DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/22/2025    Duedate: 02/04/2025

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM 81    TURN 468

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

KARL-FRANZ
FAR TRAVELERS (113)
(81-3946) [14-10-3,144]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KARL-FRANZ                     POSITION IS EMPTY
FAR TRAVELERS (113)            
(81-3946) [14-10-3,144]        

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

WASTEL                         VERA ELSTER
DARQUE AGES (29)               BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
(81-3917) [17-16-1,81]         (81-4056) [6-5-2,31]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

PRAY THE GODS (155)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. DARQUE AGES (29)              42 
2. PRAY THE GODS (155)           32    NBA LEGENDS (156)
3. LITERATE LOONS (40)           25    Unchartered Team
4. CLAN LONGBEARD (39)           24 
5. NBA LEGENDS (156)             19    PENTIGONAL PINK (63)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 NBA LEGENDS (156)        295 243 17 54.8   1/ 5 PRAY THE GODS (155)      10  3 0
 2/ 2 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      1021 852 37 54.5   2/ 1 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      10  5 1
 3/ 3 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      970 841 34 53.6   3/ 6 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)      10  5 1
 4/ 4 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)    781 679 22 53.5   4/ 8 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       9  6 0
 5/ 5 DARQUE AGES (29)         1064 993 46 51.7   5/ 7 FAR TRAVELERS (113)       9  6 0
 6/ 8 PRAY THE GODS (155)      509 481 29 51.4   6/ 9 LITERATE LOONS (40)       8  7 0
 7/ 6 FAR TRAVELERS (113)      141 134 10 51.3   7/ 2 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   7  8 1
 8/ 7 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)      205 195  7 51.2   8/ 3 NBA LEGENDS (156)         7  8 0
 9/ 9 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     677 679 30 49.9   9/11 DARQUE AGES (29)          6  7 0
10/10 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)     132 133  8 49.8  10- 4 ARDUIN (200)              5  5 0
11/11 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  457 505 34 47.5  11/10 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      5  8 0
12/12 LITERATE LOONS (40)      803 889 36 47.5  12/13 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      5 10 0
13/13 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      65  87  3 42.8  13/12 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     4  6 0
14-14 ARDUIN (200)              70 100  2 41.2  14/14 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      4 10 1

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

Greetings, Shadowspire. Risem Oakcrest here assisting your master spy reporter Huard 
DePriest with a report covering this past Year in Review.

First off, I will start with the Duelmasters. The Team with the Most Turns as 
Duelmaster is LITERATE LOONS with 5, followed by CHILDHOOD HEROES and CLAN LONGBEARD 
with 4. The DM with the Most Turns on top is CANTEBURY and BAVIL, who both had 3. The 
DM with the Most Wins is BAVIL with 31. The DM with Most Losses is SAUL BELLOW with 
24. The DM with the Most Kills is a tie between WONDER WOMAN and KARL-FRANZ, who each 
had 3. During the year there were 16 different Duelmasters, here is the breakdown of 
DM's by Style: WS=3, SL=3, ST=3, PR=2, PL=2, TP=1, AB=1, LU=1.

Now for the Lord Protectors. The Team with the Most Lord Protectors is LITERATE LOONS 
with 4. They are followed by BIG LAKE SOLUTION, CHILDHOOD HEEROES and FAR TRAVELERS, 
who each had 3 invitees. The LP with the Most Wins is BAVIL with 31. The LP with Most 
Losses is ANTON CHEKHOV with 35. The LP with the Most Kills is a tie between AHNA 
MISSTEP, GALPOH CHIPAXE, and WOMNDER WOMAN who each had 3. During the year there were 
22 warriors invited to the Isle of the Eye, here is a breakdown of LP's by Style: 
WS=4, SL=4, TP=3, PL=3, BA=2, LU=2, PR=2, AB=1, PS=1. Yes, no Striker invitee--Gayne 
was the closest but he died just short of his invite. Two of the years invitees were 
inducted into the city's Hall of Fame: CANTEBURY and BAVIL.

I hope you enjoyed my report and wish all of your fair city a prosperous new year. 
This report was brought to you in association with the Shadowspire Yellow Press.

