DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 10/08/2008 Duedate: 10/21/2008
SHADOWSPIRE ARENA
DM-81 TURN-46
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
DAGRDRAUG
THE DRAUGS (17)
(81-297) [22-22-0,126]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
DAGRDRAUG PLONGUEUR
THE DRAUGS (17) CHEFS BRIGADIER (76)
(81-297) [22-22-0,126] (81-752) [5-0-0,37]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SPONGE BATH HORSE
AARP (41) BATTLE GRUNTS (20)
(81-226) [19-27-2,86] (81-610) [11-8-2,81]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
DARQUE AGES (29)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. ORCAE ITA (80) 48
2. CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 44 LA PENTARCHIE (11)
3. RODENT CLAN (37) 42 Unchartered Team
4. ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 42
5. WARMASTERS (15) 39 ORCAE ITA (80)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 5*ORCAE ITA (80) 7 3 2 70.0 1/ 5 DARQUE AGES (29) 10 5 0
2/ 1*GOONSWARM (79) 9 5 1 64.3 2/ 8*GOONSWARM (79) 9 5 1
3/ 2 LA PENTARCHIE (11) 139 88 5 61.2 3/ 3 WARMASTERS (15) 9 6 1
4/ 3 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (18) 140 90 2 60.9 4/ 4 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (18) 9 6 1
5/ 4 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 137 93 4 59.6 5/ 9 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 8 6 0
6/ 6 DARQUE AGES (29) 132 97 2 57.6 6/11 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 8 7 0
7/ 7 AMERICAN MUSCLE (43) 127 98 6 56.4 7/ 1 LA PENTARCHIE (11) 8 7 0
8/ 8 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 115 96 5 54.5 8/ 6 AMERICAN MUSCLE (43) 8 7 0
9/10 OF WOLF AND MAN (57) 108 102 4 51.4 9/ 7 OF WOLF AND MAN (57) 8 7 0
10/ 9 FUCHI OWNED (54) 109 104 5 51.2 10/25*ORCAE ITA (80) 7 3 2
11/13 RODENT CLAN (37) 90 86 6 51.1 11/15 HOUSE OF HEARTS (56) 7 8 0
12/15 FURRY FURY (25) 27 26 4 50.9 12/10*CHEFS BRIGADIER (76) 7 8 0
13/12 THE DRAUGS (17) 110 106 4 50.9 13/16 THE DRAUGS (17) 6 4 0
14/14 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 117 113 5 50.9 14/20 WOODY'S WORKSHOP (69) 6 9 0
15/11 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 116 114 7 50.4 15/ 2 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 6 9 0
16/16 WARMASTERS (15) 110 118 12 48.2 16/13 KATHOUSE (3) 6 9 0
17/17 KATHOUSE (3) 107 120 3 47.1 17/12 BATTLE GRUNTS (20) 6 9 0
18/18 LITERATE LOONS (40) 105 124 3 45.9 18/22*PENTAGONAL PINK (77) 6 9 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
19/21 HOUSE OF HEARTS (56) 68 89 3 43.3 19/23 AARP (41) 5 4 0
20/20 AARP (41) 85 112 9 43.1 20/17 FURRY FURY (25) 5 5 0
21/22 BATTLE GRUNTS (20) 96 129 10 42.7 21/24 RODENT CLAN (37) 5 9 1
22/23 WOODY'S WORKSHOP (69) 31 42 3 42.5 22/19 FUCHI OWNED (54) 5 10 1
23/19 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19) 87 120 7 42.0 23/14 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 5 10 0
24/25*UNHOLY KNIGHTS (81) 4 6 0 40.0 24/26*UNHOLY KNIGHTS (81) 4 6 0
25/24*CHEFS BRIGADIER (76) 9 16 0 36.0 25/18 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19) 4 11 1
26/26 BLADE MAGES (66) 32 60 2 34.8 26/21 LITERATE LOONS (40) 4 11 0
27/27 HUCKLE'S CATS (51) 32 66 1 32.7 27/28 HUCKLE'S CATS (51) 2 1 0
28/28*PENTAGONAL PINK (77) 8 17 0 32.0 28/27 BLADE MAGES (66) 2 4 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.
Ah, the throne of Shadowspire. After sitting near the top of the standings for the
last few turns I finally got my shot. Well, sort of. I needed Angus to leave on a
winning note. I am wise enough to know that wasn't a challenge I really wanted to
make. But I also could not challenge--not if I wanted to avoid down-challenges.
There simply was nobody above me. So I sat and waited to see what fate would bring
my way. And fate was kind. To me at least. I'm sure Warg was a little less
enthused with his random match-up.
So now here I sit, the third member of the Guild to claim the throne. Of course, the
SYP this past turn was a fresh reminder of what happened to the first. His record
was impressive, but a list of "best-record at death" is not a list I want to be on.
I shall leave a scimitar with a star-stone set in the hilt in memory of the Guilds
former slasher, as my token to the Duelmaster's hall.
As for challenges, there appear to be plenty of options available. I suspect I shall
leave that a mystery. Perhaps next turn I will have the opportunity to be more
public in my choices.
For now, rest assured that the throne is a more comfortable seat than either the
guildhall or the cave of my youth!
Gron Da Caveman, Duelmaster of Shadowspire
SPY REPORT
So why do I have this bag over my head? Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and
I'm going to give you a spy report!. We now have a new top team for all of you guys
to dogpile on. DARQUE AGES now holds the crown and they are betting they can keep
it. Rising in the ranks like a loaf of armored bread (okay, I admit it's corny) is
ORCAE ITA, who swept up 15 places in the ranks. A seasoned team is steady in the
lists. But to CLAN LONGBEARD, which fell to 15th, it's what you soak in before going
to the Dark Arena. ALE HOUSE MERCS is no joke as it posted a 4-1-0 week advancing
from 11th place to 6th place. Hey everybody, watch out for MOOSE DROOL, who flew up
23 points in the rankings after mashing BORNE like a melon. Keep your eye on this
guy. Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands. BORNE was beat by
MOOSE DROOL and drops 21 points. Well here's a duelmaster that doesn't sit back and
say 'Challenge me'! GRON DA CAVEMAN made a challenge against DAGRDRAUG this week.
It's a proud day for the THE DRAUGS stable, as their warrior, DAGRDRAUG, ascended the
Duelmaster's throne. 4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect the body, so try and
avoid aiming at that location.
Here is other news that is of note. Did you hear that OF WOLF AND MAN was most
avoided team this week? Well, knowing the personal hygiene of OF WOLF AND MAN's
warriors, I'm not surprised! Okay, so I may not be funny, but catch PENTAGONAL
PINK's act in the arena. Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at running from OF
WOLF AND MAN. And who is this ANGEL HEART you ask, with 21 points and a 5-6-0
record. Ooh, the tales I could tell! Well, it looks like YEAR OF THE CAT wasn't
happy with last turn's rank, so he went for broke by challenging up 26 points. No
guts, no glory. This week YEAR OF THE CAT 4-1-0 fought KOBE 11-3-0 and in losing
gained 5 points. I know several gladiators who could go for a few fights like that.
In a touching display by a 'touched' warrior, BRAIN went after MAHARION, who was
higher by 22 points. Well, when the dust settled, BRAIN overcame MAHARION. INDIA of
KELLUMBO'S KIDS had better have a good reason for challenging down 13 points in a
challenge which she won. I thought INDIA showed great skill and promise when she
overcame HORSE. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). The audience likes blood and there was
plenty of it covering PERFECTO VILLIANOUS as he was driven to an early grave by
SLAUGHTER MOUSE 5 of the RODENT CLAN. Well, just when you thought it was safe to put
a new warrior in the arena. No no! BOETHIUS, a mere boy, was slain by LIBERIUS this
turn. In the 'Oops, What Have I Done?' category, JETBLACK was mashed by BEAR, who
let JETBLACK know that killing members of BATTLE GRUNTS is a no-no. Congrats to
WILHELM for revenging the death of his teammate (but more importantly, feeding
REMEDIAL a bit of dirt). Knowing when to use the right tactics at the proper time is
a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.
