DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 08/08/2007 Duedate: 08/21/2007 MURSKA ARENA DM-35 TURN-545 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS GARTH THE SEAMITE PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347) (35-3748) [20-11-1,130] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader GARTH THE SEAMITE POSITION IS EMPTY PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347) (35-3748) [20-11-1,130] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite PITFALL HARRY VEXED VIKING FLIPPERS ARCADE (366) PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) (35-3927) [20-31-0,106] (35-3641) [13-9-0,105] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM PHILANTHROPISTS (153) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. PHILANTHROPISTS (153) 35 2. PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) 27 ERRATA (371) 3. FLIPPERS ARCADE (366) 19 Unchartered Team 4. PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347) 15 5. BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) 1 TRUE LOSERS (118) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 1*LORD OF MORIA (367) 4 0 0 100 1/ 1 PHILANTHROPISTS (153) 14 1 0 2/ 2 ERRATA (371) 10 6 0 62.5 2/ 3 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) 5 1 0 3/ 3 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) 98 59 7 62.4 3/ 2 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 5 10 0 4/ 4 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347) 109 76 4 58.9 4/ 4 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347) 3 0 0 5/ 5 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) 150 106 9 58.6 5/ 5 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366) 3 3 0 6/ 6 PHILANTHROPISTS (153) 374 301 29 55.4 6- 6*LORD OF MORIA (367) 1 0 0 7/ 7 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366) 104 106 7 49.5 7/ 7 ERRATA (371) 1 2 0 8/ 8 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 620 877 21 41.4 8/ 8 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) 0 3 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank SPY REPORT Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again! PHILANTHROPISTS had cause to celebrate, after ALE'CHAI TALLSKY got 19 points by beating THE USEROUS MERCHANT. Win some, lose some. Speaking of which, HYPER VIPER was winsome, after beating CULANN COONTZ and seeing him lose 8 points. Well, Duelmaster GARTH THE SEAMITE challenged CHILDREN OF LLYR's BALIN. Is a 19-11-1 good enough? Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by BALIN, of CHILDREN OF LLYR, who despite a 27-10-0 couldn't overcome MURSKA's Number 1. So who was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls and challenging dead trees? Someone's got a basic problem... So much to report, so little time! Perhaps the warriors of FLIPPERS ARCADE should take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team... Like a pup with its tail between its legs, ERRATA scurried away from FLIPPERS ARCADE. Oh, the shame! If challenges were horses, BALIN could open up a fast food joint! Is there life after death? Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after life! Questions are being raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the arena. A certain tavern in MURSKA would I avoid! Do not think spyreporting in MURSKA is the highlight of my life. My fingers tire and I fear my incessant prattling may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable character. Can anything compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for MURSKA? On that giddy note I take my leave-- Novgorodny Vir DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GARTH THE SEAMITE 3748 20 11 1 130 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME HYPER VIPER 3646 16 15 1 113 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) PITFALL HARRY 3927 20 31 0 106 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366) VEXED VIKING 3641 13 9 0 105 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) BALIN 3955 27 10 0 97 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) JUNGLE KING 3930 20 34 0 94 FLIPPERS ARCADE (366) LOONY 3990 9 3 0 91 ERRATA (371) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME TOURNEY SCUM 3943 22 6 0 84 BUSY, BUSYTOWN (360) CULANN COONTZ 3984 13 7 0 83 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -JANICE JOPLIN 3891 4 0 1 61 DEAD MUSICIANS (362) BOOMSHAKALAKA 3611 6 3 0 58 PHILANTHROPISTS (153) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME UGLY GENTLEMAN 3582 8 6 0 56 PHILANTHROPISTS (153) -NI 3945 3 3 0 47 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347) ALE'CHAI TALLSKY 4026 4 0 0 46 PHILANTHROPISTS (153) -DURIN 3935 4 0 0 44 LORD OF MORIA (367) BILDIS 3978 8 17 0 41 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) BRENNA 3995 9 7 0 34 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) PACIFIST 3939 5 0 0 34 PHILANTHROPISTS (153) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LAELAMESTO 3745 4 2 0 30 PHILANTHROPISTS (153) -SIR PSYCHO 3707 2 1 0 26 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -AHANTI GRAVETT 3747 2 0 0 21 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) -ALCARESE 3946 1 0 0 20 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347) -SHYBEL GIBBEN 3979 2 0 0 18 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347) DRENDAN O'KAI 4030 2 2 0 16 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) -ORDENASH 3950 1 0 0 10 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347) -MR SHORTSWORD 3746 0 1 0 1 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? AIDAN O'KAI 3989 10 4 1 CHILDREN OF LLYR 141 HYPER VIPER 3646 541 REVENGED PERSONAL ADS Garth the Seamite -- Finally! I am so glad that someone finally got it together to defeat me for the title, you can't IMAGINE the relief. Hang onto it, boy, because as soon as you let it slip, through carelessness or graduation, Balin and I will be in contention again, and we're so tired of all that. The parties, the wine, the women, the laudatory verses from all the bards, it all gets old, you know? -- Culann Coontz Pacifist -- Well, I'm not sure. Some would call it philanthropy, I suppose, but in the arena, on a hot summer day, some might call it sadism toward the fans, and probably masochism toward yourself. Certainly toward me! Fourteen minutes in armor in the sun, that was just plain cruelty. I was dripping by the end of that match, and it isn't like I need to loose weight any, you know. -- Brenna Hyper Viper -- Ah, the old "hot rocks" effect, eh? But I've been properly educated and know that around vipers, one always wears high boots. There are some chances I don't take. -- Balin Ugly Gentleman -- Now, there's a weird name. If you're a true gentleman, "ugly" is irrelevant. My mama told me that, right after she commented on the size of my nose. (sigh) She meant it well, though. -- Bildis Laelamesto -- Well, HECK! I'd've enjoyed the "several days' bedrest" more if I'd been intact from the beginning. Bonbons, cool drinks, good books, and a friendly woman or two, that's what makes bedrest fun. Well, maybe not BONBONS, I never did care much for them. Brandy balls or something, liqueur chocolates, stuff like that. -- Drendan O'Kai P.S. You didn't need those attack skills, you were attacking too much as it was. Give 'em back. It's a pleasant surprise to find more Philanthropists on our dance card this week. Does it signal a return, bigger and better things, CONVERSATION? -- Jorja, Children of Llyr 9 July 2007 I have not been receiving my physical turns in a reliable manner lately. If there are diplos with the turns that go missing, they're gone for good. So if you send me a diplo and do not see an acknowledgement of receipt in the personals, know that I have not gotten it (yet). If you have email, contact me at Livia AT reality DOT com. If you don't have email, keep trying with the diplos. We are working on this problem. -- the Scribe/Jorja/Leeta P.S. If you email me, put "Re DM" on the subject line. 27 July 2007 ************************************* ************************************* ** STORMCROWE SLAUGHTERHOUSE II ** ************************************* ************************************* Years have passed since the last Slaughterhouse, but the season is right for a return to STORMCROWE! Join us in DM-45 for the STORMCROWE SLAUGHTERHOUSE II. WHEN *The actions begins TURN-263 (due approximately November 27, 2007) WHERE *STORMCROWE (DM 45) HOW LONG *13 Turns (Turns 263-275) TEAMS *Teams will consist of two (2) managers. No more, no less. Only one team allowed per manager. Violators will be disqualified from the competition. Old teams and new teams are welcome to join the competition. Once the contest has begun (TURN 263) managers MAY NOT exchange teams or partners. SCORING In the tradition of the Slaughterhouse, scoring will be simple and straight-forward. Victory and achievements will be rewarded while defeats will be mocked and ridiculed. +3 Win +2 Kill (in addition to +3 Win for a total of +5) +5 Team on the Move (Top Gainer(s) Only) +3 Turn's Most Popular +3 Turn's Least Popular +5 Current Top Team (begins 3rd turn of contest) SPECIAL SCORING CONSIDERATIONS *Fights against teammates garner NO POINTS. *Fights against Judith's team (Northern Lights), Arena Stand Bys and the Dark Arena garner NO POINTS (this includes DA kills). *Tourney participation is allowed (even encouraged), but NO POINTS will be given for success in those endeavors. *NO POINTS will be awarded for DM, Popularity Leader, Chartered Recognition Leader, Top Chartered Team, Stylemasters, Top Unchartered Team, and Unchartered Recognition Leader. Every effort has been made to insure scoring neither benefits established teams nor new teams. ENTRY Entry into the Stormcrowe Slaughterhouse is easy: *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. 