DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/29/2016 Duedate: 02/25/2016
MORYA ARENA
DM-28 TURN-394
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
DRUNKEN DONUT
UGLY URBAN ORCS (425)
(28-3712) [23-9-0,131]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
DRUNKEN DONUT POSITION IS EMPTY
UGLY URBAN ORCS (425)
(28-3712) [23-9-0,131]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
DEEDERS DEEDERS
TEAM KASSEL TAP (576) TEAM KASSEL TAP (576)
(28-5419) [17-12-1,102] (28-5419) [17-12-1,102]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SEA DOGS (567)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. TEAM KASSEL TAP (576) 38
2. BIG SHOTS (574) 35 BIG SHOTS (574)
3. BIG LAKE PURE (568) 33 Unchartered Team
4. UGLY URBAN ORCS (425) 27
5. PANDORA'S CARDS (570) 23 ARENA FELINES (454)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 BIG SHOTS (574) 125 73 6 63.1 1/ 2 SEA DOGS (567) 10 5 0
2/ 2 NORTHERN BADLANDS (337) 160 113 8 58.6 2/ 1 NORTHERN BADLANDS (337) 9 6 1
3/ 3 BASH BROS BODY (541) 64 52 2 55.2 3/ 4 NUCLEAR KNIGHTS (573) 6 8 0
4/ 4 SEA DOGS (567) 192 168 16 53.3 4/13 BIG LAKE PURE (568) 6 9 0
5/ 5 PANDORA'S CARDS (570) 81 71 5 53.3 5- 3 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226) 5 5 2
6- 6 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226) 269 244 15 52.4 6- 6 NEW MISFITS (565) 4 1 0
7- 7 NEW MISFITS (565) 47 43 2 52.2 7/ 9 THE FALLEN ANGELS (535) 4 2 1
8/10 UGLY URBAN ORCS (425) 77 74 3 51.0 8/14 UGLY URBAN ORCS (425) 4 2 0
9/ 8 THE FALLEN ANGELS (535) 57 55 7 50.9 9/ 7 BASH BROS BODY (541) 4 8 1
10/ 9 NUCLEAR KNIGHTS (573) 39 40 3 49.4 10/ 8 BIG SHOTS (574) 4 10 0
11/16 BIG LAKE PURE (568) 41 53 5 43.6 11/15 PANDORA'S CARDS (570) 3 1 0
12/13 GOAT'S HAI-5 (580) 23 30 1 43.4 12-12*BOOK OF THOMAS (584) 3 4 0
13/14 TEAM KASSEL TAP (576) 67 92 7 42.1 13/11 STAFF OF LIFE (556) 3 8 1
14/15 BLATZ COALITION (579) 24 36 1 40.0 14/19 TEAM KASSEL TAP (576) 2 2 1
15/17 STAFF OF LIFE (556) 34 56 3 37.8 15/ 5 BLATZ COALITION (579) 2 8 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
16-19*BOOK OF THOMAS (584) 3 9 0 25.0 16/16 GOAT'S HAI-5 (580) 1 2 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon MORYA, for I,
Novgorodny Vir, have returned! NORTHERN BADLANDS? Who? SEA DOGS is the top team
these days, buddies! What's a move up by 9 you ask? (alright, maybe you didn't ask)
Cause for celebration, according to BIG LAKE PURE. Say what you will about blind
luck and dirty fighting, but UGLY URBAN ORCS will tell you 77-74-3 is nothing to
laugh at... Practice pays for QUEEN OF PENTACLES, who pummelled LONGSHOREMAN, to
pocket 21 points. Win some, lose some. Speaking of which, QUEEN OF PENTACLES was
winsome, after beating LONGSHOREMAN and seeing him lose 16 points. Duelmaster JAHGG
GRIMEYE from THE FALLEN ANGELS is going for the gold, as he Dark Arena Challenged
DARK ARENA's ARENAMASTER NOR. Ooh, the excitement! The crowds were amazed this
turn, as ARENAMASTER NOR killed the Duelmaster, JAHGG GRIMEYE, leaving THE FALLEN
ANGELS in mourning. Even 90 points weren't good enough to save JAHGG GRIMEYE from
DRUNKEN DONUT. MORYA welcomes DRUNKEN DONUT as the new Duelmaster! So who's the
team that's been walking into taverns last week and ordering milk? Sounds like a PR
stunt to me.
