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DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date : 07/09/2025 Duedate: 08/05/2025

STORMCROWE ARENA

DM 45 TURN 491

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

THE BRUTE SQUAD
AVID FANS (65)
(45-5326) [19-35-2,108]

Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader

THE BRUTE SQUAD WEKRUS
AVID FANS (65) OF WOLF & GIANT (589)
(45-5326) [19-35-2,108] (45-5856) [4-3-0,36]

Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite

BRAWLIPOP A'MAIMING GRACE
DARQUE FORCES (428) DARQUE FORCES (428)
(45-5714) [27-22-1,104] (45-5834) [6-5-0,33]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

AVID FANS (65)

TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. GOING BERSERK (527) 33
2. AVID FANS (65) 17 DARQUE FORCES (428)
3. HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563) 10 Unchartered Team
4. DARQUE FORCES (428) 10
5. TIME STALLYANS (547) -1 OF WOLF & GIANT (589)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*OF WOLF & GIANT (589) 18 11 2 62.1 1/ 2 AVID FANS (65) 7 5 0
2/ 2 DARQUE FORCES (428) 781 524 42 59.8 2/ 1*OF WOLF & GIANT (589) 6 4 1
3/ 4 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563) 84 63 4 57.1 3/ 3 DARQUE FORCES (428) 6 9 0
4- 3 FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569) 47 36 2 56.6 4/ 4 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563) 4 3 0
5/ 0 GOING BERSERK (527) 181 155 12 53.9 5/ 5 DEAD SILENCE (581) 4 11 0
6/ 5 AVID FANS (65) 325 299 26 52.1 6/ 0 GOING BERSERK (527) 3 0 0
7- 6*2228 BOURBON ST (588) 4 4 1 50.0 7- 6 FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569) 3 2 1
8/ 0 TIME STALLYANS (547) 94 97 11 49.2 8- 7*2228 BOURBON ST (588) 1 1 0
9/ 0 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535) 59 93 3 38.8 9/ 0 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535) 0 4 0
10/ 7 DEAD SILENCE (581) 42 68 1 38.2 10- 8*FAR TRAVELERS 2512 (592) 0 2 0
11- 8*FAR TRAVELERS 2512 (592) 0 2 0 0.0 11/ 0 TIME STALLYANS (547) 0 2 0

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

TEAM SPOTLIGHT

STORMY SCRIBBLES
Issue # T-491
by Hammer the WordSmith

THE CULLING

If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then,
whether we live or we die, we belong to the Lord.
-- Romans 14:8 Amplified Classic

Perhaps it was because of the time that the Veteran Manager had spent in the Battle-
Dimension of Hyborian Wars!

Battles in the Fantasy-Dimension of the Forgotten Realms had also impacted the
thinking of the Veteran Manager!

Long ago, the Veteran Manager had laid claim to the title of Minister of War for some
now-forgotten reason!

Whatever the case, upon his return to the Gladiator-Dimension of Duel 2, the Veteran
Manager known as Hammer had culled his vast array of dueling stables!

Hammer had contacted the Gladiatorial Commission to delete 31 of his stables that the
Veteran Manager had determined one night that he would not ever again fight any of
those Gladiators, in either an Arena, nor in a future Tourney!

If it were not for Rookie Tourney Prospect Bold Dragon Blade of his Abattoir 5 Blades
stable in Stormcrowe Arena, the Veteran Manager would have added them to the growing
list of his Not-Interested Arenas!

Instead, Hammer chose to leave his stable in Arena 45 for future considerations!

A few days later, the Future had become Now!

Master Darque had informed the Chatzy Community of Duelers that he was preparing to
Host a 10-Turn Contest in the DM 45 Arena!

Four of the Abattoir 5 Blades Gladiators had fought in the last Contest that Master
Darque had Hosted in Stormcrowe Arena, before they had gone inactive!

Hammer gathered the four together to advise Sticky Situation, Sticky Blue Blade, The
Fever Dreamer and A Funky Nightmare that if they wanted a chance to be able to fight
in the upcoming February Contest Hosted by Master Darque, they must prove themselves
worthy, by a possible Last-Stand Battle in the DM 45 Dark Arena!

