DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/20/2026    Duedate: 02/16/2026

FRATSFA ARENA

DM 52    TURN 473

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BROTHER TUNGSTEN
IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
(52-4758) [18-2-0,145]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BROTHER TUNGSTEN               SNICKERDOODLES
IRON CATHEDRAL (159)           COOKIES (426)
(52-4758) [18-2-0,145]         (52-4124) [5-1-0,61]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

DENTAL IMPLANT                 LUKE'S
OTTO'S PARTS (150)             TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)
(52-4601) [12-22-0,100]        (52-4770) [13-2-1,89]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)        25 
2. OTTO'S PARTS (150)            12    IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
3. THE BARRIO (464)              11    Unchartered Team
4. COOKIES (426)                 11 
5. IRON CATHEDRAL (159)          8     COOKIES (426)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*COOKIES (426)              5   2  0 71.4   1/ 1 TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)   10  4 1
 2/ 2 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)     450 336 27 57.3   2/ 2 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      7  5 1
 3/ 3 TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)    37  32  3 53.6   3/ 3 THE BARRIO (464)          5  4 0
 4/ 4 OTTO'S PARTS (150)       508 485 27 51.2   4/ 6 OTTO'S PARTS (150)        4  6 0
 5/ 5 THE BARRIO (464)          27  28  1 49.1   5/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        2  4 0
 6/ 6 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)       329 463  3 41.5   6/ 5*COOKIES (426)             1  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

     Hail FRATSFA!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for your 
deeds.  And let's see, SNICKERDOODLES fought COBALT SAINT and gained 11 points and 
contributed to COOKIES' 1-0-0.  COBALT SAINT has lost to SNICKERDOODLES, falling 7 
points, while helping make IRON CATHEDRAL a 2-2-0 turn.  ICE UNICYCLE challenged for 
the Duelmastership this turn, attempting to dethrone IRON CATHEDRAL's warrior.  
Defending his title for another turn, BROTHER TUNGSTEN kept TEABAG@NOLA 23.1's 
warrior, ICE UNICYCLE, from claiming the throne.  Tell me, is nothing sacred?  I have 
heard from unimpeachable sources that The Victory Tavern uses trolls in their stew.  
Talk about gristle!   
     He who challenges well, fights well.  He who avoids without cause, shall lose 
for good reasons.  My mama told me that one.  IRON CATHEDRAL has cause to stand tall, 
as they were FRATSFA's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a team to 
beat.  And guess who avoided IRON CATHEDRAL stable the most?  Believe it or not, it 
was OTTO'S PARTS.  Anyone surprised?  Well, sports fans, take notice that OHIO JONES 
from MIDDLE WAY 8 was FRATSFA's most challenged warrior this turn.  Building dreams 
on hope, FATTY LIVER challenged up 27 points this turn to take on LA CHINGADERA from 
THE BARRIO stable.  But Fate isn't always willing to be cheated, and FATTY LIVER was 
defeated by LA CHINGADERA, and THE BARRIO has not stopped laughing.  In a brave 
attempt, LUKE'S from TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 challenged up 23 points to fight OHIO JONES 
from the MIDDLE WAY 8 stable.  LUKE'S perhaps got its just desserts, seeing as it 
beat OHIO JONES and ended up with 89 recognition points.   
     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.  Kudos go out to HURRICANE this 
turn, for revenging TEABAG@NOLA 23.1's bloodfeud against IRON CATHEDRAL's warrior 
RELIQUARY.  Well done.  A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing 
to cover or hide when the fight is over.  Consider well.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  Always good to rest in FRATSFA, but never good to wear out my welcome.  
Look for me in future turns.  Until you see my quill in FRATSFA again, farewell-- 
Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BROTHER TUNGSTEN 4758        18   2  0 145         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DENTAL IMPLANT 4601          12  22  0 100         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        
 LA CHINGADERA 4741           14   7  0  99         THE BARRIO (464)          
 CABRON 4742                  11   1  1  97         THE BARRIO (464)          
 ICE UNICYCLE 4734            16   9  1  94         TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)    

