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)