A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn? And do not the
little birds cry out?' Any ideas? Like the noble eagle soaring amongst the
mountaintops, so stand the warriors of BASH BROS BODY, alone and unchallenged. The
warriors of BASH BROS BODY found their efforts at combat frustrated as BLATZ
COALITION apparently had more important things to do than fight. Is it charming
personality? Conversational abilities? Good oral hygiene? Whatever it is, DRUNKEN
DONUT is the most challenged warrior. As a confidence booster, WHITE DEVIL
challenged CABO BOB, down 27 points. Do you also slay vicious rodents in your spare
time, WHITE DEVIL? WHITE DEVIL overcame CABO BOB. The whole thing leaves a bitter
memory. Them's the breaks, BULWYF WARTOOTH. Expecting fair challenges from BIG LAKE
PURE is evidently too much to ask. RESTRAINED CONTEMPT defeated BULWYF WARTOOTH with
a point difference of 27. So this is what MORYA calls a duel. This will make an
interesting tale. DEEDERS challenged DRUNKEN DONUT! Who says TEAM KASSEL TAP are
just a bunch of wimps! DEEDERS of TEAM KASSEL TAP kept his wits as he was overcame
by DRUNKEN DONUT.
Is there life after death? Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after
life! Q: What's a record like 6-10-1 get you? A: A free trip to the Dark Arena!
This week's winner: THE ELUCIDATOR of STAFF OF LIFE! SHEWISH GIANT in the Dark
Arena wasn't enough for WHY! of TEAM KASSEL TAP. Maybe that certain serving girl(?)
at Salty's Chowder House will be! OL' GRIZ of NORTHERN BADLANDS sends WISE PILGRIM
of STAFF OF LIFE goes to the Weary Warrior's Retirement Home. MORYA has no place for
weaklings! Forgive and forget is not my motto. Take heed, BIG SHOTS, as MALORT's
death remains unavenged. Questions are being raised about the disposing of severed
body parts in the arena. A certain tavern in MORYA would I avoid!
Leave me now, you base fools! More important duties call me. Like a mixed
metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid MORYA farewell-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DRUNKEN DONUT 3712 23 9 0 131 UGLY URBAN ORCS (425)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-FLO VALVE 4243 15 14 2 134 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
ATTILA 4858 15 9 2 115 THE FALLEN ANGELS (535)
THE HIEROPHANT 5298 20 7 0 111 PANDORA'S CARDS (570)
GORDONS 5337 20 9 0 108 BIG SHOTS (574)
QUEEN OF PENTACLES 5294 13 9 0 103 PANDORA'S CARDS (570)
DEEDERS 5419 17 12 1 102 TEAM KASSEL TAP (576)
PICAROON 5202 15 2 0 99 SEA DOGS (567)
-HUB CAPP 4168 23 15 0 98 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
PRIVATEER 5247 18 13 0 97 SEA DOGS (567)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-WHEELY BALDY 5166 12 6 1 93 NEW MISFITS (565)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MORI-ZUMA GRL 5493 9 9 0 90 GOAT'S HAI-5 (580)
SPRAIN 5195 11 6 0 82 BASH BROS BODY (541)
12 BRAVO 5334 9 7 1 80 NUCLEAR KNIGHTS (573)
CORSAIR 5198 10 6 1 75 SEA DOGS (567)
VISCIOUS HATE 5277 14 4 1 72 BIG LAKE PURE (568)
DOCTOR SCIENCE 5476 9 3 0 72 NUCLEAR KNIGHTS (573)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
OL' GRIZ 4250 13 6 3 66 NORTHERN BADLANDS (337)
-REPULSO 5167 11 7 1 66 NEW MISFITS (565)
RECEDING HAIR LINE 5125 10 7 0 61 BASH BROS BODY (541)
-TRICLOPS 5164 10 8 0 58 NEW MISFITS (565)
-VAL VALINE 5477 7 4 1 58 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ANGRY MOMENTUM 5274 9 10 1 51 BIG LAKE PURE (568)
