DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 11/27/2025 Duedate: 12/10/2025
JHANS ARENA
DM 36 TURN 1007
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
SPINNOCK
CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
(36-8835) [13-3-1,101]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
SPINNOCK UMBRALIS
CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550) THE WHISPERS (706)
(36-8835) [13-3-1,101] (36-8887) [6-2-0,66]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
WILDRIDER SYDEE
NEON KNIGHTS (680) IRON DAMSELS (16)
(36-8441) [17-21-2,91] (36-8867) [4-6-0,18]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
THE WHISPERS (706)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. NEON KNIGHTS (680) 60
2. EMU'S STRAIN (702) 37 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
3. BAD PICKLES (699) 31 Unchartered Team
4. CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) 24
5. THE WHISPERS (706) 19 THE WHISPERS (706)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*THE WHISPERS (706) 24 16 1 60.0 1/ 1*THE WHISPERS (706) 10 5 0
2/ 2 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550) 248 246 11 50.2 2/ 4 IRON DAMSELS (16) 9 6 0
3/ 6 NEON KNIGHTS (680) 89 93 4 48.9 3/ 3 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550) 8 5 0
4/ 3 IRON DAMSELS (16) 247 259 12 48.8 4/ 5 EMU'S STRAIN (702) 8 6 1
5/ 5 DARK ABUNDANCE (695) 172 186 1 48.0 5/ 7 BAD PICKLES (699) 7 8 0
6/ 4 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) 62 68 3 47.7 6/ 6 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) 6 7 0
7- 7 SADISTS (472) 70 81 4 46.4 7/ 2 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697) 5 10 0
8/ 0 FERMENTED (651) 22 26 1 45.8 8/ 9 NEON KNIGHTS (680) 4 1 0
9/ 8 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347) 119 144 3 45.2 9/ 8 DARK ABUNDANCE (695) 4 8 1
10/ 9 BAD PICKLES (699) 71 95 6 42.8 10/12 WOLF AND MAN (701) 2 3 0
11/10 WOLF AND MAN (701) 35 49 4 41.7 11-10 SADISTS (472) 1 0 0
12/11 EMU'S STRAIN (702) 66 94 5 41.2 12-11*MINECRAFT (704) 1 4 0
13-12*MINECRAFT (704) 1 4 0 20.0 13/ 0 FERMENTED (651) 0 2 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
I will never understand how some reporters are content to sit in a press box, sipping
watered wine while squinting at the action on the sands. Not me. If I can't smell the
sweat, taste the grit, and wipe sand from my eyes, then what's the point of calling
myself a reporter? So, here I am again down in the pits of Jhans, ink-stained, sand-
blasted, and entirely in my element. And let me say, Turn 1007 did not disappoint.
Spinnock keeps the big chair and the ever-growing bar tab. I swear this gladiator
enjoys the pressure. He handled Mark 1 with the calm of someone filing paperwork at
the clerk's office. He did not walk onto the sands like a warrior defending his title
against an armed and armored opponent, but calmly like Dave from the Commission's
accounting department. Efficient. Effect. A little smug, but when you're 13-3-1 and
sitting pretty with 101 recognition points and the throne, you have a reason to smirk.
Neon Knights had an amazing 4-1-0 turn. Dreamsinger slapped down Angry Orchard, while
Wildrider got a win over Silens. Wildrider also caught the attention of the
Gladiatorial Commission, receiving an invitation to the Isle. There is something about
a grown man or woman blushing with both embarrassment and gratitude when their labors
are recognized. Being offered immortality can humble even the proudest gladiator.
Bladedancer also sliced by and into Murmurio in a dance that almost made me forget how
close I was to being trampled. It was glorious!
In Opposite World, Tanks for Nothin' was hoping for a recount. They posted a 1-4,
prompting many to ask the age-old question: "Which god or goddess did they anger this
week?" Only Whippet managed to salvage some dignity, taking down Boudica of Emu's
Strain in a gritty brawl. You can't feel frustration from the press box! You can't see
the pressure begin to furrow a gladiator's brow as they realize the fight momentum
does not favor them. You MUST be close to the action!
Sydee of Iron Damsels was this week's arena darling, while Fame's fall from perfection
lost him more than a few fans. He finished as this week's least popular warrior. Dark
Abundance stands as the team that most managers did not want to face. You might not
have noticed it from the stands, but down in the pits, The Whispers were very quiet
when Dark Abundance was in the room.
The arena is no place for the faint of heart, Jhans is no exception. Down in the pits,
you witness every triumph, every tragedy, and every questionable decision played out
on our dusty stage. Frankly, I would not trade that for the most comfortable press
chair in Jhans. Turn 1007 had everything, but if I were a wagering woman (and I am), I
bet we will have another epic turn in two weeks! Feuds will be settled, dreams most
certainly will be shattered, and reputations forged. I also anticipate about two
fights that will require me to dive behind a pillar for safety. Ahh, the rush of the
arena life! Join us again in two weeks.
Your Reporter on the Sands,
Mira Kelvaren
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SPINNOCK 8835 13 3 1 101 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DREAMSINGER 8439 17 18 0 98 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
MIKE VADNER 8738 14 12 2 94 BAD PICKLES (699)
KUURUS 8684 21 19 0 92 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
WILDRIDER 8441 17 21 2 91 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MARK 1 8665 12 15 1 86 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
ENVY 8827 13 8 0 81 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
ANGRY ORCHARD 7868 10 7 0 76 FERMENTED (651)
ARK 8814 13 10 0 72 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
UMBRALIS 8887 6 2 0 66 THE WHISPERS (706)
LITTLE WILLIE 8667 16 11 0 65 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
SONJA 8815 11 10 1 60 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SILENS 8891 6 2 0 56 THE WHISPERS (706)
SAINT-CHAMOND 8666 14 13 0 55 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
WHIPPET 8668 12 15 1 52 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
SYAN-LIN 8783 12 10 0 50 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
BLADEDANCER 8869 5 2 0 42 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
BOB SEMPLE 8839 5 8 0 41 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
TENEBRAX 8888 5 3 0 40 THE WHISPERS (706)
FAME 8875 9 1 0 38 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
VASILKO 8816 2 1 1 34 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MURMURIO 8890 4 4 1 31 THE WHISPERS (706)
SAPPHIRE 8866 7 5 0 29 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
AVERAGE JOE 8862 6 6 0 29 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
VARKOS 8865 5 7 0 29 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
BOUDICA 8908 3 3 0 28 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
-SUNGODIZM 5780 3 1 2 25 SADISTS (472)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PLUMCATCHER 8902 3 1 0 21 NEON KNIGHTS (680)
HOLY WATER 8925 2 0 0 19 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
SYDEE 8867 4 6 0 18 IRON DAMSELS (16)
LL HOSTESS 8872 4 6 0 18 IRON DAMSELS (16)
HALONOR 8860 2 1 0 17 WOLF AND MAN (701)
FERN 8930 1 0 1 16 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
TAMMY WEBSTER 8920 1 2 0 16 BAD PICKLES (699)
HOSTESS HILGA 8923 3 0 0 15 IRON DAMSELS (16)
LAVITROS 8914 1 1 0 15 WOLF AND MAN (701)
CRAMBUS 8919 2 1 0 14 BAD PICKLES (699)
-CREEPER 8850 1 0 0 13 MINECRAFT (704)
ERIC BROWN 8912 1 2 0 12 BAD PICKLES (699)
FOSTERS 8856 1 2 1 10 FERMENTED (651)
RIME 8932 1 0 0 10 THE WHISPERS (706)
COOLIE 8910 2 2 0 9 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
-STEVE 8853 0 1 0 7 MINECRAFT (704)
CHICHI 8924 1 2 0 5 IRON DAMSELS (16)
SKAITH 8927 1 1 0 4 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
HEATER 8928 1 1 0 4 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
BOGDON RO 8918 0 2 0 4 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
WRUGY 8916 0 2 0 4 WOLF AND MAN (701)
LARAH 8931 0 1 0 1 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MILA JOJOVICH 8929 0 1 0 1 BAD PICKLES (699)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSISTENT BEGGA 0 0 0 FERN 8930 1007 NONE
CSR IN TRAINING 8909 2 1 0 IRON DAMSELS 16 MURMURIO 8890 1004
DARK NIGHT 1 8917 1 1 1 NEON KNIGHTS 680 RIPPLES DORRIGAN 1007 NONE
NOCTURN 8889 2 5 0 THE WHISPERS 706 VASILKO 8816 1006 JUST REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
DARK NIGHT 1 was butchered by RIPPLES DORRIGAN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
TENEBRAX unbelievably bested VASILKO in a action packed 4 minute Bloodfeud battle.
MIKE VADNER was defeated by SLETTU in a 2 minute master's Challenge duel.
LITTLE WILLIE was bested by ENVY in a exciting 2 minute veteran's Challenge fight.
MARK 1 was bested by SPINNOCK in a 2 minute Challenge Title brawl.
SAINT-CHAMOND was vanquished by ARK in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
UMBRALIS overpowered FAME in a slow 7 minute gruesome mismatched Challenge brawl.
HOLY WATER won victory over COOLIE in a 1 minute beginner's Challenge duel.
CRAMBUS won victory over CHICHI in a 2 minute gruesome beginner's Challenge fight.
TAMMY WEBSTER luckily beat SYDEE in a exciting 6 minute gruesome Challenge fight.
ANGRY ORCHARD was overpowered by DREAMSINGER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
KUURUS demolished RIRORNI ADVENTURER in a 2 minute mismatched competition.
WILDRIDER devastated SILENS in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
WHIPPET viciously subdued BOUDICA in a crowd pleasing 3 minute gory mismatched bout.
SYAN-LIN won victory over BOB SEMPLE in a 5 minute bloody bout.
SONJA vanquished AVERAGE JOE in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
MURMURIO was bested by BLADEDANCER in a 2 minute bloody brawl.
LL HOSTESS was overpowered by VARKOS in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
SAPPHIRE overpowered WRUGY in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
HALONOR defeated BOGDON RO in a 1 minute conflict.
PLUMCATCHER slimly won victory over FOSTERS in a 3 minute novice's contest.
ERIC BROWN savagely defeated HEATER in a 3 minute gory novice's duel.
LAVITROS handily defeated MILA JOJOVICH in a 2 minute uneven duel.
HOSTESS HILGA bested LARAH in a 2 minute novice's bout.
SKAITH was narrowly defeated by RIME in a 3 minute brutal beginner's fight.
FERN assassinated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 9 WALL OF STEEL 10 - 4 - 1 71 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 8 TOTAL PARRY 38 - 19 - 0 67 |
|TOTAL PARRY 7 PARRY-RIPOSTE 13 - 12 - 0 52 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 AIMED BLOW 38 - 36 - 0 51 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 5 SLASHING ATTACK 27 - 30 - 1 47 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 LUNGING ATTACK 25 - 28 - 0 47 |
|BASHING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 27 - 32 - 2 46 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 PARRY-LUNGE 8 - 10 - 0 44 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 BASHING ATTACK 17 - 36 - 0 32 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 11 - 0 31 |
Turn 1007 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-STRIKE 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 3 4 AIMED BLOW
AIMED BLOW 6 - 3 STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 4 2 STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 2 - 1 TOTAL PARRY 2 - 5 2 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 5 - 3 1 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 2 1 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 2
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
WALL OF STEEL SPINNOCK 8835 13 3 1 101 CLAN BATTLEAXE II (550)
STRIKING ATTACK MIKE VADNER 8738 14 12 2 94 BAD PICKLES (699)
AIMED BLOW KUURUS 8684 21 19 0 92 DARK ABUNDANCE (695)
LUNGING ATTACK ENVY 8827 13 8 0 81 CLAN BATTLEAXE (347)
TOTAL PARRY ANGRY ORCHARD 7868 10 7 0 76 FERMENTED (651)
PARRY-STRIKE SONJA 8815 11 10 1 60 EMU'S STRAIN (702)
BASHING ATTACK SILENS 8891 6 2 0 56 THE WHISPERS (706)
SLASHING ATTACK SAINT-CHAMOND 8666 14 13 0 55 TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (697)
PARRY-RIPOSTE TENEBRAX 8888 5 3 0 40 THE WHISPERS (706)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is WILDRIDER 8441. The most popular warrior this turn
was SYDEE 8867. The ten other most popular fighters were VASILKO 8816, ENVY 8827,
WHIPPET 8668, SYAN-LIN 8783, BLADEDANCER 8869, ERIC BROWN 8912, RIME 8932, TENEBRAX
8888, MARK 1 8665, and HOSTESS HILGA 8923.
The least popular fighter this week was FAME 8875. The other ten least popular
fighters were FERN 8930, WRUGY 8916, LL HOSTESS 8872, AVERAGE JOE 8862, SILENS 8891,
ANGRY ORCHARD 7868, CHICHI 8924, SAINT-CHAMOND 8666, LITTLE WILLIE 8667, and DARK
NIGHT 1 8917.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
WILDRIDER (36-8441) NEON KNIGHTS (680)
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
SLETTU (36-8698) IRON DAMSELS (16)