DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/26/2021 Duedate: 02/22/2021
FRATSFA ARENA
DM-52 TURN-408
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SHACKLED PRIEST
IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
(52-4464) [23-19-2,99]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SHACKLED PRIEST PENITENT ENGINE
IRON CATHEDRAL (159) ADEPTA SORORITAS (451)
(52-4464) [23-19-2,99] (52-4612) [1-0-0,21]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
TONIO SALAGAZA MAIDEN ALLOY
MIDDLE WAY 8 (351) IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
(52-4362) [16-26-0,86] (52-4579) [4-10-0,41]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. ADEPTA SORORITAS (451) 59
2. MIDDLE WAY 8 (351) 17 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
3. FLOWER GIRLS (189) 12 Unchartered Team
4. ASSASSIN NATION (186) 12
5. CYGNUS (446) 9 ADEPTA SORORITAS (451)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*ADEPTA SORORITAS (451) 4 1 1 80.0 1/ 1 IRON CATHEDRAL (159) 8 6 0
2/ 1 FLOWER GIRLS (189) 665 403 23 62.3 2/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351) 6 9 0
3/ 5 CYGNUS (446) 31 26 0 54.4 3- 3 INCARNATIONS (281) 5 0 0
4- 2 OTTO'S PARTS (150) 448 381 24 54.0 4/ 2 FLOWER GIRLS (189) 5 6 0
5- 3 INCARNATIONS (281) 226 199 13 53.2 5/ 0*ADEPTA SORORITAS (451) 4 1 1
6/ 4 IRON CATHEDRAL (159) 258 228 22 53.1 6/ 7 CYGNUS (446) 4 2 0
7/ 6 ASSASSIN NATION (186) 218 232 33 48.4 7- 4 OTTO'S PARTS (150) 3 3 1
8/ 7 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351) 209 283 3 42.5 8/ 6 ASSASSIN NATION (186) 3 7 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
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. Coming up with
a solid 2-3-0 outing, MIDDLE WAY 8 has advanced 3 places in the rankings. Call it
luck at the right time or bribes in the right hands, but the new team ADEPTA
SORORITAS scored a 4-1-1 record this week. Hey everybody, watch out for DECEIT, who
flew up 22 points in the rankings after mashing BANDED ACOLYTE like a melon. Keep
your eye on this guy. Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands.
FURY was bested by XAVIER YANG and drops 10 points. Well, everybody's pal SHACKLED
PRIEST moved his record to 23-19-2 by defeating TONIO SALAGAZA in the Duelmaster's
Title Bout and gaining 3 recognition points. An apple a day keeps the doctor away,
but an onion a day keeps T.P.s at bay.
But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!
Did you hear that OTTO'S PARTS was most avoided team this week? Well, knowing the
personal hygiene of OTTO'S PARTS' warriors, I'm not surprised! And you guys like to
boo me? Well, unsling your rasberries, cause FLOWER GIRLS beats feet every time
OTTO'S PARTS smiles at them. Try farming, eh? Well just about everybody wants a
piece of TONIO SALAGAZA, who was this week's most challenged warrior.
Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the
most interesting, though! Remember: alliances are great, but try and take your ally
in the arena with you and see what happens.
Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in FRATSFA have no
sense of humor. Or maybe that they were senseless. C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some
tracks. Its been real, and its been fun, but it hasn't been real fun...-- The
Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SHACKLED PRIEST 4464 23 19 2 99 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DISLOCATED HIP 4479 14 5 0 91 OTTO'S PARTS (150)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SEARING SUNFLOWER 4339 11 4 1 87 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
TONIO SALAGAZA 4362 16 26 0 86 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
SISTER STEEL 4562 16 13 1 80 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
-BA'AL 4532 9 6 0 74 INCARNATIONS (281)
TEMPEST 3770 13 10 1 68 ASSASSIN NATION (186)
VERN WULF 4567 13 13 0 68 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KAPPA CYGNI 4469 14 13 0 61 CYGNUS (446)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
XAVIER YANG 4568 11 15 0 56 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
-HOT HONEYSUCKLE 4352 6 1 0 54 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
TENNESSE SMITH 4411 11 18 1 52 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
FERNY ROSS 4578 9 12 0 52 MIDDLE WAY 8 (351)
-DEADLY DAISY 4341 11 3 0 51 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
DECEIT 4598 6 1 0 50 ASSASSIN NATION (186)
BANDED ACOLYTE 4582 9 6 1 42 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
MAIDEN ALLOY 4579 4 10 0 41 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
FURY 3944 4 3 1 35 ASSASSIN NATION (186)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-TWO HANDS 4529 6 9 0 28 OTTO'S PARTS (150)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SOKAR 4590 2 0 0 21 INCARNATIONS (281)
PENITENT ENGINE 4612 1 0 0 21 ADEPTA SORORITAS (451)
DENEB 4607 2 1 0 20 CYGNUS (446)
ST. PRAXEDES 4615 1 0 1 19 ADEPTA SORORITAS (451)
-TANITH 4594 1 0 0 18 INCARNATIONS (281)
-AMAUNET 4574 2 0 0 16 INCARNATIONS (281)
-GRANNUS 4592 1 0 0 13 INCARNATIONS (281)
-BRUISED BUTTCHEEK 4610 1 0 0 10 OTTO'S PARTS (150)
FRAG 4611 1 0 0 7 ADEPTA SORORITAS (451)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
EPHRAEL STERN 4613 1 0 0 7 ADEPTA SORORITAS (451)
MENACING MIMOSA 4605 0 2 0 2 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
SPECTRE 4608 0 2 0 2 ASSASSIN NATION (186)
PERNICIOUS POPPY 4609 0 1 0 1 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
KRAK 4614 0 1 0 ADEPTA SORORITAS 451 THE PINK JESTER 408 NONE
VEXATION 4599 2 3 1 ASSASSIN NATION 186 ST. PRAXEDES 4615 408
PERSONAL ADS
We salute the tourney participants. -- the Middle Way
Our congratulations to Lord Protector Forged Bishop. -- the Middle Way
Shackled Priest -- Do they ever let you loose? -- Tonio Salagaza
Two Hands -- And both of them greasy. -- Ferny Ross
Deadly Daisy -- I'm glad your name is not literal, little lady. -- Vern Wulf
Maiden Alloy -- Good skills, thanks. -- Xavier Yang
Hot Honeysuckle -- Hot is good right now. Below freezing here. -- Tennessee Smith
Well, well, Lookey here. We have a Shackled Priest as Duelmaster. Kudos. Now, my
Flower Girls want to see you at The Flower Shoppe; they will put you in shackles and
have their way with you. (wink) -- Lady Fern
Vern Wulf, that was such an exquisite hurt that I may want to try it again, Hon. --
Deadly Daisy
Tennessee Smith, that was a nice waltz we had, wasn't it? Are you ready for something
a little hotter and heavier? -- Hot Honeysuckle
Bruised Buttocks?! So are mine, you Stud. So are mine. -- Menacing Mimosa
Kappa Cygni, when I want it, I want it. And you were it! -- Searing Sunflower
Health. Humility. Honor. Liquor, Love, and Lust! -- Lady Fern
Flower Girls are pretty. Flower Girls are voluptuous. Flower Girls are smart. Flower
Girls are fun. Flower Girls are contract assassins. Choose your pleasure and passion.
-- Lady Fern
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
KRAK was butchered by THE PINK JESTER in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SHACKLED PRIEST slimly won victory over TONIO SALAGAZA in a 3 minute Title battle.
SISTER STEEL defeated TEMPEST in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory master's duel.
SEARING SUNFLOWER overpowered VERN WULF in a 1 minute mismatched match.
