DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 09/20/2007 Duedate: 10/03/2007
NIATOLI ISLAND ARENA
DM-33 TURN-557
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SOCIETY RED
JAILBIRDS (590)
(33-7456) [14-8-2,119]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SOCIETY RED PEEP
JAILBIRDS (590) ERRATA (619)
(33-7456) [14-8-2,119] (33-7494) [5-2-0,41]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SOCIETY RED THE CLAW
JAILBIRDS (590) RAVAGING LORDS (44)
(33-7456) [14-8-2,119] (33-7520) [7-8-1,34]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
RAVAGING LORDS (44)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. NOT A SPORT (624) 63
2. RAVAGING LORDS (44) 20 RAVAGING LORDS (44)
3. KLKASINO HAMMERZ (576) 0 Unchartered Team
4. JAILBIRDS (590) -7
5. ERRATA (619) -10 NOT A SPORT (624)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*NOT A SPORT (624) 4 1 0 80.0 1/ 3 RAVAGING LORDS (44) 6 8 1
2- 1 KLKASINO HAMMERZ (576) 170 165 15 50.7 2/ 1 JAILBIRDS (590) 5 5 0
3/ 3 RAVAGING LORDS (44) 139 178 16 43.8 3/ 0*NOT A SPORT (624) 4 1 0
4/ 4 JAILBIRDS (590) 75 114 6 39.7 4/ 4*ERRATA (619) 4 8 0
5/ 5*ERRATA (619) 8 13 0 38.1 5- 2 KLKASINO HAMMERZ (576) 3 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 576): INCISOR of FANGS (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 576): DEXTER of HIGH JINKS (Jondeaux, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 570): SOMNAMBULANT of DARK CREATION
(Herbert Philip Lovecraft West, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 572): BEAUFORT of ROSE NOBLES (Chancellor, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 571): ATTILA THE HUN of DEATH INCARNATE (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 569): WHITE CHOCOLATE of WALI'S FINEST (?, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 284): VAIDISAIVA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 562): TYE FOON of FORCE OF NATURE (Storm Front, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 282): ULTHAR THYDRIM of THE STORMGUARDS (The Icelord, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 558): ROLAND of RILL'S GCSC 2 (Rillion, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 556): SOCIETY RED of JAILBIRDS (Philthy Phil, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 547): PITFALL HARRY of FLIPPERS ARCADE (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 510): KURESSA D'GEN of THE FAMILY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 261): RAGGEDY ANN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 254): TEMPUS of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 241): SWEET AIR of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 437): BUCK FEVER of BAD APPLES (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 416): PARLEN QUIR of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 403): STEELHORSE of POSSE (Rosebud, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 189): KARATIA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 373): VORGAN TEN TALH of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 369): SUN WEI LO of DRAGONS KEEP (Chi'en, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 358): MIRIAL ADAMANT of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 463): JOE SCHMOE of EASTERN HORDE (Mr. Mojo, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 575): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 576): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 570): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 572): JLG (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 571): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 568): TAHAHN HAH (Mr. Humlae, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 284): THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 562): ESCAPADE (Scion, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 282): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 558): LUROCIAN GUARD (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 566): JAILBIRDS (Philthy Phil, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 547): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 510): MEDAL OF HONOR 27 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 261): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 254): THINGS I DROOL IN (Snuln, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 241): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 437): KNIGHTS OF ROCANIS (Jakari, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 416): ELEPHANTS ON PARADE (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 403): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 189): PLAY BALL (Crip, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 373): SAND DANCERS (Olinda, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 369): DRAGONS KEEP (Chi'en, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 358): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 463): DO IT AGAIN et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 15 MALCORN (turn 569): AZAZEL of DARK CREATION (Herbert Philip Lovecraft West)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 568): BLOOD SPORTS of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 280): POSEIDONIS of AVENGERS (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 558): P.Y.T. of NOTORIOUS (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
LARS of LUROCIAN GUARD (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
BILL BERITH of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
(turn 557): I.M. CEYTIN of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 555): THE CRIPPLER of RAVAGING LORDS (?, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 547): CULANN COONTZ of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 253): SISTER MARY SARAH of OLD HABITS (Soultaker, mgr.)