I think I had better cut this one short. It's been nice chatting to those of
you whom I have not offended yet. Okay, so I may not be the world's best comedian,
but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors. See ya next time I'm on this
circuit!-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DAGRDRAUG 297 22 22 0 126 THE DRAUGS (17)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LONG NOSE HAIRS 225 20 26 1 120 AARP (41)
CHROMIAN 40 21 23 1 111 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
THE MAD RATTER 523 17 5 0 110 RODENT CLAN (37)
TYRA 416 26 13 0 107 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (18)
NIGHTBANE 377 26 15 0 107 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (18)
BARON STONEWALL 85 25 21 2 104 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
DEXTER 452 22 14 0 103 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
EDWARD GOREY 222 28 18 0 102 LITERATE LOONS (40)
GUTENBERG 167 27 19 0 100 DARQUE AGES (29)
FALSE TEETH 521 16 16 2 100 AARP (41)
MOOSE DROOL 563 14 14 0 100 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
IMPORT-EXPORT 76 24 22 3 97 LA PENTARCHIE (11)
HUNTER 120 18 27 2 96 BATTLE GRUNTS (20)
INDIA 391 26 15 0 95 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (18)
DESIREE 577 16 9 0 94 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (18)
CRIMSON 122 22 23 1 92 BATTLE GRUNTS (20)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RAT-LOVING CAT 529 25 6 0 90 LA PENTARCHIE (11)
GRON DA CAVEMAN 400 23 17 1 90 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
BORNE 214 21 25 1 89 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
CHUPACABRON 284 16 28 1 89 HUCKLE'S CATS (51)
GRATH 581 15 8 0 89 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
SPONGE BATH 226 19 27 2 86 AARP (41)
XINU 642 9 6 2 83 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
HORSE 610 11 8 2 81 BATTLE GRUNTS (20)
DOMINATRIX 583 13 10 1 78 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
BLACK MARIA 435 18 11 1 76 HOUSE OF HEARTS (56)
WARG 582 16 7 0 75 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
CHRELD 525 14 17 0 69 BLADE MAGES (66)
BRUTUS 616 11 8 0 69 WARMASTERS (15)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KARCH 584 10 12 1 66 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PO'D PANDA 147 6 6 2 66 FURRY FURY (25)
KOBE 683 11 3 0 65 KATHOUSE (3)
FURIOUS FOX 143 7 5 0 64 FURRY FURY (25)
BALLIOL BLACKMOON 614 11 8 0 61 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
MORTE D'AMOUR 528 13 18 1 60 BLADE MAGES (66)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CLARA 666 7 3 0 55 HOUSE OF HEARTS (56)
MARTIN LUTHER 718 7 3 0 55 DARQUE AGES (29)
SLAUGHTER MOUSE 5 595 9 3 4 51 RODENT CLAN (37)
TABITHA 682 7 7 0 50 KATHOUSE (3)
AWL 627 6 8 2 49 WOODY'S WORKSHOP (69)
'69 STINGRAY 736 4 4 0 47 AMERICAN MUSCLE (43)
RED HOOK 735 5 3 0 44 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
