DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/17/2024    Duedate: 04/30/2024

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM 81    TURN 448

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

AGAVE
INEBRIATION (27)
(81-3599) [16-15-1,102]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ALEKSANDR                      POSITION IS EMPTY
FAR TRAVELERS (113)            
(81-1372) [20-17-1,120]        

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

GAYNE                          TANKERA
CLAN LONGBEARD (39)            WICKED MARTYRS (148)
(81-3783) [24-16-2,90]         (81-3873) [12-9-0,100]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

NBA LEGENDS (156)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. NBA LEGENDS (156)             51 
2. CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)          43    ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
3. DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)         37    Unchartered Team
4. BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)       35 
5. DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)         19    BAD BEAT (64)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      32  20  3 61.5   1/ 3 NBA LEGENDS (156)        11  4 0
 2/ 1 NBA LEGENDS (156)        250 198 15 55.8   2/ 2 FAR TRAVELERS (113)      10  5 2
 3/ 2 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      972 804 33 54.7   3/ 1 DARQUE AGES (29)          9  6 1
 4/ 3 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)    743 642 21 53.6   4/ 0 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      8  6 0
 5/ 4 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      913 798 32 53.4   5/ 8 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       8  7 1
 6/ 5 DARQUE AGES (29)         1013 950 45 51.6   6/ 6 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      7  6 2
 7- 6 PRAY THE GODS (155)      485 459 29 51.4   7/ 4 LITERATE LOONS (40)       7  7 0
 8/ 7 THE CHURCH (203)          25  25  2 50.0   8/ 9 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   7  8 1
 9/10 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     623 639 27 49.4   9/ 5 THE CHURCH (203)          7  8 0
10/ 9 FAR TRAVELERS (113)       90  93  7 49.2  10/10 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       6  8 0
11/11 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      83  87  5 48.8  11/12 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     5  5 1
12/13 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  406 457 31 47.0  12/15 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      5  7 0
13/12 LITERATE LOONS (40)      749 844 34 47.0  13/13 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)     4  4 0
14/14 INEBRIATION (27)         417 564 28 42.5  14/ 7 INEBRIATION (27)          4 10 0
15/15 DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)     35  63  1 35.7  15-11 PRAY THE GODS (155)       1  1 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.

     Jeeez, I never thought this gladiator stuff could be so hard. My first turn in 
the challenger champs was on my 15th fight, then it took another 20 fights before I 
was back in the upper ranks. Now I am FINALLY the boss on the top of the ranks. 
Hopefully it won't take me 20 more fights to get my invite outta here.
     Hamm, you sure had a weak will to live for a Golem scum. Five hits, ankle, groin, 
abdomen, kidney and then a final head shot and you die? Mr. Philthy, my condolences, 
it was not my intention, but still I await your Bloodfued. 

                                          -- Your Duelmaster, Gayne

                                      SPY REPORT

Welcome back to The Spire, ya bums!  Yeah, yeah!  It is good to see . . . most of you.  
No amount of face paint will cover up some of your ugly mugs, so stick to the shadows 
to beautify the arena, will ya?  It was a great day in the arena.  Who am I kidding? 
Every day in the arena is a great day!  We got a new guy who took over that thing from 
the other guy, but I don't want to spoil anything, so let's move on.

So, the new guy I was talking about is our Duelmaster.  Yes, we got a new Duelmaster 
and it came via BLOODFEUD!  These are the wonderful days for me in the arena - fights, 
vengeance, blood, ale, more ale, and a decisive winner!  Congrats to Agave, our newest 
Duelmaster.  He overcame Gayne for the throne in a 1-minute battle.  The bookies 
thought it could have gone either way, but in the interest of making me look 
competent, I have to say I had Agave as the winner.  Congrats to Agave, who is managed 
by Philthy.

There were deaths and bloodfeuds today.  I assume that could describe most days in an 
arena.  The feuds and deaths were even at three each. A feud played a huge part in our 
title fight between Agave and Gayne, as we mentioned earlier, so we will begin with 
them.  Big Lake Solution was busy riding the Vengful Spirit (is that even a thing?) 
against Darque Ages.  Den had two active feuds against Darque, and thus far, his 
efforts had been in vain.  This turn was different as Kayd the Boq and Durn Wolfsnarl 
won their respective matches.  The deaths today came via Dark Arena and in broad 
daylight.  Demonic Chili's sent a lone warrior to the night fights.  A warrior 
sporting a 0-4 record was the next to fall in a random when Dago Dracospear slew his 
opponent.  Lastly, Wicked Martyr's Tziss killed Natural Ice in a fight earlier today.

