DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 11/21/2008 Duedate: 12/04/2008
LIN TIRIAN ARENA
DM-78 TURN-378
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SHANA TWO-KNIVES
SAND DANCERS (68)
(78-2756) [11-11-1,99]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SHANA TWO-KNIVES WIGRAM
SAND DANCERS (68) KIWI CONNECTION (267)
(78-2756) [11-11-1,99] (78-2293) [3-1-0,29]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
CHELBAGHEERA SHANA TWO-KNIVES
SAND DANCERS (68) SAND DANCERS (68)
(78-2754) [17-17-0,76] (78-2756) [11-11-1,99]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SAND DANCERS (68)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. KIWI CONNECTION (267) 27
2. SAND DANCERS (68) -27 SAND DANCERS (68)
Unchartered Team
KIWI CONNECTION (267)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*KIWI CONNECTION (267) 7 5 0 58.3 1/ 1 SAND DANCERS (68) 9 6 0
2/ 2 SAND DANCERS (68) 730 875 26 45.5 2/ 2*KIWI CONNECTION (267) 6 5 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 605): BLHU MURTHER of BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 607): CAELUM of FORCE OF FIVE (Doctor Doom, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 601): BOSS of STARBASE 5 (Zeus, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 603): ZIGADENUS of MAXIMUM RESULTS (Coyote, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 601): YAREK ZURN of MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 599): BART SIMPSON of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 300): YAU (DARKFACE) of ZULU NATION (?, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 592): HULIK of MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 297): BEDLAM of CHAOS (Lord of Chaos, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 589): UNDEAD DUCK of BARN OF HORRORS (Mad Max, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 587): THE MONK of RAVAGING HORDES (General Ikillu, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 578): BRENNA of CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 540): HAWK NELSON of POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 275): BOLT of OF WOLF & MAN (Tripwire, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 269): THE RON of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 256): CANTEX of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 468): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 455): FLICKED BOOGERS of HIT ME WITH... (PTFT, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 442): XAVAN YOLE of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 461): UNLUCKY DUCK of MIGHTY DUCKS (Woody, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 205): SKIN PEELER of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 399): VOLBAN TEN TAHL of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 397): FOOTSTEPS of PARANOID ASYLUM (Jekyll, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 377): SHANA TWO-KNIVES of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 493): NEBUCHADENEZZAR of BLADES OF WONDER (The Sandman)
Top Teams
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DM 9 ZUKAL (turn 605): BLUE MOON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 607): FURIES (Caesar, mgr.)
DM 15 MALCORN (turn 601): STARBASE 5 (Zeus, mgr.)
DM 16 WILLAF (turn 603): PUNNY ANIMALS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 17 ALJAFIR (turn 601): MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 599): CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 300): THE ANIMALS (The Zoo Keeper, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 592): MID EARTH (Visionist, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 297): CAESAR'S POOL HALL (Caesar, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 589): DEVIL ADVOCATES (Dark One, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 587): RAVAGING LORDS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
DM 35 MURSKA (turn 578): CHILDREN OF LLYR (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 43 VEASTIAN (turn 540): POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 275): OF WOLF & MEN (Tripwire, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 269): THE BEAR'S PAW (Kat, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 256): MIDDLE WAY 6 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 56 ROCANIS (turn 468): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 455): HIT ME WITH... (PTFT, mgr.)
DM 61 JURINE (turn 442): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 461): MIGHTY DUCKS (Woody, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 205): MONGOL HORDE (Crip, mgr.)
DM 74 DAYLA KIV (turn 399): SAND DANCERS (Jorjga, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 397): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 377): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 493): SILMARILLIAD et al (Ichabod Frothingslosh, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 12 RIZTAB (turn 606): PAIN INTICER II of THE PAIN GANG (?, mgr.)
DEMOCRITUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
DM 19 ZUWAYZA (turn 598): TIMES of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 29 LAPUR (turn 591): SOLAR ERUPTION of VENUSIANS (Venus, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 296): CORNELIUS of CAESAR'S POOL HALL (Caesar, mgr.)
DM 32 ARVAT (turn 588): TED D. SEAVER of DEVIL ADVOCATES (Dark One, mgr.)
BURLY REIVER of GEMSTONE BEASTS (Tripwire, mgr.)
DM 33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 586): THIMBELL of THE SEWING CIRCLE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 47 DOUBLE X (turn 269): THE RON of WARHAMMERS (Coyote, mgr.)
FOLMOR GRIGG of THE MIDDLE WAY 3 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 256): CANTEX of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
(turn 255): EVALON ELKHORN of DRUID'S GROVE (Armalias, mgr.)
DM 60 COLLUSION COVE (turn 454): BEAST XVII of DEATH STUDS VII (Death Stud, mgr.)
DM 65 DAL SHANG (turn 461): UNLUCKY DUCK of MIGHTY DUCKS (Woody, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 205): SKIN PEELER of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
HAWTHORN of BAD APPLES (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 397): FOOTSTEPS of PARANOID ASYLUM (Jekyll, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Five and oh against standbys. Not spectacular, but we'll take it.
Shana Two-Knives
SPY REPORT
It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last
week's fights. Hey everybody, watch out for DEVONSHIRE, who flew up 13 points in the
rankings after mashing EMBEZZLING SCRIBE like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy.
And falling like a basher in the top ten was CHELBAGHEERA, who dropped 17 points
after a disappointing (to say the least) bout with VENEMOUS CONCUBINE. Well,
everybody's pal SHANA TWO-KNIVES moved hers record to 11-11-1 by defeating KUNG-FU
MASTER in the Duelmaster's Title Bout and gaining 5 recognition points. Advice to
bashers--never force anything, just get a bigger halberd!
Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the LIN TIRIAN arena.
Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the
most interesting, though! Remember: alliances are great, but try and take your ally
in the arena with you and see what happens.
Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in LIN TIRIAN have no
sense of humor. Or maybe that they were senseless. Okay, so I may not be the
world's best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors. Its been
fun, and I'm sure you enjoyed it (boos). Now that I've got you worked up for Snide
Clemens, I'll be leaving-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SHANA TWO-KNIVES 2756 11 11 1 99 SAND DANCERS (68)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHELBAGHEERA 2754 17 17 0 76 SAND DANCERS (68)
MESSALIDA 2758 14 8 1 72 SAND DANCERS (68)
RED COULTER 2767 10 4 1 70 SAND DANCERS (68)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HALGAR SNAGTOOTH 2760 11 7 1 60 SAND DANCERS (68)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WIGRAM 2293 3 1 0 29 KIWI CONNECTION (267)
DEVONSHIRE 2779 2 0 0 28 KIWI CONNECTION (267)
VOLGA 2778 2 0 0 28 KIWI CONNECTION (267)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
Shana Two-Knives -- If were a respectable male orc, being forced to dress up in this
PINK RUFFLED MONSTROSITY OF A DRESS would make you venomous, too. -- Gerogina Zekt,
"Venomous Concubine"
Messalida -- Like I'm going to come to grips with someone having your murderous
reputations? In the immortal words of Debby Tonte, "As if!" -- Villisian t'Ko,
Mercenary
Chelbagheera -- I was tired and I had a headache. -- Villisian t'Ko, Mercenary
Red Coulter -- You been practicing outside the guild, boy. You're toast. -- Korg
Steelnose, Hitman for Hire
Halgar Snagtooth -- You should see a dentist about that serrated tooth. You could
hurt somebody... like me. -- Aljenj, displaced Fratsfan
Wigram -- Er...maybe just a penny or two? I'm not begging, mind you, just, you know,
asking. -- Blinky Dove, apprentice thief
Volga -- I wouldn't have expected you to be that fast with an abacus. -- Orgred the
Accountant
P.S. Who said you could bring it into the arena, anyway?
Devonshire -- I wasn't begging, dammit. Anyone who claims I was can eat gravel! --
Gurum Stonefisth, designated "Beggar"
8 July 2008
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ALLIANCES
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*TURF WAR VI RULES*
Starting Nov 2008 (10 turns)
Anyone may participate; known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances
created solely to compete in the Turf War! To participate, each alliance must:
1. Announce the alliance and the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork
(DM 47) newsletter.
2. Announcements made on the D2 Forums will not be accepted.
Captains are responsible for:
1. Verifying those who wish to participate under the banner of their
alliance;
2. Distribution of prizes should their alliance win the Turf War.
3. Submit one (1) RSI Roll-Up Certificate to participate
Participating managers who are not Captains must:
1. Submit one (1) RSI Roll-Up Certificate to participate
2. Announce their intent to compete with manager name, team name, and
alliance they will represent in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter.
Announcement made on the D2 Forums will not be accepted.
a. No scores will be tabulated until a Gift Certificate is received.
No EXCEPTIONS.
b. Before a manager can compete, he/she must declare themselves in
the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter as stated above AND be verified
by the alliance Captain they will represent.
c. Only one (1) team per player may compete. No multiple teams or
aliases will be allowed. Violations will result in immediate
disqualification from the Turf War (so be sure to take any
multiple teams OFF of Team Maintenance).
d. Scoring will NOT be retroactive for teams that do not properly
declare or fail to send a Gift Certificate by Turn 1. In other
words, if your Gift Certificate is not received until Turn 3 of
the Turf War, and you have fought on Turns 1 and 2, your scoring
will not begin until Turn 3. All conditions must be met before
scoring will begin--declaration, verification, and Gift
Certificate received.
e. No declarations or verifications will be accepted after Turn 5 of
the Turf War.
f. For purposes of scoring, the moderators will score the Turf War
and settle any and all disputes as they arise. Their decisions
will be final.
Scoring will be as follows for Fights:
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
Dark Arena* +10 -5 xx xx
*After 2nd win, warrior scores no points for wins
Special Scoring Considerations for the Turf War are as follows:
Spy Report mention (team name only) +2
Style Master +2
Duelmaster +2
Champions:
1. A Champion may be declared, but one is not mandatory.
2. Only one Champion allowed per manager at any given time.
3. Champions that graduate or are killed by another warrior in the arena, but
not the Dark Arena, may be replaced.
4. Champions must be in the Adepts bracket or lower on the turn they are
declared, and may NOT have gone above Adepts level at any time; this
includes teams transferred into North Fork for the Turf War.
Bloodfeuds:
1. Bloodfeuds will score points on all four (4) turns.
2. There is no limit to which warrior may bloodfeud or how often.
Tournament Considerations:
1. Tournament participation is ALLOWED and encouraged.
2. Tournament Victors won during the course of the contest will gain a one
(1) time bonus of 25 points. This bonus will apply EACH time a
warrior(s) wins such status.
3. Tournament Champions won during the course of the contest will gain a one
(1) time bonus of 50 points. This bonus will apply EACH time a
warrior(s) win such status.
4. Points for TVs and TCs will be applied the Turn after RSI posts
tournament results in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter (i.e., if the
results post on North Fork turn 275, points will be credited on North
Fork turn 276 to the applicable teams).
Special Considerations:
1. Each alliance begins the Turf War with zero (0) points.
2. There will be NO alliance or team changes once the contest has begun. If
you begin the Turf War with Alliance A, you must end the Turf War with
Alliance A. If you begin the Turf War with Team A, you must end the Turf
War with Team A.
3. There will be a maximum of seven (7) teams allowed per alliance for the
Turf War.
4. The Dark Arena may be used on the first turn only, of every warrior,
without penalty.
Prizes:
The Turf War is a "winner take all" contest. All prizes and 100% of the Gift
Certificates will be awarded to the Captain of the winning alliance. It is the
responsibility of the Captain to distribute Gift Certificates. Moderators will
submit a list of each manager on the winning alliance to RSI at the completion of the
contest for the non-Certificate prizes.
The following prizes have been secured from RSI:
1. Renaming of the North Fork (DM 47) arena;
2. Renaming of Dark Arena Monsters (one for each manager in the winning
alliance);
3. Known Favorites for one warrior on each team of the winning alliance
(warrior must be ranked Initiate or above, must be alive, and must have
at least one arena fight to receive this award).
4. +1 Skill bonus potion for each manager on the winning alliance. Bonus
potion must be applied to a living warrior from (DM 47)
5. +1 Skill bonus potion (one) for each manager who fights in all 10 rounds
AND 45 fights of the Turf War. Bonus potion must be applied to a living
warrior from (DM 47)
These awards will be listed by the Moderator for claiming from RSI (Lee) within 4
turns of the end of TW VI.
Moderators:
The Moderators for this event will be Oz and Master Darque. They will arbitrate all
dealings during the course of the contest. Their decisions will be final. All
questions, comments, and scoring disputes may be directed to Land of Oz or Darque
Forces via diplo in DM 47. Managers with internet access may send a private message
to [The Consortium] or [Darque] on the Duel2 Forums. Lastly, you may also email
questions, comments, and scoring disputes to rebelnerfherder at yahoo dot com.
Please note there have been rule changes from the last Turf War. Please read them
carefully!
Contest will begin in November following the Fall Mail In Tournament.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SHANA TWO-KNIVES devastated KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
CHELBAGHEERA was demolished by VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
MESSALIDA was overpowered by VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
RED COULTER was bested by VETERAN MERCENARY in a popular 1 minute fight.
HALGAR SNAGTOOTH was savagely defeated by VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute
WIGRAM was defeated by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute novice vs. master struggle.
DEVONSHIRE overpowered EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
VOLGA vanquished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 4 minute uneven duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 - 0 100 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 10 - 0 - 0 100 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 0 - 1 100 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 8 - 4 - 1 67 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 WALL OF STEEL 10 - 6 - 0 63 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 3 - 0 57 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 15 - 15 - 0 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 4 - 0 50 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 378 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:
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 2 3 PARRY-LUNGE
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 0
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL MESSALIDA 2758 14 8 1 72 SAND DANCERS (68)
AIMED BLOW RED COULTER 2767 10 4 1 70 SAND DANCERS (68)
PARRY-LUNGE HALGAR SNAGTOOTH 2760 11 7 1 60 SAND DANCERS (68)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is CHELBAGHEERA 2754. The most popular warrior this
turn was SHANA TWO-KNIVES 2756. The ten other most popular fighters were WIGRAM
2293, DEVONSHIRE 2779, RED COULTER 2767, CHELBAGHEERA 2754, MESSALIDA 2758, HALGAR
SNAGTOOTH 2760, VOLGA 2778, 0, 0, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was VOLGA 2778. The other ten least popular
fighters were HALGAR SNAGTOOTH 2760, MESSALIDA 2758, CHELBAGHEERA 2754, RED COULTER
2767, DEVONSHIRE 2779, WIGRAM 2293, SHANA TWO-KNIVES 2756, 0, 0, and 0.
MAIL-IN TOURNEY XLVI
PRIMUS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
HST 1738 (146-104-1) 5 3 0 PRESIDENTS
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
NECROMANCER 2520 (21-3-1) 0 2 0 MAGIC ARTISTS
CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ROGAR THORFIN 2255 (10-9-5) 2 3 0 DOMINATION
SINISTER 2358 (5-2-0) 2 3 0 THE BROTHERHOOD
CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ABJURER 2534 (13-6-0) 5 3 0 MAGIC ARTISTS
BIRD 2301 (2-1-0) 1 3 0 OLD SCHOOL BALL
ADEPTS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
JORGEN THORFIN 2751 (4-2-0) 0 2 0 DOMINATION
DEAD APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
ILLUSIONIST 2542 (0-0-0) 1 2 0 DEAD MAGIC ARTISTS