DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date   : 10/27/2025    Duedate: 11/08/2025
ARDIVENT ARENA
DM 46    TURN 979
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BARN GHOST
BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
(46-4987) [16-24-0,105]
Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader
BLUFF                          NANCY
WILD CARDS (433)               GENERATION D (442)
(46-5007) [17-11-1,107]        (46-5051) [3-0-0,28]
Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite
BARN GHOST                     BARN GHOST
BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)        BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
(46-4987) [16-24-0,105]        (46-4987) [16-24-0,105]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
GENERATION D (442)
          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. GENERATION D (442)            42 
2. BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)       26    WILD CARDS (433)
3. WILD CARDS (433)              21    Unchartered Team
4. FANDILS (75)                  -13
                                       GENERATION D (442)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*GENERATION D (442)        12   3  1 80.0   1/ 2*GENERATION D (442)       12  3 1
 2- 2*CHAMPIONS IV (370)        19   9  1 67.9   2/ 1 FANDILS (75)              7  4 0
 3/ 4 WILD CARDS (433)          98  57  5 63.2   3- 3*CHAMPIONS IV (370)        4  1 0
 4/ 5 FANDILS (75)             2030 1254 79 61.8   4/ 5 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)   4  5 0
 5/ 6 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)  1144 1800 36 38.9   5/ 4 WILD CARDS (433)          2  4 0
    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.
I am Bernice. I am Duelmistress. I am not at all certain I am worthy of this Title. 
But I shall fight ferociously to retain it. Beware.  
                                          -- Bernice DMI
                                      SPY REPORT
     Hail ARDIVENT!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your 
deeds.  It seems the training can make the difference, as FANDILS is pushed out of 
top team by GENERATION D, who came from 2nd with a 5-0-1 this turn.  And let's see, 
BLUFF fought PENNY and gained 20 points and contributed to WILD CARDS' 1-1-0.  PENNY 
has lost to BLUFF, falling 13 points, while helping make FANDILS a 1-2-0 turn.  We 
should ask BARN GHOST about the thrill of victory, and what being the new Duelmaster 
does for a warrior, it's now the one to ask.  Tell me, is nothing sacred?  I have 
heard from unimpeachable sources that The Victory Tavern uses trolls in their stew.  
Talk about gristle!   
     I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling.  A basher 
friend of mine assures me this is true.  BLUVALLEY WARRIORS has cause to stand tall, 
as they were ARDIVENT's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a team to 
beat.  And guess who avoided BLUVALLEY WARRIORS stable the most?  Believe it or not, 
it was FANDILS.  Anyone surprised?  The most challenged warrior this turn was 
BLUVALLEY WARRIORS' warrior HAYSTACK.  More fighters challenged him than challenged 
the Duelmaster!   
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  Is it really true that ARDIVENT has more dishwashers per capita that 
fighters?  Just thought I'd ask...   
     Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe.  Dare 
to fight bravely.  Well, I'm burning daylight here in ARDIVENT and I've a long road 
ahead of me.  Happy Trails.  Until you see my quill in ARDIVENT again, farewell-- 
Alarond the Scribe  
DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BARN GHOST 4987              16  24  0 105         BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)   
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLUFF 5007                   17  11  1 107         WILD CARDS (433)          
CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BERNICE 4985                 19  15  0  89         FANDILS (75)              
 LITTLE CAT 5014              15  11  0  89         BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)   
 PENNY 4989                   19  12  0  83         FANDILS (75)              
 HOLE CARD 4986               16  13  0  75         WILD CARDS (433)          
CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RAWLINGS 5046                 5   2  0  60         FANDILS (75)              
ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAYSTACK 4997                 9  29  0  56         BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)   
-ANONYMOUS 4178                5   2  0  54         CHAMPIONS IV (370)        
-I AM LEGEND 4184              4   0  1  51         CHAMPIONS IV (370)        
CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LAUGH TIL I CRY 4186          4   1  0  33         CHAMPIONS IV (370)        
 NANCY 5051                    3   0  0  28         GENERATION D (442)        
 TIMOTHY 5050                  3   0  0  24         GENERATION D (442)        
INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CAUGHTCHALOOKIN 4187          3   1  0  22         CHAMPIONS IV (370)        
-BOLD RUCKUS 4185              3   1  0  21         CHAMPIONS IV (370)        
 CHAD 5047                     2   1  0  19         GENERATION D (442)        
 KAREN 5048                    2   1  0  17         GENERATION D (442)        
 ROD 5049                      2   1  1  12         GENERATION D (442)        
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
FRIENDLY CONSTAB        0  0 0                      ROD 5049               979 NONE
                                     PERSONAL ADS
Health. Humility. Honor. The Red Sands of Ardivent await us all. -- Fandil The Wise
We Fandils are anxiously awaiting our, dare-I-say, high quality replacement recruits, 
who were required due to Russi's graduation and Davey's opt out for the transfer 
portal. -- WOF
Well, we all fought stand-ins. And some of us gave money to the Polite Beggar.  But 
we're really glad to be here. -- Generation D
                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
RAWLINGS bested HAYSTACK in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge fight.
BERNICE was viciously subdued by BARN GHOST in a 4 minute expert's Title battle.
PENNY was vanquished by BLUFF in a popular 1 minute gory mismatched brawl.
HOLE CARD was demolished by LITTLE CAT in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
NANCY vanquished POLITE BEGGAR in a 2 minute mismatched fight.
CHAD overpowered POLITE BEGGAR in a slow 3 minute mismatched brawl.
KAREN handily defeated POLITE BEGGAR in a crowd boring 3 minute uneven melee.
ROD dispatched FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 2 minute beginner's fight.
TIMOTHY vanquished 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                  5         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   0 -  0     100  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL     10 -   1 -  1      91  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         LUNGING ATTACK     3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -   6 -  1      67  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         TOTAL PARRY       12 -   8 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         AIMED BLOW        12 -  11 -  0      52  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         STRIKING ATTACK   31 -  29 -  1      52  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     1 -   2 -  1      33  |
Turn 979 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     AIMED BLOW         0 -  2         4  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  BLUFF 5007                 17  11  1  107 WILD CARDS (433)
TOTAL PARRY      BERNICE 4985               19  15  0   89 FANDILS (75)
STRIKING ATTACK  LITTLE CAT 5014            15  11  0   89 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
AIMED BLOW       PENNY 4989                 19  12  0   83 FANDILS (75)
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 RAWLINGS 5046, BLUFF 
5007, BERNICE 4985, LITTLE CAT 5014, ROD 5049, TIMOTHY 5050, PENNY 4989, HAYSTACK 
4997, HOLE CARD 4986, and NANCY 5051.
The least popular fighter this week was CHAD 5047.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were KAREN 5048, NANCY 5051, HOLE CARD 4986, HAYSTACK 4997, PENNY 4989, 
TIMOTHY 5050, ROD 5049, LITTLE CAT 5014, BERNICE 4985, and BLUFF 5007.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
BARN GHOST (46-4987) BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)