DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 04/19/2005 Duedate: 05/02/2005
KOLACT ARENA
DM-10 TURN-516
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BAILEY O'BEAD
THE MOONDOGS (97)
(10-5253) [21-21-0,118]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
BAILEY O'BEAD ANN OREXIA
THE MOONDOGS (97) EVERYDAY PEOPLE (510)
(10-5253) [21-21-0,118] (10-5409) [5-3-0,54]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
THE UPRIGHT MAN SHARD
ALASTARIAN IDOL (489) CLAN BATTLEAXE (197)
(10-5185) [22-21-0,107] (10-4213) [16-15-2,84]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SPRINGBORN (358)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. THE FELLOWSHIP (523) 48
2. QUBIT (464) 35 SIR AGLIO (296)
3. SIR AGLIO (296) 26 Unchartered Team
4. THE MOONDOGS (97) 13
5. KING NIXON (522) 13 EVERYDAY PEOPLE (510)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 2 TERRAPIN STATION (189) 537 398 23 57.4 1/ 1 SPRINGBORN (358) 9 6 1
2/ 3 SIR AGLIO (296) 687 518 31 57.0 2- 2 BIG TROUBLE (408) 6 4 2
3/ 1 KING NIXON (522) 45 34 4 57.0 3/12*THE FELLOWSHIP (523) 6 4 1
4/ 5 QUBIT (464) 453 404 16 52.9 4/ 7 THE MOONDOGS (97) 6 6 0
5/ 7 ALASTARIAN IDOL (489) 26 24 2 52.0 5/11 SIR AGLIO (296) 5 3 0
6/ 4*EVERYDAY PEOPLE (510) 10 10 0 50.0 6/ 5 QUBIT (464) 5 4 1
7- 9 BIG TROUBLE (408) 85 93 5 47.8 7/ 9 KING NIXON (522) 5 5 0
8/10 CLAN BATTLEAXE (197) 262 288 17 47.6 8/ 3 THUNDERSTRIKERS (220) 4 1 0
9-12 BLOODSHED (502) 53 67 5 44.2 9/ 6*MANAGERY (524) 4 7 1
10/13 SPRINGBORN (358) 372 471 23 44.1 10/10 ALASTARIAN IDOL (489) 3 0 0
11/15*THE FELLOWSHIP (523) 14 19 2 42.4 11/ 8*EVERYDAY PEOPLE (510) 3 3 0
12/14 THUNDERSTRIKERS (220) 113 154 10 42.3 12- 4 BLOODSHED (502) 3 7 1
13/ 0 DARK CREATION (210) 104 161 13 39.2 13/16 CLAN BATTLEAXE (197) 2 4 0
14/16*MANAGERY (524) 10 17 2 37.0 14-17 TERRAPIN STATION (189) 1 3 0
15/17 THE MOONDOGS (97) 250 441 10 36.2 15/ 0 DARK CREATION (210) 0 5 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
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TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 519): BRICK WALL of HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Nick, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 404): SCARDY CAT of ARENA FELINES (Garfield, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 524): SAGA of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 520): BAGMAN of HITMEN FOR HIRE (Rude Buddha, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 519): JOHN TYLER of I'M HISTORY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 523): SATAN CLAUS of HOLIDAY HORRORS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 520): MAJOR ANGER of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 515): SIX DEMON BAG of BIG TROUBLE (Edge, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 507): BARBU of BIG MEAN FISH (Big Wave Dave, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 505): SUIGENERIS of TROOPERS (Lord Genesis, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 479): SANDPAPER CONDOM of MEMPHIS MAFIA II (Talon Darkhart, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 470): RUNABOUT of JINDA-BAN (Nick, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 206): ULRIK VORN of THE MIDDLE WAY (Nick, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 457): CRIX BREMOORE of FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 405): DELANGE of DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 193): MOUSETRAP of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 181): JUDAS PRIEST of CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 355): BENSI DURN of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Nick, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 158): RYSHER of ORIGINALE BASTARDS ( ! , mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 398): SPEEDI of SHAMROCKS from DELARQ TOR (Leprechaun, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 1 MORDANT (turn 519): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Nick, mgr.)
