DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/26/2025 Duedate: 07/09/2025
JHANS ARENA
DM 36 TURN 996
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BARKEEP BARB
IRON DAMSELS (16)
(36-8685) [21-9-0,107]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
DAHLIA CAYAHUANCA
EMU'S STRAIN (702) MONOCEROS (688)
(36-8794) [11-9-1,108] (36-8528) [3-1-0,48]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
WILDRIDER URSA L'ANDRESS
NEON KNIGHTS (680) FUR YOUR EYES ONLY (546)
(36-8441) [14-15-2,92] (36-8339) [8-1-0,84]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550) 50
2. EMU'S STRAIN (702) 43 FUR YOUR EYES ONLY (546)
3. CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) 36 Unchartered Team
4. IRON DAMSELS (16) 18
5. MONOCEROS (688) 11 MONOCEROS (688)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*MONOCEROS (688) 7 1 0 87.5 1/ 2 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550) 8 4 1
2- 2 SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694) 13 7 0 65.0 2/ 1 IRON DAMSELS (16) 7 5 1
3/ 5 FUR YOUR EYES ONLY (546) 66 55 1 54.5 3/ 3 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) 6 8 0
4/ 4 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) 39 36 3 52.0 4/ 5 EMU'S STRAIN (702) 6 9 1
5/ 6 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550) 221 225 10 49.6 5/ 6*MONOCEROS (688) 5 1 0
6/ 8 NEON KNIGHTS (680) 68 72 3 48.6 6/ 7 NEON KNIGHTS (680) 5 5 0
7/ 7 FERMENTED (651) 22 24 1 47.8 7/ 9 DARK ABUNDANCE (695) 5 7 0
8/ 9 IRON DAMSELS (16) 216 239 12 47.5 8/ 8 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) 5 9 0
9/10 DARK ABUNDANCE (695) 151 168 0 47.3 9/11 FERMENTED (651) 4 3 1
10/13 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) 95 120 3 44.2 10/10 FUR YOUR EYES ONLY (546) 3 0 0
11/15 EMU'S STRAIN (702) 45 63 4 41.7 11/ 4 WOLF AND MAN (701) 3 9 1
12/14 WOLF AND MAN (701) 22 31 3 41.5 12-12 SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694) 1 0 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Thanks for the boots, Dahlia! I needed a nice new set of....stilettos? How do you
even walk in these things, let alone fight in them? Well, I might be able to find an
interesting and fun use for them. ;-)
Well, Neon wants me to coach up some of his other warriors, so I gotta go. Until next
time, Jhans.May the gods guide your blows straight and true!
-- Bootstealer, Duelmaster of Alastari's toilet bowl
SPY REPORT
Hail and well met warriors of JHANS! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes,
Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. Former top team IRON DAMSELS was unseated
this week as CLAN BATTLEAXE II moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top spot with a
3-2-0 record for the round. Fortune did not smile upon WOLF AND MAN this time out
who this turn suffered a fall into 11th position in the wake of a 0-2-0 round.
SAPPHIRE caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as she skillfully
bested BOB SEMPLE and was awarded 21 points in recognition. In one of the week's
more notable duels, WHIPPET put down SYAN-LIN, causing him to lose 16 points of
recognition in the process. As is fitting, the most sought after warrior on the
challenge boards this week was none other than Duelmaster BOOTSTEALER himself. Who
here was not present for the title fight this week as BARKEEP BARB boldly challenged
BOOTSTEALER in order to strive for the Duelmasters honors? The city has turned out
in honor of BARKEEP BARB, for with hers arena victory she may now lay claim to the
highest position in the city! No confirmation, but my sources claim that the top
team has gained their position using magical aids. Charmed weapons perhaps?
I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently
transpired. Indeed there is much I would report. My inside sources tell me that the
team to beat in JHANS these days is NEON KNIGHTS. At least, most blades in town are
looking to avoid them. Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was
that spent the better part of last week avoiding NEON KNIGHTS. Indeed it was IRON
DAMSELS. A match that raised a few eyebrows at the games this week, it seems that
SAINT-CHAMOND posted a challenge against the more highly recognized WILDRIDER. The
results, you ask? Well, the firebrand SAINT-CHAMOND was bested by WILDRIDER.
