DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 12/09/2025 Duedate: 01/05/2026
ILLIS ARENA
DM 59 TURN 449
This Week's Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
IT'S NOT A PROBLEM
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
(59-3322) [14-7-0,100]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
IT'S NOT A PROBLEM POSITION IS EMPTY
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
(59-3322) [14-7-0,100]
Popularity Leader This Week's Favorite
JUBEI SNARKNADO
IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)
(59-3197) [13-12-1,79] (59-3343) [7-3-0,66]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 47
2. FAR TRAVELERS (337) 20 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)
3. ISLE OF SKYE (58) 16 Unchartered Team
4. IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) 10
5. OF WOLF & PIXIE (338) -1 BLOODY DUNES (232)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332) 23 13 1 63.9 1/ 4 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 7 6 0
2/ 2 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) 310 180 16 63.3 2/ 5 ISLE OF SKYE (58) 6 2 0
3- 3 HANGOVERS (265) 337 214 24 61.2 3- 2 HANGOVERS (265) 4 1 0
4- 4 CHAPEL ROCK (287) 441 327 18 57.4 4/ 1 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338) 4 3 0
5/ 5 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338) 16 14 0 53.3 5/ 3 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261) 4 9 1
6/ 6 ISLE OF SKYE (58) 309 274 18 53.0 6/ 6 FAR TRAVELERS (337) 3 0 0
7/ 7 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297) 350 335 13 51.1 7/ 7 ISLANDERS (247) 1 2 0
8/ 9 FAR TRAVELERS (337) 16 20 0 44.4 8/ 8 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332) 1 2 0
9/ 8 ISLANDERS (247) 622 792 20 44.0 9- 9 CHAPEL ROCK (287) 0 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
Greetings, warriors of ILLIS! Once again I've been called out of retirement for
my abilities and insights into Spyreporting. Biff! Pow! ILLIS watched with glee as
OF WOLF & PIXIE got knocked off top spot by BASHAHOLICS ANON! Ya gotta be quick on
yer feet! Keep your elbow off the table! Thrust! Block out the pain! BASHAHOLICS
ANON is now ranked 1st with a 4-0-0 turn. Some people say I ramble too much, I don't
say anything relevant. I repeat myself. I ramble. Well ISLE OF SKYE moved up 3, to
2nd. What's with IT'S NOT A PROBLEM? He actually beat IMPROVED ILLUSION's JUBEI,
and walked away with 23 more points from the fight. Major screwup at IMPROVED
ILLUSION. JUBEI lost 19 points to IT'S NOT A PROBLEM. Some new strategies, perhaps?
Maybe JUBEI will provide more easy wins... Har har har! Did DJANGO wimp out, or
just get lazy? Anyway, he's not Duelmaster anymore. I can barely restrain my
enthusiam for BASHAHOLICS ANON's outstanding member, Duelmaster IT'S NOT A PROBLEM.
Wouldn't it be nice to have live subjects to practice on? I hear some team is
looking into the uses of convicted prisoners.
If at first you don't succeed, avoid. That'll get you in the Spyreports. The
most avoided team was ISLE OF SKYE. The bums at BASHAHOLICS ANON couldn't face the
challenges from ISLE OF SKYE! No excuse for that! How well I know the feeling of
being the most challenged warrior, IN SECRET! Don't make idle boasts, they may come
back to haunt you. SNARKNADO of TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 knows how to pick 'em. It
challenged SUPPORT GROUP of BASHAHOLICS ANON who is up by 21. Now was this a wise
move? SNARKNADO perhaps got its just desserts, seeing as it was overcame by SUPPORT
GROUP and ended up with 66 recognition points.
Warriors of ILLIS unite. You have only your games to lose! Here's some advice:
study your opponent, master many skills, fight dirty.
Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors. Any plans here? All
work and no play makes Olaf a dull fighter. Work and play no fighter dull Olaf.
