DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 11/18/2019 Duedate: 12/14/2019 CHIMLEVTAL ARENA DM-31 TURN-440 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS BREXIT 2016 NUMBERS GAME (403) (31-6790) [12-4-0,105] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader BREXIT 2016 PI CHAMAELEONTIS NUMBERS GAME (403) CHAMAELEON (669) (31-6790) [12-4-0,105] (31-6994) [1-0-0,17] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite BREXIT 2016 3 NIGHTS IN VEGAS NUMBERS GAME (403) NUMBERS GAME (403) (31-6790) [12-4-0,105] (31-6774) [4-14-0,37] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM NUMBERS GAME (403) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. AVENGERS (146) 22 2. USEFUL WEAPONS (636) 21 USEFUL WEAPONS (636) 3. CHAMAELEON (669) 17 Unchartered Team 4. NUMBERS GAME (403) 17 5. MIDDLE WAY 7 (536) 6 CHAMAELEON (669) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 0*CHAMAELEON (669) 1 0 0 100 1/ 3 NUMBERS GAME (403) 8 4 0 2/ 1 USEFUL WEAPONS (636) 209 119 8 63.7 2/ 1 AVENGERS (146) 8 6 0 3/ 2 NUMBERS GAME (403) 406 344 28 54.1 3/ 2 BASH BROS OCEAN (627) 7 6 0 4/ 3 BASH BROS OCEAN (627) 149 148 6 50.2 4/ 4 USEFUL WEAPONS (636) 6 3 0 5/ 4 AVENGERS (146) 465 499 36 48.2 5/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536) 3 12 1 6/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536) 261 485 11 35.0 6/ 0*CHAMAELEON (669) 1 0 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank TEAM SPOTLIGHT The Wheel of Misfortune: Kolact DM 10 Overview A contest for Kolact (DM 10) that runs 12 turns (starting turn 889, due 02/03/2020). Squads will consist of four (4) teams. One (1) team per manager. Participating managers may not run multiple teams in the arena during the contest. Premise Master Darque is fiddling with Chaos Gates again, which creates CHAOS and randomness during the contest. Turn 1 (Kolact turn 889) and Turn 12 (Kolact turn 900) will be scored using STANDARD scoring (explained below). Turns 2 through 11 will use a wide variety of scoring mechanisms and will be randomly determined as the contest progresses using a random generator. The scoring mechanisms will be posted in Kolact's newsletter two (2) turns in advance, as well as on the D2 website under the contest forums. Entry Entry into the contest is open to anyone who meets the following criteria: 1) Form a squad. A squad will consist of four (4) managers. No more, no less. This means there will be NO single manager teams. You must choose a name for your squad. 2) Each manager must declare their intention to participate in the contest BEFORE Turn 1 of The WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE contest (No exceptions will be made). Declarations must include: 1) TEAM NAME, 2) MANAGER NAME, 3) PARTNERS' NAMES, and 4) SQUAD'S NAME, and may be submitted by any of the following means: a. A personal ad in DM 10 b. A diplomatic note to Darque Ages (29) in DM 81 c. An email to rebelnerfherder@yahoo.com with WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE in the Subject Line. **NOTE: Failure to meet this criteria by the deadline will result in NO ENTRY into the contest. Please be mindful of the requirements and submit them in a timely manner to avoid any misfortunes. Prizes Endurance Award: Here Is Your Participation Trophy Every participating Team will receive one (1) +1 Bonus Potion for participating in all 12 rounds of the contest and in at least 55 of the 60 scheduled fights. Teams that participate in ALL the scheduled 60 fights will receive an additional +1 Bonus Potion. 