DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/13/2024    Duedate: 11/26/2024

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM 81    TURN 463

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

KARL-FRANZ
FAR TRAVELERS (113)
(81-3946) [10-10-3,115]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KARL-FRANZ                     POSITION IS EMPTY
FAR TRAVELERS (113)            
(81-3946) [10-10-3,115]        

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

DRUV                           WASTEL
PRAY THE GODS (155)            DARQUE AGES (29)
(81-3785) [18-18-0,93]         (81-3917) [16-12-1,69]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

DARQUE AGES (29)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)          55 
2. PRAY THE GODS (155)           52    CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
3. DARQUE AGES (29)              33    Unchartered Team
4. CULT OF BACCHUS (4)           30 
5. LITERATE LOONS (40)           29    BAD BEAT (64)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 NBA LEGENDS (156)        284 234 17 54.8   1/ 6 DARQUE AGES (29)         10  4 0
 2/ 2 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      1006 843 36 54.4   2/ 1 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     10  5 1
 3/ 3 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      958 828 34 53.6   3/ 3 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      9  5 0
 4/ 4 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)    771 669 22 53.5   4/ 2 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       9  6 0
 5/ 6 DARQUE AGES (29)         1055 981 46 51.8   5- 4 NBA LEGENDS (156)         7  3 0
 6/ 8 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)     124 117  7 51.5   6/10 LITERATE LOONS (40)       7  7 1
 7/ 7 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)      195 185  6 51.3   7/ 8 ARDUIN (200)              7  8 0
 8/ 9 PRAY THE GODS (155)      496 475 29 51.1   8/13 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     5  5 0
 9/10 FAR TRAVELERS (113)      128 127 10 50.2   9/ 7 FAR TRAVELERS (113)       5  9 1
10/11 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     667 666 30 50.0  10/11 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       5 10 1
11/12 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  445 492 33 47.5  11/ 5 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   5 10 1
12/13 LITERATE LOONS (40)      788 879 36 47.3  12/12 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      5 10 0
13/14 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      57  70  3 44.9  13/17 PRAY THE GODS (155)       4  2 0
14-15 INEBRIATION (27)         436 595 28 42.3  14/14 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)       4  6 0
15/17 ARDUIN (200)              58  92  2 38.7  15- 9 INEBRIATION (27)          3  2 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to SHADOWSPIRE once again!  Biff!  Pow!  SHADOWSPIRE watched with 
glee as WICKED MARTYRS got knocked off top spot by DARQUE AGES!  Phhbltt!  Too much 
drinking and too little dodging gave BIG LAKE SOLUTION a 1-4-0!  I got a good laugh 
out of it!  Up 'n down.  Up 'n down.  Rankings always change.  Up 'n down.  I think 
I'm gonna be...  Well, DARQUE AGES' 1st moved them up to 5-0-0 place.  It seems so 
recently people were saying PRAY THE GODS was washed up, finished.  But 3-0-0 moved 
them up 4.  I guess they're washed no more...  What's with OTTOBOT?  He actually beat 
ALE HOUSE MERCS' PABST, and walked away with 47 more points from the fight.  Laughs 
were big at PRAY THE GODS while they watched DRUV clobber KAYD THE BOQ.  He lost 36 
points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  Another fighter (BIG 
BROTHER 23-27-0) challenged another Duelmaster (CANTERBURY 21-10-1).  Life goes on.  
BIG BROTHER was reminded on the sands why CANTERBURY is Duelmaster.  Advice to 
fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!   
     No matter the time or place, men will always duel.  SHADOWSPIRE thinks BIG LAKE 
SOLUTION and their 445-492-33 is too much!  If at first you don't succeed, give up... 
In my day, no team with a 444-488-33 would scare me off!  What's the problem, 
DRAGONBANE GUILD?  How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior, 
REFRIGERATOR PERRY!  Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you.  Maybe 
CHILDHOOD HEROES' SCARLETT is one of those gals who likes pain, or something.  That's 
what she'll get next week, after challenging up 27 to DORNE.  SCARLETT did pretty 
good last week in beating DORNE to get 25 points.  Why did DORNE lose, you ask?  
Simple:  he wasn't good enough.  FAUNA didn't quite know what to make of a challenge 
she received from EGWENE of CHILDHOOD HEROES, who is 21 points below her.  EGWENE 
perhaps got hers just desserts, seeing as she won victory over FAUNA and ended up 
with 32 recognition points.   
     A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing.  Some fighters 
don't accept this.  The best do.  Death is no stranger to a warrior.  CLAN 
LONGBEARD's KOHLBE led a good life before leaving SHADOWSPIRE.  Many would be proud 
to leave behind a 13-8-0.  OTTOBOT proved too determined for PABST.  PABST was lucky 
to go in the ring, with 24-9-0 to his credit.  He will be remembered.  How long have 
I been here?  I got people to see, places to go...   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  Are 
you as tired of reading this as I am of writing it?  Actually, I guess I'm writing it 
before you read it.  Oh, well.  Remember--a good fighter needs both good skills and 
good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KARL-FRANZ 3946              10  10  3 115         FAR TRAVELERS (113)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SHAQ 3840                    23  19  0 115         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
 SCARLETT 3959                11   3  1 103         CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      
 REFRIGERATOR PERRY 552       18  15  0 101         CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      
-TITO'S 3868                  14  15  0 100         INEBRIATION (27)          
 BIG BROTHER 59               23  27  0  96         CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      
 RODGER NEFFER 3872           22  14  1  96         WICKED MARTYRS (148)      
 DRUV 3785                    18  18  0  93         PRAY THE GODS (155)       
 TENN PENN 3871               19  17  0  92         WICKED MARTYRS (148)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TZISS 3962                   10   7  2  89         WICKED MARTYRS (148)      
 KIRIN ICHIBAN 1680           14  11  0  87         ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)       
 ORLANDO 2688                 18  30  1  85         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 KAYD THE BOQ 3937            13  10  1  83         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   
 DORNE 3891                   18  14  1  81         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       
-DENNIS RODMAN 3894           16  15  0  80         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
 PUBLIUS SCIPIO 3966          12  14  1  77         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
 WYRMSHADOW 2986              14   9  0  75         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 MARCUS CATO 3969             12  14  1  72         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WASTEL 3917                  16  12  1  69         DARQUE AGES (29)          

