DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 10/12/2007 Duedate: 10/25/2007
LIN TIRIAN ARENA
DM-78 TURN-360
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
DEELAR MARION
SAND DANCERS (68)
(78-2750) [11-9-0,82]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
DEELAR MARION SINISTER
SAND DANCERS (68) THE BROTHERHOOD (276)
(78-2750) [11-9-0,82] (78-2358) [5-1-0,67]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
DEELAR MARION SINISTER
SAND DANCERS (68) THE BROTHERHOOD (276)
(78-2750) [11-9-0,82] (78-2358) [5-1-0,67]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SAND DANCERS (68)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. THE LUNATIC FRINGE (225) 26
2. THE BROTHERHOOD (276) 7 THE LUNATIC FRINGE (225)
3. EARL'S TAVERN (100) 7 Unchartered Team
4. SAND DANCERS (68) 5
THE BROTHERHOOD (276)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*THE BROTHERHOOD (276) 5 1 0 83.3 1/ 1 SAND DANCERS (68) 11 4 0
2/ 2 THE LUNATIC FRINGE (225) 79 74 5 51.6 2/ 2*THE BROTHERHOOD (276) 2 0 0
3/ 3 EARL'S TAVERN (100) 20 23 4 46.5 3/ 4 THE LUNATIC FRINGE (225) 2 5 0
4/ 4 SAND DANCERS (68) 678 837 23 44.8 4/ 3 EARL'S TAVERN (100) 1 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
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Duelmasters
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 578): ULTORINO of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 578): DEXTER of HIGH JINKS (Jondeaux, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 572): THE GRINCH of DR. SEUSS (The Sentinel, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 574): CHAUNCY of PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 572): ATTILA THE HUN of DEATH INCARNATE (The Dark One, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 570): FLAVIUS VALERIUS of TEAM CHAOS (?, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 285): SHARAPOVA of THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 563): TYE FOON of FORCE OF NATURE (Storm Front, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 283): SVEIN FORKBEARD of LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 560): ROLAND of RILL'S GCSC2 (Rillion, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 558): THE ANVIL of RAVAGING LORDS (?, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 549): JUNGLE KING of FLIPPERS ARCADE (Huckle Cat, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 511): ETTORE HSIDAR of TERMAGANT VOTARY (Noachian, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 261): RAGGEDY ANN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 255): SMOKESCREEN of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 241): SWEET AIR of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 439): GODGET of RESCUE RANGERS (JE, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 426): ALAN JOHNSON of TPW FOREVER (TUM, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 417): XANDER HAXAN of BLADE AND BLOOD (Noachian, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 404): JOEVINA SARIL of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 190): KARATIA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 374): KIRSSARINA of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 371): DARQUE of MANAGER MUSINGS (FTF Manager, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 359): MIRIAL ADAMANT of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 464): ROCK A BYE of EASTERN HORDE (Mr. Mojo, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 578): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 578): HIGH HINKS (Jondeaux, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 572): DR. SEUSS (The Sentinel, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 574): JLG (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 572): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 570): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 28 MORYA (turn 285): THE PENTARCHY (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 563): ESCAPADE (Scion, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 283): WAR (Lord of War, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 560): BARN OF HORRORS (Mad Max, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 568): NOT A SPORT (The Sentinel, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 549): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 511): MEDAL OF HONOR 27 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 261): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 255): THINGS I DROOL IN (Snuln, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 241): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 439): BAD APPLES (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 426): HOUSE OF GRAIN (DK Bread, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 417): BLADE AND BLOOD (Noachian, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 404): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 190): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 374): SAND DANCERS (Olinda, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 371): DRAGONS KEEP (Chi'en, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 359): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 464): DIRT DEVILS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 578): DEXTER of HIGH JINKS (Jondeaux, mgr.)
(turn 577): KRANKYKARL of HIGH JINKS (Jondeaux, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 574): CHAUNCY of PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 570): FLAVIUS VALERIUS of TEAM CHAOS (?, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 283): ULTHAR THYDRIM of THE STORMGUARDS (The Icelord, mgr.)
SVEIN FORKBEARD of LORDS OF VALHALLA (High Lord Bosk)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 559): PSYCHOTRON of NOTORIOUS (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 557): SOCIETY RED of JAILBIRDS (Philthy Phil, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 255): MY SLEEP of THINGS I DROOL IN (Snuln, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 241): SWEET AIR of OPEN SESAME (Crip, mgr.)
