The Reckoning
Apr 20 - Jun 21, 2026
Current Holder
Michael Whipple
Gallows Gospel
Cold Prophet of Rankings
The Dust Remembers Their Falls
Aspects refreshed Apr 27, 2026
The Gallows Gospel originated when the first wave of competitors realized the Deadlands operated on supernatural rules - those who survived began treating the culling as holy test rather than random cruelty. Survivors developed a devotion to the frontier's harsh logic, and the doctrine spread: the weak get culled, the strong get remembered. The name carries the weight of this grim revelation - a spiritual law written in dust and blood.
Manifests as a tattered broadsheet of parchment that cannot be destroyed - when one bearer falls, it reappears on another competitor's bag. The text constantly shifts to reflect current rankings, rewriting itself as survivors rise and fall. Carries the whispered confessions of all who have been eliminated, audible in quiet moments. Always cold to the touch, radiating the chill of the grave even in desert heat.
The Gallows Gospel serves as both reminder and witness - the bearer carries the spiritual testimony of every culling, forced to remember every elimination while proving through performance that they deserve to be among the remembered rather than the forgotten. Their continued survival is proof of the doctrine's validity.
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Tag History
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Your series bag tag moved from #62 to #14 based on your top 2 rated rounds from the last two completed series weeks.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Your series bag tag moved from #13 to #62 based on your top 2 rated rounds from the last two completed series weeks.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Born when the Deadlands decided to canonize bad luck, Tag 13 is the Gallows Gospel. This tattered, ice-cold broadsheet rewrites itself to mock your standing. It whispers the failures of the last holder like a ghostly gossip column. Pure frontier pettiness in paper form.
Michael Whipple claimed Tag 13, the Gallows Gospel, and it’s already freezing his grip. That tattered broadsheet rewrites itself to mock your standing, partner. The Deadlands are watching, and this tag is writing a tragedy before the first drive.