DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/03/2025 Duedate: 12/16/2025
SOLVEN ARENA
DM 22 TURN 1033
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
GIGGEROTA
PROTECTORS (695)
(22-7754) [14-4-0,144]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
GIGGEROTA DRAGONFLY
PROTECTORS (695) INSECTS (757)
(22-7754) [14-4-0,144] (22-6769) [1-0-0,16]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
HEART OF THE WOOD TANGLEWEAVE
NEON TREES (849) NEON TREES (849)
(22-7883) [23-18-0,96] (22-7996) [9-3-1,54]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE REPUBLICANS (103)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) 24
2. SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93) 22 BASH BROS FICTION (802)
3. INSECTS (757) 16 Unchartered Team
4. RED SECTOR A (840) 13
5. PROTECTORS (695) 13 INSECTS (757)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 BASH BROS FICTION (802) 47 17 2 73.4 1/ 1 THE REPUBLICANS (103) 8 7 0
2/ 0*INSECTS (757) 7 3 0 70.0 2/ 3 NEON TREES (849) 7 6 0
3/ 3 UNICORN SQUAD (852) 14 9 0 60.9 3/ 2 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93) 6 4 0
4/ 4 PROTECTORS (695) 185 137 10 57.5 4/ 4 PROTECTORS (695) 6 7 0
5/ 5 RED SECTOR A (840) 79 63 2 55.6 5/ 7 RED SECTOR A (840) 4 4 0
6/ 6 NEON TREES (849) 83 80 4 50.9 6/ 8 UNICORN SQUAD (852) 2 0 0
7/ 7 THE REPUBLICANS (103) 557 541 31 50.7 7/ 6 BASH BROS FICTION (802) 2 1 0
8/ 8 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93) 212 222 10 48.8 8/ 9 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) 2 4 0
9/ 9 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747) 875 1041 19 45.7 9/ 0*INSECTS (757) 1 0 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 SOLVEN! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp Eyes,
Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. MEBIAN caught the eye of many in the
gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested KRISTI NOEM and was awarded 26 points
in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels, MEBIAN put down KRISTI
NOEM, causing her to lose 23 points of recognition in the process. This time out
GIGGEROTA made hers bid for the throne as she challenged UNFINISHED in an all out
contest of skill for possession of the title! This time victory fell to the grasp of
the usurper. All hail GIGGEROTA, Duelmaster of SOLVEN! Would you believe that over
half of the old women in SOLVEN seem to feel that they could fight better than you
gladiators?
But come now, let us look deeper into the maze of contention and crossed blades
that is city SOLVEN. SOLVEN, city of gladiators! Mighty among the names of thy
guilds is NEON TREES, 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 NEON TREES. Indeed it was THE REPUBLICANS. Loose talk at the
arena has reached my ears and it but confirms the knowledge that many fighters are
after GIULIANI. Watch your back! I can not but mention with disdain the name of KID
GLOVES who this week posted a challenge to a warrior a full 8 points below in the
rankings. I thought KID GLOVES showed great skill and promise when he overcame
CEDARBURN. All right, so I slept through it! Big deal!
Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser? Warriors, may this counselor stand
ready at your right hand forever! Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins.
In the arena there is only the brightness of steel. Keep vigil always!
If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times
already in SOLVEN. Nice atmosphere you have here! Ahh, but I can hear the spires of
a far off city calling to me. I must away! Till we meet again, remember: a turtle
walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms no one; a lion runs to slay its prey.--
Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GIGGEROTA 7754 14 4 0 144 PROTECTORS (695)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
7 OF 9 7839 16 8 1 113 RED SECTOR A (840)
SPARKLE PANTS 7921 8 2 0 98 UNICORN SQUAD (852)
HEART OF THE WOOD 7883 23 18 0 96 NEON TREES (849)
UNFINISHED 7423 11 2 0 93 BASH BROS FICTION (802)
WILLOW REAVER 7938 17 10 0 92 NEON TREES (849)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
COMING ACHOO 7942 15 10 0 86 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)
KID GLOVES 7793 15 14 0 82 RED SECTOR A (840)
CEDARBURN 7882 17 19 1 71 NEON TREES (849)
GIULIANI 6633 14 9 1 69 THE REPUBLICANS (103)
THE ENEMY WITHIN 7796 15 15 1 68 RED SECTOR A (840)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DUNCAN HUNTER 6634 13 10 2 66 THE REPUBLICANS (103)
MEBIAN 7971 8 14 0 61 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)
BLACKBURN 8006 7 3 0 57 THE REPUBLICANS (103)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TANGLEWEAVE 7996 9 3 1 54 NEON TREES (849)
1001001 7878 8 9 0 53 RED SECTOR A (840)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-COPYCAT 7520 6 5 0 45 BASH BROS FICTION (802)
J.D. VANCE 8005 6 4 0 40 THE REPUBLICANS (103)
MEDAN 7964 7 17 0 38 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)
KRISTI NOEM 8003 7 4 0 37 THE REPUBLICANS (103)
SLOW DRIP 7982 10 6 0 36 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WIST 7989 6 11 0 31 PROTECTORS (695)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SGT STERNUTATION 8012 4 2 0 23 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)
FIFI 8013 2 4 0 22 PROTECTORS (695)
790 8019 2 1 0 17 PROTECTORS (695)
DRAGONFLY 6769 1 0 0 16 INSECTS (757)
VLAD 8016 3 2 0 11 PROTECTORS (695)
FARMER BLOW 8018 1 2 0 5 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
FLUSHABLE 8020 0 1 0 SNOT QUITE RIGHT 93 BANDIT PRINCE 1033 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
FLUSHABLE was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
7 OF 9 viciously subdued HEART OF THE WOOD in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge duel.
GIGGEROTA overpowered UNFINISHED in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge Title duel.
KID GLOVES bested CEDARBURN in a 2 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
THE ENEMY WITHIN was subdued by COMING ACHOO in a 1 minute Challenge competition.
1001001 slimly lost to GIULIANI in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
SGT STERNUTATION viciously subdued VLAD in a unpopular 7 minute Challenge match.
FARMER BLOW was defeated by 790 in a 1 minute beginner's Challenge melee.
SPARKLE PANTS vanquished DUNCAN HUNTER in a 2 minute one-sided duel.
WILLOW REAVER vanquished BLACKBURN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
KRISTI NOEM was overpowered by MEBIAN in a popular 1 minute uneven match.
TANGLEWEAVE savagely defeated WIST in a exciting 3 minute bloody match.
MEDAN was overcome by J.D. VANCE in a 1 minute contest.
SLOW DRIP subdued FIFI in a crowd pleasing 6 minute match.
DRAGONFLY narrowly defeated TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 2 minute conflict.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 8 BASHING ATTACK 4 - 2 - 1 67 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 PARRY-RIPOSTE 11 - 7 - 0 61 |
|AIMED BLOW 5 SLASHING ATTACK 11 - 7 - 1 61 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 PARRY-LUNGE 9 - 6 - 0 60 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 LUNGING ATTACK 34 - 27 - 1 56 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 20 - 19 - 0 51 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 28 - 31 - 0 47 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 0 TOTAL PARRY 14 - 16 - 0 47 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 WALL OF STEEL 2 - 4 - 0 33 |
Turn 1033 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-RIPOSTE 2 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 5 3 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 1 AIMED BLOW 1 - 4 3 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 1 PARRY-STRIKE
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 2 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 WALL OF STEEL
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK GIGGEROTA 7754 14 4 0 144 PROTECTORS (695)
TOTAL PARRY SPARKLE PANTS 7921 8 2 0 98 UNICORN SQUAD (852)
AIMED BLOW HEART OF THE WOOD 7883 23 18 0 96 NEON TREES (849)
WALL OF STEEL UNFINISHED 7423 11 2 0 93 BASH BROS FICTION (802)
LUNGING ATTACK WILLOW REAVER 7938 17 10 0 92 NEON TREES (849)
PARRY-RIPOSTE GIULIANI 6633 14 9 1 69 THE REPUBLICANS (103)
SLASHING ATTACK BLACKBURN 8006 7 3 0 57 THE REPUBLICANS (103)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is HEART OF THE WOOD 7883. The most popular warrior
this turn was TANGLEWEAVE 7996. The ten other most popular fighters were FIFI 8013,
7 OF 9 7839, GIGGEROTA 7754, KID GLOVES 7793, 1001001 7878, COMING ACHOO 7942,
GIULIANI 6633, SPARKLE PANTS 7921, MEBIAN 7971, and DRAGONFLY 6769.
The least popular fighter this week was VLAD 8016. The other ten least popular
fighters were SGT STERNUTATION 8012, SLOW DRIP 7982, BLACKBURN 8006, THE ENEMY WITHIN
7796, UNFINISHED 7423, MEDAN 7964, WIST 7989, KRISTI NOEM 8003, DUNCAN HUNTER 6634,
and CEDARBURN 7882.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
GIGGEROTA (22-7754) PROTECTORS (695)
7 OF 9 (22-7839) RED SECTOR A (840)