DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 10/30/2006 Duedate: 11/11/2006 CALEAM ARENA DM-26 TURN-540 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS ENLIGHTENED BEING PHILANTHROPISTS (467) (26-4642) [11-4-0,88] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader ENLIGHTENED BEING POSITION IS EMPTY PHILANTHROPISTS (467) (26-4642) [11-4-0,88] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite GOLDERIE MAUREEN GOLDEN CANYON (290) GOLDEN CANYON (290) (26-4657) [9-8-1,51] (26-4702) [5-3-0,27] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM GOLDEN CANYON (290) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. GOLDEN CANYON (290) 31 2. PHILANTHROPISTS (467) 14 PHILANTHROPISTS (467) Unchartered Team TEAM2 (286) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 PHILANTHROPISTS (467) 32 22 0 59.3 1/ 2 GOLDEN CANYON (290) 10 5 0 2/ 5 GOLDEN CANYON (290) 509 691 20 42.4 2/ 1 PHILANTHROPISTS (467) 6 6 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank SPY REPORT Much has changed in CALEAM since last I was here. Never fear, Olaf Modeen adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters. Bein' on top is great while it lasts, PHILANTHROPISTS. But how many friends do you have now? What's with PIKE? He actually beat CALEAM's POLITE BEGGAR, and walked away with 12 more points from the fight. Laughs were big at CALEAM while they watched KUNG-FU MASTER clobber CLEMMIE. She lost 3 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands. KHALHUMS DWARF was reminded on the sands why ENLIGHTENED BEING is Duelmaster. I suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters? Tough! No matter the time or place, men will always duel. There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit. Do you want the fighters to walk away, or not? Many a warrior has met his fate in a hungover stupor. You young rapscallions, take note! Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors. Any plans here? CALEAM is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places. Time for my medication, so I'll leave now. Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ENLIGHTENED BEING 4642 11 4 0 88 PHILANTHROPISTS (467) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CLEMMIE 4630 11 13 1 61 GOLDEN CANYON (290) LORIS KEY 4706 6 0 1 59 GOLDEN CANYON (290) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GOLDERIE 4657 9 8 1 51 GOLDEN CANYON (290) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -PLEXIGLASSJAWJOE 4650 6 3 0 33 PHILANTHROPISTS (467) -ORTH 4643 6 3 0 27 PHILANTHROPISTS (467) MAUREEN 4702 5 3 0 27 GOLDEN CANYON (290) -SMAYNURN 4656 6 3 0 25 PHILANTHROPISTS (467) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PIKE 4708 2 3 0 18 GOLDEN CANYON (290) IRON FORGE 4707 2 3 0 15 PHILANTHROPISTS (467) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? PERSONAL ADS Iron Forge -- Well, I tried it as forirgone, but a cold front came through and it fell in the oven. And Clemmie suggested making geiron fors, and glazing them with a hot poker, but the poker slipped and we had smashed and bruned fors, which wasn't much fun, although they did make good chewy-toys for the dogs. -- Pike Plexiglassjawjoe -- No. Definitely I am NOT going to anagram your name and cook it. Some things are more than any friend or even teammate can and should ask. -- Clemmie Orth -- Listen, you've got to give me more to go on than that! Four letters? What can I do with four letters? Oh, sure, thor, roth, simple things, but who wants to cook simple when my teammates are coming up with geiron fors and nrunyams? -- Golderie the disappointed P.S. Thanks for the skills, though they'll be useless in the cook-off. Smaynurn -- Hmm, in syrup, perhaps? I know a lot of people don't LIKE that kind of thing because it's too sweet, but that doesn't invalidate the recipe. I'll have to tinker with the spices, though. -- Loris Key Friendly Constable -- How can you do this to me? I needed a good, juicy, exciting name to cook with, and I get... you? This will set me SOOO far behind my teammates, I could CRY, but instead, I'll HIT YOU. -- Maureen the really upset and furious and don't you FORGET it Smaynurn -- Well, Golderie did "light" nrunyams, and they were just plain awful. I know there are people who actually LIKE little marshmallows in that kind of thing, but I DON'T. Heck, I don't even like little marshmallows by themselves. And then Loris did something she called Samur-nyn which was...strange. Maybe too much chile. Or maybe she shouldn't have used the turmeric, but, after all, what else CAN you use? But it's been exciting. We want to thank you for this inspiration. -- Pike 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 ENLIGHTENED BEING viciously subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute master's Title fight. CLEMMIE was savagely defeated by KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute brutal melee. GOLDERIE defeated THE HONEST MERCHANT in a 2 minute duel. LORIS KEY devastated THE HONEST MERCHANT in a popular 1 minute one-sided contest. MAUREEN viciously subdued IRON FORGE in a action packed 4 minute gory brawl. PIKE devastated POLITE BEGGAR in a 2 minute mismatched match. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |PARRY-LUNGE 3 AIMED BLOW 10 - 0 - 2 100 | |AIMED BLOW 1 STRIKING ATTACK 9 - 1 - 1 90 | |LUNGING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 14 - 3 - 1 82 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 4 - 0 69 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-LUNGE 12 - 11 - 1 52 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 TOTAL PARRY 19 - 23 - 0 45 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 6 - 0 40 | |SLASHING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 11 - 0 35 | |STRIKING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |TOTAL PARRY 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 540 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 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 3 PARRY-LUNGE PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 3 TOTAL PARRY LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK ENLIGHTENED BEING 4642 11 4 0 88 PHILANTHROPISTS (467) AIMED BLOW LORIS KEY 4706 6 0 1 59 GOLDEN CANYON (290) PARRY-LUNGE GOLDERIE 4657 9 8 1 51 GOLDEN CANYON (290) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is GOLDERIE 4657. The most popular warrior this turn was MAUREEN 4702. The ten other most popular fighters were ENLIGHTENED BEING 4642, IRON FORGE 4707, GOLDERIE 4657, LORIS KEY 4706, PIKE 4708, CLEMMIE 4630, 0, 0, 0, and 0. The least popular fighter this week was CLEMMIE 4630. The other ten least popular fighters were PIKE 4708, LORIS KEY 4706, GOLDERIE 4657, IRON FORGE 4707, ENLIGHTENED BEING 4642, MAUREEN 4702, 0, 0, 0, and 0. 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