DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 10/23/2006 Duedate: 11/04/2006 NIANIA ARENA DM-2 TURN-440 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS MELLISANDE THE GOLDEN FISH (147) (2-5332) [25-16-1,122] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader MELLISANDE ORANGE THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 071409B (638) (2-5332) [25-16-1,122] (2-5406) [3-3-0,20] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite MELLISANDE MELLISANDE THE GOLDEN FISH (147) THE GOLDEN FISH (147) (2-5332) [25-16-1,122] (2-5332) [25-16-1,122] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM THE GOLDEN FISH (147) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 46 2. BABY GOT BACK (640) 0 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 3. BLOOD BATH (539) 0 Unchartered Team 4. INQUISITION SL5 (631) 0 5. 071409B (638) -2 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) 12 3 1 2- 2 INQUISITION SL5 (631) 29 15 1 65.9 2- 4*BABY GOT BACK (640) 2 6 0 3/ 3*071409B (638) 3 3 0 50.0 3- 5 BLOOD BATH (539) 1 0 0 4/ 4 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) 486 642 13 43.1 4- 3 INQUISITION SL5 (631) 1 2 0 5- 5*BABY GOT BACK (640) 2 6 0 25.0 5/ 2*071409B (638) 1 2 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank SPY REPORT Ready for some action-packed adventure, some thrills, chills and spills? Well fergit it, cause this is the Spyreport for NIANIA. MVP award for FINDELLIS? THE GOLDEN FISH's proud of her after beating EMBEZZLING SCRIBE and getting 17 points. Talk about yer big time losers! ORANGE got smashed by LARSEN E, and lost 2 points! What a putz! SHOCKING fights so hard to be Duelmaster, then quits fighting and loses the title. No one said he was a genius... Was that a tear I saw in MELLISANDE's eye, as she took over Duelmastership? And wasn't KHALHUMS DWARF fit to be tied! I hear the top team insists all their warriors get nine hours sleep. They want photogenic fighters for PR photos. I gotta admit I haven't been in "deep con caves" with any spies. Really, I just wing this stuff. THE GOLDEN FISH was NIANIA's most avoided team. Is there some award for that? Is there some deep dark secret why 071409B's been avoiding THE GOLDEN FISH so much? Or is it just that they're too scared? Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other! Don't you guys ever give it a break? What if they had a fight and nobody showed up? I'd be out of a job, that's what!!! I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid. Who would've guessed I'd be a famous Spyreporter? I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it quits. Remember you guys, ease up sometimes! Chill out! Later, Debby Tonte DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MELLISANDE 5332 25 16 1 122 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SPIKE MCGOLD 5318 25 19 0 111 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) -SHOCKING 5352 13 9 0 106 INQUISITION SL5 (631) MARI COY 5342 22 11 0 94 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 LARSEN E 5421 2 2 0 21 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) -JENNIFER LOPEZ 5416 2 0 0 21 BABY GOT BACK (640) ORANGE 5406 3 3 0 20 071409B (638) FINDELLIS 5427 1 0 1 17 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? EMBEZZLING SCRIBE 5 0 1 0 1 FINDELLIS 5427 440 NONE LAMBRAY 5415 0 1 0 THE GOLDEN FISH 147 BLOOD MASTER 5346 436 NOT REVE PERSONAL ADS Shocking -- And shocking indeed it is, and SOOO surprising. After all, who ELSE is there for me to fight, except your teammate. And we get so tired of matching with each other repeatedly. -- Maretha Ha! The Insurance Salesman's policy has lapsed! I laughed myself SICK at that. -- Spike McGold Ah, the Veteran Mercenary, dear Korvoskol Turo. Such a difficult man to get along with. I greatly dislike tall people who loom over me and try to give me orders JUST BECAUSE they're tall and male. I ENJOY proving to them why they can't do that, too! Ha! -- Mellisande I don't think they should LET orcs study Kung-Fu. True, Geroge is a perfect gentleman off the sands, but in the arena--! Much too...I believe the word is "macho." (delicate shudder) Almost too MUCH of a man, you know? -- Mari Coy Jennifer Lopez -- Hey, babe, feel FREE to knock me down and "touche" me ANY time. -- Larsen E 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! 20 October 2006 In accordance with those rules set forth by the Lady of the Realm, I hereby announce the formation of a small group of managers calling themselves "The Outsiders". The group consists of the following members: Doc LeGrande Apex Street Legal Carnage Ghoti Roadkill Valamond This group has only one rule. Respect the play of the managers of this alliance. We have no worries about not playing by the rules set forth by others. We fight the way we like, and all those in this group appreciate what tools each manager brings. We have managers from the Delarquan, Andorian and Free Blade regions. We have managers that focus on the tournament arenas, and we have those that focus on the regular city arenas. We have those in our ranks that fight with honor and respect for all, and we have those that have a bloodlust that cannot be quenched. Our goal is simple. To create a ensemble of managers that will show their prowess in the land of Alastari, and to bring a new level of competition to all those that share the sands with our warriors. Our warriors are many throughout the land. We have no home arena. We have no pacts we abide by. Our fighters range from Mordant to Talcama, from Lapur to Lyratilan, Aruak City to Valamantis, the Primus arena to Talahya, and many more arenas throughout the land. Whether we are sought out or ignored makes no difference to us. We are what we are. We fight how we fight. And we do it however we wish. We have no rules. We have no leader or ruler. Be prepared. We are. 20 October 2006 The Dark Knights of the Desolate Empire respond thus to the Avengers of the Light: Where are you? EACH AND EVERY Dark Knight can be found in arenas 31 and 52. Your pretty words mean less than nothing if you won't fight. EVERY Dark Knight is more than willing to back up their talk. So...we give you three turns in either 31 or 52, REPEAT 31 or 52 to show up or shut up. If you don't show we'll let all of Alastari know the Avengers are indeed cowards! -- Dark Knights of the Desolate Empire LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS SPIKE MCGOLD devastated KHALHUMS DWARF in a 1 minute mismatched fight. MARI COY won victory over KUNG-FU MASTER in a exciting 1 minute uneven battle. MELLISANDE savagely defeated KHALHUMS DWARF in a 3 minute master's Title duel. ORANGE was defeated by LARSEN E in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody match. FINDELLIS dispatched EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute amateur's fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 7 - 2 - 0 78 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 3 - 0 75 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 10 - 4 - 0 71 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 BASHING ATTACK 8 - 4 - 0 67 | |AIMED BLOW 1 LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 4 - 2 56 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 AIMED BLOW 13 - 11 - 0 54 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 2 - 0 0 | |SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |STRIKING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |TOTAL PARRY 0 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 4 - 0 0 | Turn 440 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-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 3 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME PARRY-RIPOSTE MELLISANDE 5332 25 16 1 122 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) BASHING ATTACK SPIKE MCGOLD 5318 25 19 0 111 THE GOLDEN FISH (147) WALL OF STEEL MARI COY 5342 22 11 0 94 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 SPIKE MCGOLD 5318, MARI COY 5342, LARSEN E 5421, FINDELLIS 5427, ORANGE 5406, 0, 0, 0, 0, and 0. The least popular fighter this week was ORANGE 5406. The other ten least popular fighters were FINDELLIS 5427, LARSEN E 5421, MARI COY 5342, SPIKE MCGOLD 5318, MELLISANDE 5332, 0, 0, 0, 0, and 0. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: MELLISANDE (2-5332) THE GOLDEN FISH (147)