DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/18/2015    Duedate: 08/31/2015

KATI-TEI ARENA

DM-41    TURN-725

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

WHAT'S CRACKIN'
LAZY SUNDAY (411)
(41-4850) [10-3-0,79]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

WHAT'S CRACKIN'                BRIMSTONE BURGER
LAZY SUNDAY (411)              HELL'S KITCHEN (435)
(41-4850) [10-3-0,79]          (41-4904) [1-0-0,14]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

MATTHEW PERRY                  CEYLON
LAZY SUNDAY (411)              TOWER OF SNAKES (423)
(41-4784) [12-10-2,76]         (41-4864) [8-1-0,67]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

LAZY SUNDAY (411)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HELL'S KITCHEN (435)        45
2. I C DRUNK PEOPLE (352)      23      LAZY SUNDAY (411)
3. LAZY SUNDAY (411)           21      Unchartered Team
4. OLD SCHOOL (368)            15
5. CALL ME JIMMY (425)          0      HELL'S KITCHEN (435)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*HELL'S KITCHEN (435)       3   1  0 75.0   1/ 1 LAZY SUNDAY (411)         7  0 2
 2/ 2 LAZY SUNDAY (411)        130  91  8 58.8   2/ 2 OLD SCHOOL (368)          7  3 2
 3- 3 CALL ME JIMMY (425)       40  34  3 54.1   3/ 0*HELL'S KITCHEN (435)      3  1 0
 4/ 4 OLD SCHOOL (368)         100  89  5 52.9   4/ 0 I C DRUNK PEOPLE (352)    1  0 0
 5/ 0 I C DRUNK PEOPLE (352)    25  27  1 48.1   5/ 4 LAW OF TWO'S (427)        1  3 0
 6/ 5 TOWER OF SNAKES (423)     43  68  1 38.7   6- 3 CALL ME JIMMY (425)       1  4 0
 7/ 6 LAW OF TWO'S (427)        13  24  4 35.1   7/ 5 TOWER OF SNAKES (423)     1  7 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     Hail and well met warriors of KATI-TEI!  Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp 
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari.  A new guild, HELL'S KITCHEN, entered 
KATI-TEI with a clash this turn, showing off a 3-1-0 record.  Indeed, a worthy 
addition to the city guilds.  BEER WHISPERER caught the eye of many in the 
gladiatorial commission as it skillfully bested SPASTIC FITZ and was awarded 23 
points in recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, BEER WHISPERER put 
down SPASTIC FITZ, causing him to lose 20 points of recognition in the process.  Due 
to his absence and inability to defend the throne, BAKER'S DOZEN has lost the title 
of Duelmaster.  The city has turned out in honor of WHAT'S CRACKIN', for with his 
arena victory he may now lay claim to the highest position in the city!  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!   
     Many and various are the arts of battle.  In KATI-TEI "art" is a word that has 
long since passed from the language!  Loose talk at the arena has reached my ears and 
it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters are after RUNNIK.  Watch your back!  
     What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his 
foe's mortality?  Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins.  In the arena 
there is only the brightness of steel.  Keep vigil always!   
     A thought before I go.  Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise 
manager learn the secrets of them all?  More than a sharp eye must I keep, indeed a 
stout pair of legs must I keep as well!  The endless paths of Alastari await me!  
Till next we meet remember:  a fool flies into a rage quickly and often.  The wise 
are angered by the same thing only once.  Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WHAT'S CRACKIN' 4850         10   3  0    79       LAZY SUNDAY (411)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BAKER'S DOZEN 4587            7   2  1   132       LAZY SUNDAY (411)
-HOFFA 4768                   11   6  1    95       CALL ME JIMMY (425)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WARRIOR PIZZA 4191            8   3  1    78       OLD SCHOOL (368)
 MATTHEW PERRY 4784           12  10  2    76       LAZY SUNDAY (411)
 CEYLON 4864                   8   1  0    67       TOWER OF SNAKES (423)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CUDDLY KAHLUA 4139           14  13  0    61       OLD SCHOOL (368)
 LORD BANE 4811                8   9  4    60       LAW OF TWO'S (427)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BEER WHISPERER 4632           3   0  1    53       I C DRUNK PEOPLE (352)
-HOFFA 4766                    8  10  0    47       CALL ME JIMMY (425)
-GOOGLE MAP 4889               3   0  0    38       LAZY SUNDAY (411)
 RUNNIK 4736                   3   0  1    35       OLD SCHOOL (368)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPASTIC FITZ 4189             5   2  0    32       OLD SCHOOL (368)
 RALPH? 4638                   2   0  1    27       OLD SCHOOL (368)
-HOFFA 4837                    3   2  0    24       CALL ME JIMMY (425)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SANTA? 4537                   3   1  0    23       I C DRUNK PEOPLE (352)
 BRIMSTONE BURGER 4904         1   0  0    14       HELL'S KITCHEN (435)
 MEPHISTO PESTO 4905           1   0  0    13       HELL'S KITCHEN (435)
 ROSEMARY'S BABYBACKS 4906     1   0  0    10       HELL'S KITCHEN (435)
-DA1 4895                      1   0  0     8       LAZY SUNDAY (411)
-HOFFA 4884                    0   1  0     1       CALL ME JIMMY (425)
 PUFF ADDER 4909               0   1  0     1       TOWER OF SNAKES (423)

