DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/04/2020 Duedate: 03/02/2020
ERINIKA ARENA
DM-73 TURN-350
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
MURMILLO
LUDUS MAGNUS (793)
(73-7023) [8-2-0,112]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
MURMILLO SIR GARLON
LUDUS MAGNUS (793) MYTHOS 7 (845)
(73-7023) [8-2-0,112] (73-7400) [8-1-0,65]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
CALISTA CALISTA
DAUGHTERS OF DARKNES (363) DAUGHTERS OF DARKNES (363)
(73-3244) [12-11-0,94] (73-3244) [12-11-0,94]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
LUDUS MAGNUS (793)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. LUDUS MAGNUS XV (907) 21
2. LUDUS MAGNUS CD (915) 15 LUDUS MAGNUS (793)
3. LUDUS MAGNUS XVI (906) 13 Unchartered Team
4. LUDUS MAGNUS CC (917) 13
5. LUDUS MAGNUS (793) 12 EVIL SMURF HORDE 5 (565)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*EVIL SMURF HORDE 5 (565) 3 0 0 100 1/ 6 LUDUS MAGNUS (793) 4 0 0
2- 1*LUDUS MAGNUS XVIII (904) 2 0 0 100 2/ 1*MYTHOS 14 (852) 3 0 0
3/ 0*LUDUS MAGNUS XIX (903) 1 0 0 100 3/ 2*MYTHOS 7 (845) 3 0 0
4/ 0*LUDUS MAGNUS XVI (906) 1 0 0 100 4- 3*LUDUS MAGNUS XVIII (904) 2 0 0
5/ 0*LUDUS MAGNUS XV (907) 1 0 0 100 5- 4*LUDUS MAGNUS MM (920) 2 0 0
6- 2*LUDUS MAGNUS XIII (908) 1 0 0 100 6- 5 P IS FOR PIG (767) 2 0 0
7- 3*LUDUS MAGNUS XII (909) 1 0 0 100 7/ 8*ANTLIA (935) 2 1 0
8/ 0*LUDUS MAGNUS CD (915) 1 0 0 100 8/ 9 DAUGHTERS OF DARKN (363) 2 1 0
9/ 0*LUDUS MAGNUS CC (917) 1 0 0 100 9/ 0*LUDUS MAGNUS XIX (903) 1 0 0
10- 4*LUDUS MAGNUS CCC (918) 1 0 0 100 10/ 0*LUDUS MAGNUS XVI (906) 1 0 0
11/ 6*ANTLIA (935) 5 1 0 83.3 11/ 0*LUDUS MAGNUS XV (907) 1 0 0
12/ 7*AURIGA (938) 5 2 1 71.4 12-10*LUDUS MAGNUS XIII (908) 1 0 0
13/ 5*VULPECULA (925) 4 2 0 66.7 13-11*LUDUS MAGNUS XII (909) 1 0 0
14- 8*LUDUS MAGNUS MM (920) 2 1 0 66.7 14/ 0*LUDUS MAGNUS CD (915) 1 0 0
15/ 9 LUDUS MAGNUS (793) 17 9 0 65.4 15/ 0*LUDUS MAGNUS CC (917) 1 0 0
16/10*MYTHOS 14 (852) 10 6 1 62.5 16-12*LUDUS MAGNUS CCC (918) 1 0 0
17-13 YUPPIE HORDE (754) 31 22 3 58.5 17/ 0*EVIL SMURF HORDE 5 (565) 1 0 0
18/17*MYTHOS 7 (845) 8 8 0 50.0 18-13*LUDUS MAGNUS LXX (914) 1 1 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
19/11*ARA (939) 3 3 1 50.0 19-14*LUDUS MAGNUS M (922) 1 1 0
20/12*VELA (926) 3 3 0 50.0 20/ 7*VULPECULA (925) 1 2 0
21-15*LUDUS MAGNUS LXX (914) 1 1 0 50.0 21/16*AURIGA (938) 1 2 0
22-16*LUDUS MAGNUS M (922) 1 1 0 50.0 22-18 YUPPIE HORDE (754) 1 2 0
23-18 P IS FOR PIG (767) 25 30 1 45.5 23/17*ARA (939) 0 3 0
24/19 DAUGHTERS OF DARKN (363) 27 36 1 42.9 24/15*VELA (926) 0 3 0
25/20 M IS FOR MONKEY (764) 27 40 3 40.3 25/19 M IS FOR MONKEY (764) 0 2 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
You elder fighters surely remember me. The younger ones may call me Olaf
Modeen. I return to ERINIKA once again! Bein' on top is great while it lasts,
MYTHOS 14. But how many friends do you have now? Looking for a good fight,
confident, skilled, tough opponents. Well don't look at VULPECULA, cause they
dropped by 13. Up 'n down. Up 'n down. Rankings always change. Up 'n down. I
think I'm gonna be... Well, LUDUS MAGNUS' 1st moved them up to 2-0-0 place. What's
with SPICLUS? He actually beat ERINIKA's CONVICTED THIEF, and walked away with 21
more points from the fight. Laughs were big at ERINIKA while they watched DANGEROUS
CRIMINAL clobber SUHAIL. He lost 3 points and got bruised from objects thrown from
the stands. MONKEY BUSINESS was reminded on the sands why MURMILLO is Duelmaster. I
suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters?
Tough!
If at first you don't succeed, avoid. That'll get you in the Spyreports.
