DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/19/2004    Duedate: 12/16/2004

TROCAR ARENA

DM-54    TURN-188

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CERISA
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
(54-2414) [22-34-1,102]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CERISA                         KATRINE
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)        KATHOUSE (278)
(54-2414) [22-34-1,102]        (54-2622) [5-4-0,60]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CERISA                         CERISA
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)        TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
(54-2414) [22-34-1,102]        (54-2414) [22-34-1,102]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

KATHOUSE (278)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. EYE OF THE STORM (221)      46
2. KATHOUSE (278)              14      EYE OF THE STORM (221)
3. PLAGUES (273)                0      Unchartered Team
4. USELESS TOOLS (219)          0
5. TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)     -5      KATHOUSE (278)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 USELESS TOOLS (219)      171  81  5 67.9   1/ 2*KATHOUSE (278)            9  2 0
 2/ 2 EYE OF THE STORM (221)    29  23  4 55.8   2/ 3 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)   8  7 0
 3/ 3*KATHOUSE (278)            20  17  1 54.1   3- 1 PLAGUES (273)             6  4 0
 4- 5 PLAGUES (273)             51  49  0 51.0   4/ 5 EYE OF THE STORM (221)    6  9 1
 5/ 6 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)  137 142  6 49.1   5- 4 USELESS TOOLS (219)       3  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

     Welcome TROCAR.  I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well.  Many the fights have 
I fought here.  The celebrations, the disappointments...  Woof!  PLAGUES were a bunch 
of dogs after KATHOUSE got through with 'em!  3rd ain't so sweet as 1st!  What's with 
BATTLEBLADE?  He actually beat TRADERS OF TROCAR's WIMPERETTA, and walked away with 
24 more points from the fight.  Laughs were big at EYE OF THE STORM while they 
watched BATTLEBLADE clobber WIMPERETTA.  She lost 9 points and got bruised from 
objects thrown from the stands.  What a role model for TROCAR's young 'uns!  IN-LAWS 
becomes Duelmaster, but don't bother to fight no more!  I'm sure TROCAR is excited 
about CERISA, the new Duelmaster from TRADERS OF TROCAR.  (remember?)  But when 
you've seen as many as I have...  Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to 
practice on?  I hear some team is looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  PALLADIARUM of TRADERS OF TROCAR didn't know when 
to quit.  When you've got a 5-6-0, that's a good sign.  Now he's dead.  Here's some 
advice:  study your opponent, master many skills, fight dirty.   
     Who knows what the future holds for a warrior.  More fights, there's no doubt.  
TROCAR is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  I don't 
want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CERISA 2414                  22  34  1   102       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-A.O. HELL 2523               14   5  1   121       USELESS TOOLS (219)
-RUBBER BULLET 2503           18   1  0   120       USELESS TOOLS (219)
-IN-LAWS 2593                 13   7  0   106       PLAGUES (273)
-LAWYER 2595                  12   8  0   105       PLAGUES (273)
-NO-STICK TAPE 2541           13   4  1   100       USELESS TOOLS (219)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-KILLER BEE 2596               9  11  0    88       PLAGUES (273)
-MOUSETRAP 2521               14   6  1    69       USELESS TOOLS (219)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DAROSHTAN 2602               11  11  0    60       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
 KATRINE 2622                  5   4  0    60       KATHOUSE (278)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KATZEN JAMMER 2624            5   3  1    55       KATHOUSE (278)
 BATTLEBLADE 2071              6   4  0    52       EYE OF THE STORM (221)
-LOCUST 2594                   8  12  0    50       PLAGUES (273)
 KAT CHING 2623                5   4  0    48       KATHOUSE (278)
 CHAOS WARRIOR 2069            6   5  1    44       EYE OF THE STORM (221)
-FIREANT 2592                  9  11  0    42       PLAGUES (273)
 WIMPERETTA 2655              11   6  0    39       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KAT CHI 2620                  5   1  0    32       KATHOUSE (278)
 YOHANN'S MAMA 2286            3   1  1    29       EYE OF THE STORM (221)
 WASTELANDER 2134              4   1  1    24       EYE OF THE STORM (221)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DOOMRUNNER 2070               5   6  1    22       EYE OF THE STORM (221)
 VIRET 2727                    2   4  0    12       TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
PALLADIARUM 2710       5  6 0 TRADERS OF TROCAR 252 CHAOS WARRIOR 2069    188         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Lawyer -- A plague upon you! -- Cerisa

Fireant -- Ha!  How does that anticide strike you, eh?  I thought of burying you in
the sand, and then changed my mind because it seemed that maybe it would be too much
like sending you home to recuperate.  Can't have that. -- Daroshtan

Ambitious Guard?  A half-elf?  Why does that seem so VERY suspicious, eh?  Perhaps
because...you're a Xochithlani agent?  A foreign troublemaker?  Yes, I think SO. --
Wimperetta
P.S.  I wish they'd let me such your blood.  Even though half-elves aren't as
substantial that way as, for instance, humans or orcs, the flavor is exquisite.  That
elvish bouquet, you know.

