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Date : 11/08/2011 Duedate: 11/21/2011
STORM ROCK ARENA
DM 107 TURN 8
RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K %
1 FUCHI OWNED 81/346 6 3 0 66.7 DARQUE FORCES 31/318
2 COLOR ME SUA 42/365 40 21 0 65.6 DARQUE FORCES 45/348
CENTER FOR OLDS 18/364 IMPROVED ILLUSION 59/349
3 END 13/298 20 12 1 62.5 6 SEA DOGS 1/300 8 8 0 50.0
SHEPHERDS 18/359 SEA DOGS 18/309
NEXT GENERATION 58/368 DUNGEON CELL 42/347
FOUND IN THE SAND 32/360 7 OF WOLF AND 81/343 15 18 0 45.5
GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS 65/361 8 MID EARTH 29/316 12 17 0 41.4
4-ALL-STAR NAN 67/357 12 10 0 54.5 YAMA BUSHI 30/317
THE FAMILY TREE 73/358 CLAN LONGBEARD 81/374
ALL THE MUN'S MEN 14/356 9 VIKINGS 10/355 8 15 0 34.8
BASKET WEAVING 101 60/330 SENTINELS 7/354
INSP GADGETS MINIONS 7/302 NOMADIC TRIBE 21/310
5 DARQUE AGES 81/335 9 8 0 52.9 DRAGONBANE GUILD 81/334
THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM
Reflections by the Champion of the Horn
Another day, another standby. Why are you sitting out, Anvil? It can't be
because you're prepping for an upcoming tourney. Ah well. Looks like I get to wait
for Shiny Penny to work his way through the rankings so I can wax him. Not that I
mind fending off Telgors and Gojiros and Ocelots and Whappydappies. You could always
rename all of them Spades' Patsies. Better yet, have them wear "Hello, my name is"
stickers on their breastplates. Y'know, give me some target practice. Make the
bouts interesting. It ain't easy being better than everyone, but somebody had to
step it up. Humility? That's for mortals.
After working out for so long with limited results, I've resorted to asking
Suave to augment my training regimen with some special ointments. He received it via
otherworldly post the other day-- something with a Balco return address. I'd worry
about the side effects, but after being up here so long, it's not like my ego hasn't
already swollen my head several sizes.
Larkin, you're no sillier than the rest of the masses. You merely have a bigger
platform to broadcast from.
And now I offer my standard piece of advice. Remember: better to be silent and
thought a fool than to open your mouth while seated too close to a cuspidor.
-- Four of Spades
REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER
Again we meet, and "storm" is the order of the day. I thought maybe there was a
wolf at the door, but it is the wind howling. There might be rocks around, too, but
I haven't ventured out to check, in case there IS a wolf. The eighth cycle of fights
here, and we have nineteen of 'em, involving four standbys and five challenges.
Could be worse.
Raggedy Ann got the most points today, and Jello Knuckles lost the most.
Different fights. Color Me Suave was most avoided, which is tricky, because they're
all over the place (good going, Suave). But it was Dragonbane Guild that was doing
most of the avoiding. Moist Towelette got the most challenges.
LHISSON (29-5456) (27-23-0,81) of MID EARTH fought FAN ZHEN (81-1288) (16-10-
1,60) of DARQUE AGES. LHISSON was devastated by FAN ZHEN in an action packed 1
minute one-sided bout. Darned if I know why. This Fan Zhen must be a tough cookie,
since we know there aren't any hidden tourney fights involved.
JEHLCH (29-5528) (22-18-2,83) of MID EARTH fought ZEVRAN (81-1258) (20-28-1,73)
of OF WOLF AND MAN. JEHLCH was overpowered by ZEVRAN in a 1 minute mismatched
conflict. This may be the start of a bad day for Mid Earth. Good thing they can't
be sent to the Dark Arena!
THE HYPHEN-DASH (42-4499) (16-11-1,40) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought RIRORNI SOLDIER
(107-3) (0-0-0,30) of Fine Imported Standbys. THE HYPHEN-DASH savagely defeated
RIRORNI SOLDIER in a 2 minute brutal bout. Okay, the not-so-fine standbys.
