...against the pancakes, one assumes I am too tired to write a Doclopedia post tonight. I shall do two tomorrow.
Author: Doc Cross
I'm Doc. I live in Sacramento, California with my wife, Grace, and two dogs named Yoyo and Duke. I've been blogging for 22 years. I'm a TTRPG gamer, a gardener, dog lover, cook, and unrepentant scalawag. I write things that I think people might enjoy reading, especially if they are roleplayers or just strange. I hope you enjoy reading my stuff.
Zany Salamanders Bothered My Dwarf Hamster
...he was off his feed for two days afterward The Doclopedia #195 Smells Like Toon Spirit: Grandma Gussie's Ghost Many cartoon grandmothers are sweet old ladies who bake cookies and have kitty cats and wouldn't harm a fly. Grandma Gussie is not one of them. She was a cantankerous old gal when she was alive … Continue reading Zany Salamanders Bothered My Dwarf Hamster
The Rare And Beautiful Blue Hopping Chicken Of Potawango Island
...they can hop along at 40 miles an hour So, a quick recap of my 4 days at Dundracon... 1: Every game I ran or played in was lots of fun. The TOON game had a ton of people in it and all of them were funny. 2: Despite the audience submitting suggestions that were … Continue reading The Rare And Beautiful Blue Hopping Chicken Of Potawango Island
The 4 Things You Need To Know About Cupcake Gnomes
...#2: they pee vanilla extract The Doclopedia #193 Good Idea/Bad Idea: RoboPets Good Idea: Building sweet little robotic bunnies and kitties that behaved just like the real thing. Bad Idea: Building robotic pitbulls and wolverines. The Doclopedia #194 Good Idea/Bad Idea: Deflecting Trouble Good Idea: Deflecting that 1,000 foot wide meteor away from Chicago. Bad … Continue reading The 4 Things You Need To Know About Cupcake Gnomes
The Five Blue Budgies Find Some Money
...and they go crazy buying millet seed Another report from Dundracon: The Seminar went great yesterday. Everybody very creative. Played in a steampunk game last night. My character was an a-moral thieving gambler with a heart of gold. Obviously type-casting. Slept terribly last night even with the help of chemicals. Woke up this morning running … Continue reading The Five Blue Budgies Find Some Money
If It’s Saturday, This Must Be Dundracon
...we'll see what the Tour Guide says The game went great. My voice is shot today. Doing the seminar Entitled Stump the Gamemasters at 1 pm. Con is lots of fun.
Report from Dundracon
Big hotel room. Unfortunately, it is at the end of the hallway farthest from the elevator on the second floor. May have to stash food and water at the halfway point of the hallway, so we don’t have to kill and eat other con attendees. Gotta go, my game is about to start…
Madness Takes Its Troll
...insane trolls? Just a quick post to let y'all know that I'm off to Dundracon in about an hour and the only posts that might pop up here will be if I call Grace (my lovely wife & webmistress) and have her put something up. Actually, you'll be much more likely to see posts like … Continue reading Madness Takes Its Troll
Mr. Porkwaffle Attends A Barroom Brawl
...just as an observer, mind you The Doclopedia #190 Good Idea/Bad Idea: Reanimating The Dead Good Idea: Using science to reactivate the dead tissue of a human being, so as to hold the secrets of life, death and immortality in your godlike hands! Bwahahahaha! Bad Idea: You reanimated your mother in law? Seriously, WTF? … Continue reading Mr. Porkwaffle Attends A Barroom Brawl
Welcome To The New Place!
Greetings, Faithful Readers! Welcome to the all new and soon to be spiffy Dociverse blog. There won't be much up after tomorrow until I return from Dundracon on Monday, but please do bookmark this site, because it's replacing the old Live Journal site as of now.
Good Lord, What Has That Damned Hippie Done This Time?
...hippie? BIG NEWS!!! After 6 1/2 years on Live Journal, I'm leaving and taking everything to WordPress. While I have not had any huge problems with LJ, there have been some little things and when you add in the exodus of many of my friends to other venues, I started looking for another blogging joint. … Continue reading Good Lord, What Has That Damned Hippie Done This Time?
