DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 11/27/2024 Duedate: 12/10/2024
SHADOWSPIRE ARENA
DM 81 TURN 464
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
KARL-FRANZ
FAR TRAVELERS (113)
(81-3946) [11-10-3,129]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
KARL-FRANZ POSITION IS EMPTY
FAR TRAVELERS (113)
(81-3946) [11-10-3,129]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
DRUV TENG SWARM
PRAY THE GODS (155) ARDUIN (200)
(81-3785) [19-18-0,98] (81-4005) [6-6-0,63]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
DARQUE AGES (29)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. LITERATE LOONS (40) 37
2. FAR TRAVELERS (113) 35 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
3. DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 28 Unchartered Team
4. ARDUIN (200) 22
5. WICKED MARTYRS (148) 16 SUPERIOR FORCES A204 (70)
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/ 1 DARQUE AGES (29) 11 3 0
2/ 2 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 1008 845 36 54.4 2/ 6 LITERATE LOONS (40) 9 6 1
3/ 4 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 774 671 22 53.6 3/ 2 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 9 6 0
4/ 3 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 959 832 34 53.5 4/ 8 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 8 7 0
5/ 5 DARQUE AGES (29) 1057 983 46 51.8 5/10 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 7 7 1
6- 7 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 195 185 6 51.3 6/ 3 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 7 7 0
7/ 6 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 126 120 7 51.2 7/ 9 FAR TRAVELERS (113) 7 8 1
8/ 8 PRAY THE GODS (155) 497 477 29 51.0 8/ 4 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 7 8 0
9/ 9 FAR TRAVELERS (113) 132 128 10 50.8 9/ 7 ARDUIN (200) 7 8 0
10/10 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 669 669 30 50.0 10/12 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 5 10 0
11/11 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 447 495 33 47.5 11- 5 NBA LEGENDS (156) 4 1 0
12/12 LITERATE LOONS (40) 793 879 36 47.4 12/13 PRAY THE GODS (155) 4 2 0
13/13 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 59 73 3 44.7 13-14 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 4 6 0
14-14 INEBRIATION (27) 436 595 28 42.3 14/11 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 4 11 0
15/15 ARDUIN (200) 61 94 2 39.4 15-15 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
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
A Statement from Karl-Franz: The Mighty, The Merciless, The Magnificent
Ach, mein esteemed audience, I come to you today mit heavy heart and biceps of steel
to address a most unfortunate mishap during last week's glorious bout in ze arena. I
refer, of course, to ze untimely demise of Herr Kohlbe, ze Longbeard powerhouse -- may
his tiny boots rest in peace. It was an accident, ja? Who could have guessed zat when
I, Karl-Franz ze Unstoppable, delivered my signature move, Das Blitzenstabben, his wee
little frame vould go flying like a sack of potatoes tossed by a drunken ogre? Truly,
zis vill haunt me... for at least ze next three minutes or so.
But fret not, dear fans, for Karl-Franz does not lack compassion! In ze spirit of
reconciliation, I vould like to offer ze Kohlbe clan a heartfelt "Oops!" as vell as a
signed poster of myself mid-victory pose (limited edition, ja?). Let us not dwell on
ze fact zat he vas, how you say, woefully outmatched. It is not my fault zat he
brought a sword so small it was like a toothpick. If anything, it was a lesson in
hubris -- for him! So, to all ze would-be challengers out zere, remember zis: If you
step onto ze sands mit Karl-Franz, be prepared to leave ze sands in defeat... or
possibly leave zis mortal coil. Prost!
Yours in humility,
Karl-Franz
SPY REPORT
It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty,
and despair! NBA LEGENDS after a sorry 0-0-0 might want to consider abandoning the
sands and taking up singing the 'Can't fight no more' blues! Nothing works for a
team like victory (How's that for a perceptive observation?) as CULT OF BACCHUS can
attest... Say what you will about blind luck and dirty fighting, but FAR TRAVELERS
will tell you 132-128-10 is nothing to laugh at... WICKED MARTYRS had cause to
celebrate, after SARCASM got 25 points by beating APPIUS CAUDEX. A certain someone
should cut down on the drinking and practice more, after losing 11 points to DAKATA.
