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Date : 04/26/2005 Duedate: 05/23/2005
CRYSALIS
DM-106 TURN-156
RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K %
1 REAL BEER 21/859 1685 849 24 66.5 THE STORMGUARDS 31/192
MISTAKEN IDENTITY 73/96 12 THE BEAR'S PA 47/196 19 23 1 45.2
IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS 7/883 13 SIR AGLIO 10/716 70 86 1 44.9
ROYAL FLUSH 47/10 KNOT WHOLE 2/1092
2 OVERRATED 96/1044 13 9 0 59.1 14 PBA 78/1006 40 53 0 43.0
UNFIT TO BE ORCS 31/881 TREE PEOPLE 78/1019
MYSTIC ORC FEAST 47/704 15-BLUE BOAR INN 9/369 18 24 2 42.9
3 DREAM TEAMS 41/919 114 93 1 55.1 BLUE BOAR INN II 9/561
MIKE'S MISFITS 1/793 THE FELLOWSHIP 51/381
DEADLY DE-PARTED 11/370 16 IRON CURTAIN 50/791 13 18 0 41.9
4 ANDORIAN KNIG 11/962 86 70 1 55.1 OPHIDIAN ORDER 39/705
5 NEMESIS 47/313 6 5 0 54.5 17-THE STORMBRIN 31/553 31 45 0 40.8
6 BLOOD LUST 73/978 47 40 1 54.0 18 SAND DANCERS 52/942 285 501 1 36.3
MORDRED'S MADMEN 45/1015 SAND DANCERS 78/848
WILLBENDERS 31/1016 SAND DANCERS 51/610
7 ANCIENT KNIGH 65/817 43 38 0 53.1 NORTHERN LIGHTS 45/1042
8 DARQUE FORCES 71/863 67 62 1 51.9 THE MIDDLE WAY 39/946
DARQUE FORCES VIII 73/1043 19-DRINKING BUDD 39/574 94 165 1 36.3
DARQUE ANGELS 39/1087 20 X-FORCE 8/1054 2 4 0 33.3
9-THE FURIOUS 71/1096 31 29 0 51.7 X-POSSE 72/1093
10 K.B.W.F II 73/1097 2 2 0 50.0 21-ODIN'S CHOSE 73/1088 0 1 0 0.0
11-OVERLORDS 20/371 83 88 1 48.5
'##/###' Avoid teams by their Team Id '-' Team did not fight this turn
WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT
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Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 256): POSITION IS EMPTY
DM 28 MORYA (turn 253): BALDER of VALHALLA (KAT, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 251): REZOS THE THRACIAN of OVERLORDS (The Icelord, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 207): ULRIK VORN of THE MIDDLE WAY (Nick, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 228): HOT LIPS of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 SCOMSS SWAMP (turn 223): LEVIATHAN OF LARD of MYSTIC ORC FEAST (Slugbait)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 210): YAIWE of DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 203): RENDOR QUIL of MIDDLE WAY 8 (Leeta, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 193): MOUSETRAP of USELESS TOOLS (Crip, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 181): JUDAS PRIEST of CHAPEL ROCK (Crip, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 158): SOLAR SISTER of THE FURIOUS FIVE (Generalissimo Puerco)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 158): RYSHER of ORIGINALE BASTARDS ( ! , mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 158): ABASHI of BAATANAR'RITEZU (Asmo Dius, mgr.)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 256): YAKUZA (Sensei Jan, mgr.)
DM 28 MORYA (turn 253): VALHALLA (KAT, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 251): NUMBERS GAME (Destitute Noble, mgr.)
DM 39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 207): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 228): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
DM 47 SCOMSS SWAMP (turn 223): MYSTIC ORC FEAST (Slugbait, mgr.)
DM 50 SNOWBOUND (turn 210): DARK SIDHE (Daehir, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 203): SITTEES (Barnabas, mgr.)
DM 54 TROCAR (turn 193): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jinda, mgr.)
DM 59 ILLIS (turn 181): ILL AVENGERS (Knolan, Master Wildstorm, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 158): THE FURIOUS FIVE (Generalissimo Puerco, mgr.)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 158): FILM FUN (Otto X. Frothingslosh, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 158): BAATANAR'RITEZU (Asmo Dius, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 28 MORYA (turn 253): BALDER of VALHALLA (KAT, mgr.)
(turn 252): MAXIMUS DECIMUS of NORTHERN BADLANDS (Maximillian, mgr.)
LAVA RUNNER of PRIMAL FURY (Sensei Jan, mgr.)
DM 31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 251): REZOS THE THRACIAN of OVERLORDS (The Icelord, mgr.)
TRASHIUS of WHAMMO & THUDDA 4 U! (Micky, mgr.)
ABYSSINIAN of THE STORMBRINGERS (High Lord Bosk, mgr.)
DM 45 STORMCROWE (turn 228): STORM SERPENT of SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.)
DM 47 SCOMSS SWAMP (turn 223): LEVIATHAN OF LARD of MYSTIC ORC FEAST (Slugbait)
DM 72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 157): ORPHAN of X-POSSE (Savant, mgr.)
DM 73 ERINIKA (turn 158): ABASHI of BAATANAR'RITEZU (Asmo Dius, mgr.)
(turn 157): CHINESE SIMIAN of K.B.W.F II (Polarius, mgr.)
THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM
Reflections by the Chief Tower Guard
Sorry about the silence of late. Busy real life term for Professor Crip, and it
also appears that there will be a move coming up in the June/July timeframe. Crip's
participation in DM arenas has actually increased this year in the Jan-Apr timeframe,
but DM columns and Personal Ads have been non-existent in all arenas, and this
situation doesn't appear to have a short term resolution either. But, columns from
the throne won't be much of an issue from here on in, as I am off to Primus at last.
