DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/05/2025    Duedate: 12/18/2025

TRANSEL ARENA

DM 6    TURN 1048

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

KNACK MCZAPPIGAN
Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)
(6-7967) [15-4-3,138]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

KNACK MCZAPPIGAN               LITTLE JOHN
Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)         TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655)
(6-7967) [15-4-3,138]          (6-7770) [2-0-1,33]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

CLYDE                          CLYDE
CHAOS KIDS (669)               CHAOS KIDS (669)
(6-8028) [17-15-1,99]          (6-8028) [17-15-1,99]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TOP HITS (675)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655)         35 
2. Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)        33    BREWHALLA (668)
3. LANCIARII (635)               33    Unchartered Team
4. BREWHALLA (668)               23 
5. TOP HITS (675)                16    TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655)      4   0  1 100.   1/ 2 TOP HITS (675)            7  5 0
 2- 1*ERRATA (656)               1   0  0 100.   2/ 4 BREWHALLA (668)           6  2 0
 3/ 2 BREWHALLA (668)           69  40  2 63.3   3/ 1 CHAOS KIDS (669)          5  9 0
 4/ 3 BLACK AND BLUES (575)    686 530 34 56.4   4- 3 FIRST NAME BASIS (641)    4  2 0
 5/ 4 RAT PAK (277)            132 109  5 54.8   5/ 6 RAT PAK (277)             4  3 0
 6- 5 PHOENIX GUARD (677)       21  18  1 53.8   6/ 5 LANCIARII (635)           4 11 0
 7/ 8 TOP HITS (675)            47  41  5 53.4   7/ 0*TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655)     3  0 1
 8/ 7 Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)    46  41  6 52.9   8/ 7 Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)    3  4 0
 9/ 9 CHAOS KIDS (669)          74  74  2 50.0   9- 9*ERRATA (656)              1  0 0
10-11 FIRST NAME BASIS (641)   231 248 27 48.2  10-10 PHOENIX GUARD (677)       1  0 0
11/10 LANCIARII (635)          230 247  6 48.2  11-11*COVEY XIV (678)           1  4 0
12/12 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)       785 1009 23 43.8  12/12 BLACK AND BLUES (575)     1  5 0
13-13*COVEY XIV (678)            1   4  0 20.0  13/13 PSYCHO SQUAD (135)        0  4 0
14/ 0*ANGRY EDEN (476)           0   2  0  0.0  14/ 0*ANGRY EDEN (476)          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

     Busy, busy, busy, lots of things happening in TRANSEL this turn, and let's start 
with a look at some of the teams.  It seems the training can make the difference, as 
CHAOS KIDS is pushed out of top team by TOP HITS, who came from 2nd with a 3-1-0 this 
turn.  The TOP HITS guild has had a 3-1-0 turn and deserves to be watched in the 
future.  You never know where this kind of thing can lead.  And let's see, ZOTACLES 
fought KOKO TAYLOR and gained 24 points and contributed to LANCIARII's 2-3-0.  WILLOW 
has lost to MERRY MAN, falling 14 points, while helping make CHAOS KIDS a 0-5-0 turn. 
This week's Duelmaster bout was between HEMLOCK and our Duelmaster ZAPP BRANNIGAN, 
making a challenge.  The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have failed, and ZAPP 
BRANNIGAN remains TRANSEL's top warrior for another turn.  By the way, was that our 
Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the table at The Sultan's Tent?   
     Oriental wise man once say, 'Hiding behind shields prevents proper sun tanning.' 
Inscrutable, but true.  I also notice that the CHAOS KIDS stable was the most avoided 
team this turn.  Come on TRANSEL, what are you afraid of?  And avoiding CHAOS KIDS 
more than any other team we find BREWHALLA.  TRANSEL, are we going to accept, or 
respect this sort of thing?  The most challenged warrior this turn was CHAOS KIDS' 
warrior HEMLOCK.  More fighters challenged her than challenged the Duelmaster!   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  A brave warrior does not carry a red shield, he has nothing to cover 
or hide when the fight is over.  Consider well.   
     I like this place, TRANSEL, the taverns have old wine, and young serving girls.  
Who could ask for more?  Always good to rest in TRANSEL, but never good to wear out 
my welcome.  Look for me in future turns.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets 
to paper-- Alarond the Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KNACK MCZAPPIGAN 7967     SL 15   4  3 138         Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)    

