...it's an odd place The Doclopedia #2,754 Things You Can Buy For A Buck: Entry Into The Dungeon Right, folks, that will be a dollar each to enter the Dungeon of the Mad Bard. No, Sir Wizard, you memory plays no tricks, the admission fee is quite recent. Had to do it, you know. Residents … Continue reading The Village In The Jungle Near The UFO
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.
It’s All Fun & Games Until You Bi-Generate
...then things get confusing The Doclopedia #2,753 Things You Can Buy For A Buck: A Gallon Of Sunwine Sunwine? You are in luck, Miss, because we've just gotten in two 30 gallon kegs of Sirluth Valley sunwine. Very mild on the tongue, not too fruity, not too quick to get you tipsy. Those vintners know … Continue reading It’s All Fun & Games Until You Bi-Generate
Eat A Hot Tamale
...no, an actual tamale The Doclopedia #2,752 Things You Can Buy For A Buck: A Quick Dropoff Oh yeah, you bet, sir. We can do that dropoff on 53rd street for ya. Freddy over there can jump on his bike and be there in about 15 minutes. Nah, traffic, won't be a problem and with … Continue reading Eat A Hot Tamale
Mouse Moments
...don't last long The Doclopedia #2,751 Things You Can Buy For A Buck: A Chicken Yessir, these fine hens are a buck apiece. There's none of them much over a year old, so still good for egg laying or cookin' up for dinner. Now, if one of 'em starts talkin' to you, you just pay … Continue reading Mouse Moments
Dave Had The Hamster Pants
...and he looked like a fool The Doclopedia #2,750 Things You Can Buy For A Buck: A Bag Of Rags Yin Lee, who has a shop just past the Moon Bridge, will sell you a large bag of rags for a dollar. They are clean rags, often fairly large, and great for cleaning things or … Continue reading Dave Had The Hamster Pants
The Ice Cream Dwarves Go On Strike
...they're demanding more sprinkles The Doclopedia #2,749 Strange Bandanas: The Solid Neon Pink One I own hundreds of bandanas. Many of them have strange stories connected to them. Here is one… The fact about this bandana is simple: it tells me what time it is anywhere in the world. It also can give me the … Continue reading The Ice Cream Dwarves Go On Strike
The Good, The Bad, And The Funky
...funkadelic, even The Doclopedia #2,748 Strange Bandanas: The Red, Yellow, And Orange One I own hundreds of bandanas. Many of them have strange stories connected to them. Here is one… I seldom fall asleep wearing a bandana, but about 15 years ago, I dozed off while wearing this one, which I bought from a young … Continue reading The Good, The Bad, And The Funky
It Should Have Been Tony, Not Al
...we told him to stay home The Doclopedia #2,747 Strange Bandanas: The Skulls One I own hundreds of bandanas. Many of them have strange stories connected to them. Here is one… This one is black with small white skulls all over it. I got it in Haiti back in 1963, from an old woman that … Continue reading It Should Have Been Tony, Not Al
Tarps For LARPs
...we also have harps The Doclopedia #2,746 Strange Bandanas: The Other Doctor Who One I own hundreds of bandanas. Many of them have strange stories connected to them. Here is one… This one, which depicts the 11th Doctor in various poses, was specially made for me. The only thing strange about it is that once … Continue reading Tarps For LARPs
Unfounded Bloomers
...no...wait The Doclopedia #2,745 Strange Bandanas: The Gold And Purple One I own hundreds of bandanas. Many of them have strange stories connected to them. Here is one…I'm not sure where I got this bandana. It just appeared on the rack one day. That happens sometimes.Anyway, this gold striped bandana is a real eye catcher, … Continue reading Unfounded Bloomers
Yoyo Investigates A Crime
...Duke stole his toy And we finish up another go at the alphabet! The Doclopedia #2,744 The Roleplayer's Alphabet: Zero This is how many valuable lessons the average RPG Player Character and Player learn in any given adventure or campaign. GM's will be conflicted by this. On the one hand, they know you'll fall for … Continue reading Yoyo Investigates A Crime
Wandering Mobsters
...the Chicago type The Doclopedia #2,743The Roleplayer's Alphabet: Yellow Snow Don't eat it or fall into it. Don't you listen to Frank Zappa? Oh, and if that area of yellow snow is more than a few inches across, be on your guard. If it's several feet across, just start running.
