DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/22/2023 Duedate: 09/18/2023
ILLIS ARENA
DM-59 TURN-419
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
MACCABEE
NEXUS 5 (324)
(59-3088) [13-7-1,114]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
MACCABEE POSITION IS EMPTY
NEXUS 5 (324)
(59-3088) [13-7-1,114]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
SOBER FOR 7 DAYS LOTHAR DYFONATE
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) NEXUS 5 (324)
(59-3242) [12-5-0,104] (59-3250) [8-9-0,89]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
ISLANDERS (247)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. NEXUS 5 (324) 58
2. KILLER BLUES (280) 47 CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
3. BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 15 Unchartered Team
4. HANGOVERS (265) 10
5. CLAN DREKMOOR (330) 4 (-1)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) 301 166 15 64.5 1/ 1 ISLANDERS (247) 9 6 0
2/ 2 CLAN DREKMOOR (330) 24 14 1 63.2 2/ 5 KILLER BLUES (280) 8 7 0
3/ 3 HANGOVERS (265) 306 190 24 61.7 3/ 4 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 7 4 0
4- 4 BOOK OF THOMAS (317) 86 58 5 59.7 4/ 2 CHAPEL ROCK (287) 7 8 0
5/ 5 CHAPEL ROCK (287) 394 289 18 57.7 5/ 3 HANGOVERS (265) 6 4 1
6/ 6 ISLE OF SKYE (58) 252 210 15 54.5 6/ 9 NEXUS 5 (324) 5 4 0
7/ 8 KILLER BLUES (280) 26 25 2 51.0 7/ 7 ISLE OF SKYE (58) 5 10 0
8/ 7 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 274 277 11 49.7 8/12 CLAN DREKMOOR (330) 2 1 0
9/11 NEXUS 5 (324) 104 128 1 44.8 9- 6*RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333) 2 3 0
10/10 ISLANDERS (247) 591 734 20 44.6 10-11 BOOK OF THOMAS (317) 1 1 0
11/ 9 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332) 5 7 0 41.7 11/10 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332) 1 2 0
12-12*RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333) 11 17 1 39.3 12- 8 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) 0 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
A little surprised to get that invite to ADM. I thought I was going to get to try to
fight in a Champions tourney as an immortal graduate, but no such luck.
After turn 417, I was 14-3,133, 27FE, with 28 Political Points, Master Attack, AdEx's
in Defence and Decise, Experts in Riposte and Parry, with an estimated total of 127
total skills (assuming what I think is mode). After defeating Maccabee on turn 418, I
was 15-3,146, 28 FE with 33 Political Points, same rating, and 1 more Parry skill.
Again, that's 128 total skills (which could be as low as 124, or as high as 132.
What's the magical invite criteria? Maybe 5 ratings with 17+ Political Points and 28
or More FE. Or maybe with 15 or more arena wins. Or maybe 18 or more arena fights.
It's really hard to pin down. But I wanted to make this public in case others could
see something that our stable is not.
The commission's graduation notice tells me I'm a 9-9-12-21-11-5-17 Aimed Blow, who
prefers the Fist, and Learns Decisiveness, with a Very Low/Very Low Rhythm. Not sure
what to make of that, but the fist favourite means the boss is going to at least let
me try some things in ADM. The learning decisiveness is what really led to my
successful fighting career here in Illis.
-- Frozen Mudslide
Hangovers
5-time Duelmaster of Illis
SPY REPORT
Greetings, Warriors of ILLIS. Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give
you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport. He who laughs last
didn't get the joke. Speaking of laughing at jokes, observe IMPROVED ILLUSION. Last
week they got 0-0-0 to drop by 4! Nothing works for a team like victory (How's that
for a perceptive observation?) as CLAN DREKMOOR can attest... Good things come to
those who fight well, as NEXUS 5 can attest, moving up by 3. NEXUS 5 had cause to
celebrate, after LOTHAR DYFONATE got 24 points by beating JAR OF CLAY. A certain
someone should cut down on the drinking and practice more, after losing 18 points to
EARL HOOKER. (Discrete enough, BEACHCOMBER?) Well, Duelmaster FROZEN MUDSLIDE Dark
Arena Challenged DARK ARENA's HIGH ELF. Is a 15-3-0 good enough? Those who hoped
for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by HIGH ELF, of DARK ARENA, who despite a
0-0-0 couldn't overcome ILLIS' Number 1. So who was the warrior seen charging into
immovable walls and challenging dead trees? Someone's got a basic problem...
