DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 07/22/2008 Duedate: 08/04/2008
KALTOS ARENA
DM-5 TURN-605
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SASHA
CASSEY'S CREW (112)
(5-4009) [12-5-1,112]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SASHA GEN-13
CASSEY'S CREW (112) IMAGE (517)
(5-4009) [12-5-1,112] (5-4949) [6-1-1,50]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
GERDIG IBBINS GOOMBARIO
THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453) PAPER MARIO (457)
(5-4902) [18-15-0,84] (5-4966) [1-2-0,6]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
IMAGE (517)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. WIZARD'S WRATH (508) 23
2. CASSEY'S CREW (112) 14 PAPER MARIO (457)
3. PAPER MARIO (457) 11 Unchartered Team
4. IMAGE (517) 8
5. THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453) -4 IMAGE (517)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 PAPER MARIO (457) 133 55 7 70.7 1/ 1*IMAGE (517) 9 5 1
2/ 2*IMAGE (517) 22 11 2 66.7 2/ 2 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453) 8 7 0
3/ 3 WIZARD'S WRATH (508) 89 78 6 53.3 3/ 3 WIZARD'S WRATH (508) 7 3 0
4/ 4 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453) 408 426 15 48.9 4/ 4 CASSEY'S CREW (112) 2 4 0
5/ 5 CASSEY'S CREW (112) 105 131 8 44.5 5/ 5 PAPER MARIO (457) 2 4 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 601): WAIF of SWEORDMASTERS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 484): PECAN PIE of SWEETS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 609): SOLDIER 2 of OUR HIGHEST HONOR (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 605): PETE MASTIFF of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 604): SASHA of CASSEY'S CREW (Dartor, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 608): BULLSEYE of HI ROLLERS (Darklock, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 606): SOLSKJAER of IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 600): N.I.B. of SABBATH (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 592): BLUE MOON of RUN AND HYDE (Jekyll, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 591): KEROUAC of LITERATE LOONS (Sherman, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 565): SALLI VOSS of MIDDLE WAY 13 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 555): CYPRIAN of OLD SCHOOL (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 249): DUCK A L'ORANGE of DUCKS UNLIMITED (Crip, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 542): CHEESY SQUEEZER of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 490): VOICES IN MY HEAD of RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 235): MOUSETRAP of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 223): IMMACULATECONCEPTION of CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 439): JAGGED SHIV of GRIM OBITUARY (?, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 200): HAMMY HAMSTER of MEAT YOUR MAKER (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 483): NEOSPHINCTER of WASTELAND (TMM, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 601): MANNEQUIN'S BEST (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 484): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 609): GAMES LIBRARY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 605): DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 604): IMAGE (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 607): RAPTOR (Owlin the Wise, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 606): SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 600): SABBATH (Abraxis, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 592): HELP WANTED (Bill, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 591): LIGHT BRIGADE (Woody, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 565): ACT OF MALICE (Jekyll, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 555): OLD SCHOOL (Abraxis, mgr,(
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 249): WACKY (The Zoo Keeper, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 542): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 490): RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 235): RAPTORZ (Owlin the Wise, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 223): ALL-STAR NANA'S (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 439): DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 200): RAPTOR (Owlin the Wise, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 483) POWER PLAY et al (Doc Steele, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 601): KOOK AROCHA of LAB EXPERIMENTS (Mannequin, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 603): APPRENTICE of WIZARD'S WRATH (Visionist, mgr.)
BOMBETTE of PAPER MARIO (Luigi, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 591): BOTHACH of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 249): HOT AIR DUCK of DUCKS UNLIMITED (Crip, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 542): CHEESY SQUEEZER of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
(turn 541): CHRISTELLINA of DELVERS (Harby, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 489): BLADERUNNER of RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 234): SKORINDELLE of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 438): DEATH MAGE of DEATH MOB (Jakari, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Wow that was a surprise victory. In my last five fight I am 1-2 vs. Apprentice, 0-1
vs. Tiffian, and 2-0 vs. Middle Way 5. I'm sorry Tiffinal but I have to avoid you
this turn. No Paper Marios in sight which is a relief. Congrat to Bombette for
running an incredible basic career here. With a lot of luck maybe I can stay up here
a little while.
