The South Park crossover in Fortnite does more than add Cartman and Butters to the island. It also introduces one of the strangest Mythic items the game has had in a while: the Stick of Truth, which can literally rewrite the storm mid‑match.
Where to find the Stick of Truth Mythic
The Stick of Truth arrives with the 39.20 update as part of the Chapter 7 Season 1 South Park event. It is not a random floor drop or chest reward. Instead, it’s tied to a specific location on the map.
You can pick up the Stick of Truth at the new Cartmanland POI, which replaces the old Wonkeeland area during the event. Inside Cartmanland, the item is placed on a pedestal, making it a fixed spawn rather than something you have to loot for.
That setup means two things. First, whoever lands and stabilizes at Cartmanland has reliable access to the Mythic each game. Second, early contesting at this POI is almost guaranteed, since multiple teams will know there is a single high‑impact item up for grabs.
How the Stick of Truth works
The Stick of Truth is a Mythic utility item that interacts with the core battle royale rules instead of just dealing damage. Its defining feature is simple and disruptive: it allows you to modify the storm during an active match.
Chapter 7 already experiments with non‑standard storm behaviour, including unusual circle shapes and patterns. The Stick of Truth plugs directly into that system. When used, it can change how the storm closes, which in turn shifts which parts of the map remain viable and how players are forced to rotate.
The item sits in the same broad category as earlier storm‑focused tools like Storm Flip or forecast mechanics, but it goes further. Rather than only revealing information or creating a temporary pocket, it changes the upcoming storm configuration itself.
What “modifying the storm” actually means
Epic has been building out a library of alternate storm shapes in Chapter 7, including patterns themed around holidays and geometry. During recent events, circles have already appeared as triangles or Christmas trees, and there are references to other variants such as snowmen, hearts, rectangles, octagons, and a “7” motif that lines up with Chapter 7.
The Stick of Truth taps into that system. When a player uses the Mythic, the next storm phase can swap from a standard circle into one of these custom patterns. That change affects both the safe zone footprint and the direction of rotation, sometimes favouring vertical pushes, sometimes slicing the map in half, or funneling everyone into a themed outline.
The result is that storm behaviour becomes a variable players can actively influence instead of a fixed background rule. A team holding the Stick of Truth can force everyone off familiar endgame paths or tilt a closing zone toward terrain they already control.
How to get the Stick of Truth in a match
Step 1: Drop directly onto Cartmanland at the start of the match. Aim for high‑ground structures so you can grab a basic weapon and shields before pushing toward the center of the POI.
Step 2: Clear or avoid immediate enemies. Because the Stick of Truth is a guaranteed spawn, Cartmanland will attract multiple squads. You need at least enough control of the area to safely approach the pedestal.
Step 3: Move to the pedestal that holds the Stick of Truth. Interact with it to claim the Mythic. Once picked up, it occupies a slot in your inventory like other high‑tier items.
Step 4: Rotate out of Cartmanland with the item secured. Treat it similarly to a boss kit or key Mythic weapon: the real value shows up later in the game, so surviving the early fight is more important than using it immediately.
How the Stick of Truth fits into the South Park event
The Stick of Truth is one piece of a larger South Park package in Chapter 7 Season 1. Battle royale now features Cartmanland in place of Wonkeeland, a Cheesy Poofs consumable that restores health and adds a speed boost, and a themed Mythic and storm system that lean into the show’s chaos.
On the cosmetic side, Stan, Kyle, Kenny, Cartman, and Butters arrive as mech skins, with Towelie as a sidekick. A free “Born in Chaos” mini‑pass distributes event cosmetics over the course of the crossover window, and a quintuplet team playlist supports the collaboration’s five‑person squad framing.
Within that context, the Stick of Truth plays a specific role. It mirrors the narrative setup where Butters tries to use the artifact to change the rules of his world and, in Fortnite, gives players a rare chance to do the same to one of battle royale’s most fundamental systems. Used well, it turns the storm from a shared constraint into a strategic lever.
The item is time‑limited, tied to the South Park event’s run through early February 2026, so the storm‑bending meta will not last forever. While it’s in rotation, though, dropping Cartmanland and securing the Stick of Truth is one of the most direct ways to dictate how a match will close.
