DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/19/2025 Duedate: 01/15/2026
SNOWBOUND ARENA
DM 50 TURN 476
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
JACK DEATH
SIGMA NU'S (328)
(50-2955) [17-20-1,110]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
JACK DEATH POSITION IS EMPTY
SIGMA NU'S (328)
(50-2955) [17-20-1,110]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
PERRY REESE OSTINATO
MIDDLE WAY 6 (368) DARQUE THEORY (348)
(50-4094) [21-32-0,95] (50-4095) [16-11-1,69]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
DARQUE THEORY (348)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. OPEN SESAME (199) 36
2. 232 BOURBON ST (445) 10 232 BOURBON ST (445)
3. FAR TRAVELERS (443) 10 Unchartered Team
4. SIGMA NU'S (328) 9
5. MIDDLE WAY 6 (368) 5 BLANK II (89)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 232 BOURBON ST (445) 11 3 0 78.6 1/ 2 DARQUE THEORY (348) 8 6 0
2- 2 THE BLUES 50 (439) 48 27 0 64.0 2/ 1 SIGMA NU'S (328) 7 8 0
3/ 3 OPEN SESAME (199) 618 386 46 61.6 3/ 6 OPEN SESAME (199) 5 3 0
4/ 4 DARQUE THEORY (348) 249 172 16 59.1 4- 3 THE BLUES 50 (439) 4 1 0
5/ 5 FAR TRAVELERS (443) 12 13 0 48.0 5/ 7 232 BOURBON ST (445) 2 1 0
6/ 6 SIGMA NU'S (328) 84 100 3 45.7 6/ 4 FAR TRAVELERS (443) 2 4 0
7/ 7 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368) 460 706 11 39.5 7/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368) 1 5 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
Greetings warriors! It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the
clash and bustle of the weekly SNOWBOUND games. Former top team SIGMA NU'S was
unseated this week as DARQUE THEORY moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top spot
with a 3-1-0 record for the round. Warriors--remember that glory waits always around
the corner! Witness how this week OPEN SESAME went 3-1-0 to move up 3 in the
rankings. My praise to DARQUE THEORY for their 3-1-0 week this time out. Indeed, it
was a skillfully fought round deserving of notice! MRS. SPARKLENOSE caught the eye
of many in the gladiatorial commission as she skillfully bested JOSEKI KO and was
awarded 15 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, MRS.
SPARKLENOSE put down JOSEKI KO, causing him to lose 10 points of recognition in the
process. The city has turned out in honor of JACK DEATH, for with his arena victory
he may now lay claim to the highest position in the city! Heed this! A seer has
warned that if exactly 6 die in duels this week, the whole city shall perish! Just
remember...5 or 7!
I have been in deep conclave with my spies who watched all that has recently
transpired. Indeed there is much I would report. I saw one fighter that warriors
avoided when this week's challenge seeking began. THE BLUES 50 is feared. This much
I can say. Apparently the stalwarts of OPEN SESAME are catching the bulk of jests
down at the challenging board for their large share of the avoids. Loose talk at the
arena has reached my ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters are
after MARK. Watch your back!
Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser? Warriors, may this counselor stand
ready at your right hand forever! Fate is a fickle mistress. She showers the
miserable with fortune but sets enemies against the victorious. Remember this!
