DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/05/2026 Duedate: 01/17/2026
TALCAMA ARENA
DM 18 TURN 1045
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
NOVA HELIX
MAD SCIENTISTS (75)
(18-11600) [18-19-1,113]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
INVERNESS POSITION IS EMPTY
WOMB OF HORRORS (766)
(18-11575) [28-17-0,117]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
BARON BARYON NOVA HELIX
MAD SCIENTISTS (75) MAD SCIENTISTS (75)
(18-11634) [14-19-1,62] (18-11600) [18-19-1,113]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
COSMIC KARMA (760)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. INANIMATE TOFU (331) 36
2. COSMIC KARMA (760) 28 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630)
3. MAD SCIENTISTS (75) 22 Unchartered Team
4. ALABAMA BLUES (755) 15
5. THE EMERALD ISLES (765) 12 KNIGHTS OF OLD (197)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1 STORM SHADOWS (757) 26 7 0 78.8 1/ 7 COSMIC KARMA (760) 6 6 1
2- 2*KENTUCKY LEGENDS (773) 3 2 0 60.0 2/ 4 INANIMATE TOFU (331) 6 7 0
3/ 3 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630) 246 182 13 57.5 3/ 9 MAD SCIENTISTS (75) 5 7 0
4/ 4 WOMB OF HORRORS (766) 82 65 2 55.8 4- 1 STORM SHADOWS (757) 4 0 0
5/ 6 MAD SCIENTISTS (75) 881 858 62 50.7 5/10 ALABAMA BLUES (755) 4 2 0
6/ 7 COSMIC KARMA (760) 134 138 6 49.3 6/ 2 OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549) 4 3 0
7/ 8 ALABAMA BLUES (755) 41 44 2 48.2 7/ 3 THE EMERALD ISLES (765) 4 4 0
8/ 9 INANIMATE TOFU (331) 193 220 8 46.7 8- 6 OF WOLF AND MAN (620) 3 2 1
9-10 OF WOLF AND MAN (620) 51 62 3 45.1 9/ 5 OF WOLF AND MAN II (630) 2 3 0
10/11 THE EMERALD ISLES (765) 81 102 6 44.3 10/ 8 WOMB OF HORRORS (766) 1 5 0
11/12 OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549) 63 98 4 39.1 11-12*COVEY XVII (771) 0 2 0
12-13*COVEY XVII (771) 1 9 0 10.0 12-11*KENTUCKY LEGENDS (773) 0 1 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
Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in TALCAMA this turn, and let's start
with a look at some of the teams. It seems the training can make the difference, as
STORM SHADOWS is pushed out of top team by COSMIC KARMA, who came from 7th with a
2-2-0 this turn. Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there are sorrows to
drown for OF WOLF AND MAN 9, whose 0-1-0 this turn dropped them by 4 into 6th.
COSMIC KARMA stable has parlayed this turn's 2-2-0 into a 6 space move up the
rankings. This brings them up to 1st place. Good work, guys! The INANIMATE TOFU
guild has had a 3-0-0 turn and deserves to be watched in the future. You never know
where this kind of thing can lead. And let's see, AMYS KITCHEN fought THE SELKIE and
gained 18 points and contributed to INANIMATE TOFU's 3-0-0. NOVA HELIX challenged
for the Duelmastership this turn, attempting to dethrone WOMB OF HORRORS' warrior.
We should ask NOVA HELIX about the thrill of victory, and what being the new
Duelmaster does for a warrior, he's now the one to ask. Tell me, is nothing sacred?
I have heard from unimpeachable sources that The Original Arthur's Last Stand 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. MAD SCIENTISTS has cause to stand tall, as
they were TALCAMA's most avoided team. A smart manager knows this is a team to beat.
And guess who avoided MAD SCIENTISTS stable the most? Believe it or not, it was
ALABAMA BLUES. Anyone surprised? Well, sports fans, take notice that MAD MC
SNUGGLES from THE EMERALD ISLES was TALCAMA's most challenged warrior this turn. In
a brave attempt, SMIDGE from THE EMERALD ISLES challenged up 18 points to fight
DETHAN from the OF WOLF AND MAN 9 stable. SMIDGE perhaps got hers just desserts,
seeing as she beat DETHAN and ended up with 40 recognition points. LADY LIGHTYEAR of
MAD SCIENTISTS had better have a good reason for challenging down 10 points in a
challenge which she won. I thought LADY LIGHTYEAR showed great skill and promise
when she subdued THARIZDUN. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace.
Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed. Is it really true that TALCAMA has
more dishwashers per capita that fighters? Just thought I'd ask...
I like this place, TALCAMA, the taverns have old wine, and young serving girls.
