...and amazingly, we still graduated 365 Days, 365 Characters About this character: Two words: Toy Cops #112: Detective Ted E. Bear Stats STR: 2d6 DEX: 2d6 CON: 3d6 INT: 4d6 At the Butte Valley Day Care & Pre-School, Ted E. Bear is the cop who gets the scum off of the street. Dolly hookers, action … Continue reading So We Put His Sports Car In An Oak Tree
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.
Frozen Dog Poop Bombs
...right there in my yard It's 31 fuckin' degrees outside just now! To you folks from the less civilized world (or the high Sierras here in California), that might seem like a balmy day, but to us here in the Big Tomato, it's too damned cold. I'm hoping my spinach survives the freeze. Daisy was … Continue reading Frozen Dog Poop Bombs
Yellow Doom Flowers
...and aluminum butterflies 365 Days, 365 Characters About this character: Today's lawman isn't really a man, but he serves Our Robot Masters well. #111: Law Enforcement Unit 3-DR/44 "Wyatt Earp" Stats STR: 5d6 DEX: 4d6 CON: 4d20 INT: 5d8 3-DR/44, or Wyatt Earp as the meat units know him, is the primary law enforcement robot … Continue reading Yellow Doom Flowers
The World Famous Mudball Catapult
...fired 5 times in May, 1967 365 Days, 365 Characters About this character: A strange little village needs a cool headed top cop. #110: Chief Constable Wilfred Tilden Stats STR: 3d6 DEX: 3d6 CON: 3d8 INT: 4d8 Wilf Tilden is the head cop in the small village of Bogsby. Located "a good two day's walk … Continue reading The World Famous Mudball Catapult
Smurfin’ USA
...and then we'll go to Smurf City It's rainy and overcast outside, which just totally sucks. Inside, Grace & I are about to eat lunch and Daisy is watching the whole proceedings. No music playing, but we do have "Dirty Jobs" on the telly. Grace and I have gotten back into playing Puzzle Pirates after … Continue reading Smurfin’ USA
Purple Pain Pixies
...yeah, I know 365 Days, 365 Characters About this character: Modern times today, but not your average cop. #109: Deputy Mark Lindale Stats STR: 5d10 DEX: 5d10 CON: 5d10 INT: 3d8 Deputy Lindale has been a sheriff's deputy for 7 years, but he has been a mutant since puberty. He's way faster, stronger and tougher … Continue reading Purple Pain Pixies
Attack Of The Atomic Baby
...a Roger Corman film Oh look, Gladys, it's stuff in full fall plumage! 1: Yesterday was fuckin' crazy busy at work. I guess this year, all those Black Friday shoppers wanted pizza. 2: Speaking of shopping, and by seasonal association, Xmas, this year will see no presents exchanged by Grace and I. We figure a … Continue reading Attack Of The Atomic Baby
The California Kid Drops A Dime
...summer, 1981 The Doclopedia #108 Lawmen: Inspector Nick Douglas About this character: This cop has the most unwanted beat in the city...Faerie Town. Stats STR: 2d8 DEX: 3d6 CON: 2d10 INT: 4d6 Nobody wants the Faerie Town beat. Dealing with Pookas, Brownies, Elves, Gnomes, Sprites, Trolls and the dozens of other species of faerie that … Continue reading The California Kid Drops A Dime
Red Red Swine
...not a UB40 song Dinner was delish, but now it is late and I must work tomorrow, so here is today's lateass character. 365 Days, 365 Characters About this character: A good old fashioned Wild West lawman. #107: Marshall Bart McKain Stats STR: 3d6 DEX: 2d10 CON: 3d8 INT: 3d6 U.S. Marshall Bart McKain is … Continue reading Red Red Swine
Canary Carnival
...tweet tweet fuckin' tweet Gluttony Day So Far Having slept in late and therefore having had a late brekky, Grace and I just had our lunch about an hour ago. We ate the delicious and humongous Shrimp Salad with Feta Cheese. My Sweet Angel is now sacked out in a food coma and I'm just … Continue reading Canary Carnival
Turkeys, You Have Nothing To Fear Here
...on the other hand, you fish are doomed UnTurkey Day at Casa Cross As I have mentioned in the past, for no good reason beyond being contrary & whimsical, Grace and I never have a traditional Thanksgiving dinner. This year is no exception. On the menu is...SEAFOOD! Shrimp Salad with Feta Cheese Green Beans with … Continue reading Turkeys, You Have Nothing To Fear Here
The Summer That We Nearly Went To Woodstock
...accent on the nearly 365 Days, 365 Characters About this character: Today, we start Lawmen (and women) Week with a fantasy world sheriff who always gets her man...or woman...or orc...or halfling...or elf... #106: Sheriff Galzea Ovir Stats STR: 3d8 DEX: 4d6 CON: 3d10 INT: 3d6 Galzea Ovir is the daughter, granddaughter and great granddaughter of … Continue reading The Summer That We Nearly Went To Woodstock
Pit Bulls In A Bathtub