Three Will Raises from 20 to 23 in the past cycle have sealed my permanent departure
from this place. But before I go, take one last look at my record, and note that
even a warrior who starts off with an 8 Will can have long term success.
Willie Makit
Yes He Has
Mistaken Identity
REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER
I should've left you to the golem Modeen. Not you, Willie Makit, but the rest
of them. Bah.
Royal Flush was avoided by Andorian Knights.
Sir Ly was the most-challenged warrior.
Nobody died.
Fourteen challenge matches (none TV) out of twenty-nine total fights.
Four standbys fought.
BLANK (78-2374) (17-13-2,56) of TREE PEOPLE challenged EGAN FORN (39-3295) (27-
43-0,80) of THE MIDDLE WAY. Up 24. BLANK viciously subdued EGAN FORN in a crowd
pleasing 2 minute Challenge bout.
CANNONBALL (72-5313) (15-9-0,57) of X-POSSE challenged DASKINOR (71-3390) (15-
10-2,57) of DARQUE FORCES. Straight across. CANNONBALL was handily defeated by
DASKINOR in a 1 minute Challenge conflict.
PINE (78-2350) (26-13-1,94) of TREE PEOPLE challenged SIR PELLEAS (31-4352) (24-
21-1,100) of WILLBENDERS. Up 6. PINE devastated SIR PELLEAS in a crowd pleasing 1
minute one-sided Challenge battle.
DISCO QUEEN (47-1992) (38-20-1,144) of ROYAL FLUSH challenged 300 (78-2346) (25-
20-0,157) of PBA. Up 13. DISCO QUEEN was subdued by 300 in a crowd pleasing 3
minute bloody Challenge match.
MATADOR (11-4139) (50-37-2,161) of ANDORIAN KNIGHTS challenged SIR PLUS (10-
4316) (33-35-1,176) of SIR AGLIO. Up 15. MATADOR was overcome by SIR PLUS in a
popular 2 minute Challenge bout.
DEBBIE DAHMER (45-3579) (31-12-1,161) of MORDRED'S MADMEN challenged IRONBAR
(47-182) (32-22-0,183) of NEMESIS. Up 22. DEBBIE DAHMER was defeated by IRONBAR in
an exciting 1 minute Challenge fight.
STONEWALL (11-3900) (56-62-2,178) of ANDORIAN KNIGHTS challenged PIXIE BLIGHT
(73-4427) (24-18-0,180) of DARQUE FORCES VIII. Up 2. STONEWALL vanquished PIXIE
BLIGHT in an action packed 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
SPLIT (78-2347) (28-18-0,193) of PBA challenged KITALA THE BOLD (78-875) (89-
108-2,199) of SAND DANCERS. Up 6. SPLIT was handily defeated by KITALA THE BOLD in
a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
SANDBLASTER (11-3899) (59-59-3,209) of ANDORIAN KNIGHTS challenged TASHIA (11-
2740) (34-42-1,213) of DEADLY DE-PARTED. Up 4. SANDBLASTER overpowered TASHIA in a
popular 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
FIGHTER ACE (47-1189) (59-45-6,195) of ROYAL FLUSH challenged MIRTA (51-4033)
(54-32-1,197) of SAND DANCERS. Up 2. FIGHTER ACE devastated MIRTA in a popular 1
minute bloody uneven Challenge brawl.
TEN COMMANDMENTS (47-3843) (44-38-1,209) of ROYAL FLUSH challenged JUAN (41-
2304) (33-23-0,219) of DREAM TEAMS. Up 10. TEN COMMANDMENTS defeated JUAN in an
exciting 1 minute Challenge fight.
JACK VALTRAEDS (47-407) (91-62-2,194) of ROYAL FLUSH challenged GRINNON BEARIT
(47-2955) (29-15-3,195) of THE BEAR'S PAW. Up 1. JACK VALTRAEDS overpowered GRINNON
BEARIT in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
BURGER KING (47-4152) (36-30-3,221) of ROYAL FLUSH challenged POOH-BEAR (47-
1050) (31-28-0,223) of THE BEAR'S PAW. Up 2. BURGER KING was vanquished by POOH-
BEAR in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
And for the title, our column-writing champ, WILLIE MAKIT (73-514) (110-38-
3,357) of MISTAKEN IDENTITY challenged SIR LY (10-4116) (48-36-0,249) of SIR AGLIO.
WILLIE MAKIT bested SIR LY in a 2 minute bloody Challenge Title fight.
Congratulations to Willie, who did, indeed, make it.
