DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 11/07/2019 Duedate: 12/04/2019 DRAGONHEAD ARENA DM-72 TURN-346 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS PROJECT A UNLIKELY HEROES (1325) (72-10072) [12-11-0,118] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader PROJECT A NAG UNLIKELY HEROES (1325) BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334) (72-10072) [12-11-0,118] (72-10128) [6-1-0,65] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite SHOPPING CART SOUR BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788) BASH BROS FRUITS (1337) (72-6836) [20-11-1,94] (72-10142) [7-2-1,50] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. UNLIKELY HEROES (1325) 28 2. BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788) 14 BASH BROS HAIRCUT (737) 3. BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334) 11 Unchartered Team 4. BASH BROS NEW CAR (1013) 11 5. BASH BROS HARD DISK (1035) 8 BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1- 2*LILY STUFF (1340) 1 0 0 100 1/ 1*BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334) 14 1 1 2/ 4*BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334) 28 7 2 80.0 2/ 2*BASH BROS FRUITS (1337) 6 3 1 3/ 5 BASH BROS HAIRCUT (737) 49 13 4 79.0 3/ 6 BASH BROS NEW CAR (1013) 5 1 0 4/ 6*BASH BROS FRUITS (1337) 19 6 3 76.0 4/ 4*BASH BROS HARD DI (1035) 5 1 0 5/ 9 BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788) 66 25 1 72.5 5/ 8*BASH BROS SWEATER (1332) 5 1 0 6-10 BASH BROS FAST FOO (739) 52 20 1 72.2 6/ 7 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325) 4 2 1 7/ 0 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021) 68 27 1 71.6 7/ 3 BASH BROS DRESSER (945) 4 2 0 8/ 8 BASH BROS B-MOVIE (1025) 45 18 2 71.4 8/12 BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788) 3 2 0 9/13*BASH BROS HARD DI (1035) 10 4 0 71.4 9/14 BASH BROS HAIRCUT (737) 2 0 0 10/11 BASH BROS DRESSER (945) 19 8 0 70.4 10/ 9 BASH BROS CANDLE (1023) 2 1 0 11/15 BASH BROS NEW CAR (1013) 46 23 1 66.7 11/10 BASH BROS B-MOVIE (1025) 2 1 0 12/12*BB FLASHLIGHT (1333) 7 4 0 63.6 12/ 0 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021) 1 0 0 13/16*BASH BROS SWEATER (1332) 10 6 0 62.5 13-17*LILY STUFF (1340) 1 0 0 14/18 BASH BROS CANDLE (1023) 20 14 0 58.8 14-21 BASH BROS FAST FOO (739) 1 0 0 15-21 SPACE ACTION 99 (418) 108 98 9 52.4 15-16 SPACE ACTION 99 (418) 1 1 0 16/22 OBSIDIAN HALL (1324) 15 15 0 50.0 16/15 OBSIDIAN HALL (1324) 1 2 0 17/24 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325) 23 25 3 47.9 17/22*BB FLASHLIGHT (1333) 1 2 0 18/25 H IS FOR HIPPO (1266) 13 20 0 39.4 18/23 H IS FOR HIPPO (1266) 1 2 0 Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 19/26*J IS FOR JACK (1268) 2 7 0 22.2 19/25*J IS FOR JACK (1268) 0 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 The Wheel of Misfortune: Kolact DM 10 Overview A contest for Kolact (DM 10) that runs 12 turns (starting turn 889, due 02/03/2020). Squads will consist of four (4) teams. One (1) team per manager. Participating managers may not run multiple teams in the arena during the contest. Premise Master Darque is fiddling with Chaos Gates again, which creates CHAOS and randomness during the contest. Turn 1 (Kolact turn 889) and Turn 12 (Kolact turn 900) will be scored using STANDARD scoring (explained below). Turns 2 through 11 will use a wide variety of scoring mechanisms and will be randomly determined as the contest progresses using a random generator. The scoring mechanisms will be posted in Kolact's newsletter two (2) turns in advance, as well as on the D2 website under the contest forums. Entry Entry into the contest is open to anyone who meets the following criteria: 1) Form a squad. A squad will consist of four (4) managers. No more, no less. This means there will be NO single manager teams. You must choose a name for your squad. 