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Date   : 09/10/2024    Duedate: 09/23/2024

STORM ROCK ARENA

DM 107    TURN 340

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 RHYME TYME 55/385    531  356   4 59.9      BASH BROS ROADSIDE 72/453
  2 CLAN LONGBEA 81/374  113  106   0 51.6    6 DEFROSTED 75/455     198  307   5 39.2
  3 REDHORSE 56/469      908  905   8 50.1      CON + INSULT 32/442
    MOSSRUNNERS 1/113                           HOUSE JHEREG 35/426
  4 BASH BROS BO 28/452  604  811   9 42.7    7 DEADLINE 20/432       72  114   1 38.7
    BASH BROS OCEAN 31/457                    8 RAT PAK 41/468        81  132   1 38.0
    BASH BROS. DOCTOR 16/460                    MIRKWOOD ORCS 81/467
    BASH BROS MARRIAGE 72/454                   RODENTIAN NATION 62/466

                                  WARRIOR SPOTLIGHT

               *official TURF WAR 14 (TW14) RULES* (revision 9-6-24-WS)

         Starting Turn 480 (Feb 10, appx date), just after the FTF, 10 turns
               Bring acclaim and glory to the North Fork (DM47) arena.

Anyone may participate: known alliances, new alliances, or temporary alliances created 
solely to compete in the Turf War! To participate, each alliance must:

1. Indicate in the newsletter or on the RSI site the three team alliance.
   (3 Team names, 3 manager names, and an alliance title)

2. Pay RSI or deduct from account ($15) per manager as entry fee indicating for TW14. 
   (a change from past TWs). RSI will hold as "certs" in a separate account for TW14 
   and distribute as Team RUs to winners of TW14. 
   DO NOT send, or have sent, certs to the Moderators. 
   Must be completed prior to Dec 31, 2024.

3. Teams and alliances will not start scoring until the turn after they appear in the 
   newsletter and are announced. This means that to start scoring on turn 1, the teams 
   must be listed in the newsletter on Turn 479.

Other rules and discussion.

1. Only one (1) team per manager/player may be active in the arena.

2. If at any time, the Moderators determine that any non-TW team, whether a 2nd team 
   or a non-TW manager's team, in the arena is aiding and/or abetting any TW alliance 
   or team, the affected points won by the gifted team/alliance will be disallowed and 
   the aiding non-TW team will be asked/demanded to desist from play in the arena 
   until after the Turf War concludes. 

3. As usual, any Turf War team must be shown/be posted in the DM47 Newsletter just 
   prior to the actual scoring/participation start on T480 (e.g. new teams, transfers, 
   current teams must show up in the newsletter prior to the beginning of 
   participation, allowing opponent knowledge and challenging/avoiding). Violations 
   could result in immediate manager disqualification (including team point 
   adjustments) from the Turf War, so be sure to take any multiple teams OFF of Team 
   Maintenance and be certain not to run any other teams' warriors.

4. The moderators will score the Turf War and settle any and all disputes as they 
   arise. Their decisions will be final. (Note: the intent is to have a very thorough 
   set of rules so that few decisions, if any, are required from the moderators.)

5. Definitions:
   Team = individual Manager's 5-Team Stable
   Alliance = three Teams united

6. No warrior may be substituted without the proper use of the DA or arena death or 
   death in a tournament or graduation. There must be a maximum of five only on a team 
   at any point and time. (The penalty for such substitution is -10 points.)

7. It is not the spirit of competition to challenge fellow members of the same 
   alliance. Hence, challenges as such will be scored as losses for both warriors.

8. Downchallenges: A downchallenge is defined as a warrior challenging a warrior with 
   lesser recognition points.
   No challenge or bloodfeud by The Duelmaster shall be deemed a downchallenge.
   No challenge of the Duelmaster shall be deemed a downchallenge.
   Bloodfeuds against warriors with lesser recognition are deemed downchallenges.

9. Tournament participation is allowed and encouraged as a great form of acclaim and 
   recognition for North Fork and is an opportunity for warriors to gain skills and 
   preferred challenging within the Turf War.

10. There will be NO alliance or team changes once the contest has begun. If you begin 
   the Turf War with Alliance A, you must end the Turf War with Alliance A. If you 
   begin the Turf War with Team A, you must end the Turf War with Team A.

