DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/08/2025 Duedate: 12/20/2025
ALJAFIR ARENA
DM 17 TURN 1037
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
TACO TRUCK
WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)
(17-8646) [10-3-1,101]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
COMO DEVIL FISH
PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688) SATAN'S KINGDOM (708)
(17-8460) [26-16-0,111] (17-8656) [4-0-0,59]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
GRIMWAVE DUPREE
NEON SCRAPPERS (694) SONS OF THE STAR (710)
(17-8532) [15-16-0,90] (17-8674) [2-0-0,19]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. SONS OF THE STAR (710) 26
2. WHEN EAGLES DARE (509) 26 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)
3. TROLLS (695) 19 Unchartered Team
4. SATAN'S KINGDOM (708) 17
5. THIS MODERN WORLD (701) 12 SATAN'S KINGDOM (708)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1*SATAN'S KINGDOM (708) 4 0 0 100. 1/ 2 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509) 8 4 1
2- 2 TOP FIVE BOBS (702) 14 6 0 70.0 2/ 1 PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688) 8 7 0
3- 3 THE SHOWOFFS (111) 600 379 33 61.3 3/ 6*SONS OF THE STAR (710) 6 4 2
4/ 4*SONS OF THE STAR (710) 6 4 2 60.0 4/ 3 NEON SCRAPPERS (694) 5 5 0
5/ 5 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509) 356 247 26 59.0 5/ 7*SATAN'S KINGDOM (708) 3 0 0
6/ 6 NEON SCRAPPERS (694) 95 78 1 54.9 6/ 8 THIS MODERN WORLD (701) 3 1 0
7/ 7 PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688) 110 96 6 53.4 7- 4 THE SHOWOFFS (111) 3 3 0
8/ 8 THIS MODERN WORLD (701) 12 11 1 52.2 8/10 MIDDLE WAY (484) 2 4 0
9/ 9 MIDDLE WAY (484) 1104 1458 23 43.1 9/ 5 TROLLS (695) 2 8 0
10/10 TROLLS (695) 42 64 2 39.6 10- 9 TOP FIVE BOBS (702) 1 1 0
11/ 0*BLACK GENESIS (532) 0 2 0 0.0 11/ 0*BLACK GENESIS (532) 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.
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
Well, I am mildly surprised to find this throne under my butt. But, given how few of
us there are above 90 recognition, I guess I shouldn't be all THAT surprised. Mason
put up a good effort, but my guess is that his favorites will play better at the isle
than here in Aljafir. I hope everyone has gotten your holiday season off to a good
start. While we gladiators make it a habit to beat on each other, we should remember
that not everyone shares our calling. Let's make sure to take time to make our world a
little bit better each day, for the sake of all our children and loved ones. And for
the invading aliens.
Until next time, may the gods guide your blows straight and true!
-- Alientist, your Duelmaster
SPY REPORT
Hail and well met warriors of ALJAFIR! Know me for who I am, Zontani Sharp
Eyes, Spymaster extraordinaire of all Alastari. Former top team PERRY STRIKE FORCE
was unseated this week as WHEN EAGLES DARE moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top
spot with a 3-1-0 record for the round. There were bitter words at TROLLS'
guildhouse after a 1-4-0 showing this week which dropped the stable into 9th. Dark
Arena anyone? Warriors--remember that glory waits always around the corner! Witness
how this week SONS OF THE STAR went 3-2-1 to move up 3 in the rankings. DEVIL FISH
caught the eye of many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested TYLER
and was awarded 17 points in recognition. In one of the week's more notable duels,
DEVIL FISH put down TYLER, causing him to lose 14 points of recognition in the
process. The city has turned out in honor of TACO TRUCK, for with his arena victory
he may now lay claim to the highest position in the city! Would you believe that
over half of the old women in ALJAFIR seem to feel that they could fight better than
you gladiators?
Many and various are the arts of battle. In ALJAFIR "art" is a word that has
long since passed from the language! My inside sources tell me that the team to beat
in ALJAFIR these days is THE SHOWOFFS. At least, most blades in town are looking to
avoid them. Apparently the stalwarts of TROLLS are catching the bulk of jests down
at the challenging board for their large share of the avoids. Mighty fighters cannot
but expect competition from those below. RALF TANNER take warning! You have more
than a few enemies in ALJAFIR. As a gladiator gets older, the icy grip of fear lays
hold of his heart. True, COMO? Who could miss your "brave" challenge of GRIMWAVE?
Few would not have guessed the outcome of the bout as GRIMWAVE was beat by COMO. Is
this what passes for courage in ALJAFIR? A match that raised a few eyebrows at the
games this week, it seems that STARK REALITY posted a challenge against the more
highly recognized APHRACE. The results, you ask? Well, the firebrand STARK REALITY
was subdued by APHRACE. Remember warriors, this is the discipline of steel.
Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser? Warriors, may this counselor stand
ready at your right hand forever! Some say a warrior is judged by the way he bears
arms. One thing is sure, better a dagger in hand then a sword on the belt!
If it were not for my skills as a spy I would have been mugged three times
already in ALJAFIR. Nice atmosphere you have here! Sadly warriors, now longer can I
keep thy company nor savor the ale of thy fine city. Depart I must and soon! Till
next we meet remember - the pen is mightier than the sword, but a maul is a different
story!-- Zontani Sharp Eyes
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TACO TRUCK 8646 10 3 1 101 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
COMO 8460 26 16 0 111 PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ALIENIST 8539 17 13 0 90 NEON SCRAPPERS (694)
GRIMWAVE 8532 15 16 0 90 NEON SCRAPPERS (694)
CASTLE KEEP 8596 13 9 0 90 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)
BERT 8513 13 9 0 78 TROLLS (695)
RAGE 8612 12 4 0 74 NEON SCRAPPERS (694)
FARRELL 8457 15 27 1 73 PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)
TOUCH GRASS 8584 7 4 1 70 THIS MODERN WORLD (701)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-YOU'RE NOT GOOD 8600 13 8 0 63 THE SHOWOFFS (111)
DISTINGUISHED 8618 8 7 0 59 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)
DEVIL FISH 8656 4 0 0 59 SATAN'S KINGDOM (708)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
POMPEII 8603 8 7 1 54 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)
-BIG DUDE 8579 10 12 0 47 THE SHOWOFFS (111)
BRUZER 8630 11 3 0 46 NEON SCRAPPERS (694)
-YOU JUST LOST 8580 9 14 1 42 THE SHOWOFFS (111)
TYLER 8638 7 7 0 37 PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)
APHRACE 8595 6 16 0 34 MIDDLE WAY (484)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-NEIL AND 8590 3 1 0 32 TOP FIVE BOBS (702)
NOGGIN 8555 6 10 0 28 TROLLS (695)
-YOUR UNCLE 8588 3 3 0 28 TOP FIVE BOBS (702)
ONE EYED HAG 8615 4 6 0 27 TROLLS (695)
KATY 8670 3 2 0 27 PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)
PEARSON 8676 2 0 2 24 SONS OF THE STAR (710)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
RALF TANNER 8634 4 11 0 23 MIDDLE WAY (484)
DUPREE 8674 2 0 0 19 SONS OF THE STAR (710)
HOLLYWOOD 8677 2 0 0 14 SONS OF THE STAR (710)
STARK REALITY 8633 1 1 0 13 THIS MODERN WORLD (701)
LINDA 8680 1 0 0 11 PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)
EYE SCREAM 8647 2 4 0 10 TROLLS (695)
STORMWARD 8672 0 2 0 2 NEON SCRAPPERS (694)
BREUNING 8675 0 2 0 2 SONS OF THE STAR (710)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSISTENT BEGGA 0 0 0 PEARSON 8676 1037 NONE
FREDRENE FALLAR 6521 0 1 0 BLACK GENESIS 532 BLACK ORC 1037 NONE
PARSKIN 6519 0 1 0 BLACK GENESIS 532 WURM KIN 1037 NONE
DA2 8679 0 1 0 SONS OF THE STAR 710 WURM KIN 1037 NONE
SCARA 8619 3 6 0 TROLLS 695 BANDIT PRINCE 1037 NONE
ALLEGHENY 8664 1 1 1 WRATHMEN 25-112 709 FARRELL 8457 1033 NOT REVENGED
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SCARA was dealt death by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
PARSKIN was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
FREDRENE FALLAR was easily killed by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena match.
DA2 was slaughtered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
DEVIL FISH devastated TYLER in a 3 minute brutal one-sided Challenge fight.
COMO unbelievably bested GRIMWAVE in a popular 3 minute expert's Challenge brawl.
BERT beat FARRELL in a popular 5 minute master's Challenge brawl.
EYE SCREAM was overcome by HOLLYWOOD in a 2 minute Challenge melee.
KATY viciously subdued RALF TANNER in a 2 minute Challenge duel.
STARK REALITY lost to APHRACE in a 1 minute novice vs. veteran Challenge fight.
ALIENIST was overcome by TACO TRUCK in a 1 minute Title bout.
CASTLE KEEP savagely defeated RAGE in a 2 minute brutal match.
DISTINGUISHED was viciously subdued by TOUCH GRASS in a 4 minute conflict.
BRUZER demolished NOGGIN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided brawl.
POMPEII viciously subdued ONE EYED HAG in a 4 minute gruesome fight.
STORMWARD was savagely defeated by DUPREE in a 5 minute beginner's struggle.
BREUNING was devastated by LINDA in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
PEARSON assassinated PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 7 TOTAL PARRY 6 - 1 - 0 86 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 6 PARRY-LUNGE 10 - 2 - 0 83 |
|AIMED BLOW 4 AIMED BLOW 30 - 21 - 0 59 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 LUNGING ATTACK 27 - 19 - 1 59 |
|BASHING ATTACK 3 PARRY-RIPOSTE 9 - 7 - 1 56 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 2 PARRY-STRIKE 28 - 30 - 1 48 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 2 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 8 - 2 43 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 SLASHING ATTACK 8 - 13 - 0 38 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 - 1 33 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 STRIKING ATTACK 5 - 14 - 1 26 |
Turn 1037 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:
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 BASHING ATTACK 1 - 2 5 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 5 - 2 STRIKING ATTACK 1 - 3 2 PARRY-STRIKE
AIMED BLOW 2 - 2 PARRY-LUNGE 0 - 1 2 AIMED BLOW
PARRY-STRIKE 3 - 3 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE
PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 - 1 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK TACO TRUCK 8646 10 3 1 101 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)
PARRY-STRIKE COMO 8460 26 16 0 111 PERRY STRIKE FORCE (688)
AIMED BLOW ALIENIST 8539 17 13 0 90 NEON SCRAPPERS (694)
PARRY-LUNGE RAGE 8612 12 4 0 74 NEON SCRAPPERS (694)
TOTAL PARRY DEVIL FISH 8656 4 0 0 59 SATAN'S KINGDOM (708)
PARRY-RIPOSTE POMPEII 8603 8 7 1 54 WHEN EAGLES DARE (509)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is GRIMWAVE 8532. The most popular warrior this turn
was DUPREE 8674. The ten other most popular fighters were FARRELL 8457, TOUCH GRASS
8584, BERT 8513, GRIMWAVE 8532, DISTINGUISHED 8618, HOLLYWOOD 8677, CASTLE KEEP 8596,
DEVIL FISH 8656, KATY 8670, and POMPEII 8603.
The least popular fighter this week was BREUNING 8675. The other ten least popular
fighters were STORMWARD 8672, DA2 8679, PARSKIN 6519, PEARSON 8676, NOGGIN 8555, RAGE
8612, ALIENIST 8539, STARK REALITY 8633, RALF TANNER 8634, and EYE SCREAM 8647.