PLASMA CUTTER 626 7 7 0 43 WOODY'S WORKSHOP (69)
YEAR OF THE CAT 765 4 1 0 42 LA PENTARCHIE (11)
RYAK RAZORSAW 597 8 14 1 40 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)
LIAM O'FLAHERTY 698 7 5 1 40 LITERATE LOONS (40)
GIGI DIVINE 613 10 8 0 39 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
BEAR 707 7 3 2 38 BATTLE GRUNTS (20)
GERTH 665 7 8 1 37 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
PLONGUEUR 752 5 0 0 37 CHEFS BRIGADIER (76)
MARY ELLEN 694 6 7 0 36 KATHOUSE (3)
'67 FIREBIRD 645 10 5 0 35 AMERICAN MUSCLE (43)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KRAZED KOALA 748 4 1 0 33 FURRY FURY (25)
WILHELM 770 3 1 1 33 WARMASTERS (15)
BALL-PEEN 628 7 10 0 31 WOODY'S WORKSHOP (69)
'70 CHARGER R/T 745 7 0 0 31 AMERICAN MUSCLE (43)
ORNERY OCELOT 144 5 7 0 31 FURRY FURY (25)
MCKAMY 684 8 6 0 30 KATHOUSE (3)
GUTHUATER 720 5 5 0 29 LA PENTARCHIE (11)
THUNDERSAW 648 5 11 1 27 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)
HUGH CAPET 690 5 8 1 27 DARQUE AGES (29)
SLEDGE 629 4 10 0 26 WOODY'S WORKSHOP (69)
VERMINDERELLA 605 7 4 0 25 RODENT CLAN (37)
SAUCIER 753 2 3 0 25 CHEFS BRIGADIER (76)
WIMPY 808 2 0 0 25 ORCAE ITA (80)
'68 ROAD RUNNER 747 6 1 0 24 AMERICAN MUSCLE (43)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
P.G. WODEHOUSE 709 5 6 1 22 LITERATE LOONS (40)
HARP 744 3 4 0 22 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
MELISSA JOAN 730 3 2 0 22 HOUSE OF HEARTS (56)
BRAIN 812 1 1 0 22 ORCAE ITA (80)
ANGEL HEART 644 5 6 0 21 HOUSE OF HEARTS (56)
TING-TING 776 3 1 0 21 FUCHI OWNED (54)
LIBERIUS 824 1 1 1 21 WARMASTERS (15)
ANSELM 799 2 1 0 20 DARQUE AGES (29)
H.P. LOVECRAFT 692 3 10 0 19 LITERATE LOONS (40)
TWINK 837 1 0 0 19 PENTAGONAL PINK (77)
JETBLACK 807 2 1 1 17 FUCHI OWNED (54)
UNCUT 789 2 1 0 17 PENTAGONAL PINK (77)
PINKY 809 2 0 2 16 ORCAE ITA (80)
RAT IN THE HAT 832 1 0 0 16 RODENT CLAN (37)
MAHARION 725 3 6 0 15 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
WAR PIG 810 2 0 0 15 ORCAE ITA (80)
BECK 743 3 4 0 14 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
DEADTEAR 793 2 1 0 14 GOONSWARM (79)
JACK SPADE 804 1 2 0 14 HOUSE OF HEARTS (56)
REMEDIAL 792 2 1 1 13 GOONSWARM (79)
MIRDRAUG 787 2 1 0 13 THE DRAUGS (17)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ROYOFCA 791 2 1 0 12 GOONSWARM (79)
CHARCUTIER 750 1 4 0 12 CHEFS BRIGADIER (76)
ANGERED APE 749 3 2 0 11 FURRY FURY (25)
SPIREWOLF 768 2 3 1 11 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
PABST 823 2 0 0 11 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
DECAPITATED BILL 838 1 0 0 11 UNHOLY KNIGHTS (81)
CHICKEN 761 2 3 0 9 PENTAGONAL PINK (77)
VILE RAT 795 2 1 0 9 GOONSWARM (79)
GRACCHUS 825 2 0 0 9 WARMASTERS (15)
LANNY 758 1 5 0 8 KATHOUSE (3)
TIN SNIPS 772 1 3 0 8 WOODY'S WORKSHOP (69)
DADDY 763 1 4 0 7 PENTAGONAL PINK (77)
POISSOINNIER 751 1 4 0 7 CHEFS BRIGADIER (76)
DEAD CHEF 839 1 0 0 6 UNHOLY KNIGHTS (81)
KANODRAUG 786 1 2 0 5 THE DRAUGS (17)
