DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 07/20/2020 Duedate: 08/01/2020
VALAMANTIS ARENA
DM-62 TURN-746
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
PETE MOSS
MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
(62-4830) [26-23-0,113]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
PETE MOSS SOULBANE
MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) STEELE RISING (500)
(62-4830) [26-23-0,113] (62-5094) [3-4-0,51]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
PETE MOSS SOULBANE
MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) STEELE RISING (500)
(62-4830) [26-23-0,113] (62-5094) [3-4-0,51]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. STEELE RISING (500) 42
2. MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) 19 SERPENS (492)
3. SAVAGE (282) 0 Unchartered Team
4. SERPENS (492) -2
5. ALTERED STATES II (499) -8 STEELE RISING (500)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1 SAVAGE (282) 22 15 1 59.5 1/ 1 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) 11 4 1
2/ 2 SERPENS (492) 63 47 0 57.3 2/ 2*STEELE RISING (500) 4 6 0
3/ 4*STEELE RISING (500) 14 15 1 48.3 3/ 3 SERPENS (492) 1 2 0
4/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420) 770 839 16 47.9 4/ 4 ALTERED STATES II (499) 1 4 1
5/ 3 ALTERED STATES II (499) 7 8 1 46.7 5- 5 SAVAGE (282) 0 1 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. Hey everybody,
watch out for SOULBANE, who flew up 25 points in the rankings after mashing DANGEROUS
CRIMINAL like a melon. Keep your eye on this gal. And falling like a basher in the
top ten was PUNCH DRUNK, who dropped 8 points after a disappointing (to say the
least) bout with MARINA QUINN. Our battling duelmaster PETE MOSS has managed to hold
the title, fending off GUDJA's none too subtle advances. Better luck next time,
SERPENS. Advice to bashers--never force anything, just get a bigger halberd!
Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the VALAMANTIS arena. And
hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't avoid SAVAGE, please raise you hand. Wow.
Does VALAMANTIS really have that many liars? Okay, so I may not be funny, but catch
ALTERED STATES II's act in the arena. Those acrobats seem to be fairly deft at
running from SAVAGE.
Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). Knowing when to use the right tactics at
the proper time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.
I think I had better cut this one short. It's been nice chatting to those of
you whom I have not offended yet. C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some tracks. Its been
fun, and I'm sure you enjoyed it (boos). Now that I've got you worked up for Snide
Clemens, I'll be leaving-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PETE MOSS 4830 26 23 0 113 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GUDJA 5007 22 26 0 92 SERPENS (492)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MARINA QUINN 5060 17 16 0 77 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SAM URGO 5071 15 10 0 66 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
MELANIE PIERCE 5081 13 6 1 64 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PUNCH DRUNK 5082 6 5 1 53 ALTERED STATES II (499)
SOULBANE 5094 3 4 0 51 STEELE RISING (500)
BONECRANK 5093 4 3 0 36 STEELE RISING (500)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CINDERMIND 5095 3 1 0 17 STEELE RISING (500)
SHADECREAK 5111 1 0 0 13 STEELE RISING (500)
-MADUC 2502 2 2 0 8 SAVAGE (282)
OLIVIA QUINN 5101 1 3 0 6 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
-BAKED 5085 1 1 0 4 ALTERED STATES II (499)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
SILENT MELODY 2504 3 1 0 SAVAGE 282 PUNCH DRUNK 5082 744
CREAK 5098 3 1 1 STEELE RISING 500 MELANIE PIERCE 5081 744
LUNAR 5110 0 1 0 STEELE RISING 500 SPYMASTER 746 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
These are late, should've been last turn, but they slipped through a crack in my mind.
-- Jorja
Gudja -- You're a fine figure of a woman for a serpent. -- Pete Moss
I have no use for a captured orc who can't kill a houseplant. -- Sam Urgo
Fratsfa Slave, easy win. -- Marina Quinn
Creak -- The creak is rising! Run for the hills. -- Melanie Pierce
P.S. Oops.
Baked -- How about burned to a crisp. You can't trust golem ovens without
supervision. -- Olivia Quinn
Four-one this time, and though Gudja fought valiantly, I'm not sure the situation
calls for a separate column. We seem to have missed out with the personals last time,
which isn't like Jorja, but she says "for sure this time." -- Pete Moss
Punch Drunk -- Drink less punch. Nasty stuff. -- Sam Urgo
Bonecrank -- A good student is a pleasure. -- Marina Quinn
I have no use for an orc and wouldn't have chosen to capture one. -- Melanie Pierce
Soulbane -- Not sure I have a soul. -- Olivia Quinn
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
LUNAR was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
PETE MOSS devastated GUDJA in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
MARINA QUINN handily defeated PUNCH DRUNK in a 1 minute one-sided match.
SAM URGO was vanquished by VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute gory mismatched brawl.
MELANIE PIERCE overpowered BONECRANK in a 2 minute bloody mismatched match.
SOULBANE vanquished DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a exciting 1 minute mismatched fight.
OLIVIA QUINN was devastated by SHADECREAK in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 4 STRIKING ATTACK 20 - 6 - 0 77 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 2 - 1 67 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 22 - 19 - 2 54 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 LUNGING ATTACK 16 - 14 - 0 53 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 WALL OF STEEL 7 - 10 - 0 41 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 3 - 0 0 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
|TOTAL PARRY 0 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 3 - 0 0 |
Turn 746 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:
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 3 4 AIMED BLOW
AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 4 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 0
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK PETE MOSS 4830 26 23 0 113 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
LUNGING ATTACK SAM URGO 5071 15 10 0 66 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
AIMED BLOW MELANIE PIERCE 5081 13 6 1 64 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is PETE MOSS 4830. The most popular warrior this turn
was SOULBANE 5094. The ten other most popular fighters were PETE MOSS 4830, MELANIE
PIERCE 5081, MARINA QUINN 5060, SHADECREAK 5111, LUNAR 5110, GUDJA 5007, PUNCH DRUNK
5082, SAM URGO 5071, BONECRANK 5093, and OLIVIA QUINN 5101.
The least popular fighter this week was OLIVIA QUINN 5101. The other ten least
popular fighters were BONECRANK 5093, SAM URGO 5071, PUNCH DRUNK 5082, GUDJA 5007,
LUNAR 5110, SHADECREAK 5111, MARINA QUINN 5060, MELANIE PIERCE 5081, PETE MOSS 4830,
and SOULBANE 5094.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
THE BIG 'OH' (62-3734) DIAMONDS IN THE RUFF (386)
Name Change-o-Rama -- Final Update
The Commission's administrative office on the Isle was in a big square building
that looked like any other administrative office building in any national capital.
Standard, boring. Except for the goats. Half a dozen goats were wandering free,
eating the landscaping, and as many clerks were chasing them. A clerk saw them
coming, he looked like a Trustworthy Scribe, and he rushed over to the approaching
gladiators. "Do you know anything about goats?" He gestured helplessly at the hungry
goats. "They're here because of the Name-Change-o-Rama. We donate them to help change
the world, you know."
The gladiators nodded. They'd heard about it, but hadn't thought it would be so
funny to see. "How did you deal with them last time?"
The clerk made a disgusted gesture. "People came and took them away. But the
people didn't come this time. They sent a message about being quarantined! Aren't we
all? And WE get to work! Goats are not in our job description."
One of the gladiators snorted laughter. "We'll help," he said. "Where do you
want them?"
* * * *
Embric, relieved that he had not been appointed goat-herder this afternoon,
carefully dipped his pen in ink and began to write. "It is our pleasure and honor
to note that one hundred and twenty-seven gladiators and teams have elected to change
their names, supporting the contribution of goats to deserving people. With the
Commission's matching funds, this has purchased six goats--a good goat can't be
purchased for a copper, you know. The goats are already en route to their new homes,
where they will be--" He paused and thought about it. "--very welcome. We wish all
the best to the goats and the new goat-owners."