And how sociable are ILLIS' warriors? Come, let us see. Perhaps the warriors
of KILLER BLUES should take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team... As
a woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of ISLE OF SKYE, so did that sorry
team shy from KILLER BLUES If challenges were horses, OIL SPILL could open up a fast
food joint! Mismatched by 8 points, AZA CHORN bested D'ARTAGNAN. Is this really
worth noting? I thought D'ARTAGNAN showed great skill and promise when he was
subdued by AZA CHORN. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
Is there life after death? Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after
life! Those who owe FROZEN MUDSLIDE of HANGOVERS money and had written it off, take
note: it'S BACK FROM THE DARK ARENA!!! AND it'S MAD!!! Oh hard! that to strike a
flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!
Leave me now, you base fools! As the seasons change, and the creatures of the
wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place. ILLIS, I leave you
now. The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The Warty Toad. 'Til next time--
Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MACCABEE 3088 13 7 1 114 NEXUS 5 (324)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SUBSTITUTION 3213 11 7 0 119 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FALSE IDLE 2984 17 25 0 107 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
SOBER FOR 7 DAYS 3242 12 5 0 104 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
-BAHAMA MAMA 3064 14 3 1 100 HANGOVERS (265)
SHOO-CHA 3184 21 15 0 95 ISLANDERS (247)
-OCEAN SPRAY 2988 17 8 0 93 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
AZA CHORN 3246 13 9 0 92 NEXUS 5 (324)
-JUBEI 3197 10 10 1 91 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LOTHAR DYFONATE 3250 8 9 0 89 NEXUS 5 (324)
12 STONES 3078 22 11 0 88 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
OIL SPILL 3161 20 24 0 85 ISLANDERS (247)
JESUS MOOTZ 'O'PAIA 2128 15 13 0 84 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
JAR OF CLAY 3046 22 16 1 83 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
D'ARTAGNAN 2174 12 8 0 82 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
DISCIPLE 3143 11 9 0 73 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
TOM BLIGH 3193 19 14 1 72 ISLANDERS (247)
PURPLE HAZE 3165 8 4 0 72 HANGOVERS (265)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
I CAN QUIT 3269 8 3 0 62 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
-ZAK STORM 3227 5 0 0 60 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LADY BO 2456 5 6 0 54 KILLER BLUES (280)
-GREYHOUND 3219 6 2 2 52 HANGOVERS (265)
KING SOLOMON HILL 3291 4 1 0 52 KILLER BLUES (280)
STARFISH 3232 13 12 0 51 ISLANDERS (247)
-BROKENBONE 3204 6 4 0 51 CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
SKARP-HEDIN 2159 9 16 1 49 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
-BOBBING CORPSE 3162 7 4 1 48 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
NEW RIFF 3258 5 7 0 44 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)
SUPPORT GROUP 3255 8 6 0 36 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
MADSLAYER 3205 4 3 0 35 CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
-LUCIOUS R. WILSON 3288 4 1 0 34 RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
EARL HOOKER 3292 3 2 1 33 KILLER BLUES (280)
BLIND BOY FULLER 2457 5 6 0 32 KILLER BLUES (280)
-DAY WALKER 3209 3 2 0 29 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
-RAGEFIRE 3217 7 3 0 28 CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
IT'S NOT A PROBLEM 3271 3 2 0 26 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
-WARBEAST 3203 2 2 0 26 CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
THORUNDR 2654 3 4 1 25 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-JOHN JOHNSON 3285 2 3 0 23 RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)
-CHESSMASTER HEX 3276 4 1 0 22 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
-GRIMFURY 3207 3 1 0 22 CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
-CHAR AZNABLE 3266 3 3 0 20 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
JONNY LANG 3293 2 3 0 19 KILLER BLUES (280)
MOSCOW MULE 3263 2 2 0 18 HANGOVERS (265)
-JOHN HOCH 3286 2 3 0 16 RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)
BEACHCOMBER 3296 2 2 0 12 ISLANDERS (247)
-WM KEMMLER 3282 1 4 1 12 RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)
-KALIBRO 3290 1 3 0 11 NEXUS 5 (324)
EXODUS 3297 3 1 0 10 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
-WILLIAM LAKE 3287 2 3 0 9 RIDE THE LIGHTNING (333)
-THE FEY 3299 1 0 0 8 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
LOKI 3303 0 2 0 2 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
VISCIOUS 3275 2 2 0 IMPROVED ILLUSIO 261 EARL HOOKER 3292 415 NOT REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
FROZEN MUDSLIDE butchered HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
FALSE IDLE vanquished OIL SPILL in a 2 minute uneven Challenge battle.
