DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 10/29/2025    Duedate: 11/25/2025

STORMCROWE ARENA

DM 45    TURN 495

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ONTOR
GOING BERSERK (527)
(45-5709) [15-16-2,113]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ONTOR                          RAVENPAW
GOING BERSERK (527)            WARRIOR CATS (598)
(45-5709) [15-16-2,113]        (45-5939) [3-0-0,27]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

ME EITHER                      A'MAIMING GRACE
OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)       DARQUE FORCES (428)
(45-5268) [13-12-0,74]         (45-5834) [7-8-0,29]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. OF WOLF & GIANT (589)         42 
2. UNIQUIE ONE (593)             41    DARQUE FORCES (428)
3. DEAD SILENCE (581)            34    Unchartered Team
4. GOING BERSERK (527)           29 
5. WARRIOR CATS (598)            22    UNIQUIE ONE (593)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*THE REDACTED 01 (595)      2   0  0 100.   1/ 3 OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)  8  7 0
 2/ 2 DARQUE FORCES (428)      793 532 42 59.8   2/ 1 DARQUE FORCES (428)       7  8 0
 3/ 6 OF WOLF & GIANT (589)     27  19  4 58.7   3/ 2 GOING BERSERK (527)       6  2 0
 4/ 3 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)    88  69  4 56.1   4/ 7 OF WOLF & GIANT (589)     6  6 2
 5- 4 FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)  47  37  2 56.0   5/ 5*WARRIOR CATS (598)        6  7 0
 6/ 5 GOING BERSERK (527)      190 158 12 54.6   6/ 4 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)    4  4 0
 7- 7 AVID FANS (65)           328 305 26 51.8   7/13*UNIQUIE ONE (593)         4  4 0
 8/ 8 OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)  63  62  3 50.4   8- 6*THE GARDEN CLUB (591)     4  6 0
 9/17*UNIQUIE ONE (593)          4   4  0 50.0   9/11*BUSHWOOD '25 (596)        3  4 0
10/11 TIME STALLYANS (547)      94 108 11 46.5  10/ 9 DEAD SILENCE (581)        3 12 0
11/ 9*WARRIOR CATS (598)         6   7  0 46.2  11-10*THE REDACTED 01 (595)     2  0 0
12/10*BUSHWOOD '25 (596)         3   4  0 42.9  12- 8 AVID FANS (65)            2  2 0
13/12 BATTLE SHIPS (552)        53  71  2 42.7  13/14 BATTLE SHIPS (552)        1  9 0
14-13*THE GARDEN CLUB (591)      4   6  0 40.0  14/15 TIME STALLYANS (547)      0  6 0
15/14 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)   59  99  3 37.3  15/17*MMM BEER 1 (599)          0  5 0
16/15 DEAD SILENCE (581)        46  84  1 35.4  16/16 ABATTOIR 5 BLADES (535)   0  3 0

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
17/18*MMM BEER 1 (599)           0   5  0  0.0  17-18 FAVORITE SAYINGS 7 (569)  0  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

                                   STORMY SCRIBBLES

                                    Issue # T-495
                               by Hammer the WordSmith
                                    Same Old Song 

    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

Washing! Rinsing! Repeating!

Washing! Rinsing! Repeating!

It has been the Same Old Song!

Washing! Rinsing! Repeating!

Hammer: Send BTW to the Dark Arena!

Stormm Krow: Same Strategy as Oop?

Hammer: Same Strategy!

The beautiful battle-worn Shagornan Elf once again smiled, suppressing a laugh!

BTW looked at the two rather quizzically!

Stormm Krow led BTW out the door to Train for his Torch-Lit Fate!

The Famous Words of the Veteran Manager trailed behind them!

