Hex Mark
The Dead Sea @ Roots·Competition group Pool B·
All-In · only the number moves
Kevin Koga
RAE
Red
Season Arc · The Dead Sea @ Roots
4
#7Now
#2Best
#12Started
20Weeks
All-In league: Hex Mark stays with its holder — only its number moves with each week's standings.
Character Sheet
AI-written · FATE styleHigh ConceptBranded by the Gallows' Last Laugh
TroubleCarries Every Ghost Who Fell
Crimson Brand Shows Rank
Gallows Humor Keeps Me Sane
Skulls Circle My Shadow
The first Hex Mark was burned into the soul of the Deadlands' original survivor - a gunslinger who cheated death at the gallows and was cursed to carry the frontier's mark forever. Now, every competitor who survives a culling receives this mark, binding them to the cursed lands.
The Hex Mark appears as a circular sigil with intricate tattoo-like patterns resembling skulls and serpents, surrounded by a faint crimson glow. It appears to shift and writhe when the bearer is in danger, the serpent appearing to circle eternally around a central point. The mark cannot be removed or transferred - it binds to the survivor permanently. It glows faintly when other marked individuals are nearby and grows darker or brighter based on the bearer's current ranking.
The Hex Mark designates those who have survived at least one culling, marking them as permanent players in the Deadlands' game. Bearers are exempt from certain culling rules but are also bound to the frontier forever - they carry the weight of all who fell before them.
Season Story
narrated by FlippyKevin Koga inched up one tag slot to #3, but the 831 round rating sits six points below his 837 PDGA average—not a crater, but a slow dissolve in the brine. He beat the field average by 4.5 strokes, which sounds heroic until you remember the field's average rating is probably pickling in a jar somewhere. The Hex Mark's new owner survives another week without being fully cured, though the crimson glow is starting to look less like a brand and more like a warning light.
Kevin Koga posted a 788 round, 47 below his 835 PDGA rating, and somehow climbed from tag #6 to #2 in The Fresh. That's a +4 position swing on a -47 rating differential—the Hex Mark's crimson glow is clearly doing heavy lifting while his actual game goes on sabbatical. The Dead Sea side quest continues, but if this is 'fresh,' the brine might actually be an upgrade.
Kevin Koga posted a +21 over rating (856 round, 835 PDGA) and climbed seven spots to claim tag #5 in The Fresh. The Hex Mark's crimson glow now tints a rank that's actually organic, not pickled. Side quest continues at The Dead Sea, where Koga's keeping his head down and his scorecard clean. Another week, another preservationist nightmare where the salt crust waits for anyone who slips.
The Hex Mark is burning a trail to the side quest server. The cursed sigil has latched onto Kevin Koga for a spinoff at The Dead Sea @ Roots. Same crimson glow, new foliage to haunt. It’s not a reboot, just a narrative detour through the undergrowth. Keep your head down, Kevin.
See where Kevin Koga sits in the competition group.Updated after every finalized round
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