DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 09/01/2020 Duedate: 09/14/2020
SEAM ARENA
DM-20 TURN-136
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
TORQUIL
80S FANTASY (60)
(20-832) [15-2-2,142]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
TORQUIL THE BEAST
80S FANTASY (60) FIREHAND ORCS (63)
(20-832) [15-2-2,142] (20-862) [4-2-0,22]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
REQUIEM FAL ICETOOTH
PHANTOM REGIMENT (25) DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
(20-780) [20-15-0,102] (20-810) [11-12-1,56]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. FROM THE LEFT (65) 63
2. DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) 54 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
3. VENDETTA (62) 36 Unchartered Team
4. WEIRDING WAYS (53) 30
5. HUCKLE'S CATS (23) 25 FROM THE LEFT (65)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*FROM THE LEFT (65) 4 1 0 80.0 1/ 1 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25) 12 3 0
2/ 2 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25) 266 192 12 58.1 2/ 2 80S FANTASY (60) 10 4 1
3/ 1 80S FANTASY (60) 125 91 10 57.9 3/10 HUCKLE'S CATS (23) 8 7 0
4/ 3 WEIRDING WAYS (53) 132 103 10 56.2 4/ 4 OAKLEAF (59) 7 8 1
5- 4 WARLORDS (14) 118 97 4 54.9 5/ 3 THIRSTY THUGS (31) 7 8 0
6/10*FIREHAND ORCS (63) 13 11 0 54.2 6/ 5 LOST SENTINELS (19) 6 9 0
7/ 6 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) 349 319 25 52.2 7/ 8 WEIRDING WAYS (53) 6 9 0
8/ 5 PIXELBENDERS (36) 296 271 10 52.2 8/ 7 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22) 5 10 1
9/ 7 OAKLEAF (59) 126 117 2 51.9 9/ 6 PIXELBENDERS (36) 5 10 0
10/ 9 VENDETTA (62) 31 29 3 51.7 10/11 VENDETTA (62) 5 10 0
11/ 8 THIRSTY THUGS (31) 334 322 8 50.9 11/ 0*FROM THE LEFT (65) 4 1 0
12/11 HUCKLE'S CATS (23) 277 319 10 46.5 12/12*FIREHAND ORCS (63) 2 1 0
13/12 LOST SENTINELS (19) 269 391 28 40.8 13- 9 WARLORDS (14) 2 3 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Welcome back to the wonderful arena in Seam, my darlings! The faultline outside the
city has been a bit lazy this week, so none of the regular rumblings; however, we have
had lots of action in the arena to keep us occupied! The temperatures are continuing
to cool down, making for a wonderful day in the arena. There was even a slight
sprinkle at midday to cool everyone off for the remainder of the day's fights. Yes,
it has been a good day to be in Seam! Let's take a look at what happened through the
day, shall we?
Torquil has been sitting comfortably on the throne for a number of turns. Can any
dethrone our Champion? I will have to check the requirements, but if he lives to see
graduation, I am confident that Torquil is a shoo-in for the New Seam Hall of Fame.
Until such time, he must defend his throne from the warriors of Seam. This turn, his
opponent was arena veteran and top Total Parry, Harushu. One would think a battle
between a Striker and Total Parry would last longer than one minute. Such assumptions
are why I do not gamble. I could not have been more wrong. Not only did Torquil win
the fight, but he did so in a 1-minute mismatched bout. Congrats once again to
Torquil, who is managed by Hombre.
The most avoided team today is 80s Fantasy. With their string of recent successes, I
am not surprised to them leading the avoids list. Who do we find avoiding them the
most? It looks as if Weirding Ways likes to run far away anytime 80s Fantasy draws
near! Wolfgang Wolf is our turn's most challenged warrior. Apocalypse of Vendetta
challenged straight across in the rankings to fight Wolfgang. It appears Wolfgang
Wolf was prepared and walked away with the victory over Apocalypse. There were 3 Dark
Arena deaths this turn from Darque Knights and the newly arrived From the Left
(welcome Shadowthrone). There was also a death during the regular games. Vox Sunfire,
another grizzled arena veteran, challenged the higher-ranked Dither. Sadly, it did
not end well for Dither as he dies at the end of the 3-minute fight. Is there
something going on between Vox and the Pixelbenders? This is the 2nd warrior Vox has
slain from that guild in the last 3 turns. Inquiring minds and all, you know!?!?
