DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 01/24/2024 Duedate: 02/06/2024
SHADOWSPIRE ARENA
DM 81 TURN 442
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
STORMCLAW
DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
(81-2569) [25-21-1,108]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
AHNA MISSTEP FINGERLESS FRIAR
BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) THE CHURCH (203)
(81-3729) [14-31-2,121] (81-3921) [3-1-0,24]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
SAUL BELLOW SAUL BELLOW
LITERATE LOONS (40) LITERATE LOONS (40)
(81-3709) [24-25-1,99] (81-3709) [24-25-1,99]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 55
2. NBA LEGENDS (156) 50 NBA LEGENDS (156)
3. BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 30 Unchartered Team
4. CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 28
5. THE CHURCH (203) 20 TOILET PAPER (202)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 NBA LEGENDS (156) 231 187 15 55.3 1/ 2 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 11 4 2
2/ 2 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 959 788 33 54.9 2/10 NBA LEGENDS (156) 9 5 2
3/ 3 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 732 628 20 53.8 3/11*THE CHURCH (203) 9 6 0
4/ 4 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 899 782 31 53.5 4/ 3 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 8 7 0
5/ 6 DARQUE AGES (29) 997 939 43 51.5 5/ 9 INEBRIATION (27) 8 7 0
6- 7 PRAY THE GODS (155) 478 454 29 51.3 6/ 1 LITERATE LOONS (40) 8 7 0
7/ 5*TOILET PAPER (202) 10 10 1 50.0 7/ 4 FAR TRAVELERS (113) 8 7 0
8/ 8 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 611 627 25 49.4 8/ 8 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 7 8 1
9/ 9 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 70 73 4 49.0 9/ 5*TOILET PAPER (202) 7 8 1
10/10 FAR TRAVELERS (113) 73 80 4 47.7 10/ 6 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 6 3 0
11/11 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 393 440 30 47.2 11/13 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 6 9 0
12/12 LITERATE LOONS (40) 736 829 34 47.0 12/12 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 5 10 0
13/14*THE CHURCH (203) 9 11 0 45.0 13-14 PRAY THE GODS (155) 3 2 0
14/13 INEBRIATION (27) 403 549 27 42.3 14/ 7 DARQUE AGES (29) 3 9 0
15-15 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201) 31 59 1 34.4 15-15 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201) 2 8 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
A Warrior's Plight
Having just finished his daily sparring session Curias stood in the doorway to the
dimly lit meeting chamber in the Clan Longbeard guild house. The air was thick with
tension as he faced the guild owner, Visionist, and the guild leaders Corrin, Dunnik,
and Pavil. The flickering torches cast shadows on their stern faces, their expressions
revealing a mix of curiosity and concern.
Curias, was relatively new to the guild and had in fact had been struggling in his
training and matches of late, his lean stature seemed to waver in the doorway. His
armor clinked softly as he shifted uncomfortably, and beads of sweat forming on his
forehead.
"Sir's," he began, addressing each leader with a respectful nod. "I have something to
confess. A grave mistake has been made on my part and I can no longer carry the burden
of it."
The guild leaders exchanged glances, their brows furrowed. The wise and perceptive
guild owner, spoke first, "Curias, I have had warriors such as yourself fight under my
banner for many years. What could possibly be troubling you so badly?"
Taking a deep breath, the young warrior recounted the events that had led to this
moment. "Watching Roimer fall in the arena the way he did... He was a much better
warrior than I and then in my last battle, I was facing Boccaccio. As we fought, I
felt a moment of vulnerability like I have never felt before, a moment of indecision
and in that moment, I hesitated and allowed him to seize the opportunity and defeat
me."
The guild leaders listened intently, their expressions shifting from confusion to
realization as he continued, "I have tried my best at being a warrior, who fights with
honor and pride, but that hesitation cost me the battle and could have cost me my
life. In that moment something inside me changed and I can no longer bear the weight
of taking someone's life or the fear of losing mine."
Visionist, understanding the gravity of the young man's words, spoke with a measured
tone, "Every warrior faces moments of doubt, but if you truly wish to stop fighting in
the arena I will make the necessary arrangements. Don't you worry, some are not meant
to be warriors. Take some time and find something you are passionate about and live
your life. We will always support you in every way we can."
SPY REPORT
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but if you like warriors trying to stab, slash, and bash one another with little regard for personal safety, then have I got the neighborhood for you! Welcome to The Spire!
