DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/19/2025    Duedate: 03/04/2025

SHADOWSPIRE ARENA

DM 81    TURN 470

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TENN PENN
WICKED MARTYRS (148)
(81-3871) [25-18-0,132]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TENN PENN                      CALINDOR
WICKED MARTYRS (148)           DAMOONS (75)
(81-3871) [25-18-0,132]        (81-706) [1-1-0,9]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

TENN PENN                      TIBERE GRACCHUS
WICKED MARTYRS (148)           ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
(81-3871) [25-18-0,132]        (81-3971) [11-22-1,56]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CLAN LONGBEARD (39)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)           38 
2. DARQUE AGES (29)              37    NBA LEGENDS (156)
3. CULT OF BACCHUS (4)           37    Unchartered Team
4. CLAN LONGBEARD (39)           36 
5. CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)          29    DAMOONS (75)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 NBA LEGENDS (156)        301 247 17 54.9   1/ 5 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      11  4 1
 2/ 2 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      1028 855 37 54.6   2/ 4 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)      10  5 0
 3/ 3 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)      977 844 35 53.7   3/ 2 PRAY THE GODS (155)       9  2 0
 4/ 4 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)    784 686 22 53.3   4/ 1 FAR TRAVELERS (113)       9  6 2
 5/ 5 FAR TRAVELERS (113)      148 137 12 51.9   5/ 3 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)       9  6 0
 6/ 7 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)      212 198  7 51.7   6/ 6 NBA LEGENDS (156)         8  7 0
 7/ 6 DARQUE AGES (29)         1068 999 46 51.7   7/ 7 WICKED MARTYRS (148)      7  4 1
 8/ 8 PRAY THE GODS (155)      514 483 29 51.6   8/ 9 LITERATE LOONS (40)       7  8 0
 9/ 9 WICKED MARTYRS (148)     682 681 31 50.0   9/ 8 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      6  9 0
10/10 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)     135 136  8 49.8  10/12 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     6  9 0
11/12 LITERATE LOONS (40)      807 895 36 47.4  11/10 DARQUE AGES (29)          6  9 0
12/11 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)  459 513 35 47.2  12/13 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      5  5 1
13/13 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      69  93  3 42.6  13/14*DAMOONS (75)              4  6 0
14/15*DAMOONS (75)               4   6  0 40.0  14/11 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   3 12 1

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

                               SHADOWSPIRE HALL of FAME

                          76 GRAN TORINO of AMERICAN MUSCLE
                             CHAKHARI of KELLUMBO'S KIDS
                         BURM WOLFSNARL of BIG LAKE OUTCASTS
                              COPERNICUS of DARQUE AGES
                          ANVIL IRONFIST of DRAGONBANE GUILD
                               LUTHERIUS of WARMASTERS
                           RAT-LOVING CAT of LA PENTARCHIE
                               GURG of 4-LETTER CAVEMEN
                               KANODRAUG of THE DRAUGS
                               DUNNIK of CLAN LONGBEARD
                               CORRIN of CLAN LONGBEARD
                            CHILI SURPIRSE of OTTO'S DINER
                            LOW AND AWAY of CAPITAL CARTEL
                              HUMMINGBIRD of SUMMERBORN
                              OUTLAW PETE of JUNGLELAND
                             SHAVIOLA of OF WOLF AND MAN
                         69 FAIRLANE COBRA of AMERICAN MUSCLE
                             HOLY SHITAKE of OTTO'S DINER
                            GIGI DEVINE of CULT OF BACCHUS
                              CLERLEON of LA PENTARCHIE
                             GREMLIN STEW of OTTO'S DINER
                              VLAD TEPES of DARQUE AGES
                            LADY ORIEL of DRAGONBANE GUILD
                            BRAIN EATER of SOME KINDA HATE
                               YORKE of CLAN LONGBEARD
                              PRAWN STAR of OTTO'S DINER
                           GERTRUDE STEIN of LITERATE LOONS
                            MICKEY SLIM of WICKED MARTYRS
                            SLIM CHANCE of SOME KINDA HATE
                              JUIBLEX of MONSTER MANUAL
                                HADRIAN of WARMASTERS
                               GIBSON of WICKED MARTYRS
                            THE PAPERBOY of THE COMMODORES
                                TU DU of THE MONSANTIS
                           JET-BOOT JACK of THE COMMODORES
                               RISHVI of PRAY THE GODS
                             INNOCENT III of DARQUE AGES
                              SKINNY LENNY of SHANGHAIED
                               CASTILLON of DARQUE AGES
                               PAVIL of CLAN LONGBEARD
                               NARSIL of MIRKWOOD ORCS
                               DEEP SIX of KILL 'EM ALL
                               ZEHDEA of CLAN LONGBEARD
                               RINGIL of MIRKWOOD ORCS
                               HRUAN of CLAN LONGBEARD
                               BAVIL of CLAN LONGBEARD
                               CANTEBURY of DARQUE AGES

