DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 07/07/2020 Duedate: 08/03/2020
NORTH FORK ARENA
DM-47 TURN-420
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
LITTLE VARIOUS
BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
(47-9341) [23-14-2,131]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
LITTLE VARIOUS THE SINFUL NATURE
BIG LAKE GROOVE (792) ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858)
(47-9341) [23-14-2,131] (47-9847) [1-1-0,16]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
GALLIENUS SKYE
WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541) THE RED COMPANY (859)
(47-4956) [14-27-1,99] (47-9865) [18-7-0,113]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. FLOATING PAST (854) 32
2. DARQUE FORCES (396) 30EL CAMINO:HOT SAUCE (808)
3. BIG LAKE GROOVE (792) 24 Unchartered Team
4. THE RED COMPANY (859) 20
5. ROYAL FLUSH (48) 18 ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*TEAM HAS NO NAME (857) 2 1 0 66.7 1/ 1 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480) 8 4 1
2/ 2 EL CAMINO:HOT SAUC (808) 169 99 7 63.1 2/ 4 DARQUE FORCES (396) 7 6 0
3/ 3 LAND OF OZ (217) 928 595 31 60.9 3/ 5 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792) 7 8 0
4/ 4 FLOATING PAST (854) 60 41 3 59.4 4/ 2 EL CAMINO:HOT SAUC (808) 6 4 0
5/ 5 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792) 180 141 16 56.1 5/ 6 ROYAL FLUSH (48) 6 7 0
6/ 6 ROYAL FLUSH (48) 999 824 50 54.8 6/13*ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858) 5 5 0
7/ 7 THE RED COMPANY (859) 230 190 20 54.8 7/ 3 FAST FOOD (724) 5 7 0
8/ 8 WICKED MARTYRS (815) 44 39 2 53.0 8/ 7 WHITE WOLVES (832) 5 9 1
9/ 9 DARQUE FORCES (396) 388 361 28 51.8 9/14 THE RED COMPANY (859) 4 1 0
10/10 FAST FOOD (724) 235 235 15 50.0 10/ 8 LAND OF OZ (217) 3 7 0
11-11*DOWNWARD SPIRAL (840) 12 12 5 50.0 11- 9*TEAM HAS NO NAME (857) 2 0 0
12/17*ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858) 5 5 0 50.0 12/10 WICKED MARTYRS (815) 2 1 0
13-12*ASSASSIN NATION (790) 1 1 0 50.0 13-11*DOWNWARD SPIRAL (840) 2 2 2
14/13 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480) 215 216 12 49.9 14/12 SATAN'S MINIONS (813) 2 2 0
15-14 BASH BROS PARK (766) 157 162 11 49.2 15/18 FLOATING PAST (854) 2 3 0
16/15 SATAN'S MINIONS (813) 72 93 0 43.6 16-15*ASSASSIN NATION (790) 1 1 0
17/16 WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541) 40 52 1 43.5 17/16 WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541) 1 2 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
18/18 WHITE WOLVES (832) 79 136 4 36.7 18-17 BASH BROS PARK (766) 0 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
A Glorious Church
"That He might present the church to Himself in glorious splendor, without
spot or wrinkle or any such things [that she might be holy and faultless].
-- Ephesians 5:27 Amplified Classic
In last month's newsletter A Glorious Church exclaimed to the North Forkers:
"Expecting a Glorious Experience!"
My Paper Warrior was not expecting to die, but death for a Believer in Jesus
Christ is a Most Glorious Experience in the 'Real Life' Experience of Death when
Passing from This Natural Life on Earth into the Spiritual Realm of Eternal Life!
Greek word in the Strong's Concordance (1741) for glorious in the above
scripture means: glorious, gorgeous or honourable.
Online Dictionary Definition: 2. having a striking beauty or splendor that evokes
feelings of delighted admiration.
Beyond the sorrow of a loved one or a friend passing on from this life into the
glorious life created by God... is way beyond the words of 'delighted admiration!'
