DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 10/14/2026 Duedate: 10/27/2026
LAPUR ARENA
DM 29 TURN 1057
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SNORLAX
POKE' MON (568)
(29-6941) [17-6-0,103]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SNORLAX POSITION IS EMPTY
POKE' MON (568)
(29-6941) [17-6-0,103]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
APOSTATE POSTMAN DAVIEL
ARMY OF DARKNESS (283) MID EARTH (223)
(29-6847) [18-24-0,101] (29-6982) [9-9-1,37]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
POKE' MON (568)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. ROAD FOOD (578) 33
2. ARMY OF DARKNESS (283) 33 OF WOLF & MAN (569)
3. BLACK KELTS (233) 28 Unchartered Team
4. ALMOST EXACTLY (20) 26
5. MID EARTH (223) 18 ROAD FOOD (578)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 OF WOLF & MAN (569) 10 5 0 66.7 1/ 2 POKE' MON (568) 9 6 0
2/ 2 AVOID ME! (535) 238 150 7 61.3 2/ 1 ARCANE PHARMACY (401) 8 4 1
3- 3*LIBATIONS 6 (573) 20 13 0 60.6 3/ 3*ROAD FOOD (578) 7 5 0
4- 4*DEMONS OF SNOW (572) 3 2 0 60.0 4/ 7 ARMY OF DARKNESS (283) 7 8 0
5/10*ROAD FOOD (578) 12 9 0 57.1 5/ 8 BLACK KELTS (233) 6 4 0
6/ 6 POKE' MON (568) 63 50 1 55.8 6/ 4 ALMOST EXACTLY (20) 6 6 0
7/ 7 ALMOST EXACTLY (20) 886 705 50 55.7 7/ 5 MID EARTH (223) 6 9 0
8/ 5 BUFFALO TRACE '25 (567) 32 26 1 55.2 8- 6*LIBATIONS 6 (573) 5 5 0
9/ 8 MID EARTH (223) 1119 926 52 54.7 9/ 9 OF WOLF & MAN (569) 3 0 0
10/ 9 ARCANE PHARMACY (401) 102 86 2 54.3 10-11 WOODVALE FALLS (570) 3 7 1
11/11 BLACK KELTS (233) 344 345 12 49.9 11/10 AVOID ME! (535) 2 4 0
12/12 ARMY OF DARKNESS (283) 224 255 6 46.8 12/12 BUFFALO TRACE '25 (567) 2 4 0
13-13 WOODVALE FALLS (570) 11 44 2 20.0 13-13*DEMONS OF SNOW (572) 1 0 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
Fellow Poor Larry-ans! *haha* All around the bonfire!
* ** *** **** ***** **** *** ** *
... high above Woodvale Falls, when the jaguar hunts, targets, us, though we have been
silent and strong, raids us into the night, we let them. But avoiding, preventing,
neutralizing, defanging, de-clawing, neutering, quarantining, sequestering, isolating,
and disorienting the predators, the wolves. They will come around to be with us, for
us, in strength, love and peace, or they will fall onto the floor of darcwud below....
* ** *** **** ***** **** *** ** *
Heavy clouds made promises to the croaking frogs in the drying-out ditch between the
keep's raised drawbridge and the approaching caravan. Sister Nunhorn pulled the reins,
and the gate guards stepped forward to her side of the wagon. Next to her, from within
Trunkgrub's rich robes, Greenrobyn handed her a rolled parchment. The guard captain
inspected the parchment's wax seal and said, "Master Trunkgrub, our Lord and Lady have
been expecting you," and he looked darkly along the line of people in cages on the
wagons, "and your goods."
* ** *** **** ***** **** *** ** *
... and our father taught us: we are among the branches in the wind and rain; we must
stay strong and supple against the night storms or they will break us and we will
fall, crashing down onto the dark forest floor. Our mother taught us: anger, greed,
lust, dehumanizing others, rivalry, envy, pride will weaken us. Boastful loudness will
announce our location. Clashing, hitting others will weaken us. Vengeful spirit,
hateful rage, injustice toward others will weaken us....
* ** *** **** ***** **** *** ** *
The lady turned away from the last skinny, gasping slaves, curled up her whip, and
crossed the courtyard toward the wagon entering the gate. And as she looked closely at
the rich-robed man next to the Sister driving, he addressed her, "Lady Proudberry,
hail and well met!" Coming closer, and looking even more closely still, she showed no
sign that she had noticed the traces of dried blood on his rings as he stepped down
and knelt and kissed hers.
