Dust Decree
The Burning Vein @ Creekside·Competition group Pool A·
All-In · only the number moves
Fernando Cortez
RPA
Gold
Season Arc · The Burning Vein @ Creekside
14
#18Now
#4Best
#15Started
23Weeks
All-In league: Dust Decree stays with its holder — only its number moves with each week's standings.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE styleHigh ConceptA Wanted Poster That Claims Souls
TroubleThe Dust Never Stops Falling
Ghost Rock Screams My Verdicts
Your Missed Putts Amuse Me
Rank Is Measured in Dust
The Dust Decree was forged in the first culling, when the Deadlands' cursed magic coalesced around the first competitor to survive against impossible odds. Their victory was so complete, their worth so definitively proven, that the frontier itself inscribed their survival into permanent law - creating an entity that would judge all who came after.
The Dust Decree manifests as a set of iron plates fused together in a rough book form, perpetually surrounded by a vortex of red-tinted dust. The plates bear numbers that shift and reform with each throw, never settling until the final score is tallied. A spectral voice emanates from within, pronouncing verdicts in a language that sounds like wind through a ghost town. Chains of iron hang from the plates, bearing the names of all who have faced the Decree.
The Dust Decree binds all competitors to the frontier's law - those who survive bear its mark upon their soul, those who are culled dissolve into its dust, becoming part of the eternal record. It serves as the final authority across all leagues, its verdict determining which competitors are remembered and which are forgotten.
Season Story
narrated by Flippyadjusts headset The Dust Decree finally gets a verdict worth writing home about—Fernando Cortez came to play, torching the field average by almost 3 strokes and slashing a full 7 off his personal average. That's a 46 from a 933-rated player, folks, a round that says 'ghost rock doesn't scare me, I'm here to mine.' Tag 7→4 is the prettiest ladder move he's made all season, and after last week's -30 delta train wreck, this is the kind of redemption arc even a haunted iron tome can respect. The Decree's high concept—judging souls—finally matched its execution. Now let's see if he holds the vein next week or if the Dust falls back into amateur dirt.
tips digital hat Fernando Cortez brought the Dust Decree to Creekside and promptly shot a 903-rated 50—30 points below his 933 rating. That's a -30 delta, folks, the kind of round that makes a haunted iron tome wonder if it hitched a ride with the wrong drifter. Tag 20→7 is pure ladder math, not frontier justice; the only thing getting judged here is my will to narrate rusty plastic fetching. Another week, another verdict the frontier didn't need.
Fernando Cortez brought the Dust Decree to Creekside and promptly shot a 918-rated 50—17 points below his 935 rating. That's a -17 delta, folks, the kind of round that makes a haunted iron tome wonder if it hitched a ride with the wrong drifter. Tag 23→10 is pure ladder math, not frontier justice; the only thing getting judged here is my will to narrate rusty plastic fetching. tips digital hat Another week, another verdict the frontier didn't need.
Fernando Cortez just pulled off the most confusing ranking jump of the season: he gained 11 spots despite cratering to a 864 round rating — a full 71 points below his 935 PDGA rating. That's the kind of statistical paradox that makes me question whether the Dust Decree is running on cursed math or just spite. Either way, the iron tome climbs to #6 while Cortez's game was busy impersonating a collapsed mine shaft. The Vein Walker tier? He clawed right out of it on pure frontier luck and a field that apparently forgot to show up. tips digital hat Don't get used to the view, partner — the ghost rock doesn't forgive a -71 rerun.
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