Doomrunner -- You RUN from your doom?  Didn't anyone ever tell you that's futile?
Doom follows.  Doom is inescapable.  Even *I* know that. -- Palladiarum

Wastelander -- A golem?  How distasteful.  I've never really cared for golems.  No
true Aruaki does.  They remind us too much of the wizards who created us by twisting
the Ratani. -- Viret the repelled

Kat -- (scowling)  Oh, yeah?  Well, I don't see Kat-ching as fetch-ching at all. --
Palladiarum

Kat -- So, are we looking at love, or war? -- Viret

22 October 2004
                         Youngblood's Three and Out Contest

I would like to take this time to announce and invite all managers to compete in what
I think will be an awesome contest.  If you haven't ever TC'd at a tourney before,
here is your chance.  The contest will start Wednesday, December 1, 2004, but a
chance will be given November 17 to dark arena, only, any warrior that you do not see
fit to run in the contest.  So now that I have your attention, here are the rules
(like you didn't know they were coming sooner or later).

 1.  Any manager participating can enter one team, only.
 2.  No sandbagging whatsoever.  (I will keep up with it, every turn.)
 3.  No teams or warriors will be allowed to run after contest starts.
 4.  All warriors will run until they lose three times, after three losses they are
     eliminated.
 5.  If a warrior sits out a turn, they are accounted with a loss in the contest.
     This is to keep warriors with winning records from sitting out until the end of
     the contest.
 6.  If a warrior is killed during the contest, the replacement cannot enter the
     contest.
 7.  If a warrior is killed, bloodfeuding is allowed, but only by a warrior that is
     active in the contest.
 8.  If a warrior is run after being eliminated, the manager is disqualified from the
     contest, no questions asked.
 9.  Challenges are legal, up or down.
10.  Contest will keep going until 1 warrior is left without three losses, and that
     warrior, of course, is accounted the winner.
11.  All managers participating will be asked to purchase a rollup certificate, to be
     awarded to the winners of the contest.

                                    <<<PRIZES>>>

     As I have already said, and according to participation, rollups will be awarded
to the first and second place managers.  So the majority and minority of the rollups
will be determined when all are accumulated.
     Contest Champion--2 Faves prizes, and majority of rollup certificates
     Contest Runner-up--1 Faves prize, and minority of rollup certificates
     So once again I invite all managers old and new to participate in what should be
a fierce and challenging contest.  <<<REMEMBER, FIRST OFFICIAL TURN OF THE CONTEST IS
DECEMBER THE FIRST, AND AS I SAID BEFORE, THE TURN BEFORE (NOVEMBER 17TH) YOU MAY
DARK ARENA CHALLENGE ONLY!!!  ANY WARRIOR WITH ANY FE (FIGHT EXPERIENCE) WHEN THE
CONTEST STARTS WILL BE ELIMINATED FROM THE CONTEST.

                          YOUNGBLOOD of WENSINWASIN

11 November 2004
All you alliance-type people, I'm trying (again!) to get my alliance listing correct
and up to date.  Either send me a diplo (address it to The Saint) or send your
updates to me directly at Sue at solberg-mathews.com.  As you may guess, replace the
at with @ and you're good to go (I do hate spammy mail and this will end up on the
web).

I have information on the following alliances:  ADIO, Allied Axis, Armada,
Brotherhood of Justice, Brotherhood of the Blade, Cadre, CDC, Chaos, Inc., Circle of
Order, Company of Brothers, Consortium, Council of Lords, Couple Good Guys, Crimson
Vengeance, DOA, DOOMcorps, Enigmafia, Eurosquad, Fascist Federation, FONZ,
Frothingslosh Syndicate, GAPPDA, Homeland Alliance, IT Alliance, Jingoists, kLk,
Knights of the Covenant, LBA, League Arcane, Legion6, Living Essences, Lords and
Ladies of Darkness, Manic Union, Midnight Foundation, Minions of Diana, Monarchs of
Montezuma, NCA, NIMROD, R.A.G.E., Seventh Sons, The Firm, The French Connection,
Vendett@ United, and the Vendetta Cartel.

If you are a member of one of these alliances, let me know.  If you are a member of
some other alliance that isn't listed, let me know.  If you were at any point in your
past a part of one of these alliance but are now independent, also let me know.
Going inactive doesn't mean you get removed from this list; people are assumed to
still be in the same alliance when they return.  Even having everyone in an alliance
go inactive doesn't change anything.  If an alliance is officially disbanding, that's
another thing you have to let me know....

The Saint, keeper of lists

P.S.  If you already responded to my online plea (and I replied), you can ignore
this.

