...a hot new sport The Long & Winding Road Part 73 Tallgrass Prairie Your typical tallgrass prairie, complete with bison and large cats. A large tribe of Orcs travel through here in, heading south in the fall, then north in the spring. They are not aggressive if left alone. One cannot say the same for … Continue reading Volcano Surfing! →

...from the July, 1978 issue The Long & Winding Road Part 72 The Skyroad The Road here is 50 feet wide, and after about 25 fairly steep switchbacks, 500 feet in the air. Once you reach the 500 foot level, there are 120 foot wide areas on either side of The Road, holding either forests, … Continue reading Doc Tempest Versus The Time Dogs →

...not actually a snake The Long & Winding Road Part 71 Thrakriders These people are another nomadic tribe, but they ride huge herbivorous lizards. They are taller, darker hued, and more muscular than the Horseriders. They are quite friendly and willing to trade. They have a much broader range of food items and also have … Continue reading Howard The Snake →

...don't! The Long & Winding Road Part 70 Horseriders The people of this land are a nomadic horse riding nation, very much like the Mongolians. They move about frequently, live off the land and their herds of goats, and consider their horses family. They do not trade much with outsiders, but they are generally friendly … Continue reading Uncle Doc Talks To You About 100 Part Projects →

...and the bland peppers The Long & Winding Road Part 69 The Enchanted Road As you leave Mayrzin, The Road enters a tunnel in a hill. It emerges into what is probably a pocket dimension full of strange sights, sounds, and general weirdness. Some strange Wonderland-like shit goes on here. It is never the same … Continue reading My Life Among The Green Tomatoes →

...and sure as hell don't goose one The Long & Winding Road Part 68 Mayrzin For 190 miles, The Road runs alongside a river and long lake. The roadbed is now made of a substance not unlike asphalt, but multicolored. This is the country of Mayrzin. It is mostly hilly prairie with light woods near … Continue reading Never Tickle A Dragon →

...a lifestyle The Long & Winding Road Part 66 The Howling Wood Lycanthropes of all sorts live here. Not all are dangerous, but the majority are, even if you do not leave the road. The presence of silver showing out in the open will curtail 98% of attacks. Note that these lycanthropes are not bound … Continue reading Whatever, Whoever, Whenever! →

...they were doing it on purpose The Long & Winding Road Part 65 The Endless Marsh When you come up out of Goblinia, you be about 2 miles from the edge of a huge marshland. It extends about 130 miles from east to west, and averages 50 miles from north to south. People live here. … Continue reading Gruff Turtles Trampled My Sedums →

...holding a bottle of wine and his sword The Long & Winding Road Part 64 Goblinia You have just entered the Goblin Homeland. You see The Road ahead of you suddenly go down into a tunnel. Yes, this entire 130 miles is underground. It passes right down the center of many goblin villages, towns, and … Continue reading Chapter 5: In Which Our Hero, Now Pursued By The Law, Slides Down A Mountain →

...especially that guy with the tattooed willy The Long & Winding Road Part 63 The Pleasant Hills If this country were on our Earth, it would probably be called “a whole country of goddamned hippies”. These humans, who may or may not be possessed of a touch of fairy blood, live in everything from brightly … Continue reading News Flash: Flashers Are News! →

...mostly, tartar sauce The Long & Winding Road Part 62 Hectoria Like Winzell, Hectoria is a land of forests and streams, but that's where the similarities ends. The Hectorians are hunters and outdoorsfolk through and through. They do not farm or engage in any other business, aside from making and selling bows, arrows, spears, and … Continue reading Fishing For Condiments →

...wait, what? The Long & Winding Road Part 61 Winzell Three things to know about Winzell.1: It is eerily quiet throughout the entire country, even though wildlife, including smaller monsters, abounds.2: The people here all look like they are a couple of days dead. Pale, somewhat saggy skin, slender, cool to the touch, slow moving, … Continue reading Fungusadelic! →

