DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/09/2021    Duedate: 04/22/2021

LIN TIRIAN ARENA

DM-78    TURN-697

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

OLAF THORFIN
DOMINATION (201)
(78-1720) [18-9-0,106]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

OLAF THORFIN                   BRISTOW
DOMINATION (201)               PERRY COUNTY (374)
(78-1720) [18-9-0,106]         (78-3469) [3-1-0,36]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

AVRIL HOUND                    GATCHEL
SAND DANCERS (68)              PERRY COUNTY (374)
(78-3381) [19-23-0,87]         (78-3470) [4-0-0,32]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PERRY COUNTY (374)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PERRY COUNTY (374)          25
2. DOMINATION (201)            12      DOMINATION (201)
3. SAND DANCERS (68)           10      Unchartered Team
4. YUPPIE VIRTUE (372)         10
5. WRATHMEN OMPB (371)          0      PERRY COUNTY (374)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*WRATHMEN OMPB (371)        5   0  0  100   1/ 1*PERRY COUNTY (374)       11  1 0
 2/ 2*PERRY COUNTY (374)        15   1  0 93.8   2/ 2 DOMINATION (201)          7  2 0
 3/ 3 DOMINATION (201)          82  37  7 68.9   3/ 3 SAND DANCERS (68)         5 10 0
 4- 4 L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)    28  26  1 51.9   4- 5*WRATHMEN OMPB (371)       1  0 0
 5/ 6 SAND DANCERS (68)        %1425 %1672 46 46.0   5/ 0*YUPPIE VIRTUE (372)       1  0 0
 6/ 5*1 LETTER LETTER (370)      3   4  0 42.9   6- 6 L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)    1  1 0
 7/ 0*YUPPIE VIRTUE (372)        2   4  0 33.3   7/ 4*1 LETTER LETTER (370)     1  2 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!  It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the 
clash and bustle of the weekly LIN TIRIAN games.  HUMBLE BRAG caught the eye of many 
in the gladiatorial commission as it skillfully bested ALICE TINKER and was awarded 
10 points in recognition.  Not for nothing has OLAF THORFIN in the past laid claim to 
the Duelmaster's throne, and this week he's proven his combat skill yet again.  Heed 
this!  A seer has warned that if exactly 6 die in duels this week, the whole city 
shall perish!  Just remember...5 or 7!   
     But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades 
that is city LIN TIRIAN.  My inside sources tell me that the team to beat in LIN 
TIRIAN these days is SAND DANCERS.  At least, most blades in town are looking to 
avoid them.  Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent the 
better part of last week avoiding SAND DANCERS.  Indeed it was PERRY COUNTY.  Mighty 
fighters cannot but expect competition from those below.  B take warning!  You have 
more than a few enemies in LIN TIRIAN.  A match that raised a few eyebrows at the 
games this week, it seems that B posted a challenge against the more highly 
recognized GATCHEL.  The results, you ask?  Well, the firebrand B was bested by 
GATCHEL.  Remember warriors, this is the discipline of steel.   
     Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser?   Warriors, may this counselor stand 
ready at your right hand forever!  Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins.  
In the arena there is only the brightness of steel.  Keep vigil always!   
     The girls are as pretty in LIN TIRIAN as ever I remembered them....and the 
fighters as ugly!  Don't let your reputation slip!  Ahh, but I can hear the spires of 
a far off city calling to me.  I must away!  Till we meet again, remember:  a turtle 
walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms no one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- 
Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OLAF THORFIN 1720            18   9  0   106       DOMINATION (201)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ROLLO THORFIN 2732           13   2  1   115       DOMINATION (201)
 SOLDIER 1 2733               14   1  0    93       DOMINATION (201)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AVRIL HOUND 3381             19  23  0    87       SAND DANCERS (68)
 JUSTINE 3387                 15  19  0    85       SAND DANCERS (68)
 EUSTACE 3435                 12   9  0    71       SAND DANCERS (68)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TIMMY TANGO 3388             15  19  1    65       SAND DANCERS (68)
-ISAWA TADAKA 3331             8   7  0    57       L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-KHARLI 3453                   5   0  0    49       WRATHMEN OMPB (371)
-TAINTED SHUGENJA 3368         6   4  1    41       L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)
-SHIBA TSUKUNE 3332            7   5  0    37       L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)
-D 3440                        3   0  0    36       1 LETTER LETTER (370)
 BRISTOW 3469                  3   1  0    36       PERRY COUNTY (374)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CANNELTON 3472                4   0  0    33       PERRY COUNTY (374)
 GATCHEL 3470                  4   0  0    32       PERRY COUNTY (374)
-GUSLAV THORFIN 3394           2   1  0    30       DOMINATION (201)
 FENN HAVEN 3471               4   0  0    26       PERRY COUNTY (374)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALICE TINKER 3452             4   9  0    21       SAND DANCERS (68)
 HUMBLE BRAG 3460              2   0  0    20       YUPPIE VIRTUE (372)
 B 3439                        0   4  0     4       1 LETTER LETTER (370)
-ISAWA TSUKE 3465              0   1  0     1       L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
ISAWA KAEDE 3329        5  7 0 L5R PHOENIX CLAN 361 CHARA 3400            693  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Whoa, Isawa Tadaka, you showed me. You put your massive experience to work and sort of 
"cleaned my clock"! -- Bristow