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
FRATSFAN NOBLE          0  0 0                      RALPH? 4638           725  NONE
HOFFA 4799             11  1 0 CALL ME JIMMY 425    BAKER'S DOZEN 4587    724   
A 4907                  0  1 0 HELL'S KITCHEN 435   SPYMASTER             725  NONE
LORD COGNUS 4834        2  5 0 LAW OF TWO'S 427     RUNNIK 4736           725   

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BASHER 4910             0  1 0 TOWER OF SNAKES 423  MOUNTAIN TROLL        725  NONE
LUNGER 4911             0  1 0 TOWER OF SNAKES 423  SHEWISH GIANT         725  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

LUNGER was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
BASHER was slaughtered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
A was easily killed by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
CUDDLY KAHLUA was overpowered by MATTHEW PERRY in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
WARRIOR PIZZA narrowly defeated CEYLON in a exciting 3 minute bloody Challenge fight.
LORD COGNUS was butchered by RUNNIK in a 1 minute bloody one-sided Challenge duel.
LORD BANE was overpowered by WHAT'S CRACKIN' in a 1 minute mismatched Title brawl.
SPASTIC FITZ was overpowered by BEER WHISPERER in a 1 minute uneven melee.
RALPH? slaughtered FRATSFAN NOBLE in a 2 minute uneven duel.
ROSEMARY'S BABYBACKS overpowered PUFF ADDER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
MEPHISTO PESTO overpowered SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BRIMSTONE BURGER handily defeated POLITE BEGGAR in a tiresome 3 minute one-sided bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   0 -  1     100  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         LUNGING ATTACK    11 -   7 -  1      61  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -   5 -  0      58  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         BASHING ATTACK    20 -  15 -  0      57  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL      5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         STRIKING ATTACK   27 -  23 -  2      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         TOTAL PARRY        3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         AIMED BLOW        14 -  19 -  1      42  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 725 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:

PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  2         5  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  3         2  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   WHAT'S CRACKIN' 4850       10   3  0   79 LAZY SUNDAY (411)
WALL OF STEEL    WARRIOR PIZZA 4191          8   3  1   78 OLD SCHOOL (368)
STRIKING ATTACK  MATTHEW PERRY 4784         12  10  2   76 LAZY SUNDAY (411)
LUNGING ATTACK   CEYLON 4864                 8   1  0   67 TOWER OF SNAKES (423)
TOTAL PARRY      CUDDLY KAHLUA 4139         14  13  0   61 OLD SCHOOL (368)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MATTHEW PERRY 4784.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was CEYLON 4864.  The ten other most popular fighters were MATTHEW PERRY 4784, 
RALPH? 4638, WARRIOR PIZZA 4191, WHAT'S CRACKIN' 4850, BEER WHISPERER 4632, 
ROSEMARY'S BABYBACKS 4906, MEPHISTO PESTO 4905, CUDDLY KAHLUA 4139, RUNNIK 4736, and 
LUNGER 4911.