Who could ask for more? Always good to rest in TALCAMA, but never good to wear out
my welcome. Look for me in future turns. Until the sun next rises and my pen sets
to paper-- Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NOVA HELIX 11600 18 19 1 113 MAD SCIENTISTS (75)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
INVERNESS 11575 28 17 0 117 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)
COSMIC HAVEN 11605 20 20 1 102 COSMIC KARMA (760)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LADY LIGHTYEAR 11647 15 9 0 90 MAD SCIENTISTS (75)
PHOUKA 11513 13 17 2 90 THE EMERALD ISLES (765)
COSMIC AMBUSH 11703 9 4 1 78 COSMIC KARMA (760)
MAD MC SNUGGLES 11594 17 11 0 76 THE EMERALD ISLES (765)
THARIZDUN 11636 17 17 1 73 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)
TOFU SCRAMBLE 11710 9 5 0 70 INANIMATE TOFU (331)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BARON BARYON 11634 14 19 1 62 MAD SCIENTISTS (75)
COW COW DAVENPORT 11351 8 4 0 62 ALABAMA BLUES (755)
-IRON GOLD 11720 3 0 0 61 STORM SHADOWS (757)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BLUESMAN DAVIS 11521 9 2 0 56 ALABAMA BLUES (755)
ALABAMA SHAKES 11479 9 8 1 55 ALABAMA BLUES (755)
-DAWNSPEAR 11641 3 1 0 53 STORM SHADOWS (757)
COSMIC WIDOW 11648 9 4 0 47 COSMIC KARMA (760)
POLARIS DAWN 11702 6 5 0 41 MAD SCIENTISTS (75)
SMIDGE 11668 7 5 0 40 THE EMERALD ISLES (765)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-HELL DIVER 11719 2 0 0 33 STORM SHADOWS (757)
-LARTEK 11683 2 3 0 31 OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)
DETHAN 11723 3 6 1 30 OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MISTRESS TAVEA 11743 3 1 0 30 OF WOLF AND MAN 9 (549)
AMYS KITCHEN 11779 2 1 0 24 INANIMATE TOFU (331)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE SELKIE 11652 4 10 1 23 THE EMERALD ISLES (765)
-SATANIC JULIP 11730 3 1 0 22 KENTUCKY LEGENDS (773)
-NOKTU 11764 3 1 0 19 OF WOLF AND MAN (620)
-AURYONA 11694 1 4 0 17 OF WOLF AND MAN (620)
GELATINUS GOOP 11773 1 3 0 17 INANIMATE TOFU (331)
-SPRING 11691 1 2 0 5 COVEY XVII (771)
-GLOBE 11692 0 3 0 5 COVEY XVII (771)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DARK FATE 11787 0 1 0 COSMIC KARMA 760 STONE GOLEM 1045 NONE
CRISP FRIED TOF 11749 3 4 1 INANIMATE TOFU 331 DETHAN 11723 1042
DA1 11785 0 1 0 OF WOLF AND MAN 630 MOUNTAIN TROLL 1045 NONE
HOFFMAN 11786 0 1 0 OF WOLF AND MAN 630 SPYMISTRESS SHAR 1045 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
DARK FATE was barely slain by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
HOFFMAN was butchered by SPYMISTRESS SHARDA in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DA1 was murdered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
NOVA HELIX savagely defeated INVERNESS in a 3 minute master's Challenge Title duel.
LADY LIGHTYEAR overpowered THARIZDUN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
BLUESMAN DAVIS was viciously subdued by MAD MC SNUGGLES in a 4 minute Challenge duel.
SMIDGE bested DETHAN in a 2 minute Challenge match.
PHOUKA was bested by COSMIC HAVEN in a action packed 1 minute veteran's competition.
COSMIC AMBUSH won victory over M. CHARDINEE in a action packed 1 minute duel.
TOFU SCRAMBLE viciously subdued COSMIC WIDOW in a 4 minute gruesome fight.
BARON BARYON was unbelievably bested by COW COW DAVENPORT in a 3 minute fight.
ALABAMA SHAKES narrowly defeated POLARIS DAWN in a 2 minute fight.
THE SELKIE was demolished by AMYS KITCHEN in a 1 minute mismatched match.
GELATINUS GOOP handily defeated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 3 minute one-sided contest.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 3 - 0 73 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 16 - 7 - 4 70 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 WALL OF STEEL 14 - 9 - 1 61 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 TOTAL PARRY 15 - 10 - 0 60 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 SLASHING ATTACK 19 - 13 - 2 59 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 AIMED BLOW 20 - 17 - 0 54 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 34 - 42 - 2 45 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 BASHING ATTACK 12 - 29 - 0 29 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 5 - 0 29 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 11 - 0 8 |
Turn 1045 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 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 3 4 BASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 1 - 3 3 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY INVERNESS 11575 28 17 0 117 WOMB OF HORRORS (766)
BASHING ATTACK LADY LIGHTYEAR 11647 15 9 0 90 MAD SCIENTISTS (75)
SLASHING ATTACK COSMIC AMBUSH 11703 9 4 1 78 COSMIC KARMA (760)
WALL OF STEEL MAD MC SNUGGLES 11594 17 11 0 76 THE EMERALD ISLES (765)
AIMED BLOW TOFU SCRAMBLE 11710 9 5 0 70 INANIMATE TOFU (331)
PARRY-LUNGE SMIDGE 11668 7 5 0 40 THE EMERALD ISLES (765)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is BARON BARYON 11634. The most popular warrior this
turn was NOVA HELIX 11600. The ten other most popular fighters were BARON BARYON
11634, TOFU SCRAMBLE 11710, DARK FATE 11787, SMIDGE 11668, COSMIC HAVEN 11605, MAD MC
SNUGGLES 11594, COSMIC AMBUSH 11703, COW COW DAVENPORT 11351, ALABAMA SHAKES 11479,
and INVERNESS 11575.
The least popular fighter this week was BLUESMAN DAVIS 11521. The other ten least
popular fighters were GELATINUS GOOP 11773, THE SELKIE 11652, COSMIC WIDOW 11648,
DETHAN 11723, THARIZDUN 11636, DA1 11785, HOFFMAN 11786, PHOUKA 11513, AMYS KITCHEN
11779, and POLARIS DAWN 11702.