AD Date : 10/21/2014 Duedate: 11/03/2014 STORM ROCK ARENA DM 107 TURN 85 RANK TEAMS W L K % RANK TEAMS W L K % 1 COLOR ME SUA 42/365 380 271 2 58.4 NEXT GENERATION 58/368 CENTER FOR OLDS 18/364 FOUND IN THE SAND 32/360 2-SOUL WARRIOR 38/403 2 2 0 50.0 BASH BROS CHILDREN 38/407 3 SENTINELS 7/354 135 151 2 47.2 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS 65/361 DRAGONBANE GUILD 81/334 5 THE MAGNIFIC 19/395 1657 2177 21 43.2 4 VEGGIES 3/372 197 248 2 44.3 6 BAD SIGNS 83/397 1 6 0 14.3 SHEPHERDS 18/359 PARTY ANIMALS 5/301 PALINDROMES 73/405 WAY TO GO! II 73/333 ALASTARIAN IDOL 10/363 THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM Reflections by the Champion of the Horn Azaghal put up more of a fight last time. No complaints from me, though. Obrojobo -- Looks like you're up next, unless you decide to challenge away from me. But given the level of apathy here, I don't see that happening. -- Gad REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER Very strange. Something is going on with the Hands, and it isn't good. Probably something that will pass quickly, but for now, the spy report is what needs to pass quickly. Significant point movements: Azaghal up 49. Josh down 18. Different fights. No challenges, but Color Me Suave has been avoided by Dragonbane Guild. Eleven fights, no challenges as noted above, and three standbys. This is not good, and you can't even say it was due to tourney-timing. DIRTY DIAPERS (38-5071) (16-10-0,38) of BASH BROS CHILDREN fought UNEMPLOYED PERSON (107-5) (0-0-0,70) of Fine Imported Standbys. DIRTY DIAPERS was demolished by UNEMPLOYED PERSON in a 1 minute mismatched match. With that difference in rank, the Diapers didn't have a chance. WONTON NOT NOW (73-6069) (19-16-1,31) of PALINDROMES fought CAPTURED PIRATE KING (107-2) (0-0-0,30) of Fine Imported Standbys. WONTON NOT NOW handily defeated CAPTURED PIRATE KING in a 1 minute one-sided bout. Pirate Kings aren't what they used to be. OUT FOR A DUCK (83-275) (16-17-0,48) of BAD SIGNS fought MAULI LAMA (7-6292) (20-19-1,85) of SENTINELS. OUT FOR A DUCK was slain by MAULI LAMA in a 2 minute brutal fight. Oops! RUTH (18-10121) (48-41-0,169) of SHEPHERDS fought ALMOST PRETTY (42-4496) (91- 50-0,173) of COLOR ME SUAVE. RUTH was viciously subdued by ALMOST PRETTY in an action packed 4 minute fight. Probably jealousy. Or envy. JOSH (18-9109) (51-54-0,183) of SHEPHERDS fought PINCH BLISTER (18-9859) (49-78- 0,165) of CENTER FOR OLDS. JOSH was vanquished by PINCH BLISTER in a 2 minute uneven duel. And thus Josh moves down the rankings. JELLO KNUCKLES (42-4554) (59-56-0,192) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought THE UPRIGHT MAN (10-5185) (39-53-0,175) of ALASTARIAN IDOL. JELLO KNUCKLES was overcome by THE UPRIGHT MAN in an action packed 2 minute fight. And what a mess it was, with all that jello stomped into the sand. MOIST TOWELETTE (42-4430) (114-50-4,210) of COLOR ME SUAVE fought AZAGHAL (81- 1223) (54-44-1,193) of DRAGONBANE GUILD. MOIST TOWELETTE was vanquished by AZAGHAL in an exciting 2 minute mismatched fight. How did this happen? SHINY PENNY (32-3789) (98-147-2,202) of FOUND IN THE SAND fought 1977 AMC MATADOR (42-4116) (77-66-0,204) of COLOR ME SUAVE. SHINY PENNY overpowered 1977 AMC MATADOR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fight. The power of a well-polished piece of copper, eh? ARUGULA (3-7180) (34-32-2,192) of VEGGIES fought POCKET NEWS (19-5364) (33-33- 0,189) of THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS. ARUGULA was vanquished by POCKET NEWS in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. Veggies are GOOD for you, Pocket. VIRGINIA, NO SANTA (65-6623) (46-69-1,215) of GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS fought ARENAMASTER SANDAVOL (107-28) (0-0-0,200) of Fine Imported Standbys. VIRGINIA, NO SANTA vanquished ARENAMASTER SANDAVOL in a 1 minute uneven battle. No presents for Sandoval? For the title: GAD (18-9239) (67-59-1,300) of SHEPHERDS fought OBROJOBO (7-5869) (49-46-1,224) of SENTINELS. GAD devastated OBROJOBO in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight. And Gad remains our Champion of the Horn. Good work. Larkin CHAMPION OF THE HORN W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY GAD 18-9239 68 59 1 312 SHEPHERDS (359) TALCAMA GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY AZAGHAL 81-1223 55 44 1 242 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623 47 69 1 226 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (361) DAL SHANG SHINY PENNY 32-3789 99 147 2 219 FOUND IN THE SAND (360) ARVAT GRAND CHAMPIONS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY -LUC STARWALKER 58-6100 50 45 210 NEXT GENERATION (368) DELARQ TOR POCKET NEWS 19-5364 34 33 202 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (395) ZUWAYZA THE UPRIGHT MAN 10-5185 40 53 194 ALASTARIAN IDOL (363) KOLACT OBROJOBO 7-5869 49 47 1 192 SENTINELS (354) BONSUR MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430 114 51 4 190 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI 1977 AMC MATADOR 42-4116 77 67 190 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI PINCH BLISTER 18-9859 50 78 185 CENTER FOR OLDS (364) TALCAMA ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496 92 50 184 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY -OZAWINDIB 7-6212 35 30 180 SENTINELS (354) BONSUR ARUGULA 3-7180 34 33 2 180 VEGGIES (372) OSKSI JELLO KNUCKLES 42-4554 59 57 178 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI RUTH 18-10121 48 42 177 SHEPHERDS (359) TALCAMA -ANZAHANZEK 7-6204 32 31 171 SENTINELS (354) BONSUR JOSH 18-9109 51 55 165 SHEPHERDS (359) TALCAMA GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY MAULI LAMA 7-6292 21 19 2 97 SENTINELS (354) BONSUR GRAND INITIATES W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY -ZANTOS 38-3000 19 7 66 SOUL WARRIORS (403) CLIFFHOME OUT FOR A DUCK 83-275 16 18 53 BAD SIGNS (397) TELORINTHE WONTON NOT NOW 73-6069 20 16 1 41 PALINDROMES (405) ERINIKA DIRTY DIAPERS 38-5071 16 11 36 BASH BROS CHILDREN (407) CLIFFHOME '-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn. THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN OUT FOR A DUCK 83-275 16 18 0 BAD SIGNS 397 MAULI LAMA 7-6292 85 PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE I am on vacation and decided to let my warriors take a vacation from the Personals. Gad still has to write his DM Column, though! Hopefully Shiny Penny will remember the editor's comment. He enjoyed it greatly and wanted to respond. But given a choice between responding and taking a vacation, he chose the vacation! (Imagine that!)- Assur Assur -- That is something I noticed in grocery-store check-out lines long ago: the covers trumpet all sorts of fascinating mysteries, but if you buy them and look inside... quite a let-down. It seems to me that the best thing the publishers could do would be put out an issue of nothing BUT covers. Of course, the really great covers are a thing of the past. -- Jorja P.S. One of my all-time favorites was something like "Woman bursts into flames in shower. Nothing but a few ashes around the drain, says Sheriff." Now it's all a question of celebrities and tawdry secrets, probably false anyway. Second Time Around! Obrojobo Still Refuses Interview! LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS GAD devastated OBROJOBO in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight. VIRGINIA, NO SANTA vanquished ARENAMASTER SANDAVOL in a 1 minute uneven battle. ARUGULA was vanquished by POCKET NEWS in a 1 minute mismatched brawl. SHINY PENNY overpowered 1977 AMC MATADOR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fight. MOIST TOWELETTE was vanquished by AZAGHAL in a exciting 2 minute mismatched fight. JELLO KNUCKLES was overcome by THE UPRIGHT MAN in a action packed 2 minute fight. JOSH was vanquished by PINCH BLISTER in a 2 minute