DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/30/2021 Duedate: 01/26/2022
DRAGONHEAD ARENA
DM-72 TURN-374
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
COUNT PEPPERMINT
UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
(72-10330) [15-26-2,115]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
PROJECT A HUNTER WILDER
UNLIKELY HEROES (1325) DUCHY OF REN (1257)
(72-10072) [37-13-0,191] (72-9496) [3-3-1,37]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
UGLY BASES LOADED WALK
BASH BROS SWEATER (1332) BASH BROS BASEBALL (738)
(72-10118) [21-15-0,126] (72-6582) [12-1-0,124]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BASH BROS WALKING (1469)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. UNLIKELY HEROES (1325) 38
2. BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334) 31 BASH BROS FACEBOOK (790)
3. FREELANCERS (576) 29 Unchartered Team
4. FAVORITE SAYINGS 6 (1423) 20
5. OBSIDIAN HALL (1324) 17 DUCHY OF REN (1257)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0 BASH BROS FACEBOOK (790) 16 0 0 100 1/ 1 BASH BROS WALKING (1469) 12 2 0
2- 1 BASH BROS ART (1425) 20 3 0 87.0 2/ 2 BB ITALIAN FOOD (1482) 9 5 0
3/ 0 BASH BROS FEELING (1201) 26 4 0 86.7 3/ 3 BASH BROS FISHERMA (976) 8 1 1
4/ 0 BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334) 103 26 5 79.8 4/ 0 BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334) 5 0 0
5- 2 BASH BROS MLM (973) 59 15 1 79.7 5/10 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325) 4 1 0
6/ 3 BASH BROS SHEETS (980) 66 18 0 78.6 6/ 8 FAVORITE SAYINGS (1423) 3 0 0
7/ 4 BASH BROS FISHERMA (976) 67 20 2 77.0 7/ 6 BASH BROS SWEATER (1332) 3 0 0
8/ 0 BASH BROS RENTAL C (826) 20 6 2 76.9 8/ 7 BB TRAIN DELAY (1399) 3 0 0
9/ 5 BASH BROS BASEBALL (738) 42 13 0 76.4 9- 4 BASH BROS TRASH (1338) 3 1 0
10/ 0 BASH BROS DRESSER (945) 26 9 0 74.3 10/13 BASH BROS STEAK (1456) 3 2 0
11- 6 BASH BROS TRASH (1338) 36 13 3 73.5 11/11 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021) 2 0 0
12/ 8 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021) 77 29 1 72.6 12- 9 BASH BROS ART (1425) 2 0 0
13/ 9 BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788) 68 27 1 71.6 13/15 BASH BROS MEAT (1428) 2 0 0
14/10 SELLSWORDS IV (1043) 10 4 0 71.4 14/14 BASH BROS SHEETS (980) 2 0 0
15/ 7 BASH BROS QUARANT (1541) 42 17 2 71.2 15/ 0 BASH BROS RENTAL C (826) 2 0 0
16/ 0 BASH BROS GOLFER (968) 44 20 2 68.8 16/ 5 BASH BROS QUARANT (1541) 2 1 0
17/12 FAVORITE SAYINGS (1423) 11 5 0 68.8 17/ 0 BASH BROS BASEMENT (836) 2 1 0
18/11 BB TRAIN DELAY (1399) 19 9 1 67.9 18/ 0 FREELANCERS (576) 2 1 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
19/ 0 BASH BROS SPRING (799) 29 14 0 67.4 19/ 0 BASH BROS FEELING (1201) 1 0 0
20/13 BASH BROS WALKING (1469) 54 28 0 65.9 20-16 BASH BROS MLM (973) 1 0 0
21/14 BASH BROS MEAT (1428) 30 18 0 62.5 21/ 0 BASH BROS DRESSER (945) 1 0 0
