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Date : 01/03/2012 Duedate: 01/16/2012
STORM ROCK ARENA
DM 107 TURN 12
RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K %
1 COLOR ME SUA 42/365 61 36 1 62.9 6 END 13/298 23 25 1 47.9
CENTER FOR OLDS 18/364 SHEPHERDS 18/359
2 FUCHI OWNED 81/346 8 5 0 61.5 FOUND IN THE SAND 32/360
3 DARQUE AGES 81/335 18 14 1 56.2 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS 65/361
DARQUE FORCES 31/318 7 MID EARTH 29/316 19 24 0 44.2
DARQUE FORCES 45/348 YAMA BUSHI 30/317
IMPROVED ILLUSION 59/349 CLAN LONGBEARD 81/374
4 SEA DOGS 1/300 13 11 0 54.2 8-VIKINGS 10/355 9 21 0 30.0
SEA DOGS 18/309 SENTINELS 7/354
DUNGEON CELL 42/347 NOMADIC TRIBE 21/310
5 OF WOLF AND 81/343 26 23 1 53.1 DRAGONBANE GUILD 81/334
REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER
Greetings warriors! It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the
clash and bustle of the weekly STORM ROCK games. ZEVRAN caught the eye of many in
the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested RAGGEDY ANN and was awarded 39
points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, PLANKTON put down
ARIOCH, causing him to lose 28 points of recognition in the process. Not for nothing
has DELAWARE RUN in the past laid claim to the Duelmaster's throne, and this week
he's proven his combat skill yet again. Heed this! A seer has warned that if
exactly 6 die in duels this week, the whole city shall perish! Just remember...5 or
7!
But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades
that is city STORM ROCK. I saw one fighter that warriors avoided when this week's
challenge seeking began. DRAGONBANE GUILD is feared. This much I can say. If you
didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard pressed to find any of MID EARTH
last week. Busy avoiding DRAGONBANE GUILD? Loose talk at the arena has reached my
ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters are after DOMINATRIX.
Watch your back! At the gambling halls I have started to bet money on RINDEL. He
has got the courage it takes. Witness his challenge this turn against FOUR OF
SPADES! Truth to tell, RINDEL did not come out of the fight a winner, but he managed
to capture much attention, gaining 3 in recognition. I cannot but express pride for
the fearlessness of HEINRIK who cast caution to the winds and challenged FROO-FROO, a
fighter 33 points higher. To be sure the battle was a losing one. But I like to
think HEINRIK at least gave FROO-FROO a run for hers money. Give JOSH credit for his
courage. Did you note how he challenged DOMINATRIX despite the 51 point difference
in their rankings? 3 points of newly earned recognition and a dose of my admiration
is what JOSH must now weigh against the defeat which resulted.
Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser? Warriors, may this counselor stand
ready at your right hand forever! Fate is a fickle mistress. She showers the
miserable with fortune but sets enemies against the victorious. Remember this!
The girls are as pretty in STORM ROCK as ever I remembered them....and the
fighters as ugly! Don't let your reputation slip! Sadly warriors, now longer can I
keep thy company nor savor the ale of thy fine city. Depart I must and soon! Till
we meet again, remember: a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms no
one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes
CHAMPION OF THE HORN W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
DELAWARE RUN 42-4400 79 54 5 278 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI
GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430 52 40 4 259 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI
GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
FROO-FROO 18-9589 43 31 4 218 CENTER FOR OLDS (364) TALCAMA
FOUR OF SPADES 42-4234 66 41 2 215 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI
GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
SHINY PENNY 32-3789 59 112 2 184 FOUND IN THE SAND (360) ARVAT
GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
GRATH 81-581 33 15 1 179 OF WOLF AND MAN (343) SHADOWSPIRE
HEINRIK 81-1257 30 25 1 176 CLAN LONGBEARD (374) SHADOWSPIRE
RINDEL 29-5346 30 23 175 MID EARTH (316) LAPUR
TING-TING 81-776 33 17 171 FUCHI OWNED (346) SHADOWSPIRE
PLANKTON 18-9748 29 28 2 160 SEA DOGS (309) TALCAMA
LAZY LOOKOUT 42-4504 34 27 1 153 DUNGEON CELL (347) RODEKI
GRAND ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
PINCH BLISTER 18-9859 31 24 150 CENTER FOR OLDS (364) TALCAMA
DOMINATRIX 81-583 29 16 3 150 OF WOLF AND MAN (343) SHADOWSPIRE
EVANGELION 59-2340 22 18 1 143 IMPROVED ILLUSION (349) ILLIS
ZEVRAN 81-1258 24 29 1 138 OF WOLF AND MAN (343) SHADOWSPIRE
ARIOCH 81-996 27 23 3 134 OF WOLF AND MAN (343) SHADOWSPIRE
ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496 39 30 133 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI
THE BRIDE 45-4180 28 11 1 132 DARQUE FORCES (348) STORMCROWE
VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623 25 16 1 115 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (361) DAL SHANG
-OBROJOBO 7-5869 20 20 1 110 SENTINELS (354) BONSUR
RAGGEDY ANN 45-4148 33 13 105 DARQUE FORCES (348) STORMCROWE
GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
JOSH 18-9109 21 10 100 SHEPHERDS (359) TALCAMA
FAN ZHEN 81-1288 20 11 2 100 DARQUE AGES (335) SHADOWSPIRE
GAD 18-9239 30 22 1 99 SHEPHERDS (359) TALCAMA
-JEHLCH 29-5528 23 20 2 98 MID EARTH (316) LAPUR
-LORD EXETER 81-932 27 17 1 97 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE
GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
1977 AMC MATADOR 42-4116 41 30 82 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI
THE HYPHEN-DASH 42-4499 19 13 1 79 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI
-AZAGHAL 81-1223 20 22 71 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE
-CAJETAN 7-6036 18 15 1 62 SENTINELS (354) BONSUR
LHISSON 29-5456 28 27 59 MID EARTH (316) LAPUR
JELLO KNUCKLES 42-4554 30 13 29 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
This personal contains no information. You need not read it. It exists only to
convince hal that the critical parts of the newsletter are present and ready to
print.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
RINDEL was devastated by FOUR OF SPADES in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
HEINRIK was vanquished by FROO-FROO in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
JOSH was subdued by DOMINATRIX in a action packed 1 minute Challenge fight.