Sasha, Kaltos DM
SPY REPORT
Hail KALTOS! Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your
deeds. And let's see, KADASYA fought EMBEZZLING SCRIBE and gained 20 points and
contributed to WIZARD'S WRATH's 2-2-0. GERDIG IBBINS has lost to HALIBUTT, falling 4
points, while helping make THE MIDDLE WAY 5 a 2-3-0 turn. TIFFINAL challenged for
the Duelmastership this turn, attempting to dethrone CASSEY'S CREW's warrior.
Defending hers title for another turn, SASHA kept WIZARD'S WRATH's warrior, TIFFINAL,
from claiming the throne. By the way, was that our Duelmaster that I saw last night,
cramped under the table at The Victory Tavern?
He who challenges well, fights well. He who avoids without cause, shall lose
for good reasons. My mama told me that one. THE MIDDLE WAY 5 has cause to stand
tall, as they were KALTOS' most avoided team. A smart manager knows this is a team
to beat. And avoiding THE MIDDLE WAY 5 more than any other team we find WIZARD'S
WRATH. KALTOS, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?
We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and
shave it close? Is it really true that KALTOS has more dishwashers per capita that
fighters? Just thought I'd ask...
I like this place, KALTOS, the taverns have old wine, and young serving girls.
Who could ask for more? It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep
your swords sharp and your hammers heavy. Until the sun next rises and my pen sets
to paper-- Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SASHA 4009 12 5 1 112 CASSEY'S CREW (112)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TIFFINAL 4865 18 15 2 93 WIZARD'S WRATH (508)
HALIBUTT 4866 16 9 0 93 WIZARD'S WRATH (508)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GERDIG IBBINS 4902 18 15 0 84 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-TINY TOES 4913 7 8 1 66 PAPER MARIO (457)
JAMMY LARKE 4926 10 6 0 64 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
SLINKY 4915 8 5 2 62 PAPER MARIO (457)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GEN-13 4949 6 1 1 50 IMAGE (517)
KATIRONA MURH 4929 7 6 2 46 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
-TUBBA BLUBBA 4395 5 4 0 46 PAPER MARIO (457)
SPAWN 4946 6 1 1 42 IMAGE (517)
KELLY 4011 10 7 0 37 CASSEY'S CREW (112)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VIOLATER 4948 3 3 0 26 IMAGE (517)
SAVAGE DRAGON 4947 6 1 0 25 IMAGE (517)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FELISSA HURM 4955 6 2 0 20 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
KADASYA 4965 1 0 0 20 WIZARD'S WRATH (508)
PENDRU ROST 4956 1 5 0 12 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GOOMBARIO 4966 1 2 0 6 PAPER MARIO (457)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
UGLY1 4967 0 1 0 WIZARD'S WRATH 508 WURM KIN 605 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Mario -- Congrats on finally getting Bombette to graduate. It was a long time
coming. -- Dartor
Katirona -- I didn't think my attire would affect you so much. -- Kelly
Goombario -- With a name like that, you must have rhythm. Let's get together and
party, eh? -- Pendru Rost
P.S. And for the win, I'll buy the beer.
Tiffinal -- Ah! You the one who does the art glass lampshades and stuff? My mam has
always been partial to that kind of thing, and I was wondering if you could put me in
the way of buying some. -- Gerdig Ibbins
Ambitious Guard? Pooh. He was easy. Hmm, maybe I should apply to be a guard...? --
Jammy Larke
Violater -- You were quite rude when we were waiting to be called for our fight. I
don't put up with that kind of thing if I can help it. -- Katirona Murh
Savage Dragon -- Well, that was tedious. Let's not do that again. -- Felissa Hurm
P.S. In fact, let's avoid each other on the sands.
Halibutt -- It's an art. -- Jammy Larke
P.S. Or maybe a gift.
