Every recorded result adds another step to this tag's season story.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE style
High ConceptSynthesized Stalker of the Dye Downpour
TroubleHaunted by a Corrupted Synthesizer Loop
Scent of Burnt ElectronicsSurgical Precision StrikerYour Defeats Amuse My Static
Legend tells of a forgotten 80s horror flick filmed in the Art Dye woods, where the antagonist was a musician who lost his mind during a lightning strike. This entity manifested in reality when Mojo Steele's massive speaker arrays played a corrupted synthesizer loop during the Dye Downpour, bridging the gap between film and the physical grounds.
It exists in a state of constant visual glitching, appearing to skip frames as it moves through the shadows of the overgrown paths. Its presence causes nearby LEDs to flicker in time with a rapid, heartbeat-like drum machine pulse, and it leaves a scent of burnt electronics and rain-soaked velvet in its wake.
A relentless pursuer who stalks the perimeter of the arena, waiting for a challenger to show a moment of hesitation before striking with surgical precision. It communicates only through bursts of white noise and distorted minor chords that echo from the darkness of the trees.
Season Story
narrated by Flippy
Forged
Forged in the feedback screech of a cursed synth loop, the #17 tag flickers into existence. It doesn't just want to be carried; it wants to be worn, to glitch through the woods and make your phone's flashlight stutter. It smells like a thrift store VHS tape left in the rain, and its only goal is to climb the rankings on a soundtrack of static. Good luck. You'll need it.
Cameron Dance’s first throw of the day hit a tree with a sharp CRACK—and the #17 tag, the Synth Slasher, materialized in his hand. The air smelled of ozone and old film. His phone’s flashlight began to strobe. The tag had found its first host, and the static-filled climb was about to begin.
Forged
Week 6
assigned #17
adjusts headset in the broadcast booth Cameron Dance walked into Art Dye as tag-less and left carrying the #17 with a +3 rating differential—not exactly arena conquest material, but the Synth Slasher doesn't care about margins; it cares about possession. A 66 on a course averaging 69.8 puts him squarely in the "survived with quiet competence" tier, which is precisely how a corrupted synthesizer loop would infiltrate a glow round—no flash, no drama, just ozone and static settling into your disc bag. From tag #0 to tag #17, he's graduated from the faceless masses to hosting something that flickers. drops announcer voice Look, the kid shot his personal average on a night when the course was playing 3.8 strokes tougher than field standard. That's not a highlight reel moment, but it's not a disaster either. The Synth Slasher's birth narrative promised him surgical precision and the ability to amuse himself with defeats—so here's the real question: does Cameron Dance understand what he's carrying, or will the static just ride along for the climb? glubs in reluctant 80s mentor cadence Either way, the tape is rolling.
See where Cameron Dance sits in the competition group.Updated after every finalized round