DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/15/2017    Duedate: 01/11/2018

TROCAR ARENA

DM-54    TURN-352

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

OUT OF TP
BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
(54-3258) [10-2-2,98]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

OUT OF TP                      POSITION IS EMPTY
BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)       
(54-3258) [10-2-2,98]          

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LEAKY TOILET                   DEMON MONKEY
BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)       GOT BLOOD? (345)
(54-3112) [15-21-0,74]         (54-3249) [8-4-0,92]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

KILLER B'S (348)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. KILLER B'S (348)            30
2. BOOK OF THOMAS (341)        17      BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
3. BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)    16      Unchartered Team
4. LEGIONS OF FATE (351)       14
5. GOT BLOOD? (345)             4      QUEEN (169)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 USELESS TOOLS (219)      288 132 13 68.6   1/ 1 KILLER B'S (348)          9  6 0
 2- 2*CHEEZY GOODNESS (350)     25  15  2 62.5   2- 2 USELESS TOOLS (219)       6  0 0
 3/ 3 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      24  16  2 60.0   3- 3*CHEEZY GOODNESS (350)     4  1 0
 4/ 4 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  80  74  5 51.9   4/ 5 LEGIONS OF FATE (351)     4 11 0
 5/ 5 LEGIONS OF FATE (351)     33  32  3 50.8   5/ 4 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)  3  5 1
 6/ 6 KILLER B'S (348)          32  34  1 48.5   6/ 6 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)      3  5 0
 7/ 7 GOT BLOOD? (345)          11  14  1 44.0   7/ 7 GOT BLOOD? (345)          1  3 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
TROCAR brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  Of course, we're all terribly 
impressed to see BILLY win a fight and gain 17 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, BODIDDLY 
beat BIG CHILL and BIG CHILL lost 11 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  Due to 
absence, and inability to defend the throne, YAHOO WAHOO has lost the Title of 
Duelmaster.  Start setting that alarm earlier!  And it's out with the old, in with 
the new, as OUT OF TP takes the Title and last week's bar tab from the old 
Duelmaster.  Heh, heh.  Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do you 
think some of these guys win their fights?  Skill?  Ha!   
     My mother always told me, 'If you don't have anything nice to say, start 
talking.' I loved that woman.  TROCAR, I am losing what little hope I had in you.  
BOOK OF THOMAS the most avoided team?  What insult will suffice, I cannot say.  And 
it looks like LEGIONS OF FATE avoided them the most this turn.  What a pack of would 
be losers, if you ask me.  Hmph.  WHISPER QUIET was challenged more times this turn 
than the Duelmaster.  Now was the DM insulted or feared?  Heh, heh.   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for TROCAR's 
morgue.  More variety.  BASH BROS BATHROOM has cause to pause today, as FOGGED UP 
MIRROR was sent to the Dark Arena, and came back--though not in the best of moods, 
I'll wager.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines through use.  Certain 
nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     There's got to be a better place in TROCAR to get a drink than The Swinging 
Aardvark!  Any suggestions?  Phlllt!  Just had to do that before I leave the fine 
city of TROCAR.  I feel much better now.  Glad to see the back of this place-- Snide 
Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OUT OF TP 3258               10   2  2    98       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-YAHOO WAHOO 2733             32  12  0   143       USELESS TOOLS (219)
-DISSOLVABLE DIAPER 3063      19   6  0   103       USELESS TOOLS (219)
-POWERLESS AMP 3230            8   1  0    94       USELESS TOOLS (219)
 DEMON MONKEY 3249             8   4  0    92       GOT BLOOD? (345)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LEAKY TOILET 3112            15  21  0    74       BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SYMGARA 3300                  8   5  1    65       LEGIONS OF FATE (351)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHINA WHITE 3214              5   1  0    55       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
 BODIDDLY 3285                 5   2  0    52       KILLER B'S (348)
 BILLY 3265                    8   6  0    48       KILLER B'S (348)
-JACKI 3277                    6   2  0    45       CHEEZY GOODNESS (350)
 BRENDA 3268                   7   6  1    44       KILLER B'S (348)
-MOONSTER 3276                 5   3  1    41       CHEEZY GOODNESS (350)
 BELINDA 3288                  4   2  0    38       KILLER B'S (348)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CHEOPA 3280                   6   2  1    32       CHEEZY GOODNESS (350)
 WHISPER QUIET 3215            5   5  0    32       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
-KOLBY 3279                    4   4  0    31       CHEEZY GOODNESS (350)
 BONECRUSHER 3289              4   2  0    31       KILLER B'S (348)
 LUTHIEN 3297                  8   5  1    30       LEGIONS OF FATE (351)
 BIG CHILL 3216                6   4  1    29       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
 DUNCAN 3298                   7   6  1    28       LEGIONS OF FATE (351)
-RUSSIAN LULLABY 3213          4   0  0    25       BOOK OF THOMAS (341)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MOUSE 3282                    4   2  0    23       CHEEZY GOODNESS (350)
 KORLAN 3295                   5   5  0    20       LEGIONS OF FATE (351)
-KINGSLAYER 3248               3   6  1    20       GOT BLOOD? (345)
 WINTROW 3306                  1   0  0    13       LEGIONS OF FATE (351)

