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DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date : 08/20/2026 Duedate: 09/02/2026

JHANS ARENA

DM 36 TURN 1026

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MCLXJD
2417 BOURBON ST (700)
(36-8746) [10-0-1,134]

Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader

MCLXJD STEVE
2417 BOURBON ST (700) MINECRAFT (704)
(36-8746) [10-0-1,134] (36-8853) [3-2-0,46]

Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite

SONJA LAVITROS
EMU'S STRAIN (702) WOLF AND MAN (701)
(36-8815) [19-18-1,99] (36-8914) [8-3-0,78]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

WOLF AND MAN (701)

TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. WOLF AND MAN (701) 68
2. DARK ABUNDANCE (695) 19 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (624)
3. 2417 BOURBON ST (700) 10 Unchartered Team
4. MINECRAFT (704) 9
5. NEON KNIGHTS (680) 9 MINECRAFT (704)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (624) 23 15 1 60.5 1/ 3 WOLF AND MAN (701) 9 3 0
2- 2 SPIRIT TOTEMS (487) 18 13 1 58.1 2/ 2 DARK ABUNDANCE (695) 9 6 1
3/ 6 2417 BOURBON ST (700) 10 9 1 52.6 3/ 1 THE WHISPERS (706) 9 6 0
4/ 4 NEON KNIGHTS (680) 122 119 4 50.6 4/ 4 NEON KNIGHTS (680) 7 3 0
5- 3 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550) 281 276 12 50.4 5/ 5 EMU'S STRAIN (702) 6 8 0
6/ 8 WOLF AND MAN (701) 73 72 7 50.3 6/ 8 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) 4 9 3
7/ 5 DARK ABUNDANCE (695) 203 204 2 49.9 7/11 2417 BOURBON ST (700) 3 1 0
8/ 7 THE WHISPERS (706) 64 66 1 49.2 8- 6 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550) 2 1 0
9- 9 IRON TIGERS (484) 166 175 17 48.7 9-12 SPIRIT TOTEMS (487) 1 0 0
10/10 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) 154 171 7 47.4 10-10 OXY MORONS II (698) 1 0 0
11/12 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) 85 130 7 39.5 11/13 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (624) 1 2 0
12/11 EMU'S STRAIN (702) 94 144 5 39.5 12/14*MINECRAFT (704) 1 3 0
13-13 OXY MORONS II (698) 14 36 3 28.0 13/ 7 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) 1 4 1
14/14*MINECRAFT (704) 4 11 0 26.7 14- 9 IRON TIGERS (484) 1 9 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.

EXCLUSIVE!
JHANS HERALD-TIMES HAS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE REAL DUELMASTER!!

In one of the most unique events in recent memory, Jhans has controversy at the top of
the local Arena! In case you have been hiding under a boulder or completely
incapacitated for the last few days, you may have missed that our sitting Duelmaster,
Bladedancer, has now moved on to the Isle (or retirement or whatever he chooses to do
as a new Lord Protector. For our exclusive interview with Bladedancer's personal
assistant, see page four!) Halonor got pulled to try to take the throne, but that did
not happen since Bladedancer instead demonstrated why the Isle gave him the call! Thus
the next criteria for claiming the throne is the Recognition system after this round's
fights... And this is where things got interesting!

Dreamsinger and MCLXJD paired off in what appeared to be a sure thing for those who
like dreams, but instead the bourbon showed its kick! Surely our Duelmaster was
crowned... but wait! Another pair took to the sands...

Saint-Chamond strode into the arena on one side and Plumcatcher entered from the
other. Both showed a focus and determination this humble reporter has NEVER seen
before! Proprieties were observed and then the fight was on! And then it was done. I
have been assured that the target was not the head, but Saint-Chamond had opportunity
and took it. Regrettably, Saint-Chamond's strikes left a new corpse for the Neon
Necromancer to add to his undead army.

A wave of silence started near those who gathered to celebrate the Neon Knights this
glorious day as the gore soaked into the sands under Plumcatcher's lifeless body. In
other areas of the stands, scattered applause and eager conversations created a slight
buzz. But Saint-Chamond is not the most popular warrior, so the death seemed most
relevant.

This reporter would learn (from a source other reporters would kill to gain!) that
within the suite where the commission watches the fight, a furor of discussion quickly
turned into a heated argument! The fight was too short to warrant a significant
recognition jump, argued one commissioner. Saint-Chamond not only defeated Plumcatcher
handily, but killed the warrior, was the primary counter argument. In the end, the
discussion was tabled as fights continued.

Incidentally, did anyone else see Whippet totally destroy Black Orc?! Wow! My contact
tells me that was a very unpopular result for the commissioners. Apparently something
about the Orc makes resurrecting him extremely time consuming and thus REALLY
expensive!

Anyway, most of the other fights were fairly simple for the commissioners to reach
their decisions about and the arguments raged about the Saint-Chamond fight. Finally,
this was the last decision and night had truly fallen. Ultimately a decision was
made...

And wouldn't you know it, those lily-livered no accounts basically refused to answer
the true question, giving enough recognition so that we have 2 slashers sitting atop
the recognition ranks!

So why do I say Saint-Chamond is the true Duelmaster?

That's simple! I mean really, what do you want from a Duelmaster? You want drama! You
want competence! You want blood!

Surely the act of taking the throne by slaying another warrior defines these qualities
most! (Besides, the manager of Tanks for Nothin' said I could have an exclusive only
if I made it clear that their warrior was obviously the Duelmaster, so...)

Oh, and the Duelmaster, the TRUE DUELMASTER, says, "She's excited, thrilled, and stuff
like that and a reign of majestic domination has now begun..."
Well, something like that. Candidly, her comments weren't terribly original and I
didn't take many notes on that part. Anyway, there was a party to celebrate her
ascension to the throne a few nights ago. I saw a lot of people there, but, to be
honest, I think most of them were there for the free drinks and to talk to Whippet
about his fight under the torches.

Alright, got to go now. Word is the Duelmasters' throne room is closed until at least
the next round of fights so... (need to write a good ending blurb here)

*** Editor's note: This write up was found in Nenta Gest's room after his body was
found. Investigations into his death are ongoing, but in order to honor his memory,
the text of his final story has been left unedited.

In other news, please keep an eye out for a new series of pieces which yours truly
will be writing which will be under a section we will be calling The Commissioner's
Box: Insights from the Top!

SPY REPORT

Back when I was scouting the border roads, my captain used to say, "Never mistake a
quiet trail for a safe one." His point was simple. The enemy does not have to be
visible to be dangerous, and the moment you start believing you have everything under
control is usually when something unpleasant comes out of the trees.

MCLXJD might understand that lesson better than most. Saint-Chamond challenged him for
the throne this turn and got devastated in a single minute. That leaves the fighter
from 2417 Bourbon St undefeated at 10-0-1 and still sitting comfortably atop Jhans.
Comfortably is a dangerous word in an arena, though. Vasilko and Syan-Lin are both
waiting just below him, and neither strikes me as the patient sort.

Wolf and Man had the strongest overall turn at 4-1 and moved into the top-team
position. Lavitros accounted for part of that success by viciously putting down Little
Willie in four minutes, while Kiori defeated Murmurio and Wrugy tore through Fern in a
single bloody minute. Halonor was the lone stumble, losing a hard five-minute fight to
Syan-Lin. A good patrol does not require every soldier to win his skirmish. It
requires the unit to keep moving. Wolf and Man did that.

The bloodfeud between Neon Knights and Dark Abundance ended decisively. Dreamsinger
came after Triekel for Witherbrand's death and overpowered him in one minute. The debt
is paid, at least by arena custom, and Dreamsinger now leaves Jhans for the Advanced
Arenas. That is a clean ending to an ugly piece of business. Not every feud gets one.

The Dark Arena was less forgiving. Bogdon Ro fell to the Bandit Prince, while Dame and
DA1 also failed to return. Whippet, however, walked in at 16-29-2 and came back out
after butchering the Kobold Enforcer. I have seen soldiers with better records panic
when the line broke, and worse ones somehow become exactly what you need when there's
nowhere left to retreat. Whippet chose the second path.

And that brings me back to my old captain's lesson. Jhans looks settled at the moment.
MCLXJD owns the throne. Wolf and Man are riding high. Vasilko handled Sapphire easily,
Sonja crushed Silens, and several young warriors are beginning to find their footing.
But a veteran learns to distrust anything that looks settled. The next challenge is
already being written somewhere; the next bloodfeud is waiting for a spark, and
someone who thinks he has found an easy trail is about to learn why scouts look twice.
Keep your eyes open, Jhans.

-- Mira Kelvaren
Reporter on the Sands

DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MCLXJD 8746 SL 10 0 1 134 2417 BOURBON ST (700)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VASILKO 8816 ST 8 2 1 126 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
SYAN-LIN 8783 TP 22 11 0 112 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
SONJA 8815 PS 19 18 1 99 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
HALONOR 8860 PL 11 9 0 97 WOLF AND MAN (701)
SAINT-CHAMOND 8666 SL 21 25 1 93 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
-VARKOS 8865 BA 14 15 1 92 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)

CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-FAME 8875 TP 20 7 0 87 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
KIORI 8915 PL 9 1 0 86 WOLF AND MAN (701)
WHIPPET 8668 SL 17 29 3 83 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
LITTLE WILLIE 8667 TP 18 28 0 82 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
-HADOR 8234 ST 12 6 0 79 IRON TIGERS (484)
LAVITROS 8914 ST 8 3 0 78 WOLF AND MAN (701)
MURMURIO 8890 ST 12 15 1 77 THE WHISPERS (706)
-MAZRIM 5911 WS 20 10 0 76 IRON TIGERS (484)
SAPPHIRE 8866 AB 18 13 0 75 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
SILENS 8891 BA 15 12 0 73 THE WHISPERS (706)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CLEVER FOOL 8723 LU 6 6 2 64 OXY MORONS II (698)
BOB SEMPLE 8839 PR 10 22 1 62 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) *
-STINGRAY 5375 PL 9 6 0 62 SPIRIT TOTEMS (487)
WRUGY 8916 SL 6 10 3 62 WOLF AND MAN (701)

ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-AVERAGE JOE 8862 PL 11 18 1 52 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
SUBROSA 8968 LU 6 3 0 51 THE WHISPERS (706)
PYROSTAT 8951 ST 5 2 0 50 WOLF AND MAN (701)
-DEWCLAW 6100 AB 11 12 0 47 IRON TIGERS (484)
STUMBLE STALKER 7497 PR 8 6 0 47 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (624)
STEVE 8853 PS 3 2 0 46 MINECRAFT (704)
FERN 8930 WS 8 9 1 40 EMU'S STRAIN (702)

CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CUTTER 8971 ST 5 2 2 27 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
INDIANA BOY 8981 LU 2 3 0 26 EMU'S STRAIN (702)

INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TRIEKEL 8958 BA 2 2 1 23 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
GODBLINDER 8988 LU 2 0 0 23 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
CIPHROS 8985 TP 4 0 0 21 THE WHISPERS (706) *
HOLLYSTONE 8967 PS 3 6 0 20 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
NYXARIS 8986 TP 3 1 0 16 THE WHISPERS (706)
BOC HACKSCORN 8950 PL 1 2 0 9 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
-ARLEN 8980 1 2 0 5 IRON TIGERS (484) [AB-BA-LU]
BIG WILLIE 8990 0 1 0 4 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) [BA-LU-PL-ST]
-JIROE 8976 AB 0 4 0 4 IRON TIGERS (484) *

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

THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BOGDON RO 8918 4 9 0 DARK ABUNDANCE 695 BANDIT PRINCE 1026 NONE
KOBOLD ENFORCER 0 0 0 DARK ARENA WHIPPET 8668 1026 NONE
DAME 8995 0 1 0 EMU'S STRAIN 702 SHEWISH GIANT 1026 NONE
RIPOSTE MAGNET 8984 1 1 0 EMU'S STRAIN 702 CUTTER 8971 1024
DA1 8996 0 1 0 MINECRAFT 704 STONE GOLEM 1026 NONE
PLUMCATCHER 8902 11 5 0 NEON KNIGHTS 680 SAINT-CHAMOND 8666 1025
WITHERBRAND 8987 0 1 0 NEON KNIGHTS 680 TRIEKEL 8958 1025 JUST REVENGED
TENEBRAX 8888 11 12 0 THE WHISPERS 706 LL HOSTESS 8872 1022 NONE

THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
VEILYN 8979 0 1 0 THE WHISPERS 706 CUTTER 8971 1022 NOT REVENGED

PERSONAL ADS

LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

WHIPPET butchered KOBOLD ENFORCER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BOGDON RO was savagely slain by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
DAME was slain by SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute Dark Arena duel.
DA1 was butchered by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena contest.
DREAMSINGER overpowered TRIEKEL in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud fight.
SAINT-CHAMOND was devastated by MCLXJD in a 1 minute uneven Challenge Title brawl.
SILENS was overpowered by SONJA in a 1 minute bloody one-sided Challenge struggle.
SAPPHIRE was handily defeated by VASILKO in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
MURMURIO lost to KIORI in a popular 1 minute expert's duel.
HALONOR slimly lost to SYAN-LIN in a popular 5 minute brutal veteran's duel.
LITTLE WILLIE was viciously subdued by LAVITROS in a exciting 4 minute veteran's bout.
SUBROSA slimly lost to BOB SEMPLE in a exciting 5 minute brutal mismatched conflict.
FERN was devastated by WRUGY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gory mismatched bout.
PYROSTAT vanquished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
STEVE vanquished HOLLYSTONE in a 2 minute one-sided fray.
STUMBLE STALKER bested INDIANA BOY in a 3 minute master vs. novice brawl.
BOC HACKSCORN was narrowly defeated by GODBLINDER in a 4 minute novice's match.
CIPHROS defeated BIG WILLIE in a crowd pleasing 3 minute amateur's conflict.
NYXARIS overpowered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a monotonous 5 minute uneven fight.

BATTLE REPORT

MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 STRIKING ATTACK 44 - 25 - 2 64 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 SLASHING ATTACK 27 - 25 - 6 52 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 LUNGING ATTACK 18 - 17 - 1 51 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 4 PARRY-LUNGE 20 - 19 - 1 51 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 16 - 16 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 3 PARRY-STRIKE 12 - 12 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 13 - 15 - 0 46 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 AIMED BLOW 27 - 36 - 1 43 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 14 - 20 - 0 41 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 BASHING ATTACK 11 - 18 - 2 38 |

Turn 1026 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 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 3 3 SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 3 3 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 3 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 3 2 PARRY-LUNGE
PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 2 1 PARRY-STRIKE
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK MCLXJD 8746 10 0 1 134 2417 BOURBON ST (700)
STRIKING ATTACK VASILKO 8816 8 2 1 126 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
TOTAL PARRY SYAN-LIN 8783 22 11 0 112 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
PARRY-STRIKE SONJA 8815 19 18 1 99 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
PARRY-LUNGE HALONOR 8860 11 9 0 97 WOLF AND MAN (701)
AIMED BLOW SAPPHIRE 8866 18 13 0 75 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)

FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK SILENS 8891 15 12 0 73 THE WHISPERS (706)
LUNGING ATTACK SUBROSA 8968 6 3 0 51 THE WHISPERS (706)
PARRY-RIPOSTE STUMBLE STALKER 7497 8 6 0 47 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (624)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SONJA 8815. The most popular warrior this turn was
LAVITROS 8914. The ten other most popular fighters were BIG WILLIE 8990, GODBLINDER
8988, HALONOR 8860, SUBROSA 8968, SYAN-LIN 8783, BOB SEMPLE 8839, WHIPPET 8668, STEVE
8853, INDIANA BOY 8981, and BOGDON RO 8918.

The least popular fighter this week was NYXARIS 8986. The other ten least popular
fighters were HOLLYSTONE 8967, SAINT-CHAMOND 8666, TRIEKEL 8958, DA1 8996, FERN 8930,
SAPPHIRE 8866, SILENS 8891, CIPHROS 8985, STUMBLE STALKER 7497, and PYROSTAT 8951.

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

DREAMSINGER (36-8439) NEON KNIGHTS (680)

BLOODGAMES 2026 -- corrected (dates)

Back by popular demand, we will be hosting a new slow Bloodgames mailed arena
beginning in September. We also plan our usual Bloodgames arenas at the winter and
summer Face-to-Face tournaments.

For those of you who always wanted the chance to manage the last warrior standing
alive upon the arena sands, your day has come. The Bloodgames are coming!

At the end of the ten turns, even though several warriors, bruised and scarred, MAY
yet live, only one will be crowned Champion of the Bloodgames. And in this game mere
survival counts for little. A great general once said, "The object of battle is not
to die for your cause, but to make your enemy die for his." This general would have
greatly enjoyed the Duelmasters Bloodgames. Here are the particulars:

Face-to-Face style Bloodgames Turn 1 is due by Fri at 9pm at the hotel
(Winter: DM 96, Summer: DM 98) Turns process with the tournament
Strategy changes allowed, bloodfeud challenges only

Mail-in style Bloodgames Turn 1 is by Sat at 9pm at the hotel
(Winter: DM 97, Summer: DM 99) All turns process overnight, mail-in style.
No strategy changes; all ten rounds process one
after the other and results will be out Sun morning.

Slow Bloodgames (DM 95): Turn 1 is due Weds September 23
Turns process every 28 days
Strategy changes allowed, bloodfeud challenges only

Gameplay proceeds according to standard DM rules, except for a few notable exceptions:

BLOODGAMES ROLLUP -- Your Bloodgames team is ten warriors, one of each fighting
style, each warrior designed from scratch! (All are DYOs (design your owns) with 84
points, 3-21, as usual.) To submit your rollup, just write/type them up and send them
in. We'll mail or email your overviews and you can write up your strategies. Your
warriors must be created and have strategies entered by the first due date.

DEATH -- As the name implies, the Bloodgames will leave the arena sands somewhat
darker before they're over. It's a dangerous sport intended only for the tough and
spirited. The Arenamaster will be less likely to intercede on behalf of a dying
warrior. Even at a 1 kill desire, kill attempts will occur.

REPLACEMENTS AND ROLLUPS -- There will be no replacement characters.

CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES -- In the turn-based bloodgames, there are no regular
challenges, only bloodfeuds. There will be no DA challenges in any of the bloodgames
arenas.

MISSED TURNS -- All warriors fight each round. Only the dead may rest.

ERRORS -- If we make an input error, that warrior will be awarded a win and kill.
Errors must be reported before the next turn processes.

NEWSLETTER -- Warriors are ranked according to their number of kills. Champions of
Bloodgames may write a column for the newsletter at the end of the games.

FEES -- A Bloodgames rollup costs a $10 set-up fee. Managers may roll up more than
one team but may run only one team in each arena. The fee for all ten rounds is $49.

AWARDS -- The Bloodgames last ten rounds. Only warriors who survive to the end of
Turn 10 will be eligible for an award. However, a consolation award of a Bloodgames
T-shirt will be awarded to the dead warrior with the most kills.

The living warrior with the greatest number of kills will be the Bloodgames Champion.
Bloodgames Victor titles, 2nd and 3rd place will be awarded to those living warriors
with the greatest number of kills at the end of Turn 10, with one other important
consideration: Each of these three warriors must be of a different fighting style.
Win/loss records and, if necessary, recognition points will only be used to determine
awards if there is a tie.

The Bloodgames Champion fights for free in Advanced Duelmasters, and all Champions and
Victors earn Tournament Victor status, which allows them to challenge once per turn
with increased priority. These awards last for six months. The manager of the
Bloodgames Champion and Victors will receive Bloodgames T-shirts.

A Bloodgames T-shirt will be awarded to the manager of the team with the most kills.
T-shirts will only happen if someone gives us a nice design. One shirt per person.

AFTERMATH -- Warriors from the Bloodgames may not transfer to any other arena. Once
the games are over, the arena and teams will be disbanded. The fighters have won
their freedom and will never more be seen in the gladiatorial games. A special bonus
will, however, be awarded to the 1st through 3rd place warriors. Lady Sheila
Greywand, of the Isle of the Eye, has consented to allow the top three gladiators in
each Bloodgames admission to the Advanced Duelmasters games. Any special training
required to qualify those three warriors for Advanced Duelmasters combat will be
conducted before transfer into ADM. Astute managers will note that this means that
three warriors that are designed from scratch will survive the Bloodgames, win one of
the top three places, and go on to immortal glory! One of those warriors could be
yours!

The challenge is yours to take. The final plans are yours to make.
When the dust settles, remember: To the victor goes the spoils!