DM 2 NIANIA (turn 404): THE GOLDEN FISH (Nick, mgr.)
DM 3 OSKSI (turn 524): AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
DM 4 JHELUM (turn 520): WESTSIDE BULLOCKS (Farnham, mgr.)
DM 5 KALTOS (turn 519): I'M HISTORY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 6 TRANSEL (turn 523): HOLIDAY HORRORS (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 520): WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 515): SPRINGBORN (Still, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 507): BIG MEAN FISH (Big Wave Dave, mgr.)
DM 21 SUNSET (turn 505): TROOPERS (Lord Genesis, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 479): MEMPHIS MAFIA II (Talon Darkhart, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 470): JINDA-BAN (Nick, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 206): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 457): DELVERS (Nick, mgr.)
DM 51 TRICORUS (turn 405): DARK HORSEMEN (Nick, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 193): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jinda, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 181): ILL AVENGERS (Knolan, Master Wildstorm, mgr.)
DM 62 VALAMANTIS (turn 355): MIDDLE WAY 10 (Nick, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 158): FILM FUN (Otto X. Frothingslosh, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 398): ODD SQUAD, etc. (Doc Steele, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 3 OSKSI (turn 524): SUNBURN of SIMPLY DESSERTS (Sweet Tooth, mgr.)
(turn 523): BRUENOR of AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
DM 7 BONSUR (turn 519): MY BIG TOE of WASTELAND II (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 10 KOLACT (turn 515): SIX DEMON BAG of BIG TROUBLE (Edge, mgr.)
(turn 514): TYCHO of THE MOONDOGS (Nick, mgr.)
DM 18 TALCAMA (turn 507): JANDOLIN of GHAELIE SIDHE (Mordraith, mgr.)
(turn 506): GOHAN of WASTELAND (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
DM 36 JHANS (turn 478): SKIRZA SLAPSTIK of THE FALLEN (Azrael, mgr.)
DM 38 CLIFFHOME (turn 469): FUGAZI of TEAM FLOYD (Floyd, mgr.)
DM 42 RODEKI (turn 457): CRIX BREMOORE of FLAGG'S FIVE (Flagg, mgr.)
(turn 456): SUSHEE SU of DELVERS (Nick, mgr.)
JOHN ROSE of DELVERS (Nick, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 157): ORPHAN of X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Greetings, warriors of KOLACT! Once again I've been called out of retirement
for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting. Phhbltt! Too much drinking and too
little dodging gave BLOODSHED a 0-0-0! I got a good laugh out of it! Ya gotta be
quick on yer feet! Keep your elbow off the table! Thrust! Block out the pain! THE
FELLOWSHIP is now ranked 3rd with a 3-2-0 turn. What's with QUADRICEPS? He actually
beat KING NIXON's WICKED SUNSHINE, and walked away with 28 more points from the
fight. Laughs were big at THE FELLOWSHIP while they watched TREEBEARD clobber
LARRUPIN LARRY. He lost 16 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the
stands. What a role model for KOLACT's young 'uns! SIX DEMON BAG becomes
Duelmaster, but don't bother to fight no more! I'm sure KOLACT is excited about
BAILEY O'BEAD, the new Duelmaster from THE MOONDOGS. (remember?) But when you've
seen as many as I have... I suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip
about your fellow fighters? Tough!
Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges... KOLACT thinks THE
MOONDOGS and their 250-441-10 is too much! If at first you don't succeed, give up...
The bums at THE FELLOWSHIP couldn't face the challenges from THE MOONDOGS! No excuse
for that! How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, VIVID
SLUR! Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you.
Warriors of KOLACT unite. You have only your games to lose! QUADRICEPS killed
WICKED SUNSHINE, and expects revenge from KING NIXON. The dead are better off
dead--they have no worries. Is TERRAPIN STATION getting weak? What sort of warriors
let a comrade fall without getting revenge? Times have changed... GRIZZLY was plum
wore out after DEAGOL pounded 'im silly in a Bloodfeud. MANAGERY'll have to get a
little better before going after DEAGOL again! How long have I been here? I got
people to see, places to go...
Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt.
All work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter. Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.
Olaffighterwork and no play. Time for my medication, so I'll leave now. Practice,
practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BAILEY O'BEAD 5253 21 21 0 118 THE MOONDOGS (97)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STORMBLADE 2210 22 26 1 110 THUNDERSTRIKERS (220)
THE UPRIGHT MAN 5185 22 21 0 107 ALASTARIAN IDOL (489)
QUADRICEPS 5326 19 17 1 107 QUBIT (464)
SIR PLUTZ 5207 19 24 2 93 SIR AGLIO (296)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BLAME SULTAN 5477 12 4 0 90 TERRAPIN STATION (189)
-DOGMA 5323 11 13 2 90 BLOODSHED (502)
-CUTTHROAT 2019 14 25 2 89 THUNDERSTRIKERS (220)
SHARD 4213 16 15 2 84 CLAN BATTLEAXE (197)
QAEDA, AL 5302 14 19 1 78 QUBIT (464)
WOLFRAVEN 5474 13 11 2 74 CLAN BATTLEAXE (197)
SIR REALISTIC 5552 8 5 1 72 SIR AGLIO (296)
IVAN MASHMINAPLP 5513 12 8 0 67 SPRINGBORN (358)
-ART ERY 5324 11 13 1 67 BLOODSHED (502)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-THE QUESTION 5557 10 4 0 66 TERRAPIN STATION (189)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GUTBOY FISHFOOT 5543 13 3 0 64 KING NIXON (522)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TROJAN ROC 5364 11 23 0 56 THE MOONDOGS (97)
MUTE SCREAM 5542 8 8 3 56 KING NIXON (522)
-ONE-MAN ARMY 5583 7 2 0 54 BIG TROUBLE (408)
ANN OREXIA 5409 5 3 0 54 EVERYDAY PEOPLE (510)
-SILENT KNIGHT 5322 10 14 1 53 BLOODSHED (502)
-BISHOP 5567 8 5 0 53 TERRAPIN STATION (189)
SLIME GIGGLE 5540 8 8 0 49 KING NIXON (522)
-SHADOW MIST 5638 4 0 0 47 THUNDERSTRIKERS (220)
Z 5576 5 2 1 45 THE FELLOWSHIP (523)
-HOOKFANG 5514 7 10 0 43 THUNDERSTRIKERS (220)
VIVID SLUR 5544 6 10 0 40 KING NIXON (522)
SIR DA 5586 6 2 0 39 SIR AGLIO (296)
ARKANE SLAYBACK 3651 6 9 1 36 DARK CREATION (210)
-NEGATIVE FURY 5610 5 2 1 36 BIG TROUBLE (408)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TREEBEARD 5631 4 1 0 33 THE FELLOWSHIP (523)
ANT 5589 4 3 0 33 MANAGERY (524)
-MAL ADY 5483 4 7 1 32 BLOODSHED (502)
SASQUACH 5593 3 4 1 27 MANAGERY (524)
KRANKY KARL 5673 2 0 1 24 SPRINGBORN (358)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SAM FRANCISCO 5411 2 3 0 23 EVERYDAY PEOPLE (510)
-SUAVE 5183 2 0 2 16 ALASTARIAN IDOL (489)
MELODY 5674 2 0 0 16 SPRINGBORN (358)
DEAGOL 5665 2 0 0 15 THE FELLOWSHIP (523)
SIR BROKE STROKER 5623 1 0 0 15 SIR AGLIO (296)
-POSITIVE FURY 5609 3 4 1 14 BIG TROUBLE (408)
LARRUPIN LARRY 5630 2 5 0 14 SPRINGBORN (358)
-MEL FEASENS 5469 2 2 0 14 EVERYDAY PEOPLE (510)
QUIP 5668 1 0 0 13 QUBIT (464)
GRIZZLY 5592 2 5 1 12 MANAGERY (524)
GRASPING GREEN 5657 2 2 0 10 SPRINGBORN (358)
ACTAON 5648 2 3 0 9 THE MOONDOGS (97)
SIR VO 5645 1 0 0 7 SIR AGLIO (296)
-TAKE KO, TORA 5647 1 1 0 7 THUNDERSTRIKERS (220)