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NIKOLAI GOGOL 3911           15  13  0  66         LITERATE LOONS (40)       
 DAGO DRACOSPEAR 3948         11   5  1  66         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 DURN WOLFSNARL 3955          10   9  0  61         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   
 DAINTY LEAF 3890             13  19  2  60         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       
 PHANDELYON 3805              15  13  0  58         ARDUIN (200)              
 FOPDOODLE 3953               11   8  1  57         DARQUE AGES (29)          
-STEPH CURRY 3965              9   7  0  57         NBA LEGENDS (156)         

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE LEPER KING 3995          10   3  0  56         DARQUE AGES (29)          
-JERRY WEST 4009               6   4  2  56         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
 OLD PECULIAR 1808             6   6  1  56         ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)       
 APPIUS CAUDEX 3970           14  12  0  54         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
 TIBERE GRACCHUS 3971          9  17  1  53         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
 HOARD 3974                    7   5  1  52         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 DAHNAR 4003                   6   6  0  51         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       
 TENG SWARM 4005               5   6  0  47         ARDUIN (200)              
 GROOG 3960                    9   7  0  44         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       
-FURIOUS 4058                  3   1  0  37         INEBRIATION (27)          
 ZAKARIYA 4001                 7   5  0  36         FAR TRAVELERS (113)       
 GEORGE ELIOT 3978             7   9  2  34         LITERATE LOONS (40)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 G.K. CHESTERTON 3958          8   9  0  33         LITERATE LOONS (40)       
 FLAVIUS MANICUS 3976          7   9  0  33         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
 YON 3982                      6   2  0  33         PRAY THE GODS (155)       
 EGWENE 4010                   3   6  0  32         CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      
 SKOR 4029                     5   4  1  31         FAR TRAVELERS (113)       
-KARL MALONE 4042              4   2  0  30         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
 SARCASM 4051                  4   2  1  29         WICKED MARTYRS (148)      
 FREEZE BEE 4070               3   0  0  29         ARDUIN (200)              
 MICKEY SPLITZ 3973            6  10  0  28         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   
 AMOS 4065                     5   0  0  24         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE AMAZING BOB 4031          4   6  0  22         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   
 PHRAINT 4028                  4   6  0  21         ARDUIN (200)              
 FAUNA 4037                    6   2  0  20         FAR TRAVELERS (113)       
-BEEFEATER 3993                3   6  0  20         INEBRIATION (27)          
 VERA ELSTER 4056              4   2  1  19         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   
 ALITA 4052                    4   2  0  17         WICKED MARTYRS (148)      
 DAKATA 3994                   3   8  0  17         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       
 ARCTIC WOOKEY 4035            4   4  0  16         ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)       
 RASAE 4032                    3   6  0  15         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       
 KARTHIK 4049                  1   2  0  15         PRAY THE GODS (155)       
 THOMAS MANN 4076              1   1  0  13         LITERATE LOONS (40)       
 MAESTA 4073                   1   1  0  12         DARQUE AGES (29)          
-MOON MAN 4057                 1   3  0   6         INEBRIATION (27)          
-HIGH LIFE 4072                1   0  0   5         INEBRIATION (27)          
 GWORM 4071                    1   2  0   5         ARDUIN (200)              
 BOSCOE 4074                   1   1  0   4         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       
 FRANK O'CONNOR 4075           1   1  0   4         LITERATE LOONS (40)       
 WYRMSTAKE 4066                0   3  0   3         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 SRI GHURKA 4069               0   2  0   2         FAR TRAVELERS (113)       
 VELMA DINKLEY 4077            0   1  0   1         CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
OSKSI NOBLE             0  0 0                      GEORGE ELIOT 3978      463 NONE

