DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/01/2017 Duedate: 02/14/2017
SHADOWSPIRE ARENA
DM-81 TURN-260
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BLUE DRAGON
MONSTER MANUAL (87)
(81-2332) [26-29-0,117]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
BLUE DRAGON MALAKAI
MONSTER MANUAL (87) KILL EM ALL (173)
(81-2332) [26-29-0,117] (81-2768) [6-3-0,32]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
JANNA JANNA
PRAY THE GODS (155) PRAY THE GODS (155)
(81-2581) [14-12-0,70] (81-2581) [14-12-0,70]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE COMMODORES (150)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. WICKED MARTYRS (148) 61
2. DARQUE AGES (29) 44 SHANGHAIED (161)
3. BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19) 37 Unchartered Team
4. THE COMMODORES (150) 29
5. LAND OF PRYDAIN (175) 23 LAND OF PRYDAIN (175)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*LAND OF PRYDAIN (175) 7 3 0 70.0 1/ 2 THE COMMODORES (150) 11 4 0
2/ 2 SHANGHAIED (161) 100 75 3 57.1 2/ 7 DARQUE AGES (29) 9 6 0
3/ 3 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 495 381 15 56.5 3- 3 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 8 2 1
4- 4 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 691 580 19 54.4 4/ 1 OTTO'S DINER (96) 8 7 0
5/ 6 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 213 185 10 53.5 5/14*LAND OF PRYDAIN (175) 7 3 0
6/ 5 DARQUE AGES (29) 564 493 21 53.4 6/ 6 SEARCH THE SKY (136) 7 8 1
7/ 7 OTTO'S DINER (96) 509 470 26 52.0 7/11 FURRY FURY (25) 7 8 0
8/ 9 THE COMMODORES (150) 177 175 6 50.3 8/ 8 AAARRGH 2 HAMMERZ (61) 7 8 0
9/ 8 FURRY FURY (25) 432 428 21 50.2 9/13 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 7 8 0
10/10 THE MONSANTIS (112) 128 138 12 48.1 10/ 4*KILL EM ALL (173) 7 8 0
11/11 AAARRGH 2 HAMMERZ (61) 33 37 3 47.1 11/ 9 THE MONSANTIS (112) 6 3 0
12/12*KILL EM ALL (173) 21 24 2 46.7 12/12 SHANGHAIED (161) 6 4 1
13/14 MONSTER MANUAL (87) 451 544 18 45.3 13/16 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19) 6 6 0
14/13 PRAY THE GODS (155) 106 129 8 45.1 14/10 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 5 8 0
15/15 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19) 344 458 26 42.9 15/ 5 PRAY THE GODS (155) 4 10 0
16/16 SEARCH THE SKY (136) 166 232 9 41.7 16/18 INEBRIATION (27) 4 11 0
17/17 INEBRIATION (27) 139 222 13 38.5 17/15 MONSTER MANUAL (87) 3 7 0
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
18/18 WARBOW (170) 21 39 1 35.0 18/17 WARBOW (170) 3 12 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
Night-Time Drama
A pair of brawny scoundrels, their ringmail lightly crusted with rust, dirt, and
showing other signs of neglect, took an aggressive stance by the stairs leading up to
the Kid's booth. In the night, with the eerie uncertainty of torch and lamp light,
the naked shortswords they held in their fists were surprisingly polished and bright.
Even in the weak light from the oil lamp and the wavering torches, a keen edge was
apparent.
"Hold on there, buddy! Where's yer pass?!"
A burly figure in a knee-length hauberk of thick, interlocking rings materialized
at the base of the stairs. The rings, oiled and darkened to a black sheen, worked
with the night to hide the warrior's bulk from the casual eye. The flickering gleam
of torchlight reflecting off his armor revealed a fighting man whose steps were light,
his gait smooth and effortless.
The Arcane Kid leaned out past the thick drapes into the weak lamplight and
gestured below to the scruffy ruffians who worked the gate security for the night
games.
"It's okay. He's with me."
Accordingly, the pair of hooligans shuffled back and allowed the ex-gladiator a
wide berth as he strode by. The warrior appeared to float up the steep stairs before
disappearing into the inky shadows of The Kid's private booth.
"You're a little late," Arcane murmured.
"You DO remember that the gates are closed once the opening ceremony begins?"
"Like I care!" Havoc snorted as he reached for a tankard set out on a small table
crammed into a corner of the dark stall.
"Next time ya want a private meeting, pick someplace that don't involve a
schedule," he grumbled.
"I'm a busy guy."