Let's move on to coward . . . I mean the "avoids" section of the report.  Personal 
hygiene aside, Clan Longbeard is our most avoided gladiatorial team.  NBA Legends 
mostly avoided the Longbeards.  Sgt. York is our most challenged warrior.  He was on 
the wrong side of a down challenge from Galpoh Chipaxe.  Sgt. York showed why he is a 
hero to many when he beat Galpoh and climbed the ranks.

Welcome to the new teams! Thanks to the Roman Republic for addressing the masses.  We 
welcome them from Noblish Island into our fold.  Enjoy yourselves in this fine arena 
and stay with us for the long haul! There are no graduates this turn, so we wait a few 
more weeks to see if anyone can catch the eye of the Commission.  I anticipate we are 
due for a large graduation class soon!  Oh well, time for me to get out of here. I'm 
sure I have more work to do at the Yellow Press offices, so I'm headed straight for 
the tavern to forget about all those papers!  Come back and see me in two weeks.  Tell 
the missing managers to hurry back!

                                          -- Huard DePriest

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AGAVE 3599                   16  15  1 102         INEBRIATION (27)          

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALEKSANDR 1372               20  17  1 120         FAR TRAVELERS (113)       
 SIR CHARLES 3733             28  20  0 108         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
 KARMA POLICE 3855            15   9  0 104         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AHNA MISSTEP 3729            18  33  2 102         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   
 TANKERA 3873                 12   9  0 100         WICKED MARTYRS (148)      
 BAVIL 3793                   24  13  0  96         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       
 SGT. YORK 61                 15  20  1  95         CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      
 WONDER WOMAN 62              20  15  2  93         CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GAYNE 3783                   24  16  2  90         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       
 SHAQ 3840                    16  12  0  87         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
 GALPOH CHIPAXE 3823          12  19  2  85         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   
 HANA 1370                    19  18  1  84         FAR TRAVELERS (113)       
-DRUV 3785                    14  11  0  82         PRAY THE GODS (155)       
 BIG BROTHER 59               16  19  0  76         CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      
 RODGER NEFFER 3872           11  10  1  75         WICKED MARTYRS (148)      
 JACOB GRIMM 3834             13  16  2  74         LITERATE LOONS (40)       
 MEADE 3895                   10   8  0  71         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       
 ORLANDO 2688                 15  22  1  68         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 DAINTY LEAF 3890              9   8  1  67         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TITO'S 3868                   9  10  0  61         INEBRIATION (27)          
 OTTOBOT 3829                 15  14  1  60         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       
 J-LAPENO 3849                10  10  0  58         DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)     
 WYRMSHADOW 2986               8   4  0  58         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 KOHLBE 3950                   4   2  0  57         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PUBLIUS SCIPIO 3966           6   5  1  55         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
 CANTERBURY 3901               9   7  0  53         DARQUE AGES (29)          
 DORNE 3891                    9   8  1  52         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       
 MUMBLECRUST 3954              4   0  0  51         DARQUE AGES (29)          
 MARCUS CATO 3969              8   3  1  49         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
 KAYD THE BOQ 3937             4   4  1  49         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   
 KARL-FRANZ 3946               2   4  1  46         FAR TRAVELERS (113)       
 DENNIS RODMAN 3894            9   8  0  44         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
 TENN PENN 3871               10  11  0  41         WICKED MARTYRS (148)      
 OTTO'S BIG-TIPPER 3833        7  19  0  40         INEBRIATION (27)          
 REFRIGERATOR PERRY 552        9   9  0  38         CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      
 NIKOLAI GOGOL 3911            7   6  0  36         LITERATE LOONS (40)       
 TIBERE GRACCHUS 3971          8   3  1  35         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 AHROG 3927                    5   6  0  33         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       
 WASTEL 3917                   9   4  1  32         DARQUE AGES (29)          
-SAUCY SHERIFF 3904            5   4  0  32         DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)     
 PAUL THE BEARER 3925          7   3  0  29         THE CHURCH (203)          
 STORMWING CADET 3932          3   4  0  26         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 APPIUS CAUDEX 3970            7   4  0  25         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
 DURN WOLFSNARL 3955           1   3  0  25         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   
 STEPH CURRY 3965              2   0  0  24         NBA LEGENDS (156)         