Ketchum
THE TOWER GUARDIAN W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
WILLIE MAKIT 73-514 111 38 3 369 MISTAKEN IDENTITY (96) ERINIKA
GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
SANDMAN 11-3923 63 57 2 240 ANDORIAN KNIGHTS (962) ARUAK CITY
PRIMUS 21-4975 46 13 0 238 REAL BEER (859) SUNSET
POOH-BEAR 47-1050 32 28 0 237 THE BEAR'S PAW (196) NORTH FORK
SANDBLASTER 11-3899 60 59 3 220 ANDORIAN KNIGHTS (962) ARUAK CITY
TEN COMMANDMENTS 47-3843 45 38 1 220 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK
FIGHTER ACE 47-1189 60 45 6 218 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK
GROLSCH 21-5029 43 5 4 216 REAL BEER (859) SUNSET
JACK VALTRAEDS 47-407 92 62 2 213 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK
KITALA THE BOLD 78-875 90 108 2 213 SAND DANCERS (848) LIN TIRIAN
GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
SIR LY 10-4116 48 37 0 210 SIR AGLIO (716) KOLACT
JUNINHO 7-4001 28 15 1 210 IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (883) BONSUR
KING UVDAHELL 47-1643 39 19 1 208 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK
SANDPAWN 11-4169 55 28 1 207 ANDORIAN KNIGHTS (962) ARUAK CITY
KING FORADAY 47-3762 48 44 4 200 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK
-TALOS 31-2069 57 31 0 199 THE STORMGUARDS (192) CHIMLEVTAL
*WINTER* 65-3644 28 27 1 199 ANCIENT KNIGHTS (817) DAL SHANG
JUAN 41-2304 33 24 0 197 DREAM TEAMS (919) KATI-TEI
DAIRY QUEEN 47-2685 69 39 3 196 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK
GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
HANNYA 73-4350 33 16 1 196 BLOOD LUST (978) ERINIKA
SNOOPER 1-5154 45 24 3 195 MIKE'S MISFITS (793) MORDANT
-CRUSADER LORD 31-3946 44 39 6 195 THE STORMGUARDS (192) CHIMLEVTAL
-R'SHANN 20-577 58 46 3 194 OVERLORDS (371) SEAM
STONEWALL 11-3900 57 62 2 193 ANDORIAN KNIGHTS (962) ARUAK CITY
IRONBAR 47-182 33 22 0 192 NEMESIS (313) NORTH FORK
GRINNON BEARIT 47-2955 29 16 3 192 THE BEAR'S PAW (196) NORTH FORK
BURGER KING 47-4152 36 31 3 191 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK
MIRTA 51-4033 54 33 1 190 SAND DANCERS (610) TRICORUS
TASHIA 11-2740 34 43 1 190 DEADLY DE-PARTED (370) ARUAK CITY
-TZUKI MU 51-1610 28 26 3 190 THE FELLOWSHIP (381) TRICORUS
SIR PLUS 10-4316 34 35 1 187 SIR AGLIO (716) KOLACT
SIR YDER 31-4353 30 17 1 186 WILLBENDERS (1016) CHIMLEVTAL
-EARTH ELEMENTAL 31-1245 34 25 0 185 THE STORMGUARDS (192) CHIMLEVTAL
SPLIT 78-2347 28 19 0 185 PBA (1006) LIN TIRIAN
-TEMPUS 31-538 41 38 0 182 THE STORMGUARDS (192) CHIMLEVTAL
BEAUTY QUEEN 47-3352 42 44 3 181 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK
GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
-PRINCE OF AR 31-3625 16 20 1 177 THE STORMBRINGERS (553) CHIMLEVTAL
-KING RICHARD II 9-1976 42 43 1 174 BLUE BOAR INN (369) ZUKAL
JACK SPRAT 47-2954 54 61 4 172 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK
300 78-2346 26 20 0 171 PBA (1006) LIN TIRIAN
PIXIE BLIGHT 73-4427 24 19 0 169 DARQUE FORCES VIII (1043) ERINIKA
-YYZ 9-1972 38 45 0 168 BLUE BOAR INN (369) ZUKAL
DEBBIE DAHMER 45-3579 31 13 1 165 MORDRED'S MADMEN (1015) STORMCROWE
MATADOR 11-4139 50 38 2 161 ANDORIAN KNIGHTS (962) ARUAK CITY
-WILL SCARLET 9-2535 38 29 3 159 BLUE BOAR INN (369) ZUKAL
THANATO 39-2824 25 23 1 157 OPHIDIAN ORDER (705) XOCHITHLAN
KYRA 51-3774 47 51 1 156 SAND DANCERS (610) TRICORUS
GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
DISCO QUEEN 47-1992 38 21 1 145 ROYAL FLUSH (10) NORTH FORK
DANNIA TYL SIO 52-3393 41 28 1 140 SAND DANCERS (942) FRATSFA
PROOKIE 78-2345 26 18 1 136 PBA (1006) LIN TIRIAN
-LITTLE JOHN 9-2475 36 36 0 131 BLUE BOAR INN (369) ZUKAL
BUCKNER 50-2841 25 27 1 124 IRON CURTAIN (791) SNOWBOUND
-BEARNICE 47-2847 18 22 6 112 THE BEAR'S PAW (196) NORTH FORK
PINE 78-2350 27 13 1 110 TREE PEOPLE (1019) LIN TIRIAN
SHADE 47-983 27 8 2 106 NEMESIS (313) NORTH FORK
GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
-ALLAN A' DALE 9-3586 21 15 2 99 BLUE BOAR INN II (561) ZUKAL
-ROBIN HOOD 9-3583 16 18 0 97 BLUE BOAR INN II (561) ZUKAL
-RANDOM MATCHUP 96-1048 15 10 3 95 OVERRATED (1044) OLD VALAMANTIS
SIR PELLEAS 31-4352 24 22 1 91 WILLBENDERS (1016) CHIMLEVTAL
GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
STIGMA OF STUPID 31-4948 17 4 1 81 UNFIT TO BE ORCS (881) CHIMLEVTAL
BEAR ACUDA 47-4995 15 8 1 80 THE BEAR'S PAW (196) NORTH FORK
-ANGELOST 39-3415 16 8 1 79 DARQUE ANGELS (1087) XOCHITHLAN
-UNCERTAIN OMELET 47-3786 13 6 0 79 MYSTIC ORC FEAST (704) NORTH FORK
BLANK 78-2374 18 13 2 76 TREE PEOPLE (1019) LIN TIRIAN
-DROKK 31-4014 20 11 2 73 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4 U! (874) CHIMLEVTAL
-RAINBOW 47-4553 21 9 0 72 LAND OF OZ (28) NORTH FORK
DASKINOR 71-3390 16 10 2 71 DARQUE FORCES (863) KYR'TERR
-DEEP FRIED LARD 47-4975 20 9 1 70 MYSTIC ORC FEAST (704) NORTH FORK
MELTDOWN 8-4353 20 7 0 65 X-FORCE (1054) ARKERS
-MANNAZ THORSSON 73-4269 17 11 1 65 ODIN'S CHOSEN (1088) ERINIKA
EGAN FORN 39-3295 27 44 0 64 THE MIDDLE WAY (946) XOCHITHLAN
-PURPLE PANTHER 11-6057 18 10 0 64 ANIMAL FARM (1095) ARUAK CITY
-NORM PETERSON 39-2745 45 79 0 62 DRINKING BUDDIES (574) XOCHITHLAN
