DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/10/2020 Duedate: 03/07/2020
CHIMLEVTAL ARENA
DM-31 TURN-443
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
URAKO WITSTEALER
SHADOWHOLD (640)
(31-6505) [24-19-4,130]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
URAKO WITSTEALER PI CHAMAELEONTIS
SHADOWHOLD (640) CHAMAELEON (669)
(31-6505) [24-19-4,130] (31-6994) [3-1-0,32]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
OROKE STONEMAGUS HAXE DOOMCARVER
SHADOWHOLD (640) SHADOWHOLD (640)
(31-6603) [19-16-4,84] (31-6882) [7-6-1,48]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
AVENGERS (146)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SHADOWHOLD (640) 42
2. BOOK OF THOMAS (652) 22 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
3. USEFUL WEAPONS (636) 16 Unchartered Team
4. CHAMAELEON (669) 13
5. BASH BROS OCEAN (627) 10 CHAMAELEON (669)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 USEFUL WEAPONS (636) 213 125 8 63.0 1/ 1 AVENGERS (146) 8 7 1
2/ 2 NUMBERS GAME (403) 411 348 28 54.2 2/ 0 SHADOWHOLD (640) 5 0 0
3/ 0 SHADOWHOLD (640) 106 94 12 53.0 3/ 2 NUMBERS GAME (403) 5 4 0
4/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (652) 36 34 4 51.4 4/ 5 BASH BROS OCEAN (627) 5 7 0
5/ 3 BASH BROS OCEAN (627) 154 155 6 49.8 5/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536) 5 9 0
6/ 4 AVENGERS (146) 473 506 37 48.3 6/ 4 USEFUL WEAPONS (636) 4 6 0
7/ 5*CHAMAELEON (669) 3 4 0 42.9 7/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (652) 2 1 0
8/ 6 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536) 266 494 11 35.0 8/ 6*CHAMAELEON (669) 2 4 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
Death! It seems a bit of a shame that the commission has set up the fighting to
minimize fatalities. I understand the reasoning; fans, managers, and most certainly
the warriors themselves don't want their favorites to die. On the other side, they
cheer when their enemies die. Of course, it is almost better for enemies to live as
well. Because the actual death is short lived, but the desire for that living enemy
to die is a longing that continues. So while I intellectually understand the need and
even the motivation to keep death rates low, I am the spy mistress. My own desire is
to see the blood flow!!! And the blood did flow this turn. SPECTRUM, having earned
immortality, tried his hand in the Dark Arena. SPECTRUM will experience a taste of
resurrection. Three other warriors (from three other teams) also fought and lost
night fights. The big news, however, was STORM SEASON vs HANZO. Just two short turns
ago, these two faced off and the formidable, formerly undefeated STORM SEASON won
quickly. The rematch, however, saw HANZO butchering the young star. Well done,
HANZO. I love the risk/reward story of young upstarts challenging older warriors.
The risk, of course, is death. The reward is that those young warriors tend to learn
very well.
Speaking of younger undefeated warriors, we have two undefeated streaks going. 2 x
4 of USEFUL WEAPONS made a glorious 14 point downchallenge to TANKEN to stay
undefeated AND stay in the challenger adepts. With 61 recognition, it is entirely
possible to repeat this challenge next turn. 6-0 today, with a potential to get to
the elusive 8-0 by only facing adept level warriors. The other undefeated warrior is
BLOOD METAL, returning from inactivity after relatively successful Initiates tourney,
going 4-3. I'm sure the commission won't give me my wish, but I'll certainly suggest
that next turn, 2 x 4 faces BLOOD METAL.
SHADOWHOLD also returned to the sands and they came ready to fight. Or maybe it
is that the stables here have become lazy in their training. Not a single stand in
and every one of their warriors won. The most impressive win, of course, was URAKO
WITSTEALER dethroning 1-800-VICTORY. URAKO did the take the throne and graduate
routine.
30 warriors represented 8 teams. 14 fights (1 challenge) in addition to the Dark
Arena challenges mentioned earlier. 9 fighting styles were seen (Parry Ripostes were
the only style not seen). In addition to the impressive 5-0 by SHADOWHOLD, they won 5
awards! Yes, 5 awards! Well done. TANKEN was the most challenged warrior (the only
challenged warrior?). AVENGERS was reported as most avoided by NUMBERS GAME.
There were several tourney participants, but I cannot seem to find my notes.
While I must say that spy reporting is easier with these fancy computers, I miss the
old paper and pencil stuff. Keep a clean desk and you'd never lose anything. With
these fancy computers, files seem to disappear all the time, lost on some hard disk in
some forgotten folder.
The final bit of news? Lady Smith was having a very bad hair day. I'm thinking 2
x 4 was actually tieing up more than its teammates. But she still managed to get two
personal ads in. Those were, unfortunately, only ads. I'm not certain I'd agree with
the bimbo title Lady Smith wants to give me, but I'll commend her for calling somebody
something. Whether it is apathy or laziness, she puts everyone else to shame with her
loud mouth. Smithy, must have known about Lady Smith's attitude for he was nowhere to
be seen. Wise man. I guess I need to give him more credit.
