DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 10/09/2006 Duedate: 10/21/2006
NIANIA ARENA
DM-2 TURN-439
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SHOCKING
INQUISITION SL5 (631)
(2-5352) [13-9-0,106]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
MELLISANDE ORANGE
THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 071409B (638)
(2-5332) [24-16-1,118] (2-5406) [3-2-0,22]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
MELLISANDE MELLISANDE
THE GOLDEN FISH (147) THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
(2-5332) [24-16-1,118] (2-5332) [24-16-1,118]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. INQUISITION SL5 (631) 29
2. BABY GOT BACK (640) 8 INQUISITION SL5 (631)
3. 071409B (638) 6 Unchartered Team
4. BLOOD BATH (539) 0
5. THE GOLDEN FISH (147) -63 071409B (638)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1 BLOOD BATH (539) 17 4 1 81.0 1/ 1 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 11 4 0
2/ 2 INQUISITION SL5 (631) 29 15 1 65.9 2/ 4*071409B (638) 2 1 0
3/ 3*071409B (638) 3 2 0 60.0 3/ 5 INQUISITION SL5 (631) 2 3 0
4/ 4 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 481 642 12 42.8 4/ 6*BABY GOT BACK (640) 2 6 0
5/ 6*BABY GOT BACK (640) 2 6 0 25.0 5- 2 BLOOD BATH (539) 1 1 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.
Well, this will make a change! Both The Shocker and I myself will be
graduating. I know it hasn't been long, only twenty cycles, which is supposed to be
the minimum regular-arena preparation for the Isle, but it SEEMED long. It seemed
ENDLESS.
But now, we leave. Both of us alive, what a wonder! Just so you know, though,
I am NOT going to travel in the company of The Shocker. She has NO conversation.
Maretha
SPY REPORT
So why do I have this bag over my head? Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and
I'm going to give you a spy report!. Hey everybody, watch out for ORANGE, who flew
up 6 points in the rankings after mashing KIRSTIE ALLIE like a melon. Keep your eye
on this gal. In front of all the crowds, SHOCKING took the Duelmaster's crown for
his own. I give the bum two weeks. Advice to bashers--never force anything, just
get a bigger halberd!
Here is other news that is of note. And hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't
avoid THE GOLDEN FISH, please raise you hand. Wow. Does NIANIA really have that
many liars? For those of you who like math, try this one: THE GOLDEN FISH + Weapons
That go Boom = 071409B + Avoid City. Well dang howdy, but if challenges were votes,
JENNIFER LOPEZ would be president. Although it may be a contest she doesn't want to
win.
Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day
drinking to their memory. Better tanked than dead! Knowing when to use the right
tactics at the proper time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.
Well, there's the manager of the NIANIA giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?). Well, there goes another Spy Report.
Good luck in next week's fights. Its been fun, and I'm sure you enjoyed it (boos).
Now that I've got you worked up for Snide Clemens, I'll be leaving-- The Unknown
Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SHOCKING 5352 13 9 0 106 INQUISITION SL5 (631)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MELLISANDE 5332 24 16 1 118 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
SPIKE MCGOLD 5318 24 19 0 104 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
MARI COY 5342 21 11 0 92 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BLOOD BLISTER 4622 3 0 0 33 BLOOD BATH (539)
-BLOOD MASTER 5346 2 1 1 33 BLOOD BATH (539)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ORANGE 5406 3 2 0 22 071409B (638)
JENNIFER LOPEZ 5416 2 0 0 21 BABY GOT BACK (640)
LARSEN E 5421 1 2 0 5 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
KIRSTIE ALLIE 5420 0 2 0 2 BABY GOT BACK (640)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
ROSIE O'DONNELL 5419 0 2 0 BABY GOT BACK 640 BANDIT PRINCE 25 439 NONE
LAMBRAY 5415 0 1 0 THE GOLDEN FISH 147 BLOOD MASTER 5346 436
PERSONAL ADS
Korvoskol Turo, Veteran Mercenary -- I'll bet that on days like this, you wish you
were back in the field, pulling guard duty along some boring border, don't you? --
Mellisande
P.S. So why am *I* not graduating? I've got more experience than Maretha does! And
I'm MUCH more attractive. I have a certificate to prove it!
Korvoskol Turo, Veteran Mercenary -- Golly, you must have done something to really,
really piss off the arenamaster to have to fight twice in one day! -- Mari Coy
Shocking -- I should let you win so YOU could graduate, too, shouldn't I? Well, I'm
not gonna. You want to win, you've got to work for it, bub. -- Spike McGold
Jennifer Lopez -- I was gonna say nice things 'cause you're a good looking babe, but
then you went and hit me! I don't like that in a woman. And you're a golem,
besides. A man-hating, nasty-tempered golem! -- Larsen E.
M. Laymoness Chardinee, purveyor of insurance -- Gods, that pegs you right!
Purveyor. The images that conjures up...well, it suits you. -- Spike McGold
Seef Haraine -- The jealousy, I feel sure, is a two-way street. After all, YOU can't
wear gorgeous clothes, or your fur gets all rubbed off. Ha! -- Mellisande
14 September 2006
I am back in the arena and thinking back to those days in 1984 where I was a
novice and clueless manager.
Now, 22 years later it looks like I am an ancient and once again clueless
manager.
I am looking to recover some old warriors. Since none of them are Aimed Blows,
they are no threat to win anything. I just want to see how they turned out.
The Couatl 2-17
Madam Butterfly 20-701
Gypsy Moth 20-703
King Crab 21-1
Priestess Python 26-1388
Please contact me at DekeYoung@Comcast.net if you know about any of these ancient
warriors, or just want to bs about the old, old, old times.
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
ROSIE O'DONNELL was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
MARETHA was vanquished by SHOCKING in a 1 minute uneven Title battle.
SPIKE MCGOLD demolished INSURANCE SALESMAN in a 1 minute uneven fight.
MELLISANDE viciously subdued VETERAN MERCENARY in a 4 minute one-sided contest.
MARI COY bested KUNG-FU MASTER in a popular 1 minute uneven brawl.
ORANGE devastated KIRSTIE ALLIE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
JENNIFER LOPEZ overcame LARSEN E in a 1 minute beginner's fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 2 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 3 - 0 75 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 10 - 4 - 0 71 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 7 - 3 - 0 70 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 8 - 5 - 0 62 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 15 - 10 - 0 60 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 4 - 1 43 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 0 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 4 - 0 0 |
Turn 439 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 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW SHOCKING 5352 13 9 0 106 INQUISITION SL5 (631)
PARRY-RIPOSTE MELLISANDE 5332 24 16 1 118 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
BASHING ATTACK SPIKE MCGOLD 5318 24 19 0 104 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
WALL OF STEEL MARI COY 5342 21 11 0 92 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is MELLISANDE 5332. The most popular warrior this turn
was MELLISANDE 5332. The ten other most popular fighters were MARI COY 5342,
SHOCKING 5352, ORANGE 5406, JENNIFER LOPEZ 5416, ROSIE O'DONNELL 5419, SPIKE MCGOLD
5318, KIRSTIE ALLIE 5420, LARSEN E 5421, 0, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was LARSEN E 5421. The other ten least popular
fighters were KIRSTIE ALLIE 5420, SPIKE MCGOLD 5318, ROSIE O'DONNELL 5419, JENNIFER
LOPEZ 5416, ORANGE 5406, SHOCKING 5352, MARI COY 5342, MELLISANDE 5332, 0, and 0.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
THE SHOCKER (2-5356) INQUISITION SL5 (631)
MARETHA (2-5370) THE GOLDEN FISH (147)