Remember warriors, this is the discipline of steel. I can not but mention with
disdain the name of SPINNOCK who this week posted a challenge to a warrior a full 10
points below in the rankings. I thought SPINNOCK showed great skill and promise when
he defeated FOSTERS. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
Vendettas. Bloodied blades and broken spears. Indeed the city has seen more
than its fair share of red in recent times. Look no more for SUNBLOTTER in the arena
or on the streets of JHANS. His fate was sealed in the Dark Arena. Inevitable for
one at 9-15-1. This week marked the last days of RAPINE who at 6-5-1 was dispatched
to the Dark Arena by the command of CLAN BATTLEAXE II's demanding management. My
sources at IRON DAMSELS stable claim they've never seen the guild bitterer. This as
a result of the untimely demise of CITATA. Beware SONJA! CITATA must hold silent,
for this week she was humbled in the arena by a successful Bloodfeud won by SONJA of
EMU'S STRAIN. Hail SONJA for thy victory! Fate is a fickle mistress. She showers
the miserable with fortune but sets enemies against the victorious. Remember this!
A thought before I go. Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise
manager learn the secrets of them all? Sadly warriors, now longer can I keep thy
company nor savor the ale of thy fine city. Depart I must and soon! Till next we
meet remember: a fool flies into a rage quickly and often. The wise are angered by
the same thing only once. Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BARKEEP BARB 8685 21 9 0 107 IRON DAMSELS (16)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DAHLIA 8794 11 9 1 108 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BONEGRIN 8785 10 4 2 105 WOLF AND MAN (701)
ANGRY ORCHARD 7868 10 6 0 101 FERMENTED (651)
BOOTSTEALER 8442 16 10 0 97 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
CLOUDSKIMMER 8438 15 14 0 97 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
-ALOSIA 8714 12 6 0 96 IRON DAMSELS (16)
WILDRIDER 8441 14 15 2 92 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ASSAIL 8708 14 12 0 86 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
URSA L'ANDRESS 8339 8 1 0 84 FUR YOUR EYES ONLY (546)
DREAMSINGER 8439 14 12 0 82 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
SLETTU 8698 11 10 1 81 IRON DAMSELS (16)
LEMAN 8670 16 16 0 72 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
KUURUS 8684 15 15 0 70 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ARK 8814 8 4 0 66 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
SONJA 8815 6 4 1 60 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
SAINT-CHAMOND 8666 10 6 0 58 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MARK 1 8665 7 9 1 55 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
CAYAHUANCA 8528 3 1 0 48 MONOCEROS (688)
OLD MIL 7906 8 3 0 47 FERMENTED (651)
WHIPPET 8668 8 8 1 46 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
LITTLE WILLIE 8667 10 6 0 45 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
VIRIATO 8778 4 0 0 41 MONOCEROS (688)
SPINNOCK 8835 5 0 0 35 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SIGNY 8831 5 3 0 33 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
-FAITH IN CAUSATION 8600 4 3 0 33 SIMPLE DISCOURSE (694)
ENVY 8827 5 5 0 32 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
SYAN-LIN 8783 6 7 0 26 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SAPPHIRE 8866 1 0 0 21 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
LOBOL 8847 2 3 0 19 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
BADBOF 8826 3 2 0 17 WOLF AND MAN (701)
AVERAGE JOE 8862 1 0 0 16 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
VARKOS 8865 1 0 0 15 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
FOSTERS 8856 1 1 1 11 FERMENTED (651)
BOB SEMPLE 8839 1 1 0 4 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
NARGOL 8825 0 3 0 3 WOLF AND MAN (701)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
JAY HIGGINS 8773 8 7 2 BAD PICKLES 699 SLETTU 8698 992 NOT REVENGED
ROOK 8833 1 3 0 CLAN BATTLEAXE 347 FOSTERS 8856 995
ROT 8863 0 1 0 CLAN BATTLEAXE 347 SPYMASTER 996 NONE
RAPINE 8812 6 6 1 CLAN BATTLEAXE I 550 RIPPLES DORRIGAN 996 NONE
ROLL 8864 0 1 0 CLAN BATTLEAXE I 550 SPYMASTER 996 NONE
CALISTA 8830 3 4 0 EMU'S STRAIN 702 CITATA 8842 995 JUST REVENGED
COVEN 8848 1 3 0 EMU'S STRAIN 702 BLACK ORC 996 NONE
DOUG 8859 0 1 0 EMU'S STRAIN 702 STONE GOLEM 996 NONE
CITATA 8842 3 2 1 IRON DAMSELS 16 SONJA 8815 996
MISS DAYTONA 3164 18 36 0 IRON DAMSELS 16 BONEGRIN 8785 995
SUNBLOTTER 8498 9 16 1 NEON KNIGHTS 680 STONE GOLEM 996 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Tripwire winced as Bonegrin unleashed a massive longsword attack knocking down Miss
Daytona. Before he could yell out to stop the warrior had finished the fight quickly,
thrusting his longsword thru the head of the downed opponent. Grand Wizard of Dueling
would not be pleased, Tripwire had not done his homework and didn't realize it was his
new alliance mates team until it was too late. An apology and beers were in order for
sure.. -- Tripwire
Lobol -- Ugh, 21 Wit and that is what I learned 2 fights in a row?!? -- Nargol
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SUNBLOTTER was barely slain by STONE GOLEM in a 5 minute Dark Arena fight.
