DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/21/2024    Duedate: 11/02/2024

TOBIR ARENA

DM 14    TURN 1019

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

XL
WRATHMEN 22-53 (562)
(14-5672) [15-10-1,109]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

XL                             LT KERRI STRUG
WRATHMEN 22-53 (562)           SAGE SOLDIERS (350)
(14-5672) [15-10-1,109]        (14-3185) [5-4-0,61]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

SNORRY                         LT KERRI STRUG
THE DOGHOUSE (188)             SAGE SOLDIERS (350)
(14-5757) [3-11-0,20]          (14-3185) [5-4-0,61]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SAGE SOLDIERS (350)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SAGE SOLDIERS (350)           47 
2. WRATHMEN 22-53 (562)          17    ANYTHING GOES (571)
3. NEON DRUIDS (572)             12    Unchartered Team
4. ANYTHING GOES (571)           4  
5. THE DOGHOUSE (188)            2     SAGE SOLDIERS (350)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 ANYTHING GOES (571)       31   7  0 81.6   1/ 3*SAGE SOLDIERS (350)      10  2 1
 2- 2*MINNESOTA DEVILS (575)     4   1  1 80.0   2/ 1 ANYTHING GOES (571)       6  1 0
 3/ 4 WRATHMEN 22-53 (562)      28  22  3 56.0   3/ 2 WRATHMEN 22-53 (562)      5  0 0
 4/ 3 FAR TRAVELERS (564)       48  39  6 55.2   4/ 4 NEON DRUIDS (572)         5  5 0
 5/ 5*SAGE SOLDIERS (350)       13  11  1 54.2   5/ 5 FAR TRAVELERS (564)       2  4 0
 6/ 6 NEON DRUIDS (572)         13  15  1 46.4   6/ 6 THE DOGHOUSE (188)        0  8 0
 7/ 7 THE DOGHOUSE (188)       1214 1523 26 44.4   7- 7*MINNESOTA DEVILS (575)    0  1 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     Thankyouthankyou.  It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in TOBIR. 
Hope you enjoy the show.  Oh, who am I kidding?  I already got paid!  Say good-bye to 
ANYTHING GOES, as they are pushed from the coveted top team spot by the SAGE SOLDIERS 
stable.  Hey everybody, watch out for CRPL MAX KLINGER, who flew up 18 points in the 
rankings after mashing TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE like a melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  
And falling like a basher in the top ten was ATLATL, who dropped 13 points after a 
disappointing (to say the least) bout with XL.  Try as hard as the WRATHMEN 22-53 
stable might, they were unable to find their warrior (and ex-Duelmaster) SOULKEEPER 
before this week's fights.  It's a proud day for the WRATHMEN 22-53 stable, as their 
warrior, XL, ascended the Duelmaster's throne.  Can you believe they are paying me 10 
gold to deliver this stuff?   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the TOBIR arena.  Did you 
hear that NEON DRUIDS was most avoided team this week?  Well, knowing the personal 
hygiene of NEON DRUIDS' warriors, I'm not surprised!  Okay, so I may not be funny, 
but catch ANYTHING GOES' act in the arena.  Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at 
running from NEON DRUIDS.   
     Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the 
most interesting, though!  TEMERE NOMEN 1 has one more week to get their bloodfeud 
off.  I talked to the manager, but he could only grunt 'BIRD BANE who?'.  Ya gotta 
luv em!  Ask not the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes and no.  Silly 
buggers, eh?   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in TOBIR have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  Well, there goes another Spy 
Report.  Good luck in next week's fights.  Its been fun, and I'm sure you enjoyed it 
(boos).  Now that I've got you worked up for Snide Clemens, I'll be leaving-- The 
Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 XL 5672                      15  10  1 109         WRATHMEN 22-53 (562)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SOULKEEPER 5674              13   2  2 115         WRATHMEN 22-53 (562)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ATLATL 5702                  10   7  1  86         FAR TRAVELERS (564)       
 FIST OF KROSA 5767            8   3  1  80         NEON DRUIDS (572)         

