DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/01/2026    Duedate: 01/14/2026

ROCANIS ARENA

DM 56    TURN 911

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

XERO THE HERO
ALLIANCE (455)
(56-5234) [16-4-1,109]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

XERO THE HERO                  WASABI
ALLIANCE (455)                 SPICY (436)
(56-5234) [16-4-1,109]         (56-4141) [7-1-0,86]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

XERO THE HERO                  JUNIPER
ALLIANCE (455)                 ALLIANCE (455)
(56-5234) [16-4-1,109]         (56-5272) [8-3-2,66]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ALLIANCE (455)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SPICY (436)                   27 
2. ALLIANCE (455)                6     ALLIANCE (455)
3. PHILANTHROPISTS (420)         -53   Unchartered Team

                                       SPICY (436)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*GEM COVEY (522)            3   0  0 100.   1/ 1 ALLIANCE (455)            8  7 0
 2/ 2*SPICY (436)                7   1  0 87.5   2/ 3*SPICY (436)               3  0 0
 3/ 3 ALLIANCE (455)            90  61 12 59.6   3- 2*GEM COVEY (522)           2  0 0
 4/ 4 PHILANTHROPISTS (420)     31  28  1 52.5   4/ 5 PHILANTHROPISTS (420)     2  7 0
 5- 5 MEN OF STEEL (131)       455 446 62 50.5   5- 4 TOTAL WHINE (516)         1  0 0
 6- 6 TOTAL WHINE (516)          9  10  0 47.4   6- 6 MEN OF STEEL (131)        1  1 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

     The native girl gave Orv a surprised smile.  "You have some herb lore, do you?"
     "You could say that," the little spirit replied with an answering smile.  "I'm a 
land healer.  When we're done with the monsters, I will heal the poisoned land here 
before I go home."
     "I'll pass the word.  Maybe some farmers will come and say which fields need 
help."
     The group of adventurers moved on down the flower-lined road, toward the forest 
with the dark and foggy spot in the middle.
     Vengeance said, "This chaos gate, is it a big visible stone gate, like when we 
fought in Gateway Arena?"
     Orv shook his, or her, or its head.  "It is a wound in Ghea, which has festered 
through the volcanic flow Sheila Greywand used to try and seal it.  The world beyond 
that breach is as poisonous to our world as our world is to that world."  Shaking its 
head, it spat to the side, as though tasting something vile.  "The breach is under the 
polluted water and I don't recommend going through to the other side.  It's likely 
that the enemy will be on this side, maybe in the water as the poison comforts them.  
In case you have to enter the water, I'll make you a salve to protect your bodies and 
your equipment, but that won't last more than an hour."
     Tortured Trout frowned as he strode down the road.  "Sounds like it would be best 
to lure them out of the water.  What can we do to really piss them off?"
     Orv gasped a surprised laugh, sounding as innocent as a child -- a child with 
mischief on its mind.  "I don't know them well, but I'd guess these invaders are 
fanatics who take themselves very seriously.  If they think you are making fun of 
them..."
     Marduk nodded.  "So, we pants them."
     Teetotaler shook his head.  "Nnn... ah.  We're talking about making them come out 
of the water to fight us.  How would that work?"
     "I could make an illusion," Trout suggested, rubbing his bearded chin.
     Teddy Brewster shrugged.  "When we see them, we should simply charge!"
     "We hide in the trees," said Vengeance.  "Trout makes an illusion of a farmer 
pantsing one of the poison weasels.  They get offended and come ashore to deal with 
it.  THEN we charge.  Hmm.  There are six of us, and seven of them.  Orv, do you 
fight?"
     The little spirit shook its head, then said, "Well... it depends.  You can see 
that I'm not as big and strong as all of you."
     "But you are of Ghea," said Tortured Trout.  "Can you poison those things with a 
touch?"
     "Oh.  Yes, I suppose so.  But if I am slain, I can't heal the land."
     "We won't include you in the fighting line, then.  Or Trout, either.  You guys 
are support.  The five of us can take those evil weasels."
     They had been walking rapidly as they made their plans.  Now, they were in the 
forest, which looked sick.  It was mostly oak and maple and sycamore trees, which 
should have had green leaves on this warm island, but all the leaves were shriveled 
and black, and curled up on the ground.  The tree skeletons looked twisted, as though 
they were in pain.  The group of fighters walked up a small rise in the land, and 
looked down upon a swamp, pools of bubbling yellowish water that stank of sulfur and 
rot.
     Vengeance looked at Orv.  "Can you tell where they are?"
     The nature spirit stretched out its arm, pointing at a particularly large pool.  
"Four of them.  The other three might still be in their own world."
     Teddy Brewster shifted his feet, hefted his sword, and snorted.  "Let's just 
charge."