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DAGO DRACOSPEAR 3948          3   2  1  23         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 CARDINAL SINNER 3942          4   3  1  20         THE CHURCH (203)          
 KAWHI LEONARD 3956            3   1  0  20         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
 MICKEY SPLITZ 3973            1   0  0  20         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   
 NUN YA BUSINESS 3935          5   3  0  18         THE CHURCH (203)          
 POUNCING PONTIF 3923          4   6  0  18         THE CHURCH (203)          
-FOZZY GEEZER 3936             4   3  0  18         INEBRIATION (27)          
 HOARD 3974                    1   0  0  18         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 HOT LIPS 3941                 2   1  0  17         DEMONIC CHILI'S (201)     
 FOPDOODLE 3953                3   1  1  13         DARQUE AGES (29)          
 HERMAN MELVILLE 3949          3   3  0  12         LITERATE LOONS (40)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KILLIAN 3957                  2   1  0  12         FAR TRAVELERS (113)       
 TZISS 3962                    1   1  1  12         WICKED MARTYRS (148)      
 CURAMDERO 3977                1   0  0  11         FAR TRAVELERS (113)       
 DEVIOUS DEACON 3961           1   1  0   9         THE CHURCH (203)          
 G.K. CHESTERTON 3958          1   1  0   4         LITERATE LOONS (40)       
 REIKA 3963                    0   2  0   3         WICKED MARTYRS (148)      
 GROOG 3960                    0   1  0   1         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       
 FLAVIUS MANICUS 3976          0   1  0   1         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
 GEORGE ELIOT 3978             0   1  0   1         LITERATE LOONS (40)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BARQ BITE 3947          1  4 0 BIG LAKE SOLUTIO 178 FOPDOODLE 3953         447 JUST REVENGED
TESSA SHORTEYE 3938     1  3 0 BIG LAKE SOLUTIO 178 WASTEL 3917            444 JUST REVENGED
FIERCE RYDER 3892       8  7 2 CULT OF BACCHUS 4    RODGER NEFFER 3872     446  
SPARPLE 3952            0  4 0 DARQUE AGES 29       DAGO DRACOSPEAR 3948   448  
LOCO TACO 3933          0  4 0 DEMONIC CHILI'S 201  STONE GOLEM            448 NONE
GENERRO 3931            4  3 0 FAR TRAVELERS 113    FINGERLESS FRIAR 3921  445 REVENGED
HAMM 3866              13  4 0 INEBRIATION 27       GAYNE 3783             447 JUST REVENGED
NATURAL ICE 3972        0  1 0 INEBRIATION 27       TZISS 3962             448  
WILLIAM BLAKE 3951      0  1 0 LITERATE LOONS 40    CARDINAL SINNER 3942   444 NOT REVENGED
DOMINIQUE 3781         18 19 1 NBA LEGENDS 156      AGAVE 3599             444 REVENGED
ISIAH THOMAS 3939       3  3 1 NBA LEGENDS 156      KAYD THE BOQ 3937      446 REVENGED
FINGERLESS FRIAR 3921   4  4 1 THE CHURCH 203       KARL-FRANZ 3946        446  
YANARA BARD 3886        9  6 2 WICKED MARTYRS 148   WONDER WOMAN 62        444 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Karma Police -- I have a feeling the results might be different next time. -- Bavil 
the True

Otto's Big Tipper -- WOW! Let's try that again. -- Meade the Gratified

Saucy Sheriff -- Can I try the houseplant now? -- Ahrog the Browbeaten

Canterbury -- Well crap! -- Kohlbe the Overwhelmed

Greetings from the people of Rome. Upon decree of the senate, we have left Noblish 
Island at the new moon and have now reached the city of Shadowspire. Here, our young 
men will continue to hone their skills until they are deemed fit to lead as senior 
commanding officers in our legions. We salute you, Duelmaster GAYNE. And you, PAUL THE 
BEARER, unchartered leader. To all of you, lanistae and gladiators, may the Gods be 
kind to you, and may Death keep Her gaze away from us. Remember to be brave in the 
arena, humble in the city, and devoted to the Gods. -- Valerius Flamma, pro Senatu 
Populoque Romanus

