DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/18/2025 Duedate: 01/14/2026
ARKERS ARENA
DM 8 TURN 524
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
TICOTIN
FAR TRAVELERS (675)
(8-6178) [15-2-1,178]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
TICOTIN POSITION IS EMPTY
FAR TRAVELERS (675)
(8-6178) [15-2-1,178]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
LUXOR CHAS
TEN TON TOGAS (536) MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
(8-4619) [16-18-0,107] (8-6166) [15-13-0,94]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
TEN TON TOGAS (536)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. TEN TON TOGAS (536) 37
2. YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678) 14 FAR TRAVELERS (675)
3. LADIES IN WAITING (115) 12 Unchartered Team
4. FAR TRAVELERS (675) 7
5. FIGHTING IRISH (648) 3 DAPHNE'S LADIES (47)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 FAR TRAVELERS (675) 44 28 2 61.1 1/ 8 TEN TON TOGAS (536) 6 2 0
2- 3 CANTERBURY TALES (586) 17 12 1 58.6 2/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) 6 4 0
3/ 5 YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678) 8 6 1 57.1 3/ 1 FIGHTING IRISH (648) 6 6 1
4/ 4 LADIES IN WAITING (115) 416 346 20 54.6 4/ 5 LADIES IN WAITING (115) 5 1 0
5/ 7 TEN TON TOGAS (536) 148 131 10 53.0 5/ 7 ASSASSIN NATION (377) 4 5 1
6/ 6 FIGHTING IRISH (648) 129 117 4 52.4 6/ 4 FAR TRAVELERS (675) 4 7 1
7/ 9 ASSASSIN NATION (377) 72 82 6 46.8 7/10 YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678) 2 2 0
8/10 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546) 260 481 7 35.1 8- 9 CANTERBURY TALES (586) 1 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
CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT -- Kolact DM 10 and Stormcrowe DM 45
Masked Mayhem Approaches! Choose Your Champion? If You Dare!
Attention, warriors and managers of ALASTARI!
A new game begins--not of brute strength alone, but of wits, will, and whispers. The
Masked Mayhem contest begins on Turn 1046 in Kolact (DM 10)! Each manager will
secretly select one of their warriors to don the metaphorical mask and fight for glory
in the shadows.
Double points await your masked gladiator--but beware! No one will know who walks
masked among us until the contest ends... Will your foes guess your masked warrior and
try to bring them down? Or will you distract them with feints and fodder?
To get started, send your masked gladiator selection (include warrior name and ID#) to
Master Darque at darquesorcery@gmail.com before Turn 1046 (DUE February 9, 2026), and
submit TWO (2) Team Roll Up Certificates (contact RSI by email CSR@reality.com). Then,
make sure your masked fighter shows up each round--they can't earn double points if
they--re sitting in the infirmary. Team maintenance is recommended for all
participating teams.
Will your mystery fighter rise in blood-soaked triumph? Or fall in obscurity?
Let the shadows stir, and the games begin?
Thanks,
Master Darque
Contest Coordinator
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RULES and ENTRY GUIDELINES
A. CONTEST SCHEDULE
1. Duration: 12 turns
2. Start: Turn 1046 (due February 9, 2026)
3. End: Turn 1057 (due July 13, 2026)
4. Submissions Needed:
a. Masked Gladiators (your team champion) must be sent to Master Darque no later
than February 9, 2026. Teams may participate without declaring a champion,
but it will be impossible for these teams to receive the bonus modifier.
Please send to darquesorcery@gmail.com.
b. Submit two (2) Team Roll-Up Certificates to Master Darque via RSI CSR.
5. Reveal: Masked Gladiators will be revealed in the Turn 1057 newsletter.
B. SCORING
1. Win: +3
2. Kill: +1
3. Lose: -1
4. Death: -1
Masked Gladiators score X2 each turn. (e.g. Masked Gladiator wins and kills his
opponent, so he would earn (+3 Win + 1 Kill) x 2 = 8 points. Similarly, a Masked
Gladiator for another team died. His point total would be (-1 Lose + -1 Death) x 2 = -
4 points.)
C. ADDENDA
1. If a Masked Gladiator dies during the course of the contest, all is not lost!
Managers may designate a second Masked Gladiator; however, their scoring will only
offer a multiplier of 1.5 for the duration of the contest.
2. If a Masked Gladiator GRADUATES during the course of the contest, managers may
designate a second Masked Gladiator. The multiplier will be reduced to 1.5 for the
duration of the contest.
3. Teams may not designate more than TWO (2) Masked Gladiators during the course of
the contest.
4. Once a gladiator is chosen as the Masked Gladiator, managers may NOT alter their
selection unless the designated warrior dies or graduates.
5. Masked Mayhem is a SINGLE-MANAGER event. You do not need a partner or team to
participate. It is every man and woman for themselves!
6. Managers may only field ONE (1) team in the contest.
D. Prizes
1. Endurance Award - Every participating Team will receive one (1) +1 Bonus Potion for
participating in all 12 rounds of the contest and in at least 55 of the 60
scheduled fights.
In addition, teams that participate in ALL the scheduled 60 fights will receive a
single ZAP Potion.
2. First Place Manager (choose 3 from the following)
a. LIMITED Max Damage (one-time only; not perpetual; warrior must be from DM 10
and have participated in the contest)
b. Move a warrior from another team (that you own) to your DM 10 squad (warrior
must be NATURAL and UNMODIFIED; there must be an open spot via death/dark
arena or graduation, warrior must be alive)
c. Know Favorites (Initiates classed warrior or above)
d. Reroll one (1) warrior's favorite LEARN
e. Limited Immortality (one (1) resurrection following death in DM 10)
f. Two (2) +1 Skill Pots (added to warrior's base; no out of bound warriors)
g. Reroll one (1) warrior's Endurance (keeping the roll only if it improves)
3. Second Place Manager (choose 2 of the following)
a. LIMITED Max Damage (one-time only; not perpetual; warrior must be from DM 10
and have participated in the contest)
b. Know Favorites (Initiates classed warrior or above)
c. Reroll one (1) warrior's favorite LEARN
d. Two (2) +1 Skill Pots (added to warrior's base; no out-of-bound warriors)
e. Reroll one (1) warrior's Endurance (keeping the roll only if it improves)
4. Third Place Manager (choose 1 of the following)
a. Reroll one (1) warrior's favorite LEARN
b. Two (2) +1 Skill Pots (added to warrior's base; no out-of-bound warriors)
c. Reroll one (1) warrior's Endurance (keeping the roll only if it improves)
5. Roll-Up Certificates
a. 40% - First Place Manager
b. 30% - Second Place Manager
c. 20% - Third Place Manager
d. 10% - Masked Gladiator Champion (scored the most points during the contest)
i. Tie Breaker 1: Win/Loss Percentage
ii. Tie Breaker 2: Kills
iii. Tie Breaker 3: Head-to-Head Win/Loss vs. other team(s)
iv. Tie Breaker 4: Thunderdome! Two men enter; One man leaves! Let's hope it
doesn't come this far!
** Note: This contest will also be offered in DM 45. You may sign up for either or
both. DM 45 will be the same, but it will only run for 10 turns rather than 12.
SPY REPORT
It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty,
and despair! The boys at FIGHTING IRISH left the arena dejected, after being kicked
out of the top spot by TEN TON TOGAS. Good show! Nothing works for a team like
victory (How's that for a perceptive observation?) as TEN TON TOGAS can attest...
The arena was more crowded than usual this time, as POOKA faced ARKERS' Duelmaster.
TICOTIN successfully staved off a grab for the roses by POOKA of FIGHTING IRISH.
Does ARKERS have no one talented enough to dethrone her? So who's the team that's
been walking into taverns last week and ordering milk? Sounds like a PR stunt to me.
So much to report, so little time! To quell some nasty rumors, the guys in
FIGHTING IRISH are not carrying any incurable diseases. No need to avoid 'em. Like
a pup with its tail between its legs, LADIES IN WAITING scurried away from FIGHTING
IRISH. Oh, the shame! If challenges were horses, POOKA could open up a fast food
joint! ROMULUS challenged POTTER SANDS! Who says TEN TON TOGAS are just a bunch of
wimps! ROMULUS of TEN TON TOGAS kept his wits as he subdued POTTER SANDS. My love
of complete Spyreports dictates that I note the mismatched fight, NEFARIUS PURPUS and
MISS FORTUNE. Are TEN TON TOGAS unwilling to engage in a fair fight? I thought
NEFARIUS PURPUS showed great skill and promise when he defeated MISS FORTUNE. All
right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
Ah, the duel! The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd! Citizens of
ARKERS, be sure to settle your debts with DRESDEN of FAR TRAVELERS. He's relocating
to the Dark Arena and has other things on his mind! CAILLEACH of FIGHTING IRISH,
possessing a sorry record of 3-8-1, lost hers last battle to DREAD of ASSASSIN
NATION. Young warriors, take note! Such is a failure's lot! Questions are being
raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the arena. A certain tavern in
ARKERS would I avoid!
Leave me now, you base fools! My fingers tire and I fear my incessant prattling
may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable character. Like a mixed metaphor, and
an overtaxed simile, I now bid ARKERS farewell-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TICOTIN 6178 15 2 1 178 FAR TRAVELERS (675)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MISS BEA HAVED 5897 11 5 0 128 LADIES IN WAITING (115)
DONN 5761 22 19 2 107 FIGHTING IRISH (648)
LUXOR 4619 16 18 0 107 TEN TON TOGAS (536)
POOKA 6155 26 8 0 95 FIGHTING IRISH (648)
CHAS 6166 15 13 0 94 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
-THE PARSON 5061 7 1 0 93 CANTERBURY TALES (586)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HOSTILITY 4908 14 7 0 86 ASSASSIN NATION (377)
TOKYO ROSE 6180 10 8 1 86 FAR TRAVELERS (675)
ROMULUS 4616 15 12 1 85 TEN TON TOGAS (536)
MICROAGGRESSION 6216 8 3 1 79 YUPPIE HORDE 21.1 (678)
ASPHYXIATE 4995 12 6 0 78 ASSASSIN NATION (377)
POTTER SANDS 5448 13 34 0 73 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NEFARIUS PURPUS 6151 7 7 0 63 TEN TON TOGAS (536)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
COURTINGDISASTUS 6132 10 12 0 56 TEN TON TOGAS (536)
DREAD 6222 5 3 1 53 ASSASSIN NATION (377)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-THE HABERDASHER 5062 5 3 1 48 CANTERBURY TALES (586)
MISS FORTUNE 6189 7 4 0 44 LADIES IN WAITING (115)
MISS STIFF EYE 6159 7 5 1 39 LADIES IN WAITING (115)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BETHANE 6187 6 14 0 32 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
TUMULT 6163 5 5 0 28 ASSASSIN NATION (377)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SMOTHER 6239 1 0 0 9 ASSASSIN NATION (377)
MERROW 6240 1 0 0 8 FIGHTING IRISH (648)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DRESDEN 6176 11 9 0 FAR TRAVELERS 675 BANDIT PRINCE 524 NONE
MAYORCA 6226 0 2 0 FAR TRAVELERS 675 HIGH ELF 524 NONE
CAILLEACH 6218 3 8 1 FIGHTING IRISH 648 DREAD 6222 524
FELDSPAR 5760 23 26 0 FIGHTING IRISH 648 TICOTIN 6178 522
BERTIE 6165 3 23 0 MIDDLE WAY 11 546 CAILLEACH 6218 522
UL10-05 6229 0 2 0 UNDERGROUND LAB 679 HILLARY CLINTON 6210 520 NOT REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
DRESDEN was dealt death by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
MAYORCA was slaughtered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
POOKA was savagely defeated by TICOTIN in a 3 minute expert's Bloodfeud Title fight.
ROMULUS savagely defeated POTTER SANDS in a 1 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
HOSTILITY was viciously subdued by LUXOR in a 3 minute master's Challenge fight.
DREAD easily killed CAILLEACH in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
NEFARIUS PURPUS viciously subdued MISS FORTUNE in a 5 minute Challenge duel.
MISS STIFF EYE defeated TUMULT in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
MISS BEA HAVED vanquished VIRGINAL CONCUBINE in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
DONN overcame TOKYO ROSE in a 2 minute veteran's bout.
CHAS savagely defeated ASPHYXIATE in a crowd pleasing 6 minute bloody master's match.
MICROAGGRESSION savagely defeated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute bloody match.
COURTINGDISASTUS beat BETHANE in a 1 minute conflict.
MERROW overcame SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 2 minute beginner's fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|WALL OF STEEL 4 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 0 - 0 100 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 18 - 9 - 1 67 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 16 - 9 - 0 64 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 LUNGING ATTACK 32 - 18 - 3 64 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 2 - 0 60 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 19 - 14 - 2 58 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 5 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 TOTAL PARRY 10 - 14 - 0 42 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 8 - 0 38 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 STRIKING ATTACK 11 - 25 - 0 31 |
Turn 524 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-STRIKE 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 2 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 3 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 3 2 AIMED BLOW
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 WALL OF STEEL
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 PARRY-STRIKE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK TICOTIN 6178 15 2 1 178 FAR TRAVELERS (675)
WALL OF STEEL DONN 5761 22 19 2 107 FIGHTING IRISH (648)
TOTAL PARRY POOKA 6155 26 8 0 95 FIGHTING IRISH (648)
STRIKING ATTACK CHAS 6166 15 13 0 94 MIDDLE WAY 11 (546)
AIMED BLOW TOKYO ROSE 6180 10 8 1 86 FAR TRAVELERS (675)
PARRY-STRIKE ROMULUS 4616 15 12 1 85 TEN TON TOGAS (536)
LUNGING ATTACK DREAD 6222 5 3 1 53 ASSASSIN NATION (377)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is LUXOR 4619. The most popular warrior this turn was
CHAS 6166. The ten other most popular fighters were TICOTIN 6178, NEFARIUS PURPUS
6151, LUXOR 4619, ROMULUS 4616, MISS FORTUNE 6189, MICROAGGRESSION 6216, MISS STIFF
EYE 6159, MISS BEA HAVED 5897, DONN 5761, and ASPHYXIATE 4995.
The least popular fighter this week was MERROW 6240. The other ten least popular
fighters were BETHANE 6187, CAILLEACH 6218, MAYORCA 6226, DREAD 6222, HOSTILITY 4908,
COURTINGDISASTUS 6132, TOKYO ROSE 6180, TUMULT 6163, POTTER SANDS 5448, and POOKA
6155.