DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/11/2025 Duedate: 01/07/2026
KYR'TERR ARENA
DM 71 TURN 425
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
RICH GIRL
BLUE-EYED SOUL (1139)
(71-9771) [9-5-0,77]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
L5R CHERRY L
GAMES (1098) LIGHT SKIN'D HONEYZ (1056)
(71-9497) [12-12-0,78] (71-9156) [6-2-0,61]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
L5R L5R
GAMES (1098) GAMES (1098)
(71-9497) [12-12-0,78] (71-9497) [12-12-0,78]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BLUE-EYED SOUL (1139)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BLUE-EYED SOUL (1139) 39
2. NYSE BRESTUSUSES (1067) 30 GAMES (1098)
3. SPORTING B (893) 17 Unchartered Team
4. TEA TIME (879) 6
5. GAMES (1098) 1 SPORTING B (893)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*SPORTING B (893) 1 0 0 100. 1/ 1 BLUE-EYED SOUL (1139) 5 4 0
2/16*TEA TIME (879) 3 1 1 75.0 2/19*NYSE BRESTUSUSES (1067) 3 4 0
3/ 0*LIGHT SKIN'D HONEY (1056) 6 3 0 66.7 3/ 8*TEA TIME (879) 2 0 0
4/ 3*3RD ACT (1080) 1 1 1 50.0 4/ 0*SPORTING B (893) 1 0 0
5/ 0 GAMES (1098) 12 15 0 44.4 5/ 6*3RD ACT (1080) 1 1 1
6/24*NYSE BRESTUSUSES (1067) 8 10 0 44.4 6/ 0*LIGHT SKIN'D HONEY (1056) 0 1 0
7/23 BLUE-EYED SOUL (1139) 17 23 0 42.5 7/ 0 GAMES (1098) 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
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
Hail and well met warriors of KYR'TERR! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. I have begun to suspect trickery on
the part of NYSE BRESTUSUSES. How else weeks like this one's 2-2-0? How else the
sudden move to 2nd team? NICKI MINAJ caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial
commission as she skillfully bested SARA SMILE and was awarded 18 points in
recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, VENEMOUS CONCUBINE put down
CHERRY L, causing her to lose 7 points of recognition in the process. Not for
nothing has RICH GIRL in the past laid claim to the Duelmaster's throne, and this
week she's proven hers combat skill yet again. Informants "close" to the city
champion have told me that he never fights without pantyhose on beneath his armor.
Watch out!
Many and various are the arts of battle. In KYR'TERR "art" is a word that has
long since passed from the language! KYR'TERR, city of gladiators! Mighty among the
names of thy guilds is WESTERN FRONTIER, a guild shunned and avoided by many in the
weekly duels. Methinks more than a few here could name the guild it was that spent
the better part of last week avoiding WESTERN FRONTIER. Indeed it was TEA TIME.
Vendettas. Bloodied blades and broken spears. Indeed the city has seen more
than its fair share of red in recent times. Dark alleys may hide both secrets and
assassins. In the arena there is only the brightness of steel. Keep vigil always!
A thought before I go. Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise
manager learn the secrets of them all? More than a sharp eye must I keep, indeed a
stout pair of legs must I keep as well! The endless paths of Alastari await me!
Till next we meet remember: a fool flies into a rage quickly and often. The wise
are angered by the same thing only once. Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RICH GIRL 9771 9 5 0 77 BLUE-EYED SOUL (1139)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
L5R 9497 12 12 0 78 GAMES (1098)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHERRY L 9156 6 2 0 61 LIGHT SKIN'D HONEYZ (1056)
THORN 7857 3 1 1 60 TEA TIME (879)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MICHAEL BOLTON 9800 3 0 0 35 BLUE-EYED SOUL (1139)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MELISSA RAUCH 9210 3 2 0 29 NYSE BRESTUSUSES (1067)
NICKI MINAJ 9381 1 3 0 27 NYSE BRESTUSUSES (1067)
KAT DENNING 9213 2 3 0 25 NYSE BRESTUSUSES (1067)
SARA SMILE 9772 5 9 0 24 BLUE-EYED SOUL (1139)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MARATHON 7968 1 0 0 17 SPORTING B (893)
CHAMPAGNE 9351 1 0 0 15 NYSE BRESTUSUSES (1067)
BASHEEBA 9365 1 1 1 7 3RD ACT (1080)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
CARLY 9804 0 1 0 BLUE-EYED SOUL 1139 BLACK ORC 425 NONE
HALL 9808 0 1 0 BLUE-EYED SOUL 1139 HIGH ELF 425 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
HALL was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
CARLY was barely slain by BLACK ORC in a exciting 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
RICH GIRL outwaited L5R in a 10 minute gruesome veteran's Title match.
CHERRY L was devastated by VENEMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
THORN overpowered MELISSA RAUCH in a 1 minute mismatched match.
MICHAEL BOLTON devastated KAT DENNING in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
SARA SMILE was devastated by NICKI MINAJ in a 2 minute mismatched match.
BASHEEBA was overcome by MARATHON in a action packed 1 minute fight.
CHAMPAGNE won victory over EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute beginner's duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 0 - 0 100 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 WALL OF STEEL 12 - 3 - 2 80 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 STRIKING ATTACK 16 - 5 - 2 76 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 AIMED BLOW 34 - 16 - 1 68 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 TOTAL PARRY 24 - 13 - 0 65 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 BASHING ATTACK 12 - 8 - 1 60 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 LUNGING ATTACK 16 - 11 - 1 59 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 10 - 0 47 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 4 - 0 43 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 3 - 0 0 |
Turn 425 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 2 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 BASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 1 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 WALL OF STEEL
LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 PARRY-STRIKE
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY RICH GIRL 9771 9 5 0 77 BLUE-EYED SOUL (1139)
PARRY-STRIKE CHERRY L 9156 6 2 0 61 LIGHT SKIN'D HONEYZ (1056)
BASHING ATTACK THORN 7857 3 1 1 60 TEA TIME (879)
STRIKING ATTACK MICHAEL BOLTON 9800 3 0 0 35 BLUE-EYED SOUL (1139)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is L5R 9497. The most popular warrior this turn was
L5R 9497. The ten other most popular fighters were CARLY 9804, MICHAEL BOLTON 9800,
NICKI MINAJ 9381, MARATHON 7968, THORN 7857, CHAMPAGNE 9351, BASHEEBA 9365, HALL
9808, CHERRY L 9156, and MELISSA RAUCH 9210.
The least popular fighter this week was RICH GIRL 9771. The other ten least popular
fighters were SARA SMILE 9772, KAT DENNING 9213, MELISSA RAUCH 9210, CHERRY L 9156,
HALL 9808, BASHEEBA 9365, CHAMPAGNE 9351, THORN 7857, MARATHON 7968, and NICKI MINAJ
9381.