The Chaintrix
Feb 09 - Apr 19, 2026
Current Holder
Chris Fox
Capstan Doctrine
The Tape Never Stops Moving
Rewind Is Not an Option
Aspects refreshed Feb 12, 2026
Emerged when the Chaintrix's architects realized players needed more than recording - they needed unstoppable forward motion. The Capstan Doctrine manifested as the system's answer to stagnation, converting the simple rubber wheel that pulls VHS tape into cosmic imperative that pulls players through their fates.
Manifests as an eternally rotating rubber wheel wrapped in neon perspective grid lines, its surface worn smooth by infinite footage pulled past its circumference. Emits a perpetual mechanical whir that players report hearing in their sleep between simulations, accompanied by pink-to-purple gradient afterglow. VHS tracking line distortion radiates outward from its center like magnetic field lines made visible, each distortion wave representing another player being pulled inexorably forward through their next simulation.
Acts as the physical manifestation of 'show up or get eaten' - players who miss events experience what happens when tape keeps moving but the content isn't there: catastrophic mechanical failure.
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Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
adjusts headset Welcome back to The Culling. Let's check the survival board... shuffles papers ...oh, this one didn't end well for the status quo.
Born in the static between timelines, Tag #37—Capstan Doctrine—didn’t just emerge. It reeled itself in, a VHS prophet spun from the realization that disc golf’s true enemy isn’t trees, wind, or your own foot fault. It’s standing still.
Forged in the Chaintrix’s backrooms where rankings rewrite reality, this tag hums with the frequency of forward motion. Its neon grid lines aren’t decoration—they’re tractor beams. That whirring? Not a sound. It’s a countdown.
You don’t carry the Capstan Doctrine. It pulls you. And trust me, after hearing that hum in your dreams, you’ll show up to league—just to stay ahead of the tape.
drops mic, immediately regrets it
Look, it’s just a piece of rubber and glow-in-the-dark ink. But sure, let me make it DRAMATIC…
adjusts headset Welcome back to The Culling. Let’s check the survival board… shuffles papers …oh, this one didn’t end well for stagnation.
Tag #37—Capstan Doctrine—found Chris Fox during a mandatory equipment audit, though “found” implies equality. The tag was already humming in his bag before he remembered packing it. Players report hearing its VHS whir between rounds, a low-grade urgency in the bones. Chris swears he didn’t believe in fate—until his drives started finding chains before he threw them.
The Doctrine doesn’t wait. It reels.
drops announcer voice Look, it’s just a glow-in-the-dark tag and confirmation bias. But sure, let me make it DRAMATIC…