DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/03/2025    Duedate: 12/16/2025

MALCORN ARENA

DM 15    TURN 1043

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

MOLE
GREENWARDENS (244)
(15-6131) [18-43-0,120]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

MOLE                           MAGGOT CHEESE
GREENWARDENS (244)             SATAN'S MENU (587)
(15-6131) [18-43-0,120]        (15-6127) [6-1-0,73]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

MOLE                           PITA PITA PA
GREENWARDENS (244)             EGGS & CHORIZO (585)
(15-6131) [18-43-0,120]        (15-6140) [20-12-0,86]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

NEON JOCKS (591)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. RX MEX2 '84 (598)             19 
2. SATAN'S MENU (587)            19 TOURNAMENT BLUES 15 (580)
3. EGGS & CHORIZO (585)          16    Unchartered Team
4. CLUTCH A PILLOW (593)         13 
5. NEON JOCKS (591)              12    CLUTCH A PILLOW (593)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*CLUTCH A PILLOW (593)      7   0  0 100.   1/ 1 NEON JOCKS (591)          6  7 1
 2- 1*WRATHMEN 25-26 (597)       5   0  0 100.   2/ 5 EGGS & CHORIZO (585)      5  3 0
 3/ 0*RX MEX2 '84 (598)          1   0  0 100.   3/ 3*SATAN'S MENU (587)        4  0 0
 4/ 2*SATAN'S MENU (587)         8   1  0 88.9   4- 2*WRATHMEN 25-26 (597)      2  0 0
 5- 3 SISTER MARGARET'S (590)   14   5  1 73.7   5/ 7 GREENWARDENS (244)        2  4 0
 6- 4 DENTIST FREESTYLE (562)   84  52  5 61.8   6- 4 SISTER MARGARET'S (590)   1  0 0
 7/ 0 TOURNAMENT BLUES 15 (580) 58  42  2 58.0   7/ 0*CLUTCH A PILLOW (593)     1  0 0
 8/ 5 NEON JOCKS (591)          96  77  7 55.5   8/ 0*RX MEX2 '84 (598)         1  0 0
 9/ 6 EGGS & CHORIZO (585)     104  96  3 52.0   9/ 0 TOURNAMENT BLUES 15 (580) 1  1 0
10/ 7 GREENWARDENS (244)       1317 1723 39 43.3  10- 6 DENTIST FREESTYLE (562)   0  1 0
11- 8*COVEY XVI (596)            0   1  0  0.0  11- 8*COVEY XVI (596)           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

     Well, what are you looking at, MALCORN?  Ain't you never seen Snide Clemens 
before?  Ah, shaddup and listen to my news.  If this keeps up, DENTIST FREESTYLE, 
you'll have to shine swords instead of use them.  A drop of 4 in the rankings?  EGGS 
& CHORIZO turned their 3-2-0 turn into a 2nd place rank in the listings this turn.  
Any better than this, and you get put on hit lists.  Of course, we're all terribly 
impressed to see E. HEMINGWAY win a fight and gain 19 points, terribly.  Tsk, tsk, 
FOR REAL FOR REAL beat WILLIE JOHNSON and WILLIE JOHNSON lost 11 points.  You're 
breakin' my heart.  YOUR EX-WIFE challenged MALCORN's Duelmaster for a shot at the 
throne.  And if variety is the spice of life, MALCORN may be getting bland, as MOLE 
stays top dog in the city.  Kickbacks and bribes, kickbacks and bribes, how else do 
you think some of these guys win their fights?  Skill?  Ha!   
     He who fights and runs away will live to fight another day, the coward.  What's 
the big D?  NEON JOCKS was the most avoided team?  Bunch of lily livered... 
grumble... mumble... curse...  And who led the way in this mass act of cowardice?  
Let's see, well, whatcha know?  It was EGGS & CHORIZO.  Ha ha ha ha!  Ooh, I'm 
frightfully impressed, SHARK CARCAS was this turn's most challenged warrior.  Watch 
that ego swell, sports fans.   
     Some people like volunteer work in the hospitals.  I volunteer for MALCORN's 
morgue.  More variety.  Honor is like a chainmail shirt, it only shines through use.  
Certain nameless cowards will doubtless rebuke me on this one.   
     There's got to be a better place in MALCORN to get a drink than Drake's 
Barbecue!  Any suggestions?  Well, I've had enough of this drivel, and I'm sure you 
have too.  Off like a dirty shirt of padded leather.  Paste this one in your 
scrapbooks, you'll need the kindling come this winter-- Snide Clemens  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MOLE 6131                 ST 18  43  0 120         GREENWARDENS (244)                       *

