DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 04/21/2005 Duedate: 05/18/2005
ARKERS ARENA
DM-8 TURN-256
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
POSITION IS EMPTY
Chartered Recognition LeaderUnchartered Recognition Leader
POSITION IS EMPTY TARUS
TOM-TOM-POSSE (544)
(8-4728) [7-1-0,88]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
YMIR BLOODRAVEN KISERU
NORTHERN BADLANDS (397) YAKUZA (541)
(8-4369) [10-8-2,110] (8-4717) [2-2-0,16]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
YAKUZA (541)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. LA PENTARCHIE (481) 52
2. X-FORCE (484) 34 PHOENIX FIRE (532)
3. TOM-TOM-POSSE (544) 23 Unchartered Team
4. YAKUZA (541) 22
5. MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) 22 TOM-TOM-POSSE (544)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*ACID FIRE HAMMERZ (545) 13 7 2 65.0 1/ 3 YAKUZA (541) 11 4 2
2- 3 LETHAL JUSTICE (375) 72 41 1 63.7 2/ 1 LA PENTARCHIE (481) 11 4 1
3/ 2 PHOENIX FIRE (532) 56 34 5 62.2 3/ 7 NORTHERN BADLANDS (397) 7 8 1
4/ 6 YAKUZA (541) 102 80 5 56.0 4/ 9 ENTENTER (534) 7 8 0
5/ 5 LA PENTARCHIE (481) 180 142 4 55.9 5- 5 CHAMPIONS OF STEEL (202) 6 4 0
6/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) 44 35 0 55.7 6/ 6*TOM-TOM-POSSE (544) 6 6 0
7/ 7 NORTHERN BADLANDS (397) 121 98 11 55.3 7/ 8 X-FORCE (484) 6 7 0
8- 8*FURIOUS FIVE (543) 8 7 1 53.3 8/ 4 PHOENIX FIRE (532) 5 6 2
9-10 CHAMPIONS OF STEEL (202) 76 88 8 46.3 9/10 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) 5 10 0
10/ 9*TOM-TOM-POSSE (544) 17 20 0 45.9 10- 2*ACID FIRE HAMMERZ (545) 3 2 1
11/11 X-FORCE (484) 118 155 8 43.2 11-11 LETHAL JUSTICE (375) 1 0 0
12/12 ENTENTER (534) 31 47 3 39.7 12-12*FURIOUS FIVE (543) 1 4 1
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
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TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 255): CHAOS WARRIOR of CHAMPIONS OF STEEL (Blackstorm, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 512): K. K. DOWNING of THE HEADCUTTERS II (Street Legal)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 512): VISIGOTH of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 505): MAYBE LATER of JUST CHILLIN (Mr. Freeze, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 501): STONEFISH of AUSSIE KILLERS (THawk, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 501): TRIMOX of OSCO INTOXICATORS (Osco, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 502): TWISTED SISTER of IT'S ALL RELATIVE (Alfredo
Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 494): BERTHA of THE WARLOCKS (Malaquar, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 463): DARK LENORA of BEYOND THE PALE (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 456): THE VEAL DEAL of GLAD TO MEAT YOU (Alfredo
Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 446): KHORNE SHADOWSPAWN of RUBY DRAGONS (Talon Warsmith)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 203): RENDOR QUIL of MIDDLE WAY 8 (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 361): THE-SHOCKER of DEATH STUDS VII (Death Stud, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 350): SHADY LADY of WAYFARERS (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 157): MORROLAN E'DRIEN of THE FURIOUS FIVE (Generalissimo
Puerco, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 398): PEPSI of OVERWORLD from FIREHOLD (Papaiz, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 255): LA PENTARCHIE (The Pentalque, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 512): THE HEADCUTTERS II (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 512): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 505): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 501): AUSSIE KILLERS (THawk, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 501): OSCO INTOXICATORS (Osco, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 502): VENOM (Lord Fang, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 494): THE WARLOCKS (Malaquar, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 463): BLOOD ANGELS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 456): GLAD TO MEAT YOU (Alfredo Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 446): BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 203): SITTEES (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 361): SILENT WARRIORS (Ganolus Oakleaf, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 350): EMPIRE OF THE SUN (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 157): THE FURIOUS FIVE (Generalissimo Puerco, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 398): THE POISON CLAN (Master Tazo, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 512): K. K. DOWNING of THE HEADCUTTERS II (Street Legal)
BLUE BLAZES of COLORIFIC (Purple People Eater, mgr.)
LOWELL DARNO of IMMORTALS (Dartor, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 505): MAYBE LATER of JUST CHILLIN (Mr. Freeze, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 501): PINK of SEEING RED (Edge, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 446): KHORNE SHADOWSPAWN of RUBY DRAGONS (Talon Warsmith)
DM 60 ARADI (turn 361): THE-SHOCKER of DEATH STUDS VII (Death Stud, mgr.)
WILDFIRE of NATURAL DISASTERS (Soultaker, mgr.)
