DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/09/2025 Duedate: 12/22/2025
BONSUR ARENA
DM 7 TURN 1057
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
NIGHTSHADE
SATANIC GARDEN (662)
(7-7433) [10-2-0,127]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
NIGHTSHADE TEMPUS
SATANIC GARDEN (662) FACE OF CHAOS (672)
(7-7433) [10-2-0,127] (7-7560) [4-1-0,45]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
NICOLE CIME II
CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664) FACE OF CHAOS (672)
(7-7448) [11-20-1,76] (7-7561) [2-0-0,13]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
SENTINELS (122)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. NINJAS (35) 38
2. REAVERS (392) 35 SATANIC GARDEN (662)
3. ODD SQUAD (407) 25 Unchartered Team
4. RISE OF CHAOS (667) 19
5. CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664) 16 FACE OF CHAOS (672)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 SATANIC GARDEN (662) 10 2 0 83.3 1/ 1 SENTINELS (122) 10 5 0
2/ 1*FACE OF CHAOS (672) 8 3 0 72.7 2/ 3 ODD SQUAD (407) 8 6 0
3/ 3 SENTINELS (122) 887 634 41 58.3 3/ 4 CHAOS KIDS (480) 8 6 0
4/ 6 RISE OF CHAOS (667) 27 23 2 54.0 4/ 2 REAVERS (392) 7 4 0
5/ 5 ESPANA (538) 121 107 14 53.1 5/ 5 RISE OF CHAOS (667) 7 8 0
6/ 8 ODD SQUAD (407) 246 223 10 52.5 6/ 7 NINJAS (35) 5 10 0
7/ 7 BUNION SQUAD (167) 181 168 9 51.9 7/ 6*FACE OF CHAOS (672) 4 3 0
8/ 9 REAVERS (392) 425 425 35 50.0 8/ 9 SATANIC GARDEN (662) 3 0 0
9/10 CHAOS KIDS (480) 110 129 9 46.0 9/ 8 CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664) 3 12 0
10/11 NINJAS (35) 183 228 8 44.5 10/12 BEACH BABES (309) 1 2 0
11/12 BEACH BABES (309) 1308 1823 37 41.8 11/11 ESPANA (538) 1 3 0
12/13 CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664) 54 79 6 40.6 12/10 BUNION SQUAD (167) 1 4 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
It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters. Look on my work, ye mighty,
and despair! ODD SQUAD had cause to celebrate, after BLITZ BISCUIT got 19 points by
beating DUENDE. DUENDE certainly had a baffled expression on his face, after losing
to BLITZ BISCUIT and losing 15 points in the process! NIGHTSHADE successfully staved
off a grab for the roses by MOHONCITO of ESPANA. Does BONSUR have no one talented
enough to dethrone him? So who was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls
and challenging dead trees? Someone's got a basic problem...
A Zenmaster once told me, 'Does not the spinning wheel turn? And do not the
little birds cry out?' Any ideas? Like a horde of jackals fleeing from the lion, so
did the "warriors" in BONSUR avoid ODD SQUAD. As a woman of good breeding scorns the
"warriors" of SENTINELS, so did that sorry team shy from ODD SQUAD Is it charming
personality? Conversational abilities? Good oral hygiene? Whatever it is, THE LADY
is the most challenged warrior. Place your bets! AKI GENJI is the long shot of the
week: they challenged BONE DANCER, up by 28. Not to smear a reputation, but CHAOS
KIDS must be a little surprised, as BONE DANCER blew it when facing AKI GENJI, 28
points below her.
Is there life after death? Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after
life! Justice was served as VIEJO VERDE fought MAX in bloodfeud. Well done, ESPANA!
Oh hard! that to strike a flame, the match itself must needs be wasting!
Leave me now, you base fools! More important duties call me. Do not despair!
I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NIGHTSHADE 7433 10 2 0 127 SATANIC GARDEN (662)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BLITZ BISCUIT 7410 13 4 1 107 ODD SQUAD (407)
MOHONCITO 5722 26 24 3 105 ESPANA (538)
DISCO BISCUIT 7415 9 2 0 95 ODD SQUAD (407)
DAWN SQUIRE 7522 12 4 1 93 SENTINELS (122)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DUENDE 7375 16 13 0 86 ESPANA (538)
VIEJO VERDE 5724 21 19 3 85 ESPANA (538)
NICOLE 7448 11 20 1 76 CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664)
MATT 7446 12 19 2 75 CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664)
THE LADY 7511 10 14 0 75 REAVERS (392)
CRYSTAL 7559 7 3 0 72 CHAOS KIDS (480)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
QUIETUS 7542 11 7 0 66 REAVERS (392)
RUSTY HINGE 7543 12 5 0 62 CHAOS KIDS (480)
EQUINOX 7576 5 1 1 59 SENTINELS (122)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TEUTONIC TERROR 7481 7 3 0 52 RISE OF CHAOS (667)
ANZAI MURO 5594 10 7 0 45 NINJAS (35)
TEMPUS 7560 4 1 0 45 FACE OF CHAOS (672)
SAND WARBEN 7523 11 10 0 43 BEACH BABES (309)
GO ASAI 5627 7 6 0 43 NINJAS (35)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SCALPITERAI 7541 7 12 0 43 REAVERS (392)
YOUR FACE 7501 5 2 0 43 BUNION SQUAD (167)
ROXANE 7565 2 2 0 39 FACE OF CHAOS (672)
CATACLYSM 7518 6 10 0 34 SENTINELS (122)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WORLDS COLLIDING 7569 7 2 0 33 RISE OF CHAOS (667)
NOVA 7575 4 4 0 32 CHAOS KIDS (480)
BITTY BRUISER 7535 5 5 0 31 ODD SQUAD (407)
TYLER 7538 1 8 0 31 CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664)
KOOLAID 7571 6 3 1 30 RISE OF CHAOS (667)
GRUMBLE TUMBLE 7524 2 9 0 27 ODD SQUAD (407)
AKI GENJI 7585 1 1 0 26 NINJAS (35)
WEIGHTOFTHEWORLD 7577 4 3 0 24 RISE OF CHAOS (667)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
MAX 7537 3 6 1 23 CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664)
BONE DANCER 7556 4 6 0 22 CHAOS KIDS (480)
SPIKE WARFORGED 7580 3 1 0 17 SENTINELS (122)
ANALOG MAN 7570 3 6 1 16 RISE OF CHAOS (667)
HIDEKO GENJI 7586 1 1 0 16 NINJAS (35)
LUKE 7566 3 5 0 14 CRAZY CO-WORKERS (664)
CIME II 7561 2 0 0 13 FACE OF CHAOS (672)
CROOKED GRIN 7589 1 0 0 6 ODD SQUAD (407)
VENUS 7581 1 1 0 4 CHAOS KIDS (480)
DONATELLO 7591 0 1 0 1 NINJAS (35)
THE CITADEL 7592 0 1 0 1 SENTINELS (122)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
NO 7574 0 1 0 BUNION SQUAD 167 DARK CHAMPION 1057 NONE
NO 7573 0 1 0 BUNION SQUAD 167 STONE GOLEM 1057 NONE
NO 7572 0 1 0 BUNION SQUAD 167 WURM KIN 1057 NONE
FLAME OUT 7590 0 1 0 ESPANA 538 BANDIT PRINCE 1057 NONE
FLAMENCA 7552 2 3 1 ESPANA 538 MAX 7537 1054 JUST REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
NO was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
NO was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena duel.
NO was savagely slain by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena melee.
FLAME OUT was assassinated by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena duel.
VIEJO VERDE devastated MAX in a 1 minute one-sided Bloodfeud fight.
DISCO BISCUIT demolished MATT in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge competition.