1ST Place: You're Awesome Awards (choose 3 from the following): 1. LIMITED Max Damage (one-time only; not perpetual; warrior must be from DM 10 and have participated in contest) 2. Move a warrior from another team (that you own) to your DM 10 squad (warrior must be alive, NATURAL and UNMODIFIED; there must be an open spot via death/dark arena or graduation) 3. Know Favorites (Initiates classed warrior or above) 4. Reroll one (1) warrior's favorite LEARN 5. Limited Immortality (one (1) resurrection following death in DM 10) 6. Two (2) +1 Skill Pots (added to warrior's base; no out of bound warriors) 2ND Place: Ever the Bride's Maid Awards (choose 2 of the following) 1. LIMITED Max Damage (one-time only; not perpetual; warrior must be from DM 10 and have participated in contest) 2. Know Favorites (Initiates classed warrior or above) 3. Reroll one (1) warrior's favorite LEARN 4. Two (2) +1 Skill Pots (added to warrior's base; no out of bound warriors) 3RD Place: The Aluminum Falcon Awards (choose 1 of the following) 1. Reroll one (1) warrior's favorite LEARN 2. Two (2) +1 Skill Pots (added to warrior's base; no out of bound warriors) Moderator Master Darque will be the moderator for this contest. All questions and disputes can be directed to him. He is the final arbitrator for the contest and his decisions are final. Scoring Mechanisms Standard Scoring (Turns 1 & 12) +3 Win -2 Death +2 Kill Wins and kills against Arena Stand Bys and Squad-mates will not be scored. (Please note: Death against any opponent will be scored with a -2.) Dark Arena fights will be scored regularly. Option 1: Delarquan Death Fest (DM 59) Win = +2 pts Loss = -1 pt Kill = +5 pts [in addition to +2 pts for Win] Death = -3 pts [in addition to -1 pt for Loss] Dark Arena Kill = +10 pts [in addition to +2 pts for Win] Dark Arena Death = -5 pts [in addition to -1 pt for Loss] Challenges against squad-mates will incur -1 penalty for both participants. Death penalties will also apply. Option 2: TOGS (DM 60) 10 points for winning on your upchallenge against another WoM warrior. 7 points for winning on your even challenge of another WoM warrior. 7 points for winning on another WoM warrior's challenge. 7 points for winning a random matchup against another WoM warrior. 4 points for winning a random matchup against a non-WoM warrior. Do not fight your teammate, you will not get any points. Also, you will not get any points if you challenge a non-WoM team (this includes the Dark Arena). 5 points for a spotlight written by any team member, 1 per manager per turn. The minimum length of a spotlight to receive points is 1/2 column in the newsletter (that's 31 lines--each line 86 characters across). In addition to the length criteria, spotlights will not be given any points if they are in any way plagiarized or if they are not Duelmasters or fantasy related. If in doubt about the content, email me before the turn and I will be happy to verify it for you. -5 points per manager who does not write at least one (1) personal ad. -5 points for being the team that avoided the most. Option 3: Battle Royale (DM 18) +1 Win +1 Kill -1 Loss -1 Death No Avoids (-10 point penalty for avoiding) Option 4: (Un)Popularity Contest +11 for Turn's Most Popular with a descending point award for most popular warriors' list (e.g. +10 for second most popular, +9 for third most popular, etc.). Only warriors listed on the most popular list will score points (between +10 and +1). +11 for Turn's Least Popular with a descending point award for least popular warriors' list (e.g. +10 for second least popular, +9 for third least popular, etc.). Only warriors listed on the least popular list will score points (between +10 and +1). Option 5: Slaughter Priest Memorial (DM 54) No Challenges 3 points for winning 3 points for killing (giving 6 in total, 3 for the win and 3 for the kill) 3 points for at least one of your warriors writing a personal (regardless of number of personals beyond one you still only get one point). Make sure it is written from one of your team's warriors and not simply the manager entity or you will not get the point. -3 points for losing -3 points for being killed (giving -6 in total, -3 for losing and -3 for being killed) Option 6: Turf War (DM 47) Team Points: * Fights made: 1 = 0 points, 2 = 0 points, 3 = 1 point, 4 = 3 points, 5 = 5 points * Wins earned: 1 = 1 point, 2 = 3 points, 3 = 6 points, 4 = 10 points, 5 = 15 points * Down Challenge = (-5) points each (DM is exempt