...they're fast little suckers Well, as could almost be predicted, just as I'm getting over my cold, it would appear that I've passed it on to my loving spouse. Poor Grace is feeling congested, sore throaty and generally not good. I shall do my best to doctor her. In other news, after two dry days … Continue reading The Rare And Beautiful 6 Legged Hamster Of Potawango Island
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.
I Often Miss The Dancing Elks
...and the violin playing badgers Well, I'm not dead. In fact, I'm feeling somewhat better than I was when I last posted. However, knowing that when I start to recover from a cold, I often start over exerting myself, My Sweet Little Blueberry Muffin With Melted Butted Drizzled Over It Of Love has decreed that … Continue reading I Often Miss The Dancing Elks
Bouncy Dog Revue
...bring the whole family My sore throat has indeed blossomed into a full blown head cold. I'd say I feel like shit, but feeling like shit would be a step up. My headache sneers haughtily at most pain relievers, my nasal cavities are working at about 150% efficiency in the mucus production area, my joints … Continue reading Bouncy Dog Revue
Creamy Fish Pudding
...with chocolate sprinkles Gah! For the past 3 days I've been trying to keep a sore throat from becoming worse (and bringing more cold symptoms with it) by using the "Sick Animal" method. This mostly consists of spending most waking moments (when I'm not working or some other necessary stuff) curled up sleeping in my … Continue reading Creamy Fish Pudding
Banana Slug Express
...slow, but reliable. So I've been thinking of future writing projects (and thinking of old projects I can dust off) and here are a few that I've come up with. 1: City guides that would be very "Over The Edge" like. The base idea is that every city has these strange places/businesses that only people … Continue reading Banana Slug Express
Conquest Of The Big Tomato
...with geeks & games Just got back from the second day of Conquest Sacramento. Altho I had zero sign ups for my seminar or the two games I volunteered to run (and I'm not alone...RPGs seemed not to be doing very well), I had fun and it is pretty sweet to be able to drive … Continue reading Conquest Of The Big Tomato
Doc Tempest and The Living Shadow
...from the July 1941 issue Stuff 1: One of the pre-made characters in my Conquest Sac Over The Edge game is Agent Roscoe of the FBI's X Unit. He made his first appearence a few years ago in my "Special X Unit" series (which was a combination of "The X Files" and "Special Unit 2"). … Continue reading Doc Tempest and The Living Shadow
Squishy Lunar Cupcakes
...green cheese not included I was going to post this last night, but about 47 different things conspired to prevent that. Anyway, here we go... Game Discussion Part 3 To sum up my "Level Zero" series idea...characters start in a limited geographical area (their home town and evirons)...characters have very low level skills and stats … Continue reading Squishy Lunar Cupcakes
The Kitty Cats Start A Garden
...but all they grow is catnip Random Stuff 1: Conquest Sac starts THIS FRIDAY! If you live anywhere near Sacramento or if you just have the spare time & money, you should attend it. I'm doing a seminar on Friday at 6 PM, then running a TOON game at 8 PM. On Saturday, I'm running … Continue reading The Kitty Cats Start A Garden
A Redhead Was On My Left And A Blonde Was On My Right
...and I didn't recognize the bedroom I was in Boy howdy, things are hitting a helluva a stride in the Kingdom Building Game. Empires are rising and (maybe) falling...monsters and strange creatures roam the land...war may be in the offing...and that's just among the PC kingdoms! I'm thinking that within the next couple of turn, … Continue reading A Redhead Was On My Left And A Blonde Was On My Right
Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Guinness
...in which the Gryffendor's get drunk and rowdy and kick Slytherin ass Doc's Day 1: Huge brekky at Hometown Buffet with My Sweet Little Golden Spider Monkey Of Sweetness 2: Put in about 2 hours on map updates for the Kingdom Building Game 3: Grace and I went to see "V for Vendetta" and quite … Continue reading Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Guinness
Mrs Wangdoodle Buys A Elephant
...and uses a skip loader as a pooper scooper AT LAST, IT CAN BE SPOKEN OF!!! From the Daily Illuminator... "And more of that good stuff is coming, including . . . REAL soon now . . . Doc Cross' unholy blending of Toon ( http://www.sjgames.com/toon/ ) and Munchkin ( http://www.sjgames.com/munchkin/game/ ) , creatively titled … Continue reading Mrs Wangdoodle Buys A Elephant
Swimming In The Volcano Of Love
