DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 03/05/2025 Duedate: 03/18/2025
SHADOWSPIRE ARENA
DM 81 TURN 471
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
KIRIN ICHIBAN
ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
(81-1680) [19-13-0,121]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
KIRIN ICHIBAN POSITION IS EMPTY
ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
(81-1680) [19-13-0,121]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
KAYD THE BOQ TIBERE GRACCHUS
BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
(81-3937) [17-14-2,100] (81-3971) [11-23-1,57]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 44
2. CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 34 NBA LEGENDS (156)
3. ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 23 Unchartered Team
4. BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 18
5. FAR TRAVELERS (113) 18 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) 302 251 17 54.6 1/ 5 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 11 4 0
2/ 2 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 1029 858 37 54.5 2/ 1 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 10 5 1
3/ 3 CLAN LONGBEARD (39) 980 846 35 53.7 3/ 4 FAR TRAVELERS (113) 9 5 2
4- 4 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 784 686 22 53.3 4/ 2 CULT OF BACCHUS (4) 8 6 0
5/ 6 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5) 216 199 7 52.0 5/ 3 PRAY THE GODS (155) 7 4 0
6/ 5 FAR TRAVELERS (113) 150 139 12 51.9 6/ 9 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 7 8 0
7/ 7 DARQUE AGES (29) 1070 1002 46 51.6 7/ 8 LITERATE LOONS (40) 7 8 0
8/ 8 PRAY THE GODS (155) 516 485 29 51.5 8/ 6 NBA LEGENDS (156) 7 8 0
9/ 9 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 683 683 31 50.0 9/ 7 WICKED MARTYRS (148) 6 4 1
10/10 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 138 138 8 50.0 10/12 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8) 6 5 0
11/11 LITERATE LOONS (40) 810 897 36 47.5 11/13*DAMOONS (75) 6 8 0
12/12 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 461 516 35 47.2 12/11 DARQUE AGES (29) 6 9 0
13/13 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204) 72 95 3 43.1 13/14 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178) 4 11 1
14/14*DAMOONS (75) 6 8 0 42.9 14-10 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13) 3 7 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
SPY REPORT
Ah, another glorious week of blood, sweat, and questionable life choices in the arena!
Welcome back to The Spire! It is your favorite spy reporter, Huard DePriest, here to
give all the best--and worst--of the action on the sands.
The first title fight came when Durm Wolfsnarl tried to dethrone the reigning Tenn
Penn from the throne, but he got dismantled by our departing Lord Protector. It turns
out that challenging an immortal might require more than anger issues. Tenn Penn took
the win and then packed up for the Isle of the Eye, leaving the throne open for
another to claim it this day.
In a rather anti-climatic duel, Kirin Ichiban of Ale House Mercs waltzed up to the
throne, downed a pint, and sent Tziss packing in record time. The new Duelmaster sits
atop the pile, basking in the glory of cheap boozes and bruised egos. No invite for
Kirin, so he'll have to step onto the sands for a title defense in two weeks. Does he
have what it takes to keep his imbibing group of mercs at the top of the arena? Kirin
Ichiban is managed by Pauly, who has recently, well not super recently, returned to
The Spire.
The most avoided team was Big Lake Solution. It's not a surprise with their reputation
for unruly behaviors and probably hygiene-related issues. They found themselves on the
no-contact list for most teams, but Ale House Mercs preferred to keep the most
distance. Moving to the most challenged warrior, Groog from Cult of Bacchus had the
most requests for "dancing" this day. Everyone and their mother's cousin's best
friend's babysitter's egg supplier wanted to fight Groog. Groog wasn't having any of
it and issued his challenge! He down challenged Yon and lost the fight! Maybe Groog
should try something other than blocking with his face.
Ale House Mercs moved up +4 spots to take over the top spot in the three-turn
rankings. A solid 4-1-0 for the turn was certainly helpful for their rise. Clan
Longbeard fell to the second spot, but a 10-5-1 record cannot be ignored. Far Travlers
brings up the top three with a solid 9-5-2, proving they have been a dangerous force
the past three turns. Meanwhile, Dragonbane Guild took a nosedive and dropped to the
fourteenth spot.
Tenn Penn said farewell after winning today's bout! Former Duelmaster and newly minted
Lord Protector Tenn Penn moves onto brighter lights on the Isle. He can terrorize a
whole new collection of opponents there! Kayd the Boq is one final fight away from
going to the Isle. He got the call after today's games. Congrats to Kayd, who Den
manages.
