DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/30/2004 Duedate: 01/12/2005
JADE MOUNTAIN ARENA
DM-75 TURN-300
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
WITCH
THAT'S US (271)
(75-3088) [14-4-0,157]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
WITCH POSITION IS EMPTY
THAT'S US (271)
(75-3088) [14-4-0,157]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ARIA ARIA
DARK TOADS (240) DARK TOADS (240)
(75-3012) [19-17-1,119] (75-3012) [19-17-1,119]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
DARK TOADS (240)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. DARK TOADS (240) 21
2. I AM SAM (267) 12 I AM SAM (267)
3. SAND DANCERS (67) 9 Unchartered Team
4. THAT'S US (271) 2
5. FIFTH QUARTER (184) 0 FOOD FIGHT (168)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 I AM SAM (267) 21 10 1 67.7 1/ 1 DARK TOADS (240) 8 7 1
2/ 2 DARK TOADS (240) 261 154 6 62.9 2- 2 FIFTH QUARTER (184) 7 3 0
3/ 3 THAT'S US (271) 49 33 1 59.8 3/ 4 I AM SAM (267) 6 0 0
4- 4 FIFTH QUARTER (184) 122 106 6 53.5 4/ 3 THAT'S US (271) 6 4 0
5- 6 PARANOID ASYLUM (234) 114 126 11 47.5 5- 5 PARANOID ASYLUM (234) 4 2 0
6/ 7 SAND DANCERS (67) 567 904 16 38.5 6/ 7 SAND DANCERS (67) 1 14 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Hail and well met warriors of JADE MOUNTAIN! Know me for who I am, Zontani
Sharp Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. ARIA caught the eye of many in
the gladiatorial commission as she skillfully bested WOODY and was awarded 13 points
in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, KO-HA OAKCHOPPER put down
ANNE, causing her to lose 2 points of recognition in the process. Due to his absence
and inability to defend the throne, P'JERIN has lost the title of Duelmaster. The
city has turned out in honor of WITCH, for with hers arena victory she may now lay
claim to the highest position in the city! Would you believe that over half of the
old women in JADE MOUNTAIN seem to feel that they could fight better than you
gladiators?
But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades
that is city JADE MOUNTAIN.
What warrior does not hone his years, impatiently waiting for the moment of his
foe's mortality? Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins. In the arena
there is only the brightness of steel. Keep vigil always!
If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times
already in JADE MOUNTAIN. Nice atmosphere you have here! Sadly warriors, now longer
can I keep thy company nor savor the ale of thy fine city. Depart I must and soon!
Till next we meet remember: a fool flies into a rage quickly and often. The wise
are angered by the same thing only once. Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WITCH 3088 14 4 0 157 THAT'S US (271)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-YERIX 2782 13 9 0 123 PARANOID ASYLUM (234)
ARIA 3012 19 17 1 119 DARK TOADS (240)
WOODY 2503 12 83 0 119 SAND DANCERS (67)
-P'JERIN 1972 28 7 1 118 FIFTH QUARTER (184)
SAMSARA 3055 10 0 0 116 I AM SAM (267)
-WONDERFUL 3083 12 5 1 103 THAT'S US (271)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TABATAN 3040 17 13 0 76 SAND DANCERS (67)
ANNE 3101 10 7 0 76 DARK TOADS (240)
MOCKINGBIRD 3073 10 11 0 71 DARK TOADS (240)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JOHN MICHAEL 3132 9 3 0 61 DARK TOADS (240)
-ALBANNON 3104 8 6 0 60 FIFTH QUARTER (184)
-WICKED 3098 9 7 0 58 THAT'S US (271)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SAMARIUM 3071 5 1 0 56 I AM SAM (267)
VOLTO LEENI 3038 10 22 0 52 SAND DANCERS (67)
-SAMICH 3046 2 0 1 49 I AM SAM (267)
-ANNICE 3137 7 3 0 47 FIFTH QUARTER (184)
-WORRIED 3086 8 9 0 38 THAT'S US (271)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-THE CORINTHIAN 3100 4 3 0 33 PARANOID ASYLUM (234)
-WANTON 3089 6 7 0 31 THAT'S US (271)
-MONKEY KING 2904 5 7 0 30 PARANOID ASYLUM (234)