11. The Dark Arena may be used at any time without penalty. However, only one win 
   against a D.A. Monster per each stable warrior shall count as a win. Additional 
   wins will count as a loss for that warrior.

12. It is highly recommended that managers direct RSI to place your team ON 
   MAINTENANCE for the TW14 duration so that your team will fight (and earn points) 
   even if your submitted new strategies are delayed or don't make it.

          _____________________________________________________________________

SCORING will be as follows for Fights:

Team Points

  a. Wins earned: 
          0 = -1 points
          1 = +1 point
          2 = +2 points
          3 = +4 points
          4 = +6 points
          5 = =8 points

  b. Down Challenge = (-10) points to the challenger and opponent is credited with a 
     win for point scoring. The DM is exempt from DC rule/penalty.

  c. Four teams will score. The lowest scoring team per round will count duplicate as 
     the 4th team.

  d. Team with most wins per round earns 3 additional points; if ties, no points 
     awarded; no tiebreaker on wins.

Alliance Points

  a. If the three-team alliance fights all 15 fights = 5 Points

     Team points (from 3 teams plus the duplicate) + alliance points = Total Alliance 
     Points(TAP) for the round.

Round Modifier:

  a. Round Modifiers (Multiplier times TAP(Total Alliance Points
     Rounds 1-4 = 1.0; rounds 5-8 = 2.0; rounds 9 and 10 = 3.0.

The Alliance with the most points after turn 10 is THE WINNER!

        ________________________________________________________________________

PRIZES:

The Turf War is meant to be a near "winner takes all" contest. Moderators will submit 
a list of each prize won (by each Manager) at the completion of the contest. RSI 
awarded prizes must then be claimed by the manager from RSI Customer Service within 4 
months. The team rollups won will be distributed by RSI to the winners shortly after 
receipt of the prize list from the Moderators.

Entry Fee Awards:

   *** Winning alliance gets 80% of the pooled team rollups.

   *** 2nd place alliance gets 10% of the pooled team rollups.

   *** Individual Team with most wins in 10 rounds gets 10% of the pooled team rollups

RSI awards may only be applied to DM47 warriors who fought in TW14. These prizes 
cannot create an out-of-bounds warrior, and only one prize may be applied to any 
warrior, meaning that if you win two prizes they cannot be applied to the same 
warrior. All prizes must be used within 4 months. 

Winning alliance: Each manager/team receives:

  ** One Limited Damage Bump (bump one level damage)
  ** One Stat replace (remove 2 SZ, replace 2 to any single other stat) 
  ** One Favorite weapon knowledge 
  ** One +1 base skill potion.

2nd place: Each manager/team receives:

  ** One Favorite weapon knowledge 
  ** One free stat raise (not SZ)

Participation Award: 

  *** to all teams/managers who fight 45 to 47 fights (of 50) = 1 base skill potion
  *** if 48+ fights (of 50) = 2 base skill potions (each to a different warrior)

        ______________________________________________________________________

Moderators:

The Moderators for this event will be Oz, Master Darque, and Assur, the TW 
Triumvirate. They will arbitrate all dealings during the course of the contest. Their 
decisions will be final. All questions, comments, and scoring disputes may be directed 
to Land of Oz or Darque Forces or Bash Bros Park via diplo in DM 47. Managers with 
internet access may send a private message to [The Consortium] or [Master Darque] or 
[Assur] on the Duel2 Forums. Lastly, you may also email questions, comments, and 
scoring disputes to jawastomp@gmail.com or wfms101@aol.com or assurnasir@yahoo.com.

                                 THE GUARDIAN'S FORUM
                       Reflections by the Champion of the Horn

Wow, Champion of the Horn.  I guess that won't last long, but thanks for all the 
flowers. It's been a long time since me and my friends and family chased caravans 
north of Rocanis.  But we stopped doing that since being gladiators was more 
interesting.  

Living in a nice apartment in Talahya is a lot nicer than camping out on the plains, 
although I do miss my horse.  She got pretty old, and she is out to pasture at a big 
ranch near Rocanis.  I wonder if she misses the raids?  I don't. I never liked being 
mean.  Now I'm... well, a semi-retired cat lady.  I still do like fighting, but 
honestly I'd be happy just to do it with blunted practice weapons.

                                          -- Hummingbird

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hi there.

Storm Rock had thirteen fights today.  No one challenged or died or avoided.

