DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/26/2026    Duedate: 11/07/2026

ARDIVENT ARENA

DM 46    TURN 1005

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

STUDEBAKER
FANDILS (75)
(46-5075) [9-6-0,114]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

STUDEBAKER                     DOLT
FANDILS (75)                   NEON DOLTS (156)
(46-5075) [9-6-0,114]          (46-1566) [5-1-0,74]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

MAMITU                         GAMGOING
FATA LEGIO (420)               FATA LEGIO (420)
(46-4871) [13-6-0,81]          (46-4868) [4-1-0,25]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FATA LEGIO (420)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. FATA LEGIO (420)              43 
2. NEON DOLTS (156)              32    FATA LEGIO (420)
3. PUPPY SQUAD (436)             17    Unchartered Team
4. GENERATION D (442)            9  
5. BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)       1     NEON DOLTS (156)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 FATA LEGIO (420)          26  13  0 66.7   1/ 2 FATA LEGIO (420)         10  3 0
 2- 2 GREATNESS APPEALS (438)   19  10  1 65.5   2/ 3*NEON DOLTS (156)          7  4 0
 3/ 3 FANDILS (75)             2096 1279 79 62.1   3/ 1 FANDILS (75)              7  5 0
 4/ 4 PUPPY SQUAD (436)         33  34  1 49.3   4/ 5 PUPPY SQUAD (436)         2  1 0
 5/ 5 GENERATION D (442)        54  75  2 41.9   5/ 6 GENERATION D (442)        2 10 0
 6/ 6 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)  1149 1828 37 38.6   6- 4 GREATNESS APPEALS (438)   1  0 0
 7/ 7*NEON DOLTS (156)           9  16  0 36.0   7/ 7 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)   0  3 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.

Studebaker Stuff

I am a hardworking journeyman striker. Hard work pays off.

Studebaker was an American wagon and automobile manufacturer based in South Bend, 
Indiana. Founded by five German brothers in 1852 and incorporated in 1868 as the 
Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company, the firm was originally a coachbuilder of 
wagons, buggies, carriages, and harnesses.

Fandil's father was a great proponent of Studebakers and for years (50's, 60's...) the 
family car was a Studebaker wagon. Fandil oft rode with his father 60 miles to New 
Albany, the nearest dealer, to replace and upgrade vehicles.  Fandil was the only one 
ever to damage or put a scratch on one of his Father's favored vehicles.

                                          -- Studebaker DMI

                                      SPY REPORT

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last 
week's fights.  Say good-bye to FANDILS, as they are pushed from the coveted top team 
spot by the FATA LEGIO stable.  It looks like the guys(?) at NEON DOLTS had a good 
week as they went 3-1-0 to put them in 2nd place.  I guess steroids help!  Hey 
everybody, watch out for FATELESS, who flew up 25 points in the rankings after 
mashing TIMOTHY like a melon.  Keep your eye on this beast.  Ya know, some days it 
doesn't pay to walk out on the sands.  54 FORD was bested by ISTUSTAYA and drops 22 
points.  Going for the gusto and coming up with aught but bloody knuckles was 
BLUVALLEY WARRIORS' HAYSTACK, who was turned away from the Duelmastership by 
STUDEBAKER.  An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an onion a day keeps T.P.s at 
bay.   
     But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!  
Here's a song for you:  Who's afraid of the big, bad NEON DOLTS?  Big bad NEON DOLTS. 
Big bad NEON DOLTS.  ARDIVENT's afraid of the big bad NEON DOLTS.  Tra la la la la!  
Okay, so I may not be funny, but catch FATA LEGIO's act in the arena.  Those acrobats 
seem to be fairly deft at running from NEON DOLTS.  And who is this CHAD you ask, 
with 48 points and a 8-21-0 record.  Ooh, the tales I could tell!   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  Ask not the elves for counsel, 
for they will say both yes and no.  Silly buggers, eh?   
     I think I had better cut this one short.  It's been nice chatting to those of 
you whom I have not offended yet.  Okay, so I may not be the world's best comedian, 
but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors.  And remember, you can pick your 
friends and you can pick your--(loud boos), oh, you've heard that one already!-- The 
Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STUDEBAKER 5075               9   6  0 114         FANDILS (75)              

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DORITO 5029                  14   5  1 104         PUPPY SQUAD (436)         

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SCORPIO 5091                  7   0  0  87         FANDILS (75)              
 HAYSTACK 4997                10  54  1  85         BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)   
 MAMITU 4871                  13   6  0  81         FATA LEGIO (420)          
 DOLT 1566                     5   1  0  74         NEON DOLTS (156)          

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KAREN 5048                   14  15  0  57         GENERATION D (442)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TIMOTHY 5050                 13  16  0  55         GENERATION D (442)        
 FATELESS 5086                 4   2  0  51         FATA LEGIO (420)          
 ISTUSTAYA 5083                5   0  0  49         FATA LEGIO (420)          
 CHAD 5047                     8  21  0  48         GENERATION D (442)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 54 FORD 5090                 11   1  0  34         FANDILS (75)              

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TURIALBA 5089                 9   3  0  33         FANDILS (75)              
 GAMGOING 4868                 4   1  0  25         FATA LEGIO (420)          

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BRUCE 5088                    4  11  0  23         GENERATION D (442)        
 FANNY FOOL 5117               1   1  0  22         NEON DOLTS (156)          
-GRANDPA SMITH 5109            3   1  0  17         FANDILS (75)              
 BRAINLESS 5116                2   0  0  16         NEON DOLTS (156)          
 FOB PUG 5110                  1   3  0   9         NEON DOLTS (156)          
 PAPAYA 5113                   0   1  0   1         FATA LEGIO (420)          

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Health. Humility. Honor. The Red Sands Of Ardivent await us all. -- Fandil The Wise

I thank you all for this magnificent opportunity. -- Studebaker

Note per DM Column above:
What car did Fandil's Father provide him when he went off to college in 1963? A used 
54 Ford!
          -- From a found Fandil diary

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TURIALBA was outwaited by CHAD in a unpopular 16 minute Challenge fight.
STUDEBAKER viciously subdued HAYSTACK in a 1 minute gruesome Title battle.
MAMITU was demolished by DORITO in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven fight.
DOLT devastated KAREN in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
54 FORD was outwaited by ISTUSTAYA in a dull 19 minute brawl.
TIMOTHY was overpowered by FATELESS in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
BRUCE was devastated by FANNY FOOL in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
GAMGOING overcame FOB PUG in a action packed 1 minute gruesome beginner's melee.
BRAINLESS savagely defeated PAPAYA in a popular 1 minute gory beginner's duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         AIMED BLOW        10 -   2 -  1      83  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         SLASHING ATTACK   16 -   9 -  0      64  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         PARRY-STRIKE       3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         TOTAL PARRY       20 -  17 -  0      54  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         LUNGING ATTACK    12 -  14 -  1      46  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK     5 -   6 -  0      45  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         STRIKING ATTACK    9 -  22 -  0      29  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   9 -  0      18  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   3 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         WALL OF STEEL      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 1005 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  STUDEBAKER 5075             9   6  0  114 FANDILS (75)
SLASHING ATTACK  DORITO 5029                14   5  1  104 PUPPY SQUAD (436)
LUNGING ATTACK   MAMITU 4871                13   6  0   81 FATA LEGIO (420)
BASHING ATTACK   DOLT 1566                   5   1  0   74 NEON DOLTS (156)
TOTAL PARRY      ISTUSTAYA 5083              5   0  0   49 FATA LEGIO (420)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MAMITU 4871.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
GAMGOING 4868.  The ten other most popular fighters were BRAINLESS 5116, STUDEBAKER 
5075, DORITO 5029, DOLT 1566, FATELESS 5086, FANNY FOOL 5117, FOB PUG 5110, MAMITU 
4871, KAREN 5048, and PAPAYA 5113.

The least popular fighter this week was 54 FORD 5090.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were ISTUSTAYA 5083, TURIALBA 5089, CHAD 5047, BRUCE 5088, TIMOTHY 5050, 
HAYSTACK 4997, PAPAYA 5113, KAREN 5048, MAMITU 4871, and FOB PUG 5110.