DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/04/2022 Duedate: 03/31/2022
MORYA ARENA
DM-28 TURN-472
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
STORM WARNING
DODGE BULLETS (126)
(28-5033) [21-42-0,107]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
STORM WARNING MALAGAR
DODGE BULLETS (126) DEZ-GO (597)
(28-5033) [21-42-0,107] (28-5842) [4-2-0,38]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
MYRON MEI STORM WARNING
DODGE BULLETS (126) DODGE BULLETS (126)
(28-5081) [22-25-0,91] (28-5033) [21-42-0,107]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
DODGE BULLETS (126)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SERPENTS HOLD (575) 27
2. DODGE BULLETS (126) 25 BASH BROS BODY (541)
3. BOOK OF THOMAS (584) 19 Unchartered Team
4. 2111 BOURBON ST (599) 17
5. BIG LAKE PURE (568) 9 DEZ-GO (597)
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) 234 177 6 56.9 1/ 2 DODGE BULLETS (126) 9 6 1
2- 5 DIZNEE (581) 66 59 5 52.8 2/ 1 BIG LAKE PURE (568) 9 6 0
3/ 4 BIG LAKE PURE (568) 249 223 23 52.8 3/ 4 BASH BROS BODY (541) 5 8 1
4/ 6 BOOK OF THOMAS (584) 73 68 7 51.8 4- 3 DIZNEE (581) 3 2 0
5/ 7 DODGE BULLETS (126) 615 664 19 48.1 5/ 5 BOOK OF THOMAS (584) 3 3 0
6/ 3*DEZ-GO (597) 9 10 0 47.4 6/ 6*DEZ-GO (597) 2 7 0
7/ 8 SERPENTS HOLD (575) 55 92 2 37.4 7/ 8 SERPENTS HOLD (575) 2 11 0
8/ 9*2111 BOURBON ST (599) 1 4 0 20.0 8/ 9*2111 BOURBON ST (599) 1 4 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
I'm just your typical striker type setup that was trained up as a parry striker!
15-4-13-21-10-8-13 PS P/T
Assur didn't give me much of a chance in tourneys, but I've done ok here. 2-3 in
rookies and then 16-11 here.
My favorites are MO/LO BA, learning initiative
My skills leaving here are something like 28/13/22/22/13/21
I graduate with 30FE, so if I win this turn, I'll be at 31 FE.
If I lose, I'll be at 30, shipped in a box to the Isle of the Eye.
So maybe I don't look like a competitive champion, but I've enjoyed my time and if
Assur calls upon me, I'll continue to fight in ADM.
-- Pulled Muscle
SPY REPORT
Greetings, Warriors of MORYA. Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give
you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport. Nothing is certain in
MORYA, with changing loyalties, changing Duelmasters. Write this down: new top
team--DODGE BULLETS. Practice pays for FETT, who pummelled JAR JAR BINKS, to pocket
20 points. A certain someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more,
after losing 17 points to MICHTER. (Discrete enough, LAYLEAN?) PULLED MUSCLE found
out being MORYA's Duelmaster isn't all nuts and berries, receiving 2 challenges!
Duelmaster PULLED MUSCLE from BASH BROS BODY is going for the gold, as he Dark Arena
Challenged DARK ARENA's DARK CHAMPION. Ooh, the excitement! Those who hoped for a
new Duelmaster were disappointed by DARK CHAMPION, of DARK ARENA, who despite a 0-0-0
couldn't overcome MORYA's Number 1. So who's the team that's been walking into
taverns last week and ordering milk? Sounds like a PR stunt to me.
My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter.
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights! Like a horde of jackals fleeing from
the lion, so did the "warriors" in MORYA avoid BASH BROS BODY. Like a pup with its
tail between its legs, BIG LAKE PURE scurried away from BASH BROS BODY. Oh, the
shame! DALE AUTRY found himself challenged by a warrior 18 below: LITTLE STICK.
LITTLE STICK of BIG LAKE PURE kept his wits as he was bested by DALE AUTRY.
Is there life after death? Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after
life! DARK CHAMPION in the Dark Arena wasn't enough for PULLED MUSCLE of BASH BROS
BODY. Maybe that certain serving girl(?) at Arthur's Last Stand will be! Oh hard!
that to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!