(Discrete enough, FREEZE BEE?) Well, Duelmaster KARL-FRANZ challenged WICKED MARTYRS'
RODGER NEFFER. Is a 10-10-3 good enough? Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster were
disappointed by RODGER NEFFER, of WICKED MARTYRS, who despite a 22-15-1 couldn't
overcome SHADOWSPIRE's Number 1. So who's the team that's been walking into taverns
last week and ordering milk? Sounds like a PR stunt to me.
A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn? And do not the
little birds cry out?' Any ideas? Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the lion, so
did the "warriors" in SHADOWSPIRE avoid ARDUIN. As a woman of good breeding scorns
the "warriors" of DRAGONBANE GUILD, so did that sorry team shy from ARDUIN If
challenges were horses, RODGER NEFFER could open up a fast food joint! Do my ears
deceive me? WYRMSHADOW (outclassed by 26 points) challenged REFRIGERATOR PERRY, in
what promises to be a fight.(!) It's not whether you win or lose, but how many points
you get (3). Right, WYRMSHADOW?
Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.
Ask not a spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen
into an unconscious stupor.
Do not think spyreporting in SHADOWSPIRE is the highlight of my life. More
important duties call me. Can anything compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports
for SHADOWSPIRE? On that giddy note I take my leave-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KARL-FRANZ 3946 11 10 3 129 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SHAQ 3840 23 19 0 115 NBA LEGENDS (156)
SCARLETT 3959 12 3 1 113 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
REFRIGERATOR PERRY 552 19 15 0 103 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-TITO'S 3868 14 15 0 100 INEBRIATION (27)
ORLANDO 2688 19 30 1 99 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
DRUV 3785 19 18 0 98 PRAY THE GODS (155)
BIG BROTHER 59 23 28 0 97 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
TZISS 3962 11 7 2 97 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RODGER NEFFER 3872 22 15 1 87 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
-KIRIN ICHIBAN 1680 14 11 0 87 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
DORNE 3891 19 14 1 86 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
TENN PENN 3871 19 18 0 86 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
KAYD THE BOQ 3937 13 11 1 84 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-DENNIS RODMAN 3894 16 15 0 80 NBA LEGENDS (156)
MARCUS CATO 3969 13 14 1 79 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
WYRMSHADOW 2986 14 10 0 78 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
PUBLIUS SCIPIO 3966 12 15 1 71 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
NIKOLAI GOGOL 3911 16 13 0 70 LITERATE LOONS (40)
PHANDELYON 3805 16 13 0 70 ARDUIN (200)
WASTEL 3917 16 13 1 69 DARQUE AGES (29)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FOPDOODLE 3953 12 8 1 66 DARQUE AGES (29)
DAGO DRACOSPEAR 3948 11 6 1 64 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
THE LEPER KING 3995 11 3 0 63 DARQUE AGES (29)
TENG SWARM 4005 6 6 0 63 ARDUIN (200)
DAINTY LEAF 3890 13 20 2 61 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-STEPH CURRY 3965 9 7 0 57 NBA LEGENDS (156)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-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 13 0 55 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
HOARD 3974 8 5 1 54 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
SARCASM 4051 5 2 1 54 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
DURN WOLFSNARL 3955 10 10 0 52 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
TIBERE GRACCHUS 3971 9 18 1 52 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
DAHNAR 4003 6 7 0 44 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
MICKEY SPLITZ 3973 7 10 0 42 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
GEORGE ELIOT 3978 8 9 2 41 LITERATE LOONS (40)
G.K. CHESTERTON 3958 9 9 0 40 LITERATE LOONS (40)
SKOR 4029 6 4 1 38 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
-FURIOUS 4058 3 1 0 37 INEBRIATION (27)
GROOG 3960 9 8 0 35 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
