DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/12/2025 Duedate: 09/08/2025
TELORINTHE ARENA
DM 83 TURN 237
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
EXTRA HOMEWORK
BAD SIGNS (24)
(83-754) [15-16-0,131]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
EXTRA HOMEWORK POSITION IS EMPTY
BAD SIGNS (24)
(83-754) [15-16-0,131]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
EXTRA HOMEWORK 14 DAY QUARANTINE
BAD SIGNS (24) BAD SIGNS (24)
(83-754) [15-16-0,131] (83-699) [21-17-1,102]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. CIXELSID HEROES (11) 35
2. SORCERER KINGS (66) 24 CIXELSID HEROES (11)
3. BAD SIGNS (24) 6 Unchartered Team
4. RIFF-RAFF CREW (69) 1
5. AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3) -6 NICK NAMES (88)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 CIXELSID HEROES (11) 93 60 0 60.8 1/ 1 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3) 9 6 2
2/ 1 BAD SIGNS (24) 458 296 33 60.7 2/ 2 BAD SIGNS (24) 9 6 0
3/ 3 SORCERER KINGS (66) 224 225 14 49.9 3/ 3 RIFF-RAFF CREW (69) 8 7 0
4/ 4 RIFF-RAFF CREW (69) 121 130 3 48.2 4/ 4 CIXELSID HEROES (11) 7 8 0
5/ 5 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3) 82 112 7 42.3 5/ 5 SORCERER KINGS (66) 7 8 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
TELO TELOGRAPHER
Issue # T-237
by Hammer the WordSmith
YOU MUST EARN RESPECT
Fear-of-God is a school in skilled living -- first you learn humility, then you
experience glory. --- Proverbs 15:33 The Message
The Aaaarrgh Hammerz (3) stable had fought their sand-battles for three consecutive
cycles with nary a mention of either their return to Telo nor their accomplishments in
the Ori Starbloom Spy Reports!
Hammer would hear none of their complaints!
The Veteran Manager merely responded in an uncharacteristic low-key voice: You Must
Earn Respect.
The beautiful half-elf, Thia Salanora, did her best to attend to the needs of these
rather inexperienced warriors [individually each gladiator only had 10 or less Fight
Experience] while encouraging them as best as she was able!
Lady Mandalorian took a much tougher approach, although she did commend this Hammer
Stable for claiming the Current Top Team position with their collective 10-5-3 Arena
Record for the past 3 cycles!
As their new trainer, she was secretly pleased with their progress, but the graduated
Ripper was well-aware of what might lay ahead of them in their quest to graduate from
Telo Arena!
She continued to emphasize all that her Veteran Manager had shared with her over the
years:
May Your Blades Be Sharp and Your Wits Sharper! -- Hammer, Minister of War
SPY REPORT
Hello! Hello! Hello, my Telorinthe friends! Ori Starbloom here, and oh wow oh wow,
Turn 237 was just packed with excitement! I could barely keep my quill steady with all
the cheering and gasping going on . . . in the press box. The fans in the stands were
pretty excited, too. Let me tell you everything!
First up, the big one, you know, the title fight! Our Duelmaster Extra Homework
stepped up and challenged Tyr, the newly minted Lord Protector. And guess what? Extra
Homework pulled it off, holding onto the top spot with style! I swear, I could feel
the whole arena buzzing when the last blow landed.
Now, for a bit of "who's avoiding who" gossip. This time, the most avoided team was
Riff-Raff's Crew! And the team doing the most avoiding? Yep, Bad Signs. I don't know
if it is strategy, warrior placement, Tarot readings, or just avoiding a rumble in the
wrong alley, but it sure makes me curious! Our most challenged warrior was the ever-
popular 0-2 Count of Bad Signs. He had a long, grueling match against Namrepus of
Cixelsid Heroes. Namrepus managed to eek out the win. Still, it was one of those
fights where everyone was afraid to blink because they might fall asleep.
We can't forget to wave a fond farewell to Tyr. He is headed to the Isle after a nice
career and fierce fights on the sands of Telorinthe. Good luck out there, Tyr. You
won't be lonely for long, as Extra Homework will be making the same trip in 28 days!
Telorinthe has room for more warriors, more stories, and more thrilling upsets. Invite
a team to the fray! Their name could be plastered all over the arena because there is
always a chance at glory in Telorinthe! Until we see each other again in 28 days, keep
practicing, keep smiling, and keep loving this fantastic, crazy arena known as
Telorinthe.
