DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 10/20/2006 Duedate: 11/16/2006 TROCAR ARENA DM-54 TURN-213 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS DEMIMONDE THE ABYSMALS (270) (54-2561) [10-8-3,99] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader DEMIMONDE BOBBY JONES THE ABYSMALS (270) CAROLINA BLUE (274) (54-2561) [10-8-3,99] (54-2600) [3-1-0,26] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite WASTELANDER XYCO EYE OF THE STORM (221) JANIX (298) (54-2134) [15-12-1,72] (54-2899) [12-7-1,87] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM THE ABYSMALS (270) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. THE ABYSMALS (270) 21 2. WARLORDS (45) 19 JANIX (298) 3. CAROLINA BLUE (274) 9 Unchartered Team 4. JANIX (298) 2 5. BLIND FURY (312) 0 CAROLINA BLUE (274) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1*CAROLINA BLUE (274) 7 4 1 63.6 1/ 3 THE ABYSMALS (270) 8 5 2 2- 2 CARESS OF STEEL (301) 35 26 1 57.4 2/ 1 EYE OF THE STORM (221) 8 7 0 3/ 3 JANIX (298) 61 46 7 57.0 3/ 2 JANIX (298) 7 8 0 4/ 9*WARLORDS (45) 1 1 0 50.0 4/ 5*CAROLINA BLUE (274) 3 1 0 5/ 6 EYE OF THE STORM (221) 75 79 6 48.7 5- 4 BLIND FURY (312) 2 3 1 6- 7 BLIND FURY (312) 19 23 2 45.2 6/ 8*WARLORDS (45) 1 0 0 7/ 8 THE ABYSMALS (270) 39 55 8 41.5 7- 7 CARESS OF STEEL (301) 1 3 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. My fellow Trocarans (Trocarians? Trocites?), My apologies for not writing last month; Nyall and I had a 'drinks on me' bet, and well, he lost. The drink was fantastic, enough so that the aches and pains soon went astray...to be quickly followed by consciousness. Needless to say, I was in no condition to write. My apologies. This month, the top ranks consist of Chaos, Demimonde, Wastelander, Nyall, and Thor Ravenblade. Wrong Way found himself lost on the way to the arena, and Madam Venusia was 'otherwise occupied'. I'd rather not address the whole Demimonde -and-his-whole-dang-team issue as of yet, so the challenges this time go to Chaos. He's top ranked, and deserving of (another) shot. If I win, the reward should be an invite. Best of luck, Blackstorm. -- Your Demented Duelmaster, Xyco SPY REPORT Hail and well met warriors of TROCAR! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. Former top team EYE OF THE STORM was unseated this week as THE ABYSMALS moved up from 3rd ranking to take the top spot with a 3-1-0 record for the round. DEMIMONDE caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as she skillfully bested WASTELANDER and was awarded 9 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, BASTINADO put down GLUM, causing him to lose 6 points of recognition in the process. The city has turned out in honor of CHAOS WARRIOR, for with its arena victory it 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! But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades that is city TROCAR. My inside sources tell me that the team to beat in TROCAR these days is THE ABYSMALS. At least, most blades in town are looking to avoid them. If you didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard pressed to find any of JANIX last week. Busy avoiding THE ABYSMALS? Loose talk at the arena has reached my ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters are after VAGRANT CUR. Watch your back! For some warriors honor is not important--only empty victory. See, gladiators, how SNIR of JANIX challenged down 21 points to RUNE KNIGHT. The weight of the challenge fell hard upon RUNE KNIGHT and predictably he was bested by SNIR. This is how to arouse the anger of an entire guild! A match that raised a few eyebrows at the games this week, it seems that ARAGORN posted a challenge against the more highly recognized VIKKI THE VAIN. The results, you ask? Well, the firebrand ARAGORN defeated VIKKI THE VAIN. Remember warriors, this is the discipline of steel. 