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

LOCO TACO was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
AGAVE bested GAYNE in a 1 minute veteran's Bloodfeud Title duel.
KAYD THE BOQ handily defeated WASTEL in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud match.
DURN WOLFSNARL won victory over FOPDOODLE in a 2 minute amateur's Bloodfeud brawl.
SIR CHARLES luckily beat TANKERA in a 7 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
GALPOH CHIPAXE lost to SGT. YORK in a 2 minute master's Challenge fight.
ALEKSANDR savagely defeated BAVIL in a popular 2 minute master's Challenge brawl.
AHNA MISSTEP unbelievably bested HANA in a 1 minute expert's Challenge duel.
TITO'S was defeated by MEADE in a action packed 1 minute Challenge duel.
OTTO'S BIG-TIPPER was overpowered by MUMBLECRUST in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
KARL-FRANZ was overcome by J-LAPENO in a 2 minute Challenge bout.
STORMWING CADET overpowered HERMAN MELVILLE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
HOT LIPS unbelievably bested POUNCING PONTIF in a 6 minute Challenge conflict.
KARMA POLICE demolished JACOB GRIMM in a 1 minute mismatched match.
SHAQ overpowered WYRMSHADOW in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
ORLANDO was savagely defeated by RODGER NEFFER in a 2 minute veteran's duel.
WONDER WOMAN handily defeated DAINTY LEAF in a 1 minute bloody mismatched bout.
BIG BROTHER devastated CANTERBURY in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
OTTOBOT was savagely defeated by KOHLBE in a exciting 1 minute gory one-sided bout.
TENN PENN slimly lost to DORNE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gory competition.
TIBERE GRACCHUS was overpowered by THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute one-sided duel.
PUBLIUS SCIPIO overpowered CAPTURED ORC in a action packed 2 minute uneven fray.
NIKOLAI GOGOL was savagely defeated by MARCUS CATO in a 2 minute gory match.
PAUL THE BEARER was savagely defeated by DENNIS RODMAN in a tiresome 8 minute duel.
APPIUS CAUDEX lost to REFRIGERATOR PERRY in a 3 minute fight.
NUN YA BUSINESS was overpowered by AHROG in a 1 minute uneven match.
CARDINAL SINNER beat REIKA in a action packed 2 minute duel.
SPARPLE was executed by DAGO DRACOSPEAR in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
KAWHI LEONARD handily defeated GROOG in a popular 1 minute gory one-sided duel.
KILLIAN lost to STEPH CURRY in a 2 minute novice's fray.
G.K. CHESTERTON was overpowered by HOARD in a 1 minute one-sided match.
DEVIOUS DEACON savagely defeated FLAVIUS MANICUS in a popular 3 minute novice's bout.
TZISS murdered NATURAL ICE in a 1 minute gory uneven contest.
MICKEY SPLITZ devastated EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
CURAMDERO devastated GEORGE ELIOT in a 1 minute uneven bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                  10         PARRY-RIPOSTE     30 -  21 -  0      59  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         PARRY-STRIKE      24 -  17 -  1      59  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      7         SLASHING ATTACK   40 -  33 -  2      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  7         WALL OF STEEL     34 -  29 -  5      54  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      7         LUNGING ATTACK    42 -  39 -  3      52  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   7         AIMED BLOW        33 -  31 -  3      52  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    6         PARRY-LUNGE       31 -  33 -  2      48  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         TOTAL PARRY       56 -  60 -  1      48  |
|AIMED BLOW                       5         STRIKING ATTACK   22 -  32 -  3      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     4         BASHING ATTACK    17 -  29 -  1      37  |

Turn 448 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     8 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     2 -  5         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  2     AIMED BLOW         1 -  4         2  TOTAL PARRY    
PARRY-LUNGE        4 -  3     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  4         2  PARRY-LUNGE    
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  3                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  3                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -  3                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  4                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    AGAVE 3599                 16  15  1  102 INEBRIATION (27)
LUNGING ATTACK   ALEKSANDR 1372             20  17  1  120 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
TOTAL PARRY      SIR CHARLES 3733           28  20  0  108 NBA LEGENDS (156)
SLASHING ATTACK  KARMA POLICE 3855          15   9  0  104 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
PARRY-LUNGE      WONDER WOMAN 62            20  15  2   93 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
STRIKING ATTACK  GAYNE 3783                 24  16  2   90 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
BASHING ATTACK   SHAQ 3840                  16  12  0   87 NBA LEGENDS (156)
PARRY-STRIKE     HANA 1370                  19  18  1   84 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    DAINTY LEAF 3890            9   8  1   67 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
AIMED BLOW       OTTOBOT 3829               15  14  1   60 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is GAYNE 3783.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
TANKERA 3873.  The ten other most popular fighters were POUNCING PONTIF 3923, REIKA 
3963, DEVIOUS DEACON 3961, ALEKSANDR 1372, RODGER NEFFER 3872, DORNE 3891, PUBLIUS 
SCIPIO 3966, TENN PENN 3871, MARCUS CATO 3969, and KOHLBE 3950.

The least popular fighter this week was PAUL THE BEARER 3925.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were TIBERE GRACCHUS 3971, GEORGE ELIOT 3978, NATURAL ICE 3972, G.K. 
CHESTERTON 3958, KILLIAN 3957, NUN YA BUSINESS 3935, REFRIGERATOR PERRY 552, APPIUS 
CAUDEX 3970, NIKOLAI GOGOL 3911, and CANTERBURY 3901.