DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/08/2025    Duedate: 12/20/2025

NIANIA ARENA

DM 2    TURN 935

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ASKELON
VULGAR UNICORN (735)
(2-6827) [11-3-0,120]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ASKELON                        VALZAR
VULGAR UNICORN (735)           OF WOLF & DROW (764)
(2-6827) [11-3-0,120]          (2-6877) [6-2-0,54]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

LAW                            JAR
STEEL ARMS (658)               RESURRECTION (570)
(2-5574) [14-6-0,64]           (2-6930) [4-7-0,31]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

RESURRECTION (570)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. METAL CHURCH (762)            45 
2. VULGAR UNICORN (735)          40    VULGAR UNICORN (735)
3. RESURRECTION (570)            18    Unchartered Team
4. OF WOLF & DROW (764)          5  
5. DEEP ELVES (384)              -6    OF WOLF & DROW (764)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*THAT ONE GUY (765)         8   2  0 80.0   1/ 1 RESURRECTION (570)       11  4 2
 2/ 2 VULGAR UNICORN (735)     138  87  4 61.3   2/ 4 VULGAR UNICORN (735)      6  8 0
 3/ 3 STEEL ARMS (658)          29  23  2 55.8   3/ 2 DEEP ELVES (384)          5  5 0
 4/ 4 DEEP ELVES (384)         126 107  8 54.1   4- 5 HARLEQUINS (577)          4  5 0
 5- 5 HARLEQUINS (577)         221 198 10 52.7   5/ 3 METAL CHURCH (762)        4 11 0
 6/ 6 RESURRECTION (570)       231 232 21 49.9   6/ 8*OF WOLF & DROW (764)      3  3 0
 7/ 9*OF WOLF & DROW (764)      10  11  0 47.6   7/ 7 STEEL ARMS (658)          2  1 0
 8/ 8 AB-NORMALS (731)         326 359 18 47.6   8/ 6 AB-NORMALS (731)          2  5 0
 9/ 7 METAL CHURCH (762)        53  59  6 47.3   9/ 9 DEADLY DANCERS (424)      1  1 0
10/10 DEADLY DANCERS (424)      21  26  1 44.7  10-10*THAT ONE GUY (765)        0  1 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

     Oh, hi.  Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte.  Thought I'd check out NIANIA to see 
what's new.  MVP award for HITMAN?  METAL CHURCH's proud of her after beating LAW and 
getting 25 points.  Talk about yer big time losers!  LAW got smashed by HITMAN, and 
lost 19 points!  Don't you think the Duelmaster is being unfair?  I think ASKELON 
should let GODS OF WRATH be Duelmaster for a while, without fighting about it.  I 
hear the top team insists all their warriors get nine hours sleep.  They want 
photogenic fighters for PR photos.   
     AAARRGH!!!  I HATE SPYREPORTING!!!  Sorry.  I just had to say it.  The warriors 
of RESURRECTION must be getting lonely.  They were the most avoided team.  Do you 
guys know something that I don't?  Hhmph!  What kind of warriors are DEEP ELVES?  
RESURRECTION, an easy team to beat if I ever saw one, can't get them to accept an 
invitation!  Can VULGAR UNICORN's HAKIEM be more popular than me?  He was challenged 
the most, but is that really the same?  GOSOSOSOS is being unfair.  He's challenged 
down 19 against RESTINPIECES.  I don't know why they let this stuff go on.  (I'd 
better shut up) I was sorry to see such an unfair "fight" in NIANIA.  GOSOSOSOS got 6 
points after beating RESTINPIECES, 19 points below him.  Some fights are really 
unfair.  How do you think HAKIEM feels about being challenged by GALADRIEL, 18 points 
above him?  GALADRIEL beat HAKIEM.  No surprise about that.  Really I'm not surprised 
GALADRIEL would do such a scummy thing, either.   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  What if they had a fight and nobody showed 
up?  I'd be out of a job, that's what!!!   
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I gotta leave.  NIANIA is like such a dump, and you guys smell too much!  I 
had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ASKELON 6827              AB 11   3  0 120         VULGAR UNICORN (735)      

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HITMAN 6845               AB 13  10  3  88         METAL CHURCH (762)        
-RHYR 6733                 ST 12   4  0  88         HARLEQUINS (577)          
-CLEM FANDANGO 6884        LU  7   2  0  81         THAT ONE GUY (765)        
 JUBAL 6854                BA  6   1  0  75         VULGAR UNICORN (735)      
 GODS OF WRATH 6844        AB 15   8  1  73         METAL CHURCH (762)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LAW 5574                  LU 14   6  0  64         STEEL ARMS (658)          
 RAM SHAM 6807             BA 15  13  1  62         DEEP ELVES (384)          
 GOSOSOSOS 6925            SL  9   3  0  60         RESURRECTION (570)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VALZAR 6877               ST  6   2  0  54         OF WOLF & DROW (764)      
-KODON 6934                ST  5   2  0  54         HARLEQUINS (577)          
 CHYLEYA 5225              PR 12  12  1  53         RESURRECTION (570)        
 ICA BRIGHTLITE 6880       PL 12   9  1  50         AB-NORMALS (731)          
 NILOETH 6876              PL  4   5  0  40         OF WOLF & DROW (764)      
 PIE IN YOUR EYE 6856      PR  8   6  0  39         DEEP ELVES (384)          
 RESTINPIECES 6871         PS  8  12  0  36         METAL CHURCH (762)                       *

