DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/11/2022 Duedate: 03/24/2022
LIN TIRIAN ARENA
DM-78 TURN-721
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BRISTOW
PERRY COUNTY (374)
(78-3469) [13-6-0,133]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
BRISTOW POSITION IS EMPTY
PERRY COUNTY (374)
(78-3469) [13-6-0,133]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
DIXIE BUBBLES KAYKE
GIRLS X3 (299) GIRLS X3 (299)
(78-2800) [21-17-0,86] (78-3275) [3-0-0,40]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
GIRLS X3 (299)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. GIRLS X3 (299) 19
2. PERRY COUNTY (374) 15 PERRY COUNTY (374)
3. HOWLIN CASE (352) 10 Unchartered Team
4. WRATHMEN OMPB (371) 0
5. DOMINATION (201) 0 RON'S REAPERS (8)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 PERRY COUNTY (374) 60 24 1 71.4 1/ 1 GIRLS X3 (299) 11 3 1
2- 2 DOMINATION (201) 106 46 8 69.7 2/ 3 HOWLIN CASE (352) 6 3 0
3/ 4 HOWLIN CASE (352) 146 91 6 61.6 3/ 2 PERRY COUNTY (374) 6 5 0
4- 3 WRATHMEN OMPB (371) 8 5 0 61.5 4/ 5 MY BED BANDER (378) 3 4 0
5/ 5 GIRLS X3 (299) 113 84 5 57.4 5/ 4 SAND DANCERS (68) 3 12 0
6/ 6 MY BED BANDER (378) 14 15 0 48.3 6/ 6 L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361) 2 5 0
7/ 7 L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361) 49 54 2 47.6 7- 7 DOMINATION (201) 1 0 0
8/ 8 SAND DANCERS (68) %1468 %1748 46 45.6 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.
Me? Duelmaster? Who'd have thought it? Miracles do happen, they say. I was lucky to
get to fight a cute and rather voluptuous gal for the tutle. I think her juggling
bubbles might have got in her way but it was sure a sight for sore eyes. I hope I
didn't hurt her too badly, because I want to see more. Know what I mean?
-- Bristow, DM
SPY REPORT
Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.
I doubt LIN TIRIAN will ever be the same. And let's see, JONATHAN fought DRUNK CLOWN
HURT ME and gained 15 points and contributed to SAND DANCERS' 1-4-0. DRUNK CLOWN
HURT ME has lost to JONATHAN, falling 11 points, while helping make MY BED BANDER a
1-1-0 turn. This week's Duelmaster bout was between DIXIE BUBBLES and our Duelmaster
BRISTOW, making a challenge. The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed,
and BRISTOW remains LIN TIRIAN's top warrior for another turn. Tell me, is nothing
sacred? I have heard from unimpeachable sources that The Lost Hope Inn uses trolls
in their stew. Talk about gristle!
I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling. A basher
friend of mine assures me this is true. I also notice that the HOWLIN CASE stable
was the most avoided team this turn. Come on LIN TIRIAN, what are you afraid of?
And guess who avoided HOWLIN CASE stable the most? Believe it or not, it was PERRY
COUNTY. Anyone surprised? Well, sports fans, take notice that LADONNA LYNCH from
GIRLS X3 was LIN TIRIAN's most challenged warrior this turn. In a brave attempt,
CANNELTON from PERRY COUNTY challenged up 18 points to fight STUNNING INLAY from the
HOWLIN CASE stable. CANNELTON perhaps got its just desserts, seeing as it was
defeated by STUNNING INLAY and ended up with 33 recognition points. DERBY of PERRY
COUNTY had better have a good reason for challenging down 11 points in a challenge
which it won. I thought DERBY showed great skill and promise when it subdued TAINTED
SHUGENJA. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and
shave it close? A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover
or hide when the fight is over. Consider well.
Remember, blood on the purple robe does not change it from a purple robe. Dare
to fight bravely. Well, I'm burning daylight here in LIN TIRIAN and I've a long road
ahead of me. Happy Trails. Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper--
Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BRISTOW 3469 13 6 0 133 PERRY COUNTY (374)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DERBY 3473 10 0 1 112 PERRY COUNTY (374)
LEATHERBOUND 3384 13 5 0 102 HOWLIN CASE (352)
DOLLY PARTON 3268 10 4 3 97 GIRLS X3 (299)
LADONNA LYNCH 2799 22 15 0 95 GIRLS X3 (299)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TAINTED SHUGENJA 3368 15 15 1 87 L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)
DIXIE BUBBLES 2800 21 17 0 86 GIRLS X3 (299)
FENN HAVEN 3471 13 7 0 83 PERRY COUNTY (374)
EUSTACE 3435 16 29 0 77 SAND DANCERS (68)
NO STICK 3506 7 6 0 76 MY BED BANDER (378)
-KHARLI 3453 8 5 0 75 WRATHMEN OMPB (371)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CARVED HEART 3429 5 3 0 61 HOWLIN CASE (352)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MARCH HARE 3517 7 7 0 55 SAND DANCERS (68)
STUNNING INLAY 3428 8 4 0 54 HOWLIN CASE (352)
-DENTED 3390 5 3 1 52 HOWLIN CASE (352)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KAYKE 3275 3 0 0 40 GIRLS X3 (299)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CANNELTON 3472 9 6 0 33 PERRY COUNTY (374)
BOBWHITE 3516 7 9 0 30 SAND DANCERS (68)
JONATHAN 3526 3 5 0 26 SAND DANCERS (68)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-MARRIED BY DEATH 3505 2 1 0 19 MY BED BANDER (378)
DRUNK CLOWN HURT ME 3503 3 2 0 15 MY BED BANDER (378)
CAP PICKERING 3537 0 1 0 1 SAND DANCERS (68)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PICKLED CAPERS 3482 10 11 0 SAND DANCERS 68 DOLLY PARTON 3268 720
PERSONAL ADS
Next time, March Hare, I will clip your fluffy bunny hair! -- Cannelton
Tainted, it was my day and I was not tainted! -- Derby
No Stick, well, heck, thanks for the challenge. I am surprised you couldn't win.
Aren't you embarrassed? I mean, with that style and all? -- Fenn Haven
Perry County 3-0? Land of cows and hogs and fish and copperheads and old mines and
cotton mills and ferries. -- Smitty
Fenn -- Well, I guess I will take that tradeoff. Next time I'll remember a backup. --
No Stick
Jonathan -- I will thank you to maintain some sense of decorum whilst I rearrange your
face. -- Drunk Clown Hurt Me
Derby -- Am I driving in circles??? Every time I look up I'm back in Perry County--
getting mugged. -- Tainted Shugenja
Sandy Stratton -- Bury me in the sand if you must, it beats being taped to the wall,
but don't mess with my strats, please! -- Eustace
Dolly Parton -- I'm glad you didn't get any skills out of that. And glad I'm done
with living under this ridiculous name. -- Pickled Capers
Ladonna Lynch -- I hate long fights, but thanks for the skills. -- March Hare, who
should probably be doing wind sprints
Stunning Inlay -- I hate it when the announcer says I'm ahead for several minutes in a
row, and then I lose! But thanks for the skills. -- Bobwhite
Drunk Clown Hurt Me -- Clowns should never be allowed to drink. They can't handle it.
-- Jonathan
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
BRISTOW devastated DIXIE BUBBLES in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
DERBY vanquished TAINTED SHUGENJA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
FENN HAVEN was savagely defeated by LADONNA LYNCH in a 29 minute Challenge fight.
CANNELTON was outlasted by STUNNING INLAY in a monotonous 13 minute Challenge fight.
LEATHERBOUND devastated KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute gory uneven brawl.
EUSTACE was devastated by DOLLY PARTON in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
NO STICK overpowered MARCH HARE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
BOBWHITE lost to KAYKE in a action packed 1 minute expert vs. novice upset duel.
DRUNK CLOWN HURT ME lost to JONATHAN in a 2 minute fight.
CAP PICKERING was overpowered by MORDANT DESERTER in a 2 minute gory uneven match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK 5 BASHING ATTACK 8 - 3 - 0 73 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 STRIKING ATTACK 15 - 7 - 1 68 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 TOTAL PARRY 30 - 17 - 0 64 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 3 - 0 63 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 AIMED BLOW 5 - 3 - 0 63 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 10 - 8 - 1 56 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 SLASHING ATTACK 14 - 17 - 0 45 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 WALL OF STEEL 18 - 23 - 0 44 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 8 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 721 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 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 4 2 WALL OF STEEL
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 2 1 STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK BRISTOW 3469 13 6 0 133 PERRY COUNTY (374)
BASHING ATTACK DERBY 3473 10 0 1 112 PERRY COUNTY (374)
WALL OF STEEL LEATHERBOUND 3384 13 5 0 102 HOWLIN CASE (352)
LUNGING ATTACK DOLLY PARTON 3268 10 4 3 97 GIRLS X3 (299)
TOTAL PARRY LADONNA LYNCH 2799 22 15 0 95 GIRLS X3 (299)
SLASHING ATTACK DIXIE BUBBLES 2800 21 17 0 86 GIRLS X3 (299)
AIMED BLOW NO STICK 3506 7 6 0 76 MY BED BANDER (378)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is DIXIE BUBBLES 2800. The most popular warrior this
turn was KAYKE 3275. The ten other most popular fighters were DOLLY PARTON 3268,
DRUNK CLOWN HURT ME 3503, JONATHAN 3526, BRISTOW 3469, DERBY 3473, LEATHERBOUND 3384,
NO STICK 3506, EUSTACE 3435, BOBWHITE 3516, and CAP PICKERING 3537.
The least popular fighter this week was LADONNA LYNCH 2799. The other ten least
popular fighters were FENN HAVEN 3471, CANNELTON 3472, STUNNING INLAY 3428, MARCH
HARE 3517, TAINTED SHUGENJA 3368, DIXIE BUBBLES 2800, CAP PICKERING 3537, BOBWHITE
3516, EUSTACE 3435, and NO STICK 3506.
NAME CHANGE-O-RAMA
Algernon, who had NOT gotten the name change he'd asked for, looked at the latest
petitioner. This was a typical gladiator, big, muscular, and scarred, with a frown.
"Ah, what can I do for you?"
"Name change. I heard we can do that. I'm tired of being Jane Doe."
"I'd think you would be," Algernon said faintly. "The Commission has actually
been thinking about this. It isn't FREE, mind you! It takes money to run our office,
you know, and we want to buy some goats--"
"I don't care about goats!" He made a crude suggestion about goats.
"Or maybe chickens. Or bees--" Algernon took a quick step back at the look on the
rough warrior's face. "Yes, a name change. Right away, sir. We can do that.
Gladiators, teams, it will cost you two dollars to make a change--"
"I had a talk with my manager. He'll find the money. I want to change my name
to Jane Ralph. I'm no doe!" He thumped a fist on the counter.
"Er, yes. Jane Ralph. Fill out this form, please." He pushed the paper across
the counter. "The changes start on the 15th of April--that's the Ides, you know, and
can be submitted through the end of May. With the payment. No change without the
goat, ah, the gold."
* * * * *
Warrior and team name changes will be accepted beginning April 15 and continuing
throughout the month of May. The cost will be $2 per name change. All proceeds will
be used to buy goats via Heifer International and will be matched up to $500.
If you have names you want to change, please contact Customer Service. -- RSI
WINTER BLOODGAMES 2022
Back by popular demand, we will be hosting a new slow Bloodgames mailed arena
beginning in late April. We also plan our usual Bloodgames arenas at the summer Face-
to-Face.
For those of you who always wanted the chance to manage the
last warrior standing alive upon the arena sands, your day has come. At the end of
the ten turns, even though several warriors, bruised and scarred, MAY yet live, only
one will be crowned Champion of the Bloodgames. And in this game mere survival counts
for little. A great general once said, "The object of battle is not to die for your
cause, but to make your enemy die for his." This general would have greatly enjoyed
the Duelmasters Bloodgames. Here are the particulars:
Slow Bloodgames (DM 95): Turn 1 is due Weds April 27
Turns process every 28 days
Strategy changes allowed, bloodfeud challenges only
Gameplay proceeds according to standard DM rules, except for a few notable exceptions:
BLOODGAMES ROLLUP -- Your Bloodgames team is ten warriors, one of each fighting
style, each warrior designed from scratch! (All are DYOs (design your owns) with 84
points, 3-21, as usual.) To submit your rollup, just write/type them up and send them
in. We'll mail or email your overviews and you can write up your strategies.
DEATH -- As the name implies, the Bloodgames will leave the arena sands somewhat
darker before they're over. It's a dangerous sport intended only for the tough and
spirited. The Arenamaster will be less likely to intercede on behalf of a dying
warrior. Even at a 1 kill desire, kill attempts will occur.
REPLACEMENTS AND ROLLUPS -- There will be no replacement characters.
CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES -- In this turn-based bloodgames, there are no regular
challenges, only bloodfeuds. There will be no DA challenges in either arena.
TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- DM 95 is due April 27 and will process on a 28-day
schedule.
MISSED TURNS -- All warriors fight each round. Only the dead may rest.
ERRORS -- If we make an input error, that warrior will be awarded a win and kill.
Errors must be reported before the next turn processes.
NEWSLETTER -- Warriors are ranked according to their number of kills. Champions of
Bloodgames may write a column for the newsletter at the end of the games.
FEES -- A Bloodgames rollup costs a $10 set-up fee. Managers may roll up more than
one team but may run only one team in each arena. The fee for all ten rounds is $49.
AWARDS -- The Bloodgames last ten rounds. Only warriors who survive to the end of
Turn 10 will be eligible for an award. However, a consolation award of a Bloodgames
T-shirt will be awarded to the dead warrior with the most kills.
The living warrior with the greatest number of kills will be the Bloodgames Champion.
Bloodgames Victor titles, 2nd and 3rd place, and Bloodgames Runner-up titles, 4th
through 6th place, will be awarded to those living warriors with the greatest number
of kills at the end of Turn 10, with one other important consideration: Each of these
six warriors must be of a different fighting style. Win/loss records and, if
necessary, recognition points will only be used to determine awards if there is a tie.
A Bloodgames T-shirts will be awarded to the manager of the team with the most kills.
The Bloodgames Champion fights for free in Advanced Duelmasters, and all Champions and
Victors earn Tournament Victor status, which allows them to challenge once per turn
with increased priority. These awards last for six months. The manager of the
Bloodgames Champion, Victors, and Runners-up will receive Bloodgames T-shirts.
AFTERMATH -- Warriors from the Bloodgames may not transfer to any other arena. Once
the games are over, the arena and teams will be disbanded. The fighters have won
their freedom and will never more be seen in the gladiatorial games. A special bonus
will, however, be awarded to the 1st through 3rd place warriors. Lady Sheila
Greywand, of the Isle of the Eye, has consented to allow the top three gladiators in
each Bloodgames admission to the Advanced Duelmasters games. Any special training
required to qualify those three warriors for Advanced Duelmasters combat will be
conducted before transfer into ADM. Astute managers will note that this means that
three warriors that are designed from scratch will survive the Bloodgames, win one of
the top three places, and go on to immortal glory! One of those warriors could be
yours!
The challenge is yours to take. The final plans are yours to make.
When the dust settles, remember: To the victor goes the spoils!