptive observation?) as AGENTS OF OSIRIS can attest... Say what you will about blind luck and dirty fighting, but DRAGONLANCE will tell you 27-27-1 is nothing to laugh at... AGENTS OF OSIRIS had cause to celebrate, after CONNAVAR got 23 points by beating N'AZADAR. A certain someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more, after losing 19 points to COMICUS. (Discrete enough, BATTLE ANGEL?) GLUTIUS MAXIMUS found out that MORDANT isn't a democracy. You've gotta be the best to be Duelmaster here! Word has it one team in MORDANT is using psychics to predict wins. They lead a charmed life! A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn? And do not the little birds cry out?' Any ideas? To quell some nasty rumors, the guys in POKER GREATS are not carrying any incurable diseases. No need to avoid 'em. As a woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of DESOLATE TEMPLE, so did that sorry team shy from POKER GREATS If challenges were horses, MAKESHIFT ANCHOR could open up a fast food joint! Take heed MORDANT, of the unprincipled action of ENURAM. By challenging GOLD, 17 points below it, ENURAM besmirches the noble art of dueling. Warriors of MORDANT! Do you wish your reputations tainted by the base challenge of ENURAM? Ah, the duel! The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd! SOULTANCHOR of LAB EXPERIMENTS sends VERMILION of JGW PERISHABLE goes to the Weary Warrior's Retirement Home. MORDANT has no place for weaklings! Word has it SWEORDMASTERS is planning on terminating more SEA DOGS members, if they have so little to fear from revenge... How true is MEN OF HONOR's mettle? Just one week remains for the avenging of CORINTHOS' death. Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee. Do not think spyreporting in MORDANT is the highlight of my life. My fingers tire and I fear my incessant prattling may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable character. MORDANT, I leave you now. The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at Conan's Place. 'Til next time-- Novgorodny Vir DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DAEL 7696 18 4 3 137 SWEORDMASTERS (138) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SQUIRREL NUT 7793 10 1 3 134 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) -COBALT 7784 11 5 0 99 STEEL LEGION (581) BLACK PLAGUE 1720 18 16 0 94 DEATH'S DOOR (129) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GLUTIUS MAXIMUS 7906 10 3 1 88 ROMAN EMPIRE (531) CHEESE WHIZ 7821 9 3 3 88 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) BASHFUL 7899 9 3 0 76 SHE'S CRAFTY (592) FROZEN ROPE 7841 8 6 0 75 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) -TUNGSTEN 7788 10 8 2 74 STEEL LEGION (581) WOEBEGONE 7795 11 8 1 70 SWEORDMASTERS (138) KAZACH 7853 9 6 0 69 DESOLATE TEMPLE (586) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ENURAM 7851 10 5 3 66 DESOLATE TEMPLE (586) STUPENDOUS MAN 6996 12 6 1 65 LAME SUPERHEROES (516) PRODIGAL SON 7937 8 2 0 63 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) -MAN OF WAR 7925 7 3 1 58 MEN OF HONOR (594) MAKESHIFT ANCHOR 7724 11 6 0 57 SEA DOGS (575) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME COMICUS 7207 9 10 0 57 ROMAN EMPIRE (531) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SEIUS GLABRIO 7978 4 0 1 56 ROMAN EMPIRE (531) -DOYLE BRUNSON 7779 7 5 1 54 POKER GREATS (580) SOULTANCHOR 7980 4 2 2 54 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) CALIS 7849 8 7 0 53 DESOLATE TEMPLE (586) -HONOR AND GLORY 7923 6 4 1 53 MEN OF HONOR (594) DANYAL 7855 7 5 1 52 AGENTS OF OSIRIS (587) LAN 6724 11 17 0 50 WIND STORM (144) ZIMA 7750 8 5 0 49 LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576) CONNAVAR 7858 8 5 0 49 AGENTS OF OSIRIS (587) BALLAST 7727 7 8 0 49 SEA DOGS (575) RAISTLIN 7845 7 4 0 47 DRAGONLANCE (585) -CRYSTAL PRINCESS 660 11 11 0 45 HAWKLORDS (21) -HORTATOR 7791 6 3 1 45 SEA DOGS (575) -PHIL HELLMUTH 7842 8 3 1 44 POKER GREATS (580) SWEET STUFF 7966 6 1 1 44 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537) -DIABLO 7969 5 1 0 44 MEN OF HONOR (594) GOLD 7787 7 5 0 42 STEEL LEGION (581) N'AZADAR 7850 9 6 2 41 DESOLATE TEMPLE (586) BELY MEDVED 7751 8 5 0 40 LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576) PRAESENTIUS 7996 3 0 0 40 ROMAN EMPIRE (531) RELLIK 7852 9 6 0 39 DESOLATE TEMPLE (586) SALAMANDER 7769 8 13 1 38 WIND STORM (144) KEITH RICHARDS 7927 5 5 0 37 DEATH'S DOOR (129) LARRY KING 7893 8 5 0 36 DEATH'S DOOR (129) PROPAGANDA 7747 6 7 0 36 LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576) BATTLE ANGEL 7898 5 7 1 36 SHE'S CRAFTY (592) FLINT FIREFORGE 7848 7 4 0 35 DRAGONLANCE (585) -CINDY VIOLLETTE 7976 3 2 0 34 POKER GREATS (580) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BELTZER 7854 6 6 0 33 AGENTS OF OSIRIS (587) -MR. BROWNSTONE 1286 4 3 0 33 HAWKLORDS (21) TENAKA KHAN 7940 4 4 1 30 AGENTS OF OSIRIS (587) 9MM NYMPH 7944 4 5 0 30 SHE'S CRAFTY (592) LOST SOUL 7868 5 6 1 26 JGW PERISHABLE (409) CHOBAM 7913 4 4 0 25 STEEL LEGION (581) -SEAN SHEIKY 7938 4 5 0 25 POKER GREATS (580) -FEYEVER 7993 2 2 1 25 SWEORDMASTERS (138) TYPHOID MARY 7941 3 6 0 24 DEATH'S DOOR (129) -JOSH AREA 7939 3 6 0 24 POKER GREATS (580) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME FULL METAL MINX 7900 5 7 0 23 SHE'S CRAFTY (592) SIMPLICITY 7995 3 2 1 23 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) LOYOLA 7956 3 4 0 22 JGW PERISHABLE (409) -HATCH BATTENER 8014 1 0 0 22 SEA DOGS (575) WINDREAVER 8000 3 1 0 19 SWEORDMASTERS (138) FRENCH TICKLER 7930 4 6 0 18 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) CHROME 7908 3 5 0 18 STEEL LEGION (581) -12 GAUGE PIXIE 7970 1 3 1 18 SHE'S CRAFTY (592) -FIRESTONE 8018 1 0 1 16 MEN OF HONOR (594) FEWMASTER TOEDE 7954 4 3 0 15 DRAGONLANCE (585) LUARANA 7964 3 3 0 15 DRAGONLANCE (585) LUNG CANCER 7977 2 3 0 14 DEATH'S DOOR (129) AEGLOS 7994 3 2 0 11 SWEORDMASTERS (138) -KIRIAKIS 8019 1 0 1 11 MEN OF HONOR (594) -MISS TEAK 8015 1 0 0 10 SEA DOGS (575) KOMPROMAT 7997 2 3 0 9 LIVE FROM MOSCOW! (576) TAS 8020 1 0 0 6 DRAGONLANCE (585) -SYD ANARCHY 1359 0 5 0 5 HAWKLORDS (21) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LARCIA 7999 1 1 0 4 ROMAN EMPIRE (531) -LIQUID LEN 7752 0 3 0 3 HAWKLORDS (21) STRICKEN 8013 0 2 0 2 JGW PERISHABLE (409) ARAKIAN 8022 0 1 0 1 AGENTS OF OSIRIS (587) -D-RIDER 8006 0 1 0 1 HAWKLORDS (21) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? DECADO 7857 8 4 1 AGENTS OF OSIRIS 587 DAEL 7696 555 RANIS 7846 3 6 0 DRAGONLANCE 585 SWEET STUFF 7966 555 WILTING 8023 0 1 0 JGW PERISHABLE 409 STONE GOLEM 571 556 NONE VERMILION 7823 5 10 1 JGW PERISHABLE 409 SOULTANCHOR 7980 556 SLINGBLADE 7957 2 4 1 JGW PERISHABLE 409 SOULTANCHOR 7980 555 STANDARD 7992 0 3 0 JGW PERISHABLE 409 TENAKA KHAN 7940 554 REVENGED TARAS BULBA 7748 4 5 0 LIVE FROM MOSCOW! 576 VERMILION 7823 552 NOT REVE CORINTHOS 7968 3 1 0 MEN OF HONOR 594 12 GAUGE PIXIE 7970 553 STEEL JAWS 7948 1 1 1 ORDO XENOS 596 SIMPLICITY 7995 552 NOT REVE REDBEARD 7728 10 4 0 SEA DOGS 575 DAEL 7696 553 KANDRIS 6612 14 22 1 WIND STORM 144 WOEBEGONE 7795 555 TARMON GAI'DON 7789 3 8 0 WIND STORM 144 N'AZADAR 7850 555 PERSONAL ADS 25 September 2006 It is obvious that the Dark Knights wish to be shown the light. Allow me to step forward and blind them with truth. YOU ARE WORTHLESS!!! The Dark Knights are so afraid of the light that they hide behind their black armor and empty threats. It is too bad they are unwilling to actually FIGHT us! I guess our natural light is too bright for you all to face! Fear us, for we are here! -- Gemini Goldphoenix, Overlord of the Avengers of Light! 5 October 2006 *Turf War IV Rules* Everyone may participate; known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances created to compete in the Turf War! However, to participate, each alliance must: A. Announce the alliance and the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter. Captains are responsible for: a. verifying those who wish to participate under the banner of their alliance; b. distribution of prizes should their alliance win the Turf War. Managers must: a. Submit one (1) RSI Roll-Up Gift Certificate to participate to: Baphomet, mgr. Knights Templar (568), DM 47 -- North Fork, or Rick Stringer 13 St. Michael's CT Elkton, MD 21921 b. Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name and alliance they will be fighting under in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter. Rules: 1. No scoring will begin until a Gift Cert is received. No exceptions. 2. Before a manager can compete, he/she must declare and be verified by the Captain of the alliance he/she has claimed for; 3. Only one (1) team per player may compete. NO multiple aliases please. Violations will result in disqualification. 4. The contest will begin on the turn following the January F2F and run for 12 turns. 5. The turn a declaration and verification will begin the scoring process. 6. No declarations or verifications will be accepted after Turn 10 of the Turf War 5. 7. For the purpose of scoring, I reserve the right to make all final decisions. Scoring: Win Loss Kill Die Challenge +2 -2 +5 -5 Match-Up +1 -1 +1 -5 Bloodfeud +2 -5 +5 -10 Champion x2 x2 x2 x2 Downchallenge -10 xx -10 xx Dark Arena +10 -5 xx xx Special Scoring: a. Each mention in the Spy Report is worth 2 points (team mentions only!) b. Each Style Master is worth 2 points. c. Duelmaster Throne is worth 2 points Champions: a. Champions may be declared, but are not mandatory. If declared, the Champion must be in the Adepts or lower brackets on the turn they are declared without having gone above the Adepts bracket at any time...including transferred teams. (I'll be watching for this occurrence!) Bloodfeuds: a. Bloodfeuds count for all four (4) turns. However, the same warrior may not be used all four turns. 4 turns means 4 separate warriors. A penalty of -10 will be given to the team who violates this. Special Conditions: a. I reserve the right for all final decisions. b. If I make a mistake, I'll multiply the points by 2. c. If you claim I did, and *YOU* are wrong, I'll subtract points at the rate of x10. d. Each alliance begins with zero (0) points. e. Dark Arena may be used on the first turn of every warrior with no penalty (this means a warrior with 0 FE). f. TVs won after the contest begins gain a 25 point one time score once the tourney reports are posted in the NL. g. TCs won after the contest begins gain a 50 point one time score with the same conditions as noted for TVs. h. NO switching alliance once verified by an alliance that a team has declared for. i. Only 7 teams are permitted per alliance for the Turf War 5. PRIZES: Turf Wars are a "Winner Takes All" type contest. All prizes and 100% of the RU Certs will be given to the Captain of the winning alliance and it is his/her responsibility to give these to the alliance membership. I have requested from RSI the following: a. renaming of the orth Fork (DM 47) arena; b. renaming of Dark Arena Monsters; c. known favourite rhythms for one warrior on each team of the winning alliance. This warrior would be in the Initiates or above brackets on the last turn of the Turf War (they must have at least one arena fight to receive this award). Baphomet, Host of TW5 Special Note: A downchallenge is considered from a higher bracket to a lower bracket. Same bracket, more recognition points? Not a downchallenge! LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS WILTING was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. VERMILION was butchered by SOULTANCHOR in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud duel. LOST SOUL was overcome by TENAKA KHAN in a 1 minute Bloodfeud match. CHEESE WHIZ overpowered STUPENDOUS MAN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel. FROZEN ROPE overpowered CALIS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight. BASHFUL bested PRODIGAL SON in a action packed 1 minute Challenge brawl. KAZACH savagely