Phantom Regiment and 80s Fantasy remain the top teams over the last 3 turns. Huckle's
Cats catapult (see what I did there? Oh my word, I've stooped to Huard's self-
aggrandizing ways!) into 3rd place, moving up from 10th. They are followed by Oakleaf
and Thirsty Thugs to finish out the top 5. I've already welcomed our new team, From
the Left, but we have been missing Philanthropist and his Warlords the past few turns.
Pixelbenders fell 3 places, but there were no major movements down in the rankings
this turn.
Time for me to go, my darlings! There were no invitations to the Isle this turn, but
if my records are accurate, and they are - more than a few in the Challenger Champions
should be getting close. I look forward to seeing the next few classes of graduates
from might Seam! Come back next time to see if Torquil can keep his death grip on the
throne! Are one of our brave Challengers Champions going to step forward and try for
glory? Or will it be another random match-up? Chop-chop, boys . . . or lunge-lunge .
. . or bash-bash! Whatever you prefer, just jump to it for next turn!
-- Sidara Brightbell
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TORQUIL 832 15 2 2 142 80S FANTASY (60)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BLOODMOON 798 19 8 2 140 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
VOX SUNFIRE 773 19 19 2 129 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
SLEEPLESS 752 23 20 1 106 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
TWOFEET D'GRAVE 757 23 19 3 103 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
REQUIEM 780 20 15 0 102 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
HARUSHU 753 25 18 0 93 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JAYCE 813 11 10 1 93 OAKLEAF (59)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MUCK 736 18 28 4 90 LOST SENTINELS (19)
-MELANROH 402 18 9 2 90 WARLORDS (14)
PARENTAL DECEIT 583 22 21 2 89 WEIRDING WAYS (53)
-SUNRISE VICTORY 390 14 15 0 87 WARLORDS (14)
-THE OGRE SPRITE 403 15 12 0 85 WARLORDS (14)
WONKO THE SANE 663 18 7 0 84 WEIRDING WAYS (53)
MR READ-A-LOT 774 7 31 0 77 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
-THE OGRE TROLL 434 12 9 0 73 WARLORDS (14)
PURGE 785 14 17 2 68 LOST SENTINELS (19)
TEEGRA 845 9 5 0 67 80S FANTASY (60)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MIXL 777 15 21 0 66 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
OBLIVION 843 5 7 1 66 VENDETTA (62)
ASCENTION 840 8 4 1 65 VENDETTA (62)
RATTLECHAINS 826 11 7 0 62 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
GEHENA 839 6 6 0 62 VENDETTA (62)
FIZZGIG 844 12 2 0 61 80S FANTASY (60)
ALLMIGHT 782 14 18 0 60 LOST SENTINELS (19)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FAL ICETOOTH 810 11 12 1 56 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
FLAZOR 831 9 8 0 55 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
CHIP 837 7 9 0 54 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
HALFTONE 848 7 6 0 52 PIXELBENDERS (36)
CAPTAIN OBVIOUS 679 15 6 0 51 WEIRDING WAYS (53)
COYOTE 846 7 7 0 47 OAKLEAF (59)
TARL 822 9 11 0 46 LOST SENTINELS (19)
YELLOW SNOWMAN 687 11 8 2 43 WEIRDING WAYS (53)
SUNDER 842 7 5 1 42 VENDETTA (62)
WOLFGANG WOLF 853 4 6 0 41 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
RUFOLF VON FLUGEL 858 3 5 1 41 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RICH BLACK 881 3 1 0 26 PIXELBENDERS (36)
EARTHQUAKE SEASON 887 2 0 0 26 WEIRDING WAYS (53)
SAMWISE GAMGEE 854 6 3 0 24 80S FANTASY (60)
-COALGROG 860 2 2 0 24 FIREHAND ORCS (63)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MARIO 889 1 1 1 23 OAKLEAF (59)
APOCOLYPSE 841 5 7 0 22 VENDETTA (62)
THE BEAST 862 4 2 0 22 FIREHAND ORCS (63)
SHANK 890 2 0 0 22 OAKLEAF (59)
ANTIFA 896 1 0 0 20 FROM THE LEFT (65)
-HEADHUNTER 863 3 1 0 19 FIREHAND ORCS (63)
DAVINA 849 3 9 0 18 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
-MIST SONG 866 2 2 0 18 WARLORDS (14)
JANITOR JOE 868 3 3 0 15 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
HATEFUL RHETORIC 895 1 0 0 15 FROM THE LEFT (65)
BLACK ORCS MATTER 897 1 0 0 13 FROM THE LEFT (65)
FULL BLEED 869 2 4 0 10 PIXELBENDERS (36)
FAKE DOSSIER 894 1 0 0 10 FROM THE LEFT (65)
INIRA FALCOM 878 2 3 0 9 DARQUE KNIGHTS (22)
BONEHAND 879 1 1 0 9 FIREHAND ORCS (63)
RUDOLF VON FLUGEL 865 0 7 0 7 HUCKLE'S CATS (23)
CODEX 882 1 3 0 6 LOST SENTINELS (19)
LUIGI 888 1 1 0 4 OAKLEAF (59)
-STEELCRUSHER 870 0 1 0 2 FIREHAND ORCS (63)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BEVEL 898 0 1 0 1 PIXELBENDERS (36)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PRINCE TARN 833 7 6 0 80S FANTASY 60 RICK ROLLER 731 132 REVENGED
GNAW DAWG 900 0 1 0 DARQUE KNIGHTS 22 BANDIT PRINCE 136 NONE
IT'S A NO 899 0 1 0 DARQUE KNIGHTS 22 WURM KIN 136 NONE
LUVA DAWNSTAR 885 1 1 0 DARQUE KNIGHTS 22 MARIO 889 135 JUST REVENGED
3WT/3WL 893 0 1 0 FROM THE LEFT 65 DARK CHAMPION 136 NONE
DITHER 792 19 9 0 PIXELBENDERS 36 VOX SUNFIRE 773 136
VECTOR 852 5 2 0 PIXELBENDERS 36 VOX SUNFIRE 773 133
RICK ROLLER 731 4 2 1 WEIRDING WAYS 53 TORQUIL 832 134
PERSONAL ADS
Torquil -- There is only so much I can do. You see what my manager has to work with.
-- Parental Deceit
Chip -- That was unexpected. -- Captain Obvious
Tarl -- No chance! Don't worry, most people who fight me don't stand a chance either.
-- Wonko the Sane
Teegra -- Not a fan of you 80s Fantasy guys right now. -- Yellow Snowman
Inira Falcom -- How's the leg? Still hurts? Sorry about that. I was aiming for your
head... -- Earthquake Season
Captain Obvious -- I'd be happy to give you another demonstration anytime. --
Ascention
Fal Icetooth -- Thanks for taking the time to teach me so many new things. I normally
prefer to fight in the arena, but sometimes a nice read and a nap hits the spot. --
Sunder
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SECOND DELUXE ARVAT CONTEST EXTRAORDINAIRE
Who can join? Anyone with a team in Arvat as of 11/1/2020.
When does it start? First turn due after 11/1/2020.
How long does it run? 13 turns.
How do I join? Announce your manager name and team name in the Arvat newsletter prior
to 11/1/2020 and state that you are entering the contest. Prior to the contest
actually starting you need to have 2 rollup certs sent to the Dark One care of RSI.
No sheets, no contest.
How do I win the contest? The team which has accrued the most points as of the end of
the 13th turn is the winner. The team which has the 2nd most points is declared the
runner up. And the team which has the 3rd most points is declared honorable
contender. Everyone else is a loser and should be ridiculed.
How do I score points?
1. Every challenge you win vs. another team in the contest = 10 points, as long as
that challenge is to a warrior equal to or above yours in the rankings. Except
for the Duelmaster who can challenge anyone he wants.
2. You also earn bonus points for every challenge won. For every point of
recognition your target is ranked above you, you earn one bonus point. This is
for challenges only.
3. If you are challenged by a warrior below you and defeat him, you will gain 5
points.
4. Also every random matchup that you win will earn you 5 points ? up or down.
5. You CAN downchallenge, however you get no points for doing so, and if you are
beaten, your opponent will earn 10 points and the right to ridicule you in the
newsletter.
6. Bloodfeud challenges count just like regular challenges during the contest.
7. In addition there are the following bonus points that are awarded each turn:
A. Duelmaster earns 10 points
B. Graduating a warrior earns 10 points
C. Recognition Leader (Chartered or Unchartered) earns 5 points (if the Duelmaster
is the recognition leader as well, then only the DM points apply)
D. Popularity Leader earns 5 points
E. Turn?s most popular earns 5 points
F. Top team on the move earns 5 points
G. Current Top team earns 10 points
H. Any warrior that earns a Tournament Champion in either the January FTF or April
Mail In earns 20 points
I. Any warrior that earns a Tournament Victor in either of those tournaments earns
10 points
J. Note that Top Chartered and Unchartered team awards do NOT earn points
What are the rules regarding other teams in the arena? If you challenge any warriors
not participating in the contest you LOSE 20 points, unless the challenged warrior is
the Duelmaster. It is always acceptable to challenge the Duelmaster. HOWEVER ? if
you are challenged by a team not in the contest, you may challenge back the following
turn. If you win that challenge you will get 10 points.
If any manager has a 2nd (or 3rd) team in the arena they may NOT challenge any warrior
of any team participating in the contest or they are DISQUALIFIED.
What do I win if I win this contest?
1. The winner wins all of the rollup certificates given as entry fee for the contest.
In addition, the winner gets to pick 3 of the prizes below.
2. The runner up gets to pick 2 of the prizes below.
3. The honorable contender gets to pick one of the prizes below.
In addition, all competitors in the contest who run all 13 turns and at least 62 total
fights will earn a potion of +1 bonus, which must be used on a warrior who
participated at least 1 fight in the contest.
Also, the team that scores the most points on any one turn of the contest (other than
the winner, runner up or honorable contender) can pick one prize that was NOT selected
by those three.
Prize Pool:
Once a prize is picked it is removed from the pool.
1. Limited stat switch (You can swap any 2 stats you want on an Arvat replacement
rollup that you receive within the next 6 month)
2. Extra replacements (Next time you get a replacement (or whenever you want within 6
months) in Arvat you can ask RSI for 5 additional replacements and select the best
one for your team)
3. Limited damage bump (You can pick one warrior on your Arvat team to move up one
damage class ? as long as he remains in-bounds for his ST/SZ stats)
4. Favorite weapon knowledge (You learn the favorite weapon of one of your Arvat
warriors ? must be on the team during the contest)
5. Favorite rhythm knowledge (You learn the favorite offensive effort and activity
level of one of your Arvat warriors, who most have been on your team during the
contest.)
6. Shrinking potion (You get to take 3 points of size away from an Arvat replacement
during the next 6 months and add the 3 points to another stat ? both SZ and the
other stat must remain in bounds)
7. Extra skills (Any one of your warriors in Arvat learns 3 extra skills of your
choice (no more than 2 can be in the same area and must be in bounds)
8. Extra train (Any one of your Arvat warriors gets an extra stat train in the area
of your choice ? and must be in bounds)
9. Limited protection from death (Pick one of your Arvat warriors and for 5 turns
from application of this prize, that warrior will come back from the dead if he
dies in the arena. No DAing and no tourneys)
All prizes must be applied within 6 months from the end of the tournament, must be on
Arvat warriors from the team that participated in the contest and all prize results
must be in bounds.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
GNAW DAWG was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
IT'S A NO was slaughtered by WURM KIN in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
3WT/3WL was murdered by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
FAL ICETOOTH bested MARIO in a popular 3 minute one-sided Bloodfeud contest.
JAYCE was subdued by TWOFEET D'GRAVE in a 2 minute master's Challenge competition.
VOX SUNFIRE viciously butchered DITHER in a 3 minute brutal master's Challenge fight.
HALFTONE was devastated by MR READ-A-LOT in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
OBLIVION vanquished ALLMIGHT in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
GEHENA viciously subdued MIXL in a 2 minute gruesome Challenge fight.
