DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL

Date   : 08/08/2015    Duedate: 08/21/2015

DARKHOLM ARENA

DM 104    TURN 668

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 WIDER IS BE 21/1369  495  193   4 71.9      THE HOLY LEGION 10/490
  2 WASTELAND II 7/500  3764 2713  16 58.1    5 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341  640  800  10 44.4
    NEGATIVE CASH FLOW 82/1197                6 JOHNS 5/927         1557 2807  27 35.7
  3 BRUTAL LEGIO 7/1335   83   93   0 47.2      ARROGANCE 18/732
    LEGION OF LEGEND 62/1305                    THE LADY'S LIST 6/917
  4 OBSIDIAN HA 33/1370   45   54   0 45.5

                                 THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM
                      Reflections by the Keeper of the Runeblade

Hey.  It's Tolais Deepheart, again.  Trying to think of what to write in a column.  
Again.  I fought Zakau.  Again.  Looks like this time around I'll be facing Crack is  
Cheap, who is our top Total Parry.  He might be able to beat me.  You know, I can't 
really WANT to lose, but a little more variety would be nice.

What happens if I face a stand-in?  Those guys are tough.  Tougher than the people 
they're supposed to be, like Debby Tonte and Desiree.  The Bandit Prince isn't a fake, 
though.  Lady Greywand seems to think he has a special connection to Darkholm and so 
the original guy actually gets to fight here.  He's horrible!  I've seen him in the 
passages under the arena.  Most gladiators, their scars have scars.  But Cholera, his 
face looks as smooth as a baby's.  Well, a baby that needs a shave.  He moves like a 
predator and... there's something creepy about him.  I heard he survived ground zero 
of a chaos bolt.  Him and a bunch of cockroaches.  I don't want to face that guy on 
the sands.  Or off, for that matter.

So I hope I'll fight Crack is Cheap.

With best wishes to you all, including Crack is Cheap...  Tolais Deepheart

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

     Hullo hullo!
     Malic here, naturally.
     There was just one challenge this turn.  E AHO LAULA (21-4224) (80-45-0,210) of 
WIDER IS BETTER challenged CRACK IS CHEAP (82-18422) (84- 99-0,221) of NEGATIVE CASH 
FLOW.  E AHO LAULA devastated CRACK IS CHEAP in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge fight.  
So that means, despite her expectations, Tolais Deepheart did not get to fight Mr. 
Cheap.  E. remains our top Lunger, while Mr. Cheap has lost his title of Grand Total 
Parry to another fighter.  However, Mr. Cheap is our Overall Popularity Leader again 
this turn.
     Hmm, this fight is getting a bit old.  TOLAIS DEEPHEART (42-1620) (171-165-0,250) 
of HIGHLANDERS fought ZAKAU (5-4623) (82-91-0,191) of JOHNS.  TOLAIS DEEPHEART subdued 
ZAKAU in an exciting 2 minute gory Title melee.  From what she says, though, he seems 
to get a little closer to defeating her each time they fight.
     PHILTHRY (42-2079) (67-58-0,193) of HIGHLANDERS fought GLAMDRING (33-2328) (43-
30-1,194) of OBSIDIAN HALL.    PHILTHRY lost to GLAMDRING in a 3 minute brawl.  
Glamdring is our premier Total Parry this time out. Well done, sir.
     STING (10-429) (32-30-2,199) of THE HOLY LEGION fought ASSUR (18-7821) (79-131-
2,179) of ARROGANCE.  STING bested ASSUR in a popular 1 minute fight.  However, Assur 
is still the most high Basher. ZEUS (62-4010) (58-40-0,203) of LEGION OF LEGEND fought 
BLIND BEGGAR (104-26) (40-35-0,200) of  .  ZEUS was demolished by BLIND BEGGAR in a 2 
minute mismatched competition.  Even the Blind Beggar?  Come on, these ringers are 
seriously dangerous.
     MIKEL (6-6190) (67-72-3,182) of THE LADY'S LIST fought DIGITALIS (33-6862) (27-
27-1,154) of OBSIDIAN HALL.  MIKEL devastated DIGITALIS in a 1 minute mismatched 
match.  Digitalis is still the master of all things Parry-Riposte, while Mikel is the 
king of Slashers.
     FATALITY (7-5820) (49-47-0,157) of BRUTAL LEGION fought PELIS THE TRUE (42-3469) 
(58-91-1,135) of HIGHLANDERS.  FATALITY was handily defeated by PELIS THE TRUE in a 1 
minute uneven fight.  What?  Wait. (checks wagering notes)  Oops.  Well.  Nonetheless, 
Fatality rules the Striking style, and Mr. True rules nothing.
     JHAARAN (10-2017) (20-13-1,69) of THE HOLY LEGION fought DEBBY TONTE (104-2) (20-
30-0,30) of  .  JHAARAN was viciously subdued by DEBBY TONTE in an action packed 4 
minute gory duel.  I told you, those ladies are not ladies.
     MAN-MOUNTAIN (7-3853) (23-19-1,52) of WASTELAND II fought BRUNHYLDA (33-8082) 
(24-13-1,49) of OBSIDIAN HALL.  MAN-MOUNTAIN lost to BRUNHYLDA in a popular 2 minute 
gory duel.
     Zontani Sharp Eyes had this to say:  "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.  CRACK IS CHEAP take 
warning!  You have more than a few enemies in DARKHOLM."  Well said.  I can't add 
anything to that.
     That's all I know, so that's all I'm saying.  Cheerio!
     
