DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

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

IAYE ARENA

DM 30    TURN 1030

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PROSPECTOR WILLIE
BOOT HILL (522)
(30-5994) [9-1-0,121]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PROSPECTOR WILLIE              TACO TUESDAY
BOOT HILL (522)                THE DONALD'S DELI (533)
(30-5994) [9-1-0,121]          (30-6110) [4-3-0,37]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

SELLSWORD                      SELLSWORD
HARD KNOCKS (531)              HARD KNOCKS (531)
(30-6076) [9-3-0,85]           (30-6076) [9-3-0,85]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

CLOWDER W/ CLAWS (529)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HARD KNOCKS (531)             55 
2. THE YOUNG ONES (455)          32    HARD KNOCKS (531)
3. LENPROS (145)                 22    Unchartered Team
4. YAMA BUSHI (49)               10 
5. THE DONALD'S DELI (533)       5     THE DONALD'S DELI (533)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 HARD KNOCKS (531)         39  20  3 66.1   1/ 1 CLOWDER W/ CLAWS (529)    7  7 0
 2/ 2 LENPROS (145)            2039 1192 74 63.1   2/ 5 HARD KNOCKS (531)         6  4 0
 3/ 3 BOOT HILL (522)           33  24  2 57.9   3/ 2 THE YOUNG ONES (455)      6  5 2
 4/ 4 THE YOUNG ONES (455)      86  64  8 57.3   4/ 4 LENPROS (145)             4  6 0
 5/ 5 CLOWDER W/ CLAWS (529)    47  42  1 52.8   5/ 3 YAMA BUSHI (49)           3  1 0
 6/ 7 YAMA BUSHI (49)          204 237  8 46.3   6/ 6 BOOT HILL (522)           3  2 0
 7/ 6*THE DONALD'S DELI (533)    4   6  0 40.0   7/ 7*THE DONALD'S DELI (533)   1  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

              **********************************************************

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

     Ready for some action-packed adventure, some thrills, chills and spills?  Well 
fergit it, cause this is the Spyreport for IAYE.  HARD KNOCKS like really fought hard 
to move up to 2nd from 5th.  Way to go!  MVP award for KRIEGHUND?  HARD KNOCKS' proud 
of him after beating TRY ME and getting 20 points.  Talk about yer big time losers!  
JOHNNY RINGO got smashed by TET OFFENSIVE, and lost 15 points!  PROSPECTOR WILLIE 
thinks his 9-1-0 and studly character is good enough to face up to the Duelmaster.  
Any bets?  Was that a tear I saw in PROSPECTOR WILLIE's eye, as he took over 
Duelmastership?  And wasn't =^.^= fit to be tied!  Is the Duelmaster really being a 
real snob to his teammates?  Don't ask me!   
     AAARRGH!!!  I HATE SPYREPORTING!!!  Sorry.  I just had to say it.  THE YOUNG 
ONES was the most avoided team.  Is a 86-64-8 record really that scary?  Is there 
some deep dark secret why HARD KNOCKS' been avoiding THE YOUNG ONES so much?  Or is 
it just that they're too scared?  Can BOOT HILL's PROSPECTOR WILLIE be more popular 
than me?  He was challenged the most, but is that really the same?   
     Challenges, revenges, Bloodfeuds.  All IAYE ever talks about is fighting!  Me, 
I'm more laid back.  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 know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really should stop.  I had 
a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PROSPECTOR WILLIE 5994    SL  9   1  0 121         BOOT HILL (522)           

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MAX 5995                  TP 23   6  0  95         LENPROS (145)             
 =^.^= 6054                PL 12   6  0  92         CLOWDER W/ CLAWS (529)    
 TENDER FURY 6078          TP 10   4  0  92         HARD KNOCKS (531)         

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BAZ 6100                  ST  9   1  2  88         THE YOUNG ONES (455)      
 KRIEGHUND 6077            BA 10   4  3  87         HARD KNOCKS (531)         
 SELLSWORD 6076            SL  9   3  0  85         HARD KNOCKS (531)         
 NEAL 4710                 TP 16  18  0  84         THE YOUNG ONES (455)      
 KIEL-SAN 2305             LU  8   2  1  74         YAMA BUSHI (49)           
-WU-SAN 2308               ST  6   1  0  68         YAMA BUSHI (49)           

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE PREACHER 5979         LU 10   8  0  66         BOOT HILL (522)           
 TRY ME 6055               TP 11   7  0  65         CLOWDER W/ CLAWS (529)    
 CALAMITY JANE 5993        AB  6   3  1  60         BOOT HILL (522)           

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BACKSTABBATH 6053         AB  8  10  0  56         CLOWDER W/ CLAWS (529)    
 MURDER MITTENS 6052       SL  8  10  1  49         CLOWDER W/ CLAWS (529)    
 AUNT SADIE 6085           ST  7   3  0  49         LENPROS (145)             
 RULE OF THUMB 6080        WS  8   4  0  44         HARD KNOCKS (531)         
 MARY CATHERINE 6083       TP  9   6  0  40         LENPROS (145)                            *
 TACO TUESDAY 6110         WS  4   3  0  37         THE DONALD'S DELI (533)   

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SNUFFY 6091               AB  4   5  0  32         LENPROS (145)             
 TET OFFENSIVE 6084        BA  2   4  0  32         HARD KNOCKS (531)         

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WARLOCK 6101              WS  5   5  1  29         THE YOUNG ONES (455)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LORD MONTY 6117               1   0  0  20         THE YOUNG ONES (455)                     ???
 KENDAL MINTCAKE 6089          1   0  1  14         THE YOUNG ONES (455)                     ???
 JOHNNY RINGO 6018         LU  2   3  0  11         BOOT HILL (522)                          *

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
FRIENDLY CONSTAB        0  0 0                      KENDAL MINTCAKE 6089  1030 NONE
HISS-SPIT-HIDE 6058     8  9 0 CLOWDER W/ CLAWS 529 BAZ 6100              1029  
DA5 6120                0  1 0 THE DONALD'S DEL 533 DARK CHAMPION         1030 NONE
IOSO-SAN 2307           0 10 0 YAMA BUSHI 49        WARLOCK 6101          1027 REVENGED

                                     PERSONAL ADS

ALL -- Blood on a purple robe darkens the robe. IAYE happiness, loyalty, honor. We 
wish upon you. -- Sage-San

Try me -- Done good battle. -- Kiel-san

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA5 was dealt death by DARK CHAMPION in a crowd pleasing 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
PROSPECTOR WILLIE demolished =^.^= in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge Title melee.
TENDER FURY savagely defeated NEAL in a unpopular 24 minute master's Challenge duel.
KRIEGHUND overpowered TRY ME in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
KIEL-SAN devastated BACKSTABBATH in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
RULE OF THUMB bested TACO TUESDAY in a crowd pleasing 6 minute bloody Challenge match.
BAZ overpowered CALAMITY JANE in a 1 minute uneven melee.
MAX won victory over SELLSWORD in a popular 3 minute expert's duel.
THE PREACHER viciously subdued MARY CATHERINE in a popular 3 minute gory duel.
AUNT SADIE overpowered VISITING ORC in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
MURDER MITTENS overpowered WARLOCK in a 1 minute one-sided match.
JOHNNY RINGO was devastated by TET OFFENSIVE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
KENDAL MINTCAKE murdered FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 1 minute mismatched match.
LORD MONTY overpowered TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   1 -  0      86  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      5         STRIKING ATTACK   20 -   9 -  2      69  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   4         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -   5 -  0      58  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         LUNGING ATTACK     7 -   5 -  1      58  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         TOTAL PARRY       29 -  23 -  0      56  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         WALL OF STEEL     12 -  10 -  1      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         AIMED BLOW         6 -  10 -  0      38  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -  18 -  1      31  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   2 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 1030 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    2 -  0     TOTAL PARRY        2 -  3         3  TOTAL PARRY    
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      1 -  2         2  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    4 -  1     AIMED BLOW         0 -  2         2  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  2     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  1         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                              PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  PROSPECTOR WILLIE 5994      9   1  0  121 BOOT HILL (522)
TOTAL PARRY      MAX 5995                   23   6  0   95 LENPROS (145)
PARRY-LUNGE      =^.^= 6054                 12   6  0   92 CLOWDER W/ CLAWS (529)
STRIKING ATTACK  BAZ 6100                    9   1  2   88 THE YOUNG ONES (455)
BASHING ATTACK   KRIEGHUND 6077             10   4  3   87 HARD KNOCKS (531)
LUNGING ATTACK   KIEL-SAN 2305               8   2  1   74 YAMA BUSHI (49)
AIMED BLOW       CALAMITY JANE 5993          6   3  1   60 BOOT HILL (522)
WALL OF STEEL    RULE OF THUMB 6080          8   4  0   44 HARD KNOCKS (531)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is SELLSWORD 6076.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was SELLSWORD 6076.  The ten other most popular fighters were THE PREACHER 5979, TACO 
TUESDAY 6110, DA5 6120, KRIEGHUND 6077, PROSPECTOR WILLIE 5994, KIEL-SAN 2305, RULE 
OF THUMB 6080, BAZ 6100, MAX 5995, and AUNT SADIE 6085.

The least popular fighter this week was NEAL 4710.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were TENDER FURY 6078, JOHNNY RINGO 6018, WARLOCK 6101, CALAMITY JANE 5993, 
BACKSTABBATH 6053, TRY ME 6055, =^.^= 6054, LORD MONTY 6117, KENDAL MINTCAKE 6089, 
and MARY CATHERINE 6083.