D'ARTAGNAN was subdued by AZA CHORN in a action packed 3 minute Challenge fight.
JESUS MOOTZ 'O'PAIA viciously subdued TOM BLIGH in a 4 minute Challenge contest.
LADY BO viciously subdued STARFISH in a 2 minute gruesome Challenge brawl.
SKARP-HEDIN was overpowered by PURPLE HAZE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge struggle.
KING SOLOMON HILL devastated NEW RIFF in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
LOKI slimly lost to EXODUS in a 4 minute beginner's Challenge melee.
EARL HOOKER vanquished BEACHCOMBER in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
JONNY LANG lost to MADSLAYER in a popular 1 minute Challenge duel.
MACCABEE overpowered 12 STONES in a 1 minute uneven Title match.
SOBER FOR 7 DAYS overpowered DISCIPLE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
JAR OF CLAY was savagely defeated by LOTHAR DYFONATE in a 6 minute competition.
SHOO-CHA demolished I CAN QUIT in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
THORUNDR was unbelievably bested by SUPPORT GROUP in a 2 minute gory conflict.
MOSCOW MULE was vanquished by BLIND BOY FULLER in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
IT'S NOT A PROBLEM vanquished MINI-PUMPKIN in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 7 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 5 - 0 64 |
|WALL OF STEEL 7 TOTAL PARRY 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 29 - 23 - 1 56 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 28 - 24 - 3 54 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 31 - 32 - 0 49 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 BASHING ATTACK 13 - 14 - 0 48 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 AIMED BLOW 25 - 29 - 1 46 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 4 - 5 - 0 44 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 12 - 0 40 |
Turn 419 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-LUNGE 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 3 2 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 2 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 2 2 WALL OF STEEL
AIMED BLOW 4 - 3 2 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 4 - 3 1 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW MACCABEE 3088 13 7 1 114 NEXUS 5 (324)
STRIKING ATTACK SOBER FOR 7 DAYS 3242 12 5 0 104 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
WALL OF STEEL SHOO-CHA 3184 21 15 0 95 ISLANDERS (247)
TOTAL PARRY 12 STONES 3078 22 11 0 88 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
PARRY-RIPOSTE JESUS MOOTZ 'O'PAIA 2128 15 13 0 84 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
LUNGING ATTACK D'ARTAGNAN 2174 12 8 0 82 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
BASHING ATTACK I CAN QUIT 3269 8 3 0 62 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SOBER FOR 7 DAYS 3242. The most popular warrior
this turn was LOTHAR DYFONATE 3250. The ten other most popular fighters were JESUS
MOOTZ 'O'PAIA 2128, D'ARTAGNAN 2174, FALSE IDLE 2984, LADY BO 2456, TOM BLIGH 3193,
THORUNDR 2654, AZA CHORN 3246, MADSLAYER 3205, MACCABEE 3088, and SOBER FOR 7 DAYS
3242.
The least popular fighter this week was I CAN QUIT 3269. The other ten least popular
fighters were JAR OF CLAY 3046, DISCIPLE 3143, 12 STONES 3078, BEACHCOMBER 3296,
EXODUS 3297, NEW RIFF 3258, SKARP-HEDIN 2159, MOSCOW MULE 3263, JONNY LANG 3293, and
KING SOLOMON HILL 3291.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
MACCABEE (59-3088) NEXUS 5 (324)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
FROZEN MUDSLIDE (59-3106) HANGOVERS (265)