DELAWARE RUN devastated SHINY PENNY in a popular 1 minute one-sided Title contest.
MOIST TOWELETTE demolished GRATH in a action packed 2 minute mismatched competition.
ARIOCH was devastated by PLANKTON in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory mismatched match.
TING-TING handily defeated THE BRIDE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
PINCH BLISTER vanquished FAN ZHEN in a 2 minute one-sided duel.
ALMOST PRETTY lost to LAZY LOOKOUT in a popular 4 minute gory duel.
VIRGINIA, NO SANTA was savagely defeated by EVANGELION in a popular 4 minute melee.
RAGGEDY ANN was demolished by ZEVRAN in a 2 minute bloody mismatched match.
1977 AMC MATADOR was bested by GAD in a exciting 3 minute bloody battle.
JELLO KNUCKLES was beaten by RIRORNI SOLDIER in a crowd pleasing 2 minute conflict.
THE HYPHEN-DASH vanquished 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 6 LUNGING ATTACK 39 - 19 - 0 67 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 SLASHING ATTACK 16 - 8 - 2 67 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 STRIKING ATTACK 12 - 7 - 0 63 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 BASHING ATTACK 24 - 16 - 1 60 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 15 - 13 - 0 54 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 PARRY-LUNGE 22 - 21 - 0 51 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 TOTAL PARRY 12 - 19 - 0 39 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 10 - 18 - 0 36 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 23 - 1 28 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 12 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-LUNGE 3 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 BASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 2 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 3 2 PARRY-LUNGE
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 3 1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 TOTAL PARRY
1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK DELAWARE RUN 42-4400 79 54 5 278 COLOR ME SUAVE (365)
STRIKING ATTACK MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430 52 40 4 259 COLOR ME SUAVE (365)
SLASHING ATTACK FROO-FROO 18-9589 43 31 4 218 CENTER FOR OLDS (364)
LUNGING ATTACK FOUR OF SPADES 42-4234 66 41 2 215 COLOR ME SUAVE (365)
TOTAL PARRY GRATH 81-581 33 15 1 179 OF WOLF AND MAN (343)
PARRY-RIPOSTE RINDEL 29-5346 30 23 0 175 MID EARTH (316)
PARRY-LUNGE PLANKTON 18-9748 29 28 2 160 SEA DOGS (309)
AIMED BLOW ZEVRAN 81-1258 24 29 1 138 OF WOLF AND MAN (343)
WALL OF STEEL ARIOCH 81-996 27 23 3 134 OF WOLF AND MAN (343)
The overall popularity leader is SHINY PENNY 32-3789. The most popular warrior this
turn was VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623. The ten other most popular fighters were LAZY
LOOKOUT 42-4504, ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496, DOMINATRIX 81-583, MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430,
EVANGELION 59-2340, PLANKTON 18-9748, GAD 18-9239, ZEVRAN 81-1258, DELAWARE RUN
42-4400, and FROO-FROO 18-9589.
The least popular fighter this week was LHISSON 29-5456. The other ten least popular
fighters were THE BRIDE 45-4180, ARIOCH 81-996, HEINRIK 81-1257, RINDEL 29-5346,
JELLO KNUCKLES 42-4554, GRATH 81-581, RAGGEDY ANN 45-4148, JOSH 18-9109, FOUR OF
SPADES 42-4234, and THE HYPHEN-DASH 42-4499.
Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K
TALCAMA(18) 4 1 0 RODEKI(42) 5 3 0 DAL SHANG(65) 0 1 0
LAPUR(29) 0 2 0 STORMCROWE(45) 0 2 0 SHADOWSPIRE(81) 3 4 0
ARVAT(32) 0 1 0 ILLIS(59) 1 0 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY
FROO-FROO 18-9589 43 31 4 218 CENTER FOR OLDS (364) TALCAMA
RINDEL 29-5346 30 23 0 175 MID EARTH (316) LAPUR
SHINY PENNY 32-3789 59 112 2 184 FOUND IN THE SAND (360) ARVAT
DELAWARE RUN 42-4400 79 54 5 278 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI
THE BRIDE 45-4180 28 11 1 132 DARQUE FORCES (348) STORMCROWE
EVANGELION 59-2340 22 18 1 143 IMPROVED ILLUSION (349) ILLIS
VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623 25 16 1 115 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (361) DAL SHANG
GRATH 81-581 33 15 1 179 OF WOLF AND MAN (343) SHADOWSPIRE
NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA
The crowd was surprisingly orderly, but it was still a crowd, and the Commission
clerk, Algernon, looked at it uneasily. Whenever this many people came together to
petition for something, it meant trouble. For him, anyway. Records to be altered.
Altering records was Bad. It made Extra Work.
His assistant clerk leaned close and whispered, "If it weren't for gladiators, we
wouldn't have jobs. Smile at them and ask what they want."
Algernon closed his eyes briefly. Looking at this crowd made him dizzy. They
were all wearing black and white stripes. Like a herd of zebras, except that zebras
didn't carry swords. Then he took a deep breath and managed a smile. "What... ah,
what can I do for you?"
"We want new names," the first gladiator said. There was a number on the front
of his shirt: 0381. He thumped the number with his thumb. "This here isn't a
name--"
"We want REAL names!" That voice came from farther back in the crowd.
"Yeah! We've paid our dues," another shouted, "and we've EARNED real names!"
One from the very back yelled, "I want to be called Tom."
All the others turned to look at him.
Algernon couldn't see him, but apparently those looks were accusing. Well, he
could understand that, "Tom" was such a... common name.
"My mom called me Tom," the voice in the back protested. "It's a good name."
"It isn't the name you put on the petition," 0381 said. "We talked about this.
We got our manager's agreement. You get the name on the petition."
"But--!"
Algernon didn't really want to keep staring at all these stripes while they
argued. He picked up the petition. "These names are the ones you want?"
0381 turned back. "Yes."
"It's a lot of trouble, and when other people see that YOU are getting name
changes, THEY are going to want them--" Seeing the gladiators beginning to frown...
and finger their weapons, he went on quickly, "So I figure we might as well make it a
complete deal. A Name-Change-O-Rama. Everyone who wants a name change can petition
for it. Get it all over with at once." He glanced at the petition, shuddered
slightly, and passed it to his clerk. "We'll announce it, proclaim it, even, and you
will get the names on this petition. And others will get the names THEY think they
should have had, too." He paused. "And I think I'll get a new name, I'm tired of
being an Algernon...."
* * * * *
Warrior and team name changes will be accepted during the month of February. If
you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI
"DARK ARENA" -- The Novel
For centuries, the Shagornan Elves have been forced to live underground.
Human invaders, the Delarquans, burned their forests, sparking a war of elven
annihilation. The elders told tales that when the Delarquans marched to war
against the elves, the land itself bled as they passed. Since the war, the
elves have dwindled with every passing year, while the humans multiply like
rodents across the land of Alastari.
Now, the Delarquans have disappeared. Some say they departed, others indicate
it.s a ruse, but there have been whispered rumors of another greater threat
looming in the region. Khyron of the Shagornan Elves has been tasked to
determine the cause, realizing that failure is probable and at the end of the
road death could be the only reward.
Khyron has known only the safety of the caves, but now he must journey to the
world above...the World with No Ceiling.
Throughout the years, many fine writers have played Duelmasters/Duel II and have
contributed greatly to the history and background of the world of Alastari. One very
intense period, during the early '90's, was during the Rocanis War, when authors from
both the Delarquan and Free Blades arenas collaborated on writing the history of the
invasion of the arena-city of Rocanis. Mark Manley (aka Grimwood) is a long-time
manager in Rocanis, and was one of the writers who contributed so much to this
history. Over the subsequent years, he has worked to bring his novelization to life
and make the story of the War and the preceding events which led to it available to
the greater public. Many Rocanis legends appear in the book: Itoz Trollbane,
Sandstorm, and others. The novel is a treat to read--even more so if you are familiar
with the game!
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Treble Heart Books: http://www.trebleheartbooks.com/WDManley.html
Mark Manley is planning to attend the upcoming Winter Face-to-Face in Tempe, and has
offered a special prize to the winner of the Rookies and Primus tournaments: An
autographed copy of Dark Arena, autographed by the author, the artist, and the RSI
staff! In addition, as a special prize, the top up-and-coming tournament manager will
also receive an autographed copy! Mark will have copies of Dark Arena available at
the tournament, and as a special bonus, each copy of Dark Arena sold at the FTF will
include one new team rollup! We hope that many of you can venture to Tempe to
participate in the Face-to-Face, compete in the tournament, and congratulate Mark in
person on his achievement!