The HoF is updated though turn 469 and one new warrior qualified, CANTEBURY of DARQUE 
AGES. Congrats, Master Darque on #5! There are five new warriors added to the Duelmaster 
list, which includes a couple of new Plungers. Nine new invitees were added to the Lord 
Protector list and KARL-FRANZ of FAR TRAVELERS joined the Most Deadly list. 

All lists and arena newsletters can be seen online at the Shadowspire Hall of Records. 
Next update will be on turn 480.    

                                   -- Visionist, Manager of Clan Longbeard
                                      Administrator of the Shadowspire Hall of Records
                                      http://tinyurl.com/ShadowspireHallofFame

                                      SPY REPORT

Ah, my dear bloodthirsty patrons of The Spire, it's that time again! Grab your ale, 
clutch your coin purse, and prepare for another edition of the Shadowspire Yellow 
Press. Today, we are presenting Huard's Tipsy Takes in the arena we love!

Our newly crowned Duelmaster is Tenn Penn from the Wicked Martyrs guild. He 
unceremoniously thrashed Publio Scipio to ascend to The Spire's coveted throne. It 
turns out that Scipio's strategy of conquest did not hold up so well against a sharp 
sword to the ribs. Who knew? This makes Tenn Penn our newest champ, but the throne is 
anything but stable. Six separate challengers stepped up this cycle, showing nearly 
everyone wants a piece of The Spire's top dog.

Meanwhile, our departing Duelmaster, Dorne, survived a bloodfeud match against 
Refrigerator Perry. It was Dorne's final fight in our lovely arena, and he now makes 
his way to the Isle of the Eye! What more could a warrior desire than to join the 
ranks of the immortals and leave your home with another victory notched on your 
scabbard?

Big Lake Solution was the biggest pariah in the arena this week. Whatever they do in 
the gladiator pens has their fellow fighters trying to avoid them. Darque Ages got 
tons of practice with the "nope" faces dodging Big Lake Solution like a noble avoiding 
taxes.  Were they sidestepping a grudge? Avoiding a down challenge? It is hard to say. 
Sticking with Big Lake Solution, they also had the most challenged warrior for today's 
games. Kayd the Boq had a massive target on his back, even larger than our 
Duelmaster's! What happens when you poke the bear? Well, sometimes the bear pokes back 
. . . and sometimes, the bear gets trampled. Kirin Ichiban took down Kayd the Boq in 
swift fashion.

There are some other juicy tidbits worth sharing today! Old Peculiar turned our other 
departing Lord Protector Shaq into a stepping stone, picking up a massive 25 points in 
his victory. That's one way to build a legacy in the arena.  In other news, Farhah 
turned an "underdog" fight into an execution by killing Vera Elster. I'm hoping that 
it is going to stir some bad blood in the ranks. Last of all, Dropsie had a short-
lived career, meeting a brutal end at the hands of Sarcasm. Death by wit? Now that is 
poetic!

