DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/19/2025 Duedate: 01/15/2026
XOCHITHLAN ARENA
DM 39 TURN 475
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
INSTANT HUMAN
JUST ADD COFFEE (504)
(39-4466) [8-2-0,104]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
CRYING DAUNTLESS
BASH BROS BABY (461) UNDERGROUND LAB 17 (505)
(39-4412) [19-6-0,106] (39-4500) [3-0-0,44]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
FEVERED INSTANT HUMAN
BASH BROS BABY (461) JUST ADD COFFEE (504)
(39-4427) [19-8-1,88] (39-4466) [8-2-0,104]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
TROLLHEIM (501)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. TROLLHEIM (501) 47
2. UNDERGROUND LAB 17 (505) 37 FAR TRAVELERS (502)
3. JUST ADD COFFEE (504) 21 Unchartered Team
4. DUCKS UNLIMITED (143) 14
5. BASH BROS BABY (461) 4 UNDERGROUND LAB 17 (505)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1- 1*PUBLIC RELATIONS (500) 4 1 0 80.0 1/ 1 TROLLHEIM (501) 7 3 0
2/ 2 FAR TRAVELERS (502) 20 9 2 69.0 2/ 2 BASH BROS BABY (461) 6 5 0
3/ 3*UNDERGROUND LAB 17 (505) 13 7 2 65.0 3/ 5*UNDERGROUND LAB 17 (505) 4 1 0
4/ 4 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143) 356 244 21 59.3 4- 3*PUBLIC RELATIONS (500) 4 1 0
5/ 6 JUST ADD COFFEE (504) 8 6 0 57.1 5/ 4 FAR TRAVELERS (502) 4 4 1
6/ 5 BASH BROS BABY (461) 339 265 16 56.1 6/ 6 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143) 2 0 0
7/ 7 TROLLHEIM (501) 46 51 0 47.4 7/ 8 JUST ADD COFFEE (504) 1 4 0
8/ 8 THE MIDDLE WAY (385) 606 763 15 44.3 8/ 7 THE MIDDLE WAY (385) 1 5 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
Greetings, warriors of XOCHITHLAN! Once again I've been called out of
retirement for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting. What's with REYKJA? She
actually beat THE MIDDLE WAY's BEERSHEBA CHANG, and walked away with 22 more points
from the fight. Laughs were big at TROLLHEIM while they watched SILKIE clobber
CHALAMET. He lost 14 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.
I'm sure XOCHITHLAN is excited about INSTANT HUMAN, the new Duelmaster from JUST ADD
COFFEE. (remember?) But when you've seen as many as I have... I suppose you want
to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow fighters? Tough!
No matter the time or place, men will always duel. The most avoided team was
DUCKS UNLIMITED. In my day, no team with a 355-244-21 would scare me off! What's
the problem, TROLLHEIM? How well I know the feeling of being the most challenged
warrior, CHALAMET! Don't make idle boasts, they may come back to haunt you.
Warriors of XOCHITHLAN unite. You have only your games to lose! Here's some
advice: study your opponent, master many skills, fight dirty.
Who knows what the future holds for a warrior. More fights, there's no doubt.
The end of another Spyreport! That's cause for celebration in my book! Time for my
medication, so I'll leave now. Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
INSTANT HUMAN 4466 8 2 0 104 JUST ADD COFFEE (504)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CRYING 4412 19 6 0 106 BASH BROS BABY (461)
ARCHAMBEAU 4444 11 3 2 98 FAR TRAVELERS (502)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FEVERED 4427 19 8 1 88 BASH BROS BABY (461)
CUDDLEBUG 4428 11 9 0 79 TROLLHEIM (501)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
APPLE CORE 4372 9 39 0 66 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
LORD LOVE A DUCK 4417 4 0 0 64 DUCKS UNLIMITED (143)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
REYKJA 4454 5 5 0 56 TROLLHEIM (501)
BEERSHEBA CHANG 4416 11 20 0 53 THE MIDDLE WAY (385)
SILKIE 4461 5 5 0 50 TROLLHEIM (501)
MUGWORT 4433 10 9 0 48 TROLLHEIM (501)
DAUNTLESS 4500 3 0 0 44 UNDERGROUND LAB 17 (505)
A TRUE EIGHT 4495 3 1 0 37 UNDERGROUND LAB 17 (505)
SNEAKERS 4494 2 2 1 37 UNDERGROUND LAB 17 (505)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHASING BUNNIES 4498 3 1 1 32 UNDERGROUND LAB 17 (505)
TRULO 4445 4 1 0 31 FAR TRAVELERS (502)
CHALAMET 4443 5 4 0 29 FAR TRAVELERS (502)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TONAGA 4499 2 1 0 20 UNDERGROUND LAB 17 (505)
STONE ED 4469 3 5 0 14 TROLLHEIM (501)
-FREEMIUM 4424 1 0 0 13 PUBLIC RELATIONS (500)
-BRANDSPLAINING 4425 1 0 0 13 PUBLIC RELATIONS (500)
-PIVOT 4423 1 0 0 13 PUBLIC RELATIONS (500)
-OASIS 4426 1 0 0 7 PUBLIC RELATIONS (500)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-NEWSJACKING 4422 0 1 0 1 PUBLIC RELATIONS (500)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
COLLABORATOR 0 0 0 ARCHAMBEAU 4444 475 NONE
TEST TUBE 4491 1 1 0 BASH BROS BABY 461 DARK ELF CLERIC 475 NONE
UNWANTED 4509 0 1 0 BASH BROS BABY 461 SHAGORNAN HERMIT 475 NONE
MARCEAU 4440 0 1 0 FAR TRAVELERS 502 WOOD GOLEM 475 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
TEST TUBE was butchered by DARK ELF CLERIC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
MARCEAU was unbelievably slain by WOOD GOLEM in a exciting 2 minute Dark Arena duel.
UNWANTED was easily killed by SHAGORNAN HERMIT in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena match.
MUGWORT won victory over SNEAKERS in a 3 minute Challenge brawl.
LORD LOVE A DUCK viciously subdued APPLE CORE in a 3 minute gory Challenge fight.
FEVERED was savagely defeated by INSTANT HUMAN in a 5 minute Title competition.
CRYING defeated CUDDLEBUG in a 1 minute veteran's struggle.
ARCHAMBEAU butchered COLLABORATOR in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
BEERSHEBA CHANG was handily defeated by REYKJA in a 2 minute uneven melee.
CHALAMET was overpowered by SILKIE in a 2 minute uneven duel.
DAUNTLESS overpowered TRULO in a action packed 1 minute one-sided fight.
A TRUE EIGHT beat CAPTURED NOMAD in a 2 minute fight.
STONE ED was demolished by CHASING BUNNIES in a 1 minute bloody mismatched match.
TONAGA devastated RIRORNI LOOTER in a 2 minute one-sided battle.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 TOTAL PARRY 9 - 3 - 0 75 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 STRIKING ATTACK 12 - 4 - 1 75 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-LUNGE 11 - 4 - 0 73 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 BASHING ATTACK 21 - 8 - 3 72 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 11 - 6 - 0 65 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 PARRY-STRIKE 5 - 3 - 0 63 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 AIMED BLOW 13 - 16 - 0 45 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 WALL OF STEEL 8 - 11 - 0 42 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 LUNGING ATTACK 4 - 11 - 0 27 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 3 - 15 - 1 17 |
Turn 475 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 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 3 2 PARRY-LUNGE
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 3 2 LUNGING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 1 1 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
LUNGING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-LUNGE INSTANT HUMAN 4466 8 2 0 104 JUST ADD COFFEE (504)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY CRYING 4412 19 6 0 106 BASH BROS BABY (461)
BASHING ATTACK ARCHAMBEAU 4444 11 3 2 98 FAR TRAVELERS (502)
PARRY-RIPOSTE FEVERED 4427 19 8 1 88 BASH BROS BABY (461)
LUNGING ATTACK CUDDLEBUG 4428 11 9 0 79 TROLLHEIM (501)
WALL OF STEEL MUGWORT 4433 10 9 0 48 TROLLHEIM (501)
STRIKING ATTACK DAUNTLESS 4500 3 0 0 44 UNDERGROUND LAB 17 (505)
AIMED BLOW A TRUE EIGHT 4495 3 1 0 37 UNDERGROUND LAB 17 (505)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is FEVERED 4427. The most popular warrior this turn
was INSTANT HUMAN 4466. The ten other most popular fighters were MARCEAU 4440,
REYKJA 4454, LORD LOVE A DUCK 4417, SILKIE 4461, SNEAKERS 4494, MUGWORT 4433, FEVERED
4427, DAUNTLESS 4500, APPLE CORE 4372, and CUDDLEBUG 4428.
The least popular fighter this week was TONAGA 4499. The other ten least popular
fighters were STONE ED 4469, CHALAMET 4443, UNWANTED 4509, TEST TUBE 4491, TRULO
4445, BEERSHEBA CHANG 4416, CRYING 4412, CHASING BUNNIES 4498, A TRUE EIGHT 4495, and
ARCHAMBEAU 4444.