DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 03/24/2025    Duedate: 04/05/2025

LYRATILAN ARENA

DM 25    TURN 1014

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SOUTHWARK
WRATHMEN 24-1 (590)
(25-6656) [9-2-0,121]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SOUTHWARK                      GHOST SHARK
WRATHMEN 24-1 (590)            NEON GRATITUDE (593)
(25-6656) [9-2-0,121]          (25-6678) [6-1-0,50]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

FORCE                          CHANCE
ORDER OF WIND (582)            PHOENIX GUARD (598)
(25-6564) [11-13-0,50]         (25-6744) [2-2-0,13]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

WINDS OF WAR (583)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. NEON GRATITUDE (593)          23 
2. DARK FORCES (179)             23    WRATHMEN 24-1 (590)
3. WINDS OF WAR (583)            16    Unchartered Team
4. LOST ALDERAAN (587)           13 
5. ORDER OF WIND (582)           11    PHOENIX GUARD (598)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*2442 BOURBON ST (597)      1   0  0 100.   1/ 3 WINDS OF WAR (583)        8  2 0
 2/ 3 WRATHMEN 24-1 (590)        9   2  0 81.8   2/ 1*PHOENIX GUARD (598)       8  7 1
 3/ 4 WINDS OF WAR (583)       139  50  3 73.5   3/ 4*NEON GRATITUDE (593)      7  7 0
 4/ 6 LOST ALDERAAN (587)       43  32  0 57.3   4/ 2 WORKING GIRLS (193)       7  8 0
 5/ 5*PHOENIX GUARD (598)       11   9  1 55.0   5/ 8 ORDER OF WIND (582)       6  5 1
 6- 7 LITTLE LEO CRUSH (595)     9   8  0 52.9   6/10 DARK FORCES (179)         4  6 1
 7/10 ORDER OF WIND (582)       37  35  1 51.4   7/ 7 WRATHMEN 24-1 (590)       3  0 0
 8/ 9 DARK FORCES (179)        200 203 14 49.6   8/ 5 LOST ALDERAAN (587)       3  3 0
 9/11 THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)   956 1084 29 46.9   9/11 THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)    2  8 0
10/13*NEON GRATITUDE (593)      15  18  0 45.5  10-12*2442 BOURBON ST (597)     1  0 0
11/12 WORKING GIRLS (193)      166 216 12 43.5  11- 9 LITTLE LEO CRUSH (595)    1  1 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.

     Whatta Duelmaster and now Lord Protector!  

          41-9-11
          8 DM Titles
          96 Recognition
          13(+2)-19(+2)-15-8(+2)-21-5(+1)-11(+1)  

     Eat your hearts out, non-Winds-Of-War types.          