May Your Blades Be Sharp and Your Wits Sharper! -- Hammer, Minister of War

SPY REPORT

I can't believe the violence in STORMCROWE! I still haven't told Mom I'm
writing Spyreports. She'd have a cow! Well, here we go... Like, OF WOLF & GIANT
had to be so embarrassed when they got kicked off #1 spot by AVID FANS! Way to go
AVID FANS! MVP award for ONTOR? GOING BERSERK's proud of him after beating HORRACH
and getting 19 points. Talk about yer major upsets! HORRACH's match with ONTOR cost
him a loss of 19 points! What a putz! JUICE BOX fights so hard to be Duelmaster,
then quits fighting and loses the title. No one said he was a genius... Was that a
tear I saw in THE BRUTE SQUAD's eye, as he took over Duelmastership? And wasn't
BRAWLIPOP fit to be tied! Who was the wiseguy that said STORMCROWE's Duelmaster was
paying for drinks at The Shadow's Fountain? Don't look at me!
I gotta admit I haven't been in "deep con caves" with any spies. Really, I just
wing this stuff. DARQUE FORCES was STORMCROWE's most avoided team. Is there some
award for that? Is there some deep dark secret why AVID FANS' been avoiding DARQUE
FORCES so much? Or is it just that they're too scared? Can DARQUE FORCES' BRAWLIPOP
be more popular than me? She was challenged the most, but is that really the same?
Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other! Don't you guys ever give
it a break? Hey! Quit laughing! Just because THE FEVER DREAMER had 12-16-1 was no
reason for ABATTOIR 5 BLADES to send him to the Dark Arena! Stop it! I hear
ABATTOIR 5 BLADES sent A FUNKY NIGHTMARE to the Dark Arena. What, is that like not
well-lit, or what? How cruel! ABATTOIR 5 BLADES heartlessly sent hers to STICKY
SITUATION certain fate in the Dark Arena. Is a 10-18-0 bad or something? Hey! Quit
laughing! Just because STICKY BLUE BLADE had 6-13-1 was no reason for ABATTOIR 5
BLADES to send her to the Dark Arena! Stop it! Fight, fight, fight. Is that all
you guys can do?
I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid. Who would've guessed I'd be
a famous Spyreporter? I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really
should stop. I had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte

DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THE BRUTE SQUAD 5326 BA 19 35 2 108 AVID FANS (65)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BRAWLIPOP 5714 AB 27 22 1 104 DARQUE FORCES (428)
ONTOR 5709 BA 13 14 2 97 GOING BERSERK (527)
PRIMAL CUT 5633 AB 11 3 2 96 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)
SHIELDGORE 5756 TP 24 10 0 91 DARQUE FORCES (428)

CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PEANUT SALESMAN 5676 LU 15 13 0 81 AVID FANS (65)
HORRACH 5806 ST 6 9 0 77 DEAD SILENCE (581)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BIG BEN 5720 LU 14 12 0 60 GOING BERSERK (527)
GATE KEEPER 5811 TP 6 1 0 57 AVID FANS (65)

ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-EXPOSE 5455 SL 9 9 1 56 FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)
KEY MASTER 5825 TP 5 2 0 53 AVID FANS (65)
DENNORUS 5763 WS 11 9 0 48 DEAD SILENCE (581)
LUSCIOUS MALFOY 5824 SL 6 7 1 43 DARQUE FORCES (428)
BULLS 5758 AB 6 2 0 42 GOING BERSERK (527)
WEKRUS 5856 LU 4 3 0 36 OF WOLF & GIANT (589) *

CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
A'MAIMING GRACE 5834 LU 6 5 0 33 DARQUE FORCES (428)
ODBOG 5858 LU 4 3 1 27 OF WOLF & GIANT (589) *
-TOMMY BAHAMA 5848 PL 4 2 1 27 2228 BOURBON ST (588)

INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MAULY TOV 5837 BA 5 5 1 23 DARQUE FORCES (428)
MOSAG 5855 WS 5 2 1 18 OF WOLF & GIANT (589)
TENDERLOIN 5878 LU 3 1 0 12 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563) *
LOTCHUCK 5888 BA 1 1 0 12 DEAD SILENCE (581) *
KARAS 5868 ST 0 5 0 5 DEAD SILENCE (581)

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

THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
A FUNKY NIGHTMAR 4905 12 17 0 ABATTOIR 5 BLADE 535 STONE GOLEM 491 NONE
STICKY BLUE BLAD 5343 6 14 1 ABATTOIR 5 BLADE 535 SPYMASTER 491 NONE
STICKY SITUATION 4904 10 19 0 ABATTOIR 5 BLADE 535 SPYMASTER 491 NONE
THE FEVER DREAME 4906 12 17 1 ABATTOIR 5 BLADE 535 SPYMASTER 491 NONE
ELEVENS 5891 0 1 0 DEAD SILENCE 581 MOUNTAIN TROLL 491 NONE

THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
ACACIA 5883 0 1 0 FAR TRAVELERS 25 592 MOSAG 5855 489
GEKRUS 5859 4 1 0 OF WOLF & GIANT 589 EXPOSE 5455 489
TYGOG 5857 1 2 0 OF WOLF & GIANT 589 TOMMY BAHAMA 5848 487 NOT REVENGED
DEVIL'S DAUGHTER 5344 1 1 0 TIME STALLYANS 547 MOUNTAIN TROLL 491 NONE
MARX BRUDER 5325 1 4 0 TIME STALLYANS 547 WURM KIN 491 NONE

PERSONAL ADS

A'maiming Grace -- Me use pointy stick! -- The Drooling Wekrus

Karas -- No skills learned... again... -- Mosag

Tenderloin -- It was a shortsword fest! Loved the skills. -- Odbog

Storm Swords -- I am returning to DM 45 to participate in the Darque-Hosted Contest
that begins in a few months! -- Hammer, Minister of War, mgr of Abattoir 5 Blades

LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

THE FEVER DREAMER was viciously butchered by SPYMASTER in a 3 minute Dark Arena fight.
A FUNKY NIGHTMARE was killed by STONE GOLEM in a exciting 3 minute Dark Arena melee.
STICKY SITUATION was dispatched by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
STICKY BLUE BLADE was assassinated by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
MARX BRUDER was murdered by WURM KIN in a 2 minute Dark Arena competition.
DEVIL'S DAUGHTER was assassinated by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena struggle.
ELEVENS was butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena competition.
THE BRUTE SQUAD overcame BRAWLIPOP in a 1 minute expert's Challenge Title melee.
PEANUT SALESMAN lost to PRIMAL CUT in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
DENNORUS viciously subdued WEKRUS in a 2 minute gory Challenge duel.
HORRACH was overpowered by ONTOR in a 1 minute uneven match.
SHIELDGORE luckily beat VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a exciting 3 minute veteran's fight.
GATE KEEPER bested A'MAIMING GRACE in a crowd pleasing 4 minute conflict.
LUSCIOUS MALFOY was luckily beaten by KEY MASTER in a crowd pleasing 3 minute match.
BIG BEN overpowered ODBOG in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
BULLS overpowered MOSAG in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
MAULY TOV overcame LOTCHUCK in a 1 minute bloody bout.
KARAS was bested by TENDERLOIN in a exciting 1 minute novice's brawl.

BATTLE REPORT

MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 6 PARRY-LUNGE 5 - 3 - 1 63 |
|BASHING ATTACK 5 TOTAL PARRY 20 - 14 - 0 59 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 LUNGING ATTACK 26 - 22 - 1 54 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 PARRY-STRIKE 8 - 7 - 1 53 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 WALL OF STEEL 11 - 10 - 1 52 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 AIMED BLOW 16 - 16 - 1 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 10 - 11 - 1 48 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 10 - 15 - 1 40 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 STRIKING ATTACK 6 - 19 - 0 24 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |

Turn 491 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:

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

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
AIMED BLOW BRAWLIPOP 5714 27 22 1 104 DARQUE FORCES (428)
TOTAL PARRY SHIELDGORE 5756 24 10 0 91 DARQUE FORCES (428)
LUNGING ATTACK PEANUT SALESMAN 5676 15 13 0 81 AVID FANS (65)
WALL OF STEEL DENNORUS 5763 11 9 0 48 DEAD SILENCE (581)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BRAWLIPOP 5714. The most popular warrior this turn
was A'MAIMING GRACE 5834. The ten other most popular fighters were LUSCIOUS MALFOY
5824, A FUNKY NIGHTMARE 4905, PRIMAL CUT 5633, THE BRUTE SQUAD 5326, THE FEVER
DREAMER 4906, STICKY SITUATION 4904, PEANUT SALESMAN 5676, DENNORUS 5763, BIG BEN
5720, and BULLS 5758.

The least popular fighter this week was LOTCHUCK 5888. The other ten least popular
fighters were ODBOG 5858, HORRACH 5806, STICKY BLUE BLADE 5343, MOSAG 5855, WEKRUS
5856, BRAWLIPOP 5714, ELEVENS 5891, DEVIL'S DAUGHTER 5344, MARX BRUDER 5325, and
KARAS 5868.

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

JUICE BOX (45-5452) FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)

SUMMER BLOODGAMES 2025

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

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 Turn 1 is due Fri July 18 at 9pm at the hotel
Bloodgames (DM 98): Turns process with the tournament
Strategy changes allowed, bloodfeud challenges only

Mail-in style Turn 1 is due Sat July 19 at 9pm at the hotel
Bloodgames (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 August 13
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.

TURN PROCESSING AND DUE DATES -- DM 95 is due August 1 and will process on a 28-day
schedule. The other two bloodgames arenas will be processed at the summer Face-to-
Face. (Note: there will also be bloodgames at the next winter FTF.)

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!