                                      SPY REPORT

     It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last 
week's fights.  Hey everybody, watch out for WASABI, who flew up 27 points in the 
rankings after mashing VON DARKMOOR like a melon.  Keep your eye on this gal.  Ya 
know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on the sands.  VON DARKMOOR was bested by 
WASABI and drops 22 points.  Well here's a duelmaster that doesn't sit back and say 
'Challenge me'!  NALENTHU made a challenge against XERO THE HERO this week.  In front 
of all the crowds, XERO THE HERO took the Duelmaster's crown for his own.  I give the 
bum two weeks.  Can you believe they are paying me 10 gold to deliver this stuff?   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the ROCANIS arena.  And hey, 
kiddies, those of you who didn't avoid ALLIANCE, please raise you hand.  Wow.  Does 
ROCANIS really have that many liars?  For those of you who like math, try this one:  
ALLIANCE + Weapons That go Boom = SPICY + Avoid City.  And who is this XERO THE HERO 
you ask, with 109 points and a 16-4-1 record.  Ooh, the tales I could tell!   
     Remember that an arena is not always a safe place to be, but it is one of the 
most interesting, though!  Knowing when to use the right tactics at the proper time 
is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.   
     Well, there's the manager of the ROCANIS giving me the 'cut' sign (or is that 
'They're going to strangle you in the alley?).  C'mon, Leadfoot, let's make some 
tracks.  Hasta la bye-bye.  (Loud choruses of 'Beat it, ya bum!')-- The Unknown 
Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 XERO THE HERO 5234        LU 16   4  1 109         ALLIANCE (455)            

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NALENTHU 3909             AB 12   7  0  89         PHILANTHROPISTS (420)     
 WASABI 4141               AB  7   1  0  86         SPICY (436)                              *

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JUNIPER 5272              AB  8   3  2  66         ALLIANCE (455)            
 VON DARKMOOR 5263         WS  9   4  0  65         ALLIANCE (455)            

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ROO 5091                  TP  2   2  0  36         MEN OF STEEL (131)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MARLBORO MAN 5278         BA  4   2  1  28         ALLIANCE (455)            
-SLIVERED OAK 5179             2   0  0  28         TOTAL WHINE (516)                        [AB-PR-ST-WS]
-RUBY 5243                 ST  3   0  0  27         GEM COVEY (522)                          *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RE-AGITATOR 5187          LU  1   0  0  21         MEN OF STEEL (131)        
 VAN CLEVE 5279                2   1  0  20         ALLIANCE (455)                           [AB-PL-SL-TP]
 AMBER ANGER 4387          ST  1   4  0  15         PHILANTHROPISTS (420)                    *

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

NALENTHU was devastated by XERO THE HERO in a 1 minute Challenge Title fight.
AMBER ANGER was vanquished by MARLBORO MAN in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
VON DARKMOOR was demolished by WASABI in a 1 minute uneven fight.
JUNIPER slimly lost to KUNG-FU MASTER in a popular 3 minute gory contest.
VAN CLEVE demolished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a dull 4 minute mismatched competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       3         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   1 -  1      75  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         WALL OF STEEL      7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   2 -  2      67  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         BASHING ATTACK     4 -   2 -  1      67  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         LUNGING ATTACK    14 -   7 -  1      67  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         AIMED BLOW        21 -  13 -  5      62  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         STRIKING ATTACK    3 -   3 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         TOTAL PARRY        3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 911 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   XERO THE HERO 5234         16   4  1  109 ALLIANCE (455)
AIMED BLOW       NALENTHU 3909              12   7  0   89 PHILANTHROPISTS (420)
WALL OF STEEL    VON DARKMOOR 5263           9   4  0   65 ALLIANCE (455)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is XERO THE HERO 5234.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was JUNIPER 5272.  The ten other most popular fighters were XERO THE HERO 5234, 
MARLBORO MAN 5278, WASABI 4141, NALENTHU 3909, AMBER ANGER 4387, VON DARKMOOR 5263, 
VAN CLEVE 5279,  0,  0, and  0.

The least popular fighter this week was VAN CLEVE 5279.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were VON DARKMOOR 5263, AMBER ANGER 4387, NALENTHU 3909, WASABI 4141, 
MARLBORO MAN 5278, XERO THE HERO 5234, JUNIPER 5272,  0,  0, and  0.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

XERO THE HERO (56-5234) ALLIANCE (455)