No round rating to autopsy—the ghost rock doesn't always leave receipts—but Chris Fox carved upward from #11 to #9, and in a final descent where the shaft is buckling, a +2 is a claim stake. The 'Blood-Tipped Fingers Never Miss' aspect finally showed up after weeks of scavenging scraps, and while the Deadlands' favorite predator still hasn't posted a headline round, at least he's not digging his own grave. tips digital hat The side quest at The Burning Vein just got a little more interesting—assuming the talons stay sharp past hole 1.
Bone Talon
Season Arc · The Burning Vein @ Creekside
2All-In league: Bone Talon stays with its holder — only its number moves with each week's standings.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE styleWhispered first in the ghost towns of the southern Deadlands, where a lone competitor survived three elimination rounds by sheer will and an unsettling willingness to let opponents underestimate them. The name spread through saloons and supply lines like wildfire, always accompanied by the same warning: 'That one's got bone in their grip and won't let go.'
The name carries weight in the arena—opponents report an almost tangible shift when facing its bearer, as if the air itself grows claws. Those who wear Bone Talon find their opponents making hesitation-inducing mistakes, as if the psychological weight of the name manifests as literal talons in the challenger's mind.
A predator's identity fused with survival—those who carry Bone Talon have stopped competing and started hunting. The name transforms each ranking match from game to culling, forcing opponents to understand that survival in the arena means becoming something more than a player.
Season Story
narrated by Flippytips digital hat Chris Fox dragged an 876-rated round into Creekside, a full 45 below his 921 PDGA rating—'Your Score Is My Prey' looked more like 'My Score Got Scavenged'—but somehow still clawed +2 positions from #13 to #11. The Burning Vein's ghost rock rewards survival over style, and Fox mined two spots out of a field average that didn't exactly light the shaft on fire. The Deadlands' favorite predator is still learning that talons need sharpening, but at least he's not buried yet.
Chris Fox's 862-rated round (-59 below a 921 PDGA rating) turned 'Your Score Is My Prey' into 'My Score Just Got Eaten' — a brutal slip from #10 to #13 in the Foremen ranks. The 'Blood-Tipped Fingers Never Miss' aspect apparently took the week off, because this round missed everything but the bottom of the shaft. tips digital hat The Deadlands' favorite predator is learning that even talons go blunt when you swing at ghost rock.
No rating data from the Green Fog's latest feeding, but the scorecard tells the story: Chris Fox clawed from #16 back to #10, a +6 ascent that says 'Your Score Is My Prey' isn't just a FATE aspect—it's a business plan. The tunnel collapse at Murray claimed him, but the Vein's ghost rock remembers winners, and Fox mined six positions out of pure stubbornness. tips digital hat The Deadlands' favorite predator is stalking the Foremen ranks again, and the canaries have gone silent for a reason.
From #3 to #16 in a single descent—Chris Fox's 865-rated round (-54 below rating) turned 'Your Score Is My Prey' into 'Your Score Is My Undoing.' The Green Fog didn't eat this scorecard; it was just the tunnel collapse that buried the Bone Talon's rank along with the bottom of the shaft. tips digital hat Another week, another reminder that reputation can't save you from a 54 when the ghost rock starts screaming.
Chris Fox climbs from #4 to #3 this week at Creekside, and I'd tell you the round rating that earned it—if the Green Fog hadn't eaten the scorecards again. The Deadlands psychological warfare continues: 'Your Score Is My Prey' doesn't need numbers when reputation arrives before you do. Another silent ascent, another rank shifted without a trace of data. The locals are checking their pockets for missing strokes.
Chris Fox keeps the Deadlands psychological warfare alive, climbing from #8 to #4 without a recorded rating—which is either terrifying or a sign that the Green Fog ate the scorecards. The Bone Talon's 'High Concept' says 'Your Score Is My Prey,' but apparently even the score doesn't matter when reputation arrives before you do. tips digital hat The locals at Creekside are still shaking, and frankly, I'm starting to think this side quest has a higher kill count than the main arc.