                                          -- Malic of Talcama 

KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620    172 165     254  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 E AHO LAULA 21-4224          81  45     221  WIDER IS BETTER (1369)     SUNSET

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GLAMDRING 33-2328            44  30  1  205  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIATOLI ISLAND
 STING 10-429                 33  30  2  201  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT
 CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422      84 100     200  NEGATIVE CASH FLOW (1197)  DWES EG
 ZAKAU 5-4623                 82  92     193  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 PHILTHRY 42-2079             67  59     193  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 ZEUS 62-4010                 58  41     193  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS
-RYANATOR 33-3462             42  37     193  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIATOLI ISLAND
 MIKEL 6-6190                 68  72  3  186  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ASSUR 18-7821                79 132  2  180  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469       59  91  1  160  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 DIGITALIS 33-6862            27  28  1  151  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIATOLI ISLAND

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 FATALITY 7-5820              49  48     137  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BRUNHYLDA 33-8082            25  13  1   59  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIATOLI ISLAND
 MAN-MOUNTAIN 7-3853          23  20  1   51  WASTELAND II (500)         BONSUR
 JHAARAN 10-2017              20  14  1   44  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Zakau -- Again we fight!  And you keep getting better.  But you need to be tougher, my 
friend.  You can dish it out but you can't take it.  And you shouldn't wear yourself 
out in such a short time.  Really, you should train for that. -- Tolais Deepheart
P.S.  Also, you should have something in mind for a column, when you do beat me.

Mikel -- I thought for sure you were going to beat me.  You're so darned good at what 
you do!  By the way, I wasn't aiming for your groin.  I would never do that. -- 
Philthry

Fatality -- You're really fast.  I never saw that hit coming. -- Pelis the True

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

E AHO LAULA devastated CRACK IS CHEAP in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
TOLAIS DEEPHEART subdued ZAKAU in a exciting 2 minute gory Title melee.
PHILTHRY lost to GLAMDRING in a 3 minute brawl.
STING bested ASSUR in a popular 1 minute fight.
ZEUS was demolished by BLIND BEGGAR in a 2 minute mismatched competition.
MIKEL devastated DIGITALIS in a 1 minute mismatched match.
FATALITY was handily defeated by PELIS THE TRUE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
JHAARAN was viciously subdued by DEBBY TONTE in a action packed 4 minute gory duel.
MAN-MOUNTAIN lost to BRUNHYLDA in a popular 2 minute gory duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         WALL OF STEEL     15 -  11 -  0      58  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         LUNGING ATTACK    16 -  13 -  0      55  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         TOTAL PARRY       10 -   9 -  0      53  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK    4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         BASHING ATTACK    12 -  23 -  0      34  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   5 -  0      17  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   2 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW         0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 668 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620  172 165  0  254 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
LUNGING ATTACK   E AHO LAULA 21-4224        81  45  0  221 WIDER IS BETTER (1369)
TOTAL PARRY      GLAMDRING 33-2328          44  30  1  205 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)
PARRY-STRIKE     PHILTHRY 42-2079           67  59  0  193 HIGHLANDERS (1341)
SLASHING ATTACK  MIKEL 6-6190               68  72  3  186 THE LADY'S LIST (917)
BASHING ATTACK   ASSUR 18-7821              79 132  2  180 ARROGANCE (732)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    DIGITALIS 33-6862          27  28  1  151 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)
STRIKING ATTACK  FATALITY 7-5820            49  48  0  137 BRUTAL LEGION (1335)

The overall popularity leader is CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was ZAKAU 5-4623.  The ten other most popular fighters were PELIS THE TRUE 
42-3469, MAN-MOUNTAIN 7-3853, E AHO LAULA 21-4224, TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620, 
GLAMDRING 33-2328, CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422, PHILTHRY 42-2079, STING 10-429, ZEUS 
62-4010, and MIKEL 6-6190.

The least popular fighter this week was DIGITALIS 33-6862.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were ASSUR 18-7821, JHAARAN 10-2017, BRUNHYLDA 33-8082, FATALITY 
7-5820, MIKEL 6-6190, ZEUS 62-4010, STING 10-429, PHILTHRY 42-2079, CRACK IS CHEAP 
82-18422, and GLAMDRING 33-2328.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
KALTOS(5)            0  1 0  TALCAMA(18)          0  1 0  RODEKI(42)           2  1 0  
TRANSEL(6)           1  0 0  SUNSET(21)           1  0 0  VALAMANTIS(62)       0  1 0  
BONSUR(7)            0  2 0  NIATOLI ISLAND(33)   2  1 0  DWES EG(82)          0  1 0  
KOLACT(10)           1  1 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ZAKAU 5-4623                82  92  0  193  JOHNS (927)                KALTOS
 MIKEL 6-6190                68  72  3  186  THE LADY'S LIST (917)      TRANSEL
 FATALITY 7-5820             49  48  0  137  BRUTAL LEGION (1335)       BONSUR
 STING 10-429                33  30  2  201  THE HOLY LEGION (490)      KOLACT
 ASSUR 18-7821               79 132  2  180  ARROGANCE (732)            TALCAMA
 E AHO LAULA 21-4224         81  45  0  221  WIDER IS BETTER (1369)     SUNSET
 GLAMDRING 33-2328           44  30  1  205  OBSIDIAN HALL (1370)       NIATOLI ISLAND
 TOLAIS DEEPHEART 42-1620   172 165  0  254  HIGHLANDERS (1341)         RODEKI
 ZEUS 62-4010                58  41  0  193  LEGION OF LEGEND (1305)    VALAMANTIS
 CRACK IS CHEAP 82-18422     84 100  0  200  NEGATIVE CASH FLOW (1197)  DWES EG

   The Turf Wars are coming. The Turf Wars are coming. Come one; come all. Gather

your alliance or collection of 2-4 teams and join in the competition. Hurry up! While 
Feb 2016 seems so far away, it is only six or so turns away, and it does take a while 
to make sure you have a team in DM47, communicate to find a group, send in certs, 
announce in writing in DM47, etc. etc. Teams of all levels and managers of all types, 
including newbies, find themselves competing quite well in this type of competition. 
Let's make the tenth anniversary (TWX) the biggest and best ever.
     This 10th competition will be hosted and moderated by the triumvirate of Assur, 
Master Darque and Oz The All-Wonderful.    
     Anyone may participate: known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances 
created solely to compete in the Turf War!  

To participate, each alliance must:
    a.  Announce the Captain of the alliance in the North Fork (DM 47) newsletter.
    b.  Indicate in the newsletter which Captain/alliance you will join.
    c.  Announcements made on the D2 Forums or elsewhere will not be accepted.

Captains are responsible for:
    a.  Verifying/authorizing, in the North Fork newsletter those who wish to 
        participate under the banner of their alliance. The confirmation/verification 
        must occur after, or in the same newsletter, but not before, the participant's 
        declaration. (Lack of participant indication of joining and/or subsequent lack 
        of Captain confirmation will delay a team's participation in the Turf War.)
    b.  Distribution of prizes should their alliance win the Turf War.
    c.  Submit two (2) RSI Roll-Up Certificates to participate. (Note: Captains may, 
        if they wish, submit certs for all potential members of their alliance.)

Participating managers who are not Captains must:
    a.  Submit two (2) RSI Roll-Up Certificates to participate (Unless already 
        submitted by Captain. Note: extras will not be returned, but will go into the 
        winning pool of prizes.)
    b.  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 or Chatzy will not be accepted.
        1.  No scores will be tabulated until two RSI Gift Certificates are received, 
            and participant indication and captain confirmation are posted in the 
            North Fork newsletter. NO EXCEPTIONS.
        2.  Before a manager can compete, he/she must declare themselves in the North 
            Fork (DM 47) newsletter as stated above AND be verified in the same or 
            subsequent newsletter by the alliance Captain they will represent.
        3.  Only one (1) team per player may compete.  No arena multiple teams or 
            aliases will be allowed.  Violations will result in immediate manager 
            disqualification (including team point adjustments) from the Turf War (so 
            be sure to take any multiple teams OFF of Team Maintenance and be certain 
            not to run any other team warriors).
        4.  Scoring will NOT be retroactive for teams/alliances that do not properly 
            declare or get captain confirmation 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 score 
            will not begin until Turn 3.  All conditions must be met before scoring 
            will begin--declaration, verification, and Gift Certificate received.
        5.  No declarations or verifications will be accepted after Turn 3 of the Turf 
            War.

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. (Note: the intent is to have a 
very thorough set of rules so that few decisions, if any, are required from the 
moderators.)

Scoring will be as follows for Fights:

Team Points:
    a.  Fights made: (includes DA fights) 
            1 = 0 points,  2 = 0 points,  3 = 1 point,  4 = 3 points,  5 = 5 points
    b.  Wins earned: 
            1 = 1 point,  2 = 3 points,  3 = 6 points,  4 = 10 points,  5 = 15 points
    c.  Champion win = 3 additional points 
    d.  Down Challenge = (-5) points each (DM is exempt from DC rule)
    e.  Team with most wins per round earns 4 additional points
            (If ties, no points awarded)

Alliance Points (Rounds 1 through 5):
    a.  Fights made (DA fights count as a fight made)
            All (each) team of the alliance fights 1 to 3 warriors = 3 points
            All (each) team fights 4+ warriors = 6 points
            All (each) team fights all five warriors = 9
    b.  Alliance with most wins per that round = 5 points
            (If tied, no points awarded.)

Alliance Points (Rounds 6 through 10 as alliance point scoring doubles):
    c.  Fights made (DA fights count as a fight made)
            All (each) team of the alliance fights 1 to 3 warriors = 6 points
            All (each) team fights 4+ warriors = 12 points
            All (each) team fights all five warriors = 18
    d.  Alliance with most wins per that round = 10 points
    e.  (If tied, no points awarded.)
   
