DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 02/08/2023 Duedate: 02/21/2023
SHADOWSPIRE ARENA
DM-81 TURN-417
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
RAYMOND CARVER
LITERATE LOONS (40)
(81-3543) [21-28-1,109]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
CLYDE THE GLIDE GORSWAMPUS
NBA LEGENDS (156) ARDUIN (200)
(81-3732) [12-6-1,126] (81-3798) [3-2-0,38]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
ELLEN RIPLEY OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF
HEROES & VILLAINS (197) CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
(81-3703) [11-13-0,68] (81-3744) [10-7-1,79]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
NBA LEGENDS (156)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. LITERATE LOONS (40) 39
2. BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 34 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
3. NBA LEGENDS (156) 24 Unchartered Team
4. MADNESS (190) 19
5. CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 17 ARDUIN (200)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 HEROES & VILLAINS (197) 72 47 1 60.5 1/ 1 NBA LEGENDS (156) 11 4 1
2- 2 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188) 188 137 9 57.8 2/ 2 PLUM ISLAND SKEETE (195) 10 5 2
3/ 3 NBA LEGENDS (156) 172 128 12 57.3 3/ 4 INEBRIATION (27) 10 5 1
4/ 4 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 890 737 28 54.7 4/ 6 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 10 5 0
5/ 5 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 825 731 31 53.0 5/ 5 LITERATE LOONS (40) 8 6 0
6/ 6 DARQUE AGES (29) 947 876 39 51.9 6/ 8 HEROES & VILLAINS (197) 8 7 0
7- 7 PRAY THE GODS (155) 439 410 29 51.7 7- 3 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188) 6 4 0
8/ 8 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 562 563 22 50.0 8/ 9 MADNESS (190) 5 7 1
9/ 9 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 344 366 23 48.5 9/12 DARQUE AGES (29) 5 7 0
10/11 MADNESS (190) 99 113 7 46.7 10/10 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 5 8 0
11/10 LITERATE LOONS (40) 672 771 31 46.6 11/ 7*ARDUIN (200) 5 10 0
12/12 PLUM ISLAND SKEETE (195) 49 60 3 45.0 12/11 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 5 10 0
13/13 INEBRIATION (27) 354 495 26 41.7 13/13 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 5 10 0
14/14*ARDUIN (200) 8 22 0 26.7 14-14 PRAY THE GODS (155) 0 1 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
Snidely Whiplash was once known as the greatest thief in all the land. But when he was
caught and sentenced to death, he was given a chance to fight in the arena as a
gladiator. It was a chance to prove his worth and live another day.
Snidely entered the arena, his heart pounding with excitement. He was dressed in
leather gladiator armor, ready to face his opponent. The crowd roared as the first
round began. Snidely was up against a massive brute of a man, wielding a giant maul.
Snidely was quick and nimble, dodging the man's slow swings and counterattacking with
swift strikes. The crowd cheered him on as he fought with grace and skill, taunting
his opponent with each dodge and strike.
But Snidely's luck would soon run out. The brute was able to land a powerful blow,
sending Snidely flying across the arena. The crowd fell silent as Snidely lay on the
ground, motionless. But then, with a fierce roar, Snidely rose to his feet, clutching
his fists tightly. He lunged forward, striking the brute with all his might. The crowd
erupted in a frenzy as Snidely emerged victorious.
Snidely's fame grew, as he fought and won round after round in the arena. He was known
as the greatest gladiator the land had ever seen. And as he fought, Snidely found
something he had never known before: a sense of pride and honor. He was no longer
just a thief, but a warrior, respected and revered by all. Snidely had found something
he had never known before: a sense of purpose. He had become something more than just
a criminal, he had become a hero.
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Shadowspire.... You all suck! That is all.
-- Your Duelmaster,
I'm Drunk
(and so is my manager)
SPY REPORT
Ladies and Gentlemen, gather 'round for the most electrifying Spyreport in all of
SHADOWSPIRE! I am designated Golem 81S-08, your in-arena announcer, and I'm here to
bring you the rundown on the latest and greatest in the world of warriors.
Hold onto your seats, folks, because this is where the real action starts. MIRKWOOD
ORCS, you better take notice because last week you got a big fat 0-0-0 and dropped
down 4! And let's give it up for DARQUE AGES who are celebrating their move up by 3!
The LITERATE LOONS posted a nice gain, coming in 5th place. Everybody loves a winner,
right? Except for AMBER LYNN who got beaten by SUMMER SHANDY and gave INEBRIATION 19
points to celebrate about.
