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Date   : 12/02/2025    Duedate: 12/15/2025

STORM ROCK ARENA

DM 107    TURN 372

RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    %  RANK TEAMS                 W    L   K    % 
  1 RHYME TYME 55/385    560  359   4 60.9    5 RAT PAK 41/468       157  192   2 45.0
  3 BIG LAKE OUT 81/410  428  445  10 49.0      MIRKWOOD ORCS 81/467
    BIG LAKE SOLUTION 81/439                    RODENTIAN NATION 62/466
  4 REDHORSE 56/469      964 1009   8 48.9

                                  WARRIOR 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.

                             REPORT FROM WITHIN THE TOWER

Hey there, ladies and gents,

There were just eight fights in Storm Rock arena today.  No one challenged, no one 
avoided, no one died.

     MOD COD (55-2638) (456-229-5,381) of RHYME TYME fought BURM WOLFSNARL (81-113) 
(112-79-0,220) of BIG LAKE OUTCASTS.  MOD COD was bested by BURM WOLFSNARL in a crowd 
pleasing 1 minute Title fight.  Wow!  Mod Cod is hard to beat.  So, Burm Wolfsnarl is 
the Champion of the Horn, best Total Parry, and all around badass today.
     RENEGADE-RAT (41-388) (51-43-3,216) of RAT PAK fought BUCK (1-2291) (78-178-
0,190) of MOSSRUNNERS.  RENEGADE-RAT viciously subdued BUCK in an action packed 4 
minute brutal battle.  Renegade-Rat is this turn's favorite fighter.
     ANDURIL (81-3435) (50-46-1,223) of MIRKWOOD ORCS fought THE LEPER'S HAND (81-
2940) (83-48-1,214) of BIG LAKE SOLUTION.  ANDURIL was savagely defeated by THE 
LEPER'S HAND in a crowd pleasing 4 minute duel.  The Leper's Hand is our top Lunger,
     NARSIL (81-3401) (63-43-1,235) of MIRKWOOD ORCS fought JAVELINO (56-3728) (70-86-
1,194) of REDHORSE.  NARSIL was savagely defeated by JAVELINO in an exciting 3 minute 
bloody fight.  Javelino is the top Striker, who gained 21 points for this upset, while 
Narsil lost 43.
     RAT SOLDIER (62-5152) (64-30-0,200) of RODENTIAN NATION fought MOOSE (56-3459) 
(80-112-0,210) of REDHORSE.  RAT SOLDIER devastated MOOSE in a 1 minute one-sided 
duel.  Rat Soldier is our best Aimed Blow, while Moose is overall popularity leader.
     RINGIL (81-3633) (45-36-2,185) of MIRKWOOD ORCS fought HUMMINGBIRD (56-3475) 
(111-127-0,197) of REDHORSE.  RINGIL was viciously subdued by HUMMINGBIRD in a crowd 
pleasing 2 minute bloody match.  Ringil is the top Wall of Steel while Hummingbird, as 
usual, the top Slasher.
     BROKEN TOE (56-3683) (74-113-1,170) of REDHORSE fought TELGOR (107-27) (0-0-
0,200).  BROKEN TOE was overpowered by TELGOR in a 1 minute uneven melee.  And Broken 
Toe is Storm Rock's least favorite fighter this turn.
     DURN WOLFSNARL (81-3955) (22-23-1,92) of BIG LAKE SOLUTION fought CAPTURED PIRATE 
KING (107-2) (0-0-0,30).  DURN WOLFSNARL vanquished CAPTURED PIRATE KING in a popular 
2 minute uneven duel.

So little to say, so much time!  I'm off to the bar to play some cards.

                                          -- Olaf Modeen

CHAMPION OF THE HORN           W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BURM WOLFSNARL 81-113       113  79  0  339  BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (410)    SHADOWSPIRE

GRAND CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 THE LEPER'S HAND 81-2940     84  48  1  224  BIG LAKE SOLUTION (439)    SHADOWSPIRE
 RENEGADE-RAT 41-388          52  43  3  221  RAT PAK (468)              KATI-TEI
 JAVELINO 56-3728             71  86  1  215  REDHORSE (469)             ROCANIS

GRAND CHAMPIONS                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 RAT SOLDIER 62-5152          65  30  0  210  RODENTIAN NATION (466)     VALAMANTIS
 HUMMINGBIRD 56-3475         112 127  0  207  REDHORSE (469)             ROCANIS
 ANDURIL 81-3435              50  47  1  205  MIRKWOOD ORCS (467)        SHADOWSPIRE
 MOD COD 55-2638             456 230  5  204  RHYME TYME (385)           KHALANI
 MOOSE 56-3459                80 113  0  199  REDHORSE (469)             ROCANIS
 NARSIL 81-3401               63  44  1  192  MIRKWOOD ORCS (467)        SHADOWSPIRE
 BUCK 1-2291                  78 179  0  190  MOSSRUNNERS (113)          MORDANT
 RINGIL 81-3633               45  37  2  183  MIRKWOOD ORCS (467)        SHADOWSPIRE

