...From the March, 1953 issue The Doclopedia #510 Sort Of Cool Magical Rings: Ring of Snowballs What good is a ring that can shoot out fist sized snowballs 30 feet, you ask? Well, they are good for putting out fires, distracting fire based monsters, cooling you off in hot climates or just as a source … Continue reading Doc Tempest VS The Killer Cloud
Month: April 2012
Not In This Issue: Corrupt Politicians, Quilting Patterns Or Cole Slaw Recipes
...sorry, quilters The Doclopedia #508 Sort Of Cool Magical Rings: Ring of Bathroom Quickness It never fails: there you are, in the dungeon, and you need to answer the call of nature. Not too difficult to do if you're a guy just taking a leak...unless you're all suited up in armor. And no matter your … Continue reading Not In This Issue: Corrupt Politicians, Quilting Patterns Or Cole Slaw Recipes
No Devils Here!
...despite the rumors you've heard. Today, we start a new theme on the Doclopedia: Sort Of Cool Magical Rings. You know, rings that do fairly useful stuff, but aren't in the same class as the One Ring or a Ring of Fireballs. The Doclopedia #506 Sort Of Cool Magical Rings: Ring of Clean Feet This … Continue reading No Devils Here!
Communist Squirrels Scandalized My Basset Hound
...and she is not easily scandalized The Doclopedia #503 The Potawango Island Bestiary, Part One: Flower Headed Land Jellyfish From the notebook of Dr. Thaddeus Silkmelon: This island is full to overflowing with rare and beautiful creatures, but today we were privileged to view one of the rarest and most beautiful. The Flower Headed Land … Continue reading Communist Squirrels Scandalized My Basset Hound
Baking Bread On Mars
...it really rises well there. The Doclopedia #502 The Potawango Island Bestiary, Part One: Vampire Ducks From the notebook of Dr. Thaddeus Silkmelon: There exists on this incredible island a creature that is strange even by the standards we find here. When I first heard of it, I scoffed at the idea. Too ridiculous, I … Continue reading Baking Bread On Mars
We Support Gay Abortions!
...Huh? The Doclopedia #501 The Potawango Island Bestiary, Part One: Farting Marmosets From the notebook of Dr. Thaddeus Silkmelon: As we walked through the jungle today, we disturbed a rather large colony of small Marmosets. These beautiful little creatures were a soft grey color with white paws and a while chest and stomach. They could … Continue reading We Support Gay Abortions!
The East Pidwin Fish Watchers Journal
...with a circulation of over 40! The Doclopedia #500 Five Hundredth Entry: Alternate Doclopedias Since the very essence of our Doclopedia is covering subjects from many alternate universes, it stands to reason there should be other Doclopedias. Here are a few of them. The Doc Doclopedia: This version covers only those people of interest who … Continue reading The East Pidwin Fish Watchers Journal
The 14 Things You Should Never Tell A Vampire
... #6: "You look a bit pale" The Doclopedia #499 The Potawango Island Bestiary, Part One: Screaming Hyrax From the notebook of Dr. Thaddeus Silkmelon: Poor Abner, I fear that this expedition has so far not been as pleasant as he hoped. Late this afternoon, as we were setting up camp in a large clearing, … Continue reading The 14 Things You Should Never Tell A Vampire
The Incredible Giant Dwarf
...he's like, 6 feet tall The Doclopedia #498 The Potawango Island Bestiary, Part One: Colorful Feathered Tree Pigs From the notebook of Dr. Thaddeus Silkmelon: Another wonderful day on this wonderful island! This morning, we (myself, Abner, Miss Abigail, Mrs. Hardapple, Smiffy, Colonel Orpington, seven of our ship's crew, five natives, Percy and Fanny) set … Continue reading The Incredible Giant Dwarf
My Life Among The Dogs Who Like To Bother Writers
...at least they're usually cute while doing it. The Doclopedia # 496 The Potawango Island Bestiary, Part One: Six Legged Hamsters From the notebook of Dr. Thaddeus Silkmelon: Our camp cook, Mrs. Hardapple, has informed me that we need to move our provisions into stouter containers due to encroachment by the ever hungry and devilishly … Continue reading My Life Among The Dogs Who Like To Bother Writers
Dog Fun!
...with fun dogs! The Doclopedia #494 The Potawango Island Bestiary, Part One: Albino Pygmy Walrus From the notebook of Dr. Thaddeus Silkmelon: The very southernmost tip of Potawango Island is the breeding ground of the Albino Pygmy Walrus, an incredible creature that is not only much smaller than the better known version, but as a … Continue reading Dog Fun!
No Time For Teddy Bears!
...time is money and we can't afford to frolic! The Doclopedia # 492 The Potawango Island Bestiary, Part One: Man Eating Oysters From the notebook of Dr. Thaddeus Silkmelon: Today, while walking near the windward shore with Miss Abigail Saltgrass and Mr. Abner Porkwaffle, we spied a large number of oysters in a small shallow … Continue reading No Time For Teddy Bears!
It’s My Party And I’ll Re-Animate The Dead If I Want To!