-- Until next time, I remain Belinda, spy mistress extraordinaire
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
URAKO WITSTEALER 6505 24 19 4 130 SHADOWHOLD (640)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BREXIT 2016 6790 14 4 0 123 NUMBERS GAME (403)
HANZO 6918 12 15 1 121 AVENGERS (146)
-SILVER GLASS 6748 11 2 0 100 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
1-800-VICTORY 6727 14 4 0 91 NUMBERS GAME (403)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
OROKE STONEMAGUS 6603 19 16 4 84 SHADOWHOLD (640)
LASSO 6865 19 10 0 83 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
BASORN KUBIKIRI 6965 9 6 0 72 AVENGERS (146)
NORISON ROSE 6453 14 27 0 69 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
2 X 4 6974 6 0 0 61 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
TABOR SKULLSHOT 6903 7 2 0 59 SHADOWHOLD (640)
BLOOD METAL 6912 5 0 2 58 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-POKER 6970 5 2 0 56 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HAXE DOOMCARVER 6882 7 6 1 48 SHADOWHOLD (640)
-BOLO 6908 11 4 1 46 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
HURRICANE 6957 9 5 0 46 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
-ARCTIC NIGHT 6773 6 1 1 44 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
RED PEPPER 6958 8 12 0 41 AVENGERS (146)
WINTER 6953 9 4 0 40 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
TANKEN 6987 6 5 1 35 AVENGERS (146)
3 NIGHTS IN VEGAS 6774 5 16 0 34 NUMBERS GAME (403)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NASTOLGIA 6922 4 3 0 33 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
PI CHAMAELEONTIS 6994 3 1 0 32 CHAMAELEON (669)
BALKO STONEFALCON 6910 6 6 1 31 SHADOWHOLD (640)
ONE FISH TWO FISH 7006 3 2 0 30 NUMBERS GAME (403)
TOBY ULRIK 7010 3 1 1 25 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NEARLY PARKER 6973 2 10 0 16 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
NELLIE PURR 7001 2 5 0 11 MIDDLE WAY 7 (536)
SALT WATER 7012 1 0 0 11 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
HARPOON 7014 0 1 0 1 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
SPECTRUM 6776 21 27 4 AVENGERS 146 LIGHTBRINGER 443 NONE
PLASTIC 7013 0 1 0 BASH BROS OCEAN 627 HIGH ELF 443 NONE
STORM SEASON 6956 11 3 0 BASH BROS OCEAN 627 HANZO 6918 443
HEAT WAVE 6900 1 5 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 652 BLACK ORC 443 NONE
FALLING STAR 3 6992 0 1 0 CHAMAELEON 669 WURM KIN 443 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Melinda, Belinda, Peelinda, who cares. You see one bimbo, you've seen 'em all. -- Lady
Smith
I am a winner. Bolo and Lasso are not. I get to tie 'em up and have my way with 'em.
Hmmm. That should be a bash! -- 2 X 4
If any of you warriors did well in the FTF, you do not deserve to be here in Chimmy.
Get it!? -- Lady Smith
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SPECTRUM was butchered by LIGHTBRINGER in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
HEAT WAVE was slaughtered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
PLASTIC was put to death by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
FALLING STAR 3 was assassinated by WURM KIN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
LASSO outwaited BASORN KUBIKIRI in a slow 19 minute Challenge fight.
2 X 4 demolished TANKEN in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
URAKO WITSTEALER overpowered 1-800-VICTORY in a 1 minute one-sided Title struggle.
HANZO butchered STORM SEASON in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided competition.
OROKE STONEMAGUS won victory over NORISON ROSE in a 2 minute gruesome expert's duel.
HURRICANE was defeated by BLOOD METAL in a 1 minute duel.
3 NIGHTS IN VEGAS lost to HAXE DOOMCARVER in a popular 2 minute brutal fight.
TABOR SKULLSHOT handily defeated TOBY ULRIK in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
ONE FISH TWO FISH was subdued by WINTER in a 2 minute amateur vs. master match.
RED PEPPER was bested by THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 4 minute battle.
NASTOLGIA demolished NELLIE PURR in a 1 minute bloody one-sided brawl.
BALKO STONEFALCON handily defeated NEARLY PARKER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
PI CHAMAELEONTIS overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
SALT WATER handily defeated HARPOON in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 5 SLASHING ATTACK 14 - 7 - 1 67 |
|BASHING ATTACK 5 TOTAL PARRY 23 - 16 - 0 59 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 AIMED BLOW 20 - 16 - 1 56 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 LUNGING ATTACK 15 - 12 - 1 56 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 18 - 18 - 1 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 WALL OF STEEL 8 - 12 - 0 40 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 13 - 0 35 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 12 - 24 - 2 33 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 443 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 AIMED BLOW 2 - 3 3 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 4 3 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 3 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 2 2 SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 3 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 5 1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW URAKO WITSTEALER 6505 24 19 4 130 SHADOWHOLD (640)
LUNGING ATTACK 1-800-VICTORY 6727 14 4 0 91 NUMBERS GAME (403)
SLASHING ATTACK OROKE STONEMAGUS 6603 19 16 4 84 SHADOWHOLD (640)
TOTAL PARRY LASSO 6865 19 10 0 83 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
BASHING ATTACK 2 X 4 6974 6 0 0 61 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is OROKE STONEMAGUS 6603. The most popular warrior
this turn was HAXE DOOMCARVER 6882. The ten other most popular fighters were OROKE
STONEMAGUS 6603, 2 X 4 6974, NASTOLGIA 6922, SALT WATER 7012, URAKO WITSTEALER 6505,
HANZO 6918, BLOOD METAL 6912, WINTER 6953, RED PEPPER 6958, and BALKO STONEFALCON
6910.
The least popular fighter this week was LASSO 6865. The other ten least popular
fighters were BASORN KUBIKIRI 6965, HARPOON 7014, NEARLY PARKER 6973, NELLIE PURR
7001, TOBY ULRIK 7010, HURRICANE 6957, NORISON ROSE 6453, STORM SEASON 6956,
1-800-VICTORY 6727, and FALLING STAR 3 6992.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
URAKO WITSTEALER (31-6505) SHADOWHOLD (640)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
SPECTRUM (31-6776) AVENGERS (146)