DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/01/2025 Duedate: 12/13/2025
CALEAM ARENA
DM 26 TURN 1029
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
BLING!
GENERATION X (423)
(26-5809) [11-6-1,115]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
BLING! CASEY
GENERATION X (423) THE PURGE 406 (562)
(26-5809) [11-6-1,115] (26-5747) [7-1-1,91]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
CLEMENTA EMMA FROST
GOLDEN CANYON (290) GENERATION X (423)
(26-5783) [12-12-0,60] (26-5844) [1-8-0,14]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SAXON (570)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BULLET '25 (572) 42
2. FAR TRAVELERS (556) 36 TOP FIVE KEYS (563)
3. TOP FIVE KEYS (563) 24 Unchartered Team
4. ROOFERS (565) 10
5. SAXON (570) 6 BULLET '25 (572)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 TOP FIVE KEYS (563) 14 4 0 77.8 1/ 1 SAXON (570) 8 6 0
2/ 8*BULLET '25 (572) 5 2 0 71.4 2/ 2 GENERATION X (423) 6 9 0
3- 2 SATAN'S SANDWICHES (569) 7 3 1 70.0 3/ 6 FAR TRAVELERS (556) 4 1 1
4/ 3 JAN 16R (542) 16 8 0 66.7 4/ 5 GOLDEN CANYON (290) 3 0 0
5/ 5 FAR TRAVELERS (556) 72 46 4 61.0 5/ 4 TOP FIVE KEYS (563) 3 0 0
6/ 6 SAXON (570) 28 20 1 58.3 6/10*BULLET '25 (572) 3 1 0
7/ 4*THE PURGE 406 (562) 7 5 1 58.3 7/ 3 JAN 16R (542) 3 1 0
8/ 7 GENERATION X (423) 216 159 12 57.6 8/ 7*THE PURGE 406 (562) 1 1 0
9/ 9 GOLDEN CANYON (290) 1306 1482 51 46.8 9/ 9 ROOFERS (565) 1 6 0
10/10 ROOFERS (565) 15 27 0 35.7 10- 8 SATAN'S SANDWICHES (569) 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
Welcome CALEAM. I, Olaf Modeen remember this place well. Many the fights have
I fought here. The celebrations, the disappointments... Phhbltt! Too much drinking
and too little dodging gave JAN 16R a 1-1-0! I got a good laugh out of it! Up 'n
down. Up 'n down. Rankings always change. Up 'n down. I think I'm gonna be...
Well, BULLET '25's 6th moved them up to 3-0-0 place. Some people say I ramble too
much, I don't say anything relevant. I repeat myself. I ramble. Well FAR TRAVELERS
moved up 3, to 3rd. What's with BEN FRANKLIN'S? He actually beat GENERATION X's
MAGGOTT, and walked away with 24 more points from the fight. Major screwup at
GENERATION X. MAGGOTT lost 20 points to BEN FRANKLIN'S. Some new strategies,
perhaps? Maybe MAGGOTT will provide more easy wins... I can barely restrain my
enthusiam for GENERATION X's outstanding member, Duelmaster BLING!. Wouldn't it be
nice to have live subjects to practice on? I hear some team is looking into the uses
of convicted prisoners.
No matter the time or place, men will always duel. CALEAM thinks SATAN'S
SANDWICHES and their 7-3-1 is too much! If at first you don't succeed, give up...
Management must be dealin', as the boys at TOP FIVE KEYS ain't reelin'! SATAN'S
SANDWICHES' mad! How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged warrior,
CLEMENTA! Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you. CLEMENTA didn't
quite know what to make of a challenge she received from RED SKIES of JAN 16R, who is
22 points below her. RED SKIES perhaps got his just desserts, seeing as he was
defeated by CLEMENTA and ended up with 28 recognition points.
Warriors of CALEAM unite. You have only your games to lose! Who will dare
fight HOTTENTOT, after he returned from the Dark Arena? (For the record 2-0-1 is 33,
and has he points) Methinks SAXON's desire for revenge against GENERATION X passes
with each passing moment... One week left guys! Let's get on with the show! Many a
warrior has met his fate in a hungover stupor. You young rapscallions, take note!
Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt.
All work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter. Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.
