DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 12/16/2016 Duedate: 01/12/2017 TROCAR ARENA DM-54 TURN-339 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS YAHOO WAHOO USELESS TOOLS (219) (54-2733) [28-11-0,146] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader YAHOO WAHOO KINGSLAYER USELESS TOOLS (219) GOT BLOOD? (345) (54-2733) [28-11-0,146] (54-3248) [1-0-0,11] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite CLEANING TIME CLEANING TIME BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) (54-3200) [11-9-0,90] (54-3200) [11-9-0,90] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM (-1) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. USELESS TOOLS (219) 39 2. BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 36 USELESS TOOLS (219) 3. GOT BLOOD? (345) 21 Unchartered Team 4. KILLER B'S (348) 10 5. TREES (340) 9 GOT BLOOD? (345) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 0*GOT BLOOD? (345) 2 0 0 100 1/ 1 USELESS TOOLS (219) 7 3 1 2/ 1 USELESS TOOLS (219) 277 127 13 68.6 2/ 3 TREES (340) 7 3 1 3- 2*HIT UNIT (346) 4 2 2 66.7 3/ 2 SPARF! (310) 5 4 0 4/ 3 SPARF! (310) 149 95 7 61.1 4- 4*HIT UNIT (346) 4 2 2 5/ 4 TREES (340) 28 26 2 51.9 5/ 5 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 4 8 0 6/ 5 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 44 58 1 43.1 6/ 0*GOT BLOOD? (345) 2 0 0 7/ 0*KILLER B'S (348) 1 4 0 20.0 7/ 0*KILLER B'S (348) 1 4 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. Thanks Stinky! Not the way I normally expect things to go, but I don't normally expect to encounter as big a stinker as you. Anyway, Slo-Mo Mailman finally got his invite, 17-4-1 in the arena, 26-12 in tourneys, TV'd Inits. 11-10-8-21-9-14-11, AdMaster Dec (+4), Masters Att/Init/Rip, Expert Defence. Hatchet, HI/LO, Learns Initiative, No tactic. Boss says only one interesting Useless tool left, so if it dies this turn, the team may get shut down for good. Yahoo Wahoo Useless Tool 11-Time Duelmaster of Trocar SPY REPORT Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport. I doubt TROCAR will ever be the same. And let's see, FOGGED UP MIRROR fought KRAZY KANGAROO and gained 23 points and contributed to BASH BROS BATHROOM's 2-3-0. KRAZY KANGAROO has lost to FOGGED UP MIRROR, falling 20 points, while helping make SPARF! a 1-3-0 turn. The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and YAHOO WAHOO remains TROCAR's top warrior for another turn. Can someone confirm a rumor for me? I hear the top team makes their losing fighters do dishes at The Dripping Blade until they win. Maybe? Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.' Inscrutable, but true. I also notice that the BASH BROS BATHROOM stable was the most avoided team this turn. Come on TROCAR, what are you afraid of? And avoiding BASH BROS BATHROOM more than any other team we find USELESS TOOLS. TROCAR, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing? Well, sports fans, take notice that ELM from TREES was TROCAR's most challenged warrior this turn. The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace. Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed. SLO-MO MAILMAN must have surprised USELESS TOOLS this turn, after they sent him to the Dark Arena, but the Dark Arena couldn't hold him! We'd like to remind certain teams not to rob the graves of their enemies. You know who you are; and it's considered rude. I like this place, TROCAR, the taverns have old wine, and young serving girls. Who could ask for more? Well, I'm burning daylight here in TROCAR and I've a long road ahead of me. Happy Trails. Until you see my quill in TROCAR again, farewell-- Alarond the Scribe DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME YAHOO WAHOO 2733 28 11 0 146 USELESS TOOLS (219) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME DISSOLVABLE DIAPER 3063 16 4 0 91 USELESS TOOLS (219) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CLEANING TIME 3200 11 9 0 90 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) -ULURU DINGO 3153 6 1 1 85 SPARF! (310) STINKY 3116 12 12 1 84 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LIVERMORE 2948 14 6 0 63 SPARF! (310) ASH 3205 9 2 0 62 TREES (340) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PAMELA TWITCH 2950 12 7 0 55 SPARF! (310) FOGGED UP MIRROR 3231 4 2 0 54 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) LEAKY TOILET 3112 8 16 0 51 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) POWERLESS AMP 3230 4 0 0 49 USELESS TOOLS (219) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KRAZY KANGAROO 3217 5 2 0 32 SPARF! (310) YEW 3209 5 6 0 29 TREES (340) -TOP DOGG 3252 2 0 1 28 HIT UNIT (346) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME ELM 3206 5 6 0 25 TREES (340) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME FIR 3251 2 0 1 19 TREES (340) -AMANDA 3253 2 0 1 19 HIT UNIT (346) KINGSLAYER 3248 1 0 0 11 GOT BLOOD? (345) OUT OF TP 3258 1 0 0 11 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) DEMON MONKEY 3249 1 0 0 10 GOT BLOOD? (345) PPP 3237 2 1 0 7 SPARF! (310) BILLY 3265 1 0 0 6 KILLER B'S (348) OAK 3250 0 2 0 2 TREES (340) -BLOOD HAMMER 3259 0 1 0 1 HIT UNIT (346) BRENDA 3268 0 1 0 1 KILLER B'S (348) BARRY 3267 0 1 0 1 KILLER B'S (348) BOBBY 3266 0 1 0 1 KILLER B'S (348) BEATRICE 3269 0 1 0 1 KILLER B'S (348) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? WAR HAMMER 3254 0 1 0 HIT UNIT 346 FIR 3251 337 ASSUR'S BASHER 3270 0 1 0 USELESS TOOLS 219 CAPTIVE RIRORNI 339 NONE WHIFFLE 3257 1 1 0 USELESS TOOLS 219 TOP DOGG 3252 338 PERSONAL ADS Yahoo Wahoo -- Wrong script, dude! You stand there and let me reign blow after blow upon your defenses until one of us falls -- Stinky Pamela Twitch -- You should try fewer twitches, more switches -- Cleaning Time Livermore -- I always win eventually -- Leaky Toilet Krazy Kangeroo -- Meany! -- Fogged Up Mirror ***---------*---------*---------*---------**---------*---------*---------*---------*** 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 SLO-MO MAILMAN viciously butchered MAINAKHA-TE ASSASSIN in a 1 minute fight. ASSUR'S BASHER was murdered by CAPTIVE RIRORNI in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee. PPP was narrowly defeated by ELM in a 17 minute beginner vs. master Challenge fight. YAHOO WAHOO outlasted CLEANING TIME in a 7 minute one-sided Title fight. DISSOLVABLE DIAPER unbelievably bested STINKY in a 2 minute veteran's duel. LIVERMORE bested LEAKY TOILET in a action packed 4 minute veteran's competition. PAMELA TWITCH was viciously subdued by ASH in a 9 minute gruesome duel. KRAZY KANGAROO was vanquished by FOGGED UP MIRROR in a 1 minute uneven fight. YEW was vanquished by POWERLESS AMP in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight. FIR handily defeated BOBBY in a 1 minute one-sided bout. OAK was subdued by BILLY in a 1 minute amateur's match. DEMON MONKEY handily defeated BEATRICE in a 1 minute one-sided contest. OUT OF TP demolished BARRY in a 1 minute bloody one-sided brawl. BRENDA was handily defeated by KINGSLAYER in a popular 1 minute bloody uneven fight. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |BASHING ATTACK 6 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 - 0 100 | |TOTAL PARRY 5 STRIKING ATTACK 13 - 2 - 2 87 | |AIMED BLOW 3 TOTAL PARRY 26 - 6 - 0 81 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 AIMED BLOW 16 - 5 - 1 76 | |PARRY-LUNGE 2 BASHING ATTACK 17 - 9 - 1 65 | |LUNGING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 11 - 0 39 | |STRIKING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 12 - 1 37 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 4 - 0 33 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 5 - 0 29 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 16 - 0 16 | Turn 339 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: SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 4 TOTAL PARRY TOTAL PARRY 4 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 2 2 BASHING ATTACK PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 1 STRIKING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL BASHING ATTACK 3 - 3 1 LUNGING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME TOTAL PARRY YAHOO WAHOO 2733 28 11 0 146 USELESS TOOLS (219) PARRY-LUNGE CLEANING TIME 3200 11 9 0 90 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) WALL OF STEEL PAMELA TWITCH 2950 12 7 0 55 SPARF! (310) BASHING ATTACK FOGGED UP MIRROR 3231 4 2 0 54 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) AIMED BLOW POWERLESS AMP 3230 4 0 0 49 USELESS TOOLS (219) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is CLEANING TIME 3200. The most popular warrior this turn was CLEANING TIME 3200. The ten other most popular fighters were STINKY 3116, LEAKY TOILET 3112, KINGSLAYER 3248, YAHOO WAHOO 2733, DISSOLVABLE DIAPER 3063, POWERLESS AMP 3230, FIR 3251, OUT OF TP 3258, LIVERMORE 2948, and ASH 3205. The least popular fighter this week was PPP 3237. The other ten least popular fighters were ELM 3206, BRENDA 3268, BARRY 3267, BEATRICE 3269, BOBBY 3266, KRAZY KANGAROO 3217, PAMELA TWITCH 2950, ASSUR'S BASHER 3270, DEMON MONKEY 3249, and OAK 3250. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: SLO-MO MAILMAN (54-3055) USELESS TOOLS (219) MAIL-IN TOURNEY LXII PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME WOLFINMYCLOTHES 961 (260-148-9) 3 3 1 SIS BOOM BAA FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME RUBBER BULLET 2503 (51-34-1) 3 3 0 USELESS TOOLS ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME ASH 3205 (8-2-0) 0 2 0 TREES INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME FOGGED UP MIRROR 3231 (3-1-0) 5 3 0 BASH BROS BATHROOM YEW 3209 (5-5-0) 1 3 0 TREES ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME HOOLIO HO0LABAR 3242 (0-0-0) 6 3 0 THARG'S GREXNIXES DEAD CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME INVISIBLE INK 2021 (3-4-0) 3 3 0 USELESS TOOLS BUFFALO KNIGHT 2888 (6-5-1) 2 3 0 SPARF! DEAD CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME UNFLUSHED 3115 (4-2-0) 2 3 0 BASH BROS BATHROOM DEAD INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME WATER DAMAGE 3203 (0-1-0) 1 2 0 DEAD BASH BROS BATHROOM NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS) For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. TRICK SHOULDER (52-1053) OTTO'S PARTS (150) POSSUMS (82-23222) LEE SAYS SO (3699) MEROBRYLLA (82-37956) SUPERIOR FORCES 5702 (6302) IRONPUSS (82-38621) METALLICATS (6419) AFRAID TO SHOOT (82-43653) ROOKIE MAIDEN 47 (7323) BLACK ANGEL (82-46442) STONED ROOKIES 16 (7787) FLIGHT (82-46541) STONED ROOKIES 35 (7806) RUN LIKE HELL (82-52904) ROOKIE PINK 13 (8917) LEONARD FUNK (84-9258) MEDAL OF HONOR X10 (1679) TENURED WHELP (84-15361) DA ORLANDO MOB XXIII (2713) CAT MESSIAH (84-16763) THE INQUISITION IX (2961) HAND ON THE PUMP (84-29220) CYPRESS HILL (5177) FJORD (84-36346) IDIOCRACY (4683) CLICK STUPID LINKS (84-42122) 99 OF 100 USERS (7321) Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes