DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/08/2007    Duedate: 03/21/2007

ROCANIS ARENA

DM-56    TURN-424

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ALDALDON
PHILANTHROPISTS (420)
(56-3913) [14-5-1,117]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ALDALDON                       POSITION IS EMPTY
PHILANTHROPISTS (420)          
(56-3913) [14-5-1,117]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

FORLUITHA                      ALDALDON
BAD APPLES (187)               PHILANTHROPISTS (420)
(56-3946) [12-14-0,65]         (56-3913) [14-5-1,117]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ELEVENTH HOUR (372)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PHILANTHROPISTS (420)       15
2. ELEVENTH HOUR (372)         12      PHILANTHROPISTS (420)
3. GET (419)                    3      Unchartered Team
4. BAD APPLES (187)             2
                                       HELL FIRE CLUB (15)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 PHILANTHROPISTS (420)     19   7  1 73.1   1/ 1 ELEVENTH HOUR (372)       8  6 0
 2/ 2 GET (419)                 46  21  1 68.7   2/ 2 BAD APPLES (187)          7  8 0
 3/ 4 ELEVENTH HOUR (372)       97  88  8 52.4   3/ 3 GET (419)                 3  2 0
 4/ 6 BAD APPLES (187)         457 599 14 43.3   4/ 6 PHILANTHROPISTS (420)     2  0 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.

      So!  You see?  Proof, NOBODY likes trees.  I will kill them all.  They impede
the movement of wind and horses and clutter up the line of sight.  They use too much
water and are worthless as forage or vegetable.
      But non-trees are safe from me.

                                     Treekiller

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, in ROCANIS a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor.  
So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news.  And let's see, PRESTON fought 
RIRORNI SPY and gained 11 points and contributed to ELEVENTH HOUR's 3-1-0.  PIERRE 
has lost to SOURCRAB, falling 3 points, while helping make ELEVENTH HOUR a 3-1-0 
turn.  Well done, ROCANIS, the Duelmaster was this turn's most challenged warrior.  
Perhaps TREEKILLER is not as thrilled, being challenged 2 times.  ALDALDON challenged 
for the Duelmastership this turn, attempting to dethrone BAD APPLES' warrior.  We 
should ask ALDALDON about the thrill of victory, and what being the new Duelmaster 
does for a warrior, he's now the one to ask.  By the way, was that our Duelmaster 
that I saw last night, cramped under the table at The Grub & Rub Bar and Bistro?   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  ELEVENTH HOUR has cause to stand tall, 
as they were ROCANIS' most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a team to 
beat.  And guess who avoided ELEVENTH HOUR stable the most?  Believe it or not, it 
was PHILANTHROPISTS.  Anyone surprised?   
     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.  A brave warrior does not carry a 
red shield, he has nothing to cover or hide when the fight is over.  Consider well.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet again, keep your swords 
sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALDALDON 3913                14   5  1   117       PHILANTHROPISTS (420)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TREEKILLER 3927              21   9  0    97       BAD APPLES (187)
 VANESSA 3483                 20  14  1    97       ELEVENTH HOUR (372)
 PRESTON 3604                 17  12  5    91       ELEVENTH HOUR (372)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-IT 3900                      12   2  0    86       GET (419)
 ZANDER 3440                  18  21  1    85       ELEVENTH HOUR (372)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FORLUITHA 3946               12  14  0    65       BAD APPLES (187)
-NALENTHU 3909                 4   2  0    63       PHILANTHROPISTS (420)
 MEABEER 3899                  7   5  0    57       GET (419)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SOURCRAB 3969                 8   9  0    43       BAD APPLES (187)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PIERRE 3977                   4   6  0    30       ELEVENTH HOUR (372)
 BUCK FEVER 3980               6   7  0    26       BAD APPLES (187)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BACK 3949                     2   3  0    17       GET (419)
 HAWTHORN 3991                 2   1  0    10       BAD APPLES (187)
-RANUL 3911                    1   0  0     9       PHILANTHROPISTS (420)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
HARD CIDER 3978        6  5 0 BAD APPLES 187        IN HIDING 3902        421         

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Nikala -- Are you actually going to the Isle?  Or just accepting the certificate and

taking a vacation.  I'd go for the vacation, myself, as they tell me being on the
Isle is like going back into intensive training before entering the arena.  Not an
inviting prospect. -- Forluitha

Back -- Why? -- Sourcrab

Trocarran Deserter?  Piffle. -- Buck Fever

Darn.  Buck got him all stirred up. -- Hawthorn

14 February 2007
RSI is now taking rollups for a slow version of the No-Tournament arena.  Send your
rollup to RSI listing the arena as "Slow No Tournament".  Sign and send in the
following pledge:

* I pledge that I will not send warriors from this team to a Tournament, nor will I
  use a Tournament prize on a warrior from this team.
* I pledge to run a full team when I run turns in this arena.  If circumstances
  preclude my running less than a full team I will notify the Player Committee.
* I agree to abide by the decisions of the Player Committee.
* I understand that any warrior that participates in a Tournament shall be sent to
  the Dark Arena until they are dead.
* I understand that any warrior that receives a Tournament prize shall be send to the
  Dark Arena until they are dead.

The following are the rules for joining this No-Tournament arena 

1.  No tournament play (Dead tournament or otherwise)
2.  One team per manager
3.  Team starts with new rollup (or a zero fight equivalent team is transferred into
    this arena.)
4.  No tourney prizes allowed to modify warriors in the arena
5.  20 teams required, per RSI
6.  Waivers are required to allow self-regulation on tourney ban, granting RSI
    authority to Dark Arena any warrior that participates in a Tournament (until the
    warrior is dead.)
7.  Rotating council to enforce tourney ban and maintain arena integrity.

Hammer will be the focal point for this arena's Player Committee.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ALDALDON bested TREEKILLER in a action packed 1 minute master's Challenge Title fight.
BACK was overcome by BUCK FEVER in a popular 1 minute gruesome Challenge match.
VANESSA bested RIRORNI ASSASSIN in a 1 minute contest.
PRESTON overpowered RIRORNI SPY in a 1 minute bloody one-sided fight.
ZANDER bested FORLUITHA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brutal veteran's duel.
MEABEER viciously subdued RABID GOPHER in a 1 minute veteran vs. beginner competition.
SOURCRAB won victory over PIERRE in a 1 minute gory duel.
HAWTHORN won victory over TROCARAN DESERTER in a 1 minute novice's duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         TOTAL PARRY       14 -   4 -  0      78  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK   11 -   5 -  0      69  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK    11 -   5 -  0      69  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   2 -  1      60  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         AIMED BLOW         1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -   8 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         LUNGING ATTACK    37 -  37 -  1      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 424 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         0 -  0         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  3     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  PARRY-STRIKE   

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   ALDALDON 3913              14   5  1  117 PHILANTHROPISTS (420)
BASHING ATTACK   VANESSA 3483               20  14  1   97 ELEVENTH HOUR (372)
STRIKING ATTACK  PRESTON 3604               17  12  5   91 ELEVENTH HOUR (372)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is FORLUITHA 3946.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was ALDALDON 3913.  The ten other most popular fighters were BUCK FEVER 3980, MEABEER 
3899, PRESTON 3604, ZANDER 3440, SOURCRAB 3969, VANESSA 3483, HAWTHORN 3991, 
TREEKILLER 3927, FORLUITHA 3946, and BACK 3949.

The least popular fighter this week was PIERRE 3977.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BACK 3949, FORLUITHA 3946, TREEKILLER 3927, HAWTHORN 3991, VANESSA 
3483, SOURCRAB 3969, ZANDER 3440, PRESTON 3604, MEABEER 3899, and BUCK FEVER 3980.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

TREEKILLER (56-3927) BAD APPLES (187)