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
ABBOT 4039              2  5 0 ALE HOUSE MERCS 5    SHEWISH GIANT          463 NONE
GODREY 4064             2  1 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39    SARCASM 4051           461 REVENGED
KOHLBE 3950            13  8 0 CLAN LONGBEARD 39    KARL-FRANZ 3946        463  
MUMBLECRUST 3954        8  8 0 DARQUE AGES 29       JERRY WEST 4009        460 REVENGED
J.F. PWERS 4060         0  4 0 LITERATE LOONS 40    VERA ELSTER 4056       461  
EVNOUCHISTIS 4054       0  2 0 RED LEGION 206       GEORGE ELIOT 3978      459 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Ottobot -- Wow I beat a Lord Protector! -- Kohlbe the Honored

Sarcasm -- Sir Dwarf consider your business with the Longbeards concluded. -- Dahnar 
the Vindicator

Skor -- I didn't think we would be meeting again so soon. By the way, that is a big 
blade that you got in that lucky shot with. Anyways well fought again! -- Rasae the 
Disheartened

Gworm -- Put that big hunk of metal away and grab a shield like a real umm it! -- Amos 
the Sarcastic

Maesta -- Who cares who won. WE SURVIVED! -- Boscoe the Sanguine

Congrats Canterbury and Ottobot on your invites to the Isle. -- Clan Longbeard guild

Kayd the BOQ -- Well kitty I need to re-evaluate whether I'm a cat or a dog Golem! And 
I really thought I saw how you did some of that stuff, but when I try it on the 
training dummy... Well, let's just say I don't seem to have your knack for that stuff. 
Guess I'll return to my bear hug strategy. -- Refrigerator Perry

Teng Swarm -- I just realized, what is a swarm of Teng's? I have to admit, I'm 
bothered that I don't know now. Is that an orc-ish thing? Inquiring minds want to 
know. Oh and I hope you heal up quickly! -- Scarlett

Orlando -- That was great! Did you see how my spear struck you time and time again!?! 
Such a blast! We should do it again!! -- Big Brother

Freeze Bee -- You let me pluck that stinger and see how that goes!!! I guess I know 
I'm not allergic now! That's something. -- Egwene

All -- So, technically Big Brother is supposed to do this update, but he is being loud 
and belligerent in his bragging about his fight. I don't think you folks want to hear 
that. So you get me instead, the Fridge! For those getting tired of Big Brother, join 
the club! But also, hope that he can stay in the Challenger Champions for a few more 
turns. He should get an invite and out of our hair. The ladies are coming along 
nicely. Scarlett hits like a Mack Truck, which I can appreciate but you may not. 
Egwene is not learning as quick as the boss would prefer but he knew that might be a 
struggle when he committed to training her. Hopefully our final member is ready to go 
soon, but we continue to await confirmation about her training and registration being 
completed. Of course, that one also fancies herself a bit of a sleuth and may have 
gotten distracted following some ghost story or other. As for me, you guys have me for 
a while yet. All the best -- Refrigerator Perry