The least popular fighter this week was BRIMSTONE BURGER 4904.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were PUFF ADDER 4909, SPASTIC FITZ 4189, LORD BANE 4811, LORD COGNUS 
4834, A 4907, BASHER 4910, LUNGER 4911, RUNNIK 4736, CUDDLY KAHLUA 4139, and MEPHISTO 
PESTO 4905.

                 FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY LV

CONTENDERS TOURNEY                     W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
SKITZOID SNOOPY 2146 (59-36-0)        12  3  0         DA DOG POWNDAZ       
ALBINO DALMATION 1672 (81-73-3)        6  3  0         DA DOG POWNDAZ       
MOHNSOON MAYHEM 4444 (57-65-0)         0  5  0         THE STORM FRONT      

ADM TOURNEY                            W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
AFRICAN GREY 3317 (39-56-2)            2  3  0         BIRDS                
VENOM DECAY 4758 (14-6-0)              1  3  0         TOWER OF SNAKES      

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
FLYING PIG 4605 (40-9-0)               5  3  0         HELL FROZEN OVER     
PORTERHOUSE ARREST 4059 (49-32-1)      1  3  0         GLAD TO MEAT YOU     

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
DODO 4321 (10-9-0)                     1  2  0  DEAD   BIRDS                

CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
HAMMERJACK 4285 (6-6-0)                2  3  0         WRECKING CREW        
BAKER'S DOZEN 4587 (6-2-0)             0  2  0  DEAD   LAZY SUNDAY          

ADEPTS TOURNEY                         W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BEER WHISPERER 4632 (2-0-1)            6  3  0         I C DRUNK PEOPLE     
HOFFA 4768 (10-6-1)                    5  3  0         CALL ME JIMMY        
HOFFA 4766 (8-9-0)                     3  3  0         CALL ME JIMMY        
LORD BANE 4811 (8-7-4)                 1  3  0         LAW OF TWO'S         

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
CEYLON 4864 (7-0-0)                    2  3  0         TOWER OF SNAKES      
ORDINARY OSCAR 4860 (4-2-0)            1  3  0         WEIRD STUDENTS       
FANTASTIC FOE 4861 (4-2-0)             0  3  0         WEIRD STUDENTS       
RUTHLESS RANDY 4858 (5-1-0)            0  3  0         WEIRD STUDENTS       

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
HOFFA 4837 (3-1-0)                     1  3  0         CALL ME JIMMY        

ROOKIES TOURNEY                        W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
OMEGA FORNACIS 4873 (0-0-0)            3  3  0         FORNAX               
DEATH ADDER 4893 (0-0-0)               2  3  0  DEAD   TOWER OF SNAKES      

   The Turf Wars are coming. The Turf Wars are coming. Come one; come all. Gather

your alliance or collection of 2-4 teams and join in the competition. Hurry up! While 
Feb 2016 seems so far away, it is only six or so turns away, and it does take a while 
to make sure you have a team in DM47, communicate to find a group, send in certs, 
announce in writing in DM47, etc. etc. Teams of all levels and managers of all types, 
including newbies, find themselves competing quite well in this type of competition. 
Let's make the tenth anniversary (TWX) the biggest and best ever.
     This 10th competition will be hosted and moderated by the triumvirate of Assur, 
Master Darque and Oz The All-Wonderful.    
     Anyone may participate: known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances 
created solely to compete in the Turf War!  

To participate, each alliance must:
    a.  Announce the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter.
    b.  Indicate in the newsletter which Captain/alliance you will join.
    c.  Announcements made on the D2 Forums or elsewhere will not be accepted.