17 November 2004
                       Hammer 500-Hammer Run for the Roll Ups
                                  Hosted by Hammer

     Niytyole Island DM 33 has dwindled to the point where as of T-482 [duedate
November 3, 2004] there were only 2 active stables listed with 3 inactive stables in
a once thriving and lively regular arena.
     During the past 40+ cycles Hammer has been hosting the Hammer Run for the Roll
Ups in DM 33.
     Thus far only the Ripper and Slasher categories have produced winners to claim
the 5 New Team Roll Ups Prize for being the first declared Style Master of their
respective categories to graduate.
     Every contending stable has gone inactive for one reason or another, including
CASINO HAMMERZ, over the past several months.
     Now DM 33 faces the harsh reality that if RSI chooses to close any arenas due to
little or no interest, Niytyole Island could very well head the list of endangered
regular arenas!
     In an effort to preserve his beloved island, Hammer is announcing the
continuation of the Hammer Run for the Roll Ups; combined with the Hammer 500 which
will conclude both contests on T-500 [duedate July 13, 2005] should DM 33 continue to
remain open in the coming months.
     Attention Hammer Runners!
     The Hammer Run is for 0 FE Basic Arena Warriors ONLY.  Participants MUST Be
Declared in the P-ads On or Before their First DM 33 Basic Arena Fight to Qualify as
a Hammer Runner!  Winners of Each Category will receive 5 New Team Roll Up Gift
Certificates mailed from RSI courtesy of Hammer!  [On the condition that they
Graduate on or before T-500; see amended rules below!]
     The following Style Master categories remain open with a listing of how many
declared contestants are still entered and their W/L recognition record at the time
of their disappearance from the Hammer Run competition:
     (P-ad declarations in parenthesis)
     [Manager name/Stable name in brackets] followed by their last known W/L
recognition ranking
Rippers  Category Now Closed for Hammer Run as of T-475
     01.  WINNER T-475 Lucky Lady Hammer (T-440) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz] WINNER T-475
Lungers
     01.  Hey, Zeus! (T-443) [Prophet/When Dogma Fails]  14-15-0,73
     02.  Career Criminal (T-455) [Philthy Phil/Jailbirds]  3-2-0,14
Strikers
     01.  Stone Face Hammer (T-463) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz]  7-5-0,52
Pikers
     01.  Siren (T-442) [Street Legal/Of Mythos And Men]  0-0-0,0
     02.  Gordie (T-463) [Kellog/Pig Battalion]  3-2-0,21
     03.  Bluffing Hammer (T-463) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz]  6-6-0,25
Slashers Category Now Closed for Hammer Run as of T-469
     01.  WINNER T-469 Light Da' Pyre (T-443) [Prophet/When Dogma Fails] WINNER T-469
Total Parodys
     01.  Doctor Lecter (T-444) [Philthy Phil/Jailbirds]  13-1-0,84
     02.  Mirikle (T-447) [Dameon Darkheart/Obsidian Hall]  ?-?-?,??
     03.  Maverick Hammer (T-465) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz]  6-6-0,26
Plungers
     01.  Piggy (T-455) [Kellog/Pig Battalion]  3-8-0,19
     02.  Cool Hand Hammer (T-463) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz]  7-5-0,48
Bashers
     01.  Repeat Offender (T-447) [Philthy Phil/Jailbirds]  6-5-2,33
     02.  Joe Friday (T-448) [Kellog/Pig Battalion]  8-8-1,47
     03.  Big Casino Hammer (T-476) [Hammer/Casino Hammerz]  0-0-0,0
Wastes
     01.  Luftschwein (T-452) [Kellog/Pig Battalion]  5-8-0,23
Aimers
     01.  Porkey LR (T-463)  [Kellog/Pig Battalion]  2-3-0,9
     As you can plainly see, the Hammer Run is still wide open in several categories,
depending upon whether or not the deactivated stables are reactivated for the Hammer
500-Hammer Run for the Roll Ups contest!
     Any declared warrior who succeeds in graduating by T-500 will win 5 New Team
Roll Ups Gift Certificates mailed from RSI courtesy of Hammer!  Gift Certs will be
awarded as soon as possible upon official graduation if the graduation occurs prior
to T-500.
     On T-500 the highest ranked ACTIVE declared warrior in the category(s) without a
Graduate will win 2 New Team Roll Ups Gift Certificates mailed from RSI courtesy of
Hammer!
     Additional Hammer 500-Hammer Run for the Roll Ups Gift Cert Prizes:
     Five (5) Gift Certs will be awarded to the manager whose warrior claims the
Duelmaster Throne on T-500.
     Two (2) Gift Certs will be awarded to the manager(s) whose warrior(s) are listed
as the highest Active Challenger Champion, Champion, Challenger Adept, Adept,
Challenger Initiate and Initiate on T-500.
     In the event that NO Duelmaster is seated upon the Duelmaster Throne on T-500
there will be Three (3) Gift Certs awarded to the managers whose Active warriors are
tied for recognition points at the Top of the Challenger Champions recognition
standings.  [Therefore, the Top CC will be awarded 3 Gift Certs instead of 2 for
being ranked as the highest CC on T-500].
     One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager(s) whose warrior(s) graduate on
T-500.
     One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager(s) whose warrior(s) receive
their graduation announcement on T-500.
     One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager(s) whose warrior(s) are listed
in the Top Warrior Of Each Style newsletter announcement on T-500.
     One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose warrior is listed as the
Chartered Recognition Leader on T-500.
     One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose warrior is listed as the
Unchartered Recognition Leader on T-500.
     One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose warrior is listed as the
Popularity Leader on T-500.
     One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose warrior is listed as This
Week's Favorite on T-500.
     One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose stable is listed as The
Current Top Team on T-500.
     One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose stable is listed as the
Number One Team On The Move Point Gainer on T-500.
     One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose stable is listed as the
Top Career Honors Chartered Team on T-500.
     One (1) Gift Cert will be awarded to the manager whose stable is listed as the
Top Career Honors Unchartered Team on T-500.
     SHOULD RSI CHOOSE TO CLOSE DM 33 PRIOR TO T-500 ONLY THE HIGHEST ACTIVE DECLARED
STYLE MASTER CONTESTANTS WILL BE AWARDED TWO (2) GIFT CERTS AND ALL OTHER PRIZE
CATEGORIES WILL BE DECLARED NULL AND VOID BY HAMMER!!!!!!!!!
     The purpose of this contest is to restore DM 33 to a lively and entertaining
arena!
     Hammer is willing to foot the Prize bill in a last ditch effort to save Niytyole
Island from deletion if RSI and the Gladiatorial Commission decide that more arenas
need to be closed due to lack of participation and interest.
     Should this effort fail to spare DM 33 from deletion, then Hammer is prepared to
transfer CASINO HAMMERZ to another arena if Niytyole Island is closed by RSI and the
Gladiatorial Commission.
     "May Your Blades Be Sharp and Your Wits Sharper!" -- Hammer/Your Hammer 500-
Hammer Run for the Roll Ups Host/Vendetta Cartel Captain; WordSmith and WeaponSmith
of the Vendetta Cartel Tarantula Tribe in DM 28