And speaking of celebrations, how about ZORRO who was winsome after beating OTTO'S FRY
GUY and taking him down 12 points. And now, folks, we have a new champion in our
arena. RAYMOND CARVER, the glorious new Duelmaster, has made his way to the top and
we're all in awe.
But wait, it gets better! Word has it that one team in SHADOWSPIRE is taking speech
lessons just to try and bore their opponent to death. Can you even imagine the
strategy in that? But let's talk about the social scene in our arena. The warriors of
CULT OF BACCHUS better find a hobby because they are the most avoided team. HEROES &
VILLAINS apparently had better things to do than fight and frustrated the efforts of
the CULT OF BACCHUS warriors.
And shame on you, CLYDE THE GLIDE, for your unprincipled actions by challenging
SNIDELY WHIPLASH, 19 points below you. You besmirch the noble art of dueling, and I
ask the warriors of SHADOWSPIRE, do you want your reputations tarnished by this kind
of behavior?
The fight between AGAVE and OTTO'S JANITOR was mismatched, and I have to ask, are
INEBRIATION unwilling to engage in a fair fight? AGAVE showed great skill and promise
by overcoming OTTO'S JANITOR, but I slept through it, so big deal!
And now, the moment we've all been waiting for, the duel! The roar of the opponent,
the smell of the crowd, it's all here in SHADOWSPIRE! Citizens, be sure to settle your
debts with RUINN of CLAN LONGBEARD before he relocates to the Dark Arena.
Listen up, folks, because this Spyreport may be the highlight of your life, but for
me, it's just another day in the office. More important duties call, but don't
despair, I shall return!
Golem 81S-08
**********
"It sounds a lot like that Vir guy," Huard said to the Commission lackey.
"Umm, well, we have to base its logic pattern on an actual working brain," was the
reply.
Huard's brow furrowed, "Do I look like someone who has any idea what you are talking
about? Simplify!"
"It is hard to explain, let's just say, we have to use a real person and how they
speak to make the golem work," the lackey hoped Huard understood because he was at a
loss how to make it more simple.
"Wait, did you kill a guy to make this work?" Huard took a step back from the
Commission lackey and the golem. "You're out there murdering people and then
magically shoving their brains into talking golems? Am I going to lose my job to
walking, murder golem?"
"No! We didn't kill anyone! We just used magic to make a copy." was the retort.
Huard shoulders slouched and his eyes lost the look of a crazed conspiracy theorist.
"Oh, well, he kinda sucks. You got anything better?"
"No, it is still a work in progress."
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RAYMOND CARVER 3543 21 28 1 109 LITERATE LOONS (40)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CLYDE THE GLIDE 3732 12 6 1 126 NBA LEGENDS (156)
ZORRO 3706 17 7 0 108 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
I'M DRUNK 3337 22 16 0 96 INEBRIATION (27)
SPEKT 3541 19 31 0 92 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
DOROTHY PARKER 3591 18 25 1 92 LITERATE LOONS (40)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
OTTO'S FRY GUY 3648 18 16 1 89 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
SNIDELY WHIPLASH 3767 12 2 0 87 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
MUTOMBO 3728 17 3 0 86 NBA LEGENDS (156)
SAUL BELLOW 3709 13 11 1 80 LITERATE LOONS (40)
OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF 3744 10 7 1 79 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
CROWN VANILLA 3447 12 10 2 76 INEBRIATION (27)
AVLUV 3670 12 10 0 75 PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-STING 3661 17 12 1 74 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
-SAILASA 3692 12 6 0 74 PRAY THE GODS (155)
DR. ROBOTNIK 3737 14 5 0 73 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
JIHL BLAZEFURY 3735 13 6 0 73 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
BAMNOR 3608 16 24 0 72 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-SAI 3678 14 6 0 69 PRAY THE GODS (155)
ELLEN RIPLEY 3703 11 13 0 68 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
MARGERY KEMPE 3686 16 12 1 67 DARQUE AGES (29)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MAGNA CARTA 3747 10 7 0 65 DARQUE AGES (29)
YRVO 3666 11 11 0 63 PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
PRIVID 3665 15 16 0 61 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
ANTON CHEKHOV 3651 10 24 0 61 LITERATE LOONS (40)
OTTO'S BUSBOY 3775 7 6 0 61 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
