Michael Whipple posted an 848 round rating — 17 below his 865 average — and still inched up one spot to #5 in the Foremen tier. The Gallows Gospel doesn't reward good throws; it rewards endurance when the shaft collapses. One man's grind is another's promotion, and Whipple just hauled cursed doctrine upward on a scorecard that earned a shrug from the leaderboard. The doctrine's living proof, breathing ghost rock dust and wondering if the Vein's final toll will be luck he doesn't have.
Gallows Gospel
The Burning Vein @ Creekside·Competition group Pool B·
All-In · only the number moves
Michael Whipple
RAE
Red
Season Arc · The Burning Vein @ Creekside
1
#5Now
#5Best
#8Started
23Weeks
All-In league: Gallows Gospel stays with its holder — only its number moves with each week's standings.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE styleHigh ConceptThe Doctrine's Living Proof
TroubleI Hear Every Final Breath
Whispers In The Silence
The Walls Close In
Ghost Rock Screams My Name
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.
Season Story
narrated by FlippyMichael Whipple posted an 847 round rating—18 ticks below his 865—and still climbed five spots to #6. The Gallows Gospel doesn't reward good throws; it rewards standing when the tunnel collapses. One man's grind is another's promotion, and Whipple just rode the debris of a leaderboard that forgot to defend itself. The doctrine's living proof, breathing dust and wondering if the Vein's next toll will be luck he doesn't have.
A 798 round rating—67 ticks below his 865—and he still climbs six spots to #8. The Gallows Gospel doesn't care about the scorecard; it cares about the math. One man's tunnel collapse is another's express elevator, and Michael Whipple just rode the debris to the Foremen tier. The doctrine's living proof, breathing dust and getting promoted for it.
The frontier's harsh, but this leaderboard? Downright cruel. Michael Whipple survived the First Strike, climbing from signup spot 8 to rank 6—welcome to "The Foremen," partner. He didn't exactly rewrite the geology; shooting exactly his personal average is less "vein fever" and more "steady shift work." But when others get buried in the shaft, consistency looks like a gold rush. Now he's saddled with The Gallows Gospel, a tattered broadsheet freelancing on this Tuesday night side quest. It’s cold to the touch, rewriting rankings with whispers of the eliminated. checks contract Nothing says "premiere" like a cursed document working for exposure.
Even supernatural documents need a Tuesday night gig. The Gallows Gospel is drifting off-series, latching onto Michael Whipple at The Burning Vein @ Creekside. Consider it a side quest before the main plot resumes—just don't expect the local OB stakes to feel quite as... eternal.
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