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! The girls are as pretty in TROCAR as ever I remembered them....and the fighters as ugly! Don't let your reputation slip! Ahh, but I can hear the spires of a far off city calling to me. I must away! Till next we meet remember - the pen is mightier than the sword, but a maul is a different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DEMIMONDE 2561 10 8 3 99 THE ABYSMALS (270) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME XYCO 2899 12 7 1 87 JANIX (298) -NYALL BLOODGRIN 2782 10 3 0 80 CARESS OF STEEL (301) WASTELANDER 2134 15 12 1 72 EYE OF THE STORM (221) -THOR RAVENBLADE 2781 7 6 1 68 CARESS OF STEEL (301) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ARABESQUE 2557 9 13 3 65 THE ABYSMALS (270) BASTINADO 2563 9 12 1 61 THE ABYSMALS (270) SNIR 2784 14 7 0 59 JANIX (298) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -ROCAEL 2938 6 5 0 43 BLIND FURY (312) -OLGERD VLAD 2780 10 3 0 39 CARESS OF STEEL (301) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME RUNE KNIGHT 2915 9 5 0 36 EYE OF THE STORM (221) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GLUM 2766 5 4 1 32 JANIX (298) BOBBY JONES 2600 3 1 0 26 CAROLINA BLUE (274) -MISS HAYNES 2932 5 1 1 25 BLIND FURY (312) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -MYOPIA 2941 2 2 1 22 BLIND FURY (312) -DETACHED RETINA 2951 1 0 0 21 BLIND FURY (312) -SLASH 2836 5 5 0 20 CARESS OF STEEL (301) ARAGORN 260 1 1 0 20 WARLORDS (45) -PETE CHILCUTT 2598 2 1 0 17 CAROLINA BLUE (274) WORQ 2956 2 0 0 17 JANIX (298) -VINCE CARTER 2599 2 0 1 16 CAROLINA BLUE (274) HAUBERK 2564 2 6 1 13 THE ABYSMALS (270) VIKKI THE VAIN 2946 3 1 0 10 EYE OF THE STORM (221) ROXY 2957 1 0 0 8 JANIX (298) VAGRANT CUR 2953 1 2 0 7 EYE OF THE STORM (221) -JUICE MAN 2933 0 5 0 5 BLIND FURY (312) -TOOTOUGH 2942 0 1 0 1 CARESS OF STEEL (301) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? DRAGONFLY 2696 0 5 0 THE ABYSMALS 270 MISS HAYNES 2932 211 CHAOS BEAST 2945 0 1 0 EYE OF THE STORM 221 VINCE CARTER 2599 210 DANI 2918 10 4 2 JANIX 298 DEMIMONDE 2561 212 TEMP 2947 3 1 0 JANIX 298 BASTINADO 2563 211 PERSONAL ADS All -- Finally. Now off to slay some DA nasty. It's been nice, farewell. -- Chaos Warrior Hauberk -- No, you're just jealous, and ugly! -- Vikki Kat -- Some bad luck? Max is back and I seem to have been getting unexpected help from the Abysmals. -- Blackstorm Snir -- Are you suicidal or what? You can only do that so many times before you die, and it'll be your own fault. I run a rather nasty "if challenged". -- Wastelander Bobby -- You never had a chance. -- Vikki Olgerd Vlad -- That was just lucky...wait till next time. -- Rune Knight Tootough -- Not enough. -- Vagrant Thor Ravenblade -- You should have seen your face when you saw it was me. Knew you were already finished? -- Chaos Warrior Nyall -- Nyott! -- Xyco Wastelander -- One minute? What, you in a hurry or something? -- Snir Abysmals -- You really don't have to try so hard. Ok, you've got my attention. -- Kat (Janix) All -- Well, there were only five teams active last turn--hopefully, I can claw and scrape into the top five Teams on the Move this turn.... (*grumble*) -- Kat 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! 20 October 2006 In accordance with those rules set forth by the Lady of the Realm, I hereby announce the formation of a small group of managers calling themselves "The Outsiders". The group consists of the following members: Doc LeGrande Apex Street Legal Carnage Ghoti Roadkill Valamond This group has only one rule. Respect the play of the managers of this alliance. We have no worries about not playing by the rules set forth by others. We fight the way we like, and all those in this group appreciate what tools each manager brings. We have managers from the Delarquan, Andorian and Free Blade regions. We have managers that focus on the tournament arenas, and we have those that focus on the regular city arenas. We have those in our ranks that fight with honor