DARKHOLM SPORTING JOURNAL Date : 04/17/2017 Duedate: 04/29/2017 DARKHOLM ARENA DM 104 TURN 709 RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K % 1-WASTELAND II 7/500 3777 2741 16 57.9 BLOODY LEGION 96/1276 2 DEMONSPAWN 33/741 10 8 0 55.6 LEGION OF LEGEND 62/1305 3 OBSIDIAN HA 33/1370 117 114 2 50.6 5 DEAD LEGEND 21/1385 5 6 0 45.5 SPECTRAL STEEL 47/1386 6 HIGHLANDERS 42/1341 685 854 10 44.5 CRESCENT SHIELD 82/1388 7-PUBLIC NUIS 62/1382 7 10 0 41.2 BLOODHAMMER CLAN 82/1387 8 ARROGANCE 18/732 1606 2847 27 36.1 MYTHICAL KNIGHTS 60/1384 THE LADY'S LIST 6/917 GRIZZLED VETERANS 40/1378 9 OINGO BOINGO 6/1389 0 6 0 0.0 4 BRUTAL LEGIO 7/1335 132 156 0 45.8 REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER Hullo! We saw eleven fights today, just one challenge, and no deaths. Zeus lost the Runeblade, which was taken by Assur. Assur can use it in the form of a great sword, I should imagine. But of course, no magic weapons in the arena. WINNING SIDE (6-4276) (16-10-1,29) of OINGO BOINGO challenged CROW HELM (82- 56829) (21-7-0,45) of CRESCENT SHIELD. WINNING SIDE was devastated by CROW HELM in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight. In addition to making this turn's only challenge, Winning Side wrote a personal ad. Thank you! ZEUS (62-4010) (78-61-0,227) of LEGION OF LEGEND fought ASSUR (18-7821) (105-146- 2,200) of ARROGANCE. ZEUS was demolished by ASSUR in a popular 2 minute gruesome one- sided Title melee. Assur is, as usual, top Basher, while Zeus is, as usual, top Wall of Steel. MIKEL (6-6190) (85-95-3,204) of THE LADY'S LIST fought WARDRA (82-56471) (29-11- 1,204) of BLOODHAMMER CLAN. MIKEL was bested by WARDRA in a popular 2 minute contest. Mikel is, as usual, top Slasher, while Wardra is, as usual, top Lunger. DIGITALIS (33-6862) (37-45-1,192) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought PELIS THE TRUE (42- 3469) (73-117-1,171) of HIGHLANDERS. DIGITALIS savagely defeated PELIS THE TRUE in a crowd pleasing 5 minute bloody match. Digitalis is, as usual, the top Parry-Riposte, while Pelis the True is, as usual, the overall popularity leader. GLAMDRING (33-2328) (58-45-1,205) of OBSIDIAN HALL fought DIRK CHOLERA (104-29) (80-50-4,250) of . GLAMDRING was vanquished by DIRK CHOLERA in an exciting 3 minute mismatched fight. Glamdring is, as usual, the top Total Parry, while Dirk Cholera is, as usual, scary enough to make one lose bladder control. PHILTHRY (42-2079) (85-81-0,167) of HIGHLANDERS fought FATALITY (7-5820) (58-79- 0,135) of BRUTAL LEGION. PHILTHRY was handily defeated by FATALITY in an action packed 1 minute uneven fight. Philthry is, as usual, the top Parry-Strike, while Fatality is, as usual, top Striker. ASSASSIN (96-1802) (30-19-4,108) of BLOODY LEGION fought AAGRIVATOR (33-8248) (37-14-0,125) of DEMONSPAWN. ASSASSIN vanquished AAGRIVATOR in a popular 2 minute gruesome uneven duel. Assassin is, as usual, the top Aimed Blow, and Aggrivator is unlucky. BATTLE BANSHEE (47-7979) (12-8-2,100) of SPECTRAL STEEL fought PAC-MAN (21-8191) (29-26-1,69) of DEAD LEGENDS. BATTLE BANSHEE vanquished PAC-MAN in a exciting 1 minute gruesome one-sided fight. AELFWINE (82-23244) (18-7-0,88) of BLOODHAMMER CLAN fought DEBBY TONTE (104-2) (20-30-0,30) of . AELFWINE beat DEBBY TONTE in a 2 minute brutal fight. No one wants to hit a lady, of course. SIR LUCAN (60-9077) (18-13-0,45) of MYTHICAL KNIGHTS fought BOOKIE'S GUARD (104- 5) (35-18-0,75) of . SIR LUCAN was demolished by BOOKIE'S GUARD in a 1 minute mismatched competition. Sir Lucan is this turn's... oh. Sorry. KYLROI (40-4534) (24-5-0,84) of GRIZZLED VETERANS fought DRUNKEN FISHERMAN (104- 1) (20-20-0,50) of . KYLROI was bested by DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a 1 minute battle. Hmm. And so, we've come to the end of this epic tale. As the little bird said, Cheerio! -- Malic of Talcama KEEPER OF THE RUNEBLADE W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ASSUR 18-7821 106 146 2 222 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY WARDRA 82-56471 30 11 1 212 BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387) DWES EG GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY MIKEL 6-6190 85 96 3 201 