That is it for this turn's carnage! Can Kirin keep the throne or will some other
gladiator lay claim through force of arms? Will Big Lake Solution get anyone to play
with them? Will I take a bath? Probably not! We have other looming questions that can
only be answered in two weeks, so come back and join us then!
-- Huard DePriest
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KIRIN ICHIBAN 1680 19 13 0 121 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
OLD PECULIAR 1808 11 8 2 113 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
-DAGO DRACOSPEAR 3948 14 8 1 103 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
KAYD THE BOQ 3937 17 14 2 100 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
-ORLANDO 2688 21 33 1 97 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
REFRIGERATOR PERRY 552 21 20 0 93 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
TZISS 3962 14 11 2 92 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FOPDOODLE 3953 16 11 1 90 DARQUE AGES (29)
PUBLIUS SCIPIO 3966 15 19 1 90 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
THE LEPER KING 3995 14 7 0 87 DARQUE AGES (29)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
APPIUS CAUDEX 3970 17 17 0 85 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
DURN WOLFSNARL 3955 14 13 0 85 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
JERRY WEST 4009 10 7 2 79 NBA LEGENDS (156)
DENNIS RODMAN 3894 20 18 0 78 NBA LEGENDS (156)
DAINTY LEAF 3890 18 22 2 78 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
STEPH CURRY 3965 12 11 0 78 NBA LEGENDS (156)
MARCUS CATO 3969 17 17 1 77 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
-HOARD 3974 11 7 1 76 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
NIKOLAI GOGOL 3911 19 17 0 75 LITERATE LOONS (40)
THOMAS MANN 4076 7 3 0 72 LITERATE LOONS (40)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DAHNAR 4003 11 9 0 66 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
ZAKARIYA 4001 12 7 0 58 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
SKOR 4029 9 7 2 58 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
RASAE 4032 8 9 0 58 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
-WYRMSHADOW 2986 14 15 0 57 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
TIBERE GRACCHUS 3971 11 23 1 57 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
YON 3982 12 4 0 56 PRAY THE GODS (155)
AMOS 4065 10 3 0 54 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
GEORGE ELIOT 3978 10 14 2 52 LITERATE LOONS (40)
DAKATA 3994 8 11 0 52 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
G.K. CHESTERTON 3958 13 12 0 51 LITERATE LOONS (40)
ARCTIC WOOKEY 4035 8 7 0 51 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
GROOG 3960 12 12 0 49 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
EGWENE 4010 6 11 0 49 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
FAUNA 4037 10 5 0 46 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
FLAVIUS MANICUS 3976 9 15 0 42 ROMAN REPUBLIC (204)
MICKEY SPLITZ 3973 9 15 0 42 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
KAPOW 4085 5 1 0 41 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
ZUBIN 4079 5 1 0 41 PRAY THE GODS (155)
JOHN STOCKTON 4089 3 1 0 38 NBA LEGENDS (156)
THE AMAZING BOB 4031 7 11 0 37 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BOSCOE 4074 5 5 0 29 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
VELMA DINKLEY 4077 3 6 0 29 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
SARCASM 4051 6 8 2 28 WICKED MARTYRS (148)
FARHAH 4081 3 5 1 26 CLAN LONGBEARD (39)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KARTHIK 4049 4 7 0 21 PRAY THE GODS (155)
FRANK O'CONNOR 4075 5 5 0 20 LITERATE LOONS (40)
MOLDYLOX 4080 3 4 0 17 CULT OF BACCHUS (4)
CARMINA BURANA 4087 2 2 0 17 DARQUE AGES (29)
-WYRMSTAKE 4066 3 6 0 15 DRAGONBANE GUILD (13)
PROSESS 702 2 1 0 13 DAMOONS (75)
TRIANT 704 2 1 0 13 DAMOONS (75)
REYAJIK 4088 1 1 0 13 PRAY THE GODS (155)
-FUJUSHIMA 4092 1 0 0 13 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
MOLSON 4084 2 4 0 10 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
ROADBLOCK 4090 1 0 0 10 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
CYNDARA 4086 2 3 0 9 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
PISANO 4094 1 1 0 6 DARQUE AGES (29)
ROBERT PARISH 4095 1 0 0 6 NBA LEGENDS (156)
CALINDOR 706 1 2 0 5 DAMOONS (75)
GIOTTO 4093 1 1 0 4 DARQUE AGES (29)
TRAPTY 703 0 3 0 3 DAMOONS (75)
PHAROX TAHT 4097 0 1 0 1 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WILMA DEERING 4091 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?
VERA ELSTER 4056 6 7 2 BIG LAKE SOLUTIO 178 FARHAH 4081 470 JUST REVENGED
DROPSIE 705 1 1 0 DAMOONS 75 SARCASM 4051 470
WASTEL 3917 17 17 1 DARQUE AGES 29 KAYD THE BOQ 3937 469
KARL MALONE 4042 5 4 0 NBA LEGENDS 156 OLD PECULIAR 1808 467 REVENGED
ALITA 4052 6 6 0 WICKED MARTYRS 148 SKOR 4029 469
PERSONAL ADS
Egwene -- Two weeks later and I stand corrected. -- Amos the Humbled
Artic Wookey -- I am improving. -- Dahnar the Blowhard
Vera Elster -- 16 point and 6 FE down challenge and she dies on the way to the
infirmary. My boss says, bad karma catches up with everyone eventually. -- Farhah the
Accidental killer
Frank O'Connor -- My trainers are happy with my progress, since our last match. --
Rasae the Rising
Wyrmstake -- Don't think that weapon is for me, but I found a way to finish the fight.
-- Boscoe the Fortuitous
Quote of the day -- Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than, to speak andB
remove all doubt. -- Mark Twain -- Visionist
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
THE AMAZING BOB bested FARHAH in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Bloodfeud fight.
KIRIN ICHIBAN vanquished TZISS in a 1 minute uneven Challenge Title battle.
DURN WOLFSNARL was demolished by TENN PENN in a 2 minute uneven Challenge fight.
OLD PECULIAR devastated FOPDOODLE in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge contest.
DENNIS RODMAN was overpowered by REFRIGERATOR PERRY in a 2 minute Challenge match.
KAYD THE BOQ devastated STEPH CURRY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
EGWENE was devastated by THOMAS MANN in a 1 minute bloody mismatched Challenge match.
DAKATA defeated JOHN STOCKTON in a 1 minute expert vs. beginner Challenge melee.
GROOG was luckily beaten by YON in a action packed 5 minute Challenge duel.
KAPOW overpowered KARTHIK in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
MOLSON was overcome by FRANK O'CONNOR in a 5 minute gory Challenge bout.
MOLDYLOX was subdued by VELMA DINKLEY in a 4 minute Challenge match.
REYAJIK bested GIOTTO in a 1 minute amateur's Challenge conflict.
DAINTY LEAF was savagely defeated by THE LEPER KING in a 4 minute master's match.
NIKOLAI GOGOL was overcome by PUBLIUS SCIPIO in a popular 2 minute expert's fight.
MARCUS CATO bested DAHNAR in a action packed 2 minute brutal duel.
JERRY WEST was bested by KHALHUMS DWARF in a 2 minute brawl.
APPIUS CAUDEX viciously subdued SKOR in a exciting 3 minute brutal fight.
ZUBIN was luckily beaten by GEORGE ELIOT in a exciting 2 minute gory bout.
G.K. CHESTERTON was handily defeated by RASAE in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
TIBERE GRACCHUS was luckily beaten by AMOS in a exciting 7 minute gory uneven fight.
MICKEY SPLITZ slimly lost to ZAKARIYA in a dull 13 minute bloody duel.
FLAVIUS MANICUS was luckily beaten by FAUNA in a 4 minute gory match.
ARCTIC WOOKEY overpowered SARCASM in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
CARMINA BURANA was savagely defeated by BOSCOE in a popular 1 minute gory duel.
CALINDOR was subdued by ROADBLOCK in a 2 minute gruesome novice's melee.
TRIANT handily defeated WILMA DEERING in a 2 minute uneven bout.
TRAPTY was beaten by ROBERT PARISH in a 1 minute beginner's competition.
PROSESS savagely defeated CYNDARA in a 2 minute gruesome novice's fight.