NEWCASTLE of BEERBARIANS (The Dark One, mgr.)
(turn 360): DEMURRER of LEGALESE (The Judge, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 156): THE SADMAN of THE FURIOUS FIVE (Generalissimo Puerco)
WHIPSNADE of THE FURIOUS FIVE (Generalissimo Puerco)
DASKINOR of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
First Champion of Steel to sit on this throne. All hail Chaos warrior! To Ex-
Duelmaster Ymir Bloodraven, you can come again, but try to do better next time, or
you may be slain as my new way of fighting seems to make me a bit bloodthirsty. I
too, missed the chance to take down Goldeneye due to due date failure.
My first title defense will be against a fellow TP named Murder-mex (if the
challenge is accepted).
Your Duelmaster,
Chaos Warrior
SPY REPORT
It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty,
and despair! The boys at LA PENTARCHIE left the arena dejected, after being kicked
out of the top spot by YAKUZA. Good show! He who laughs last didn't get the joke.
Speaking of laughing at jokes, observe ACID FIRE HAMMERZ. Last week they got 0-0-0
to drop by 8! Nothing works for a team like victory (How's that for a perceptive
observation?) as ENTENTER can attest... Good things come to those who fight well, as
YAKUZA can attest, moving up by 2. Practice pays for TARUS, who pummelled GRYPHOS,
to pocket 29 points. Win some, lose some. Speaking of which, TARUS was winsome,
after beating GRYPHOS and seeing him lose 24 points. Can you believe it? CHAOS
WARRIOR apparently has better things to do as ARKERS' Duelmaster than show up and
fight! So who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week and ordering
milk? Sounds like a PR stunt to me.
So much to report, so little time! Like the noble eagle soaring amongst the
mountaintops, so stand the warriors of X-FORCE, alone and unchallenged. The warriors
of X-FORCE found their efforts at combat frustrated as ENTENTER apparently had more
important things to do than fight. Is it charming personality? Conversational
abilities? Good oral hygiene? Whatever it is, YMIR BLOODRAVEN is the most
challenged warrior.
The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... SHEWISH GIANT in the
Dark Arena wasn't enough for BUG JUSTICE of LA PENTARCHIE. Maybe that certain
serving girl(?) at The Swinging Aardvark will be! Congratulations, YMIR BLOODRAVEN.
The manager of PHOENIX FIRE should have sent TOBACCO ROSE to the Dark Arena for
having a 10-9-1 long ago. Fair play must not be a credo of NORTHERN BADLANDS, as
YMIR BLOODRAVEN permanently removed TOBACCO ROSE of PHOENIX FIRE from the competition
in a mismatched fight. Word has it NORTHERN BADLANDS is planning on terminating more
PHOENIX FIRE members, if they have so little to fear from revenge... Questions are
being raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the arena. A certain
tavern in ARKERS would I avoid!
Leave me now, you base fools! As the seasons change, and the creatures of the
wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place. ARKERS, I leave you
now. The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The Swinging Aardvark. 'Til next
time-- Novgorodny Vir
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KAMI 4683 25 10 1 110 YAKUZA (541)
YMIR BLOODRAVEN 4369 10 8 2 110 NORTHERN BADLANDS (397)
-CHAOS WARRIOR 1779 19 11 0 109 CHAMPIONS OF STEEL (202)
SENSEI JAN 4676 17 9 0 108 YAKUZA (541)
-MURDER-MEX 3016 19 6 0 105 LETHAL JUSTICE (375)
JAGUARMAN 4532 15 8 4 103 PHOENIX FIRE (532)
-FULL PLATE 3135 12 2 0 94 LETHAL JUSTICE (375)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ZYCONIAN 3201 9 3 0 89 LETHAL JUSTICE (375)
TARUS 4728 7 1 0 88 TOM-TOM-POSSE (544)
AUJARD 4639 10 6 0 84 LA PENTARCHIE (481)
SASHA BAL TOR 4034 22 12 0 80 NORTHERN BADLANDS (397)
THUNDAR THE BARBARIA 4661 6 6 0 77 NORTHERN BADLANDS (397)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DART 4586 14 5 0 73 X-FORCE (484)