Super Patriot (ghost of) -- That's dumb. Better if you can make the other guy die
for your liege. -- Felissa Hurm
Savage Dragon -- Why? They'd look silly on you. -- Pendru Rost
Devrie Scatha, Concubine Out of Favor -- Eh? Why should I want insulted? It must've
been somebody else. -- Gerdig Ibbins
M. Tolovi Chardinee -- (nasty chuckle) -- Gerdig Ibbins
Larsanthek of Kurukar and Fratsfa -- Believe it. -- Katirona Murh
Rovalo d'Kormachi, formerly of Mordant -- A challenge! I *will* get your story out
of you. -- Felissa Hurm
Jammy Larke -- Okay, that cat won't fight. I can find another way to go at it. This
will work sooner or later. -- Kish Alfors, Guardsman with Ambitions and Determination
Spawn -- That was, perhaps, a trifle excessive. -- Oskan Steeltooth, Moonlighter
17 July 2008
All -- Many of you know me and many more don't, but I will be scarce for a few
months. I am relocating, so look for my presence online! As my will, so mote it
be! -- Abraxis
8 July 2008
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ALLIANCES
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*TURF WAR VI RULES*
Starting Nov 2008 (10 turns)
Anyone may participate; known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances created solely to compete in the Turf War! To participate, each alliance must:
1. Announce the alliance and the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork
(DM 47) newsletter.
2. Announcements made on the D2 Forums will not be accepted.
Captains are responsible for:
1. Verifying those who wish to participate under the banner of their
alliance;
2. Distribution of prizes should their alliance win the Turf War.
3. Submit one (1) RSI Roll-Up Certificate to participate
Participating managers who are not Captains must:
1. Submit one (1) RSI Roll-Up Certificate to participate
2. Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name, and
alliance they will represent in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter.
Announcement made on the D2 Forums will not be accepted.
a. No scores will be tabulated until a Gift Certificate is received.
No EXCEPTIONS.
b. Before a manager can compete, he/she must declare themselves in
the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter as stated above AND be verified
by the alliance Captain they will represent.
c. Only one (1) team per player may compete. No multiple teams or
aliases will be allowed. Violations will result in immediate
disqualification from the Turf War (so be sure to take any
multiple teams OFF of Team Maintenance).
d. Scoring will NOT be retroactive for teams that do not properly
declare or fail to send a Gift Certificate by Turn 1. In other
words, if your Gift Certificate is not received until Turn 3 of
the Turf War, and you have fought on Turns 1 and 2, your scoring
will not begin until Turn 3. All conditions must be met before
scoring will begin--declaration, verification, and Gift
Certificate received.
e. No declarations or verifications will be accepted after Turn 5 of
the Turf War.
f. For purposes of scoring, the moderators will score the Turf War
and settle any and all disputes as they arise. Their decisions
will be final.
Scoring will be as follows for Fights:
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
Dark Arena* +10 -5 xx xx
*After 2nd win, warrior scores no points for wins
Special Scoring Considerations for the Turf War are as follows:
Spy Report mention (team name only) +2
Style Master +2
Duelmaster +2
Champions:
1. A Champion may be declared, but one is not mandatory.
2. Only one Champion allowed per manager at any given time.
3. Champions that graduate or are killed by another warrior in the arena, but
not the Dark Arena, may be replaced.
4. Champions must be in the Adepts bracket or lower on the turn they are
declared, and may NOT have gone above Adepts level at any time; this
includes teams transferred into North Fork for the Turf War.
Bloodfeuds:
1. Bloodfeuds will score points on all four (4) turns.
2. There is no limit to which warrior may bloodfeud or how often.
Tournament Considerations:
1. Tournament participation is ALLOWED and encouraged.
2. Tournament Victors won during the course of the contest will gain a one
(1) time bonus of 25 points. This bonus will apply EACH time a
warrior(s) wins such status.
3. Tournament Champions won during the course of the contest will gain a one
(1) time bonus of 50 points. This bonus will apply EACH time a
warrior(s) win such status.
4. Points for TVs and TCs will be applied the Turn after RSI posts
tournament results in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter (i.e., if the
results post on North Fork turn 275, points will be credited on North
Fork turn 276 to the applicable teams).
Special Considerations:
1. Each alliance begins the Turf War with zero (0) points.
2. There will be NO alliance or team changes once the contest has begun. If
you begin the Turf War with Alliance A, you must end the Turf War with
Alliance A. If you begin the Turf War with Team A, you must end the Turf
War with Team A.
3. There will be a maximum of seven (7) teams allowed per alliance for the
Turf War.
4. The Dark Arena may be used on the first turn only, of every warrior,
without penalty.
Prizes:
The Turf War is a "winner take all" contest. All prizes and 100% of the Gift
Certificates will be awarded to the Captain of the winning alliance. It is the
responsibility of the Captain to distribute Gift Certificates. Moderators will
submit a list of each manager on the winning alliance to RSI at the completion of the
contest for the non-Certificate prizes.
The following prizes have been secured from RSI:
1. Renaming of the North Fork (DM 47) arena;
2. Renaming of Dark Arena Monsters (one for each manager in the winning
alliance);
3. Known Favorites for one warrior on each team of the winning alliance
(warrior must be ranked Initiate or above, must be alive, and must have
at least one arena fight to receive this award).
4. +1 Skill bonus potion for each manager on the winning alliance. Bonus
potion must be applied to a living warrior from (DM 47)
5. +1 Skill bonus potion (one) for each manager who fights in all 10 rounds
AND 45 fights of the Turf War. Bonus potion must be applied to a living
warrior from (DM 47)
These awards will be listed by the Moderator for claiming from RSI (Lee) within 4
turns of the end of TW VI.
Moderators:
The Moderators for this event will be Oz and Master Darque. They will arbitrate all
dealings during the course of the contest. Their decisions will be final. All
questions, comments, and scoring disputes may be directed to Land of Oz or Darque
Forces via diplo in DM 47. Managers with internet access may send a private message
to [The Consortium] or [Darque] on the Duel2 Forums. Lastly, you may also email
questions, comments, and scoring disputes to rebelnerfherder at yahoo dot com.
Please note there have been rule changes from the last Turf War. Please read them
carefully!
Contest will begin in November following the Fall Mail In Tournament.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
UGLY1 was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
TIFFINAL was devastated by SASHA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title duel.
HALIBUTT unbelievably bested GERDIG IBBINS in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge match.
JAMMY LARKE was viciously subdued by KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute brawl.
GEN-13 was luckily beaten by SLINKY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody match.
KELLY lost to SPAWN in a 2 minute fight.
KATIRONA MURH bested VIOLATER in a 1 minute match.
PENDRU ROST was bested by SAVAGE DRAGON in a 1 minute competition.
FELISSA HURM defeated GOOMBARIO in a action packed 4 minute gruesome melee.
KADASYA vanquished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 17 - 5 - 0 77 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 STRIKING ATTACK 9 - 3 - 0 75 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 18 - 9 - 3 67 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 7 - 5 - 0 58 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 AIMED BLOW 8 - 6 - 0 57 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 6 - 6 - 0 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 SLASHING ATTACK 10 - 10 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 12 - 13 - 2 48 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 11 - 0 31 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 605 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:
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 3 AIMED BLOW
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 2 3 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK SASHA 4009 12 5 1 112 CASSEY'S CREW (112)
AIMED BLOW TIFFINAL 4865 18 15 2 93 WIZARD'S WRATH (508)
LUNGING ATTACK GERDIG IBBINS 4902 18 15 0 84 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
PARRY-RIPOSTE JAMMY LARKE 4926 10 6 0 64 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
BASHING ATTACK SLINKY 4915 8 5 2 62 PAPER MARIO (457)
WALL OF STEEL KATIRONA MURH 4929 7 6 2 46 THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (453)
PARRY-LUNGE KELLY 4011 10 7 0 37 CASSEY'S CREW (112)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is GERDIG IBBINS 4902. The most popular warrior this
turn was GOOMBARIO 4966. The ten other most popular fighters were GERDIG IBBINS
4902, SPAWN 4946, GEN-13 4949, SASHA 4009, HALIBUTT 4866, JAMMY LARKE 4926, SLINKY
4915, FELISSA HURM 4955, KADASYA 4965, and UGLY1 4967.
The least popular fighter this week was VIOLATER 4948. The other ten least popular
fighters were TIFFINAL 4865, SAVAGE DRAGON 4947, PENDRU ROST 4956, KATIRONA MURH
4929, KELLY 4011, UGLY1 4967, KADASYA 4965, FELISSA HURM 4955, SLINKY 4915, and JAMMY
LARKE 4926.