     HUMMINGBIRD (56-3475) (92-114-0,227) of REDHORSE fought TEM OF SMALLCLIFF (35-
4865) (54-64-4,232) of HOUSE JHEREG.  HUMMINGBIRD devastated TEM OF SMALLCLIFF in a 1 
minute mismatched Title fight.  Hummingbird is Champion of the Horn and top Slasher.  
She has said that she does not wear pantyhose under her armor, but does wear soft 
cotton underthings and lightweight clothing.  And I thank her for the column.
     MOD COD (55-2638) (426-227-5,193) of RHYME TYME fought MARVIN HAGLER (16-887) 
(49-62-2,188) of BASH BROS. DOCTOR.  MOD COD handily defeated MARVIN HAGLER in a 1 
minute one-sided match.  Mod Cod is the top Lunger and overall popularity leader, 
while Marvin Hagler is the highest ranked Basher.
     MOOSE (56-3459) (67-93-0,195) of REDHORSE fought TAX PENALTY (72-7311) (62-60-
2,178) of BASH BROS MARRIAGE.  MOOSE vanquished TAX PENALTY in a popular 1 minute gory 
mismatched brawl.  Moose is our best Striker.
     TOUCH BASE (32-6828) (61-75-1,190) of CON + INSULT fought RENEGADE-RAT (41-388) 
(35-32-3,163) of RAT PAK.  TOUCH BASE was savagely defeated by RENEGADE-RAT in a 2 
minute competition.  Is Touch Base supposed to be a con, or an insult?
     RAT SOLDIER (62-5152) (42-25-0,197) of RODENTIAN NATION fought SHOPPING CART (72-
6836) (58-70-1,191) of BASH BROS ROADSIDE.  RAT SOLDIER overpowered SHOPPING CART in a 
crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle.  Rat Soldier is Storm Rock's best Aimed 
Blow.
     SHARK (31-6525) (52-88-0,188) of BASH BROS OCEAN fought RAYNER (20-182) (95-139-
3,177) of DEADLINE.  SHARK was savagely defeated by RAYNER in a action packed 4 minute 
gruesome melee.  Rayner is the top-rated Parry-Riposte, and also this turn's favorite 
fighter.
     THE OVEN BIRD (75-3934) (41-22-1,191) of DEFROSTED fought REDDIG (81-1838) (32-
13-0,156) of CLAN LONGBEARD.  THE OVEN BIRD slimly won victory over REDDIG in a 
popular 2 minute duel.  The Oven Bird is our best Wall of Steel.
     NARSIL (81-3401) (51-28-1,190) of MIRKWOOD ORCS fought RIRORNI CAPTAIN (107-26) 
(0-0-0,200).  NARSIL was vanquished by RIRORNI CAPTAIN in a popular 2 minute brutal 
one-sided duel.  Narsil is the top Total Parry around here.
     HEADACHE (28-5609) (46-55-1,187) of BASH BROS BODY fought JAVELINO (56-3728) (57-
67-1,180) of REDHORSE.  HEADACHE handily defeated JAVELINO in an exciting 1 minute 
one-sided bout.
     BUCK (1-2291) (73-151-0,180) of MOSSRUNNERS fought RINGIL (81-3633) (33-21-1,111) 
of MIRKWOOD ORCS.  BUCK was savagely defeated by RINGIL in a crowd pleasing 4 minute 
bloody competition.  Ringil gained 43 points for this victory.  Buck loost 36.
     BROKEN TOE (56-3683) (67-88-1,169) of REDHORSE fought YORKE (81-2085) (25-8-
0,147) of CLAN LONGBEARD.  BROKEN TOE demolished YORKE in a popular 1 minute 
mismatched match.  Yorke was voted least popular this turn.  Why is popularity such a 
big deal?
     GURTHANG (81-3403) (35-31-2,92) of MIRKWOOD ORCS fought R.O.U.S. (107-4) (0-0-
0,90).  GURTHANG slimly lost to R.O.U.S. in a popular 4 minute gruesome conflict.
     ANDURIL (81-3435) (34-35-1,79) of MIRKWOOD ORCS fought ALASTARIAN DESERTER (107-
1) (0-0-0,90).  ANDURIL defeated ALASTARIAN DESERTER in an action packed 5 minute 
struggle.

I haven't said much yet, but that's all I've got for you.  See you in fourteen.

