DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/07/2020 Duedate: 03/05/2020
MORYA ARENA
DM-28 TURN-445
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
ACNE
BASH BROS BODY (541)
(28-5722) [15-4-1,104]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
ACNE JIM GAFFIGAN
BASH BROS BODY (541) COMIC RELIEF (591)
(28-5722) [15-4-1,104] (28-5773) [2-3-0,15]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
MAN'S HANDS JIM GAFFIGAN
BASH BROS BODY (541) COMIC RELIEF (591)
(28-5634) [25-11-0,94] (28-5773) [2-3-0,15]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BASH BROS BODY (541)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BASH BROS BODY (541) 38
2. BOOK OF THOMAS (584) 36 BASH BROS BODY (541)
3. DODGE BULLETS (126) 8 Unchartered Team
4. SEA DOGS (567) 5
5. COMIC RELIEF (591) -1 COMIC RELIEF (591)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 BASH BROS BODY (541) 181 121 5 59.9 1/ 2 BASH BROS BODY (541) 8 2 1
2/ 2 SEA DOGS (567) 232 193 18 54.6 2/ 1 BIG LAKE PURE (568) 8 5 0
3/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (584) 49 46 3 51.6 3/ 4 DODGE BULLETS (126) 6 9 0
4/ 3 BIG LAKE PURE (568) 176 170 20 50.9 4/ 5 SEA DOGS (567) 5 0 1
5/ 4 DODGE BULLETS (126) 555 589 17 48.5 5/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (584) 3 0 1
6/ 5*COMIC RELIEF (591) 8 17 0 32.0 6/ 3*COMIC RELIEF (591) 2 13 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
Dark Stoicism
The giant sword cut a furrow into the dirt. The night's light reflected from a few
patches on its slowly rusting blade, which rose out through an upturned mouth. The
ricasso head stretched past a crossguard of outstretched hands. The stylized fighter
handle stood on a pommel skull. Two beefy hands grasped the figure's body. The sword
was massive, like the warrior holding it, called Stoic. The sword was sleek and
battle-worn, the warrior was bloated and uncertain. Towering though he was, even under
plates of armor, fat rolls peeked out. One might wonder if the cook decided to go to
war while the soldiers stayed in the kitchen.
Stoic looked back. His manager, memory, had been there just a moment ago, but the tree
line had misted over, obscuring the entrance. He shrugged under the weight of the
armor and looked through his helmet. The moonlight was bright on a clearing in the
forest. All was deadly quiet, night mist roiling. His sollrets clunking through patchy
grass occasionally broke the silence. It would be serene, but he could feel eyes
everywhere and the promise of death. This was not a quiet forest and certainly not the
boisterous and sandy arena he normally fought in. This was the Dark Arena, final
resting spot of the failed gladiator.
* * *
"I can do better. I can! Please!" Stoic pleaded but memory was unmoved. "My decision
is final. You don't have the desire to live a life of war. You have not grown into the
gladiator name I gave you." Stoic was on his knees, begging, searching memory's
unseeing eyes for hope. Memory's mouth tightened as he let out an almost imperceptible
sigh. He pulled the hood of his tight black cloak over his head, turned, and drifted
away.
"Wyvern, please. Surely you can save me?" The trainer put a hand on his shoulder. With
Stoic on his knees, he and the diminutive trainer were eye to eye. An immortal warrior
with many years and many deaths behind her, she did not harbor his fear of the
unknown. "Today's fight is over. Tomorrow we will train for the next." She locked eyes
with him, passing on some of her inner resolve. "Come," she bade, as she led him from
the infirmary back to their training hall.
* * *
A biting pain seared through an exposed flap of skin on his stomach. His mind had
wandered away from the fight. His opponent, a Dark Arena champion, had entered
silently. An elf stood before him, two feet shorter, but standing tall and towering
above Stoic by confidence and bearing if not physical height. He might have been a
glimmering angel, moonbeams dancing on exquisite silver mail. The elf brought his
needle-thin sword up, hilt to face, blade skyward, in honorable warrior salute. He was
sure he had won, and everyone knew it. He had time to honor the walking dead.
* * *
Old Wyvern snaked a short spear under his guard, stopping just short of cutting. She
always used her deadly spear, even in training, such was her skill and control. He had
a greatsword, blunted for training, but massive. "I can barely move it. How can I
train or fight if it's too heavy?" He felt a familiar and painful whack from the blunt
end of Wyvern's spear. "Don't blame the sword. Desire victory and the sword will
move." She struck again and he moved to the side, not moving the sword so much as
standing it in the path of the attack. The parry was unorthodox but successful.
"That'll do. Now strike!"
* * *
Stoic tried to recall his training as the fight continued. It wasn't working. He was
bleeding profusely. He fell back on his reserves of strength and willpower. Slash,
cut, smash... the elf was striking every weak spot in his armor, inflicting damage at
will. Circle, stab, circle, slash, circle, cut. Stoic had been on the ground twice
before struggling to his feet, stumbling and throwing up defenses with little success.