FERNY ROSS viciously subdued MAIDEN ALLOY in a popular 6 minute bloody duel.
FURY was overpowered by XAVIER YANG in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
TENNESSE SMITH was defeated by KAPPA CYGNI in a action packed 1 minute expert's melee.
BANDED ACOLYTE was vanquished by DECEIT in a action packed 1 minute one-sided duel.
VEXATION was slaughtered by ST. PRAXEDES in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
MENACING MIMOSA was narrowly defeated by FRAG in a 2 minute gory novice's melee.
DENEB savagely defeated SPECTRE in a crowd pleasing 4 minute bloody amateur's match.
PENITENT ENGINE demolished TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 3 minute mismatched match.
EPHRAEL STERN beat PERNICIOUS POPPY in a 3 minute gory amateur's conflict.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 7 SLASHING ATTACK 10 - 1 - 2 91 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 8 - 4 - 0 67 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 2 - 0 67 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 WALL OF STEEL 14 - 7 - 0 67 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 21 - 13 - 3 62 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 5 - 1 62 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 AIMED BLOW 10 - 10 - 0 50 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 BASHING ATTACK 10 - 10 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 12 - 14 - 0 46 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 STRIKING ATTACK 23 - 31 - 2 43 |
Turn 408 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:
AIMED BLOW 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 5 3 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 3 2 WALL OF STEEL
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL SHACKLED PRIEST 4464 23 19 2 99 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
STRIKING ATTACK SEARING SUNFLOWER 4339 11 4 1 87 FLOWER GIRLS (189)
BASHING ATTACK SISTER STEEL 4562 16 13 1 80 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
AIMED BLOW KAPPA CYGNI 4469 14 13 0 61 CYGNUS (446)
PARRY-STRIKE DECEIT 4598 6 1 0 50 ASSASSIN NATION (186)
PARRY-LUNGE BANDED ACOLYTE 4582 9 6 1 42 IRON CATHEDRAL (159)
LUNGING ATTACK FURY 3944 4 3 1 35 ASSASSIN NATION (186)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is TONIO SALAGAZA 4362. The most popular warrior this
turn was MAIDEN ALLOY 4579. The ten other most popular fighters were FERNY ROSS
4578, DENEB 4607, TONIO SALAGAZA 4362, MENACING MIMOSA 4605, SISTER STEEL 4562, KAPPA
CYGNI 4469, DECEIT 4598, SPECTRE 4608, PERNICIOUS POPPY 4609, and SHACKLED PRIEST
4464.
The least popular fighter this week was PENITENT ENGINE 4612. The other ten least
popular fighters were VEXATION 4599, FURY 3944, VERN WULF 4567, KRAK 4614, ST.
PRAXEDES 4615, BANDED ACOLYTE 4582, TENNESSE SMITH 4411, EPHRAEL STERN 4613, XAVIER
YANG 4568, and SEARING SUNFLOWER 4339.
WINTER BLOODGAMES 2021
Back by popular demand, we will be hosting a new round of Bloodgames beginning at the
Winter Mail-in! 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. We will hold three different arenas:
Mail-in-Style (DM 97): One strategy for all ten rounds, due January 16.
This arena will process along with the winter mail-in.
Regular Speed (DM 96): Strategy changes allowed; bloodfeud challenges only.
Turn 1 is due February 2 and turns process every 14 days.
Slow (DM 95): Strategy changes allowed; bloodfeud challenges only.
Turn 1 is due May 10 and turns process every 28 days.
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 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 the turn-based bloodgames (DM 96 and DM 95), there are
no regular challenges, only bloodfeuds. For the Mail-in style arena (DM 97), each
warrior will have a single strategy for all ten rounds. There will be no DA
challenges in either arena.
TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- DM 97 is due January 16, DM 96 is due February 2, and
DM 95 is due May 10. DM 97 will process along with the winter mail-in and the other
two are turn-based and will process on a 14- and 28-day schedule respectively.
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!