DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 10/12/2006 Duedate: 11/08/2006 DRAGONHEAD ARENA DM-72 TURN-178 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS MINDQUAKE TWISTED SISTERS (644) (72-5861) [14-9-0,100] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader MINDQUAKE POSITION IS EMPTY TWISTED SISTERS (644) (72-5861) [14-9-0,100] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite IRON BITCH MARWAN TWISTED SISTERS (644) SACRED REALM (506) (72-5859) [11-13-1,61] (72-6082) [3-3-0,24] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM MILCHAMAH (663) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. BARBARIAN HORDE (637) 39 2. SACRED REALM (506) 18 BARBARIAN HORDE (637) 3. TWISTED SISTERS (644) 12 Unchartered Team 4. VERMIN (165) 5 5. OUTLAWS (643) 0BILLY & THE BASHER'S (241) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 0 BARBARIAN HORDE (637) 33 24 4 57.9 1/ 1 MILCHAMAH (663) 7 4 1 2/ 4 BREAD (653) 17 15 1 53.1 2/ 3 TWISTED SISTERS (644) 5 7 0 3/ 0 SAMURAI KIDS II (674) 127 122 11 51.0 3/ 0 BARBARIAN HORDE (637) 4 1 1 4/ 5 VERMIN (165) 198 197 8 50.1 4- 2 OUTLAWS (643) 4 2 1 5/ 0 SACRED REALM (506) 31 32 4 49.2 5/ 4 VERMIN (165) 2 1 0 6/ 6 TWISTED SISTERS (644) 51 57 5 47.2 6/ 5 BREAD (653) 2 1 0 7/ 7 MILCHAMAH (663) 209 255 21 45.0 7/ 0 SACRED REALM (506) 2 3 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. It is without sadness that I retire Sourdough. He fulfilled my goal to graduate a basher with 21 Speed (just Con & Deftness left). I am very happy about that, because I have no candidates that could have replaced him. So for me, Sourdough was a huge success story. I guess it's time to start ruining 21 deftness rollups to look for a Basher with 21 starting Deftness! :) For those who might be interested, he graduates: Sourdough 15-8-9-15-9-21-7 B Poor Endurance, Good Damage Skills at: 31(-1)/16/24(+4)/6(+2-4)/6(+1-2)/23 54 learns in 40 FE Faves: VH/VL WF, learns Init Rookies: 6-3, Inits: 4-3, Adepts: 2-3 A very runnable, if unexciting warrior. I will be, however, taking my leave from Dragonhead, which does sadden me. I like this arena. I have some more warriors in here, but they aren't going to be activated anytime soon. It is all about priorities and while Sourdough may be on the bland side of my warriors, my goal was to see a starting 21 speed basher graduate. God Blesses, Assurnasirbanipal (for Sourdough) SPY REPORT Welcome DRAGONHEAD. I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well. Many the fights have I fought here. The celebrations, the disappointments... What's with MINDQUAKE? She actually beat MILCHAMAH's MEGINNAW'S RULE, and walked away with 16 more points from the fight. Major screwup at MILCHAMAH. MEGINNAW'S RULE lost 11 points to MINDQUAKE. Some new strategies, perhaps? Maybe MEGINNAW'S RULE will provide more easy wins... See how the Duelmaster Dark Arena Challenged DARK ARENA's BANDIT PRINCE? That sort of initiative is how he got where he is now. The crowds were amazed this turn, as BANDIT PRINCE killed the Duelmaster, SOURDOUGH, leaving BREAD in mourning. So now MINDQUAKE gets to be DRAGONHEAD's Duelmaster. But what comes around goes around. Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting! No matter the time or place, men will always duel. How well I know the feeling of being in the most avoided team! Don't fall out of practive, MILCHAMAH! In my day, no team with a 207-254-20 would scare me off! What's the problem, TWISTED SISTERS? How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, 2 PHAT 2! Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you. IRON BITCH of TWISTED SISTERS knows how to pick 'em. She challenged 2 PHAT 2 of VERMIN who is up by 25. Now was this a wise move? IRON BITCH perhaps got hers just desserts, seeing as she was defeated by 2 PHAT 2 and ended up with 61 recognition points. Warriors of DRAGONHEAD unite. You have only your games to lose! I like to see warriors put young whippersnappers in their place. I guess you could say BARBARIAN HORDE'MERLIN did just that. Right TWISTED SISTERS? The ultimate victory is one that results in death. MERLIN of knows this. Will TWISTED SISTERS attempt a Bloodfeud? Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting younger every day? To die so young, so gloriously! Well, I'm pretty much through. You guys need to get back practicing. DRAGONHEAD is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places. I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MINDQUAKE 5861 14 9 0 100 TWISTED SISTERS (644) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME 2 PHAT 2 5470 14 15 0 95 VERMIN (165) -BAMBOO 6146 13 10 3 92 SAMURAI KIDS II (674) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -CRYBABY 5853 9 6 0 84 OUTLAWS (643) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MEGINNAW'S RULE 6035 17 13 0 76 MILCHAMAH (663) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME IRON BITCH 5859 11 13 1 61 TWISTED SISTERS (644) MERLIN 5776 8 3 2 61 BARBARIAN HORDE (637) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -YONDU 6091 5 0 0 50 OUTLAWS (643) -COPYCAT 5854 7 9 1 49 OUTLAWS (643) LADY SARINA 5773 6 5 1 49 BARBARIAN HORDE (637) KATSUMOTO 5942 4 3 0 46 SACRED REALM (506) THE TRUNK MONKEY 5775 8 3 0 43 BARBARIAN HORDE (637) ANDAR 5774 6 5 1 43 BARBARIAN HORDE (637) -RABID RABBIT 2317 8 8 0 38 VERMIN (165) GIGGLY JANE 5939 8 5 0 34 TWISTED SISTERS (644) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME GRUMPY OLD BAT 4578 5 9 0 28 SACRED REALM (506) MADKAWRAW REBORN 6135 4 1 0 27 MILCHAMAH (663) LORD STANLEY 5916 3 5 1 25 SACRED REALM (506) MARWAN 6082 3 3 0 24 SACRED REALM (506) WINSTON 6085 3 1 0 24 SACRED REALM (506) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME MOOL REGENERATED 6060 5 5 3 23 MILCHAMAH (663) -ZAZEN 6182 4 3 0 23 SAMURAI KIDS II (674) GENERAL RAY 6113 2 1 0 17 BARBARIAN HORDE (637) -WHOLE WHEAT 5914 2 0 0 13 BREAD (653) -GOAT 6080 3 3 0 12 OUTLAWS (643) -DOKUEKI 6184 1 1 0 4 SAMURAI KIDS II (674) -WARLOCK 6137 0 2 0 2 OUTLAWS (643) -PANDA 6185 0 1 0 1 SAMURAI KIDS II (674) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? SOURDOUGH 5913 15 14 1 BREAD 653 BANDIT PRINCE 25 178 NONE DEADLY MADKAWRAW 6056 4 5 0 MILCHAMAH 663 COPYCAT 5854 176 FYRE 6051 1 2 0 TWISTED SISTERS 644 MOOL REGENERATED 6060 178 SHADOW 6052 2 1 0 TWISTED SISTERS 644 MERLIN 5776 178 PERSONAL ADS 14 September 2006 I am back in the arena and thinking back to those days in 1984 where I was a novice and clueless manager. Now, 22 years later it looks like I am an ancient and once again clueless manager. I am looking to recover some old warriors. Since none of them are Aimed Blows, they are no threat to win anything. I just want to see how they turned out. The Couatl 2-17 Madam Butterfly 20-701 Gypsy Moth 20-703 King Crab 21-1 Priestess Python 26-1388 Please contact me at DekeYoung@Comcast.net if you know about any of these ancient warriors, or just want to bs about the old, old, old times. 25 September 2006 It is obvious that the Dark Knights wish to be shown the light. Allow me to step forward and blind them with truth. YOU ARE WORTHLESS!!! The Dark Knights are so afraid of the light that they hide behind their black armor and empty threats. It is too bad they are unwilling to actually FIGHT us! I guess our natural light is too bright for you all to face! Fear us, for we are here! -- Gemini Goldphoenix, Overlord of the Avengers of Light! 