DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/07/2016 Duedate: 01/03/2017
STORMCROWE ARENA
DM-45 TURN-379
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
A CHEERLEADER
AVID FANS (65)
(45-1092) [11-9-1,165]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
A CHEERLEADER JERRY STUBBS
AVID FANS (65) C.C.W. (532)
(45-1092) [11-9-1,165] (45-4878) [1-0-0,21]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SNAEGH MARSH FELLOW
GOING BERSERK (527) SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
(45-4792) [18-5-0,78] (45-4815) [7-2-1,96]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
C.C.W. (532)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. AVID FANS (65) 248
2. C.C.W. (532) 52 GOING BERSERK (527)
3. SHEWISH BUFFET (520) 47 Unchartered Team
4. DESCENDENTS OF DARK (291) 8
5. DARQUE FORCES (428) 0 C.C.W. (532)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*C.C.W. (532) 4 1 1 80.0 1- 1 DARQUE FORCES (428) 8 2 1
2- 2 DARQUE FORCES (428) 526 309 34 63.0 2/ 0*C.C.W. (532) 4 1 1
3/ 1 GOING BERSERK (527) 48 31 5 60.8 3/ 5 SHEWISH BUFFET (520) 4 3 0
4/ 3 AVID FANS (65) 188 166 19 53.1 4/ 6 AVID FANS (65) 4 4 0
5/ 0 DESCENDENTS OF DAR (291) 268 249 11 51.8 5- 3 KNIGHT BREED (403) 4 6 2
6- 4 KNIGHT BREED (403) 56 55 2 50.5 6/ 2 GOING BERSERK (527) 4 8 2
7/ 5 SHEWISH BUFFET (520) 97 103 8 48.5 7- 4 MAIDEN JAPAN (504) 3 2 0
8- 6 MAIDEN JAPAN (504) 28 33 2 45.9 8/ 0 DESCENDENTS OF DAR (291) 1 0 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of
STORMCROWE brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too. Later days, DARQUE FORCES, since
C.C.W. took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news. Now keep the taverns
open late tonight, for there are sorrows to drown for GOING BERSERK, whose 0-4-0 this
turn dropped them by 4 into 6th. Ha! Now let's all watch AVID FANS' heads swell
from their 3-1-0 this turn. Haa ha ha ha! Big shots, big talk, big deal. I can
just hear all the boasts coming in C.C.W.'s next personal ads. Their first turn they
went 4-1-1. Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see A CHEERLEADER win a fight
and gain 125 points, terribly. Tsk, tsk, MARSH FELLOW beat SNAEGH and SNAEGH lost 13
points. You're breakin' my heart. Due to absence, and inability to defend the
throne, MADAME HYDRA has lost the Title of Duelmaster. Start setting that alarm
earlier! And it's out with the old, in with the new, as A CHEERLEADER takes the
Title and last week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster. Heh, heh. Kickbacks and
bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do you think some of these guys win their
fights? Skill? Ha!
My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start
talking.' I loved that woman. STORMCROWE, I am losing what little hope I had in you.
DARQUE FORCES the most avoided team? What insult will suffice, I cannot say. And
who led the way in this mass act of cowardice? Let's see, well, whatcha know? It
was GOING BERSERK. Ha ha ha ha!
Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and
gone, and get to see if their team cared. We're all going to die in the end, so why
worry if the fate catches up with you sooner that later?