ORPHAN 72-5463 15 8 1 57 X-POSSE (1093) DRAGONHEAD
GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
-BLUE BLAZES 11-6280 16 6 0 54 COLORIFIC (1050) ARUAK CITY
SNOWFALL 45-3473 31 21 0 53 NORTHERN LIGHTS (1042) STORMCROWE
CANNONBALL 72-5313 15 10 0 49 X-POSSE (1093) DRAGONHEAD
-CHINESE SIMIAN 73-3859 13 8 2 49 K.B.W.F II (1097) ERINIKA
-FRIAR TUCK 9-3582 15 11 0 48 BLUE BOAR INN II (561) ZUKAL
SUNFLASH 45-3474 25 27 1 45 NORTHERN LIGHTS (1042) STORMCROWE
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN
PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE
Sandman -- What a tedious person you are, to be sure. -- Kitala the Bored
Earth Elemental -- Ah, I wasn't sure of that one. If matches like that last long
enough, I run out of steam. Glad it was you who went down this time. -- Mirta
Who is this Floyd? -- Kyra
Sir Pelleas -- It says we "traded attacks and parries." Then it says I didn't learn
anything. Where are my attacks and parries? -- Dannia tyl Sio
Shade -- Always a good thing to have around in the summer. -- Egan Forn
Blank -- Now, a snow-covered blank. -- Snowfall
Rirorni Soldier? How embarrassing! -- Sunflash
Arvat's (32) 500th cycle is rapidly approaching. Be there!
6 April 2005
SLAUGHTER'S CHALLENGE
I would like to make a formal announcement to all the managers of Alastari that
the inaugural/memorial challenge put forth by Abarsis, The Slaughter Priest (Richard
Hammes) has been approved by the commission. The contest will be held in TROCAR,
arena 54, beginning on the turn that starts around June 2nd. Keep in mind that this
is a slow arena. Before I go on, I would like to personally thank the commission for
procuring an outstanding top prize for this contest. This announcement follows my
last and entry into the contest will be a minimum $5 donation, which I will pool and
give to a charity in the San Diego area in Richard Hammes' name and memory. My
address is at the end. Once the donation is made, I intend to notify RSI of the
charity and amount we donated as a matter of pride for them and us in this game! I
will notify everyone in an all arena ad as well.
The contest is pretty simple. Any team may enter, there are no restrictions on
fight experience! There are no challenges, avoids, bloodfeuds, or tourneys allowed
and only one single use of the Dark Arena is allowed after the contest begins. To
help eliminate any interference, I am going to allow avoids of non-contest teams in
case they are there to manipulate and affect the winner of the contest. Scoring is
as follows:
1 point for winning
1 point for killing (giving 2 in total, 1 for the win and 1 for the kill)
1 point for at least one of your warriors writing a personal (regardless of number of
personals beyond one you still only get one point). Make sure it is written
from one of your team's warriors and not simply the manager entity or you will
not get the point.
-1 point for losing
-1 point for being killed (giving -2 in total, -1 for losing and -1 for being killed)
The contest will last for 12 turns, again beginning roughly June 2nd. May I
point out that if you use your Dark Arena fight you will get either 2 points, for
winning, or -2, for losing, and ALL fights count in the scoring. It matters not if
you fight a non-contest warrior or a stand-in; they still count as much as fighting a
contest warrior. This will be a test of basic strategy with a touch of luck added in
as well.
If anyone should break the no tourney rule they will lose 5 points for each
warrior entered and those warriors, and any subsequent warriors who replace them in
death, cannot score points! Break the no DA, challenge, or avoid rules (except
avoids of non-contest teams) and you will be DQ'd as soon as the transgression is
discovered. To keep the contest playing field as level as possible, we will have no
messing with these rules. Of course you may DA the one time, just as a
clarification, but the second time gets you DQ'd. This also counts if it is found
you bring a second team in for the purpose of making challenges. You can bring a
second team, just don't think they can challenge to give you an advantage. This
means DQ to your contest team. A second team may also enter the contest with its own
donation of $5 and adherence to the rules. Well, enough of that, I'm sure you'd like
to see the prizes so here they are:
1st place - +1 bonus to one warrior on the team, 1 resurrection potion, and 1
favorite knowledge
2nd place - +1 bonus for one warrior, 1 favorites knowledge
3rd place- +1 bonus for one warrior
Iron Manager - Run 54 of the possible 60 fights and get a +1 bonus potion
The resurrection potion may be used on any FE warrior, however the favorites and
+1 bonus potions must be used on a warrior with at least 5 FE. These prizes also
must be used within 2 turns of the ending of the contest. Even those rookie level
teams can figure out a way to use that resurrection potion if you think night fight
;), after the contest of course, so don't think this is only good for experienced
teams! Check your rosters and unused RU's and see if you can't find a reason to come
and test your mettle!
Again, entry fee is a minimum $5 donation, money order preferred method but if
that doesn't work for you we can figure alternate means. If a hopeful entrant
happens to be incarcerated and the only real means of making the donation is an
account transfer, please make sure you let me know where the transfer came from and
which team it is for. I prefer that this only be used as donation method by
incarcerated players unless otherwise discussed with me. Please drop me an email, or
diplo my team in Tobir(14), letting me know you are sending a donation for entry and
the amount so I can be on the lookout for it in the mail. Thanks to all who have
sent their sympathies regarding our game's loss of a kind and admirable soul and my
best wishes to all!
Street Legal
Jeff Bura
193 Pepperidge Dr.
Wixom, MI 48393
triumph1971@hotmail.com
THE DEATH SQUAD (63) in Tobir, arena 14
12 April 2005
A Question of Contests
by Hammer the WordSmith
The familiar figure of a veteran manager clad in an Elven War Cloak at a lone
outpost somewhere near the cross roads of ElseWhere and ElseWhen sorted through his
vast disarray of DM papers and notes.
Hammer pondered upon the recent dispatches that he had received regarding the
upcoming contests that he had been invited to participate in; after all, most contest
managers enjoyed having a HAMMERZ stable on the sands, due to the fact that they were
usually comprised of dues paying gladiators who were just a cut above the average RSI
Stand Ins.
The Scum Fest in ADM sponsored by the veteran manager named Manager looked like
an entertaining offer, but alas, Hammer had NO candidates worthy enough to warrant
spending the cycle fees for their fleeting participation in such a contest.
Perhaps sometime in the future, when Hammer succeeded in graduating some Aimers
and a promising candidate from one of his slow arena stables, would be the proper
time.
TW4 in DM 47 was already on Hammer's list of contests to participate in,
especially with the convening of the Clown Circus in North Fork/SCOMSS Swamp Arena,
along with all the other zany personalities and alliances that promised to make this
the greatest ever Turf War contest that Alastari had ever witnessed upon the bloody
arena sands!
Those same Clowns had sent Hammer an invitation to participate in a contest that
their Dark Knighties were sponsoring in an Andorian slow arena, but Hammer also had
an invitation to send a stable to DM 54 for a contest being held in the memory of
Slaughter Priest, one of Hammer's former alliance mates who had met with an untimely
and violently unexpected death while doing a good deed for a friend off world in San
Diego.
Also added into the mix was an intriguing contest being sponsored by Zalgor
Prigg that was to be staged in a few months in the currently closed DM 13 Dullens
Regular Arena.
Zalgor had contacted Hammer earlier in the year to inform the veteran manager
that his newest contest would feature a first round Dark Arena Challenge to level the
playing field. Also, each gladiator would have a hyphenated Style listing after
their name for the Style Masters competition.
An All Arena Ad Announcement was expected to be filed by Zalgor sometime before
the Summer 2005 Tourney, thus allowing the DM 13 Dark Arena Replacement Warriors from
the Dullens Contest to enter the Rookie Fall Mailer Tourney to prep for the contest.
Hammer had been considering sponsoring such a Dark Arena First Round Type
Contest, but it would be much better to just enter the Zalgor sponsored contest,
rather than to be subjected to all the current Contest Host Harassment that was
plaguing the many contest arenas throughout Alastari.
A grim smile crossed the lips of Hammer as he thought about the possibility of
the Clowns getting a taste of their own medicine while sponsoring their Andorian
contest.
Hammer quickly took a pen and paper, writing instructions to his gladiator
trainer GrimmDorr at his Hammerz Flower Garden Morya Manor Estate on the Lake on the
outskirts of the DM 28 Morya Arena, to assemble a Cast of Cast Offs to enter the
upcoming contest being sponsored by Zalgor Prigg.
Hammer jotted down a note to file the following stable with the Gladiatorial
Commission once Zalgor Prigg had announced the contest in Dullens DM 13 Arena:
ASTONISH HAMMERS stable to register DARK ARENA HAMMER--SL, DARK ARENA HAMMER--
ST, DARK ARENA HAMMER--AB, DARK ARENA HAMMER--BA and DARK ARENA HAMMER--PS for the
Zalgor Prigg sponsored contest in Dullens DM 13 whenever the Gladiatorial Commission
was ready.
Hammer then turned his attention to the two slow arena contest invitations that
tugged at his emotions for full participation.
However, there was only room for one more stable addition in the current plans
of the veteran manager, who had deactivated his SNOW CALL HAMMERZ in DM 50 to devote
his attention to entering a new stable in a promising slow arena contest.
Street Legal had recently cleared the air with the Gladiatorial Commission in
regards to sponsoring SLAUGHTER'S CHALLENGE in DM 54, which would begin in Trocar
around the first week of June.
As yet, there seemed to be NO OFFICIAL ALL ARENA ANNOUNCEMENT from the Clowns
regarding their contest in an Andorian slow arena.
These Clowns had a lot to learn about sponsoring and advertising contests!
Hammer thought back to two years ago when Maximillian had convinced the veteran
manager to Co-Sponsor Maximillian's Morya Madness in the DM 28 slow arena.
Abarsis the Slaughter Priest had answered the call to cross blades in the
Madness by entering a stable named LEE FAMILY.
LEE FAMILY had NOT missed a single fight during the Madness until Slaughter
Priest's life was snuffed out one dark night in San Diego while helping a friend.
When the Delarq Death Fest was sponsored by Hammer in the DM 59 Illis slow
arena, Slaughter Priest had answered the call to cross blades by sending a stable
named FASCIST DROOL to compete for the Ten Death Fest Prize Categories.
Abarsis the Slaughter Priest a.k.a. Richard Hammes had been a true DM friend and
a fine competitor among many, not to mention a close comrade in arms while Hammer had
been a member of the Vendetta Cartel.
As was written by Street Legal a.k.a. Jeff Bura in a recent All Arena Ad Eulogy
to the Memory of Slaughter Priest a.k.a. Richard Hammes:
"On November 10, 2004, Richard Hammes was taken from us in a senseless act of
violence during a robbery attempt at a friend's store where he sometimes worked. He
was watching the store so his friend could go home to tend to his son who had taken
ill."
Now the DM Community who either knew Rich personally from the RT and VC Emails,
or from crossing blades on the sands with this avid DM competitor; now have the
opportunity to Honor His Memory by competing in a DM 54 contest held in his Honor.
Could Hammer do no less?
This was an opportunity to set aside personal goals and allocate the necessary
funds to enter a stable in SLAUGHTER'S CHALLENGE to Honor the Memory of Rich Hammes!
Hammer quickly filled out an entry form to dispatch to the Gladiatorial
Commission to register the following stable in DM 54 Trocar for SLAUGHTER'S
CHALLENGE:
Be it known that MEMORIAL HAMMERZ are hereby registering SLAUGHTER HAMMER, FASC
DROOL HAMMER, LEE FAMILY HAMMER, HONOR RICH HAMMER and GRUNGE GRL HAMMER in DM 54
Trocar for the Street Legal sponsored contest in Honor of Richard Hammes a.k.a.
Abarsis the Slaughter Priest.
GRUNGE GIRL was one of Slaughter Priest's warriors from his FASCIST DROOL.
stable that was entered in the Delarq Death Fest in DM 59 Illis Arena, so it was only
fitting to name one of the MEMORIAL HAMMERZ gladiators after one of Rich's warriors
that had competed in a Hammer Sponsored Contest.
Hammer leaned back in his chair and reflected upon the memories of his fallen
comrade from his days in the Vendetta Cartel. Tears moistened the veteran manager's
eyes upon every remembrance of his fallen VC comrade in arms.
Hopefully the odd assortment of veteran and newbie managers would answer the
call to cross blades in Honor of the fallen Slaughter Priest in the type of contest
that Rich had envisioned to one day Sponsor and Participate with some of Alastari's
Finest Managers!
This One's for YOU Rich/Slaughter Priest; May You Rest in Peace!
Hammer
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12 April 2005
FRATSFA'S QUEST FOR THE BEST!!!
Rollup certs aplenty! Need to know favorites for warriors initiate or above?
SURE! Renaming of both the arena and the D.A. Monsters? Why not! Skill bonus
potions? Of course! This and more is all possible for the top 10 (ten) teams in:
Fratsfa's Quest for the Best!
What does it cost you ask? NOTHING! Who is running the contest and putting up
the total of 30 rollup certs as prizes to be split up amongst the top 6 (six) teams?
Dark Knight Wasby, Dark Knight Goat and Dark Knight Toker of the Desolate Empire of
vendett@UNITED! The gaming commission is also going to supply prizes for the top 10
(ten) teams. Where? FRATSFA DM-52! When? The month of July, T-207.
Rules! We, of the Desolate Empire, do not like the word Rules! So, we use the
term requirements. Here they are:
1. One team per manager entered in the contest.
2. Only (1) Total Parry on your team at a time.
3. You must declare (1) warrior as your team's scout.
4. Managers that have teams established in Fratsfa must have 3 (three) warriors in
the initiates class by the contest's 3rd turn. (If they wish to compete, or can
send in new team!)
5. If you bloodfeud, you must use a different warrior each time to score the
bloodfeud points.
6. You must declare your team in the p-ads to be entered.
7. A declared champion and scout cannot be the same warrior.
8. Champions are not required (manager's choice)! Champions must be declared on the
first fight.
We are also offering 25 bonus points to managers that submit a brief history (5
paragraph minimum) including your manager and team name by the contest's 3rd turn.
These points will be added to the scores on turn 211.
Now, on to the scoring: Wins + Kills - Losses = base score
Base score + Variants = Total Score
BASE SCORE POINTS
WIN = +1 point
KILL = +1 point
LOSS = -1 point
VARIANT SCORES
SCOUT WIN = +2 points
SCOUT LOSS = -2 points
SCOUT DEATH = -5 points
CHAMPION WIN = +3 points
CHAMPION LOSS = -3 points
STYLE MASTER FOR TURN = +1 point
MOST AVOIDED TEAM = +2 points
SUCCESSFUL BLOODFEUD = +2 points
FAILED BLOODFEUD = -2 points
Let's say (a) team goes 3-2-2 = 3 wins + 2 kills - 2 losses = +3 base score.
His champion won (+3 pts) and is style master for this turn (+1 pt). His scout lost
(-2), for a total turn score of +5 points.
Now, let's say (b) team goes 1-4-1 = 1 win + 1 kill - 4 losses = -2 pts. His
fighting marvel of a scout won (+2 pts) and the scout's win was a successful
bloodfeud (+2 pts). So, the total points for the turn would be +2 points. (There
was no champion on this team.)
Now on to the prizes:
1ST PLACE "FRATSFA'S BEST":
1) 12 (Twelve) rollup gift certificates transferred to "Fratsfa's Best"
ultimate victor.
2) Renaming of Fratsfa's arena for 6 (six) months.
3) Renaming of D.A. monsters: Wurmkin', Bandit Prince and Black Orc.
