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)