But she did signal with her other hand, and all this happened at once: Greenrobyn
grabbed onto her ringed hand and pulled her to him, arrows sunk deep into them both,
Nunhorn leaped and cried out to the other wagons, her relic spear skewering the
nearest guard, the barred cages all flew open, and the wild men inside jumped off the
wagons, blades flashing, onto the soldiers closing in.
* ** *** **** ***** **** *** ** *
... All that falls, and the creatures below -- fighting, bleeding, dying, breeding
haphazardly and rapidly and lustily and meaninglessly, obiliviously -- add to the soil
from which we draw our strength. All the drama, heroism, and pathos -- all the noise,
sound and fury, the exploring, expanding, exploiting, and exterminating, the stories,
lies, agendas, ads, and propaganda -- all of it -- its goings-on all strengthen us, as
long as we don't lose ourselves, as long as we stay "in it, but not of it" as our
parents taught us... but claiming, naming, shaming ourselves or others does weaken
us...
* ** *** **** ***** **** *** ** *
And the rains ran red from the keep on the hilltop that day, and down through the
ruins, over Trunkgrub wrapped in his rich blanket in a pauper's shallow grave, and
flowed all the way to the thirsty roots of the Darkwud below. And a branch, weakened,
did fall to the forest floor.
-- G, in ruin he seeks,
takes a halberd from dead hands
and chainmail from among the vines and stones,
hears tales of a tree shepherd in Seam
(who teaches: "less our roots, more our Leaves of Life
that we do turn upwards back toward the Light")
and takes a road north, over the hills and far away...
... from Woodvale Falls.
SPY REPORT
Special Note: Sorry for my absence last time, I accidently destroyed my report. I had
a great day in arena history all written, wait actually that was the only part of the
report that I had a backup of. So I will lead with it this report.
"Today in Lapurian Arena History". Turn 172 or thirty four years ago today, there were
29 teams in the ranks and 50 fights on the lists. The Dominator/Stilgar's WIDOWMAKER
of THE TAKEN was slaughtered by Byll's WEE JACK PLOP of THE DISCORDIANS in the fight
for the throne. The Top Current Team was Guido and THE GUILD. Blood covered the sands
that week. Beside the fight for the title there were 12 total deaths and 8 in the Dark
Arena, including the demise of a RIVER MONSTER. There were also two invitees, ELENDUR
of MID EARTH and DEAD WESLEY of THE DISCORDIANS. The newsletter had multiple
spotlights and tons of personals. It was a newsletter worth reading. Few are around
that remember this, but Vlad went by Sprocket for a while back then. Now back to the
present...
Now for this week, we honor Lapur's newest invitee, two-time Duelmaster TALONCYCLOVIR
and invitee number 15 of the year and surprisingly only Destitute Noble's 5th from
Lapur. Deja vu. With Taloncyclovir having some tourney experience, little else is
known about him other than his recent 2 turns as Duelmaster. Farewell and All Hail to
Lord Protector Taloncyclvir! Now on with the show...
Thirteen teams in the ranks, with 3 inactive and from those we have 19 fights on the
lists. No fights at night, 6 challenges and the rest randoms. We had a scumfest for
the title fight, with UPCHUCK of AVOID ME! challenging SNORLAX of POKE' MON, with
Droolbomber's gluttonous champion slimly outlasting the Bloke's champion in a boring
19 minute lunch break Title fight.
In team news, Droolbomber and his Poke' warriors moved up from 2nd to 1st after a 2-3-
0 result. Dropping from the top spot is Destitute Noble and his Arcane warriors, who
managed a limited 2-1-0 record. Rounding out the top 3 is newcomer Take Out and his
Road warriors, who recorded a 3-1-0 showing and were the Team on the Move after a 33
point gain. The Most Avoided is the Bloke and his Avoid Me! bunch, who received 8
avoids. The next closest is several guilds with 3 and 4 avoids.
Remaining challenge fights...
WINDLESS WHISPER of ALMOST EXACTLY challenged BRUTUS FALX of OF WOLF & MAN, with
Vlad's breathless warrior being overcome by Tripwire's mysterious warrior in a 1
minute match.
FROSLASS of POKE' MON challenged APOSTATE POSTMAN of ARMY OF DARKNESS, with
Droolbomber's ghostly warrior losing to Master Beru's heretic warrior in a 1 minute
master's brawl.
TRY MAXXER of ALMOST EXACTLY challenged LOPUNNY of POKE' MON, as Vlad's mysterious
warrior defeated Droolbomber's lepus warrior in a crowd pleasing 2 minute match.
COFFIN (1-2-0,5) of AVOID ME! challenged KASSANDRA of BLACK KELTS, with the Bloke's
anthropoidal warrior being devastated by Purple Sage's formerly winless warrior in a 1
minute duel.
