DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/02/2025 Duedate: 12/15/2025
JHELUM ARENA
DM 4 TURN 1027
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
TRAINING TANK
TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
(4-7743) [19-33-3,123]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SPIRE OF SCORN TRUST FALL
UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388) SILLY YUPPIE! (734)
(4-7837) [18-5-0,151] (4-7887) [4-0-1,63]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
TRAINING TANK HOKEI POKEI
TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171) THE REPLACEMENTS (622)
(4-7743) [19-33-3,123] (4-7875) [0-3-0,15]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SONGS OF THE WOOD (725) 32
2. THE KILLING HIVE (718) 28 ERRATA (714)
3. CLASSIC BLUES (549) 28 Unchartered Team
4. TRIBAL COUNCIL (120) 25
5. SILLY YUPPIE! (734) 20 SILLY YUPPIE! (734)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*SILLY YUPPIE! (734) 4 0 1 100. 1/ 1 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171) 9 6 0
2- 2*WE WANT CANDY (465) 1 0 0 100. 2/ 3 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388) 8 6 0
3- 1*COVEY XIII (735) 1 0 0 100. 3/ 2 CLASSIC BLUES (549) 8 7 0
4/ 6 ERRATA (714) 9 6 0 60.0 4/ 5 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120) 6 5 2
5/ 3 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388) 259 188 3 57.9 5/ 9 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725) 5 5 0
6/ 5 CLASSIC BLUES (549) 200 151 9 57.0 6/ 4 THE KILLING HIVE (718) 5 7 0
7/ 7 THE KILLING HIVE (718) 33 25 1 56.9 7/ 8*OF WOLF & TROLL (732) 4 4 0
8/ 4 THE REPLACEMENTS (622) 102 79 2 56.4 8/13 ERRATA (714) 2 0 0
9/ 8 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171) 265 231 27 53.4 9/ 6 THE REPLACEMENTS (622) 2 9 0
10/ 9 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120) 578 517 22 52.8 10-11*COVEY XIII (735) 1 0 0
11-10 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253) 320 302 24 51.4 11-12*WE WANT CANDY (465) 1 0 0
12/11 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725) 58 57 0 50.4 12/ 0*SILLY YUPPIE! (734) 1 0 0
13/12*OF WOLF & TROLL (732) 9 12 0 42.9 13- 7 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253) 1 3 0
14/13 DOGS OF WAR (115) 1168 1686 42 40.9 14/10 DOGS OF WAR (115) 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.
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Well isn't this interesting... Who'd have thunk that I'd sit on this throne!? Boy,
MIA2 is going to be pissed!!!
Anyway, I probably only have a few more turns around here so this is my prime
opportunity to share some incites into the what makes a grate warrior. Or sum such.
Some history for everyone, I'm one of the bosses first Strikers. For a long time
anything that seemed like it would make a striker got made a basher or an aimed blow
instead. When the boss maid a striker they usually died. And then I came along.
I'm no prime specimen, I have to say. My height maid me less capable in other areas.
Ironically, the opponents I tend to beet most often are Bashers and Strikers.
So far, "I'm very average with three skill areas and my Endurance being confirmed to
be Mode." (I'm quoting the boss on that one. Mostly this just means I don't get that
gleam in in the boss's eye that he gets when he watches some of the tournament pricks.
Okay, speaking of which, the boss thinks this interview has been long enough. Assuming
I hold the throne, I may get an invite from the Isle soon. Word is that my name has
been mentioned. If I don't hold the throne, I probably still get that invite, just
maybe not as soon. We'll see.
Remember! The pointy side should be away from your flesh!
-- Training Tank
Duelmaster Extra-Ord-in-Hair
P.S. I assume I can use that since I have hair, but never did understand why people
put ord in their hair, much less extra ord. Guess I'll see if one of the groupies can
bring me sum to try.
SPY REPORT
I can't believe the violence in JHELUM! I still haven't told Mom I'm writing
Spyreports. She'd have a cow! Well, here we go... I don't wanna hurt anybody's
feelings or anything, but PHILANTHROPISTS2 really goofed with their 0-0-0. ERRATA
like really fought hard to move up to 8th from 13th. Way to go! MVP award for TRUST
FALL? SILLY YUPPIE!'s proud of it after beating MIRE OF DOUBT and getting 20 points.
Talk about yer major upsets! MIRE OF DOUBT's match with TRUST FALL cost him a loss
of 16 points! Don't you think the Duelmaster is being unfair? I think TRAINING TANK
should let HAVEN OF GLOOM be Duelmaster for a while, without fighting about it. Who
was the wiseguy that said JHELUM's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at The Welcome
Wench? Don't look at me!