Olaffighterwork and no play. Time for my medication, so I'll leave now. Practice,
practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
IT'S NOT A PROBLEM 3322 14 7 0 100 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-DJANGO 3335 9 3 0 106 FAR TRAVELERS (337)
-MOSCOW MULE 3263 10 7 0 100 HANGOVERS (265)
-PURPLE HAZE 3165 17 10 0 95 HANGOVERS (265)
SUPPORT GROUP 3255 20 24 0 91 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312 17 10 0 84 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
THORUNDR 2654 18 15 1 82 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
JUBEI 3197 13 12 1 79 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
-MY FAIR LADY 3309 5 8 0 71 HANGOVERS (265)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BEACHCOMBER 3296 14 20 0 66 ISLANDERS (247)
SNARKNADO 3343 7 3 0 66 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)
IN SECRET 3324 14 5 0 57 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
CHESSMASTER HEX 3276 7 3 0 54 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
MURTAGH 3332 7 9 0 51 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
HERMIT 3344 8 5 1 43 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
-EXODUS 3297 7 18 0 39 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
-NELLIE 3356 5 2 0 38 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
TANGY 3355 5 3 0 33 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)
-FALSE IDOL 3311 4 4 0 32 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
AURIT 3370 2 0 0 30 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)
YAMIKUBO 3302 3 0 1 27 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
BRIGHTLACE 3354 2 2 0 26 OF WOLF & PIXIE (338)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
NYROND 3348 1 0 0 20 FAR TRAVELERS (337)
-HOT TODDY 3389 1 0 0 13 HANGOVERS (265)
-MERCY ME 3382 2 1 0 12 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
-OLD FASHIONED 3383 2 1 0 8 HANGOVERS (265)
-HOLY COW 3390 0 1 0 1 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
ASTHMA 3393 0 1 0 IMPROVED ILLUSIO 261 IRON JUDGEMENT 449 NONE
SIGH 3394 0 1 0 IMPROVED ILLUSIO 261 STONE GOLEM 449 NONE
CAVE TROLL 3377 2 4 0 ISLE OF SKYE 58 YAMIKUBO 3302 449
PERSONAL ADS
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
SIGH was dealt death by STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
ASTHMA was butchered by IRON JUDGEMENT in a 1 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
SNARKNADO was overcome by SUPPORT GROUP in a popular 3 minute Challenge match.
JUBEI was devastated by IT'S NOT A PROBLEM in a 1 minute one-sided Title contest.
AGAIN AND AGAIN demolished M. CHARDINEE in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
THORUNDR won victory over BEACHCOMBER in a 2 minute master's fight.
HERMIT savagely defeated LEE'S REVENGE in a 1 minute master vs. novice brawl.
TANGY was vanquished by IN SECRET in a 1 minute uneven duel.
CHESSMASTER HEX overpowered BRIGHTLACE in a popular 2 minute gory uneven duel.
MURTAGH savagely defeated LEE'S REVENGE in a 4 minute brutal veteran vs. novice melee.
AURIT demolished CULT MEMBER in a 2 minute mismatched competition.
CAVE TROLL was butchered by YAMIKUBO in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
NYROND devastated VENAL CLERK in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK 4 PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 0 - 0 100 |
|WALL OF STEEL 4 PARRY-STRIKE 8 - 4 - 0 67 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 TOTAL PARRY 9 - 6 - 0 60 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 2 BASHING ATTACK 16 - 12 - 0 57 |
|BASHING ATTACK 2 AIMED BLOW 20 - 19 - 0 51 |
|STRIKING ATTACK 2 LUNGING ATTACK 23 - 22 - 2 51 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 1 WALL OF STEEL 19 - 19 - 0 50 |
|TOTAL PARRY 1 STRIKING ATTACK 11 - 14 - 0 44 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 SLASHING ATTACK 4 - 9 - 0 31 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 3 - 0 0 |
Turn 449 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 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 3 WALL OF STEEL
TOTAL PARRY 1 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 3 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 3 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 AIMED BLOW
WALL OF STEEL 3 - 1 STRIKING ATTACK 0 - 2 1 BASHING ATTACK
PARRY-STRIKE 1 - 1 1 SLASHING ATTACK
BASHING ATTACK 1 - 1 1 STRIKING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
BASHING ATTACK IT'S NOT A PROBLEM 3322 14 7 0 100 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
LUNGING ATTACK AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312 17 10 0 84 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
WALL OF STEEL THORUNDR 2654 18 15 1 82 ISLE OF SKYE (58)
AIMED BLOW SNARKNADO 3343 7 3 0 66 TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)
PARRY-STRIKE CHESSMASTER HEX 3276 7 3 0 54 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is JUBEI 3197. The most popular warrior this turn was
SNARKNADO 3343. The ten other most popular fighters were CHESSMASTER HEX 3276,
SUPPORT GROUP 3255, MURTAGH 3332, SIGH 3394, IT'S NOT A PROBLEM 3322, THORUNDR 2654,
HERMIT 3344, AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312, BEACHCOMBER 3296, and IN SECRET 3324.
The least popular fighter this week was CAVE TROLL 3377. The other ten least popular
fighters were BRIGHTLACE 3354, TANGY 3355, ASTHMA 3393, YAMIKUBO 3302, AURIT 3370,
JUBEI 3197, NYROND 3348, IN SECRET 3324, BEACHCOMBER 3296, and AGAIN AND AGAIN 3312.