DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/08/2025 Duedate: 12/20/2025
ARDIVENT ARENA
DM 46 TURN 982
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
LITTLE CAT
BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
(46-5014) [17-12-0,107]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
LITTLE CAT DARK SHADE
BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) DEVIL DOGS (440)
(46-5014) [17-12-0,107] (46-5033) [7-1-1,90]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
LITTLE CAT BLONDE ASSASSIN
BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) DEVIL DOGS (440)
(46-5014) [17-12-0,107] (46-5034) [4-5-0,63]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
PUPPY SQUAD (436)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. NONSENCE (368) 41
2. PUPPY SQUAD (436) 27 WILD CARDS (433)
3. FANDILS (75) 19 Unchartered Team
4. BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 16
5. DEVIL DOGS (440) 8 NONSENCE (368)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1 FATA LEGIO (420) 8 3 0 72.7 1/ 1 PUPPY SQUAD (436) 8 5 0
2/ 6*NONSENCE (368) 6 3 1 66.7 2/ 7*NONSENCE (368) 6 2 1
3/ 2*DEVIL DOGS (440) 11 6 1 64.7 3/ 4 FANDILS (75) 6 3 0
4/ 3 WILD CARDS (433) 102 60 5 63.0 4/ 5*DEVIL DOGS (440) 4 2 0
5/ 4 FANDILS (75) 2036 1257 79 61.8 5/ 3 WILD CARDS (433) 4 3 0
6/ 5*GENERATION D (442) 16 14 1 53.3 6/ 2*GENERATION D (442) 4 11 0
7/ 7 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 1146 1805 36 38.8 7/ 6 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74) 2 5 0
8/ 8 PUPPY SQUAD (436) 10 21 0 32.3 8- 8 FATA LEGIO (420) 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
It's me, The Unknown Spymaster here with my bag to give you the news on last
week's fights. It was a tough week for GENERATION D, to drop 4 places in the
rankings. Coming up with a solid 4-0-1 outing, NONSENCE has advanced 5 places in the
rankings. Hey everybody, watch out for RAWLINGS, who flew up 17 points in the
rankings after mashing VIRGINAL CONCUBINE like a melon. Keep your eye on this guy.
And falling like a basher in the top ten was TIMOTHY, who dropped 5 points after a
disappointing (to say the least) bout with BANANA NOSE. In front of all the crowds,
LITTLE CAT took the Duelmaster's crown for his own. I give the bum two weeks. An
apple a day keeps the doctor away, but an onion a day keeps T.P.s at bay.
But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!
And hey, kiddies, those of you who didn't avoid FANDILS, please raise you hand. Wow.
Does ARDIVENT really have that many liars? And you guys like to boo me? Well,
unsling your rasberries, cause WILD CARDS beats feet every time FANDILS smiles at
them. Try farming, eh? And who is this HAYSTACK you ask, with 59 points and a
9-32-0 record. Ooh, the tales I could tell!
Death is kind of like a new puppy: he's always around wanting to play. (Ha
Zontani, how's that for a wise saying?). Knowing when to use the right tactics at
the proper time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.
Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in ARDIVENT have no
sense of humor. Or maybe that they were senseless. Well, there goes another Spy
Report. Good luck in next week's fights. Its been real, and its been fun, but it
hasn't been real fun...-- The Unknown Spymaster
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LITTLE CAT 5014 17 12 0 107 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DARK SHADE 5033 7 1 1 90 DEVIL DOGS (440)
RAWLINGS 5046 8 2 0 84 FANDILS (75)
BERNICE 4985 20 16 0 80 FANDILS (75)
-PENNY 4989 19 13 0 76 FANDILS (75)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BLONDE ASSASSIN 5034 4 5 0 63 DEVIL DOGS (440)
-MAMITU 4871 8 3 0 62 FATA LEGIO (420)
HAYSTACK 4997 9 32 0 59 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BUSTER 5013 5 2 0 46 PUPPY SQUAD (436)
-CAPTAIN PUPPY 5004 2 2 0 42 PUPPY SQUAD (436)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BANANA NOSE 4160 2 0 0 32 NONSENCE (368)
CAULIFLOURE EAR 4162 2 0 0 28 NONSENCE (368)
-AIN MABEL 5067 2 0 0 27 FANDILS (75)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DORITO 5029 2 0 0 22 PUPPY SQUAD (436)
BUTTON HEAD 4161 1 2 0 21 NONSENCE (368)
ROD 5049 4 2 1 20 GENERATION D (442)
NANCY 5051 4 2 0 19 GENERATION D (442)
TIMOTHY 5050 4 2 0 14 GENERATION D (442)
PUDDING BRAIN 4158 1 1 1 11 NONSENCE (368)
KAREN 5048 2 4 0 10 GENERATION D (442)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHAD 5047 2 4 0 10 GENERATION D (442)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DA1 5074 0 1 0 PUPPY SQUAD 436 MISTRESS FANDETT 982 NONE
DUDLEY 5031 1 2 0 PUPPY SQUAD 436 PUDDING BRAIN 4158 982
NEW DEALER 5058 0 1 0 WILD CARDS 433 WURM KIN 982 NONE
ROCKET QUEEN 5028 1 1 0 WILD CARDS 433 BANDIT PRINCE 982 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Do Wild Cards have a Duelmaster Column for us, or are they just Bluffing? -- Fandil
The WiseHealth.