RAPINE was murdered by RIPPLES DORRIGAN in a exciting 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
COVEN was assassinated by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
ROT was dealt death by SPYMASTER in a popular 1 minute Dark Arena contest.
DOUG was assassinated by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
ROLL was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
SONJA barely slew CITATA in a 2 minute bloody Bloodfeud fight.
BARKEEP BARB luckily beat BOOTSTEALER in a 3 minute master's Challenge Title brawl.
DAHLIA vanquished ASSAIL in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
URSA L'ANDRESS viciously subdued LEMAN in a action packed 9 minute Challenge fight.
SAINT-CHAMOND was overpowered by WILDRIDER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
MARK 1 was handily defeated by DREAMSINGER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
ARK demolished LITTLE WILLIE in a 2 minute bloody mismatched Challenge match.
WHIPPET devastated SYAN-LIN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge battle.
SPINNOCK devastated FOSTERS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
CLOUDSKIMMER handily defeated M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
ANGRY ORCHARD defeated SLETTU in a action packed 4 minute brutal expert's struggle.
OLD MIL was devastated by KUURUS in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
CAYAHUANCA luckily beat ENVY in a 2 minute bout.
VIRIATO subdued FRATSFA SLAVE in a 2 minute brutal bout.
BADBOF was overpowered by SIGNY in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
BOB SEMPLE was devastated by SAPPHIRE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
NARGOL was overpowered by LOBOL in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
AVERAGE JOE overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 2 minute uneven fray.
VARKOS overcame EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute novice's contest.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 8 PARRY-STRIKE 14 - 5 - 2 74 |
|AIMED BLOW 7 PARRY-LUNGE 9 - 5 - 0 64 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 6 AIMED BLOW 29 - 23 - 2 56 |
|TOTAL PARRY 5 TOTAL PARRY 26 - 22 - 0 54 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 3 WALL OF STEEL 13 - 12 - 1 52 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 2 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 48 - 50 - 5 49 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 31 - 35 - 1 47 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 STRIKING ATTACK 16 - 27 - 2 37 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 14 - 25 - 3 36 |
Turn 996 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 2 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 3 5 LUNGING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 5 - 2 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 5 2 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 4 2 STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 1 PARRY-STRIKE
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY BARKEEP BARB 8685 21 9 0 107 IRON DAMSELS (16)
LUNGING ATTACK DAHLIA 8794 11 9 1 108 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
SLASHING ATTACK BOOTSTEALER 8442 16 10 0 97 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
PARRY-STRIKE URSA L'ANDRESS 8339 8 1 0 84 FUR YOUR EYES ONLY (546)
AIMED BLOW DREAMSINGER 8439 14 12 0 82 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
PARRY-LUNGE CAYAHUANCA 8528 3 1 0 48 MONOCEROS (688)
WALL OF STEEL SPINNOCK 8835 5 0 0 35 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is WILDRIDER 8441. The most popular warrior this turn
was SUNBLOTTER 8498. The ten other most popular fighters were URSA L'ANDRESS 8339,
BOOTSTEALER 8442, ANGRY ORCHARD 7868, SLETTU 8698, ARK 8814, LEMAN 8670, ENVY 8827,
SONJA 8815, BARKEEP BARB 8685, and DAHLIA 8794.
The least popular fighter this week was NARGOL 8825. The other ten least popular
fighters were BOB SEMPLE 8839, BADBOF 8826, OLD MIL 7906, LITTLE WILLIE 8667, MARK 1
8665, SAINT-CHAMOND 8666, ASSAIL 8708, ROLL 8864, COVEN 8848, and FOSTERS 8856.
SUMMER BLOODGAMES 2025
Back by popular demand, we will be hosting a new slow Bloodgames mailed arena
beginning in August. We also plan our usual Bloodgames arenas at the summer Face-
to-Face.
