DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/03/2025 Duedate: 12/16/2025
MURSKA ARENA
DM 35 TURN 1020
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
LUDENS
WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)
(35-5302) [14-2-0,120]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
LUDENS RENTED MULE
WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447) COVEY XX (453)
(35-5302) [14-2-0,120] (35-5313) [1-1-0,6]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
LUDENS PHACTAMONIUS
WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447) LORDS OF DOOM (153)
(35-5302) [14-2-0,120] (35-5341) [5-1-2,49]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
LORDS OF DOOM (153)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. LORDS OF DOOM (153) 52
2. SATAN'S SWARM (418) 21 WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)
3. WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447) 12 Unchartered Team
4. PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347) 5
5. CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 1 COVEY XX (453)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447) 63 28 2 69.2 1/ 1 LORDS OF DOOM (153) 10 4 3
2/ 3 SATAN'S SWARM (418) 172 115 8 59.9 2/ 4 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347) 7 6 0
3/ 4 HOUSE JHEREG (42) 921 640 51 59.0 3- 3 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) 6 3 2
4/ 5 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347) 134 98 6 57.8 4/ 2 WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447) 6 6 0
5- 6 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345) 173 127 12 57.7 5/ 5 SATAN'S SWARM (418) 5 0 0
6/ 7 LORDS OF DOOM (153) 555 414 38 57.3 6/ 6*COVEY XX (453) 1 1 0
7/ 1*COVEY XX (453) 1 1 0 50.0 7/ 7 HOUSE JHEREG (42) 1 3 0
8/ 8 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 1417 1957 50 42.0 8/ 8 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141) 0 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
Much has changed in MURSKA since last I was here. Never fear, Olaf Modeen
adapts to many situations, as do all successful fighters. What's with EVIL EARWIG?
He actually beat PHILANTHROPISTS 3's JERICHO DARK, and walked away with 15 more
points from the fight. Laughs were big at MURSKA while they watched MORDANT DESERTER
clobber RENTED MULE. He lost 14 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the
stands. Try as he might, MINOR wasn't good enough at persuading LUDENS to step down
from the Duelmaster's throne... Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to
practice on? I hear some team is looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.
If at first you don't succeed, avoid. That'll get you in the Spyreports. How
well I know the feeling of being in the most avoided team! Don't fall out of
practive, SATAN'S SWARM! Management must be dealin', as the boys at HOUSE JHEREG
ain't reelin'! SATAN'S SWARM's mad! How well I know the feeling of being the most
challenged warrior, DELYSSA! Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt
you.
A fighter's lot is filled with strife, revenge, and killing. Some fighters
don't accept this. The best do. Is it my imagination, or are fighters getting
younger every day? To die so young, so gloriously!
Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt.
MURSKA is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places. Time for my
medication, so I'll leave now. Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
LUDENS 5302 14 2 0 120 WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DELYSSA 4744 10 5 0 100 LORDS OF DOOM (153)
MINOR 5172 13 54 0 93 CHILDREN OF LLYR (141)
NI 3945 9 5 0 92 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ORI OF SMALLCLIFF 5177 19 13 0 85 HOUSE JHEREG (42)
EVIL EARWIG 5203 4 0 0 72 SATAN'S SWARM (418)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BLACK SHEEP 5308 10 4 0 57 WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)
WALRUS FACE 4998 6 3 2 57 LORDS OF DOOM (153)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
JERICHO DARK 4431 6 3 0 51 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
TERRIBLE TARANTULA 5327 4 3 0 51 SATAN'S SWARM (418)
PHACTAMONIUS 5341 5 1 2 49 LORDS OF DOOM (153)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AISSE 5286 7 7 0 33 HOUSE JHEREG (42)
-MIST PATH 4222 4 2 1 32 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345)
NO 5343 3 1 0 31 WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)
SLAKK 4698 3 3 0 28 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
SHYBEL GIBBEN 3979 5 5 1 27 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
BOSSK 4997 4 5 0 27 LORDS OF DOOM (153)
BARTHOLOMEW SILLS 5004 4 2 0 26 LORDS OF DOOM (153)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DEMONIC DUNGBEETLE 5329 1 0 0 21 SATAN'S SWARM (418)
REAPER GRAVEQUAKE 4430 4 4 1 20 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-GEOPHACT 5340 1 0 1 14 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345)
RENTED MULE 5313 1 1 0 6 COVEY XX (453)
-RAGE REAPER 4440 1 2 0 5 PHILANTHROPISTS 2 (345)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BARB 5334 4 4 0 WRATHMEN PROXY 3 447 WALRUS FACE 4998 1018
BO GOUGE 5333 4 5 0 WRATHMEN PROXY 3 447 PHACTAMONIUS 5341 1019
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
ORI OF SMALLCLIFF was viciously subdued by DELYSSA in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
AISSE lost to PHACTAMONIUS in a action packed 4 minute brutal Challenge battle.
LUDENS overpowered MINOR in a 1 minute mismatched Title duel.
NI devastated BLACK SHEEP in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
EVIL EARWIG demolished JERICHO DARK in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
TERRIBLE TARANTULA vanquished SHYBEL GIBBEN in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
WALRUS FACE overpowered AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
NO defeated REAPER GRAVEQUAKE in a 1 minute melee.
BARTHOLOMEW SILLS vanquished CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SLAKK vanquished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute uneven fight.
BOSSK vanquished EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
RENTED MULE was overpowered by MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK 5 PARRY-LUNGE 6 - 3 - 1 67 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 5 AIMED BLOW 8 - 5 - 2 62 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 14 - 9 - 2 61 |
|AIMED BLOW 2 SLASHING ATTACK 18 - 12 - 1 60 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 BASHING ATTACK 7 - 5 - 0 58 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 TOTAL PARRY 7 - 7 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 17 - 18 - 0 49 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 5 - 7 - 0 42 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 5 - 0 29 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 1020 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 1 - 0 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 3 3 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 3 SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 1 1 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 0 - 2 1 LUNGING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0 1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK LUDENS 5302 14 2 0 120 WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)
SLASHING ATTACK DELYSSA 4744 10 5 0 100 LORDS OF DOOM (153)
TOTAL PARRY ORI OF SMALLCLIFF 5177 19 13 0 85 HOUSE JHEREG (42)
LUNGING ATTACK BLACK SHEEP 5308 10 4 0 57 WRATHMEN PROXY 3 (447)
AIMED BLOW JERICHO DARK 4431 6 3 0 51 PHILANTHROPISTS 3 (347)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-LUNGE TERRIBLE TARANTULA 5327 4 3 0 51 SATAN'S SWARM (418)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is LUDENS 5302. The most popular warrior this turn was
PHACTAMONIUS 5341. The ten other most popular fighters were DELYSSA 4744, LUDENS
5302, ORI OF SMALLCLIFF 5177, NI 3945, EVIL EARWIG 5203, TERRIBLE TARANTULA 5327, NO
5343, BARTHOLOMEW SILLS 5004, SLAKK 4698, and BOSSK 4997.
The least popular fighter this week was AISSE 5286. The other ten least popular
fighters were RENTED MULE 5313, JERICHO DARK 4431, BLACK SHEEP 5308, MINOR 5172,
REAPER GRAVEQUAKE 4430, WALRUS FACE 4998, SHYBEL GIBBEN 3979, BOSSK 4997, SLAKK 4698,
and BARTHOLOMEW SILLS 5004.