DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/02/2026 Duedate: 01/15/2026
TRANSEL ARENA
DM 6 TURN 1050
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
HEMLOCK
CHAOS KIDS (669)
(6-8077) [16-9-0,106]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
HEMLOCK LITTLE JOHN
CHAOS KIDS (669) TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655)
(6-8077) [16-9-0,106] (6-7770) [4-0-1,58]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
MCKINLEY RATIGAN-RAT
BLACK AND BLUES (575) RAT PAK (277)
(6-8020) [18-21-2,78] (6-7820) [21-20-3,104]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655) 22
2. CHAOS KIDS (669) 12 BLACK AND BLUES (575)
3. LANCIARII (635) 11 Unchartered Team
4. TOP HITS (675) 8
5. CLEVER CLEVER MGRR (676) 3 TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655) 9 1 1 90.0 1/ 2*TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655) 8 1 1
2/ 0*CLEVER CLEVER MGRR (676) 5 1 0 83.3 2/ 1 TOP HITS (675) 7 5 0
3- 3 BREWHALLA (668) 69 44 2 61.1 3/ 5 CHAOS KIDS (669) 5 6 1
4/ 4 BLACK AND BLUES (575) 688 534 34 56.3 4/ 6 LANCIARII (635) 5 10 1
5/ 5 RAT PAK (277) 133 112 5 54.3 5- 3 FIRST NAME BASIS (641) 4 1 0
6- 6 Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665) 48 41 6 53.9 6- 4 Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665) 4 2 0
7/ 7 TOP HITS (675) 51 45 5 53.1 7/ 8 RAT PAK (277) 3 5 0
8/ 8 CHAOS KIDS (669) 79 75 3 51.3 8- 7 BREWHALLA (668) 3 5 0
9- 9 FIRST NAME BASIS (641) 235 249 27 48.6 9/ 9 BLACK AND BLUES (575) 2 6 0
10/10 LANCIARII (635) 233 254 7 47.8 10/ 0*CLEVER CLEVER MGRR (676) 1 0 0
11/11 PSYCHO SQUAD (135) 785 1011 23 43.7 11/12 PSYCHO SQUAD (135) 0 3 0
12/12*COVEY XIV (678) 1 6 0 14.3 12-13*ANGRY EDEN (476) 0 2 0
13-13*ANGRY EDEN (476) 0 2 0 0.0 13/11*COVEY XIV (678) 0 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
The native girl gave Orv a surprised smile. "You have some herb lore, do you?"
"You could say that," the little spirit replied with an answering smile. "I'm a
land healer. When we're done with the monsters, I will heal the poisoned land here
before I go home."
"I'll pass the word. Maybe some farmers will come and say which fields need
help."
The group of adventurers moved on down the flower-lined road, toward the forest
with the dark and foggy spot in the middle.
Vengeance said, "This chaos gate, is it a big visible stone gate, like when we
fought in Gateway Arena?"
Orv shook his, or her, or its head. "It is a wound in Ghea, which has festered
through the volcanic flow Sheila Greywand used to try and seal it. The world beyond
that breach is as poisonous to our world as our world is to that world." Shaking its
head, it spat to the side, as though tasting something vile. "The breach is under the
polluted water and I don't recommend going through to the other side. It's likely
that the enemy will be on this side, maybe in the water as the poison comforts them.
In case you have to enter the water, I'll make you a salve to protect your bodies and
your equipment, but that won't last more than an hour."
Tortured Trout frowned as he strode down the road. "Sounds like it would be best
to lure them out of the water. What can we do to really piss them off?"
Orv gasped a surprised laugh, sounding as innocent as a child -- a child with
mischief on its mind. "I don't know them well, but I'd guess these invaders are
fanatics who take themselves very seriously. If they think you are making fun of
them..."
Marduk nodded. "So, we pants them."
Teetotaler shook his head. "Nnn... ah. We're talking about making them come out
of the water to fight us. How would that work?"
"I could make an illusion," Trout suggested, rubbing his bearded chin.
Teddy Brewster shrugged. "When we see them, we should simply charge!"
"We hide in the trees," said Vengeance. "Trout makes an illusion of a farmer
pantsing one of the poison weasels. They get offended and come ashore to deal with
it. THEN we charge. Hmm. There are six of us, and seven of them. Orv, do you
fight?"
The little spirit shook its head, then said, "Well... it depends. You can see
that I'm not as big and strong as all of you."
