DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/12/2006    Duedate: 10/25/2006

ZORPUNT ARENA

DM-24    TURN-541

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TIRALEA FLETE
KRILL CAVALRY (403)
(24-4697) [12-9-0,112]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TIRALEA FLETE                  A. MONK, P.I.
KRILL CAVALRY (403)            071406C (484)
(24-4697) [12-9-0,112]         (24-4732) [5-0-0,64]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

TIRALEA FLETE                  TIRALEA FLETE
KRILL CAVALRY (403)            KRILL CAVALRY (403)
(24-4697) [12-9-0,112]         (24-4697) [12-9-0,112]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

KRILL CAVALRY (403)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. KRILL CAVALRY (403)         37
2. 071406C (484)               12      MONEY PIT (475)
3. BORN LOSERS (241)            0      Unchartered Team
4. LOOK OUT!! (460)             0
5. MONEY PIT (475)             -8      071406C (484)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*071406C (484)              5   0  0  100   1/ 1 KRILL CAVALRY (403)      12  3 0
 2- 2*LOOK OUT!! (460)          19   8  1 70.4   2- 2*LOOK OUT!! (460)          5  1 0
 3/ 3 MONEY PIT (475)           70  45  2 60.9   3/ 3 MONEY PIT (475)           4 11 0
 4- 4 BORN LOSERS (241)        123  80 12 60.6   4/ 4*071406C (484)             3  0 0
 5/ 5 KRILL CAVALRY (403)      551 546 14 50.2   5- 6 BORN LOSERS (241)         1  4 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report.  Sit 
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis.  Hey everybody, 
watch out for A. MONK, P.I., who flew up 12 points in the rankings after mashing DO 
HICKEY like a melon.  Keep your eye on this beast.  And falling like a basher in the 
top ten was DO HICKEY, who dropped 5 points after a disappointing (to say the least) 
bout with A. MONK, P.I..  In front of all the crowds, TIRALEA FLETE took the 
Duelmaster's crown for hers own.  I give the bum two weeks.  Advice to bashers--never 
force anything, just get a bigger halberd!   
     Here is other news that is of note.  And hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't 
avoid KRILL CAVALRY, please raise you hand.  Wow.  Does ZORPUNT really have that many 
liars?  Okay, so I may not be funny, but catch MONEY PIT's act in the arena.  Those 
acrobats seem to be fairly deft at running from KRILL CAVALRY.  And who is this DO 
HICKEY you ask, with 45 points and a 10-7-0 record.  Ooh, the tales I could tell!   
     Death is kind of like a new puppy:  he's always around wanting to play.  (Ha 
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?).  Remember:  alliances are great, but try and 
take your ally in the arena with you and see what happens.   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in ZORPUNT have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some 
tracks.  And remember, you can pick your friends and you can pick your--(loud boos), 
oh, you've heard that one already!-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TIRALEA FLETE 4697           12   9  0   112       KRILL CAVALRY (403)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MIKELA POOLE 4695            14   8  0    98       KRILL CAVALRY (403)
 ULTIMATE SIN 4659            21  10  0    93       MONEY PIT (475)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IRMEAN 4710                  11   7  2    66       MONEY PIT (475)
-POOP SLINGER 4478             5   3  0    66       LOOK OUT!! (460)
 A. MONK, P.I. 4732            5   0  0    64       071406C (484)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-OOZING SORE 4482              6   1  1    52       LOOK OUT!! (460)
 DO HICKEY 4709               10   7  0    45       MONEY PIT (475)
 ABSORB ALL 4711              11   6  0    43       MONEY PIT (475)
-EX-GIRLFRIEND 4618            4   0  0    39       LOOK OUT!! (460)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TERI LARK 4694                5  17  0    33       KRILL CAVALRY (403)
 LOREN POOLE 4726              6   1  0    28       KRILL CAVALRY (403)
 TRAVIS T FLETE 4728           4   2  1    25       KRILL CAVALRY (403)
-HERPES 4479                   3   1  0    24       LOOK OUT!! (460)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CUTTER CRITES 4739            1   0  0    20       BORN LOSERS (241)
 HOLY MOLY 4727                1   5  0    10       MONEY PIT (475)
-BIG ERN 4742                  0   1  0     1       BORN LOSERS (241)
-BLAGG BROWBEATER 4741         0   1  0     1       BORN LOSERS (241)
-THE SHRIEKER 4740             0   1  0     1       BORN LOSERS (241)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Ultimate Sin -- (with a sigh of repletion)  That was just...marvelous.  Better than
good. -- Mikela Poole
P.S.  And as an upside to the whole thing, I don't have to do a duel2dudette's piece
this time.