GERRICK GRIMM of DRUID'S GROVE (Armalias, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 425): MADONNA of THINGS ILL NEVER GET (TUM, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 417): XANDER HAXAN of BLADE AND BLOOD (Noachian, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 403): STEELHORSE of POSSE (Rosebud, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 190): KARATIA of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 373): VORGAN TEN TALH of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 359): MIRIAL ADAMANT of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
I consider it an insult to any reasonable heterosexual person that the Venomous
Concubine here is a male. An orc, at that. And the basic concept behind a "venomous
concubine" is an insult to women everywhere. This is SOOO politically not correct!
Which is how I ended up in the arena, now that I think back on it. There was this
man who was being insulting, and I took all I could and then I took his most private
portions. I shouldn't have stopped there, I should have taken his head, as well,
since he went to the Watch and complained. Bummer. I was going to do a proper job
on this pervert, but he kept squirming. Oh, well. Now that I'm a Lord Protector, I
can sneer at him with impunity. In an alley, I think, there's a splendid one behind
the lumber yard between the arena and the city wall. Yeah, and then the river's
right close, and if I drop-kick him into the water...who'll know?
Mirial Adamant
P.S. The Commission says I'm a natural scum, rhythm low/moderate, if you please!
What they don't realize is that I hate wasting effort and just bide my time until I
see the perfect opening.
SPY REPORT
Greetings warriors! It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the
clash and bustle of the weekly LIN TIRIAN games. CRIMSON CLEAVER caught the eye of
many in the gladiatorial commission as she skillfully bested EMBEZZLING SCRIBE and
was awarded 20 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, NIOBE
NEPENTHE put down CHELBAGHEERA, causing her to lose 10 points of recognition in the
process. Although CONVICTED ASSASSIN made a valiant effort, it did not suffice to
topple the reign of victorious MIRIAL ADAMANT. Would you believe that over half of
the old women in LIN TIRIAN seem to feel that they could fight better than you
gladiators?
I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently
transpired. Indeed there is much I would report. Mighty fighters cannot but expect
competition from those below. SINISTER take warning! You have more than a few
enemies in LIN TIRIAN. A match that raised a few eyebrows at the games this week, it
seems that JANIL MARTOS posted a challenge against the more highly recognized
SINISTER. The results, you ask? Well, the firebrand JANIL MARTOS was defeated by
SINISTER. Remember warriors, this is the discipline of steel.
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!
The girls are as pretty in LIN TIRIAN as ever I remembered them....and the
fighters as ugly! Don't let your reputation slip! Ahh, but I can hear the spires of
a far off city calling to me. I must away! Till we meet again, remember: a turtle
walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms no one; a lion runs to slay its prey.--
Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DEELAR MARION 2750 11 9 0 82 SAND DANCERS (68)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SINISTER 2358 5 1 0 67 THE BROTHERHOOD (276)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NIOBE NEPENTHE 1925 9 16 1 55 THE LUNATIC FRINGE (225)
CHELBAGHEERA 2754 8 8 0 43 SAND DANCERS (68)
DA OTHA BARKEEP 869 7 3 2 39 EARL'S TAVERN (100)
JANIL MARTOS 2708 3 3 1 37 THE LUNATIC FRINGE (225)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MESSALIDA 2758 4 0 1 32 SAND DANCERS (68)
-DA DANCIN GIRL 859 4 4 0 32 EARL'S TAVERN (100)
SHANA TWO-KNIVES 2756 3 1 0 26 SAND DANCERS (68)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CRIMSON CLEAVER 2759 1 0 0 20 THE LUNATIC FRINGE (225)
-DA PAINTED LADY 828 4 5 0 17 EARL'S TAVERN (100)
RIPA SUNDER 2749 2 2 2 17 THE LUNATIC FRINGE (225)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
Khalhums Dwarf. I suppose this means we get to listen to another rant about how he
isn't from Khalhums and that the Dwarves of Khra are much better at everything.
Well, if the Khalhums Dwarves are so much more wimpy, I wish that's the kind we HAD.
These short-and-hairies are just too annoying for words. -- Deelar Marion
P.S. And they don't teach much worth knowing. How to tell when another stroke of
the hammer will cause the roof of the cave to fall in--like I'm going to be hanging
out in caves? Fat chance. I loathe caves.
Janil Martos -- I know women are superior, of course, that goes without saying, but
even so...aren't you a little TALL for a dwarf? -- Chelbagheera
P.S. I salute your good judgment in regard to facial hair. Let the men have it.
Even beautifully curled, facial hair is a nuisance. Very difficult to get chocolate
out of it.
Ripa Sunder -- GOOD idea! I'll do it! -- Shana Two-Knives
P.S. I do it a lot, in fact. If you think you can follow my basic orders (stay out
of my way when I launch the attack, don't squeak and warn the prey, don't throw up on
the bodies when I'm done with them), you're welcome to come out with me next time I
go hunting.
Persistent Beggar. Ha. Now he has a REAL disability to make him look pathetic.
"Look" in the intransitive sense, because he can't DO "look" since I ripped his face
off. Ha. -- Messalida
Mirial Adamant -- It has been drawn to my attention that the formal, public
presentation of "graduation gifts" has fallen off in recent days, and apparently
somebody thinks this should be "fixed." I do not see any value to be gained by
giving you a "present" beyond your freedom and your life, but I don't make the rules.
Therefore I formally, publicly, present you with a choice between a ticket packet to
Alastari or ten acres on the northwestern border of Simtakka Province. I hope you
take the tickets and go to Alastari, nobody cares about them anyway, instead of
harassing the unsuspecting and probably undeserving bandits on the Simtakka border.
But the choice is yours. Take it and go. -- Arenamistress Migonelle
20 September 2007
Ok, ok, you can stop not-talking about TOGS VI already, it is coming, slowly but
surely, like a giant, over-fed, greased slug sliding down a gravely driveway. We're
looking for new-comers, old-timers, in-betweeners, fence-sitters and Delarquans to
come on out and participate. Just think, you could be the next Pinky & the Brain
pairing (a la Creepster & Manager), or maybe you'll be the team that crushes all in
its path on the way TO UTTER AND COMPLETE TOGS DOMINATION!!!!!! [note: insert
sinister cackle if it helps you complete the picture]
There will be a few minor changes, so let's recap the rules from top to bottom:
1. Each TOGS team consists of two managers. After the contest starts, there will be
no switching partners whatsoever, so choose your teammate wisely. TOGS VI will last
for 13 turns, so pick a partner you can stand for 6 months or so.
2. The TOGS entry fee is 2 team setups per manager. This means 4 setups per TOGS
team. This entry fee is required before the start of the tourney with no exceptions
being made. This is to ensure that nobody gets screwed if a team or manager decides
to back out early. To pay the entry fee either:
a) send $10 cash/check/money order/ or whatever to me personally at:
Paul Jokelson
115 Moss Ave. #201
Oakland, CA 94611
b) get RSI to send me 2 team setup gift certificates. Sorry, no credit cards
and no old teams you have lying around will be accepted.
3. TOGS point system:
Fights:
10 points for winning on your up-challenge against another TOGS warrior.
7 points for winning on your even challenge of another TOGS warrior.
7 points for winning on another TOGS warriors challenge.
7 points for winning a random match-up against another TOGS warrior.
4 points for winning on your down-challenge of another TOGS warrior.
4 points for winning a random match-up against a non-TOGS warrior.
Changes this TOGS:
** 10 points for any challenge by the DM, UP OR DOWN!!
** 4 points for winning a random match-up against your TOGS partner's warrior.
To state the obvious, there are 0 points if you challenge your partner.
** 4 points for winning a bloodfeud attempt against you by a non-TOGS warrior
You will not get any points if you challenge or get challenged by a non-TOGS team
(with the exception of the above-stated rule if you get bloodfeuded), so use your
avoids wisely if you think someone is out to get you.
Spots/Ads
5 points for every 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 85 characters across) and we will be completely firm on
this. In addition to the length criteria, spotlights will not be given points if
they are in any way plagiarized or if they are not Duelmasters or fantasy related.
We will be the sole judge of this. If you're unsure if we will judge something to be
Duelmasters or fantasy related, then e-mail me before you write the spotlight and
ask. We reserve the right to take points away from a spotlight after they are given
if we judge at later time that the spotlight has been plagiarized.
-5 points per manager per turn every time a manager does not at least write one
personal ad.
4. TOGS VI will start in arena 60 shortly after the Winter Face-to-Face (turn due
Feb 21, Aradi turn 436) and as mentioned before will last for 13 turns. There will
be multipliers in the later rounds, which means that all points accumulated by a team
on turns 10 and 11 will be multiplied by 1.5 and all points accumulated by each team
on turns 12 and 13 will be multiplied by 2.
5. Soultaker and Nuln will be the sole arbiters of any dispute that may arise, with
props to Sentinel for doing the score-keeping as always. Whine all you like, we will
be glad to provide comfortable chairs and the cheese of your choice.
And there be the rules. If you look closely, you'll notice there were a few minor
changes and additions made from the TOGS V rules. They are as follows:
-- The Snotman & Nuln rule: Last TOGS Snotman and Nuln randomly matched up something
like 4-5 times, so we basically decided out of pity to now give a small amount of
points (4 in this case) for winning a random against a teammate, so that you're not
completely screwed by having 2 of your 10 warriors get 0 zero points automatically.
-- Scaling Down Points for the DM: Previously a TOGS DM would get 10 points *in
addition* to whatever challenge points they got. This was to keep the DM from being
penalized for being at the top and give people something to fight for. However, it
was a bit too much of an award and we decided to scale it back and eliminate the
bonus, but give full upchallenge credit whenever the DM challenges.
-- Bloodfeuds from outside TOGS teams: This incident came up last TOGS, and it was
felt that if a person killed a non-TOGS warrior in a random, they shouldn't have to
be potentially locked into 4 turns of getting 0 points. So we've added an additional
rule which now gives 4 points if you win when bloodfeuded by a non-TOGS warrior, at
least giving you some way to get points if you're locked into a non-TOGS bloodfeud
instead of being basically removed from the contest for 4 turns.
And lastly...
-- Team Names: This was not listed in the rules, but to make things more festive, at
the suggestion of Manager we have decided to have the added dimension of team names!
Yes, no more boring rankings with Team 4 edging out Team 7. Just picture reading a
TOGS turn report now, with something along the lines of "Team Fiery Starfish
obliterated Team Superior TOGSlings," just as one example.
We hope to see you all there....
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
NIOBE NEPENTHE bested CHELBAGHEERA in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
JANIL MARTOS was devastated by SINISTER in a 3 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
RIPA SUNDER was subdued by MESSALIDA in a 2 minute beginner's Challenge fight.
MIRIAL ADAMANT bested CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a popular 1 minute contest.
DEELAR MARION overpowered KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute mismatched Title match.
DA OTHA BARKEEP bested SHANA TWO-KNIVES in a 1 minute duel.
CRIMSON CLEAVER overpowered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 14 - 0 - 1 100 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 - 0 100 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 18 - 6 - 1 75 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 - 0 67 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 10 - 7 - 0 59 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 8 - 2 20 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 360 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:
AIMED BLOW 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-LUNGE
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 BASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 WALL OF STEEL
1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK DEELAR MARION 2750 11 9 0 82 SAND DANCERS (68)
SLASHING ATTACK DA OTHA BARKEEP 869 7 3 2 39 EARL'S TAVERN (100)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is DEELAR MARION 2750. The most popular warrior this
turn was SINISTER 2358. The ten other most popular fighters were NIOBE NEPENTHE
1925, MESSALIDA 2758, DEELAR MARION 2750, DA OTHA BARKEEP 869, JANIL MARTOS 2708,
RIPA SUNDER 2749, CRIMSON CLEAVER 2759, CHELBAGHEERA 2754, SHANA TWO-KNIVES 2756, and
0.
The least popular fighter this week was SHANA TWO-KNIVES 2756. The other ten least
popular fighters were CHELBAGHEERA 2754, CRIMSON CLEAVER 2759, RIPA SUNDER 2749,
JANIL MARTOS 2708, DA OTHA BARKEEP 869, DEELAR MARION 2750, MESSALIDA 2758, NIOBE
NEPENTHE 1925, SINISTER 2358, and 0.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
MIRIAL ADAMANT (78-2729) SAND DANCERS (68)