Enjoy your life on this earth with the abilities and talents that you have been
given and cultivated during your lifetime... while making preparation for the life to
come!
"May Your Blades Be Sharp and Your Wits Sharper!"
-- Hammer the WordSmith
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Gladiators of North Fork,
I had always planned on immortality, it just happened a bit quicker than I thought! I
am not complaining. I am overjoyed at the thought of retirement. My plan is to head
for the Isle of the Eye and relax until Darque or Graywand has a use for me. I'll
stay in shape, but I am not going to miss the early morning wake up calls for
training, nor the dread of entering the arena for my last time against an opponent.
I am the 14th graduate from this team and the 6th Striker. Being a regular contest
arena, Darque runs my style a lot. He says it is because we are not complicated. I
have no idea what that means, but whatever, it gave me a job and has now gifted me
with immortality.
For those interested in such things, I am 13-9-5-21-9-12-15 ST. The Commission says
that I like WH, which I may have tried on a few occasions. They also recommend that I
fight with a LO/MO rhythm. I am not sure how I feel about that suggestion. They note
that I like to learn DEF skills, and I can't really argue with that one. It has been
fun fighting in this great arena. Good luck to whoever takes over this throne from me
when I leave!
-- Lord Protector Arcee
SPY REPORT
It's me, The Unknown Spymaster, back to give you this week's Spy Report. Sit
back in your seats and we'll have more fun than a barrel of Zontanis. A stormcloud
is brewing over the FAST FOOD guildhouse. Rumor says any more weeks like this ones
1-3-0 may send the team to the Dark Arena. Coming up with a solid 3-2-0 outing,
ABERRANT 5 BLADES has advanced 7 places in the rankings. It looks like the guys(?)
at THE RED COMPANY had a good week as they went 3-1-0 to put them in 9th place. I
guess steroids help! Hey everybody, watch out for DRIFTWOOD, who flew up 25 points
in the rankings after mashing TRY ONE like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy. Ya
know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands. TRY ONE was defeated by
DRIFTWOOD and drops 22 points. Well here's a duelmaster that doesn't sit back and
say 'Challenge me'! ARCEE made a challenge against SLOWPOKE RODRIGUEZ this week.
Well, everybody's pal ARCEE moved hers record to 17-4-0 by defeating SLOWPOKE
RODRIGUEZ in the Duelmaster's Title Bout and gaining 15 recognition points. Can you
believe they are paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff?
But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!
Did you hear that FAST FOOD was most avoided team this week? Well, knowing the
personal hygiene of FAST FOOD's warriors, I'm not surprised! For those of you who
like math, try this one: FAST FOOD + Weapons That go Boom = ABERRANT 5 BLADES +
Avoid City. And who is this BRUTUS you ask, with 87 points and a 15-15-2 record.
Ooh, the tales I could tell!
Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). Congrats to LITTLE VARIOUS for revenging
the death of his teammate (but more importantly, feeding BRUTUS a bit of dirt).
Here's some advice: warriors with little wit and will may encounter problems on the
trail to the Isle.
Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in NORTH FORK have no
sense of humor. Or maybe that they were senseless. Well, there goes another Spy
Report. Good luck in next week's fights. Hasta la bye-bye. (Loud choruses of 'Beat
it, ya bum!')-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LITTLE VARIOUS 9341 23 14 2 131 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CRYING KID 8392 13 8 0 129 BASH BROS PARK (766)
SKYE 9865 18 7 0 113 THE RED COMPANY (859)
VALAC 8819 16 7 0 106 WICKED MARTYRS (815)
CHINA PRINCESS 9476 15 9 0 105 LAND OF OZ (217)
-MUY CALIENTE 9212 14 16 0 100 EL CAMINO:HOT SAUCE (808)
GALLIENUS 4956 14 27 1 99 WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)
RETURN OF THE KING 9124 14 26 0 96 ROYAL FLUSH (48)
TENTENABULATION 9381 15 13 1 94 ROYAL FLUSH (48)
ARMENIUS 9159 21 23 0 93 WHITE WOLVES (832)
SLOWPOKE RODRIGUEZ 9669 14 6 0 93 EL CAMINO:HOT SAUCE (808)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-FAST EEEK 8682 11 10 0 90 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
JACK E. KENNEDY 9406 16 10 0 89 ROYAL FLUSH (48)
KLEGG HAII 9204 22 22 0 88 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
-EN FEUGO 9072 17 18 1 88 EL CAMINO:HOT SAUCE (808)
BRUTUS 9380 15 15 2 87 WHITE WOLVES (832)
QUEEN LATIFAH 9038 15 31 0 85 ROYAL FLUSH (48)
STOOGE 9259 14 13 0 82 SATAN'S MINIONS (813)
-LEGGING LAGAN 9625 12 8 0 81 FLOATING PAST (854)
BRAINS 9296 19 16 0 80 LAND OF OZ (217)
LOST SHIP 9621 12 5 0 80 FLOATING PAST (854)
FORBIDDEN FRUIT 9632 12 11 0 70 FAST FOOD (724)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-UGLY ART 9458 8 2 0 64 BASH BROS PARK (766)
-PROBUS 4910 6 4 0 62 WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)
WENDY 9727 9 6 0 59 FAST FOOD (724)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-TIN WOODMAN 9708 5 2 1 59 LAND OF OZ (217)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DEADLY DESERT 9702 7 5 0 56 LAND OF OZ (217)
-LICINIUS 4912 5 4 0 54 WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)
DRIFTWOOD 9793 5 0 0 53 FLOATING PAST (854)
-DESPERO 8848 5 6 0 51 WICKED MARTYRS (815)
-CORSON 8821 5 5 1 46 WICKED MARTYRS (815)
SOUNDWAVE 9815 4 2 0 41 DARQUE FORCES (396)
THE WHISPER 9757 7 5 1 39 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
-AUGUSTUS 4909 3 6 0 37 WHOLY ROMAN EMPIRE (541)
MUCKY MORSE 9743 7 5 1 35 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SHOCKWAVE 9784 4 2 0 33 DARQUE FORCES (396)
MEK-QUAKE 9782 6 4 0 32 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
TRY ONE 9765 6 4 0 31 WEIRD ALCHEMY (480)
-BROKEN FAUCET 9686 4 1 0 29 BASH BROS PARK (766)
-FEATHER 9386 2 3 2 29 DOWNWARD SPIRAL (840)
-LEAF 9384 4 1 2 25 DOWNWARD SPIRAL (840)
LOST MOSS 9792 4 1 1 25 FLOATING PAST (854)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE WONDER 9837 2 2 0 23 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
-PLAGUE FACE 9829 1 0 0 20 TEAM HAS NO NAME (857)
AQUILLIUS 9732 2 12 0 18 WHITE WOLVES (832)
-ENCHILADAS SUIZAS 9816 2 0 0 18 EL CAMINO:HOT SAUCE (808)
-HAMMERHEAD 9383 1 4 0 17 DOWNWARD SPIRAL (840)
-ADDICTION 9387 3 1 0 16 DOWNWARD SPIRAL (840)
THE SINFUL NATURE 9847 1 1 0 16 ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858)
-SQUINTER 9831 1 0 0 16 TEAM HAS NO NAME (857)
THE WINKER 9826 4 2 0 14 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
DANSE 9854 2 1 0 14 THE RED COMPANY (859)
-FOLLOWER 9839 1 0 0 14 SATAN'S MINIONS (813)
-LEVIATHAN 8329 1 0 0 13 ASSASSIN NATION (790)
ACROBAT 9855 3 0 0 12 THE RED COMPANY (859)