TREENVA TARAL 3072 4 18 0 30 SAND DANCERS (67)
-SAMOSET 3043 2 1 0 29 I AM SAM (267)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-OTAVAS 3147 3 4 0 22 FIFTH QUARTER (184)
ARNAL REDAXE 3136 2 10 0 20 SAND DANCERS (67)
-FOOTSTEPS 3155 1 2 0 17 PARANOID ASYLUM (234)
SPIKE 3154 3 2 0 11 DARK TOADS (240)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
GYHARD 3102 11 5 0 FIFTH QUARTER 184 ARIA 3012 299
PERSONAL ADS
Yerix -- It's a trick, isn't it? "You call yourselves warriors?" and whatever we
answer is wrong. Well, I'm not going to walk into that one! -- Woody
Footsteps! Behind me, creeping closer! When I walk down the street at night, I hear
them, closer, closer...but never anything to see if I look back. THEY'RE OUT TO GET
ME! -- Arnal Redaxe
Witch -- I feel that I should say something complimentary, but frankly, really tall
women intimidate me. -- Tabatan
Samarium -- It was all a trick to get the "several days' bedrest" in the Infirmary.
You think anyone will let me rest around the guildhouse? Not a chance. -- Volto
Leeni
Wicked -- I'd hate you, but it's too much effort. -- Treenva Taral
8 December 2004
Battle Royal 4
The Battle Royal arena contests are one of the purest tests of manager skill
available. The rules are simple. The scoring is simple. The updates are live. If
you would like to participate, simply get a team ready in Talcama in the next month
and announce in the personals that you're in. The prize is bragging rights and
having your name along side previous winners (Doc Steele, Manray Frothingslosh, and
Manager). It is a brutal contest, but it is a lot of fun!
Basic rules: No avoiding other contest teams. Score = Wins + Kills - Losses.
Only fights against other BR teams count. First team to 25 wins!
BR4 begins in Talcama (DM 18) on turn 502, due on Jan 29, 2005.
Visit http://www.geocities.com/assurnasir/br4 for more information.
8 December 2004
TURF WAR IV -- GRAND CONTEST NOTICE!
The Turf War IV Grand Contest will commence on Turn 221 (approx. February 22,
2005). For those who have never participated, Turf Wars are alliance-type contest
and Winner-Takes-All. There are no 2nd place winners!
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 name 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 TW4.
Managers must:
A. Submit one (1) RSI Roll-up Gift Certificate to participate;
B. Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name and alliance
in which they will be fighting under, in the DM #47 North Fork newsletter.
Rules:
1. No scoring will begin until an RSI Roll-up Gift Certificate is received. No
exceptions will be made.
2. Before a manager can compete, he must be acknowledged and verified by the Captain
of the alliance he has claimed for;
A. The following turn, points will begin to be awarded or subtracted;
3. Only one (1) team per manager may compete. No multiple aliases please (we'll be
checking this and if caught...you'll be disqualified and no refund);
4. The contest will end on Turn 233 (12 turns!). Winners will be announced on Turn
234 and prizes sent to winning alliance between Turn 233 and 234.
5. No declarations will be acknowledged after Turn 231.
6. For the purpose of scoring, I reserve the right to make all final decisions.
Scoring: Win Lose Kill Die
Challenge +2 -2 +5 -5
Match-up +1 -1 +1 -5
Bloodfeud +2 -5 +5 -10
Champion x2 x2 x2 x2
Downchallenge +2 -5 +2 -10
Dark Arena +10 -5 xx xx
Special Scoring:
A. Each mention in the Spy Report is worth 5 points;
B. Each Style Master is worth 5 points;
Champions:
A. Champions may be declared, but are not mandatory. If declared, they must be
in the Adepts or lower brackets.
Bloodfeuds:
A. Bloodfeuds will count for all four turns. However, the same warrior may not
bloodfeud all four turns. A penalty of -10 will be given to the team who
violates this rule.
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.
F. T.V.'s won after contest begins gain a Triple rate of scoring.
G. T.C.'s won after the contest begins gain a multiple of 10 scoring.
H. No switching alliances once verified by an alliance.
Any questions or concerns may be addressed (if you're incarcerated) to:
Baphomet, mgr. Knights Templar (268), DM #47 -- North Fork.
If you're in the free world: Rick Strigner Merit East
SCI P.O. Box 500
Georgetown, DE 19947-0500
P.S. Prizes are:
A. 100% of the roll-up certs
B. Currently under negotiations with R.S.I. for other prizes
C. A special prize from me that I will discuss with the Captain of the winning
alliance.
15 December 2004
The Company of Brothers Alliance would like to welcome Azereth as our newest member.
We are sure he will be an asset to both our alliance and the dueling community! --
Baphomet, Co-Founder T.C.B.
24 December 2004
Due to requests, the Turf War IV will be postponed until turn 225 (approx May/June
2005). Sorry about the inconvenience. -- Baphomet, host of TW 4
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
ARIA devastated WOODY in a action packed 3 minute brutal mismatched fight.
WITCH handily defeated MOCKINGBIRD in a 1 minute one-sided Title match.
SAMSARA vanquished TABATAN in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
ANNE was narrowly defeated by KO-HA OAKCHOPPER in a 3 minute brutal fight.
SAMARIUM devastated TREENVA TARAL in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
JOHN MICHAEL overpowered VOLTO LEENI in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
ARNAL REDAXE slimly won victory over SPIKE in a 3 minute competition.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 38 - 16 - 1 70 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 PARRY-LUNGE 12 - 6 - 1 67 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 LUNGING ATTACK 33 - 20 - 0 62 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 AIMED BLOW 3 - 2 - 0 60 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 23 - 23 - 0 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 6 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 9 - 0 47 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 BASHING ATTACK 19 - 25 - 1 43 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 12 - 17 - 0 41 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 WALL OF STEEL 5 - 22 - 0 19 |
Turn 300 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 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 3 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 2 TOTAL PARRY
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK WITCH 3088 14 4 0 157 THAT'S US (271)
PARRY-LUNGE ARIA 3012 19 17 1 119 DARK TOADS (240)
BASHING ATTACK TABATAN 3040 17 13 0 76 SAND DANCERS (67)
PARRY-RIPOSTE ANNE 3101 10 7 0 76 DARK TOADS (240)
STRIKING ATTACK JOHN MICHAEL 3132 9 3 0 61 DARK TOADS (240)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ARIA 3012. The most popular warrior this turn was
ARIA 3012. The ten other most popular fighters were ANNE 3101, ARNAL REDAXE 3136,
SPIKE 3154, SAMSARA 3055, WOODY 2503, WITCH 3088, SAMARIUM 3071, JOHN MICHAEL 3132,
MOCKINGBIRD 3073, and TABATAN 3040.
The least popular fighter this week was VOLTO LEENI 3038. The other ten least
popular fighters were TREENVA TARAL 3072, TABATAN 3040, MOCKINGBIRD 3073, JOHN
MICHAEL 3132, SAMARIUM 3071, WITCH 3088, WOODY 2503, SAMSARA 3055, SPIKE 3154, and
ARNAL REDAXE 3136.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
WITCH (75-3088) THAT'S US (271)
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, 11 additional warriors graduated
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.
EEK THE CAT (2-4110) of THE FUNNY FARM
HADES (11-5338) of MYTHICAL
DRAUGHT DODGER (12-5209) of WISH YOU WERE BEER
DRACO MALFOY (18-7115) of HOUSE SLYTHERIN
FREAK (18-7300) of RUN AND HYDE
BETWEEN THE EYES (60-716) of METAL MILITIA II 6
SHOVELING SANDY (65-3584) of STORMNITE SANDBAGGER
BLUE BLOOD (73-3657) of BLACK & BLUE
JOCK (82-10452) of 4-LETTER ITCHES
WILLIE BROWN (82-13201) of 1976 RAIDERS
YUENGLING (82-16265) of LOCAL BEER
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes