DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/03/2025 Duedate: 12/16/2025
RIZTAB ARENA
DM 12 TURN 1049
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
DAGGER LAMENT
MINNY24N (748)
(12-8136) [13-2-0,157]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
DAGGER LAMENT WAZIBA
MINNY24N (748) SAVAGE KINGDOM 2 (745)
(12-8136) [13-2-0,157] (12-8167) [2-0-0,23]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
BUZZSAW DAGGER LAMENT
WRECKING CREW (78) MINNY24N (748)
(12-582) [14-32-1,75] (12-8136) [13-2-0,157]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749) 43
2. FAR TRAVELERS (740) 40 MINNY24N (748)
3. NEON TERMINUS (741) 30 Unchartered Team
4. MINNY24N (748) 14
5. SAVAGE KINGDOM 2 (745) 14 SAVAGE KINGDOM 2 (745)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 MINNY24N (748) 13 2 0 86.7 1/ 2 PHOENIXGUARD 101524 (749)10 5 1
2- 2 HELL-MART (531) 242 139 6 63.5 2/ 1 DREAMERS (142) 7 8 2
3/ 3 FAR TRAVELERS (740) 35 22 4 61.4 3/ 6 NEON TERMINUS (741) 6 9 0
4/ 5 PHOENIXGUARD 101524 (749) 26 22 2 54.2 4- 3 THE MASTERS (109) 4 6 0
5/ 4 DREAMERS (142) 2234 2032 167 52.4 5/ 5 MINNY24N (748) 3 0 0
6/ 6 2226 BOURBON ST (734) 13 12 1 52.0 6- 4 HELL-MART (531) 3 0 0
7- 8 THE MASTERS (109) 264 278 7 48.7 7/ 7 FAR TRAVELERS (740) 3 2 1
8/ 0 WRECKING CREW (78) 103 126 6 45.0 8/10 2226 BOURBON ST (734) 2 2 0
9/ 9*SAVAGE KINGDOM 2 (745) 8 10 0 44.4 9/ 9*SAVAGE KINGDOM 2 (745) 2 4 0
10/10 NEON TERMINUS (741) 59 74 0 44.4 10/ 0 WRECKING CREW (78) 0 5 0
11/ 7*SATAN'S AFTER PARTY (751) 3 4 0 42.9 11/ 8*SATAN'S AFTER PARTY (751) 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
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 RIZTAB, with changing
loyalties, changing Duelmasters. Write this down: new top team--PHOENIXGUARD
1015243. What's a move up by 3 you ask? (alright, maybe you didn't ask) Cause for
celebration, according to NEON TERMINUS. Say what you will about blind luck and
dirty fighting, but PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 will tell you 26-22-2 is nothing to laugh
at... FAR TRAVELERS had cause to celebrate, after PONIARD got 27 points by beating
PILEDRIVER. PILEDRIVER certainly had a baffled expression on his face, after losing
to PONIARD and losing 22 points in the process! Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster
were disappointed by SADE, of DREAMERS, who despite a 14-9-1 couldn't overcome
RIZTAB's Number 1. So who's the team that's been walking into taverns last week and
ordering milk? Sounds like a PR stunt to me.
So much to report, so little time! Perhaps the warriors of NEON TERMINUS should
take up some hobbies, as they are the most avoided team... As a woman of good
breeding scorns the "warriors" of FAR TRAVELERS, so did that sorry team shy from NEON
TERMINUS
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. Like a mixed metaphor, and an
overtaxed simile, I now bid RIZTAB farewell-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
DAGGER LAMENT 8136 13 2 0 157 MINNY24N (748)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-SHAMWOW 7908 8 1 0 107 HELL-MART (531)
KONIEC 8108 13 7 0 99 NEON TERMINUS (741)
PONIARD 8068 6 2 2 96 FAR TRAVELERS (740)
SADE 8106 14 9 1 94 DREAMERS (142)
WHISKEY SMASH 7960 13 10 1 94 2226 BOURBON ST (734)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WORKBENCH 4101 20 23 0 89 WRECKING CREW (78)
HMMM 8141 9 5 1 82 PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)
BUZZSAW 582 14 32 1 75 WRECKING CREW (78)
-MANGO 3195 18 18 1 74 THE MASTERS (109)
PILEDRIVER 7978 12 8 1 72 WRECKING CREW (78)
DEMOLISHER 8000 5 4 0 67 WRECKING CREW (78)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ANAXIMANDER 8155 6 5 1 62 DREAMERS (142)
NOX ULTIMA 8101 9 8 0 58 NEON TERMINUS (741)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
XAMOT 8144 5 2 1 53 PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)
-MT RUSHMOORE 3862 6 0 0 48 THE MASTERS (109)
PASCAL 8135 3 11 0 44 DREAMERS (142)
THUNDERBALL 7976 10 10 1 41 WRECKING CREW (78)
TOMAX 8146 3 5 0 41 PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)
SWALLOW 8148 5 6 0 39 PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)
ARISTOTLE 8178 3 0 1 39 DREAMERS (142)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ORSON 8084 3 0 0 37 FAR TRAVELERS (740)
ORIOLE 8149 4 0 0 34 PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-VENDITO 3798 4 6 1 26 THE MASTERS (109)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
WAZIBA 8167 2 0 0 23 SAVAGE KINGDOM 2 (745)
-FERAL CART 8151 2 0 0 23 HELL-MART (531)
-TOMALSON 3786 4 7 0 19 THE MASTERS (109)
-KARO 8180 1 1 0 17 THE MASTERS (109)