PISANO overcame PHAROX TAHT in a 2 minute novice's fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 8 LUNGING ATTACK 44 - 34 - 2 56 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 8 BASHING ATTACK 31 - 24 - 1 56 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 8 SLASHING ATTACK 36 - 29 - 1 55 |
|BASHING ATTACK 7 TOTAL PARRY 47 - 41 - 0 53 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 7 PARRY-LUNGE 24 - 22 - 0 52 |
|AIMED BLOW 5 STRIKING ATTACK 47 - 44 - 5 52 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 5 WALL OF STEEL 20 - 21 - 2 49 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 4 AIMED BLOW 29 - 32 - 1 48 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 26 - 29 - 0 47 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 PARRY-STRIKE 18 - 34 - 0 35 |
Turn 471 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:
AIMED BLOW 4 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 4 3 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 6 - 2 SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 3 2 PARRY-LUNGE
BASHING ATTACK 4 - 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 5 2 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 2 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 3 1 SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 4 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 3 1 LUNGING ATTACK
1 TOTAL PARRY
1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK KIRIN ICHIBAN 1680 19 13 0 121 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
STRIKING ATTACK OLD PECULIAR 1808 11 8 2 113 ALE HOUSE MERCS (5)
LUNGING ATTACK KAYD THE BOQ 3937 17 14 2 100 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
TOTAL PARRY REFRIGERATOR PERRY 552 21 20 0 93 CHILDHOOD HEROES (8)
BASHING ATTACK FOPDOODLE 3953 16 11 1 90 DARQUE AGES (29)
AIMED BLOW THE LEPER KING 3995 14 7 0 87 DARQUE AGES (29)
PARRY-RIPOSTE DENNIS RODMAN 3894 20 18 0 78 NBA LEGENDS (156)
PARRY-LUNGE NIKOLAI GOGOL 3911 19 17 0 75 LITERATE LOONS (40)
WALL OF STEEL SKOR 4029 9 7 2 58 FAR TRAVELERS (113)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is KAYD THE BOQ 3937. The most popular warrior this
turn was TIBERE GRACCHUS 3971. The ten other most popular fighters were APPIUS
CAUDEX 3970, PUBLIUS SCIPIO 3966, GROOG 3960, THE LEPER KING 3995, DAHNAR 4003, ZUBIN
4079, DAINTY LEAF 3890, FLAVIUS MANICUS 3976, DAKATA 3994, and JERRY WEST 4009.
The least popular fighter this week was ZAKARIYA 4001. The other ten least popular
fighters were CYNDARA 4086, TRAPTY 703, WILMA DEERING 4091, CARMINA BURANA 4087,
SARCASM 4051, MICKEY SPLITZ 3973, GIOTTO 4093, VELMA DINKLEY 4077, MOLDYLOX 4080, and
KARTHIK 4049.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
KAYD THE BOQ (81-3937) BIG LAKE SOLUTION (178)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
TENN PENN (81-3871) WICKED MARTYRS (148)
SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN PITTSBURGH!
We hope you will join us at our summer FTF in Pittsburgh, PA, July 18-20, 2025! It will
be held at the downtown Marriott. Details upcoming!
We look forward to seeing you in January! -- RSI
NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)
For those of you who keep track of such things, a few additional warriors graduated
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.
SPUNKY (23-3638) IVO'S ARMY (293)
RUDY VOLEVOL (32-5851) DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
ROGUE ESKIMO (32-6950) FRIEND OR FOE? (365)
LOUIS CYPHRE (32-7573) DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
ROAD TRIP (45-5050) THE MENTORS RIDE (550)
SMUDGE (82-326) IRON CIRCLE (61)
METAL HEAD (82-4573) LEGENEDS OF TKE 2 (618)
SELINA SKYRIVER (82-25332) WANDERERS (4055)
DIZZY (82-54125) CHARTMASTES 1969 (9145)
CLICHY (84-35494) THIRSTY THUGS 1313 (6208)
LEPROSY (84-36154) THE AFFLICTED (6313)
ROBERT PAULSON 75 (84-47382) PROJECT MAYHEM 28 (8184)
CYMORIL FIBER (85-2327) ETERNAL HOWLIN (430)
HARSH GMO (85-18688) THIRSTY THUGS 170P (3427)
KRIKIT (85-40358) UNKNOWN LEGACY 42 (7366)
EXTREME TEAL (85-46601) TAMPA 19A (8502)
CLARK (85-51321) HELLO DARKNESS 16 (9356)
TOXIN (85-54664) ERR 26 (2621)
AVIAG (86-24310) LIZARD ARMY 3 (4457)
Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes