DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/08/2021    Duedate: 10/21/2021

LIN TIRIAN ARENA

DM-78    TURN-710

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

GUSLAV THORFIN
DOMINATION (201)
(78-3394) [9-4-1,97]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ISAWA TADAKA                   NO STICK
L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)         MY BED BANDER (378)
(78-3331) [15-11-1,107]        (78-3506) [2-2-0,30]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

ISAWA TADAKA                   GATCHEL
L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)         PERRY COUNTY (374)
(78-3331) [15-11-1,107]        (78-3470) [11-2-0,85]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SAND DANCERS (68)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SAND DANCERS (68)           39
2. DOMINATION (201)            25      PERRY COUNTY (374)
3. HOWLIN CASE (352)            5      Unchartered Team
4. L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)       3
5. MY BED BANDER (378)          1      MY BED BANDER (378)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*BECAUSE HA (377)           2   0  0  100   1/ 2 SAND DANCERS (68)         8  7 0
 2- 2*WRATHMEN OMPB (371)        5   1  0 83.3   2/ 1 PERRY COUNTY (374)        7  3 1
 3/ 3 PERRY COUNTY (374)        43  12  1 78.2   3/ 3 HOWLIN CASE (352)         7  3 0
 4/ 4 DOMINATION (201)         100  45  8 69.0   4/ 4 L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)    3  4 0
 5/ 5 HOWLIN CASE (352)        120  76  5 61.2   5/ 5*MY BED BANDER (378)       2  4 0
 6/ 7 L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)    38  43  2 46.9   6- 6*BECAUSE HA (377)          1  0 0
 7/ 8 SAND DANCERS (68)        %1448 %1713 46 45.8   7/ 7 DOMINATION (201)          1  2 0
 8/ 6*MY BED BANDER (378)        3   5  0 37.5   8- 8*WRATHMEN OMPB (371)       0  1 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     I made it! Duelmaster! I can only say my columns will be longer, but probably not 
much longer than Justine's.
     Eustace commented that my style is becoming more common lately. and has been 
noted in other arenas. Well, I kinda like the "fact" that we can give aimers a run in 
their early career in the arenas. Some people give us a bad rap because they do not 
understand us. Others listen to their blubber. Meanwhile we win away.
     Looks like a skilled crew below me that want this DM Throne. Hopefully I can hold 
on to it. Check back next time and we shall see.

                                          -- Gatchel, Perry County   DMI

                                      SPY REPORT

     Thankyouthankyou.  It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in LIN 
TIRIAN.  Hope you enjoy the show.  Oh, who am I kidding?  I already got paid!  Say 
good-bye to PERRY COUNTY, as they are pushed from the coveted top team spot by the 
SAND DANCERS stable.  Hey everybody, watch out for PICKLED CAPERS, who flew up 16 
points in the rankings after mashing TAINTED SHUGENJA like a melon.  Keep your eye on 
this guy.  Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands.  TAINTED 
SHUGENJA was overcame by PICKLED CAPERS and drops 5 points.  In front of all the 
crowds, GUSLAV THORFIN took the Duelmaster's crown for his own.  I give the bum two 
weeks.  4 out of 5 gladiators surveyed protect the body, so try and avoid aiming at 
that location.   
     But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!  
Here's a song for you:  Who's afraid of the big, bad HOWLIN  CASE?  Big bad HOWLIN 
CASE.  Big bad HOWLIN CASE.  LIN TIRIAN's afraid of the big bad HOWLIN CASE.  Tra la 
la la la!  And you guys like to boo me?  Well, unsling your rasberries, cause PERRY 
COUNTY beats feet every time HOWLIN CASE smiles at them.  Try farming, eh?  Well dang 
howdy, but if challenges were votes, ISAWA TADAKA would be president.  Although it 
may be a contest he doesn't want to win.  In a touching display by a 'touched' 
warrior, SHIBA TSUKUNE went after LEATHERBOUND, who was higher by 20 points.  Well, 
when the dust settled, SHIBA TSUKUNE was subdued by LEATHERBOUND.   
     Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the 
most interesting, though!  Ask not the elves for counsel, for they will say both yes 
and no.  Silly buggers, eh?   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in LIN TIRIAN have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some 
tracks.  See ya next time I'm on this circuit!-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GUSLAV THORFIN 3394           9   4  1    97       DOMINATION (201)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ISAWA TADAKA 3331            15  11  1   107       L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)
 JUSTINE 3387                 19  28  0    94       SAND DANCERS (68)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GATCHEL 3470                 11   2  0    85       PERRY COUNTY (374)
 FENN HAVEN 3471              10   3  0    83       PERRY COUNTY (374)
 BROKEN LOCK 3311             12   1  0    70       HOWLIN CASE (352)
-DERBY 3473                    6   0  1    70       PERRY COUNTY (374)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BRISTOW 3469                  7   5  0    66       PERRY COUNTY (374)
 EUSTACE 3435                 14  20  0    62       SAND DANCERS (68)
 CANNELTON 3472                9   2  0    58       PERRY COUNTY (374)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LEATHERBOUND 3384             5   2  0    51       HOWLIN CASE (352)
-KHARLI 3453                   5   1  0    50       WRATHMEN OMPB (371)
 PICKLED CAPERS 3482           5   6  0    49       SAND DANCERS (68)
 TAINTED SHUGENJA 3368         9  12  1    40       L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHIBA TSUKUNE 3332            7   9  0    30       L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NO STICK 3506                 2   2  0    30       MY BED BANDER (378)
-STUNNING INLAY 3428           1   0  0    29       HOWLIN CASE (352)
-MGRR'S LOVE CHILD 3495        2   0  0    25       BECAUSE HA (377)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CARVED HEART 3429             2   0  0    22       HOWLIN CASE (352)
 MARCH HARE 3517               2   1  0    21       SAND DANCERS (68)
 BOBWHITE 3516                 3   2  0    20       SAND DANCERS (68)
 OUT OF MOP GAS 3507           1   3  0    14       MY BED BANDER (378)
-DENTED 3390                   2   2  0     8       HOWLIN CASE (352)
-ISAWA TOMO 3474               0   1  0     1       L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)
-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?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Eustace, that was a fun one for me! -- Derby

Note to all, Derby is now maxed for The Mailer and will be sitting a short while. -- 
Smitty, Perry County

Broken Lock, that is all you've got? -- Fenn Haven

Justine, thanks for holding the throne until I could get there. -- Gatchel

Perry County, the home of catfish and crick fries. -- Smitty

Gatchel -- Thank you!  I assume that you will do the "column" this time. Better you 
than me. -- Justine

Derby -- I'm not sure I'd want to live in a neuter golem town.  I'll pass. -- Eustace

No Stick -- Do golem-makers charge more for a gender attachment? -- Bobwhite

Tainted Shugenja -- I didn't know phoenixes, phoenixei? were clannish. -- Pickled 
Capers

I suppose the Mordant Immigrant counts as a compliment to Lin Tirian. -- March Hare

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FENN HAVEN was viciously subdued by ISAWA TADAKA in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
SHIBA TSUKUNE was subdued by LEATHERBOUND in a 2 minute Challenge melee.
GATCHEL was luckily beaten by GUSLAV THORFIN in a action packed 3 minute Title fight.
JUSTINE devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BROKEN LOCK luckily beat EUSTACE in a 3 minute master's competition.
CANNELTON won victory over NO STICK in a 2 minute master vs. novice fight.
TAINTED SHUGENJA was devastated by PICKLED CAPERS in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
OUT OF MOP GAS was overcome by MARCH HARE in a action packed 3 minute gruesome melee.
BOBWHITE vanquished MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         BASHING ATTACK    10 -   3 -  1      77  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   1 -  0      75  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY       13 -   7 -  1      65  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK   15 -  10 -  0      60  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         SLASHING ATTACK    7 -   7 -  0      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -  10 -  0      44  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         LUNGING ATTACK     4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         WALL OF STEEL     15 -  22 -  1      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         AIMED BLOW         2 -   4 -  0      33  |

Turn 710 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-RIPOSTE      2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  1         3  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  2     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  1         2  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      GUSLAV THORFIN 3394         9   4  1   97 DOMINATION (201)
WALL OF STEEL    ISAWA TADAKA 3331          15  11  1  107 L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)
BASHING ATTACK   GATCHEL 3470               11   2  0   85 PERRY COUNTY (374)
STRIKING ATTACK  CANNELTON 3472              9   2  0   58 PERRY COUNTY (374)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ISAWA TADAKA 3331.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was GATCHEL 3470.  The ten other most popular fighters were ISAWA TADAKA 3331, 
OUT OF MOP GAS 3507, GUSLAV THORFIN 3394, EUSTACE 3435, CANNELTON 3472, JUSTINE 3387, 
NO STICK 3506, LEATHERBOUND 3384, BROKEN LOCK 3311, and PICKLED CAPERS 3482.

The least popular fighter this week was TAINTED SHUGENJA 3368.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were SHIBA TSUKUNE 3332, BOBWHITE 3516, FENN HAVEN 3471, MARCH HARE 
3517, PICKLED CAPERS 3482, BROKEN LOCK 3311, LEATHERBOUND 3384, NO STICK 3506, 
JUSTINE 3387, and CANNELTON 3472.