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     So why do I have this bag over my head?  Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and 
I'm going to give you a spy report!.  Say good-bye to DARQUE FORCES, as they are 
pushed from the coveted top team spot by the OTIS LIKES LUNGERS stable.  A stormcloud 
is brewing over the AVID FANS guildhouse.  Rumor says any more weeks like this ones 
0-0-0 may send the team to the Dark Arena.  Coming up with a solid 3-1-0 outing, 
UNIQUIE ONE has advanced 6 places in the rankings.  It looks like the guys(?) at OF 
WOLF & GIANT had a good week as they went 5-0-2 to put them in 4th place.  I guess 
steroids help!  Hey everybody, watch out for PROFOUND, who flew up 15 points in the 
rankings after mashing MALDRIM like a melon.  Keep your eye on this beast.  And 
falling like a basher in the top ten was ME EITHER, who dropped 9 points after a 
disappointing (to say the least) bout with BULLS.  It's a proud day for the GOING 
BERSERK stable, as their warrior, ONTOR, ascended the Duelmaster's throne.  An apple 
a day keeps the doctor away, but an onion a day keeps T.P.s at bay.   
     Let's dig a little deeper into what's happening in the STORMCROWE arena.  Did 
you hear that DARQUE FORCES was most avoided team this week?  Well, knowing the 
personal hygiene of DARQUE FORCES' warriors, I'm not surprised!  Okay, so I may not 
be funny, but catch DEAD SILENCE's act in the arena.  Those acrobats seem to be 
fairly deft at running from DARQUE FORCES.  Well just about everybody wants a piece 
of DINAH MITE, who was this week's most challenged warrior.  In a mismatch, our 
friend HORRACH of DEAD SILENCE got heroic notions and challenged PRIMAL CUT.  What 
did it get him?  A 9-10-0 record, that's what.  To the crowd's chants of 'Bo-zo bo-zo 
bo-zo', PRIMAL CUT was taken out by the lower-ranked HORRACH.  (Maybe it's time to 
think Dark Arena?).   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  TENDERLOIN says to his dog--'Who 
should I fight this week?'.  Dog says 'STONE GOLEM'.  So the guy dies.  Moral?  Put 
lying dogs to sleep.  Here's some advice:  warriors with little wit and will may 
encounter problems on the trail to the Isle.   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in STORMCROWE have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  Okay, so I may not be the 
world's best comedian, but then you guys aren't the world's best warriors.  Hasta la 
bye-bye.  (Loud choruses of 'Beat it, ya bum!')-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ONTOR 5709                BA 15  16  2 113         GOING BERSERK (527)       

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HORRACH 5806              ST  9  10  0 104         DEAD SILENCE (581)        
-YAMATO 5083               PL 15  14  0  97         BATTLE SHIPS (552)        
-THE BRUTE SQUAD 5326      BA 19  37  2  96         AVID FANS (65)            
-PEANUT SALESMAN 5676      LU 16  14  0  95         AVID FANS (65)            
-BIG BEN 5720              LU 16  13  0  94         GOING BERSERK (527)       
 BULLS 5758                AB 10   2  0  94         GOING BERSERK (527)       

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHIELDGORE 5756           TP 26  12  0  90         DARQUE FORCES (428)       
 ME TOO 5267               LU 16  10  0  88         OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)  
 PRIMAL CUT 5633           AB 12   6  2  77         HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)    
 LUSCIOUS MALFOY 5824      SL 10   7  1  77         DARQUE FORCES (428)       
 ME EITHER 5268            AB 13  12  0  74         OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)  

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAULY TOV 5837            BA  8   6  1  60         DARQUE FORCES (428)       

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WEKRUS 5856               LU  7   4  0  55         OF WOLF & GIANT (589)                *
-KEY MASTER 5825           TP  6   3  0  49         AVID FANS (65)            
 CORRECT STYLE 5618        LU  6   3  0  48         OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)  
-GATE KEEPER 5811          TP  6   3  0  47         AVID FANS (65)            
 DENNORUS 5763             WS 11  13  0  46         DEAD SILENCE (581)        
 IRMA 5315                 TP  8   8  0  41         OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)  

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MOSAG 5855                WS  7   4  2  33         OF WOLF & GIANT (589)     
 A'MAIMING GRACE 5834      LU  7   8  0  29         DARQUE FORCES (428)       
 RAVENPAW 5939                 3   0  0  27         WARRIOR CATS (598)                       [AB-LU-SL-TP-WS]
 FIRESTAR 5941             SL  3   0  0  26         WARRIOR CATS (598)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-KNOT WEED 5875                2   0  0  20         THE GARDEN CLUB (591)                    [AB-LU-PR-SL-TP-WS]
 FROLIC 5905                   2   0  0  15         UNIQUIE ONE (593)                        [AB-LU-SL-TP-WS]
-BLACK MEDIC 5951              1   0  0  15         THE GARDEN CLUB (591)                    [AB-LU-PR-SL-TP-WS]
 PROFOUND 5953                 1   0  0  15         UNIQUIE ONE (593)                        [AB-BA-LU-SL-TP-WS]
-VORTABA 5922                  1   0  0  14         THE REDACTED 01 (595)                    ???
 FALL IN LINE 5631             3   4  0  13         OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)                 [AB-LU-TP]
 BOOLB 5956                    1   0  1  12         OF WOLF & GIANT (589)                [AB-BA-LU-PS-SL-ST-TP-WS]
 LOOPER 5931                   2   0  0  11         BUSHWOOD '25 (596)                       [AB-LU-SL-TP-WS]
 FLAKE 5904                    1   0  0  11         UNIQUIE ONE (593)                        [AB-BA-LU-SL-TP-WS]
 WILLOWISP 5957                1   0  0   9         OF WOLF & GIANT (589)                [AB-BA-LU-SL-TP-WS]
-DANTIOCH 5923                 1   0  0   9         THE REDACTED 01 (595)                    ???
 LOTCHUCK 5888             BA  1   5  0   8         DEAD SILENCE (581)                       *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BINDWEED 5876             TP  1   1  0   8         THE GARDEN CLUB (591)     
 UKTOR 5955                    1   0  0   7         OF WOLF & GIANT (589)                [AB-BA-LU-SL-TP-WS]
 MALDRIM 5896              AB  1   3  0   6         DEAD SILENCE (581)        
 CHESTY 5902                   0   1  0   5         UNIQUIE ONE (593)                        [AB-BA-LU-PS-SL-ST-TP-WS]
 LOIN RANGER 5914          PR  1   1  0   4         HOWLIN SLAUGHTER (563)    
 BLUESTAR 5942             TP  0   3  0   3         WARRIOR CATS (598)        
 SANDSTORM 5943                0   2  0   2         WARRIOR CATS (598)                       [AB-BA-LU-PS-SL-ST-TP-WS]
 DINAH MITE 5958           SL  0   2  0   2         DARQUE FORCES (428)       
-SANDTIGER 5911            SL  0   1  0   1         TIME STALLYANS (547)      
-YELLOW NUTSEDGE 5949      AB  0   1  0   1         THE GARDEN CLUB (591)     
-QUACK GRASS 5950              0   1  0   1         THE GARDEN CLUB (591)                    [AB-BA-LU-PS-SL-ST-TP-WS]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BAD TORCH WARRIO 5976   0  1 0 ABATTOIR 5 BLADE 535 SHEWISH GIANT          495 NONE
SINK ME 5970            0  1 0 BATTLE SHIPS 552     DARK CHAMPION          495 NONE
TRAGET PRACTICE 5971    0  1 0 BATTLE SHIPS 552     STONE GOLEM            495 NONE
FRONT NINE 5933         1  1 0 BUSHWOOD '25 596     MOSAG 5855             495  
GOPHER 3 5969           0  1 0 BUSHWOOD '25 596     DARK CHAMPION          495 NONE
NASH 5925               0  3 0 DEAD SILENCE 581     BOOLB 5956             495  
TENDERLOIN 5878         5  3 0 HOWLIN SLAUGHTER 563 STONE GOLEM            495 NONE
BYE 5974                0  1 0 MMM BEER 1 599       SHEWISH GIANT          495 NONE
ONE SHOT 5973           0  1 0 MMM BEER 1 599       BLACK ORC              495 NONE
NO TIME FOR 5975        0  1 0 TIME STALLYANS 547   ARENAMASTER NHOR       495 NONE
DA1 5966                0  1 0 WARRIOR CATS 598     BLACK ORC              495 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Storm Swords -- Lurkers and Fence-Sitters may have sent prospective DM 45 Teams to the 
Fall Mailer Tourney in preparation for the DM 45 Darque-Hosted Contest that begins in 
February! -- Hammer, Minister of War, mgr of Abattoir 5 Blades
P.S. Hammer Sent Zero!