Do not think spyreporting in MORYA is the highlight of my life. As if buffeted
by forces of nature beyond my control, I must take my leave of this place. Like a
mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid MORYA farewell-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STORM WARNING 5033 21 42 0 107 DODGE BULLETS (126)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-FRECKLES 5695 17 3 1 123 BOOK OF THOMAS (584)
STRETCH MARKS 5783 14 7 0 105 BASH BROS BODY (541)
-HONEST JOHN 5685 12 4 0 103 DIZNEE (581)
ROSE PURITY 5808 15 6 1 102 BIG LAKE PURE (568)
MYRON MEI 5081 22 25 0 91 DODGE BULLETS (126)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MAMBA 5373 12 7 1 89 SERPENTS HOLD (575)
REALITY STIMULATION 5754 20 19 0 84 BIG LAKE PURE (568)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-GOOFY 5844 8 3 0 66 DIZNEE (581)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STURDEVANT 5828 10 6 1 56 DODGE BULLETS (126)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DALE AUTRY 5784 13 14 0 53 DODGE BULLETS (126)
MALAGAR 5842 4 2 0 38 DEZ-GO (597)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LITTLE STICK 5864 4 5 0 33 BIG LAKE PURE (568)
CHALLENGER 5868 3 4 1 31 BOOK OF THOMAS (584)
MICHTER 5884 1 1 0 30 2111 BOURBON ST (599)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FETT 5907 1 0 0 20 SERPENTS HOLD (575)
KUBOTA 5886 2 1 0 18 BOOK OF THOMAS (584)
EARLY STONE 5896 2 1 0 17 DODGE BULLETS (126)
-BRER RABBIT 5865 3 3 3 15 DIZNEE (581)
-UNIBROW 5802 1 1 0 15 BOOK OF THOMAS (584)
GORZUHM GO 5838 2 2 0 10 DEZ-GO (597)
-KING LOUIE 5889 1 0 0 10 DIZNEE (581)
LAYLEAN 5839 2 3 0 9 DEZ-GO (597)
MARY CHRISMESS 5895 2 1 0 9 BIG LAKE PURE (568)
-HAALARA 5840 1 1 0 8 DEZ-GO (597)
HERNIA 5879 1 2 0 6 BASH BROS BODY (541)
THE COLDEST ONE 5841 0 2 0 2 DEZ-GO (597)
RECOIL 5902 0 1 0 1 SERPENTS HOLD (575)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
WATER BAG 5910 0 1 0 BASH BROS BODY 541 SHEWISH GIANT 472 NONE
MAG OUCHFIST 5880 1 1 0 BIG LAKE PURE 568 BRER RABBIT 5865 469 REVENGED
NOT PURE ENUF 5911 0 1 0 BIG LAKE PURE 568 HIGH ELF 472 NONE
HEDIES 5906 0 1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 584 SLAUGHTER PRIEST 472 NONE
BRER FOX 5866 3 3 0 DIZNEE 581 STURDEVANT 5828 470
CRUELLA 5872 2 2 0 DIZNEE 581 MASSEY 5871 469 NONE
BYE 5908 0 1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 575 WURM KIN 472 NONE
STING 5899 0 1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 575 SHEWISH GIANT 472 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Sturdevant -- Never buy a balloon scimitar from a clown. They break on the first
blow. -- Malagar
We salute the tourney participants. -- We Who Dodge Bullets
The Vibe -- I wasn't in your class. Just as well, you aren't much of a teacher. --
Storm Warning
Stretch Marks -- Do men get 'em, too? I've heard them called shrink wrinkles. Sounds
better. -- Myron Mei
Laylean -- Dark Elf? I didn't know we recognized that race; I believe it's imported
from another multiverse. Mages do that all the time; it's a curse. -- Dale Autry
P.S. Some kind of gaming? Jorja says gaming derived names are everywhere. She
always looks them up.
P.P.S. Unless you're an agricultural consultant?
Malagar -- Probably not an agricultural consultant? -- Sturdevant
The Coldest One -- Come sit by the fire. -- Early Stone
P.S. We won't hold your pointed ears against you.