uneven duel. RUTH was viciously subdued by ALMOST PRETTY in a action packed 4 minute fight. OUT FOR A DUCK was slain by MAULI LAMA in a 2 minute brutal fight. WONTON NOT NOW handily defeated CAPTURED PIRATE KING in a 1 minute one-sided bout. DIRTY DIAPERS was demolished by UNEMPLOYED PERSON in a 1 minute mismatched match. BATTLE REPORT MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS |FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT| |BASHING ATTACK 6 STRIKING ATTACK 8 - 2 - 0 80 | |PARRY-LUNGE 3 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 2 - 0 80 | |WALL OF STEEL 3 PARRY-LUNGE 21 - 6 - 0 78 | |TOTAL PARRY 2 WALL OF STEEL 16 - 15 - 0 52 | |AIMED BLOW 2 BASHING ATTACK 27 - 29 - 2 48 | |PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 AIMED BLOW 7 - 10 - 0 41 | |SLASHING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 9 - 20 - 0 31 | |STRIKING ATTACK 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 8 - 0 20 | |PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 3 - 0 0 | |LUNGING ATTACK 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 - 0 0 | Turn 85 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: BASHING ATTACK 5 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 2 4 BASHING ATTACK PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-LUNGE WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME PARRY-LUNGE GAD 18-9239 68 59 1 312 SHEPHERDS (359) BASHING ATTACK VIRGINIA, NO SANT 65-6623 47 69 1 226 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (361) FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME WALL OF STEEL POCKET NEWS 19-5364 34 33 0 202 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (395) SLASHING ATTACK OBROJOBO 7-5869 49 47 1 192 SENTINELS (354) STRIKING ATTACK MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430 114 51 4 190 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) TOTAL PARRY PINCH BLISTER 18-9859 50 78 0 185 CENTER FOR OLDS (364) PARRY-RIPOSTE RUTH 18-10121 48 42 0 177 SHEPHERDS (359) AIMED BLOW JOSH 18-9109 51 55 0 165 SHEPHERDS (359) The overall popularity leader is SHINY PENNY 32-3789. The most popular warrior this turn was ALMOST PRETTY 42-4496. The ten other most popular fighters were THE UPRIGHT MAN 10-5185, AZAGHAL 81-1223, VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623, SHINY PENNY 32-3789, MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430, JOSH 18-9109, RUTH 18-10121, MAULI LAMA 7-6292, PINCH BLISTER 18-9859, and GAD 18-9239. The least popular fighter this week was DIRTY DIAPERS 38-5071. The other ten least popular fighters were ARUGULA 3-7180, OBROJOBO 7-5869, WONTON NOT NOW 73-6069, OUT FOR A DUCK 83-275, JELLO KNUCKLES 42-4554, 1977 AMC MATADOR 42-4116, POCKET NEWS 19-5364, GAD 18-9239, PINCH BLISTER 18-9859, and MAULI LAMA 7-6292. Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K Arena (Number) W L K OSKSI(3) 0 1 0 ZUWAYZA(19) 1 0 0 DAL SHANG(65) 1 0 0 BONSUR(7) 1 1 1 ARVAT(32) 1 0 0 ERINIKA(73) 1 0 0 KOLACT(10) 1 0 0 CLIFFHOME(38) 0 1 0 SHADOWSPIRE(81) 1 0 0 TALCAMA(18) 2 2 0 RODEKI(42) 1 3 0 TELORINTHE(83) 0 1 0 TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA W L K PNTS TEAM NAME CITY ARUGULA 3-7180 34 33 2 180 VEGGIES (372) OSKSI OBROJOBO 7-5869 49 47 1 192 SENTINELS (354) BONSUR THE UPRIGHT MAN 10-5185 40 53 0 194 ALASTARIAN IDOL (363) KOLACT GAD 18-9239 68 59 1 312 SHEPHERDS (359) TALCAMA POCKET NEWS 19-5364 34 33 0 202 THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (395) ZUWAYZA SHINY PENNY 32-3789 99 147 2 219 FOUND IN THE SAND (360) ARVAT DIRTY DIAPERS 38-5071 16 11 0 36 BASH BROS CHILDREN (407) CLIFFHOME MOIST TOWELETTE 42-4430 114 51 4 190 COLOR ME SUAVE (365) RODEKI VIRGINIA, NO SANTA 65-6623 47 69 1 226 GOT IT FOR CHRISTMAS (361) DAL SHANG WONTON NOT NOW 73-6069 20 16 1 41 PALINDROMES (405) ERINIKA AZAGHAL 81-1223 55 44 1 242 DRAGONBANE GUILD (334) SHADOWSPIRE OUT FOR A DUCK 83-275 16 18 0 53 BAD SIGNS (397) TELORINTHE