-NYTEMAIR 3602 7 2 1 68 CHAMPIONS OF STEEL (202)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-GRAVEDIGGER 3333 13 7 2 66 CHAMPIONS OF STEEL (202)
GRYPHOS 4582 9 4 0 66 PHOENIX FIRE (532)
-MRS MURDERMEX 3066 11 4 0 63 LETHAL JUSTICE (375)
TIEN 4672 9 7 1 63 YAKUZA (541)
ALAIN DRAGOON 4716 8 3 0 59 LA PENTARCHIE (481)
JERNIG MARS 4749 8 8 0 58 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
V.BALTIMORE-'W.BALT 4598 8 14 0 50 LA PENTARCHIE (481)
IMBER LACK 4748 8 5 0 49 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
KOOL GREEN 4568 10 9 1 40 ENTENTER (534)
-DWARF FIRE HAMMER 4744 3 1 0 39 ACID FIRE HAMMERZ (545)
FEORDIS INK 4746 11 5 0 38 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
WEAPON 7 4729 4 5 0 38 X-FORCE (484)
RETRO ACTION 4635 7 7 1 36 ENTENTER (534)
ZABABA 4633 6 2 0 36 PHOENIX FIRE (532)
H-AND-K 4724 4 4 0 34 TOM-TOM-POSSE (544)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BUG JUSTICE 4803 2 0 1 33 LA PENTARCHIE (481)
INOCHI 4730 3 0 0 31 YAKUZA (541)
WEAPON-9 4736 6 1 0 27 X-FORCE (484)
-TROLL FIRE HAMMER 4742 3 1 2 24 ACID FIRE HAMMERZ (545)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BIBERON D'ACIER 4740 6 0 0 23 LA PENTARCHIE (481)
LIMNOR ORDIN 4747 5 6 0 21 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
-BURPS FIRE HAMMER 4741 3 1 0 21 ACID FIRE HAMMERZ (545)
S. G. 4753 2 2 0 20 ENTENTER (534)
LES PAUL 4757 3 0 0 18 ENTENTER (534)
ELIXIR 4815 1 0 0 18 X-FORCE (484)
-ELVEN FIRE HAMMER 4745 3 1 0 17 ACID FIRE HAMMERZ (545)
-SPUD 4704 1 2 1 17 FURIOUS FIVE (543)
KISERU 4717 2 2 0 16 YAKUZA (541)
-FAIRY FIRE HAMMER 4743 1 3 0 16 ACID FIRE HAMMERZ (545)
WRATH 4768 1 2 0 15 X-FORCE (484)
REMINGTON 4785 1 1 0 13 TOM-TOM-POSSE (544)
MAX VON SCUM 4737 3 3 0 12 NORTHERN BADLANDS (397)
-JODIE 4707 2 1 0 12 FURIOUS FIVE (543)
RUGER 4725 2 5 0 11 TOM-TOM-POSSE (544)
OLGERD VLAD 4755 2 2 0 10 NORTHERN BADLANDS (397)
-KANAGE FETIA 3279 2 1 0 9 LETHAL JUSTICE (375)
-CHUCK 4705 2 1 0 7 FURIOUS FIVE (543)
-LOU 4706 2 1 0 7 FURIOUS FIVE (543)
-CHACH 4703 1 2 0 7 FURIOUS FIVE (543)
OVERDRIVE 4792 1 1 0 4 ENTENTER (534)
WINCHESTER 4784 0 2 0 2 TOM-TOM-POSSE (544)
-MINOTAUR 4754 0 2 0 2 CHAMPIONS OF STEEL (202)
GEROGE JIM 4832 0 1 0 1 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
-BLOODWRAITH 4804 0 1 0 1 CHAMPIONS OF STEEL (202)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
SHEWISH GIANT 405 0 1 0 DARK ARENA 0 BUG JUSTICE 4803 256 NONE
X-PLORER 4756 0 1 0 ENTENTER 534 TROLL FIRE HAMME 4742 254
GEROGE JIM 4752 9 6 0 MIDDLE WAY 11 546 TIEN 4672 255
TOBACCO ROSE 4529 10 10 1 PHOENIX FIRE 532 YMIR BLOODRAVEN 4369 256
FIRE FLY 4533 13 3 0 PHOENIX FIRE 532 YMIR BLOODRAVEN 4369 253
PERSONAL ADS
Le Pentarque -- Are you French Canadian or a real Frenchman (France)? I'm a real one
from Saint Pierre et Miquelon, and I used to be the only French player (or so they
said). -- Blackstorm, mgr. C.O.S.
Alain -- Too late. -- Fireblood
Kool Green -- A feud??? Why, we never feuded for DS. We understand that accidents
may happen. You apparently need a lesson in honor. I will be your worst Nytemair.
All -- Roses are red, the personals are read too, mine don't get posted on time, so
what am I to do? -- Bobby Bigfoot
Do you have e-mail? Sometimes that's more reliable. Otherwise you might try
sending love notes to the typist or something. I'm not sure it would help, but
it might be amusing. -- Ed., who doesn't work in the office and thus doesn't see
your stuff come in
Limnor Ordin -- Many of us wish we were. They grab us when we can barely walk and
train us till they think we're ready. If we don't fight well enough to earn our pay
we are sent into the torchlight. -- Weapon-9
Limnor Ordin -- Death! -- Weapon 6
Gravedigger -- Yes, well, everyone should have a second job, because it's impossible
to make it on one paycheck anymore, but I don't think you should be digging MY grave.
-- Jernig Mars, who plans to live long, and as the saying goes, prosper
Weapon 7 -- (wincing) Keep that one. It works. -- Limnor Ordin
Alain Dragoon -- That was embarrassing, but predictable. (sigh) Good work on your
part. -- Feordis Ink
Tien -- (scowling) (his heavy eyebrows means he does this very well, it's an Orc
thing) Try and rip my face off, short stuff, and I'll break you in ten. -- Geroge
Jim
P.S. What, you didn't think the arena styles were the only way to fight, did you?
You can't IMAGINE what I'd do to you in an alley!
P.P.S. You don't think I'm REALLY dead, do you? It's all smoke and mirrors.
Retro Action -- Yeah, well, walking backward in the arena is not a good plan. --
Imber Lack
28 March 2005
Is there anybody in the DM game who is incarcerated that has had to litigate in order
to continue playing? Or anyone in the free world who may be able to help me with
case law or legal advice? The Administration has already taken "D&D type games" from
us once (though I recently had that decision overturned). I believe it's only a
matter of time before they try it again and I am prepared to file a lawsuit if need
be. I enjoy DM and any help that could be offered would be greatly appreciated! I
can be contacted at:
Danny Warren
#28341
P.O. Box 250
Draper, UT 84070
or:
Heathen, mgr. Misnomers DM 47
28 March 2005
Ladies and gents...get your teams together and join in on the hottest and fiercest
contest ever to grace the arena sands! Intrigue, personal wars, you name it...we got
it going on! What is this contest? It's the Turf War IV in DM 47, North Fork!!
This fantastic contest was begun by my alliance mate Asmo Dius, and I've picked up
some of the slack. Contest starts on Turn 225 (approx. date June 9th?). It's an
"alliance-type contest", so grab your folks and bring them in for a bang up time.
Rules will be printed in the DM 47 newsletter at least until the contest starts. --
Baphomet, Host...Company of Brothers Alliance, Illuminati Confederation of Alliances
28 March 2005
Contest Announcement
====================
It's finally here! ScumFest 2005! The greatest scum in the land of Alastari are
formally invited to participate in ScumFest 2005, a contest involving the scummiest
scum in all of Alastari!
Who: All Scum in Alastari
What: Scum Fest 2005!
Where: Talahya
When: May 23rd, Talahya Turns 490-499
Rules
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The object of winning ScumFest is to have the longest cumulative time (in minutes) at
the end of the 10th round.
Should there be a tie at the end of 10 rounds, tiebreakers are (in order):
- Head to Head Record
- Win/Loss Percentage
- Average Fight Length
(We'll go into overtime if they're still tied)
There are no other rules. A manager may use any means at his disposal in order to
accomplish his goal. Collusion, hiring Aimed Blows to take out the leaders, etc.
Anything goes!
To enter the scum fest, please write a personal ad in the DM 100 newsletter,
declaring your intention to join the contest, or send an email to managerr@aol.com
Please include warrior name and ID numbers of the contestants. You may enter the
competition up until Turn 494.
Prizes will be announced after the competition begins. The point of the contest is
to prove you have the scummiest scum, and necessarily for a silly prize.
Good luck and Happy Scumming!
-- Manager
6 April 2005
SLAUGHTER'S CHALLENGE
I would like to make a formal announcement to all the managers of Alastari that
the inaugural/memorial challenge put forth by Abarsis, The Slaughter Priest (Richard
Hammes) has been approved by the commission. The contest will be held in TROCAR,
arena 54, beginning on the turn that starts around June 2nd. Keep in mind that this
is a slow arena. Before I go on, I would like to personally thank the commission for
procuring an outstanding top prize for this contest. This announcement follows my
last and entry into the contest will be a minimum $5 donation, which I will pool and
give to a charity in the San Diego area in Richard Hammes' name and memory. My
address is at the end. Once the donation is made, I intend to notify RSI of the
charity and amount we donated as a matter of pride for them and us in this game! I
will notify everyone in an all arena ad as well.
The contest is pretty simple. Any team may enter, there are no restrictions on
fight experience! There are no challenges, avoids, bloodfeuds, or tourneys allowed
and only one single use of the Dark Arena is allowed after the contest begins. To
help eliminate any interference, I am going to allow avoids of non-contest teams in
case they are there to manipulate and affect the winner of the contest. Scoring is
as follows:
1 point for winning
1 point for killing (giving 2 in total, 1 for the win and 1 for the kill)
1 point for at least one of your warriors writing a personal (regardless of number of
personals beyond one you still only get one point). Make sure it is written
from one of your team's warriors and not simply the manager entity or you will
not get the point.
-1 point for losing
-1 point for being killed (giving -2 in total, -1 for losing and -1 for being killed)
The contest will last for 12 turns, again beginning roughly June 2nd. May I
point out that if you use your Dark Arena fight you will get either 2 points, for
winning, or -2, for losing, and ALL fights count in the scoring. It matters not if
you fight a non-contest warrior or a stand-in; they still count as much as fighting a
contest warrior. This will be a test of basic strategy with a touch of luck added in
as well.
If anyone should break the no tourney rule they will lose 5 points for each
warrior entered and those warriors, and any subsequent warriors who replace them in
death, cannot score points! Break the no DA, challenge, or avoid rules (except
avoids of non-contest teams) and you will be DQ'd as soon as the transgression is
discovered. To keep the contest playing field as level as possible, we will have no
messing with these rules. Of course you may DA the one time, just as a
clarification, but the second time gets you DQ'd. This also counts if it is found
you bring a second team in for the purpose of making challenges. You can bring a
second team, just don't think they can challenge to give you an advantage. This
means DQ to your contest team. A second team may also enter the contest with its own
donation of $5 and adherence to the rules. Well, enough of that, I'm sure you'd like
to see the prizes so here they are:
1st place - +1 bonus to one warrior on the team, 1 resurrection potion, and 1
favorite knowledge
2nd place - +1 bonus for one warrior, 1 favorites knowledge
3rd place- +1 bonus for one warrior
Iron Manager - Run 54 of the possible 60 fights and get a +1 bonus potion
The resurrection potion may be used on any FE warrior, however the favorites and
+1 bonus potions must be used on a warrior with at least 5 FE. These prizes also
must be used within 2 turns of the ending of the contest. Even those rookie level
teams can figure out a way to use that resurrection potion if you think night fight
;), after the contest of course, so don't think this is only good for experienced
teams! Check your rosters and unused RU's and see if you can't find a reason to come
and test your mettle!
Again, entry fee is a minimum $5 donation, money order preferred method but if
that doesn't work for you we can figure alternate means. If a hopeful entrant
happens to be incarcerated and the only real means of making the donation is an
account transfer, please make sure you let me know where the transfer came from and
which team it is for. I prefer that this only be used as donation method by
incarcerated players unless otherwise discussed with me. Please drop me an email, or
diplo my team in Tobir(14), letting me know you are sending a donation for entry and
the amount so I can be on the lookout for it in the mail. Thanks to all who have
sent their sympathies regarding our game's loss of a kind and admirable soul and my
best wishes to all!
Street Legal
Jeff Bura
193 Pepperidge Dr.
Wixom, MI 48393
triumph1971@hotmail.com
THE DEATH SQUAD (63) in Tobir, arena 14
12 April 2005
A Question of Contests
by Hammer the WordSmith
The familiar figure of a veteran manager clad in an Elven War Cloak at a lone
outpost somewhere near the cross roads of ElseWhere and ElseWhen sorted through his
vast disarray of DM papers and notes.
Hammer pondered upon the recent dispatches that he had received regarding the
upcoming contests that he had been invited to participate in; after all, most contest
managers enjoyed having a HAMMERZ stable on the sands, due to the fact that they were
usually comprised of dues paying gladiators who were just a cut above the average RSI
Stand Ins.
The Scum Fest in ADM sponsored by the veteran manager named Manager looked like
an entertaining offer, but alas, Hammer had NO candidates worthy enough to warrant
spending the cycle fees for their fleeting participation in such a contest.
Perhaps sometime in the future, when Hammer succeeded in graduating some Aimers
and a promising candidate from one of his slow arena stables, would be the proper
time.
TW4 in DM 47 was already on Hammer's list of contests to participate in,
especially with the convening of the Clown Circus in North Fork/SCOMSS Swamp Arena,
along with all the other zany personalities and alliances that promised to make this
the greatest ever Turf War contest that Alastari had ever witnessed upon the bloody
arena sands!
Those same Clowns had sent Hammer an invitation to participate in a contest that
their Dark Knighties were sponsoring in an Andorian slow arena, but Hammer also had
an invitation to send a stable to DM 54 for a contest being held in the memory of
Slaughter Priest, one of Hammer's former alliance mates who had met with an untimely
and violently unexpected death while doing a good deed for a friend off world in San
Diego.
Also added into the mix was an intriguing contest being sponsored by Zalgor
Prigg that was to be staged in a few months in the currently closed DM 13 Dullens
Regular Arena.
Zalgor had contacted Hammer earlier in the year to inform the veteran manager
that his newest contest would feature a first round Dark Arena Challenge to level the
playing field. Also, each gladiator would have a hyphenated Style listing after
their name for the Style Masters competition.
An All Arena Ad Announcement was expected to be filed by Zalgor sometime before
the Summer 2005 Tourney, thus allowing the DM 13 Dark Arena Replacement Warriors from
the Dullens Contest to enter the Rookie Fall Mailer Tourney to prep for the contest.
Hammer had been considering sponsoring such a Dark Arena First Round Type
Contest, but it would be much better to just enter the Zalgor sponsored contest,
rather than to be subjected to all the current Contest Host Harassment that was
plaguing the many contest arenas throughout Alastari.
A grim smile crossed the lips of Hammer as he thought about the possibility of
the Clowns getting a taste of their own medicine while sponsoring their Andorian
contest.
