DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 08/17/2016 Duedate: 08/30/2016
SHADOWSPIRE ARENA
DM-81 TURN-248
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
THE PAPERBOY
THE COMMODORES (150)
(81-2465) [18-8-0,134]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
THE PAPERBOY HALFBUCK
THE COMMODORES (150) WARBOW (170)
(81-2465) [18-8-0,134] (81-2710) [2-0-0,20]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
BARBAROSSA LYON BEAR
DARQUE AGES (29) THE COMMODORES (150)
(81-2098) [24-25-0,97] (81-2412) [19-12-1,101]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SHANGHAIED (161)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SHANGHAIED (161) 46
2. DARQUE AGES (29) 42 SHANGHAIED (161)
3. ABOMINATION (146) 36 Unchartered Team
4. DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 26
5. PRAY THE GODS (155) 22 WARBOW (170)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 2*WARM & FUZZY (165) 6 4 1 60.0 1/ 4 SHANGHAIED (161) 11 4 0
2/ 3 SHANGHAIED (161) 73 52 2 58.4 2/ 5 INEBRIATION (27) 10 5 0
3- 4 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 463 356 15 56.5 3/ 6 SOME KINDA HATE (102) 10 5 0
4/ 5 SOME KINDA HATE (102) 223 181 17 55.2 4/ 2 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 10 5 0
5/ 6 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 185 154 10 54.6 5/ 1 OTTO'S DINER (96) 9 6 2
6/ 7 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 657 560 18 54.0 6/ 3 THE COMMODORES (150) 9 6 1
7/ 8 DARQUE AGES (29) 530 467 20 53.2 7/11 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 7 8 0
8/ 9 OTTO'S DINER (96) 473 446 26 51.5 8- 7 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 5 4 0
9-10 FURRY FURY (25) 422 413 21 50.5 9/12*WARBOW (170) 5 5 0
10/ 1*WARBOW (170) 5 5 0 50.0 10/10 DARQUE AGES (29) 5 10 1
11/11 THE COMMODORES (150) 142 152 6 48.3 11/ 8 MONSTER MANUAL (87) 4 7 0
12/12 MONSTER MANUAL (87) 426 516 17 45.2 12/16 PRAY THE GODS (155) 4 8 1
13/13 THE MONSANTIS (112) 95 118 6 44.6 13/13 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19) 4 11 1
14/14 PRAY THE GODS (155) 78 98 5 44.3 14- 9 FURRY FURY (25) 3 2 0
15/ 0 ABOMINATION (146) 70 88 9 44.3 15/17 THE MONSANTIS (112) 3 5 1
16/15 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19) 324 422 25 43.4 16/ 0 ABOMINATION (146) 2 3 0
17/16 INEBRIATION (27) 112 189 10 37.2 17-15*WARM & FUZZY (165) 2 3 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
18-17 SCORPIO LIKES: (163) 20 65 2 23.5 18-14 SCORPIO LIKES: (163) 0 10 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Most people know the glorious history of our fair arena, but reminders from time
to time never hurt. As such, Shadowspire was chartered by the Gladiatorial Commission
similarly to other arenas, yet there were provisions placed in the charter that make
it distinctive from most others in the land (DM 20 Seam and DM 83 Telorinthe share
these distinctions). Managers that join Shadowspire, Seam, or Telorinthe pledge the
following:
1 - Warriors will not be sent to any tournament.
2 - Warriors will not be prize modified.
3 - Managers will run full squads (5 warriors) when active in the arena.
4 - Violation of rules 1 and 2 will result in the immediate Dark Arena death of the
offending warrior.
With all the rules and formalities aside, I personally welcome you to
Shadowspire, the first and greatest of the no tournament arenas! Now, on with the
fights!
The title fight this turn matched our reigning champion The Paperboy against
reigning ancient Barbarossa. The fight wasn't much to write home about as The
Paperboy beat Barbarossa, but the scene in the stands was spectacular! Hombre and
Darque were seated together under a pavilion. After the match, Hombre could be seen
cheering, while Darque merely sat with his hands cupped over his face, shaking his
head in disbelief and disappointment. Condolences to Darque, but congrats to Hombre
on successfully managing another graduate out of Shadowspire, his 12th.* It is
certain a new Duelmaster will be crowned next turn, so the question we need to answer
is which Challenger Champion is going to step forward and seize this opportunity?
The most avoided team distinction belongs to Some Kinda Hate. Running away from
Mordraith's challenges we have Otto's Diner. If Mordraith had eaten at Otto's, this
scenario may have been reversed! The most challenged warrior belongs to Nomad and
Dragonbane Guild. Brutal Grunge has many admirers, but he was not one to sit around
and wait for the courier to arrive. He placed his own challenge against Pho C. In an
exciting 3 minute bout, Brutal Grunge overcame Pho C and improved to 21-12-0.
The Dark Arena found itself equally as busy as the main arena. Abomination sent
2 veteran warriors, 29 Palms and Obamacare, to their deaths. Darque Ages offered up
an alcoholic serf to the arena master. A kind warning folks, don't drink and duel!
On the main arena sands, Bigcreep and Blackskull from Warbow died. Bigcreep fell to
the new warrior Luipada, while Blackskull died at the hands of the more experienced
Hellbraiser. Bloodfeuds were minimal for turn 248. Luxlord Black feuded, the aptly
named, Blood Maria, but was unable to avenge his fallen teammate.
Sadly, there were a number of teams missing. DeGotti and his Cult of Bacchus
guild were expected to be absent. Scorpio's crew went inactive this turn as well,
which he threatened in his address to Den. Grimm's crew is missing from the sands for
the second consecutive turn. I will have to check my sources to see if he is simply
on vacation or has retired from gladiatorial managing for the 8th or 9th time this
year. Warm & Fuzzy joined us last turn, only to leave us. Warbow came back, so we
hope they truly like us enough to stick around. They did have a reverse of their
first turn good fortune though, going 1-4-0-2. The unchartered team lost warriors to
some of Shadowspire's oldest teams in Darque Ages and Otto's Diner. Do we call this a
sophomore slump? Abomination comes back to us as well, posting a 2-3-0-2. Unlike
Warbow, Abomination's deaths came via the Dark Arena.
We bid farewell to this spy report and also to The Paperboy and Credits. Both
warriors received their invitations to the Isle of the Eye! They will fight their
last in Shadowspire next turn. As already mentioned, The Paperboy is Hombre's 12th
graduate and his first Wall of Steel, while Credits is Deep Thought's 13th immortal
and 2nd Slasher. With those good vibes, I bid you farewell. I hope to see all of you
next turn!
-- Phineas Rannulf
* Historical note: The Commodores is Hombre's 5th team in Shadowspire. Previous
graduate counts come from Fuchi Owned - 6; Bond-Age 4; and now The Commodores - 2)
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE PAPERBOY 2465 18 8 0 134 THE COMMODORES (150)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-KITTY TANTRUM 2241 20 15 0 111 FURRY FURY (25)
THE EMPRESS WU 2164 27 15 0 110 DARQUE AGES (29)
HEATWAVE 2542 12 9 1 109 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
-GRIZZLY REMAINS 2459 17 9 0 106 FURRY FURY (25)
CREDITS 2280 27 23 1 105 MONSTER MANUAL (87)
BRUTAL GRUNGE 2390 21 12 0 105 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
BAD ROLL-UPS 2130 17 14 0 104 ABOMINATION (146)
LYON BEAR 2412 19 12 1 101 THE COMMODORES (150)
HUMAN CENTIPEDE 2132 16 16 2 99 ABOMINATION (146)
PHO C 2444 15 15 2 98 OTTO'S DINER (96)
BARBAROSSA 2098 24 25 0 97 DARQUE AGES (29)
WYLD TURKEY 2505 12 12 2 95 INEBRIATION (27)
BLACKJACK JOHNSON 2595 11 4 1 95 SHANGHAIED (161)
RYK THE DRAGON 2371 17 20 2 93 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BLOODY MARIA 2536 14 8 1 90 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
SUPERWEED 1675 9 10 1 88 THE MONSANTIS (112)
-HOLLOWSOUL 2414 15 15 2 87 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-GARCHOMP 2470 15 10 0 87 FURRY FURY (25)
ZATHOG 2399 16 17 1 84 SOME KINDA HATE (102)
ALCESTE 2355 21 17 0 80 SOME KINDA HATE (102)
BLUE DRAGON 2332 17 27 0 78 MONSTER MANUAL (87)
WHITE LIGHTNING 2486 14 12 1 74 INEBRIATION (27)
TU DU 1652 13 7 2 72 THE MONSANTIS (112)
SWABBIE SAM 2632 9 2 0 72 SHANGHAIED (161)
HATEFUL DESIRE 2457 16 13 2 67 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
POLITELKOREKNES 2227 13 10 3 65 ABOMINATION (146)
-KROW 2504 14 8 0 60 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-WARWULF 2580 10 4 0 60 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
CELERY STALKER 2676 5 2 0 59 OTTO'S DINER (96)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LUXLORD BLACK 2608 7 7 1 54 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)
STORMCLAW 2569 9 8 1 52 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
CURD BURGLAR 2598 8 6 0 51 OTTO'S DINER (96)
KOSTAGART 2667 5 3 0 50 SOME KINDA HATE (102)
PLAN COLUMBIA 1612 11 11 1 45 THE MONSANTIS (112)
STRABO 2689 4 1 0 43 DARQUE AGES (29)
LOOKOUT LARRY 2656 6 3 0 40 SHANGHAIED (161)
CYCLOTRODE X 2673 5 2 1 36 SOME KINDA HATE (102)
TWO-TON TIMMONS 2578 9 8 0 35 SHANGHAIED (161)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PYRAT 2615 5 8 1 33 INEBRIATION (27)
HELLBRAISER 2693 4 1 1 33 OTTO'S DINER (96)
SCHENDLE 2596 6 5 2 29 PRAY THE GODS (155)
JANNA 2581 7 7 0 28 PRAY THE GODS (155)
AGLAIA 2609 6 8 0 26 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KYBURN 2668 5 3 0 26 SOME KINDA HATE (102)
POWDER MONKEY 2683 3 3 0 26 SHANGHAIED (161)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MUTANT CAMEL 2678 5 2 0 23 THE COMMODORES (150)
-BLANKET 2553 2 0 0 23 WARM & FUZZY (165)
-BRONTAY 2707 1 0 0 23 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
FAST HACK 'EM 9 2653 3 6 0 22 THE COMMODORES (150)
DRAGON SCARRED 2644 6 3 0 21 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
HALFBUCK 2710 2 0 0 20 WARBOW (170)
LUIPADA 2721 1 0 1 20 DARQUE AGES (29)
-MONKEY TREE MONK 2652 2 4 0 19 FURRY FURY (25)
BARSTOOL BRAD 2706 2 1 0 19 INEBRIATION (27)
HORRID 2659 4 4 0 16 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
DESTINY 2703 2 1 0 16 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
ZIM SALA BIM 2708 1 2 0 16 THE COMMODORES (150)
SHEM 2719 1 0 0 16 PRAY THE GODS (155)
-CHERRY DP 2637 3 5 0 14 SCORPIO LIKES: (163)
TRISTAN 2669 3 4 0 13 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
-WOOL SOCKS 2550 1 1 0 12 WARM & FUZZY (165)
NEETA 2702 1 1 0 10 PRAY THE GODS (155)
HILL GIANT 2694 2 3 0 9 MONSTER MANUAL (87)
FIREBALL 2705 2 1 0 9 INEBRIATION (27)
EAT THIS 2709 2 1 1 8 OTTO'S DINER (96)
ORLANDO 2688 1 3 0 6 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
KNIFEFIST 2714 1 1 0 6 WARBOW (170)
-KITTENS 2554 1 1 1 5 WARM & FUZZY (165)
-ZAYLA 2695 1 1 0 4 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-SLIPPERS 2551 1 1 0 4 WARM & FUZZY (165)
-PUPPY 2552 1 1 0 4 WARM & FUZZY (165)
PERFECT SMILE 2704 0 3 0 3 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)
STORMGIRL 2712 0 2 0 2 WARBOW (170)
NALA 2700 0 2 0 2 PRAY THE GODS (155)
DARK ACT 2717 0 1 0 1 THE MONSANTIS (112)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
29 PALMS 2156 11 19 2 ABOMINATION 146 BANDIT PRINCE 248 NONE
OBAMACARE 2134 12 20 2 ABOMINATION 146 STONE GOLEM 248 NONE
RABID PAIN 2618 6 4 0 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS 19 BLOODY MARIA 2536 245
DRINKY SERF 2720 0 1 0 DARQUE AGES 29 ARENAMASTER 248 NONE
FULK NERRA 2661 2 4 0 DARQUE AGES 29 SCHENDLE 2596 246 REVENGED
TOMOE GOZEN 2207 18 17 0 DARQUE AGES 29 RYK THE DRAGON 2371 246 REVENGED
PIXIE 2378 18 17 1 MONSTER MANUAL 87 LYON BEAR 2412 247
SCHMEISER 2679 1 2 0 THE MONSANTIS 112 PYRAT 2615 245 REVENGED
BIGCREEP 2713 1 1 0 WARBOW 170 LUIPADA 2721 248
BLACKSKULL 2711 1 1 0 WARBOW 170 HELLBRAISER 2693 248
BRENNER 2638 6 4 0 WICKED MARTYRS 148 SUPERWEED 1675 248
KID ICEPICK 2672 2 2 0 WICKED MARTYRS 148 LUXLORD BLACK 2608 245 JUST REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
DeGotti -- I don't like "fresh", which is why I eat at Otto's Diner. -- Den
Dorkio -- I want to make sure I have this correct, your entire ad to me last turn was
to note that your sole accomplishment over the last 2 years is that you have been able
to figure out that this is a game and a make believe world? Is that correct? That is
actually a much stronger achievement than I or pretty much anyone else (other than
Lady Mordraith) would give you credit for. You see simpleton, not much is expected
from you, other than excuses and poor 3 turn records. Go ahead, pick the world, real,
fantasy, a mix, made-up, imaginary, different planes, parallel universe, or even DnD,
and I am in a social caste that is so far above yours that you don't even know the
name of it. Judging from last turn, Scorpio Likes: Sending warriors to the Dark
Arena. It is not the warrior's fault, it is the guy designing them, entering
strategy, and then sitting there with the perplexed look on his face as Den destroys
him turn after turn with almost no effort. Sometimes I think you forget that you are
dumb and that is why you lose. They say repetition teaches so I will try to remind
you every turn. -- Den
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
OBAMACARE was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
29 PALMS was savagely slain by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
DRINKY SERF was assassinated by ARENAMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
LUXLORD BLACK was defeated by BLOODY MARIA in a exciting 1 minute Bloodfeud fight.
THE PAPERBOY viciously subdued BARBAROSSA in a 2 minute Challenge Title brawl.
HEATWAVE devastated CREDITS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
BRUTAL GRUNGE overcame PHO C in a action packed 3 minute expert's Challenge fight.
WYLD TURKEY vanquished BLUE DRAGON in a popular 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
BLACKJACK JOHNSON vanquished WHITE LIGHTNING in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
BRENNER was executed by SUPERWEED in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
HATEFUL DESIRE overpowered CYCLOTRODE X in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
CELERY STALKER devastated PLAN COLUMBIA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict.
JANNA was demolished by KOSTAGART in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
AGLAIA was beaten by POWDER MONKEY in a 6 minute Challenge conflict.
LOOKOUT LARRY viciously subdued SCHENDLE in a action packed 1 minute Challenge fight.
MUTANT CAMEL outwaited DRAGON SCARRED in a dull 25 minute brutal Challenge duel.
PYRAT bested FAST HACK 'EM 9 in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.
PERFECT SMILE was viciously subdued by NEETA in a 3 minute novice's Challenge fight.
BARSTOOL BRAD overpowered TRISTAN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
ZIM SALA BIM handily defeated HILL GIANT in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
FIREBALL beat STORMGIRL in a 2 minute brutal beginner's Challenge fight.
KNIFEFIST was overpowered by KYBURN in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fray.
LYON BEAR was unbelievably bested by THE EMPRESS WU in a 9 minute veteran's contest.
ZATHOG was overpowered by BAD ROLL-UPS in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
ALCESTE was overpowered by HUMAN CENTIPEDE in a 2 minute gory one-sided duel.
RYK THE DRAGON savagely defeated POLITELKOREKNES in a 2 minute veteran's melee.
TU DU overpowered STRABO in a 2 minute bloody one-sided fray.
SWABBIE SAM vanquished CURD BURGLAR in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
STORMCLAW overpowered TWO-TON TIMMONS in a popular 4 minute brutal uneven duel.
HORRID subdued NALA in a popular 1 minute brutal fight.
DESTINY savagely defeated ORLANDO in a 2 minute brutal beginner's bout.
HELLBRAISER butchered BLACKSKULL in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
EAT THIS was bested by SHEM in a crowd pleasing 1 minute novice's battle.
HALFBUCK beat DARK ACT in a exciting 1 minute novice's fray.
BIGCREEP was murdered by LUIPADA in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 14 WALL OF STEEL 47 - 32 - 0 59 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 9 TOTAL PARRY 35 - 29 - 1 55 |
|WALL OF STEEL 8 LUNGING ATTACK 80 - 75 - 6 52 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 7 SLASHING ATTACK 31 - 30 - 7 51 |
|BASHING ATTACK 6 STRIKING ATTACK 51 - 52 - 2 50 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 AIMED BLOW 39 - 47 - 0 45 |
|TOTAL PARRY 6 PARRY-RIPOSTE 30 - 38 - 1 44 |
|AIMED BLOW 5 PARRY-LUNGE 26 - 37 - 2 41 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 PARRY-STRIKE 19 - 28 - 2 40 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 BASHING ATTACK 33 - 49 - 3 40 |
Turn 248 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-STRIKE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 2 - 3 3 WALL OF STEEL
BASHING ATTACK 4 - 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 3 2 TOTAL PARRY
WALL OF STEEL 5 - 3 LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 9 2 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 4 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 5 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 3 1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 3 - 3 1 AIMED BLOW
1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL THE PAPERBOY 2465 18 8 0 134 THE COMMODORES (150)
TOTAL PARRY THE EMPRESS WU 2164 27 15 0 110 DARQUE AGES (29)
STRIKING ATTACK HEATWAVE 2542 12 9 1 109 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
SLASHING ATTACK CREDITS 2280 27 23 1 105 MONSTER MANUAL (87)
AIMED BLOW BAD ROLL-UPS 2130 17 14 0 104 ABOMINATION (146)
BASHING ATTACK BLOODY MARIA 2536 14 8 1 90 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
PARRY-LUNGE ALCESTE 2355 21 17 0 80 SOME KINDA HATE (102)
LUNGING ATTACK WHITE LIGHTNING 2486 14 12 1 74 INEBRIATION (27)
PARRY-STRIKE TU DU 1652 13 7 2 72 THE MONSANTIS (112)
PARRY-RIPOSTE STORMCLAW 2569 9 8 1 52 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is BARBAROSSA 2098. The most popular warrior this turn
was LYON BEAR 2412. The ten other most popular fighters were OBAMACARE 2134, PHO C
2444, NEETA 2702, RYK THE DRAGON 2371, STORMCLAW 2569, THE PAPERBOY 2465, WYLD TURKEY
2505, LOOKOUT LARRY 2656, FIREBALL 2705, and HUMAN CENTIPEDE 2132.
The least popular fighter this week was DRAGON SCARRED 2644. The other ten least
popular fighters were MUTANT CAMEL 2678, BIGCREEP 2713, BLACKSKULL 2711, TWO-TON
TIMMONS 2578, CURD BURGLAR 2598, ZATHOG 2399, THE EMPRESS WU 2164, HILL GIANT 2694,
TRISTAN 2669, and SCHENDLE 2596.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
THE PAPERBOY (81-2465) THE COMMODORES (150)
CREDITS (81-2280) MONSTER MANUAL (87)