Humility. Honor. The Red Sands Of Ardivent await us all. -- Fandil The Wise
Karen -- Another freaking Karen. Come at me and get all wild right away. Then wham bam
slam a banana on the ground. Lost your footing huh -- Banana Nose
Buster -- Well it was not as close as it appeared. I think next time I'll wear a
higher collar. -- Button Head
Nancy -- Well that definitely could go either way. -- Caulifloure Ear
Timothy -- I know I swung at you I swang at you but I was looking for a counter
strike. -- Pudding Brain
Dorito -- You're pretty good. My sleepy-puppy eyes almost worked on you, though. --
Chad
Dudley -- That was a good fight. -- Rod
Banana Nose -- That was interesting. But I wasn't ready for your weapon. -- Karen
Pudding Brain -- Meh, I picked up the wrong weapon before I stepped onto the sands.
And so did you, I think. -- Timothy
Caulifloure Ear -- Thought I was going to win our fight. Well done. -- Nancy
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
ROCKET QUEEN was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
NEW DEALER was slaughtered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
DA1 was easily killed by MISTRESS FANDETTE in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
HOLE CARD was defeated by LITTLE CAT in a crowd pleasing 3 minute master's Title duel.
RAWLINGS overpowered VIRGINAL CONCUBINE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
DARK SHADE devastated HAYSTACK in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
BERNICE luckily beat BLONDE ASSASSIN in a exciting 4 minute bloody struggle.
BUSTER handily defeated HAPPY PEASANT in a 1 minute uneven fight.
TIMOTHY was vanquished by BANANA NOSE in a 4 minute uneven duel.
KAREN lost to CULT MEMBER in a 2 minute fight.
BUTTON HEAD vanquished CHAD in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
NANCY overpowered SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute uneven match.
ROD beat FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 2 minute fight.
DUDLEY was killed by PUDDING BRAIN in a unpopular 5 minute amateur's match.
CAULIFLOURE EAR devastated TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 7 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 - 0 100 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 PARRY-LUNGE 3 - 0 - 0 100 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 WALL OF STEEL 11 - 3 - 1 79 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 14 - 4 - 1 78 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 37 - 28 - 1 57 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 11 - 10 - 0 52 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 TOTAL PARRY 12 - 12 - 1 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 BASHING ATTACK 3 - 4 - 0 43 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 4 - 0 43 |
Turn 982 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-LUNGE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 5 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 3 1 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 2
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK LITTLE CAT 5014 17 12 0 107 BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (74)
TOTAL PARRY BERNICE 4985 20 16 0 80 FANDILS (75)
PARRY-LUNGE BUSTER 5013 5 2 0 46 PUPPY SQUAD (436)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is LITTLE CAT 5014. The most popular warrior this turn
was BLONDE ASSASSIN 5034. The ten other most popular fighters were LITTLE CAT 5014,
BERNICE 4985, BANANA NOSE 4160, DARK SHADE 5033, ROCKET QUEEN 5028, CAULIFLOURE EAR
4162, NEW DEALER 5058, RAWLINGS 5046, BUSTER 5013, and TIMOTHY 5050.
The least popular fighter this week was DUDLEY 5031. The other ten least popular
fighters were PUDDING BRAIN 4158, CHAD 5047, HAYSTACK 4997, DA1 5074, ROD 5049, NANCY
5051, BUTTON HEAD 4161, KAREN 5048, TIMOTHY 5050, and BUSTER 5013.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
HOLE CARD (46-4986) WILD CARDS (433)