DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/04/2025    Duedate: 12/17/2025

ROCANIS ARENA

DM 56    TURN 909

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

NALENTHU
PHILANTHROPISTS (420)
(56-3909) [11-6-0,131]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

NALENTHU                       WASABI
PHILANTHROPISTS (420)          SPICY (436)
(56-3909) [11-6-0,131]         (56-4141) [5-1-0,51]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

XERO THE HERO                  RUBY
ALLIANCE (455)                 GEM COVEY (522)
(56-5234) [14-4-1,82]          (56-5243) [2-0-0,18]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ALLIANCE (455)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. PHILANTHROPISTS (420)         35 
2. MEN OF STEEL (131)            22    ALLIANCE (455)
3. ALLIANCE (455)                11    Unchartered Team
4. SPICY (436)                   10 
5. GEM COVEY (522)               5     GEM COVEY (522)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*GEM COVEY (522)            2   0  0 100.   1/ 1 ALLIANCE (455)            8  5 1
 2/ 0*SPICY (436)                5   1  0 83.3   2/ 2*GEM COVEY (522)           2  0 0
 3- 2 SADISTS-OCTAGON (397)     27  14  2 65.9   3/ 3 TOTAL WHINE (516)         2  0 0
 4/ 3 ALLIANCE (455)            84  57 12 59.6   4/ 0*SPICY (436)               1  0 0
 5/ 0 PHILANTHROPISTS (420)     30  25  1 54.5   5/ 0 MEN OF STEEL (131)        1  1 0
 6/ 0 MEN OF STEEL (131)       455 446 62 50.5   6/ 0 PHILANTHROPISTS (420)     1  4 0
 7/ 5 TOTAL WHINE (516)          9  10  0 47.4   7- 5 SADISTS-OCTAGON (397)     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

     Greetings, warriors of ROCANIS!  Once again I've been called out of retirement 
for my abilities and insights into Spyreporting.  What's with RE-AGITATOR?  He 
actually beat ALLIANCE's MARLBORO MAN, and walked away with 21 more points from the 
fight.  Laughs were big at TOTAL WHINE while they watched SLIVERED OAK clobber AMBER 
ANGER.  She lost 3 points and got bruised from objects thrown from the stands.  I can 
barely restrain my enthusiam for PHILANTHROPISTS' outstanding member, Duelmaster 
NALENTHU.  I suppose you want to hear some rumors and dirty gossip about your fellow 
fighters?  Tough!   
     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, ALLIANCE!  Management must be dealin', as the boys at TOTAL WHINE ain't 
reelin'!  ALLIANCE's mad!   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Here's some advice:  study your opponent, master many skills, 
fight dirty.   
     Well, I'm pretty much through.  You guys need to get back practicing.  ROCANIS 
is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  Remember--a good 
fighter needs both good skills and good luck.  Until next time,-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 NALENTHU 3909                11   6  0 131         PHILANTHROPISTS (420)     

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VON DARKMOOR 5263             9   2  0  93         ALLIANCE (455)            
-ROYCE GRACIE 3686            10   1  0  91         SADISTS-OCTAGON (397)     

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 XERO THE HERO 5234           14   4  1  82         ALLIANCE (455)            
 JUNIPER 5272                  8   1  2  75         ALLIANCE (455)            

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WASABI 4141                   5   1  0  51         SPICY (436)               
 ROO 5091                      2   2  0  36         MEN OF STEEL (131)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SLIVERED OAK 5179             2   0  0  28         TOTAL WHINE (516)         

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RE-AGITATOR 5187              1   0  0  21         MEN OF STEEL (131)        
 RUBY 5243                     2   0  0  18         GEM COVEY (522)           
 AMBER ANGER 4387              1   2  0  15         PHILANTHROPISTS (420)     
 MARLBORO MAN 5278             2   2  1   9         ALLIANCE (455)            
 VAN CLEVE 5279                0   1  0   1         ALLIANCE (455)            

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HAN VALEN 5274          1  2 1 ALLIANCE 455         WANDA BELLFISH 5262    905 REVENGED
WANDA BELLFISH 5262     4  4 2 INCONSISTENT FURY 20 XERO THE HERO 5234     906  
SAPHIROTH 4388          0  1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 420  JO-KOBA HARRO          909 NONE
THEN 4926               0  1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 420  NAIRON                 909 NONE
TODAY 4924              0  1 0 PHILANTHROPISTS 420  LADRO KHAN             909 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

THEN was butchered by NAIRON in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
TODAY was barely slain by LADRO KHAN in a exciting 2 minute gruesome Dark Arena duel.
SAPHIROTH was killed by JO-KOBA HARRO in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
XERO THE HERO was vanquished by NALENTHU in a 1 minute mismatched Title brawl.
JUNIPER defeated KUNG-FU MASTER in a exciting 1 minute fight.
VON DARKMOOR devastated PRIEST OF MYTORI in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
ROO was overpowered by WASABI in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody one-sided struggle.
AMBER ANGER was defeated by SLIVERED OAK in a action packed 1 minute melee.
RUBY viciously subdued VAN CLEVE in a popular 3 minute gruesome beginner's duel.
MARLBORO MAN was vanquished by RE-AGITATOR in a 1 minute one-sided fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       4         WALL OF STEEL      8 -   2 -  0      80  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   3 -  2      70  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         AIMED BLOW        25 -  13 -  5      66  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         SLASHING ATTACK    3 -   2 -  1      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    13 -   9 -  1      59  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         BASHING ATTACK     2 -   2 -  1      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK    3 -   4 -  1      43  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         TOTAL PARRY        1 -   5 -  0      17  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   1 -  0       0  |

Turn 909 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      1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         3  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         3 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         2  STRIKING ATTACK
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  2     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       NALENTHU 3909              11   6  0  131 PHILANTHROPISTS (420)
WALL OF STEEL    VON DARKMOOR 5263           9   2  0   93 ALLIANCE (455)
LUNGING ATTACK   XERO THE HERO 5234         14   4  1   82 ALLIANCE (455)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is XERO THE HERO 5234.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was RUBY 5243.  The ten other most popular fighters were TODAY 4924, SAPHIROTH 
4388, JUNIPER 5272, SLIVERED OAK 5179, NALENTHU 3909, WASABI 4141, ROO 5091, 
RE-AGITATOR 5187, VON DARKMOOR 5263, and AMBER ANGER 4387.

The least popular fighter this week was VAN CLEVE 5279.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were XERO THE HERO 5234, THEN 4926, MARLBORO MAN 5278, AMBER ANGER 4387, VON 
DARKMOOR 5263, RE-AGITATOR 5187, ROO 5091, WASABI 4141, NALENTHU 3909, and SLIVERED 
OAK 5179.