Captains are responsible for:
    a.  Verifying/authorizing, in the North Fork newsletter those who wish to 
        participate under the banner of their alliance. The confirmation/verification 
        must occur after, or in the same newsletter, but not before, the participant's 
        declaration. (Lack of participant indication of joining and/or subsequent lack 
        of Captain confirmation will delay a team's participation in the Turf War.)
    b.  Distribution of prizes should their alliance win the Turf War.
    c.  Submit two (2) RSI Roll-Up Certificates to participate. (Note: Captains may, 
        if they wish, submit certs for all potential members of their alliance.)

Participating managers who are not Captains must:
    a.  Submit two (2) RSI Roll-Up Certificates to participate (Unless already 
        submitted by Captain. Note: extras will not be returned, but will go into the 
        winning pool of prizes.)
    b.  Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name, and alliance 
        they will represent in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter. Announcement made on 
        the D2 Forums or Chatzy will not be accepted.
        1.  No scores will be tabulated until two RSI Gift Certificates are received, 
            and participant indication and captain confirmation are posted in the 
            North Fork newsletter. NO EXCEPTIONS.
        2.  Before a manager can compete, he/she must declare themselves in the North 
            Fork (DM 47) newsletter as stated above AND be verified in the same or 
            subsequent newsletter by the alliance Captain they will represent.
        3.  Only one (1) team per player may compete.  No arena multiple teams or 
            aliases will be allowed.  Violations will result in immediate manager 
            disqualification (including team point adjustments) from the Turf War (so 
            be sure to take any multiple teams OFF of Team Maintenance and be certain 
            not to run any other team warriors).
        4.  Scoring will NOT be retroactive for teams/alliances that do not properly 
            declare or get captain confirmation or fail to send a Gift Certificate by 
            Turn 1.  In other words, if your Gift Certificate is not received until 
            Turn 3 of the Turf War, and you have fought on Turns 1 and 2, your score 
            will not begin until Turn 3.  All conditions must be met before scoring 
            will begin--declaration, verification, and Gift Certificate received.
        5.  No declarations or verifications will be accepted after Turn 3 of the Turf 
            War.

For purposes of scoring, the moderators will score the Turf War and settle any and all 
disputes as they arise.  Their decisions will be final. (Note: the intent is to have a 
very thorough set of rules so that few decisions, if any, are required from the 
moderators.)

Scoring will be as follows for Fights:

Team Points:
    a.  Fights made: (includes DA fights) 
            1 = 0 points,  2 = 0 points,  3 = 1 point,  4 = 3 points,  5 = 5 points
    b.  Wins earned: 
            1 = 1 point,  2 = 3 points,  3 = 6 points,  4 = 10 points,  5 = 15 points
    c.  Champion win = 3 additional points 
    d.  Down Challenge = (-5) points each (DM is exempt from DC rule)
    e.  Team with most wins per round earns 4 additional points
            (If ties, no points awarded)

Alliance Points (Rounds 1 through 5):
    a.  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
    b.  Alliance with most wins per that round = 5 points
            (If tied, no points awarded.)

Alliance Points (Rounds 6 through 10 as alliance point scoring doubles):
    c.  Fights made (DA fights count as a fight made)
            All (each) team of the alliance fights 1 to 3 warriors = 6 points
            All (each) team fights 4+ warriors = 12 points
            All (each) team fights all five warriors = 18
    d.  Alliance with most wins per that round = 10 points
    e.  (If tied, no points awarded.)
   
Champions:
    a.  A Champion may be declared, but one is not mandatory. It is to the 
        team's/alliance's advantage that you do so.
    b.  Only one Champion allowed per manager at any given time.
    c.  Champions that graduate or are killed by another warrior or the Dark Arena, 
        may be replaced.
    d.  Champions must have fought at least one previous fight in the North Fork (DM47 
        arena) to be able to be declared a champion. 
    e.  A Champion can be declared on any round and point factors will begin that same 
        turn. (Must meet above 4 conditions prior to declaring.)
    f.  Challenges to or by Champions against members of the same alliance shall be 
        scored as a loss for each warrior.

     No warrior may be substituted without the proper use of the DA or arena death or 
death in a tournament or graduation. A maximum of five warriors may be on a team at 
any time. (The penalty for such substitution is -10 points.) 

     It is not in the spirit of competition to challenge fellow members of the same 
alliance. Hence, challenges as such will be scored as losses for both warriors.

Downchallenges:
    a.  A downchallenge occurs when a warrior challenges a warrior with lesser 
        recognition points. 
    b.  No challenge or bloodfeud by The Duelmaster shall be deemed a downchallenge. 
    c.  No challenge of the Duelmaster shall be deemed a downchallenge.
    d.  Bloodfeuds against warriors with lesser recognition are deemed downchallenges.

Tournament Considerations:
    a.  Tournament participation is allowed and ENCOURAGED as a great form of 
        recognition for North Fork.
    b.  It is an opportunity to gain skills and preferred challenging within the Turf 
        War.

Special Considerations:
    a.  Each alliance begins the Turf War with zero (0) points.
    b.  There will be NO alliance or team changes once the contest has begun.  If you 
        begin the Turf War with Alliance A, you must end the Turf War with Alliance A.  
        If you begin the Turf War with Team A, you must end the Turf War with Team A.
    c.  There will be a maximum of four (4) teams/managers allowed per alliance for 
        the Turf War VII. The minimum is two (2).
    d.  The Dark Arena may be used at any time without penalty.
    e.  If at any time, the Moderators determine that any non-TW team in the arena is 
        aiding and/or abetting any TW alliance or team, the affected points won by the 
        gifted team/alliance will be disallowed and the aiding non-TW team will be 
        asked to desist from play in the arena until after the Turf War concludes.

Prizes:
     The Turf War is meant to be a "winner takes all" contest.  All prizes, except the 
Endu Award listed below, and 100% of the Gift Certificates will be awarded to the 
Captain of the winning alliance at the end of the competition.  It is the 
responsibility of the Captain to distribute Gift Certificates.  
     Moderators will submit a list of each manager on the winning alliance to RSI at 
the completion of the contest for the non-Certificate prizes.
     All entry fees (rollup certs) are awarded to the winning alliance.  
     The following prizes have been secured from RSI:
        a.  Renaming of the North Fork (DM 47) arena;
        b.  Renaming of all Dark Arena Monsters 
        c.  Known Favorites for one DM47 warrior on each team of the winning alliance 
            (warrior must be ranked Initiate or above, must be alive, and must have at 
            least one DM47 arena fight to receive this award).
        d.  +1 Skill bonus (three) for each manager on the winning alliance.  Bonus 
            potions must be applied to living warriors from DM 47, no more than two 
            skills per warrior.
        e.  +1 Skill bonus potion (one) for each and every individual manager who 
            fights in all 10 rounds AND at least 45 fights of the Turf War.  Bonus 
            potion must be applied to a living warrior from (DM 47) (Endu Award).
        f.  Two additional random rollup sheets or rollup certs for each manager of 
            the winning alliance from RSI.
     These RSI awards will be listed by the Moderator for claiming from RSI (Lee) 
within 4 turns of the end of TW VI. The certs will be mailed to the winning alliance 
by the Moderators within two weeks of the end of the TW.

Moderators:
     The Moderators for this event will be Oz, Master Darque, and Assur (the TWX 
Triumvirate), They will arbitrate all dealings during the course of the contest.  
Their decisions will be final.  Direct questions, comments, and scoring disputes via 
Diplo in DM 47, on the Duel2 site in the Forums/via private message, or via email to:  

                      DM 47 (Diplo)    Duel2 (PM/Forums)   Email 
     Oz:              Land of Oz       "The Consortium"    wfms101@aol.com
     Master Darque:   Darque Forces    "Darque"            rebelnerfherder@yahoo.com
     Assur:           Bash Bros Park   "Assur"             assurnasir@yahoo.com