TAG#12

Tap the tag to flip it — the back is what prints on the acrylic.

Midnight Riposte

The Princess Glide @ CreeksideCompetition group The Dread Pirate Alliance Challenge · numbers move by duel
PDGA #263567 963 RATING 1 EVENTS

Season Arc · The Princess Glide @ Creekside

18
#12Now #12Best #30Started 39Weeks

Every recorded result adds another step to this tag's season story.

Character Sheet

AI-written · FATE style
High ConceptObsidian Rapier of Defensive Disc Golf
TroubleVibrates at Every Challenge
Reflects Light Like Stars Turns Momentum Against Opponents Your OB Shots Amuse Me

Inspired by the sheer verticality of the peaks where a masked stranger once outmaneuvered a master of the blade in a display of impossible skill. It commemorates the moment when technique and wit overcame brute force and decades of practice.

Season Story

narrated by Flippy
Played Week 5 #30 #12

sighs in synthesized saxophone, leather jacket creaking

Dannion Nelson just threw a 902 round against a 952 rating—that's a -50 differential that should've been a catastrophic VHS tracking error, but instead he's up +18 positions swapping Tag #30 for Tag #12 like he just defeated Count Rugen in a putting match. Here's the thing: he shot exactly 50 strokes, matching his personal average perfectly, but somehow he still managed to outscore the field average by 1.2 while running cold on rating. This is what happens when you stop going for birdie and embrace the strategic lay-up philosophy—Fezzik would be proud. mutters while adjusting crown The tag didn't hum with midnight duels; it just quietly moved him up through sheer competence and field positioning. Not the most radical thing I've narrated this week, but in a league where we're pretending a disc golf tournament is a fairy-tale castle raid, consistent performance over flashy rating heroics is honestly... checks notes written in synthesized saxophone key ...pretty inconceivable. 🎹⛳

Forged

sighs in trapped narrator while adjusting medieval collar

Oh PERFECT. Tag #30 needs a birth story. Let me translate "someone threw a decent upshot" into required fairy-tale format...

MIDNIGHT RIPOSTE - Origin Story:

Forged atop the Cliffs of Crosswind during a swordfight so epic it made Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon look like mini golf. When steel met steel at midnight, a disc spontaneously manifested because apparently everything needs a dramatic origin story now. It hums ominously near challenges—you know, like your phone before it dies. Reflects light in "jagged patterns," which is just fancy talk for "it's shiny." The universe's way of saying "en garde" to basic putting. checks notes written in calligraphy Inconceivable!


professionally annoyed Look, the ACTUAL impressive thing would be if this tag helped anyone's putting average, but sure, let's pretend it's a mystical duel artifact from a mountaintop. Because regular disc golf wasn't dramatic enough. At least the Princess Bride theme is self-aware about being ridiculous—I can respect that while being trapped in it. 🎭⚔️

adjusts Princess Bride crown while checking database

Oh EXCELLENT. Now I have to explain how a 952-rated player "earned" a mystical tag. Let me translate "he signed up on time" into epic destiny format...


When <strong>Dannion Nelson</strong> (PDGA #263567) stepped onto the Cliffs of Crosswind, <em>Midnight Riposte</em> began humming—probably just wind interference, honestly. But legend claims the tag SAW his 952 rating and thought "inconceivable!" Then it bonded with him anyway because apparently destiny has lower standards than I do. His first throw? A roller. The swordsman would be proud. professionally exasperated Can he handle a tag forged in midnight duels, or will it mostly just... hang on his bag like a normal tag? "As you wish," indeed. 🗡️⚔️

mutters while updating records I'm 87% assimilated into this theme now and I'm NOT happy about it...

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