For those of you who always wanted the chance to manage the last warrior standing
alive upon the arena sands, your day has come. The Bloodgames are coming!
At the end of the ten turns, even though several warriors, bruised and scarred, MAY
yet live, only one will be crowned Champion of the Bloodgames. And in this game mere
survival counts for little. A great general once said, "The object of battle is not
to die for your cause, but to make your enemy die for his." This general would have
greatly enjoyed the Duelmasters Bloodgames. Here are the particulars:
Face-to-Face style Turn 1 is due Fri July 18 at 9pm at the hotel
Bloodgames (DM 98): Turns process with the tournament
Strategy changes allowed, bloodfeud challenges only
Mail-in style Turn 1 is due Sat July 19 at 9pm at the hotel
Bloodgames (DM 99): All turns process overnight, mail-in style.
No strategy changes; all ten rounds process one
after the other and results will be out Sun morning.
Slow Bloodgames (DM 95): Turn 1 is due Weds August 13
Turns process every 28 days
Strategy changes allowed, bloodfeud challenges only
Gameplay proceeds according to standard DM rules, except for a few notable exceptions:
BLOODGAMES ROLLUP -- Your Bloodgames team is ten warriors, one of each fighting
style, each warrior designed from scratch! (All are DYOs (design your owns) with 84
points, 3-21, as usual.) To submit your rollup, just write/type them up and send them
in. We'll mail or email your overviews and you can write up your strategies. Your
warriors must be created and have strategies entered by the first due date.
DEATH -- As the name implies, the Bloodgames will leave the arena sands somewhat
darker before they're over. It's a dangerous sport intended only for the tough and
spirited. The Arenamaster will be less likely to intercede on behalf of a dying
warrior. Even at a 1 kill desire, kill attempts will occur.
REPLACEMENTS AND ROLLUPS -- There will be no replacement characters.
CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES -- In the turn-based bloodgames, there are no regular
challenges, only bloodfeuds. There will be no DA challenges in any of the bloodgames
arenas.
TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- DM 95 is due August 1 and will process on a 28-day
schedule. The other two bloodgames arenas will be processed at the summer Face-to-
Face. (Note: there will also be bloodgames at the next winter FTF.)
MISSED TURNS -- All warriors fight each round. Only the dead may rest.
ERRORS -- If we make an input error, that warrior will be awarded a win and kill.
Errors must be reported before the next turn processes.
NEWSLETTER -- Warriors are ranked according to their number of kills. Champions of
Bloodgames may write a column for the newsletter at the end of the games.
FEES -- A Bloodgames rollup costs a $10 set-up fee. Managers may roll up more than
one team but may run only one team in each arena. The fee for all ten rounds is $49.
AWARDS -- The Bloodgames last ten rounds. Only warriors who survive to the end of
Turn 10 will be eligible for an award. However, a consolation award of a Bloodgames
T-shirt will be awarded to the dead warrior with the most kills.
The living warrior with the greatest number of kills will be the Bloodgames Champion.
Bloodgames Victor titles, 2nd and 3rd place will be awarded to those living warriors
with the greatest number of kills at the end of Turn 10, with one other important
consideration: Each of these three warriors must be of a different fighting style.
Win/loss records and, if necessary, recognition points will only be used to determine
awards if there is a tie.
The Bloodgames Champion fights for free in Advanced Duelmasters, and all Champions and
Victors earn Tournament Victor status, which allows them to challenge once per turn
with increased priority. These awards last for six months. The manager of the
Bloodgames Champion and Victors will receive Bloodgames T-shirts.
A Bloodgames T-shirt will be awarded to the manager of the team with the most kills.T-
shirts will only happen if someone gives us a nice design. One shirt per person.
AFTERMATH -- Warriors from the Bloodgames may not transfer to any other arena. Once
the games are over, the arena and teams will be disbanded. The fighters have won
their freedom and will never more be seen in the gladiatorial games. A special bonus
will, however, be awarded to the 1st through 3rd place warriors. Lady Sheila
Greywand, of the Isle of the Eye, has consented to allow the top three gladiators in
each Bloodgames admission to the Advanced Duelmasters games. Any special training
required to qualify those three warriors for Advanced Duelmasters combat will be
conducted before transfer into ADM. Astute managers will note that this means that
three warriors that are designed from scratch will survive the Bloodgames, win one of
the top three places, and go on to immortal glory! One of those warriors could be
yours!
The challenge is yours to take. The final plans are yours to make.
When the dust settles, remember: To the victor goes the spoils!