4) 1 (one) favorites potion.*
5) 1 (one) +1 bonus skill potion.**
2ND PLACE
1) 8 (eight) rollup gift certificates transferred to 2nd place manager.
2) Rename the D.A. monsters: Dark Champion and High Elf.
3) 1 (one) favorites potion.*
4) 1 (one) +1 bonus potion.*
3RD PLACE
1) 4 (four) rollup gift certificates transferred to 3rd place manager.
2) Renaming of D.A. monsters Mountain Troll and Shewish Giant.
3) 1 (one) favorites potion.*
4) 1 (one) +1 bonus skill potion.**
4TH PLACE
1) 3 (three) rollup gift certificates
2) 1 (one) favorites potion.*
3) Rename D.A. Monster Stone Golem
5TH PLACE
1) 2 (two) rollup gift certificates
2) 1 (one) favorites potion.*
3) Rename D.A. monster Spy Master
6TH PLACE
1) 1 (one) rollup gift certificate
2) 1 (one) favorites potion.*
7TH PLACE
1) 1 (one) favorites potion.*
8TH PLACE
1) 1 (one) favorites potion.*
9TH PLACE
1) 1 (one) favorites potion.*
10 PLACE
1) 1 (one) favorites potion.*
STABLE STAMINA AWARDS:
All teams that fight at least 67 of the possible 75 fights will get 1 (one) FREE
tournament entry for a warrior of that team in the first tournament after the
completion of "Fratsfa's Quest for the Best"!
-- NOTE --
* -- All potions must be used within 2 (two) turns of the contest and on initiate
(tournament class) or higher character on the same team that competed in Fratsfa,
non-transferable.
* 1 (one) favorites potion gives all faves: Rhythm, Tactic and Weapon.
** 1 (one) +1 bonus skill potion gives +1 to 1 (one) skill.
Our thanks go to RSI for their cooperation with us on the prizes they have
sponsored to make this contest of ours a reality.
Any questions can be addressed to Toker, mgr. Vincere Aut Mori in DM 18 or by
email: darkknighttoker@yahoo.com! OR to Goat, mgr. Desolate Ones DM 47 or to Wasby,
mgr. Soul Forge in DM 47.
20 April 2005
I have returned after a five-year absence. I expect all tithes, gifts and bequeaths
to resume as normal. -- Magic Man
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
WILLIE MAKIT bested SIR LY in a 2 minute bloody Challenge Title fight.
BURGER KING was vanquished by POOH-BEAR in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
JACK VALTRAEDS overpowered GRINNON BEARIT in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
TEN COMMANDMENTS defeated JUAN in a exciting 1 minute Challenge fight.
FIGHTER ACE devastated MIRTA in a popular 1 minute bloody uneven Challenge brawl.
SANDBLASTER overpowered TASHIA in a popular 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
SPLIT was handily defeated by KITALA THE BOLD in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
STONEWALL vanquished PIXIE BLIGHT in a action packed 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
DEBBIE DAHMER was defeated by IRONBAR in a exciting 1 minute Challenge fight.
MATADOR was overcome by SIR PLUS in a popular 2 minute Challenge bout.
DISCO QUEEN was subdued by 300 in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bloody Challenge match.
PINE devastated SIR PELLEAS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided Challenge battle.
CANNONBALL was handily defeated by DASKINOR in a 1 minute Challenge conflict.
BLANK viciously subdued EGAN FORN in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge bout.
PRIMUS overcame RIRORNI COOK in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody bout.
HANNYA was devastated by GROLSCH in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
SANDMAN beat KING FORADAY in a exciting 2 minute bout.
DAIRY QUEEN was savagely defeated by TELGOR in a crowd pleasing 4 minute conflict.
SANDPAWN outlasted SNOOPER in a action packed 14 minute brutal fight.
KING UVDAHELL overpowered SIR YDER in a 1 minute uneven fray.
JUNINHO overcame *WINTER* in a popular 2 minute contest.
THANATO was savagely defeated by JACK SPRAT in a popular 2 minute gruesome fight.
BEAUTY QUEEN overpowered DANNIA TYL SIO in a popular 1 minute uneven fight.
BUCKNER was savagely defeated by PROOKIE in a action packed 3 minute brutal match.
KYRA vanquished CHEATING MANAGER in a action packed 1 minute brutal one-sided fray.
SHADE handily defeated MELTDOWN in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
STIGMA OF STUPID overpowered SUNFLASH in a 1 minute gory uneven duel.
ORPHAN overpowered CAPTURED PIRATE KING in a popular 1 minute one-sided match.
SNOWFALL was overpowered by BEAR ACUDA in a action packed 2 minute one-sided bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 15 AIMED BLOW 31 - 19 - 0 62 |
|WALL OF STEEL 10 WALL OF STEEL 61 - 44 - 2 58 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 7 LUNGING ATTACK 105 - 78 - 0 57 |
|AIMED BLOW 5 PARRY-RIPOSTE 18 - 14 - 0 56 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 4 SLASHING ATTACK 28 - 23 - 1 55 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 31 - 35 - 0 47 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 13 - 0 46 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 TOTAL PARRY 25 - 32 - 0 44 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 STRIKING ATTACK 45 - 63 - 3 42 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-STRIKE 11 - 27 - 0 29 |
Turn 156 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:
STRIKING ATTACK 6 - 1 AIMED BLOW 2 - 3 3 WALL OF STEEL
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 3 - 7 2 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 8 - 7 1 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 2 1 PARRY-LUNGE
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW WILLIE MAKIT 73-514 111 38 3 369 MISTAKEN IDENTITY (96)
PARRY-LUNGE SANDMAN 11-3923 63 57 2 240 ANDORIAN KNIGHTS (962)
WALL OF STEEL PRIMUS 21-4975 46 13 0 238 REAL BEER (859)
LUNGING ATTACK POOH-BEAR 47-1050 32 28 0 237 THE BEAR'S PAW (196)
STRIKING ATTACK TEN COMMANDMENTS 47-3843 45 38 1 220 ROYAL FLUSH (10)
PARRY-RIPOSTE JACK VALTRAEDS 47-407 92 62 2 213 ROYAL FLUSH (10)
TOTAL PARRY SANDPAWN 11-4169 55 28 1 207 ANDORIAN KNIGHTS (962)
BASHING ATTACK KING FORADAY 47-3762 48 44 4 200 ROYAL FLUSH (10)
SLASHING ATTACK BURGER KING 47-4152 36 31 3 191 ROYAL FLUSH (10)
PARRY-STRIKE DISCO QUEEN 47-1992 38 21 1 145 ROYAL FLUSH (10)
The overall popularity leader is KITALA THE BOLD 78-875. The most popular warrior
this turn was SNOOPER 1-5154. The ten other most popular fighters were 300 78-2346,
PROOKIE 78-2345, BLANK 78-2374, KING FORADAY 47-3762, SIR PLUS 10-4316, JACK SPRAT
47-2954, JUNINHO 7-4001, BEAR ACUDA 47-4995, WILLIE MAKIT 73-514, and FIGHTER ACE
47-1189.
The least popular fighter this week was SUNFLASH 45-3474. The other ten least
popular fighters were SIR YDER 31-4353, CANNONBALL 72-5313, GRINNON BEARIT 47-2955,
SNOWFALL 45-3473, MELTDOWN 8-4353, THANATO 39-2824, SANDPAWN 11-4169, HANNYA 73-4350,
EGAN FORN 39-3295, and SIR PELLEAS 31-4352.
Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K
MORDANT(1) 0 1 0 XOCHITHLAN(39) 0 2 0 FRATSFA(52) 0 1 0
BONSUR(7) 1 0 0 KATI-TEI(41) 0 1 0 DAL SHANG(65) 0 1 0
ARKERS(8) 0 1 0 STORMCROWE(45) 0 3 0 KYR'TERR(71) 1 0 0
KOLACT(10) 1 1 0 NORTH FORK(47) 10 5 0 DRAGONHEAD(72) 1 1 0
ARUAK CITY(11) 4 2 0 SNOWBOUND(50) 0 1 0 ERINIKA(73) 1 2 0
SUNSET(21) 2 0 0 TRICORUS(51) 1 1 0 LIN TIRIAN(78) 5 1 0
CHIMLEVTAL(31) 1 2 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
SNOOPER 1-5154 45 24 3 195 MIKE'S MISFITS (793) MORDANT
JUNINHO 7-4001 28 15 1 210 IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (883) BONSUR
MELTDOWN 8-4353 20 7 0 65 X-FORCE (1054) ARKERS
SIR LY 10-4116 48 37 0 210 SIR AGLIO (716) KOLACT
SANDMAN 11-3923 63 57 2 240 ANDORIAN KNIGHTS (962) ARUAK CITY
PRIMUS 21-4975 46 13 0 238 REAL BEER (859) SUNSET
SIR YDER 31-4353 30 17 1 186 WILLBENDERS (1016) CHIMLEVTAL
THANATO 39-2824 25 23 1 157 OPHIDIAN ORDER (705) XOCHITHLAN
JUAN 41-2304 33 24 0 197 DREAM TEAMS (919) KATI-TEI
DEBBIE DAHMER 45-3579 31 13 1 165 MORDRED'S MADMEN (1015) STORMCROWE
POOH-BEAR 47-1050 32 28 0 237 THE BEAR'S PAW (196) NORTH FORK
BUCKNER 50-2841 25 27 1 124 IRON CURTAIN (791) SNOWBOUND
MIRTA 51-4033 54 33 1 190 SAND DANCERS (610) TRICORUS
DANNIA TYL SIO 52-3393 41 28 1 140 SAND DANCERS (942) FRATSFA
*WINTER* 65-3644 28 27 1 199 ANCIENT KNIGHTS (817) DAL SHANG
DASKINOR 71-3390 16 10 2 71 DARQUE FORCES (863) KYR'TERR
ORPHAN 72-5463 15 8 1 57 X-POSSE (1093) DRAGONHEAD
WILLIE MAKIT 73-514 111 38 3 369 MISTAKEN IDENTITY (96) ERINIKA
KITALA THE BOLD 78-875 90 108 2 213 SAND DANCERS (848) LIN TIRIAN
HOLD THE DATES! (FACE-TO-FACE XXXV AND XXXVI)
Summer Face-to-Face Tournament XXXV in St. Louis!
Our next summer FTF will be held in downtown St. Louis, July 29-31, 2005. It will be
at the Radisson Hotel & Suites, St. Louis (800-925-1395--ask for the Reality
Simulations room block). Room rates are $99.00 per night, 1-4 occupancy. The rooms
are blocked--please make your reservation by mid-June before the block is released!
Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet. See you there!
Winter Face-to-Face Tournament XXXVI in Tempe!
Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 20-22, 2006. It will be
held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-894-7444), the same hotel as
last year by popular request. Room rates are $139.00 per night (same as last year!),
1-4 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's
reception, free airport shuttle, free parking, high speed internet (for extra charge),
fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--please make your
reservation soon before the block is released! (This is prime season for Phoenix, and
several people were unable to book rooms last year because they waited too long.)
Look for transportation info in the tournament information sheet. We hope you're all
looking forward to it and that we will see you there!