and respect for all, and we have those that have a bloodlust that cannot be quenched. Our goal is simple. To create a ensemble of managers that will show their prowess in the land of Alastari, and to bring a new level of competition to all those that share the sands with our warriors. Our warriors are many throughout the land. We have no home arena. We have no pacts we abide by. Our fighters range from Mordant to Talcama, from Lapur to Lyratilan, Aruak City to Valamantis, the Primus arena to Talahya, and many more arenas throughout the land. Whether we are sought out or ignored makes no difference to us. We are what we are. We fight how we fight. And we do it however we wish. We have no rules. We have no leader or ruler. Be prepared. We are. 20 October 2006 The Dark Knights of the Desolate Empire respond thus to the Avengers of the Light: Where are you? EACH AND EVERY Dark Knight can be found in arenas 31 and 52. Your pretty words mean less than nothing if you won't fight. EVERY Dark Knight is more than willing to back up their talk. So...we give you three turns in either 31 or 52, REPEAT 31 or 52 to show up or shut up. If you don't show we'll let all of Alastari know the Avengers are indeed cowards! -- Dark Knights of the Desolate Empire LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS GLUM was devastated by BASTINADO in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight. SNIR slimly won victory over RUNE KNIGHT in a dull 21 minute Challenge battle. ARAGORN subdued VIKKI THE VAIN in a 4 minute beginner's Challenge fight. WORQ outwaited VAGRANT CUR in a 7 minute novice's Challenge contest. XYCO was savagely defeated by CHAOS WARRIOR in a 3 minute master's match. WASTELANDER was overpowered by DEMIMONDE in a 1 minute one-sided Title struggle. ARABESQUE devastated SLAVE-WARRIOR in a 1 minute one-sided competition. HAUBERK was handily defeated by BOBBY JONES in a 1 minute uneven melee. ROXY won victory over TROCARAN DESERTER in a 2 minute novice's duel. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |AIMED BLOW 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 2 - 1 80 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 11 - 6 - 1 65 | |LUNGING ATTACK 2 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 4 - 0 60 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 WALL OF STEEL 24 - 20 - 0 55 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 TOTAL PARRY 33 - 28 - 0 54 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 AIMED BLOW 17 - 15 - 2 53 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 17 - 16 - 2 52 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 33 - 33 - 5 50 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 9 - 2 50 | |BASHING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 20 - 2 23 | Turn 213 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 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 AIMED BLOW AIMED BLOW 3 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 3 TOTAL PARRY STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME AIMED BLOW DEMIMONDE 2561 10 8 3 99 THE ABYSMALS (270) WALL OF STEEL XYCO 2899 12 7 1 87 JANIX (298) SLASHING ATTACK WASTELANDER 2134 15 12 1 72 EYE OF THE STORM (221) TOTAL PARRY SNIR 2784 14 7 0 59 JANIX (298) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is WASTELANDER 2134. The most popular warrior this turn was XYCO 2899. The ten other most popular fighters were BASTINADO 2563, ARAGORN 260, DEMIMONDE 2561, ARABESQUE 2557, BOBBY JONES 2600, ROXY 2957, GLUM 2766, VIKKI THE VAIN 2946, VAGRANT CUR 2953, and WASTELANDER 2134. The least popular fighter this week was SNIR 2784. The other ten least popular fighters were RUNE KNIGHT 2915, WORQ 2956, HAUBERK 2564, WASTELANDER 2134, VAGRANT CUR 2953, VIKKI THE VAIN 2946, GLUM 2766, ROXY 2957, BOBBY JONES 2600, and ARABESQUE 2557. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: CHAOS WARRIOR (54-2069) EYE OF THE STORM (221)