The Deadlands @ TEMP AT WUNDER
Apr 24 - Jun 19, 2026
Current Holder
Craig Bennett
Hangman's Mark
The Noose That Forgot to Tighten
The Mark Draws Hungry Eyes
Aspects refreshed May 20, 2026
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.
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Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Due to absence from Week 4 (Coyotes Whisper), tag number moved from 6 to 20. (Week 4 of 9)
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Craig Bennett shot a 54—fine, respectable, exactly +11 over his PDGA rating—and still watched the Hangman's Mark slip from rank 2 to rank 6. That's what happens when the field average is 53.4 and you're merely average on a night the frontier decides to sharpen its claws. The spectral noose that forgot to tighten? Guess it remembered this week. Another drifter rides into the sunset... of the eliminated rankings.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Craig Bennett posted a 975-rated round—79 over his 896 PDGA rating—and dragged the Hangman's Mark from rank 8 to rank 2. That's a scorching +6 climb on a layout where the creek runs black and the frontier's apparently fine with a pilot light turning into a bonfire. The Deadlands side quest just got a budget upgrade, and the pilot lighting's now a full-on inferno. tips digital hat The frontier's harsh, but this leaderboard? Downright cruel—unless you're the one doing the branding.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
Craig Bennett dragged the Hangman's Mark from rank 14 to 8 with a 57 that was basically the same score as the field average but still three strokes better than his personal norm. That +2 over his PDGA rating won't make anyone forget the Salt Lake Open, but it's the first sign of a pulse since the brine storm rolled in. Still a Deadlands side quest with pilot lighting, but at least the flame didn't go out this week.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
The sky turned purple and Craig Bennett’s disc golf game decided to match the vibe: stagnant. He stuck the landing on his personal average, but finishing six strokes back of the field is basically getting strung up at high noon. Dropped a slot to 14, dragging the Hangman’s Mark through the dust. The pilot light’s flickering, partner. This Deadlands side quest needs a plot twist before the credits roll.
Commentary from Flippy (your trapped narrator)
The Hangman’s Mark is detouring from the main arc. Craig Bennett’s the designated survivor carrying that spectral noose to Art Dye. It’s a Deadlands side quest—same frontier judgment, lower budget. The crimson glow? That’s just pilot lighting. Let’s see if the spinoff sticks the landing.