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCARRED 5755                  6   2  0  66         ANYTHING GOES (571)       
-MOTORMOUTH 5777               6   0  0  66         ANYTHING GOES (571)       
 LT KERRI STRUG 3185           5   4  0  61         SAGE SOLDIERS (350)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANDRIANA 5703                 9   5  3  47         FAR TRAVELERS (564)       
 ANXIOUS 5751                  5   2  0  47         ANYTHING GOES (571)       
-FIERY REVENENT 5797           4   1  1  37         MINNESOTA DEVILS (575)    
 COMMANDER POWLE 4593          3   0  0  37         SAGE SOLDIERS (350)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CPT BEN PIERCE 3182           3   4  1  33         SAGE SOLDIERS (350)       
 SNEELY 5748                   7   9  0  30         THE DOGHOUSE (188)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CRPL MAX KLINGER 3183         2   1  0  22         SAGE SOLDIERS (350)       
 SNORRY 5757                   3  11  0  20         THE DOGHOUSE (188)        
-POLLENBRIGHT 5803             2   2  0  19         NEON DRUIDS (572)         
-CALIX 5766                    1   1  0  16         NEON DRUIDS (572)         
-WURMSPEAKER 5806              1   0  0  13         NEON DRUIDS (572)         
-RISHKAR 5765                  1   4  0   7         NEON DRUIDS (572)         

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BIRD BANE 5784          3  1 0 TEMERE NOMEN 1 570   ANDRIANA 5703         1016  
ALICE BROWN 5756        5  8 1 THE DOGHOUSE 188     CPT BEN PIERCE 3182   1018  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

COMMANDER POWLE devastated SNEELY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
ATLATL was vanquished by XL in a exciting 1 minute uneven Title battle.
FIST OF KROSA overpowered NOBLE ASSASSIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched duel.
SCARRED overpowered ANDRIANA in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody one-sided fight.
ANXIOUS was viciously subdued by LT KERRI STRUG in a crowd pleasing 3 minute fight.
CPT BEN PIERCE bested SNORRY in a 2 minute competition.
CRPL MAX KLINGER overpowered TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven melee.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         AIMED BLOW        16 -   5 -  2      76  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   4 -  1      64  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    26 -  19 -  0      58  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK   14 -  13 -  1      52  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         TOTAL PARRY        7 -   7 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   4 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         SLASHING ATTACK   13 -  18 -  1      42  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         BASHING ATTACK     4 -  14 -  0      22  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 1019 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   XL 5672                    15  10  1  109 WRATHMEN 22-53 (562)
PARRY-LUNGE      ATLATL 5702                10   7  1   86 FAR TRAVELERS (564)
AIMED BLOW       FIST OF KROSA 5767          8   3  1   80 NEON DRUIDS (572)
STRIKING ATTACK  SCARRED 5755                6   2  0   66 ANYTHING GOES (571)
WALL OF STEEL    ANDRIANA 5703               9   5  3   47 FAR TRAVELERS (564)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SNORRY 5757.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
LT KERRI STRUG 3185.  The ten other most popular fighters were SCARRED 5755, CPT BEN 
PIERCE 3182, XL 5672, FIST OF KROSA 5767, ANXIOUS 5751, COMMANDER POWLE 4593, CRPL 
MAX KLINGER 3183, ATLATL 5702, ANDRIANA 5703, and SNORRY 5757.

The least popular fighter this week was SNEELY 5748.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SNORRY 5757, ANDRIANA 5703, ATLATL 5702, CRPL MAX KLINGER 3183, 
COMMANDER POWLE 4593, ANXIOUS 5751, FIST OF KROSA 5767, XL 5672, CPT BEN PIERCE 3182, 
and SCARRED 5755.

                            WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN TEMPE!

We hope you will join us at our winter FTF in Tempe, AZ, January 17-19, 2025! It will 
be held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444).  Room 
rates are $209.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast, 
complimentary manager's reception, free parking and free high speed internet.  There's 
a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--the group code is 929.

      The official block cutoff is mid-December so make your reservations ASAP!
             The hotel reservation site is:  http://tinyurl.com/FF72inTempe 

Please note that doubles are limited.  As always, if the block is full, please make 
your reservation the best you can (book a king, and/or book at normal rates) and let 
us know and we'll work with the sales office to get them to correct your reservation. 
You can contact the Tempe Embassy (480-897-7444) to be put on the waiting list for 
a double suite, too.

We look forward to seeing you in January! -- RSI