The Kid's reply was drowned out as an ear-piercing fanfare resounded from below.
A dozen brass horns of various sizes and pitch trumpeted into the cold, smoky dark
air. Raucous catcalls chased a group of gladiators across the sands as they shambled
out of a small metal door beneath them. The gladiators lined up, shoulder-to-
shoulder, and peered up at the Duelmaster sitting in his large wooden throne above
them. The Duelmaster, in turn, regarded the gladiators solemnly and offered them a
small, grim smile.
A tawdry brunet wench, loosely wrapped in raccoon fur, perched drunkenly on his
knee and blew sloppy kisses to the fighters below.
"The Duelmasters change, but it seems that the girls are much alike," observed
Arcane tartly.
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it," growled Havoc.
The gladiators shifted their weight, awkward and self-conscious. The catcalls
and jeers from the stands hid the sounds of their feet as they crunched in the sand,
their weapons and armor clinking and rustling. The Night Games Orator had to use a
large megaphone, even though the night crowd was only about 30% the size of a daytime
audience. They were a noisy bunch.
Once the orator was finished, a pair of gray-robed priests stepped into the arena
from their private door. Their faces were well hidden within the shadows of their
cavernous hoods. They circled the gladiators while swinging smoking bronze censers
held by sturdy black ropes of twined hair. Their pace was slow but steady, keeping
rhythm with their solemn chanting in a meaningless tongue.
"Most fighters pray to the gods of their own lands, or none. Why do these
priests even bother?"
"Kid, ya ain't got no sense of decorum." Arcane threw a sidelong frown at Havoc.
"I simply wish to conclude this tiresome affair as quickly as possible."
The Kid waved a slender hand at the spectacle below. "I'm certain that these men
feel the same way about it."
"Huh," grunted Havoc. "No tellin' what they're thinkin' right now." He swished
his tankard in the general direction of the stands around them.
"But ya can't sell many tickets just to watch men get slaughtered. Ya need a
little flash, a little show."
Arcane shook his head in irritation and folded his hands inside his fur-lined
robe, scowling down at the spectacle on the sands. After circling the fighters three
times, the priests stood between the Duelmaster and the gladiators and raised their
censors towards the bleachers. Suddenly, they shook their censors with a roaring
shout, which most of the audience echoed.
Arcane, caught off-guard, was startled. Havoc chuckled as the priests, now
muttering as if to themselves, half stalked, half swaggered across the arena and
disappeared through their small, iron door in the wall beneath the Duelmaster's chair.
"What was THAT all about?"
"Just scarin' away any evil spirits that might still be lingerin' around, I
guess," grinned Havoc. "Can't be too careful."
"It's not the 'spirits' that bother me tonight," The Kid replied, nodding toward
the far side of the arena. Mobs of orcish-looking things had gathered in the
Northeast bleachers and were pressing against the railing. They began gnashing their
fangs and clicking their long nails together while staring down at the gladiators as
they marched about the arena in a ceremonial tribute. A half-drunken, undecipherable
chittering rose in volume. The Kid shifted uneasily in his seat. "Havoc, I've heard
rumors..."
"Yeah?" Havoc tipped his flagon upside down and began scouring the booth with
his eyes. "Any more of this stuff around?"
"No," Arcane grimaced. "But anyway, I have heard rumors..."
Havoc dropped the empty flagon onto the table and glared at the Kid. "Yeah?"
"Well, I've heard that sometimes, when there's a large group of fighters for the
Dark Arena, unwanted corpses are sold as mere meat to some of the more.. brutish
races.. of Alastari."
Havoc's glare softened into a somber smile as he turned to watch the gladiators
march solemnly back to their chamber underneath the stands. "Yeah, I've heard that
too," he nodded.
"Hope that rumor's just an urban myth!" "You 'hope'?!"
"Yeah," snorted Havoc. "I ain't in charge of nothin' down there, remember. How
should I know what happens with the unclaimed bodies?"
Arcane's reply was, once again, drowned out by a brief fanfare as the first fight
of the night was announced. A few shrill screams punctuated the general caterwauling,
but it was hard to decide if they were cries of pleasure or pain. The smell of wet
sand, freshly raked and sprinkled with cheap perfume, mingled with the smells from the
tar-streaked torches, the lingering incense of the priests, and the bestial odors from
the crowd.
"Anyways..." Havoc held his calloused palms out in a brief gesture. "Ya didn't
bring me all the way down here just to guess the 'specials' at Otto's Diner, am I
right? Ya wanted to know about Celestio and Etheria, right?"