M. Chardinee?  Oh, please, this is a fight?  You couldn't prove it by our showing.
We made faces at each other, exchanged a couple of rude words (at least, they were
supposed to be rude, but I have no idea what the Chardinee's means), and that was it.
Pooh. -- Tiralea Flete

Oozing Sore -- You know, if that thing gets any worse, you'll look like an avatar of
the God of Putrescence.  I'm not sure this is a good thing. -- Teri Lark

What I don't understand is what crime the Convicted Thief committed that was bad
enough to warrant him being consigned to the arena for decades.  That has to have
been some kind of truly major theft. -- Loren Poole

     Repeat offender? -- Ed.

Huh, the Pooles are old softies all the way.  The Persistent Beggars all DESERVE to
be beaten up for eternity.  Why don't they get JOBS? -- Travis T Flete

14 September 2006
     I am back in the arena and thinking back to those days in 1984 where I was a
novice and clueless manager.
     Now, 22 years later it looks like I am an ancient and once again clueless
manager.
     I am looking to recover some old warriors.  Since none of them are Aimed Blows,
they are no threat to win anything.  I just want to see how they turned out.

The Couatl 2-17
Madam Butterfly 20-701
Gypsy Moth 20-703
King Crab 21-1
Priestess Python 26-1388

Please contact me at DekeYoung@Comcast.net if you know about any of these ancient
warriors, or just want to bs about the old, old, old times.

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

A. MONK, P.I. devastated DO HICKEY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
ULTIMATE SIN was viciously subdued by TIRALEA FLETE in a 3 minute Title battle.
MIKELA POOLE vanquished IRMEAN in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
ABSORB ALL outlasted CAPTURED ORC in a 12 minute veteran vs. amateur fight.
TERI LARK won victory over HOLY MOLY in a crowd pleasing 2 minute fight.
LOREN POOLE overpowered OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
TRAVIS T FLETE defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 3 minute melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   0 -  0     100  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         AIMED BLOW        11 -   3 -  0      79  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         LUNGING ATTACK     3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         TOTAL PARRY       28 -  18 -  1      61  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK     9 -   8 -  2      53  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         WALL OF STEEL     14 -  17 -  0      45  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         STRIKING ATTACK    1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 541 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    TIRALEA FLETE 4697         12   9  0  112 KRILL CAVALRY (403)
TOTAL PARRY      ULTIMATE SIN 4659          21  10  0   93 MONEY PIT (475)
BASHING ATTACK   IRMEAN 4710                11   7  2   66 MONEY PIT (475)
AIMED BLOW       A. MONK, P.I. 4732          5   0  0   64 071406C (484)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TIRALEA FLETE 4697.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was TIRALEA FLETE 4697.  The ten other most popular fighters were TERI LARK 
4694, A. MONK, P.I. 4732, MIKELA POOLE 4695, TRAVIS T FLETE 4728, ULTIMATE SIN 4659, 
HOLY MOLY 4727, LOREN POOLE 4726, DO HICKEY 4709, IRMEAN 4710, and ABSORB ALL 4711.

The least popular fighter this week was ABSORB ALL 4711.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were IRMEAN 4710, DO HICKEY 4709, LOREN POOLE 4726, HOLY MOLY 4727, ULTIMATE 
SIN 4659, TRAVIS T FLETE 4728, MIKELA POOLE 4695, A. MONK, P.I. 4732, TERI LARK 4694, 
and TIRALEA FLETE 4697.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

MIKELA POOLE (24-4695) KRILL CAVALRY (403)