JELLO KNUCKLES (42-4554) (30-8-0,73) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought RIRORNI SOLDIER
(107-3) (0-0-0,30) of Fine Imported Standbys. JELLO KNUCKLES was defeated by RIRORNI
SOLDIER in an exciting 2 minute bout. Is this... revenge?
GAD (18-9239) (27-20-1,88) of SHEPHERDS fought CAJETAN (7-6036) (18-12-1,63) of
SENTINELS. GAD narrowly defeated CAJETAN in a crowd pleasing 5 minute bloody brawl.
If a "narrow" victory takes five minutes, does that mean it was back and forth? I
couldn't see because of the blowing snow.
LAZY LOOKOUT (42-4504) (31-25-1,108) of DUNGEON CELL fought DOMINATRIX (81-583)
(24-16-3,101) of OF WOLF AND MAN. LAZY LOOKOUT was bested by DOMINATRIX in an action
packed 1 minute duel. And I hear that Lazy was grinning at the end of it.
ALMOST PRETTY (42-4496) (37-27-0,136) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought RAGGEDY ANN (45-
4148) (32-9-0,105) of DARQUE FORCES. ALMOST PRETTY was defeated by RAGGEDY ANN in a
popular 3 minute duel. It was for this that Raggedy shot upward in the ranks. Well,
you can see why.
RINDEL (29-5346) (28-20-0,132) of MID EARTH fought GRATH (81-581) (29-14-1,148)
of OF WOLF AND MAN. RINDEL was viciously subdued by GRATH in a crowd pleasing 9
minute bloody bout. Was this the Wrath of Grath? Sounds like the opening of a
bard's tale, doesn't it?
PINCH BLISTER (18-9859) (29-21-0,141) of CENTER FOR OLDS fought THE BRIDE (45-
4180) (25-9-1,99) of DARQUE FORCES. PINCH BLISTER slimly won victory over THE BRIDE
in an exciting 3 minute brutal contest. The best part was where Pinch stood up at
the end and yelled that the marriage should NOT go forward. Ah?
HEINRIK (81-1257) (26-24-1,134) of CLAN LONGBEARD fought JOSH (18-9109) (21-5-
0,95) of SHEPHERDS. HEINRIK demolished JOSH in a 1 minute mismatched match. I think
it's the beard. Long beards are intimidating. And then the experience difference,
of course.
FROO-FROO (18-9589) (39-30-3,159) of CENTER FOR OLDS fought PLANKTON (18-9748)
(27-25-2,124) of SEA DOGS. FROO-FROO overpowered PLANKTON in a popular 1 minute one-
sided melee. This is making a really strange picture in my head, and, um, maybe I'd
better let it go. Green and gooey.
TOE PUPPET (18-9544) (70-40-0,190) of CENTER FOR OLDS fought VILLAINOUS INFORMER
(107-23) (0-0-0,181) of Fine Imported Standbys. TOE PUPPET vanquished VILLAINOUS
INFORMER in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel. Good work on this one, Toe. We all
like to see that Informer taken down a peg.
DELAWARE RUN (42-4400) (74-54-5,236) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought RIRORNI CAPTAIN
(107-26) (0-0-0,200) of Fine Imported Standbys. DELAWARE RUN vanquished RIRORNI
CAPTAIN in a popular 1 minute uneven duel. Natural enough. The Rirorni don't run,
you know, they ride horses, which they can't bring into the arena. It only took
seconds for Delaware to chase down the Captain.
The challenges:
AZAGHAL (81-1223) (20-19-0,82) of DRAGONBANE GUILD challenged EVANGELION (59-
2340) (18-17-1,83) of IMPROVED ILLUSION. Up 1. AZAGHAL was narrowly defeated by
EVANGELION in an exciting 7 minute Challenge struggle. A close fight all the way.
