DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 10/09/2006 Duedate: 10/21/2006
ARDIVENT ARENA
DM-46 TURN-485
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
DR STEINBURGER
FANDILS (75)
(46-3442) [20-7-0,91]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
DR STEINBURGER SHTEFFI GRAAF
FANDILS (75) ALAN'S BOZLEEYOTCHS (318)
(46-3442) [20-7-0,91] (46-3388) [5-3-0,34]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
BECKER COLLIN JACINTHE
BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
(46-3850) [14-30-1,73] (46-3892) [4-16-0,32]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
TUFT-TASTIC! (265)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. DEATH (349) 40
2. BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 29 TUFT-TASTIC! (265)
3. TUFT-TASTIC! (265) 27 Unchartered Team
4. INFERNAL LORDS (8) 6
5. FANDILS (75) 3ALAN'S BOZLEEYOTCHS (318)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1 CYNICAL DELUSIONS (218) 250 141 14 63.9 1- 1 CYNICAL DELUSIONS (218) 9 1 0
2/ 2 TUFT-TASTIC! (265) 99 64 2 60.7 2/ 2 TUFT-TASTIC! (265) 9 4 0
3/ 3 FANDILS (75) 800 612 26 56.7 3/ 4 DEATH (349) 7 8 0
4/ 4 INFERNAL LORDS (8) 182 156 10 53.8 4/ 3 FANDILS (75) 5 6 0
5/ 5 DEATH (349) 28 37 2 43.1 5/ 6 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 5 10 1
6/ 7 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 386 604 13 39.0 6/ 5 INFERNAL LORDS (8) 4 3 0
7/ 6*ALAN'S BOZLEEYOTCH (318) 5 9 0 35.7 7/ 7*ALAN'S BOZLEEYOTCH (318) 1 4 0
8- 8*THE BEARS II (355) 3 6 0 33.3 8- 8*THE BEARS II (355) 0 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty,
and despair! Nothing is certain in ARDIVENT, with changing loyalties, changing
Duelmasters. Write this down: new top team--TUFT-TASTIC!. DEATH had cause to
celebrate, after HELLSPAWN got 18 points by beating AMBITIOUS GUARD. SHTEFFI GRAAF
certainly had a baffled expression on hers face, after losing to LOTHAR LIGHTSWORD
and losing 14 points in the process! A certain someone saw BREAK POINT at The
Victory Tavern with the shakes, and now he fails to show up to defend his throne.
What a pathetic slob! What can be a greater victory? DR STEINBURGER has taken his
place as the top, as ARDIVENT's new Duelmaster. Word has it one team in ARDIVENT is
using psychics to predict wins. They lead a charmed life!
And how sociable are ARDIVENT's warriors? Come, let us see. To quell some
nasty rumors, the guys in TUFT-TASTIC! are not carrying any incurable diseases. No
need to avoid 'em. The warriors of TUFT-TASTIC! found their efforts at combat
frustrated as DEATH apparently had more important things to do than fight. Is it
charming personality? Conversational abilities? Good oral hygiene? Whatever it is,
DEBRA CONKLIN is the most challenged warrior.
Is there life after death? Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after
life! Oh hard! that to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!
All good things must come to an end. Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards
fat! Do not despair! I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DR STEINBURGER 3442 20 7 0 91 FANDILS (75)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-AZGUD 3253 13 13 0 89 INFERNAL LORDS (8)
-TEMPTATION 3314 9 5 0 89 INFERNAL LORDS (8)
-MARY CATHERINE 3459 10 5 2 86 FANDILS (75)
JHEZRA STEELBLADE 3017 10 7 0 83 TUFT-TASTIC! (265)
-SPARROW-BLASTER 3900 8 4 2 74 CYNICAL DELUSIONS (218)
BECKER COLLIN 3850 14 30 1 73 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
-TERRENCE WYCLIFF 3433 8 2 0 73 TUFT-TASTIC! (265)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-GLAVER 3915 8 2 0 66 CYNICAL DELUSIONS (218)
DAVY PRIVETTE 3447 15 1 0 63 FANDILS (75)
LOTHAR LIGHTSWORD 3650 5 4 0 57 TUFT-TASTIC! (265)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ANNETTE TEVERLY 3651 6 2 1 56 TUFT-TASTIC! (265)
-QUAR-RAL 3898 9 1 0 53 CYNICAL DELUSIONS (218)
THORN 3904 8 5 0 51 DEATH (349)
-GALOOT 3907 10 1 0 47 CYNICAL DELUSIONS (218)
JUANITA 3926 6 3 0 44 FANDILS (75)
HELLSPAWN 3903 5 8 1 44 DEATH (349)
-IRONWOLF 274 5 1 0 42 BARBARIAN HORDE (47)
QUIETUS 3913 5 6 0 40 DEATH (349)
-TUVOLD 3946 4 0 0 38 TUFT-TASTIC! (265)
DEBRA CONKLIN 3890 6 16 0 34 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
SHTEFFI GRAAF 3388 5 3 0 34 ALAN'S BOZLEEYOTCHS (318)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DREAD 3902 5 8 1 33 DEATH (349)
-RYTHYM WIZARD 3357 7 6 0 32 INFERNAL LORDS (8)
JACINTHE 3892 4 16 0 32 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
EUROQ 3901 5 5 0 30 INFERNAL LORDS (8)
-STONE BEAR 3941 3 1 0 25 THE BEARS II (355)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ZELLIT 3948 3 1 1 23 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
BROQUS 3947 2 1 0 20 INFERNAL LORDS (8)
-UG 271 4 2 1 19 BARBARIAN HORDE (47)
-KROKUS 272 4 2 0 19 BARBARIAN HORDE (47)
-TARAMON 270 3 3 0 18 BARBARIAN HORDE (47)
VLDL 3943 2 4 0 17 DEATH (349)
-WEASEL 273 4 2 0 15 BARBARIAN HORDE (47)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-HAIRY BEAR 3939 0 1 0 7 THE BEARS II (355)
EARL 3951 1 1 0 4 FANDILS (75)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEE 1 0 1 0 1 ZELLIT 3948 485 NONE
SHARAPOVA 3950 0 1 0 ALAN'S BOZLEEYOTC 318 MOUNTAIN TROLL 18 485 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Congratulations to Break Point, Duelmaster. Apparently Dr. Steinberger's drill
couldn't penetrate his teeth. Salute. -- Fandil The Wise
Lori -- I guess I just plain wasn't good enough. -- Mary Catherine
Annette -- Why you slick tuft-stealer, you! Jeesh! -- Juanita
Mr. Constable -- I am glad you are friendly. -- Earl
Dwayne The Dog started from one of our all-time favorite jokes which was used in
Aradi, I believe simply using his name. Dwayne The Dog was trotting down the
sidewalk when he saw a sign which read "wet paint". So he did. -- WOF
P.S. You had to have been there.
Terrence -- Mocking you? Moi? Nay, I was merely enjoying my well earned tuft. -- Dr
Steinberger
Beware! The Arena Of The Red Sands is looking for "paint". Protect thyself. --
Fandil The Wise
Break Point -- Uh, THAT was not the strategy! You just plain kicked my teeth in!
Salute. -- Dr. Steinberger
Lori -- Whew! You got fight, girl! -- Mary Catherine
Annette -- You didn't let me get a word in at all! You just grabbed the
conversation, and I'm not a real good listener! Si? -- Juanita
Thank goodness there are friendly people in Ardivent. -- Earl
Good luck o all in The Mailer. -- Fandil The Wise
Eclipse -- Glad to finally take one from you guys. I was on a terrible losing streak
to your warriors. -- DeGotti
WoF -- You are one of the main contributors in turning this arena around. Salute. --
DeGotti
Tuvold -- Nicely done! -- Broqus
Mary Catherine -- No, you bloody-handed witch, I do NOT have to do better than that.
My performance was excellent, and I was properly rewarded for it, too! Ha!
Graduation, I never really expected to achieve it. -- Lori Collin
Jhezra Steelblade -- Ah, a left-handed wench. I KNEW you were sinister when I first
set eyes on you. And greedy for skills, besides. This is not proper womanly
behavior, but then, what proper woman would be a gladiator? Ah, well, I survived it,
and that's really all I ask these days. Take your skills and beat up someone else,
m'lady. -- Becker Collin
Eoroq -- Well! That was, like, totally infernal! Very hot. I'm panting like
anything. Um, that's what infernal means, isn't it? Hot as a furnace? Because I
am. I mean, I should know better, right? Running around, moving constantly without
pause, stealing initiatives, all that gladiator stuff. Sometimes it's hard to
REMEMBER all of it, much less get it done, but I do my best. -- Debra Conklin
Vldl -- How...odd. I have long been aware that elves are strange in many ways,
but...no vowels at all? (recoiling suddenly) Never tell me you gambled them away?
I have HEARD of people pledging vowels as stakes of chance, but I never IMAGINED
anything like this! How awful and awesome. Your luck with cards must be terrible.