"But you are of Ghea," said Tortured Trout. "Can you poison those things with a
touch?"
"Oh. Yes, I suppose so. But if I am slain, I can't heal the land."
"We won't include you in the fighting line, then. Or Trout, either. You guys
are support. The five of us can take those evil weasels."
They had been walking rapidly as they made their plans. Now, they were in the
forest, which looked sick. It was mostly oak and maple and sycamore trees, which
should have had green leaves on this warm island, but all the leaves were shriveled
and black, and curled up on the ground. The tree skeletons looked twisted, as though
they were in pain. The group of fighters walked up a small rise in the land, and
looked down upon a swamp, pools of bubbling yellowish water that stank of sulfur and
rot.
Vengeance looked at Orv. "Can you tell where they are?"
The nature spirit stretched out its arm, pointing at a particularly large pool.
"Four of them. The other three might still be in their own world."
Teddy Brewster shifted his feet, hefted his sword, and snorted. "Let's just
charge."
SPY REPORT
The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon TRANSEL, for
I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned! TOP HITS? Who? TEAN NOTTINGHAM is the top team
these days, buddies! RAT PAK had cause to celebrate, after RATIGAN-RAT got 21 points
by beating TUB THUMPING. TUB THUMPING certainly had a baffled expression on its
face, after losing to RATIGAN-RAT and losing 14 points in the process! A certain
someone saw KNACK MCZAPPIGAN at The Sultan's Tent with the shakes, and now he fails
to show up to defend his throne. What a pathetic slob! In TRANSEL, nothing is
permanent (except Death), and we find ourselves a new Duelmaster, HEMLOCK. So who
was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls and challenging dead trees?
Someone's got a basic problem...
So much to report, so little time! Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the
lion, so did the "warriors" in TRANSEL avoid BREWHALLA. As a woman of good breeding
scorns the "warriors" of RAT PAK, so did that sorry team shy from BREWHALLA Everyone
is famous for fifteen minutes, and TUB THUMPING is it right now. Most challenged
warrior. Isn't TOP HITS proud! Willing to win at any cost is LITTLE JOHN, who
challenged KOKO TAYLOR, 8 points junior. Our sympathies, KOKO TAYLOR! I thought
LITTLE JOHN showed great skill and promise when he subdued KOKO TAYLOR. All right,
so I slept through it! Big deal!
The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... Those who owe CLYDE
of CHAOS KIDS money and had written him off, take note: he'S BACK FROM THE DARK
ARENA!!! AND he'S MAD!!! Oh hard! that to strike a flame, the match itself must
needs be wasting!
All good things must come to an end. More important duties call me. Do not
despair! I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HEMLOCK 8077 16 9 0 106 CHAOS KIDS (669)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-OVERKILL 8010 17 6 0 106 BREWHALLA (668)
RATIGAN-RAT 7820 21 20 3 104 RAT PAK (277)
PAINT IT BLACK 8085 14 7 2 102 TOP HITS (675)
-WAIMEA BLAZE 8025 12 8 1 91 BREWHALLA (668)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SLANG DU JOUR 8009 15 9 0 88 BREWHALLA (668)
TUB THUMPING 8081 15 6 0 84 TOP HITS (675)
MCKINLEY 8020 18 21 2 78 BLACK AND BLUES (575)
-ZIRCOTHIAN 7971 12 6 0 76 Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)
BLACK BETTY 8082 10 11 1 73 TOP HITS (675)
KATANA-RAT 8075 8 5 0 72 RAT PAK (277)
-CO-PILOT THOR 8008 15 9 1 69 BREWHALLA (668)
HALLUCENT 8001 11 34 0 67 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ZOTACLES 8098 8 3 0 64 LANCIARII (635)
LITTLE JOHN 7770 4 0 1 58 TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PSYCHO KILLER 8083 8 13 1 56 TOP HITS (675)
DON'T 8086 5 1 0 53 CLEVER CLEVER MGRR (676)
-GREGG 8135 4 1 0 47 FIRST NAME BASIS (641)
MARIONETTE-RAT 8106 4 8 0 45 RAT PAK (277)
KOKO TAYLOR 8108 10 11 1 42 BLACK AND BLUES (575)
-GINA 8141 3 0 0 40 FIRST NAME BASIS (641)
-THE DUCHESSE 8011 7 11 0 38 BREWHALLA (668)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SMURF-RAT 7712 6 6 0 33 RAT PAK (277)
XENOCRIS 7999 6 7 0 25 LANCIARII (635)
-MERRY MAN 7773 2 0 0 24 TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MARTY 8136 3 2 0 23 FIRST NAME BASIS (641)
-LEROY CARR 8138 1 0 0 19 BLACK AND BLUES (575)
SHERWOOD 7771 3 0 0 17 TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655)
WILLOW 8131 3 2 0 13 CHAOS KIDS (669)
DRACONEN 8144 2 1 1 8 LANCIARII (635)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DENNIS 8153 1 0 0 5 FIRST NAME BASIS (641)
FUTILE LIST 8119 0 3 0 5 COVEY XIV (678)
-GARY DAVIS 8140 0 1 0 3 BLACK AND BLUES (575)
-MIKE 8152 0 1 0 1 FIRST NAME BASIS (641)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BARTHONY 8129 1 5 0 LANCIARII 635 LITTLE JOHN 7770 1048
FNOT 8165 0 1 0 LANCIARII 635 SOLARIN THE SILE 1050 NONE
GNOT 8166 0 1 0 LANCIARII 635 C'YLENRE THE SLY 1050 NONE
MERRY LASS 7772 0 1 0 TEAN NOTTINGHAM 655 C'YLENRE THE SLY 1050 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
CLYDE butchered DEVERIL THE DARING in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
GNOT was murdered by C'YLENRE THE SLY in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
MERRY LASS was assassinated by C'YLENRE THE SLY in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
FNOT was butchered by SOLARIN THE SILENT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
RATIGAN-RAT savagely defeated TUB THUMPING in a 4 minute master's Challenge match.
SMURF-RAT was overpowered by PSYCHO KILLER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
LITTLE JOHN devastated KOKO TAYLOR in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
HEMLOCK handily defeated KATANA-RAT in a 1 minute uneven Title melee.
PAINT IT BLACK vanquished MCKINLEY in a action packed 1 minute one-sided duel.
BLACK BETTY won victory over HALLUCENT in a 1 minute veteran's fight.
ZOTACLES overpowered MARIONETTE-RAT in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
DON'T overpowered XENOCRIS in a 1 minute one-sided match.
SHERWOOD outwaited DRACONEN in a monotonous 13 minute amateur's conflict.
FUTILE LIST was subdued by WILLOW in a 2 minute novice's brawl.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 8 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 4 - 0 56 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 16 - 13 - 0 55 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-STRIKE 7 - 6 - 1 54 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 7 - 0 53 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 30 - 27 - 2 53 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 STRIKING ATTACK 32 - 31 - 3 51 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 11 - 12 - 0 48 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 AIMED BLOW 7 - 8 - 0 47 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 14 - 19 - 1 42 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 16 - 1 24 |
Turn 1050 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 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 6 3 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK HEMLOCK 8077 16 9 0 106 CHAOS KIDS (669)
AIMED BLOW RATIGAN-RAT 7820 21 20 3 104 RAT PAK (277)
STRIKING ATTACK PAINT IT BLACK 8085 14 7 2 102 TOP HITS (675)
TOTAL PARRY TUB THUMPING 8081 15 6 0 84 TOP HITS (675)
PARRY-STRIKE LITTLE JOHN 7770 4 0 1 58 TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655)
SLASHING ATTACK DON'T 8086 5 1 0 53 CLEVER CLEVER MGRR (676)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is MCKINLEY 8020. The most popular warrior this turn
was RATIGAN-RAT 7820. The ten other most popular fighters were PAINT IT BLACK 8085,
LITTLE JOHN 7770, FUTILE LIST 8119, WILLOW 8131, HEMLOCK 8077, MCKINLEY 8020, BLACK
BETTY 8082, ZOTACLES 8098, DON'T 8086, and PSYCHO KILLER 8083.
The least popular fighter this week was SHERWOOD 7771. The other ten least popular
fighters were DRACONEN 8144, TUB THUMPING 8081, XENOCRIS 7999, MARIONETTE-RAT 8106,
HALLUCENT 8001, KATANA-RAT 8075, KOKO TAYLOR 8108, SMURF-RAT 7712, FNOT 8165, and
MERRY LASS 7772.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
KNACK MCZAPPIGAN (6-7967) Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)
CLYDE (6-8028) CHAOS KIDS (669)