DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/01/2025    Duedate: 09/13/2025

ARDIVENT ARENA

DM 46    TURN 975

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

RUSSI
FANDILS (75)
(46-4979) [16-10-1,107]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BLUFF                          ANONYMOUS
WILD CARDS (433)               CHAMPIONS IV (370)
(46-5007) [14-10-1,122]        (46-4178) [4-1-0,50]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

BARN GHOST                     BARN GHOST
BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)        BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
(46-4987) [14-22-0,97]         (46-4987) [14-22-0,97]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CHAMPIONS IV (370)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CHAMPIONS IV (370)            66 
2. FANDILS (75)                  15    WILD CARDS (433)
3. BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)       15    Unchartered Team
4. DEVIL DOGS (440)              8  
5. WILD CARDS (433)              -45   CHAMPIONS IV (370)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 YOU DON'T SAY! (377)      43  14  3 75.4   1/ 3*CHAMPIONS IV (370)        9  1 1
 2/ 6*CHAMPIONS IV (370)        12   6  1 66.7   2/ 1 WILD CARDS (433)          6  1 0
 3/ 2*DEVIL DOGS (440)           6   3  1 66.7   3/ 2 FANDILS (75)              6  5 0
 4/ 3 WILD CARDS (433)          94  53  5 63.9   4/ 4*DEVIL DOGS (440)          4  2 1
 5/ 4 FANDILS (75)             2021 1250 79 61.8   5/ 6 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)   3  6 0
 6/ 7 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)  1139 1793 36 38.8   6- 7 YOU DON'T SAY! (377)      1  0 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
ARDIVENT brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  Later days, WILD CARDS, since 
CHAMPIONS IV took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  Of course, 
we're all terribly impressed to see ANONYMOUS win a fight and gain 21 points, 
terribly.  And it's out with the old, in with the new, as RUSSI takes the Title and 
last week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  I'm not in a very good mood 
today, but why am I telling you this?  You want to know what's new, don't you, 
ARDIVENT?   
     He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.  
FANDILS, I suppose you'll be glad to know you were this turn's most avoided team.  
Care to know who is the most afraid of you?  And who led the way in this mass act of 
cowardice?  Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was WILD CARDS.  Ha ha ha ha!  Ooh, 
I'm frightfully impressed, PENNY was this turn's most challenged warrior.  Watch that 
ego swell, sports fans.  I notice BLUFF challenging down 19 points to fight PENNY, 
WILD CARDS doubtless has some rotten excuse for such an insult to honor.  And sorry 
to say, BLUFF overcame PENNY, leaving a bad feeling with the crowd.  I think 
exploitive snob is the term I'm looking for.   
     Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and 
gone, and get to see if their team cared.  Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess 
what brave team is developing these kinds of weapons?   
     What does the ARDIVENT arena have in common with the inns?  It's just as 
comfortable to sleep in either place.  Ha ha ha ha!  Just wait 'till next time I show 
up here, I won't be so nice!  So nyaaah!  Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide 
Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RUSSI 4979                   16  10  1 107         FANDILS (75)              

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLUFF 5007                   14  10  1 122         WILD CARDS (433)          
 BARN GHOST 4987              14  22  0  97         BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)   

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HOLE CARD 4986               15  10  0  85         WILD CARDS (433)          
 PENNY 4989                   18  10  0  84         FANDILS (75)              
-GGGGBOOO 4269                 9   3  0  80         YOU DON'T SAY! (377)      
-BERNICE 4985                 17  14  0  69         FANDILS (75)              

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LITTLE CAT 5014              12  10  0  62         BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)   

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAYSTACK 4997                 9  25  0  52         BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)   
 ANONYMOUS 4178                4   1  0  50         CHAMPIONS IV (370)        
 DARK SHADE 5033               4   0  1  37         DEVIL DOGS (440)          

