DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/05/2025 Duedate: 12/18/2025
ARADI ARENA
DM 60 TURN 895
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
CALM ANEMONE
UNNAMEABLES (91)
(60-9706) [10-4-2,99]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
CALM ANEMONE ANJA
UNNAMEABLES (91) FAR TRAVELERS (736)
(60-9706) [10-4-2,99] (60-9805) [4-0-0,61]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
SECRET RETRIBUTION NAVIGATOR
WRATHMEN 23-40 (728) FAR TRAVELERS (736)
(60-9668) [12-7-0,69] (60-9815) [0-1-0,7]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
TINFOIL MAFIA (738)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. FAR TRAVELERS (736) 23
2. TALLOWIHC (285) 18 WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)
3. PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740) 17 Unchartered Team
4. UNNAMEABLES (91) 11
5. PHILANTHROPISTS (594) 5 PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 0*PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740) 1 0 0 100. 1/ 1*TINFOIL MAFIA (738) 9 6 1
2/ 2 WRATHMEN 23-40 (728) 12 7 0 63.2 2/ 2 PHILANTHROPISTS (594) 4 0 0
3/ 1*TINFOIL MAFIA (738) 28 17 1 62.2 3/ 4*FAR TRAVELERS (736) 4 2 0
4/ 3 PHILANTHROPISTS (594) 34 22 0 60.7 4/ 0 UNNAMEABLES (91) 2 0 0
5/ 4*FAR TRAVELERS (736) 9 7 1 56.2 5/ 0*PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740) 1 0 0
6/ 0 UNNAMEABLES (91) 530 456 31 53.8 6/ 7 RED DOG GANG (476) 1 2 0
7/ 0 TEMERE NOMEN (734) 46 40 0 53.5 7- 3 THE BUNKHOUSE (595) 1 4 0
8/ 0 TALLOWIHC (285) 32 32 0 50.0 8/ 6 OK, WE'RE HERE (287) 0 3 0
9- 5 THE BUNKHOUSE (595) 176 177 4 49.9 9/ 8 WRATHMEN 23-40 (728) 0 3 0
10/ 7 OK, WE'RE HERE (287) 9 13 0 40.9 10/ 0 TALLOWIHC (285) 0 2 0
11/ 8 RED DOG GANG (476) 1036 1503 28 40.8 11/ 0 TEMERE NOMEN (734) 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 bring grim tidings from the trenches of Turn 895, and NO, you cannot silence me with
your fluoride-soaked swords! I discovered the truth this week, a truth so vast, so
cosmic, so ick that even the Dark Arena monsters trembled. THE MOON IS A GIANT EGG!
Yes. Cracked on one side. Pulsing faintly. I'm telling you, after watching this turn's
fights, it's getting ready to hatch. How does Blix know? Because the signs are
everywhere!
Sign #1 - Calm Anemone sits on the throne of Aradi. That's right! CALM. As if it knows
something. As if it is waiting. As if it is trying to soothe the unborn moon-thing.
Coincidence? NO. That's egg-energy, folks!
Sign #2 - The Far Travelers had a 2-2 turn and walked around like they didn't notice
the sky twitching. Trust me! They noticed!
Sign #3 - The Bunkhouse went 0-0 this turn. Zero activity. Zero motion. Zero
vibrations on the sands. That's what happens when you hide underground during
celestial incubation events. Cowards!
Sign #4 - This is the most significant sign of them all. Tinfoil Mafia fell into a 1-4
turn. This is not unusual; those guys have questionable gladiatorial skills. It is HOW
they did it that throws up a flag. Tinfoil Mafia lost to FOUR standby warriors this
turn. Four standbys. You know how hard it is to fail a single standby in a single
cycle? You know what that means? IT'S A CONSPIRACY! Coincidence? NEVER. Luck?
Possibly. Poor strategy? More than likely, but I choose to believe the Moon-Egg is the
culprit! It siphoned off all of their questionable combat prowess to incubate the
creature inside the moon. They obviously need more TINFOIL if they want to survive
this OVA APOCALYPSE!
Yeah, other things were happening other than the future destruction of our world by
the upcoming lunar moon baby. Dravender leaves for the Isle after smashing Badger this
turn. Anja continues her undefeated streak, comfortably at 4-0, and 61 recognition
points. Don't even get me started on the astrological importance of those numbers in
Moon Theory. Geez, people, wake up!
My final warning, citizens of Aradi: when you look into the sky tonight, you will see
the cracks begin to grow brighter and brighter. The yolk is shifting. The cosmic
creature is stirring. And when it hatches? Well, we will see who laughs at Blix the
Mad then. It will probably be everyone, but more nervously than before, as the Lunar
Lunatic stares down into their souls. I will see you in two weeks, if there is
anything left of our world!
Trust NOTHING,
Blix the Mad
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CALM ANEMONE 9706 10 4 2 99 UNNAMEABLES (91)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-COLDY 9758 12 16 1 85 THE BUNKHOUSE (595)
BADGER 9661 9 47 0 76 RED DOG GANG (476)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SECRET RETRIBUTION 9668 12 7 0 69 WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RAIN MISTRESS 9789 7 2 0 63 TEMERE NOMEN (734)
ANJA 9805 4 0 0 61 FAR TRAVELERS (736)
-RUSTY 9848 7 2 1 60 THE BUNKHOUSE (595)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PADASHA 9821 4 0 0 47 FAR TRAVELERS (736)
LUPOSABRE 9790 7 12 0 42 TEMERE NOMEN (734)
MRS. REDACTED 9859 6 3 0 40 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)
WETWORK ZERO 9858 6 3 0 37 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)
SHADOWLOOP 9860 5 4 0 34 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PASSION AGGRESSION 9720 3 2 0 31 UNNAMEABLES (91)
AGENT STATIC 9857 7 2 1 30 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)
-BAG O' ICE 8713 5 2 0 30 OK, WE'RE HERE (287)
-AGGIE 9861 4 3 0 28 THE BUNKHOUSE (595)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SLEEPER CELL 9856 4 5 0 20 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)
-DERS 9855 5 3 0 18 THE BUNKHOUSE (595)
GREW SOME YUPPIE 9880 1 0 0 17 PAPER TIGERS 25.4 (740)
-SUDSY 9836 2 3 0 15 THE BUNKHOUSE (595)
JUST A CH 3363 0 4 0 10 OK, WE'RE HERE (287)
NAVIGATOR 9815 0 1 0 7 FAR TRAVELERS (736)
'-' 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 AGENT STATIC 9857 895 NONE
YOLO 9813 1 1 1 FAR TRAVELERS 736 SEA MONSTER 895 NONE
EIDELLORAE 6023 0 1 0 TALLOWIHC 285 FIRST TOGS CHAMP 895 NONE
EVRAWG 3467 1 5 0 TALLOWIHC 285 ARENAMASTER HARK 895 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
YOLO was butchered by SEA MONSTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
EVRAWG was butchered by ARENAMASTER HARKON in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
EIDELLORAE was murdered by FIRST TOGS CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
DRAVENDER demolished BADGER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute uneven fight.
SECRET RETRIBUTION was devastated by CALM ANEMONE in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
RAIN MISTRESS was demolished by VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute competition.
MRS. REDACTED was overpowered by RUTHLESS JAYWALKER in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
ANJA devastated LUPOSABRE in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
SHADOWLOOP was handily defeated by RUTHLESS JAYWALKER in a 1 minute uneven melee.
PADASHA vanquished SLEEPER CELL in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
WETWORK ZERO was viciously subdued by AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 2 minute gory fight.
PASSION AGGRESSION beat JUST A CH in a popular 1 minute gory melee.
AGENT STATIC murdered PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute mismatched match.
NAVIGATOR was overcome by GREW SOME YUPPIE in a 3 minute contest.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|PARRY-STRIKE 3 LUNGING ATTACK 31 - 16 - 2 66 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 21 - 11 - 1 66 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 PARRY-STRIKE 8 - 5 - 1 62 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 TOTAL PARRY 8 - 6 - 0 57 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 6 - 0 54 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 BASHING ATTACK 9 - 9 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 9 - 10 - 0 47 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 AIMED BLOW 16 - 25 - 1 39 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 7 - 0 36 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 4 - 0 20 |
Turn 895 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 2 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 2 4 AIMED BLOW
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 1 AIMED BLOW 0 - 3 2 PARRY-STRIKE
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 LUNGING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 STRIKING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-STRIKE CALM ANEMONE 9706 10 4 2 99 UNNAMEABLES (91)
AIMED BLOW SECRET RETRIBUTION 9668 12 7 0 69 WRATHMEN 23-40 (728)
LUNGING ATTACK ANJA 9805 4 0 0 61 FAR TRAVELERS (736)
SLASHING ATTACK PADASHA 9821 4 0 0 47 FAR TRAVELERS (736)
BASHING ATTACK MRS. REDACTED 9859 6 3 0 40 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)
TOTAL PARRY WETWORK ZERO 9858 6 3 0 37 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)
STRIKING ATTACK SHADOWLOOP 9860 5 4 0 34 TINFOIL MAFIA (738)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is SECRET RETRIBUTION 9668. The most popular warrior
this turn was NAVIGATOR 9815. The ten other most popular fighters were PADASHA 9821,
PASSION AGGRESSION 9720, CALM ANEMONE 9706, ANJA 9805, AGENT STATIC 9857, GREW SOME
YUPPIE 9880, YOLO 9813, SECRET RETRIBUTION 9668, RAIN MISTRESS 9789, and MRS.
REDACTED 9859.
The least popular fighter this week was SLEEPER CELL 9856. The other ten least
popular fighters were LUPOSABRE 9790, BADGER 9661, EIDELLORAE 6023, EVRAWG 3467, JUST
A CH 3363, WETWORK ZERO 9858, SHADOWLOOP 9860, MRS. REDACTED 9859, RAIN MISTRESS
9789, and SECRET RETRIBUTION 9668.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
DRAVENDER (60-7655) PHILANTHROPISTS (594)