With new rivalries forming and old wounds festering, the next turn promises to be even 
bloodier! Who will fall? Who will prevail? You have to come back and see, ya bums! 
Time for me to order another round and sign off. I checked out an hour ago, but now I 
can stop writing! Until the next time . . .

                                          -- Huard DePriest

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TENN PENN 3871               25  18  0 132         WICKED MARTYRS (148)      

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TZISS 3962                   14  10  2 115         WICKED MARTYRS (148)      
 KIRIN ICHIBAN 1680           18  13  0 109         ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)       
 FOPDOODLE 3953               16  10  1 104         DARQUE AGES (29)          
 DAGO DRACOSPEAR 3948         14   8  1 103         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 OLD PECULIAR 1808            10   8  2  99         ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)       
 ORLANDO 2688                 21  33  1  97         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 DAINTY LEAF 3890             18  21  2  91         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       
 DURN WOLFSNARL 3955          14  12  0  91         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STEPH CURRY 3965             12  10  0  89         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
 NIKOLAI GOGOL 3911           19  16  0  86         LITERATE LOONS (40)       
 KAYD THE BOQ 3937            16  14  2  86         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   
 REFRIGERATOR PERRY 552       20  20  0  82         CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      
 JERRY WEST 4009              10   6  2  82         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
 APPIUS CAUDEX 3970           16  17  0  81         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DENNIS RODMAN 3894           20  17  0  77         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
 HOARD 3974                   11   7  1  76         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 PUBLIUS SCIPIO 3966          14  19  1  74         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
 DAHNAR 4003                  11   8  0  69         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       
 MARCUS CATO 3969             16  17  1  68         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
 THE LEPER KING 3995          13   7  0  67         DARQUE AGES (29)          

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THOMAS MANN 4076              6   3  0  62         LITERATE LOONS (40)       
 WYRMSHADOW 2986              14  15  0  57         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 SKOR 4029                     9   6  2  57         FAR TRAVELERS (113)       
 EGWENE 4010                   6  10  0  57         CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 G.K. CHESTERTON 3958         13  11  0  56         LITERATE LOONS (40)       
 TIBERE GRACCHUS 3971         11  22  1  56         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
 ZAKARIYA 4001                11   7  0  56         FAR TRAVELERS (113)       
 GROOG 3960                   12  11  0  54         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       
 FLAVIUS MANICUS 3976          9  14  0  49         ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)      
 YON 3982                     11   4  0  45         PRAY THE GODS (155)       
 ARCTIC WOOKEY 4035            7   7  0  45         ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)       
 ZUBIN 4079                    5   0  0  44         PRAY THE GODS (155)       
 JOHN STOCKTON 4089            3   0  0  44         NBA LEGENDS (156)         
 GEORGE ELIOT 3978             9  14  2  43         LITERATE LOONS (40)       
 DAKATA 3994                   7  11  0  43         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       
 MICKEY SPLITZ 3973            9  14  0  41         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   
 AMOS 4065                     9   3  0  40         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       
 RASAE 4032                    7   9  0  37         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FARHAH 4081                   3   4  1  33         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       
 FAUNA 4037                    9   5  0  32         FAR TRAVELERS (113)       
 KARTHIK 4049                  4   6  0  31         PRAY THE GODS (155)       
 KAPOW 4085                    4   1  0  30         ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)       
 SARCASM 4051                  6   7  2  29         WICKED MARTYRS (148)      
 THE AMAZING BOB 4031          6  11  0  29         BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)   
 VELMA DINKLEY 4077            2   6  0  26         CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)      
 CARMINA BURANA 4087           2   1  0  24         DARQUE AGES (29)          

