DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/06/2020    Duedate: 05/19/2020

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM-81    TURN-345

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PAVIL
CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
(81-2270) [29-16-0,120]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PAVIL                          POSITION IS EMPTY
CLAN LONGBEARD (39)            
(81-2270) [29-16-0,120]        

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

LEPER'S OTHER HAND             ANDY SKILDOM
BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)        OHS ALUMNI (183)
(81-3171) [18-19-2,106]        (81-3239) [15-12-1,101]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CLAN LONGBEARD (39)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PRAY THE GODS (155)         55
2. WICKED MARTYRS (148)        34      CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
3. OAKLEAF (184)               21      Unchartered Team
4. CLAN LONGBEARD (39)         16
5. BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)     14       (-1)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      715 571 22 55.6   1/ 1 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      11  4 0
 2/ 2 DARQUE AGES (29)         782 690 33 53.1   2/ 9 PRAY THE GODS (155)       8  6 0
 3/ 4 OAKLEAF (184)             97  90  6 51.9   3/ 2 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      8  7 1
 4/ 5 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      619 578 24 51.7   4/ 4 DARQUE AGES (29)          8  7 0
 5/ 3 THE COMMODORES (150)     330 309  9 51.6   5/ 3 THE COMMODORES (150)      8  7 0
 6/ 6 PRAY THE GODS (155)      299 289 20 50.9   6/12 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       7  8 0
 7/ 7 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     405 398 18 50.4   7/11 INEBRIATION (27)          7  8 0
 8/ 8 OTTO'S DINER (96)        701 694 42 50.3   8/ 8 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   7  8 0
 9/ 9 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  177 183 16 49.2   9/ 5 OHS ALUMNI (183)          6  9 0
10-10 LITERATE LOONS (40)      506 588 23 46.3  10- 6 DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)      5  5 1
11/11 OHS ALUMNI (183)         108 129  9 45.6  11/10 OAKLEAF (184)             5  9 0
12-12 DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)     111 133  7 45.5  12/ 7 OTTO'S DINER (96)         5 10 0
13/13 INEBRIATION (27)         286 418 21 40.6  13-13 LITERATE LOONS (40)       4  6 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.

     Greeting Shadowspire! I got my challenge through to Pervis Lesley and two broken 
weapons later, I retained the throne.
     Here I was thinking if I retained the throne for the 3rd time I would get an 
invite to the Isle, but my boss forgot to take my training into account.  So now I 
need to train and survive over the next few fights.   

                                          -- Your Duelmaster, Pavil

                                      SPY REPORT

Welcome back to almost normal, ya bums!  Yeah, you can't come back to the arena yet, 
but some of the grounds workers have been able to return and we are anticipating some 
of the lockdowns are going to be lifted by the Commission soon.  You know what that 
means?  First, you get to see my beautiful mug once again, aren't you lucky!  Second, 
you get to watch some sweet arena action, which I have to admit, might be a bit better 
than seeing me... only slightly better!  Okay, let's get down to the sweat and steel 
talk you came here for!

Let's start where we always start with general insults thrown out at managers!  No, I 
don't normally start there?  Well, I should!  Anyway, the Duelmaster.  Apparently, 
Pavil is popular with the Commission and would surely have an invite by now if he were 
just a little bit smarter.  I mean, he can fight or whatever it is that TPs do on the 
sands.  He is just, by his management's admission, a bit slow on the uptake.  Pavil 
fought Andy Skildom this turn and still didn't get an invite.  I could bash Pavil a 
bit more, or I could call Andy a horrible teacher.  I'm feeling generous today, so you 
pick which explanation you like the best!

The most avoided team was Darque Ages.  They were mostly avoided by OHS Alumni.  Just 
so Darque Ages doesn't let their ego get too inflated, I will point out that the 
mightly Castillon blood feuded the lower-ranked and lesser experienced Ridwan.  
Castillon lost, so that should put a pin in that ego.  He did get an invitation to the 
Isle, so maybe it is a push.  The most challenged warrior for the turn is NO ONE!  
There were challenges posted, but no warrior received more than one challenge from any 
opponent.  That's weird, but it does happen from time to time.