                                      SPY REPORT

Welcome back to The Spire! We found ourselves bracing against a chill wind as we 
watched our favorite gladiators on the sands. It is cold in here, but the arena action 
brought the heat and made it bearable. Let's take a look at how badly you bums 
performed today. As always, I will be your guide through all things The Spire-related. 
Who am I? I am Huard DePriest, spy reporter extraordinaire, but you knew that already, 
didn't you?

First off, congratulations are in order to Druv and Big Brother, who are leaving today 
for the Isle. Druv was our Duelmaster and decided to go out in style by challenging 
Durn Wolfsnarl. It took 6 minutes, but Druv leaves with another win. He leaves behind 
an adoring fanbase, some bruised egos, and a few shattered dreams.

Karl-Franz from the Far Travelers guild clinched the title by dismantling Wyrmshadow 
in a one-sided affair that had the spectators blinking and missing it. While the new 
Duelmaster will certainly celebrate tonight, he already has one foot out the door as 
Karl-Franz gets an invite to the Isle. Who will take the throne next? Your guess is as 
good as mine. Okay, maybe not as good, but you know what I am asking you, right?  
Whoever gets it, I'm betting it is going to be a circus in two weeks.

The most avoided team today was Big Lake Solution. Dodging like they owe Big Lake 
Solution money is Dragonbane Guild. In other news, Wastel was this turn's most 
challenged warrior. He might be enjoying the pain a bit too much as he reached for the 
stars and challenged Tenn Penn. Wastel only walked away with a 2-minute lesson in 
humility and and two pity points in recognition.

Our biggest upchallenge today came when Fopdoodle got delusions of grandeur and 
challenged up 28 points to fight Kirin Ichiban. Perhaps it was the cold, but Fopdoodle 
surprisingly overcame Kirin and jumped into the Challenger Champions.  On the 
flipside, there were no downchallenges today unless you count Bloodfeuds, which I do 
not. No downchallenges?! Is management napping at some of these guildhouses?

As always, it was a blood-soaked ballet of chaos and comedy. Well, a comedy of errors 
for many of the warriors, but funny nonetheless. Until next turn, follow some sage 
advice that the other spy reporters would give you. You know me better than to expect 
some wise, ancient adage. It is too cold for such nonsense. Okay, maybe just this 
once. "Stay warm and drunk because nothing fights the chill like a good coat . . . of 
whiskey!"

                                          -- Huard DePriest

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KARL-FRANZ 3946              14  10  3 144         FAR TRAVELERS (113)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DORNE 3891                   23  14  2 135         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       
 TENN PENN 3871               23  18  0 116         WICKED MARTYRS (148)      
 DENNIS RODMAN 3894           20  15  0 113         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
 ORLANDO 2688                 21  31  1 100         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
-PHANDELYON 3805              18  14  0  97         ARDUIN (200)              
 FOPDOODLE 3953               15   9  1  97         DARQUE AGES (29)          
 NIKOLAI GOGOL 3911           18  15  0  95         LITERATE LOONS (40)       
 DURN WOLFSNARL 3955          13  11  0  95         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   
 SHAQ 3840                    24  22  0  94         NBA LEGENDS (156)         

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MARCUS CATO 3969             16  15  1  86         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
 KAYD THE BOQ 3937            15  13  1  85         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   
 WASTEL 3917                  17  16  1  81         DARQUE AGES (29)          
 REFRIGERATOR PERRY 552       20  18  0  80         CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      
 KIRIN ICHIBAN 1680           16  13  0  77         ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)       
 TZISS 3962                   12  10  2  77         WICKED MARTYRS (148)      
 DAINTY LEAF 3890             16  21  2  76         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       
 DAGO DRACOSPEAR 3948         12   8  1  76         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 STEPH CURRY 3965             11   9  0  73         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
 THE LEPER KING 3995          13   5  0  72         DARQUE AGES (29)          
-TENG SWARM 4005               7   8  0  71         ARDUIN (200)              
 WYRMSHADOW 2986              14  13  0  67         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PUBLIUS SCIPIO 3966          13  18  1  66         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
 HOARD 3974                   10   6  1  66         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 OLD PECULIAR 1808             8   8  2  66         ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)       
 JERRY WEST 4009               8   6  2  64         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
 APPIUS CAUDEX 3970           14  17  0  59         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 G.K. CHESTERTON 3958         12  10  0  56         LITERATE LOONS (40)       
 TIBERE GRACCHUS 3971         11  20  1  54         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
 GROOG 3960                   11  10  0  53         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       
 DAHNAR 4003                   9   8  0  53         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       
 MICKEY SPLITZ 3973            9  12  0  53         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   
 DAKATA 3994                   6  10  0  49         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       
-FREEZE BEE 4070               6   1  0  46         ARDUIN (200)              
 THOMAS MANN 4076              5   2  0  46         LITERATE LOONS (40)       
 AMOS 4065                     8   2  0  45         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       
 EGWENE 4010                   5   9  0  44         CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      
 ARCTIC WOOKEY 4035            6   6  0  43         ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)       
 SKOR 4029                     7   6  1  42         FAR TRAVELERS (113)       
 GEORGE ELIOT 3978             9  12  2  41         LITERATE LOONS (40)       
 ZAKARIYA 4001                 9   7  0  38         FAR TRAVELERS (113)       
 YON 3982                      9   4  0  37         PRAY THE GODS (155)       
 FAUNA 4037                    9   3  0  37         FAR TRAVELERS (113)       
 FLAVIUS MANICUS 3976          8  13  0  37         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
 ALITA 4052                    6   5  0  35         WICKED MARTYRS (148)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-PHRAINT 4028                  7   7  0  34         ARDUIN (200)              

