DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 10/26/2006 Duedate: 11/08/2006 CLIFFHOME ARENA DM-38 TURN-510 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS BALLOU YS JINDA-BAN (198) (38-4539) [15-39-0,84] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader BALLOU YS JADE JINDA-BAN (198) JEWEL OF THE ORIENT (417) (38-4539) [15-39-0,84] (38-4659) [1-1-0,20] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite BALLOU YS RIQUETTIE JINDA-BAN (198) JINDA-BAN (198) (38-4539) [15-39-0,84] (38-4672) [7-8-0,31] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM JINDA-BAN (198) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. JINDA-BAN (198) 27 2. EAGLES CLAW (47) 0 INQUISITION CLONES (416) 3. TEAM FLOYD (99) 0 Unchartered Team 4. ARENA FELINES (374) 0 5. BOY O'S (388) 0JEWEL OF THE ORIENT (417) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 1 ARENA FELINES (374) 153 60 12 71.8 1/ 1 JINDA-BAN (198) 9 6 0 2/ 2 INQUISITION CLONES (416) 23 11 2 67.6 2/ 3 FIRE DECK (394) 4 4 0 3/ 0*JEWEL OF THE ORIEN (417) 3 2 0 60.0 3- 4 TEAM FLOYD (99) 3 1 0 4- 3 TEAM FLOYD (99) 308 263 18 53.9 4- 2 EAGLES CLAW (47) 3 2 1 5- 4 EAGLES CLAW (47) 680 581 57 53.9 5- 7 ARENA FELINES (374) 1 0 0 6- 6 BOY O'S (388) 41 43 3 48.8 6/ 5 INQUISITION CLONES (416) 1 2 0 7/ 7 FIRE DECK (394) 32 39 1 45.1 7- 6 BOY O'S (388) 1 4 0 8/ 8 JINDA-BAN (198) 400 529 9 43.1 8/ 0*JEWEL OF THE ORIEN (417) 0 2 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. Oh, please, this is ridiculous. Like I should be HONORED to be Duel2Dudette because I LOST to the Venomous Concubine? Okay, not because I lost to her, but because, even after that, I still was the highest-ranked active warrior here. That says such GOOD things about this arena. Eight fights, one of 'em in the Dark Arena. Gods, we're pathetic. Ballou Ys SPY REPORT I can't believe the violence in CLIFFHOME! I still haven't told Mom I'm writing Spyreports. She'd have a cow! Well, here we go... MVP award for DASHER? JINDA-BAN's proud of her after beating ENTEI and getting 12 points. Talk about yer major upsets! PEARL's match with MORDANT DESERTER cost her a loss of 9 points! Our Duelmaster has lost, folks, lost to VENOMOUS CONCUBINE, BUT BALLOU YS is still the Duelmaster because she has the most recognition points! Is the Duelmaster really being a real snob to his teammates? Don't ask me! So just why would someone becomes a warrior anyway? It can't be for these really neat Spyreports can it? What does a fighter fight for? I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone gets killed. Not after four more fights. Hey you guys, don't you think your families would like to hear from you? Write! (Or have someone write for you.) Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand wash. I gotta leave. CLIFFHOME is like such a dump, and you guys smell too much! I had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BALLOU YS 4539 15 39 0 84 JINDA-BAN (198) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SIR LICKSALOT 4341 25 4 0 107 ARENA FELINES (374) -WALDO 4336 14 6 1 107 BOY O'S (388) -PAWS 4342 17 9 2 103 ARENA FELINES (374) -ROBERT GERMAN 4521 10 5 1 102 EAGLES CLAW (47) -LEE LEE LO LEE 4653 6 0 2 93 INQUISITION CLONES (416) -HELLO KITTY 4600 13 5 0 91 ARENA FELINES (374) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -FRZNGRMDBEEFPATTIES 4652 5 2 0 82 INQUISITION CLONES (416) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LOMBER BOS 4670 9 6 0 65 JINDA-BAN (198) -WHAT'S A VOLKSIE? 