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