-SKEL'RAN 5556 1 2 0 5 CLAN BATTLEAXE (197)
-MOOSE 5656 1 2 0 5 MANAGERY (524)
ELLIS DEE 5463 1 1 0 4 EVERYDAY PEOPLE (510)
-JAWS 5590 0 2 0 2 MANAGERY (524)
-DYING FOR LIFE 5675 0 1 0 1 BLOODSHED (502)
LYCANTHROPE 5678 0 1 0 1 DARK CREATION (210)
TASKMASTER 5677 0 1 0 1 DARK CREATION (210)
BUTTERBUR 5680 0 1 0 1 THE FELLOWSHIP (523)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
RAPID BLINKER 4212 10 7 1 BIG TROUBLE 408 DOGMA 5323 515
BLOODY MARY 5321 13 10 0 BLOODSHED 502 RAPID BLINKER 4212 514 REVENGED
PALEWIND 5649 0 2 0 DARK CREATION 210 MOUNTAIN TROLL 520 516 NONE
CRUELWIND 5676 0 1 0 DARK CREATION 210 DARK CHAMPION 526 516 NONE
ACHEON SPADAR 5650 0 1 0 DARK CREATION 210 CHI-CHI 5515 512 NONE
GAFFER 5611 0 6 0 THE FELLOWSHIP 523 BANDIT PRINCE 527 516 NONE
LEGALOS 5574 2 4 1 THE FELLOWSHIP 523 METEORIC 5622 512 REVENGED
BUTTERBUR 5666 0 1 0 THE FELLOWSHIP 523 GRIZZLY 5592 514 JUST REV
WICKED SUNSHINE 5541 10 5 1 KING NIXON 522 QUADRICEPS 5326 516
METEORIC 5622 2 4 1 THE MOONDOGS 97 Z 5576 514
QUID 5667 1 1 0 QUBIT 464 KRANKY KARL 5673 515
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
MITZIE 5636 1 1 0 SPRINGBORN 358 SASQUACH 5593 512 REVENGED
REVERIE 5570 7 3 0 TERRAPIN STATION 189 WOLFRAVEN 5474 512 NOT REVE
PERSONAL ADS
Nick -- Grats for the stats. -- Still
Sultan -- Now that's a sorehead. -- Still
Moose -- The field's open. -- Ms Green
Dying for Life -- The ferociousness of a first fight. -- Melody
Trojan Roc -- Stick around, there's beauties just waiting to make your acquaintance.
-- Larry
Stormblade -- Is that any way to treat a graduating hero? You should have challenged
me in order to deliberately bask in my brilliance. Or, um, something. -- Tycho,
graduating and surprised
Quadriceps -- Well, they flex nicely, but so what? -- Bailey O'Bead
Larrupin Larry -- Yes, well, I didn't WANT to be larrupped. -- Trojan Roc
Ellis Dee -- Ehsxsy? I fifn'y golloe yhsy ehsxiy, sthumrny ot ehsyrbrt. I'm sll
vongudrf. Nuy yhr volotd str ptryyy. -- Actaon
Bailey O'Bead -- I see my superior pecs didn't impress you very much. Just as well,
I suppose. -- Quadriceps
Kranky Karl -- Let's just see how cranky you get! -- Qubit
Six Demon Bag and Tycho -- Congrats! Now, outa' here! -- Sultan
Still -- Vacationing, eh? Good one! -- Sultan
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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Illuminati Ice Pick
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.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
GAFFER was viciously butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
PALEWIND was slaughtered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
CRUELWIND was murdered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
DEAGOL bested GRIZZLY in a 2 minute Bloodfeud contest.