defeated MAKESHIFT ANCHOR in a exciting 3 minute Challenge struggle. ENURAM handily defeated GOLD in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight. DANYAL viciously subdued LARRY KING in a action packed 3 minute Challenge duel. COMICUS overpowered BATTLE ANGEL in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel. PRAESENTIUS defeated SALAMANDER in a 3 minute novice vs. expert upset Challenge fight. CHROME was defeated by FLINT FIREFORGE in a 2 minute Challenge match. WINDREAVER demolished KOMPROMAT in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition. LARCIA was bested by LUARANA in a exciting 1 minute bloody Challenge battle. DAEL savagely defeated GLUTIUS MAXIMUS in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Title conflict. BLACK PLAGUE vanquished WOEBEGONE in a 1 minute mismatched bout. BALLAST outwaited RELLIK in a tiresome 26 minute bloody fray. PROPAGANDA was unbelievably bested by SWEET STUFF in a 3 minute brawl. ZIMA overpowered LOYOLA in a 1 minute one-sided bout. LAN was overpowered by RAISTLIN in a 1 minute one-sided bout. N'AZADAR was savagely defeated by CONNAVAR in a 3 minute bloody conflict. SEIUS GLABRIO devastated CHOBAM in a 1 minute one-sided bout. SIMPLICITY lost to KEITH RICHARDS in a popular 3 minute match. LUNG CANCER was handily defeated by BELTZER in a 4 minute bloody uneven duel. BELY MEDVED overpowered FRENCH TICKLER in a 1 minute one-sided match. TYPHOID MARY savagely defeated FEWMASTER TOEDE in a 2 minute brutal duel. 9MM NYMPH overpowered AEGLOS in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel. FULL METAL MINX subdued STRICKEN in a 3 minute veteran vs. beginner melee. ARAKIAN was overcome by TAS in a 3 minute beginner's bout. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 16 AIMED BLOW 53 - 36 - 1 60 | |TOTAL PARRY 9 STRIKING ATTACK 45 - 37 - 8 55 | |WALL OF STEEL 7 LUNGING ATTACK 108 - 96 - 11 53 | |BASHING ATTACK 6 WALL OF STEEL 39 - 36 - 6 52 | |AIMED BLOW 6 TOTAL PARRY 44 - 42 - 3 51 | |STRIKING ATTACK 5 PARRY-STRIKE 14 - 16 - 1 47 | |SLASHING ATTACK 5 BASHING ATTACK 48 - 56 - 5 46 | |PARRY-STRIKE 2 PARRY-LUNGE 10 - 12 - 0 45 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 24 - 45 - 0 35 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 5 - 0 0 | Turn 556 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 LUNGING ATTACK 7 - 9 3 LUNGING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 5 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 4 2 STRIKING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 5 - 4 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 3 2 AIMED BLOW AIMED BLOW 3 - 3 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 4 1 SLASHING ATTACK PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 BASHING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK DAEL 7696 18 4 3 137 SWEORDMASTERS (138) PARRY-STRIKE BLACK PLAGUE 1720 18 16 0 94 DEATH'S DOOR (129) WALL OF STEEL GLUTIUS MAXIMUS 7906 10 3 1 88 ROMAN EMPIRE (531) STRIKING ATTACK CHEESE WHIZ 7821 9 3 3 88 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261) BASHING ATTACK BASHFUL 7899 9 3 0 76 SHE'S CRAFTY (592) AIMED BLOW WOEBEGONE 7795 11 8 1 70 SWEORDMASTERS (138) TOTAL PARRY MAKESHIFT ANCHOR 7724 11 6 0 57 SEA DOGS (575) SLASHING ATTACK RAISTLIN 7845 7 4 0 47 DRAGONLANCE (585) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is BLACK PLAGUE 1720. The most popular warrior this turn was KAZACH 7853. The ten other most popular fighters were DANYAL 7855, DAEL 7696, KEITH RICHARDS 7927, PROPAGANDA 7747, N'AZADAR 7850, TYPHOID MARY 7941, CHEESE WHIZ 7821, PRAESENTIUS 7996, SALAMANDER 7769, and CHROME 7908. The least popular fighter this week was RELLIK 7852. The other ten least popular fighters were BALLAST 7727, FULL METAL MINX 7900, FRENCH TICKLER 7930, BELTZER 7854, SIMPLICITY 7995, CHOBAM 7913, LAN 6724, LOYOLA 7956, WOEBEGONE 7795, and KOMPROMAT 7997. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: DAEL (1-7696) SWEORDMASTERS (138)