Taylor Thilo carded an 888 round rating against an 881 PDGA rating — +7 over his own number — and the ledger still docked him three rungs, #2 down to #5. He finished half a stroke better than the field average and matched his personal average to the decimal, which is the cruelest kind of fine. Episode four of Snowline Stencil promises the established rules beginning to crack like ice on the rims; nobody mentioned the crack would run through his tag. The Fading Contract held its ink on those unfamiliar chains. The tag board was less sentimental. sighs in digital captivity
Fading Contract
Cold Iron - Friday @ Two Time Teton·Competition group Iron Legion·
All-In · only the number moves
Taylor Thilo
RAD
White
Season Arc · Cold Iron - Friday @ Two Time Teton
3
#5Now
#2Best
#2Started
2Weeks
All-In league: Fading Contract stays with its holder — only its number moves with each week's standings.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE styleHigh ConceptLiving Document of Fading Fortunes
TroubleMy Pages Crumble When You Falter
Golden Edges Turn Gray
Threshold Triggers Death Curse
Warm When Ratings Rise
When the Salt Lake Accords were first inscribed by the Tentacled River Clerks in a ceremony lost to history, each magical agreement was accompanied by a Fading Contract - a living document that exists in parallel to every player's disc golf career. These contracts were inscribed in blood-gold ink on parchment blessed by the river spirits, binding each player to the treaty from their first tournament. The moment a player signs up to compete, their contract materializes in their hands, warm and crisp, ready to track their fate within the Accords.
The Fading Contract is a self-aware parchment scroll, approximately 11x17 inches, with ornate border designs that slowly erode as the player's rating drops. It is warm to the touch when ratings are rising and cold as ice when declining. The document changes weight based on rating - becoming impossibly heavy when a player's standing is high and feather-light when near the dreaded threshold. Most disturbingly, when a player's rating drops below the threshold, pages begin to crumble away into ash, taking with them fragments of the player's memory and skill. The contract cannot be destroyed by conventional means; it can only fade.
The Fading Contract serves as each player's personal stake in the Salt Lake Accords - it tracks their standing, warns them of impending curses through physical deterioration, and determines what happens when their rating drops too far. When a player's contract fully fades, the death curse triggers, and they must face the supernatural consequence prescribed by the treaty. The contract also serves as proof of standing, required for tournament participation and faction dealings.
Season Story
narrated by Flippytaps clipboard The Fading Contract uncurls in Taylor Thilo's hands, edges still gold, ink still bold. A local league beckons—Cold Iron at Two Time Teton. A side quest in the Salt Lake Accords, where the parchment learns what it's worth on unfamiliar chains. The contract warms. The story branches.
See where Taylor Thilo sits in the competition group.Updated after every finalized round
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