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TUB THUMPING 8081         TP 15   4  0 107         TOP HITS (675)            
 OVERKILL 8010             WS 17   6  0 106         BREWHALLA (668)           
 CLYDE 8028                SL 17  15  1  99         CHAOS KIDS (669)          
 WAIMEA BLAZE 8025         LU 12   7  1  93         BREWHALLA (668)           
 HEMLOCK 8077              LU 14   9  0  92         CHAOS KIDS (669)          

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SLANG DU JOUR 8009        WS 15   8  0  90         BREWHALLA (668)           
 CO-PILOT THOR 8008        LU 15   8  1  85         BREWHALLA (668)           
 RATIGAN-RAT 7820          AB 20  20  3  83         RAT PAK (277)             
 MCKINLEY 8020             PL 17  20  2  77         BLACK AND BLUES (575)     
 KATANA-RAT 8075           ST  8   4  0  73         RAT PAK (277)             
 ZIRCOTHIAN 7971           TP 11   6  0  72         Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)    
 PAINT IT BLACK 8085       ST 12   7  2  70         TOP HITS (675)            
 BLACK BETTY 8082          LU  9  10  1  70         TOP HITS (675)                           *

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HALLUCENT 8001            SL 11  32  0  65         PSYCHO SQUAD (135)        

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SPARROW 8095              ST  6   1  0  56         PHOENIX GUARD (677)       
 MARIONETTE-RAT 8106       AB  4   7  0  55         RAT PAK (277)             

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ZOTACLES 8098             ST  6   3  0  49         LANCIARII (635)                          *
 PSYCHO KILLER 8083        BA  7  12  1  46         TOP HITS (675)            
 SMURF-RAT 7712            LU  6   5  0  41         RAT PAK (277)             
-ZILA 7778                 AB  1   0  0  41         ERRATA (656)              
 KOKO TAYLOR 8108          LU 10   9  1  40         BLACK AND BLUES (575)                    *

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LITTLE JOHN 7770          PS  2   0  1  33         TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655)     
-GREGG 8135                ST  3   1  0  28         FIRST NAME BASIS (641)                   *
-GINA 8141                     2   0  0  24         FIRST NAME BASIS (641)                   [ST-WS]

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 XENOCRIS 7999             PS  6   5  0  23         LANCIARII (635)           
 MERRY MAN 7773                1   0  0  18         TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655)                    [LU-PL-ST-TP]
 DRACONEN 8144                 1   0  0  14         LANCIARII (635)                          [LU-PL-ST-TP]
-MARTY 8136                    2   2  0  11         FIRST NAME BASIS (641)                   [LU-ST]
-CHRONIC RIBBON 8117           1   0  0   9         COVEY XIV (678)                          [PR-ST-WS]
 WILLOW 8131                   2   1  0   7         CHAOS KIDS (669)                         [ST-WS]
 COLLAPAS 8132             ST  1   4  0   7         LANCIARII (635)                          *
 SHERWOOD 7771                 1   0  0   5         TEAN NOTTINGHAM (655)                    [LU-PL-ST-TP]
-FUTILE LIST 8119              0   1  0   3         COVEY XIV (678)                          [AB-BA-LU-SL-ST]

