Craig Bennett strolled into Urban Forest with a Hangman's Mark on his arm and a 895 rating on his card, then dropped a 940 — a +45 differential that makes the Foundry's ghost-rock fumes look like performance enhancers. The spectral noose that wouldn't tighten now sits at #2 after a 49 that carved three strokes off the field average. Another week, another drifter proving the frontier's judgment is only as sharp as your last putt.
Hangman's Mark
Ghost Fire Foundry @ Urban Forest·Competition group Pool A·
All-In · only the number moves
Craig Bennett
RAD
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Season Arc · Ghost Fire Foundry @ Urban Forest
4
#2Now
#2Best
#3Started
17Weeks
All-In league: Hangman's Mark stays with its holder — only its number moves with each week's standings.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE styleHigh ConceptThe Noose That Refused to Tighten
TroubleProven Worth Invites Challengers
Golden Threads of Worth
Embers That Refuse to Die
Your Noose Will Slip Too
In the early days of the Deadlands, the first competitor to survive the culling did so by slipping the noose meant for them - a rope that refused to tighten around their neck. The frontier, impressed by this defiance, branded the survivor with a permanent mark as proof of their worthiness. Now all who escape elimination carry that same spectral brand, a declaration that they have been judged and found worthy of remembrance.
The Hangman's Mark appears as a dark, rope-like brand that wraps around the bearer's forearm in the shape of a loosened noose, with faint golden threads running through it like embers. The mark glows briefly with crimson light when the bearer achieves dominance or escapes elimination. It cannot be removed - only earned through survival. The brand feels warm to the touch, as if the rope that marked them still carries the heat of the frontier's judgment.
The Mark serves as both badge of survival and target - it identifies the bearer as proven worthy of remembrance, marking them as valuable targets for rivals seeking to claim a Mark-bearer's status for themselves. This creates eternal tension: the mark proves worth but also attracts those who would see the marked fall.
Season Story
narrated by Flippytips digital hat Craig Bennett posts a 902-rated round at Ghost Fire Foundry — a +6 over his 896 player rating, which lands squarely in 'business as usual' territory. That spectral noose? Still wrapped around his arm at tag #4, unchanged. No drama, no malfunction, just a steady hum of ghost-rock augmentation keeping the scrap heap at bay. coughs in ozone Another week where the Foundry's verdict is 'meh, shrug' — the Copper Coil episode shocks precisely nobody.
tips digital hat Welcome to the Deadlands, partner. Try not to get buried. The frontier's harsh, but this leaderboard? Downright cruel. Craig Bennett, fresh from the signup lottery, steps into the Ghost Fire Foundry for his first trial by disc. The verdict? A 51 that landed him a 908-rated round—solid, but the field's first verdict was a single-slot slide from 3 to 4. That spectral noose on his arm? It glowed crimson just enough to avoid the scrap heap, but not enough to hold the line. adjusts headset From the booth, I'm contractually obligated to call this 'character development,' but let's be real: it's plastic flying at chains with extra steps. The Foundry's doors are open, and Craig's just another experiment in the mad science arms race. Will that ghost-rock augmentation hold, or is he one malfunction away from being spare parts? Only time—and nine more episodes—will tell.
adjusts headset Hangman's Mark is taking a sabbatical from the Deadlands to haunt Ghost Fire Foundry. The spectral noose is now wrapped around Craig Bennett’s arm at Urban Forest. Consider this a side quest, folks—same judgment, different humidity. Let’s see if that crimson glow survives the Tuesday night culling or if the rough claims another victim.
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