DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/27/2023    Duedate: 02/09/2023

LIN TIRIAN ARENA

DM-78    TURN-744

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

STUNNING INLAY
HOWLIN CASE (352)
(78-3428) [24-11-0,109]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

STUNNING INLAY                 POSITION IS EMPTY
HOWLIN CASE (352)              
(78-3428) [24-11-0,109]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

MARCH HARE                     MARCH HARE
SAND DANCERS (68)              SAND DANCERS (68)
(78-3517) [18-19-0,82]         (78-3517) [18-19-0,82]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

HOWLIN CASE (352)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SAND DANCERS (68)           33
2. PERRY COUNTY (374)          10      PERRY COUNTY (374)
3. L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)       0      Unchartered Team
4. BAD BLOOD II (365)           0
5. MILCHAMAH RETURN (381)       0      THE BLACK RIDERS (325)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*ANGELS OF TORMENT (384)    3   1  0 75.0   1/ 1 HOWLIN CASE (352)         7  2 0
 2/ 2 PERRY COUNTY (374)       102  54  3 65.4   2/ 4 SAND DANCERS (68)         6  9 0
 3- 3*SS03 03 (383)             10   6  0 62.5   3/ 2 PERRY COUNTY (374)        3  3 0
 4/ 4 HOWLIN CASE (352)        180 112  6 61.6   4- 5 BAD BLOOD II (365)        2  0 0
 5- 5 BAD BLOOD II (365)        22  16  1 57.9   5- 3 L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)    2  2 0
 6- 6 L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)    60  67  2 47.2   6- 7*PANTS SOUP 002 (376)      2  2 0
 7/ 7 SAND DANCERS (68)        %1521 %1808 46 45.7   7- 8*SS03 03 (383)             1  0 0
 8- 8 MILCHAMAH RETURN (381)    21  30  1 41.2   8- 6*ANGELS OF TORMENT (384)   1  0 0
 9- 9*PANTS SOUP 002 (376)       6   9  1 40.0   9- 9 MILCHAMAH RETURN (381)    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

     Much has changed in LIN TIRIAN since last I was here.  Never fear, Olaf Modeen 
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters.  What's with MEDIO CUR?  He 
actually beat LIN TIRIAN's AMBITIOUS GUARD, and walked away with 13 more points from 
the fight.  Laughs were big at SAND DANCERS while they watched JENSON clobber TROY.  
She lost 5 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  LIN TIRIAN 
has a Duelmaster who doesn't sit back and get lazy.  He Dark Arena Challenged DARK 
ARENA's SPYMASTER (0-0-0), which should prove (ahem!) interesting.  The crowds were 
amazed this turn, as SPYMASTER killed the Duelmaster, CARVED HEART, leaving HOWLIN 
CASE in mourning.  So now STUNNING INLAY gets to be LIN TIRIAN's Duelmaster.  But 
what comes around goes around.  Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.  LIN TIRIAN thinks L5R 
PHOENIX CLAN and their 60-67-2 is too much!  If at first you don't succeed, give 
up...  In my day, no team with a 60-67-2 would scare me off!  What's the problem, 
PERRY COUNTY?  What do people see in JENSON?  His 5-6-0?  SAND DANCERS ain't talkin', 
but he's got 27 points.   
     Warriors of LIN TIRIAN 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.  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.  Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and 
good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STUNNING INLAY 3428          24  11  0   109       HOWLIN CASE (352)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DENTED 3390                  12   3  1   107       HOWLIN CASE (352)
-MY RULE OF THUMB 3560         7   2  0   104       SS03 03 (383)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-LEOPOLD 3546                 10   4  1    87       PERRY COUNTY (374)
 MARCH HARE 3517              18  19  0    82       SAND DANCERS (68)
 BOBWHITE 3516                17  22  0    73       SAND DANCERS (68)
-TAINTED SHUGENJA 3368        16  20  1    72       L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RIZZA 3464                    3   0  0    53       BAD BLOOD II (365)
 MEDIO CUR 3545               10  10  0    50       SAND DANCERS (68)
-CAPTAIN'S LOG 3490            4   1  0    50       PANTS SOUP 002 (376)
-AGONY 3575                    3   1  0    48       ANGELS OF TORMENT (384)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MAHATSAWD REBORN 3541         5   5  1    33       MILCHAMAH RETURN (381)
-MAGGEPHAH PRIEST 3543         5   5  0    33       MILCHAMAH RETURN (381)
-SHIRYO NO CH'I 3536           3   2  0    28       L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)
 JENSON 3564                   5   6  0    27       SAND DANCERS (68)
 EPHRAIM 3570                  6   2  0    26       SAND DANCERS (68)
-TSUKUNE(EXPERIENCED) 3535     3   1  0    26       L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)
-MEGINNAW FLAMING 3542         6   4  0    24       MILCHAMAH RETURN (381)
-THE NAMELESS ONE 3534         3   2  0    24       L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TROUSER CHOWDER 3514          1   3  0    18       PANTS SOUP 002 (376)
 TROY 3532                     4   4  0    16       PERRY COUNTY (374)
-MAKKEH DIFFERENT 3538         2   9  0    15       MILCHAMAH RETURN (381)
-MADKAWRAW ARISES 3539         3   5  0    14       MILCHAMAH RETURN (381)
-ST. CROIX 3568                3   1  0    14       PERRY COUNTY (374)
 TOBINSPORT 3569               1   2  0    13       PERRY COUNTY (374)
 MAGNET 3581                   1   0  0    13       PERRY COUNTY (374)
-DIRTY WIPE 3492               1   0  1    10       PANTS SOUP 002 (376)
-MY DOCTOR FRIEND 3561         2   2  0     8       SS03 03 (383)
-SHIBA KATSUDA 3533            1   3  0     6       L5R PHOENIX CLAN (361)
-MY FIFTEEN SECONDS 3563       1   1  0     4       SS03 03 (383)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MY DIRTY SECRET 3562          0   1  0     1       SS03 03 (383)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CARVED HEART 3429      13  6 0 HOWLIN CASE 352      SPYMASTER             744  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