ANZAI MURO was vanquished by QUIETUS in a 2 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
TEMPUS was devastated by THE LADY in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge competition.
HIDEKO GENJI vanquished VENUS in a action packed 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
AKI GENJI overpowered BONE DANCER in a popular 1 minute uneven Challenge duel.
NIGHTSHADE overpowered MOHONCITO in a popular 1 minute gory uneven Title match.
DUENDE was demolished by BLITZ BISCUIT in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
NICOLE was devastated by DAWN SQUIRE in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
RUSTY HINGE outwaited GO ASAI in a crowd pleasing 8 minute bloody bout.
CRYSTAL overpowered YOUR FACE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute gruesome one-sided duel.
TEUTONIC TERROR handily defeated BITTY BRUISER in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
CATACLYSM was luckily beaten by SCALPITERAI in a exciting 3 minute brutal bout.
SAND WARBEN beat WEIGHTOFTHEWORLD in a popular 1 minute match.
EQUINOX handily defeated ROXANE in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
ANALOG MAN was overpowered by NOVA in a 1 minute uneven fight.
GRUMBLE TUMBLE was demolished by TYLER in a 1 minute uneven bout.
WORLDS COLLIDING vanquished LUKE in a 1 minute mismatched fray.
KOOLAID defeated SPIKE WARFORGED in a popular 1 minute gory match.
CIME II viciously subdued THE CITADEL in a action packed 5 minute gory novice's match.
CROOKED GRIN defeated DONATELLO in a 2 minute beginner's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 15 SLASHING ATTACK 17 - 11 - 0 61 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 6 PARRY-LUNGE 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 4 STRIKING ATTACK 25 - 18 - 0 58 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 TOTAL PARRY 20 - 17 - 0 54 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 PARRY-STRIKE 7 - 6 - 0 54 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 LUNGING ATTACK 53 - 47 - 3 53 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 3 AIMED BLOW 8 - 9 - 0 47 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 BASHING ATTACK 13 - 24 - 1 35 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 WALL OF STEEL 12 - 23 - 0 34 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 5 - 10 - 0 33 |
Turn 1057 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 LUNGING ATTACK 6 - 9 2 STRIKING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 2 - 1 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 2 BASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 2 AIMED BLOW 1 - 3 1 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 3 1 TOTAL PARRY
SLASHING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 2 1 PARRY-LUNGE
1 WALL OF STEEL
1 PARRY-STRIKE
1 LUNGING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK NIGHTSHADE 7433 10 2 0 127 SATANIC GARDEN (662)
AIMED BLOW MOHONCITO 5722 26 24 3 105 ESPANA (538)
TOTAL PARRY DISCO BISCUIT 7415 9 2 0 95 ODD SQUAD (407)
BASHING ATTACK DAWN SQUIRE 7522 12 4 1 93 SENTINELS (122)
SLASHING ATTACK DUENDE 7375 16 13 0 86 ESPANA (538)
PARRY-LUNGE VIEJO VERDE 5724 21 19 3 85 ESPANA (538)
LUNGING ATTACK CRYSTAL 7559 7 3 0 72 CHAOS KIDS (480)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is NICOLE 7448. The most popular warrior this turn was
CIME II 7561. The ten other most popular fighters were GO ASAI 5627, CATACLYSM 7518,
QUIETUS 7542, ANZAI MURO 5594, HIDEKO GENJI 7586, AKI GENJI 7585, NIGHTSHADE 7433,
KOOLAID 7571, CROOKED GRIN 7589, and NO 7573.
The least popular fighter this week was RUSTY HINGE 7543. The other ten least
popular fighters were THE CITADEL 7592, SPIKE WARFORGED 7580, GRUMBLE TUMBLE 7524,
ANALOG MAN 7570, NICOLE 7448, BONE DANCER 7556, TEMPUS 7560, MATT 7446, MAX 7537, and
NO 7572.
The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:
MOHONCITO (7-5722) ESPANA (538)