                                          -- Herman Wouk (author)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in LYRATILAN this turn, and let's 
start with a look at some of the teams.  It seems the training can make the 
difference, as PHOENIX GUARD is pushed out of top team by WINDS OF WAR, who came from 
3rd with a 2-0-0 this turn.  DARK FORCES stable has parlayed this turn's 2-3-1 into a 
4 space move up the rankings.  This brings them up to 6th place.  Good work, guys!  
The ORDER OF WIND guild has had a 3-0-1 turn and deserves to be watched in the 
future.  You never know where this kind of thing can lead.  And let's see, MADELINE 
fought HEN and gained 13 points and contributed to WINDS OF WAR's 2-0-0.  HEN has 
lost to MADELINE, falling 9 points, while helping make PHOENIX GUARD a 2-3-0 turn.  
Due to his absence and inability to defend the throne, SLOTE has lost the title of 
Duelmaster.  And all eyes were on SOUTHWARK this turn as he ascended to the throne of 
Duelmaster.  LYRATILAN has a new victor!  Tell me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard 
from unimpeachable sources that The Mourngrym Inn and Tavern uses trolls in their 
stew.  Talk about gristle!   
     I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling.  A basher 
friend of mine assures me this is true.  NEON GRATITUDE has cause to stand tall, as 
they were LYRATILAN's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a team to 
beat.  And guess who avoided NEON GRATITUDE stable the most?  Believe it or not, it 
was WINDS OF WAR.  Anyone surprised?  The most challenged warrior this turn was 
WORKING GIRLS' warrior SUSAN MURPHY.  More fighters challenged her than challenged 
the Duelmaster!  BYRON of WINDS OF WAR had better have a good reason for challenging 
down 10 points in a challenge which he won.  I thought BYRON showed great skill and 
promise when he overcame SUSAN MURPHY.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!  
     A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once.  Wise men know this to 
be true.  Had I not seen it, it would be hard to believe.  MAELSTROM was sent to the 
Dark Arena and lived to tell about it!  Makes you think, no?  Is it really true that 
LYRATILAN has more dishwashers per capita that fighters?  Just thought I'd ask...   
     I like this place, LYRATILAN, the taverns have old wine, and young serving 
girls.  Who could ask for more?  It's been nice chatting with you, until we meet 
again, keep your swords sharp and your hammers heavy.  Until the sun next rises and 
my pen sets to paper-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SOUTHWARK 6656            SL  9   2  0 121         WRATHMEN 24-1 (590)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SLEIA 6623                LU 13   5  0 106         LOST ALDERAAN (587)       
 PRESSURE 6566             LU 13  11  0 103         ORDER OF WIND (582)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WASHINGTON VERN 6397      WS 20  29  0  89         THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)    
-PAMELA 6640               ST 13   7  0  89         WINDS OF WAR (583)        
 JAZZ 4650                 BA 13  16  0  88         WORKING GIRLS (193)       
 DORI KAAB 6650            BA 11  15  1  78         WORKING GIRLS (193)                      *

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WARREN 6603               BA  8   5  0  71         WINDS OF WAR (583)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 APOLLYON 5492             PL 12   3  0  66         DARK FORCES (179)         
 BYRON 6674                TP 12   3  0  58         WINDS OF WAR (583)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CASH IS CRASS 6696        TP  5   4  0  52         LITTLE LEO CRUSH (595)                   *
 MON MOTHMA 6642           SL  9   5  0  51         LOST ALDERAAN (587)       
 FORCE 6564                LU 11  13  0  50         ORDER OF WIND (582)       
 GHOST SHARK 6678          AB  6   1  0  50         NEON GRATITUDE (593)      
 SUSAN MURPHY 6704         LU  6   5  1  45         WORKING GIRLS (193)       
 PETRO STICK 6682          ST  9  12  1  41         THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)    
 MADELINE 6691             BA  6   4  0  41         WINDS OF WAR (583)        
 PAUL STOCK 6680           SL  5  17  0  34         THE MIDDLE WAY 4 (464)                   *

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DINNER 6741               SL  4   0  1  28         PHOENIX GUARD (598)       
 OPHELIA 6701              WS  4  10  1  25         WORKING GIRLS (193)                      *
-OLD GRAND-DAD 6735            1   0  0  25         2442 BOURBON ST (597)                    [PL-PR-SL-TP-WS]
 GYPSY ROSE 6730           TP  4   1  0  24         WORKING GIRLS (193)       

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DANKE 6732                    3   1  0  22         NEON GRATITUDE (593)                     [PL-SL-TP]
 HEN 6742                  TP  3   1  0  19         PHOENIX GUARD (598)                      *
 ZOMBIE FIRE 6677          LU  3   4  0  14         NEON GRATITUDE (593)                     *
 PALE HORSE 6746               1   1  1  14         DARK FORCES (179)                        [AB-BA-LU-PL-PR-SL-TP-WS]
 CHANCE 6744               LU  2   2  0  13         PHOENIX GUARD (598)                      *
 AETHER FLOW 6675          LU  2   5  0  11         NEON GRATITUDE (593)                     *
 MOCKINGBIRD 6743              1   3  0   9         PHOENIX GUARD (598)                      [PR-SL]
 GRACIAS 6754                  1   0  0   8         NEON GRATITUDE (593)                     [BA-LU-PL-PR-SL-TP-WS]
 TALON 6745                SL  1   3  0   6         PHOENIX GUARD (598)       
 DEAD HAND 6748                1   1  0   4         DARK FORCES (179)                        [AB-PR-WS]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
SHIFTYEYED VOLUN        0  0 0                      PALE HORSE 6746       1014 NONE
SLOTH 6753              0  1 0 DARK FORCES 179      TALMOR THE TROLL      1014 NONE
UNICORN 6752            0  1 0 DARK FORCES 179      TALMOR THE TROLL      1014 NONE
ULIC 6626              11  6 0 LOST ALDERAAN 587    DORI KAAB 6650        1011 JUST REVENGED
MERCI 6750              0  1 0 NEON GRATITUDE 593   DINNER 6741           1013  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Pressure, Mon Mothra, Susan Murphy, you guys were easy. Southwark, you lucky punk! -- 
The Winds Of War gang