Arcane shifted again in his seat. "Yes, yes." He rearranged his robe and
ignored the raucous laughter spilling out from the bleachers around them. "You were to
speak to them, then keep them under surveillance."
"Yeah," Havoc frowned. "Thanks for the assignment."
Arcane shrugged. "You're welcome. And?"
"We had our little talk. They both say it's over."
"You believe them?"
Havoc sighed deeply and made a mournful face at the empty tankard. "It's probably
more 'over' for her than for him, but that's usually the way it goes. Anyways, ain't
nothin' going on, Kid. The pair seemed to be split up fer good."
"You're certain?"
"Yeah, well..." muttered Havoc, turning his attention to the arena as a flurry of
empty bottles were hurled out onto the sands.
"That's rude and unsportsmanlike," noted Arcane, his thin brows furrowing
together.
"It don't happen during the fight, Kid. Last time it did, the Duelmaster hisself
gave the order and a half-dozen fans were perforated real good."
The Arcane Kid smirked. "I'd like to see that."
"Yeah. Well, don't count on it. It ain't happened in a while, but it ain't been
forgotten, neither."
Ragged, half-feral children scampered out onto the sands to retrieve the bottles
and other debris as the first gladiator stepped out onto the sands. He stood before
his opponent and brandished his sword in a manifestation of bravado that the drunken
fans cheered. A wave of murmuring and sharp guttural voices heralded a flurry of
wagering.
"Anyways, Etheria, uh -- well, she seems to have her eye on some bum outta Warbow
-- a basher, I think." Arcane swung a hard steady gaze into Havoc's smiling eyes.
"You're certain of this?" Havoc nodded.
"What has Celestio done?"
"He ain't done nothin'," replied Havoc with a dry chuckle.
"You should follow his example, Kid." Arcane began to turn in his chair so as to
face Havoc fully, but he paused as a deafening cheer shook the night air.
"That guy didn't last long," observed Havoc. He studied the Kid as he watched
Spymaster walking away from the body, flexing his epee in a nonchalant fashion. "Ho
hum; I wonder if the next guy's worth bettin' on?"
"Really?!" Arcane glowered into Havoc's sardonic smile. He took a deep breath to
steady himself. "Let's stick to business, shall we? What do we know about Warbow?
Or this basher?"
"Right now, all we know is that this is the second guy Etheria has kept company
with in the past week."
"The second?!"
"Yeah. Seems she has a thing for bashers. The last guy was Choke, outta Kill Em
All."
The Arcane Kid sank in his seat and drew his robe tighter around his slender
body. "That does not bode well," he whispered.
"Yeah. Seems bashers don't last long in or outta the arena!" Havoc chuckled.
"Charming, but not helpful."
"Well, Bobbi was talkin' about fixin' up Celestio with this cousin of hers, but I
said--"
"Don't you DARE!" Arcane snarled. "Leave that woman out of our business, Havoc!
I insist!"
"Yeah, I hear ya! Keep your bloomers on! Anyways, I'm pretty sure Celestio
don't need much help with the ladies. And he ain't hangin' around Etheria more than
he has to for trainin'..."
"Well, that's good," nodded Arcane uncertainly.
"Yeah. Relax, Kid. Our little bit o' family drama has wound down, so all is
well."
"I wonder..." mused Arcane. He glanced out over the sands as the last gladiator
of the night was hurled against the wall by a maul. The pulpy mass that was once his
head stuck to the wooden slats even as his armored body dragged it down its surface.
It left a bright red streak trailing all the way to the ground. The bleachers shook
as the fans screamed in delight.
"Let's just keep an eye on these two for a while longer. I wish to be sure."
Havoc rolled his eyes to the blackness above them. "That's kinda sick," he
muttered. "Yer worse than them!"
SPY REPORT
There are benefits to being the boss and calling the shots. I get to send SYP
reporters to various parts of Alastari to cover the games. I can empty the office on
a whim to get some peace and quiet, which I do often because if spy reporters are
anything, they are chatty and distracting. There are of course downsides, dear
readers, the most prominent being that there is no one to fill in for you when you
catch the stomach bug after you have cleared the office. A lesson learned, my
friends, a lesson learned! Now to the fights!