Champions:
    a.  A Champion may be declared, but one is not mandatory. It is to the 
        team's/alliance's advantage that you do so.
    b.  Only one Champion allowed per manager at any given time.
    c.  Champions that graduate or are killed by another warrior or the Dark Arena, 
        may be replaced.
    d.  Champions must have fought at least one previous fight in the North Fork (DM47 
        arena) to be able to be declared a champion. 
    e.  A Champion can be declared on any round and point factors will begin that same 
        turn. (Must meet above 4 conditions prior to declaring.)
    f.  Challenges to or by Champions against members of the same alliance shall be 
        scored as a loss for each warrior.

     No warrior may be substituted without the proper use of the DA or arena death or 
death in a tournament or graduation. A maximum of five warriors may be on a team at 
any time. (The penalty for such substitution is -10 points.) 

     It is not in the spirit of competition to challenge fellow members of the same 
alliance. Hence, challenges as such will be scored as losses for both warriors.

Downchallenges:
    a.  A downchallenge occurs when a warrior challenges a warrior with lesser 
        recognition points. 
    b.  No challenge or bloodfeud by The Duelmaster shall be deemed a downchallenge. 
    c.  No challenge of the Duelmaster shall be deemed a downchallenge.
    d.  Bloodfeuds against warriors with lesser recognition are deemed downchallenges.

Tournament Considerations:
    a.  Tournament participation is allowed and ENCOURAGED as a great form of 
        recognition for North Fork.
    b.  It is an opportunity to gain skills and preferred challenging within the Turf 
        War.

Special Considerations:
    a.  Each alliance begins the Turf War with zero (0) points.
    b.  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.
    c.  There will be a maximum of four (4) teams/managers allowed per alliance for 
        the Turf War VII. The minimum is two (2).
    d.  The Dark Arena may be used at any time without penalty.
    e.  If at any time, the Moderators determine that any non-TW team in the arena is 
        aiding and/or abetting any TW alliance or team, the affected points won by the 
        gifted team/alliance will be disallowed and the aiding non-TW team will be 
        asked to desist from play in the arena until after the Turf War concludes.

Prizes:
     The Turf War is meant to be a "winner takes all" contest.  All prizes, except the 
Endu Award listed below, and 100% of the Gift Certificates will be awarded to the 
Captain of the winning alliance at the end of the competition.  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.
     All entry fees (rollup certs) are awarded to the winning alliance.  
     The following prizes have been secured from RSI:
        a.  Renaming of the North Fork (DM 47) arena;
        b.  Renaming of all Dark Arena Monsters 
        c.  Known Favorites for one DM47 warrior on each team of the winning alliance 
            (warrior must be ranked Initiate or above, must be alive, and must have at 
            least one DM47 arena fight to receive this award).
        d.  +1 Skill bonus (three) for each manager on the winning alliance.  Bonus 
            potions must be applied to living warriors from DM 47, no more than two 
            skills per warrior.
        e.  +1 Skill bonus potion (one) for each and every individual manager who 
            fights in all 10 rounds AND at least 45 fights of the Turf War.  Bonus 
            potion must be applied to a living warrior from (DM 47) (Endu Award).
        f.  Two additional random rollup sheets or rollup certs for each manager of 
            the winning alliance from RSI.
     These RSI awards will be listed by the Moderator for claiming from RSI (Lee) 
within 4 turns of the end of TW VI. The certs will be mailed to the winning alliance 
by the Moderators within two weeks of the end of the TW.

Moderators:
     The Moderators for this event will be Oz, Master Darque, and Assur (the TWX 
Triumvirate), They will arbitrate all dealings during the course of the contest.  
Their decisions will be final.  Direct questions, comments, and scoring disputes via 
Diplo in DM 47, on the Duel2 site in the Forums/via private message, or via email to:  

                      DM 47 (Diplo)    Duel2 (PM/Forums)   Email 
     Oz:              Land of Oz       "The Consortium"    wfms101@aol.com
     Master Darque:   Darque Forces    "Darque"            rebelnerfherder@yahoo.com
     Assur:           Bash Bros Park   "Assur"             assurnasir@yahoo.com