There's got to be a better place in STORMCROWE to get a drink than The Shadow's
Fountain! Any suggestions? Well, I've had enough of this drivel, and I'm sure you
have too. Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather. Glad to see the back of this
place-- Snide Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
A CHEERLEADER 1092 11 9 1 165 AVID FANS (65)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MADAME HYDRA 4752 15 5 1 130 DARQUE FORCES (428)
TICKET TAKER 2522 1 1 0 108 AVID FANS (65)
-SCANDAL SAVAGE 4753 14 6 1 97 DARQUE FORCES (428)
MARSH FELLOW 4815 7 2 1 96 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
-UKKO 4780 12 3 1 95 GOING BERSERK (527)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SNAEGH 4792 18 5 0 78 GOING BERSERK (527)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-WAR MAIDEN 4743 13 11 1 66 DARQUE FORCES (428)
-WRATHCHILD 4407 7 6 0 62 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
-RAYNOR 3549 12 10 1 60 KNIGHT BREED (403)
A REPORTER 4758 7 3 1 58 AVID FANS (65)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LORD BATTLESTONE 3485 7 4 0 55 DESCENDENTS OF DARK (291)
AN ARENA DOCTOR 4175 11 14 1 52 AVID FANS (65)
-ARIANA 3500 5 0 0 50 DESCENDENTS OF DARK (291)
-THE TROOPER 4481 5 3 0 50 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
-WARSTRIKE 3436 10 13 1 44 DESCENDENTS OF DARK (291)
-SECURITY GUARD 4825 3 3 0 39 AVID FANS (65)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SLOPPY JOE 4797 5 12 0 33 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
-STARWIND 4684 4 4 0 30 KNIGHT BREED (403)
-BEA LIGERENT 4812 4 2 0 28 DARQUE FORCES (428)
-LADY MACDEATH 4774 6 6 1 26 DARQUE FORCES (428)
-RIME-ANCIENT MARINER 4496 4 1 0 25 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
-RUNNING FREE 4406 6 6 0 24 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JERRY STUBBS 4878 1 0 0 21 C.C.W. (532)
-BRAVE NEW WORLD 4453 3 7 2 18 MAIDEN JAPAN (504)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JIMMY GOLDEN 4880 1 0 1 16 C.C.W. (532)
-LORD KNIGHTMARE 3618 4 0 0 15 DESCENDENTS OF DARK (291)
HUMAN BEAN 4853 1 0 0 13 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
-HARLOCK 4876 1 0 0 13 KNIGHT BREED (403)
-SPACE DANDY 4875 1 0 1 11 KNIGHT BREED (403)
-RAGE 3637 1 1 0 11 DESCENDENTS OF DARK (291)
ROBERT FULLER 4879 1 0 0 9 C.C.W. (532)
FAMILY RECIPE 4854 1 0 0 5 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
RON FULLER 4881 1 0 0 5 C.C.W. (532)
SHRIMP SCAMP 4855 0 1 0 3 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
ADRIAN STREET 4882 0 1 0 1 C.C.W. (532)
UNDK 4872 0 1 0 1 GOING BERSERK (527)
'-' 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 JIMMY GOLDEN 4880 379 NONE
PLAY-BY-PLAY MAN 4754 5 3 1 AVID FANS 65 MADAME HYDRA 4752 378
DA44 4884 0 1 0 GOING BERSERK 527 STONE GOLEM 379 NONE
DA55 4885 0 1 0 GOING BERSERK 527 BANDIT PRINCE 379 NONE
KERRIGAN 3545 13 8 0 KNIGHT BREED 403 UKKO 4780 377
PERSONAL ADS
THE STORMCROWE SLAUGHTERHOUSE 5
OVERVIEW
A contest for Stormcrowe (DM 45) that runs 10 turns (starting turn 385, due
05/23/2017). Squads will consist of two (2) teams. One (1) team per manager.
Participating managers may not run multiple teams in the arena during the contest.
PREMISE
Master Darque opens a Chaos Gate in Stormcrowe, which creates a temporal distortion.
Turn 1 (Stormcrowe turn 385) and Turn 10 (Stormcrowe turn 394) will be scored using
Slaughterhouse scoring. Turns 2 through 9 will use a wide variety scoring mechanisms
from various contests throughout Alastari's history.
ENTRY
Entry into the contest is open to anyone who meets the following criteria:
1) FORM A SQUAD: A squad will consist of two (2) managers. No more, no less. This
means there will be NO single manager teams. You must choose a name for your
squad.
2) DECLARE ENTRY: Each manager must declare their intention to participate in the
contest BEFORE Turn 1 of the Stormcrowe Slaughterhouse (No exceptions will be
made). Declarations must include 1) TEAM NAME; 2) MANAGER NAME; 3) PARTNER'S
NAME; and 4) SQUAD'S NAME, and may be submitted by any of the following means:
a. A personal ad in DM 45
b. A diplomatic note to Darque Forces (428) in DM 45
c. An email to rebelnerfherder@yahoo.com (put SLAUGHTERHOUSE 5 in 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.
3) SEND RU CERTIFICATES: Submit two (2) Roll Up Certificates to Master Darque,
contest moderator. This can be done by requesting Roll Up Certificates from RSI
Customer Service. NOTE: Be sure to submit Roll Up Certificates, not Roll Up
Sheets.
PRIZES
ENDURANCE AWARD
Every participating Team will receive one (1) +1 Bonus Potion* for participating in
all 10 rounds of the contest and in at least 45 of the 50 scheduled fights.
BEST RECORD AWARD
The individual manager that achieves the best Win/Loss% over the course of the contest
(turns 385-394), will receive 10% of the entry RU Certificates. Tie breakers will be:
1) total kills during contest; 2) total fights during contest; and lastly, 3) head-to-
head win/loss% between tied teams.
UNSTUCK IN TIME AWARD
The manager that achieves the most kills during the course of the contest (turns 385-
394) will be allowed to transfer one (1) warrior from another team onto his/her team
in DM 45.
FIRST PLACE WINNERS
The winning squad receives the following:
1. 60% of the Entry RU Certificates (to be divided at squad's discretion)
2. Two (2) +1 Bonus Potions for each member of the squad*
3. Favorites Knowledge for one (1) warrior on DM 45 team of each squad member
4. Rename Stormcrowe Arena for six (6) months
5. Rename four (4) Dark Arena Monsters for six (6) months
6. Rename four (4) Arena Stand Bys for six (6) months
SECOND PLACE WINNERS
1. 20% of the Entry RU Certificates (to be divided at squad's discretion)
2. One (1) +1 Bonus Potion for each member of the squad*
3. Favorites Knowledge for one warrior on DM 45 team of each squad member
4. Rename four (4) Dark Arena Monsters for six (6) months
THIRD PLACE WINNERS
1. 10% of the Entry RU Certificates (to be divided at squad's discretion)
2. Favorites Knowledge for one warrior on DM 45 team of each squad member
3. Rename four (4) Arena Stand Bys for six (6) months
*Bonus potions must be used with 2 turns of contest end AND can only be used on living
warriors that participated in the Stormcrowe Slaughterhouse 5 contest.
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. A copy of the scoring rules can be requested via email or diplomatic note.
Please use the email listed above for any inquiries and note SLAUGHTERHOUSE in the
subject line.
* * * * * * * * * *
SCORING FOR THE STORMCROWE SLAUGHTERHOUSE 5 (SSV)
Turn 1: SSV Scoring (DM 45)
+1 Win
-1 Death
+1 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.
Turn 2: 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.
Turn 3: TOGS IV Scoring (DM 60)
10 points for winning on your upchallenge against another SSV warrior.
7 points for winning on your even challenge of another SSV warrior.
7 points for winning on another SSV warrior's challenge.
7 points for winning a random matchup against another SSV warrior.
4 points for winning a random matchup against a non-SSV warrior.
Do not fight your teammate, you will not get any points. Also, you will not get
any points if you challenge a non-SSV 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.
Turn 4: Battle Royale (DM 18)
+1 Win
+1 Kill
-1 Loss
-1 Death
No Avoids (-10 point penalty for avoiding)
Turn 5: (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).
Turn 6: 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 three (3) points). 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)
Turn 7: 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
Champion win = 3 additional points
Down Challenge = (-5) points each (DM is exempt from DC rule)
Team with most wins per round earns 4 additional points (If ties, no points
awarded)
Alliance/Squad Points (Round 7 Only):
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.)
Turn 8: 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)
Turn 9: Mordant Olympics (DM 1)
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)
Turn 10: Slaughterhouse V (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.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
DA55 was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA44 was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
SNAEGH was viciously subdued by MARSH FELLOW in a popular 2 minute gruesome match.
LORD BATTLESTONE slimly won victory over AN ARENA DOCTOR in a 4 minute contest.
A REPORTER demolished DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
A CHEERLEADER devastated SLOPPY JOE in a 1 minute mismatched Title match.
