DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 10/11/2006 Duedate: 10/24/2006
LAPUR ARENA
DM-29 TURN-538
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
WILD THANG!
STREET WALKERS (97)
(29-2393) [17-11-0,133]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
WILD THANG! POSITION IS EMPTY
STREET WALKERS (97)
(29-2393) [17-11-0,133]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SNOWSHOE CARINA
CARDOW HUNTERS (359) VENUSIANS (321)
(29-4712) [14-9-0,61] (29-4749) [3-5-0,23]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
FORCE OF NATURE (312)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. STREET WALKERS (97) 65
2. VENUSIANS (321) 28 STREET WALKERS (97)
3. FORCE OF NATURE (312) 24 Unchartered Team
4. MEN (356) 10
5. CROC FILES (374) 5 KING'S X (238)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*BLUNT FORCE (393) 13 6 1 68.4 1/ 3 FORCE OF NATURE (312) 9 6 1
2/ 0 STREET WALKERS (97) 366 239 30 60.5 2/ 1 VENUSIANS (321) 9 6 0
3/ 2 CROC FILES (374) 313 291 20 51.8 3/ 2 CARDOW HUNTERS (359) 6 6 0
4- 3 KNIGHTMARE (103) 56 53 1 51.4 4/ 4 CROC FILES (374) 6 9 0
5/ 4 BLACK SAMURAI (166) 302 287 20 51.3 5/ 0 STREET WALKERS (97) 5 0 2
6/ 5 VENUSIANS (321) 144 144 8 50.0 6/ 6 MEN (356) 5 5 1
7- 6 ECHL-EAST (313) 19 20 0 48.7 7/ 7 BLACK SAMURAI (166) 3 3 0
8/ 7 FORCE OF NATURE (312) 175 202 12 46.4 8- 5*BLUNT FORCE (393) 2 0 0
9/ 8 CARDOW HUNTERS (359) 315 397 7 44.2 9- 8*ARCANE PHARMACY (401) 1 0 0
10/ 9 MEN (356) 114 145 8 44.0 10-11 KNIGHTMARE (103) 0 5 0
11-10 GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS (415) 14 19 2 42.4 11- 9 GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS (415) 0 1 0
12-11*ARCANE PHARMACY (401) 5 17 0 22.7 12-10 ECHL-EAST (313) 0 1 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, not exactly the way that I wanted to regain the Duelmastership; I was hoping to
actually beat Machigai. Alas, it was not to be since I have been called to be a Lord
Protector. I have enjoyed fighting with the best warriors in all of Alastari. Good
luck to all! -- Lyra
SPY REPORT
Much has changed in LAPUR since last I was here. Never fear, Olaf Modeen adapts
to many situations, as do all successful fighters. Woof! VENUSIANS were a bunch of
dogs after FORCE OF NATURE got through with 'em! 2nd ain't so sweet as 1st! What's
with YOUR MAMA? She actually beat CARDOW HUNTERS' TIGER LILY, and walked away with
22 more points from the fight. Laughs were big at CROC FILES while they watched
MURRY clobber JON. He lost 12 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the
stands. Another fighter (CONNIE 12-7-1) challenged another Duelmaster (LYRA
19-11-1). Life goes on. Try as she might, CONNIE wasn't good enough at persuading
LYRA to step down from the Duelmaster's throne... 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. What do people see in
KOJIRO? His 16-11-1? BLACK SAMURAI ain't talkin', but he's got 64 points.
Warriors of LAPUR unite. You have only your games to lose! Who will dare fight
AHH-SHEW, after he returned from the Dark Arena? (For the record 2-2-2 is 33, and
has he points) WEIPA of CROC FILES didn't know when to quit. When you've got a
5-8-1, that's a good sign. Now he's dead. TIGER LILY, with hers forgettable 7-6-0,
was killed by YOUR MAMA in a forgettable match. CARDOW HUNTERS didn't seem to mind
very much. Many a warrior has met his fate in a hungover stupor. You young
rapscallions, take note!
Well, I'm pretty much through. You guys need to get back practicing. All work
and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter. Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.
Olaffighterwork and no play. I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WILD THANG! 2393 17 11 0 133 STREET WALKERS (97)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SUE NAMI 4097 16 22 0 92 FORCE OF NATURE (312)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-ORATHAI 4598 8 2 0 90 ECHL-EAST (313)
ASTRIAL 4328 12 12 1 89 VENUSIANS (321)
CONNIE 4716 12 7 1 88 CROC FILES (374)
-MACHIGAI 4506 21 6 0 84 BLACK SAMURAI (166)
DOWN POUR 4323 11 14 1 77 FORCE OF NATURE (312)
-FURY 3872 8 3 0 75 ECHL-EAST (313)
SOLAR FLARE 4427 12 10 0 70 VENUSIANS (321)
-HYDROPONICUS 4605 5 0 0 70 BLUNT FORCE (393)
LADYBUG 4709 15 8 0 67 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KOJIRO 4456 16 11 1 64 BLACK SAMURAI (166)
-CAMBRE A. 4777 8 3 1 64 GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS (415)
-THE CLEAR 4632 5 2 0 63 ARCANE PHARMACY (401)
SNOWSHOE 4712 14 9 0 61 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
-FLINT 795 16 8 0 58 KNIGHTMARE (103)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-JUNIBAN 4599 15 4 0 49 BLACK SAMURAI (166)
YOUR MAMA 4115 4 3 1 48 STREET WALKERS (97)
LUCY 4754 4 2 0 47 CROC FILES (374)
WHIRLWIND 4325 9 17 0 44 FORCE OF NATURE (312)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AMIE 4718 6 9 1 40 CROC FILES (374)
MENSA 4442 9 11 1 39 VENUSIANS (321)
-THE IRON LUNG 4667 3 0 0 39 BLUNT FORCE (393)
STICKET 4751 7 1 0 34 FORCE OF NATURE (312)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AHH-SHEW 4130 2 2 2 33 STREET WALKERS (97)
MURRY 4755 2 1 0 31 CROC FILES (374)
-HOGUN 963 7 3 0 30 KNIGHTMARE (103)
ZERO VISABILITY 4495 6 9 0 27 FORCE OF NATURE (312)
CEZZARO 4719 5 10 0 25 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
BRICKHOUSE 4131 4 0 0 25 STREET WALKERS (97)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CARINA 4749 3 5 0 23 VENUSIANS (321)
-AKUMU 4674 4 3 0 22 BLACK SAMURAI (166)
MISS CONDUCT II 4156 2 0 0 21 STREET WALKERS (97)
-DR. STRANGELEAF 4659 2 1 0 18 BLUNT FORCE (393)
-KATHY IRELAND 4781 2 3 0 15 GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS (415)
DON 4767 2 0 0 15 MEN (356)
BILL 4766 1 1 0 14 MEN (356)
-GORE 992 3 3 0 12 KNIGHTMARE (103)
LANCE 4765 1 1 0 10 MEN (356)
-AMY DOTTLEY 4784 1 4 1 9 GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS (415)
JON 4764 1 1 1 9 MEN (356)
-CYBORG 420 4547 1 0 0 9 BLUNT FORCE (393)
-ADMIRAL BOWEN 4289 0 3 0 7 ECHL-EAST (313)
DAIHACHI 4750 1 2 0 5 BLACK SAMURAI (166)
-TYORL 1240 0 3 0 3 KNIGHTMARE (103)
HOFFA 4763 0 2 0 2 MEN (356)
-KARTUS 4756 0 1 0 1 KNIGHTMARE (103)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
TIGER LILY 4732 7 6 0 CARDOW HUNTERS 359 YOUR MAMA 4115 538
WEIPA 4726 5 8 1 CROC FILES 374 DOWN POUR 4323 538
MURRY 4638 15 25 0 CROC FILES 374 LYRA 4320 535 NONE
SHAMBLING MOUND 384 0 1 0 DARK ARENA 0 AHH-SHEW 4130 538 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Ladybug -- You asked whether "you look like that much of an idiot?" Well, you said
it.... --Croc Files
Cezzaro -- Purrr.... There, you happy now?! -- Murry
Snowshoe -- Let's try that again, shall we? -- Lucy
Scribe -- If you're looking for recruits for the adventure, you know we're more than
happy to volunteer. Get me in there!! I want a piece of the action!! --Graham
Cezzaro -- Glad to know I disturbed you, that's a start. -- Carina
Gore -- Many thanks! My manager Venus was starting to lose faith in me, and you know
where that can lead.... -- Carina
Tiger Lily -- Whew...with all those skills you gained, I am not sure I want to meet
you in the arena again any time soon! -- Solar Flare
Whirlwind -- I think your spin was off...want to try again? -- Solar Flare
Sticket -- Hmmm, I think you "stuck it" to me. -- Mensa
Kojiro -- Sure makes me feel warm and tingly when I win. -- Astrial
Weipa -- Well met! You made it to the second minute, not many can say that. -- Lyra
Lucy -- Ah! I wondered what would happen if I put a snowshoe crosswise in a croc's
mouth, and now I see. Splinters between the teeth. If we put little tassels on 'em,
they'd look like those fancy toothpicks that come in sandwiches at a restaurant. Or
maybe people would think they'd been stuck in the olives in your martinis? --
Showshoe
Amie -- You didn't NEED an attack skill, you were ALREADY attacking plenty! Although
I suppose that's one way to lose weight. It just doesn't seem like a way I'd want to
repeat any time soon. -- Tiger Lily
Murry -- What, the furry purry one returns? Cool! -- Cezzaro
P.S. Although it would have been more satisfying if you'd lost. That match comes
under the heading of "things I won't write home about."
Hogun -- Well, aren't you the old fossil! There have been advances in gladiatorial
technique since your day, so you'll need to do some retraining, most likely. (sigh)
I wish *I* could take advantage of advances in technique, but my manager is a fossil,
too. Life's the pits, and then you get a bad match and that's the end. So listen up
and do better, because we want you to hang around here for a while. -- Ladybug
Venus and Storm Front -- We completely sympathize with and understand your problem,
having moved a little over a year ago after a decade in one spot. Chaos in-carton-
ate. We eagerly await your return to full personal-writing status. -- Cardow Hunters
Lyra -- Congratulations on your graduation. -- Cardow Hunters
Lapur, Lapur, Lapur -- All Hail the new Duelmaster, Lyra...and good riddance to her
too for beating nearly every member of my Stable on her way up. -- Storm Front, Mgr.
Force of Nature
Nameless Member of the cult of the Bloody Sun -- I will willingly face all members of
your Bloody Cult...heck, I have already faced you and two of you very best friends to
account for three of my victories. Of course, that means I have faced all of three
"real" warriors for my other three wins. -- Sticket -- Claiming the best record of
the Force of Nature stable
P.S. What's today's number?
Embezzling Scribe -- Don't bring a knife to a sword fight. -- Zero
P.S. Or two daggers...rusty daggers.
Flint -- Guess its true...water does make Flint useless. ;) -- Down Pour
Mensa -- Don't bring a sword to a board fight. -- Sticket
P.S. Willing to go again?
Connie -- Dang! 1-2 against you...no more, please. -- Sue Nami
Solar Flare -- Remember the story of the Sun and Wind...the one where the Sun and
Wind tries to see who can make the man take his coat off faster...well, you win this
one too. -- Whirlwind
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
AHH-SHEW delivered the death blow upon SHAMBLING MOUND in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
CONNIE was vanquished by LYRA in a exciting 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
AMIE was overpowered by LADYBUG in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
WHIRLWIND was devastated by KOJIRO in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
WEIPA was murdered by DOWN POUR in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
MURRY overpowered JON in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
WILD THANG! devastated SOLAR FLARE in a 1 minute one-sided Title competition.
SUE NAMI vanquished PENNILESS LORD in a action packed 1 minute gory uneven duel.
ASTRIAL vanquished SNOWSHOE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
MENSA defeated CEZZARO in a 3 minute match.
LUCY handily defeated ZERO VISABILITY in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
YOUR MAMA murdered TIGER LILY in a 1 minute bloody mismatched match.
STICKET outwaited CARINA in a exciting 8 minute battle.
MISS CONDUCT II devastated HOFFA in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
BRICKHOUSE overcame LANCE in a 2 minute beginner's fight.
DAIHACHI was overpowered by BILL in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
DON overcame PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute amateur's bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 STRIKING ATTACK 24 - 14 - 2 63 |
|WALL OF STEEL 5 TOTAL PARRY 17 - 12 - 0 59 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 15 - 11 - 0 58 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 AIMED BLOW 19 - 15 - 0 56 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 BASHING ATTACK 16 - 14 - 4 53 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 23 - 26 - 3 47 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 5 - 0 44 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 WALL OF STEEL 19 - 25 - 2 43 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 3 - 0 25 |
Turn 538 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:
BASHING ATTACK 3 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 3 2 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 3 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 1 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 BASHING ATTACK
1 PARRY-LUNGE
1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK WILD THANG! 2393 17 11 0 133 STREET WALKERS (97)
STRIKING ATTACK CONNIE 4716 12 7 1 88 CROC FILES (374)
SLASHING ATTACK SOLAR FLARE 4427 12 10 0 70 VENUSIANS (321)
WALL OF STEEL LADYBUG 4709 15 8 0 67 CARDOW HUNTERS (359)
BASHING ATTACK YOUR MAMA 4115 4 3 1 48 STREET WALKERS (97)
TOTAL PARRY STICKET 4751 7 1 0 34 FORCE OF NATURE (312)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SNOWSHOE 4712. The most popular warrior this turn
was CARINA 4749. The ten other most popular fighters were AHH-SHEW 4130, LANCE 4765,
WILD THANG! 2393, KOJIRO 4456, SUE NAMI 4097, CEZZARO 4719, LUCY 4754, MISS CONDUCT
II 4156, DON 4767, and LADYBUG 4709.
The least popular fighter this week was DAIHACHI 4750. The other ten least popular
fighters were HOFFA 4763, STICKET 4751, TIGER LILY 4732, ZERO VISABILITY 4495,
SNOWSHOE 4712, WEIPA 4726, WHIRLWIND 4325, AMIE 4718, BRICKHOUSE 4131, and SOLAR
FLARE 4427.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
WILD THANG! (29-2393) STREET WALKERS (97)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
LYRA (29-4320) VENUSIANS (321)