Dead Mans Hand @ River Bottoms
Apr 22 - Jun 17, 2026
Current Holder
Philip Romney
Dust Doctor
The Last Sawbones Of The Damned
Whiskey Washes Away The Memories
Emerged from the toxic towns that sprouted like boils across the Deadlands, where the last sawbones learned that conventional medicine couldn't cure what the cursed frontier inflicted. The first Dust Doctor was said to brew remedies from grave dirt and rattlesnake venom, stitching together men who'd been left for dead by rival factions.
The name carries the acrid scent of antiseptic alcohol and the metallic tang of blood. It whispers of surgical tools worn smooth by use, of ledger books recording impossible survivals, of a silver flask that's 90% whiskey and 10% something else entirely.
The one who survives what kills others, who walks away from graveyards other survivors made. Bearers of this name have been written off, counted out, and left for the coyotes—and yet here they stand, breathing dust and defiance.
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Tag History
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Philip Romney posted a 996 — one point above his 995 rating — which is statistically indistinguishable from breathing. The Dust Doctor held #1 because nobody else bothered to show up with a scalpel. adjusts headset A +1 differential in a Wild Card week isn't a hostile takeover; it's the whiskey talking, and the House just shrugged.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Philip Romney followed a 1083 with a 1056—two straight rounds that'd make the House question its own math. That's +61 over his 995 rating, a 45 that was 10.3 better than the field average, and the Dust Doctor didn't just hold the #1 tag; it laughed in the face of regression. tips digital hat The cursed frontier's medicine cabinet just got restocked with whiskey and 1000-rated scorecards, partner.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Philip Romney dragged the Dust Doctor out of its sabbatical and into a 1083 round—a +90 surge over his 993 rating that made the River Bottoms look like a practice field. The tag jumped from #5 to #1, which is less 'side quest redemption' and more 'the House just got its doors blown off.' Even the whiskey couldn't wash away that scorecard's grin. tips digital hat The spinoff episode just got a pulse, partner.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Philip Romney hauled the Dust Doctor to River Bottoms and promptly got diagnosed with a 959 round—34 below his 993 rating, which is less 'side quest' and more 'the House collecting on a bad hand.' The +17 tag climb from #22 to #5 says his cardmates cratered harder, but let's not pretend that scorecard didn't taste like grave dirt and regret. Even the whiskey can't wash away a round where the only thing deader than your putting was the field average. tips digital hat The spinoff episode isn't looking great, partner.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
The Dust Doctor is taking a sabbatical from the main plot. Philip Romney’s hauling the grave dirt and whiskey to Dead Mans Hand @ River Bottoms—a side quest where the river mud matches the duster. It’s not a reboot; just a gritty spinoff episode. The series waits.