DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/13/2006    Duedate: 10/26/2006

LIN TIRIAN ARENA

DM-78    TURN-334

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

JIGGER KREE
SAND DANCERS (68)
(78-2631) [16-28-0,83]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

JIGGER KREE                    POSITION IS EMPTY
SAND DANCERS (68)              
(78-2631) [16-28-0,83]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

JIGGER KREE                    CHALBAEG
SAND DANCERS (68)              SAND DANCERS (68)
(78-2631) [16-28-0,83]         (78-2705) [7-10-2,49]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SAND DANCERS (68)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SAND DANCERS (68)           37
2. THE LEGENDS (208)            0      SAND DANCERS (68)
3. DOMINATION (201)             0      Unchartered Team

                                       SPACEAGE BASTARDS (239)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 2 DOMINATION (201)          26  11  2 70.3   1/ 3 SAND DANCERS (68)         8  4 1
 2- 3 THE LEGENDS (208)        116  90  4 56.3   2- 1 THE LEGENDS (208)         4  1 0
 3/ 4 SAND DANCERS (68)        624 785 22 44.3   3- 2 DOMINATION (201)          3  0 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of LIN 
TIRIAN brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  Later days, THE LEGENDS, since SAND 
DANCERS took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  Of course, we're 
all terribly impressed to see MIRIAL ADAMANT win a fight and gain 15 points, 
terribly.  Due to absence, and inability to defend the throne, ROGAR THORFIN has lost 
the Title of Duelmaster.  Start setting that alarm earlier!  And it's out with the 
old, in with the new, as JIGGER KREE takes the Title and last week's bar tab from the 
old Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do 
you think some of these guys win their fights?  Skill?  Ha!   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.   
     Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and 
gone, and get to see if their team cared.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only 
shines through use.  Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     There's got to be a better place in LIN TIRIAN to get a drink than The Lost Hope 
Inn!  Any suggestions?  Phlllt!  Just had to do that before I leave the fine city of 
LIN TIRIAN.  I feel much better now.  I see the crowds are getting restless, I must 
leave now-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JIGGER KREE 2631             16  28  0    83       SAND DANCERS (68)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SAMMY 2678                   13   7  0    91       THE LEGENDS (208)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ROGAR THORFIN 2255            6   3  1    89       DOMINATION (201)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHANA THE KNIFE 2663         13  17  0    60       SAND DANCERS (68)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHALBAEG 2705                 7  10  2    49       SAND DANCERS (68)
-OLAF THORFIN 1720             6   2  0    48       DOMINATION (201)
-DEAN 2712                     9   2  0    46       THE LEGENDS (208)
 MIRIAL ADAMANT 2729           5   0  1    43       SAND DANCERS (68)
-FRANK 2692                   13   3  0    42       THE LEGENDS (208)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MIKE 2730                     0   2  0     2       THE LEGENDS (208)

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Rogar Thorfin -- Go go go!  You look good on the top of the heap, trying to fend off
the challenges of upstarts while keeping your balance on that slippery peak. --
Jigger Kree
P.S.  And I don't mind the skills, either.

Captured Orc?  What a travesty.  Apparently the arena recruiters weren't up to
capturing an orc, so they settled for a dwarf, adding blindness to ineptitude. --
Shana the Knife

Almost I could feel sorry for the Ambitious Guard, locked into this dead-end
ambition.  I wonder what HIS crime was that he was given this punishment? -- Chalbaeg

Take that, you Convicted Thief!  And any others I meet up with will get the same! --
Mirial Adamant

Houdini -- We are almost all empty spots here.  We will breathlessly await your
tricks. -- Jorja, Sand Dancers

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

JIGGER KREE devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
SHANA THE KNIFE handily defeated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 2 minute one-sided match.
CHALBAEG viciously subdued CAPTURED ORC in a 2 minute gory master vs. novice brawl.
MIRIAL ADAMANT demolished FRATSFA SLAVE in a 2 minute mismatched competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         TOTAL PARRY       13 -   1 -  1      93  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         AIMED BLOW         6 -   1 -  1      86  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         WALL OF STEEL     11 -   2 -  1      85  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -   3 -  0      82  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -   6 -  0      60  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         STRIKING ATTACK    4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -  17 -  0      26  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 334 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-STRIKE       2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  PARRY-STRIKE   
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    MIRIAL ADAMANT 2729         5   0  1   43 SAND DANCERS (68)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is JIGGER KREE 2631.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was CHALBAEG 2705.  The ten other most popular fighters were SHANA THE KNIFE 
2663, JIGGER KREE 2631, MIRIAL ADAMANT 2729,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was MIRIAL ADAMANT 2729.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were JIGGER KREE 2631, SHANA THE KNIFE 2663, CHALBAEG 2705,  0,  0,  
0,  0,  0,  0, and  0.