We had a departing Duelmaster this turn, as Superweed fought his last and is
heading to the Isle. White Lightning challenged in hopes of taking the big chair, but
Superweed was having no of it! He beat White Lightning in a one-sided affair and
leaves Shadowspire with another win. Since the former Duelmaster could not be
toppled, it came down to recognition points. The title fight became a bout between
Schendle and Blue Dragon. It was a bit more exciting than the previous bout, but not
by much as Blue Dragon takes the throne after a 1 minute fight! Congrats to Blue
Dragon, who is managed by Deep Thought. With the throne, Blue Dragon caught the eye
of enough Commission officials to get an invite to the Isle of the Eye. We find
ourselves in familiar territory again next turn! A new warrior will sit on the mighty
throne of Shadowspire! Will it be by force of arms or suave maneuvering in the ranks?
The most avoided team belongs to DMobster. His Wicked Martyrs were avoided by
many teams, but the most prolific was Kill Em All. Stumbling his way through the
arena trying to avoid all the challenges he received, we find Tom Collins. Though I
believe it is unclear if they were actual challenges or just people trying to order a
drink. Arena life is hard, so we all need a cocktail from time to time. It is good
to see all the active teams in Shadowspire. We miss Nomad this turn, which is an
oddity since he rarely misses the fights.
We lost a few warriors this turn, but not any that were unexpected. That is a
fancy way of saying they all occurred in the Dark Arena. While death was lax, luckily
the teams were active in moving up and down the ranks. Hombre and The Commodores take
over 1st place with a 4-1-0 turn. Darque Ages moved up from 7th with a 3-2 effort, 3
consecutive winning turns is good enough for a 9-6-0 over 3 turns and 2nd place.
Nomad remains in 3rd, but was inactive. Otto's Diner fell out of the top spot to 4th
after going 2-3-0. Land of Prydain rounds out the top 5. They were inactive last
turn, but added to there stellar debut with a 3-2-0. The biggest gain belongs to Land
of Prydain, who moved up 9 spots. The biggest loss of rank goes to Pray the Gods, who
fell 10 places to 15th.
We bid a fond farewell to Superweed and Grizzly Remains. Our former Duelmaster
decided to face challengers for the throne and leaves Shadowspire with a win. Grizzly
Remains decided to give his new immortality a test run and challenged the Dark Arena.
Dark Champion was not amused and killed Grizzly. Maybe Grizzly could write a best-
selling book about the afterlife, though I suppose so many have experienced it through
the years in Alastari, it is now old hat. Oh well, I'm always on the lookout for the
next big thing in literature.
I have managed to ink this report while staving off the infectious stomach virus
that has been floating around the office. If it persists, I may have to visit the
healers for some herbs and teas. When all else fails, I'll consort the really good
healers that invoke magic. Hopefully, I am on the mend, and will be back to full
strength by next news cycle. If not, I can just make Huard do it. I am the boss,
after all.
-- Phineas Rannulf
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BLUE DRAGON 2332 26 29 0 117 MONSTER MANUAL (87)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BLOODY MARIA 2536 19 15 1 105 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
WYLD TURKEY 2505 16 20 2 100 INEBRIATION (27)
-STORMCLAW 2569 16 12 1 95 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
WARWULF 2580 17 9 0 94 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
SWABBIE SAM 2632 15 6 0 93 SHANGHAIED (161)
WHITE LIGHTNING 2486 20 18 2 92 INEBRIATION (27)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-TRISTAN 2669 11 7 1 90 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
SCHENDLE 2596 12 11 3 88 PRAY THE GODS (155)
THYME LORD 2752 7 3 0 85 OTTO'S DINER (96)
PLAN COLUMBIA 1612 17 16 1 84 THE MONSANTIS (112)
MUTANT CAMEL 2678 11 8 0 78 THE COMMODORES (150)
GARCHOMP 2470 16 14 0 77 FURRY FURY (25)