22/15 BB ITALIAN FOOD (1482) 37 23 1 61.7 22/ 0 BASH BROS FACEBOOK (790) 1 0 0
23/16 BASH BROS STEAK (1456) 25 17 1 59.5 23/ 0 BASH BROS SPRING (799) 1 0 0
24/ 0 BASH BROS BASEMENT (836) 20 14 1 58.8 24/19 OBSIDIAN HALL (1324) 1 1 0
25/17 BASH BROS SWEATER (1332) 25 19 0 56.8 25/21 BASH BROS BASEBALL (738) 1 1 0
26/18 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325) 69 55 3 55.6 26/20 BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788) 1 1 0
27/19 SPACE ACTION 99 (418) 112 101 10 52.6 27/18 SELLSWORDS IV (1043) 1 2 0
28/20 OBSIDIAN HALL (1324) 24 22 0 52.2 28/ 0 BASH BROS GOLFER (968) 1 2 0
29/ 0*DUCHY OF REN (1257) 3 3 1 50.0 29/12 BB FLASHLIGHT (1333) 1 2 0
30/ 0 FREELANCERS (576) 94 100 11 48.5 30/17 SPACE ACTION 99 (418) 0 2 0
31/21 BB FLASHLIGHT (1333) 18 21 0 46.2 31/ 0*DUCHY OF REN (1257) 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
Greetings, warriors of DRAGONHEAD! Once again I've been called out of
retirement for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting. Ever take one of those
association tests? You know, he says black, you say white. Water-Lake, Sky-Blue.
Try this: Flop. BASH BROS QUARANTINE! Ya gotta be quick on yer feet! Keep your
elbow off the table! Thrust! Block out the pain! UNLIKELY HEROES is now ranked 5th
with a 2-0-0 turn. BASH BROS FISHERMAN showed DRAGONHEAD what they were made of as
they fought with a vengeance to walk off with 3-0-0. What's with LIFE & DEATH? She
actually beat BB FLASHLIGHT's NO BATTERIES, and walked away with 20 more points from
the fight. Laughs were big at DRAGONHEAD while they watched KUNG-FU MASTER clobber
BLAME THE CLUB. He lost 25 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the
stands. I'm sure DRAGONHEAD is excited about COUNT PEPPERMINT, the new Duelmaster
from UNLIKELY HEROES. (remember?) But when you've seen as many as I have... I
suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters?
Tough!
No matter the time or place, men will always duel. How well I know the feeling
of being in the most avoided team! Don't fall out of practive, SPACE ACTION 99!
Management must be dealin', as the boys at BASH BROS FISHERMAN ain't reelin'! SPACE
ACTION 99's mad! How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior,
PROJECT A! Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you. Keep
challenging up 68 points, BAD SHOES, and I won't have to write about you much longer.
PROJECT A always accepts those kind of challenges... As I expected, PROJECT A won
BAD SHOES. Not to start anything, but, BAD SHOES, now that you've faced him and seen
his style, you might try it again!
A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing. Some fighters
don't accept this. The best do. Yeah, yeah, CAPTURED ORC killed WAIT LIST, who was
"too young to die." Well, he was a fighter, and that's what you have to face. Is it
my imagination, or are fighters getting younger every day? To die so young, so
gloriously!
Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors. Any plans here? Are
you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it? Actually, I guess I'm writing it
before you read it. Oh, well. Time for my medication, so I'll leave now. Practice,
practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
COUNT PEPPERMINT 10330 15 26 2 115 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PROJECT A 10072 37 13 0 191 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
UNCOMFORTABLE 9131 17 3 0 133 BASH BROS FEELINGS (1201)
FLICKERING 8048 28 0 0 132 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)
CLOTHES ON FLOOR 10130 20 1 0 132 BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334)
-SPIRIT OF COFFEE 10108 11 3 1 132 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
E COLI 10673 15 3 0 127 BASH BROS MEAT (1428)
UGLY 10118 21 15 0 126 BASH BROS SWEATER (1332)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BASES LOADED WALK 6582 12 1 0 124 BASH BROS BASEBALL (738)
MISSING DISLIKE 6849 14 0 0 123 BASH BROS FACEBOOK (790)
COLD 8226 16 3 0 117 BASH BROS SHEETS (980)
OVERFLOWING 7655 17 1 0 114 BASH BROS DRESSER (945)
DRUNK 7812 24 5 0 111 BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
TOILET SEAT 10126 23 4 1 111 BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334)
RAIN 6893 15 7 0 108 BASH BROS SPRING (799)
DIRTY DISHES 10129 20 11 0 107 BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334)
SNORING 10127 24 6 3 104 BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334)
NAG 10128 16 4 1 104 BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334)
FISH STORY 7813 23 6 2 103 BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
UNPREPARED 7811 20 9 0 103 BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
ROAD KILL 8272 10 2 0 99 BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788)
BAD SHOES 10882 16 3 0 96 BASH BROS WALKING (1469)
SLOW BOARDING 10525 10 4 1 94 BB TRAIN DELAY (1399)
REDJOHN 8175 10 3 0 93 SELLSWORDS IV (1043)
-NONSTANDARD 8051 18 10 1 91 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PITCH FOR INSURANCE 7029 11 3 1 90 BASH BROS RENTAL CAR (826)
WHERE'S THE BEEF 10813 13 8 1 88 BASH BROS STEAK (1456)
PETS 11376 17 2 0 87 BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1541)
LIFE & DEATH 10646 11 5 0 86 FAVORITE SAYINGS 6 (1423)
VENTALEN 5288 20 12 1 83 FREELANCERS (576)
BLISTERS 11147 11 3 0 83 BASH BROS WALKING (1469)
-OVER DONE 10672 8 2 0 82 BASH BROS MEAT (1428)
BEYOND SLOW 7771 11 4 0 79 BASH BROS GOLFER (968)
SMOKE 11360 8 1 0 79 BASH BROS WALKING (1469)
NO BATTERIES 10121 16 21 0 77 BB FLASHLIGHT (1333)
BAD SERVICE 10967 10 3 0 77 BB ITALIAN FOOD (1482)
BLAME THE CLUB 7774 9 4 1 74 BASH BROS GOLFER (968)
-RUBBERY 10811 12 8 0 71 BASH BROS STEAK (1456)
-WILLDRAS 5282 15 5 0 69 FREELANCERS (576)
CAN'T CLOSE MOUTH 7772 10 5 0 69 BASH BROS GOLFER (968)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DELIVERIES 11375 8 2 1 66 BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1541)
RIP 10356 6 3 2 64 SPACE ACTION 99 (418)
NO CARS AVAILABLE 7026 9 3 1 58 BASH BROS RENTAL CAR (826)
WILDLIFE 7076 7 5 1 58 BASH BROS BASEMENT (836)
CONSTRUCT 10064 4 4 0 58 OBSIDIAN HALL (1324)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CROWDED 10880 12 7 0 54 BASH BROS WALKING (1469)
COLD SOUP 10968 10 3 1 54 BB ITALIAN FOOD (1482)
CALORIES 11392 6 1 0 54 BB ITALIAN FOOD (1482)
SLOW 11391 7 0 0 53 BASH BROS WALKING (1469)
-FRIENDS 11373 5 5 1 51 BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1541)
FLOOD 7079 8 4 0 50 BASH BROS BASEMENT (836)
NO HEAT 7077 5 5 0 48 BASH BROS BASEMENT (836)
-KNOWITALLAMATEUR 7770 9 4 1 47 BASH BROS GOLFER (968)
-FAMILY 11374 6 4 0 42 BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1541)
-OVER AFTER FIRST 6583 10 6 0 41 BASH BROS BASEBALL (738)
-JUDAH 4543 5 8 2 41 SPACE ACTION 99 (418)
-INDOORS 11377 6 4 0 37 BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1541)
-WIPEOUT 10364 4 1 0 37 SPACE ACTION 99 (418)
HUNTER WILDER 9496 3 3 1 37 DUCHY OF REN (1257)
-MOTHS 7654 7 3 0 34 BASH BROS DRESSER (945)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DOCTOR WEEVIL 10074 4 3 0 31 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
-MYSTERY 11219 3 1 0 30 BASH BROS MEAT (1428)
CALZRIN 10750 3 3 0 28 FREELANCERS (576)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-HARD TO REACH 8049 7 5 0 26 BASH BROS LIGHTS (1021)
-KALIBAK 4428 5 4 0 26 SPACE ACTION 99 (418)
SARDONIS 10734 2 4 0 25 FREELANCERS (576)
-DEAD BULB 10125 2 0 0 25 BB FLASHLIGHT (1333)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BIG SHOT BEBOP 8235 2 4 0 20 SPACE ACTION 99 (418)
-CITIZEN BANE 10107 2 3 0 17 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
-BLOOD RED MIRROR 10655 1 0 0 11 BASH BROS ART (1425)
-DRESSER'S VACATION 11335 1 0 0 10 BASH BROS SHEETS (980)
-MR. CARTER 10604 1 0 0 9 PORKY'S REVENGE (1415)
-HIRED MERCENARY 10068 0 1 0 5 OBSIDIAN HALL (1324)
-NARVIK 10851 0 4 0 4 FREELANCERS (576)
-SCRATCHY 11334 0 1 0 1 BASH BROS SHEETS (980)
-SARED 8178 0 1 0 1 SELLSWORDS IV (1043)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
WAIT LIST 11385 4 2 0 BB ITALIAN FOOD 1482 CAPTURED ORC 374 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BAD SHOES was devastated by PROJECT A in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
RIP was vanquished by REDJOHN in a exciting 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
PETS was overpowered by COUNT PEPPERMINT in a 1 minute mismatched Title duel.
ROAD KILL devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
UNCOMFORTABLE demolished KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute mismatched competition.
UNPREPARED devastated KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute bloody mismatched match.
E COLI savagely defeated KUNG-FU MASTER in a action packed 2 minute uneven melee.
COLD vanquished CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute uneven fight.
OVERFLOWING vanquished VETERAN MERCENARY in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
DRUNK outlasted VETERAN MERCENARY in a exciting 7 minute one-sided fight.
UGLY viciously subdued VETERAN MERCENARY in a exciting 2 minute mismatched conflict.
TOILET SEAT devastated VENTALEN in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
RAIN handily defeated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute uneven fight.
MISSING DISLIKE overpowered CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
BASES LOADED WALK viciously subdued CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 2 minute mismatched bout.
CLOTHES ON FLOOR savagely defeated KHALHUMS DWARF in a 4 minute veteran's bout.
SNORING overpowered VETERAN MERCENARY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched fight.
FLICKERING outlasted M. CHARDINEE in a 11 minute uneven fight.
DIRTY DISHES demolished VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute uneven bout.
NAG won victory over M. CHARDINEE in a 4 minute fray.
FISH STORY devastated KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BLAME THE CLUB was overpowered by KUNG-FU MASTER in a exciting 1 minute uneven fight.
PITCH FOR INSURANCE overpowered CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
NO BATTERIES was overpowered by LIFE & DEATH in a 1 minute uneven match.
SLOW BOARDING overpowered CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute uneven duel.
WHERE'S THE BEEF overpowered KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
CAN'T CLOSE MOUTH slimly lost to VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 3 minute veteran's duel.
BLISTERS defeated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a action packed 1 minute duel.
BEYOND SLOW savagely defeated KHALHUMS DWARF in a 4 minute brutal match.
BAD SERVICE defeated VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 2 minute fight.
SMOKE overpowered M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
CALORIES viciously subdued CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute bloody match.
CONSTRUCT vanquished NO HEAT in a exciting 1 minute mismatched fight.
FLOOD outlasted FRATSFA SLAVE in a tiring 12 minute veteran vs. beginner struggle.
WILDLIFE demolished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a exciting 1 minute gruesome mismatched match.
NO CARS AVAILABLE beat HUNTER WILDER in a 1 minute bout.
SLOW won victory over THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute bout.
COLD SOUP overcame DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute match.
CROWDED won victory over FRATSFA SLAVE in a 2 minute veteran vs. novice match.
WAIT LIST was slaughtered by CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
CALZRIN demolished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven conflict.
SARDONIS handily defeated CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 8 WALL OF STEEL 43 - 13 - 0 77 |
|BASHING ATTACK 7 LUNGING ATTACK 19 - 6 - 1 76 |
|AIMED BLOW 7 BASHING ATTACK 58 - 22 - 3 73 |
|WALL OF STEEL 6 PARRY-STRIKE 53 - 24 - 3 69 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 5 STRIKING ATTACK 37 - 20 - 0 65 |
|TOTAL PARRY 5 AIMED BLOW 52 - 29 - 1 64 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 5 - 0 62 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 26 - 17 - 0 60 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 SLASHING ATTACK 15 - 12 - 1 56 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 374 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-STRIKE 5 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 7 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 5 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 6 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 5 - 2 1 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 2
WALL OF STEEL 3 - 3
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY PROJECT A 10072 37 13 0 191 UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
LUNGING ATTACK UNCOMFORTABLE 9131 17 3 0 133 BASH BROS FEELINGS (1201)
WALL OF STEEL CLOTHES ON FLOOR 10130 20 1 0 132 BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334)
BASHING ATTACK E COLI 10673 15 3 0 127 BASH BROS MEAT (1428)
PARRY-STRIKE UGLY 10118 21 15 0 126 BASH BROS SWEATER (1332)
STRIKING ATTACK BASES LOADED WALK 6582 12 1 0 124 BASH BROS BASEBALL (738)
PARRY-LUNGE UNPREPARED 7811 20 9 0 103 BASH BROS FISHERMAN (976)
SLASHING ATTACK ROAD KILL 8272 10 2 0 99 BASH BROS ROADSIDE (788)
AIMED BLOW PETS 11376 17 2 0 87 BASH BROS QUARANTINE (1541)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is UGLY 10118. The most popular warrior this turn was
BASES LOADED WALK 6582. The ten other most popular fighters were UGLY 10118,
UNCOMFORTABLE 9131, E COLI 10673, CLOTHES ON FLOOR 10130, CAN'T CLOSE MOUTH 7772,
UNPREPARED 7811, REDJOHN 8175, OVERFLOWING 7655, NAG 10128, and BLISTERS 11147.
The least popular fighter this week was FLOOD 7079. The other ten least popular
fighters were DRUNK 7812, NO HEAT 7077, NO BATTERIES 10121, VENTALEN 5288, PETS
11376, CALZRIN 10750, WAIT LIST 11385, SLOW 11391, HUNTER WILDER 9496, and BLAME THE
CLUB 7774.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
PROJECT A (72-10072) UNLIKELY HEROES (1325)
UNCOMFORTABLE (72-9131) BASH BROS FEELINGS (1201)
CLOTHES ON FLOOR (72-10130) BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334)
E COLI (72-10673) BASH BROS MEAT (1428)
TOILET SEAT (72-10126) BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334)
DIRTY DISHES (72-10129) BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334)
SNORING (72-10127) BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334)
NAG (72-10128) BASH BROS SPOUSE (1334)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
KNOCKED OVER (72-10147) BASH BROS TRASH (1338)
BANANA ON WALL (72-10657) BASH BROS ART (1425)
WINTER FACE-TO-FACE IN TEMPE!
We hope you will join us at our winter FTF in Tempe, AZ, January 14-16, 2022! It will
be held at our usual Embassy Suites Hotel in Tempe, Arizona (480-897-7444). Room
rates are $179.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy, which includes full cooked breakfast,
complimentary manager's reception, free airport shuttle, free parking and free high
speed internet. There's a fitness center, jacuzzi, and pool. The rooms are blocked--
the code is "Duelmasters."
The official block cutoff is mid December so make your reservations ASAP!
The hotel reservation site is: http://tinyurl.com/RSIFTF66
Please note that doubles are limited. As always, if the block is full, please make
your reservation the best you can (book a king, and/or book at normal rates) and let
us know and we'll work with the sales office to get them to correct your reservation.
We look forward to seeing you in January! -- RSI
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.
OUBLIETTE (2-6002) DUNGEON CELL (685)
RAVIOLI WIZARD (12-7600) CAFE ERDMANO (706)
ONE MAN FURY (18-11102) THUNDR + LITENING (22)
HMS CENTURIAN (45-5068) BATTLE SHIPS (552)
NAKOR (56-4686) MEN OF STEEL (131)
DARKFIRE (63-3503) STEELE RISING (380)
PRESTO GEISHA (84-51434) THIRSTY THUGS 1471 (8830)
KNUCKLELOAF (84-27293) INQUISITION T12-20 (4844)
PIG FOOT (84-12494) D.O.A. (2209)
ZOBNIN (85-36276) RUSSIA 18 (6616)
THREE (85-44030) FAST TRACK (8043)
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes
MY TAKE ON THE PARRY SLASH
I'm sure I'm not covering any new ground with my insights on the Wall of Steel. It is
my best fighting style and a favorite. I have currently 3 in ADM, and about a half
dozen active in the arenas with one currently undefeated and Duelmaster in DM 41.
So a bit about my observations. Like most defensive styles it seems to work best to
run these guys offensively while they are young so I outfit them and run them like a
slasher. They favor the initiative, parry and attack skills which sucks a bit in ADM
because they lack in defense skill and since defense is king in the late game, Walls
of Steel fall back into the pack quite a bit. It stinks but done right they can hold
their own vs anyone except end game lungers and aimed blows who seem to be way OP at
that level.
Anyway, stats are important of course. Strength should at least be 9+ to get slashing
weapons. Con can be lower; I have gotten away with a con of 7 because I run them fast
and furious anyway so if they get out jumped or crit dodged and ripped then they go
down easy. Most fights are over in minute 1 anyway. Size is a thing; smaller sizes
would be nice but you have issues with damage if you go low size and strength less
than 11. I have an upper limit of around 14 size and a lower one of 5 in my current
crew. Wit is a no brainer: 15+ is almost mandatory but I am running one with a 13 that
is doing ok but learning slows down to a crawl if you have less than 15. Will is super
necessary so I try not to go below 15 here with a build. Speed isn't really a
priority, so I often go as low as 3 here and they still do very well. More speed would
be nice, but speed is a luxury and not a necessity. Deftness is nice, I won't run a
WOS with less than a 13 here; my highest is 21 with a current ADM build.
Now how to run them. Well, minute one is offensive so I typically run 10-10-6 and then
taper off to a high offensive effort and a low or moderate activity level. It seems
that the majority of my ADM builds prefer a high-low pace.
So a couple of current warrior builds to show off the style.
Midnight, currently in ADM -- 9-11(2)-10-17-15-3-21, about to start stat raises
but currently has ad masters in attack and initiative.
Ishmail currently in Home Guard -- 12-9-6-15-17-9-15, currently at 93 skills and
wont be stat raising for a minute.
Average Joe in Mordant -- 11-11-14-13-13-9-13, painfully bad at learning and
definitely not recommended for the faint of heart.
Beowulf in Seam -- 11-12-9-15-17-3-17, currently at 54 skills and near the top of
the arena. Has fallen on hard times of late because of diminishing returns on
skill learns.
Broken in Shadowspire -- 9-14-9-17-17-5-13, very new and probably going to be a
.500 warrior when it's all said and done because of the low speed and deftness
combo.
Bender in DM 41 -- 9-7-14-17-17-3-17, currently undefeated and duelmaster, won't
last long but he started out as a tourney warrior and has gone at best 6-3 and
went 4-3 in this past mail-in as an adept.
So for anyone who doesn't know, a speed and deftness of 21 total is needed to get
normal coordination and a combo of 28 is needed to get the "fights well with either
hand" tag on your roll up. So not really relevant to the topic but just thought I'd
throw that out there. I like to keep this total at the very least 18 to get slightly
uncoordinated on all my builds because coordination is vital to defense and attack.
Okay, that's my take on this fun style. If I have enlightened anyone then you are
welcome, I hope I at least entertained everyone. Take it easy.
-- Eli