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
OCCUPIED 3304           0  1 0 BASH BROS BATHRO 331 JENNE THE KNIFE       352  NONE
STAINS 3305             0  1 0 BASH BROS BATHRO 331 LONG TALL LEMUEL      352  NONE
HEDIES 3307             0  1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 341   MAINAKHA-TE ASSA      352  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FOGGED UP MIRROR butchered JENNE THE KNIFE in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
HEDIES was slaughtered by MAINAKHA-TE ASSASSIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
STAINS was easily killed by LONG TALL LEMUEL in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena match.
OCCUPIED was slaughtered by JENNE THE KNIFE in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena brawl.
BELINDA was overpowered by SYMGARA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
DUNCAN was bested by WHISPER QUIET in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.
BILLY vanquished LUTHIEN in a exciting 1 minute bloody mismatched Challenge fight.
OUT OF TP handily defeated WILD-EYED FANATIC in a 1 minute uneven Title fight.
DEMON MONKEY viciously subdued LEAKY TOILET in a popular 3 minute gruesome duel.
CHINA WHITE unbelievably bested BRENDA in a 2 minute gory fight.
BIG CHILL was overpowered by BODIDDLY in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
BONECRUSHER overpowered KORLAN in a 4 minute bloody one-sided match.
WINTROW handily defeated TROLLBAIT in a 1 minute one-sided contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-LUNGE        2 -   0 -  1     100  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         TOTAL PARRY       10 -   6 -  0      63  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         BASHING ATTACK    27 -  17 -  3      61  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         SLASHING ATTACK   16 -  11 -  1      59  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         LUNGING ATTACK    19 -  15 -  0      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -   7 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      6 -   6 -  1      50  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK    5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW         5 -   9 -  0      36  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   5 -  0      29  |

Turn 352 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:

BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  3         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  2     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   OUT OF TP 3258             10   2  2   98 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
SLASHING ATTACK  DEMON MONKEY 3249           8   4  0   92 GOT BLOOD? (345)
LUNGING ATTACK   SYMGARA 3300                8   5  1   65 LEGIONS OF FATE (351)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    BRENDA 3268                 7   6  1   44 KILLER B'S (348)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LEAKY TOILET 3112.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was DEMON MONKEY 3249.  The ten other most popular fighters were CHINA WHITE 
3214, BRENDA 3268, BONECRUSHER 3289, BILLY 3265, OUT OF TP 3258, BODIDDLY 3285, 
SYMGARA 3300, WHISPER QUIET 3215, LEAKY TOILET 3112, and WINTROW 3306.

The least popular fighter this week was KORLAN 3295.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BIG CHILL 3216, BELINDA 3288, OCCUPIED 3304, LUTHIEN 3297, DUNCAN 3298, 
STAINS 3305, HEDIES 3307, WINTROW 3306, LEAKY TOILET 3112, and WHISPER QUIET 3215.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

FOGGED UP MIRROR (54-3231) BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)

                        FIRST INAUGURAL ARVAT CONTEST SUPREME

Who can join?  Anyone with a team in Arvat as of 2/1/2018.

When does it start?  First turn due after 2/1/2018.

How long does it run? 13 turns.

How do I join?  Announce your manager name and team name in the Arvat newsletter prior 
to 2/1/2017 and state that you are entering the contest.  Prior to the contest 
actually starting you need to have 2 rollup certs sent to the Dark One care of RSI.