TRACI 3740 9 9 0 58 MADNESS (190)
OTTO'S MGR 3778 8 3 0 57 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SIR CHARLES 3733 11 7 0 53 NBA LEGENDS (156)
-RECLAN 3650 11 13 2 51 PRAY THE GODS (155)
-FOE-HAMMER 3736 7 10 0 46 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
ANTONITUS 3782 6 4 2 44 MADNESS (190)
GAYNE 3783 5 4 1 39 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
GORSWAMPUS 3798 3 2 0 38 ARDUIN (200)
-MOUTH OF SAURON 3773 7 4 0 37 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
AHNA MISSTEP 3729 6 14 1 37 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SUMMER SHANDY 3598 2 2 1 33 INEBRIATION (27)
DOMINIQUE 3781 5 6 0 31 NBA LEGENDS (156)
YEET 3708 5 12 1 28 PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
BAVIL 3793 5 1 0 28 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
KOMMA 3766 6 8 0 26 MADNESS (190)
RON 3750 4 5 1 26 PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
AMBER LYNN 3738 7 4 0 25 PLUM ISLAND SKEETERS (195)
-WORMTONGUE 3774 6 5 0 25 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
KAILE THE LITTLE 3809 2 1 0 24 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AGAVE 3599 3 1 0 23 INEBRIATION (27)
PBR 3555 4 3 0 22 INEBRIATION (27)
JIMPUUS 3794 2 3 0 22 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
SIR GAWAIN 3813 2 0 0 19 DARQUE AGES (29)
PHANDELYON 3805 3 1 0 18 ARDUIN (200)
JESSEB 3803 2 2 0 16 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
-GORGOL 3786 3 4 0 13 MIRKWOOD ORCS (188)
OTTO'S JANITOR 3779 1 9 0 12 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-DRUV 3785 3 1 0 11 PRAY THE GODS (155)
HRUAN 3819 1 0 0 11 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
PATRICK EWING 3817 1 1 0 8 NBA LEGENDS (156)
THROON 3807 1 3 0 6 ARDUIN (200)
BLUE GUNKY 3808 1 3 0 6 ARDUIN (200)
MAID MARION 3811 1 2 0 5 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
WALTER RALEIGH 3816 1 1 0 5 LITERATE LOONS (40)
THE GREEN KNIGHT 3812 1 1 0 5 DARQUE AGES (29)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
HELL MAIDEN 3810 0 3 0 ARDUIN 200 HIGH ELF 417 NONE
COME ON 3818 0 1 0 BIG LAKE SOLUTIO 178 BANDIT PRINCE 417 NONE
FENRIR 3780 5 6 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39 SPYMASTER 417 NONE
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
RUINN 3695 12 14 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39 MOUNTAIN TROLL 417 NONE
BUBONIC 3770 4 8 0 DARQUE AGES 29 ANTONITUS 3782 415 REVENGED
CHRISTINE DE PIZ 3727 10 8 0 DARQUE AGES 29 RECLAN 3650 414
SPACE CADET 3802 0 3 0 MADNESS 190 SUMMER SHANDY 3598 416
BERTHA 3769 6 4 0 WICKED MARTYRS 148 CLYDE THE GLIDE 3732 413 NOT REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
Komma -- See! Bad things happen to rippers who fight 10-10! LOL -- Foe-Hammer
Yrvo -- A naked LU who loses the jump to start the fight deserves to not only lose,
but to die! Sadly, you did neither. :( -- Mouth of Sauron
Wormtongue -- Let me count the ways I hate you.
1) You lost to a BA
2) You lost to a 3 fight BA
3) You lost to a BA who lacked the DF to wield his WH
4) You failed to learn any skills, . . . again
Report to the Dark Arena, Immediately, if not sooner! -- Boss Orc
P.S. The rest of you orc clowns had better be paying attention. You may be next!
This team is bringing back nightmares of the losers I tried to coach in the 80's. Good
grief! -- Boss Orc
Jihl Blazefury -- Atleast you give good training. -- Ruinn
Otto's Mgr -- You are still a freakin parrrying machine! -- Fenrir
Ahna Misstep -- Enjoy your time in the infirmary. -- Gayne
Kaile the Little -- Good challenge! -- Bavil
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
RUINN was dealt death by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
FENRIR was murdered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
HELL MAIDEN was murdered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
COME ON was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena contest.
ZORRO overpowered OTTO'S FRY GUY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
CLYDE THE GLIDE devastated SNIDELY WHIPLASH in a 1 minute uneven Challenge brawl.
CROWN VANILLA was defeated by SPEKT in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge struggle.
MUTOMBO unbelievably bested OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF in a 5 minute Challenge fight.
SIR CHARLES was viciously subdued by MARGERY KEMPE in a 5 minute Challenge duel.
DR. ROBOTNIK unbelievably bested MAGNA CARTA in a popular 5 minute Challenge duel.
