DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/07/2020 Duedate: 03/05/2020
TROCAR ARENA
DM-54 TURN-380
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
URDNOT WREX
MASS EFFECT (332)
(54-3119) [12-0-0,143]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
URDNOT WREX IMAI
MASS EFFECT (332) CRUX (352)
(54-3119) [12-0-0,143] (54-3356) [1-0-0,13]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
KORILL SAI URDNOT WREX
TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) MASS EFFECT (332)
(54-3154) [11-25-0,58] (54-3119) [12-0-0,143]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
TREES (340)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 15
2. BOOK OF THOMAS (341) 14 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
3. TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) 13 Unchartered Team
4. CRUX (352) 13
5. TREES (340) 5 CRUX (352)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*CRUX (352) 1 0 0 100 1/ 1 TREES (340) 6 3 0
2/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (341) 62 43 3 59.0 2/ 3 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 6 5 0
3/ 2 MASS EFFECT (332) 34 24 0 58.6 3/ 2 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) 5 10 0
4/ 1 TREES (340) 76 56 3 57.6 4/ 4 MASS EFFECT (332) 4 4 0
5/ 3 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252) 509 444 16 53.4 5/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (341) 2 3 0
6/ 4 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331) 108 112 6 49.1 6/ 0*CRUX (352) 1 0 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
Oh, hi. Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte. Thought I'd check out TROCAR to see
what's new. MVP award for DILIAN HALLIE? TRADERS OF TROCAR's proud of her after
beating SPECIES 37 and getting 17 points. Talk about yer major upsets! SPECIES 37's
match with DILIAN HALLIE cost him a loss of 12 points! This Duelmaster is like
something else! URDNOT WREX stopped YEW dead in hers tracks! I hear the top team
insists all their warriors get nine hours sleep. They want photogenic fighters for
PR photos.
I gotta admit I haven't been in "deep con caves" with any spies. Really, I just
wing this stuff. TREES was TROCAR's most avoided team. Is there some award for
that? I don't know what BASH BROS BATHROOM's been doing. They certainly haven't
been accepting many fights from TREES, that's fer sher.
What does a fighter fight for? I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone
gets killed. Not after four more fights. What if they had a fight and nobody showed
up? I'd be out of a job, that's what!!!
I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid. Who would've guessed I'd be
a famous Spyreporter? I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it
quits. I had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
URDNOT WREX 3119 12 0 0 143 MASS EFFECT (332)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
YEW 3209 15 12 0 98 TREES (340)
OAK 3250 11 7 0 96 TREES (340)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RUSSIAN LULLABY 3213 16 4 0 83 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
ELM 3206 14 13 0 75 TREES (340)
WATER DAMAGE 3203 4 1 0 74 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
CHINA WHITE 3214 14 8 0 73 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KORILL SAI 3154 11 25 0 58 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
FIR 3251 11 7 2 57 TREES (340)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BATHTUB RING 3341 5 2 0 56 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
DILIAN HALLIE 3328 7 7 0 49 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
SMALL TAMER 3181 9 10 0 41 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
SPECIES 37 3163 7 2 0 36 MASS EFFECT (332)
JACK 3123 8 4 0 34 MASS EFFECT (332)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-LEGION 3121 6 5 0 29 MASS EFFECT (332)
LARKIN SAND 3344 4 4 0 29 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
MAGIC POTION 3321 3 0 0 27 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
FALLEN TOWEL RACK 3319 4 8 0 24 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
IMAI 3356 1 0 0 13 CRUX (352)
-THE ILLUSIVE MAN 3188 1 5 0 12 MASS EFFECT (332)
DA'UD SHEEN 3348 2 3 0 9 TRADERS OF TROCAR (252)
BAY 3351 0 1 0 1 TREES (340)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
HEDIES 3362 0 1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 341 LONG TALL LEMUEL 380 NONE
SHEDIES 3363 0 1 0 BOOK OF THOMAS 341 MAINAKHA-TE ASSA 380 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Species 37 -- Are you endangered. That's all I pay attention to. -- Korill Sai
Water Damage -- It's worse when you freeze. -- Small Tamer
Fallen Towel Rack -- Not a handy support in time of need. -- Dilian Hallie
Legion -- And there were a lot of you, too. -- Da'ud Sheen
The Illusive Man -- I hope I didn't do too much damage. I had trouble seeing you. --
Larkin Sand
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SHEDIES was butchered by MAINAKHA-TE ASSASSIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
HEDIES was butchered by LONG TALL LEMUEL in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
URDNOT WREX overcame YEW in a action packed 3 minute bloody veteran's Title match.
OAK devastated CHINA WHITE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
ELM was savagely defeated by RUSSIAN LULLABY in a dull 17 minute master's competition.
WATER DAMAGE devastated KORILL SAI in a 1 minute mismatched match.
BATHTUB RING overcame SMALL TAMER in a 1 minute fight.
FIR overcame LARKIN SAND in a 1 minute melee.
SPECIES 37 slimly lost to DILIAN HALLIE in a 2 minute duel.
JACK viciously subdued FALLEN TOWEL RACK in a action packed 1 minute gruesome fight.
MAGIC POTION overpowered DA'UD SHEEN in a action packed 1 minute gory one-sided fight.
IMAI overpowered BAY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody one-sided match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 4 TOTAL PARRY 16 - 8 - 0 67 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 3 - 0 67 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 12 - 7 - 0 63 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 14 - 9 - 0 61 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 BASHING ATTACK 14 - 12 - 1 54 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 11 - 10 - 0 52 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 7 - 1 46 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 6 - 1 33 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 7 - 17 - 1 29 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 380 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 4 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 BASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 2 1 TOTAL PARRY
1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK URDNOT WREX 3119 12 0 0 143 MASS EFFECT (332)
WALL OF STEEL YEW 3209 15 12 0 98 TREES (340)
BASHING ATTACK OAK 3250 11 7 0 96 TREES (340)
TOTAL PARRY RUSSIAN LULLABY 3213 16 4 0 83 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
PARRY-RIPOSTE ELM 3206 14 13 0 75 TREES (340)
AIMED BLOW WATER DAMAGE 3203 4 1 0 74 BASH BROS BATHROOM (331)
LUNGING ATTACK CHINA WHITE 3214 14 8 0 73 BOOK OF THOMAS (341)
PARRY-LUNGE FIR 3251 11 7 2 57 TREES (340)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is KORILL SAI 3154. The most popular warrior this turn
was URDNOT WREX 3119. The ten other most popular fighters were JACK 3123, DILIAN
HALLIE 3328, IMAI 3356, BATHTUB RING 3341, SPECIES 37 3163, MAGIC POTION 3321, YEW
3209, OAK 3250, WATER DAMAGE 3203, and FIR 3251.
The least popular fighter this week was RUSSIAN LULLABY 3213. The other ten least
popular fighters were ELM 3206, SMALL TAMER 3181, KORILL SAI 3154, CHINA WHITE 3214,
HEDIES 3362, SHEDIES 3363, BAY 3351, DA'UD SHEEN 3348, FALLEN TOWEL RACK 3319, and
LARKIN SAND 3344.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
YEW (54-3209) TREES (340)