DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 10/05/2007 Duedate: 10/18/2007
JURINE ARENA
DM-61 TURN-417
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
XANDER HAXAN
BLADE AND BLOOD (314)
(61-3270) [18-22-3,108]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
XANDER HAXAN POSITION IS EMPTY
BLADE AND BLOOD (314)
(61-3270) [18-22-3,108]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
XANDER HAXAN CIRSIUM VULGARE
BLADE AND BLOOD (314) BLADE AND BLOOD (314)
(61-3270) [18-22-3,108] (61-3451) [5-2-1,52]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BLADE AND BLOOD (314)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MIDDLE WAY 16 (387) 23
2. BLADE AND BLOOD (314) 5 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)
3. ELEPHANTS ON PARADE (389) 0 Unchartered Team
ZIMBO'S MAURADERS (98)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*ELEPHANTS ON PARAD (389) 6 2 0 75.0 1/ 1 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) 9 1 1
2/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387) 65 54 2 54.6 2/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387) 7 8 0
3/ 3 BLADE AND BLOOD (314) 161 136 28 54.2 3- 2*ELEPHANTS ON PARAD (389) 5 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 577): BRUJAH of DARK WARDS (Dr. Doom, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 577): DEXTER of HIGH JINKS (Jondeaux, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 571): THE GRINCH of DR. SEUSS (The Sentinel, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 573): GOLDEN DOME of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 572): ATTILA THE HUN of DEATH INCARNATE (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 570): FLAVIUS VALERIUS of TEAM CHAOS (?, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 285): SHARAPOVA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 563): TYE FOON of FORCE OF NATURE (Storm Front, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 283): SVEIN FORKBEARD of LORDS OF VALHALLA (?, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 559): PSYCHOTRON of NOTIROUS (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 557): SOCIETY RED of JAILBIRDS (Philthy Phil, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 548): JUNGLE KING of FLIPPERS ARCADE (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 511): ETTORE HSIDAR of TERMAGANT VOTARY (Noachian, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 261): RAGGEDY ANN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 254): TEMPUS of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 241): SWEET AIR of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 438): BUCK FEVER of BAD APPLES (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 425): MADONNA of THINGS ILL NEVER GET (TUM, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 416): PARLEN QUIR of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 404): JOEVINA SARIL of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 190): KARATIA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 374): KIRSSARINA of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 370): DARQUE of MANAGER MUSINGS (FTF Manager, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 359): MIRIAL ADAMANT of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 464): ROCK A BYE of EASTERN HORDE (Mr. Mojo, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 577): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 577): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 571): DR. SEUSS (The Sentinel, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 572): JLG (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 572): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 570): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 28 MORYA (turn 285): THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 563): ESCAPADE (Scion, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 283): WAR (?, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 559): LUROCIAN GUARD (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 567): RAVAGING LORDS (?, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 548): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 511): MEDAL OF HONOR 27 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 261): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 254): THINGS I DROOL IN (Snuln, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 241): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 438): BLOOD BROTHERS (The Sentinel, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 425): HOUSE OF GRAIN (DK Bread, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 416): ELEPHANTS ON PARADE (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 404): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 190): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 374): SAND DANCERS (Olinda, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 370): DRAGONS KEEP (Chi'en, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 359): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 464): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 15 MALCORN (turn 569): AZAZEL of DARK CREATION (Herbert Philip Lovecraft West)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 577): KRANKYKARL of HIGH JINKS (Jondeaux, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 570): FLAVIUS VALERIUS of TEAM CHAOS (?, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 283): ULTHAR THYDRIM of THE STORMGUARDS (The Icelord, mgr.)
SVEIN FORKBEARD of LORDS OF VALHALLA (?, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 559): PSYCHOTRON of NOTORIOUS (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
(turn 558): P.Y.T. of NOTORIOUS (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
LARS of LUROCIAN GUARD (The Greek Guy, mgr.)
BILL BERITH of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
(turn 557): I.M. CEYTIN of DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 557): SOCIETY RED of JAILBIRDS (Philthy Phil, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 547): CULANN COONTZ of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 253): SISTER MARY SARAH of OLD HABITS (Soultaker, mgr.)
SISTER SLEDGE of OLD HABITS (Soultaker, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 241): SWEET AIR of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
GERRICK GRIMM of DRUID'S GROVE (Armalias, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 425): MADONNA of THINGS ILL NEVER GET (TUM, mgr.)
(turn 424): RICKY J of THE BUNKHOUSE (Pauly, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 403): STEELHORSE of POSSE (Rosebud, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 190): KARATIA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 373): VORGAN TEN TALH of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 359): MIRIAL ADAMANT of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
What, no one to contest for the title except the Dangerous Criminal? Well, I
couldn't let HIM take it, could I?