TITUS 9817 2 5 0 12 WHITE WOLVES (832)
BIBLE PROPORTION 9848 2 0 0 11 ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858)
-SNOWFLAKE 9659 1 0 1 11 DOWNWARD SPIRAL (840)
PREACH THE GOSPEL 9850 1 1 0 9 ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858)
CLUB COFFEE 9833 2 2 0 8 FAST FOOD (724)
COSMOS 9900 1 0 0 7 DARQUE FORCES (396)
-ZOZO 9132 1 3 0 6 WICKED MARTYRS (815)
RENEWING THE MIND 9904 1 0 0 6 ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858)
WHOPPER 9835 1 3 0 6 FAST FOOD (724)
SLOTH 9853 1 2 0 5 THE RED COMPANY (859)
-RAZAH 9155 1 1 0 4 WICKED MARTYRS (815)
RAINBOW 9841 0 3 0 3 LAND OF OZ (217)
VICTORIOUS FAITH 9846 0 2 0 2 ABERRANT 5 BLADES (858)
THE WHIPPERSNAPPER 9905 0 1 0 1 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
A GLORIOUS CHURC 9849 0 1 0 ABERRANT 5 BLADE 858 SNOWFLAKE 9659 419
OZ SMASHER 9812 0 4 0 BIG LAKE GROOVE 792 LOST MOSS 9792 416 NONE
STYLE EDITOR 9642 11 11 1 BIG LAKE GROOVE 792 BRUTUS 9380 419 JUST REVENGED
15 WAYS 9626 12 10 1 FLOATING PAST 854 LITTLE VARIOUS 9341 416 NOT REVENGED
STRATUS 9898 0 1 0 FLOATING PAST 854 SPIRIT 420 NONE
HOSIDIUS 9733 2 11 1 WHITE WOLVES 832 FEATHER 9386 419
PERSONAL ADS
A welcome to the mighty Hammer and his A Blades. -- Oz The All Welcoming
P.S. Loved the spot.
But, but, but, Slowpoke, I was about to graduate and head off to The Isle and fend off
the crows. Why did you do that? -- Brains
The Wonder, one of you, eh? Well, good for you. -- Rainbow
P.S. By the way, I heard this tale the other day. Do you know what you get when you
cross a pig and an AA member? Well, nothing, really, because there are just some
things even a pig won't do.
P.S.S. I didn't get it because I am full of hope and love and color, but I am sure you
will.
P.P.P.S. You are welcome.
Arcee, I salute you for the fine fight. You are a highly deserving Duelmaster. --
China Princess
Health. Humility. Honor. The Sands Of North Fork await us all. -- Oz The All
Philosophical
North Fork Friends & Friendly Foes -- I Heard a Rumor the Turf War is Coming to the
Swamp Next Year! -- Hammer
Snowflake -- Looks Like Your Dance Card May Be Filled the Next Few Turns! -- The
General Consensus of the Aberrant 5 Blades
Convicted Thief -- Nice Warm Up! -- Bible Proportion
Street Legal -- Just What I Needed to Learn! -- Preach The Gospel
Enchiladas Suizas -- Close Shave! -- The Sinful Nature
Club Coffee -- Thanks! Until We Meet Again! -- Victorious Faith
All Swampers -- See You in the Swamp! -- Hammer the WordSmith
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
STRATUS was butchered by SPIRIT in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
LITTLE VARIOUS vanquished BRUTUS in a exciting 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud Title battle.
THE WINKER was viciously subdued by LOST MOSS in a 2 minute bloody Bloodfeud brawl.
ARCEE overpowered SLOWPOKE RODRIGUEZ in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
RETURN OF THE KING was bested by VALAC in a 1 minute expert's Challenge brawl.
BRAINS was luckily beaten by ARMENIUS in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge struggle.
QUEEN LATIFAH was viciously subdued by GALLIENUS in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
RAINBOW lost to BIBLE PROPORTION in a 2 minute novice's Challenge duel.
PREACH THE GOSPEL was vanquished by MEK-QUAKE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
THE WONDER savagely defeated TITUS in a 1 minute gruesome Challenge match.
SKYE overpowered LOST SHIP in a exciting 5 minute bloody one-sided fight.