OBROJOBO (7-5869) (19-18-1,91) of SENTINELS challenged 1977 AMC MATADOR (42-
4116) (39-27-0,93) of COLOR ME SUAVE. Up 2. OBROJOBO overpowered 1977 AMC MATADOR
in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match. Things might've been different if Obrojobo
had been a bull. Matadors can handle bulls.
VIRGINIA, NO SANTA (65-6623) (24-12-1,128) of GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS challenged
ARIOCH (81-996) (26-19-2,105) of OF WOLF AND MAN. Down 23. VIRGINIA, NO SANTA
viciously subdued ARIOCH in a 1 minute Challenge brawl. And is anybody surprised? I
didn't think so.
LUC STARWALKER (58-6100) (44-38-0,178) of NEXT GENERATION challenged TING-TING
(81-776) (30-15-0,134) of FUCHI OWNED. Down 44. LUC STARWALKER was demolished by
TING-TING in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee. Bad boy, Luc! Or bad golem, as
the case might be. To LOSE that one... eh.
SHINY PENNY (32-3789) (58-108-2,183) of FOUND IN THE SAND challenged MOIST
TOWELETTE (42-4430) (47-40-4,209) of COLOR ME SUAVE. Up 26. SHINY PENNY was
devastated by MOIST TOWELETTE in a 1 minute Challenge fight. I don't know what that
Towelette was moist WITH, but the rapid corrosion on the penny was just amazing. And
devastating, of course.
For the title:
FOUR OF SPADES (42-4234) (62-40-2,279) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought ANVIL IRONFIST
(81-84) (41-19-0,189) of DRAGONBANE GUILD. FOUR OF SPADES handily defeated ANVIL
IRONFIST in a 2 minute uneven Title fight. Well, of course. Congratulations.
Larkin
CHAMPION OF THE HORN W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
FOUR OF SPADES 42-4234 63 40 2 298 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI
GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
DELAWARE RUN 42-4400 75 54 5 249 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI
MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430 48 40 4 216 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI
GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
TOE PUPPET 18-9544 71 40 199 CENTER FOR OLDS (364) TALCAMA
ANVIL IRONFIST 81-84 41 20 188 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE
GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
SHINY PENNY 32-3789 58 109 2 179 FOUND IN THE SAND (360) ARVAT
TING-TING 81-776 31 15 170 FUCHI OWNED (346) SHADOWSPIRE
FROO-FROO 18-9589 40 30 3 162 CENTER FOR OLDS (364) TALCAMA
GRATH 81-581 30 14 1 156 OF WOLF AND MAN (343) SHADOWSPIRE
GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
LUC STARWALKER 58-6100 44 39 150 NEXT GENERATION (368) DELARQ TOR
-CHIMBORAZO 10-487 32 32 3 146 VIKINGS (355) KOLACT
PINCH BLISTER 18-9859 30 21 144 CENTER FOR OLDS (364) TALCAMA
HEINRIK 81-1257 27 24 1 142 CLAN LONGBEARD (374) SHADOWSPIRE
RINDEL 29-5346 28 21 138 MID EARTH (316) LAPUR
VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623 25 12 1 132 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (361) DAL SHANG
PLANKTON 18-9748 27 26 2 126 SEA DOGS (309) TALCAMA
ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496 37 28 124 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI
-BLUE MARBLE 81-1030 27 24 118 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE
DOMINATRIX 81-583 25 16 3 116 OF WOLF AND MAN (343) SHADOWSPIRE
ARIOCH 81-996 26 20 2 109 OF WOLF AND MAN (343) SHADOWSPIRE
OBROJOBO 7-5869 20 18 1 109 SENTINELS (354) BONSUR
LAZY LOOKOUT 42-4504 31 26 1 101 DUNGEON CELL (347) RODEKI
GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
THE BRIDE 45-4180 25 10 1 100 DARQUE FORCES (348) STORMCROWE
JOSH 18-9109 21 6 96 SHEPHERDS (359) TALCAMA
GAD 18-9239 28 20 1 93 SHEPHERDS (359) TALCAMA
EVANGELION 59-2340 19 17 1 92 IMPROVED ILLUSION (349) ILLIS
GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
ZEVRAN 81-1258 21 28 1 90 OF WOLF AND MAN (343) SHADOWSPIRE