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CHARRED SHRUBBER 5508   0  1 0 ANGRY EDEN 476       JAKON STARSTRIKE      1048 NONE
DIS GRACE D SCIO 5509   0  1 0 ANGRY EDEN 476       KOLDIS THE CRAFT      1048 NONE
CHAD 8125               2  7 0 CHAOS KIDS 669       JAKON STARSTRIKE      1048 NONE
QUICK AND DEAD 8143     0  1 0 CHAOS KIDS 669       SOLARIN THE SILE      1048 NONE
BARTHONY 8129           1  5 0 LANCIARII 635        LITTLE JOHN 7770      1048  
ZAPP OUT 8145           0  1 0 Z.A.P.P. MASTERS 665 VAREN D'KENSIS        1048 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CHAD was butchered by JAKON STARSTRIKE in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
CHARRED SHRUBBERY was slaughtered by JAKON STARSTRIKE in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
ZAPP OUT was murdered by VAREN D'KENSIS in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
DIS GRACE D SCION was viciously butchered by KOLDIS THE CRAFTY in a 1 minute brawl.
QUICK AND DEAD was slain by SOLARIN THE SILENT in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
ZAPP BRANNIGAN vanquished HEMLOCK in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
CO-PILOT THOR savagely defeated ZIRCOTHIAN in a 4 minute master's Challenge brawl.
WAIMEA BLAZE overcame RATIGAN-RAT in a 1 minute Challenge melee.
CLYDE was unbelievably bested by TUB THUMPING in a popular 4 minute expert's duel.
SLANG DU JOUR was vanquished by KNACK MCZAPPIGAN in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
OVERKILL beat MCKINLEY in a 1 minute gory veteran's melee.
HALLUCENT was subdued by BLACK BETTY in a 1 minute master's match.
KATANA-RAT handily defeated PSYCHO KILLER in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
MARIONETTE-RAT was subdued by PAINT IT BLACK in a popular 1 minute brawl.
KOKO TAYLOR was handily defeated by ZOTACLES in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.
XENOCRIS was devastated by SMURF-RAT in a 2 minute uneven duel.
BARTHONY was executed by LITTLE JOHN in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched brawl.
WILLOW was beaten by MERRY MAN in a 2 minute novice's match.
COLLAPAS was narrowly defeated by SHERWOOD in a unpopular 11 minute novice's match.
DRACONEN devastated MORDANT DESERTER in a 2 minute one-sided contest.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   8         PARRY-STRIKE       6 -   4 -  1      60  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   5 -  0      58  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         LUNGING ATTACK    32 -  24 -  3      57  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  4         AIMED BLOW         9 -   7 -  0      56  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         STRIKING ATTACK   29 -  25 -  2      54  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         PARRY-LUNGE        8 -   7 -  1      53  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         WALL OF STEEL     10 -  12 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         TOTAL PARRY       13 -  16 -  0      45  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK   13 -  21 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         BASHING ATTACK     5 -  17 -  1      23  |

Turn 1048 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:

STRIKING ATTACK    4 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  3         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     5 -  3     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  3         2  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1     AIMED BLOW         0 -  3         2  WALL OF STEEL  
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  TOTAL PARRY    
TOTAL PARRY        2 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  AIMED BLOW     
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  KNACK MCZAPPIGAN 7967      15   4  3  138 Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)
TOTAL PARRY      TUB THUMPING 8081          15   4  0  107 TOP HITS (675)
WALL OF STEEL    OVERKILL 8010              17   6  0  106 BREWHALLA (668)
LUNGING ATTACK   WAIMEA BLAZE 8025          12   7  1   93 BREWHALLA (668)
STRIKING ATTACK  KATANA-RAT 8075             8   4  0   73 RAT PAK (277)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CLYDE 8028.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
CLYDE 8028.  The ten other most popular fighters were CO-PILOT THOR 8008, MERRY MAN 
7773, ZOTACLES 8098, WAIMEA BLAZE 8025, TUB THUMPING 8081, BLACK BETTY 8082, 
KATANA-RAT 8075, PAINT IT BLACK 8085, LITTLE JOHN 7770, and DRACONEN 8144.

The least popular fighter this week was SHERWOOD 7771.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were COLLAPAS 8132, SMURF-RAT 7712, XENOCRIS 7999, PSYCHO KILLER 8083, 
HALLUCENT 8001, MCKINLEY 8020, RATIGAN-RAT 7820, ZIRCOTHIAN 7971, HEMLOCK 8077, and 
ZAPP OUT 8145.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

ZAPP BRANNIGAN (6-7982) Z.A.P.P. MASTERS (665)