KROW 2504 19 14 0 71 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
JANNA 2581 14 12 0 70 PRAY THE GODS (155)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FAST HACK 'EM 9 2653 11 10 0 70 THE COMMODORES (150)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MONKEY TREE MONK 2652 5 6 0 66 FURRY FURY (25)
LUXLORD BLACK 2608 12 14 1 63 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)
STRABO 2689 10 7 0 62 DARQUE AGES (29)
PETRUS RIGA 2786 5 2 0 61 DARQUE AGES (29)
MALLEOS PRIMUS 2764 6 3 0 58 SEARCH THE SKY (136)
TWO-TON TIMMONS 2578 15 12 0 57 SHANGHAIED (161)
ZAYLA 2695 10 4 0 57 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HORRID 2659 11 9 0 56 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
LUIPADA 2721 9 4 2 56 DARQUE AGES (29)
AGENT ORANGE 2762 6 2 2 56 THE MONSANTIS (112)
POWDER MONKEY 2683 9 7 0 53 SHANGHAIED (161)
-DRAGON SCARRED 2644 13 7 0 52 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
ECLIPSE 2565 13 8 0 47 SEARCH THE SKY (136)
PERFECT 10 HAMMER 462 8 6 0 46 AAARRGH 2 HAMMERZ (61)
DESTINY 2703 9 6 0 44 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
NEETA 2702 7 7 0 44 PRAY THE GODS (155)
SHEM 2719 7 6 1 43 PRAY THE GODS (155)
MISFORTUNE COOKIE 2783 6 2 0 43 OTTO'S DINER (96)
HILL GIANT 2694 7 9 0 40 MONSTER MANUAL (87)
JET-BOOT JACK 2741 9 1 0 39 THE COMMODORES (150)
-ORLANDO 2688 7 7 0 38 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
TEMPTRESS HAMMER 460 5 9 0 37 AAARRGH 2 HAMMERZ (61)
-WYRM CRUSHER 2814 2 1 0 34 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CLARA D'ANDUZA 2780 6 2 0 33 DARQUE AGES (29)
SEDUCTION HAMMER 458 5 9 1 33 AAARRGH 2 HAMMERZ (61)
B FEUD BAIT HAMMER 461 7 7 1 32 AAARRGH 2 HAMMERZ (61)
MALAKAI 2768 6 3 0 32 KILL EM ALL (173)
COMMANDER HAMMER 459 8 6 1 31 AAARRGH 2 HAMMERZ (61)
BARSTOOL BRAD 2706 7 8 1 30 INEBRIATION (27)
STORMGIRL 2712 3 9 0 30 WARBOW (170)
NIGHTCLOUD 2732 5 5 1 29 WARBOW (170)
MELLOW JELLO 2784 7 1 0 28 OTTO'S DINER (96)
KNIFEFIST 2714 4 8 0 25 WARBOW (170)
BRACKISH 2782 3 5 0 25 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
HYDRA 2753 4 5 0 24 MONSTER MANUAL (87)
STARSMILE 2731 3 7 0 24 WARBOW (170)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HALFBUCK 2710 4 8 0 22 WARBOW (170)
SONNY CROQUETTE 2799 4 1 0 21 OTTO'S DINER (96)
SAMMY LIGHTFOOT 2834 2 0 0 21 THE COMMODORES (150)
TARAN 2817 1 1 0 21 LAND OF PRYDAIN (175)
GOTTERDAMMERUNG 2787 6 1 0 20 KILL EM ALL (173)
SPHINX 2755 4 5 1 19 MONSTER MANUAL (87)
ARAWN 2820 2 0 0 19 LAND OF PRYDAIN (175)
PSYCHO STYX 2771 4 5 1 18 KILL EM ALL (173)
SUBPAR SUE 2812 1 3 0 18 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
BLOODLUST 2769 3 6 1 16 KILL EM ALL (173)
HEN WEN 2818 2 0 0 16 LAND OF PRYDAIN (175)
LITTLE HAMMER 2792 3 4 0 15 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)
ASPIRE 2B GREAT 2750 3 6 0 15 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)
TOMORROWLAND 2841 1 0 0 14 THE MONSANTIS (112)
CHOKE 2767 2 7 0 13 KILL EM ALL (173)
BLYTHE 2829 1 0 0 13 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
QUICK FINGERS 2837 1 0 0 13 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)
TOM COLLINS 2790 2 5 1 12 INEBRIATION (27)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GAS SPORE 2807 1 3 0 12 MONSTER MANUAL (87)
SON OF BLAGGER 2793 3 2 0 11 THE COMMODORES (150)
CELESTIO 2801 3 2 0 11 SEARCH THE SKY (136)
GRIM TICKLES 2838 1 0 0 11 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (19)
HARE DOWNER 2843 1 0 0 10 FURRY FURY (25)
ETHERIA 2800 2 3 0 9 SEARCH THE SKY (136)
SKY BOOM 2822 1 2 1 9 SEARCH THE SKY (136)
BROCCOLI ROB 2810 1 3 0 6 OTTO'S DINER (96)
SILENT SPRING 2825 1 0 0 6 THE MONSANTIS (112)
EILONWY 2821 1 1 0 4 LAND OF PRYDAIN (175)
GWYDION 2819 1 1 0 4 LAND OF PRYDAIN (175)
RIDGEBACK 2832 0 2 0 2 FURRY FURY (25)
DAVY BONES 2842 0 1 0 1 SHANGHAIED (161)
PALE AL 2839 0 1 0 1 INEBRIATION (27)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
AEOFEL ELROMAI 2803 0 1 0 ABOMINATION 146 PSYCHO STYX 2771 256 NOT REVENGED
BRASH 2836 0 1 0 CULT OF BACCHUS 4 SPYMASTER 260 NONE
BRONTAY 2707 6 3 0 CULT OF BACCHUS 4 SCHENDLE 2596 256 REVENGED
STINK-I 2809 0 1 0 CULT OF BACCHUS 4 SKY BOOM 2822 258
DEN'S SKILL LEVE 2835 0 1 0 DARQUE AGES 29 STONE GOLEM 260 NONE
GRIZZLY REMAINS 2459 20 11 0 FURRY FURY 25 DARK CHAMPION 260 NONE
FIREBALL 2705 10 4 0 INEBRIATION 27 TRISTAN 2669 259
HELLBRAISER 2693 7 6 1 OTTO'S DINER 96 LUIPADA 2721 256 REVENGED
LOOKOUT LARRY 2656 9 10 1 SHANGHAIED 161 WURM KIN 260 NONE
REPULSIVE 2781 1 3 0 WICKED MARTYRS 148 NIGHTCLOUD 2732 256 NOT REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
Stormgirl -- MY! You've come a long way. -- Malakai
Tom Collins -- It's funny how these things work out sometimes. -- Choke
Sky Boom -- You, however, fell to the ground like a rock from the SKY. --
Gotterdammerung
DeGotti -- Ya don't say? Rumor has it that they've abandoned their interest in wool
and sheepskins to pursue softer delicates. I will be sure to keep my watch vigilant
with spyglass in hand as the situation unfolds. -- Weirdo
Nomad -- Thank you for the welcome, looking forward to the challenge. Land of Prydain
comes from the Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander, the first series of fantasy
books I read as a kid. -- The Master, mgr of Land of Prydain
BlackHart -- Looks like your team decided to sight see with Krow last turn! -- DeGotti
White Lightning -- That was an unexpected challenge! -- Warwulf
Look at all those young bucks up in the challenger adepts and champions! Be careful
young ones, else you could meet an untimely demise! -- Ghost of Brontay
Search the Sky -- I can't recall what Stink-I's numbers were, only that they were
average at best. Not a huge loss, although the replacement was horrible! -- DeGotti
Zayla -- Never bring a scimitar to a TP fight; bring a sandwich! -- Eclipse
Gotterdammerung -- Maybe I should have brough a bigger sandwich?? -- Sky Boom
Wyrm Crusher -- Your use of heavy armor compels me to speculate that your sophomoric
strategy is to simply collapse atop your prey... Still, you moved pretty fast; I
wasn't expecting that at all! -- Etheria
Commander Hammer -- For the record, I'm not the one who tied your sandals together! --
malleos
Ridgeack -- Were you even trying? Or, were you mourning that missing 'b' in your
name? -- Celestio
Well I have finally done it, a SZ 21 to move on to the Isle. Grizzly was a fun hero
of Shadowspire 11 8 21 17 10 6 11. His faves were far from stellar, SS low low
defense, but he performed admirably for our stable. -- Grimm
Superweed -- I thinks you and yours has finallys convinced the Grimms to alters my
strats. Its only tooks 29 fightsss. -- Garchomp
Celestio -- What a terrible welcoming to Shadowspire. Sheesh, if that keeps up Grimm
has some idea of Dark Arena he is fascinated with. -- Ridgeback
All -- It appears my warriors were shanghaied by the infamous USPS on their way to the
arena. My apologies for not fighting last turn. -- BlackHart
Vlad -- Part of the pledge is that you must run a team in Shadowspire in order to spew
your garbage in the PA's. Since you don't have a team, you cannot talk here. So,
leave before I use my razor sharp wit to embarrass you in front of the rest of these
idiots. -- Den
P.S. I believe I am the only remaining active manager of the Player Committee, and I
notified myself, so I was within the pledge.
Womanta -- You signed a pledge to fight here that noted you would fight all 5 members
of your team. You have not, so as an acting member of the Player Committee for
Shadowspire, I must ask you to fight your entire team or notify me of the reason why
you think you are special. Many thanks. -- Den
DeGotti -- Amongst your many other failings, you are not heeding to the Shadowspire
pledge of fighting your entire team. Please do so, I hate to turn up the heat on you,
and besides, do you want to be associated with Womanta? -- Den
The Master -- Really? What are you the master of? I hear when you go fishing you are
super good at putting the bait on the hook. Hmmm....I think I figured out your
manager name. -- Den
P.S. The Prydain chronicles are a great read, for those with a below average reading
ability.