The girls are as pretty in SNOWBOUND as ever I remembered them....and the
fighters as ugly! Don't let your reputation slip! Ahh, but I can hear the spires of
a far off city calling to me. I must away! Till next we meet remember - the pen is
mightier than the sword, but a maul is a different story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JACK DEATH 2955 17 20 1 110 SIGMA NU'S (328)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ISLAND ROOSTER 4185 11 3 0 109 232 BOURBON ST (445)
MRS. SPARKLENOSE 4063 10 5 0 97 OPEN SESAME (199)
PERRY REESE 4094 21 32 0 95 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
-FLOYD COUNCIL 4130 8 7 0 94 THE BLUES 50 (439)
-SCANDAL 4170 9 1 0 93 FAR TRAVELERS (443)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MARK 2958 21 16 0 89 SIGMA NU'S (328)
JOSEKI KO 2959 19 18 1 80 SIGMA NU'S (328)
BIG BIRD 4177 6 6 0 79 OPEN SESAME (199)
BIG JIM 2956 12 25 0 77 SIGMA NU'S (328)
MAHNA MAHNA 4188 8 3 1 76 OPEN SESAME (199)
OSTINATO 4095 16 11 1 69 DARQUE THEORY (348)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ALVIN 4141 13 20 1 60 SIGMA NU'S (328)
FUGUE 4135 9 6 0 57 DARQUE THEORY (348)
-GUS CANNON 4129 7 8 0 57 THE BLUES 50 (439)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-BLACK ACE 4131 12 3 0 56 THE BLUES 50 (439)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BRIOSO 4145 5 3 0 51 DARQUE THEORY (348)
-DOCTOR CLAYTON 4132 11 4 0 47 THE BLUES 50 (439)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SNOW PLOW 4195 6 5 0 29 MIDDLE WAY 6 (368)
-EDDIE MAPP 4146 8 2 0 26 THE BLUES 50 (439)
EL CAMINO 4201 2 1 0 25 FAR TRAVELERS (443)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PRAIRIE DAWN 4210 2 2 0 15 OPEN SESAME (199)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
MAKINAW 4173 0 1 0 FAR TRAVELERS 443 SNOW DEMON 476 NONE
SANDORAK 4172 0 2 0 FAR TRAVELERS 443 SHEWISH GIANT 476 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SANDORAK was butchered by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
MAKINAW was slaughtered by SNOW DEMON in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
BIG BIRD slimly lost to MARK in a 2 minute Challenge match.
MRS. SPARKLENOSE overpowered JOSEKI KO in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge duel.
MAHNA MAHNA viciously subdued BIG JIM in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
EL CAMINO was devastated by BRIOSO in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
TRILL was bested by JACK DEATH in a 2 minute master's Title match.
PERRY REESE was handily defeated by ISLAND ROOSTER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
ALVIN was vanquished by OSTINATO in a 3 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
FUGUE won victory over SNOW PLOW in a popular 1 minute fight.
PRAIRIE DAWN overpowered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 - 0 100 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 10 - 4 - 0 71 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 AIMED BLOW 9 - 4 - 0 69 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 27 - 23 - 0 54 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 SLASHING ATTACK 7 - 6 - 0 54 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 STRIKING ATTACK 14 - 15 - 1 48 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 BASHING ATTACK 19 - 21 - 0 48 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 3 - 0 40 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 TOTAL PARRY 5 - 8 - 0 38 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 7 - 0 30 |
Turn 476 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:
AIMED BLOW 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 3 3 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 3 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 2 PARRY-LUNGE
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-LUNGE ISLAND ROOSTER 4185 11 3 0 109 232 BOURBON ST (445)
STRIKING ATTACK MRS. SPARKLENOSE 4063 10 5 0 97 OPEN SESAME (199)
TOTAL PARRY MARK 2958 21 16 0 89 SIGMA NU'S (328)
BASHING ATTACK JOSEKI KO 2959 19 18 1 80 SIGMA NU'S (328)
PARRY-RIPOSTE OSTINATO 4095 16 11 1 69 DARQUE THEORY (348)
LUNGING ATTACK FUGUE 4135 9 6 0 57 DARQUE THEORY (348)
SLASHING ATTACK BRIOSO 4145 5 3 0 51 DARQUE THEORY (348)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is PERRY REESE 4094. The most popular warrior this
turn was OSTINATO 4095. The ten other most popular fighters were BIG BIRD 4177,
MAHNA MAHNA 4188, JACK DEATH 2955, ISLAND ROOSTER 4185, FUGUE 4135, MARK 2958, MRS.
SPARKLENOSE 4063, BRIOSO 4145, SANDORAK 4172, and BIG JIM 2956.
The least popular fighter this week was PERRY REESE 4094. The other ten least
popular fighters were EL CAMINO 4201, JOSEKI KO 2959, MAKINAW 4173, PRAIRIE DAWN
4210, SNOW PLOW 4195, ALVIN 4141, BIG JIM 2956, SANDORAK 4172, BRIOSO 4145, and MRS.
SPARKLENOSE 4063.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
TRILL (50-4084) DARQUE THEORY (348)