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL GLAMDRING 33-2328 58 46 1 199 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370) NIATOLI ISLAND -WYVERN 33-2457 45 47 0 198 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370) NIATOLI ISLAND DIGITALIS 33-6862 38 45 1 195 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370) NIATOLI ISLAND ZEUS 62-4010 78 62 0 190 LEGION OF LEGEND (1305) VALAMANTIS GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469 73 118 1 174 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI -MAN-MOUNTAIN 7-3853 36 46 1 171 WASTELAND II (500) BONSUR FATALITY 7-5820 59 79 0 164 BRUTAL LEGION (1335) BONSUR GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ASSASSIN 96-1802 31 19 4 142 BLOODY LEGION (1276) OLD VALAMANTIS PHILTHRY 42-2079 85 82 0 141 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI -SIR YVAIN 60-9076 19 7 2 114 MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384) ARADI AAGRIVATOR 33-8248 37 15 0 109 DEMONSPAWN (741) NIATOLI ISLAND BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979 13 8 2 107 SPECTRAL STEEL (1386) NORTH FORK GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY AELFWINE 82-23244 19 7 0 90 BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387) DWES EG PAC-MAN 21-8191 29 27 1 71 DEAD LEGENDS (1385) SUNSET KYLROI 40-4534 24 6 0 62 GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378) ZENSU -STREET RACER 62-4751 19 11 0 59 PUBLIC NUISANCES (1382) VALAMANTIS CROW HELM 82-56829 22 7 0 55 CRESCENT SHIELD (1388) DWES EG SIR LUCAN 60-9077 18 14 0 48 MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384) ARADI WINNING SIDE 6-4276 16 11 1 27 OINGO BOINGO (1389) TRANSEL '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE Pac-Man -- I got what I came for... -- Winning Side Mikel -- No, I am not humble at all, you... *growling* -- Philthry Fatality -- I was a blur of speed? *I* was a blur of speed! Woo hoo! And so were you, my friend! -- Pelis the True LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS WINNING SIDE was devastated by CROW HELM in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight. ZEUS was demolished by ASSUR in a popular 2 minute gruesome one-sided Title melee. MIKEL was bested by WARDRA in a popular 2 minute contest. DIGITALIS savagely defeated PELIS THE TRUE in a crowd pleasing 5 minute bloody match. GLAMDRING was vanquished by DIRK CHOLERA in a exciting 3 minute mismatched fight. PHILTHRY was handily defeated by FATALITY in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight. ASSASSIN vanquished AAGRIVATOR in a popular 2 minute gruesome uneven duel. BATTLE BANSHEE vanquished PAC-MAN in a exciting 1 minute gruesome one-sided fight. AELFWINE beat DEBBY TONTE in a 2 minute brutal fight. SIR LUCAN was demolished by BOOKIE'S GUARD in a 1 minute mismatched competition. KYLROI was bested by DRUNKEN FISHERMAN in a 1 minute battle. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |AIMED BLOW 4 LUNGING ATTACK 12 - 7 - 0 63 | |STRIKING ATTACK 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 4 - 0 60 | |LUNGING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 8 - 6 - 0 57 | |BASHING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 19 - 17 - 0 53 | |SLASHING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 18 - 18 - 0 50 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 TOTAL PARRY 5 - 6 - 0 45 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 6 - 0 40 | |PARRY-STRIKE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 15 - 1 40 | |WALL OF STEEL 1 SLASHING ATTACK 7 - 14 - 0 33 | |PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 709 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-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 4 BASHING ATTACK LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 2 1 TOTAL PARRY BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME BASHING ATTACK ASSUR 18-7821 106 146 2 222 ARROGANCE (732) LUNGING ATTACK WARDRA 82--9065 30 11 1 212 BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387) SLASHING ATTACK MIKEL 6-6190 85 96 3 201 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TOTAL PARRY GLAMDRING 33-2328 