Hammer quickly took a pen and paper, writing instructions to his gladiator
trainer GrimmDorr at his Hammerz Flower Garden Morya Manor Estate on the Lake on the
outskirts of the DM 28 Morya Arena, to assemble a Cast of Cast Offs to enter the
upcoming contest being sponsored by Zalgor Prigg.
Hammer jotted down a note to file the following stable with the Gladiatorial
Commission once Zalgor Prigg had announced the contest in Dullens DM 13 Arena:
ASTONISH HAMMERS stable to register DARK ARENA HAMMER--SL, DARK ARENA HAMMER--
ST, DARK ARENA HAMMER--AB, DARK ARENA HAMMER--BA and DARK ARENA HAMMER--PS for the
Zalgor Prigg sponsored contest in Dullens DM 13 whenever the Gladiatorial Commission
was ready.
Hammer then turned his attention to the two slow arena contest invitations that
tugged at his emotions for full participation.
However, there was only room for one more stable addition in the current plans
of the veteran manager, who had deactivated his SNOW CALL HAMMERZ in DM 50 to devote
his attention to entering a new stable in a promising slow arena contest.
Street Legal had recently cleared the air with the Gladiatorial Commission in
regards to sponsoring SLAUGHTER'S CHALLENGE in DM 54, which would begin in Trocar
around the first week of June.
As yet, there seemed to be NO OFFICIAL ALL ARENA ANNOUNCEMENT from the Clowns
regarding their contest in an Andorian slow arena.
These Clowns had a lot to learn about sponsoring and advertising contests!
Hammer thought back to two years ago when Maximillian had convinced the veteran
manager to Co-Sponsor Maximillian's Morya Madness in the DM 28 slow arena.
Abarsis the Slaughter Priest had answered the call to cross blades in the
Madness by entering a stable named LEE FAMILY.
LEE FAMILY had NOT missed a single fight during the Madness until Slaughter
Priest's life was snuffed out one dark night in San Diego while helping a friend.
When the Delarq Death Fest was sponsored by Hammer in the DM 59 Illis slow
arena, Slaughter Priest had answered the call to cross blades by sending a stable
named FASCIST DROOL to compete for the Ten Death Fest Prize Categories.
Abarsis the Slaughter Priest a.k.a. Richard Hammes had been a true DM friend and
a fine competitor among many, not to mention a close comrade in arms while Hammer had
been a member of the Vendetta Cartel.
As was written by Street Legal a.k.a. Jeff Bura in a recent All Arena Ad Eulogy
to the Memory of Slaughter Priest a.k.a. Richard Hammes:
"On November 10, 2004, Richard Hammes was taken from us in a senseless act of
violence during a robbery attempt at a friend's store where he sometimes worked. He
was watching the store so his friend could go home to tend to his son who had taken
ill."
Now the DM Community who either knew Rich personally from the RT and VC Emails,
or from crossing blades on the sands with this avid DM competitor; now have the
opportunity to Honor His Memory by competing in a DM 54 contest held in his Honor.
Could Hammer do no less?
This was an opportunity to set aside personal goals and allocate the necessary
funds to enter a stable in SLAUGHTER'S CHALLENGE to Honor the Memory of Rich Hammes!
Hammer quickly filled out an entry form to dispatch to the Gladiatorial
Commission to register the following stable in DM 54 Trocar for SLAUGHTER'S
CHALLENGE:
Be it known that MEMORIAL HAMMERZ are hereby registering SLAUGHTER HAMMER, FASC
DROOL HAMMER, LEE FAMILY HAMMER, HONOR RICH HAMMER and GRUNGE GRL HAMMER in DM 54
Trocar for the Street Legal sponsored contest in Honor of Richard Hammes a.k.a.
Abarsis the Slaughter Priest.
GRUNGE GIRL was one of Slaughter Priest's warriors from his FASCIST DROOL.
stable that was entered in the Delarq Death Fest in DM 59 Illis Arena, so it was only
fitting to name one of the MEMORIAL HAMMERZ gladiators after one of Rich's warriors
that had competed in a Hammer Sponsored Contest.
Hammer leaned back in his chair and reflected upon the memories of his fallen
comrade from his days in the Vendetta Cartel. Tears moistened the veteran manager's
eyes upon every remembrance of his fallen VC comrade in arms.
Hopefully the odd assortment of veteran and newbie managers would answer the
call to cross blades in Honor of the fallen Slaughter Priest in the type of contest
that Rich had envisioned to one day Sponsor and Participate with some of Alastari's
Finest Managers!
This One's for YOU Rich/Slaughter Priest; May You Rest in Peace!
Hammer
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Minister of War
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12 April 2005
FRATSFA'S QUEST FOR THE BEST!!!
Rollup certs aplenty! Need to know favorites for warriors initiate or above?
SURE! Renaming of both the arena and the D.A. Monsters? Why not! Skill bonus
potions? Of course! This and more is all possible for the top 10 (ten) teams in:
Fratsfa's Quest for the Best!
What does it cost you ask? NOTHING! Who is running the contest and putting up
the total of 30 rollup certs as prizes to be split up amongst the top 6 (six) teams?
Dark Knight Wasby, Dark Knight Goat and Dark Knight Toker of the Desolate Empire of
vendett@UNITED! The gaming commission is also going to supply prizes for the top 10
(ten) teams. Where? FRATSFA DM-52! When? The month of July, T-207.
Rules! We, of the Desolate Empire, do not like the word Rules! So, we use the
term requirements. Here they are:
1. One team per manager entered in the contest.
2. Only (1) Total Parry on your team at a time.
3. You must declare (1) warrior as your team's scout.
4. Managers that have teams established in Fratsfa must have 3 (three) warriors in
the initiates class by the contest's 3rd turn. (If they wish to compete, or can
send in new team!)
5. If you bloodfeud, you must use a different warrior each time to score the
bloodfeud points.
6. You must declare your team in the p-ads to be entered.
7. A declared champion and scout cannot be the same warrior.
8. Champions are not required (manager's choice)! Champions must be declared on the
first fight.
We are also offering 25 bonus points to managers that submit a brief history (5
paragraph minimum) including your manager and team name by the contest's 3rd turn.
These points will be added to the scores on turn 211.
Now, on to the scoring: Wins + Kills - Losses = base score
Base score + Variants = Total Score
BASE SCORE POINTS
WIN = +1 point
KILL = +1 point
LOSS = -1 point
VARIANT SCORES
SCOUT WIN = +2 points
SCOUT LOSS = -2 points
SCOUT DEATH = -5 points
CHAMPION WIN = +3 points
CHAMPION LOSS = -3 points
STYLE MASTER FOR TURN = +1 point
MOST AVOIDED TEAM = +2 points
SUCCESSFUL BLOODFEUD = +2 points
FAILED BLOODFEUD = -2 points
Let's say (a) team goes 3-2-2 = 3 wins + 2 kills - 2 losses = +3 base score.
His champion won (+3 pts) and is style master for this turn (+1 pt). His scout lost
(-2), for a total turn score of +5 points.
Now, let's say (b) team goes 1-4-1 = 1 win + 1 kill - 4 losses = -2 pts. His
fighting marvel of a scout won (+2 pts) and the scout's win was a successful
bloodfeud (+2 pts). So, the total points for the turn would be +2 points. (There
was no champion on this team.)
Now on to the prizes:
1ST PLACE "FRATSFA'S BEST":
1) 12 (Twelve) rollup gift certificates transferred to "Fratsfa's Best"
ultimate victor.
2) Renaming of Fratsfa's arena for 6 (six) months.
3) Renaming of D.A. monsters: Wurmkin', Bandit Prince and Black Orc.
4) 1 (one) favorites potion.*
5) 1 (one) +1 bonus skill potion.**
2ND PLACE
1) 8 (eight) rollup gift certificates transferred to 2nd place manager.
2) Rename the D.A. monsters: Dark Champion and High Elf.
3) 1 (one) favorites potion.*
4) 1 (one) +1 bonus potion.*
3RD PLACE
1) 4 (four) rollup gift certificates transferred to 3rd place manager.
2) Renaming of D.A. monsters Mountain Troll and Shewish Giant.
3) 1 (one) favorites potion.*
4) 1 (one) +1 bonus skill potion.**
4TH PLACE
1) 3 (three) rollup gift certificates
2) 1 (one) favorites potion.*
3) Rename D.A. Monster Stone Golem
5TH PLACE
1) 2 (two) rollup gift certificates
2) 1 (one) favorites potion.*
3) Rename D.A. monster Spy Master
6TH PLACE
1) 1 (one) rollup gift certificate
2) 1 (one) favorites potion.*
7TH PLACE
1) 1 (one) favorites potion.*
8TH PLACE
1) 1 (one) favorites potion.*
9TH PLACE
1) 1 (one) favorites potion.*
10 PLACE
1) 1 (one) favorites potion.*
STABLE STAMINA AWARDS:
All teams that fight at least 67 of the possible 75 fights will get 1 (one) FREE
tournament entry for a warrior of that team in the first tournament after the
completion of "Fratsfa's Quest for the Best"!
-- NOTE --
* -- All potions must be used within 2 (two) turns of the contest and on initiate
(tournament class) or higher character on the same team that competed in Fratsfa,
non-transferable.
* 1 (one) favorites potion gives all faves: Rhythm, Tactic and Weapon.
** 1 (one) +1 bonus skill potion gives +1 to 1 (one) skill.
Our thanks go to RSI for their cooperation with us on the prizes they have
sponsored to make this contest of ours a reality.
Any questions can be addressed to Toker, mgr. Vincere Aut Mori in DM 18 or by
email: darkknighttoker@yahoo.com! OR to Goat, mgr. Desolate Ones DM 47 or to Wasby,
mgr. Soul Forge in DM 47.