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LUKE'S 4770                  13   2  1  89         TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)    
 TWO HANDS 4529               10  44  1  75         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        
 OHIO JONES 4701              18  18  0  72         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        
 PINCHED NERVE 4747            7   5  1  72         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        
 FATTY LIVER 4651             12  16  0  67         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SNICKERDOODLES 4124           5   1  0  61         COOKIES (426)             

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HANGNAIL 4748                 8   4  0  52         OTTO'S PARTS (150)        
 TARGET DUMMY 4702             7  28  0  49         MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)        
 HURRICANE 4798                4   1  1  39         TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)    
 COBALT SAINT 4795             5   3  0  36         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LAVEAU ROYALE 4797            2   0  0  22         TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)    
 RELIQUARY 4801                1   1  1  14         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      
 BRONZE SAINT 4799             1   3  0   9         IRON CATHEDRAL (159)      

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
OATHBINDER 4794         4  2 1 IRON CATHEDRAL 159   LUKE'S 4770            471  
BANANAS FOSTER 4796     2  2 0 TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 463 RELIQUARY 4801         472 JUST REVENGED
WHO DAT? 1 4802         0  1 0 TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 463 THE PINK JESTER        473 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

WHO DAT? 1 was viciously butchered by THE PINK JESTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
HURRICANE demolished RELIQUARY in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud melee.
ICE UNICYCLE was overpowered by BROTHER TUNGSTEN in a 1 minute Challenge Title duel.
FATTY LIVER was overpowered by LA CHINGADERA in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge match.
LUKE'S vanquished OHIO JONES in a exciting 1 minute bloody mismatched Challenge fight.
DENTAL IMPLANT handily defeated M. CHARDINEE in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
TWO HANDS was vanquished by CABRON in a action packed 1 minute one-sided duel.
PINCHED NERVE vanquished TARGET DUMMY in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
SNICKERDOODLES handily defeated COBALT SAINT in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.
HANGNAIL outwaited HAPPY PEASANT in a tiresome 8 minute master vs. novice conflict.
BRONZE SAINT bested FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 3 minute amateur's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         SLASHING ATTACK   22 -  11 -  1      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         BASHING ATTACK     2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -  10 -  0      63  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         STRIKING ATTACK    5 -   3 -  1      63  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         AIMED BLOW         6 -   4 -  1      60  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   5 -  1      55  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       9 -   8 -  1      53  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         TOTAL PARRY       14 -  17 -  0      45  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         WALL OF STEEL     10 -  14 -  1      42  |

Turn 473 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-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         4  SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  2         2  PARRY-STRIKE   
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  BROTHER TUNGSTEN 4758      18   2  0  145 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
LUNGING ATTACK   LA CHINGADERA 4741         14   7  0   99 THE BARRIO (464)
WALL OF STEEL    ICE UNICYCLE 4734          16   9  1   94 TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)
PARRY-STRIKE     LUKE'S 4770                13   2  1   89 TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)
PARRY-LUNGE      SNICKERDOODLES 4124         5   1  0   61 COOKIES (426)
TOTAL PARRY      HANGNAIL 4748               8   4  0   52 OTTO'S PARTS (150)
AIMED BLOW       HURRICANE 4798              4   1  1   39 TEABAG@NOLA 23.1 (463)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DENTAL IMPLANT 4601.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was LUKE'S 4770.  The ten other most popular fighters were BROTHER TUNGSTEN 
4758, LA CHINGADERA 4741, DENTAL IMPLANT 4601, CABRON 4742, SNICKERDOODLES 4124, 
HURRICANE 4798, PINCHED NERVE 4747, WHO DAT? 1 4802, ICE UNICYCLE 4734, and FATTY 
LIVER 4651.

The least popular fighter this week was HANGNAIL 4748.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BRONZE SAINT 4799, TWO HANDS 4529, OHIO JONES 4701, RELIQUARY 4801, 
COBALT SAINT 4795, TARGET DUMMY 4702, FATTY LIVER 4651, ICE UNICYCLE 4734, WHO DAT? 1 
4802, and PINCHED NERVE 4747.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

BROTHER TUNGSTEN (52-4758) IRON CATHEDRAL (159)