...5 miles ahead The Long & Winding Road Part 60 Borbinia The Road passes through this country for 105 miles, again, following the river. Another rural land of mostly ranchers and farmers, Borbinia is a land of fields dotted with bits of woodland. The population seems to be made up of at least 7 types … Continue reading Zone Of No Magic →

...you know what I mean The Long & Winding Road Part 59 Pomsk Pomsk, inhabited by blue skinned, green haired beings who look human but have no obvious differences between sexes, is land crisscrossed by rivers, canals, lakes and ponds. The Pomskites are almost entirely farmers, gardeners, or fisherfolk. Even in their towns and cities, … Continue reading The Good, The Bad, And The Mildly Unpleasant Looking →

...she did look very cute that way The Long & Winding Road Part 58 Lurell When you pass into Lurell, you are entering the first of the five Fall River Kingdoms. The Road, now a broad concrete affair, never strays more than 2 or 3 miles from the river. The Road runs 110 miles through … Continue reading It’s All Fun And Games Until You Tie Dye The Baby →

...in a rainbow of colors The Long & Winding Road Part 57 Yirfa & The Great Falls Congratulations! You have made it to the West Coast. The land of Yirfa is well forested all the way to the mostly cliff edges of the coast and full of wildlife. The Road runs 110 miles here, often … Continue reading Spectacular Squash →

...it's surprisingly close The Long & Winding Road Part 63 The Pleasant Hills If this country were on our Earth, it would probably be called “a whole country of goddamned hippies”. These humans, who may or may not be possessed of a touch of fairy blood, live in everything from brightly colored nomadic tents to … Continue reading Looking For The Edge Of The End Of the World →

...he loves the board sports The Long & Winding Road Part 62 Hectoria Like Winzell, Hectoria is a land of forests and streams, but that's where the similarities ends. The Hectorians are hunters and outdoorsfolk through and through. They do not farm or engage in any other business, aside from making and selling bows, arrows, … Continue reading Yoyo, Surfdog! →

...his first name was Nicolai The Long & Winding Road Part 61 Winzell Three things to know about Winzell.1: It is eerily quiet throughout the entire country, even though wildlife, including smaller monsters, abounds.2: The people here all look like they are a couple of days dead. Pale, somewhat saggy skin, slender, cool to the … Continue reading Action Was His Middle Name →

...#5: being murder hobos The Long & Winding Road Part 60 Borbinia The Road passes through this country for 105 miles, again, following the river. Another rural land of mostly ranchers and farmers, Borbinia is a land of fields dotted with bits of woodland. The population seems to be made up of at least 7 … Continue reading 101 Ways That Players Make GMs Cry →

...you had to be there The Long & Winding Road Part 59 Pomsk Pomsk, inhabited by blue skinned, green haired beings who look human but have no obvious differences between sexes, is land crisscrossed by rivers, canals, lakes and ponds. The Pomskites are almost entirely farmers, gardeners, or fisherfolk. Even in their towns and cities, … Continue reading Beer Nut Battles →

...and scores a relic, too The Long & Winding Road Part 58 Lurell When you pass into Lurell, you are entering the first of the five Fall River Kingdoms. The Road, now a broad concrete affair, never strays more than 2 or 3 miles from the river. The Road runs 110 miles through Lurell, and … Continue reading Brother Joshua Prevails →

...not what you're thinking The Long & Winding Road Part 57 Yirfa & The Great Falls Congratulations! You have made it to the West Coast. The land of Yirfa is well forested all thr way to the mostly cliff edges of the coast and full of wildlife. The Road runs 110 miles here, often just … Continue reading Night Of The Flaming Dildos →

...more imaginary anime The Long & Winding Road Part 56 The Short Forest This 95 mile stretch of The Road passes through one of the most interesting areas in the whole trip. The aptly named Short Forest has a wide variety of trees, but none are over 7 feet tall. The shortness also applies to … Continue reading Super Kaiju Defense League Red →