DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/23/2006    Duedate: 11/04/2006

DULLENS ARENA

DM-13    TURN-463

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

LU-LIGHTNING
KIRKWOOD 1 (535)
(13-4900) [18-8-0,121]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

LU-LIGHTNING                   POSITION IS EMPTY
KIRKWOOD 1 (535)               
(13-4900) [18-8-0,121]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ST-STUMP RUN                   OPEN FLY
KIRKWOOD 1 (535)               THE UNDESIRABLES (461)
(13-4899) [15-11-0,97]         (13-4594) [15-5-1,97]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

KIRKWOOD 1 (535)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. KIRKWOOD 1 (535)            23
2. ARENA FELINES II (530)      11      THE UNDESIRABLES (461)
3. DREAMERS (539)               5      Unchartered Team
4. THE UNDESIRABLES (461)       3
5. PERFECTION QUEST 13 (527)    0SUPERIOR  HORDE 438T (506)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*CON ZAL CON2 (546)        13   5  3 72.2   1/ 1 KIRKWOOD 1 (535)         10  2 0
 2/ 0 THE UNDESIRABLES (461)   172  91  8 65.4   2/ 2 DREAMERS (539)            8  7 2
 3- 3 PERFECTION QUEST 1 (527)  68  52  5 56.7   3- 3*KING CHARACTERS (549)     5  5 0
 4/ 0 THE ELITE (372)           35  30  2 53.8   4- 4 PERFECTION QUEST 1 (527)  2  5 0
 5/ 5 KIRKWOOD 1 (535)          68  62  1 52.3   5/ 7 ARENA FELINES II (530)    1  1 0
 6/ 4 ARENA FELINES II (530)    61  58  2 51.3   6- 5*CON ZAL CON2 (546)        1  2 0
 7- 6*KING CHARACTERS (549)      5   5  0 50.0   7/ 0 THE UNDESIRABLES (461)    1  3 1
 8/ 7 DREAMERS (539)            55  80  5 40.7   8/ 0 THE ELITE (372)           0  2 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of DULLENS!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp 
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  ULTIMATE FELINE caught the eye of 
many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested BRUCE LEE'S BROTHER and 
was awarded 11 points in recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, TEDDY 
BEAR OF DEATH put down BEDTIME BASHER, causing him to lose 5 points of recognition in 
the process.  As is fitting, the most sought after warrior on the challenge boards 
this week was none other than Duelmaster LU-LIGHTNING itself.  Not for nothing has 
LU-LIGHTNING in the past laid claim to the Duelmaster's throne, and this week it's 
proven its combat skill yet again.  Would you believe that over half of the old women 
in DULLENS seem to feel that they could fight better than you gladiators?   
     Many and various are the arts of battle.  In DULLENS "art" is a word that has 
long since passed from the language!   
     Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser?   Warriors, may this counselor stand 
ready at your right hand forever!  Strange what qualities come forth in the face of 
certain doom.  OPEN FLY has the town astir with the news of his Dark Arena victory!  
This week marked the last days of MANURE who at 13-10-1 was dispatched to the Dark 
Arena by the command of THE UNDESIRABLES' demanding management.  Some guilds are 
strict but few are as heartless as THE UNDESIRABLES.  Witness, last turn they sent 
PASSED GAS, a 2-0-0 fighter, to the Dark Arena!  Was I the only one shocked to see 
the well respected fighter THE PROFESSOR (2-0-0) appear on the sands of the Dark 
Arena?  He is now dead.  Fate is a fickle mistress.  She showers the miserable with 
fortune but sets enemies against the victorious.  Remember this!   
     If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times 
already in DULLENS.  Nice atmosphere you have here!  Sadly warriors, now longer can I 
keep thy company nor savor the ale of thy fine city.  Depart I must and soon!  Till 
next we meet remember:  a fool flies into a rage quickly and often.  The wise are 
angered by the same thing only once.  Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LU-LIGHTNING 4900            18   8  0   121       KIRKWOOD 1 (535)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DANDRUFF 4476                28  14  0   112       THE UNDESIRABLES (461)
 OPEN FLY 4594                15   5  1    97       THE UNDESIRABLES (461)
 ST-STUMP RUN 4899            15  11  0    97       KIRKWOOD 1 (535)
 PS-SHORT SPOKE 4901          14  12  0    96       KIRKWOOD 1 (535)
 LULLABY LUNGER 4969          14  12  0    91       DREAMERS (539)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WANTON SLAUGHTER 4842        13  11  1    83       PERFECTION QUEST 13 (527)
 WS-THE WALL 4898             15  11  1    80       KIRKWOOD 1 (535)
 WISHFULL WALL 4987           10  16  0    67       DREAMERS (539)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SUPERIOR LOOPHOLE 5026       13  10  3    64       PERFECTION QUEST 13 (527)
-INFERNO 3317                  5   8  1    64       THE ELITE (372)
 SLEEPY STRIKER 5066           9   8  2    61       DREAMERS (539)
 SWEET DREAM STRIKER 5085      8   5  1    61       DREAMERS (539)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BEDTIME BASHER 5068           7  11  2    40       DREAMERS (539)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RIP 5103                      2   1  1    27       CON ZAL CON2 (546)
-CHRISTINE 5124                2   0  0    24       KING CHARACTERS (549)
-CARRIE 5127                   2   0  0    24       KING CHARACTERS (549)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SLUSH 5104                    3   1  0    23       CON ZAL CON2 (546)
-SCUMBOY 5102                  2   1  0    18       CON ZAL CON2 (546)
-ABS 5105                      3   1  1    17       CON ZAL CON2 (546)
-POKE 5141                     1   0  0    16       KING CHARACTERS (549)
 ULTIMATE FELINE 5132          1   2  0    14       ARENA FELINES II (530)
-SABRE 3437                    3   3  0    13       THE ELITE (372)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
SNUFFY THE KITTYC 367  0  1 0   1                   SWEET DREAM STRI 5085 463 NONE    
PIKE 5101              3  1 1 CON ZAL CON2 546      BEDTIME BASHER 5068   461         
SALTMARSH OGRE 386     0  1 0 DARK ARENA 0          OPEN FLY 4594         463 NONE    
SILK 3417              3  4 0 THE ELITE 372         SALTMARSH OGRE 386    463 NONE    
THE PROFESSOR 3464     2  1 0 THE ELITE 372         NOMADIC HORSE LOR 384 463 NONE    
MANURE 4529           13 11 1 THE UNDESIRABLES 461  ARENAMASTER TYKOR 383 463 NONE    
PASSED GAS 4680        2  1 0 THE UNDESIRABLES 461  SALTMARSH OGRE 386    463 NONE    
NOSE PICKER 4688       1  1 0 THE UNDESIRABLES 461  FUNKY DISCO DUDE 378  463 NONE    

                                     PERSONAL ADS

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!

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

OPEN FLY viciously butchered SALTMARSH OGRE in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
MANURE was murdered by ARENAMASTER TYKOR in a exciting 1 minute gory Dark Arena melee.
SILK was barely slain by SALTMARSH OGRE in a 2 minute Dark Arena brawl.
PASSED GAS was dealt death by SALTMARSH OGRE in a 2 minute gory Dark Arena fight.
THE PROFESSOR was murdered by NOMADIC HORSE LORD in a 1 minute Dark Arena competition.
NOSE PICKER was dispatched by FUNKY DISCO DUDE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
LU-LIGHTNING bested LULLABY LUNGER in a 1 minute veteran's Title competition.
WS-THE WALL won victory over WISHFULL WALL in a 3 minute expert's duel.
ST-STUMP RUN vanquished TOODLES ENSLAVED! in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
PS-SHORT SPOKE overpowered KOO KOO KUNG FOO in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
SWEET DREAM STRIKER assassinated SNUFFY THE KITTYCAT in a 1 minute one-sided match.
SLEEPY STRIKER devastated TOODLES ENRAGED! in a 1 minute brutal mismatched conflict.
BEDTIME BASHER was subdued by TEDDY BEAR OF DEATH in a popular 2 minute bloody brawl.
ULTIMATE FELINE handily defeated BRUCE LEE'S BROTHER 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|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         LUNGING ATTACK    28 -  18 -  1      61  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         STRIKING ATTACK   36 -  31 -  2      54  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-STRIKE      10 -   9 -  0      53  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         BASHING ATTACK    29 -  28 -  5      51  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         AIMED BLOW         6 -   6 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         SLASHING ATTACK   16 -  17 -  0      48  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         WALL OF STEEL     25 -  29 -  1      46  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         TOTAL PARRY       17 -  20 -  0      46  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   9 -  0      31  |

Turn 463 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     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         3  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  3         2  STRIKING ATTACK
                              AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   LU-LIGHTNING 4900          18   8  0  121 KIRKWOOD 1 (535)
BASHING ATTACK   OPEN FLY 4594              15   5  1   97 THE UNDESIRABLES (461)
STRIKING ATTACK  ST-STUMP RUN 4899          15  11  0   97 KIRKWOOD 1 (535)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     PS-SHORT SPOKE 4901        14  12  0   96 KIRKWOOD 1 (535)
WALL OF STEEL    WS-THE WALL 4898           15  11  1   80 KIRKWOOD 1 (535)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ST-STUMP RUN 4899.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was OPEN FLY 4594.  The ten other most popular fighters were BEDTIME BASHER 
5068, LU-LIGHTNING 4900, ST-STUMP RUN 4899, PASSED GAS 4680, NOSE PICKER 4688, 
PS-SHORT SPOKE 4901, WS-THE WALL 4898, SILK 3417, LULLABY LUNGER 4969, and WISHFULL 
WALL 4987.

The least popular fighter this week was THE PROFESSOR 3464.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were SWEET DREAM STRIKER 5085, MANURE 4529, ULTIMATE FELINE 5132, 
SLEEPY STRIKER 5066, WISHFULL WALL 4987, LULLABY LUNGER 4969, SILK 3417, WS-THE WALL 
4898, PS-SHORT SPOKE 4901, and NOSE PICKER 4688.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

LU-LIGHTNING (13-4900) KIRKWOOD 1 (535)