...to compete in this one, you've gotta have balls We misses Our Precious, we does! This nasty old desktop hurts us, it does! It slows us down and makes us stay in the same room all the time! And we must SHARE it with Grace! Bwaaaa! The Doclopedia About this character: This pirate, tho technologically much … Continue reading Iron Chef: Battle Mountain Oysters
Month: August 2006
Bucky & Squint Learn To Fly
...it would be so much easier with an airplane Well, the laptop is in the shop and will be out next week. Curse you, stupid 3 day weekend! And now, we be ready to sail into adventure...Yarr! The Doclopedia About this character: He's as salty an old seadog as ever was, matey, and a darned fine … Continue reading Bucky & Squint Learn To Fly
Horrible Cheese Creatures
...here brie monstersOuch! That one even made me wince:)Some quick updates...I'm still using the desktop and it looks like my trusty laptop will be going into the shop tonight. The hardware part of the problem (broken screen hinge) may or may not be easy to fix. The software problem (which was explained to me, but … Continue reading Horrible Cheese Creatures
The Thieving Fog Nymph
...and other stories of combined naughtiness The Doclopedia About this character: We'll close out Pulp Women Week with a 21st Century woman who really got too far into her work. #21: Professor Jeanmarie Boudin Stats (using a d10) Physical: 9 Mental: 8 Psychic: 0 Magical: 0 Skills: Brawling (2d8), Climb (3d12), Security Systems (3d10), Netrunning (3d12), Self Healing (2d20) Jeanmarie was already … Continue reading The Thieving Fog Nymph
Dogpunk Stories
...hip and edgy new wave canine sci-fi STUFF The laptop is still fucked up...Grace will try to bitchslap the software into submission after dinner. To my World Building Game players: this no laptop deal might put things on hold for awhile. 2008: Go to GenCon or go to Burning Man? It may well take two years … Continue reading Dogpunk Stories
Searching For A Midnight Princess
...with a heart of gold Well, it appears that the laptop has had a nervous breakdown...or maybe a heart attack...but whatever, it ain't booting up. Dr. Grace will give it a full examination and then decide if she can fix it or if it needs to go to a specialist. If it goes to the … Continue reading Searching For A Midnight Princess
The Silence Of The Basset Hounds
...you may give me a tummy rub, Clarice The Doclopedia About this character: This young lady is the premiere gadgeteer in my CyberPulp Dociverse, but I didn't create her. That honor belongs to my good friend, Avis. #18: Sally Smithfield Stats (using a d10) Physical: 6 Mental: 9 Psychic: 1 Magical: 6 Skills: Weird Science (3d12), Electronics (2d10), … Continue reading The Silence Of The Basset Hounds
The $15,000.00 Manure Pile Treasure
...because nobody would think to look there. The Doclopedia About this character: A geeky female scientist today...but that doesn't mean she's not dangerous #17: Theodora Pogg Stats (using a d10) Physical: 5 Mental: 8 Psychic: 6 Magical: 0 Skills: Biochemistry (2d8) Botany (2d8) Zoology (2d8) Weird Science (3d8) Theodora ("Dora" to her very few friends) is a Weird Scientist whose specialty is … Continue reading The $15,000.00 Manure Pile Treasure
A Dog Riding A Hog Through A Bog
...in the fog I haven't done this in awhile, so... I Am... Male 52 years old Long haired Married (almost 10 years, to my Sweet Angel, Grace) Straight, sexually speaking Overweight An eyeglasses wearer Pretty darned funny, by all accounts A native Californian An eldest child A son (to my mom) A brother (to my brother … Continue reading A Dog Riding A Hog Through A Bog
Three Cute Chicks And A Fat Guy In Drag
...Halloween, 1978 World Building Game News 1: smalley_smoot, if you have recovered from your illness, I need your turn. 2: All of you will get a GM's reply to your turns (telling you how things went, plus any other info about what happened in/around your village) and then a Royal Reply to your actual turn letter. … Continue reading Three Cute Chicks And A Fat Guy In Drag
Making Crazy Salad
...with stuff flavored dressing Boringly slow day at work...very tasty dinner...Grace off to her class...picked tomatoes...drinking last beer (Two Palms Brewing Company's "Oasis Amber Ale") from the fridge...good episode of "Eureka"... time for another character... The Doclopedia About this character: Here's the last OTE character of the week. I might do another OTE week sometime, or … Continue reading Making Crazy Salad
The Wacky Fish Sandwich Lady
...of Dundalk, MD Not much new to report from the House of Cross today. Work was...work. Funny how that often turns out that way. Dinner was convened at Hometown Buffet where I ate way too many shrimp. Soon, the sleeping time will arrive. I'll send out some spiffy info to my World Building Game players in … Continue reading The Wacky Fish Sandwich Lady
Meandering Neanderthals
...watch out for those mammoths. The Doclopedia About this character: I'm thinking this may be the oddest OTE character I've ever created...and that's saying something. #12: The Crime Master Criminal Mastermind Part one is a cybernetically and genetically enhanced octopus, weighing about 60 pounds. Part two is a 33 year old brunette female geneticist, weighing about 175 pounds … Continue reading Meandering Neanderthals