FREEBOOTER 5201 10 8 0 49 SEA DOGS (567)
-RABID RODENT 5165 6 12 0 49 NEW MISFITS (565)
HUNZYKER 5468 9 3 0 47 BLATZ COALITION (579)
UGLY KID JOE 4246 13 4 0 45 NORTHERN BADLANDS (337)
-KYGOMAI-LOVEGRL 5495 6 4 1 45 GOAT'S HAI-5 (580)
PINK SHIRT 5336 9 7 0 44 BIG SHOTS (574)
21 SPEED 5333 7 9 1 42 NUCLEAR KNIGHTS (573)
-NEGA-SANGO 5490 5 2 0 42 GOAT'S HAI-5 (580)
-APOCALYPTOR 5163 8 10 0 39 NEW MISFITS (565)
-PEMULIS 4851 5 4 1 36 THE FALLEN ANGELS (535)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-GENGHIS COHEN 4848 4 2 0 33 THE FALLEN ANGELS (535)
WHY! 5593 1 0 1 33 TEAM KASSEL TAP (576)
-AXLE FOLEY 5061 5 11 0 32 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
VAUDRYN 5470 5 7 0 32 BLATZ COALITION (579)
WHITE DEVIL 5451 5 9 1 31 BIG LAKE PURE (568)
RESTRAINED CONTEMPT 5472 7 6 0 30 BIG LAKE PURE (568)
SLICE AND DICE 5439 6 8 0 30 NUCLEAR KNIGHTS (573)
HYDEKY 5503 5 4 0 30 BLATZ COALITION (579)
SIR KILLALOT 5550 3 1 0 27 NORTHERN BADLANDS (337)
HAGAR 5437 6 6 0 24 TEAM KASSEL TAP (576)
NOTWASTINMYTIME 4403 4 0 0 24 NORTHERN BADLANDS (337)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GYRG 5504 4 5 0 17 BLATZ COALITION (579)
LETCH TUBBS 5552 1 4 1 16 BIG LAKE PURE (568)
-OLIVE OIL 5546 1 1 0 14 BOOK OF THOMAS (584)
SKY SCRAPER 5558 1 0 0 9 UGLY URBAN ORCS (425)
-NEGA-YOMI 5491 1 1 0 8 GOAT'S HAI-5 (580)
RUSTED OUT HULK 5556 1 0 0 8 UGLY URBAN ORCS (425)
-NEGA-AMI 5492 0 2 0 5 GOAT'S HAI-5 (580)
BULWYF WARTOOTH 5580 0 2 0 4 NORTHERN BADLANDS (337)
CABO BOB 5517 0 3 0 4 TEAM KASSEL TAP (576)
SNAPPERHEAD 5594 0 1 0 1 BLATZ COALITION (579)
PARKING AUTHORITY 5557 0 1 0 1 UGLY URBAN ORCS (425)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
POT BELLY 5581 0 1 0 BASH BROS BODY 541 HIGH ELF 394 NONE
WEAK MUSCLES 5582 0 1 0 BASH BROS BODY 541 SHEWISH GIANT 394 NONE
DA1 5589 0 1 0 BIG SHOTS 574 BANDIT PRINCE 394 NONE
DA2 5591 0 1 0 BIG SHOTS 574 ARENAMASTER NOR 394 NONE
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
MALORT 5513 3 1 0 BIG SHOTS 574 LETCH TUBBS 5552 390 NOT REVENGED
WOODFORD 5338 20 8 1 BIG SHOTS 574 FLO VALVE 4243 393
SHEWISH GIANT 0 0 0 DARK ARENA WHY! 5593 394 NONE
BONE SAW 5331 8 7 1 NUCLEAR KNIGHTS 573 ATTILA 4858 393
ARMORSMITH 5577 0 1 0 STAFF OF LIFE 556 SHEWISH GIANT 394 NONE
HEALTH WAGONER 5576 0 1 0 STAFF OF LIFE 556 HIGH ELF 394 NONE
THE ELUCIDATOR 5311 6 11 1 STAFF OF LIFE 556 HIGH ELF 394 NONE
WISE PILGRIM 5085 9 8 1 STAFF OF LIFE 556 OL' GRIZ 4250 394
JAHGG GRIMEYE 4859 15 11 1 THE FALLEN ANGEL 535 ARENAMASTER NOR 394 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Blatz Coalition -- Huge downchallenges work both ways... -- Assur / Bash Bros Body
Ugly Kid Joe -- You are an ideal matchup for me. Don't have to move around much
(which aggravates my leg) but can just stand there and reign down the blows. -- Sprain
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
JAHGG GRIMEYE was butchered by ARENAMASTER NOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
THE ELUCIDATOR was murdered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
WHY! murdered SHEWISH GIANT in a action packed 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
WEAK MUSCLES was dealt death by SHEWISH GIANT in a popular 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
POT BELLY was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
HEALTH WAGONER was slaughtered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DA1 was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena competition.
DA2 was assassinated by ARENAMASTER NOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
ARMORSMITH was dispatched by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DEEDERS was unbelievably bested by DRUNKEN DONUT in a 4 minute Challenge Title duel.
HUNZYKER unbelievably bested 21 SPEED in a popular 6 minute brutal Challenge fight.
UGLY KID JOE was handily defeated by VISCIOUS HATE in a 1 minute Challenge bout.
OL' GRIZ viciously butchered WISE PILGRIM in a 2 minute Challenge conflict.
WHITE DEVIL subdued CABO BOB in a 2 minute veteran vs. amateur Challenge brawl.
RESTRAINED CONTEMPT overcame BULWYF WARTOOTH in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
VAUDRYN was bested by FREEBOOTER in a 1 minute Challenge duel.
GYRG was handily defeated by SIR KILLALOT in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge bout.
THE HIEROPHANT bested SPRAIN in a exciting 4 minute one-sided fight.
MORI-ZUMA GRL was overpowered by ATTILA in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
PICAROON defeated 12 BRAVO in a 2 minute conflict.
LONGSHOREMAN was devastated by QUEEN OF PENTACLES in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
GORDONS defeated CORSAIR in a 2 minute duel.
PRIVATEER demolished RECEDING HAIR LINE in a action packed 4 minute uneven bout.
DOCTOR SCIENCE devastated DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
HYDEKY was savagely defeated by PINK SHIRT in a action packed 3 minute brutal fight.
ANGRY MOMENTUM overpowered SLICE AND DICE in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
HAGAR luckily beat LETCH TUBBS in a exciting 4 minute gruesome melee.
NOTWASTINMYTIME slimly won victory over PARKING AUTHORITY in a 14 minute bout.
SKY SCRAPER overcame SNAPPERHEAD in a 2 minute novice's duel.
RUSTED OUT HULK defeated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute beginner's fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 9 TOTAL PARRY 77 - 45 - 2 63 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 9 LUNGING ATTACK 76 - 80 - 6 49 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 8 STRIKING ATTACK 53 - 56 - 7 49 |
|BASHING ATTACK 8 WALL OF STEEL 42 - 45 - 1 48 |
|AIMED BLOW 7 AIMED BLOW 53 - 59 - 4 47 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 PARRY-LUNGE 21 - 24 - 0 47 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 29 - 40 - 5 42 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 BASHING ATTACK 36 - 55 - 3 40 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 10 - 0 38 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 7 - 16 - 1 30 |
Turn 394 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 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 5 4 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 6 2 STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 4 - 3 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 6 2 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 5 - 4 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 2 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY DRUNKEN DONUT 3712 23 9 0 131 UGLY URBAN ORCS (425)
LUNGING ATTACK ATTILA 4858 15 9 2 115 THE FALLEN ANGELS (535)
AIMED BLOW QUEEN OF PENTACLES 5294 13 9 0 103 PANDORA'S CARDS (570)
PARRY-LUNGE PICAROON 5202 15 2 0 99 SEA DOGS (567)
WALL OF STEEL SPRAIN 5195 11 6 0 82 BASH BROS BODY (541)
STRIKING ATTACK 12 BRAVO 5334 9 7 1 80 NUCLEAR KNIGHTS (573)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is DEEDERS 5419. The most popular warrior this turn
was DEEDERS 5419. The ten other most popular fighters were 21 SPEED 5333, LETCH
TUBBS 5552, PINK SHIRT 5336, OL' GRIZ 4250, SPRAIN 5195, PRIVATEER 5247, WHITE DEVIL
5451, 12 BRAVO 5334, CORSAIR 5198, and VISCIOUS HATE 5277.
