DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 05/30/2017    Duedate: 06/26/2017

TELORINTHE ARENA

DM-83    TURN-130

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TSUNAMI ALERT
BAD SIGNS (24)
(83-412) [19-13-3,103]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TSUNAMI ALERT                  POSITION IS EMPTY
BAD SIGNS (24)                 
(83-412) [19-13-3,103]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

TSUNAMI ALERT                  VENUS
BAD SIGNS (24)                 WETWORKS (30)
(83-412) [19-13-3,103]         (83-437) [9-14-2,63]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

WETWORKS (30)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. WETWORKS (30)               31
2. BAD SIGNS (24)               2      BAD SIGNS (24)
3. CHAPEL OF THE GHOULS (21)    0      Unchartered Team
4. AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)         0
5. FIGHT SONG (58)              0      FORGOTTEN REALMS (36)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0 BAD SIGNS (24)           265 151 18 63.7   1/ 2 WETWORKS (30)             7  8 2
 2- 1*FIGHT SONG (58)           20  15  3 57.1   2- 1 CHAPEL OF THE GHOUL (21)  6  4 0
 3- 2 CHAPEL OF THE GHOUL (21) 105  84  7 55.6   3- 4*FIGHT SONG (58)           3  1 0
 4- 3 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)      49  66  3 42.6   4- 3 AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)      3  1 0
 5/ 4 WETWORKS (30)             60  84 15 41.7   5/ 0 BAD SIGNS (24)            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

     It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters.  Look on my work, ye mighty, 
and despair!  The boys at CHAPEL OF THE GHOULS left the arena dejected, after being 
kicked out of the top spot by WETWORKS.  Good show!  WETWORKS had cause to celebrate, 
after NIKE got 20 points by beating 3 WIT.  Win some, lose some.  Speaking of which, 
GRAIL was winsome, after beating HILLARY CLINTON and seeing her lose 4 points.  A 
certain someone saw NOCTURNAL RITES at The Welcome Wench with the shakes, and now he 
fails to show up to defend his throne.  What a pathetic slob!  What can be a greater 
victory?  TSUNAMI ALERT has taken its place as the top, as TELORINTHE's new 
Duelmaster.  Word has it one team in TELORINTHE is taking speech lessons to try to 
bore their opponent to death.  I'll bet it works.   
     And how sociable are TELORINTHE's warriors?  Come, let us see.   
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  The audience 
gave a nice round of rasberries to 3 WIT of BAD SIGNS, for expiring in such an 
ungraceful fashion.  7-8-0, indeed!  Questions are being raised about the disposing 
of severed body parts in the arena.  A certain tavern in TELORINTHE would I avoid!   
     Do not think spyreporting in TELORINTHE is the highlight of my life.  As if 
buffeted by forces of nature beyond my control, I must take my leave of this place.  
Like a mixed metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid TELORINTHE farewell-- 
Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TSUNAMI ALERT 412            19  13  3   103       BAD SIGNS (24)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-NOCTURNAL RITES 127          24  14  0    92       CHAPEL OF THE GHOULS (21)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-OUTLANDER HAMMER 33          11  13  0    73       AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)
 MOTHER-IN-LAW 447            11   5  0    69       BAD SIGNS (24)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NIKE 482                      6   3  1    66       WETWORKS (30)
 VENUS 437                     9  14  2    63       WETWORKS (30)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-VENGEANCE HAMMER 233         10   4  1    52       AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)
 GRAIL 472                     5   7  3    52       WETWORKS (30)
-DAMIAN VESS 483               4   3  1    45       CHAPEL OF THE GHOULS (21)
-HAMMER KRINKER 453           10   8  1    39       CHAPEL OF THE GHOULS (21)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DONALD TRUMP 485              2   1  0    33       BAD SIGNS (24)
 RUIN 488                      4   3  1    29       WETWORKS (30)
-AUTUMN BLOODGOD 494           3   0  0    27       CHAPEL OF THE GHOULS (21)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JESTER 479                    6   5  0    23       WETWORKS (30)
-THRILLER 474                  3   5  0    20       FIGHT SONG (58)
 HILLARY CLINTON 486           2   1  0    20       BAD SIGNS (24)
-VALENTINE HAMMER 226          2  13  0    19       AAAARRGH HAMMERZ (3)
-ELDON BLACK 490               3   2  0    11       CHAPEL OF THE GHOULS (21)
-WALKING IN THE AIR 492        1   0  0     9       FIGHT SONG (58)
-FEHU 493                      1   0  0     8       FIGHT SONG (58)
-SPARK INSIDE 491              0   1  0     1       FIGHT SONG (58)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
PERSISTANT BEGGA        0  0 0                      RUIN 488              130  NONE
3 WIT 448               7  8 0 BAD SIGNS 24         NIKE 482              130   
DANCE LITTLE SIST 489   0  2 0 FIGHT SONG 58        DAMIAN VESS 483       127   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TSUNAMI ALERT devastated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
VENUS was unbelievably bested by MOTHER-IN-LAW in a action packed 4 minute battle.
3 WIT was assassinated by NIKE in a 1 minute mismatched duel.
GRAIL devastated HILLARY CLINTON in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
JESTER was demolished by DONALD TRUMP in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
RUIN slaughtered PERSISTANT BEGGAR 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|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         AIMED BLOW        15 -   8 -  2      65  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         BASHING ATTACK    14 -   8 -  2      64  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -  10 -  2      63  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         WALL OF STEEL     13 -   9 -  2      59  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         TOTAL PARRY       12 -  13 -  0      48  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -  25 -  4      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   5 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   6 -  0      33  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 130 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    2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  3         3  BASHING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  0     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
BASHING ATTACK   TSUNAMI ALERT 412          19  13  3  103 BAD SIGNS (24)
TOTAL PARRY      MOTHER-IN-LAW 447          11   5  0   69 BAD SIGNS (24)
STRIKING ATTACK  NIKE 482                    6   3  1   66 WETWORKS (30)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TSUNAMI ALERT 412.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was VENUS 437.  The ten other most popular fighters were TSUNAMI ALERT 412, NIKE 
482, GRAIL 472, DONALD TRUMP 485, RUIN 488, MOTHER-IN-LAW 447, 3 WIT 448, HILLARY 
CLINTON 486, JESTER 479, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was JESTER 479.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were HILLARY CLINTON 486, 3 WIT 448, MOTHER-IN-LAW 447, RUIN 488, DONALD 
TRUMP 485, GRAIL 472, NIKE 482, TSUNAMI ALERT 412, VENUS 437, and  0.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

TSUNAMI ALERT (83-412) BAD SIGNS (24)

                                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!

                             * * * * *   MEMO  * * * * *

From:       The Office of Accurate Census Reporting, Gladiatorial Commission
To:         All Managers

In the interest of preserving our natural resources and preventing managerial writer's 
cramp, the census form has been eliminated, effective immediately.  Managers may 
register their warriors' races and/or favorite sayings by simply writing them on a 
separate piece of paper and submitting them to the Commission.  Each warrior may have 
up to 15 favorite sayings.  Each saying must be categorized Jeer, Gloat, Boredom, Ouch, 
Victory and may be up to 70 characters long.  For any questions, please contact the 
Gladiatorial Commission. 

  This is just a reminder to all participants in this arena that it is a no-tourney

arena, and is therefore subject to the no-tourney rules.  The pledge all participants 
took when they entered this arena is as follows:

   ********************************************************************************

                               NO-TOURNEY ARENA PLEDGE

    * I pledge that I will not send warriors from this team to a tournament, nor 
      will I use a tournament prize on a warrior from this team.
    * I pledge to run a full team when I run turns in this arena.  If circumstances 
      preclude my running less than a full team, I will notify the Player Committee.
    * I agree to abide by the decisions of the Player Committee.
    * I understand that any warrior that participates in a tournament or receives 
      a tournament prize shall be sent to the Dark Arena until they are dead.

   ********************************************************************************

Best of luck in the arena!

  Armsilbar liked being Master of the Stronghold Academy, all except for one part.

He had to talk to Sheila Greywand at least once a week, usually oftener.  She was 
getting more erratic.  More chaotic.  That would be the effect of the Grey Wand.  It 
was a powerful chaotic artifact, and she kept it with her always.  She had turned his 
predecessor into a frog--or 164 frogs--and then summoned all the members of the 
Academy to a frog-leg dinner.  That had been, ah, bad.  Yes, very bad.
     But here he was entering her chambers.  With, well, it couldn't be called GOOD 
news.  And the look she turned on him--she was in an orcish mood today, all scowling 
black brows and bared fangs--that made him nervous.  But some things had to be done.  
He cleared his throat, which seemed to have a frog in it, and said, "It's about the 
next tourney prize, Lady.  I know it's more than two months away, but this isn't too 
soon to start thinking of some new, exciting prize--"
     "I have no intention of thinking about 'new, exciting prizes'," she snapped.  Or 
was that a snarl?  "These managers are getting above themselves.  They act like I 
created the arena system for their amusement!  There will be one standard prize for 
all the tourneys.  Just one."
     He had a horrible vision of all the managers walking out in a mass.  Perhaps it 
wouldn't be that bad, but it wouldn't be good.  And if he said the wrong thing, well, 
the next frog-leg dinner might be him. "Er, ah, perhaps a specific prize for each 
tourney--a spring prize, a summer prize, and so on?  The managers expect--"
     She exploded.  A literal explosion, the force of the blast blew his hair off.  
She said several things in an obsolete dialect of orcish.  He stepped backward, then 
again.  The blast had blown the door open behind him.  If he could make it out before 
something else happened--
     "Ribbit!  Ribbit!"