PLANTAGENET 8097 2 4 0 16 FAR TRAVELERS (740)
FINAL HUNT 8189 1 0 0 15 NEON TERMINUS (741)
ROAD BLOCK 8161 1 2 0 11 NEON TERMINUS (741)
CAPOLINEA 8177 0 3 0 3 NEON TERMINUS (741)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
BOULEVARDIER 7961 0 2 0 2226 BOURBON ST 734 XAMOT 8144 1048
NO WIT 8190 0 1 0 DREAMERS 142 STONE GOLEM MARK 1049 NONE
KALEON 8181 0 1 0 FAR TRAVELERS 740 HEZDLAT THE GIAN 1049 NONE
MOCKOLATE 7939 7 3 0 HELL-MART 531 WHISKEY SMASH 7960 1045 REVENGED
ALPHA & OMEGA 8077 11 7 0 NEON TERMINUS 741 ANAXIMANDER 8155 1047
BEELZEBUBBA 8172 3 3 0 SATAN'S AFTER PA 751 ARISTOTLE 8178 1049
NI 8186 0 1 0 SAVAGE KINGDOM 2 745 GORASH THE ORC 1049 NONE
NU 8187 0 1 0 SAVAGE KINGDOM 2 745 BUKKA THE TROLL 1049 NONE
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
NO WIT was dealt death by STONE GOLEM MARK II in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
NU was butchered by BUKKA THE TROLL in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
KALEON was murdered by HEZDLAT THE GIANT in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
NI was murdered by GORASH THE ORC in a action packed 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
DAGGER LAMENT devastated SADE in a 2 minute one-sided Title fight.
KONIEC demolished BUZZSAW in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
PILEDRIVER was vanquished by PONIARD in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
HMMM savagely defeated WORKBENCH in a unpopular 9 minute gory brawl.
ANAXIMANDER was handily defeated by LI KO THE CLUMSY in a 1 minute uneven melee.
DEMOLISHER was vanquished by WHISKEY SMASH in a 1 minute uneven fight.
THUNDERBALL was vanquished by NOX ULTIMA in a 1 minute brutal one-sided fight.
XAMOT handily defeated PASCAL in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
SWALLOW was narrowly defeated by BLACK BARTOK in a 2 minute bloody match.
ARISTOTLE easily killed BEELZEBUBBA in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
ORSON demolished ROAD BLOCK in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.
TOMAX viciously subdued LEOVAR THE PROUD in a 1 minute gory conflict.
ORIOLE unbelievably bested PLANTAGENET in a unpopular 14 minute bout.
WAZIBA vanquished CAPOLINEA in a crowd pleasing 1 minute bloody one-sided fray.
FINAL HUNT devastated WILLIE THE RAT in a 2 minute one-sided fight.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 TOTAL PARRY 14 - 3 - 0 82 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 7 BASHING ATTACK 10 - 6 - 2 63 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 STRIKING ATTACK 24 - 17 - 3 59 |
|TOTAL PARRY 3 AIMED BLOW 14 - 13 - 0 52 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 WALL OF STEEL 9 - 11 - 0 45 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 - 3 - 0 40 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 7 - 1 36 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 PARRY-LUNGE 2 - 4 - 0 33 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 LUNGING ATTACK 7 - 15 - 1 32 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 - 0 0 |
Turn 1049 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-LUNGE 1 - 0 LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 4 2 TOTAL PARRY
BASHING ATTACK 2 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 3 - 4 2 BASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 1 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 1 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 1 1 LUNGING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
1 SLASHING ATTACK
1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
TOTAL PARRY DAGGER LAMENT 8136 13 2 0 157 MINNY24N (748)
AIMED BLOW KONIEC 8108 13 7 0 99 NEON TERMINUS (741)
LUNGING ATTACK PONIARD 8068 6 2 2 96 FAR TRAVELERS (740)
STRIKING ATTACK SADE 8106 14 9 1 94 DREAMERS (142)
BASHING ATTACK WHISKEY SMASH 7960 13 10 1 94 2226 BOURBON ST (734)
PARRY-RIPOSTE HMMM 8141 9 5 1 82 PHOENIXGUARD 1015243 (749)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is BUZZSAW 582. The most popular warrior this turn was
DAGGER LAMENT 8136. The ten other most popular fighters were SADE 8106, SWALLOW
8148, PLANTAGENET 8097, WAZIBA 8167, NO WIT 8190, PONIARD 8068, XAMOT 8144, TOMAX
8146, KONIEC 8108, and WHISKEY SMASH 7960.
The least popular fighter this week was ORIOLE 8149. The other ten least popular
fighters were HMMM 8141, WORKBENCH 4101, CAPOLINEA 8177, ROAD BLOCK 8161, BEELZEBUBBA
8172, PASCAL 8135, DEMOLISHER 8000, PILEDRIVER 7978, FINAL HUNT 8189, and THUNDERBALL
7976.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
CREEPY GREETER (12-7884) HELL-MART (531)