4563 5 1 0 57 TEAM FLOYD (99) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -EAGLE'S CLAW 4345 7 1 1 55 TEAM FLOYD (99) -THWDGRNDBEEFPATTIES 4651 5 0 0 53 INQUISITION CLONES (416) -TORKOAL 4608 2 2 0 42 FIRE DECK (394) -FUZZY BUNNY SLIPPERS 4549 5 3 0 35 EAGLES CLAW (47) SCROD BOY 4675 4 6 0 35 INQUISITION CLONES (416) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -DA9965439564 4650 2 3 0 33 INQUISITION CLONES (416) DASHER 4685 5 3 0 32 JINDA-BAN (198) -FRANKEN FELINE 4399 2 0 0 32 ARENA FELINES (374) RIQUETTIE 4672 7 8 0 31 JINDA-BAN (198) ENTEI 4591 1 5 0 30 FIRE DECK (394) -MAGBY 4606 3 1 0 29 FIRE DECK (394) -NICKELBACK 4567 4 1 0 27 EAGLES CLAW (47) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -SWITCHFOOT 4568 2 2 1 22 EAGLES CLAW (47) JADE 4659 1 1 0 20 JEWEL OF THE ORIENT (417) -MONGO 4656 2 3 0 19 BOY O'S (388) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -MALEVOLENCE 4569 2 2 0 18 EAGLES CLAW (47) -IVORY 4661 1 0 0 15 JEWEL OF THE ORIENT (417) -CAMERUPT 4609 1 0 0 15 FIRE DECK (394) BENT FENDER 4702 3 4 0 13 JINDA-BAN (198) -JULIO 4711 1 0 0 13 BOY O'S (388) -MELLOW LEDBETTER 4561 2 1 0 11 TEAM FLOYD (99) -STABBING EASTWARD 4562 2 1 1 8 TEAM FLOYD (99) PEARL 4660 1 1 0 4 JEWEL OF THE ORIENT (417) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? ALOOF CHARIZARD 4617 0 1 0 FIRE DECK 394 STONE GOLEM 26 510 NONE PERSONAL ADS Scrod Boy -- I tread fish under my wheels, boy. -- Lomber Bos P.S. And what a stinky, slippery mess it is, too. Ugh. DA9965439564 -- This is all about "name jealousy," isn't it? If you had a real name, you would just be an ordinary, friendly.... Well, if you had a real name and weren't a golem you'd be an ordinary friendly guy. As it is, you're just a mean machine. -- Riquettie Torkoal -- Wow, singed my fingers on that one! You should come with a warning label, dude. -- Dasher Magby -- Isn't there some kind of special deal for people who have to fight blurs? Because you are, it says so right there in the report. The first time you're mentioned in the fight, it says you're a blur. So, obviously, I couldn't really see you, and if I can't see you, I can't fight you. I know there ARE guys who fight invisible foes, but they get special training, which I have not had. Damn. -- Bent Fender Destitute Noble -- We'll miss you. -- Jinda-Ban P.S. Of course, every time we meet up with you, or your warriors, we miss you and them right there. 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 ALOOF CHARIZARD was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. BALLOU YS was viciously subdued by VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute Title duel. LOMBER BOS demolished SCROD BOY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven fight. ENTEI was bested by DASHER in a popular 1 minute fight. RIQUETTIE subdued JADE in a 2 minute competition. BENT FENDER bested OSKSI NOBLE in a slow 4 minute duel. PEARL was devastated by MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched match. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |AIMED BLOW 2 SLASHING ATTACK 17 - 11 - 1 61 | |LUNGING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 6 - 4 - 0 60 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 9 - 7 - 1 56 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 LUNGING ATTACK 19 - 15 - 0 56 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 AIMED BLOW 19 - 17 - 0 53 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 - 0 50 | |BASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 6 - 7 - 0 46 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 BASHING ATTACK 9 - 13 - 0 41 | |STRIKING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | |WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 - 0 0 | Turn 510 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: TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 3 STRIKING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 AIMED BLOW SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME AIMED BLOW LOMBER BOS 4670 9 6 0 65 JINDA-BAN (198) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is BALLOU YS 4539. The most popular warrior this turn was RIQUETTIE 4672. The ten other most popular fighters were LOMBER BOS 4670, DASHER 4685, SCROD BOY 4675, ENTEI 4591, JADE 4659, ALOOF CHARIZARD 4617, BALLOU YS 4539, PEARL 4660, BENT FENDER 4702, and 0. The least popular fighter this week was BENT FENDER 4702. The other ten least popular fighters were PEARL 4660, BALLOU YS 4539, ALOOF CHARIZARD 4617, JADE 4659, ENTEI 4591, SCROD BOY 4675, DASHER 4685, LOMBER BOS 4670, RIQUETTIE 4672, and 0. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: BALLOU YS (38-4539) JINDA-BAN (198)