Parlen Quir
SPY REPORT
I can't believe the violence in JURINE! I still haven't told Mom I'm writing
Spyreports. She'd have a cow! Well, here we go... MVP award for XAROK YOLE?
MIDDLE WAY 16's proud of him after beating CONVICTED THIEF and getting 11 points.
Talk about yer big time losers! SIBI EL KEER got smashed by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL, and
lost 13 points! Was that a tear I saw in XANDER HAXAN's eye, as he took over
Duelmastership? And wasn't PARLEN QUIR fit to be tied! I hear the top team insists
all their warriors get nine hours sleep. They want photogenic fighters for PR
photos.
I gotta admit I haven't been in "deep con caves" with any spies. Really, I just
wing this stuff.
Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds. All JURINE ever talks about is fighting! Me,
I'm more laid back. Hey you guys, don't you think your families would like to hear
from you? Write! (Or have someone write for you.)
Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand
wash. I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it quits. Remember
you guys, ease up sometimes! Chill out! Later, Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
XANDER HAXAN 3270 18 22 3 108 BLADE AND BLOOD (314)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MIKAI ABADOS 3361 15 12 4 75 BLADE AND BLOOD (314)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LADY THORNE 3458 6 0 1 61 BLADE AND BLOOD (314)
PARLEN QUIR 3437 12 12 1 59 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)
ROEKFORT SIMS 3441 12 12 1 57 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CIRSIUM VULGARE 3451 5 2 1 52 BLADE AND BLOOD (314)
SIBI EL KEER 3362 11 12 3 48 BLADE AND BLOOD (314)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VELLIA WYE 3468 2 0 0 15 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)
XAROK YOLE 3467 2 1 0 15 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)
-KING BABAR 3456 2 0 0 14 ELEPHANTS ON PARADE (389)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DUMBO 3454 2 0 0 14 ELEPHANTS ON PARADE (389)
CHAM DUGAN 3461 1 3 0 11 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)
-JUMBO 3452 1 1 0 8 ELEPHANTS ON PARADE (389)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
VERELLE WIST 3439 11 10 0 MIDDLE WAY 16 387 MIKAI ABADOS 3361 414
PERSONAL ADS
Captured Orc. Huh. I hope he's literate, because I want someone to talk to here. --
Roekfort Sims
Jumbo -- Well, drat. I guess my teammate didn't pull your teeth last time. -- Cham
Dugan
Dumbo -- Why is your ivory pink? This is dumb. -- Xarok Yole
Well, I guess that beggar WAS persistent, foolishly so. But he didn't teach me a
thing. -- Vellia Wye
P.S. I suppose it could have been my incredible charisma that kept him coming back
for more punishment.
20 September 2007
Ok, ok, you can stop not-talking about TOGS VI already, it is coming, slowly but
surely, like a giant, over-fed, greased slug sliding down a gravely driveway. We're
looking for new-comers, old-timers, in-betweeners, fence-sitters and Delarquans to
come on out and participate. Just think, you could be the next Pinky & the Brain
pairing (a la Creepster & Manager), or maybe you'll be the team that crushes all in
its path on the way TO UTTER AND COMPLETE TOGS DOMINATION!!!!!! [note: insert
sinister cackle if it helps you complete the picture]
There will be a few minor changes, so let's recap the rules from top to bottom:
1. Each TOGS team consists of two managers. After the contest starts, there will be
no switching partners whatsoever, so choose your teammate wisely. TOGS VI will last
for 13 turns, so pick a partner you can stand for 6 months or so.
2. The TOGS entry fee is 2 team setups per manager. This means 4 setups per TOGS
team. This entry fee is required before the start of the tourney with no exceptions
being made. This is to ensure that nobody gets screwed if a team or manager decides
to back out early. To pay the entry fee either:
a) send $10 cash/check/money order/ or whatever to me personally at:
Paul Jokelson
115 Moss Ave. #201
Oakland, CA 94611
b) get RSI to send me 2 team setup gift certificates. Sorry, no credit cards
and no old teams you have lying around will be accepted.
3. TOGS point system:
Fights:
10 points for winning on your up-challenge against another TOGS warrior.
7 points for winning on your even challenge of another TOGS warrior.
7 points for winning on another TOGS warriors challenge.
7 points for winning a random match-up against another TOGS warrior.
4 points for winning on your down-challenge of another TOGS warrior.
4 points for winning a random match-up against a non-TOGS warrior.
Changes this TOGS:
** 10 points for any challenge by the DM, UP OR DOWN!!
** 4 points for winning a random match-up against your TOGS partner's warrior.
To state the obvious, there are 0 points if you challenge your partner.
** 4 points for winning a bloodfeud attempt against you by a non-TOGS warrior
You will not get any points if you challenge or get challenged by a non-TOGS team
(with the exception of the above-stated rule if you get bloodfeuded), so use your
avoids wisely if you think someone is out to get you.