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 JAR 6930                  PL  4   7  0  31         RESURRECTION (570)        

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MOONWALK 6872             BA  2   2  0  31         DEADLY DANCERS (424)      
 GOSERERER 6920            PS  6   7  2  30         RESURRECTION (570)        
 =^.^= V2 6915             LU  5   9  0  30         AB-NORMALS (731)          
 GALADRIEL 6919            WS  5   2  0  28         DEEP ELVES (384)          
 JOS 6944                  ST  3   1  0  24         RESURRECTION (570)        

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-GONGAN 6932               BA  5   3  0  18         HARLEQUINS (577)          
 ELLADAN 6933              WS  2   3  0  16         DEEP ELVES (384)          
 FAKE HEALER 6957          WS  1   0  0  16         METAL CHURCH (762)                       *
 HAKIEM 6838               SL  1   2  0   9         VULGAR UNICORN (735)      
 SEA NYMPH 6945            AB  1   2  0   5         DEEP ELVES (384)          

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
POKEY-MON 6878          7 12 1 AB-NORMALS 731       CHYLEYA 5225           933  
ISENSAAR 6931           3  4 0 HARLEQUINS 577       GOSERERER 6920         933  
NIGHTMARE 6956          0  1 0 METAL CHURCH 762     HIGH ELF               935 NONE
RANDO THIEF 16 6954     0  1 0 VULGAR UNICORN 735   BANDIT PRINCE          935 NONE
RANDO THIEF 17 6955     0  1 0 VULGAR UNICORN 735   DARK CHAMPION          935 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

RANDO THIEF 16 was butchered by BANDIT PRINCE in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
RANDO THIEF 17 was viciously butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute battle.
NIGHTMARE was murdered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
GOSOSOSOS vanquished RESTINPIECES in a popular 1 minute mismatched Challenge brawl.
GALADRIEL defeated HAKIEM in a 2 minute Challenge match.
PIE IN YOUR EYE bested =^.^= V2 in a 3 minute gruesome Challenge brawl.
ELLADAN was defeated by JAR in a 4 minute novice vs. master Challenge struggle.
ASKELON handily defeated GODS OF WRATH in a 2 minute gruesome uneven Title melee.
RAM SHAM was viciously subdued by JUBAL in a action packed 1 minute gruesome fight.
LAW was overpowered by HITMAN in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
CHYLEYA overcame NILOETH in a 3 minute bout.
ICA BRIGHTLITE defeated MOONWALK in a 1 minute match.
VALZAR demolished JOS in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
GOSERERER devastated OSKSI NOBLE in a 1 minute one-sided battle.
SEA NYMPH was devastated by FAKE HEALER in a 2 minute mismatched bout.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       5         STRIKING ATTACK   31 -  18 -  0      63  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   4         SLASHING ATTACK   16 -  12 -  1      57  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      3         BASHING ATTACK    15 -  12 -  0      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         AIMED BLOW        21 -  17 -  0      55  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  3         PARRY-STRIKE      13 -  14 -  2      48  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   7 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-LUNGE       13 -  17 -  0      43  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    16 -  23 -  1      41  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      5 -  11 -  1      31  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         TOTAL PARRY        3 -  12 -  2      20  |

Turn 935 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      2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         2 -  3         3  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-LUNGE        2 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  2         2  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  3         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  2         2  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0         2  SLASHING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       ASKELON 6827               11   3  0  120 VULGAR UNICORN (735)
BASHING ATTACK   JUBAL 6854                  6   1  0   75 VULGAR UNICORN (735)
LUNGING ATTACK   LAW 5574                   14   6  0   64 STEEL ARMS (658)
SLASHING ATTACK  GOSOSOSOS 6925              9   3  0   60 RESURRECTION (570)
STRIKING ATTACK  VALZAR 6877                 6   2  0   54 OF WOLF & DROW (764)
PARRY-LUNGE      ICA BRIGHTLITE 6880        12   9  1   50 AB-NORMALS (731)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    PIE IN YOUR EYE 6856        8   6  0   39 DEEP ELVES (384)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is LAW 5574.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
JAR 6930.  The ten other most popular fighters were =^.^= V2 6915, GOSOSOSOS 6925, 
ASKELON 6827, JUBAL 6854, RANDO THIEF 17 6955, PIE IN YOUR EYE 6856, CHYLEYA 5225, 
VALZAR 6877, GALADRIEL 6919, and HAKIEM 6838.

The least popular fighter this week was JOS 6944.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were MOONWALK 6872, LAW 5574, RAM SHAM 6807, ELLADAN 6933, NIGHTMARE 6956, 
FAKE HEALER 6957, SEA NYMPH 6945, NILOETH 6876, GODS OF WRATH 6844, and RESTINPIECES 
6871.