DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/09/2025 Duedate: 12/22/2025
KATI-TEI ARENA
DM 41 TURN 991
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
GHOST PEPPER
FURIOUS FOOD (485)
(41-5528) [10-3-1,96]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
GHOST PEPPER WINTER
FURIOUS FOOD (485) COLD COVEY (492)
(41-5528) [10-3-1,96] (41-5636) [1-2-1,16]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
DUCT MAN DUCT MAN
CONSTRUCTION (186) CONSTRUCTION (186)
(41-2190) [9-11-0,58] (41-2190) [9-11-0,58]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
NAWLINS RU2 (481)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. FURIOUS FOOD (485) 28
2. DEATH'S ARMY (392) 25 FURIOUS FOOD (485)
3. NAWLINS RU2 (481) 15 Unchartered Team
4. THE LOSERS (476) 12
5. COLD COVEY (492) 1 COLD COVEY (492)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 2 FURIOUS FOOD (485) 22 11 1 66.7 1/ 1 NAWLINS RU2 (481) 9 1 1
2/ 4 NAWLINS RU2 (481) 124 74 5 62.6 2/ 2 KILLERS (42) 7 8 2
3- 5 TREE OF WOE (484) 33 22 2 60.0 3/ 3 FURIOUS FOOD (485) 3 0 0
4/ 1*COLD COVEY (492) 2 2 1 50.0 4/ 0 DEATH'S ARMY (392) 3 1 0
5/ 6 CONSTRUCTION (186) 22 23 2 48.9 5/ 8 THE LOSERS (476) 2 1 0
6/ 7 KILLERS (42) 126 139 19 47.5 6/ 4*COLD COVEY (492) 2 2 1
7/ 0 DEATH'S ARMY (392) 120 156 4 43.5 7- 5 TREE OF WOE (484) 2 2 0
8/ 8 THE LOSERS (476) 104 145 9 41.8 8/ 9 TEMERE (491) 1 2 0
9/ 9 TEMERE (491) 8 21 0 27.6 9/ 6 CONSTRUCTION (186) 0 5 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! What's a move up by 3 you ask? (alright,
maybe you didn't ask) Cause for celebration, according to THE LOSERS. FURIOUS FOOD
had cause to celebrate, after GHOST PEPPER got 28 points by beating JARCK MYSIR. Win
some, lose some. Speaking of which, BROKEN BRAKE LINE was winsome, after beating
KRUUL and seeing him lose 15 points. A certain someone saw VALERIA at The Dripping
Blade with the shakes, and now she fails to show up to defend hers throne. What a
pathetic slob! Now I can't insult GHOST PEPPER, as it has gloriously dueled to the
top. Oh great new Duelmaster!!! (Stop me if I lay it on too thick) Word has it one
team in KATI-TEI is taking speech lessons to try to bore their opponent to death.
I'll bet it works.
My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter.
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights! Like the noble eagle soaring amongst
the mountaintops, so stand the warriors of NAWLINS RU2, alone and unchallenged. Like
a pup with its tail between its legs, KILLERS scurried away from NAWLINS RU2. Oh,
the shame! If challenges were horses, DUCT MAN could open up a fast food joint!
Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.
Questions are being raised about the disposing of severed body parts in the arena. A
certain tavern in KATI-TEI would I avoid!
Leave me now, you base fools! As the seasons change, and the creatures of the
wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to leave this place. KATI-TEI, I leave you
now. The Duelmaster has agreed to foot my bill at The Dripping Blade. 'Til next
time-- Novgorodny Vir
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
GHOST PEPPER 5528 10 3 1 96 FURIOUS FOOD (485)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-VALERIA 5513 14 2 0 98 TREE OF WOE (484)
JARCK MYSIR 1128 24 14 6 92 KILLERS (42)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
UNDEAD CAT WOMAN 5567 12 17 0 77 DEATH'S ARMY (392)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TROLLEY 5623 9 5 0 64 NAWLINS RU2 (481)
-ZULA 5515 11 6 0 63 TREE OF WOE (484)
DUCT MAN 2190 9 11 0 58 CONSTRUCTION (186)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FRENCH QTR. 5667 4 1 0 55 NAWLINS RU2 (481)
DUSTMITE 5628 11 7 0 52 THE LOSERS (476)
BROKEN BRAKE LINE 5607 10 7 0 52 DEATH'S ARMY (392)
-VOODOO 5639 6 4 0 45 NAWLINS RU2 (481)
-LANDSCAPER 2189 8 6 1 43 CONSTRUCTION (186)
FIRE STING 5613 8 13 0 37 TEMERE (491)
DEADLY DIADEM 5641 5 4 0 34 DEATH'S ARMY (392)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
ZHARVOX 5663 5 2 4 33 KILLERS (42)
KRUUL 5666 4 2 2 31 KILLERS (42)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
VARKHUL 5655 5 3 0 26 KILLERS (42)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SAINTS 5670 2 0 1 16 NAWLINS RU2 (481)
WINTER 5636 1 2 1 16 COLD COVEY (492)
-IGLOO 5633 1 0 0 16 COLD COVEY (492)
DRAVOK 5654 3 5 0 14 KILLERS (42)
CRYPTO-COLLAPSE 5649 1 0 0 13 DEATH'S ARMY (392)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
CULT MEMBER 0 0 0 ZHARVOX 5663 991 NONE
CAJUN 5668 0 1 0 NAWLINS RU2 481 ZHARVOX 5663 988
PERSONAL ADS
FINALLY! FINALLY! A real fight. A fair fight. An honorable loss. Thank you
Valeria. Even though you were too cowardly to challenge, at least you were a "warm
body" and one that put up a great fight. I appreciate you. -- Shocking Toad
P.S. Jarck Mysir wrote a pretty horrible ad so I tossed it in the trash and showed
some decency to Kati-Tei. You are welcome.
To The Consortium -- Thank you! You should have enjoyed my columns. They were from
the heart, honest, and fair. I am pleased to see recognition. Kill you on the sands!
-- Jarck Mysir
P.S. I hope Toad publishes this, what a control freak.
N.O. Cheers -- S.T.
I have to admit, I am quite pleased with Kruul and Zharvox. They live up to their
reputation. Dravok and Varkhul better step it up, just sayin'. -- Toad
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
TROLLEY unbelievably bested DUCT MAN in a crowd pleasing 4 minute Challenge fight.
SAINTS viciously subdued DRAVOK in a dull 13 minute brutal Challenge battle.
JARCK MYSIR was overpowered by GHOST PEPPER in a 1 minute mismatched Title duel.
UNDEAD CAT WOMAN was bested by VETERAN MERCENARY in a 1 minute fight.
FIRE STING was overpowered by DUSTMITE in a crowd pleasing 2 minute mismatched match.
KRUUL was overpowered by BROKEN BRAKE LINE in a 1 minute one-sided struggle.
FRENCH QTR. bested AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute gory competition.
DEADLY DIADEM overcame WINTER in a 2 minute melee.
ZHARVOX slaughtered CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute gory uneven duel.
VARKHUL vanquished SHIFTYEYED VOLUNTEER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
CRYPTO-COLLAPSE overpowered FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 1 minute uneven match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 AIMED BLOW 18 - 12 - 0 60 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 3 LUNGING ATTACK 25 - 19 - 2 57 |
|TOTAL PARRY 2 STRIKING ATTACK 17 - 13 - 5 57 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 PARRY-STRIKE 10 - 8 - 1 56 |
|AIMED BLOW 1 BASHING ATTACK 5 - 4 - 0 56 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 SLASHING ATTACK 7 - 6 - 0 54 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 1 TOTAL PARRY 8 - 7 - 1 53 |
|BASHING ATTACK 1 PARRY-LUNGE 7 - 7 - 0 50 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 1 WALL OF STEEL 4 - 8 - 0 33 |
|WALL OF STEEL 1 PARRY-RIPOSTE 3 - 7 - 0 30 |
Turn 991 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:
AIMED BLOW 1 - 0 PARRY-STRIKE 0 - 2 3 LUNGING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 1 2 PARRY-STRIKE
SLASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 0 - 1 1 PARRY-LUNGE
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 0 1 SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 0 1 TOTAL PARRY
STRIKING ATTACK 2 - 1 1 WALL OF STEEL
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 2 1 BASHING ATTACK
1 AIMED BLOW
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
LUNGING ATTACK GHOST PEPPER 5528 10 3 1 96 FURIOUS FOOD (485)
PARRY-STRIKE JARCK MYSIR 1128 24 14 6 92 KILLERS (42)
TOTAL PARRY TROLLEY 5623 9 5 0 64 NAWLINS RU2 (481)
BASHING ATTACK FRENCH QTR. 5667 4 1 0 55 NAWLINS RU2 (481)
AIMED BLOW DUSTMITE 5628 11 7 0 52 THE LOSERS (476)
STRIKING ATTACK BROKEN BRAKE LINE 5607 10 7 0 52 DEATH'S ARMY (392)
PARRY-LUNGE DEADLY DIADEM 5641 5 4 0 34 DEATH'S ARMY (392)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is DUCT MAN 2190. The most popular warrior this turn
was DUCT MAN 2190. The ten other most popular fighters were DUSTMITE 5628, WINTER
5636, FRENCH QTR. 5667, DEADLY DIADEM 5641, ZHARVOX 5663, TROLLEY 5623, GHOST PEPPER
5528, BROKEN BRAKE LINE 5607, VARKHUL 5655, and CRYPTO-COLLAPSE 5649.
The least popular fighter this week was SAINTS 5670. The other ten least popular
fighters were DRAVOK 5654, KRUUL 5666, UNDEAD CAT WOMAN 5567, JARCK MYSIR 1128, FIRE
STING 5613, CRYPTO-COLLAPSE 5649, VARKHUL 5655, BROKEN BRAKE LINE 5607, GHOST PEPPER
5528, and TROLLEY 5623.