DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 11/03/2006 Duedate: 11/16/2006 JURINE ARENA DM-61 TURN-394 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS KJARRAN'S HAMMER FEAR FACTORY (216) (61-3372) [15-10-0,105] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader KJARRAN'S HAMMER POSITION IS EMPTY FEAR FACTORY (216) (61-3372) [15-10-0,105] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite CHILLILI CHES CHILLILI CHES FAVORITE GUYS (186) FAVORITE GUYS (186) (61-3343) [17-30-1,89] (61-3343) [17-30-1,89] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM BLADE AND BLOOD (314) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. FEAR FACTORY (216) 19 2. FAVORITE GUYS (186) 7 FEAR FACTORY (216) 3. PHILANTHROPISTS (381) 0 Unchartered Team 4. ARENA FELINES (341) 0 5. BLADE AND BLOOD (314) -1 GRAPHIC VIOLENCE (266) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 1 PHILANTHROPISTS (381) 19 9 1 67.9 1/ 1 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) 6 7 2 2- 2 ARENA FELINES (341) 186 121 18 60.6 2/ 3 FAVORITE GUYS (186) 5 1 0 3/ 3 FEAR FACTORY (216) 339 255 25 57.1 3/ 2 FEAR FACTORY (216) 4 4 0 4/ 4 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) 129 108 23 54.4 4- 4 ARENA FELINES (341) 1 0 0 5/ 5 FAVORITE GUYS (186) 496 591 12 45.6 5- 5 PHILANTHROPISTS (381) 0 1 0 '*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn (###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank SPY REPORT Much has changed in JURINE since last I was here. Never fear, Olaf Modeen adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters. What's with KJARRAN'S HAMMER? He actually beat BLADE AND BLOOD's SHIVAREE SJDEN, and walked away with 20 more points from the fight. Major screwup at BLADE AND BLOOD. SHIVAREE SJDEN lost 13 points to KJARRAN'S HAMMER. Some new strategies, perhaps? Maybe SHIVAREE SJDEN will provide more easy wins... What a role model for JURINE's young 'uns! LION HEARTED becomes Duelmaster, but don't bother to fight no more! I'm sure JURINE is excited about KJARRAN'S HAMMER, the new Duelmaster from FEAR FACTORY. (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. Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges... What do people see in CHILLILI CHES? Hers 17-30-1? FAVORITE GUYS ain't talkin', but she's got 89 points. There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit. Do you want the fighters to walk away, or not? SIBI EL KEER of BLADE AND BLOOD got 12 points for removing another young punk. Tough luck, FEAR FACTORY! How long have I been here? I got people to see, places to go... Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors. Any plans here? All work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter. Work and play no fighter dull Olaf. Olaffighterwork and no play. Time for my medication, so I'll leave now. Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KJARRAN'S HAMMER 3372 15 10 0 105 FEAR FACTORY (216) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -LION HEARTED 3363 13 7 0 108 ARENA FELINES (341) -JADRA 3379 12 3 0 100 PHILANTHROPISTS (381) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CHILLILI CHES 3343 17 30 1 89 FAVORITE GUYS (186) XANDER HAXAN 3270 12 15 3 72 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) -M.C. CAT 3124 10 12 0 70 ARENA FELINES (341) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME LAELKORISSA 3385 9 12 2 55 FAVORITE GUYS (186) -PAWS 3132 7 7 0 55 ARENA FELINES (341) -SNOWBALL 3365 3 8 1 54 ARENA FELINES (341) SAND MAGGOT 3397 8 3 0 47 FEAR FACTORY (216) -GAROK 3378 3 3 0 43 PHILANTHROPISTS (381) -SLY SERVAL 3376 3 1 0 38 ARENA FELINES (341) MIKAI ABADOS 3361 7 8 3 37 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) FLAME SPIDER 3401 4 1 0 35 FEAR FACTORY (216) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SIBI EL KEER 3362 6 5 2 33 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) -YOUDARF 3398 2 1 1 25 PHILANTHROPISTS (381) JAESAR BASTINADO 3412 3 1 0 24 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -YARANQUA 3386 1 0 0 16 PHILANTHROPISTS (381) TRUTH DECAY 3414 1 2 0 5 FEAR FACTORY (216) -DRISKELL 3377 1 1 0 4 PHILANTHROPISTS (381) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? MASS HYPNOSIS 3413 2 1 0 FEAR FACTORY 216 SIBI