from DC rule) * Team with most wins per round earns 4 additional points (if there is a tie, no points will be awarded) Alliance Points: * Fights made (DA fights count as a fight made) All (each) team of the alliance fights 1 to 3 warriors = 3 points All (each) team fights 4+ warriors = 6 points All (each) team fights all five warriors = 9 * Alliance with most wins per that round = 5 points (If tied, no points awarded.) Option 7: Morya Madness (DM 28) +3 points to the highest ranked warrior of each style. Highest ranked is the highest recognition total, regardless of record. If case of a tie in recognition points, win/loss percentage will be the tie breaker, followed by total kills (warrior). +5 Top Team on the Move descending scoring down to #5 (e.g. +5 for first, +4 for second, etc). +5 Most Successful Bloodfeuds (Contest Turns 1-8; cumulative for squad). Bloodfeud victories for kills that did not occur during the contest do not count to this total. +5 Most Avoided Squad (Contest Turns 1-8; teammates avoiding one another will not be counted) -5 Most Avoiding Squad (Contest Turns 1-8) +5 Most Turn's Most Favorite (Squad) (Contest Turns 1-8) +5 Most Turn's Least Favorite (Squad) (Contest Turns 1-8) Option 8: Mordant Olympics (DM 1) -- Only Available Turns 7-11 The three teams (not squads) with the best win-loss record over turns 1-9 (who meet minimum fight criteria). Cumulative kills and total recognition will serve as tie breaks if needed. Gold: 25 points Silver: 15 points Bronze: 10 Points +3 Points for an Attacker [Challenge] Win (Challenges against squad-mates will incur a -2 point penalty) +3 Points for a Defender [being Challenged] Win (Challenges from squad-mates will incur a -2 point penalty) Option 9: Stormcrowe Slaughterhouse (DM 45) +5 Win -5 Death +5 Kill Wins and kills against Arena Stand Bys and Squad-mates will not be scored (Please note: Death against any opponent will be scored with a -1). Dark Arena fights will be scored regularly. SPY REPORT News Flash: A Persistent Beggar was found dead on the sands. The killer was identified as one TOBY ULRIK, who fights for MIDDLE WAY 7. The subsequent investigation showed that it happened during an arena fight and there was no foul play. It is sad that we've arrived at a social structure where beggars are willing to risk their lives for a small cash payout. Granted it is cash and can be used for whatever they want, rather than food stamps or other non-transferable items given by other social programs. And just so everything is clear, the beggar was not Lady Smith, Assur, or any other manager/warrior. It was actually one of the destitute beggars you see on the streets normally. Talking about being destitute, Destitute Noble had a turn to be proud of. While NUMBERS GAME's 3-1 only matched the record by Huckle Cat's AVENGERS, NUMBERS GAME turned the record into 5 awards compared to AVENGERS 1 award. Congratulations! To the AVENGERS? Enjoy your one measly award! Don't spend your winnings all in one place. BREXIT 2016 continues to hang around, recently going through its third extension. I'm predicting 4 more months. Am I talking about politics or a warrior? Stay tuned to find out! Avoids? 8 warriors put 14 avoids. The avoids were mostly split evenly 3 ways to AVENGERS, BASH BROS OCEAN, and USEFUL WEAPONS. The balance went to NUMBERS GAME. Who did the avoiding? Mostly BASH BROS OCEAN AND USEFUL WEAPONS sending 6 each. NUMBERS GAME accounted for the last two. Thanks for the ads, Jorja, Assur, and the Smithy's (as well their warriors where appropriate). Nothing to report on undefeated warriors. I did greatly enjoy the fact that there were 2 down challenges that both won and 2 up challenges that both lost. I would have been laughing hystericaly if it had also been the case that both the failures had been USEFUL WEAPONS, but that was way too much to ask. You may be like me and not be a Lady Smith fan, but I can't deny that they know how to put winning warriors on the sands, holding the Chartered Recognition