FLAVIUS MANICUS 3976 8 9 0 35 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
ZAKARIYA 4001 7 6 0 35 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DAKATA 3994 4 8 0 31 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
-KARL MALONE 4042 4 2 0 30 NBA LEGENDS (156)
EGWENE 4010 3 7 0 28 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
AMOS 4065 5 1 0 27 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
YON 3982 6 3 0 25 PRAY THE GODS (155)
VERA ELSTER 4056 5 2 1 25 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
PHRAINT 4028 5 6 0 25 ARDUIN (200)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FAUNA 4037 7 2 0 23 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
THOMAS MANN 4076 2 1 0 21 LITERATE LOONS (40)
THE AMAZING BOB 4031 4 7 0 20 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-BEEFEATER 3993 3 6 0 20 INEBRIATION (27)
FREEZE BEE 4070 3 1 0 18 ARDUIN (200)
-ARCTIC WOOKEY 4035 4 4 0 16 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
RASAE 4032 3 7 0 16 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ALITA 4052 4 3 0 15 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
FRANK O'CONNOR 4075 2 1 0 15 LITERATE LOONS (40)
SRI GHURKA 4069 1 2 0 14 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
WYRMSTAKE 4066 1 3 0 14 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
FARHAH 4081 1 0 0 13 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
MAESTA 4073 1 2 0 9 DARQUE AGES (29)
KARTHIK 4049 1 3 0 7 PRAY THE GODS (155)
-MOON MAN 4057 1 3 0 6 INEBRIATION (27)
GWORM 4071 1 3 0 6 ARDUIN (200)
BOSCOE 4074 1 2 0 5 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
-HIGH LIFE 4072 1 0 0 5 INEBRIATION (27)
VELMA DINKLEY 4077 0 2 0 2 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
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
PERSONAL ADS
Canterbury -- I thought I might get the jump on you this time, but apparently not.
Geesh -- Big Brother
Tziss -- I SAID, "LET ME GET UP!" NOW DON'T DO THAT AGAIN! -- Refrigerator Perry
Dorne -- My friend! To be totally honest, I thought the boss was setting me up for a
learning opportunity. I didn't think I'd actually win!! Thank you!! -- Scarlett
Fauna -- I am pleasantly surprised! Great to meet you! -- Egwene
Maesta -- Jinkies! Thanks that you at least allowed me to swing a few times, but
yowzers!! -- Velma Dinkley
All -- We are all present and accounted for. Scarlett and Egwene had great victories!
Now we just have to see what comes next! How in the world are three Heroes in the
Challenger Champions at the moment? And I got political points!?! Wow! -- Refrigerator
Perry for the Childhood Heroes
Mickey Splitz -- Less of a workout, but excellent training! Congrats on your rating.
Til we meet again. -- Dahnar the Gratified
Sarcasm -- I thought for 1 second I had you. Boy was I wrong. -- Rasae the Confounded
Alita -- I was robbed! The Arenamaster cheated me! -- Boscoe the Aggrieved
Karl -- Franz -- Was that really necessary!?! -- Kohlbe the Ghost
All -- Kohlbe -- 10-10-13-15(+1)-15(+1)-9-15(+1). Another Longbeard passes before his
time. Rest in Peace, brother. -- Visionist
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
KARL-FRANZ devastated RODGER NEFFER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
WYRMSHADOW was subdued by REFRIGERATOR PERRY in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge melee.
PHANDELYON vanquished DAINTY LEAF in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
SKOR savagely defeated EGWENE in a 3 minute brutal Challenge fight.
YON was viciously subdued by GEORGE ELIOT in a dull 9 minute gory Challenge brawl.
SCARLETT devastated TENN PENN in a 1 minute mismatched match.
DRUV viciously subdued KAYD THE BOQ in a action packed 4 minute expert's fight.
BIG BROTHER slimly lost to ORLANDO in a action packed 2 minute veteran's duel.
MARCUS CATO defeated DAGO DRACOSPEAR in a 2 minute brutal fight.
WASTEL was overcome by DORNE in a 2 minute veteran's bout.
PUBLIUS SCIPIO was demolished by TZISS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
FOPDOODLE devastated DAHNAR in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
DURN WOLFSNARL was unbelievably bested by TENG SWARM in a 4 minute bout.