Look, you guys stick to fighting, all right? UTOPIA RELIGIOSO was JHELUM's most
avoided team. Is there some award for that? Is there some deep dark secret why
SONGS OF THE WOOD's been avoiding UTOPIA RELIGIOSO so much? Or is it just that
they're too scared? Like, is LEAD BALLOON popular, or what? He was challenged the
most in all of JHELUM! He's got a 3-51-0, is that good? Speaking of challenging 41
points above did you hear about VALENTINE of TANKS FOR NOTHIN' vs. UTOPIA RELIGIOSO's
SPIRE OF SCORN? (And how was that intro!) SPIRE OF SCORN beat VALENTINE, and was I
surprised (right!). But its a good thing SPIRE OF SCORN could stop laughing long
enough to give VALENTINE a good pounding. For sure, I was holding my breath when I
found out CONQUEROR challenged EDGAR. After all, haven't TANKS FOR NOTHIN' and DOGS
OF WAR had a long standing duel in JHELUM? It wasn't a spectacular fight, or
anything, but EDGAR wants me to write about it since he was defeated by CONQUEROR.
Satisfied?
Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds. All JHELUM ever talks about is fighting! Me,
I'm more laid back. Like, who is this guy??? CAHOKIA gets sent to the Dark Arena,
battles MOUNTAIN TROLL, and returns to tell of it!!! I bet TRIBAL COUNCIL manager is
surprised! Fight, fight, fight. Is that all you guys can do?
Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand
wash. I gotta leave. JHELUM is like such a dump, and you guys smell too much! I
had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TRAINING TANK 7743 19 33 3 123 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SPIRE OF SCORN 7837 18 5 0 151 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)
-EMRY 5357 9 7 0 100 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)
VALENTINE 7776 17 26 1 93 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
-PUBSTRIKER 7710 14 4 0 93 THE KILLING HIVE (718)
-SWAYTHE 5253 9 9 0 93 PHILANTHROPISTS2 (253)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VELVET QUEEN 7797 14 7 0 86 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)
STRAR 7672 8 2 0 86 ERRATA (714)
HAVEN OF GLOOM 7826 13 15 0 81 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)
POLAR BEAR 7820 18 14 0 77 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
HUNTING GIRL 7846 9 6 0 72 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)
STONE RONIN 7730 9 12 0 71 THE REPLACEMENTS (622)
THE WHISTLER 7789 11 12 0 70 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)
JACK FROST 7785 9 14 0 68 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PANZER IV 7847 11 15 2 66 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
LIL GREEN 7803 8 3 0 63 CLASSIC BLUES (549)
TRUST FALL 7887 4 0 1 63 SILLY YUPPIE! (734)
LEAD BALLOON 7742 3 51 0 60 DOGS OF WAR (115)
EDGAR 7838 15 14 0 59 DOGS OF WAR (115)
CONQUEROR 7907 4 8 0 58 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
ARK OF AFFLICTION 7853 12 7 0 57 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ASHFLAYER 7775 6 3 0 46 THE KILLING HIVE (718)
MIRE OF DOUBT 7849 11 11 1 45 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)
THE HOODED CROW 7786 11 12 0 45 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)
JESSE FULLER 7802 7 5 0 37 CLASSIC BLUES (549)
MULINEAUX 7863 2 3 0 36 OF WOLF & TROLL (732)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
REJI 7862 4 2 0 32 OF WOLF & TROLL (732)
SHATTERBOW 7772 5 4 1 28 THE KILLING HIVE (718)
WALTER DAVIS 7922 4 2 0 28 CLASSIC BLUES (549)
CARRO LEGGERO 7904 4 11 2 25 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (171)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BARBAX 7891 6 2 0 21 THE KILLING HIVE (718)
YIZLI 7902 2 2 0 20 OF WOLF & TROLL (732)
OSCEOLA 7929 2 0 1 17 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
HOKEI POKEI 7875 0 3 0 15 THE REPLACEMENTS (622)
ALBERT COLLINS 7917 3 4 1 14 CLASSIC BLUES (549)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-CACFUEGO 7897 1 0 0 11 COVEY XIII (735)
BOARD SWAN 7928 1 0 0 11 THE REPLACEMENTS (622)
-TAMARAFISH 4930 1 0 0 10 WE WANT CANDY (465)
MUGDA 7927 0 2 0 2 OF WOLF & TROLL (732)
STRONG OAK 7932 0 2 0 2 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
SKIP JAMES 7924 1 2 0 CLASSIC BLUES 549 OSCEOLA 7929 1027
TOMMY JOHNSON 7921 0 3 0 CLASSIC BLUES 549 SHATTERBOW 7772 1024 REVENGED
MEH 7931 0 2 0 THE KILLING HIVE 718 SHEWISH GIANT 1027 NONE
VESPINOX 7892 2 3 0 THE KILLING HIVE 718 ALBERT COLLINS 7917 1023 REVENGED
BROKE BLOKE 7934 1 1 0 THE REPLACEMENTS 622 STONE GOLEM 1027 NONE
SLAYBLADE 7800 5 4 0 THE REPLACEMENTS 622 STONE GOLEM 1027 NONE
BRAVE 7930 0 1 0 TRIBAL COUNCIL 120 BANDIT PRINCE 1027 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
CAHOKIA butchered MOUNTAIN TROLL in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
SLAYBLADE was killed by STONE GOLEM in a exciting 3 minute gory Dark Arena melee.
MEH was dispatched by SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
BROKE BLOKE was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute gory Dark Arena fight.
BRAVE was murdered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena competition.
VALENTINE was devastated by SPIRE OF SCORN in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
VELVET QUEEN devastated STONE RONIN in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
PANZER IV was viciously subdued by STRAR in a 4 minute expert's Challenge fight.
HUNTING GIRL viciously subdued ARK OF AFFLICTION in a popular 3 minute Challenge duel.
THE HOODED CROW lost to ASHFLAYER in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
LIL GREEN overpowered LEAD BALLOON in a 4 minute uneven Challenge match.
CONQUEROR savagely defeated EDGAR in a exciting 4 minute brutal Challenge fight.
ALBERT COLLINS slimly lost to REJI in a 3 minute bloody Challenge conflict.
TRAINING TANK luckily beat HAVEN OF GLOOM in a popular 1 minute master's Title match.
THE WHISTLER was unbelievably bested by POLAR BEAR in a 2 minute expert's fight.
MIRE OF DOUBT was vanquished by TRUST FALL in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
JACK FROST devastated JESSE FULLER in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
YIZLI was defeated by WALTER DAVIS in a 2 minute bout.
MULINEAUX savagely defeated CARRO LEGGERO in a 2 minute brutal bout.
HOKEI POKEI was narrowly defeated by BARBAX in a crowd pleasing 9 minute bloody fight.
SHATTERBOW devastated MUGDA in a action packed 1 minute one-sided bout.
SKIP JAMES was murdered by OSCEOLA in a 1 minute gruesome uneven bout.
STRONG OAK was handily defeated by BOARD SWAN in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 14 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 0 - 0 100 |
|BASHING ATTACK 6 SLASHING ATTACK 12 - 7 - 0 63 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 AIMED BLOW 8 - 5 - 0 62 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 TOTAL PARRY 38 - 25 - 0 60 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 LUNGING ATTACK 47 - 31 - 6 60 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 2 - 0 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 WALL OF STEEL 8 - 8 - 0 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 STRIKING ATTACK 22 - 29 - 2 43 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 11 - 16 - 0 41 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 BASHING ATTACK 18 - 38 - 1 32 |
Turn 1027 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 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 3 2 SLASHING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 9 - 5 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 4 2 WALL OF STEEL
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 2 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 2 BASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 3 2 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 3 1 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
SLASHING ATTACK SPIRE OF SCORN 7837 18 5 0 151 UTOPIA RELIGIOSO (388)
LUNGING ATTACK VELVET QUEEN 7797 14 7 0 86 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)
BASHING ATTACK POLAR BEAR 7820 18 14 0 77 TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)
AIMED BLOW HUNTING GIRL 7846 9 6 0 72 SONGS OF THE WOOD (725)
TOTAL PARRY LIL GREEN 7803 8 3 0 63 CLASSIC BLUES (549)
STRIKING ATTACK JESSE FULLER 7802 7 5 0 37 CLASSIC BLUES (549)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is TRAINING TANK 7743. The most popular warrior this
turn was HOKEI POKEI 7875. The ten other most popular fighters were CONQUEROR 7907,
STRAR 7672, HUNTING GIRL 7846, SLAYBLADE 7800, THE WHISTLER 7789, ALBERT COLLINS
7917, REJI 7862, WALTER DAVIS 7922, MULINEAUX 7863, and VELVET QUEEN 7797.
The least popular fighter this week was BROKE BLOKE 7934. The other ten least
popular fighters were STRONG OAK 7932, SKIP JAMES 7924, BARBAX 7891, JESSE FULLER
7802, LEAD BALLOON 7742, THE HOODED CROW 7786, ARK OF AFFLICTION 7853, STONE RONIN
7730, VALENTINE 7776, and BRAVE 7930.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
CAHOKIA (4-7773) TRIBAL COUNCIL (120)