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DEADPOOL 6159             LU 14   1  1 169         SISTER MARGARET'S (590)   
 LATIMORE 6073             TP 18  13  0 104         TOURNAMENT BLUES 15 (580) 
 FOXY 6116                 TP 25  15  0 100         EGGS & CHORIZO (585)      
 ESTUPIDO 6114             LU 23  19  0 100         EGGS & CHORIZO (585)      
 HEAVYWEIGHT 6187          LU 18  17  0  95         NEON JOCKS (591)          
 YOUR EX-WIFE 6170         SL 13  15  2  91         EGGS & CHORIZO (585)                 *

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PITA PITA PA 6140         AB 20  12  0  86         EGGS & CHORIZO (585)      
 DANCING TROLL 6141        PR 11  46  1  80         GREENWARDENS (244)        
-SWEET GYPSY 6257          ST  5   0  0  80         WRATHMEN 25-26 (597)      
 MAGGOT CHEESE 6127        TP  6   1  0  73         SATAN'S MENU (587)        

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FOR REAL FOR REAL 6208    ST  4   0  0  60         CLUTCH A PILLOW (593)                    *
 THE NATURAL 6251          AB  5   4  0  57         NEON JOCKS (591)          

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PINCH HITTER 6250         AB  5   3  0  45         NEON JOCKS (591)          
 WILLIE JOHNSON 6072       WS  8   8  0  40         TOURNAMENT BLUES 15 (580) 

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SHARK CARCAS 6125         AB  2   0  0  21         SATAN'S MENU (587)                       *

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 E. HEMINGWAY 6270             1   0  0  19         RX MEX2 '84 (598)                        ???
-CAPYBARA 6247             AB  0   1  0   7         COVEY XVI (596)           
 WILLIE 6264               TP  1   1  0   4         EGGS & CHORIZO (585)                 *

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DARK JOCK 6277          0  1 0 NEON JOCKS 591       SPYMASTER             1043 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DARK JOCK was butchered by SPYMASTER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
YOUR EX-WIFE was subdued by MOLE in a 2 minute gory veteran's Challenge Title melee.
PITA PITA PA viciously subdued DANCING TROLL in a 2 minute master's Challenge brawl.
LATIMORE luckily beat HEAVYWEIGHT in a action packed 5 minute master's competition.
FOXY devastated VETERAN MERCENARY in a crowd pleasing 1 minute mismatched match.
ESTUPIDO savagely defeated VETERAN MERCENARY in a action packed 4 minute uneven melee.
MAGGOT CHEESE vanquished PINCH HITTER in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
THE NATURAL overpowered AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided fight.
WILLIE JOHNSON was overpowered by FOR REAL FOR REAL in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
WILLIE was devastated by E. HEMINGWAY in a 5 minute brutal mismatched conflict.
SHARK CARCAS demolished PERSISTENT BEGGAR in a 1 minute one-sided brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|TOTAL PARRY                      4         TOTAL PARRY       10 -   3 -  0      77  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         LUNGING ATTACK    19 -   9 -  0      68  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         STRIKING ATTACK   15 -   8 -  0      65  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK   12 -   9 -  2      57  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    2         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         AIMED BLOW        16 -  17 -  0      48  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK     4 -   5 -  1      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  11 -  0       0  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 1043 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    3 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        4 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  TOTAL PARRY    
AIMED BLOW         2 -  2     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         2  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  2         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      LATIMORE 6073              18  13  0  104 TOURNAMENT BLUES 15 (580)
LUNGING ATTACK   ESTUPIDO 6114              23  19  0  100 EGGS & CHORIZO (585)
AIMED BLOW       PITA PITA PA 6140          20  12  0   86 EGGS & CHORIZO (585)
STRIKING ATTACK  FOR REAL FOR REAL 6208      4   0  0   60 CLUTCH A PILLOW (593)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is MOLE 6131.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
PITA PITA PA 6140.  The ten other most popular fighters were HEAVYWEIGHT 6187, 
ESTUPIDO 6114, E. HEMINGWAY 6270, YOUR EX-WIFE 6170, MOLE 6131, FOXY 6116, MAGGOT 
CHEESE 6127, THE NATURAL 6251, WILLIE 6264, and FOR REAL FOR REAL 6208.

The least popular fighter this week was WILLIE JOHNSON 6072.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were LATIMORE 6073, PINCH HITTER 6250, DANCING TROLL 6141, DARK JOCK 
6277, SHARK CARCAS 6125, FOR REAL FOR REAL 6208, WILLIE 6264, THE NATURAL 6251, 
MAGGOT CHEESE 6127, and FOXY 6116.