DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/18/2006    Duedate: 10/31/2006

RIZTAB ARENA

DM-12    TURN-553

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MACHIAVELLI
DREAMERS (142)
(12-6440) [9-4-0,119]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MACHIAVELLI                    POSITION IS EMPTY
DREAMERS (142)                 
(12-6440) [9-4-0,119]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ALOURSHIN                      ALOURSHIN
SWEET MAGIC (267)              SWEET MAGIC (267)
(12-6126) [21-27-1,103]        (12-6126) [21-27-1,103]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

STEEL THUNDER (630)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. STEEL THUNDER (630)         28
2. ALL HALLOW'S EVE (599)      26      ALL HALLOW'S EVE (599)
3. HIGH JINKS (584)            18      Unchartered Team
4. WHO DA MAN? (623)           16
5. SWEET MAGIC (267)           14SUPERIOR HORDE 961M (444)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*LEGION OF CHAOS (636)     11   4  0 73.3   1/ 2 STEEL THUNDER (630)       9  6 0
 2- 2 CULTS-R-US (624)          68  52  1 56.7   2- 1 CULTS-R-US (624)          7  3 0
 3/ 4 ALL HALLOW'S EVE (599)    71  65  3 52.2   3/ 3 HIGH JINKS (584)          7  8 0
 4/ 5 HIGH JINKS (584)         182 185 10 49.6   4/ 4 DREAMERS (142)            6  9 0
 5/ 6 DREAMERS (142)           %1076 %1106 86 49.3   5/ 8 ALL HALLOW'S EVE (599)    5  4 0
 6- 7 THAT TEAM (556)           14  16  3 46.7   6- 5*SP@RE P@RTS (634)         5  5 0
 7- 8*SP@RE P@RTS (634)         18  27  0 40.0   7/ 6 SWEET MAGIC (267)         4 11 0
 8/ 9 STEEL THUNDER (630)       76 119  7 39.0   8- 9*ICE AGE (639)             3  7 0
 9/10 SWEET MAGIC (267)        427 730 11 36.9   9-10 THAT TEAM (556)           2  1 0
10/11 WHO DA MAN? (623)         14  26  0 35.0  10- 7*LEGION OF CHAOS (636)     1  0 0
11-12*ICE AGE (639)              5  11  0 31.3  11/11 WHO DA MAN? (623)         1  3 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

Greetings Riztab,

I'm a bit surprised to be seated on the throne this week.  When I found out I was
facing Brother Zero, I wasn't feeling optimistic.  He has twice as many fights, 21
more recognition points, and he beat me earlier in my career.  Sleepy never lost
faith and said to just hit him first and see if I could get lucky.  Guess that's why
they have us fight the fights, anything can happen on the sands!

Challenge this turn goes out to Sugar Jane.  I figure such a clever veteran should be
able to teach me some great skills.  If I manage to win, that's a bonus.  If I lose,
well then she gets an invite and maybe she'll be so kind as to give my teammate Budha
a title shot.

That's all for now!