GORSWAMPUS was overpowered by ANTON CHEKHOV in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
AHNA MISSTEP narrowly defeated RON in a 3 minute brutal Challenge match.
DOMINIQUE bested KOMMA in a 3 minute Challenge conflict.
SUMMER SHANDY devastated AMBER LYNN in a 2 minute one-sided Challenge battle.
PATRICK EWING was bested by PHANDELYON in a 2 minute amateur's Challenge bout.
AGAVE overcame OTTO'S JANITOR in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
I'M DRUNK was unbelievably bested by RAYMOND CARVER in a 3 minute master's Title bout.
ELLEN RIPLEY was luckily beaten by JIHL BLAZEFURY in a crowd pleasing 3 minute brawl.
AVLUV luckily beat OTTO'S BUSBOY in a exciting 3 minute brutal bout.
SAUL BELLOW beat VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a crowd pleasing 4 minute veteran's match.
DOROTHY PARKER devastated BAMNOR in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
PRIVID was viciously subdued by OTTO'S MGR in a 3 minute gruesome one-sided match.
YRVO vanquished GAYNE in a 1 minute mismatched fray.
TRACI overpowered JIMPUUS in a 1 minute one-sided match.
YEET was luckily beaten by BAVIL in a 2 minute brutal duel.
ANTONITUS overpowered AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute gory one-sided duel.
PBR savagely defeated WALTER RALEIGH in a 3 minute brutal melee.
JESSEB won victory over THE GREEN KNIGHT in a 1 minute novice's fray.
THROON was overcome by SIR GAWAIN in a 2 minute amateur's bout.
BLUE GUNKY slimly lost to KAILE THE LITTLE in a popular 3 minute novice's bout.
MAID MARION was overcome by HRUAN in a exciting 3 minute novice's fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 9 TOTAL PARRY 65 - 34 - 1 66 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 9 WALL OF STEEL 21 - 15 - 1 58 |
|AIMED BLOW 7 PARRY-RIPOSTE 17 - 15 - 1 53 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 7 AIMED BLOW 35 - 34 - 1 51 |
|BASHING ATTACK 5 PARRY-LUNGE 26 - 26 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 4 BASHING ATTACK 26 - 27 - 4 49 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 4 STRIKING ATTACK 28 - 32 - 3 47 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 LUNGING ATTACK 41 - 57 - 4 42 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 SLASHING ATTACK 18 - 26 - 1 41 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 PARRY-STRIKE 12 - 19 - 1 39 |
Turn 417 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-LUNGE 4 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 5 3 AIMED BLOW
AIMED BLOW 6 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 2 2 PARRY-LUNGE
TOTAL PARRY 6 - 3 SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 3 2 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 2 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 3 2 WALL OF STEEL
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 4 1 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 6 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK CLYDE THE GLIDE 3732 12 6 1 126 NBA LEGENDS (156)
AIMED BLOW ZORRO 3706 17 7 0 108 HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
WALL OF STEEL I'M DRUNK 3337 22 16 0 96 INEBRIATION (27)
TOTAL PARRY MUTOMBO 3728 17 3 0 86 NBA LEGENDS (156)
PARRY-RIPOSTE SAUL BELLOW 3709 13 11 1 80 LITERATE LOONS (40)
SLASHING ATTACK MAGNA CARTA 3747 10 7 0 65 DARQUE AGES (29)
BASHING ATTACK OTTO'S BUSBOY 3775 7 6 0 61 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
PARRY-LUNGE OTTO'S MGR 3778 8 3 0 57 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ELLEN RIPLEY 3703. The most popular warrior this
turn was OTTO'S SOUS-CHEF 3744. The ten other most popular fighters were MAGNA CARTA
3747, ELLEN RIPLEY 3703, OTTO'S BUSBOY 3775, KAILE THE LITTLE 3809, RUINN 3695, I'M
DRUNK 3337, HRUAN 3819, AHNA MISSTEP 3729, DOMINIQUE 3781, and OTTO'S MGR 3778.
The least popular fighter this week was SIR CHARLES 3733. The other ten least
popular fighters were MAID MARION 3811, BLUE GUNKY 3808, THE GREEN KNIGHT 3812,
JIMPUUS 3794, GAYNE 3783, PRIVID 3665, BAMNOR 3608, AMBER LYNN 3738, SUMMER SHANDY
3598, and GORSWAMPUS 3798.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
RAYMOND CARVER (81-3543) LITERATE LOONS (40)
ZORRO (81-3706) HEROES & VILLAINS (197)
I'M DRUNK (81-3337) INEBRIATION (27)