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BOSCOE 4074                   4   5  0  20         CLAN LONGBEARD (39)       
 MOLDYLOX 4080                 3   3  0  20         CULT OF BACCHUS (4)       
 FRANK O'CONNOR 4075           4   5  0  17         LITERATE LOONS (40)       
 WYRMSTAKE 4066                3   6  0  15         DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)     
 FUJUSHIMA 4092                1   0  0  13         FAR TRAVELERS (113)       
 GIOTTO 4093                   1   0  0  11         DARQUE AGES (29)          
 MOLSON 4084                   2   3  0   9         ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)       
 CALINDOR 706                  1   1  0   9         DAMOONS (75)              
 CYNDARA 4086                  2   2  0   8         FAR TRAVELERS (113)       
 PROSESS 702                   1   1  0   6         DAMOONS (75)              
 TRIANT 704                    1   1  0   4         DAMOONS (75)              
 TRAPTY 703                    0   2  0   2         DAMOONS (75)              
 PISANO 4094                   0   1  0   1         DARQUE AGES (29)          
 REYAJIK 4088                  0   1  0   1         PRAY THE GODS (155)       

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
VERA ELSTER 4056        6  7 2 BIG LAKE SOLUTIO 178 FARHAH 4081            470  
DROPSIE 705             1  1 0 DAMOONS 75           SARCASM 4051           470  
WASTEL 3917            17 17 1 DARQUE AGES 29       KAYD THE BOQ 3937      469  
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 REVENGED

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
ALITA 4052              6  6 0 WICKED MARTYRS 148   SKOR 4029              469  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Egwene -- Well fought, but work on that cardio. -- Amos the Snide

Sarcasm -- Holy #$%^ I won again! I guess that makes us even. -- Rasae the Fervent

Frank O'Connor -- Argghhh! Damn weapon master screwed up my weapon choice. That makes 
us even, til we meet again. -- Boscoe theB Breathless

Velma Dinkley -- Damn I thought I had you. Guess I need to work on my endurance. --B  
Farhah the Victimized

Congrats Dorne and Shaq on your invites to the Isle. -- Clan Longbeard guild

All -- Already 5 invitees this year, keep it going everyone. -- Visionist

Wastel, noun, bread, or cake made from the finest flour. His name was an intentional 
irony because he was a Parry-Strike. They do not have quality. 10-12-9-17-15-10-11 
N/N. He did as expected, a strong start that begins to taper off around the Adepts 
level. He was mode, a below-average learner, and followed the typical Piker learning 
curve of Parry and Decise at the expense of everything else. -- Darque

Tenn Penn -- I even prepped for your jump, but I could not seal the deal. -- Fopdoodle

Durn -- Why I decided to use my fist instead of the sword primarily is a mystery. -- 
The Leper King.

Moldylox -- I tried challenging you, but I'll take the random matchup to win just the 
same! -- Carmina Burana