We had a rarity this turn because there was an actual title defense. Saul Bellow did not get an invite last time, so he had to fight to keep his seat at the top of the arena. There was no challenge for the throne today, so our championship fight came dow
Former Duelmaster, Saul Bellow, did get his call from the Commission today. He will leave us after a final bout next turn. His teammate, Anton Chekhov, and Big Lake Solution's gladiator, Otto's Busboy, left us after fighting today. Anton lost to a chall
Far Travelers have lost their warrior, Lucrezia. She was certainly rising through the ranks rather quickly. It all came to a sudden halt today when Ahna Misstep challenged and executed Lucrezia. Also taking the last wagon out to the burial grounds is P
The most avoided team today is Clan Longbeard. They were mostly avoided by Childhood Heroes. The former warrior known as Privid was the most challenged gladiator. Saul Bellow is number one with the fans, but it looks like Privid's losing ways made him
Cult of Bacchus continues to roll with a 4-1 effort on the sands today. They move into the top spot as Literate Loons, the former number one, falls out of the top 5. NBA Legends jumps high and takes over second place. The Church also made great gains b
Alright, ya bums, time for me to split. I plan on seeing each of you the next turn. Bring a friend! Hells, bring SIX friends for all I care! I won't be paying for the booze, so it matters not to me! The Challenger Champions look poised and ready to m
-- Huard DePriest
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STORMCLAW 2569 25 21 1 108 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AHNA MISSTEP 3729 14 31 2 121 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
SNAKE EYES 58 15 14 1 112 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
DOMINIQUE 3781 18 17 1 106 NBA LEGENDS (156)
WILHELM GRIMM 3835 15 8 1 105 LITERATE LOONS (40)
SIR CHARLES 3733 24 18 0 100 NBA LEGENDS (156)
GALPOH CHIPAXE 3823 10 15 2 100 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
SAUL BELLOW 3709 24 25 1 99 LITERATE LOONS (40)
-SAI 3678 22 15 0 97 PRAY THE GODS (155)
-SAILASA 3692 22 13 0 96 PRAY THE GODS (155)
HANA 1370 16 15 1 93 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
MEADE 3895 8 4 0 91 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
URMAR 1373 16 15 0 89 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
JACOB GRIMM 3834 11 12 2 89 LITERATE LOONS (40)
ALEKSANDR 1372 17 14 1 88 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
BAVIL 3793 20 11 0 86 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
GAYNE 3783 22 12 1 84 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
OTTOBOT 3829 15 8 1 79 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
KARMA POLICE 3855 11 7 0 77 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
AGAVE 3599 13 12 0 74 INEBRIATION (27)
ORLANDO 2688 15 17 1 71 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
WONDER WOMAN 62 15 14 1 70 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
BIG BROTHER 59 14 15 0 70 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
SGT. YORK 61 13 16 1 68 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
TANKERA 3873 9 6 0 68 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TENN PENN 3871 7 8 0 61 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SHAQ 3840 11 11 0 55 NBA LEGENDS (156)
YANARA BARD 3886 8 5 2 50 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
DAINTY LEAF 3890 5 6 1 48 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-DRUV 3785 10 11 0 46 PRAY THE GODS (155)
FIERCE RYDER 3892 7 4 2 46 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
OTTO'S BIG-TIPPER 3833 6 14 0 44 INEBRIATION (27)
HAMM 3866 9 3 0 42 INEBRIATION (27)
RODGER NEFFER 3872 7 8 0 42 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
TITO'S 3868 6 7 0 38 INEBRIATION (27)
WYRMSHADOW 2986 5 2 0 36 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
-J-LAPENO 3849 8 10 0 34 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-NOT SO HOT 3848 7 11 1 33 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
REFRIGERATOR PERRY 552 7 5 0 32 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
CANTERBURY 3901 5 5 0 32 DARQUE AGES (29)
AHROG 3927 3 2 0 25 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
DENNIS RODMAN 3894 5 6 0 24 NBA LEGENDS (156)
FINGERLESS FRIAR 3921 3 1 0 24 THE CHURCH (203)
ISIAH THOMAS 3939 2 0 1 24 NBA LEGENDS (156)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DORNE 3891 5 6 1 22 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
GENERRO 3931 3 1 0 20 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
TESSA SHORTEYE 3938 1 1 0 20 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
BOCCACCIO 3907 4 5 2 19 DARQUE AGES (29)
NUN YA BUSINESS 3935 2 0 0 18 THE CHURCH (203)
NIKOLAI GOGOL 3911 5 2 0 17 LITERATE LOONS (40)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
POUNCING PONTIF 3923 2 2 0 17 THE CHURCH (203)
-SAUCY SHERIFF 3904 4 4 0 16 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
FOZZY GEEZER 3936 1 1 0 16 INEBRIATION (27)
WASTEL 3917 4 3 0 15 DARQUE AGES (29)
PTOMAINE 3914 4 0 0 15 TOILET PAPER (202)
-SHEHTAL 3863 2 8 0 14 PRAY THE GODS (155)
CHARMIN 3943 1 0 0 12 TOILET PAPER (202)
STORMWING CADET 3932 1 1 0 11 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
PTERODACTYL 3913 2 2 0 8 TOILET PAPER (202)
PTYALISM 3916 2 2 0 8 TOILET PAPER (202)
PAUL THE BEARER 3925 2 2 0 8 THE CHURCH (203)
PTEROSAUR 3912 1 3 1 7 TOILET PAPER (202)
-HOT LIPS 3941 1 0 0 5 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
KAYD THE BOQ 3937 0 2 0 4 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-LOCO TACO 3933 0 2 0 2 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)
CARDINAL SINNER 3942 0 1 0 1 THE CHURCH (203)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
HAYT AMAZING 3930 1 1 0 BIG LAKE SOLUTIO 178 FIERCE RYDER 3892 440
OTTO'S BUSBOY 3775 16 22 0 BIG LAKE SOLUTIO 178 STONE GOLEM 442 NONE
CURIAS 3910 3 5 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39 STONE GOLEM 442 NONE
THOMAS MALORY 3918 0 6 0 DARQUE AGES 29 DORNE 3891 441
LUCREZIA 3865 11 4 1 FAR TRAVELERS 113 AHNA MISSTEP 3729 442
NUN THE WISER 3924 0 2 0 THE CHURCH 203 PTEROSAUR 3912 440 JUST REVENGED
PTOOEY 3915 0 3 0 TOILET PAPER 202 ISIAH THOMAS 3939 441
PRIVID 3665 20 36 0 WICKED MARTYRS 148 DOMINIQUE 3781 442
PERSONAL ADS
Saul Bellow -- Well, candidly I was looking for some good training time there but
everything considered, I'll consider that a moral victory. Now, let's see what needs
to happen to get to an actual victory! -- SGT York
Well, that was unexpected. I reckon no one knew it would play out this way, but
still... The first Childhood Hero to have a shot at the Title! Wow! -- SGT York
Not So Hot -- You see, you gave up the leverage. *Fridge sets his feet and lifts his
hands out in front of his body and acts like he is pushing something away from
himself* That's how you should be working your man! -- Refrigerator Perry, impromptu
coach extraordinaire
Agave -- *The black dressed warrior approaches, bows deeply and stands tall again
before gently patting your shoulder.* -- Snake Eyes
Bavil -- You, sir, have an exceptional tolerance for pain! I hope to minimize my
opportunities to test that threshold in the future. -- Big Brother
Galpoh Chipaxe -- Well, truth to tell, at least we both learned well. Wonder Woman
All -- I've been trying to get an official statement from Snake-Eyes, but he seems
focused on something else so you have to put up with me (again!). Not sure how I keep
drawing this duty. At the rate I'm going, the big man *points at Refrigerator Perry*
will catch up to and possibly beat me to the Isle! Anyway, more heroics for us but no
big rewards. Congratulations to Saul Bellow for taking the big Chair and to SGT York
for the internal accomplishment of being our first team mate to fight for the throne!
Let's see what comes next! -- Wonder Woman, for Childhood Heroes
Tankera -- You are welcome. -- Gayne the Courteous
Big Brother -- Nice face plant. -- Bavil the Windbag
Wilhelm Grimm -- Another one I can't finish off. Til next time. -- Meade the
Disheartened
Boccaccio -- You are my kryptonite. -- Curias the Vanquished
Tito's -- How the ...?!? -- Ahrog the Bewildered
Congrats Otto's Busboy and Anton Chekhov on your invites to the Isle. -- Clan
Longbeard guild
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
OTTO'S BUSBOY was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
CURIAS was savagely slain by STONE GOLEM in a 4 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
POUNCING PONTIF overpowered PTEROSAUR in a 5 minute bloody mismatched Bloodfeud duel.
PTYALISM was overpowered by ISIAH THOMAS in a 2 minute one-sided Bloodfeud fight.
SNAKE EYES devastated URMAR in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
GALPOH CHIPAXE bested JACOB GRIMM in a 1 minute master's Challenge match.
DOMINIQUE easily killed PRIVID in a 1 minute gruesome uneven Challenge melee.
ALEKSANDR vanquished SGT. YORK in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
SIR CHARLES unbelievably bested ANTON CHEKHOV in a 5 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
AGAVE was beaten by GAYNE in a exciting 1 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
SHAQ devastated CANTERBURY in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict.
REFRIGERATOR PERRY was outlasted by HAMM in a unpopular 18 minute Challenge match.