GRAND CHALLENGER ADEPTS        W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BROKEN TOE 56-3683           74 114  1  168  REDHORSE (469)             ROCANIS

GRAND CHALLENGER INITIATES     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 DURN WOLFSNARL 81-3955       23  23  1   94  BIG LAKE SOLUTION (439)    SHADOWSPIRE

GRAND INITIATES                W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
-THE OGRE SPRITE 20-403       18  14  0   68  WARLORDS (482)             SEAM
-TENG SWARM 81-4005           18  11  1   66  ARDUIN (483)               SHADOWSPIRE

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

THE DEAD                   W   L  K TEAM NAME              SLAIN BY                  TURN

                               PERSONAL CORRESPONDENCE

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MOD COD was bested by BURM WOLFSNARL in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Title fight.
RENEGADE-RAT viciously subdued BUCK in a action packed 4 minute brutal battle.
ANDURIL was savagely defeated by THE LEPER'S HAND in a crowd pleasing 4 minute duel.
NARSIL was savagely defeated by JAVELINO in a exciting 3 minute bloody fight.
RAT SOLDIER devastated MOOSE in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
RINGIL was viciously subdued by HUMMINGBIRD in a crowd pleasing 2 minute bloody match.
BROKEN TOE was overpowered by TELGOR in a 1 minute uneven melee.
DURN WOLFSNARL vanquished CAPTURED PIRATE KING in a popular 2 minute uneven duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         LUNGING ATTACK    23 -  16 -  0      59  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         AIMED BLOW        10 -   8 -  0      56  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK    5 -   5 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         TOTAL PARRY       18 -  19 -  0      49  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         STRIKING ATTACK    6 -  14 -  0      30  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   5 -  0      29  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         BASHING ATTACK     0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 372 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      BURM WOLFSNARL 81-113     113  79  0  339 BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (410)
LUNGING ATTACK   THE LEPER'S HAND 81-2940   84  48  1  224 BIG LAKE SOLUTION (439)
STRIKING ATTACK  JAVELINO 56-3728           71  86  1  215 REDHORSE (469)
AIMED BLOW       RAT SOLDIER 62-5152        65  30  0  210 RODENTIAN NATION (466)
SLASHING ATTACK  HUMMINGBIRD 56-3475       112 127  0  207 REDHORSE (469)
WALL OF STEEL    RINGIL 81-3633             45  37  2  183 MIRKWOOD ORCS (467)

The overall popularity leader is MOOSE 56-3459.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was RENEGADE-RAT 41-388.  The ten other most popular fighters were THE LEPER'S HAND 
81-2940, JAVELINO 56-3728, HUMMINGBIRD 56-3475, DURN WOLFSNARL 81-3955, ANDURIL 
81-3435, MOD COD 55-2638, BURM WOLFSNARL 81-113, BUCK 1-2291, NARSIL 81-3401, and RAT 
SOLDIER 62-5152.

The least popular fighter this week was BROKEN TOE 56-3683.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were MOOSE 56-3459, RINGIL 81-3633, RAT SOLDIER 62-5152, NARSIL 
81-3401, BUCK 1-2291, BURM WOLFSNARL 81-113, MOD COD 55-2638, ANDURIL 81-3435, DURN 
WOLFSNARL 81-3955, and HUMMINGBIRD 56-3475.

Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  Arena (Number)       W  L K  
MORDANT(1)           0  1 0  KHALANI(55)          0  1 0  VALAMANTIS(62)       1  0 0  
KATI-TEI(41)         1  0 0  ROCANIS(56)          2  2 0  SHADOWSPIRE(81)      3  3 0  

TOP WARRIOR OF EACH ARENA     W   L  K PNTS  TEAM NAME                  CITY           
 BUCK 1-2291                 78 179  0  190  MOSSRUNNERS (113)          MORDANT
 RENEGADE-RAT 41-388         52  43  3  221  RAT PAK (468)              KATI-TEI
 MOD COD 55-2638            456 230  5  204  RHYME TYME (385)           KHALANI
 JAVELINO 56-3728            71  86  1  215  REDHORSE (469)             ROCANIS
 RAT SOLDIER 62-5152         65  30  0  210  RODENTIAN NATION (466)     VALAMANTIS
 BURM WOLFSNARL 81-113      113  79  0  339  BIG LAKE OUTCASTS (410)    SHADOWSPIRE