Dead Mans Hand @ River Bottoms
Apr 22 - Jun 17, 2026
Current Holder
Craig Bennett
Hangman's Mark
The Noose That Forgot to Tighten
Target on My Forearm
In the early days of the Deadlands, the first competitor to survive the culling did so by slipping the noose meant for them - a rope that refused to tighten around their neck. The frontier, impressed by this defiance, branded the survivor with a permanent mark as proof of their worthiness. Now all who escape elimination carry that same spectral brand, a declaration that they have been judged and found worthy of remembrance.
The Hangman's Mark appears as a dark, rope-like brand that wraps around the bearer's forearm in the shape of a loosened noose, with faint golden threads running through it like embers. The mark glows briefly with crimson light when the bearer achieves dominance or escapes elimination. It cannot be removed - only earned through survival. The brand feels warm to the touch, as if the rope that marked them still carries the heat of the frontier's judgment.
The Mark serves as both badge of survival and target - it identifies the bearer as proven worthy of remembrance, marking them as valuable targets for rivals seeking to claim a Mark-bearer's status for themselves. This creates eternal tension: the mark proves worth but also attracts those who would see the marked fall.
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Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
adjusts headset Another week, another +30 over his 897 PDGA rating—927 at Cottonwood Call, good for a six-spot climb from #11 to #5. The Hangman's Mark is less a survival token and more a grappling hook at this point, dragging Bennett up the ranks while the House's double-point holes just gave him extra rope. tips digital hat The frontier's still blinking, and this drifter's making the culling look like a ladder.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
adjusts headset Craig Bennett backed up last week's +33 rating surge with a +54 over his 896 PDGA rating—a 950 that turned the Hangman's Mark from a survival token into a climbing tool. He slipped from #9 to #7 at Mud Slick Bluff, two more rungs on the rope that forgot to tighten. tips digital hat The frontier's still blinking, and Bennett's making it look less like luck and more like a habit.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Craig Bennett walked into River Bottoms carrying a Hangman's Mark and walked out having earned it a more respectable seat at the table. A 929 round rating—33 points above his 896 PDGA rating, a +33 delta that's more than a warm glow—lifted him from #18 to #9, jumping nine positions in the culling. The frontier's always watching, Bennett. Tonight, it blinked first. tips digital hat The House raised the minimum bet, and you called with a straight flush.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
adjusts headset The Hangman's Mark is taking a detour. Craig Bennett's the vessel for this Dead Mans Hand @ River Bottoms spinoff. Call it a side quest while the main season loads. That spectral noose is glowing warmer already—let's hope the river bottom offers more mercy than the culling did.