DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/31/2025    Duedate: 01/13/2026

MURSKA ARENA

DM 35    TURN 1022

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

DELYSSA
LORDS OF DOOM (153)
(35-4744) [11-6-0,103]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

DELYSSA                        POSITION IS EMPTY
LORDS OF DOOM (153)            
(35-4744) [11-6-0,103]         

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

DELYSSA                        PHACTAMONIUS
LORDS OF DOOM (153)            LORDS OF DOOM (153)
(35-4744) [11-6-0,103]         (35-5341) [7-1-2,60]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

LORDS OF DOOM (153)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. LORDS OF DOOM (153)           26 
2. SATAN'S SWARM (418)           19    WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)
3. WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)        16    Unchartered Team
4. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)        1  
                                       SUPERIOR HORDE 22Y (328)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)    66  29  3 69.5   1/ 1 LORDS OF DOOM (153)      12  3 0
 2- 2*COVEY XX (453)             2   1  0 66.7   2/ 2 WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)    5  2 1
 3/ 3 SATAN'S SWARM (418)      174 115  8 60.2   3/ 3 SATAN'S SWARM (418)       4  0 0
 4- 4 HOUSE JHEREG (42)        922 644 51 58.9   4- 4 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)   2  3 0
 5- 5 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)  134  98  6 57.8   5- 5*COVEY XX (453)            1  1 0
 6/ 7 LORDS OF DOOM (153)      562 417 38 57.4   6- 7 HOUSE JHEREG (42)         1  6 0
 7/ 8 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)   1417 1959 50 42.0   7/ 8 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    0  3 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

     I can't believe the violence in MURSKA!  I still haven't told Mom I'm writing 
Spyreports.  She'd have a cow!  Well, here we go...  MVP award for HAPPY CRAB?  
WRATHMEN PROXY 3's proud of him after beating PERSISTENT BEGGAR and getting 16 
points.  Talk about yer major upsets!  BOSSK's match with TERRIBLE TARANTULA cost him 
a loss of 5 points!  What a putz!  LUDENS fights so hard to be Duelmaster, then quits 
fighting and loses the title.  No one said he was a genius...  And I was just getting 
used to the ex-Duelmaster's habit of...(!)  Oh well, welcome DELYSSA.  Aren't LORDS 
OF DOOM proud.  (Oh, my.) Is the Duelmaster really being a real snob to his 
teammates?  Don't ask me!   
     AAARRGH!!!  I HATE SPYREPORTING!!!  Sorry.  I just had to say it.  WRATHMEN 
PROXY 3 was the most avoided team.  Is a 66-29-3 record really that scary?  I don't 
know what SATAN'S SWARM's been doing.  They certainly haven't been accepting many 
fights from WRATHMEN PROXY 3, that's fer sher.   
     Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds.  All MURSKA ever talks about is fighting!  Me, 
I'm more laid back.  Hey you guys, don't you think your families would like to hear 
from you?  Write!  (Or have someone write for you.)  
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it 
quits.  Remember you guys, ease up sometimes!  Chill out!  Later, Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DELYSSA 4744                 11   6  0 103         LORDS OF DOOM (153)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LUDENS 5302                  15   2  0 129         WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)    
-ORI OF SMALLCLIFF 5177       20  13  0 101         HOUSE JHEREG (42)         
 MINOR 5172                   13  56  0  95         CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)    
-NI 3945                       9   5  0  92         PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)   

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EVIL EARWIG 5203              5   0  0  85         SATAN'S SWARM (418)       
-BLACK SHEEP 5308             11   4  0  69         WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)    

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PHACTAMONIUS 5341             7   1  2  60         LORDS OF DOOM (153)       
 WALRUS FACE 4998              7   4  2  58         LORDS OF DOOM (153)       
 TERRIBLE TARANTULA 5327       5   3  0  57         SATAN'S SWARM (418)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BARTHOLOMEW SILLS 5004        6   2  0  54         LORDS OF DOOM (153)       
-JERICHO DARK 4431             6   3  0  51         PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)   

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOSSK 4997                    5   6  0  31         LORDS OF DOOM (153)       
-AISSE 5286                    7   8  0  29         HOUSE JHEREG (42)         
-SLAKK 4698                    3   3  0  28         PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)   
-SHYBEL GIBBEN 3979            5   5  1  27         PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)   
-NO 5343                       3   2  0  27         WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)    

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RENTED MULE 5313              2   1  0  23         COVEY XX (453)            
-REAPER GRAVEQUAKE 4430        4   4  1  20         PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)   
 HAPPY CRAB 5357               1   0  1  16         WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)    

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
PERSISTENT BEGGA        0  0 0                      HAPPY CRAB 5357       1022 NONE
BARB 5334               4  4 0 WRATHMEN PROXY 3 447 WALRUS FACE 4998      1018 REVENGED
BO GOUGE 5333           4  5 0 WRATHMEN PROXY 3 447 PHACTAMONIUS 5341     1019  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DELYSSA devastated MINOR in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
EVIL EARWIG vanquished M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute uneven battle.
PHACTAMONIUS subdued DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a action packed 1 minute fight.
WALRUS FACE devastated THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
TERRIBLE TARANTULA overpowered BOSSK in a 1 minute mismatched match.
BARTHOLOMEW SILLS devastated FRATSFA SLAVE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
HAPPY CRAB butchered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   2 -  1      75  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         AIMED BLOW        10 -   5 -  2      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         SLASHING ATTACK   22 -  14 -  2      61  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         LUNGING ATTACK    12 -   8 -  2      60  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         BASHING ATTACK     8 -   7 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         TOTAL PARRY        8 -   8 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -  17 -  0      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   5 -  0      38  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -   8 -  0      20  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 1022 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:

AIMED BLOW         1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         3  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  DELYSSA 4744               11   6  0  103 LORDS OF DOOM (153)
STRIKING ATTACK  EVIL EARWIG 5203            5   0  0   85 SATAN'S SWARM (418)
AIMED BLOW       PHACTAMONIUS 5341           7   1  2   60 LORDS OF DOOM (153)
PARRY-LUNGE      TERRIBLE TARANTULA 5327     5   3  0   57 SATAN'S SWARM (418)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DELYSSA 4744.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was PHACTAMONIUS 5341.  The ten other most popular fighters were EVIL EARWIG 5203, 
DELYSSA 4744, BARTHOLOMEW SILLS 5004, WALRUS FACE 4998, TERRIBLE TARANTULA 5327, 
BOSSK 4997, HAPPY CRAB 5357, MINOR 5172,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was MINOR 5172.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were HAPPY CRAB 5357, BOSSK 4997, TERRIBLE TARANTULA 5327, WALRUS FACE 4998, 
BARTHOLOMEW SILLS 5004, DELYSSA 4744, EVIL EARWIG 5203, PHACTAMONIUS 5341,  0, and  
0.