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CERISA devastated GURTARGAN MONK in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
KATRINE was demolished by SHAGORNAN WILD MAN in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
KAT CHING overpowered SLAVE-WARRIOR in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
DAROSHTAN devastated WASTELANDER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
KATZEN JAMMER demolished SLAVE-WARRIOR in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
WIMPERETTA was vanquished by BATTLEBLADE in a 1 minute brutal mismatched fight.
CHAOS WARRIOR butchered PALLADIARUM in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
KAT CHI overcame DOOMRUNNER in a 2 minute melee.
VIRET won victory over TROCARAN DESERTER in a 2 minute duel.
YOHANN'S MAMA vanquished PRETTY LERONA in a 1 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   0 -  1     100  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   1 -  1      83  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -   9 -  0      63  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   31 -  22 -  3      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         TOTAL PARRY       26 -  19 -  0      58  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         LUNGING ATTACK    13 -  11 -  0      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -   9 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         AIMED BLOW         9 -  11 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK     9 -  11 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   9 -  0      40  |

Turn 188 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-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  3         2  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         2  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   KATRINE 2622                5   4  0   60 KATHOUSE (278)
SLASHING ATTACK  KATZEN JAMMER 2624          5   3  1   55 KATHOUSE (278)
STRIKING ATTACK  BATTLEBLADE 2071            6   4  0   52 EYE OF THE STORM (221)
BASHING ATTACK   KAT CHING 2623              5   4  0   48 KATHOUSE (278)
AIMED BLOW       WIMPERETTA 2655            11   6  0   39 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CERISA 2414.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
CERISA 2414.  The ten other most popular fighters were VIRET 2727, KAT CHING 2623, 
DAROSHTAN 2602, BATTLEBLADE 2071, DOOMRUNNER 2070, KATZEN JAMMER 2624, CHAOS WARRIOR 
2069, YOHANN'S MAMA 2286, KATRINE 2622, and WASTELANDER 2134.

The least popular fighter this week was KAT CHI 2620.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were PALLADIARUM 2710, WIMPERETTA 2655, WASTELANDER 2134, KATRINE 2622, 
YOHANN'S MAMA 2286, CHAOS WARRIOR 2069, KATZEN JAMMER 2624, DOOMRUNNER 2070, 
BATTLEBLADE 2071, and DAROSHTAN 2602.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

CERISA (54-2414) TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)