-- Jacinthe
Broqus -- (surprised look) I won? That's incredible! If, as a golem, you drink,
allow me to buy you one, because you have positively made my day. -- Zellit
Break Point -- MRS? Where did you get THAT nonsense? I was all set to feel warm and
friendly and you pulled THAT out of your pocket? I am so glad you're traveling to
the Isle at the same time I am, because I'm going to make your trip HELL. -- Lori
Collin
Lothar -- Unless the Convicted Thief has stolen it. He might, you know. He does
that kind of stuff. -- Debra Conklin
Tuvold -- Only if I get to keep half of the ones we find. No uneven distribution
allowed. -- Jacinthe
Lothar -- Big talk, buster. -- Jacinthe
Terrence -- (grimly) Some do. It's all part of an insidious plot to infiltrate the
world with golems. -- Becker
Sparrow -- I noticed, and I have...talked...to the armorer about it. He promises to
do better. -- Becker
Ed. -- Not dry cleaning fluid! Stones forefend! That's worse than moonshine. No, I
use cornmeal. -- Kurli Kegbiter, Dwarf of Khalhums
All in all, I think beards must be more trouble than they're worth. -- Ed.
14 September 2006
I am back in the arena and thinking back to those days in 1984 where I was a
novice and clueless manager.
Now, 22 years later it looks like I am an ancient and once again clueless
manager.
I am looking to recover some old warriors. Since none of them are Aimed Blows,
they are no threat to win anything. I just want to see how they turned out.
The Couatl 2-17
Madam Butterfly 20-701
Gypsy Moth 20-703
King Crab 21-1
Priestess Python 26-1388
Please contact me at DekeYoung@Comcast.net if you know about any of these ancient
warriors, or just want to bs about the old, old, old times.
25 September 2006
It is obvious that the Dark Knights wish to be shown the light. Allow me to step
forward and blind them with truth. YOU ARE WORTHLESS!!! The Dark Knights are so
afraid of the light that they hide behind their black armor and empty threats. It is
too bad they are unwilling to actually FIGHT us! I guess our natural light is too
bright for you all to face! Fear us, for we are here! -- Gemini Goldphoenix,
Overlord of the Avengers of Light!
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!
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SHARAPOVA was butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
JUANITA devastated DEBRA CONKLIN in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided Challenge duel.
BROQUS demolished EARL in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
DR STEINBURGER was viciously subdued by LORI COLLIN in a 2 minute Title contest.
BECKER COLLIN was demolished by JHEZRA STEELBLADE in a 1 minute competition.
DAVY PRIVETTE won victory over AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute fight.
EUROQ was devastated by THORN in a 1 minute mismatched match.
SHTEFFI GRAAF was handily defeated by LOTHAR LIGHTSWORD in a 1 minute uneven fight.
ANNETTE TEVERLY viciously subdued DREAD in a action packed 1 minute gruesome duel.
QUIETUS defeated VISITING ORC in a 1 minute gory expert vs. novice duel.
JACINTHE savagely defeated VLDL in a popular 2 minute gory melee.
HELLSPAWN demolished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
ZELLIT butchered SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 TOTAL PARRY 32 - 12 - 0 73 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 12 - 7 - 1 63 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 23 - 15 - 0 61 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 SLASHING ATTACK 17 - 14 - 1 55 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 22 - 22 - 2 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 WALL OF STEEL 16 - 17 - 0 48 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 7 - 0 36 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 19 - 0 34 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 5 - 0 29 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 10 - 1 29 |
Turn 485 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-LUNGE 0 - 1 3 BASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-LUNGE
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 3 1 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 2 1 LUNGING ATTACK
1 AIMED BLOW
1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY DR STEINBURGER 3442 20 7 0 91 FANDILS (75)
AIMED BLOW JHEZRA STEELBLADE 3017 10 7 0 83 TUFT-TASTIC! (265)
WALL OF STEEL DAVY PRIVETTE 3447 15 1 0 63 FANDILS (75)
BASHING ATTACK LOTHAR LIGHTSWORD 3650 5 4 0 57 TUFT-TASTIC! (265)
LUNGING ATTACK ANNETTE TEVERLY 3651 6 2 1 56 TUFT-TASTIC! (265)
SLASHING ATTACK JUANITA 3926 6 3 0 44 FANDILS (75)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is BECKER COLLIN 3850. The most popular warrior this
turn was JACINTHE 3892. The ten other most popular fighters were ANNETTE TEVERLY
3651, HELLSPAWN 3903, JUANITA 3926, THORN 3904, QUIETUS 3913, JHEZRA STEELBLADE 3017,
DAVY PRIVETTE 3447, BROQUS 3947, LOTHAR LIGHTSWORD 3650, and VLDL 3943.
The least popular fighter this week was DREAD 3902. The other ten least popular
fighters were SHTEFFI GRAAF 3388, EUROQ 3901, BECKER COLLIN 3850, DR STEINBURGER
3442, EARL 3951, DEBRA CONKLIN 3890, SHARAPOVA 3950, ZELLIT 3948, VLDL 3943, and
LOTHAR LIGHTSWORD 3650.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
BREAK POINT (46-2741) CYNICAL DELUSIONS (218)
LORI COLLIN (46-3888) BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)