award for years. NORRISON ROSE was reported as the most challenged warrior, but I don't believe that. It was likely one challenge. One last order of business. Welcome, welcome, welcome to PI CHAMAELEONTIS of CHAMAELEON. It has been awhile since we've had a new face here. I forgot to request the tourney results for the arena, but perhaps I got them in spite of forgetting to request them. Was there any tourney activity? And finally, just in case anyone really cares, I was, of course, talking about the warrior, BREXIT 2016. This is a spy report for our arena, not a news feed! BREXIT has a 3 turn reign going now. Can it be extended to 7? -- Belinda, running far less than 100% (which exceeds Lady Smith's capabilties if she could run at 200%) DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BREXIT 2016 6790 12 4 0 105 NUMBERS GAME (403) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME 1-800-VICTORY 6727 13 3 0 94 NUMBERS GAME (403) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME STORM SEASON 6956 10 1 0 88 BASH BROS OCEAN (627) -SPECTRUM 6776 19 26 4 87 AVENGERS (146) HANZO 6918 10 14 0 83 AVENGERS (146) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LASSO 6865 18 8 0 68 USEFUL WEAPONS (636) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME NORISON ROSE 6453 13 25 0 64 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536) HURRICANE 6957 8 3 0 61 BASH BROS OCEAN (627) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME POKER 6970 5 2 0 56 USEFUL WEAPONS (636) -2 X 4 6974 4 0 0 47 USEFUL WEAPONS (636) RED PEPPER 6958 7 10 0 46 AVENGERS (146) BASORN KUBIKIRI 6965 7 5 0 46 AVENGERS (146) -BOLO 6908 10 3 1 43 USEFUL WEAPONS (636) 3 NIGHTS IN VEGAS 6774 4 14 0 37 NUMBERS GAME (403) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME WINTER 6953 7 3 0 33 BASH BROS OCEAN (627) TANKEN 6987 5 3 1 28 AVENGERS (146) ONE FISH TWO FISH 7006 2 1 0 24 NUMBERS GAME (403) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SHARD 6995 3 3 0 19 USEFUL WEAPONS (636) PI CHAMAELEONTIS 6994 1 0 0 17 CHAMAELEON (669) TOBY ULRIK 7010 1 0 1 16 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536) NEARLY PARKER 6973 1 8 0 11 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536) NELLIE PURR 7001 1 3 0 6 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536) CREAMPUFF 7005 1 2 0 5 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? PERSISTENT BEGGA 0 0 0 TOBY ULRIK 7010 440 NONE DOCK HOLE 7009 0 1 0 BASH BROS OCEAN 627 STONE GOLEM 440 NONE MONTANA OREO 6998 0 1 0 MIDDLE WAY 7 536 CAPTAIN OBVIOUS 6996 436 NONE PANDA ROSS 6383 16 33 2 MIDDLE WAY 7 536 SPECTRUM 6776 437 PERSONAL ADS Belinda,Belinda, Belinda. You are pretty modest for a complete bimbo. And here I thought you were a full-fledged floozy! -- Lady Smith OK. OK. So our Useful Weapons fought and brought us a 2-1. Ho hum. -- Lady Smith Luv me wepuns. Shore does. -- Smithy Hey, Red Pepper, I like peppers. Red, green, yellow, sweet, tangy, hot, .... Bring 'em on! I need more wins. -- Lasso, Useful Weapon Tanken, consider yourself poked. -- Poker, Useful Weapon Basorn, lucky, lucky you. -- Shard, Useful Weapon (sometimes) Tournament? Are there any tournament quality warriors around here? -- Lady Smith Brexit 2016 -- Quite right. Go for the win. *I* don't mind, not now when this is my last fight. -- Rondor Sendal 1-800-Victory -- You called for it, and you got it. I wish Jorja would do stuff like that. -- Norison Rose One Fish Two Fish -- Yep, I was the more experienced loser, so I knew I could lose better. -- Nearly Parker Well, of COURSE I defeated the Mordant Deserter. What else could I do, after all? -- Nellie Purr It's all well and good for Nellie to make confident pronouncements, but life is not all easy wins. I worked for mine. -- Creampuff Belinda -- Another memory drifting to the surface: three warriors in Murska. I sent in the rollups but forgot to send strats with 'em. They ran no weapons, no armor, 1 1 1 HE HE for about twenty turns before some other manager there pointed out their problem. Once I gave them sharp pointy things to hold and more than an old tee shirt to wear, they did much better and even graduated. -- Jorja Lady Smith -- I only share my bed with my beautiful wife of 28 years. Belinda has no place in my heart! Though I will say thank you for her service writing the spy report. I won't go so far as to say it is good, but it is better than a computer. -- Assur LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS DOCK HOLE was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute bloody Dark Arena fight. LASSO won victory over NORISON ROSE in a 5 minute expert's Challenge battle. 3 NIGHTS IN VEGAS was narrowly defeated by RED PEPPER in a 4 minute Challenge fight. SHARD was devastated by BASORN KUBIKIRI in a 4 minute one-sided Challenge contest. ONE FISH TWO FISH overpowered CREAMPUFF in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match. BREXIT 2016 bested HANZO in a 2 minute veteran's Title duel. 1-800-VICTORY devastated HURRICANE in a 1 minute mismatched match. STORM SEASON slimly won victory over VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 3 minute fight. WINTER was handily defeated by POKER in a 1 minute uneven melee. TANKEN vanquished NEARLY PARKER in a 2 minute gruesome one-sided duel. NELLIE PURR lost to PI CHAMAELEONTIS in a 3 minute gory fight. TOBY ULRIK executed PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided melee. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |STRIKING ATTACK 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 - 0 100 | |AIMED BLOW 3 AIMED BLOW 23 - 11 - 1 68 | |LUNGING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 27 - 18 - 0 60 | |TOTAL PARRY 3 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 3 - 0 50 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 BASHING ATTACK 18 - 21 - 2 46 | |PARRY-LUNGE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 12 - 14 - 1 46 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 14 - 17 - 0 45 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 9 - 0 44 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 17 - 22 - 3 44 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 15 - 1 38 | Turn 440 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 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 3 BASHING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 TOTAL PARRY BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME LUNGING ATTACK BREXIT 2016 6790 12 4 0 105 NUMBERS GAME (403) AIMED BLOW STORM SEASON 6956 10 1 0 88 BASH BROS OCEAN (627) TOTAL PARRY LASSO 6865 18 8 0 68 USEFUL WEAPONS (636) BASHING ATTACK HURRICANE 6957 8 3 0 61 BASH BROS OCEAN (627) STRIKING ATTACK POKER 6970 5 2 0 56 USEFUL WEAPONS (636) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is BREXIT 2016 6790. The most popular warrior this turn was 3 NIGHTS IN VEGAS 6774. The ten other most popular fighters were DOCK HOLE 7009, NORISON ROSE 6453, RED PEPPER 6958, STORM SEASON 6956, TANKEN 6987, PI CHAMAELEONTIS 6994, BREXIT 2016 6790, 1-800-VICTORY 6727, POKER 6970, and NELLIE PURR 7001. The least popular fighter this week was SHARD 6995. The other ten least popular fighters were LASSO 6865, NEARLY PARKER 6973, WINTER 6953, HURRICANE 6957, CREAMPUFF 7005, BASORN KUBIKIRI 6965, TOBY ULRIK 7010, HANZO 6918, ONE FISH TWO FISH 7006, and NELLIE PURR 7001. MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXVIII ELIGIBLES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME ONUPHRE 3385 (132-98-3) 5 3 0 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME BRUTALIX 6646 (41-36-1) 0 2 0 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME SILVER GLASS 6748 (11-2-0) 0 2 0 BOOK OF THOMAS ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME PI CHAMAELEONTIS 6994 (0-0-0) 11 3 0 CHAMAELEON DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME PHOENICIA 4502 (12-9-1) 2 3 0 DARQUE FORCES DEAD INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME RICIVERA BATTLEBAT 6878 (1-0-1) 1 3 0 SHADOWHOLD