DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

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

JADE MOUNTAIN ARENA

DM 75    TURN 827

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MR. GREENJEANS
FRIENDLIES (380)
(75-4242) [10-5-0,132]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MR. GREENJEANS                 HIDDEN
FRIENDLIES (380)               LOST COVEY (381)
(75-4242) [10-5-0,132]         (75-4248) [2-0-0,30]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

VALO VEE                       VALO VEE
DARK TIDE (116)                DARK TIDE (116)
(75-1423) [18-19-2,88]         (75-1423) [18-19-2,88]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FRIENDLIES (380)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. ZOMBIE SQUAD 112720 (351)     36 
2. FRIENDLIES (380)              26    FRIENDLIES (380)
3. SAND DANCERS (67)             22    Unchartered Team
4. LOST COVEY (381)              10 
5. PAISLEY PARK (373)            9     LOST COVEY (381)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2 FRIENDLIES (380)          37  14  0 72.5   1/ 2 FRIENDLIES (380)          8  2 0
 2- 1 VULGAR UNICORN (374)      18   7  2 72.0   2/ 1 DARK TIDE (116)           8  6 0
 3/ 3 PAISLEY PARK (373)        46  23  1 66.7   3/ 4 ZOMBIE SQUAD 112720 (351) 5  6 1
 4/ 4 ZOMBIE SQUAD 112720 (351) 59  49  1 54.6   4- 3 VULGAR UNICORN (374)      2  0 1
 5/ 5 DARK TIDE (116)          147 135 10 52.1   5/ 6 PAISLEY PARK (373)        2  0 0
 6/ 8*LOST COVEY (381)           2   2  0 50.0   6/ 7 SAND DANCERS (67)         2  1 0
 7/ 6 SAND DANCERS (67)        1664 2205 48 43.0   7/ 8*LOST COVEY (381)          2  2 0
 8/ 7 PI KAPPA PI'S (176)      190 332  4 36.4   8/ 5 PI KAPPA PI'S (176)       2 13 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

     Hail JADE MOUNTAIN!  Warriors of the arena, prepare to be praised and blamed for 
your deeds.  It seems the training can make the difference, as DARK TIDE is pushed 
out of top team by FRIENDLIES, who came from 2nd with a 2-0-0 this turn.  The ZOMBIE 
SQUAD 112720 guild has had a 3-0-0 turn and deserves to be watched in the future.  
You never know where this kind of thing can lead.  And let's see, MOUNTAIN fought 
ANNIE and gained 22 points and contributed to SAND DANCERS' 1-0-0.  STEG has lost to 
MR. GREENJEANS, falling 21 points, while helping make DARK TIDE a 1-3-0 turn.  The 
attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and VAGO remains JADE MOUNTAIN's top 
warrior for another turn.  Tell me, is nothing sacred?  I have heard from 
unimpeachable sources that The Green Axe uses trolls in their stew.  Talk about 
gristle!   
     Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.' 
Inscrutable, but true.  I also notice that the DARK TIDE stable was the most avoided 
team this turn.  Come on JADE MOUNTAIN, what are you afraid of?  And guess who 
avoided DARK TIDE stable the most?  Believe it or not, it was FRIENDLIES.  Anyone 
surprised?  The most challenged warrior this turn was PI KAPPA PI'S' warrior MILLIE.  
More fighters challenged her than challenged the Duelmaster!   
     The Dark Arena is for those who cannot win, not who cannot lose with grace.  
Dignity in life or death is the warrior's creed.  We'd like to remind certain teams 
not to rob the graves of their enemies.  You know who you are; and it's considered 
rude.   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  Always good to rest in JADE MOUNTAIN, but never good to wear out my 
welcome.  Look for me in future turns.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to 
paper-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MR. GREENJEANS 4242          10   5  0 132         FRIENDLIES (380)          

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 U GOT THE LOOK 4194          12   2  0  93         PAISLEY PARK (373)        
 STEG 4207                    22   7  0  91         DARK TIDE (116)           

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KORIMAKO 4198                19   9  0  89         ZOMBIE SQUAD 112720 (351) 
 VALO VEE 1423                18  19  2  88         DARK TIDE (116)           
 FAITH 4238                   15   7  0  87         ZOMBIE SQUAD 112720 (351) 
 BAMBI 4213                   15  14  1  80         PI KAPPA PI'S (176)       
 JANE 4172                    15  26  0  80         PI KAPPA PI'S (176)       
 SALLY 4180                   16  23  0  71         PI KAPPA PI'S (176)       
 NANCY DREW 4245              10   0  0  68         FRIENDLIES (380)          

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SNOOPY 4240                   5   6  0  66         FRIENDLIES (380)          
 ANNIE 4142                    9  38  0  65         PI KAPPA PI'S (176)       
 MOUNTAIN 4239                 8  12  0  62         SAND DANCERS (67)         
 MILLIE 4179                  11  28  0  61         PI KAPPA PI'S (176)       
 PUTRID 3960                   3   1  1  60         ZOMBIE SQUAD 112720 (351) 
 EDGE 4252                     7   5  2  59         DARK TIDE (116)           

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HIDDEN 4248                   2   0  0  30         LOST COVEY (381)          

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BIG BIRD 4244                 4   3  0  25         FRIENDLIES (380)          

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

MR. GREENJEANS devastated STEG in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge Title fight.
VAGO viciously subdued JANE in a action packed 1 minute bloody veteran's match.
VALO VEE was unbelievably bested by U GOT THE LOOK in a 4 minute veteran's fight.
KORIMAKO bested BAMBI in a popular 1 minute expert's brawl.
SALLY was devastated by FAITH in a 1 minute mismatched match.
MILLIE was viciously subdued by PUTRID in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
NANCY DREW unbelievably bested EDGE in a 2 minute gory duel.
ANNIE was vanquished by MOUNTAIN in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
HIDDEN overpowered SHIVERING BONZE in a 1 minute uneven match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         TOTAL PARRY       13 -   2 -  0      87  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      4         SLASHING ATTACK   30 -  14 -  4      68  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         BASHING ATTACK     9 -   5 -  0      64  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         PARRY-LUNGE       18 -  16 -  0      53  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         AIMED BLOW        12 -  11 -  0      52  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         LUNGING ATTACK     7 -   8 -  0      47  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK    5 -   9 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL      7 -  23 -  0      23  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      2 -   8 -  0      20  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 827 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     PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  3         3  PARRY-LUNGE    
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  3         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  MR. GREENJEANS 4242        10   5  0  132 FRIENDLIES (380)
TOTAL PARRY      U GOT THE LOOK 4194        12   2  0   93 PAISLEY PARK (373)
PARRY-LUNGE      STEG 4207                  22   7  0   91 DARK TIDE (116)
AIMED BLOW       KORIMAKO 4198              19   9  0   89 ZOMBIE SQUAD 112720 (351)
LUNGING ATTACK   FAITH 4238                 15   7  0   87 ZOMBIE SQUAD 112720 (351)
WALL OF STEEL    BAMBI 4213                 15  14  1   80 PI KAPPA PI'S (176)
SLASHING ATTACK  PUTRID 3960                 3   1  1   60 ZOMBIE SQUAD 112720 (351)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is VALO VEE 1423.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was VALO VEE 1423.  The ten other most popular fighters were PUTRID 3960, MR. 
GREENJEANS 4242, KORIMAKO 4198, EDGE 4252, U GOT THE LOOK 4194, FAITH 4238, NANCY 
DREW 4245, MOUNTAIN 4239, JANE 4172, and BAMBI 4213.

The least popular fighter this week was ANNIE 4142.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MILLIE 4179, STEG 4207, HIDDEN 4248, SALLY 4180, BAMBI 4213, JANE 4172, 
MOUNTAIN 4239, NANCY DREW 4245, FAITH 4238, and U GOT THE LOOK 4194.

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

VAGO (75-4152) DARK TIDE (116)