These are late, of course. -- Jorja

Agony -- Some skills for me would've been acceptable. -- Medio Cur

Carved Heart -- You're welcome for the skills.  All that defense which I could've used 
myself. -- March Hare

Dented -- You dented me.  Fair enough, I was trying hard to dent YOU. -- Bobwhiet

Trowser Chowder -- I was never a great fan of chowder, this is basically disgusting.  
Winning helps.  You're welcome for the skills. -- Jenson

If I could've killed the Cult Member, I would've done so. -- Ephraim

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CARVED HEART was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DENTED devastated BOBWHITE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
STUNNING INLAY overcame MARCH HARE in a action packed 4 minute veteran's Title match.
MEDIO CUR devastated AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
JENSON luckily beat TROY in a 2 minute bloody match.
TOBINSPORT was bested by EPHRAIM in a 3 minute gory duel.
MAGNET devastated MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         LUNGING ATTACK     8 -   2 -  0      80  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   2 -  0      75  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         STRIKING ATTACK   28 -  10 -  1      74  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   3 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         AIMED BLOW         7 -   6 -  0      54  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         TOTAL PARRY       10 -  11 -  0      48  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         SLASHING ATTACK   15 -  27 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK     1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   9 -  0      18  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 744 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      STUNNING INLAY 3428        24  11  0  109 HOWLIN CASE (352)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  DENTED 3390                12   3  1  107 HOWLIN CASE (352)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MARCH HARE 3517.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was MARCH HARE 3517.  The ten other most popular fighters were TOBINSPORT 3569, 
DENTED 3390, MEDIO CUR 3545, JENSON 3564, EPHRAIM 3570, STUNNING INLAY 3428, TROY 
3532, MAGNET 3581, BOBWHITE 3516, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was BOBWHITE 3516.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MAGNET 3581, TROY 3532, STUNNING INLAY 3428, EPHRAIM 3570, JENSON 3564, 
MEDIO CUR 3545, DENTED 3390, TOBINSPORT 3569, MARCH HARE 3517, and  0.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

CARVED HEART (78-3429) HOWLIN CASE (352)