2) Each manager must declare their intention to participate in the contest BEFORE Turn 1 of The WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE contest (No exceptions will be made). Declarations must include: 1) TEAM NAME, 2) MANAGER NAME, 3) PARTNERS' NAMES, and 4) SQUAD'S NAME, and may be submitted by any of the following means: a. A personal ad in DM 10 b. A diplomatic note to Darque Ages (29) in DM 81 c. An email to rebelnerfherder@yahoo.com with WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE in the Subject Line. **NOTE: Failure to meet this criteria by the deadline will result in NO ENTRY into the contest. Please be mindful of the requirements and submit them in a timely manner to avoid any misfortunes. Prizes Endurance Award: Here Is Your Participation Trophy Every participating Team will receive one (1) +1 Bonus Potion for participating in all 12 rounds of the contest and in at least 55 of the 60 scheduled fights. Teams that participate in ALL the scheduled 60 fights will receive an additional +1 Bonus Potion. 1ST Place: You're Awesome Awards (choose 3 from the following): 1. LIMITED Max Damage (one-time only; not perpetual; warrior must be from DM 10 and have participated in contest) 2. Move a warrior from another team (that you own) to your DM 10 squad (warrior must be alive, NATURAL and UNMODIFIED; there must be an open spot via death/dark arena or graduation) 3. Know Favorites (Initiates classed warrior or above) 4. Reroll one (1) warrior's favorite LEARN 5. Limited Immortality (one (1) resurrection following death in DM 10) 6. Two (2) +1 Skill Pots (added to warrior's base; no out of bound warriors) 2ND Place: Ever the Bride's Maid Awards (choose 2 of the following) 1. LIMITED Max Damage (one-time only; not perpetual; warrior must be from DM 10 and have participated in contest) 2. Know Favorites (Initiates classed warrior or above) 3. Reroll one (1) warrior's favorite LEARN 4. Two (2) +1 Skill Pots (added to warrior's base; no out of bound warriors) 3RD Place: The Aluminum Falcon Awards (choose 1 of the following) 1. Reroll one (1) warrior's favorite LEARN 2. Two (2) +1 Skill Pots (added to warrior's base; no out of bound warriors) Moderator Master Darque will be the moderator for this contest. All questions and disputes can be directed to him. He is the final arbitrator for the contest and his decisions are final. Scoring Mechanisms Standard Scoring (Turns 1 & 12) +3 Win -2 Death +2 Kill Wins and kills against Arena Stand Bys and Squad-mates will not be scored. (Please note: Death against any opponent will be scored with a -2.) Dark Arena fights will be scored regularly. Option 1: Delarquan Death Fest (DM 59) Win = +2 pts Loss = -1 pt Kill = +5 pts [in addition to +2 pts for Win] Death = -3 pts [in addition to -1 pt for Loss] Dark Arena Kill = +10 pts [in addition to +2 pts for Win] Dark Arena Death = -5 pts [in addition to -1 pt for Loss] Challenges against squad-mates will incur -1 penalty for both participants. Death penalties will also apply. Option 2: TOGS (DM 60) 10 points for winning on your upchallenge against another WoM warrior. 7 points for winning on your even challenge of another WoM warrior. 7 points for winning on another WoM warrior's challenge. 7 points for winning a random matchup against another WoM warrior. 4 points for winning a random matchup against a non-WoM warrior. Do not fight your teammate, you will not get any points. Also, you will not get any points if you challenge a non-WoM team (this includes the Dark Arena). 5 points for a 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 86 characters across). In addition to the length criteria, spotlights will not be given any points if they are in any way plagiarized or if they are not Duelmasters or fantasy related. If in doubt about the content, email me before the turn and I will be happy to verify it for you. -5 points per manager who does not write at least one (1) personal ad. -5 points for being the team that avoided the most. Option 3: Battle Royale (DM 18) +1 Win +1 Kill -1 Loss -1 Death No Avoids (-10 point penalty for avoiding) Option 4: (Un)Popularity Contest +11 for Turn's Most Popular with a descending point award for most popular warriors' list (e.g. +10 for second most popular, +9 for third most popular, etc.). Only warriors listed on the most popular list will score points (between +10 and +1). +11 for Turn's Least Popular with a descending point award for least popular warriors' list (e.g. +10 for second least popular, +9 for third least popular, etc.). Only warriors listed on the least popular list