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Date : 10/11/2011 Duedate: 10/24/2011
STORM ROCK ARENA
DM 107 TURN 6
RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K %
1 FUCHI OWNED 81/346 5 2 0 71.4 DUNGEON CELL 42/347
2 END 13/298 15 7 1 68.2 6-FEFF-M 106 43/344 3 3 0 50.0
SHEPHERDS 18/359 AMERICAN MUSCLE 81/345
NEXT GENERATION 58/368 7-DARQUE AGES 81/335 6 7 0 46.2
BASHAHOLICS ANON 59/375 DARQUE FORCES 31/318
FOUND IN THE SAND 32/360 DARQUE FORCES 45/348
GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS 65/361 DARQUE FORCES II 50/373
3 COLOR ME SUA 42/365 27 14 0 65.9 IMPROVED ILLUSION 59/349
CENTER FOR OLDS 18/364 8 OF WOLF AND 81/343 11 14 0 44.0
4-BLACKMAIL 73/353 12 10 0 54.5 9 MID EARTH 29/316 9 12 0 42.9
BLOOD SUCKERS 5/350 YAMA BUSHI 30/317
ALL-STAR NANA'S 67/357 CLAN LONGBEARD 81/374
KIWI CONNECTION 39/352 10-VIKINGS 10/355 7 12 0 36.8
THE FAMILY TREE 73/358 SENTINELS 7/354
ALL THE MUN'S MEN 14/356 NOMADIC TRIBE 21/310
BASKET WEAVING 101 60/330 DRAGONBANE GUILD 81/334
INSP GADGETS MINIONS 7/302 11-TERRAPIN STA 10/370 1 5 0 16.7
5 SEA DOGS 1/300 6 6 0 50.0 12-SOUL STRIPPER 6/371 1 1 0 50.0
SEA DOGS 18/309
THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM
Reflections by the Champion of the Horn
Methinks someone at the Commission is confused. I do more than awesome damage!
After all my rigorous, vigorous training, I hit much harder than Delly. Sure, I've
heard plenty of fans say "That was awesome!" after my devastating blows, but really,
I'm superhuman! At the very least, unearthly. Hmph. Back to the training room, I
suspect. Hopefully, I'll get Suave to manage long enough to change my regimen.
That's not the only mistake the Commission made this cycle. They're promoting
Toe Puppet, but leaving the rest of us behind. This horn is nifty, but I don't play
any musical instruments. So unless someone's willing to step it up and be my
personal minstrel, can we switch this thing out for a trophy, or a crown, or a
scepter, or something ruler-ish? Better yet, cut out the middle man and call it the
"Four of Spades Throne". Because I've got class with a lowercase C-L.
Anvil, I respect your persistence. Not enough to let you sit here, but for an
up and comer, you're quite up and coming. In another split or two, when the higher
ups recognize my true talent and send me to fight with the big boys (also known as
retirement), maybe you'll be ready to fill my cushion.
Until then, remember: fiber may make you a regular guy, but who wants to be
regular? Gimme some sugar, baby!
-- Four of Spades
REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER
Okay, you guys, here we are again. This place is beginning to look more and
more like a regional Advanced arena. By which I mean, we only had fifteen fights,
with five of 'em involving standbys. Well, regionals do that. Shrink, I mean. You
want to keep this one open, though, you've got to put a little effort into it, and
keep the numbers up. Twenty-five active gladiators today doesn't do a lot to
persuade the Commission that we're serious, and you can't even claim to be tourney-
timing.
So, let's take a further look here. Rindel got the biggest point rise at
twenty. Jello Knuckles got the biggest drop at twenty-three. Three challenges, but
nobody MOST challenged. No, I spoke to soon. It looks like Plankton got the most
challenges, but probably not a lot. Darque Forces was most avoided--people DID avoid
each other here, which may explain a few things--Mid Earth did most of the avoiding.
THE HYPHEN-DASH (42-4499) (16-9-1,58) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought LHISSON (29-5456)
(26-22-0,66) of MID EARTH. THE HYPHEN-DASH was handily defeated by LHISSON in a 1
minute mismatched bout. Can the hyphen-dash compete with the thirty-yard dash? I
don't think so!
