DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/03/2025 Duedate: 12/16/2025
ARVAT ARENA
DM 32 TURN 1031
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
KOALLAFIED BADA$$
SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)
(32-7919) [11-3-0,107]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
WHISTLE PIG DUELLANTE
RYES OF THE ROBOTS (555) FAR TRAVELERS (556)
(32-7799) [10-3-0,112] (32-7836) [3-2-0,52]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
SNAPPER SNAPPER
DEATH BY DESIGN (264) DEATH BY DESIGN (264)
(32-7878) [12-10-2,111] (32-7878) [12-10-2,111]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
POSITION IS EMPTY
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. FAR TRAVELERS (556) 52
2. SECRET SQUIRRELS (433) 33 RYES OF THE ROBOTS (555)
3. BLACK MOON RISING (559) 24 Unchartered Team
4. APOCALYPSE (385) 23
5. DEVIL ADVOCATES (105) 22 FAR TRAVELERS (556)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 4 RYES OF THE ROBOTS (555) 10 6 0 62.5 1/ 1 JAMAICAN SUPERHEROE (391) 9 6 0
2/ 2 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105) 2233 1412 110 61.3 2/ 5 SECRET SQUIRRELS (433) 9 6 0
3/ 3 JAMAICAN SUPERHEROE (391) 63 46 1 57.8 3/ 3 BLACK MOON RISING (559) 9 6 0
4/ 6 BLACK MOON RISING (559) 45 34 1 57.0 4/ 2 DEATH BY DESIGN (264) 8 7 1
5/ 5 ANGELS OF PAIN (360) 750 568 54 56.9 5/ 4 APOCALYPSE (385) 5 8 0
6/ 7 GEMSTONE BEASTS (362) 59 60 2 49.6 6/13 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105) 4 2 0
7/ 8 DEATH BY DESIGN (264) 512 530 38 49.1 7/ 8 GEMSTONE BEASTS (362) 4 5 0
8/ 9 SECRET SQUIRRELS (433) 873 933 53 48.3 8/10 RYES OF THE ROBOTS (555) 3 0 0
9-10 PHILANTHROPISTS (368) 85 94 7 47.5 9/ 9 ANGELS OF PAIN (360) 3 1 0
10/11 APOCALYPSE (385) 211 264 13 44.4 10/11 THE VALKYRIES (548) 3 5 0
11/12 THE VALKYRIES (548) 73 122 5 37.4 11/ 7 HELL'S HEROES (68) 3 12 0
12/13 HELL'S HEROES (68) 147 251 7 36.9 12-12 PHILANTHROPISTS (368) 2 3 0
13/ 0*FAR TRAVELERS (556) 6 12 0 33.3 13- 6*KNIGHT LIFE (562) 2 3 0
14-14*KNIGHT LIFE (562) 10 21 1 32.3 14/ 0*HOTTIES (563) 1 0 1
15/ 0*HOTTIES (563) 1 9 1 10.0 15/ 0*FAR TRAVELERS (556) 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
Oh, hi. Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte. Thought I'd check out ARVAT to see
what's new. I don't wanna hurt anybody's feelings or anything, but KNIGHT LIFE
really goofed with their 0-0-0. DEVIL ADVOCATES like really fought hard to move up
to 6th from 13th. Way to go! Cut this out and put it in your scrapbooks, SECRET
SQUIRRELS! 'Cause they got 4-1-0 and moved up to 2nd! MVP award for WAR CHIEF?
SECRET SQUIRRELS' proud of him after beating PLASTIC MON and getting 25 points. Talk
about yer big time losers! E.O.D. got smashed by DUELLANTE, and lost 22 points! Oh,
wow, like the Duelmaster must be the most popular guy in all ARVAT. He got the most
challenges. (But what about proposals?) Like, KOALLAFIED BADA$$ must be pretty
gutsy! She TV challenged the Duelmaster from JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES. Does this gal
have a death wish or what! Was that a tear I saw in KOALLAFIED BADA$$'s eye, as she
took over Duelmastership? And wasn't MARTIAN MONHUNTER fit to be tied! Who was the
wiseguy that said ARVAT's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at The Swinging Aardvark?
Don't look at me!
I gotta admit I haven't been in "deep con caves" with any spies. Really, I just
wing this stuff. HELL'S HEROES was the most avoided team. Is a 147-251-7 record
really that scary? I don't know what SECRET SQUIRRELS' been doing. They certainly
haven't been accepting many fights from HELL'S HEROES, that's fer sher.
What does a fighter fight for? I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone
gets killed. Not after four more fights. Like, who is this guy??? SUSHI gets sent
to the Dark Arena, battles SHEWISH GIANT, and returns to tell of it!!! I bet DEATH
BY DESIGN manager is surprised! How cruel! DEATH BY DESIGN heartlessly sent his to
THE CONTINGENCY certain fate in the Dark Arena. Is a 7-10-0 bad or something? Ooh!
The suspense is killing me! DEVIL ADVOCATES has like just one turn to Bloodfeud
SNAPPER of DEATH BY DESIGN! Will they do it??? What if they had a fight and nobody
showed up? I'd be out of a job, that's what!!!
Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain. Soak it in cold water, and hand
wash. I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it quits. Remember
you guys, ease up sometimes! Chill out! Later, Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
KOALLAFIED BADA$$ 7919 11 3 0 107 SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WHISTLE PIG 7799 10 3 0 112 RYES OF THE ROBOTS (555)
SNAPPER 7878 12 10 2 111 DEATH BY DESIGN (264)
DAGON 7564 18 42 0 106 HELL'S HEROES (68)
PLAGUE 5153 13 33 3 101 APOCALYPSE (385)
MARTIAN MONHUNTER 7865 10 5 0 93 JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391)
BALAAM 7638 22 26 0 92 HELL'S HEROES (68)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PICKLE PIE 7793 18 10 0 86 DEATH BY DESIGN (264)
LEAKY SPOON 7819 15 9 2 75 DEATH BY DESIGN (264)
RUMORS OF WAR 7212 12 17 0 74 APOCALYPSE (385)
FAYE 7765 10 13 0 70 THE VALKYRIES (548)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SUSHI 7818 13 11 3 64 DEATH BY DESIGN (264)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TOOTHY MAW 7885 10 6 0 62 BLACK MOON RISING (559)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
A.Z. ZELL 7867 12 11 1 56 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
IRON TUSK 7887 10 6 0 56 BLACK MOON RISING (559)
WAR CHIEF 7971 5 2 0 54 SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)
DUELLANTE 7836 3 2 0 52 FAR TRAVELERS (556)
EMBERGLOW 7884 7 9 0 50 BLACK MOON RISING (559)
MON-THING 7930 5 4 0 42 JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391)
HAWKMON 7974 4 3 0 38 JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391)
BUTTERFLY EFFECT 7954 7 3 0 36 APOCALYPSE (385)
NIJA 7915 5 9 0 36 HELL'S HEROES (68)
HURLY BURLY 7927 7 4 1 35 BLACK MOON RISING (559)
-ABI WAN KENOBI 7259 4 1 0 35 PHILANTHROPISTS (368)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FURIOSA 7813 7 11 0 32 THE VALKYRIES (548)
PLASTIC MON 7866 7 2 0 31 JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391)
DEE YEVELWON 7946 4 2 1 31 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
-SIR CHARGE 7948 2 5 1 30 KNIGHT LIFE (562)
E.O.D. 7945 6 3 1 29 SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)
-OWENDAL 6513 4 1 0 28 PHILANTHROPISTS (368)
-SIR JECKLE 7975 2 2 0 26 KNIGHT LIFE (562)
DEVASTATION 7941 2 0 0 25 ANGELS OF PAIN (360)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MULTIPLE MON 7960 3 4 0 20 JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391)
-SIR UP 7992 2 0 0 20 KNIGHT LIFE (562)
-MEAN GENOBE 7260 1 4 0 20 PHILANTHROPISTS (368)
NIIRSHA 7972 2 1 0 19 GEMSTONE BEASTS (362)
SEVENTH SEAL 7955 4 6 0 18 APOCALYPSE (385)
SCREAM BERET 7989 3 2 0 17 SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)
NEARTOFAR TROLL 7957 2 0 0 17 GEMSTONE BEASTS (362)
-ZEHRIN 6342 4 3 0 15 PHILANTHROPISTS (368)
-SIR RENDER 7950 3 3 0 12 KNIGHT LIFE (562)
BERNICE SWEETY 7969 1 0 1 12 HOTTIES (563)
FRUMENTARII 7990 2 3 0 11 SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)
-S. MOE DIUS 7988 1 0 0 10 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
-DEZ PAYDER 8000 1 0 0 9 DEVIL ADVOCATES (105)
SIX-SEVEN HELLS 8010 1 2 0 5 BLACK MOON RISING (559)
AVE 8006 0 2 0 2 THE VALKYRIES (548)
-SIR CUSS 7991 0 2 0 2 KNIGHT LIFE (562)
-PHIL ANN 7985 0 1 0 1 PHILANTHROPISTS (368)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
DEAD ANGEL 8013 0 1 0 ANGELS OF PAIN 360 DARK CHAMPION 1031 NONE
ONYX ASCENT 7977 2 1 0 BLACK MOON RISIN 559 SIR CHARGE 7948 1028 REVENGED
SHEWISH GIANT 0 0 0 DARK ARENA SUSHI 7818 1031 NONE
THE CONTINGENCY 7898 7 11 0 DEATH BY DESIGN 264 STONE GOLEM 1031 NONE
MAT FISTAFLEAS 7853 13 7 0 DEVIL ADVOCATES 105 SNAPPER 7878 1028
CAROLINGIAN 7893 0 1 0 FAR TRAVELERS 556 BLACK ORC 1031 NONE
ORKNEY 7857 0 1 0 FAR TRAVELERS 556 WURM KIN 1031 NONE
TANGELO 7858 0 1 0 FAR TRAVELERS 556 ARENAMISTRESS SU 1031 NONE
DA 8011 0 1 0 GEMSTONE BEASTS 362 ARENAMISTRESS SU 1031 NONE
DA! 8012 0 1 0 GEMSTONE BEASTS 362 MOUNTAIN TROLL 1031 NONE
MANIA 7923 5 6 2 HELL'S HEROES 68 WURM KIN 1031 NONE
MANTUS 7924 3 8 1 HELL'S HEROES 68 SHEWISH GIANT 1031 NONE
ARYA 8007 0 2 0 THE VALKYRIES 548 BERNICE SWEETY 7969 1031
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SUSHI butchered SHEWISH GIANT in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
THE CONTINGENCY was unbelievably slain by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena battle.
MANIA was assassinated by WURM KIN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
MANTUS was dealt death by SHEWISH GIANT in a popular 1 minute brutal Dark Arena fight.
TANGELO was butchered by ARENAMISTRESS SUGAR in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena brawl.
DA! was assassinated by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena struggle.
DEAD ANGEL was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena competition.
CAROLINGIAN was put to death by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
DA was slaughtered by ARENAMISTRESS SUGAR in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
ORKNEY was slaughtered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena fight.
KOALLAFIED BADA$$ viciously subdued MARTIAN MONHUNTER in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
BALAAM was viciously subdued by SNAPPER in a 6 minute veteran's Challenge bout.
IRON TUSK was bested by FAYE in a 2 minute master's Challenge conflict.
A.Z. ZELL demolished NIJA in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
EMBERGLOW narrowly defeated HAWKMON in a 3 minute Challenge conflict.
TOOTHY MAW handily defeated MON-THING in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
FURIOSA was defeated by BUTTERFLY EFFECT in a 1 minute Challenge struggle.
SIX-SEVEN HELLS lost to NEARTOFAR TROLL in a 1 minute novice's Challenge fray.
WHISTLE PIG viciously subdued PICKLE PIE in a exciting 3 minute veteran's brawl.
DAGON overpowered RUMORS OF WAR in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
LEAKY SPOON was overpowered by PLAGUE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
PLASTIC MON was overpowered by WAR CHIEF in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
E.O.D. was overpowered by DUELLANTE in a 1 minute uneven fray.
HURLY BURLY overcame MULTIPLE MON in a 2 minute contest.
NIIRSHA was defeated by DEE YEVELWON in a popular 1 minute match.
SEVENTH SEAL was defeated by DEVASTATION in a 1 minute duel.
SCREAM BERET overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven fight.
FRUMENTARII defeated AVE in a 2 minute novice's bout.
ARYA was slaughtered by BERNICE SWEETY in a 1 minute gruesome uneven bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK 9 WALL OF STEEL 40 - 27 - 1 60 |
|WALL OF STEEL 8 STRIKING ATTACK 34 - 30 - 2 53 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 LUNGING ATTACK 38 - 34 - 1 53 |
|AIMED BLOW 6 PARRY-RIPOSTE 6 - 6 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 6 SLASHING ATTACK 40 - 41 - 4 49 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 12 - 15 - 0 44 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 AIMED BLOW 30 - 40 - 1 43 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-LUNGE 6 - 12 - 0 33 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 BASHING ATTACK 16 - 34 - 1 32 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 - 0 0 |
Turn 1031 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:
WALL OF STEEL 5 - 3 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 5 3 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 3 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 3 3 AIMED BLOW
AIMED BLOW 3 - 3 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 5 2 TOTAL PARRY
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 0 - 2 1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK KOALLAFIED BADA$$ 7919 11 3 0 107 SECRET SQUIRRELS (433)
SLASHING ATTACK WHISTLE PIG 7799 10 3 0 112 RYES OF THE ROBOTS (555)
STRIKING ATTACK SNAPPER 7878 12 10 2 111 DEATH BY DESIGN (264)
AIMED BLOW MARTIAN MONHUNTER 7865 10 5 0 93 JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391)
TOTAL PARRY PICKLE PIE 7793 18 10 0 86 DEATH BY DESIGN (264)
WALL OF STEEL IRON TUSK 7887 10 6 0 56 BLACK MOON RISING (559)
PARRY-LUNGE DUELLANTE 7836 3 2 0 52 FAR TRAVELERS (556)
BASHING ATTACK MON-THING 7930 5 4 0 42 JAMAICAN SUPERHEROES (391)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SNAPPER 7878. The most popular warrior this turn
was SNAPPER 7878. The ten other most popular fighters were WHISTLE PIG 7799,
KOALLAFIED BADA$$ 7919, THE CONTINGENCY 7898, HAWKMON 7974, PLAGUE 5153, IRON TUSK
7887, EMBERGLOW 7884, AVE 8006, SUSHI 7818, and MANTUS 7924.
The least popular fighter this week was ARYA 8007. The other ten least popular
fighters were PLASTIC MON 7866, RUMORS OF WAR 7212, MON-THING 7930, NIJA 7915, DA
8011, SCREAM BERET 7989, SEVENTH SEAL 7955, DUELLANTE 7836, LEAKY SPOON 7819, and
PICKLE PIE 7793.