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLONDE ASSASSIN 5034          2   3  0  29         DEVIL DOGS (440)          
 BOLD RUCKUS 4185              2   0  0  25         CHAMPIONS IV (370)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 I AM LEGEND 4184              2   0  1  22         CHAMPIONS IV (370)        
 CAUGHTCHALOOKIN 4187          2   0  0  21         CHAMPIONS IV (370)        
 LAUGH TIL I CRY 4186          2   1  0  19         CHAMPIONS IV (370)        
 RAWLINGS 5046                 2   2  0  16         FANDILS (75)              

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

A new, fighting Champ has arisen! Kudos to Hole Card, Duelmaster of The Red Sands. -- 
Fandil The Wise

WFMS,LLC had a great run: 7 DM Titles, 34-16-0 Arena, 7-3-0 Tourneys, 17(+2)-18(+2)-
10-8(+2)-21(+2)-8(+1)-11 and only an Adex parry. He will be missed. -- WOF

Anonymous, you surprised me! Don't I know you from somewhere before? -- Rawlings

Haystack, you should have paid more attention to the fight than to that needle. -- 
Bernice

Little Cat, you hissed, I swished. -- Russi

Health. Humility. Honor. The Red Sands Of Ardivent await us all. -- Fandil The Wise

Laer. For those interested: WFMS, LLC faves: LS;B  Mod/Vlo; Parry Tactic; learns Init 
-- WOF

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BLUFF devastated PENNY in a action packed 1 minute brutal mismatched Challenge fight.
HOLE CARD was handily defeated by RUSSI in a 1 minute one-sided Title match.
BARN GHOST vanquished VETERAN MERCENARY in a popular 1 minute gory mismatched brawl.
LITTLE CAT demolished HAPPY PEASANT in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
HAYSTACK was vanquished by ANONYMOUS in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
BLONDE ASSASSIN was luckily beaten by RUTHLESS JAYWALKER in a 1 minute brawl.
DARK SHADE handily defeated RAWLINGS in a 1 minute uneven melee.
CAUGHTCHALOOKIN vanquished FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
LAUGH TIL I CRY vanquished POLITE BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BOLD RUCKUS overpowered TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven match.
I AM LEGEND overpowered SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  7         WALL OF STEEL      4 -   0 -  1     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-STRIKE       5 -   2 -  0      71  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         AIMED BLOW        17 -   8 -  0      68  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         LUNGING ATTACK     6 -   3 -  1      67  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   2 -  2      60  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY       12 -   9 -  0      57  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         SLASHING ATTACK   10 -   9 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         STRIKING ATTACK   26 -  33 -  1      44  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   2 -  0       0  |

Turn 975 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:

LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         1 -  2         5  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  AIMED BLOW     
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  3     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  RUSSI 4979                 16  10  1  107 FANDILS (75)
SLASHING ATTACK  BLUFF 5007                 14  10  1  122 WILD CARDS (433)
AIMED BLOW       HOLE CARD 4986             15  10  0   85 WILD CARDS (433)
TOTAL PARRY      ANONYMOUS 4178              4   1  0   50 CHAMPIONS IV (370)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BARN GHOST 4987.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was BARN GHOST 4987.  The ten other most popular fighters were BLUFF 5007, LAUGH TIL 
I CRY 4186, RUSSI 4979, LITTLE CAT 5014, ANONYMOUS 4178, BLONDE ASSASSIN 5034, DARK 
SHADE 5033, PENNY 4989, CAUGHTCHALOOKIN 4187, and BOLD RUCKUS 4185.

The least popular fighter this week was RAWLINGS 5046.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were HAYSTACK 4997, HOLE CARD 4986, I AM LEGEND 4184, BOLD RUCKUS 4185, 
CAUGHTCHALOOKIN 4187, PENNY 4989, DARK SHADE 5033, BLONDE ASSASSIN 5034, ANONYMOUS 
4178, and LITTLE CAT 5014.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

WFMS, LLC (46-4959) FANDILS (75)