Sleep well Riztab,

Machiavelli

                                      SPY REPORT

     Oh, hi.  Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte.  Thought I'd check out RIZTAB to see 
what's new.  Like, CULTS-R-US had to be so embarrassed when they got kicked off #1 
spot by STEEL THUNDER!  Way to go STEEL THUNDER!  The guys at ALL HALLOW'S EVE like 
really pulled together to get a 2-0-0 this turn, moving up by 3.  One team deserves 
special mention 'cause they moved up 1 after going 4-1-0.  Keep it up, STEEL THUNDER! 
Talk about yer major upsets!  LEIBNIZ's match with MISSY MOSSY cost him a loss of 8 
points!  The Duelmaster isn't going to stop just cause he's Number One!  SUGAR JANE 
knows this.  She was challenged by the Duelmaster.  This Duelmaster is like something 
else!  MACHIAVELLI stopped SUGAR JANE dead in hers tracks!  Is the Duelmaster really 
being a real snob to his teammates?  Don't ask me!   
     So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway?  It can't be for these 
really neat Spyreports can it?  SP@RE P@RTS was RIZTAB's most avoided team.  Is there 
some award for that?  Hhmph!  What kind of warriors are STEEL THUNDER?  SP@RE P@RTS, 
an easy team to beat if I ever saw one, can't get them to accept an invitation!  Can 
DREAMERS' BUDDHA be more popular than me?  He was challenged the most, but is that 
really the same?  For sure, I was holding my breath when I found out TWISTED CLOWN 
challenged BUDDHA.  After all, haven't ALL HALLOW'S EVE and DREAMERS had a long 
standing duel in RIZTAB?  It wasn't a spectacular fight, or anything, but BUDDHA 
wants me to write about it since he was defeated by TWISTED CLOWN.  Satisfied?   
     Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other!  Don't you guys ever give 
it a break?  Hey you guys, don't you think your families would like to hear from you? 
Write!  (Or have someone write for you.)  
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it quits.  Remember 
you guys, ease up sometimes!  Chill out!  Later, Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MACHIAVELLI 6440              9   4  0   119       DREAMERS (142)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-COMRADE KOOK 6339            16   8  1   111       CULTS-R-US (624)
 ALOURSHIN 6126               21  27  1   103       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 SUGAR JANE 5948              14  55  0    97       SWEET MAGIC (267)
-BROTHER ZORT 6338            15   9  0    96       CULTS-R-US (624)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LOSING IS FUN 6330           11   9  0    89       WHO DA MAN? (623)
-BROTHER ZERO 6341            14  10  0    88       CULTS-R-US (624)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TWISTED CLOWN 6360            9   2  1    87       ALL HALLOW'S EVE (599)
 TALA GOG 6066                15  38  0    83       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 BUDDHA 6231                  16  16  0    82       DREAMERS (142)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UGLY EDDIE 6370              12   7  0    65       HIGH JINKS (584)
 KALEN 6418                   14  10  0    64       STEEL THUNDER (630)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TALON 6484                    7   3  0    54       STEEL THUNDER (630)
 KRANKYKARL 6406               8   7  1    47       HIGH JINKS (584)
 HUME 6376                     9   8  0    41       DREAMERS (142)
 HURRICANE 6481                4   7  0    41       STEEL THUNDER (630)
-LOST 6503                     4   0  0    41       LEGION OF CHAOS (636)
-THAT PERSON 5866              5   0  1    35       THAT TEAM (556)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CRANKCASE 6472                6   3  0    33       SP@RE P@RTS (634)
 MISSY MOSSY 6539              3   1  0    33       HIGH JINKS (584)
 IRONSTORM 6483                7   3  0    31       STEEL THUNDER (630)
-FLY WHEEL 6473                3   6  0    31       SP@RE P@RTS (634)
 YODA MAN 6328                 3  17  0    28       WHO DA MAN? (623)
-THAT GUY 5442                 2   3  0    26       THAT TEAM (556)
 EPICURIOUS 6495               5   3  0    25       DREAMERS (142)
-LUCKY 6502                    3   0  0    24       LEGION OF CHAOS (636)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-JUNE BUG 6532                 1   2  0    23       ICE AGE (639)
-THAT WOMAN 6475               1   0  1    21       THAT TEAM (556)
-THAT GAL 6477                 2   0  0    19       THAT TEAM (556)
-CROCODILE CLIP 6470           3   6  0    18       SP@RE P@RTS (634)
-TROLLEY BOOM 6471             4   5  0    17       SP@RE P@RTS (634)
-COUSIN DAVE 6530              2   1  0    17       ICE AGE (639)
 TARILISS 6527                 2   4  0    16       SWEET MAGIC (267)
-PIPS 6500                     2   0  0    16       LEGION OF CHAOS (636)
 DEXTER 6524                   4   2  0    14       HIGH JINKS (584)
 THE WOLFMAN 6462              2   1  0    13       ALL HALLOW'S EVE (599)
 WINTER SHADOWS 6526           3   3  0    12       SWEET MAGIC (267)
 LEIBNIZ 6540                  2   2  0    12       DREAMERS (142)
-WACKY WACO WONK 6505          2   4  0    11       CULTS-R-US (624)
-HEAVY MEATAL HERO 6410        2   2  0    10       ALL HALLOW'S EVE (599)
-LIL WAYNE 6531                1   3  0     6       ICE AGE (639)
-DEALER 6535                   1   1  0     6       LEGION OF CHAOS (636)
-MIZZEN SHROUD 6538            1   2  0     5       SP@RE P@RTS (634)
-HIGH ROLLER 6534              1   1  0     4       LEGION OF CHAOS (636)

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
RATTLER 6541           1  2 0 HIGH JINKS 584        DARK STRANGER 498     553 NONE    
CRUD 6553              0  1 0 STEEL THUNDER 630     SPYMASTER TORRIC 495  553 NONE    

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Kalen -- Yer slicker'n snot ona doorhandle.  Here's to hoping you'll be putting the
upgrades to good (and constant) use. -- Krankykarl

Trolley Boom -- Zip zang zowie.  I don't missy many. -- cause'a I'm'a Missy Mossy

Hurricane -- I thought maybe I'd be able to weather the storm, but my tin-shack down
in Shantyville succumbed to your matchless machinations of the match. -- Dexter 

Alourshin -- You put the allure in Alourshin. <wink> -- Ugly Eddie

Brother Zort -- I don't consider your behavior to have been in the least degree
brotherly!  In fact, quite the contrary.  You should be ashamed of yourself!  Real
men don't DO things like that. -- Sugar Jane
P.S.  Of course, you're human and even redhaired, and we know that aberrations
happen.  Just see to it that they don't happen around ME, buster.

Sister X -- I've always heard you runts were mean, and you just go right on proving
it.  Why are cults never about sweetness and light, eh?  Always dark, wallow in
blood, all that sort of thing, and never fresh bread with butter and honey.  It's
enough to make you realize that cults are worthless.  After all, who needs more
darkness? -- Tala Gog

Ugly Eddie -- A well-named man, I see.  You are sooo ugly you could never raise
chickens, because the eggs would all be addled the minute you walked close.  So ugly,
you can only get a date on Halloween, when she thinks you're just wearing a mask.  I
mean, seriously ugly, yes? -- Alourshin

Lil Wayne -- Well, darn.  I was figuring, here's a little guy, I'll just bury him in
the sand and no one will notice.  And I did try, I really did.  But there simply
wasn't enough sand to cover you whole unreasonably large body.  Bah. -- Tariliss
P.S.  But I still think I might have managed it if I scraped up ALL the sand, which I
WOULD have done if Rillion tA hadn't stepped in.  Drat.

June Bug -- Well, damn.  I thought, team Ice Age, at last somebody I can relate to.
And then you came out. -- Winter Shadows
P.S.  I don't really like beetls anyway.  And you're just to big and clumsy.

Brother Zero -- Pride goeth before a fall, old enemy. -- Sugar Jane, snickering

Machiavelli -- Hey, what happened you bastards?  It's all a blur to me since my turn
never arrived.   Conspiracy, conspiracy, conspiracy.... -- Brother Zero

There will be a slight extra charge for every team using the arena this week, as we
of the Dark Arena crew feel we need a vacation in the sunny south after last cycle's
work.  Try not to stack it up so high next time. -- Arenamaster Rillion

25 September 2006
It is obvious that the Dark Knights wish to be shown the light.  Allow me to step
forward and blind them with truth.  YOU ARE WORTHLESS!!!  The Dark Knights are so
afraid of the light that they hide behind their black armor and empty threats.  It is
too bad they are unwilling to actually FIGHT us!  I guess our natural light is too
bright for you all to face!  Fear us, for we are here! -- Gemini Goldphoenix,
Overlord of the Avengers of Light!

5 October 2006
*Turf War IV Rules*

     Everyone may participate; known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances
created to compete in the Turf War! However, to participate, each alliance must:
     A.  Announce the alliance and the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork (DM
         47) newsletter.
Captains are responsible for:
     a.  verifying those who wish to participate under the banner of their alliance;
     b.  distribution of prizes should their alliance win the Turf War.
Managers must:
     a.  Submit one (1) RSI Roll-Up Gift Certificate to participate to:
          Baphomet, mgr. Knights Templar (568), DM 47 -- North Fork, or
          Rick Stringer
          13 St. Michael's CT
          Elkton, MD 21921
     b.  Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name and alliance
         they will be fighting under in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter.
Rules:
     1.  No scoring will begin until a Gift Cert is received.  No exceptions.
     2.  Before a manager can compete, he/she must declare and be verified by the
         Captain of the alliance he/she has claimed for;
     3.  Only one (1) team per player may compete.  NO multiple aliases please.
         Violations will result in disqualification.
     4.  The contest will begin on the turn following the January F2F and run for 12
         turns.
     5.  The turn  a declaration and verification will begin the scoring process.
     6.  No declarations or verifications will be accepted after Turn 10 of the Turf
         War 5.
     7.  For the purpose of scoring, I reserve the right to make all final decisions.
Scoring:
                  Win     Loss     Kill     Die
Challenge          +2      -2       +5       -5
Match-Up           +1      -1       +1       -5
Bloodfeud          +2      -5       +5      -10
Champion           x2      x2       x2       x2
Downchallenge     -10      xx      -10       xx
Dark Arena        +10      -5       xx       xx
Special Scoring:
     a.  Each mention in the Spy Report is worth 2 points (team mentions only!)
     b.  Each Style Master is worth 2 points.
     c.  Duelmaster Throne is worth 2 points
Champions:
     a.  Champions may be declared, but are not mandatory.  If declared, the Champion
         must be in the Adepts or lower brackets on the turn they are declared
         without having gone above the Adepts bracket at any time...including
         transferred teams.  (I'll be watching for this occurrence!)
Bloodfeuds:
     a.  Bloodfeuds count for all four (4) turns.  However, the same warrior may not
         be used all four turns.  4 turns means 4 separate warriors.  A penalty of
         -10 will be given to the team who violates this.
Special Conditions:
     a.  I reserve the right for all final decisions.
     b.  If I make a mistake, I'll multiply the points by 2.
     c.  If you claim I did, and *YOU* are wrong, I'll subtract points at the rate of
         x10.
     d.  Each alliance begins with zero (0) points.
     e.  Dark Arena may be used on the first turn of every warrior with no penalty
         (this means a warrior with 0 FE).
     f.  TVs won after the contest begins gain a 25 point one time score once the
         tourney reports are posted in the NL.
     g.  TCs won after the contest begins gain a 50 point one time score with the
         same conditions as noted for TVs.
     h.  NO switching alliance once verified by an alliance that a team has declared
         for.
     i.  Only 7 teams are permitted per alliance for the Turf War 5.
PRIZES:
     Turf Wars are a "Winner Takes All" type contest.  All prizes and 100% of the RU
Certs will be given to the Captain of the winning alliance and it is his/her
responsibility to give these to the alliance membership.
     I have requested from RSI the following:
     a.  renaming of the orth Fork (DM 47) arena;
     b.  renaming of Dark Arena Monsters;
     c.  known favourite rhythms for one warrior on each team of the winning
         alliance.  This warrior would be in the Initiates or above brackets on the
         last turn of the Turf War (they must have at least one arena fight to
         receive this award).

               Baphomet, Host of TW5
Special Note:  A downchallenge is considered from a higher bracket to a lower
bracket.  Same bracket, more recognition points?  Not a downchallenge!

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RATTLER was butchered by DARK STRANGER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
CRUD was butchered by SPYMASTER TORRIC in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
MACHIAVELLI handily defeated SUGAR JANE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title match.
TWISTED CLOWN vanquished BUDDHA in a 2 minute gory mismatched Challenge brawl.
LEIBNIZ was overpowered by MISSY MOSSY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
ALOURSHIN devastated SHORT PETER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute brutal one-sided duel.
TALA GOG was devastated by LOSING IS FUN in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided competition.
KALEN viciously subdued KRANKYKARL in a 7 minute gruesome duel.
TALON vanquished YODA MAN in a 2 minute gruesome uneven fight.
UGLY EDDIE overpowered HUME in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided fight.
HURRICANE overpowered DEXTER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
IRONSTORM subdued TARILISS in a 2 minute competition.
WINTER SHADOWS was handily defeated by EPICURIOUS in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
THE WOLFMAN luckily beat WILLIE THE RAT in a 3 minute novice's brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -   4 -  1      78  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         STRIKING ATTACK   61 -  40 -  0      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY       20 -  17 -  0      54  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         LUNGING ATTACK    45 -  39 -  0      54  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         WALL OF STEEL     25 -  28 -  0      47  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         BASHING ATTACK    24 -  31 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         PARRY-STRIKE      14 -  22 -  0      39  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-LUNGE       17 -  30 -  1      36  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         AIMED BLOW        11 -  21 -  0      34  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -  23 -  0      23  |

Turn 553 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-STRIKE       2 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  3         3  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  2         2  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  2         2  PARRY-STRIKE   
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  PARRY-LUNGE    
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  MACHIAVELLI 6440            9   4  0  119 DREAMERS (142)
LUNGING ATTACK   TWISTED CLOWN 6360          9   2  1   87 ALL HALLOW'S EVE (599)
PARRY-STRIKE     UGLY EDDIE 6370            12   7  0   65 HIGH JINKS (584)
TOTAL PARRY      KALEN 6418                 14  10  0   64 STEEL THUNDER (630)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    KRANKYKARL 6406             8   7  1   47 HIGH JINKS (584)
WALL OF STEEL    HUME 6376                   9   8  0   41 DREAMERS (142)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ALOURSHIN 6126.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was ALOURSHIN 6126.  The ten other most popular fighters were KALEN 6418, TWISTED 
CLOWN 6360, UGLY EDDIE 6370, LOSING IS FUN 6330, TALON 6484, IRONSTORM 6483, TARILISS 
6527, MACHIAVELLI 6440, MISSY MOSSY 6539, and KRANKYKARL 6406.

The least popular fighter this week was THE WOLFMAN 6462.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were WINTER SHADOWS 6526, DEXTER 6524, YODA MAN 6328, TALA GOG 6066, 
LEIBNIZ 6540, SUGAR JANE 5948, CRUD 6553, RATTLER 6541, HUME 6376, and BUDDHA 6231.