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TENDERLOIN was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 4 minute Dark Arena fight.
NO TIME FOR was murdered by ARENAMASTER NHOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
DA1 was murdered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BYE was slaughtered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
ONE SHOT was unbelievably slain by BLACK ORC in a 2 minute gory Dark Arena fight.
GOPHER 3 was savagely slain by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena competition.
SINK ME was assassinated by DARK CHAMPION in a 3 minute brutal Dark Arena struggle.
TRAGET PRACTICE was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 1 minute Dark Arena competition.
BAD TORCH WARRIOR was slain by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
HORRACH vanquished PRIMAL CUT in a action packed 2 minute gory uneven Challenge duel.
DENNORUS lost to WEKRUS in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
LOOPER defeated LOTCHUCK in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
FROLIC overpowered DINAH MITE in a popular 1 minute one-sided Challenge melee.
ME TOO was demolished by ONTOR in a 1 minute mismatched Title match.
SHIELDGORE unbelievably bested VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 4 minute veteran's contest.
ME EITHER was devastated by BULLS in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
LUSCIOUS MALFOY overcame NOBLE ASSASSIN in a action packed 1 minute fight.
CORRECT STYLE was defeated by MAULY TOV in a action packed 1 minute struggle.
IRMA unbelievably bested A'MAIMING GRACE in a crowd pleasing 6 minute bloody bout.
MOSAG butchered FRONT NINE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
FALL IN LINE was demolished by RAVENPAW in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
FIRESTAR overpowered CHESTY in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
BLUESTAR was viciously subdued by WILLOWISP in a popular 3 minute novice's contest.
SANDSTORM was subdued by UKTOR in a action packed 1 minute beginner's bout.
NASH was easily killed by BOOLB in a 2 minute one-sided contest.
LOIN RANGER was savagely defeated by FLAKE in a action packed 3 minute novice's fight.
MALDRIM was outlasted by PROFOUND in a slow 15 minute gory duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       8         SLASHING ATTACK   17 -  14 -  1      55  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         AIMED BLOW        26 -  25 -  0      51  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   7         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  6         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   5 -  1      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         TOTAL PARRY       22 -  23 -  0      49  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         LUNGING ATTACK    32 -  37 -  0      46  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL     12 -  17 -  3      41  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         STRIKING ATTACK    8 -  20 -  0      29  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         BASHING ATTACK    13 -  33 -  0      28  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-STRIKE       2 -  11 -  0      15  |

Turn 495 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 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     3 -  4         3  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  2     AIMED BLOW         3 -  5         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  3     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  6         2  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       BULLS 5758                 10   2  0   94 GOING BERSERK (527)
TOTAL PARRY      SHIELDGORE 5756            26  12  0   90 DARQUE FORCES (428)
LUNGING ATTACK   ME TOO 5267                16  10  0   88 OTIS LIKES LUNGERS (565)
SLASHING ATTACK  LUSCIOUS MALFOY 5824       10   7  1   77 DARQUE FORCES (428)
BASHING ATTACK   MAULY TOV 5837              8   6  1   60 DARQUE FORCES (428)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is ME EITHER 5268.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was A'MAIMING GRACE 5834.  The ten other most popular fighters were TENDERLOIN 5878, 
HORRACH 5806, WILLOWISP 5957, FLAKE 5904, ONE SHOT 5973, WEKRUS 5856, UKTOR 5955, 
LOTCHUCK 5888, FROLIC 5905, and ONTOR 5709.

The least popular fighter this week was PROFOUND 5953.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MALDRIM 5896, LOIN RANGER 5914, CHESTY 5902, FALL IN LINE 5631, FRONT 
NINE 5933, ME EITHER 5268, ME TOO 5267, BYE 5974, DA1 5966, and NO TIME FOR 5975.