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
PULLED MUSCLE butchered DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
WATER BAG was dealt death by SHEWISH GIANT in a exciting 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
STING was murdered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BYE was slaughtered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
HEDIES was butchered by SLAUGHTER PRIEST in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
NOT PURE ENUF was slain by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
REALITY STIMULATION was viciously subdued by STORM WARNING in a 3 minute brawl.
LITTLE STICK was beaten by DALE AUTRY in a 2 minute Challenge brawl.
MARY CHRISMESS was handily defeated by CHALLENGER in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
STRETCH MARKS won victory over MAMBA in a action packed 1 minute expert's duel.
ROSE PURITY overpowered MYRON MEI in a 1 minute uneven duel.
STURDEVANT savagely defeated MALAGAR in a 3 minute brutal fight.
LAYLEAN was handily defeated by MICHTER in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
KUBOTA demolished THE COLDEST ONE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
EARLY STONE viciously subdued HERNIA in a 7 minute brutal novice's contest.
GORZUHM GO bested RECOIL in a 2 minute amateur's bout.
FETT handily defeated JAR JAR BINKS in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL 4 PARRY-STRIKE 12 - 9 - 1 57 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 LUNGING ATTACK 23 - 18 - 1 56 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 WALL OF STEEL 25 - 21 - 3 54 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 - 7 - 0 53 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 SLASHING ATTACK 14 - 13 - 6 52 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 BASHING ATTACK 15 - 17 - 0 47 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 STRIKING ATTACK 11 - 15 - 1 42 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 16 - 28 - 0 36 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 TOTAL PARRY 4 - 10 - 0 29 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 6 - 0 14 |
Turn 472 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 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 2 3 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 3 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 3 2 BASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 2 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 4 2 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW STRETCH MARKS 5783 14 7 0 105 BASH BROS BODY (541)
WALL OF STEEL ROSE PURITY 5808 15 6 1 102 BIG LAKE PURE (568)
STRIKING ATTACK MAMBA 5373 12 7 1 89 SERPENTS HOLD (575)
TOTAL PARRY REALITY STIMULATION 5754 20 19 0 84 BIG LAKE PURE (568)
PARRY-RIPOSTE MALAGAR 5842 4 2 0 38 DEZ-GO (597)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is MYRON MEI 5081. The most popular warrior this turn
was STORM WARNING 5033. The ten other most popular fighters were WATER BAG 5910,
GORZUHM GO 5838, LITTLE STICK 5864, STURDEVANT 5828, STRETCH MARKS 5783, MALAGAR
5842, EARLY STONE 5896, REALITY STIMULATION 5754, DALE AUTRY 5784, and CHALLENGER
5868.
The least popular fighter this week was RECOIL 5902. The other ten least popular
fighters were THE COLDEST ONE 5841, LAYLEAN 5839, MYRON MEI 5081, MARY CHRISMESS
5895, HEDIES 5906, BYE 5908, STING 5899, ROSE PURITY 5808, MAMBA 5373, and NOT PURE
ENUF 5911.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
STORM WARNING (28-5033) DODGE BULLETS (126)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
PULLED MUSCLE (28-5763) BASH BROS BODY (541)
NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA
Algernon, who had NOT gotten the name change he'd asked for, looked at the latest
petitioner. This was a typical gladiator, big, muscular, and scarred, with a frown.
"Ah, what can I do for you?"
"Name change. I heard we can do that. I'm tired of being Jane Doe."
"I'd think you would be," Algernon said faintly. "The Commission has actually
been thinking about this. It isn't FREE, mind you! It takes money to run our office,
you know, and we want to buy some goats--"
"I don't care about goats!" He made a crude suggestion about goats.
"Or maybe chickens. Or bees--" Algernon took a quick step back at the look on the
rough warrior's face. "Yes, a name change. Right away, sir. We can do that.
Gladiators, teams, it will cost you two dollars to make a change--"
"I had a talk with my manager. He'll find the money. I want to change my name
to Jane Ralph. I'm no doe!" He thumped a fist on the counter.
"Er, yes. Jane Ralph. Fill out this form, please." He pushed the paper across
the counter. "The changes start on the 15th of April--that's the Ides, you know, and
can be submitted through the end of May. With the payment. No change without the
goat, ah, the gold."
* * * * *
Warrior and team name changes will be accepted beginning April 15 and continuing
throughout the month of May. The cost will be $2 per name change. All proceeds will
be used to buy goats via Heifer International and will be matched up to $500.
If you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI
WINTER BLOODGAMES 2022
Back by popular demand, we will be hosting a new slow Bloodgames mailed arena
beginning in late April. We also plan our usual Bloodgames arenas at the summer Face-
to-Face.
For those of you who always wanted the chance to manage the
last warrior standing alive upon the arena sands, your day has come. At the end of
the ten turns, even though several warriors, bruised and scarred, MAY yet live, only
one will be crowned Champion of the Bloodgames. And in this game mere survival counts
for little. A great general once said, "The object of battle is not to die for your
cause, but to make your enemy die for his." This general would have greatly enjoyed
the Duelmasters Bloodgames. Here are the particulars:
Slow Bloodgames (DM 95): Turn 1 is due Weds April 27
Turns process every 28 days
Strategy changes allowed, bloodfeud challenges only
Gameplay proceeds according to standard DM rules, except for a few notable exceptions:
BLOODGAMES ROLLUP -- Your Bloodgames team is ten warriors, one of each fighting
style, each warrior designed from scratch! (All are DYOs (design your owns) with 84
points, 3-21, as usual.) To submit your rollup, just write/type them up and send them
in. We'll mail or email your overviews and you can write up your strategies.
DEATH -- As the name implies, the Bloodgames will leave the arena sands somewhat
darker before they're over. It's a dangerous sport intended only for the tough and
spirited. The Arenamaster will be less likely to intercede on behalf of a dying
warrior. Even at a 1 kill desire, kill attempts will occur.
REPLACEMENTS AND ROLLUPS -- There will be no replacement characters.
CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES -- In this turn-based bloodgames, there are no regular
challenges, only bloodfeuds. There will be no DA challenges in either arena.
TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- DM 95 is due April 27 and will process on a 28-day
schedule.
MISSED TURNS -- All warriors fight each round. Only the dead may rest.
ERRORS -- If we make an input error, that warrior will be awarded a win and kill.
Errors must be reported before the next turn processes.
NEWSLETTER -- Warriors are ranked according to their number of kills. Champions of
Bloodgames may write a column for the newsletter at the end of the games.
FEES -- A Bloodgames rollup costs a $10 set-up fee. Managers may roll up more than
one team but may run only one team in each arena. The fee for all ten rounds is $49.
AWARDS -- The Bloodgames last ten rounds. Only warriors who survive to the end of
Turn 10 will be eligible for an award. However, a consolation award of a Bloodgames
T-shirt will be awarded to the dead warrior with the most kills.
The living warrior with the greatest number of kills will be the Bloodgames Champion.
Bloodgames Victor titles, 2nd and 3rd place, and Bloodgames Runner-up titles, 4th
through 6th place, will be awarded to those living warriors with the greatest number
of kills at the end of Turn 10, with one other important consideration: Each of these
six warriors must be of a different fighting style. Win/loss records and, if
necessary, recognition points will only be used to determine awards if there is a tie.
A Bloodgames T-shirts will be awarded to the manager of the team with the most kills.
The Bloodgames Champion fights for free in Advanced Duelmasters, and all Champions and
Victors earn Tournament Victor status, which allows them to challenge once per turn
with increased priority. These awards last for six months. The manager of the
Bloodgames Champion, Victors, and Runners-up will receive Bloodgames T-shirts.
AFTERMATH -- Warriors from the Bloodgames may not transfer to any other arena. Once
the games are over, the arena and teams will be disbanded. The fighters have won
their freedom and will never more be seen in the gladiatorial games. A special bonus
will, however, be awarded to the 1st through 3rd place warriors. Lady Sheila
Greywand, of the Isle of the Eye, has consented to allow the top three gladiators in
each Bloodgames admission to the Advanced Duelmasters games. Any special training
required to qualify those three warriors for Advanced Duelmasters combat will be
conducted before transfer into ADM. Astute managers will note that this means that
three warriors that are designed from scratch will survive the Bloodgames, win one of
the top three places, and go on to immortal glory! One of those warriors could be
yours!
The challenge is yours to take. The final plans are yours to make.
When the dust settles, remember: To the victor goes the spoils!