                                          -- Olaf Modeen

CHAMPION OF THE HORN           W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 HUMMINGBIRD 56-3475          93 114  0  240  REDHORSE (469)             ROCANIS

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-SPAWN'S BLUE BEER 83-403     56  38  0  280  BAD SIGNS (397)            TELORINTHE
-OUT FOR A DUCK 83-275        40  71  0  228  BAD SIGNS (397)            TELORINTHE

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 MARVIN HAGLER 16-887         49  63  2  210  BASH BROS. DOCTOR (460)    WILLAF
 RAT SOLDIER 62-5152          43  25  0  206  RODENTIAN NATION (466)     VALAMANTIS
 MOOSE 56-3459                68  93  0  205  REDHORSE (469)             ROCANIS
 MOD COD 55-2638             427 227  5  202  RHYME TYME (385)           KHALANI
 THE OVEN BIRD 75-3934        42  22  1  198  DEFROSTED (455)            JADE MOUNTAIN
 HEADACHE 28-5609             47  55  1  196  BASH BROS BODY (452)       MORYA
 RAYNER 20-182                96 139  3  191  DEADLINE (432)             SEAM
 TEM OF SMALLCLIFF 35-4865    54  65  4  190  HOUSE JHEREG (426)         MURSKA
 SHOPPING CART 72-6836        58  71  1  188  BASH BROS ROADSIDE (453)   DRAGONHEAD
 RENEGADE-RAT 41-388          36  32  3  185  RAT PAK (468)              KATI-TEI
 NARSIL 81-3401               51  29  1  184  MIRKWOOD ORCS (467)        SHADOWSPIRE
 BROKEN TOE 56-3683           68  88  1  183  REDHORSE (469)             ROCANIS

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 SHARK 31-6525                52  89  0  180  BASH BROS OCEAN (457)      CHIMLEVTAL
 TAX PENALTY 72-7311          62  61  2  173  BASH BROS MARRIAGE (454)   DRAGONHEAD
 TOUCH BASE 32-6828           61  76  1  173  CON + INSULT (442)         ARVAT
 JAVELINO 56-3728             57  68  1  172  REDHORSE (469)             ROCANIS
 REDDIG 81-1838               32  14  0  168  CLAN LONGBEARD (374)       SHADOWSPIRE
 RINGIL 81-3633               34  21  1  154  MIRKWOOD ORCS (467)        SHADOWSPIRE

GRAND ADEPTS                   W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BUCK 1-2291                  73 152  0  144  MOSSRUNNERS (113)          MORDANT
 YORKE 81-2085                25   9  0  143  CLAN LONGBEARD (374)       SHADOWSPIRE

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 ANDURIL 81-3435              35  35  1   93  MIRKWOOD ORCS (467)        SHADOWSPIRE

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 GURTHANG 81-3403             35  32  2   89  MIRKWOOD ORCS (467)        SHADOWSPIRE
-BAWNER THE PURE 28-5921      17  14  3   68  BIG LAKE PURE (437)        MORYA

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Touch Base -- Our fight went really fast, but it was a good one.  You're very elusive. 
-- Hummingbird

Moose -- Hah!  You hit me on the head.  I can't be hurt there. -- Buck

Mod Cod -- That was fate knocking me around for bad karma in a past life. -- 
BuckNarsil -- Wow, you're good at that. -- Broken Toe

Boss Rat -- Oh heck, I was going to ask if I could read those spotlights. -- She-Puppy