He felt frustrated and clumsy but kept defending. Maybe the attacks were coming more
slowly...
* * *
The arena crowd was restless, only moderately attentive to the morning's rookie
warriors. The sand worked its way between his toes. He was just a boy. His parents did
not love their son so much as an arena bounty. Stoic was scared and slow and the man
in front of him wished him harm. And harm he did. Stoic cowered behind his shield,
without even a weapon. "It's better this way. Rely on your hands. I want to see what
you can do," memory had said. Stoic was bruised and bleeding. His opponent was more
tired than injured, exhausted, really. Under a slowly diminishing rain of blows, Stoic
heard calls from his teammates. "Now strike!" They were yelling frantically. He peered
over his shield to see his opponent, sweating, breathing heavily, grip loosening on
his sword. The attacking gladiator overextended above his head, ready to deliver
another hacking, unopposed blow. Stoic roared upward to his full height, at the same
time sending his shield through the surprised gladiator's face. Blood spattered, he
flipped once and landed face down with a thud, sword flying end over end to land ten
feet away. The crowd gasped for a moment then roared. His team roared. He looked to
see memory, gazing forward blindly as always, but clearly smiling at him.
* * *
Back in the night mist, he was tired and hurt. After a long fight, minutes under this
barrage. It must happen soon. Stoic knew he would die. But he wasn't dead yet. He saw
the elf circling, waiting for another attack. He saw the moonlight and the trees. He
felt the watching eyes. He felt memory and old Wyvern and his team. He knew they could
see. He felt his opponents and all the gladiators in him for this moment. He felt his
parents, who only saw in him a mouth to feed. He saw the high elf, still glistening,
now with sweat -- still looking down on Stoic -- looking down not with haughty
indignation as before, but the desperation of a man trying to chop down a stone tower
and just realizing his error. Stoic saw not confidence but desperation. For the first
time, resignation gave way to fury. "Strike Now," he heard in his mind.
The elf leapt forward, blade flashing. Stoic spun to his right, pulling the massive
blade in his wake. The elf and his blade shot through the spot Stoic had been, then
turned back in disbelief at the unexpected life in his easy quarry. "Strike Now,"
Stoic thought, as he continued his spin, continued his fury, pulling the blade full
circle, letting out a roar that called all the judging eyes to witness.
The blade felt warm in his hand. He struggled to catch his breath. The arc of the
blade had pulled him another half circle away from his opponent. He looked back at the
elf, ready for the next attack. The elf's body stood, head lying on its shoulder, neck
detached entirely where the blade had hewn through. The head's eyes were still open,
judging differently now, askew. Immortal these Dark Arena champions were, and
immortality makes death an odd thing. Stoic fell to his knees, sobbing. The fight was
over. And it might never end.
-- memory
SPY REPORT
If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of
MORYA brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too. Later days, BIG LAKE PURE, since BASH
BROS BODY took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news. Of course, we're
all terribly impressed to see FRECKLES win a fight and gain 21 points, terribly.
Tsk, tsk, ANDERS SLOWEYE beat LUCKY LOOIE and LUCKY LOOIE lost 7 points. You're
breakin' my heart. And it's out with the old, in with the new, as ACNE takes the
Title and last week's bar tab from the old Duelmaster. Heh, heh. Salty's Chowder
House, humph! I've tasted better ale at mortuaries. Where do they get this stuff?
From MORYA's trash dumps?
Well, let's take a look at some more misdeeds of you miserable sword-boys. BIG
LAKE PURE, I suppose you'll be glad to know you were this turn's most avoided team.
Care to know who is the most afraid of you? And it looks like BASH BROS BODY avoided
them the most this turn. What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me. Hmph.
Ah, now we come to my favorite part, where we see all the guys who are dead and
gone, and get to see if their team cared. Bye bye, warrior, bye bye... DEADEYE
DALE, a glorious 10-6-0 fighter, has passed away. Gee, too bad DODGE BULLETS.
Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave team is developing these kinds
of weapons?
What does the MORYA arena have in common with the inns? It's just as
comfortable to sleep in either place. Ha ha ha ha! Just wait 'till next time I show
up here, I won't be so nice! So nyaaah! Paste this one in your scrapbooks, you'll
need the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ACNE 5722 15 4 1 104 BASH BROS BODY (541)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CORSAIR 5198 12 7 1 96 SEA DOGS (567)
MAN'S HANDS 5634 25 11 0 94 BASH BROS BODY (541)
MORYA CHAMPION 5723 14 15 0 94 BIG LAKE PURE (568)
FRECKLES 5695 12 3 1 91 BOOK OF THOMAS (584)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-OLIVE OIL 5546 11 6 0 86 BOOK OF THOMAS (584)
-SPINE EATER 5585 7 8 0 84 BOOK OF THOMAS (584)
ANDERS SLOWEYE 5740 12 11 3 80 BIG LAKE PURE (568)
LUCKY LOOIE 5022 15 23 1 69 DODGE BULLETS (126)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STORM WARNING 5033 12 24 0 64 DODGE BULLETS (126)
BEAKHEAD 5676 4 0 1 63 SEA DOGS (567)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MYRON MEI 5081 8 12 0 50 DODGE BULLETS (126)
CAROUSEL 5696 11 8 1 47 BOOK OF THOMAS (584)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-JACK TAR 5668 3 1 1 30 SEA DOGS (567)
LATELY STONE 5769 3 2 0 27 DODGE BULLETS (126)
REALITY STIMULATION 5754 7 5 0 26 BIG LAKE PURE (568)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DRIFTWOOD 5658 3 1 0 23 SEA DOGS (567)
RATUNDO 5768 3 3 1 21 BIG LAKE PURE (568)
PULLED MUSCLE 5763 1 0 0 17 BASH BROS BODY (541)
NO FIZZLE 5758 3 1 1 15 BOOK OF THOMAS (584)
JIM GAFFIGAN 5773 2 3 0 15 COMIC RELIEF (591)
FLOTSAM 5779 2 0 0 14 SEA DOGS (567)
FATIGUE 5775 1 0 0 13 BASH BROS BODY (541)
STEVEN WRIGHT 5772 2 3 0 12 COMIC RELIEF (591)
ENGVALL 5778 1 3 0 6 COMIC RELIEF (591)
JEFF DUNHAM 5777 0 4 0 4 COMIC RELIEF (591)
FOXWORTHY 5782 0 1 0 1 COMIC RELIEF (591)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
STRETCH MARKS 5780 1 1 1 BASH BROS BODY 541 WURM KIN 445 NONE
LEWIS BLACK 5774 3 1 0 COMIC RELIEF 591 BEAKHEAD 5676 444
DEADEYE DALE 5168 10 7 0 DODGE BULLETS 126 FRECKLES 5695 445
PERSONAL ADS
Anders Slowyeye -- You were watching fast enough to pick up those skills. Good work.
-- Storm Warning
Jeff Dunham -- I like a fight where I win and learn some skills. Good show. -- Lately
Stone
Jim Gaffigan -- Works for me. -- Myron Mei
Morya Champion -- You're well named. -- Lucky Looie
Man's Hands -- Keep 'em out of my eyes, please. -- Deadeye Dale
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
STRETCH MARKS was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
STEVEN WRIGHT was vanquished by BEAKHEAD in a 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud battle.
JEFF DUNHAM was narrowly defeated by FLOTSAM in a 5 minute beginner's Challenge fight.
JIM GAFFIGAN was bested by LATELY STONE in a 3 minute novice's Challenge contest.
MORYA CHAMPION was viciously subdued by ACNE in a 5 minute expert's Title brawl.
MAN'S HANDS beat KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
ANDERS SLOWEYE defeated LUCKY LOOIE in a 2 minute expert's melee.
FRECKLES slaughtered DEADEYE DALE in a 1 minute gory uneven duel.
STORM WARNING vanquished CAPTURED ORC in a popular 1 minute brutal one-sided duel.
MYRON MEI handily defeated REALITY STIMULATION in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.
CAROUSEL demolished RATUNDO in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
NO FIZZLE bested PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 4 minute novice's battle.
ENGVALL was devastated by PULLED MUSCLE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
FATIGUE overcame FOXWORTHY in a 2 minute fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 6 WALL OF STEEL 19 - 6 - 3 76 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 14 - 9 - 1 61 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 16 - 12 - 1 57 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 AIMED BLOW 19 - 16 - 1 54 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 3 - 1 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 TOTAL PARRY 11 - 12 - 0 48 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 7 - 13 - 1 35 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 13 - 2 32 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 10 - 0 23 |
Turn 445 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-STRIKE 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 WALL OF STEEL
AIMED BLOW 5 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 3 2 SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL ACNE 5722 15 4 1 104 BASH BROS BODY (541)
LUNGING ATTACK MAN'S HANDS 5634 25 11 0 94 BASH BROS BODY (541)
STRIKING ATTACK BEAKHEAD 5676 4 0 1 63 SEA DOGS (567)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW CAROUSEL 5696 11 8 1 47 BOOK OF THOMAS (584)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is MAN'S HANDS 5634. The most popular warrior this
turn was JIM GAFFIGAN 5773. The ten other most popular fighters were ACNE 5722, JEFF
DUNHAM 5777, NO FIZZLE 5758, ANDERS SLOWEYE 5740, MYRON MEI 5081, FATIGUE 5775,
LATELY STONE 5769, STORM WARNING 5033, BEAKHEAD 5676, and FLOTSAM 5779.
The least popular fighter this week was FOXWORTHY 5782. The other ten least popular
fighters were RATUNDO 5768, REALITY STIMULATION 5754, DEADEYE DALE 5168, STEVEN
WRIGHT 5772, ENGVALL 5778, LUCKY LOOIE 5022, MORYA CHAMPION 5723, STRETCH MARKS 5780,
PULLED MUSCLE 5763, and CAROUSEL 5696.