-- Ori Starbloom
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
EXTRA HOMEWORK 754 15 16 0 131 BAD SIGNS (24)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
0-2 COUNT 603 33 16 0 115 BAD SIGNS (24)
RIDE OR DIE 635 26 20 0 107 RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)
NAMREPUS 75 18 13 0 106 CIXELSID HEROES (11)
14 DAY QUARANTINE 699 21 17 1 102 BAD SIGNS (24)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
6AM ALARM 706 23 14 0 83 BAD SIGNS (24)
NAMTAB 73 17 14 0 83 CIXELSID HEROES (11)
ABALACH-RE 899 17 9 0 82 SORCERER KINGS (66)
ECAPS GHOST 76 17 14 0 82 CIXELSID HEROES (11)
NOTHINGBURGER 700 16 23 0 72 RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
REDNOW WOMAN 917 7 9 0 60 CIXELSID HEROES (11)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KLUH 929 7 0 0 51 CIXELSID HEROES (11)
GULG 928 6 8 1 41 SORCERER KINGS (66)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RAAM 930 5 3 0 31 SORCERER KINGS (66)
TELO PYKER HAMMER 718 4 3 1 30 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)
BUFFARILLA 935 2 0 0 28 RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)
HELLO TELO HAMMER 690 6 5 0 27 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)
TELO ZEBRA HAMMER 693 7 4 0 25 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SPITTIN' CHICLETS 933 3 3 0 23 BAD SIGNS (24)
MANDO TELO HAMMER 702 5 5 1 22 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)
MANDA TELO HAMMER 753 3 1 1 11 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)
BOOMER-ASK 931 0 7 0 7 RIFF-RAFF CREW (69)
TECTUKTITLAY 934 0 4 0 4 SORCERER KINGS (66)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
MAKE IT WEIRD 932 3 4 0 RIFF-RAFF CREW 69 HIGH ELF 237 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Telo Tuffies -- Still a Cozy-Five Active Stables Here! I Still Expect More in the
Coming Months! -- Hammer, Minister of War, mgr of Aaaarrgh Hammerz
Kluh -- For your successful challenge that took up 14 minutes on my dance card, you
could have at least been More Generous with Skill Learns! Salute! -- Telo Zebra Hammer
Boomer-Ask -- Gotcha! Salute! -- Mando Telo Hammer
Gulg -- Exhausting Loss! Salute! -- Hello Telo Hammer
Embezzling Scribe -- You Dead Embezzler! Salute! -- Telo Pyker Hammer
Mordant Deserter -- You Dead Too! Salute! -- Manda Telo Hammer
Lurkers -- Same Message! You Know You Want to Compete Here! -- Hammer, Minister of
War, mgr of Aaaarrgh Hammerz
All -- For those that like to know such things: Tyr -- AB -- 15-7-13-17-9-6-17 P/R;
Master Attack and AdEx Parry; SS, LO/VL, no tactic and learns Parry. Mode across the
board is my best guess. He leaves with a 17-7-0 record, but it isn't that impressive
when you put it under the microscope. In his career, he had a losing record vs.
Bashers and Lungers, dropping two fights to each. He also lost vs. another AB, a TP,
and a WS. Sixteen of his wins came vs. TPs (15) and a WS (1). The other win came when
he got lucky vs. Extra Homework. In short, he got lucky to fight in an arena packed
with TPs and survive the few fights he did not face a defensive style. He is off to
Home Guard and probably retirement, but I'm not sure what I'm doing with him yet. --
Master Darque
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
MAKE IT WEIRD was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
EXTRA HOMEWORK won victory over TYR in a 1 minute expert's Challenge Title battle.
NAMTAB was savagely defeated by 14 DAY QUARANTINE in a 5 minute Challenge fight.
NAMREPUS outlasted 0-2 COUNT in a unpopular 28 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
BOOMER-ASK was vanquished by HELLO TELO HAMMER in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
RAAM devastated MANDA TELO HAMMER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
BUFFARILLA won victory over TELO ZEBRA HAMMER in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
RIDE OR DIE savagely defeated 6AM ALARM in a slow 20 minute gory expert's duel.
ABALACH-RE overpowered REDNOW WOMAN in a popular 1 minute one-sided melee.
NOTHINGBURGER was subdued by ECAPS GHOST in a 1 minute master's match.
KLUH handily defeated TELO PYKER HAMMER in a exciting 5 minute one-sided contest.
GULG devastated SPITTIN' CHICLETS in a crowd pleasing 5 minute mismatched bout.
MANDO TELO HAMMER savagely defeated TECTUKTITLAY in a popular 2 minute bloody duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 8 AIMED BLOW 21 - 6 - 0 78 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 1 - 1 75 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 1 - 1 75 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 3 - 0 70 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 TOTAL PARRY 41 - 34 - 0 55 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 11 - 10 - 0 52 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 12 - 11 - 0 52 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 7 - 7 - 1 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 12 - 0 14 |
Turn 237 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 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 6 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 1 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOTAL PARRY 4 - 4 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW
1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY 0-2 COUNT 603 33 16 0 115 BAD SIGNS (24)
BASHING ATTACK 14 DAY QUARANTINE 699 21 17 1 102 BAD SIGNS (24)
PARRY-LUNGE ABALACH-RE 899 17 9 0 82 SORCERER KINGS (66)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
The overall popularity leader is EXTRA HOMEWORK 754. The most popular warrior this
turn was 14 DAY QUARANTINE 699. The ten other most popular fighters were TELO PYKER
HAMMER 718, SPITTIN' CHICLETS 933, MANDO TELO HAMMER 702, HELLO TELO HAMMER 690,
ABALACH-RE 899, RAAM 930, EXTRA HOMEWORK 754, NAMTAB 73, BUFFARILLA 935, and
NOTHINGBURGER 700.
The least popular fighter this week was 0-2 COUNT 603. The other ten least popular
fighters were NAMREPUS 75, 6AM ALARM 706, RIDE OR DIE 635, TECTUKTITLAY 934, MANDA
TELO HAMMER 753, GULG 928, KLUH 929, ECAPS GHOST 76, REDNOW WOMAN 917, and TELO ZEBRA
HAMMER 693.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
EXTRA HOMEWORK (83-754) BAD SIGNS (24)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
TYR (83-907) SORCERER KINGS (66)