20 April 2005
I have returned after a five-year absence. I expect all tithes, gifts and bequeaths
to resume as normal. -- Magic Man
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BUG JUSTICE viciously butchered SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
TOBACCO ROSE was slaughtered by YMIR BLOODRAVEN in a 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud battle.
WEAPON 7 was vanquished by ALAIN DRAGOON in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
V.BALTIMORE-'W.BALT overpowered FEORDIS INK in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
KISERU was unbelievably bested by WEAPON-9 in a 8 minute Challenge brawl.
SENSEI JAN viciously subdued AUJARD in a 2 minute bloody match.
KAMI slimly won victory over KUNG-FU MASTER in a action packed 3 minute uneven fight.
JAGUARMAN vanquished THUNDAR THE BARBARIA in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
GRYPHOS was vanquished by TARUS in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
SASHA BAL TOR savagely defeated DART in a tiring 27 minute gory expert's match.
KOOL GREEN was demolished by JERNIG MARS in a 1 minute mismatched match.
ZABABA was overcome by IMBER LACK in a exciting 1 minute contest.
H-AND-K was demolished by TIEN in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
LIMNOR ORDIN was handily defeated by RETRO ACTION in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
RUGER was vanquished by INOCHI in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
MAX VON SCUM lost to WRATH in a 3 minute fray.
BIBERON D'ACIER beat REMINGTON in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brawl.
S. G. devastated WINCHESTER in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
OLGERD VLAD narrowly defeated GEROGE JIM in a 2 minute gory novice's bout.
LES PAUL handily defeated STRAY CATMAN in a 4 minute mismatched competition.
OVERDRIVE was overpowered by ELIXIR in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 9 SLASHING ATTACK 19 - 7 - 4 73 |
|TOTAL PARRY 7 TOTAL PARRY 52 - 30 - 0 63 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 WALL OF STEEL 13 - 9 - 1 59 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 28 - 22 - 1 56 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 STRIKING ATTACK 51 - 47 - 5 52 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-STRIKE 11 - 12 - 2 48 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 BASHING ATTACK 25 - 29 - 6 46 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 26 - 38 - 1 41 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 11 - 0 35 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 10 - 24 - 0 29 |
Turn 256 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 STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 5 4 TOTAL PARRY
SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 3 2 STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 3 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 3 2 SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOTAL PARRY 4 - 3 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL KAMI 4683 25 10 1 110 YAKUZA (541)
STRIKING ATTACK YMIR BLOODRAVEN 4369 10 8 2 110 NORTHERN BADLANDS (397)
PARRY-RIPOSTE SENSEI JAN 4676 17 9 0 108 YAKUZA (541)
SLASHING ATTACK JAGUARMAN 4532 15 8 4 103 PHOENIX FIRE (532)
LUNGING ATTACK AUJARD 4639 10 6 0 84 LA PENTARCHIE (481)
TOTAL PARRY SASHA BAL TOR 4034 22 12 0 80 NORTHERN BADLANDS (397)
BASHING ATTACK TIEN 4672 9 7 1 63 YAKUZA (541)
AIMED BLOW ALAIN DRAGOON 4716 8 3 0 59 LA PENTARCHIE (481)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is YMIR BLOODRAVEN 4369. The most popular warrior this
turn was KISERU 4717. The ten other most popular fighters were REMINGTON 4785,
SENSEI JAN 4676, KAMI 4683, WRATH 4768, IMBER LACK 4748, YMIR BLOODRAVEN 4369, S. G.
4753, OLGERD VLAD 4755, BUG JUSTICE 4803, and ALAIN DRAGOON 4716.
The least popular fighter this week was DART 4586. The other ten least popular
fighters were SASHA BAL TOR 4034, FEORDIS INK 4746, LES PAUL 4757, OVERDRIVE 4792,
MAX VON SCUM 4737, RUGER 4725, LIMNOR ORDIN 4747, H-AND-K 4724, GRYPHOS 4582, and
THUNDAR THE BARBARIA 4661.
HOLD THE DATES! (FACE-TO-FACE XXXV AND XXXVI)
Summer Face-to-Face Tournament XXXV in St. Louis!
Our next summer FTF will be held in downtown St. Louis, July 29-31, 2005. It will be
at the Radisson Hotel & Suites, St. Louis (800-925-1395--ask for the Reality
Simulations room block). Room rates are $99.00 per night, 1-4 occupancy. The rooms
are blocked--please make your reservation by mid-June before the block is released!
Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet. See you there!
Winter Face-to-Face Tournament XXXVI in Tempe!
Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 20-22, 2006. It will be
held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-894-7444), the same hotel as
last year by popular request. Room rates are $139.00 per night (same as last year!),
1-4 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's
reception, free airport shuttle, free parking, high speed internet (for extra charge),
fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--please make your
reservation soon before the block is released! (This is prime season for Phoenix, and
several people were unable to book rooms last year because they waited too long.)
Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet. We hope you're all
looking forward to it and that we will see you there!