DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/05/2025 Duedate: 01/01/2026
MORYA ARENA
DM 28 TURN 521
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
DESDEMONA
FAR TRAVELERS (607)
(28-6023) [13-5-0,120]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
MEI BLOSSOM GARRAPOLOVE
FAR TRAVELERS (607) FORTY WHINERS (610)
(28-6022) [10-6-0,124] (28-6083) [5-3-1,47]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
WEEP NO MORE SONNY ROOF
DODGE BULLETS (126) OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
(28-5926) [12-34-0,79] (28-5898) [9-6-0,79]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
OF WOLF AND MAN (558)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. FAR TRAVELERS (607) 40
2. OTTO'S MECHANICS (226) 32 FAR TRAVELERS (607)
3. YAMA BUSHI (32) 32 Unchartered Team
4. FORTY WHINERS (610) 19
5. OF WOLF AND MAN (558) 11 FORTY WHINERS (610)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 FAR TRAVELERS (607) 33 22 0 60.0 1/ 2 OF WOLF AND MAN (558) 8 2 1
2/ 1 BIG SHOTS (574) 184 131 9 58.4 2/ 1 BASH BROS BODY (541) 7 4 0
3/ 4 BASH BROS BODY (541) 297 225 8 56.9 3/ 3 FAR TRAVELERS (607) 6 1 0
4/ 3*FORTY WHINERS (610) 5 4 1 55.6 4/ 9 THE BLUES 28 (603) 4 6 0
5/ 5 THE BLUES 28 (603) 34 32 3 51.5 5/ 5 DODGE BULLETS (126) 4 8 0
6/ 6 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226) 407 385 26 51.4 6/ 6 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226) 3 2 0
7/ 7 OF WOLF AND MAN (558) 49 49 2 50.0 7/ 7 BIG SHOTS (574) 3 7 1
8/ 8 DODGE BULLETS (126) 715 790 19 47.5 8/ 8 YAMA BUSHI (32) 3 8 0
9- 9*ITCHY ANTLERS (609) 13 17 0 43.3 9- 4*ITCHY ANTLERS (609) 2 3 0
10/10 YAMA BUSHI (32) 14 32 2 30.4 10/10*FORTY WHINERS (610) 1 3 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
Good day, in MORYA a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets poor. So
bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news. It seems the training can make the
difference, as BASH BROS BODY is pushed out of top team by OF WOLF AND MAN, who came
from 2nd with a 2-1-0 this turn. Now keep the taverns open late tonight, for there
are sorrows to drown for ITCHY ANTLERS, whose 0-0-0 this turn dropped them by 5 into
9th. THE BLUES 28 stable has parlayed this turn's 2-3-0 into a 5 space move up the
rankings. This brings them up to 4th place. Good work, guys! And let's see, CHUSEI
KOKORO fought SORE MUSCLES and gained 17 points and contributed to YAMA BUSHI's
1-4-0. CLARA SMITH has lost to GARRAPOLOVE, falling 9 points, while helping make THE
BLUES 28 a 2-3-0 turn. DESDEMONA challenged for the Duelmastership this turn,
attempting to dethrone BASH BROS BODY's warrior. And not without some honor,
DESDEMONA now claims the title and throne of Duelmaster of MORYA. Tell me, is
nothing sacred? I have heard from unimpeachable sources that Salty's Chowder House
uses trolls in their stew. Talk about gristle!
Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.'
Inscrutable, but true. THE BLUES 28 has cause to stand tall, as they were MORYA's
most avoided team. A smart manager knows this is a team to beat. And guess who
avoided THE BLUES 28 stable the most? Believe it or not, it was OTTO'S MECHANICS.
Anyone surprised? The most challenged warrior this turn was DODGE BULLETS' warrior
GINGER EVANS. More fighters challenged her than challenged the Duelmaster! Well
now, what do you expect when someone like HAMBONE WILLIE from THE BLUES 28 challenges
down 16 points to fight MASSAUM of YAMA BUSHI? It pains me to see warriors take
advantage of the system like this. HAMBONE WILLIE beat MASSAUM, as if it surprises
anyone. MEI BLOSSOM of FAR TRAVELERS had better have a good reason for challenging
down 15 points in a challenge which she won. I thought MEI BLOSSOM showed great
skill and promise when she bested GINGER EVANS. All right, so I slept through it!
Big deal!
A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once. Wise men know this to
be true. A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover or
hide when the fight is over. Consider well.
I like this place, MORYA, the taverns have old wine, and young serving girls.
Who could ask for more? Always good to rest in MORYA, but never good to wear out my
welcome. Look for me in future turns. Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to
paper-- Alarond the Scribe
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DESDEMONA 6023 13 5 0 120 FAR TRAVELERS (607)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MEI BLOSSOM 6022 10 6 0 124 FAR TRAVELERS (607)
ACHE 5987 8 1 1 102 BASH BROS BODY (541)
MANNY FOLD 5873 16 14 1 99 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
SCAR 5913 18 11 0 93 BASH BROS BODY (541)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GINGER EVANS 5972 25 15 0 90 DODGE BULLETS (126)
BIG BOY 5957 20 22 0 82 DODGE BULLETS (126)
WEEP NO MORE 5926 12 34 0 79 DODGE BULLETS (126)
SONNY ROOF 5898 9 6 0 79 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
JOTUN ARNE 5997 18 12 0 71 DODGE BULLETS (126)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CRATOS RAMIRO 5110 13 11 0 68 OF WOLF AND MAN (558)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PIANO RED 5969 9 7 1 64 THE BLUES 28 (603)
AL ARMSYSTEM 6070 5 4 1 61 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
HAMBONE WILLIE 5966 10 6 1 57 THE BLUES 28 (603)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LUCY NUTT 6050 7 5 0 56 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
GARRAPOLOVE 6083 5 3 1 47 FORTY WHINERS (610)
GALL NAN 5579 5 1 0 46 OF WOLF AND MAN (558)
TEMUJIN 6063 6 0 0 45 FAR TRAVELERS (607)
-VERENA 6074 4 2 0 44 ITCHY ANTLERS (609)
-1942 5713 4 1 0 43 BIG SHOTS (574)
CLARA SMITH 5967 4 5 0 41 THE BLUES 28 (603)
MASSAUM 226 5 5 1 39 YAMA BUSHI (32)
-ERIA 6072 3 3 0 37 ITCHY ANTLERS (609)
ANNE DJINN 6035 5 3 2 36 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
JAY MCSHAWN 5965 4 5 1 34 THE BLUES 28 (603)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WHISLIN' ALEX 5968 7 9 0 30 THE BLUES 28 (603)
-ANEJO 5678 5 5 2 30 BIG SHOTS (574)
-KORGRON 6098 3 0 0 30 OF WOLF AND MAN (558)
BJORN 6097 2 0 0 26 OF WOLF AND MAN (558)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JI GAL GIRL 6048 5 6 1 22 YAMA BUSHI (32)
-SECOND SIGHT 6089 3 2 0 20 ITCHY ANTLERS (609)
CHUSEI KOKORO 6059 1 0 0 17 YAMA BUSHI (32)
TIA NINJATO 229 2 10 0 16 YAMA BUSHI (32)
-UIFGAR 6099 1 0 1 10 OF WOLF AND MAN (558)
-ROOSTER SOUP 6094 1 2 0 5 ITCHY ANTLERS (609)
SORE MUSCLES 6095 0 1 0 3 BASH BROS BODY (541)
-MOOSE KNUCKLE 6100 0 1 0 1 ITCHY ANTLERS (609)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
A 6105 0 1 0 BIG SHOTS 574 SLAUGHTER PRIEST 521 NONE
B 6106 0 1 0 BIG SHOTS 574 MOUNTAIN TROLL 521 NONE
C 6107 0 1 0 BIG SHOTS 574 BLACK ORC 521 NONE
DA3 6085 0 1 0 FORTY WHINERS 610 SLAUGHTER PRIEST 521 NONE
KAMARI 6073 2 3 0 ITCHY ANTLERS 609 GARRAPOLOVE 6083 518
MANICAL 6078 2 1 0 OF WOLF AND MAN 558 AL ARMSYSTEM 6070 517 NOT REVENGED
CHIKAMA KOKONO 6060 0 4 0 YAMA BUSHI 32 ANEJO 5678 520
KILL KIKO SAN 6103 0 1 0 YAMA BUSHI 32 SHEWISH GIANT 521 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
C was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
B was slaughtered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
A was easily killed by SLAUGHTER PRIEST in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
KILL KIKO SAN was slain by SHEWISH GIANT in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Dark Arena duel.
DA3 was slain by SLAUGHTER PRIEST in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
DESDEMONA demolished HERRIA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title competition.
MEI BLOSSOM vanquished GINGER EVANS in a exciting 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
SONNY ROOF viciously subdued CRATOS RAMIRO in a 8 minute Challenge competition.
LUCY NUTT was unbelievably bested by JOTUN ARNE in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
GARRAPOLOVE unbelievably bested CLARA SMITH in a popular 2 minute gory Challenge duel.
HAMBONE WILLIE beat MASSAUM in a 3 minute Challenge melee.
WHISLIN' ALEX was savagely defeated by GALL NAN in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
ACHE devastated WEEP NO MORE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
SCAR demolished PIANO RED in a 1 minute mismatched match.
MANNY FOLD overpowered BIG BOY in a popular 2 minute gruesome mismatched conflict.
AL ARMSYSTEM overpowered FRATSFA SLAVE in a 2 minute uneven struggle.
ANNE DJINN was overcome by TEMUJIN in a crowd pleasing 3 minute bout.
JAY MCSHAWN devastated JI GAL GIRL in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
BJORN overpowered TIA NINJATO in a 1 minute one-sided match.
SORE MUSCLES was overpowered by CHUSEI KOKORO in a 1 minute one-sided match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 PARRY-STRIKE 11 - 4 - 1 73 |
|WALL OF STEEL 5 PARRY-LUNGE 12 - 7 - 0 63 |
|BASHING ATTACK 5 PARRY-RIPOSTE 13 - 10 - 2 57 |
|TOTAL PARRY 5 WALL OF STEEL 23 - 21 - 1 52 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 3 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 9 - 0 50 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 5 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 STRIKING ATTACK 27 - 28 - 1 49 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 BASHING ATTACK 23 - 24 - 0 49 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 11 - 14 - 0 44 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 3 - 8 - 1 27 |
Turn 521 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 2 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 2 - 3 3 WALL OF STEEL
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 2 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 2 PARRY-LUNGE
WALL OF STEEL 3 - 2 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 5 2 STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 2 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-LUNGE DESDEMONA 6023 13 5 0 120 FAR TRAVELERS (607)
AIMED BLOW MEI BLOSSOM 6022 10 6 0 124 FAR TRAVELERS (607)
STRIKING ATTACK ACHE 5987 8 1 1 102 BASH BROS BODY (541)
BASHING ATTACK MANNY FOLD 5873 16 14 1 99 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
WALL OF STEEL SCAR 5913 18 11 0 93 BASH BROS BODY (541)
PARRY-RIPOSTE CRATOS RAMIRO 5110 13 11 0 68 OF WOLF AND MAN (558)
PARRY-STRIKE TEMUJIN 6063 6 0 0 45 FAR TRAVELERS (607)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is WEEP NO MORE 5926. The most popular warrior this
turn was SONNY ROOF 5898. The ten other most popular fighters were CRATOS RAMIRO
5110, GALL NAN 5579, KILL KIKO SAN 6103, CLARA SMITH 5967, MANNY FOLD 5873, TEMUJIN
6063, DA3 6085, MEI BLOSSOM 6022, LUCY NUTT 6050, and JOTUN ARNE 5997.
The least popular fighter this week was A 6105. The other ten least popular fighters
were SORE MUSCLES 6095, TIA NINJATO 229, JI GAL GIRL 6048, PIANO RED 5969, WEEP NO
MORE 5926, GINGER EVANS 5972, C 6107, CHUSEI KOKORO 6059, WHISLIN' ALEX 5968, and B
6106.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
HERRIA (28-5928) BASH BROS BODY (541)