58 46 1 199 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370) PARRY-RIPOSTE DIGITALIS 33-6862 38 45 1 195 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370) WALL OF STEEL ZEUS 62-4010 78 62 0 190 LEGION OF LEGEND (1305) STRIKING ATTACK FATALITY 7-5820 59 79 0 164 BRUTAL LEGION (1335) AIMED BLOW ASSASSIN 96-1802 31 19 4 142 BLOODY LEGION (1276) PARRY-STRIKE PHILTHRY 42-2079 85 82 0 141 HIGHLANDERS (1341) The overall popularity leader is PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469. The most popular warrior this turn was PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469. The ten other most popular fighters were DIGITALIS 33-6862, BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979, ASSUR 18-7821, WARDRA 82--9065, ASSASSIN 96-1802, PAC-MAN 21-8191, MIKEL 6-6190, AELFWINE 82-23244, CROW HELM 82--8707, and GLAMDRING 33-2328. The least popular fighter this week was SIR LUCAN 60-9077. The other ten least popular fighters were KYLROI 40-4534, AAGRIVATOR 33-8248, PHILTHRY 42-2079, WINNING SIDE 6-4276, ZEUS 62-4010, FATALITY 7-5820, GLAMDRING 33-2328, CROW HELM 82--8707, AELFWINE 82-23244, and MIKEL 6-6190. Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K TRANSEL(6) 0 2 0 NIATOLI ISLAND(33) 1 2 0 ARADI(60) 0 1 0 BONSUR(7) 1 0 0 ZENSU(40) 0 1 0 VALAMANTIS(62) 0 1 0 TALCAMA(18) 1 0 0 RODEKI(42) 0 2 0 DWES EG(82) 3 0 0 SUNSET(21) 0 1 0 NORTH FORK(47) 1 0 0 OLD VALAMANTIS(96) 1 0 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY MIKEL 6-6190 85 96 3 201 THE LADY'S LIST (917) TRANSEL FATALITY 7-5820 59 79 0 164 BRUTAL LEGION (1335) BONSUR ASSUR 18-7821 106 146 2 222 ARROGANCE (732) TALCAMA PAC-MAN 21-8191 29 27 1 71 DEAD LEGENDS (1385) SUNSET GLAMDRING 33-2328 58 46 1 199 OBSIDIAN HALL (1370) NIATOLI ISLAND KYLROI 40-4534 24 6 0 62 GRIZZLED VETERANS (1378) ZENSU PELIS THE TRUE 42-3469 73 118 1 174 HIGHLANDERS (1341) RODEKI BATTLE BANSHEE 47-7979 13 8 2 107 SPECTRAL STEEL (1386) NORTH FORK SIR LUCAN 60-9077 18 14 0 48 MYTHICAL KNIGHTS (1384) ARADI ZEUS 62-4010 78 62 0 190 LEGION OF LEGEND (1305) VALAMANTIS WARDRA 82--9065 30 11 1 212 BLOODHAMMER CLAN (1387) DWES EG ASSASSIN 96-1802 31 19 4 142 BLOODY LEGION (1276) OLD VALAMANTIS BLOODGAMES AND MORE BLOODGAMES! The Mail-in Bloodgames that were set to run at Face-to-Face 58 in January did not process because we had trouble with the warrior data for that arena. Unfortunately, the warrior data was irretrievably lost. We have credited everyone for those teams. So here's what we're going to do: We will hold a replacement Mail-in Bloodgames (DM 97) on June 17. To participate, submit your team (10 warriors, design-your-own, one of each style). When we receive your team "rollup", we will send you back warrior overviews. Your strategies for the Replacement Mail-in Bloodgames (DM 97) are due June 17. We will process all ten rounds, one after another, and mail all results later that week. The costs and Bloodgames rules will remain the same. In addition to this, we will also hold another Bloodgames (DM 95), but this one will process as a slow arena. Design your teams in the same way: 10 warriors, design- your-own, one warrior of each fighting style. Managers may submit turn input each round for their warriors, similar to the Face-to-Face style Bloodgames (no challenges, only Bloodfeuds). Your strategies for the first round of the Arena Bloodgames (DM 95) are due on June 24. This arena will run ten rounds, once every four weeks. The Summer Face-to-Face is coming up and we will hold the regularly scheduled Face-to- Face style and Mail-in style Bloodgames there, as well. We hope everyone will enjoy one or more of these Bloodgames arenas! -- RSI BLOODGAMES at the SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE Back by popular demand, we will be having Bloodgames at the Summer FTF! For those of you who always wanted the chance to manage the last warrior standing alive upon the arena sands, your day has come. At the end of the ten turns, even though several warriors, bruised and scarred, MAY yet live, only one will be crowned Champion of the Bloodgames. And in this game mere survival counts for little. A great general once said, "The object of battle