...clean and mean 365 Days, 365 Characters About this character: Our final alien is nearly dead, but could get better at any time. #105: Lorigal Stats (based on a d10) Physical: 10 Mental: 6 Spiritual: 7 Lorigal is the sole surviving member of the ZhuKot race. When the various slave races rose up and destroyed … Continue reading Pit Bulls In A Bathtub
Choice Cuts Of Gopher Meat
...sauteed in olive oil 365 Days, 365 Characters? First off, I'm not stopping my daily bit of RPG joy. But... The character below will be my 104th character in a row since I started this. I'll be doing some more, but the truth is, I'm getting bored thinking up characters. SO...in about a week, I'll … Continue reading Choice Cuts Of Gopher Meat
The Rare And Beautiful Vampire Duck Of Potawango Island
...they vant your blood, kvack kvack Shit! Almost forgot another character! I blame the dog:) 365 Days, 365 Characters About this character: This is a short but sweet entry...and so is the alien. #103: Dweeno Stats (based on a d10) Physical: 2 Mental: 6 Spiritual: 7 Dweeno is 12 inches tall and looks for all … Continue reading The Rare And Beautiful Vampire Duck Of Potawango Island
Natural Mail Enhancement
...you get big letters Bond Begins We saw the new James Bond movie, Casino Royale today and it was a damned good flick. Certainly the best Bond movie in a long while, despite being a bit too long and floundering a tad towards the end. Daniel Craig nailed Bond and most of the other actors … Continue reading Natural Mail Enhancement
Saliva & Salvia
...look it up Hawai'i Pix If I didn't fuck up, there should be A Few Hawai'i Vacation Pix up for your amusement. And no, there are no pix of Grace and I, because none were taken. More pix will be coming soon, once Grace sets up a Webshots account for me. And now, we're off … Continue reading Saliva & Salvia
Popcorn For Breakfast
...pop, pop Damn, I almost missed getting today's character up! About this character: This alien thinks the Klingon's are a bunch of pussies. The Doclopedia #102 Aliens: Jix the Conqueror Stats (based on a d10) Physical: 3 Mental: 6 Spiritual: 9 Jix, or as he is more commonly known, High Warlord Jix, is … Continue reading Popcorn For Breakfast
Herbert The Pig Goes To Town
...for shopping, a movie and some slop Walking Miss Daisy Daisy has settled in quite nicely, despite causing a bit of chaos in the living room while we were at work yesterday. She's affectionate, pretty mellow and not to be trusted around ham sandwiches:) We are certainly noticing how different Daisy is from Roscoe. Daisy … Continue reading Herbert The Pig Goes To Town
Beer And Kittens
...even more fun that tequila and puppies About this character: This alien is just a starfaring trader trying to make an honest buck. No, really. The Doclopedia #101 Aliens: Dorgash 9933 Stats (based on a d10) Physical: 5 Mental: 7 Spiritual: 7 Dorgash 9933 is the owner and captain of the freighter "Red Gnartok" and … Continue reading Beer And Kittens
The Day Daisy Came To Stay
...was today, as a matter of fact WE HAVE A DOG! Today, Grace and I adopted a 5 year old female Basset Hound. Her name is Daisy. She is very healthy, very friendly and pretty darned glad to be outta the shelter and in a house. We gave her a flea bath at LaunderDog and … Continue reading The Day Daisy Came To Stay
Dogs On Snowboards, Cats In Hang Gliders
...it's the Xtreme Petz! Stuff, Damn It, Stuff! 1: Something wonderful may happen today or tomorrow. More details if it does. 2: It just dawned on me last night that this week marks 30 years of roleplaying for me. Yep, my first D&D game was in November, 1976. And that made me think of this... … Continue reading Dogs On Snowboards, Cats In Hang Gliders
Never Try To Kiss An Angry Ferret
...or even one that's mildly peturbed Sweet Mother of Dog, today was one busy motherfucker at work. I was running around on deliveries so fast, I passed myself twice. After work, I picked up My Sweet Angel from work and we ate dinner at Fin's. I had the swordfish, she had the opah and we … Continue reading Never Try To Kiss An Angry Ferret
Bucky & Squint Fly To China
...to see that bigass wall This character finishes off Undead Week. Starting tomorrow: Aliens Week 365 Days, 365 Characters About this character: This is the toughest damned skeleton you'll ever meet...if he decides to fight you. #98: Ragnar, The Ultimate Skeleton Stats (on a scale of 1 to 20, with 10 being human maximum) Strength: … Continue reading Bucky & Squint Fly To China
The Street Where The Wolf People Live
...and where they howl 365 Days, 365 Characters About this character: Another vampire...and this one is no vegetarian. #97: Buck Scales Stats (on a scale of 1 to 20, with 10 being human maximum) Strength: 14 Dexterity: 12 Intelligence: 5 Constitution: 18 Agility: 15 Willpower: 10 Back in 1986, Buck was at Daytona Bike Week … Continue reading The Street Where The Wolf People Live