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! LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS SOURDOUGH was dealt death by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight. MINDQUAKE vanquished MEGINNAW'S RULE in a 1 minute uneven Challenge Title battle. IRON BITCH was overpowered by 2 PHAT 2 in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel. FYRE was barely slain by MOOL REGENERATED in a 2 minute gory Challenge fight. LADY SARINA subdued THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute competition. MERLIN butchered SHADOW in a 1 minute bloody one-sided duel. WINSTON was overpowered by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. ANDAR savagely defeated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute gruesome melee. THE TRUNK MONKEY vanquished FRATSFA SLAVE in a popular 1 minute gruesome uneven duel. MARWAN was viciously subdued by GIGGLY JANE in a 4 minute gory fight. KATSUMOTO beat DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a popular 1 minute melee. LORD STANLEY was defeated by CAPTURED ORC in a exciting 1 minute match. GRUMPY OLD BAT devastated OSKSI NOBLE in a 2 minute mismatched conflict. MADKAWRAW REBORN subdued GENERAL RAY in a 6 minute amateur's match. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |LUNGING ATTACK 5 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 1 - 0 75 | |AIMED BLOW 4 SLASHING ATTACK 14 - 8 - 2 64 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 58 - 34 - 8 63 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 17 - 11 - 1 61 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 19 - 15 - 1 56 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 BASHING ATTACK 16 - 15 - 4 52 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 AIMED BLOW 20 - 19 - 0 51 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 TOTAL PARRY 9 - 10 - 0 47 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 6 - 0 40 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 - 0 0 | Turn 178 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-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 3 3 AIMED BLOW WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 3 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME STRIKING ATTACK MINDQUAKE 5861 14 9 0 100 TWISTED SISTERS (644) TOTAL PARRY MEGINNAW'S RULE 6035 17 13 0 76 MILCHAMAH (663) SLASHING ATTACK MERLIN 5776 8 3 2 61 BARBARIAN HORDE (637) AIMED BLOW LADY SARINA 5773 6 5 1 49 BARBARIAN HORDE (637) LUNGING ATTACK THE TRUNK MONKEY 5775 8 3 0 43 BARBARIAN HORDE (637) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is IRON BITCH 5859. The most popular warrior this turn was MARWAN 6082. The ten other most popular fighters were KATSUMOTO 5942, MINDQUAKE 5861, 2 PHAT 2 5470, FYRE 6051, LADY SARINA 5773, ANDAR 5774, THE TRUNK MONKEY 5775, LORD STANLEY 5916, MOOL REGENERATED 6060, and GENERAL RAY 6113. The least popular fighter this week was GIGGLY JANE 5939. The other ten least popular fighters were MADKAWRAW REBORN 6135, WINSTON 6085, SHADOW 6052, IRON BITCH 5859, GRUMPY OLD BAT 4578, MERLIN 5776, MEGINNAW'S RULE 6035, GENERAL RAY 6113, MOOL REGENERATED 6060, and LORD STANLEY 5916. The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn: 2 PHAT 2 (72-5470) VERMIN (165) The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: SOURDOUGH (72-5913) BREAD (653) FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY XLI ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME FURRY BOX 4314 (10-5-0) 2 3 0 BRIAN LOCK CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME KOOL AID 5909 (11-6-0) 1 3 0 DEAD LIQUIDS INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME WHEATIES 5900 (5-0-0) 2 3 0 CEREAL WHOLE 5895 (5-2-0) 1 3 0 MILK IS GOOD ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME STEVE LAKE 6117 (0-0-0) 7 3 0 SUE'S BOYS LEON DURHAM 6118 (0-0-0) 6 3 1 SUE'S BOYS ARAMIS RAMIREZ 5967 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 PURPLE PLATYPI RYNE SANDBERG 6115 (0-0-0) 3 3 1 SUE'S BOYS FULCRUM 6122 (0-0-0) 1 3 0 RUSSIAN BIRDS