Warriors of ERINIKA unite. You have only your games to lose! Many a warrior
has met his fate in a hungover stupor. You young rapscallions, take note!
Well, I'm pretty much through. You guys need to get back practicing. The end
of another Spyreport! That's cause for celebration in my book! Time for my
medication, so I'll leave now. Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MURMILLO 7023 8 2 0 112 LUDUS MAGNUS (793)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GALLUS 7024 9 2 0 97 LUDUS MAGNUS (793)
CALISTA 3244 12 11 0 94 DAUGHTERS OF DARKNES (363)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MONKEY BUSINESS 6885 12 11 0 70 M IS FOR MONKEY (764)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SIR GARLON 7400 8 1 0 65 MYTHOS 7 (845)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NERGAL 7434 7 1 0 53 MYTHOS 14 (852)
-MARDUK 7435 3 0 1 47 MYTHOS 14 (852)
-MILLENNIA 4601 7 6 1 46 DAUGHTERS OF DARKNES (363)
-LUCIA 4726 5 6 0 42 DAUGHTERS OF DARKNES (363)
WRENCH 6708 8 8 1 37 M IS FOR MONKEY (764)
COUSIN PAPA SMURF 4944 3 0 0 36 EVIL SMURF HORDE 5 (565)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-NAEVIA 7832 2 1 0 33 LUDUS MAGNUS MM (920)
-PORK SCHNITZEL 7162 4 2 0 29 P IS FOR PIG (767)
-PIG IN A POKE 6722 5 9 0 28 P IS FOR PIG (767)
ALPHA ANTLIAE 7913 5 1 0 28 ANTLIA (935)
-SPARTACUS 7750 2 0 0 27 LUDUS MAGNUS XVIII (904)
-WILBUR 6721 5 7 0 26 P IS FOR PIG (767)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ANSER 7862 4 2 0 22 VULPECULA (925)
MENKALINAN 7930 4 2 1 21 AURIGA (938)
SUHAIL 7869 3 3 0 21 VELA (926)
SPICLUS 7766 1 0 0 21 LUDUS MAGNUS XV (907)
-TETRAIDES 7778 1 0 0 20 LUDUS MAGNUS XII (909)
-VERUS 7773 1 0 0 18 LUDUS MAGNUS XIII (908)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
OENOMAUS 7809 1 0 0 15 LUDUS MAGNUS CD (915)
-GANNICUS 7802 1 1 0 15 LUDUS MAGNUS LXX (914)
-BARCA 7846 1 1 0 14 LUDUS MAGNUS M (922)
-MILEY THOR 7727 1 0 0 14 YUPPIE HORDE (754)
CERVANTES 7933 3 3 1 13 ARA (939)
FLAMMA 7760 1 0 0 13 LUDUS MAGNUS XVI (906)
-SEGOVAX 7826 1 0 0 13 LUDUS MAGNUS CCC (918)
PERICLES 7818 1 0 0 13 LUDUS MAGNUS CC (917)
-PIGLET 6989 2 1 1 12 P IS FOR PIG (767)
BESTIARII 7746 1 0 0 8 LUDUS MAGNUS XIX (903)
-THE ROCK 7728 1 0 0 8 YUPPIE HORDE (754)
-CAPELLA 7928 1 0 0 8 AURIGA (938)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
MURMILLO devastated MONKEY BUSINESS in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
CALISTA subdued KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute one-sided melee.
GALLUS overpowered M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
SIR GARLON devastated WRENCH in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
NERGAL demolished ANSER in a action packed 1 minute mismatched competition.
COUSIN PAPA SMURF overpowered CERVANTES in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
SUHAIL was devastated by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
ALPHA ANTLIAE handily defeated PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 2 minute uneven melee.
MENKALINAN won victory over EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute duel.
BESTIARII defeated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute beginner's duel.
PERICLES overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
OENOMAUS overcame PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 2 minute bout.
SPICLUS overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided match.
FLAMMA devastated CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 13 SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 2 - 0 71 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 49 - 20 - 2 71 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 24 - 12 - 1 67 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 1 BASHING ATTACK 4 - 2 - 0 67 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 14 - 12 - 0 54 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 4 - 1 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 TOTAL PARRY 4 - 5 - 0 44 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 6 - 0 40 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 5 - 0 0 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 350 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:
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 4 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 10 - 3 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 LUNGING ATTACK
1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK MURMILLO 7023 8 2 0 112 LUDUS MAGNUS (793)
STRIKING ATTACK GALLUS 7024 9 2 0 97 LUDUS MAGNUS (793)
AIMED BLOW CALISTA 3244 12 11 0 94 DAUGHTERS OF DARKNES (363)
TOTAL PARRY MONKEY BUSINESS 6885 12 11 0 70 M IS FOR MONKEY (764)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is CALISTA 3244. The most popular warrior this turn
was CALISTA 3244. The ten other most popular fighters were NERGAL 7434, OENOMAUS
7809, MURMILLO 7023, GALLUS 7024, SIR GARLON 7400, COUSIN PAPA SMURF 4944, ALPHA
ANTLIAE 7913, MENKALINAN 7930, BESTIARII 7746, and SPICLUS 7766.
The least popular fighter this week was SUHAIL 7869. The other ten least popular
fighters were CERVANTES 7933, WRENCH 6708, PERICLES 7818, ANSER 7862, MONKEY BUSINESS
6885, FLAMMA 7760, SPICLUS 7766, BESTIARII 7746, MENKALINAN 7930, and ALPHA ANTLIAE
7913.