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MAELSTROM viciously butchered DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
UNICORN was savagely slain by TALMOR THE TROLL in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
SLOTH was slain by TALMOR THE TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
AETHER FLOW was devastated by DINNER in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud contest.
BYRON defeated SUSAN MURPHY in a 2 minute Challenge match.
MADELINE devastated HEN in a 1 minute gory uneven Challenge brawl.
SLEIA devastated DORI KAAB in a 1 minute mismatched match.
PRESSURE overcame JAZZ in a action packed 1 minute expert's fight.
SOUTHWARK vanquished WASHINGTON VERN in a 1 minute uneven Title duel.
APOLLYON overpowered PAUL STOCK in a 1 minute gory uneven duel.
FORCE overpowered OPHELIA in a 1 minute uneven match.
MON MOTHMA beat PETRO STICK in a 2 minute fight.
GHOST SHARK subdued VISITING ORC in a 2 minute bloody master vs. amateur match.
GYPSY ROSE luckily beat ZOMBIE FIRE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gory match.
DANKE slimly won victory over CHANCE in a action packed 3 minute novice's conflict.
MOCKINGBIRD viciously subdued DEAD HAND in a tiresome 12 minute beginner's duel.
TALON was bested by GRACIAS in a 1 minute novice's brawl.
PALE HORSE executed SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute one-sided match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         PARRY-LUNGE       15 -   4 -  0      79  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         TOTAL PARRY       25 -  11 -  0      69  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         LUNGING ATTACK    37 -  27 -  2      58  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         AIMED BLOW         7 -   6 -  0      54  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         SLASHING ATTACK   19 -  20 -  1      49  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -  11 -  0      48  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         BASHING ATTACK    16 -  20 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -  13 -  0      38  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   7 -  0      30  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         WALL OF STEEL      8 -  31 -  1      21  |

Turn 1014 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        2 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  2         3  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  2     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  3         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
AIMED BLOW         1 -  1     STRIKING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1                                       1  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  4                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  SOUTHWARK 6656              9   2  0  121 WRATHMEN 24-1 (590)
LUNGING ATTACK   SLEIA 6623                 13   5  0  106 LOST ALDERAAN (587)
PARRY-LUNGE      APOLLYON 5492              12   3  0   66 DARK FORCES (179)
TOTAL PARRY      BYRON 6674                 12   3  0   58 WINDS OF WAR (583)
AIMED BLOW       GHOST SHARK 6678            6   1  0   50 NEON GRATITUDE (593)
BASHING ATTACK   MADELINE 6691               6   4  0   41 WINDS OF WAR (583)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is FORCE 6564.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
CHANCE 6744.  The ten other most popular fighters were ZOMBIE FIRE 6677, PRESSURE 
6566, MON MOTHMA 6642, MADELINE 6691, SLEIA 6623, SOUTHWARK 6656, APOLLYON 5492, 
FORCE 6564, GHOST SHARK 6678, and DANKE 6732.

The least popular fighter this week was DEAD HAND 6748.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MOCKINGBIRD 6743, OPHELIA 6701, PAUL STOCK 6680, WASHINGTON VERN 6397, 
DORI KAAB 6650, HEN 6742, BYRON 6674, AETHER FLOW 6675, SLOTH 6753, and GRACIAS 6754.

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

MAELSTROM (25-6565) ORDER OF WIND (582)
SLOTE (25-6577) WINDS OF WAR (583)

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