The least popular fighter this week was PARKING AUTHORITY 5557. The other ten least
popular fighters were NOTWASTINMYTIME 4403, HAGAR 5437, HYDEKY 5503, RECEDING HAIR
LINE 5125, MORI-ZUMA GRL 5493, DA1 5589, POT BELLY 5581, THE ELUCIDATOR 5311, RUSTED
OUT HULK 5556, and SLICE AND DICE 5439.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
JAHGG GRIMEYE (28-4859) THE FALLEN ANGELS (535)
LONGSHOREMAN (28-5199) SEA DOGS (567)
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Look for the tournament info sheet and minioverviews some time in June. We hope
you're all looking forward to it and that we will see you there!
-- RSI
FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY LVI
CONTENDERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
MRS. BUTTERWORTH 1226 (96-99-5) 3 3 0 SUAVE ONCE LOVED ME
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
KOROSHIYA ICHI 4976 (19-6-3) 2 3 0 LORDS OF DISCIPLINE
CHALLENGERS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
DEEDERS 5419 (17-11-1) 1 3 0 TEAM KASSEL TAP
ELECTRIC BOOGALOO 4813 (13-7-2) 0 3 0 MY GENERATION
CHAMPIONS TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
LONGSHOREMAN 5199 (13-5-2) 1 3 0 SEA DOGS
VISCIOUS HATE 5277 (13-4-1) 1 3 0 BIG LAKE PURE
INITIATES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
LETCH TUBBS 5552 (1-3-1) 1 3 0 BIG LAKE PURE
APPRENTICES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
FIRE WORKS 5544 (2-0-0) 3 3 0 DEAD BOOK OF THOMAS
MIA 5536 (0-0-0) 3 3 1 THRESHOLD
ROOKIES TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
LOUIS XIII 5590 (0-0-0) 5 3 0 BIG SHOTS
OASIS 5574 (0-0-0) 5 3 0 UGLY URBAN ORCS
SLOW MOTION 5572 (0-0-0) 5 3 0 BOOK OF THOMAS
SPINE EATER 5585 (0-0-0) 4 3 0 BOOK OF THOMAS
HUANGFENG 5586 (0-0-0) 3 3 0 LORDS OF DISCIPLINE
GOLIATH 5588 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 NUCLEAR KNIGHTS
SKY SCRAPER 5558 (0-0-0) 2 3 0 UGLY URBAN ORCS
RUSTED OUT HULK 5556 (0-0-0) 0 3 0 UGLY URBAN ORCS
NEW NOVEL: "BLOOD GAMES"
Hail Gladiatorial Managers of Alastari,
My name is Mark G. Manley, AKA Grimwood, author of the Duel 2 novel, "Dark
Arena." The RSI staff and I are pleased to announce the next novel in the Duel 2
reality, "Blood Games." A publisher has offered a contract to publish the novel and
I'll continue to provide detailed updates as they become available. However, I wanted
to share a quick blurb about the novel.
* * *
WAR!
The land of Alastari is thrown into chaos caused by the invasion of the Rirorni
horde. Swept up in the conflict and captured is My-re, a young girl living on the
edge of the Rirorni plains. Regarded as a spoil of war and growing up in a Rirorni
family band, her troubles just begin as warlords within the Rirorni Empire fight each
other for prestige, property, and personal honor. For mutual protection, My-re is
taught the family band's Wall of Steel combat style, where if executed correctly, no
blade, no weapon, no arrow can penetrate.
In a land where life is dangerous, brutal, and short, My-re is confronted by a
prominent Rirorni warrior and kills him in self-defense. She is sold to a Rirorni
slaver after being found guilty of murder, and exiled back to her native land of
Alastari. However, there is no happy reunion, no joyful return, as she is sentenced
to fight in the Blood Games arena for her crime.
My-re's one chance of freedom resides in winning the Blood Game tournament. But
the champion is not declared by besting your opponents, but by slaughtering them.
* * *
As with novel "Dark Arena," I worked with RSI to write and publish "Blood Games"
in the Duel 2 world of Alastari. But it will always be known as Duelmasters to me.
I wanted to share a little bit of background about myself, I started my first
team back on turn 12 in Niania (Arena #2) on February 13, 1990. I managed a team
called Wolverines. The next summer at Gen Con, I started my main team, Skull Squadron
in Rocanis (Arena #56). The following summer at Gen Con, I stared Legion of Death, in
Valamantis (Arena #62). Twenty-five years later, I've graduated numerous warriors,
which would not be an easy feat to count.
Good luck on the arena sands and more to come.
-- Mark G. Manley
AKA Grimwood