The Blue Cow Boogie
...rock that boogie, boys Well, today started off just wonderfully. Got up early to get my car over to the dealer's service center by 7 am, walked home (it's only just over a mile), ate my brekky and then...got the call that confirmed that my suspicions about the radiator were true. The radiator was cracked, … Continue reading The Blue Cow Boogie
Dark Matter Aardvarks
...they're heavy, manWorld Building Game Stuff Ok, guys, submit your first months report. Arn's report is below, so use it as an example when posting your reports.Monthly Report #1Your Highness,I am glad to hear that things are going well back home. Everyone here misses the old country, but we are also finding much to love here … Continue reading Dark Matter Aardvarks
The Incredible Adventures Of Dr. Tempest During His Trip To Mars
...from the October, 1897 issue Message to my World Building Game Players I'm delaying posting Arn's turn until tomorrow afternoon, so you all get an extra day to get your turns ready. The Doclopedia About this character: This character popped up as an NPC in my OTE based Special X Unit supernatural investigators game. As you … Continue reading The Incredible Adventures Of Dr. Tempest During His Trip To Mars
One Nation, Under The Flying Spaghetti Monster
...he drips his Marinara of Righteouness from sea to shining seaI'll be waiting for the Religious Right to protest in front of my house:)So, in a move that I may well regret later, I started a thread over on RPGnet asking for suggestions for weekly themes for the 365 Days, 365 Characters thing. We'll see … Continue reading One Nation, Under The Flying Spaghetti Monster
The Children Who Eat Fear
...strange tykes, those About this character: Not all OTE characters are wacked out mutant aliens who dabble in mystic shit. Some are just ordinary folks like you and I. Well, ok, like YOU. The Doclopedia #9 Over The Edge Characters: Nicodemus SplatchBicycle messengerYoung man of indeterminate ethnicity and national origin, age 26, 170 pounds, 5'11" … Continue reading The Children Who Eat Fear
In Quetzalcoatl We Trust
...that oughtta get the fundies and neocons all worked up:) Quick Doc Update Eating: Oatmeal with raisins & brown sugar Reading: Hawaii: The Big Island (prepwork for the trip in October) Watching: Eureka, Feasting On Asphault and The Closer Writing: Game Writing Project R Cooking: Endless batches of all natural garden fresh tomato sauce … Continue reading In Quetzalcoatl We Trust
Golden Octopus Puree
...Aaaah, cool and refreshing Note from 2019: The post that I originally did here was vague and premature. It had to deal with a pro writing project that fell through. To replace it, here's my Lunch Smoothie recipe 1 cup acai/blueberry juice 1 cup plain nonfat yogurt 1 cup milk 1 banana, large 1/4 … Continue reading Golden Octopus Puree
Here Come The Rock & Roll Mole Rats
...they've got the desert sands hoppin' Well, kiddies, today marks the end of the first week of character posting here on the old LJ. I've decided that each week will have a theme, so I'm finishing this set with another of my early character creations. Starting tomorrow: Over The Edge characters. … Continue reading Here Come The Rock & Roll Mole Rats
She Had Electric Eyes
...and lightning hands Thoughts On Missing Two GenCons I didn't really "miss" them, of course. After the trip from hell/infected leg suckfest that was the trip to GenCon in 2004, my feelings of boredom with the adventure gaming hobby/industry blossomed into downright hostility. Knowing that I needed time to get beyond such feelings, to say … Continue reading She Had Electric Eyes
The Rare And Colorful Feathered Tree Pig Of Potawango Island
...don't walk under the trees they live in...messy About this character: This was, as near as I can remember, the first Toon character I ever created. The Doclopedia #6 My Earliest RPG Characters: Willy Wabbit Madcap Toon Muscle: 7 Smarts: 9 Zip: 8 Chutzpah: 9Shticks: Quick Change/Disguise, Bag of Many ThingsBeliefs & Goals: Everybody else … Continue reading The Rare And Colorful Feathered Tree Pig Of Potawango Island
Inside The House Of Whistling Fish
...hey, at least they're happy fish About this character: Arielle Ames was my first ever female PC. She was created for a variant Call of Cthulhu game that had a sort of "Ghostbusters" flavor, even tho it took place a year or so before the movie was released. The Doclopedia #5 My Earliest RPG Characters: Arielle Ames Consulting … Continue reading Inside The House Of Whistling Fish
The Lake Of Frozen Tears
...it's very cold thereWhat Uncle Doc Did TodayBought a small freezer from my mom, brought it home, plugged it in and then, after it had time to get cold, filled it with tons of frozen foods from the freezer part of the fridge.Went grocery shopping and bought lots of stuff, including the makings for a … Continue reading The Lake Of Frozen Tears
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