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

REFRIGERATOR PERRY was viciously subdued by DORNE in a 5 minute Bloodfeud fight.
DURN WOLFSNARL was handily defeated by TZISS in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge match.
KIRIN ICHIBAN vanquished KAYD THE BOQ in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
FOPDOODLE overpowered ORLANDO in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
STEPH CURRY was unbelievably bested by DAGO DRACOSPEAR in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
EGWENE bested AMOS in a 6 minute Challenge competition.
YON luckily beat MICKEY SPLITZ in a dull 13 minute Challenge melee.
ARCTIC WOOKEY was vanquished by DAHNAR in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
THE AMAZING BOB was overpowered by ZUBIN in a 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
VERA ELSTER was assassinated by FARHAH in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
KARTHIK was overcome by DAKATA in a popular 1 minute Challenge bout.
VELMA DINKLEY demolished TRIANT in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
DROPSIE was viciously butchered by SARCASM in a 2 minute Challenge contest.
CARMINA BURANA overpowered CYNDARA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge conflict.
SHAQ was overpowered by OLD PECULIAR in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
TENN PENN devastated PUBLIUS SCIPIO in a 1 minute uneven Title duel.
JERRY WEST beat THE LEPER KING in a 1 minute brawl.
NIKOLAI GOGOL slimly won victory over DENNIS RODMAN in a 4 minute veteran's brawl.
APPIUS CAUDEX demolished G.K. CHESTERTON in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
DAINTY LEAF overpowered MARCUS CATO in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched fight.
WYRMSHADOW was overpowered by THOMAS MANN in a 1 minute uneven fight.
HOARD luckily beat VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a action packed 2 minute gruesome bout.
GROOG viciously subdued FAUNA in a popular 5 minute brutal contest.
TIBERE GRACCHUS was outlasted by ZAKARIYA in a action packed 7 minute brutal fight.
SKOR narrowly defeated FLAVIUS MANICUS in a popular 4 minute gory duel.
GEORGE ELIOT was demolished by JOHN STOCKTON in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
KAPOW won victory over OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute fray.
RASAE overpowered FRANK O'CONNOR in a 4 minute bloody one-sided fray.
MOLDYLOX vanquished MOLSON in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
WYRMSTAKE was savagely defeated by BOSCOE in a 2 minute gruesome duel.
CALINDOR savagely defeated PISANO in a popular 4 minute gory novice's match.
TRAPTY was overpowered by GIOTTO in a 5 minute one-sided bout.
PROSESS unbelievably bested REYAJIK in a 1 minute amateur's match.
FUJUSHIMA vanquished CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute mismatched fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                     10         BASHING ATTACK    30 -  23 -  1      57  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         PARRY-LUNGE       26 -  20 -  0      57  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         SLASHING ATTACK   36 -  29 -  1      55  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    7         TOTAL PARRY       48 -  40 -  0      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                       6         LUNGING ATTACK    43 -  36 -  2      54  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         STRIKING ATTACK   49 -  43 -  7      53  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      5         WALL OF STEEL     20 -  21 -  2      49  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-RIPOSTE     24 -  28 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     5         AIMED BLOW        27 -  33 -  1      45  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         PARRY-STRIKE      18 -  34 -  0      35  |

Turn 470 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      TENN PENN 3871             25  18  0  132 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
STRIKING ATTACK  TZISS 3962                 14  10  2  115 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
SLASHING ATTACK  KIRIN ICHIBAN 1680         18  13  0  109 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
BASHING ATTACK   FOPDOODLE 3953             16  10  1  104 DARQUE AGES (29)
PARRY-LUNGE      DAGO DRACOSPEAR 3948       14   8  1  103 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
LUNGING ATTACK   STEPH CURRY 3965           12  10  0   89 NBA LEGENDS (156)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    DENNIS RODMAN 3894         20  17  0   77 NBA LEGENDS (156)
AIMED BLOW       THE LEPER KING 3995        13   7  0   67 DARQUE AGES (29)
WALL OF STEEL    SKOR 4029                   9   6  2   57 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TENN PENN 3871.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was TIBERE GRACCHUS 3971.  The ten other most popular fighters were STEPH CURRY 3965, 
GROOG 3960, CALINDOR 706, FLAVIUS MANICUS 3976, NIKOLAI GOGOL 3911, BOSCOE 4074, 
KIRIN ICHIBAN 1680, DAGO DRACOSPEAR 3948, KARTHIK 4049, and SARCASM 4051.

The least popular fighter this week was YON 3982.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were AMOS 4065, MICKEY SPLITZ 3973, FRANK O'CONNOR 4075, GIOTTO 4093, 
WYRMSTAKE 4066, MOLSON 4084, GEORGE ELIOT 3978, WYRMSHADOW 2986, G.K. CHESTERTON 
3958, and PUBLIUS SCIPIO 3966.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

TENN PENN (81-3871) WICKED MARTYRS (148)

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

SHAQ (81-3840) NBA LEGENDS (156)
DORNE (81-3891) CULT OF BACCHUS (4)