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VERA ELSTER 4056              6   5  2  31         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   
 ZUBIN 4079                    3   0  0  31         PRAY THE GODS (155)       
 THE AMAZING BOB 4031          6   9  0  27         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   
 RASAE 4032                    5   9  0  25         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       
 KAPOW 4085                    3   0  0  25         ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SARCASM 4051                  5   6  1  23         WICKED MARTYRS (148)      
 KARTHIK 4049                  3   5  0  21         PRAY THE GODS (155)       
 WYRMSTAKE 4066                3   4  0  17         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 JOHN STOCKTON 4089            1   0  0  16         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
 FRANK O'CONNOR 4075           3   4  0  14         LITERATE LOONS (40)       
 BOSCOE 4074                   3   4  0  13         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       
 MAESTA 4073                   2   5  0  11         DARQUE AGES (29)          
-GWORM 4071                    2   5  0  11         ARDUIN (200)              
 CYNDARA 4086                  1   1  0  11         FAR TRAVELERS (113)       
 FARHAH 4081                   2   3  0  10         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       
 MOLDYLOX 4080                 2   2  0   8         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       
 VELMA DINKLEY 4077            0   6  0   6         CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      
 MOLSON 4084                   1   2  0   5         ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)       
 CARMINA BURANA 4087           0   1  0   1         DARQUE AGES (29)          

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SCARLETT 3959          13  5 1 CHILDHOOD HEROES 8   DORNE 3891             467  
SRI GHURKA 4069         1  3 0 FAR TRAVELERS 113    VERA ELSTER 4056       466 REVENGED
KARL MALONE 4042        5  4 0 NBA LEGENDS 156      OLD PECULIAR 1808      467 JUST REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Gworm -- I'm gloating now! -- Dahnar the Windbag

George Eliot -- Good fight and thanks for the training. -- Amos the Gracious

Thomas Mann -- I may have made a career error trying the dueling stuff. -- Rasae the 
Uneasy