Hammer -- Nobody wants to be your partner, that is why you are alone. -- Den
Shadowspire -- I'm not sure you watched the fights carefully last week, but I
certainly did. So closely in fact that I saw DeGotti's Cult of Bacchus go 1-2. We
already talked to him about his lack of honoring the pledge (for about the fourth time
in the last year), so if he has any integrity left we will get to see him go 1-4 next
week. Yippee! Well, the Wicked Martyrs went 1-4, big deal, nobody knows who that is
anyway. Pray the Gods needs to either pray harder or get a whole new set of Gods as
their 1-4 looked ugly. Keep it up and you will be ranked below me! Keeping an eye on
the bottom is Warbow, and his consistent 1-4's will keep him there. I'm heading to
the arena early next week so I can watch the fights in more detail, and then I can
tell you about them as well. -- Den
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
GRIZZLY REMAINS was barely slain by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
LOOKOUT LARRY was slaughtered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
DEN'S SKILL LEVEL was easily killed by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
BRASH was assassinated by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
WHITE LIGHTNING was devastated by SUPERWEED in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
SWABBIE SAM overpowered KROW in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
SCHENDLE was bested by BLUE DRAGON in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge Title duel.
MUTANT CAMEL luckily beat JANNA in a crowd pleasing 5 minute gory Challenge brawl.
AGENT ORANGE was handily defeated by THYME LORD in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
SHEM was viciously subdued by HORRID in a 2 minute gory Challenge duel.
HILL GIANT was unbelievably bested by MALLEOS PRIMUS in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
POWDER MONKEY defeated NEETA in a exciting 3 minute Challenge fight.
LUXLORD BLACK handily defeated TEMPTRESS HAMMER in a 1 minute Challenge bout.
STARSMILE was outlasted by ECLIPSE in a unpopular 17 minute Challenge competition.
KNIFEFIST was devastated by PERFECT 10 HAMMER in a 1 minute Challenge battle.
BARSTOOL BRAD was viciously subdued by JET-BOOT JACK in a 10 minute Challenge bout.
HALFBUCK was handily defeated by LUIPADA in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
PSYCHO STYX was defeated by TARAN in a 2 minute Challenge struggle.
CLARA D'ANDUZA won victory over SONNY CROQUETTE in a 4 minute Challenge fray.
GOTTERDAMMERUNG outlasted TOM COLLINS in a unpopular 13 minute Challenge brawl.
LITTLE HAMMER bested ETHERIA in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
BLOODLUST was overpowered by SEDUCTION HAMMER in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge match.
CHOKE was defeated by SAMMY LIGHTFOOT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge conflict.
GWYDION was devastated by BRACKISH in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
CELESTIO was vanquished by NIGHTCLOUD in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
ARAWN overcame ASPIRE 2B GREAT in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
PLAN COLUMBIA was handily defeated by BLOODY MARIA in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
GARCHOMP was overpowered by WYLD TURKEY in a 1 minute uneven fight.
WARWULF overpowered STRABO in a popular 4 minute gory uneven fight.
TWO-TON TIMMONS was demolished by PETRUS RIGA in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
MISFORTUNE COOKIE was vanquished by MONKEY TREE MONK in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
FAST HACK 'EM 9 handily defeated B FEUD BAIT HAMMER in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
ZAYLA won victory over STORMGIRL in a 1 minute bout.
HYDRA was overpowered by DESTINY in a 2 minute uneven fight.
COMMANDER HAMMER was overcome by MALAKAI in a 2 minute fight.
MELLOW JELLO beat SPHINX in a popular 4 minute match.
SON OF BLAGGER was luckily beaten by SUBPAR SUE in a popular 3 minute novice's bout.
GAS SPORE demolished RIDGEBACK in a 1 minute uneven contest.
BROCCOLI ROB was overpowered by BLYTHE in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
HEN WEN subdued SKY BOOM in a action packed 4 minute novice's struggle.
EILONWY was overpowered by TOMORROWLAND in a 1 minute one-sided match.
SILENT SPRING overcame DAVY BONES in a popular 1 minute beginner's match.
QUICK FINGERS overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
GRIM TICKLES overcame PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 2 minute amateur's match.
PALE AL was vanquished by HARE DOWNER in a 1 minute one-sided match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK 15 AIMED BLOW 36 - 24 - 1 60 |
|TOTAL PARRY 13 PARRY-RIPOSTE 42 - 30 - 1 58 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 13 PARRY-STRIKE 22 - 19 - 2 54 |
|AIMED BLOW 10 TOTAL PARRY 65 - 61 - 2 52 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 7 WALL OF STEEL 38 - 40 - 1 49 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 STRIKING ATTACK 46 - 51 - 1 47 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 6 BASHING ATTACK 61 - 72 - 9 46 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 6 SLASHING ATTACK 36 - 43 - 1 46 |
|WALL OF STEEL 5 LUNGING ATTACK 60 - 76 - 6 44 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 3 PARRY-LUNGE 22 - 37 - 2 37 |
Turn 260 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 7 - 3 BASHING ATTACK 7 - 8 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOTAL PARRY 9 - 4 STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 4 3 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 4 2 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 3 - 2 LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 9 1 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 3 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 5 1 AIMED BLOW
1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK BLOODY MARIA 2536 19 15 1 105 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
TOTAL PARRY WARWULF 2580 17 9 0 94 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
LUNGING ATTACK SWABBIE SAM 2632 15 6 0 93 SHANGHAIED (161)
PARRY-LUNGE SCHENDLE 2596 12 11 3 88 PRAY THE GODS (155)
PARRY-RIPOSTE PLAN COLUMBIA 1612 17 16 1 84 THE MONSANTIS (112)
WALL OF STEEL KROW 2504 19 14 0 71 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
STRIKING ATTACK FAST HACK 'EM 9 2653 11 10 0 70 THE COMMODORES (150)
AIMED BLOW PETRUS RIGA 2786 5 2 0 61 DARQUE AGES (29)
PARRY-STRIKE MALLEOS PRIMUS 2764 6 3 0 58 SEARCH THE SKY (136)
SLASHING ATTACK LUIPADA 2721 9 4 2 56 DARQUE AGES (29)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is JANNA 2581. The most popular warrior this turn was
JANNA 2581. The ten other most popular fighters were SON OF BLAGGER 2793, SKY BOOM
2822, NEETA 2702, SEDUCTION HAMMER 458, WARWULF 2580, STRABO 2689, SPHINX 2755,
SILENT SPRING 2825, HORRID 2659, and HILL GIANT 2694.
The least popular fighter this week was ECLIPSE 2565. The other ten least popular
fighters were STARSMILE 2731, GOTTERDAMMERUNG 2787, TOM COLLINS 2790, BARSTOOL BRAD
2706, PALE AL 2839, EILONWY 2821, HEN WEN 2818, BROCCOLI ROB 2810, STORMGIRL 2712,
and B FEUD BAIT HAMMER 461.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
BLUE DRAGON (81-2332) MONSTER MANUAL (87)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
SUPERWEED (81-1675) THE MONSANTIS (112)
GRIZZLY REMAINS (81-2459) FURRY FURY (25)
CHALLENGES AND AVOIDS
To clarify: You issue Challenges to warriors, but Avoid teams.
To Challenge, write that warrior's name and ID# in the space provided.
To Avoid, write the team's name and Team ID in that space.
Make sure you include the ID!
FACE-TO-FACE TOURNEY LVIII
ADM TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
PRAWN STAR 2149 (44-33-1) 0 3 0 OTTO'S DINER
FRESHMEN TOURNEY W L K TEAM NAME
LYON BEAR 2412 (20-21-1) 0 3 0 THE COMMODORES
* * * * * MEMO * * * * *
From: The Office of Accurate Census Reporting, Gladiatorial Commission
To: All Managers
In the interest of preserving our natural resources and preventing managerial writer's
cramp, the census form has been eliminated, effective immediately. Managers may
register their warriors' races and/or favorite sayings by simply writing them on a
separate piece of paper and submitting them to the Commission. Each warrior may have
up to 15 favorite sayings. Each saying must be categorized Jeer, Gloat, Boredom, Ouch,
Victory and may be up to 70 characters long. For any questions, please contact the
Gladiatorial Commission.
This is just a reminder to all participants in this arena that it is a no-tourney
arena, and is therefore subject to the no-tourney rules. The pledge all participants
took when they entered this arena is as follows:
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NO-TOURNEY ARENA PLEDGE
* I pledge that I will not send warriors from this team to a tournament, nor
will I use a tournament prize on a warrior from this team.
* I pledge to run a full team when I run turns in this arena. If circumstances
preclude my running less than a full team, I will notify the Player Committee.
* I agree to abide by the decisions of the Player Committee.
* I understand that any warrior that participates in a tournament or receives
a tournament prize shall be sent to the Dark Arena until they are dead.
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Best of luck in the arena!