Olaffighterwork and no play. I don't want to overstay my welcome...-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BLING! 5809 11 6 1 115 GENERATION X (423)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CASEY 5747 7 1 1 91 THE PURGE 406 (562)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BEN FRANKLIN'S 5759 5 1 0 89 TOP FIVE KEYS (563)
HINDSIGHT 5821 11 4 1 82 GENERATION X (423)
MAGGOTT 5810 11 6 0 67 GENERATION X (423)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CLEMENTA 5783 12 12 0 60 GOLDEN CANYON (290)
FLAVIO 5753 8 4 1 59 FAR TRAVELERS (556)
-ROSTA ES BEFE 5819 7 3 1 58 SATAN'S SANDWICHES (569)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CALL TO ARMS 5845 7 2 0 54 SAXON (570)
SINGLE MALT 5840 3 2 0 53 BULLET '25 (572)
THE KILLING MOON 5837 5 1 0 47 JAN 16R (542)
BATTERING RAM 5847 6 3 1 44 SAXON (570)
VIRAGO 5782 4 2 0 42 FAR TRAVELERS (556)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JUBILEE 5833 5 6 0 39 GENERATION X (423)
-MON 5758 4 0 0 38 TOP FIVE KEYS (563)
THE WORKING MAN 5822 7 3 0 36 SAXON (570)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
HOTTENTOT 5800 2 0 1 33 FAR TRAVELERS (556)
RED SKIES 5834 4 2 0 28 JAN 16R (542)
EUPHRATES 5780 2 1 0 28 FAR TRAVELERS (556)
HAMMER OF THE GODS 5824 5 5 0 26 SAXON (570)
DIABLO 5791 3 8 0 24 ROOFERS (565)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SINGLE BARREL 5839 1 0 0 15 BULLET '25 (572)
EMMA FROST 5844 1 8 0 14 GENERATION X (423)
-FARO 5831 1 0 0 10 FAR TRAVELERS (556)
JERRY 5803 1 5 0 10 ROOFERS (565)
MENO 5801 2 3 0 9 ROOFERS (565)
BARREL STRENGTH 5841 1 0 0 7 BULLET '25 (572)
PROCESSION 5849 0 2 0 2 SAXON (570)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
SPYMASTER 0 0 0 DARK ARENA HOTTENTOT 5800 1029 NONE
DA1 5852 0 1 0 ROOFERS 565 HIGH ELF 1029 NONE
THE RED QUEEN 5848 3 1 0 SAXON 570 HINDSIGHT 5821 1026
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
HOTTENTOT butchered SPYMASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
DA1 was murdered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
JUBILEE was luckily beaten by THE KILLING MOON in a 3 minute Challenge duel.
RED SKIES was overpowered by CLEMENTA in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge fight.
EMMA FROST was bested by DIABLO in a action packed 3 minute Challenge brawl.
CASEY was overpowered by BLING! in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided Title struggle.
MAGGOTT was handily defeated by BEN FRANKLIN'S in a 1 minute uneven fight.
FLAVIO was vanquished by HINDSIGHT in a 1 minute uneven duel.
THE WORKING MAN was viciously subdued by SINGLE MALT in a 7 minute gruesome fight.
CALL TO ARMS vanquished VISITING ORC in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
BATTERING RAM overpowered VISITING ORC in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
HAMMER OF THE GODS was overpowered by VIRAGO in a 1 minute one-sided match.
EUPHRATES handily defeated JERRY in a 2 minute one-sided contest.
MENO was demolished by SINGLE BARREL in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
PROCESSION was overcome by BARREL STRENGTH in a 1 minute novice's conflict.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK 8 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 2 - 0 71 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 11 - 5 - 0 69 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 2 - 0 67 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 SLASHING ATTACK 34 - 20 - 4 63 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 WALL OF STEEL 13 - 8 - 0 62 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 3 - 2 - 0 60 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 17 - 15 - 0 53 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 AIMED BLOW 7 - 11 - 0 39 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 8 - 0 20 |
Turn 1029 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 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 4 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 3 3 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 6 - 2 1 WALL OF STEEL
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK BLING! 5809 11 6 1 115 GENERATION X (423)
SLASHING ATTACK BEN FRANKLIN'S 5759 5 1 0 89 TOP FIVE KEYS (563)
WALL OF STEEL FLAVIO 5753 8 4 1 59 FAR TRAVELERS (556)
STRIKING ATTACK CALL TO ARMS 5845 7 2 0 54 SAXON (570)
TOTAL PARRY SINGLE MALT 5840 3 2 0 53 BULLET '25 (572)
PARRY-RIPOSTE THE KILLING MOON 5837 5 1 0 47 JAN 16R (542)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is CLEMENTA 5783. The most popular warrior this turn
was EMMA FROST 5844. The ten other most popular fighters were JUBILEE 5833, THE
KILLING MOON 5837, DIABLO 5791, BLING! 5809, SINGLE MALT 5840, VIRAGO 5782, EUPHRATES
5780, HOTTENTOT 5800, HINDSIGHT 5821, and BATTERING RAM 5847.
The least popular fighter this week was THE WORKING MAN 5822. The other ten least
popular fighters were MENO 5801, FLAVIO 5753, MAGGOTT 5810, CASEY 5747, RED SKIES
5834, DA1 5852, PROCESSION 5849, JERRY 5803, HAMMER OF THE GODS 5824, and SINGLE
BARREL 5839.