B, gotcha again! I wanted to fight an A-liner, but I had to take the lesser B instead. 
Maybe someday you can be an A; then we will both feel better? -- Fenn Haven

Convicted Thief and Mordant Deserter, thanks for filling in and making our day! -- 
Cannelton and Gatchel

Health. Humility. Honor. Rednecks unite! -- Smitty, Perry County's near ultimate 
Redneck

Olaf Thorfin -- (groaning)  That was well done.  Obviously the announcer has no idea 
what he's talking about when he says you lack strength. -- Avril Hound

Soldier 1 -- At least you aren't a sergeant, or you'd have taught me nothing. -- 
Eustace, grateful for the skill

M. Chardinee is about worthless in the regard.  I guess he doesn't see any point in 
teaching because he's not allowed to learn. -- Justine

The dangerous criminal nearly kills me and teaches me nothing.  It isn't like I could 
avoid standbys. -- Timmy Tango

D -- That isn't much of a name, but at least you're not a neuter golem. -- Alice 
Tinker

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

B was devastated by GATCHEL in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
OLAF THORFIN demolished JUSTINE in a 1 minute gory one-sided Title melee.
AVRIL HOUND vanquished M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
SOLDIER 1 overpowered TIMMY TANGO in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
EUSTACE devastated DISHONEST JUSTICE in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
BRISTOW overpowered CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
CANNELTON devastated OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
HUMBLE BRAG overcame ALICE TINKER in a 1 minute melee.
FENN HAVEN vanquished MORDANT DESERTER in a 4 minute uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -   5 -  0      74  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         TOTAL PARRY       10 -   4 -  0      71  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         AIMED BLOW         6 -   3 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         BASHING ATTACK     8 -   4 -  0      67  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         STRIKING ATTACK   21 -  11 -  0      66  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   3 -  1      63  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         WALL OF STEEL     14 -  19 -  0      42  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -  16 -  0      30  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    1 -   6 -  0      14  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 697 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:

AIMED BLOW         1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         4  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  2         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   OLAF THORFIN 1720          18   9  0  106 DOMINATION (201)
WALL OF STEEL    EUSTACE 3435               12   9  0   71 SAND DANCERS (68)
STRIKING ATTACK  BRISTOW 3469                3   1  0   36 PERRY COUNTY (374)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is AVRIL HOUND 3381.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was GATCHEL 3470.  The ten other most popular fighters were OLAF THORFIN 1720, 
AVRIL HOUND 3381, SOLDIER 1 2733, EUSTACE 3435, HUMBLE BRAG 3460, B 3439, BRISTOW 
3469, CANNELTON 3472, JUSTINE 3387, and TIMMY TANGO 3388.

The least popular fighter this week was FENN HAVEN 3471.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were ALICE TINKER 3452, TIMMY TANGO 3388, JUSTINE 3387, CANNELTON 3472, 
BRISTOW 3469, B 3439, HUMBLE BRAG 3460, EUSTACE 3435, SOLDIER 1 2733, and AVRIL HOUND 
3381.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

OLAF THORFIN (78-1720) DOMINATION (201)

          SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN CINCINNATI!

                              (well actually, Kentucky)

We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in Cincinnati, Ohio, July 16-18, 2021.  It 
will be held at the Embassy Suites Cincinnati Rivercenter on the banks of the Ohio 
River (actually in Covington, Kentucky (866-344-7548).  Room rates are $139.00 per 
night for kings, $179 for doubles, which includes full cooked breakfast, complimentary 
manager's reception, free parking and free high speed internet.  There's a fitness 
center, jacuzzi, and pool.  The rooms are blocked--the code is "RS1" (note that's RS 
one not RSI).  

        The official block cutoff is mid June so make your reservations ASAP!
             The hotel reservation site is:  http://tinyurl.com/RSIFTF65 

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. 

The tournament info sheet and minioverviews will be out in June.  We are very looking 
forward to seeing you all and hope that you can make it!

P.S.  The dates are set for the next winter FTF:  January 14-16, 2022, in Tempe.