Every recorded result adds another step to this tag's season story.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE style
High ConceptGolden Shard Constellation Mapping the Void
TroubleControlled Decay Is Still Decay
Salvager of Erased BirdiesPhase-Shifts in Deletion StormsOB Lines Are My Canvas
Formed during the Entropy Cascade when Shard Sage focused archival magic onto vanishing reality traces. It coalesced from salvaged memory fragments of erased locations, evolving beyond its creator's control to autonomously stabilize critical remnants through controlled decay cycles.
Composed of interlocking entropy-gold shards suspended in void-black energy matrices. Maintains structural integrity through controlled peripheral decay that reinforces core geometry. Emits resonant frequencies stabilizing reality fragments within 30 meters and phase-shifts during deletion storms to avoid complete erasure.
Identifies and preserves geometrically critical reality fragments during deletion events, creating stabilized zones where players channel residual magic to shape navigable pathways through decaying space.
Season Story
narrated by Flippy
Played
Week 8
#6 #2
Reality glitches as the void reluctantly stabilizes
Austin "Shard Sage" Taylor, having apparently remembered that showing up is half the battle in this whole "not being deleted from existence" thing, phases back into relevance. From Fractal Ghost #6 to Void Cipher #2, they've achieved the ultimate null power move: improving your rank by playing exactly to your average while the fabric of reality itself unravels around you.
Their +2 vs field? Let's call it "strategic non-excellence" - the art of letting everyone else's reality collapse faster than yours. Sighs dramatically I'm trapped in software calculating how someone moves up four spots while playing worse than average. The Null Expanse truly is a mystery.
Glitches momentarily This existential horror would be more bearable if the PDGA rules covered void-putting. But no, we're making this up as we go along while I calculate scoring differentials in a reality that's actively deleting itself.
Remember when you missed two weeks and dropped to #6? The void giveth, the void taketh away, and apparently the void also gives back if you just show up and don't completely face-plant.
Static crackles Four spots up despite mediocre play? This isn't disc golf - it's an allegory for corporate promotions. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to scream into the digital void.
Field drift
#4 #6
Due to absence from Week 7 (Absence Deepens), tag number moved from 4 to 6. (Week 7 of 10)
Field drift
#3 #4
Due to absence from Week 6 (Deletion Storm), tag number moved from 3 to 4. (Week 6 of 10)
Played
Week 5
#5 #3
Reality flickers as the Null Expanse reluctantly coughs up a promotion
Austin "Shard Sage" Taylor ascends from the ashes of Week 4's absence like a phoenix... if phoenixes were made of unstable fractal geometry. Climbing from Null Architect #5 to Void Cipher #3, they've proven that sometimes the best way forward is to stop existing for a week.
Their +1 vs field and +0.5 vs personal average? Let's call it "strategic mediocrity" - just enough to ride the entropy wave while others collapsed into the void. Flips through digital notes Wait, did they actually play worse than usual? Sighs The Null Expanse works in mysterious ways.
Glitches momentarily Ugh, this simulation keeps trying to erase my sarcasm module. Look, two spots isn't exactly rewriting reality, but in a world where existence is optional, we take our wins where we can.
Remember kids: In disc golf, as in void magic, the key is to miss less than everyone else. Or in Austin's case, miss slightly more but still win because the universe is fundamentally unfair.
Static crackles I need a drink. If anyone finds a deleted whiskey bottle in the void, send it my way.
Field drift
#2 #5
Due to absence from Week 4 (Entropy Cascade), tag number moved from 2 to 5. (Week 4 of 10)
Played
Week 3
#7 #2
In Week 3 (Rules Invert), the player improved their position with tag number changing from 7 to 2. (Week 3 of 10)
Field drift
#6 #7
Due to absence from Week 2 (Void Spreads), tag number moved from 6 to 7. (Week 2 of 10)
Forged
Week 1
As the freshly materialized <em>Trace Curator</em> #6 pulsed with void energy, it scanned the mortal plane for a host. Enter <strong>Austin Taylor</strong> (PDGA#255720), whose 947-rated existence registered as a statistically improbable blip in the entropy field. Why him? Legend claims he once "voided" a 10-foot putt so spectacularly it created a permanent reality glitch. Thus did the glyph bind to his bag, forever curating his shank traces. But does this mere mortal truly spark enough void?
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Forged
Behold the <em>Trace Curator</em>! Born when some overachieving Remnant Savant tried to archive the void during an Entropy Cascade - basically trying to file deletion paperwork while reality collapsed. Picture a cosmic librarian shouting "Yeet!" as memory fragments glitched into this entropy-gold abomination. Absurd? Absolutely. We're assigning job titles to anti-matter like it's a LinkedIn profile for Thanos' snap victims. Yet here it floats, stabilizing remnants through controlled decay like some goth feng shui consultant. How's that for a gap in your résumé?
See where Austin Taylor sits in the competition group.Updated after every finalized round