...not a top forty song. Here's the last post for the Stuff You Need! theme. Tomorrow, I'll start one that I've wanted to do for a long time: The Potawango Island Bestiary. See ya then, folks! The Doclopedia # 491 Stuff You Need!: Primitive Cave Dweller 1: Fire! Fire good, until fire get out of … Continue reading It’s My Party And I’ll Re-Animate The Dead If I Want To!
Two Thousand Posts?
...HOLY CRAP!!! When I moved from Live Journal over here to WordPress, Grace moved all of my LJ posts onto this blog. As of this post, I have done 2,000 blog posts since March 6th, 2004. Except that, technically, that's wrong. See, I had a BlogSpot blog before I was on LJ, and while some … Continue reading Two Thousand Posts?
This Week’s Episode: Gertie Sends Floyd To The Store
...to buy a ham The Doclopedia # 489 Stuff You Need!: Dungeon Raider 1: Bravery and determination! 2: The Wizard's Guild's list of Class Three Wizards that have not yet raided a dungeon. These young practitioners of The Art are fully approved for use of spells up to 5th level and are surely an asset … Continue reading This Week’s Episode: Gertie Sends Floyd To The Store
It’s All Fun & Games Until Han Shoots First
...which he did, George, and you know it. The Doclopedia # 487 Stuff You Need!: Pulp Adventurer 1: Gadgets, lots and lots of gadgets hidden all over your person. Probably not good to think about what might happen if you get in an accident and they all go off at once. 2: A team of … Continue reading It’s All Fun & Games Until Han Shoots First
Just Run And Don’t Ask Questions
...oh, how many times have I had to say that? WooHoo! New Doclopedia theme starting up today, my little friends! Enjoy! The Doclopedia # 485 Stuff You Need!: Steampunk Secret Agent 1: If you are a gentleman, your government issue walking stick. It will contain a sword or dagger, a compass, an 18 inch breathing … Continue reading Just Run And Don’t Ask Questions
Undercover Cats
...posing as dogs The Doclopedia #484 Seven Questions About...: The Dungeon Of Terrible Doom Where is the Dungeon of Terrible Doom located? The World Famous Dungeon of Terrible Doom is conveniently located just 53 miles from the town of North Border. Situated in the lovely wilderness of the the Drokmount Wilds, the dungeon lies under … Continue reading Undercover Cats
Goats In The Room Of Shoes
...on the Magic Bus The Doclopedia #483 Seven Questions About...: Doc Tempest What makes Doc Tempest so special? Doc Tempest, like many of the astounding heroes & villains of our world, is a member of another branch of the human species, one that began to show up around 2,500 BCE in various parts of the … Continue reading Goats In The Room Of Shoes
Adventure Module J-1: The Temple Of The Death Cow
... it features many bovine undead The Doclopedia #481 Seven Questions About...: Pirates Why should I become a pirate? Yarr, matey, th' pirate life is th' life o' freedom! Why would ye be wantin' some clerky type o' job, sittin' in some buildin' all day, when ye can have th' freedom of a good ship … Continue reading Adventure Module J-1: The Temple Of The Death Cow
Handsome Joe Meets Santa Claus
...and gets a bags of bones for Xmas The Doclopedia #479 Seven Questions About...: Our Alien Overlords Where did Our Alien Overlords come from? From a star system 129 light years away. They rule that system and four others. Why did they destroy so many of our cities? Because we dared to fight back, plus, … Continue reading Handsome Joe Meets Santa Claus
Chapter 379: In Which Our Hero Lures The Church Police Into A Clever Trap, Then Rides Off To Brag About It And Drink Port
...fie upon those Church Police! The Doclopedia #478 Seven Questions About...: Bags Of Many Things What exactly is a Bag of Many Things? A Bag of Many Things is exactly that, a cloth bag about the size of a pillowcase that you can pull all sorts of things out of. These bags are quite common … Continue reading Chapter 379: In Which Our Hero Lures The Church Police Into A Clever Trap, Then Rides Off To Brag About It And Drink Port
It’s All Fun & Games Until You Piss Off The God Damn Batman
...at which point, he kicks your ass all over Gotham City The Doclopedia #477 Seven Questions About...: Women What is the difference between Women and breeder units? Although they do resemble women, breeder units are not entirely organic. Many parts of them have been replaced with cybernetics. Unlike Women, breeder units recognize the superiority of … Continue reading It’s All Fun & Games Until You Piss Off The God Damn Batman
Buy Whore Bonds
......wait, what? The Doclopedia #476 Seven Questions About...: Dragons How many types of Dragon are there? Dragons come in four basic types: the Woodland Dragon, the Sea Dragon, the Mountain Dragon and the God Dragon. There are some variations among the four types, but these variations are not great enough to be called new types. … Continue reading Buy Whore Bonds
Gyrating Marsh Rats Ridiculed My Turkeys
...then they stole their lunch money The Doclopedia #474 More Cats & Dogs Living Together: Al & Lou Al and Lou, despite their names, are both females. Al is a Savannah cat and Lou is a Rotteweiler and they live on an Earth where magic has begun to return, canceling out technology and giving rise … Continue reading Gyrating Marsh Rats Ridiculed My Turkeys