Clan Longbeard stays the top team with Pray the Gods making a huge jump into the 2nd 
spot.  Wicked Martyrs slips down a single rank to 3rd, and Darque Ages holds steady at 
4th.  Rounding out the top 5, we have The Commodores, who had a bit of a slide too.  
Pray the Gods had the largest gain, while Otto's Diner fell the farthest.  There were 
29 fights with only one stand-by making an appearance.  There were 2 warriors sent to 
the Dark Arena, but one of them was Lord Protector Princess Hoyt, who is now off to 
the Isle of the Eye. 

I better get out of here.  Hopefully, this is the last time I have to sit here by 
myself.  I'm not a sentimental guy, but these empty stands are the worst!  I bet the 
fighters are ready for the fans to come back as well.  Nothing beats the screaming 
masses!  What good is glory on the sands if you can't bask in the adoration of fans?  
Okay, enough, I'm out!

                                          -- Huard DePriest

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PAVIL 2270                   29  16  0   120       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BAT PENATAR 3075             19  29  1   127       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 LEPER'S OTHER HAND 3171      18  19  2   106       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 SUSIE STEFFEN 3139           21  21  2   105       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 PRETTY PETUNIA 3130          24  18  1   104       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ANDY SKILDOM 3239            15  12  1   101       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 QWINN 2958                   17   9  3    99       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 FLYING TURTLE 3201           21  12  2    98       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
-PERVIS LESLEY 3178           14  18  2    98       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
-MEATWOOD FLACK 3070          23  26  0    95       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 MR. WEEMS 3193               16  10  0    92       THE COMMODORES (150)
 PENGO 3202                   15  10  1    92       THE COMMODORES (150)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VITRIOL 3219                 16  15  0    88       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 BOUVINES 3265                16   5  0    87       DARQUE AGES (29)
-JOHN DONNE 3214              16  15  0    80       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 TARLEE 2891                  16  17  0    79       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 WHAM! 3183                   21  14  1    78       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 TUMMY TUM TUM 3223           13  13  0    76       PRAY THE GODS (155)
-SLACK BABBATH 3162           17  17  1    71       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SAMUEL BECKETT 3225          12  17  3    63       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 WROTHGARR 3248               12  13  0    63       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 MAGE DAN 3286                10   7  1    62       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 SUMMIT SAGA 3261             13   7  0    58       INEBRIATION (27)
 CHRIS KOHLER 3299             8   7  0    57       OHS ALUMNI (183)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CASTILLON 3268               15   5  0    56       DARQUE AGES (29)
 RIDWAN 3341                   5   2  1    56       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 DISVENYA 3314                 6   5  0    51       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 MANDROID 3295                 7   9  0    50       THE COMMODORES (150)
