DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 10/30/2006 Duedate: 11/11/2006 TOBIR ARENA DM-14 TURN-553 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS GOLGI APPARATUS BIO WARFARE (439) (14-4342) [14-5-2,138] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader GOLGI APPARATUS LOVELIFE BIO WARFARE (439) NO-HALF STEPPING (451) (14-4342) [14-5-2,138] (14-4428) [2-0-0,30] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite CYTOPLASMIC E COLI BIO WARFARE (439) BIO WARFARE (439) (14-4309) [20-24-1,97] (14-4343) [7-9-1,56] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM BIO WARFARE (439) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. NO-HALF STEPPING (451) 42 2. BIO WARFARE (439) 37 BIO WARFARE (439) 3. THE DOGHOUSE (188) 1 Unchartered Team 4. FOREIGN LEGION (445) 0 NO-HALF STEPPING (451) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 1 FOREIGN LEGION (445) 43 15 1 74.1 1/ 1 BIO WARFARE (439) 11 4 1 2/ 2*NO-HALF STEPPING (451) 6 4 0 60.0 2- 2 FOREIGN LEGION (445) 9 1 0 3/ 3 BIO WARFARE (439) 90 108 8 45.5 3/ 3 THE DOGHOUSE (188) 4 11 0 4/ 4 THE DOGHOUSE (188) 407 524 9 43.7 4/ 4*NO-HALF STEPPING (451) 3 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 Well, what are you looking at, TOBIR? Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens before? Ah, shaddup and listen to my news. Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see 100% win a fight and gain 14 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, 100% beat SCRUFF and SCRUFF lost 6 points. You're breakin' my heart. And if variety is the spice of life, TOBIR may be getting bland, as GOLGI APPARATUS stays top dog in the city. Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do you think some of these guys win their fights? Skill? Ha! Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys. Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and gone, and get to see if their team cared. BIO WARFARE has cause to pause today, as E COLI was sent to the Dark Arena, and came back--though not in the best of moods, I'll wager. We're all going to die in the end, so why worry if the fate catches up with you sooner that later? There's got to be a better place in TOBIR to get a drink than The Deeproot Inn! Any suggestions? Just wait 'till next time I show up here, I won't be so nice! So nyaaah! I see the crowds are getting restless, I must leave now-- Snide Clemens DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GOLGI APPARATUS 4342 14 5 2 138 BIO WARFARE (439) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CYTOPLASMIC 4309 20 24 1 97 BIO WARFARE (439) -DANISH PASTRY 4400 9 4 0 95 FOREIGN LEGION (445) ENCLOPLASMIC 4307 9 6 0 92 BIO WARFARE (439) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ANDILLIA 4255 18 32 0 86 THE DOGHOUSE (188) CHICHI-HOOEY 4270 14 29 0 71 THE DOGHOUSE (188) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME E COLI 4343 7 9 1 56 BIO WARFARE (439) -ITALIAN STALLION 4399 12 1 0 55 FOREIGN LEGION (445) -BWUCE REE 4388 7 2 0 54 FOREIGN LEGION (445) -MAGINOT LINE 4393 6 3 0 43 FOREIGN LEGION (445) RED BLOOD CELL 4420 3 4 1 40 BIO WARFARE (439) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LOVELIFE 4428 2 0 0 30 NO-HALF STEPPING (451) GERBENT 4401 5 11 0 26 THE DOGHOUSE (188) -RUSSIAN WINTER 4443 3 0 0 25 FOREIGN LEGION (445) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TIPAR KUROO 4465 2 1 0 21 THE DOGHOUSE (188) KOKO THE BRUISER 4430 2 0 0 21 NO-HALF STEPPING (451) 100% 4429 2 0 0 20 NO-HALF STEPPING (451) SCRUFF 4421 4 3 0 15 THE DOGHOUSE (188) SHOWSTOPPER 4427 0 2 0 6 NO-HALF STEPPING (451) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? MOUNTAIN TROLL 509 0 1 0 DARK ARENA 0 E COLI 4343 553 NONE RED FANG 4444 1 1 0 THE DOGHOUSE 188 RED BLOOD CELL 4420 550 CELBRATE LIFE 4431 0 2 0 NO-HALF STEPPING 451 STONE GOLEM 517 553 