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

HUMMINGBIRD devastated TEM OF SMALLCLIFF in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
MOD COD handily defeated MARVIN HAGLER in a 1 minute one-sided match.
MOOSE vanquished TAX PENALTY in a popular 1 minute gory mismatched brawl.
TOUCH BASE was savagely defeated by RENEGADE-RAT in a 2 minute competition.
RAT SOLDIER overpowered SHOPPING CART in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle.
SHARK was savagely defeated by RAYNER in a action packed 4 minute gruesome melee.
THE OVEN BIRD slimly won victory over REDDIG in a popular 2 minute duel.
NARSIL was vanquished by RIRORNI CAPTAIN in a popular 2 minute brutal one-sided duel.
HEADACHE handily defeated JAVELINO in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.
BUCK was savagely defeated by RINGIL in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bloody competition.
BROKEN TOE demolished YORKE in a popular 1 minute mismatched match.
GURTHANG slimly lost to R.O.U.S. in a popular 4 minute gruesome conflict.
ANDURIL defeated ALASTARIAN DESERTER in a action packed 5 minute struggle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         AIMED BLOW        24 -   8 -  1      75  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -   4 -  0      64  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         LUNGING ATTACK    25 -  15 -  0      63  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   6 -  0      45  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL     27 -  34 -  1      44  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         BASHING ATTACK    16 -  24 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         TOTAL PARRY        7 -  13 -  0      35  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         STRIKING ATTACK    7 -  13 -  0      35  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 340 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      1 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      2 -  3         3  AIMED BLOW     
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  3         2  BASHING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  2         1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  HUMMINGBIRD 56-3475        93 114  0  240 REDHORSE (469)
BASHING ATTACK   MARVIN HAGLER 16-887       49  63  2  210 BASH BROS. DOCTOR (460)
AIMED BLOW       RAT SOLDIER 62-5152        43  25  0  206 RODENTIAN NATION (466)
STRIKING ATTACK  MOOSE 56-3459              68  93  0  205 REDHORSE (469)
LUNGING ATTACK   MOD COD 55-2638           427 227  5  202 RHYME TYME (385)
WALL OF STEEL    THE OVEN BIRD 75-3934      42  22  1  198 DEFROSTED (455)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    RAYNER 20-182              96 139  3  191 DEADLINE (432)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      NARSIL 81-3401             51  29  1  184 MIRKWOOD ORCS (467)

The overall popularity leader is MOD COD 55-2638.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was RAYNER 20-182.  The ten other most popular fighters were SHARK 31-6525, RINGIL 
81-3633, GURTHANG 81-3403, ANDURIL 81-3435, REDDIG 81-1838, HUMMINGBIRD 56-3475, 
MOOSE 56-3459, RENEGADE-RAT 41-388, BUCK 1-2291, and RAT SOLDIER 62-5152.

The least popular fighter this week was YORKE 81-2085.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were JAVELINO 56-3728, SHOPPING CART 72-6836, MARVIN HAGLER 16-887, MOD COD 
55-2638, TEM OF SMALLCLIFF 35-4865, BROKEN TOE 56-3683, HEADACHE 28-5609, NARSIL 
81-3401, TOUCH BASE 32-6828, and TAX PENALTY 72-7311.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           0  1 0  ARVAT(32)            0  1 0  VALAMANTIS(62)       1  0 0  
WILLAF(16)           0  1 0  MURSKA(35)           0  1 0  DRAGONHEAD(72)       0  2 0  
SEAM(20)             1  0 0  KATI-TEI(41)         1  0 0  JADE MOUNTAIN(75)    1  0 0  
MORYA(28)            1  0 0  KHALANI(55)          1  0 0  SHADOWSPIRE(81)      2  4 0  
CHIMLEVTAL(31)       0  1 0  ROCANIS(56)          3  1 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BUCK 1-2291                 73 152  0  144  MOSSRUNNERS (113)          MORDANT
 MARVIN HAGLER 16-887        49  63  2  210  BASH BROS. DOCTOR (460)    WILLAF
 RAYNER 20-182               96 139  3  191  DEADLINE (432)             SEAM
 HEADACHE 28-5609            47  55  1  196  BASH BROS BODY (452)       MORYA
 SHARK 31-6525               52  89  0  180  BASH BROS OCEAN (457)      CHIMLEVTAL
 TOUCH BASE 32-6828          61  76  1  173  CON + INSULT (442)         ARVAT
 TEM OF SMALLCLIFF 35-4865   54  65  4  190  HOUSE JHEREG (426)         MURSKA
 RENEGADE-RAT 41-388         36  32  3  185  RAT PAK (468)              KATI-TEI
 MOD COD 55-2638            427 227  5  202  RHYME TYME (385)           KHALANI
 HUMMINGBIRD 56-3475         93 114  0  240  REDHORSE (469)             ROCANIS
 RAT SOLDIER 62-5152         43  25  0  206  RODENTIAN NATION (466)     VALAMANTIS
 SHOPPING CART 72-6836       58  71  1  188  BASH BROS ROADSIDE (453)   DRAGONHEAD
 THE OVEN BIRD 75-3934       42  22  1  198  DEFROSTED (455)            JADE MOUNTAIN
 NARSIL 81-3401              51  29  1  184  MIRKWOOD ORCS (467)        SHADOWSPIRE