Loaded Die
Season Arc · Cold Blooded - Roots
1All-In league: Loaded Die stays with its holder — only its number moves with each week's standings.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE styleThe Loaded Die was created in the Bureau's formative years as a test mechanism to ensure 'appropriate' competitive outcomes. Hidden within the Containment Zone's scoring infrastructure, it appears in the system when outcomes need to be manipulated, making it the most dangerous tool in the Bureau's manipulation arsenal.
The Loaded Die manifests as a standard-looking casino die with a scarred, twisted surface and slightly off-center pips. Its hidden internal mechanisms ensure predetermined results regardless of actual performance. It phases between visible and hidden states, appearing in scorecard records only when the Bureau needs to manipulate outcomes. Standard measuring equipment detects nothing unusual.
The Loaded Die creates persistent paranoia across all leagues within the Containment Zone - players can never be certain their victories are genuine or Bureau-approved. Those who discover its existence become targets of investigation, while those who remain ignorant continue competing in what they believe is a fair system.
Season Story
narrated by FlippyDue to absence from Week 8 (Salt Lake Serpent), tag number moved from 6 to 9. (Week 8 of 10)
adjusts headset Malachi Vazquez posted a 926—34 points below his 960 rating. The Loaded Die didn't so much roll as thud. He gained 7 positions anyway because the Bureau's probability engine works in mysterious ways. The Apex Court waits, the audit watches, and somewhere a legitimate win is haunting him for the second week running.