Sammy Slug Goes To The Beach
...it was a great story until he hit that saltwater The Doclopedia #188 Pop Culture From Other Worlds: Celebrities Some of these names might be familiar. James Bond is a former Prime Minister and current host of the BBC series “Behind The News”. As Prime Minister, he was well liked, especially by female voters. As … Continue reading Sammy Slug Goes To The Beach
Don’t Talk To Me While You Wear The Weasel Hat
...it was a very polarizing hat Ok, so I missed doing an entry Sunday. I made up for it. The Doclopedia #186 Pop Culture From Other Worlds: Games Every universe has gaming geeks. This is what some of them play. Technology: The Gathering On at least three worlds where magic has mostly replaced science, this … Continue reading Don’t Talk To Me While You Wear The Weasel Hat
The Big Book Of Insane Experiments
...subtitled: Playing God With Items You Can Find In The Home The Doclopedia #185 Pop Culture From Other Worlds: Television Today we have assorted television series from the multiverse. Lemurias's Got Talent! One of the most popular programs on Earth 63, it is just behind “Death Arena Football” and “So You Think You Can Skydance” … Continue reading The Big Book Of Insane Experiments
Beware Of The Potbull
...they're like pitbulls, only too stoned to attack you The Doclopedia #184 Pop Culture From Other Worlds: Music A “top ten” selection of songs from other Earths. 10: “Let's Keelhaul The Frenchman!” (traditional pirate song) 9: “Spell & Scroll High School” (by The Ramonas) 8: “Ogre From Muskogee” (by Snarl Haggird) 7: “Theme From Star … Continue reading Beware Of The Potbull
Doc Tempest VS The Men Of Steel
...from the May, 1957 issue The Doclopedia #183 Pop Culture From Other Worlds: Movies Citizen Kanine Written, directed and starring young Arfson Wells, this story of newspaper publisher Charles Foster Kanine is widely regarded as being the best American movie ever made. The Lord Of The Rings This is, of course, actually three movies that … Continue reading Doc Tempest VS The Men Of Steel
It’s All Fun & Games Until Somebody Gets Injected With Radioactive Waste
...way to kill the party, dude Hey, gang, it's Pop Culture From Other Worlds Week! The Doclopedia #182 Pop Culture From Other Worlds: Books This list is made up of popular fiction and nonfiction selections from several alternate Earths. The Steam Giants of Oz by L. Frank Baum Dorothy and her friend the Wind Up … Continue reading It’s All Fun & Games Until Somebody Gets Injected With Radioactive Waste
Three Lemon Tarts, A Glass Of Milk And A Fork
...Yum Yum! The Doclopedia #179 Magic Items That Don't Look Cool: Amulet Of Hellfire This item doesn't even try to look like a proper amulet. It looks like five soda bottle caps on a dirty old piece of string. But as far as being a useful bit of magic, well, it is that. The wearer … Continue reading Three Lemon Tarts, A Glass Of Milk And A Fork
Adventure Module S2: Dungeons Of The Sewer Troll Queen
...for characters of Level 3-5 who have a weak sense of smell The Doclopedia #177 Magic Items That Don't Look Cool: Ring Of Dreamwalking The power to enter another person's dreams and affect them is a pretty powerful ability. You can use it to scare the hell out of them, help them through trying emotional … Continue reading Adventure Module S2: Dungeons Of The Sewer Troll Queen
Good News For Cats & Dogs!
...humans still aren't as smart as you are. The Doclopedia #176 Magic Items That Don't Look Cool: Hammer Of Doom Legend has it that a person filled with anger and hate can use the Hammer of Doom to slay many enemies with but a single blow...and legend is right. When used in anger by somebody … Continue reading Good News For Cats & Dogs!
The Happy, Yet Mildly Mind Roasting, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Robot Car
co-starring her pet polar bear, Earline The Doclopedia #175 Magic Items That Don't Look Cool: Gloves Of Seduction This rather shabby pair of gloves are stained with sweat, grease and other things you don't want to know about. They are pretty badly worn and have a small hole or two. On top of all thay, … Continue reading The Happy, Yet Mildly Mind Roasting, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Robot Car
Beer Is Good…Pie Is Good…Why Not Beer Pie?
...Mmmm, give me another slice of that IPA pie I now present the last post for The Infinite Doc week. The original version was very long and only halfway finished, so I switched to this version. The longass original may yet see the light of day when the Dociverse website goes live. The Doclopedia #174 … Continue reading Beer Is Good…Pie Is Good…Why Not Beer Pie?
The Rare And Beautiful Green Spotted Snow Squid Of Potawango Island
...they smell like lemons and love to tap dance The Doclopedia #173 The Infinite Doc: Doc Who? It was in 1980 that, while hiking with his dog in the High Sierras, Doc Cross saw a blue phone boothy looking thing appear on a very steep mountainside. Just as he was exclaiming “What the fucking hell?” … Continue reading The Rare And Beautiful Green Spotted Snow Squid Of Potawango Island
Secret Agent Kabuki Android
...more made up manga Hey kids, 365 People, Places & Things has gotten a name change! It is now... The Doclopedia #171 The Infinite Doc: Doc, Scourge Of The 7 Seas Two of the Docs we will be looking at this week are the result of a Doc from one reality or time passing into … Continue reading Secret Agent Kabuki Android
The Secret War Between Forks And Spoons
...knives are neutral The Doclopedia #170 The Infinite Doc: Doc, Boy Wizard On one of the Earths where magic exists in secret, young Doc Cross was born to parents who were both wizards. A few months later, they were killed by a very evil wizard who wanted to rule the world and then kill … Continue reading The Secret War Between Forks And Spoons