GUTBOY FISHFOOT was savagely defeated by SHARD in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
MUTE SCREAM viciously subdued TROJAN ROC in a crowd pleasing 9 minute Challenge fight.
Z devastated VIVID SLUR in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
GRASPING GREEN was outwaited by ANT in a crowd boring 9 minute Challenge melee.
TREEBEARD vanquished LARRUPIN LARRY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
BAILEY O'BEAD vanquished SIR PLUTZ in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided Title duel.
THE UPRIGHT MAN handily defeated SIR REALISTIC in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
STORMBLADE demolished QAEDA, AL in a 1 minute mismatched match.
QUADRICEPS easily killed WICKED SUNSHINE in a 1 minute brutal one-sided contest.
WOLFRAVEN was unbelievably bested by VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute master's bout.
IVAN MASHMINAPLP overcame ANN OREXIA in a 2 minute gruesome fight.
ARKANE SLAYBACK was overpowered by SLIME GIGGLE in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
SIR DA savagely defeated SASQUACH in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody brawl.
ELLIS DEE was defeated by QUIP in a 1 minute novice's bout.
MELODY overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
ACTAON outlasted BUTTERBUR in a 8 minute amateur's conflict.
KRANKY KARL bested EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute novice's bout.
SIR VO won victory over TASKMASTER in a 1 minute novice's match.
SIR BROKE STROKER overcame LYCANTHROPE in a action packed 3 minute duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK 7 PARRY-LUNGE 10 - 6 - 0 63 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 AIMED BLOW 21 - 17 - 1 55 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 5 STRIKING ATTACK 37 - 31 - 4 54 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 SLASHING ATTACK 37 - 39 - 1 49 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 LUNGING ATTACK 45 - 48 - 4 48 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 BASHING ATTACK 29 - 32 - 3 48 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 TOTAL PARRY 29 - 33 - 0 47 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 WALL OF STEEL 28 - 32 - 4 47 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 8 - 0 43 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 13 - 1 32 |
Turn 516 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 2 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 4 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 3 2 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 2 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 4 2 SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 AIMED BLOW 0 - 4 1 PARRY-LUNGE
BASHING ATTACK 4 - 3 1 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK THE UPRIGHT MAN 5185 22 21 0 107 ALASTARIAN IDOL (489)
LUNGING ATTACK QUADRICEPS 5326 19 17 1 107 QUBIT (464)
SLASHING ATTACK SHARD 4213 16 15 2 84 CLAN BATTLEAXE (197)
AIMED BLOW WOLFRAVEN 5474 13 11 2 74 CLAN BATTLEAXE (197)
TOTAL PARRY GUTBOY FISHFOOT 5543 13 3 0 64 KING NIXON (522)
STRIKING ATTACK Z 5576 5 2 1 45 THE FELLOWSHIP (523)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is THE UPRIGHT MAN 5185. The most popular warrior this
turn was SHARD 4213. The ten other most popular fighters were MUTE SCREAM 5542, SIR
DA 5586, SIR BROKE STROKER 5623, IVAN MASHMINAPLP 5513, BAILEY O'BEAD 5253, THE
UPRIGHT MAN 5185, WOLFRAVEN 5474, SLIME GIGGLE 5540, QUIP 5668, and SIR VO 5645.
The least popular fighter this week was ANT 5589. The other ten least popular
fighters were GRASPING GREEN 5657, BUTTERBUR 5680, TASKMASTER 5677, ELLIS DEE 5463,
ARKANE SLAYBACK 3651, WICKED SUNSHINE 5541, QAEDA, AL 5302, SIR REALISTIC 5552,
LARRUPIN LARRY 5630, and VIVID SLUR 5544.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
BAILEY O'BEAD (10-5253) THE MOONDOGS (97)
STORMBLADE (10-2210) THUNDERSTRIKERS (220)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
SIX DEMON BAG (10-4028) BIG TROUBLE (408)