will score points (between +10 and +1). Option 5: Slaughter Priest Memorial (DM 54) No Challenges 3 points for winning 3 points for killing (giving 6 in total, 3 for the win and 3 for the kill) 3 points for at least one of your warriors writing a personal (regardless of number of personals beyond one you still only get one point). Make sure it is written from one of your team's warriors and not simply the manager entity or you will not get the point. -3 points for losing -3 points for being killed (giving -6 in total, -3 for losing and -3 for being killed) Option 6: Turf War (DM 47) Team Points: * Fights made: 1 = 0 points, 2 = 0 points, 3 = 1 point, 4 = 3 points, 5 = 5 points * Wins earned: 1 = 1 point, 2 = 3 points, 3 = 6 points, 4 = 10 points, 5 = 15 points * Down Challenge = (-5) points each (DM is exempt from DC rule) * Team with most wins per round earns 4 additional points (if there is a tie, no points will be awarded) Alliance Points: * Fights made (DA fights count as a fight made) All (each) team of the alliance fights 1 to 3 warriors = 3 points All (each) team fights 4+ warriors = 6 points All (each) team fights all five warriors = 9 * Alliance with most wins per that round = 5 points (If tied, no points awarded.) Option 7: Morya Madness (DM 28) +3 points to the highest ranked warrior of each style. Highest ranked is the highest recognition total, regardless of record. If case of a tie in recognition points, win/loss percentage will be the tie breaker, followed by total kills (warrior). +5 Top Team on the Move descending scoring down to #5 (e.g. +5 for first, +4 for second, etc). +5 Most Successful Bloodfeuds (Contest Turns 1-8; cumulative for squad). Bloodfeud victories for kills that did not occur during the contest do not count to this total. +5 Most Avoided Squad (Contest Turns 1-8; teammates avoiding one another will not be counted) -5 Most Avoiding Squad (Contest Turns 1-8) +5 Most Turn's Most Favorite (Squad) (Contest Turns 1-8) +5 Most Turn's Least Favorite (Squad) (Contest Turns 1-8) Option 8: Mordant Olympics (DM 1) -- Only Available Turns 7-11 The three teams (not squads) with the best win-loss record over turns 1-9 (who meet minimum fight criteria). Cumulative kills and total recognition will serve as tie breaks if needed. Gold: 25 points Silver: 15 points Bronze: 10 Points +3 Points for an Attacker [Challenge] Win (Challenges against squad-mates will incur a -2 point penalty) +3 Points for a Defender [being Challenged] Win (Challenges from squad-mates will incur a -2 point penalty) Option 9: Stormcrowe Slaughterhouse (DM 45) +5 Win -5 Death +5 Kill Wins and kills against Arena Stand Bys and Squad-mates will not be scored (Please note: Death against any opponent will be scored with a -1). Dark Arena fights will be scored regularly. DUELMASTER'S COLUMN Notes from the arena champ. drool..... slobber.... cough..... grunt..... drool. -- Project A I'm Count Peppermint, your Project A interpreter. It's tough job and no one REALLY knows what he's trying to convey, even him, but I am required by DD to try. I think this time he wants you to know that he's your Duelmaster and he's damn glad to meet ya! Close enough! SPY REPORT Thankyouthankyou. It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in DRAGONHEAD. Hope you enjoy the show. Oh, who am I kidding? I already got paid! A stormcloud is brewing over the BASH BROS DRESSER guildhouse. Rumor says any more weeks like this ones 1-1-0 may send the team to the Dark Arena. Coming up with a solid 0-0-0 outing, BASH BROS FAST FOOD has advanced 7 places in the rankings. Hey everybody, watch out for SHOPPING CART, who flew up 14 points in the rankings after mashing HYACINTH like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. And falling like a basher in the top ten was SNORING, who dropped 11 points after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with AMBITIOUS GUARD. Drawing on all of his experience as a 25-9-1 warrior, BAD SCRIPT went for the Duelmastership against PROJECT A this week. Going for the gusto and coming up with aught but bloody knuckles was BASH BROS B-MOVIES' BAD SCRIPT, who was turned away from the Duelmastership by PROJECT A. Advice to bashers--never force anything, just get a bigger halberd! Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the DRAGONHEAD arena. And hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't avoid H IS FOR HIPPO, please raise you hand. Wow. Does DRAGONHEAD really have that many liars? For those of you who like math, try this one: H IS FOR HIPPO + Weapons That go Boom = BASH BROS DRESSER + Avoid City. And who is this OVERFLOWING you ask, with 115 points and a 10-0-0 record. Ooh, the tales I could tell! Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day drinking to their memory. Better tanked than dead! Ask not the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no. Silly buggers, eh? Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in DRAGONHEAD have no sense of humor. Or maybe that they were senseless. Well, there goes another Spy Report. Good luck in next week's fights. Its been real, and its been fun, but it hasn't been real fun...-- The Unknown Spymaster DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME PROJECT A 10072 12 11 0 118 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325) CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -BOOGER KING 6588 31 14 0 115 BASH BROS FAST FOOD (739) OVERFLOWING 7655 10 0 0 115 BASH BROS DRESSER (945) -FLICKERING 8048 22 0 0 112 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021) CHEMICAL SMELL 7875 14 1 0 111 BASH BROS HAIRCUT (737) WARNING BELLS 8011 18 5 1 109 BASH BROS NEW CAR (1013) NONSTANDARD 8051 16 9 1 101 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021) SHOPPING CART 6836 20 11 1 94 BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788) STARGAZER 10069 10 9 0 93 OBSIDIAN HALL (1324) -BRIGHT 8050 15 9 0 92 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME BAD SCRIPT 8068 25 10 1 90 BASH BROS B-MOVIES (1025) FIRE STARTER 8061 15 13 0 76 BASH BROS CANDLE (1023) -FIRST SCRATCH 8009 10 8 0 75 BASH BROS NEW CAR (1013) -HUBERTA 9699 3 3 0 75 H IS FOR HIPPO (1266) HYACINTH 9549 6 4 0 72 H IS FOR HIPPO (1266) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME NAG 10128 6 1 0 65 BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334) BUGS 10143 8 1 0 60 BASH BROS FRUITS (1337) DIRTY DISHES 10129 5 2 0 60 BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334) UGLY 10118 6 2 0 58 BASH BROS SWEATER (1332) LEMON 8010 15 8 0 57 BASH BROS NEW CAR (1013) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME CLOTHES ON FLOOR 10130 6 1 0 56 BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334) TOILET SEAT 10126 6 1 0 54 BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334) SOUR 10142 7 2 1 50 BASH BROS FRUITS (1337) BAD MEDIA 8127 5 2 0 47 BASH BROS HARD DISK (1035) -UNEVEN 6574 4 0 1 46 BASH BROS HAIRCUT (737) -JUDAH 4543 5 8 2 41 SPACE ACTION 99 (418) -WIPEOUT 10364 4 1 0 37 SPACE ACTION 99 (418) MOTHS 7654 7 3 0 34 BASH BROS DRESSER (945) MOTOR GOES OUT 8123 5 2 0 34 BASH BROS HARD DISK (1035) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME COUNT PEPPERMINT 10330 6 7 2 33 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325) SNORING 10127 5 2 2 30 BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334) NO BATTERIES 10121 5 4 0 27 BB FLASHLIGHT (1333) -HARD TO REACH 8049 7 5 0 26 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021) -KALIBAK 4428 5 4 0 26 SPACE ACTION 99 (418) SPOILED 10141 4 3 2 26 BASH BROS FRUITS (1337) -DEAD BULB 10125 2 0 0 25 BB FLASHLIGHT (1333) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -TRAGICALLY HIPPO 9701 3 2 0 21 H IS FOR HIPPO (1266) -RIP 10356 2 0 1 20 SPACE ACTION 99 (418) -BIG SHOT BEBOP 8235 2 4 0 20 SPACE ACTION 99 (418) O' LANTERN 9558 2 7 0 19 J IS FOR JACK (1268) -SPIRIT OF COFFEE 10108 2 0 1 18 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325) -CITIZEN BANE 10107 2 0 0 12 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325) -PRICELESS 10160 1 0 0 10 LILY STUFF (1340) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -DOCTOR WEEVIL 10074 1 0 0 9 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325) -HIRED MERCENARY 10068 0 1 0 5 OBSIDIAN HALL (1324) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? MORDANT DESERTER 0 0 0 SPOILED 10141 346 NONE STRETCHED 10116 4 4 0 BASH BROS SWEAT 1332 COUNT PEPPERMIN 