OTTO'S BIG-TIPPER was overpowered by TANKERA in a 1 minute Challenge conflict.
STORMWING CADET was defeated by FINGERLESS FRIAR in a 1 minute Challenge struggle.
KAYD THE BOQ slimly lost to NIKOLAI GOGOL in a crowd pleasing 3 minute Challenge bout.
TESSA SHORTEYE bested BOCCACCIO in a exciting 1 minute Challenge fight.
FOZZY GEEZER demolished PTERODACTYL in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge bout.
SAUL BELLOW was savagely defeated by STORMCLAW in a 7 minute master's Title fight.
WILHELM GRIMM beat BAVIL in a 4 minute expert's fight.
LUCREZIA was murdered by AHNA MISSTEP in a action packed 1 minute uneven bout.
BIG BROTHER was bested by OTTOBOT in a popular 1 minute veteran's bout.
HANA defeated ORLANDO in a popular 2 minute veteran's duel.
MEADE viciously subdued KHALHUMS DWARF in a popular 2 minute brutal fight.
KARMA POLICE won victory over TENN PENN in a action packed 1 minute bout.
WONDER WOMAN handily defeated RODGER NEFFER in a 1 minute uneven bout.
YANARA BARD overpowered GENERRO in a 1 minute uneven competition.
DAINTY LEAF overpowered THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
FIERCE RYDER vanquished THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
DENNIS RODMAN was beaten by TITO'S in a popular 1 minute match.
WYRMSHADOW overpowered WASTEL in a popular 1 minute one-sided bout.
DORNE was overcome by AHROG in a popular 1 minute master vs. beginner upset match.
PTOMAINE unbelievably bested CARDINAL SINNER in a 3 minute novice's battle.
PAUL THE BEARER was outwaited by CHARMIN in a tiring 21 minute beginner's bout.
NUN YA BUSINESS demolished PERSISTANT BEGGAR 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|
|TOTAL PARRY 12 PARRY-STRIKE 25 - 17 - 1 60 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 8 AIMED BLOW 42 - 29 - 6 59 |
|AIMED BLOW 7 SLASHING ATTACK 37 - 33 - 0 53 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 7 WALL OF STEEL 28 - 28 - 1 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 7 PARRY-LUNGE 23 - 24 - 0 49 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 6 STRIKING ATTACK 17 - 18 - 0 49 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 TOTAL PARRY 54 - 60 - 1 47 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 4 LUNGING ATTACK 28 - 32 - 4 47 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 28 - 35 - 1 44 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 18 - 28 - 0 39 |
Turn 442 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:
LUNGING ATTACK 6 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 4 3 TOTAL PARRY
AIMED BLOW 5 - 2 TOTAL PARRY 4 - 8 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 5 2 WALL OF STEEL
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 3 1 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 2 1 PARRY-STRIKE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-RIPOSTE STORMCLAW 2569 25 21 1 108 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
WALL OF STEEL SNAKE EYES 58 15 14 1 112 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
AIMED BLOW DOMINIQUE 3781 18 17 1 106 NBA LEGENDS (156)
TOTAL PARRY SIR CHARLES 3733 24 18 0 100 NBA LEGENDS (156)
PARRY-STRIKE HANA 1370 16 15 1 93 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
BASHING ATTACK MEADE 3895 8 4 0 91 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
LUNGING ATTACK ALEKSANDR 1372 17 14 1 88 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
STRIKING ATTACK GAYNE 3783 22 12 1 84 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
SLASHING ATTACK KARMA POLICE 3855 11 7 0 77 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
PARRY-LUNGE WONDER WOMAN 62 15 14 1 70 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SAUL BELLOW 3709. The most popular warrior this
turn was SAUL BELLOW 3709. The ten other most popular fighters were STORMCLAW 2569,
KAYD THE BOQ 3937, HANA 1370, MEADE 3895, KARMA POLICE 3855, POUNCING PONTIF 3923,
ISIAH THOMAS 3939, WILHELM GRIMM 3835, GALPOH CHIPAXE 3823, and GAYNE 3783.
The least popular fighter this week was CHARMIN 3943. The other ten least popular
fighters were PAUL THE BEARER 3925, HAMM 3866, REFRIGERATOR PERRY 552, PTOMAINE 3914,
DORNE 3891, DENNIS RODMAN 3894, GENERRO 3931, RODGER NEFFER 3872, BAVIL 3793, and
PTERODACTYL 3913.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
SAUL BELLOW (81-3709) LITERATE LOONS (40)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
ANTON CHEKHOV (81-3651) LITERATE LOONS (40)
OTTO'S BUSBOY (81-3775) BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)