DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER Date : 10/26/2006 Duedate: 11/08/2006 DAYLA KIV ARENA DM-74 TURN-351 This Weeks Top Honors THE DUELMASTER IS SPALDING CORPS (346) (74-4004) [13-5-1,84] Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader SPALDING POSITION IS EMPTY CORPS (346) (74-4004) [13-5-1,84] Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite SANDMAN KRISSARA DARKLINGS (342) SAND DANCERS (251) (74-2896) [8-13-2,62] (74-4086) [5-3-0,46] THE CURRENT TOP TEAM SAND DANCERS (251) TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team 1. SAND DANCERS (251) 30 2. DARKLINGS (342) 16 CORPS (346) 3. ARENA FELINES (461) 5 Unchartered Team 4. CORPS (346) -25 BOYS IN THE CABINET (130) The Top Teams Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K 1/ 1 CORPS (346) 418 293 22 58.8 1/ 1 SAND DANCERS (251) 12 3 0 2/ 0 ARENA FELINES (461) 45 32 2 58.4 2/ 0 ARENA FELINES (461) 1 0 0 3/ 2 DARKLINGS (342) 185 177 6 51.1 3/ 4 DARKLINGS (342) 1 2 0 4/ 4 SAND DANCERS (251) 796 862 32 48.0 4/ 2 CORPS (346) 1 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. A standby, what ineffable joy. Korba Klee SPY REPORT Greetings, warriors of DAYLA KIV! Once again I've been called out of retirement for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting. What's with SANDMAN? He actually beat SAND DANCERS' JUJUBLE, and walked away with 16 more points from the fight. Major screwup at SAND DANCERS. JUJUBLE lost 16 points to SANDMAN. Some new strategies, perhaps? Maybe JUJUBLE will provide more easy wins... SPALDING was reminded on the sands why KORBA KLEE is Duelmaster. Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting! Speaking of cowardly avoiders and unfair challenges... There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit. Do you want the fighters to walk away, or not? Here's some advice: study your opponent, master many skills, fight dirty. Well, I'm pretty much through. You guys need to get back practicing. Are you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it? Actually, I guess I'm writing it before you read it. Oh, well. Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and good luck. Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SPALDING 4004 13 5 1 84 CORPS (346) CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -CAT STEVENS 3363 12 6 0 84 ARENA FELINES (461) SAM GOODY 4009 13 3 0 82 CORPS (346) -POLE CAT 3734 7 3 2 71 ARENA FELINES (461) CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SANDMAN 2896 8 13 2 62 DARKLINGS (342) ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME KRISSARA 4086 5 3 0 46 SAND DANCERS (251) VORGAN TEN TALH 4093 5 0 0 44 SAND DANCERS (251) JUJUBLE 4044 8 15 1 41 SAND DANCERS (251) -DARTH DECLAWED 3420 7 6 0 40 ARENA FELINES (461) LARIS TYL ZORA 4097 4 0 0 40 SAND DANCERS (251) CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME -FEROCIOUS FELINE 3366 5 6 0 29 ARENA FELINES (461) INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME SAND CRAPPER 4067 2 1 0 9 ARENA FELINES (461) '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge? SPIRIT HOUND 2882 12 11 0 DARKLINGS 342 GREEN DISEASE 3902 348 LURA TYL ZURIS 4056 6 8 0 SAND DANCERS 251 SANDMAN 2896 347 REVENGED PERSONAL ADS Sandman -- Next thing to a standby. Whoopee. -- Jujuble P.S. Oh, all right. Something more. Hmm. How about, "That was a serious question, DID somebody tell you that you could fight? Was that person NUTS?" What is it with the standbys today? They're WINNING. That is NOT supposed to happen. -- Krissara P.S. Actually, I'm surprised we even HELD fights. There wasn't anybody around, a handful on the sands, even fewer in the stands. Depressing. Hah! I beat MY standby. -- Vorgan ten Talh Er, that was a standby, wasn't it? I recall that there was once a Sand Dancer by that name, but if it was HIM, I couldn't have fought him, being a Sand Dancer myself? -- Vorgan ten Talh Well should that Cutpurse Cringe. I have seldom seen a more cringe-worthy figure, and it came so naturally to him, too. -- Laris tyl Zora 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 LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS KORBA KLEE devastated SPALDING in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight. SAM GOODY was unbelievably bested by TRAVELING TINKER in a 2 minute battle. JUJUBLE was handily defeated by SANDMAN in a 1 minute one-sided match. KRISSARA viciously subdued MAKAR TEL SORIAN in a 2 minute bloody brawl. VORGAN TEN TALH defeated MAKAR TEL SORIAN in a 1 minute brutal fight. LARIS TYL ZORA viciously subdued DIRTY RUFFIAN in a 2 minute gory beginner's brawl. SAND CRAPPER bested CRINGING CUTPURSE in a 5 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 3 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 1 - 0 80 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 32 - 12 - 0 73 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 - 1 67 | |TOTAL PARRY 1 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 4 - 0 64 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 2 - 0 50 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 4 - 1 43 | |AIMED BLOW 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 2 - 0 33 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 14 - 0 30 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 12 - 1 29 | |STRIKING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 351 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 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME SLASHING ATTACK SPALDING 4004 13 5 1 84 CORPS (346) LUNGING ATTACK SAM GOODY 4009 13 3 0 82 CORPS (346) WALL OF STEEL LARIS TYL ZORA 4097 4 0 0 40 SAND DANCERS (251) Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above. The overall popularity leader is SANDMAN 2896. The most popular warrior this turn was KRISSARA 4086. The ten other most popular fighters were SAM GOODY 4009, LARIS TYL ZORA 4097, SANDMAN 2896, VORGAN TEN TALH 4093, SPALDING 4004, JUJUBLE 4044, SAND CRAPPER 4067, 0, 0, and 0. The least popular fighter this week was SAND CRAPPER 4067. The other ten least popular fighters were JUJUBLE 4044, SPALDING 4004, VORGAN TEN TALH 4093, SANDMAN 2896, LARIS TYL ZORA 4097, SAM GOODY 4009, KRISSARA 4086, 0, 0, and 0. The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn: KORBA KLEE (74-3963) SAND DANCERS (251)