SISTER SLEDGE of OLD HABITS (Soultaker, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 241): SWEET AIR of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
GERRICK GRIMM of DRUID'S GROVE (Armalias, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 403): STEELHORSE of POSSE (Rosebud, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 373): VORGAN TEN TALH of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
SPY REPORT
Hail and well met warriors of NIATOLI ISLAND! Know me for who I am, Zontani
Sharp Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. Former top team JAILBIRDS was
unseated this week as RAVAGING LORDS moved up from 3rd ranking to take the top spot
with a 2-2-0 record for the round. A new guild, NOT A SPORT, entered NIATOLI ISLAND
with a clash this turn, showing off a 4-1-0 record. Indeed, a worthy addition to the
city guilds. THE PIKER caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he
skillfully bested PEEP and was awarded 28 points in recognition. In one of the
week's more notable duels, THE PIKER put down PEEP, causing him to lose 25 points of
recognition in the process. Although THE ANVIL made a valiant effort, it did not
suffice to topple the reign of victorious SOCIETY RED. Heed this! A seer has warned
that if exactly 6 die in duels this week, the whole city shall perish! Just
remember...5 or 7!
I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently
transpired. Indeed there is much I would report. I saw one fighter that warriors
avoided when this week's challenge seeking began. RAVAGING LORDS is feared. This
much I can say. Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent
the better part of last week avoiding RAVAGING LORDS. Indeed it was JAILBIRDS.
Mighty fighters cannot but expect competition from those below. PEEP take warning!
You have more than a few enemies in NIATOLI ISLAND.
Vendettas. Bloodied blades and broken spears. Indeed the city has seen more
than its fair share of red in recent times. Fate is a fickle mistress. She showers
the miserable with fortune but sets enemies against the victorious. Remember this!
A thought before I go. Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise
manager learn the secrets of them all? Sadly warriors, now longer can I keep thy
company nor savor the ale of thy fine city. Depart I must and soon! Till we meet
again, remember: a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms no one; a
lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SOCIETY RED 7456 14 8 2 119 JAILBIRDS (590)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE ANVIL 7460 13 9 1 76 RAVAGING LORDS (44)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE PIKER 7569 5 3 0 62 RAVAGING LORDS (44)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RADINSKI 7560 7 1 0 55 JAILBIRDS (590)
-ACE HEARTS HAMMER 7493 10 1 0 45 KLKASINO HAMMERZ (576)
-DUCK CREEK HAMMER 7360 6 7 0 42 KLKASINO HAMMERZ (576)
PEEP 7494 5 2 0 41 ERRATA (619)
WALTER 7496 3 5 0 40 ERRATA (619)
THE CLAW 7520 7 8 1 34 RAVAGING LORDS (44)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE TUSKER 7568 4 4 0 32 RAVAGING LORDS (44)
-BEAR CREEK HAMMER 7366 7 6 0 28 KLKASINO HAMMERZ (576)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-HARE CREEK HAMMER 7367 5 8 0 23 KLKASINO HAMMERZ (576)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
REAUX-CHAMBEAUX 7576 1 0 0 15 NOT A SPORT (624)
PARIS HILTON 7587 1 1 0 13 JAILBIRDS (590)
POKER 7577 1 0 0 13 NOT A SPORT (624)
CHECKERS 7574 1 0 0 13 NOT A SPORT (624)
SLAPJACK 7573 1 0 0 12 NOT A SPORT (624)
PETTY CRIMINAL 7571 1 2 0 5 JAILBIRDS (590)
MIKE VICK 7586 1 1 0 4 JAILBIRDS (590)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BUCK CREEK HAMME 7361 7 6 0 KLKASINO HAMMERZ 576 THE CLAW 7520 555
GO FISH 7575 0 1 0 NOT A SPORT 624 BANDIT PRINCE 245 557 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
6 September 2007
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15 managers have announced for the Stormcrowe Slaughterhouse!!!!!! There is still
time to join and make a name for yourself in one of Alastari's fiercest contests! I
must correct a mistake in the previous announcement. I incorrectly called it the
Slaughterhouse 2, but in reality, this will be the third installment of the
Slaughterhouse!
HOW TO JOIN
*Find a Partner
*Declare your intentions in the Stormcrowe newsletter to enter before the first turn
of the contest. You may also email or diplo Master Darque.
*Each manager entering the Stormcrowe Slaughterhouse must submit one (1) Team Roll-Up
Certificate. Only certificates will be accepted for entry. All certificates
submitted will be used during the course of the contest as prizes.
*RU certificates must be received on or before the first turn of the contest which is
Stormcrowe Turn 263 (running approximately November 27, 2007).
RULES and SCORING
Rules and Scoring information for the Slaughterhouse will be posted every turn in the
Stormcrowe newsletter beginning with Turn 260 and in a final all arena ad in
November.
PRIZES
ENDURANCE AWARD: One (1) +1 Bonus Potion will be given to every team that competes
in 60 of the 65 contest fights.
KILL MASTER AWARD: The individual manager with the most kills will receive a Limited
Immortality Potion. This potion may be applied to one (1) warrior. He/she will be
resurrected ONE-TIME if they are killed in Basic D2.
TOP TEAM AWARD: Each manager on the winning team will receive the following prize
pack for their Slaughterhouse Dominance:
*One (1) +1 Bonus Potion
*Favorites Knowledge for one (1) Warrior
*Undisclosed amount of Team RU Certificates
Special note from RSI on prizes: All contest prizes must be used within three
months. All contest prizes may only be used on a living warrior on the participating
contest team in DM 45. The immortality potion may resurrect a warrior one time,
after a death in DM 45 only, after which time the potion disappears.
NEED MORE INFORMATION
Rules questions and clarifications may be directed to Master Darque the contest
coordinator. He may be reached by email at rebelnerfherder at yahoo dot com or by
diplo in DM 45 (Darque Forces-428).
20 September 2007
Ok, ok, you can stop not-talking about TOGS VI already, it is coming, slowly but
surely, like a giant, over-fed, greased slug sliding down a gravely driveway. We're
looking for new-comers, old-timers, in-betweeners, fence-sitters and Delarquans to
come on out and participate. Just think, you could be the next Pinky & the Brain
pairing (a la Creepster & Manager), or maybe you'll be the team that crushes all in
its path on the way TO UTTER AND COMPLETE TOGS DOMINATION!!!!!! [note: insert
sinister cackle if it helps you complete the picture]
There will be a few minor changes, so let's recap the rules from top to bottom:
1. Each TOGS team consists of two managers. After the contest starts, there will be
no switching partners whatsoever, so choose your teammate wisely. TOGS VI will last
for 13 turns, so pick a partner you can stand for 6 months or so.
2. The TOGS entry fee is 2 team setups per manager. This means 4 setups per TOGS
team. This entry fee is required before the start of the tourney with no exceptions
being made. This is to ensure that nobody gets screwed if a team or manager decides
to back out early. To pay the entry fee either:
a) send $10 cash/check/money order/ or whatever to me personally at:
Paul Jokelson
115 Moss Ave. #201
Oakland, CA 94611
b) get RSI to send me 2 team setup gift certificates. Sorry, no credit cards
and no old teams you have lying around will be accepted.
3. TOGS point system:
Fights:
10 points for winning on your up-challenge against another TOGS warrior.
7 points for winning on your even challenge of another TOGS warrior.
7 points for winning on another TOGS warriors challenge.
7 points for winning a random match-up against another TOGS warrior.
4 points for winning on your down-challenge of another TOGS warrior.
4 points for winning a random match-up against a non-TOGS warrior.
Changes this TOGS:
** 10 points for any challenge by the DM, UP OR DOWN!!
** 4 points for winning a random match-up against your TOGS partner's warrior.
To state the obvious, there are 0 points if you challenge your partner.
** 4 points for winning a bloodfeud attempt against you by a non-TOGS warrior
You will not get any points if you challenge or get challenged by a non-TOGS team
(with the exception of the above-stated rule if you get bloodfeuded), so use your
avoids wisely if you think someone is out to get you.
Spots/Ads
5 points for every 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 85 characters across) and we will be completely firm on
this. In addition to the length criteria, spotlights will not be given points if
they are in any way plagiarized or if they are not Duelmasters or fantasy related.
We will be the sole judge of this. If you're unsure if we will judge something to be
Duelmasters or fantasy related, then e-mail me before you write the spotlight and
ask. We reserve the right to take points away from a spotlight after they are given
if we judge at later time that the spotlight has been plagiarized.
-5 points per manager per turn every time a manager does not at least write one
personal ad.