10330 346 BREWSKI 10282 0 3 0 NL CENTRAL 783 SPOILED 10141 342 NOT REVENGED PERSONAL ADS LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS BAD SCRIPT was devastated by PROJECT A in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight. OVERFLOWING vanquished STARGAZER in a 1 minute uneven battle. CHEMICAL SMELL demolished M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute uneven fight. WARNING BELLS devastated M. CHARDINEE in a popular 1 minute one-sided contest. NONSTANDARD savagely defeated KHALHUMS DWARF in a 4 minute master's competition. FIRE STARTER was savagely defeated by VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute struggle. HYACINTH was overpowered by SHOPPING CART in a 2 minute uneven melee. NAG vanquished DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a popular 4 minute uneven duel. SOUR was outwaited by THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a popular 8 minute gory duel. BUGS beat AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute gory melee. MOTHS was overpowered by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute one-sided match. LEMON handily defeated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute one-sided contest. CLOTHES ON FLOOR subdued THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 5 minute brawl. BAD MEDIA savagely defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 2 minute master vs. novice conflict. SNORING was overpowered by AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute uneven struggle. TOILET SEAT viciously subdued CAPTURED ORC in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody bout. DIRTY DISHES devastated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided fight. UGLY savagely defeated CAPTURED ORC in a popular 1 minute veteran vs. novice bout. NO BATTERIES was bested by THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 3 minute contest. MOTOR GOES OUT beat O' LANTERN in a action packed 1 minute fight. STRETCHED was murdered by COUNT PEPPERMINT in a 1 minute gruesome uneven bout. SPOILED easily killed MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided contest. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |WALL OF STEEL 7 TOTAL PARRY 59 - 21 - 2 74 | |BASHING ATTACK 5 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 3 - 0 73 | |TOTAL PARRY 5 SLASHING ATTACK 21 - 8 - 2 72 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 52 - 20 - 0 72 | |PARRY-LUNGE 2 BASHING ATTACK 50 - 22 - 6 69 | |PARRY-STRIKE 2 PARRY-STRIKE 17 - 8 - 2 68 | |AIMED BLOW 2 STRIKING ATTACK 27 - 17 - 1 61 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 24 - 17 - 0 59 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 13 - 10 - 0 57 | |LUNGING ATTACK 0 LUNGING ATTACK 22 - 20 - 1 52 | Turn 346 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 - 2 4 TOTAL PARRY BASHING ATTACK 4 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 3 WALL OF STEEL TOTAL PARRY 4 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW WALL OF STEEL 4 - 3 1 BASHING ATTACK PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME TOTAL PARRY PROJECT A 10072 12 11 0 118 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325) STRIKING ATTACK OVERFLOWING 7655 10 0 0 115 BASH BROS DRESSER (945) WALL OF STEEL WARNING BELLS 8011 18 5 1 109 BASH BROS NEW CAR (1013) AIMED BLOW STARGAZER 10069 10 9 0 93 OBSIDIAN HALL (1324) PARRY-LUNGE HYACINTH 9549 6 4 0 72 H IS FOR HIPPO (1266) BASHING ATTACK DIRTY DISHES 10129 5 2 0 60 BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334) PARRY-STRIKE UGLY 10118 6 2 0 58 BASH BROS SWEATER (1332) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is SHOPPING CART 6836. The most popular warrior this turn was SOUR 10142. The ten other most popular fighters were NONSTANDARD 8051, SHOPPING CART 6836, BAD MEDIA 8127, TOILET SEAT 10126, UGLY 10118, OVERFLOWING 7655, CHEMICAL SMELL 7875, WARNING BELLS 8011, BUGS 10143, and DIRTY DISHES 10129. The least popular fighter this week was NO BATTERIES 10121. The other ten least popular fighters were CLOTHES ON FLOOR 10130, STARGAZER 10069, SPOILED 10141, STRETCHED 10116, SNORING 10127, LEMON 8010, MOTHS 7654, FIRE STARTER 8061, PROJECT A 10072, and COUNT PEPPERMINT 10330.