DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 11/01/2006 Duedate: 11/14/2006 SOLVEN ARENA DM-22 TURN-546 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS OH WELL JUST CHILLIN (699) (22-6518) [17-21-1,112] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader OH WELL POSITION IS EMPTY JUST CHILLIN (699) (22-6518) [17-21-1,112] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite OH WELL OH WELL JUST CHILLIN (699) JUST CHILLIN (699) (22-6518) [17-21-1,112] (22-6518) [17-21-1,112] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) 37 2. JUST CHILLIN (699) 33 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) 3. MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) 30 Unchartered Team 4. THE REPUBLICANS (103) -7 VALSEK BRIGADE (301) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) 333 154 8 68.4 1/ 1 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) 11 4 0 2/ 2 JUST CHILLIN (699) 189 178 17 51.5 2/ 4 JUST CHILLIN (699) 7 8 1 3/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) 30 29 0 50.8 3/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) 7 8 0 4/ 3 THE REPUBLICANS (103) 483 473 27 50.5 4/ 3 THE REPUBLICANS (103) 5 7 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. Well, OH WELL! OH WELL! OH WELL! How did this happen? I have a manager that doesn't manage, my challenges never go through--the two a year that get made, the post service is so slow that I often have to fight the next fight before I know the results of the last, I have a sad record, I can't even be the top warrior for my style--and yet here I am. Just goes to prove every dog gets its day. OH WELL! Let's see how long this run will last. No avoids--just bring it on. SPY REPORT Much has changed in SOLVEN since last I was here. Never fear, Olaf Modeen adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters. What's with BELISSA HOUGH? She actually beat SOLVEN's CIVILIZED CRIMINAL, and walked away with 20 more points from the fight. Major screwup at THE REPUBLICANS. TRUMP lost 10 points to HOT TUB JOHNNY. Some new strategies, perhaps? Maybe TRUMP will provide more easy wins... Apparently SOLVEN isn't filled with as many gutless wonders as I thought. The Dreaded Duelmaster got 2 challenges this turn! KELLUMBO'S KIDS' hatred of JUST CHILLIN surfaced again as TASHELL challenged SOLVEN's top dog. TASHELL was reminded on the sands why OH WELL is Duelmaster. I suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters? Tough! Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges... How well I know the feeling of being in the most avoided team! Don't fall out of practive, JUST CHILLIN! In my day, no team with a 186-176-16 would scare me off! What's the problem, KELLUMBO'S KIDS? Keep challenging up 31 points, KIDNERGUARDIAN, and I won't have to write about you much longer. UP always accepts those kind of challenges... KIDNERGUARDIAN found one way to advance: challenging UP and losing, but getting 6 points. No brain, no pain. I hate going to the effort of writing about the kind of fights that NAFISAH gets in. She fights people like DOLBY JOSSEL, 9 points below. I thought NAFISAH showed great skill and promise when she defeated DOLBY JOSSEL. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal! There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit. Do you want the fighters to walk away, or not? JOHN ROBERTS of THE REPUBLICANS didn't know when to quit. When you've got a 9-20-0, that's a good sign. Now he's dead. Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting younger every day? To die so young, so gloriously! Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt. Are you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it? Actually, I guess I'm writing it before you read it. Oh, well. Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and good luck. Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME OH WELL 6518 17 21 1 112 JUST CHILLIN (699) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME UP 6545 21 11 0 92 JUST CHILLIN (699) FRIST 6578 11 5 0 92 THE REPUBLICANS (103) TASHELL 6558 20 5 0 91 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TUNDRA 6573 9 11 2 78 JUST CHILLIN (699) FROZEN FANNY 6469 16 28 1 77 JUST CHILLIN (699) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KIDNERGUARDIAN 6605 6 1 0 65 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BILBRAY 6589 7 4 1 54 THE REPUBLICANS (103) BELISSA HOUGH 6620 7 5 0 52 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) EDGILES KAPP 6617 9 3 0 42 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) HOT TUB JOHNNY 6608 4 1 0 41 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SLUSH 6580 7 7 1 33 JUST CHILLIN (699) DORTHA JANETTO 6618 6 6 0 28 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) NAFISAH 6612 2 0 0 28 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TRUMP 6588 5 6 0 22 THE REPUBLICANS (103) CHUCKER ISTTA 6619 4 8 0 20 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) DOLBY JOSSEL 6614 3 2 0 11 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? MORGAN 6621 0 1 0 KELLUMBO'S KIDS 676 MASTER KAYR VAILL 406 546 NONE JOHN ROBERTS 6559 9 20 0 THE REPUBLICANS 103 TUNDRA 6573 546 PERSONAL ADS Slush -- Well, I have to warn you that we moved here from Noblish Island to get AWAY from cold, wet winter weather. So please do NOT slop any of that stuff on me! -- Dortha Janetto Trump -- Can't you play something I can dance to? -- Chucker Istta Nafisah -- (twirling his mustache) You're a pretty little thing! Busy tonight? -- Dolby Jossel We've been HAD! Jorja told us we'd find Team Country here, that we knew on Noblish, and where ARE they? Gone! Grossly unfair. -- Middle Way 15 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 MORGAN was butchered by MASTER KAYR VAILL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. TASHELL was viciously subdued by OH WELL in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge Title duel. KIDNERGUARDIAN was defeated by UP in a 6 minute mismatched Challenge duel. HOT TUB JOHNNY devastated TRUMP in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight. NAFISAH demolished DOLBY JOSSEL in a 3 minute mismatched Challenge competition. FRIST overpowered FROZEN FANNY in a 1 minute one-sided struggle. JOHN ROBERTS was butchered by TUNDRA in a 1 minute one-sided competition. BILBRAY handily defeated DORTHA JANETTO in a 1 minute uneven melee. EDGILES KAPP vanquished SLUSH in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided duel. BELISSA HOUGH vanquished CIVILIZED CRIMINAL in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight. CHUCKER ISTTA beat FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 3 minute veteran vs. novice fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |STRIKING ATTACK 7 PARRY-RIPOSTE 17 - 3 - 0 85 | |TOTAL PARRY 4 TOTAL PARRY 15 - 10 - 0 60 | |BASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-STRIKE 10 - 7 - 0 59 | |PARRY-STRIKE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 3 - 0 57 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 31 - 28 - 1 53 | |AIMED BLOW 1 LUNGING ATTACK 9 - 9 - 0 50 | |LUNGING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 13 - 16 - 1 45 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 AIMED BLOW 2 - 16 - 0 11 | |SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |WALL OF STEEL 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 546 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 5 STRIKING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 2 BASHING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 2 - 2 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 PARRY-STRIKE WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME TOTAL PARRY UP 6545 21 11 0 92 JUST CHILLIN (699) STRIKING ATTACK FRIST 6578 11 5 0 92 THE REPUBLICANS (103) PARRY-STRIKE KIDNERGUARDIAN 6605 6 1 0 65 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (676) BASHING ATTACK EDGILES KAPP 6617 9 3 0 42 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is OH WELL 6518. The most popular warrior this turn was OH WELL 6518. The ten other most popular fighters were BELISSA HOUGH 6620, EDGILES KAPP 6617, KIDNERGUARDIAN 6605, HOT TUB JOHNNY 6608, NAFISAH 6612, FRIST 6578, TUNDRA 6573, BILBRAY 6589, TASHELL 6558, and UP 6545. The least popular fighter this week was DOLBY JOSSEL 6614. The other ten least popular fighters were SLUSH 6580, DORTHA JANETTO 6618, JOHN ROBERTS 6559, FROZEN FANNY 6469, TRUMP 6588, MORGAN 6621, CHUCKER ISTTA 6619, UP 6545, TASHELL 6558, and BILBRAY 6589. 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