STROKE of AVOID ME! challenged MONSTER of ROAD FOOD, with the Bloke's bloody warrior
outlasting take Out's energetic warrior in a 20 minute upset snoozefest.
"My Fight of the Week" goes to..
CANDY GINGER of ROAD FOOD fighting MYTHYA of MID EARTH, with Take Out's sweet warrior
besting Visionist's Karnhorn warrior in a crowd pleasing 4 minute gory brawl.
Other arena notes...
This week's favorite is DAVIEL, who was made famous losing to BAR WENCH.
TRY MAXXAR gained 19 points by beating LOPUNNY. 50ML lost 14 points in losing to
FRIES.
The most popular style is Lunging and the most successful style is Lunging.
Well, I'm pretty much through. Oh wait, another invitee to the Isle. Congrats to
Duelmaster SNORLAX of POKE' MON. Next time we honor you and with that, I bring my
report to a close. 'Til next time.
-- Eoghan McGrimm
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SNORLAX 6941 17 6 0 103 POKE' MON (568)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
APOSTATE POSTMAN 6847 18 24 0 101 ARMY OF DARKNESS (283)
UPCHUCK 6721 24 18 0 92 AVOID ME! (535)
FLOYDTYKTU 6809 10 2 0 92 ARCANE PHARMACY (401)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BRUTUS FALX 6968 7 3 0 88 OF WOLF & MAN (569)
FROSLASS 6963 15 5 0 83 POKE' MON (568)
-PILSNER 7010 6 2 0 82 LIBATIONS 6 (573)
SUE CHEF 6848 18 24 0 79 ARMY OF DARKNESS (283)
END OF BIDET 6849 15 9 1 79 ALMOST EXACTLY (20)
WINDLESS WHISPER 6956 9 10 0 78 ALMOST EXACTLY (20)
MAEVE MANIAC 6916 13 15 0 71 BLACK KELTS (233)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-JAGERBOMB 7009 6 2 0 63 LIBATIONS 6 (573)
ELHAD 6965 10 12 1 59 MID EARTH (223)
TRY MAXXER 7014 5 2 0 59 ALMOST EXACTLY (20)
BRIAR 6940 11 12 1 57 POKE' MON (568)
STOMPER ROOM 6954 10 9 0 57 ALMOST EXACTLY (20)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SALAZZLE 6974 9 9 0 54 POKE' MON (568)
FRIES 7067 4 1 0 49 ROAD FOOD (578)
CANDY GINGER 7066 3 2 0 49 ROAD FOOD (578)
CHEESE PUFF 7070 3 2 0 46 ROAD FOOD (578)
IMGUR 6986 10 6 1 45 MID EARTH (223)
LOPUNNY 6976 10 7 0 45 POKE' MON (568)
POPPY POPPINS 6933 9 16 1 44 BLACK KELTS (233)
-THE WHITE WITCH 7002 3 2 0 44 DEMONS OF SNOW (572)
-AMFLOYDAMEEN 6099 7 3 0 43 ARCANE PHARMACY (401)
1.75L 6914 9 12 0 39 BUFFALO TRACE '25 (567)
DAVIEL 6982 9 9 1 37 MID EARTH (223)
50ML 6913 7 6 0 37 BUFFALO TRACE '25 (567)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BAR WENCH 6971 4 0 0 37 BLACK KELTS (233)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MONSTER 7068 2 3 0 29 ROAD FOOD (578)
HERBURNIE 7020 3 1 0 28 BLACK KELTS (233)
-PROUDBERRY 6990 2 9 1 26 WOODVALE FALLS (570)
ROLLING BROWNOUR 7017 3 3 0 25 ARMY OF DARKNESS (283)
MYTHYA 7081 4 2 0 24 MID EARTH (223)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STROKE 7082 4 0 0 23 AVOID ME! (535)
BELUAR 7091 2 1 0 20 MID EARTH (223)
-SHRUB 7087 2 0 0 18 LIBATIONS 6 (573)
KASSANDRA 6988 1 3 0 17 BLACK KELTS (233)
-SLIME 10 7088 2 0 0 14 LIBATIONS 6 (573)
-CLOT 7004 3 3 0 13 AVOID ME! (535)
TALONVOG 7086 2 1 1 8 ARCANE PHARMACY (401)
-GREENROBYN 7024 1 5 0 8 WOODVALE FALLS (570)
COFFIN 7083 1 3 0 6 AVOID ME! (535)
ONLY FANS COACH 7080 0 4 0 4 ARMY OF DARKNESS (283)
STRAIT OF HORMUZ 7093 0 1 0 1 ARMY OF DARKNESS (283)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
AI OVERLORD 7016 1 4 0 ARMY OF DARKNESS 283 TALONVOG 7086 1056 JUST REVENGED
MATCHA 7007 3 3 0 LIBATIONS 6 573 PROUDBERRY 6990 1056
PERSONAL ADS
Down with pharms! Never bow to the corporations! -- the Bloke
AVOID Me, you imbeciles! For your own good. -- the Bloke
Either USPS or RSI avoided me last round, not letting me acquire another 5-0. The
cretins! (My bets are on USPS, but I have no facts except an 0-0-0-0.) -- the Bloke
Cheese Puff -- Good name for you. Til next time. -- Elhad
50ML -- Uncle! -- Daviel
Try Maxxer -- Now that was impressive. -- Imgur
Congrats Taloncyclovir on your invite to the Isle. -- Visionist and Mid Earth
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
UPCHUCK slimly lost to SNORLAX in a 19 minute master's Challenge Title fight.
WINDLESS WHISPER was overcome by BRUTUS FALX in a popular 1 minute Challenge match.
FROSLASS lost to APOSTATE POSTMAN in a popular 1 minute master's Challenge brawl.
TRY MAXXER defeated LOPUNNY in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge match.
COFFIN was devastated by KASSANDRA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
STROKE outlasted MONSTER in a 20 minute amateur vs. veteran upset Challenge brawl.
TALONCYCLOVIR vanquished MAEVE MANIAC in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SUE CHEF viciously subdued STOMPER ROOM in a action packed 2 minute gory uneven fight.
FLOYDTYKTU overpowered ELHAD in a popular 1 minute gory uneven match.
END OF BIDET demolished BRIAR in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody mismatched match.
50ML was subdued by FRIES in a 2 minute match.
1.75L was bested by SALAZZLE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute master's bout.
POPPY POPPINS was defeated by IMGUR in a popular 1 minute duel.
CHEESE PUFF devastated BOND SERVANT in a 1 minute brutal uneven duel.
CANDY GINGER bested MYTHYA in a crowd pleasing 4 minute gory brawl.
DAVIEL was luckily beaten by BAR WENCH in a exciting 3 minute brutal match.
ROLLING BROWNOUR overpowered TALONVOG in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
HERBURNIE devastated ONLY FANS COACH in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
BELUAR overpowered STRAIT OF HORMUZ in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 AIMED BLOW 27 - 18 - 0 60 |
|TOTAL PARRY 6 TOTAL PARRY 26 - 18 - 0 59 |
|AIMED BLOW 5 STRIKING ATTACK 20 - 18 - 0 53 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 LUNGING ATTACK 35 - 33 - 0 51 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 12 - 13 - 0 48 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 BASHING ATTACK 22 - 24 - 1 48 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 21 - 26 - 1 45 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 WALL OF STEEL 11 - 15 - 0 42 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-LUNGE 13 - 18 - 1 42 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 9 - 17 - 1 35 |
Turn 1057 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 6 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 3 3 AIMED BLOW
AIMED BLOW 4 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 2 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 2 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 1 BASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 3 - 3 1 WALL OF STEEL
1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY SNORLAX 6941 17 6 0 103 POKE' MON (568)
STRIKING ATTACK FLOYDTYKTU 6809 10 2 0 92 ARCANE PHARMACY (401)
LUNGING ATTACK BRUTUS FALX 6968 7 3 0 88 OF WOLF & MAN (569)
WALL OF STEEL FROSLASS 6963 15 5 0 83 POKE' MON (568)
AIMED BLOW END OF BIDET 6849 15 9 1 79 ALMOST EXACTLY (20)
PARRY-LUNGE STOMPER ROOM 6954 10 9 0 57 ALMOST EXACTLY (20)
PARRY-STRIKE 50ML 6913 7 6 0 37 BUFFALO TRACE '25 (567)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is APOSTATE POSTMAN 6847. The most popular warrior
this turn was DAVIEL 6982. The ten other most popular fighters were SUE CHEF 6848,
CANDY GINGER 7066, TRY MAXXER 7014, END OF BIDET 6849, BRIAR 6940, WINDLESS WHISPER
6956, KASSANDRA 6988, FLOYDTYKTU 6809, FRIES 7067, and IMGUR 6986.
The least popular fighter this week was MONSTER 7068. The other ten least popular
fighters were STROKE 7082, UPCHUCK 6721, SNORLAX 6941, STRAIT OF HORMUZ 7093, ONLY
FANS COACH 7080, TALONVOG 7086, MYTHYA 7081, MAEVE MANIAC 6916, LOPUNNY 6976, and
BELUAR 7091.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
SNORLAX (29-6941) POKE' MON (568)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
TALONCYCLOVIR (29-6522) ARCANE PHARMACY (401)