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. TIE-BREAKERS In the unlikely event of a tie, pre-contest established tie-breakers will be consulted to determine a winner. The tie-breaking criteria are known to the Moderator and RSI. They will not be made public knowledge to avoid any exploitation. MODERATOR Master Darque will be serving as Master of Ceremonies for the Slaughterhouse II. As such, all his decisions are final. Any rules inquiries should be directed to him. CONTACT INFORMATION Master Darque can be reached by Diplo in DM 45 (Darque Forces-428) or you may email him at the following address: rebelnerfherder at yahoo dot com. Be sure to put STORMCROWE in the Subject line of your Email so it can be easily spotted if sent to his Spam folder. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS GARTH THE SEAMITE bested BALIN in a 1 minute master's Challenge Title fight. LOONY was narrowly defeated by PITFALL HARRY in a exciting 5 minute gory melee. CULANN COONTZ was vanquished by HYPER VIPER in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. JUNGLE KING savagely defeated M. CHARDINEE in a 9 minute one-sided fight. VEXED VIKING viciously subdued TOURNEY SCUM in a exciting 3 minute master's fight. UGLY GENTLEMAN overcame BRENNA in a action packed 2 minute gruesome fight. BOOMSHAKALAKA won victory over BILDIS in a action packed 1 minute duel. ALE'CHAI TALLSKY overpowered THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute uneven duel. LAELAMESTO overpowered OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided fight. PACIFIST unbelievably bested CULT MEMBER in a slow 6 minute bout. DRENDAN O'KAI subdued CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute amateur's match. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |TOTAL PARRY 4 AIMED BLOW 5 - 0 - 0 100 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 15 - 6 - 0 71 | |SLASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 10 - 4 - 1 71 | |LUNGING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 19 - 10 - 1 66 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 TOTAL PARRY 22 - 14 - 0 61 | |AIMED BLOW 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 7 - 8 - 0 47 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 11 - 0 39 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 8 - 0 38 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |BASHING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 - 0 0 | Turn 545 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 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 3 2 STRIKING ATTACK PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 2 SLASHING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME STRIKING ATTACK GARTH THE SEAMITE 3748 20 11 1 130 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347) LUNGING ATTACK HYPER VIPER 3646 16 15 1 113 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) TOTAL PARRY BALIN 3955 27 10 0 97 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) WALL OF STEEL LOONY 3990 9 3 0 91 ERRATA (371) SLASHING ATTACK CULANN COONTZ 3984 13 7 0 83 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) AIMED BLOW ALE'CHAI TALLSKY 4026 4 0 0 46 PHILANTHROPISTS (153) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is PITFALL HARRY 3927. The most popular warrior this turn was VEXED VIKING 3641. The ten other most popular fighters were PITFALL HARRY 3927, UGLY GENTLEMAN 3582, LOONY 3990, GARTH THE SEAMITE 3748, JUNGLE KING 3930, BOOMSHAKALAKA 3611, HYPER VIPER 3646, TOURNEY SCUM 3943, ALE'CHAI TALLSKY 4026, and LAELAMESTO 3745. The least popular fighter this week was PACIFIST 3939. The other ten least popular fighters were CULANN COONTZ 3984, BILDIS 3978, BRENNA 3995, BALIN 3955, DRENDAN O'KAI 4030, LAELAMESTO 3745, ALE'CHAI TALLSKY 4026, TOURNEY SCUM 3943, HYPER VIPER 3646, and BOOMSHAKALAKA 3611. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: BALIN (35-3955) CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)