...Ooh, it's hot hot hot! In Which The Gaming Discussion Picks Up Speed As I mentioned last time, this whole "Level 0 Campaign" idea came to me when I was map making with Campaign Cartographer (an exceptionally cool new edition of which will soon debut) and the map you would use with this game is … Continue reading Swimming In The Volcano Of Love
Wild Soft Pretzel Migration
...many will die in the mustard pits In Which Doc Stars A Gaming Discussion So lately I've been thinking about roleplaying games…and non-gamers…and people who really like character creation and development…and what the RPG hobby/industry generally doesn't do. My conclusions? Well, one of them is that most players, even those who do manage to create … Continue reading Wild Soft Pretzel Migration
Chicken Soup For The Sociopathic Cannibal’s Soul
...written by Dr. Hannibal Lecter Hey, kids, it's meme time! Yoinked from delazan The Rules: 1. You can only say YES or NO! 2. You are NOT ALLOWED to explain ANYTHING unless someone comments to the entry and asks. Taken a picture naked? Yes Made out with a member of the same sex? No Danced … Continue reading Chicken Soup For The Sociopathic Cannibal’s Soul
The Horticultural Whore Goes To Seed
...as in spinach seed I was, among other things, in gardening mode today. I transplanted about two dozen seedlings (mostly tomato) into larger pots, then started about 35-40 heirloom variety spinach seeds. I'll start another 40 or so in a week or ten days. After that, I went out and gathered up some bits of … Continue reading The Horticultural Whore Goes To Seed
Red Butterfly Attack Unit
...hmmm, sounds like an anime title Grace and I were a couple of busy beavers today. First, we hit a plant sale where I bought... 2 types of Aster 2 types of Sedum A blue flowered Salvia A Red Raspberry vine A really cool Ajuga with neon purple colors A dwarf Bamboo A Geranium After … Continue reading Red Butterfly Attack Unit
Bucky & Squint Build A Giant BattleMek
...and it's powered by soybean oil, so it's eco friendly Damn! Will we never finish re-arranging this cursed living room so that I may watch my new tv for a bit before locking myself in the Game Room/Library to get some writing done? I swear by the Gilded Nipples Of Aphrodite that this foolishness will … Continue reading Bucky & Squint Build A Giant BattleMek
Intentions As Clear As Glass
...and secrets as dark as night Great Hoppin' Horny Toads, today at work was an assbuster. I'm pretty sure half of the population of Sacramento County ate pizza today...and I delivered about half of it (the rest got eaten in our store). Whew! And now, our daily Top Ten List, from the Home Office in … Continue reading Intentions As Clear As Glass
Long Haired Women Make Me Howl At The Moon
…but then, so do the women with short and medium hair:) Those of you who read my zines in Alarums & Excursions back in the day will no doubt remember my Top Ten Lists. Well, once again, I've decided to rip off David Letterman and put Top Ten Lists here in my LJ. I'll do … Continue reading Long Haired Women Make Me Howl At The Moon
Hot Buttered Clams On A Stick
...coming soon to a state fair near you Twas another mellow (read: lazy) weekend here at the old homestead. Tonight, tho, will be busy with the moving of furniture and such in the living room. Gotta make room for the new tv on Wednesday...and get a bunch of stuff organized and moved into the garage … Continue reading Hot Buttered Clams On A Stick
The Great Indoor Camping Experiment
...Beverly Hills, 1979 Well sir, Grace and I headed off to Best Buy today and bought ourselves a spiffy new HDTV ready television and a stand to put it on. Of course, it won't be delivered until Wednesday, but that still means we can soon get rid of our rapidly dying old tv...and hook up … Continue reading The Great Indoor Camping Experiment
Knight Of The Long Knives
...he's a medieval Terminator Watched the new Doctor Who on SciFi Channel tonight. Very enjoyable, even if it was a bit of a shock to my ingrained memories of Whos past. Plenty of Whovian goofiness and stuff. I look forward to future episodes.
The Big Yellow House On Party Road
...Best.Halloween.Party.Ever! So, it's St. Patrick's Day. Now, I don't really do most holidays and I sure as Hell don't do any religious aspect of any holidays, but St. Paddy's Day does have a place in my predominantly Celtic heart. Most likely it's because I have fond memories of my mom cookin' up corned beef and … Continue reading The Big Yellow House On Party Road
Harry Potter And The Sexy Spirit
...in which Moaning Myrtle is moaning for a whole different reason:) And that's as close to HP slashfic as I'll ever get:) More on the Time Travel theme After having received a couple of thoughtful comments on my time travel post, I'm in a mood to write a bit more on the idea. Timewise, let's … Continue reading Harry Potter And The Sexy Spirit