Spots/Ads
5 points for every 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 85 characters across) and we will be completely firm on
this. In addition to the length criteria, spotlights will not be given points if
they are in any way plagiarized or if they are not Duelmasters or fantasy related.
We will be the sole judge of this. If you're unsure if we will judge something to be
Duelmasters or fantasy related, then e-mail me before you write the spotlight and
ask. We reserve the right to take points away from a spotlight after they are given
if we judge at later time that the spotlight has been plagiarized.
-5 points per manager per turn every time a manager does not at least write one
personal ad.
4. TOGS VI will start in arena 60 shortly after the Winter Face-to-Face (turn due
Feb 21, Aradi turn 436) and as mentioned before will last for 13 turns. There will
be multipliers in the later rounds, which means that all points accumulated by a team
on turns 10 and 11 will be multiplied by 1.5 and all points accumulated by each team
on turns 12 and 13 will be multiplied by 2.
5. Soultaker and Nuln will be the sole arbiters of any dispute that may arise, with
props to Sentinel for doing the score-keeping as always. Whine all you like, we will
be glad to provide comfortable chairs and the cheese of your choice.
And there be the rules. If you look closely, you'll notice there were a few minor
changes and additions made from the TOGS V rules. They are as follows:
-- The Snotman & Nuln rule: Last TOGS Snotman and Nuln randomly matched up something
like 4-5 times, so we basically decided out of pity to now give a small amount of
points (4 in this case) for winning a random against a teammate, so that you're not
completely screwed by having 2 of your 10 warriors get 0 zero points automatically.
-- Scaling Down Points for the DM: Previously a TOGS DM would get 10 points *in
addition* to whatever challenge points they got. This was to keep the DM from being
penalized for being at the top and give people something to fight for. However, it
was a bit too much of an award and we decided to scale it back and eliminate the
bonus, but give full upchallenge credit whenever the DM challenges.
-- Bloodfeuds from outside TOGS teams: This incident came up last TOGS, and it was
felt that if a person killed a non-TOGS warrior in a random, they shouldn't have to
be potentially locked into 4 turns of getting 0 points. So we've added an additional
rule which now gives 4 points if you win when bloodfeuded by a non-TOGS warrior, at
least giving you some way to get points if you're locked into a non-TOGS bloodfeud
instead of being basically removed from the contest for 4 turns.
And lastly...
-- Team Names: This was not listed in the rules, but to make things more festive, at
the suggestion of Manager we have decided to have the added dimension of team names!
Yes, no more boring rankings with Team 4 edging out Team 7. Just picture reading a
TOGS turn report now, with something along the lines of "Team Fiery Starfish
obliterated Team Superior TOGSlings," just as one example.
We hope to see you all there....
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
PARLEN QUIR was devastated by XANDER HAXAN in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
MIKAI ABADOS subdued ROEKFORT SIMS in a popular 1 minute veteran's melee.
LADY THORNE won victory over DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 2 minute brawl.
SIBI EL KEER was devastated by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CIRSIUM VULGARE demolished FRATSFA SLAVE in a 2 minute mismatched competition.
VELLIA WYE won victory over CONVICTED THIEF in a 3 minute amateur's fight.
CHAM DUGAN beat PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a slow 4 minute amateur's brawl.
XAROK YOLE handily defeated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven melee.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 2 - 0 71 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 STRIKING ATTACK 11 - 6 - 1 65 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 TOTAL PARRY 5 - 3 - 0 63 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 LUNGING ATTACK 17 - 12 - 2 59 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 8 - 1 58 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 5 - 4 - 1 56 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 9 - 0 44 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 417 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:
AIMED BLOW 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 4 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW
1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK MIKAI ABADOS 3361 15 12 4 75 BLADE AND BLOOD (314)
LUNGING ATTACK LADY THORNE 3458 6 0 1 61 BLADE AND BLOOD (314)
AIMED BLOW CIRSIUM VULGARE 3451 5 2 1 52 BLADE AND BLOOD (314)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is XANDER HAXAN 3270. The most popular warrior this
turn was CIRSIUM VULGARE 3451. The ten other most popular fighters were VELLIA WYE
3468, XANDER HAXAN 3270, MIKAI ABADOS 3361, LADY THORNE 3458, PARLEN QUIR 3437,
ROEKFORT SIMS 3441, XAROK YOLE 3467, SIBI EL KEER 3362, CHAM DUGAN 3461, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was CHAM DUGAN 3461. The other ten least popular
fighters were SIBI EL KEER 3362, XAROK YOLE 3467, ROEKFORT SIMS 3441, PARLEN QUIR
3437, LADY THORNE 3458, MIKAI ABADOS 3361, XANDER HAXAN 3270, VELLIA WYE 3468,
CIRSIUM VULGARE 3451, and 0.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
XANDER HAXAN (61-3270) BLADE AND BLOOD (314)