MASTER 819 1 1 0 4 PENTAGONAL PINK (77)
HYDROSAN 818 1 1 0 4 GOONSWARM (79)
DEATH'S MISTRESS 813 1 1 0 4 UNHOLY KNIGHTS (81)
SOULRIPPER 816 1 1 0 4 UNHOLY KNIGHTS (81)
QUARTON 827 1 1 0 4 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)
SYE THE BEARDED 801 0 3 0 3 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)
FROMAGEUR 800 0 3 0 3 CHEFS BRIGADIER (76)
9 GERBILLIMETER 828 0 2 0 2 RODENT CLAN (37)
OH FACE 811 0 2 0 2 ORCAE ITA (80)
PERTACUS 826 0 2 0 2 WARMASTERS (15)
EAGLE 844 0 1 0 1 BATTLE GRUNTS (20)
ST JOHN KITTEN 840 0 1 0 1 LA PENTARCHIE (11)
KAUW 834 0 1 0 1 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
DRESH 836 0 1 0 1 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
FRITZ 841 0 1 0 1 FUCHI OWNED (54)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
SCRIMSHAW 742 3 2 2 ALE HOUSE MERCS 5 THUNDERSAW 648 44
PAULY'S PET PANDA 843 0 1 0 AMERICAN MUSCLE 43 STONE GOLEM 46 NONE
PAULY'S PET POODL 746 2 1 1 AMERICAN MUSCLE 43 LIAM O'FLAHERTY 698 42 REVENGED
RHINO 708 4 5 0 BATTLE GRUNTS 20 JETBLACK 807 45 JUST REVENGED
ALICIA CURLBRAID 723 3 4 0 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS 19 AWL 627 43
GRALTER GROTT-SON 724 3 3 0 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS 19 SCRIMSHAW 742 42 REVENGED
PERFECTO VILLIANO 714 4 6 0 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS 19 SLAUGHTER MOUSE 5 595 46
UNGOLEM 835 0 1 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39 BANDIT PRINCE 46 NONE
BOETHIUS 798 2 1 0 DARQUE AGES 29 LIBERIUS 824 46
PETRARCH 579 8 13 0 DARQUE AGES 29 XINU 642 43
BOB 842 0 1 0 FUCHI OWNED 54 BANDIT PRINCE 46 NONE
SKIFF 775 1 3 0 FUCHI OWNED 54 ARENAMASTER 46 NONE
LILY THAI 790 1 2 1 KELLUMBO'S KIDS 18 WURM KIN 46 NONE
CHERBOURG SPLEEN 769 0 1 0 LA PENTARCHIE 11 WILHELM 770 43 REVENGED
RAPAX JUNIOR 638 5 8 0 LA PENTARCHIE 11 PO'D PANDA 147 42 REVENGED
SHORTY 797 1 1 0 LA PENTARCHIE 11 LILY THAI 790 45
JOE MITCHELL 766 2 3 0 LITERATE LOONS 40 PINKY 809 46
TRIGGER 755 3 3 0 OF WOLF AND MAN 57 BLACK ORC 46 NONE
BEAR 762 0 2 0 PENTAGONAL PINK 77 BEAR 707 43
LEATHER 760 0 1 0 PENTAGONAL PINK 77 SPIREWOLF 768 42 NOT REVENGED
SLAVE 820 0 1 0 PENTAGONAL PINK 77 PINKY 809 45
MIRADRAUG 688 5 4 0 THE DRAUGS 17 SLAUGHTER MOUSE 5 595 42 NOT REVENGED
HELL'S FURY 815 0 2 0 UNHOLY KNIGHTS 81 HIGH ELF 46 NONE
SCARRO 602 8 9 1 WARMASTERS 15 RYAK RAZORSAW 597 42 JUST REVENGED
VARIUS 796 0 1 0 WARMASTERS 15 REMEDIAL 792 44 JUST REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
It's getting crazy! Almost all my rookies are shot down two feet from their cradle!
Poor innocent little things. I get plenty of bloodfeuds, but I feel I have been
doing nothing else lately. -- Le Pentarque, astonished, contemplating the four
corpses of the four strikers he made in this beautiful place
Actually, Shorty was not a wonder, and won't be really missed. Let's hope that his
replacement will live longer (not much of a challenge, but who knows?).
Congrats to Gron! It's an honor to have a duelmaster with such a pretty name. And
it's quite fitting to have a warrior of his style in such a scum-plagued arena. -- Le
Pentarque
Welcome to the new teams and managers!
Ok, Grimm, you didn't say anything more about the repeated bloodfeuds, but, with the
challenge on Guthuater, I guess you resent them...so I won't use the fourth turn on
Po'D Panda. No hard feelings. -- Le Pentarque
Gron Da Caveman -- Congrats on Da Throne. -- We
Sye -- Loved the dance, if it weren't for the beard I might be in love. -- Mistress
of Death
Joe Michelle -- That was pathetic, I had to hit myself with your little whip of
chains. Don't you know "breathing hard" means I want you to hit me? -- Hell's Fury
P.S. I would go find a very Dark Arena to hide, I mean fight, in and hope for
redemption.
Rat with the Changing Hat -- I look forward to the rematch as soon as you fiqure out
who or what you are. -- Soulripper
P.S. I'll try harder next time to rip your soul from your chest.
Orcae Ita -- Welcome. Some of the Unchartered here are having a little contest if
you wish to join. You can find info online in the forums under the 81 discussions
unchartered team section. -- Gentleben and the Unholy Knights
Billy and Chef -- Let the party begin. -- Gentleben
'70 Charger -- Hey, don't blame me. That challenge was all my manager's fault. "Try
it" he said.... Yeah, right! -- Maharion
War Pig and team -- Welcome to Shadowspire, I hope future match-ups between our
guilds go a bit better for us -- Spirewolf
Flor -- Yeah, yeah, I think we already knew who the better plunger was. -- The Baron
Import-Export -- You're a terrible teacher! I expected the loss, but also expected
to learn a few skills in the process. -- Wilhelm
Darque -- I didn't see that challenge coming! -- DeGotti
Tyra -- Ah well done, Lady! -- Xinu
Baron Stonewall -- I am glad that we got to dance on my last fight in Shadowspire! I
guess I was a little too much woman for you though! -- Flor
8 October 2008
Hail Alastarians!
Allow me to introduce myself. I am Vanek, manager of the Warmasters in the No-
Tourney arena of Shadowspire. I come to you with a public service announcement.
Some of you may already be aware of Shadowspire and some of you may not realize what
exactly you're missing. This isn't your average arena. This is Shadowspire, a large
and very active arena where role-playing is encouraged; many managers are active both
the personal ads and the D2 forums online, and excitement reigns with many grudge
matches from turn to turn.
If you haven't checked arena 81 out, I urge you to do so. After returning to
the game almost 2 years ago, after a 15+ year hiatus, I was looking to try and
recapture the magic of the game I remembered from my youth. After finding my first
two arenas lacking, I almost quit the game again. That was until I found the newly
opening Shadowspire. It was here that I found the magic and excitement that I
remembered. I truly love this arena and am sure you will too if given a chance.
Rookie or experienced veteran, it matters not. Both have come together here to
successfully make an arena with plenty of competition to challenge the vets, yet with
the no tourney format, friendly enough for the novices to get their feet wet and
learn (or relearn) the game. When I say that even novices can find success here, I
speak from personal experience. I still consider myself a "newbie" to the game but
have found plenty of success with my first two Duelmaster titles and two ADM
graduates to date.
I encourage you all to check out the D2 forums at www.reality.com/duel2/ and
look over both the Shadowspire newsletter and DM-81 forum section at the bottom of
the page. The forum banter and personal ads help to clearly show that the "old
school" feel for the game is still alive and well here in Shadowspire.
Also, if you're a former Shadowspire manager who is currently away, I encourage
you to return and help continue to make this one of the most entertaining arenas in
the game today!
I hope to see many new faces in the near future and am excited to see the return
of some of the old faces whom have been away!
Sincerely,
Vanek
8 October 2008
After 17 long years they are finally cutting the Cowboy loose. Red & stinging, my
hand is now sufficiently slapped. The state of Texas' boot print is stamped across
my ***... Uncle Damnit! I am only 34 (think about it...) so plenty of time to
reinvent myself...prospects are great. After wading through the culture shock I hope
to be amongst you soon, dishing out paper "w"itch slaps and taking my share of them
from you. See you @ the Winter face '09? Only time will tell. Good luck. --
CFH/Rat Salad, 5 Below Zero and an assortment of other underachieving thugs.
P.S. Contact info coming soon for those who want it; email and all that other fun
sh...stuff. *grin* Sorry Ed.
8 July 2008
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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
TRIGGER was barely slain by BLACK ORC in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
HELL'S FURY was slaughtered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
LILY THAI was easily killed by WURM KIN in a 3 minute gory Dark Arena match.
SKIFF was slaughtered by ARENAMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
UNGOLEM was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute gory Dark Arena fight.
BOB was murdered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena competition.
PAULY'S PET PANDA was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena duel.
BRUTUS overpowered RYAK RAZORSAW in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud struggle.
BEAR devastated JETBLACK in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided Bloodfeud competition.
WILHELM vanquished REMEDIAL in a 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud duel.
GRON DA CAVEMAN was vanquished by DAGRDRAUG in a 1 minute Challenge Title fight.
CHROMIAN won victory over DESIREE in a exciting 2 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
GRATH was handily defeated by THE MAD RATTER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
TYRA outlasted EDWARD GOREY in a unpopular 24 minute master's Challenge match.
BARON STONEWALL viciously subdued HUNTER in a 3 minute veteran's Challenge battle.
BLACK MARIA was unbelievably bested by CHUPACABRON in a 3 minute Challenge conflict.
WARG unbelievably bested CHRELD in a action packed 6 minute master's Challenge bout.
INDIA beat HORSE in a crowd pleasing 4 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
XINU overpowered BALLIOL BLACKMOON in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
KARCH overpowered TABITHA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
YEAR OF THE CAT was defeated by KOBE in a 3 minute Challenge conflict.
CLARA overpowered KRAZED KOALA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
PO'D PANDA demolished AWL in a action packed 1 minute uneven Challenge bout.
FURIOUS FOX handily defeated PLASMA CUTTER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
GUTHUATER was luckily beaten by GIGI DIVINE in a 8 minute gory Challenge fight.
SAUCIER was vanquished by RED HOOK in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
ORNERY OCELOT won victory over ANGEL HEART in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
JACK SPADE overpowered KANODRAUG in a 1 minute uneven Challenge match.
ROYOFCA savagely defeated LANNY in a 4 minute gruesome Challenge duel.
ANSELM overpowered POISSOINNIER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fray.
HYDROSAN was handily defeated by HARP in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
MELISSA JOAN defeated VILE RAT in a 2 minute beginner's Challenge fight.
CHARCUTIER was handily defeated by MARY ELLEN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
DEATH'S MISTRESS was subdued by WAR PIG in a 3 minute novice's Challenge fight.
WIMPY overpowered QUARTON in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
FROMAGEUR was overcome by DEADTEAR in a 1 minute amateur's Challenge match.
OH FACE was unbelievably bested by TIN SNIPS in a 4 minute amateur's Challenge fight.
BRAIN demolished MAHARION in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
DADDY was overpowered by SLEDGE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fray.
CHICKEN was subdued by '68 ROAD RUNNER in a 3 minute Challenge match.
LONG NOSE HAIRS viciously subdued GUTENBERG in a popular 2 minute gory expert's match.
BORNE was vanquished by MOOSE DROOL in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
DOMINATRIX was demolished by FALSE TEETH in a 1 minute uneven competition.
RAT-LOVING CAT was outlasted by NIGHTBANE in a dull 28 minute veteran's fight.
IMPORT-EXPORT lost to DEXTER in a 2 minute bloody veteran's struggle.
SPONGE BATH lost to CRIMSON in a 3 minute veteran's conflict.
MCKAMY was devastated by '69 STINGRAY in a 1 minute mismatched match.
MORTE D'AMOUR viciously subdued LIAM O'FLAHERTY in a 1 minute brutal conflict.
'67 FIREBIRD was beaten by MARTIN LUTHER in a 3 minute fight.
