DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 11/28/2025 Duedate: 12/11/2025
LIN TIRIAN ARENA
DM 78 TURN 818
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
MANNE'S LOVE CHILD
BECAUSE HA (377)
(78-3695) [5-2-1,96]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
MANNE'S LOVE CHILD RUIN
BECAUSE HA (377) SHARDS (400)
(78-3695) [5-2-1,96] (78-3739) [1-1-0,8]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
FEINTAMOUR RUIN
RAINBOW COUNCIL (399) SHARDS (400)
(78-3736) [14-15-0,75] (78-3739) [1-1-0,8]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
RAINBOW COUNCIL (399)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. PERRY COUNTY (374) 39
2. BECAUSE HA (377) 27 PERRY COUNTY (374)
3. SAND DANCERS (68) 1 Unchartered Team
4. SHARDS (400) -3
5. RAINBOW COUNCIL (399) -26 SHARDS (400)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 PERRY COUNTY (374) 260 137 8 65.5 1/ 1 RAINBOW COUNCIL (399) 7 1 1
2- 3*TOP FIVE SCALES (397) 3 2 0 60.0 2/ 3 PERRY COUNTY (374) 7 2 0
3/ 5 RAINBOW COUNCIL (399) 75 67 5 52.8 3/ 6 BECAUSE HA (377) 2 0 0
4/ 6 BECAUSE HA (377) 19 17 4 52.8 4- 4*TOP FIVE SCALES (397) 2 1 0
5/ 1*SHARDS (400) 1 1 0 50.0 5- 5*SATAN'SGRUBMONSTERS (401) 2 3 0
6/ 7 SAND DANCERS (68) 1612 1934 48 45.5 6/ 7*SHARDS (400) 1 1 0
7- 8*SATAN'SGRUBMONSTERS (401) 2 3 0 40.0 7/ 8 SAND DANCERS (68) 1 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.
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
The battles were over and it was time to replace the Duel Master. Adorzus, who all
adore, won her last fight as Duelmaster and none were more adored than she. However,
the ladies were putting wrist to brow and showing respect to the glorious hunk of a
warrior, Feintamour. Oh, one buxom lass seems to caught a bit of the waifers as she
falls back into her seat looking upon the glorious slim build of the new Duel Master
of Lin Tirian.
How long shall Rainbow Council hold the thrown of the Arena? The women of Lin Tirian
are hoping for many more cycles. This gloriously attractive Feintamour will have many
female callers at the guild hall.
-- FEINTAMOUR, DUEL MASTER DM 78 LIN TIRIN
SPY REPORT
Good day, in LIN TIRIAN a quiet thief gets rich, but a quiet spymaster gets
poor. So bring me ale and harken to my tidbits of news. BECAUSE HA stable has
parlayed this turn's 1-0-0 into a 3 space move up the rankings. This brings them up
to 3rd place. Good work, guys! And let's see, SIBERIA fought BIG ONE and gained 22
points and contributed to PERRY COUNTY's 4-0-0. RUIN has lost to APALONA, falling 3
points, while helping make SHARDS a 0-1-0 turn. And all eyes were on MANNE'S LOVE
CHILD this turn as he ascended to the throne of Duelmaster. LIN TIRIAN has a new
victor! Tell me, is nothing sacred? I have heard from unimpeachable sources that
The Lost Hope Inn uses trolls in their stew. Talk about gristle!
The crowd's roar, the smell of iron and leather, mixed with sweat, what more
could a warrior ask of life? Well, besides that. HOWLIN CASE has cause to stand
tall, as they were LIN TIRIAN's most avoided team. A smart manager knows this is a
team to beat. And avoiding HOWLIN CASE more than any other team we find PERRY
COUNTY. LIN TIRIAN, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?
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. A brave warrior does not carry a
red shield, he has nothing to cover or hide when the fight is over. Consider well.
Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the
sweetest. Always good to rest in LIN TIRIAN, 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
MANNE'S LOVE CHILD 3695 5 2 1 96 BECAUSE HA (377)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
THYLEASEA 3737 19 11 0 92 RAINBOW COUNCIL (399)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FEINTAMOUR 3736 14 15 0 75 RAINBOW COUNCIL (399)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BIG ONE 3666 8 34 2 60 SAND DANCERS (68)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SIBERIA 3718 5 0 0 60 PERRY COUNTY (374)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FENNHAVEN 3709 11 4 0 52 PERRY COUNTY (374)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-PENTATONIC MAJOR 3717 2 1 0 17 TOP FIVE SCALES (397)
-LADY JUSTICE'S 3713 1 0 0 17 TOP FIVE SCALES (397)
APALONA 3724 3 3 0 16 PERRY COUNTY (374)
-BIGFOOTLONG HOT DOG 3746 1 0 0 13 SATAN'SGRUBMONSTERS (401)
-DRAGONZOLA CHEESE 3747 1 0 0 13 SATAN'SGRUBMONSTERS (401)
-SPAGHYETI 3744 0 1 0 13 SATAN'SGRUBMONSTERS (401)
RUIN 3739 1 1 0 8 SHARDS (400)
BANDON 3743 1 0 0 8 PERRY COUNTY (374)
-ROAST DUCKULA 3748 0 1 0 1 SATAN'SGRUBMONSTERS (401)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
Purple Sage, that was one fine DM Column for Adorzus. Looking forward to Feintamour's.
-- Smitty
Pentatonic Major, I can't sing, but I surely can dance. -- Siberia
Perry County, a deep southern Yankee county in Indiana on the mighty Ohio River,
somewhat hidden by its forests and hills, but a bridge to Kentucky and the Rebels. --
Smitty
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
FEINTAMOUR was devastated by MANNE'S LOVE CHILD in a 3 minute mismatched Title fight.
THYLEASEA won victory over CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 2 minute battle.
BIG ONE was handily defeated by SIBERIA in a 1 minute one-sided match.
FENNHAVEN outwaited DISHONEST JUSTICE in a unpopular 16 minute brawl.
APALONA luckily beat RUIN in a exciting 4 minute bloody fight.
BANDON bested MORDANT DESERTER in a 3 minute novice's duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 0 - 0 100 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 PARRY-STRIKE 8 - 1 - 0 89 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 1 - 1 83 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 11 - 3 - 0 79 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 BASHING ATTACK 7 - 4 - 0 64 |
|AIMED BLOW 0 TOTAL PARRY 11 - 8 - 0 58 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 STRIKING ATTACK 10 - 9 - 0 53 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1 - 0 50 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 1 - 1 50 |
|WALL OF STEEL 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 818 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-RIPOSTE 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 0 - 0 3 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 3 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 3 STRIKING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 3 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 1 LUNGING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 PARRY-STRIKE
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 0
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
PARRY-RIPOSTE MANNE'S LOVE CHILD 3695 5 2 1 96 BECAUSE HA (377)
SLASHING ATTACK THYLEASEA 3737 19 11 0 92 RAINBOW COUNCIL (399)
STRIKING ATTACK SIBERIA 3718 5 0 0 60 PERRY COUNTY (374)
TOTAL PARRY FENNHAVEN 3709 11 4 0 52 PERRY COUNTY (374)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is FEINTAMOUR 3736. The most popular warrior this turn
was RUIN 3739. The ten other most popular fighters were MANNE'S LOVE CHILD 3695,
THYLEASEA 3737, SIBERIA 3718, FEINTAMOUR 3736, BIG ONE 3666, APALONA 3724, BANDON
3743, FENNHAVEN 3709, 0, and 0.
The least popular fighter this week was FENNHAVEN 3709. The other ten least popular
fighters were BANDON 3743, APALONA 3724, BIG ONE 3666, FEINTAMOUR 3736, SIBERIA 3718,
THYLEASEA 3737, MANNE'S LOVE CHILD 3695, RUIN 3739, 0, and 0.