 HOTTER POCKET 3305            9   6  1    49       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 WALKEN 3318                   5   6  0    47       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 PRINCE HOYT 3263             12   9  0    45       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-JAMES DICKEY 3250            10  14  0    44       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 YOSHA 3264                    8   9  1    42       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 GEMINI CROQUETTE 3282         8  10  2    41       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 ROXSTAR 3301                  5   9  0    41       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 I'M DRUNK 3337                5   4  0    41       INEBRIATION (27)
 JUMANJI 3344                  5   3  0    38       OAKLEAF (184)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SCRIPTORIA 3348               5   3  0    33       DARQUE AGES (29)
 BENT PADDLE 3312              2  11  1    33       INEBRIATION (27)
 CURIOUS AGGRESSION 3357       5   1  0    32       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 SURLY 3297                    8   7  0    31       INEBRIATION (27)
 RUSTON 3311                   6   7  0    25       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 IMTEP SNARLJAW 3328           4   6  0    25       BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
 RAIN DROP 3365                2   2  0    25       OAKLEAF (184)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SALMA 3364                    3   1  0    23       CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
 MARCIA LYONS 3349             3   4  0    21       OHS ALUMNI (183)
 DRAGON 3350                   3   3  0    21       OAKLEAF (184)
 COTTON MOUTH 3338             4   5  1    19       INEBRIATION (27)
-MIM JORRISON 3308             2  11  1    18       DYSLEXIC MUSIC (182)
 CRUX GEMMATA 3382             2   1  0    18       DARQUE AGES (29)
 XAVIER 3360                   3   3  0    17       CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
 BATATOUILLE 3380              2   1  0    16       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 DALLISTIX 3378                2   1  0    14       THE COMMODORES (150)
 ZLATA 3368                    2   2  1    13       WICKED MARTYRS (148)
 VLADIMIR POUTINE 3358         3   3  0    12       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 SCRAMBLED DREGS 3381          1   2  0     9       OTTO'S DINER (96)
 TINY DANCER 3376              2   1  0     8       OAKLEAF (184)
 BOUNTY BOB 3379               0   3  0     3       THE COMMODORES (150)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WALTER RALEIGH 3369           0   3  0     3       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 SHAWN MCINTYRE 3389           0   1  0     1       OHS ALUMNI (183)
-DOROTH PARKER 3386            0   1  0     1       LITERATE LOONS (40)
 SAPNA 3388                    0   1  0     1       PRAY THE GODS (155)
 BAMBOO 3390                   0   1  0     1       OAKLEAF (184)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
PRINCESS HOYT 3125     19 25 3 BIG LAKE SOLUTIO 178 SPYMASTER             345  NONE
CALAIS 3363             1  1 0 DARQUE AGES 29       RIDWAN 3341           342  REVENGED
LOSING COUNT 3391       0  1 0 DARQUE AGES 29       MOUNTAIN TROLL        345  NONE
GERTRUDE STEIN 3325     3  4 1 LITERATE LOONS 40    BENT PADDLE 3312      341  REVENGED
OSCAR WILDE 3356        0  4 0 LITERATE LOONS 40    ZLATA 3368            343   
RICKY BOBBY 3262       10  9 2 OAKLEAF 184          BAT PENATAR 3075      343   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Pervis Lesley -- You should have a talk with your weaponsmith. -- Pavil

I'm Drunk -- You had to be drunk to challenge me. -- Tarlee

Chris Kohler -- Unlucky match up for you, avoid me in the future. -- Qwinn

Summit Saga -- You must have been using dodge during desperation. Til next time.- 
Walken

Vladimir Poutine -- Hmmmm a month later and exact opposite results. -- Xavier

Congrats to Princess Hoyt on your invite to the Isle. -- Clan Longbeard

All -- Any DC's that might happen this turn are a direct result of the USPS, unless 
they are directed towards Big Lake Solution, Ha! -- DeGotti

Crux Gemmata -- Tough luck kid! -- Salma

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

PRINCESS HOYT was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
LOSING COUNT was barely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
CASTILLON was handily defeated by RIDWAN in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud match.
SUSIE STEFFEN slimly won victory over PENGO in a 3 minute veteran's Challenge contest.
ANDY SKILDOM was outlasted by PAVIL in a 8 minute master's Challenge Title match.
PRETTY PETUNIA won victory over MR. WEEMS in a 2 minute master's Challenge fight.
HOTTER POCKET was overpowered by TUMMY TUM TUM in a 1 minute Challenge brawl.
CHRIS KOHLER was defeated by TARLEE in a action packed 1 minute Challenge melee.
ROXSTAR slimly lost to DISVENYA in a 3 minute gruesome Challenge duel.
BENT PADDLE was defeated by WALKEN in a action packed 4 minute gory Challenge duel.
MARCIA LYONS was overpowered by MANDROID in a 1 minute uneven Challenge match.
VLADIMIR POUTINE was beaten by RUSTON in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
IMTEP SNARLJAW demolished BOUNTY BOB in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
SCRAMBLED DREGS was unbelievably bested by COTTON MOUTH in a 2 minute contest.
SALMA luckily beat ZLATA in a 2 minute gory amateur's Challenge match.
VITRIOL slimly lost to QWINN in a action packed 6 minute veteran's conflict.
WHAM! was overpowered by FLYING TURTLE in a 1 minute uneven struggle.
BOUVINES was viciously subdued by LEPER'S OTHER HAND in a 3 minute master's bout.
WROTHGARR overpowered PRINCE HOYT in a 1 minute brutal one-sided bout.
SUMMIT SAGA savagely defeated GEMINI CROQUETTE in a popular 2 minute bloody match.
MAGE DAN devastated I'M DRUNK in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
YOSHA overpowered SURLY in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
CURIOUS AGGRESSION beat DRAGON in a 5 minute fray.
XAVIER was vanquished by JUMANJI in a 1 minute mismatched fray.
SCRIPTORIA overpowered DALLISTIX in a 3 minute one-sided match.
RAIN DROP overpowered SAPNA in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
TINY DANCER defeated SHAWN MCINTYRE in a popular 5 minute novice's duel.
BATATOUILLE outlasted BAMBOO in a action packed 7 minute novice's melee.
CRUX GEMMATA overcame EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute beginner's bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   8         TOTAL PARRY       40 -  31 -  0      56  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         WALL OF STEEL     36 -  28 -  4      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         AIMED BLOW        45 -  42 -  1      52  |
|AIMED BLOW                       7         PARRY-LUNGE       27 -  26 -  2      51  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    7         BASHING ATTACK    45 -  47 -  3      49  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      6         PARRY-STRIKE      18 -  22 -  2      45  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         SLASHING ATTACK   26 -  32 -  2      45  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         LUNGING ATTACK    43 -  55 -  3      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   44 -  57 -  3      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -  14 -  0      26  |

Turn 345 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      1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  5         2  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  5         2  PARRY-STRIKE   
BASHING ATTACK     5 -  3     SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  4         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         4 -  3     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  WALL OF STEEL  
WALL OF STEEL      4 -  3                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  3                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      PAVIL 2270                 29  16  0  120 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
PARRY-LUNGE      PRETTY PETUNIA 3130        24  18  1  104 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
STRIKING ATTACK  ANDY SKILDOM 3239          15  12  1  101 OHS ALUMNI (183)
WALL OF STEEL    QWINN 2958                 17   9  3   99 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
SLASHING ATTACK  FLYING TURTLE 3201         21  12  2   98 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
PARRY-STRIKE     MR. WEEMS 3193             16  10  0   92 THE COMMODORES (150)
AIMED BLOW       BOUVINES 3265              16   5  0   87 DARQUE AGES (29)
BASHING ATTACK   WHAM! 3183                 21  14  1   78 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
LUNGING ATTACK   MAGE DAN 3286              10   7  1   62 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LEPER'S OTHER HAND 3171.  The most popular warrior 
this turn was ANDY SKILDOM 3239.  The ten other most popular fighters were LEPER'S 
OTHER HAND 3171, BENT PADDLE 3312, SHAWN MCINTYRE 3389, WALKEN 3318, QWINN 2958, 
SUMMIT SAGA 3261, BATATOUILLE 3380, ZLATA 3368, VITRIOL 3219, and BOUVINES 3265.

The least popular fighter this week was BAMBOO 3390.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SAPNA 3388, SCRIPTORIA 3348, XAVIER 3360, CURIOUS AGGRESSION 3357, 
SURLY 3297, I'M DRUNK 3337, PRINCE HOYT 3263, WHAM! 3183, BOUNTY BOB 3379, and MARCIA 
LYONS 3349.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

CASTILLON (81-3268) DARQUE AGES (29)

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

PRINCESS HOYT (81-3125) BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)