TICKET TAKER handily defeated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
SHRIMP SCAMP lost to RON FULLER in a 1 minute novice's duel.
FAMILY RECIPE unbelievably bested ADRIAN STREET in a popular 3 minute novice's duel.
HUMAN BEAN handily defeated UNDK in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
ROBERT FULLER subdued MORDANT DESERTER in a 2 minute amateur's match.
JIMMY GOLDEN easily killed PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
JERRY STUBBS demolished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 1 - 0 80 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 1 - 0 75 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 6 - 2 - 2 75 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 PARRY-STRIKE 8 - 3 - 0 73 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 13 - 10 - 2 57 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 8 - 2 56 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 TOTAL PARRY 4 - 4 - 1 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 17 - 1 39 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 10 - 0 33 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 AIMED BLOW 5 - 12 - 0 29 |
Turn 379 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 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE
1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK A CHEERLEADER 1092 11 9 1 165 AVID FANS (65)
STRIKING ATTACK MARSH FELLOW 4815 7 2 1 96 SHEWISH BUFFET (520)
PARRY-STRIKE SNAEGH 4792 18 5 0 78 GOING BERSERK (527)
BASHING ATTACK A REPORTER 4758 7 3 1 58 AVID FANS (65)
TOTAL PARRY LORD BATTLESTONE 3485 7 4 0 55 DESCENDENTS OF DARK (291)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SNAEGH 4792. The most popular warrior this turn was
MARSH FELLOW 4815. The ten other most popular fighters were AN ARENA DOCTOR 4175,
ADRIAN STREET 4882, A CHEERLEADER 1092, SNAEGH 4792, LORD BATTLESTONE 3485, A
REPORTER 4758, ROBERT FULLER 4879, JERRY STUBBS 4878, DA44 4884, and TICKET TAKER
2522.
The least popular fighter this week was UNDK 4872. The other ten least popular
fighters were SHRIMP SCAMP 4855, SLOPPY JOE 4797, JIMMY GOLDEN 4880, DA55 4885, HUMAN
BEAN 4853, FAMILY RECIPE 4854, RON FULLER 4881, TICKET TAKER 2522, DA44 4884, and
JERRY STUBBS 4878.
A DM TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
12 political points a'pumpin'
11 TVs a'workin'
10 free duels of credit
9 ABs to challenge
8 criticals a'connectin'
7 scums a'dyin'
6 skills a'maxin'
5 A.D. invites
4 lucky warriors
3 size on replacement
2 proxied TCs
And a quarterstaff from a pear tree.
May your days be merry,
And your wins be often.
The Consortium
MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXII
ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
CALLOUS COURTNEY 4622 (18-4-2) 0 2 0 STREET WALKERS
JOSIE WALES 4620 (21-1-2) 0 2 0 STREET WALKERS
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
MR BEEFY 4618 (20-10-1) 0 2 0 STREET WALKERS
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
WEAPONSMITH 4828 (3-1-1) 4 1 1 DEAD AVID FANS
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
HUMAN BEAN 4853 (0-0-0) 6 3 0 SHEWISH BUFFET
RAYE 4869 (0-0-0) 3 2 0 DEAD WRATHMEN
EIKE 4867 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 WRATHMEN
PRISM GUARD 4857 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 BOOK OF THOMAS
FAMILY RECIPE 4854 (0-0-0) 0 2 0 SHEWISH BUFFET
FOLK TALE 4860 (0-0-0) 0 2 0 BOOK OF THOMAS
KWITCHERBICHON 4861 (0-0-0) 0 2 0 BOOK OF THOMAS
SHRIMP SCAMP 4855 (0-0-0) 0 2 0 SHEWISH BUFFET
DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
A CHEERLEADER 1092 (10-9-1) 9 3 0 AVID FANS
DEAD ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
RODEKI MARSALA 4701 (1-1-0) 6 3 0 SHEWISH BUFFET
ARUAK LAMB 4748 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 DEAD SHEWISH BUFFET
ABRACADAVER 4609 (0-0-0) 0 2 0 PHANTOM REGIMENT