SLAUGHTER MOUSE 5 murdered PERFECTO VILLIANOUS in a 1 minute gory uneven fight.
GERTH beat THUNDERSAW in a 2 minute fray.
'70 CHARGER R/T outlasted P.G. WODEHOUSE in a 9 minute competition.
BALL-PEEN won victory over H.P. LOVECRAFT in a 1 minute match.
PLONGUEUR luckily beat VERMINDERELLA in a 4 minute novice vs. veteran upset conflict.
BECK was defeated by HUGH CAPET in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bout.
BOETHIUS was dealt death by LIBERIUS in a 1 minute novice's conflict.
UNCUT devastated FRITZ in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
MIRDRAUG devastated SYE THE BEARDED in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
TING-TING demolished SOULRIPPER in a 1 minute mismatched battle.
PINKY viciously butchered JOE MITCHELL in a 3 minute gruesome novice's bout.
SPIREWOLF bested ST JOHN KITTEN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute novice's fight.
ANGERED APE was handily defeated by TWINK in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
MASTER was overpowered by RAT IN THE HAT in a exciting 1 minute uneven fight.
PABST unbelievably bested 9 GERBILLIMETER in a popular 11 minute amateur's battle.
GRACCHUS bested EAGLE in a 3 minute novice's fight.
PERTACUS was bested by DEAD CHEF in a 5 minute beginner's match.
DRESH was vanquished by DECAPITATED BILL in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
KAUW was overpowered by MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 25 PARRY-LUNGE 45 - 34 - 3 57 |
|TOTAL PARRY 22 TOTAL PARRY 98 - 77 - 2 56 |
|AIMED BLOW 17 PARRY-RIPOSTE 19 - 17 - 0 53 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 16 SLASHING ATTACK 42 - 42 - 2 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 13 LUNGING ATTACK 78 - 82 - 5 49 |
|WALL OF STEEL 10 AIMED BLOW 67 - 76 - 2 47 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 8 WALL OF STEEL 35 - 41 - 1 46 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 6 STRIKING ATTACK 105 - 123 - 11 46 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 6 BASHING ATTACK 44 - 63 - 3 41 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 PARRY-STRIKE 8 - 28 - 1 22 |
Turn 46 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 7 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 7 - 9 4 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 15 - 10 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 8 1 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 6 - 4 AIMED BLOW 5 - 12 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 4 1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 11 - 11 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 6 1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 PARRY-LUNGE
1 AIMED BLOW
1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK THE MAD RATTER 523 17 5 0 110 RODENT CLAN (37)
TOTAL PARRY TYRA 416 26 13 0 107 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (18)
PARRY-LUNGE BARON STONEWALL 85 25 21 2 104 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
AIMED BLOW DEXTER 452 22 14 0 103 OF WOLF AND MAN (57)
PARRY-RIPOSTE IMPORT-EXPORT 76 24 22 3 97 LA PENTARCHIE (11)
LUNGING ATTACK DESIREE 577 16 9 0 94 KELLUMBO'S KIDS (18)
WALL OF STEEL BLACK MARIA 435 18 11 1 76 HOUSE OF HEARTS (56)
BASHING ATTACK LIAM O'FLAHERTY 698 7 5 1 40 LITERATE LOONS (40)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SPONGE BATH 226. The most popular warrior this turn
was HORSE 610. The ten other most popular fighters were CHRELD 525, HUNTER 120, 9
GERBILLIMETER 828, CHROMIAN 40, LONG NOSE HAIRS 225, BARON STONEWALL 85, YEAR OF THE
CAT 765, GUTHUATER 720, OH FACE 811, and P.G. WODEHOUSE 709.
The least popular fighter this week was RAT-LOVING CAT 529. The other ten least
popular fighters were NIGHTBANE 377, EDWARD GOREY 222, TYRA 416, PABST 823, '70
CHARGER R/T 745, GIGI DIVINE 613, JOE MITCHELL 766, KAUW 834, DRESH 836, and MASTER
819.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
DAGRDRAUG (81-297) THE DRAUGS (17)