CHINA PRINCESS handily defeated KLEGG HAII in a exciting 1 minute one-sided contest.
FORBIDDEN FRUIT was devastated by TENTENABULATION in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
STOOGE was overcome by JACK E. KENNEDY in a popular 2 minute expert's fight.
WENDY bested THE WHISPER in a 3 minute gruesome duel.
TRY ONE was overpowered by DRIFTWOOD in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
MUCKY MORSE devastated AQUILLIUS in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
SOUNDWAVE demolished HAMMER in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.
WHOPPER was defeated by ACROBAT in a unpopular 4 minute amateur's conflict.
CLUB COFFEE was savagely defeated by DANSE in a 2 minute brutal beginner's fight.
VICTORIOUS FAITH was beaten by COSMOS in a action packed 1 minute beginner's fray.
THE SINFUL NATURE devastated SLOTH in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
RENEWING THE MIND savagely defeated THE WHIPPERSNAPPER in a 4 minute beginner's fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 9 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 2 - 0 75 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 8 TOTAL PARRY 24 - 22 - 0 52 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 LUNGING ATTACK 58 - 54 - 3 52 |
|TOTAL PARRY 6 STRIKING ATTACK 42 - 40 - 1 51 |
|BASHING ATTACK 5 WALL OF STEEL 15 - 15 - 0 50 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 35 - 37 - 1 49 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 7 - 1 46 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 SLASHING ATTACK 20 - 29 - 3 41 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 BASHING ATTACK 16 - 32 - 3 33 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 3 - 0 0 |
Turn 420 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-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 WALL OF STEEL
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 0 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 4 2 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 3 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 4 2 AIMED BLOW
AIMED BLOW 5 - 4 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-STRIKE
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 4 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
1 BASHING ATTACK
1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-STRIKE LITTLE VARIOUS 9341 23 14 2 131 BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
PARRY-RIPOSTE SKYE 9865 18 7 0 113 THE RED COMPANY (859)
WALL OF STEEL VALAC 8819 16 7 0 106 WICKED MARTYRS (815)
BASHING ATTACK CHINA PRINCESS 9476 15 9 0 105 LAND OF OZ (217)
STRIKING ATTACK TENTENABULATION 9381 15 13 1 94 ROYAL FLUSH (48)
AIMED BLOW SLOWPOKE RODRIGUEZ 9669 14 6 0 93 EL CAMINO:HOT SAUCE (808)
TOTAL PARRY JACK E. KENNEDY 9406 16 10 0 89 ROYAL FLUSH (48)
LUNGING ATTACK STOOGE 9259 14 13 0 82 SATAN'S MINIONS (813)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is GALLIENUS 4956. The most popular warrior this turn
was SKYE 9865. The ten other most popular fighters were STOOGE 9259, THE
WHIPPERSNAPPER 9905, WENDY 9727, LITTLE VARIOUS 9341, LOST MOSS 9792, GALLIENUS 4956,
CHINA PRINCESS 9476, COSMOS 9900, RENEWING THE MIND 9904, and BRAINS 9296.
The least popular fighter this week was ACROBAT 9855. The other ten least popular
fighters were SLOTH 9853, VICTORIOUS FAITH 9846, WHOPPER 9835, AQUILLIUS 9732, TRY
ONE 9765, FORBIDDEN FRUIT 9632, KLEGG HAII 9204, LOST SHIP 9621, TITUS 9817, and
PREACH THE GOSPEL 9850.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
LITTLE VARIOUS (47-9341) BIG LAKE GROOVE (792)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
ARCEE (47-9529) DARQUE FORCES (396)
Just a note:
Our DM writers (both staff and players) put quite a bit of effort into writing content
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Kudos and thank you to all of our writers! I'm sure we don't thank you enough.
-- RSI
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MINI SPOTS
The short spotlights that Jorja has been writing were intended to be amusing but also
possibly to provide a jumping-off point for further fiction. If you're interested in
collaborating with a story, please contact her -- or just write it! (Let CSR know if
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-- RSI