is not to die for your cause, but to make your enemy die for his." This general would have greatly enjoyed the Duelmasters Bloodgames. There will be two different arenas: FTF-Style (DM 98): for Face-to-Face attendees, with turn-by-turn strategies Mail-in-Style (DM 99): for all managers, with one strategy for all ten rounds Gameplay proceeds according to standard DM rules, except for a few notable exceptions: BLOODGAMES ROLLUP -- Your Bloodgames team is ten warriors, one of each fighting style, each warrior designed from scratch! (All are 84 points, 3-21, as usual.) DEATH -- As the name implies, the Bloodgames will leave the arena sands somewhat darker before they're over. It's a dangerous sport intended only for the tough and spirited. The Arenamaster will be less likely to intercede on behalf of a dying warrior. Even at a 1 kill desire, kill attempts will occur. REPLACEMENTS AND ROLLUPS -- There will be no replacement characters. CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES -- In the FTF-style bloodgames, there are no regular challenges, only bloodfeuds. For the Mail-in arena, warriors may not change their strategy from round to round (to make it fair for those who could not attend the FTF). There will be no DA challenges in either arena. TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- If you are not attending the FTF, we must have your rollups and strategies by the Wednesday before the FTF, else they are due by 9pm on Friday, at the hotel. The Bloodgames will process at the FTF with the regular tournament. MISSED TURNS -- All warriors fight each round. Only the dead may rest. ERRORS -- If we make an input error, that warrior will be awarded a win and kill. Errors must be reported before the next turn processes. NEWSLETTER -- Warriors are ranked according to their number of kills. Champions of Bloodgames may write a column for the newsletter at the end of the games. FEES -- A Bloodgames rollup costs a $10 set-up fee. Managers may roll up more than one team but may run only one team in each arena. The fee for all ten rounds is $49. AWARDS -- The Bloodgames last ten rounds. Only warriors who survive to the end of Turn 10 will be eligible for an award. However, a consolation award of a Bloodgames T-shirt will be awarded to the dead warrior with the most kills. The living warrior with the greatest number of kills will be the Bloodgames Champion. Bloodgames Victor titles, 2nd and 3rd place, and Bloodgames Runner-up titles, 4th through 6th place, will be awarded to those living warriors with the greatest number of kills at the end of Turn 10, with one other important consideration: Each of these six warriors must be of a different fighting style. Win/loss records and, if necessary, recognition points will only be used to determine awards if there is a tie. A Bloodgames T-shirts will be awarded to the manager of the team with the most kills. The Bloodgames Champion fights for free in Advanced Duelmasters, and all Champions and Victors earn Tournament Victor status, which allows them to challenge once per turn with increased priority. These awards last for six months. The manager of the Bloodgames Champion, Victors, and Runners-up will receive Bloodgames T-shirts. AFTERMATH -- Warriors from the Bloodgames may not transfer to any other arena. Once the games are over, the arena and teams will be disbanded. The fighters have won their freedom and will never more be seen in the gladiatorial games. A special bonus will, however, be awarded to the 1st through 3rd place warriors. Lady Sheila Greywand, of the Isle of the Eye, has consented to allow the top three gladiators in each Bloodgames admission to the Advanced Duelmasters games. Any special training required to qualify those three warriors for Advanced Duelmasters combat will be conducted before transfer into ADM. Astute managers will note that this means that three warriors that are designed from scratch will survive the Bloodgames, win one of the top three places, and go on to immortal glory! One of those warriors could be yours! The challenge is yours to take. The final plans are yours to make. When the dust settles, remember: To the victor goes the spoils!