ZEVRAN (81-1258) (20-26-1,82) of OF WOLF AND MAN fought 1977 AMC MATADOR (42-
4116) (38-26-0,86) of COLOR ME SUAVE. ZEVRAN was defeated by 1977 AMC MATADOR in an
action packed 1 minute struggle. I'm not sure it's a good thing to let these
horseless carriages into the arena, but I suppose it's better than an empty arena.
LAZY LOOKOUT (42-4504) (29-25-1,97) of DUNGEON CELL fought JEHLCH (29-5528) (21-
17-2,67) of MID EARTH. LAZY LOOKOUT viciously subdued JEHLCH in a popular 2 minute
gruesome conflict. This guy may give us a whole new definition of "lazy."
JELLO KNUCKLES (42-4554) (30-6-0,96) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought UNEMPLOYED PERSON
(107-5) (0-0-0,70) of Standbys to Rename. JELLO KNUCKLES was devastated by
UNEMPLOYED PERSON in a 1 minute one-sided battle. Why this Person is Unemployed is
unknown, but he certainly had Jello's number.
FROO-FROO (18-9589) (37-30-3,139) of CENTER FOR OLDS fought DOMINATRIX (81-583)
(23-15-3,94) of OF WOLF AND MAN. FROO-FROO demolished DOMINATRIX in a crowd pleasing
1 minute mismatched match. And if ever there was a pair opposed by their very
natures, this pair is it. Froo, have you got a teammate named Kitsch? Just
wondering.
PINCH BLISTER (18-9859) (28-20-0,108) of CENTER FOR OLDS fought TING-TING (81-
776) (29-14-0,127) of FUCHI OWNED. PINCH BLISTER was savagely defeated by TING-TING
in a popular 1 minute gory melee. A blister in the wrong place at the wrong time can
cause a lot of problems, no doubt about that.
SHINY PENNY (32-3789) (56-108-2,165) of FOUND IN THE SAND fought HEINRIK (81-
1257) (25-23-1,119) of CLAN LONGBEARD. SHINY PENNY vanquished HEINRIK in a 1 minute
one-sided fight. Is this... One Cent's Worth?
LUC STARWALKER (58-6100) (42-38-0,168) of NEXT GENERATION fought ALMOST PRETTY
(42-4496) (36-26-0,118) of COLOR ME SUAVE. LUC STARWALKER viciously subdued ALMOST
PRETTY in a popular 4 minute gruesome duel. Okay. But that sounds unchivalrous of
him.
MOIST TOWELETTE (42-4430) (46-39-4,212) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought CRYSALIS GUARD
(107-29) (0-0-0,200) of Standbys to Rename. MOIST TOWELETTE lost to CRYSALIS GUARD
in a 2 minute duel. This is what happens when the weather gets dry, eh? The
Towelette loses its virtue.
DELAWARE RUN (42-4400) (72-54-5,215) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought VERMICIOUS KNID
(107-30) (0-0-0,240) of Standbys to Rename. DELAWARE RUN viciously subdued
VERMICIOUS KNID in a popular 3 minute competition. I should hope so! We really
DON'T want to encourage the Knid.
TOE PUPPET (18-9544) (69-39-0,249) of CENTER FOR OLDS fought TELGOR (107-27) (0-
0-0,200) of Standbys to Rename. TOE PUPPET vanquished TELGOR in an exciting 2 minute
mismatched fight. I can't say that I was actually EXCITED, but it was, um, unusual
and intriguing to watch.
The challenges:
GAD (18-9239) (27-18-1,99) of SHEPHERDS challenged PLANKTON (18-9748) (25-25-
2,98) of SEA DOGS. Down 1. GAD was vanquished by PLANKTON in a popular 1 minute
mismatched Challenge brawl. This is Most Challenged Plankton, rising about the
situation.
VIRGINIA, NO SANTA (65-6623) (24-10-1,144) of GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS challenged
GRATH (81-581) (28-13-1,140) of OF WOLF AND MAN. Down 4. VIRGINIA, NO SANTA was
overcome by GRATH in a popular 4 minute Challenge match. Nothing but coal and
switches in your stocking, Virginia.
RINDEL (29-5346) (27-19-0,118) of MID EARTH challenged ARIOCH (81-996) (26-17-
2,122) of OF WOLF AND MAN. Up 4. RINDEL devastated ARIOCH in an action packed 2
minute mismatched Challenge fight. Good work, Rindel.
And for the title:
FOUR OF SPADES (42-4234) (60-40-2,260) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought AMBER WOLFWALKER
(107-11) (0-0-0,220) of Standbys to Rename. FOUR OF SPADES savagely defeated AMBER
WOLFWALKER in a 2 minute Title match. Use it as a drinking horn, Four. Or we can
look around for a new trophy. Not a problem.
Larkin
CHAMPION OF THE HORN W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
FOUR OF SPADES 42-4234 61 40 2 268 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI
GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
TOE PUPPET 18-9544 70 39 262 CENTER FOR OLDS (364) TALCAMA
DELAWARE RUN 42-4400 73 54 5 223 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI
GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430 46 40 4 196 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI
-ANVIL IRONFIST 81-84 41 19 189 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE
GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
LUC STARWALKER 58-6100 43 38 170 NEXT GENERATION (368) DELARQ TOR
SHINY PENNY 32-3789 57 108 2 167 FOUND IN THE SAND (360) ARVAT
GRATH 81-581 29 13 1 155 OF WOLF AND MAN (343) SHADOWSPIRE
GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
-CHIMBORAZO 10-487 32 32 3 146 VIKINGS (355) KOLACT
FROO-FROO 18-9589 38 30 3 145 CENTER FOR OLDS (364) TALCAMA
VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623 24 11 1 144 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (361) DAL SHANG
RINDEL 29-5346 28 19 138 MID EARTH (316) LAPUR
TING-TING 81-776 30 14 132 FUCHI OWNED (346) SHADOWSPIRE
ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496 36 27 130 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI
HEINRIK 81-1257 25 24 1 121 CLAN LONGBEARD (374) SHADOWSPIRE
-D'URVILLE 39-3800 26 15 1 120 KIWI CONNECTION (352) XOCHITHLAN
-'68 ROAD RUNNER 81-747 29 12 119 AMERICAN MUSCLE (345) SHADOWSPIRE
-BLUE MARBLE 81-1030 27 24 118 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE
PLANKTON 18-9748 26 25 2 115 SEA DOGS (309) TALCAMA
PINCH BLISTER 18-9859 28 21 112 CENTER FOR OLDS (364) TALCAMA
ARIOCH 81-996 26 18 2 112 OF WOLF AND MAN (343) SHADOWSPIRE
GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
-SULTAN OF SWING 10-5076 24 15 2 100 TERRAPIN STATION (370) KOLACT
LAZY LOOKOUT 42-4504 30 25 1 99 DUNGEON CELL (347) RODEKI
-THE BRIDE 45-4180 25 9 1 99 DARQUE FORCES (348) STORMCROWE
DOMINATRIX 81-583 23 16 3 97 OF WOLF AND MAN (343) SHADOWSPIRE
-MOTHER-IN-LAW 5-4050 19 9 1 96 BLOOD SUCKERS (350) KALTOS
1977 AMC MATADOR 42-4116 39 26 91 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI
-OBROJOBO 7-5869 19 18 1 91 SENTINELS (354) BONSUR
GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
-EXTORTION 73-5787 20 6 2 90 BLACKMAIL (353) ERINIKA
GAD 18-9239 27 19 1 88 SHEPHERDS (359) TALCAMA
-SQUEEZE 73-5788 22 7 87 BLACKMAIL (353) ERINIKA
-I'M A BASHER 59-2682 24 13 1 86 BASHAHOLICS ANON (375) ILLIS
-LORD EXETER 81-932 26 17 1 83 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE
-EVANGELION 59-2340 18 17 1 83 IMPROVED ILLUSION (349) ILLIS
ZEVRAN 81-1258 20 27 1 82 OF WOLF AND MAN (343) SHADOWSPIRE
-AZAGHAL 81-1223 20 19 82 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE
LHISSON 29-5456 27 22 79 MID EARTH (316) LAPUR
-BOWTIE BOB 81-930 21 10 2 75 FUCHI OWNED (346) SHADOWSPIRE
GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
JELLO KNUCKLES 42-4554 30 7 73 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI
-COLLINGWOOD 39-3798 25 18 2 72 KIWI CONNECTION (352) XOCHITHLAN
JEHLCH 29-5528 21 18 2 71 MID EARTH (316) LAPUR
-BELEG 29-3439 17 10 2 71 MID EARTH (316) LAPUR
-IVANMOE 6-3874 18 9 4 70 SOUL STRIPPERS II (371) TRANSEL
-LITTLE BROTHER 73-3375 16 20 1 69 THE FAMILY TREE (358) ERINIKA
-BARON STONEWALL 81-85 30 27 2 67 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE
-LIATH 81-398 21 18 1 67 OF WOLF AND MAN (343) SHADOWSPIRE
-LULU 45-4135 19 12 1 67 DARQUE FORCES (348) STORMCROWE
-GRON DA CAVEMAN 81-400 25 22 2 64 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE
-HARDRADA 81-353 25 14 64 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE
-JESUS CHRYSLER 10-4700 23 17 2 64 TERRAPIN STATION (370) KOLACT
-CAJETAN 7-6036 18 12 1 63 SENTINELS (354) BONSUR
-FAN ZHEN 81-1288 16 10 1 60 DARQUE AGES (335) SHADOWSPIRE
-ATTILA KEENBLADE 81-912 22 18 56 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE
-ERASMUS 7-5843 25 23 53 SENTINELS (354) BONSUR
-CHIOS 7-5899 17 15 52 SENTINELS (354) BONSUR
THE HYPHEN-DASH 42-4499 16 10 1 51 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI
-SPEEDO SMURF 21-7093 14 7 49 BEN'S BAZAAR (376) SUNSET
-'69 FAIRLANE COBRA 81-1007 16 6 2 48 AMERICAN MUSCLE (345) SHADOWSPIRE
-WHISTLIN' DIXIE 50-3565 16 6 2 30 DARQUE FORCES II (373) SNOWBOUND
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN
PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE
Rindel -- Well fought. I only wish the result had been in my favor. -- Gad
Jehlch -- Assur says requirements for weapons are overrated, so... -- Gad
Grath -- I have to say that felt good! -- Shiny Penny
D'Urville -- And that is what I think of your name. -- Virginia
Top team?!? Clearly something is amiss. -- Assur
Could it be... because you write personals?
Four of Spades -- You really think I want my bashers facing you? Think again. --
Assur
Renaming the NPCs, listed in my order of preference.
Idea 1: Name the NPC's after some of the biggest storms in history. (Katrina,
Audrey, Camille...) Some of the big storms don't have names, but others do.
Idea 2: Name the NPCs after words for storms (Hurricane Harry, Teri the Tsunami...)
Lots of options here.
You do realize that even the whole ARENA can be renamed? If Storm Rock doesn't
work for the majority.
Idea 3: Name the NPCs after Fraggle Rock Characters (Red, Gobo, Trash Heap...)
Ridiculous, but better than what we've already got. This is based on a forum comment
that Storm Rock reminded someone of Fraggle Rock.
-- Assur
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
RINDEL devastated ARIOCH in a action packed 2 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
VIRGINIA, NO SANTA was overcome by GRATH in a popular 4 minute Challenge match.
GAD was vanquished by PLANKTON in a popular 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
FOUR OF SPADES savagely defeated AMBER WOLFWALKER in a 2 minute Title match.
TOE PUPPET vanquished TELGOR in a exciting 2 minute mismatched fight.
DELAWARE RUN viciously subdued VERMICIOUS KNID in a popular 3 minute competition.
MOIST TOWELETTE lost to CRYSALIS GUARD in a 2 minute duel.
LUC STARWALKER viciously subdued ALMOST PRETTY in a popular 4 minute gruesome duel.
SHINY PENNY vanquished HEINRIK in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
PINCH BLISTER was savagely defeated by TING-TING in a popular 1 minute gory melee.
FROO-FROO demolished DOMINATRIX in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
JELLO KNUCKLES was devastated by UNEMPLOYED PERSON in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
LAZY LOOKOUT viciously subdued JEHLCH in a popular 2 minute gruesome conflict.
ZEVRAN was defeated by 1977 AMC MATADOR in a action packed 1 minute struggle.
THE HYPHEN-DASH was handily defeated by LHISSON in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 PARRY-RIPOSTE 12 - 6 - 0 67 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 LUNGING ATTACK 21 - 13 - 0 62 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 4 SLASHING ATTACK 11 - 7 - 0 61 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 BASHING ATTACK 17 - 11 - 1 61 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 TOTAL PARRY 7 - 5 - 0 58 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 STRIKING ATTACK 11 - 11 - 0 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-LUNGE 12 - 15 - 0 44 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 8 - 12 - 0 40 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 4 - 11 - 0 27 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
Turn 6 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 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 3 4 BASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 2 2 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 3 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 2 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
1 TOTAL PARRY
1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK FOUR OF SPADES 42-4234 61 40 2 268 COLOR ME SUAVE (365)
PARRY-RIPOSTE TOE PUPPET 18-9544 70 39 0 262 CENTER FOR OLDS (364)
BASHING ATTACK DELAWARE RUN 42-4400 73 54 5 223 COLOR ME SUAVE (365)
STRIKING ATTACK MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430 46 40 4 196 COLOR ME SUAVE (365)
TOTAL PARRY GRATH 81-581 29 13 1 155 OF WOLF AND MAN (343)
SLASHING ATTACK FROO-FROO 18-9589 38 30 3 145 CENTER FOR OLDS (364)
WALL OF STEEL ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496 36 27 0 130 COLOR ME SUAVE (365)
PARRY-LUNGE PLANKTON 18-9748 26 25 2 115 SEA DOGS (309)
AIMED BLOW ZEVRAN 81-1258 20 27 1 82 OF WOLF AND MAN (343)
The overall popularity leader is SHINY PENNY 32-3789. The most popular warrior this
turn was LUC STARWALKER 58-6100. The ten other most popular fighters were DELAWARE
RUN 42-4400, VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623, FOUR OF SPADES 42-4234, TOE PUPPET 18-9544,
LAZY LOOKOUT 42-4504, RINDEL 29-5346, ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496, FROO-FROO 18-9589, MOIST
TOWELETTE 42-4430, and 1977 AMC MATADOR 42-4116.
The least popular fighter this week was THE HYPHEN-DASH 42-4499. The other ten least
popular fighters were PINCH BLISTER 18-9859, HEINRIK 81-1257, GAD 18-9239, JELLO
KNUCKLES 42-4554, SHINY PENNY 32-3789, JEHLCH 29-5528, DOMINATRIX 81-583, ARIOCH
81-996, LHISSON 29-5456, and ZEVRAN 81-1258.
Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K
TALCAMA(18) 3 2 0 RODEKI(42) 4 4 0 DAL SHANG(65) 0 1 0
LAPUR(29) 2 1 0 DELARQ TOR(58) 1 0 0 SHADOWSPIRE(81) 2 4 0
ARVAT(32) 1 0 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
TOE PUPPET 18-9544 70 39 0 262 CENTER FOR OLDS (364) TALCAMA
RINDEL 29-5346 28 19 0 138 MID EARTH (316) LAPUR
SHINY PENNY 32-3789 57 108 2 167 FOUND IN THE SAND (360) ARVAT
FOUR OF SPADES 42-4234 61 40 2 268 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI
LUC STARWALKER 58-6100 43 38 0 170 NEXT GENERATION (368) DELARQ TOR
VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623 24 11 1 144 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (361) DAL SHANG
GRATH 81-581 29 13 1 155 OF WOLF AND MAN (343) SHADOWSPIRE
WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN SUNNY ARIZONA!
Our next winter FTF will be held in Tempe, Arizona, January 13-15, 2012. It will be
held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444), the same hotel as
last year by popular request. Room rates are $134.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which
includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary manager's reception, free airport
shuttle, free parking and free high speed internet. There's a fitness center,
jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--please make your reservation by December 15
before the block is released! (This is prime season for Phoenix, and people have been
unable to book rooms because they waited too long.) Look for the tournament info
sheet and minioverviews some time in December. We hope you're all looking forward to
it and that we will see you there!