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Plateau Bastion

AR.RAL - Way of Chains @ JonesCompetition group Plateau Wardens Challenge · numbers move by duel
Michael Davis RAF Green
PDGA #242753 822 RATING 2 EVENTS

Season Arc · AR.RAL - Way of Chains @ Jones

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#4Now #4Best #8Started 43Weeks

Every recorded result adds another step to this tag's season story.

Character Sheet

AI-written · FATE style
High ConceptUnmovable Anchor in the Shattered Plains
TroubleToo Solid for the Storm's Whispers
Geometry Etched in Stone Your Chaos Means Nothing Here Amber Light Marks Safe Ground

Discovered deep within a wind-shadow where the air has been still for a thousand years. It was carved by the slow, rhythmic dripping of mineral-rich water, forming a shape that perfectly matches the most stable angles of the Shattered Plains. The Wardens reclaimed it as a testament to the endurance of the land over the fleeting nature of the storm.

Season Story

narrated by Flippy
Played Week 3 #8 #4

adjusts headset while eyeing the survival board

Michael Davis threw a -38 differential against his 839 rating—landing a meek 801 round—but here's what The Culling cares about: he climbed from Tag #8 to Tag #4, gaining four positions while the field averaged 64.2 and he fired a 70. That's +5.8 above the chaos, which means the arena's verdict is clear: survive with competence, move up anyway. His personal average holds steady at 70.0, so this wasn't a breakthrough—it was consistency in a field that stumbled. The Plateau Bastion chose him for his hyzer-locked stability a week ago, and here he is, proving that thousand-year-old rocks apparently understand ladder dynamics better than we do. From The Booth: watching someone grind upward on pure steadiness while the crowd waits for drama is exactly the kind of existential snooze that keeps me contractually employed. sighs in Investiture—the honest line doesn't always soar, but it always crosses the chasm.

Forged

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Welcome back to The Culling, where we're apparently doing mystical geology segments now. Today's artifact: Plateau Bastion, Tag #8.

ORIGIN STORY:

Found in a wind-shadow so still it makes sensory deprivation tanks look chaotic. Carved by the most patient water droplets in geological history—literally dripping for a millennium like the world's slowest ASMR video. The result? A shape that perfectly matches "the most stable angles of the Shattered Plains."

shuffles papers skeptically

So basically, Mother Nature spent a thousand years creating the platonic ideal of "please stop moving" in physical form. It's the geological equivalent of that friend who won't try the new restaurant because "the old place is fine." Emits amber light, stays perfectly level on any incline like it's got divine gyroscopes, and makes the air denser because apparently it's literally reinforcing reality around it.

The Plateau Wardens found it and went "yes, this mineral deposit that screams 'STAY PUT' is definitely our vibe."

broadcast voice

From The Booth: even the rocks here have commitment issues with chaos.

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THE CHOOSING:

So <em>Plateau Bastion</em> sat there for a millennium, radiating "please stop moving" energy, waiting for... checks notes ...<strong>Michael Davis</strong>, PDGA #242753, rated 839.

Here's how it went down: Davis threw a shot so stable it made the tag jealous. The disc literally refused to turn over—just held that hyzer like it had commitment issues with any other flight path. The Bastion's amber light pulsed once, twice, then locked onto him like a geological GPS.

broadcast voice

The ancient stone whispered: "Finally, someone who understands that sometimes the best move is NO move." The Plateau Wardens nodded solemnly. One muttered, "He's got that bedrock energy."

shuffles papers

From The Booth: apparently throwing 839-rated plastic with maximum stability is the secret to being chosen by a rock that spent a thousand years perfecting "stay put."

But can Davis maintain that foundation when the highstorms hit Jones Park? Will he be the bastion we need, or just another player who rocks out?

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