FAN ZHEN 81-1288 17 10 1 84 DARQUE AGES (335) SHADOWSPIRE
1977 AMC MATADOR 42-4116 39 28 83 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI
-LORD EXETER 81-932 26 17 1 83 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE
GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
AZAGHAL 81-1223 20 20 81 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE
-BOWTIE BOB 81-930 21 10 2 75 FUCHI OWNED (346) SHADOWSPIRE
-BELEG 29-3439 17 10 2 71 MID EARTH (316) LAPUR
CAJETAN 7-6036 18 13 1 69 SENTINELS (354) BONSUR
-LITTLE BROTHER 73-3375 16 20 1 69 THE FAMILY TREE (358) ERINIKA
JEHLCH 29-5528 22 19 2 68 MID EARTH (316) LAPUR
-BARON STONEWALL 81-85 30 27 2 67 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE
-GRON DA CAVEMAN 81-400 25 22 2 64 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE
-HARDRADA 81-353 25 14 64 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE
LHISSON 29-5456 27 24 62 MID EARTH (316) LAPUR
-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
JELLO KNUCKLES 42-4554 30 9 46 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI
THE HYPHEN-DASH 42-4499 17 11 1 43 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN
PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE
Assur -- Tell you what: you handle the personals, I'll handle the DM columns. That
work for you? -- Suave
Nothing like a division of labor.
With three of the top four spots, why don't we rename Storm Rock to LBA AD? I know
alliances aren't in vogue, but isn't anyone slightly disconcerted that we were always
the laughingstock of associations? -- Suave
They who laugh last...
I understand Darkholm has no current aimers, but I find it surprising that every
piker is being sent to tourneys. Perhaps I'll reinforce the ranks with one when Toe
Puppet fights his farewell. Oh wait. Mine are retired in Darkholm too. Oh well.
Assur? -- Suave
Does this arena NEED a piker?
Visionist? Hombre? Bueller?
Lazy Lookout -- I already beat you, you can't do that. -- Gad
Well, it's been a nice run here at the top. The view is great but there is just one
problem... There is only one way to go and it's a long, long fall to the bottom. --
Assur
Looks like my current steady state will be 4 here. Luc is heading back to 100, but
the rest of my crew should be here for the long (well at least the medium) haul.
Very possible that I'll have others come later, but for now, this is it! -- Assur
Four of Spades -- I resemble those remarks. -- Shiny Penny
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SHINY PENNY was devastated by MOIST TOWELETTE in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
LUC STARWALKER was demolished by TING-TING in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
VIRGINIA, NO SANTA viciously subdued ARIOCH in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.
OBROJOBO overpowered 1977 AMC MATADOR in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
AZAGHAL was narrowly defeated by EVANGELION in a exciting 7 minute Challenge struggle.
FOUR OF SPADES handily defeated ANVIL IRONFIST in a 2 minute uneven Title fight.
DELAWARE RUN vanquished RIRORNI CAPTAIN in a popular 1 minute uneven duel.
TOE PUPPET vanquished VILLAINOUS INFORMER in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
FROO-FROO overpowered PLANKTON in a popular 1 minute one-sided melee.
HEINRIK demolished JOSH in a 1 minute mismatched match.
PINCH BLISTER slimly won victory over THE BRIDE in a exciting 3 minute brutal contest.
RINDEL was viciously subdued by GRATH in a crowd pleasing 9 minute bloody bout.
ALMOST PRETTY was defeated by RAGGEDY ANN in a popular 3 minute duel.
LAZY LOOKOUT was bested by DOMINATRIX in a action packed 1 minute duel.
GAD narrowly defeated CAJETAN in a crowd pleasing 5 minute bloody brawl.
JELLO KNUCKLES was defeated by RIRORNI SOLDIER in a exciting 2 minute bout.
THE HYPHEN-DASH savagely defeated RIRORNI SOLDIER in a 2 minute brutal bout.
JEHLCH was overpowered by ZEVRAN in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
LHISSON was devastated by FAN ZHEN in a action packed 1 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 6 SLASHING ATTACK 15 - 7 - 0 68 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 5 LUNGING ATTACK 29 - 16 - 0 64 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 BASHING ATTACK 22 - 14 - 1 61 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 14 - 10 - 0 58 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 11 - 8 - 0 58 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 STRIKING ATTACK 13 - 11 - 0 54 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 16 - 20 - 0 44 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 18 - 0 33 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 6 - 15 - 0 29 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
Turn 8 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 3 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 4 3 BASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 3 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 4 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 2 1 WALL OF STEEL
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 TOTAL PARRY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK FOUR OF SPADES 42-4234 63 40 2 298 COLOR ME SUAVE (365)
BASHING ATTACK DELAWARE RUN 42-4400 75 54 5 249 COLOR ME SUAVE (365)
STRIKING ATTACK MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430 48 40 4 216 COLOR ME SUAVE (365)
PARRY-RIPOSTE TOE PUPPET 18-9544 71 40 0 199 CENTER FOR OLDS (364)
WALL OF STEEL ANVIL IRONFIST 81-84 41 20 0 188 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334)
SLASHING ATTACK FROO-FROO 18-9589 40 30 3 162 CENTER FOR OLDS (364)
TOTAL PARRY GRATH 81-581 30 14 1 156 OF WOLF AND MAN (343)
PARRY-LUNGE PLANKTON 18-9748 27 26 2 126 SEA DOGS (309)
AIMED BLOW JOSH 18-9109 21 6 0 96 SHEPHERDS (359)
The overall popularity leader is SHINY PENNY 32-3789. The most popular warrior this
turn was RINDEL 29-5346. The ten other most popular fighters were EVANGELION
59-2340, THE BRIDE 45-4180, AZAGHAL 81-1223, ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496, GAD 18-9239,
GRATH 81-581, CAJETAN 7-6036, DELAWARE RUN 42-4400, DOMINATRIX 81-583, and FOUR OF
SPADES 42-4234.
The least popular fighter this week was JEHLCH 29-5528. The other ten least popular
fighters were JOSH 18-9109, LHISSON 29-5456, ZEVRAN 81-1258, JELLO KNUCKLES 42-4554,
LAZY LOOKOUT 42-4504, PLANKTON 18-9748, 1977 AMC MATADOR 42-4116, ARIOCH 81-996, LUC
STARWALKER 58-6100, and SHINY PENNY 32-3789.
Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K
BONSUR(7) 1 1 0 RODEKI(42) 4 4 0 ILLIS(59) 1 0 0
TALCAMA(18) 4 2 0 STORMCROWE(45) 1 1 0 DAL SHANG(65) 1 0 0
LAPUR(29) 0 3 0 DELARQ TOR(58) 0 1 0 SHADOWSPIRE(81) 6 3 0
ARVAT(32) 0 1 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
OBROJOBO 7-5869 20 18 1 109 SENTINELS (354) BONSUR
TOE PUPPET 18-9544 71 40 0 199 CENTER FOR OLDS (364) TALCAMA
RINDEL 29-5346 28 21 0 138 MID EARTH (316) LAPUR
SHINY PENNY 32-3789 58 109 2 179 FOUND IN THE SAND (360) ARVAT
FOUR OF SPADES 42-4234 63 40 2 298 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI
THE BRIDE 45-4180 25 10 1 100 DARQUE FORCES (348) STORMCROWE
LUC STARWALKER 58-6100 44 39 0 150 NEXT GENERATION (368) DELARQ TOR
EVANGELION 59-2340 19 17 1 92 IMPROVED ILLUSION (349) ILLIS
VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623 25 12 1 132 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (361) DAL SHANG
ANVIL IRONFIST 81-84 41 20 0 188 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE