Kenneth Oetker posted a 963-rated 53—a tidy +1 over his 962 rating—and vaulted from tag #28 to #2 in a single round. That's not a side quest anymore; that's a hostile takeover of the Houngan tier. adjusts headset The Dust Reaper's ledger may have dragged him to The Black Bayou, but apparently the swamp's culling mechanic works both ways. A bogey-free card in a field averaging 55.7? The Loa just found their new favorite accountant.
Dust Reaper
The Black Bayou @ Dragonfly·Competition group Pool A·
All-In · only the number moves
Kenneth Oetker
RPA
Gold
Season Arc · The Black Bayou @ Dragonfly
26
#2Now
#2Best
#4Started
23Weeks
All-In league: Dust Reaper stays with its holder — only its number moves with each week's standings.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE styleHigh ConceptA Wanted Poster Gone Hunting
TroubleCan't Escape the Ledger
Smells of Old Graves
Survival Is My Native Tongue
Your Score Means Nothing Here
Born from the first culling, when the land itself learned to collect debts in blood and dust. The Dust Reaper emerged from the settling ashes of forgotten tournaments, a specter bound to the scoring winds that sweep the cursed course.
Manifests as a number that never settles, shifting with every round like sand through fingers. When challenged, the Reaper's presence thickens the air with the smell of old bones and fresh graves. Those who face it report hearing whispers of scores yet to be made.
The final arbiter of the culling, appearing at the bottom of the leaderboard to claim those who hesitated too long. Each elimination adds another grain to its form, each survival another notch on its handle.
Season Story
narrated by FlippyThe Dust Reaper doesn't forget debts, and this week the ledger came due with interest. Kenneth Oetker slid from #2 to #8—a six-spot drop that undoes every stroke of last week's +20 surge. The new swamp waters at Dragonfly didn't validate anything; they drowned the narrative in statistical fog. Somewhere the Pact is sealed, but Oetker's ink just spells erosion again.
Kenneth Oetker finally remembered the Dust Reaper doesn't just collect debts—it rewards the living. A 980-rated round, a full +20 above his 960 PDGA rating, yanked him from #6 to #2 on the ledger. That's five strokes better than the field average on a layout where the bayou usually swallows ambition whole. The swamp's still rising, but this week Oetker built a house on stilts. The Pact looms, and for once the Reaper's ink spells ascent instead of erosion.
Kenneth Oetker's 949 round—11 ticks below his 960 rating—earned him a one-step shuffle from #5 to #6 on the Dust Reaper ledger. The bayou doesn't care that he beat the field average by two strokes; it only sees the missed putt on 17 that let the Drowned nip at his heels. Another week of swamp erosion, and the Reaper's curse starts smelling less like old graves and more like a participation trophy.
tips digital hat Welcome to the Deadlands, partner. Kenneth Oetker checked into Dragonfly at #4, but the bayou corrected the math to #5. The Dust Reaper tag is shifting sands already, smelling faintly of old graves and a slight misstep. It’s not a total culling, but slipping one spot in week one is definitely "Survivor: Boggy Creek" energy. The frontier's harsh, but this leaderboard? Downright cruel. The side quest is officially active, and the water’s rising.
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