RUFOLF VON FLUGEL was vanquished by FIZZGIG in a 6 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
YELLOW SNOWMAN was beaten by CHIP in a popular 2 minute gory Challenge melee.
CAPTAIN OBVIOUS luckily beat TARL in a unpopular 13 minute bloody Challenge match.
APOCOLYPSE was devastated by WOLFGANG WOLF in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge battle.
INIRA FALCOM was bested by JANITOR JOE in a 2 minute Challenge bout.
EARTHQUAKE SEASON handily defeated RUDOLF VON FLUGEL in a 1 minute Challenge conflict.
LUIGI was vanquished by RICH BLACK in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
SHANK vanquished FULL BLEED in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fray.
TORQUIL devastated HARUSHU in a popular 1 minute brutal mismatched Title brawl.
REQUIEM demolished VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute brutal one-sided bout.
SLEEPLESS overpowered PARENTAL DECEIT in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
BLOODMOON overpowered ROWDY DWARF in a exciting 1 minute uneven fight.
RATTLECHAINS was overpowered by WONKO THE SANE in a 1 minute uneven fray.
TEEGRA was bested by MUCK in a exciting 1 minute bout.
PURGE defeated SUNDER in a 2 minute fight.
FLAZOR slimly lost to ASCENTION in a 2 minute gory match.
SAMWISE GAMGEE was vanquished by COYOTE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
THE BEAST unbelievably bested DAVINA in a 2 minute gruesome bout.
BONEHAND overcame CODEX in a 2 minute beginner's bout.
ANTIFA overpowered INCOMPETENT PUNK in a 1 minute uneven competition.
BLACK ORCS MATTER overpowered SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BEVEL was vanquished by FAKE DOSSIER in a 2 minute one-sided fray.
HATEFUL RHETORIC overpowered POLITE BEGGAR in a 4 minute gory one-sided match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 10 TOTAL PARRY 37 - 24 - 0 61 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 9 STRIKING ATTACK 38 - 29 - 4 57 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 8 WALL OF STEEL 16 - 14 - 0 53 |
|TOTAL PARRY 7 LUNGING ATTACK 46 - 48 - 1 49 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 BASHING ATTACK 21 - 22 - 3 49 |
|WALL OF STEEL 6 SLASHING ATTACK 41 - 47 - 1 47 |
|BASHING ATTACK 5 AIMED BLOW 39 - 46 - 2 46 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 PARRY-STRIKE 9 - 12 - 0 43 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 12 - 0 40 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 8 - 0 38 |
Turn 136 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:
TOTAL PARRY 5 - 2 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 5 2 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 6 - 3 AIMED BLOW 3 - 7 2 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 4 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 3 1 AIMED BLOW
BASHING ATTACK 3 - 2 1 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
1 BASHING ATTACK
1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK TORQUIL 832 15 2 2 142 80S FANTASY (60)
LUNGING ATTACK SLEEPLESS 752 23 20 1 106 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
WALL OF STEEL TWOFEET D'GRAVE 757 23 19 3 103 PHANTOM REGIMENT (25)
TOTAL PARRY HARUSHU 753 25 18 0 93 THIRSTY THUGS (31)
SLASHING ATTACK JAYCE 813 11 10 1 93 OAKLEAF (59)
AIMED BLOW TEEGRA 845 9 5 0 67 80S FANTASY (60)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is REQUIEM 780. The most popular warrior this turn was
FAL ICETOOTH 810. The ten other most popular fighters were MARIO 889, VOX SUNFIRE
773, RUFOLF VON FLUGEL 858, YELLOW SNOWMAN 687, CHIP 837, MUCK 736, PURGE 785,
ASCENTION 840, DAVINA 849, and JAYCE 813.
The least popular fighter this week was CAPTAIN OBVIOUS 679. The other ten least
popular fighters were CODEX 882, HARUSHU 753, FULL BLEED 869, LUIGI 888, RUDOLF VON
FLUGEL 865, APOCOLYPSE 841, TARL 822, ALLMIGHT 782, DITHER 792, and GNAW DAWG 900.