DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/02/2025 Duedate: 12/15/2025
ZUKAL ARENA
DM 9 TURN 1047
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
INFERNAL RAVAGER
THE ABYSS (607)
(9-6611) [11-2-0,115]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
INFERNAL RAVAGER PRAYING MANTIS
THE ABYSS (607) SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)
(9-6611) [11-2-0,115] (9-4680) [2-0-1,25]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
TRITAN TOBY TERRIER
POWERS OF PAIN (203) PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
(9-2309) [14-18-4,74] (9-6700) [5-7-0,34]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. NEON FENCERS 2 (606) 33
2. SPIRIT TOTEMS (431) 30 THE ABYSS (607)
3. THE ABYSS (607) 18 Unchartered Team
4. PET SHOP FLOYD (459) 12
5. BLUE MOON (381) 9 SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1 BUBBA SQUAD 12 (561) 16 2 0 88.9 1/ 1 PET SHOP FLOYD (459) 7 8 0
2/ 2 THE ABYSS (607) 11 2 0 84.6 2/ 2 NEON FENCERS 2 (606) 6 8 0
3- 4 WILD CARDS (603) 44 32 5 57.9 3/ 4 POWERS OF PAIN (203) 4 6 1
4/ 5 PET SHOP FLOYD (459) 413 304 23 57.6 4/ 3 BLUE MOON (381) 3 0 0
5/ 7 NEON FENCERS 2 (606) 84 94 3 47.2 5/ 5 THE ABYSS (607) 2 0 0
6/ 8 BLUE MOON (381) 1347 1697 41 44.3 6- 6 BUBBA SQUAD 12 (561) 1 0 0
7/ 9 POWERS OF PAIN (203) 96 150 21 39.0 7- 7 WILD CARDS (603) 1 1 0
8/ 0*SPIRIT TOTEMS (431) 2 4 1 33.3 8/ 0*SPIRIT TOTEMS (431) 1 4 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.
Hail and well met, Zukal!
The Zonk, thank you for the fight and I'm glad I didn't kill you. You didn't learn
"the skill that you needed to get your invite" but you still go your invite, so
congratulations. My stable mate Chihuahua Floyd fought and lost to Khalhums Dwarf,
who has killed many a good gladiator from my manager's teams. We are glad Chihuahua
survived. I am shocked to be Duelmaster but I will take the throne for as long as I
can keep it warm.
May your blades strike true unless it's against me!
-- Better off Deb
SPY REPORT
I was going on vacation, see? Surf, sun... But what do those bums say? "Hit
the road, Debby Tonte. ZUKAL needs a spyreport." Oh, well. MVP award for BOMBAY
FLOYD? PET SHOP FLOYD's proud of her after beating THE ZONK and getting 20 points.
Talk about yer big time losers! CAGED FLOYD got smashed by DUKE DROGO, and lost 7
points! Was that a tear I saw in INFERNAL RAVAGER's eye, as he took over
Duelmastership? And wasn't BETTER OFF DEB fit to be tied! Is the Duelmaster really
being a real snob to his teammates? Don't ask me!
Look, you guys stick to fighting, all right? The warriors of PET SHOP FLOYD
must be getting lonely. They were the most avoided team. Do you guys know something
that I don't? I don't know what THE ABYSS' been doing. They certainly haven't been
accepting many fights from PET SHOP FLOYD, that's fer sher.
Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds. All ZUKAL ever talks about is fighting! Me,
I'm more laid back. Fight, fight, fight. Is that all you guys can do?
I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid. Who would've guessed I'd be
a famous Spyreporter? I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it
quits. I had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
INFERNAL RAVAGER 6611 11 2 0 115 THE ABYSS (607)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BLITZBOLT 6629 14 9 1 91 NEON FENCERS 2 (606)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHIHUAHUA FLOYD 6630 14 15 4 90 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
BETTER OFF DEB 6689 11 2 0 90 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
BOMBAY FLOYD 6683 9 6 1 80 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
TRITAN 2309 14 18 4 74 POWERS OF PAIN (203)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AZCERE 6680 6 9 0 56 BLUE MOON (381)
TOBY TERRIER 6700 5 7 0 34 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PRAYING MANTIS 4680 2 0 1 25 SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DUKE DROGO 6725 3 1 0 22 NEON FENCERS 2 (606)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DIAMOND 6360 4 5 0 19 POWERS OF PAIN (203)
TRINITY 6361 4 3 2 17 POWERS OF PAIN (203)
THARBLIX 6738 1 0 0 11 NEON FENCERS 2 (606)
CAGED FLOYD 6730 2 2 0 8 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
SHEAMUS 6735 1 1 0 7 POWERS OF PAIN (203)
-BUTTON 6681 1 0 0 7 WILD CARDS (603)
OWL 4684 0 1 0 7 SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)
HACKSAW 6446 1 2 0 6 POWERS OF PAIN (203)
ANTELOPE 4683 0 1 0 3 SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)
PLATYPUS 4681 0 1 0 1 SPIRIT TOTEMS (431)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
IT'S A JOKE, RIG 6484 12 60 0 BLUE MOON 381 CHIHUAHUA FLOYD 6630 1044
MIST MONKEY 6702 0 2 0 NEON FENCERS 2 606 TRINITY 6361 1046
CAMEL 4682 0 1 0 SPIRIT TOTEMS 431 BANDIT PRINCE 1047 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
I am not sure how or why I got my invitation to the Isle of the Eye. I mean, as far as
I can tell, I didn't cross any of the known graduation thresholds; I already had
plenty of political points (and I fell out of the Challenger Champs, so it's not like
I got any more last turn), I already had the necessary FE and number of wins, only 40
total FE. Ratings? I only have Expert in Attack and Decise, that's it, so I still
don't meet the '3 Experts' requirement. And, I learned zero skills last turn as well,
so no threshold crossing there. For the life of me, I can't figure out what triggered
my invite. But, I'll take it, I guess. Although, I will miss my adoring fans here in
Zukal (you know, popularity leader and all). -- The Zonk, newly minted Lord Protector
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
CAMEL was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BETTER OFF DEB was devastated by INFERNAL RAVAGER in a 2 minute one-sided Title duel.
THE ZONK was viciously subdued by BOMBAY FLOYD in a 1 minute one-sided match.
BLITZBOLT devastated ROVING DEMON in a exciting 1 minute bloody one-sided fight.
CHIHUAHUA FLOYD devastated TRITAN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
AZCERE devastated CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute bloody mismatched match.
TOBY TERRIER defeated DIAMOND in a action packed 2 minute melee.
TRINITY was vanquished by PRAYING MANTIS in a 1 minute uneven duel.
HACKSAW defeated ANTELOPE in a 1 minute gory beginner's duel.
DUKE DROGO overpowered CAGED FLOYD in a popular 6 minute uneven match.
SHEAMUS defeated PLATYPUS in a crowd pleasing 1 minute novice's match.
OWL was handily defeated by THARBLIX in a 1 minute brutal one-sided contest.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 AIMED BLOW 10 - 6 - 0 63 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 LUNGING ATTACK 9 - 6 - 0 60 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 STRIKING ATTACK 24 - 20 - 2 55 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 10 - 9 - 0 53 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 2 - 1 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 15 - 18 - 2 45 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 TOTAL PARRY 8 - 10 - 0 44 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 2 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 8 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
Turn 1047 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 3 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 1 3 SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 3 STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 PARRY-LUNGE
1 WALL OF STEEL
1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY INFERNAL RAVAGER 6611 11 2 0 115 THE ABYSS (607)
STRIKING ATTACK BLITZBOLT 6629 14 9 1 91 NEON FENCERS 2 (606)
AIMED BLOW BETTER OFF DEB 6689 11 2 0 90 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
SLASHING ATTACK BOMBAY FLOYD 6683 9 6 1 80 PET SHOP FLOYD (459)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is TRITAN 2309. The most popular warrior this turn was
TOBY TERRIER 6700. The ten other most popular fighters were CAGED FLOYD 6730,
INFERNAL RAVAGER 6611, BOMBAY FLOYD 6683, BLITZBOLT 6629, SHEAMUS 6735, AZCERE 6680,
THARBLIX 6738, BETTER OFF DEB 6689, CHIHUAHUA FLOYD 6630, and HACKSAW 6446.
The least popular fighter this week was OWL 4684. The other ten least popular
fighters were PLATYPUS 4681, DUKE DROGO 6725, ANTELOPE 4683, TRINITY 6361, DIAMOND
6360, TRITAN 2309, PRAYING MANTIS 4680, CAMEL 4682, HACKSAW 6446, and CHIHUAHUA FLOYD
6630.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
THE ZONK (9-6594) NEON FENCERS 2 (606)