DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/04/2025 Duedate: 03/31/2025
ILLIS ARENA
DM 59 TURN 439
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
12 STONES
CHAPEL ROCK (287)
(59-3078) [33-14-0,123]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
12 STONES DJANGO
CHAPEL ROCK (287) FAR TRAVELERS (337)
(59-3078) [33-14-0,123] (59-3335) [5-3-0,49]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
SKARP-HEDIN TOBIUS
ISLE OF SKYE (58) FAR TRAVELERS (337)
(59-2159) [18-23-2,90] (59-3342) [3-1-0,38]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
CHAPEL ROCK (287)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. CHAPEL ROCK (287) 27
2. BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 26 HANGOVERS (265)
3. FAR TRAVELERS (337) 19 Unchartered Team
4. ISLANDERS (247) 13
5. ISLE OF SKYE (58) 13 FAR TRAVELERS (337)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332) 17 10 1 63.0 1/ 3 CHAPEL ROCK (287) 8 4 0
2/ 2 HANGOVERS (265) 321 204 24 61.1 2/ 1 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 8 7 0
3/ 3 BOOK OF THOMAS (317) 99 67 5 59.6 3/ 2 HANGOVERS (265) 7 5 0
4/ 4 CHAPEL ROCK (287) 429 314 18 57.7 4/ 4*FAR TRAVELERS (337) 6 4 0
5/ 5 ISLE OF SKYE (58) 291 254 17 53.4 5/ 5 ISLE OF SKYE (58) 5 10 0
6/ 6 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 324 313 13 50.9 6/ 6 ISLANDERS (247) 4 5 0
7/ 8 ISLANDERS (247) 618 781 20 44.2 7/ 8 BOOK OF THOMAS (317) 3 4 0
8/ 9*FAR TRAVELERS (337) 10 16 0 38.5 8/ 7*OF WOLF & PIXIE (338) 3 5 0
9/ 7*OF WOLF & PIXIE (338) 3 5 0 37.5 9- 9 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332) 1 0 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
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. The boys at BASHAHOLICS
ANON left the arena dejected, after being kicked out of the top spot by CHAPEL ROCK.
Good show! Say what you will about blind luck and dirty fighting, but FAR TRAVELERS
will tell you 10-16-0 is nothing to laugh at... Practice pays for GENESIS, who
pummelled NELLIE, to pocket 19 points. PURPLE HAZE certainly had a baffled
expression on its face, after losing to AGAIN AND AGAIN and losing 13 points in the
process! You could cut the tension with a scimitar as 12 STONES of CHAPEL ROCK met
the Duelmaster. What can be a greater victory? 12 STONES has taken its place as the
top, as ILLIS' new Duelmaster. So who's the team that's been walking into taverns
last week and ordering milk? Sounds like a PR stunt to me.
My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter.
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights! Like a horde of jackals fleeing from
the lion, so did the "warriors" in ILLIS avoid ISLE OF SKYE. As a woman of good
breeding scorns the "warriors" of BASHAHOLICS ANON, so did that sorry team shy from
ISLE OF SKYE If challenges were horses, SKARP-HEDIN could open up a fast food joint!
Mismatched by 9 points, MOSCOW MULE was beat by SKARP-HEDIN. Is this really worth
noting? I thought SKARP-HEDIN showed great skill and promise when he won victory
over MOSCOW MULE. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on... Ask not a spymaster
for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen into an unconscious
stupor.
Do not think spyreporting in ILLIS is the highlight of my life. As if buffeted
by forces of nature beyond my control, I must take my leave of this place. Do not
despair! I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
12 STONES 3078 33 14 0 123 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BOBBING CORPSE 3162 12 4 1 103 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
I CAN QUIT 3269 18 13 1 102 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
STARFISH 3232 21 24 0 100 ISLANDERS (247)
GREYHOUND 3219 11 4 2 100 HANGOVERS (265)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SKARP-HEDIN 2159 18 23 2 90 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312 12 5 0 82 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
SUPPORT GROUP 3255 15 19 0 72 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
MOSCOW MULE 3263 7 5 0 72 HANGOVERS (265)
PURPLE HAZE 3165 12 8 0 71 HANGOVERS (265)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ZAK STORM 3227 7 4 0 66 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
DAY WALKER 3209 8 3 0 64 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
BEACHCOMBER 3296 10 14 0 62 ISLANDERS (247)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THORUNDR 2654 14 11 1 54 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
DJANGO 3335 5 3 0 49 FAR TRAVELERS (337)
IN SECRET 3324 9 0 0 44 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
TOBIUS 3342 3 1 0 38 FAR TRAVELERS (337)
IT'S NOT A PROBLEM 3322 6 5 0 35 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
EXODUS 3297 6 12 0 30 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
MY FAIR LADY 3309 1 5 0 26 HANGOVERS (265)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BEACHCOMBER 3350 1 2 0 19 ISLANDERS (247)
GENESIS 3364 1 0 0 19 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
MURTAGH 3332 3 5 0 15 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
WRASSY 3353 1 1 0 12 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)
HERMIT 3344 3 2 0 11 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
-SNARKNADO 3343 1 0 0 10 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LOVELESS 3347 2 2 0 9 FAR TRAVELERS (337)
DEACON FROST 3323 1 3 0 6 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
NELLIE 3356 1 1 0 4 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)
TANGY 3355 1 1 0 4 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)
CARE TROLL 3363 0 1 0 1 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DA1 3362 0 1 0 OF WOLF & PIXIE 338 DARK CHAMPION 439 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Weeeeeeee look! A mini-pumpkin!! Yummy!! -- Tangy
Sharknado -- You big meenie! That hurt! -- Wrassy
Loveless -- You were speedy! But I was speedierer! -- Yay! -- Nellie
Oran tried in vain to gather the little sprites from zipping around the training
center and playing instead of training. He was exasperated that Tripwire had been
travelling to other dimensions and gathering all these different creatures. Sprites,
Orcs, Puffy things... It was getting very strange. He shook his head and got back to
work snatching one of the Pixies from the air and pushing it into the room before
heading towards the other two wrestling on the ground. -- Tripwire and Oran the Butler
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
DA1 was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
12 STONES outwaited STARFISH in a 8 minute veteran's Challenge Title duel.
SKARP-HEDIN overcame MOSCOW MULE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
THORUNDR was bested by BEACHCOMBER in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge contest.
MURTAGH defeated DEACON FROST in a 2 minute Challenge match.
WRASSY bested HERMIT in a 4 minute beginner's Challenge brawl.
I CAN QUIT overpowered CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
JAR OF CLAY bested SUPPORT GROUP in a dull 5 minute veteran's competition.
GREYHOUND vanquished ZAK STORM in a action packed 1 minute gory uneven duel.
PURPLE HAZE lost to AGAIN AND AGAIN in a 1 minute duel.
DAY WALKER overpowered IT'S NOT A PROBLEM in a action packed 1 minute one-sided fight.
DJANGO overpowered MY FAIR LADY in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
IN SECRET subdued LUCIUS VORENUS in a 1 minute master vs. amateur competition.
TOBIUS savagely defeated EXODUS in a 3 minute amateur vs. veteran upset match.
LOVELESS defeated CARE TROLL in a 1 minute novice's duel.
BEACHCOMBER devastated TANGY in a 1 minute uneven duel.
NELLIE was overpowered by GENESIS in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 6 TOTAL PARRY 16 - 10 - 0 62 |
|AIMED BLOW 5 AIMED BLOW 24 - 17 - 1 59 |
|WALL OF STEEL 5 WALL OF STEEL 25 - 22 - 0 53 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 LUNGING ATTACK 27 - 26 - 0 51 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 4 - 0 50 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 11 - 1 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 6 - 1 45 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 13 - 17 - 0 43 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 10 - 0 29 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 439 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:
TOTAL PARRY 3 - 0 AIMED BLOW 2 - 3 5 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 3 1 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 BASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY 12 STONES 3078 33 14 0 123 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
BASHING ATTACK I CAN QUIT 3269 18 13 1 102 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
STRIKING ATTACK GREYHOUND 3219 11 4 2 100 HANGOVERS (265)
LUNGING ATTACK AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312 12 5 0 82 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
AIMED BLOW PURPLE HAZE 3165 12 8 0 71 HANGOVERS (265)
PARRY-STRIKE DAY WALKER 3209 8 3 0 64 BOOK OF THOMAS (317)
WALL OF STEEL THORUNDR 2654 14 11 1 54 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SKARP-HEDIN 2159. The most popular warrior this
turn was TOBIUS 3342. The ten other most popular fighters were SKARP-HEDIN 2159,
BEACHCOMBER 3296, HERMIT 3344, GREYHOUND 3219, DAY WALKER 3209, DEACON FROST 3323,
MOSCOW MULE 3263, I CAN QUIT 3269, AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312, and IN SECRET 3324.
The least popular fighter this week was SUPPORT GROUP 3255. The other ten least
popular fighters were NELLIE 3356, TANGY 3355, EXODUS 3297, ZAK STORM 3227, 12 STONES
3078, DA1 3362, CARE TROLL 3363, MY FAIR LADY 3309, DJANGO 3335, and IT'S NOT A
PROBLEM 3322.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
STARFISH (59-3232) ISLANDERS (247)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
JAR OF CLAY (59-3046) CHAPEL ROCK (287)
SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN PITTSBURGH!
We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in Pittsburgh, PA, July 18-20, 2025! It will
be held at the downtown Marriott. Details upcoming!
We look forward to seeing you in January! -- RSI