DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 10/31/2006 Duedate: 11/13/2006 KOLACT ARENA DM-10 TURN-556 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS SARDINE SALLY SPRINGBORN (358) (10-5760) [13-4-0,115] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader SARDINE SALLY POSITION IS EMPTY SPRINGBORN (358) (10-5760) [13-4-0,115] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite QUIP SARDINE SALLY QUBIT (464) SPRINGBORN (358) (10-5668) [22-11-2,89] (10-5760) [13-4-0,115] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM SPRINGBORN (358) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. THE MOONDOGS (97) 45 2. THE HAUNTED (541) 0 SIR AGLIO (296) 3. QUBIT (464) -4 Unchartered Team 4. SIR AGLIO (296) -7 5. SPRINGBORN (358) -9 BARHPPERS (463) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 SIR AGLIO (296) 779 573 38 57.6 1/ 1 SPRINGBORN (358) 9 6 1 2/ 3 QUBIT (464) 539 435 19 55.3 2/ 2 THE MOONDOGS (97) 8 7 0 3/ 4 SPRINGBORN (358) 472 570 29 45.3 3/ 4 SIR AGLIO (296) 4 2 0 4- 5*THE HAUNTED (541) 4 7 1 36.4 4/ 3 QUBIT (464) 4 3 0 5/ 6 THE MOONDOGS (97) 317 555 10 36.4 5- 5*THE HAUNTED (541) 2 3 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank SPY REPORT Oh, hi. Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte. Thought I'd check out KOLACT to see what's new. MVP award for ACTAON? THE MOONDOGS' proud of him after beating QUIP and getting 23 points. Talk about yer big time losers! WALDO got smashed by CYNICA, and lost 15 points! And I was just getting used to the ex-Duelmaster's habit of...(!) Oh well, welcome SARDINE SALLY. Aren't SPRINGBORN proud. (Oh, my.) Is the Duelmaster really being a real snob to his teammates? Don't ask me! Look, you guys stick to fighting, all right? Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other! Don't you guys ever give it a break? Fight, fight, fight. Is that all you guys can do? I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid. Who would've guessed I'd be a famous Spyreporter? I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really should stop. I had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SARDINE SALLY 5760 13 4 0 115 SPRINGBORN (358) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SIR COPHAGUS 5723 18 13 2 97 SIR AGLIO (296) ACTAON 5648 15 30 0 97 THE MOONDOGS (97) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME QUIP 5668 22 11 2 89 QUBIT (464) ESTRELLA 5681 17 23 0 85 THE MOONDOGS (97) CYNICA 5730 13 17 0 84 THE MOONDOGS (97) WALDO 5763 7 9 0 73 SPRINGBORN (358) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WANDA 5761 9 8 1 58 SPRINGBORN (358) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SIR CUMFERENCE 5744 16 6 0 54 SIR AGLIO (296) QUIZNOS 5773 6 2 0 50 QUBIT (464) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MOTHBALL 5796 2 0 0 28 SPRINGBORN (358) NESTOR ORDH 5793 2 1 0 27 THE MOONDOGS (97) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -QUIESCENT 5734 3 0 0 18 QUBIT (464) -QWAP, AGAIN 5745 1 0 0 13 QUBIT (464) -SEVADE 5790 2 1 1 8 THE HAUNTED (541) -VORTAS 5789 2 1 0 7 THE HAUNTED (541) LIRVEL MOORN 5792 1 2 0 6 THE MOONDOGS (97) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? CALLISTO 5770 6 4 0 THE MOONDOGS 97 SIR COPHAGUS 5723 553 TIUSDAY 5785 1 3 0 THE MOONDOGS 97 SEVADE 5790 553 ROLLER 5795 1 2 0 SPRINGBORN 358 WURM KIN 529 556 NONE PERSONAL ADS Sir Cophagus -- Apparently I'm not as tough as I thought. Still n' all, you're not chopped liver either...iether. -- Waldo Sevade -- I'm the new bruisingest bruiser whatever bruised a bruise. -- Mothball Actaon -- Tight contest. Think I'll loosen my double-bladed corset before rematching up with you. -- Sardine Sally Sir Cumference -- Maybe you weren't noticing but I got mosh-pitted all the way to the Rusty Morning Star for free libations. Man, that crowd really likes it when you lose. -- Wanda Sardine Sally -- Euwh, fish, I really don't care for fish. Although the "oily" effect is...intriguing. -- Actaon P.S. Just really fishy. Hmm, the Convicted Assassin's a dwarf. I wonder what THAT means for inter-species amity? -- Estrella Quip -- Sorry, not today. The air pressure changed and my brain solidified. Assuming I've still GOT a brain. -- Cynica Does Mordant really want this guy back? -- Lirvel Moorn Beggars can't be choosers, they say, and apparently they can't be fighters, either. -- Nestor Ordh Wanda -- There's something in what you say, but this is not a day for me to try and figure out what. Sorry, but we just aren't up for chatting until...two or three days from now, I think. -- Cynica Ed. -- Only if the jalapenos aren't ALONE in there. They should be hashed up with milder peppers for balance. All pickled together. -- Estrella It depends on how they're being used. Pickled jalapenos are pretty good on a sandwich. -- Ed. 5 October 2006 *Turf War IV Rules* Everyone may participate; known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances created to compete in the Turf War! However, to participate, each alliance must: A. Announce the alliance and the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter. Captains are responsible for: a. verifying those who wish to participate under the banner of their alliance; b. distribution of prizes should their alliance win the Turf War. Managers must: a. Submit one (1) RSI Roll-Up Gift Certificate to participate to: Baphomet, mgr. Knights Templar (568), DM 47 -- North Fork, or Rick Stringer 13 St. Michael's CT Elkton, MD 21921 b. Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name and alliance they will be fighting under in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter. Rules: 1. No scoring will begin until a Gift Cert is received. No exceptions. 2. Before a manager can compete, he/she must declare and be verified by the Captain of the alliance he/she has claimed for; 3. Only one (1) team per player may compete. NO multiple aliases please. Violations will result in disqualification. 4. The contest will begin on the turn following the January F2F and run for 12 turns. 5. The turn a declaration and verification will begin the scoring process. 6. No declarations or verifications will be accepted after Turn 10 of the Turf War 5. 7. For the purpose of scoring, I reserve the right to make all final decisions. Scoring: Win Loss Kill Die Challenge +2 -2 +5 -5 Match-Up +1 -1 +1 -5 Bloodfeud +2 -5 +5 -10 Champion x2 x2 x2 x2 Downchallenge -10 xx -10 xx Dark Arena +10 -5 xx xx Special Scoring: a. Each mention in the Spy Report is worth 2 points (team mentions only!) b. Each Style Master is worth 2 points. c. Duelmaster Throne is worth 2 points Champions: a. Champions may be declared, but are not mandatory. If declared, the Champion must be in the Adepts or lower brackets on the turn they are declared without having gone above the Adepts bracket at any time...including transferred teams. (I'll be watching for this occurrence!) Bloodfeuds: a. Bloodfeuds count for all four (4) turns. However, the same warrior may not be used all four turns. 4 turns means 4 separate warriors. A penalty of -10 will be given to the team who violates this. Special Conditions: a. I reserve the right for all final decisions. b. If I make a mistake, I'll multiply the points by 2. c. If you claim I did, and *YOU* are wrong, I'll subtract points at the rate of x10. d. Each alliance begins with zero (0) points. e. Dark Arena may be used on the first turn of every warrior with no penalty (this means a warrior with 0 FE). f. TVs won after the contest begins gain a 25 point one time score once the tourney reports are posted in the NL. g. TCs won after the contest begins gain a 50 point one time score with the same conditions as noted for TVs. h. NO switching alliance once verified by an alliance that a team has declared for. i. Only 7 teams are permitted per alliance for the Turf War 5. PRIZES: Turf Wars are a "Winner Takes All" type contest. All prizes and 100% of the RU Certs will be given to the Captain of the winning alliance and it is his/her responsibility to give these to the alliance membership. I have requested from RSI the following: a. renaming of the orth Fork (DM 47) arena; b. renaming of Dark Arena Monsters; c. known favourite rhythms for one warrior on each team of the winning alliance. This warrior would be in the Initiates or above brackets on the last turn of the Turf War (they must have at least one arena fight to receive this award). Baphomet, Host of TW5 Special Note: A downchallenge is considered from a higher bracket to a lower bracket. Same bracket, more recognition points? Not a downchallenge! 20 October 2006 In accordance with those rules set forth by the Lady of the Realm, I hereby announce the formation of a small group of managers calling themselves "The Outsiders". The group consists of the following members: Doc LeGrande Apex Street Legal Carnage Ghoti Roadkill Valamond This group has only one rule. Respect the play of the managers of this alliance. We have no worries about not playing by the rules set forth by others. We fight the way we like, and all those in this group appreciate what tools each manager brings. We have managers from the Delarquan, Andorian and Free Blade regions. We have managers that focus on the tournament arenas, and we have those that focus on the regular city arenas. We have those in our ranks that fight with honor and respect for all, and we have those that have a bloodlust that cannot be quenched. Our goal is simple. To create a ensemble of managers that will show their prowess in the land of Alastari, and to bring a new level of competition to all those that share the sands with our warriors. Our warriors are many throughout the land. We have no home arena. We have no pacts we abide by. Our fighters range from Mordant to Talcama, from Lapur to Lyratilan, Aruak City to Valamantis, the Primus arena to Talahya, and many more arenas throughout the land. Whether we are sought out or ignored makes no difference to us. We are what we are. We fight how we fight. And we do it however we wish. We have no rules. We have no leader or ruler. Be prepared. We are. 20 October 2006 The Dark Knights of the Desolate Empire respond thus to the Avengers of the Light: Where are you? EACH AND EVERY Dark Knight can be found in arenas 31 and 52. Your pretty words mean less than nothing if you won't fight. EVERY Dark Knight is more than willing to back up their talk. So...we give you three turns in either 31 or 52, REPEAT 31 or 52 to show up or shut up. If you don't show we'll let all of Alastari know the Avengers are indeed cowards! -- Dark Knights of the Desolate Empire LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS ROLLER was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. SIR COPHAGUS was viciously subdued by SARDINE SALLY in a 2 minute Title battle. QUIP was subdued by ACTAON in a 2 minute bloody expert's fight. ESTRELLA devastated WANDA in a 2 minute one-sided fight. WALDO was narrowly defeated by CYNICA in a 3 minute bloody competition. QUIZNOS won victory over NESTOR ORDH in a 1 minute bloody fight. SIR CUMFERENCE outlasted THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a unpopular 17 minute brawl. LIRVEL MOORN was overpowered by MOTHBALL in a 1 minute uneven melee. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |WALL OF STEEL 3 LUNGING ATTACK 22 - 13 - 3 63 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 13 - 8 - 1 62 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 17 - 13 - 0 57 | |PARRY-STRIKE 2 TOTAL PARRY 6 - 5 - 0 55 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 AIMED BLOW 7 - 6 - 1 54 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 12 - 1 50 | |AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-STRIKE 9 - 11 - 0 45 | |LUNGING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 5 - 0 29 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 10 - 0 17 | |STRIKING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 556 was great if you Not so great if you used The fighting styles of the used the fighting styles: the fighting styles: top eleven warriors are: PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 3 WALL OF STEEL BASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-STRIKE TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 2 BASHING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 3 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 3 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME WALL OF STEEL SARDINE SALLY 5760 13 4 0 115 SPRINGBORN (358) AIMED BLOW SIR COPHAGUS 5723 18 13 2 97 SIR AGLIO (296) SLASHING ATTACK QUIP 5668 22 11 2 89 QUBIT (464) PARRY-STRIKE WANDA 5761 9 8 1 58 SPRINGBORN (358) TOTAL PARRY SIR CUMFERENCE 5744 16 6 0 54 SIR AGLIO (296) BASHING ATTACK QUIZNOS 5773 6 2 0 50 QUBIT (464) FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is QUIP 5668. The most popular warrior this turn was SARDINE SALLY 5760. The ten other most popular fighters were QUIP 5668, ACTAON 5648, WALDO 5763, CYNICA 5730, ESTRELLA 5681, MOTHBALL 5796, SIR COPHAGUS 5723, WANDA 5761, QUIZNOS 5773, and NESTOR ORDH 5793. The least popular fighter this week was SIR CUMFERENCE 5744. The other ten least popular fighters were LIRVEL MOORN 5792, ROLLER 5795, NESTOR ORDH 5793, QUIZNOS 5773, WANDA 5761, SIR COPHAGUS 5723, MOTHBALL 5796, ESTRELLA 5681, CYNICA 5730, and WALDO 5763. NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS) For those of you who keep track of such things, 5 additional warriors graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. TONY TWILO (5-4525) of HOUSE OF PANCAKES MARCIE (36-6076) of MER DE NOMS WAR EAGLE (55-3289) of DRAGONFYRE WIPEY (82-12634) of UNJUSTLY RENAMED FORMIDABLE (82-17495) of F-TROOP Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes