DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 11/27/2025    Duedate: 12/10/2025

CLIFFHOME ARENA

DM 38    TURN 996

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SISTER NIGHT
THE WATCHMEN (363)
(38-5854) [17-20-2,125]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SISTER NIGHT                   SASHA
THE WATCHMEN (363)             WRATHMEN 25-84 (517)
(38-5854) [17-20-2,125]        (38-5963) [2-1-0,17]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

FOXY BROWN                     HULK HOGAN
U.A.K. (92)                    U.A.K. (92)
(38-5721) [13-17-0,56]         (38-5758) [8-6-0,57]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THE WATCHMEN (363)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE WATCHMEN (363)            87 
2. FAR TRAVELERS (510)           36    THE WATCHMEN (363)
3. SECRET MENU '25 (518)         13    Unchartered Team
4. BATTLE BLADES (420)           10 
5. U.A.K. (92)                   -11   WRATHMEN 25-84 (517)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*WRATHMEN 25-84 (517)       2   1  0 66.7   1/ 3 THE WATCHMEN (363)        8  7 1
 2/ 2 THE WATCHMEN (363)       220 148 11 59.8   2/ 1 EAGLES CLAW (47)          8  7 0
 3/ 3 FAR TRAVELERS (510)       36  26  2 58.1   3/ 2 U.A.K. (92)               5  5 1
 4/ 4 EAGLES CLAW (47)         1244 984 87 55.8   4/ 5 FAR TRAVELERS (510)       4  1 0
 5/ 5 U.A.K. (92)              596 474 34 55.7   5/ 0 BATTLE BLADES (420)       1  0 0
 6/ 0 BATTLE BLADES (420)       87  85  2 50.6   6/ 4*WRATHMEN 25-84 (517)      1  1 0
 7/ 0*SECRET MENU '25 (518)      0   1  0  0.0   7/ 0*SECRET MENU '25 (518)     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

              **********************************************************

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

     If you were disturbed from your beauty rest only to have to watch a bunch of 
CLIFFHOME brutes like you, you'd be grouchy, too.  Later days, EAGLES CLAW, since THE 
WATCHMEN took top team from you this turn, you guys are old news.  Now let's all 
watch FAR TRAVELERS' heads swell from their 3-1-0 this turn.  Haa ha ha ha!  Big 
shots, big talk, big deal.  Of course, we're all terribly impressed to see HULK HOGAN 
win a fight and gain 20 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, ALYX beat SASHA and SASHA lost 
12 points.  You're breakin' my heart.  The Duelmaster's Dead!  Long live the 
Duelmaster!  Ha!  SISTER NIGHT has killed EAGLE VISION in the Title bout, and this 
bout ain't over yet!  Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do you 
think some of these guys win their fights?  Skill?  Ha!   
     He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.  What's 
the big D?  THE WATCHMEN was the most avoided team?  Bunch of lily livered... 
grumble... mumble... curse...  And it looks like FAR TRAVELERS avoided them the most 
this turn.  What a pack of would be losers, if you ask me.  Hmph.  Ooh, I'm 
frightfully impressed, FOXY BROWN was this turn's most challenged warrior.  Watch 
that ego swell, sports fans.  I guess I can give a little credit to FRANCOLO SUR of 
FAR TRAVELERS for challenging up by 25 to HAYS.  FRANCOLO SUR won to get 86 points of 
recognition.   
     Death and Taxes.  The less death I see, the more it taxes my patience.  Let's 
see if anyone's dead or dying.  Titanium shields and bamboo daggers, guess what brave 
team is developing these kinds of weapons?   
     There's got to be a better place in CLIFFHOME to get a drink than The Choking 
Ogre!  Any suggestions?  Just wait 'till next time I show up here, I won't be so 
nice!  So nyaaah!  Paste this one in your scrapbooks, you'll need the kindling come 
this winter-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SISTER NIGHT 5854            17  20  2 125         THE WATCHMEN (363)        

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FRANCOLO SUR 5869             7   1  2  86         FAR TRAVELERS (510)       
 PHAEDREN 5883                 7   2  0  82         FAR TRAVELERS (510)       
 HOODED JUSTICE 5940           8   5  0  72         THE WATCHMEN (363)        
 DESTINY 5893                 17  18  0  70         EAGLES CLAW (47)          

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAYS 5725                    14  12  1  65         U.A.K. (92)               
 HULK HOGAN 5758               8   6  0  57         U.A.K. (92)               

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FOXY BROWN 5721              13  17  0  56         U.A.K. (92)               
 ARTUS 5866                   12  14  0  56         FAR TRAVELERS (510)       
 EAGLES SB CHAMPS 5914         9   9  0  54         EAGLES CLAW (47)          

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALYX 4755                     3   0  0  33         BATTLE BLADES (420)       
-WEIRD AL 5756                 1   0  1  30         U.A.K. (92)               
 DOLLAR BILL 5968              2   3  1  29         THE WATCHMEN (363)        
 CAPTAIN METROPOLIS 5941       5   8  0  25         THE WATCHMEN (363)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SILHOUETTE 5969               4   1  0  22         THE WATCHMEN (363)        
 BATTERING RAM 5960            4   5  0  17         EAGLES CLAW (47)          
 SASHA 5963                    2   1  0  17         WRATHMEN 25-84 (517)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MC GANGSTA 5976               0   1  0  13         SECRET MENU '25 (518)     
 ANDORRAN 5905                 1   0  0  11         FAR TRAVELERS (510)       
 SMASH BURGER 5967             2   4  0  10         EAGLES CLAW (47)          

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
EAGLE VISION 5904      17 11 1 EAGLES CLAW 47       SISTER NIGHT 5854      996  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

FRANCOLO SUR devastated HAYS in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
HOODED JUSTICE vanquished FOXY BROWN in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
CAPTAIN METROPOLIS subdued BATTERING RAM in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
DOLLAR BILL vanquished SMASH BURGER in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
EAGLE VISION was slain by SISTER NIGHT in a 1 minute bloody veteran's Title fight.
PHAEDREN viciously subdued DESTINY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute brutal veteran's duel.
ARTUS was viciously subdued by HULK HOGAN in a popular 2 minute gruesome competition.
EAGLES SB CHAMPS viciously subdued THE USEROUS MERCHANT in a 2 minute duel.
SASHA was overpowered by ALYX in a 1 minute uneven duel.
SILHOUETTE overpowered MORDANT DESERTER in a 3 minute one-sided fight.
ANDORRAN unbelievably bested MC GANGSTA in a 2 minute gory bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   0 -  1     100  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         STRIKING ATTACK   12 -   4 -  1      75  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         TOTAL PARRY       11 -   5 -  0      69  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-LUNGE       15 -  10 -  0      60  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -   6 -  0      60  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         LUNGING ATTACK    38 -  36 -  2      51  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         BASHING ATTACK     9 -  17 -  1      35  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         AIMED BLOW        10 -  21 -  1      32  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 996 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:

AIMED BLOW         1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  3         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     4 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1                                       1  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  FRANCOLO SUR 5869           7   1  2   86 FAR TRAVELERS (510)
SLASHING ATTACK  PHAEDREN 5883               7   2  0   82 FAR TRAVELERS (510)
AIMED BLOW       HOODED JUSTICE 5940         8   5  0   72 THE WATCHMEN (363)
BASHING ATTACK   HAYS 5725                  14  12  1   65 U.A.K. (92)
LUNGING ATTACK   HULK HOGAN 5758             8   6  0   57 U.A.K. (92)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is FOXY BROWN 5721.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was HULK HOGAN 5758.  The ten other most popular fighters were EAGLES SB CHAMPS 5914, 
BATTERING RAM 5960, PHAEDREN 5883, ARTUS 5866, ALYX 4755, ANDORRAN 5905, MC GANGSTA 
5976, FRANCOLO SUR 5869, HOODED JUSTICE 5940, and CAPTAIN METROPOLIS 5941.

The least popular fighter this week was SILHOUETTE 5969.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SASHA 5963, SMASH BURGER 5967, HAYS 5725, DESTINY 5893, FOXY BROWN 
5721, SISTER NIGHT 5854, DOLLAR BILL 5968, CAPTAIN METROPOLIS 5941, HOODED JUSTICE 
5940, and FRANCOLO SUR 5869.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

EAGLE VISION (38-5904) EAGLES CLAW (47)