NIKOLAI GOGOL overpowered ZAKARIYA in a 2 minute bloody one-sided duel.
GROOG lost to MICKEY SPLITZ in a 2 minute fray.
THE LEPER KING beat TIBERE GRACCHUS in a crowd pleasing 4 minute brawl.
HOARD viciously subdued AMOS in a 2 minute brutal fight.
APPIUS CAUDEX was demolished by SARCASM in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.
FLAVIUS MANICUS defeated THE AMAZING BOB in a 2 minute conflict.
G.K. CHESTERTON devastated ALITA in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
FREEZE BEE was narrowly defeated by DAKATA in a 2 minute novice vs. veteran duel.
PHRAINT overcame MAESTA in a popular 1 minute expert vs. amateur duel.
VERA ELSTER demolished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
RASAE was outwaited by FRANK O'CONNOR in a slow 8 minute gruesome match.
FAUNA outlasted GWORM in a tiresome 10 minute bout.
KARTHIK lost to WYRMSTAKE in a action packed 2 minute beginner's bout.
SRI GHURKA overpowered BOSCOE in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
VELMA DINKLEY was handily defeated by THOMAS MANN in a 2 minute gory one-sided duel.
FARHAH overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute uneven duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 9 SLASHING ATTACK 47 - 30 - 2 61 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 8 TOTAL PARRY 57 - 46 - 0 55 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 6 AIMED BLOW 38 - 32 - 2 54 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 6 STRIKING ATTACK 55 - 51 - 4 52 |
|AIMED BLOW 6 BASHING ATTACK 32 - 30 - 4 52 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 5 PARRY-LUNGE 24 - 25 - 0 49 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 4 WALL OF STEEL 29 - 33 - 0 47 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 LUNGING ATTACK 47 - 57 - 1 45 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 21 - 33 - 1 39 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 PARRY-STRIKE 15 - 33 - 0 31 |
Turn 464 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 3 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 3 3 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 6 - 2 TOTAL PARRY 3 - 6 2 PARRY-LUNGE
BASHING ATTACK 3 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 3 2 SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 3 - 1 AIMED BLOW 1 - 5 1 BASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 2 1 TOTAL PARRY
SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 3 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK KARL-FRANZ 3946 11 10 3 129 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
TOTAL PARRY REFRIGERATOR PERRY 552 19 15 0 103 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
PARRY-LUNGE DRUV 3785 19 18 0 98 PRAY THE GODS (155)
SLASHING ATTACK RODGER NEFFER 3872 22 15 1 87 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
WALL OF STEEL DORNE 3891 19 14 1 86 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
LUNGING ATTACK KAYD THE BOQ 3937 13 11 1 84 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
AIMED BLOW WYRMSHADOW 2986 14 10 0 78 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
PARRY-STRIKE WASTEL 3917 16 13 1 69 DARQUE AGES (29)
BASHING ATTACK FOPDOODLE 3953 12 8 1 66 DARQUE AGES (29)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
The overall popularity leader is DRUV 3785. The most popular warrior this turn was
TENG SWARM 4005. The ten other most popular fighters were KAYD THE BOQ 3937, THE
LEPER KING 3995, ORLANDO 2688, DURN WOLFSNARL 3955, KARTHIK 4049, DAGO DRACOSPEAR
3948, HOARD 3974, DAKATA 3994, WYRMSHADOW 2986, and SKOR 4029.
The least popular fighter this week was YON 3982. The other ten least popular
fighters were FAUNA 4037, GWORM 4071, RASAE 4032, VELMA DINKLEY 4077, BOSCOE 4074,
FRANK O'CONNOR 4075, ALITA 4052, ZAKARIYA 4001, DAHNAR 4003, and TENN PENN 3871.
CHALLENGES AND AVOIDS
To clarify: You issue Challenges to warriors, but Avoid teams.
To Challenge, write that warrior's name and ID# in the space provided.
To Avoid, write the team's name and Team ID in that space.
Make sure you include the ID!