How do I win the contest? The team which has accrued the most points as of the end of 
the 13th turn is the winner.  The team which has the 2nd most points is declared the 
runner up.  And the team which has the 3rd most points is declared honorable 
contender.  Everyone else is a loser and should be ridiculed.

How do I score points?

1)  Every challenge you win vs. another team in the contest = 10 points, as long as 
    that challenge is to a warrior equal to or above yours in the rankings.  Except 
    for the Duelmaster who can challenge anyone he wants.

2)  You also earn bonus points for every challenge won.  For every point of 
    recognition your target is ranked above you, you earn one bonus point.  This is 
    for challenges only.

3)  If you are challenged by a warrior below you and defeat him, you will gain 5 
    points.

4)  Also every random matchup against a contest team that you win will earn you 5 
    points -- up or down.

5)  You CAN downchallenge, however you get no points for doing so, and if you are 
    beaten, your opponent will earn 10 points and the right to ridicule you in the 
    newsletter.

6)  Bloodfeud challenges count just like regular challenges during the contest.

7)  In addition there are the following bonus points that are awarded each turn:

    A)  Duelmaster earns 10 points

    B)  Graduating a warrior earns 10 points

    C)  Recognition Leader (Chartered or Unchartered) earns 5 points (if the 
        Duelmaster is the recognition leader as well, then only the DM points apply)

    D)  Popularity Leader earns 5 points

    E)  Turn's most popular earns 5 points

    F)  Top team on the move earns 5 points

    G)  Current Top team earns 10 points

    H)  Any warrior that earns a Tournament Champion in either the April Mail In or 
        July FTF tournament earns 20 points

    I)  Any warrior that earns a Tournament Victor in either of those tournaments 
        earns 10 points

    J)  Note that Top Chartered and Unchartered team awards do NOT earn points

What are the rules regarding other teams in the arena?  If you challenge any warriors 
not participating in the contest you LOSE 20 points, unless the challenged warrior is 
the Duelmaster.  If any manager has a 2nd (or 3rd) team in the arena they may NOT 
challenge any warrior of any team participating in the contest or they are 
DISQUALIFIED.

What do I win if I win this contest? 

1)  The winner wins all of the rollup certificates given as entry fee for the contest.  
    In addition, the winner gets to pick 3 of the prizes below.

2)  The runner up gets to pick 2 of the prizes below.

3)  The honorable contender gets to pick one of the prizes below.

In addition, all competitors in the contest who run all 13 turns and at least 62 total 
fights will earn 1 potion of +1 bonus, which must be used on a warrior who 
participated at least 1 fight in the contest.  

Also, the team that scores the most points on any one turn of the contest (other than 
the winner, runner up or honorable contender) can pick one prize that was NOT selected 
by those three.

Prizes:

1)  Limited stat switch (You can swap any 2 stats you want on an Arvat replacement 
    rollup that you received within the next 6 month)

2)  Extra replacements (Next time you get a replacement (or whenever you want within 6 
    months) in Arvat you can ask RSI for 5 additional replacements and select the best 
    one for your team)

3)  Limited damage bump (You can pick one warrior on your Arvat team to move up one 
    damage class -- as long as he remains in-bounds for his ST/SZ stats)

4)  Favorite weapon knowledge (You learn the favorite weapon of one of your Arvat 
    warriors -- must be on the team during the contest)

5)  Favorite rhythm knowledge (You learn the favorite offensive effort and activity 
    level of one of your Arvat warriors, who most have been on your team during the 
    contest)

6)  Shrinking potion (You get to take 3 points of size away from an Arvat replacement 
    during the next 6 months and add the 3 points to another stat -- both SZ and the 
    other stat must remain in bounds)

7)  Extra skills (Any one of your warriors in Arvat learns 3 extra skills of your 
    choice (no more than 2 can be in the same area and must be in bounds)

8)  Extra train (Any one of your Arvat warriors gets an extra stat train in the area 
    of your choice -- and must be in bounds)

9)  The Dark One's Massive Rollup prize (You get 50 team sheets, at random, from the 
    Dark One's massive pile of teams.  Most will be mediocre at best, but there are 
    plenty of decent to good warrior prospects in there!)

All prizes must be applied within 6 months from the end of the tournament, must be on 
Arvat warriors on the team that participated in the contest and must be in bounds.