EL KEER 3362 394 PERSONAL ADS Master -- HA HA HA! YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD GET RID OF ME! What do you think now? I'm still here and there is a dead high elf on the sands. Don't you ever send me to the dark arena ever again! As for the High Elf, he should be on the standby team. He's not worthy of the dark arena. -- Xander Haxan Well, I lost the title but got my invite anyway. My final numbers; 15(+2)-7(+2)- 716(+1)-17-16-12(+1), slasher, ADeX in init, riposte and attack, Ex in decise favor battle axe, very high, very low, use slash, learn parry. Lion Hearted should make a good Duelmaster if he sticks around. -- Shivaree Sjden Laelkorissa -- You don't teach as well as your teammates. I am disappointed. Or is it you just don't want to teach me any skills. -- Mikai Abados Kung-Fu Master? Doesn't anybody LIKE me any more? -- Chillili Ches Mikai Abados -- Both blades had blood, that should make them happy, yes? -- Laelkorissa Noachian -- You know, I don't think Xander Haxan was properly appreciative of the Dark Arena. -- Jorja Shivaree Sjden -- Congratulations. -- all the remaining Favorite Guys 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 2 November 2006 I received a Gift Certificate from someone. I'm assuming it's for entry into the Turf War 5. Whoever sent this to me...please email me at rbaphomets@yahoo.com. Thanks. LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS XANDER HAXAN was viciously subdued by CHILLILI CHES in a 3 minute Challenge fight. SHIVAREE SJDEN was handily defeated by KJARRAN'S HAMMER in a 1 minute Title match. FLAME SPIDER was unbelievably bested by LAELKORISSA in a 3 minute bloody brawl. MIKAI ABADOS was savagely defeated by SAND MAGGOT in a exciting 1 minute bloody fight. MASS HYPNOSIS was butchered by SIBI EL KEER in a 1 minute one-sided duel. JAESAR BASTINADO devastated TRUTH DECAY in a 1 minute mismatched match. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 6 - 1 - 0 86 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 10 - 5 - 2 67 | |WALL OF STEEL 2 SLASHING ATTACK 7 - 4 - 1 64 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 10 - 6 - 1 63 | |PARRY-LUNGE 1 BASHING ATTACK 10 - 8 - 1 56 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 TOTAL PARRY 11 - 10 - 0 52 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 6 - 0 45 | |STRIKING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 3 - 5 - 0 38 | |AIMED BLOW 0 STRIKING ATTACK 6 - 10 - 2 38 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 394 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-LUNGE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 2 TOTAL PARRY LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-LUNGE TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME WALL OF STEEL KJARRAN'S HAMMER 3372 15 10 0 105 FEAR FACTORY (216) PARRY-LUNGE SAND MAGGOT 3397 8 3 0 47 FEAR FACTORY (216) LUNGING ATTACK FLAME SPIDER 3401 4 1 0 35 FEAR FACTORY (216) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is CHILLILI CHES 3343. The most popular warrior this turn was CHILLILI CHES 3343. The ten other most popular fighters were FLAME SPIDER 3401, XANDER HAXAN 3270, SAND MAGGOT 3397, JAESAR BASTINADO 3412, KJARRAN'S HAMMER 3372, LAELKORISSA 3385, MIKAI ABADOS 3361, SIBI EL KEER 3362, MASS HYPNOSIS 3413, and TRUTH DECAY 3414. The least popular fighter this week was TRUTH DECAY 3414. The other ten least popular fighters were MASS HYPNOSIS 3413, SIBI EL KEER 3362, MIKAI ABADOS 3361, LAELKORISSA 3385, KJARRAN'S HAMMER 3372, JAESAR BASTINADO 3412, SAND MAGGOT 3397, XANDER HAXAN 3270, FLAME SPIDER 3401, and CHILLILI CHES 3343. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: LION HEARTED (61-3363) ARENA FELINES (341) The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: SHIVAREE SJDEN (61-3350) BLADE AND BLOOD (314) NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS) For those of you who keep track of such things, 5 additional warriors graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament. TONY TWILO (5-4525) of HOUSE OF PANCAKES MARCIE (36-6076) of MER DE NOMS WAR EAGLE (55-3289) of DRAGONFYRE WIPEY (82-12634) of UNJUSTLY RENAMED FORMIDABLE (82-17495) of F-TROOP Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes