DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 11/28/2025 Duedate: 12/11/2025
NOBLISH ISLAND ARENA
DM 93 TURN 701
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
MOUNTAIN
SKYLINE (1962)
(93-11502) [7-1-0,77]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
POSITION IS EMPTY MOUNTAIN
SKYLINE (1962)
(93-11502) [7-1-0,77]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
ARCH MOUNTAIN
SKYLINE (1962) SKYLINE (1962)
(93-11503) [5-3-0,35] (93-11502) [7-1-0,77]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SKYLINE (1962)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. MERCENARIES INC. (1963) 49
2. SKYLINE (1962) 18 THE RUSH (537)
3. BASH BROS STAMPS (1964) 11 Unchartered Team
SKYLINE (1962)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*SKYLINE (1962) 31 9 1 77.5 1/ 2*SKYLINE (1962) 12 3 0
2/ 3*MERCENARIES INC. (1963) 7 3 1 70.0 2/ 1*BASH BROS STAMPS (1964) 8 7 0
3/ 2*BASH BROS STAMPS (1964) 13 7 1 65.0 3/ 3*MERCENARIES INC. (1963) 7 3 1
4- 4*JJKIER (1935) 8 19 0 29.6 4- 4*JJKIER (1935) 0 3 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
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
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
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.
Cumulo Nimbus clouds are responsible for stormy weather. If you're looking up at a
cloud that's causing rainy and windy conditions, creating hail, thunder, and
lightning, you're in close proximation of a cumulonimbus cloud.
And you have to look up for me, because I am at the top of the heap in Noblish. Come
up and get me, but, beware; you may get all wet!
-- Cumulo Nimbus
SPY REPORT
Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day,
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again! Nothing is certain in NOBLISH ISLAND, with
changing loyalties, changing Duelmasters. Write this down: new top team--SKYLINE.
MERCENARIES INC. posted a nice gain, to come in 3rd. Everybody loves a winner...
BASH BROS STAMPS had cause to celebrate, after PRICE INCREASE got 25 points by
beating SKYSCRAPER. SKYSCRAPER certainly had a baffled expression on its face, after
losing to PRICE INCREASE and losing 21 points in the process! Now I can't insult
MOUNTAIN, as it has gloriously dueled to the top. Oh great new Duelmaster!!! (Stop
me if I lay it on too thick) So who was the warrior seen charging into immovable
walls and challenging dead trees? Someone's got a basic problem...
And how sociable are NOBLISH ISLAND's warriors? Come, let us see. To quell
some nasty rumors, the guys in JJKIER are not carrying any incurable diseases. No
need to avoid 'em. As a woman of good breeding scorns the "warriors" of SKYLINE, so
did that sorry team shy from JJKIER Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and MAIL
ORDER CHARGE is it right now. Most challenged warrior. Isn't BASH BROS STAMPS
proud!
Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.
Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it slashes for thee.
All good things must come to an end. As if buffeted by forces of nature beyond
my control, I must take my leave of this place. Do not despair! I shall return!--
Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MOUNTAIN 11502 7 1 0 77 SKYLINE (1962)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CUMULO NIMBUS 11506 8 0 1 59 SKYLINE (1962)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
PRICE INCREASE 11514 4 0 0 53 BASH BROS STAMPS (1964)
ARCH 11503 5 3 0 35 SKYLINE (1962)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SHIELDER 11336 4 4 0 33 JJKIER (1935)
SKYSCRAPER 11505 5 3 0 30 SKYLINE (1962)
TREE 11504 6 2 0 27 SKYLINE (1962)
MAIL ORDER CHARGE 11516 2 2 0 24 BASH BROS STAMPS (1964)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RAN OUT 11515 3 1 1 23 BASH BROS STAMPS (1964)
DARRIAN NUV 11511 2 0 0 22 MERCENARIES INC. (1963)
DIETHEN DUNDAB 11512 2 0 0 20 MERCENARIES INC. (1963)
CHAIM ANG 11509 1 1 0 15 MERCENARIES INC. (1963)
KYLER MAR 11510 1 1 1 14 MERCENARIES INC. (1963)
-BLOWER 11334 2 6 0 12 JJKIER (1935)
-RIPOSTER 11335 1 2 0 9 JJKIER (1935)
EXTRA CHARGES 11517 2 2 0 8 BASH BROS STAMPS (1964)
POSTAGE DUE 11518 2 2 0 8 BASH BROS STAMPS (1964)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GIGI ASHBLIGHT 11513 1 1 0 7 MERCENARIES INC. (1963)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
CONVICTED THIEF 0 0 0 KYLER MAR 11510 701 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
Postage Due, you fought like everything was due and you couldn't find it. Get with it,
Pal. -- Arch (who was really with it)
Ran Out, that was my luck running out and getting that kind of match up. Pshaw! --
Tree
93 is the place to be! -- Explorer, Skyline
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
ARCH bested MAIL ORDER CHARGE in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
TREE devastated POSTAGE DUE in a 3 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
MOUNTAIN viciously subdued VETERAN MERCENARY in a popular 2 minute Title match.
CUMULO NIMBUS viciously subdued CAPTURED ORC in a popular 1 minute gory contest.
SKYSCRAPER was demolished by PRICE INCREASE in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
CHAIM ANG defeated EXTRA CHARGES in a 2 minute novice's struggle.
KYLER MAR butchered CONVICTED THIEF in a 1 minute one-sided competition.
DARRIAN NUV handily defeated PERSISTANT BEGGAR in a 1 minute uneven melee.
DIETHEN DUNDAB won victory over EMBEZZLING SCRIBE in a 2 minute novice's duel.
GIGI ASHBLIGHT lost to RAN OUT in a 2 minute gory novice's duel.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW 3 STRIKING ATTACK 17 - 3 - 2 85 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 10 - 4 - 1 71 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 TOTAL PARRY 11 - 5 - 0 69 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 11 - 5 - 1 69 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 BASHING ATTACK 12 - 8 - 1 60 |
|WALL OF STEEL 2 PARRY-STRIKE 4 - 3 - 0 57 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 LUNGING ATTACK 13 - 10 - 1 57 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 AIMED BLOW 7 - 10 - 1 41 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 4 - 6 - 0 40 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 701 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:
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 4 STRIKING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 0 2 BASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 1 2 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 1 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 1 - 1
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK MOUNTAIN 11502 7 1 0 77 SKYLINE (1962)
STRIKING ATTACK CUMULO NIMBUS 11506 8 0 1 59 SKYLINE (1962)
LUNGING ATTACK ARCH 11503 5 3 0 35 SKYLINE (1962)
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is ARCH 11503. The most popular warrior this turn was
MOUNTAIN 11502. The ten other most popular fighters were CUMULO NIMBUS 11506, CHAIM
ANG 11509, RAN OUT 11515, PRICE INCREASE 11514, DARRIAN NUV 11511, DIETHEN DUNDAB
11512, ARCH 11503, POSTAGE DUE 11518, SKYSCRAPER 11505, and EXTRA CHARGES 11517.
The least popular fighter this week was TREE 11504. The other ten least popular
fighters were MAIL ORDER CHARGE 11516, GIGI ASHBLIGHT 11513, KYLER MAR 11510, EXTRA
CHARGES 11517, SKYSCRAPER 11505, POSTAGE DUE 11518, ARCH 11503, DIETHEN DUNDAB 11512,
DARRIAN NUV 11511, and PRICE INCREASE 11514.