NONE PERSONAL ADS Golgi Apparatus -- Well, damn. I grant that you're a better, or at least better- performing, gladiator than I am, but that being the case, couldn't you TEACH me three skills instead of LEARNING three from me? This doesn't make any kind of sense, you know? The better warrior should also be the better teacher. So snap too it, bub. -- Andillia P.S. Of course, I do "horrible example" really well. Cytoplasmic -- Bah. I'm surprised either of us had time to learn that single skill, so short was the fight. -- Chichi-Hooey the down-hearted Italian Stallion -- Listen, pipsqueak, you should be showing off for the women, not for me. -- Gerbent Gerbent -- Yes, but seeing the little guy, relatively speaking, doing so well against you, mountain that you are, is very impressive, you know. Speaking as one who was very impressed. -- Andillia Oh, hey, a Cult Member! AND, it's the Cult of the Crooked BONE, which means he is doubly fair game for me, a Good Dog. I get to chase him off the porch (what was he doing there, the skulker?) AND when I catch him I get to gnaw on his bone. This makes my day. -- Scruff Russian Winter -- Damn, I hate snow. It's cold, and it's wet, and it GLARES at me and makes my eyes hurt, plus there is no scent on it. This is grossly unfair to dogs. -- Tipar Kuroo, feeling sadly put-upon 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 E COLI viciously butchered MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight. CELBRATE LIFE was killed by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena melee. GOLGI APPARATUS demolished ANDILLIA in a 1 minute uneven Title fight. CYTOPLASMIC devastated VIRGINAL CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided contest. ENCLOPLASMIC overpowered CHICHI-HOOEY in a 1 minute mismatched match. RED BLOOD CELL devastated GERBENT in a 1 minute bloody one-sided duel. SCRUFF was beaten by 100% in a 2 minute brawl. SHOWSTOPPER was handily defeated by TIPAR KUROO in a 1 minute uneven fight. LOVELIFE vanquished TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven duel. KOKO THE BRUISER vanquished CONVINCIAN HERO 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 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 0 - 1 100 | |STRIKING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 22 - 10 - 0 69 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 4 - 1 60 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 33 - 23 - 3 59 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 14 - 13 - 0 52 | |AIMED BLOW 1 STRIKING ATTACK 16 - 15 - 0 52 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 - 1 50 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 AIMED BLOW 10 - 15 - 0 40 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 5 - 1 38 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 - 0 0 | 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-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 4 LUNGING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY 1 BASHING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK GOLGI APPARATUS 4342 14 5 2 138 BIO WARFARE (439) STRIKING ATTACK ENCLOPLASMIC 4307 9 6 0 92 BIO WARFARE (439) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is CYTOPLASMIC 4309. The most popular warrior this turn was E COLI 4343. The ten other most popular fighters were RED BLOOD CELL 4420, GOLGI APPARATUS 4342, CYTOPLASMIC 4309, 100% 4429, TIPAR KUROO 4465, LOVELIFE 4428, KOKO THE BRUISER 4430, ENCLOPLASMIC 4307, SCRUFF 4421, and SHOWSTOPPER 4427. The least popular fighter this week was GERBENT 4401. The other ten least popular fighters were CHICHI-HOOEY 4270, ANDILLIA 4255, CELBRATE LIFE 4431, SHOWSTOPPER 4427, SCRUFF 4421, ENCLOPLASMIC 4307, KOKO THE BRUISER 4430, LOVELIFE 4428, TIPAR KUROO 4465, and 100% 4429. 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