Arctic Wookey -- Okay, Okay I got it let the wookey win. -- Boscoe the Chagrined

Kapow -- Trying to kill me huh? I will remember that. -- Farhah the Miffed

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

BIG BROTHER butchered SPYMASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DENNIS RODMAN demolished OLD PECULIAR in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud melee.
REFRIGERATOR PERRY was savagely defeated by DORNE in a 3 minute Bloodfeud duel.
DRUV defeated DURN WOLFSNARL in a crowd pleasing 6 minute master's Challenge match.
WASTEL was savagely defeated by TENN PENN in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge struggle.
STEPH CURRY was defeated by KAYD THE BOQ in a 2 minute gruesome Challenge melee.
FOPDOODLE vanquished KIRIN ICHIBAN in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
THE LEPER KING overpowered MICKEY SPLITZ in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
EGWENE savagely defeated GEORGE ELIOT in a 3 minute brutal Challenge fight.
YON outwaited VERA ELSTER in a popular 10 minute Challenge bout.
ARCTIC WOOKEY demolished SARCASM in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
ZUBIN overcame THE AMAZING BOB in a 2 minute Challenge contest.
KARTHIK bested BOSCOE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Challenge bout.
VELMA DINKLEY was overcome by FRANK O'CONNOR in a 4 minute Challenge fight.
KARL-FRANZ vanquished WYRMSHADOW in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Title bout.
SHAQ was overcome by ORLANDO in a 1 minute master's bout.
DAGO DRACOSPEAR slimly lost to NIKOLAI GOGOL in a 3 minute gory brawl.
TZISS overpowered GROOG in a 1 minute one-sided match.
MARCUS CATO beat JERRY WEST in a 2 minute gory match.
DAINTY LEAF overcame APPIUS CAUDEX in a popular 1 minute master's competition.
HOARD luckily beat THOMAS MANN in a 2 minute brutal duel.
G.K. CHESTERTON overpowered ALITA in a 1 minute uneven fray.
PUBLIUS SCIPIO handily defeated SKOR in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
TIBERE GRACCHUS was subdued by DAKATA in a popular 2 minute gruesome fight.
FLAVIUS MANICUS was luckily beaten by FAUNA in a action packed 5 minute fight.
ZAKARIYA was savagely defeated by DAHNAR in a exciting 3 minute gruesome bout.
AMOS beat AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 4 minute duel.
RASAE overcame CYNDARA in a 4 minute bloody expert vs. novice bout.
WYRMSTAKE won victory over MOLSON in a 2 minute bout.
MAESTA was defeated by KAPOW in a 2 minute gruesome fight.
MOLDYLOX was overcome by JOHN STOCKTON in a 2 minute novice's fight.
FARHAH subdued CARMINA BURANA in a exciting 1 minute novice's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         TOTAL PARRY       54 -  40 -  0      57  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      8         SLASHING ATTACK   41 -  31 -  0      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         BASHING ATTACK    29 -  22 -  2      57  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         PARRY-LUNGE       25 -  22 -  0      53  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      6         STRIKING ATTACK   50 -  47 -  5      52  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         LUNGING ATTACK    44 -  42 -  2      51  |
|AIMED BLOW                       6         AIMED BLOW        30 -  31 -  1      49  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    5         WALL OF STEEL     22 -  25 -  1      47  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     5         PARRY-RIPOSTE     21 -  30 -  0      41  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         PARRY-STRIKE      15 -  39 -  0      28  |

Turn 468 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-RIPOSTE      4 -  1     AIMED BLOW         2 -  4         2  TOTAL PARRY    
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  3         2  PARRY-LUNGE    
LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  3     PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  4         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        5 -  3                                       2  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-LUNGE        3 -  3                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  4                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
BASHING ATTACK     3 -  3                                       1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  KARL-FRANZ 3946            14  10  3  144 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
WALL OF STEEL    DORNE 3891                 23  14  2  135 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
TOTAL PARRY      TENN PENN 3871             23  18  0  116 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    DENNIS RODMAN 3894         20  15  0  113 NBA LEGENDS (156)
BASHING ATTACK   FOPDOODLE 3953             15   9  1   97 DARQUE AGES (29)
PARRY-LUNGE      NIKOLAI GOGOL 3911         18  15  0   95 LITERATE LOONS (40)
LUNGING ATTACK   MARCUS CATO 3969           16  15  1   86 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
PARRY-STRIKE     WASTEL 3917                17  16  1   81 DARQUE AGES (29)
SLASHING ATTACK  KIRIN ICHIBAN 1680         16  13  0   77 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
AIMED BLOW       THE LEPER KING 3995        13   5  0   72 DARQUE AGES (29)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is WASTEL 3917.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
VERA ELSTER 4056.  The ten other most popular fighters were DAHNAR 4003, FLAVIUS 
MANICUS 3976, DORNE 3891, TENN PENN 3871, DAKATA 3994, WASTEL 3917, THOMAS MANN 4076, 
DURN WOLFSNARL 3955, KAYD THE BOQ 3937, and EGWENE 4010.

The least popular fighter this week was YON 3982.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were AMOS 4065, SKOR 4029, ALITA 4052, GROOG 3960, FRANK O'CONNOR 4075, 
VELMA DINKLEY 4077, THE AMAZING BOB 4031, SARCASM 4051, MICKEY SPLITZ 3973, and KIRIN 
ICHIBAN 1680.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

KARL-FRANZ (81-3946) FAR TRAVELERS (113)

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

BIG BROTHER (81-59) CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
DRUV (81-3785) PRAY THE GODS (155)