4. TOGS VI will start in arena 60 shortly after the Winter Face-to-Face (turn due
Feb 21, Aradi turn 436) and as mentioned before will last for 13 turns. There will
be multipliers in the later rounds, which means that all points accumulated by a team
on turns 10 and 11 will be multiplied by 1.5 and all points accumulated by each team
on turns 12 and 13 will be multiplied by 2.
5. Soultaker and Nuln will be the sole arbiters of any dispute that may arise, with
props to Sentinel for doing the score-keeping as always. Whine all you like, we will
be glad to provide comfortable chairs and the cheese of your choice.
And there be the rules. If you look closely, you'll notice there were a few minor
changes and additions made from the TOGS V rules. They are as follows:
-- The Snotman & Nuln rule: Last TOGS Snotman and Nuln randomly matched up something
like 4-5 times, so we basically decided out of pity to now give a small amount of
points (4 in this case) for winning a random against a teammate, so that you're not
completely screwed by having 2 of your 10 warriors get 0 zero points automatically.
-- Scaling Down Points for the DM: Previously a TOGS DM would get 10 points *in
addition* to whatever challenge points they got. This was to keep the DM from being
penalized for being at the top and give people something to fight for. However, it
was a bit too much of an award and we decided to scale it back and eliminate the
bonus, but give full upchallenge credit whenever the DM challenges.
-- Bloodfeuds from outside TOGS teams: This incident came up last TOGS, and it was
felt that if a person killed a non-TOGS warrior in a random, they shouldn't have to
be potentially locked into 4 turns of getting 0 points. So we've added an additional
rule which now gives 4 points if you win when bloodfeuded by a non-TOGS warrior, at
least giving you some way to get points if you're locked into a non-TOGS bloodfeud
instead of being basically removed from the contest for 4 turns.
And lastly...
-- Team Names: This was not listed in the rules, but to make things more festive, at
the suggestion of Manager we have decided to have the added dimension of team names!
Yes, no more boring rankings with Team 4 edging out Team 7. Just picture reading a
TOGS turn report now, with something along the lines of "Team Fiery Starfish
obliterated Team Superior TOGSlings," just as one example.
We hope to see you all there....
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
GO FISH was viciously butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
PARIS HILTON lost to THE TUSKER in a 2 minute Challenge battle.
SOCIETY RED handily defeated THE ANVIL in a 1 minute one-sided Title match.
RADINSKI was devastated by CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a popular 1 minute one-sided contest.
PEEP was demolished by THE PIKER in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
THE CLAW was unbelievably bested by WALTER in a crowd pleasing 3 minute brutal fight.
PETTY CRIMINAL was devastated by SLAPJACK in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
MIKE VICK was viciously subdued by REAUX-CHAMBEAUX in a action packed 1 minute melee.
POKER vanquished MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
CHECKERS vanquished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 - 0 100 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 22 - 16 - 0 58 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 AIMED BLOW 8 - 7 - 0 53 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 TOTAL PARRY 11 - 10 - 0 52 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 4 - 0 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 5 - 5 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 6 - 0 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 LUNGING ATTACK 8 - 8 - 1 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 17 - 0 37 |
Turn 557 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 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 4 PARRY-LUNGE
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 2 2 TOTAL PARRY
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-LUNGE SOCIETY RED 7456 14 8 2 119 JAILBIRDS (590)
BASHING ATTACK THE ANVIL 7460 13 9 1 76 RAVAGING LORDS (44)
AIMED BLOW THE PIKER 7569 5 3 0 62 RAVAGING LORDS (44)
WALL OF STEEL PEEP 7494 5 2 0 41 ERRATA (619)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SOCIETY RED 7456. The most popular warrior this
turn was THE CLAW 7520. The ten other most popular fighters were REAUX-CHAMBEAUX
7576, THE TUSKER 7568, SOCIETY RED 7456, THE PIKER 7569, WALTER 7496, SLAPJACK 7573,
POKER 7577, PARIS HILTON 7587, THE ANVIL 7460, and RADINSKI 7560.
The least popular fighter this week was PETTY CRIMINAL 7571. The other ten least
popular fighters were PEEP 7494, GO FISH 7575, CHECKERS 7574, MIKE VICK 7586,
RADINSKI 7560, THE ANVIL 7460, PARIS HILTON 7587, POKER 7577, SLAPJACK 7573, and
WALTER 7496.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
SOCIETY RED (33-7456) JAILBIRDS (590)