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

ABBOT was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BIG BROTHER was devastated by CANTERBURY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
REFRIGERATOR PERRY overcame TZISS in a 2 minute Challenge match.
KIRIN ICHIBAN luckily beat WYRMSHADOW in a 1 minute master's Challenge duel.
SCARLETT overpowered DORNE in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
VERA ELSTER was devastated by GROOG in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
MICKEY SPLITZ was devastated by DAHNAR in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
THE AMAZING BOB defeated DAKATA in a action packed 3 minute gruesome Challenge melee.
EGWENE viciously subdued FAUNA in a 8 minute gory Challenge duel.
SRI GHURKA was vanquished by PHRAINT in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
KAYD THE BOQ was narrowly defeated by DRUV in a popular 3 minute gory expert's match.
KOHLBE was murdered by KARL-FRANZ in a 1 minute mismatched Title match.
OTTOBOT easily killed PABST in a 2 minute one-sided contest.
RODGER NEFFER savagely defeated MARCUS CATO in a 2 minute veteran's brawl.
TENN PENN overpowered DAINTY LEAF in a crowd pleasing 2 minute one-sided duel.
ORLANDO won victory over DURN WOLFSNARL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided fray.
PUBLIUS SCIPIO devastated PHANDELYON in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
APPIUS CAUDEX was overpowered by DAGO DRACOSPEAR in a 1 minute one-sided match.
TENG SWARM was overpowered by NIKOLAI GOGOL in a 1 minute one-sided match.
WASTEL viciously subdued TIBERE GRACCHUS in a popular 4 minute veteran's contest.
OLD PECULIAR demolished G.K. CHESTERTON in a 1 minute gruesome uneven bout.
FOPDOODLE overcame SKOR in a popular 1 minute contest.
HOARD savagely defeated FLAVIUS MANICUS in a 3 minute gory fight.
ZAKARIYA lost to THE LEPER KING in a 2 minute match.
GEORGE ELIOT assassinated OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
ARCTIC WOOKEY was overpowered by YON in a 3 minute uneven match.
ALITA beat BOSCOE in a action packed 1 minute duel.
RASAE was overpowered by SARCASM in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
KARTHIK handily defeated GWORM in a popular 1 minute one-sided duel.
AMOS overpowered PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a slow 4 minute uneven duel.
WYRMSTAKE was overpowered by THOMAS MANN in a 1 minute one-sided match.
FREEZE BEE overpowered FRANK O'CONNOR in a 2 minute gory one-sided bout.
MAESTA handily defeated VELMA DINKLEY 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                     10         SLASHING ATTACK   49 -  28 -  2      64  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  9         TOTAL PARRY       58 -  43 -  0      57  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  9         AIMED BLOW        39 -  31 -  2      56  |
|AIMED BLOW                       7         STRIKING ATTACK   55 -  54 -  5      50  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         WALL OF STEEL     32 -  34 -  1      48  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      5         PARRY-LUNGE       24 -  26 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     5         BASHING ATTACK    32 -  35 -  4      48  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         LUNGING ATTACK    47 -  63 -  2      43  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    4         PARRY-RIPOSTE     22 -  32 -  1      41  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         PARRY-STRIKE      15 -  34 -  0      31  |

Turn 463 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 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        4 -  6         3  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    7 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  3         2  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     3 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  3         2  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    6 -  3     PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  4         1  BASHING ATTACK 
AIMED BLOW         4 -  3     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  5         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  SCARLETT 3959              11   3  1  103 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
TOTAL PARRY      REFRIGERATOR PERRY 552     18  15  0  101 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
SLASHING ATTACK  RODGER NEFFER 3872         22  14  1   96 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
LUNGING ATTACK   KAYD THE BOQ 3937          13  10  1   83 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
WALL OF STEEL    DORNE 3891                 18  14  1   81 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
AIMED BLOW       WYRMSHADOW 2986            14   9  0   75 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-STRIKE     WASTEL 3917                16  12  1   69 DARQUE AGES (29)
PARRY-LUNGE      NIKOLAI GOGOL 3911         15  13  0   66 LITERATE LOONS (40)
BASHING ATTACK   FOPDOODLE 3953             11   8  1   57 DARQUE AGES (29)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is DRUV 3785.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
WASTEL 3917.  The ten other most popular fighters were DAKATA 3994, RODGER NEFFER 
3872, KAYD THE BOQ 3937, TENN PENN 3871, THE AMAZING BOB 4031, EGWENE 4010, DRUV 
3785, HOARD 3974, THE LEPER KING 3995, and TZISS 3962.

The least popular fighter this week was FAUNA 4037.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were AMOS 4065, FRANK O'CONNOR 4075, VELMA DINKLEY 4077, WYRMSTAKE 4066, 
RASAE 4032, YON 3982, SKOR 4029, G.K. CHESTERTON 3958, APPIUS CAUDEX 3970, and 
PHANDELYON 3805.

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

OTTOBOT (81-3829) CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
CANTERBURY (81-3901) DARQUE AGES (29)