Just Ducking Around
...goddamnit, autocorrect! The Doclopedia #2,742 The Roleplayer's Alphabet: X Marks The Spot Yeah, it marks the spot on a map that promises fortune and glory, but when you get there, the GM will be laughing as she runs you through a gauntlet of terror and serious injury. Also, there is never an actual X showing … Continue reading Just Ducking Around
Octopuses Guardin’
...undersea treasure The Doclopedia #2,741 The Roleplayer's Alphabet: Werecreatures RPG monster books are full of all sorts of werecreatures, from werewolves to weretigers to wererats. They are popular foes to go up against in a fight, provided you don't get bitten by one and take on the curse.It should be noted that GMs will also … Continue reading Octopuses Guardin’
Fast And Furless
...starring hairless animals The Doclopedia #2,740 The Roleplayer's Alphabet: Vacant Villages Are you REALLY just going to enter a village that is devoid of inhabitants? Are you crazy? It doesn't matter if the place has been deserted for 200 years or if everyone disappeared 15 minutes before you got there. Vacant villages are the sort … Continue reading Fast And Furless
Half A Glass Of Rat Milk
...no thanks The Doclopedia #2,739 The Roleplayer's Alphabet: Unknown Dangers Some dangers are a given, like going into dungeons, or facing a horde of pissed off goblins, or whacking a sleeping owlbear with a stick. But your GM's job is to also set up unknown dangers, such as mislabeled potions, or various cunning traps, or … Continue reading Half A Glass Of Rat Milk
Module L-1: The Black Heart Of Death
...for characters Level 5-8 The Doclopedia #2,738 The Roleplayer's Alphabet: Trees Some trees will grab you and eat you. Some trees will befriend you. Others will be home to various members of the fae. And, of course, some trees are just ordinary trees. This last kind are the ones you'll burn down when you accidentally … Continue reading Module L-1: The Black Heart Of Death
Doc Tempest: Be Seeing You
...from the November 1996 issue The Doclopedia #2,737 The Roleplayer's Alphabet: Strange Music While this could just indicate that your GM has odd tastes in background music, most likely, it means weird shit is about to happen.It could just be musical orcs getting ready to attack, but it could also mean that your PCs are … Continue reading Doc Tempest: Be Seeing You
Gooznovika
...do NOT go there The Doclopedia #2,736 The Roleplayer's Alphabet: Rats Rats are common in fantasy RPGs. A dozen 10 inch long rats are an easy kill and no big challenge. A dozen 10 foot long rats is another thing altogether.
Who Knows What Time It Is?
...I mean the century The Doclopedia #2,735 The Roleplayer's Alphabet: Quiet A place being quiet may or may not be cause for alarm. A place being TOO quiet, is almost always cause for alarm. A GM going quiet and smiling is absolutely cause for alarm.
Pookas In The Pouch
...they liked it The Doclopedia #2,734 The Roleplayer's Alphabet: Peril RPG adventures can be filled with all sorts of perils as you go through them. They can be quite thrilling to overcome.RPG players can also face peril by never bringing snacks or by touching somebody else's dice.
Dogs Wearing Hats, Cats Riding Bikes, Bunnies Selling Candy
...obviously, you did not take a microdose The Doclopedia #2,733 The Roleplayer's Alphabet: Overthinking Very often, this is a thing that players will do during a game. Sometimes, it's useful, but most of the time it just turns a 4 hour game into a 6 hour game because you are trying to find out why … Continue reading Dogs Wearing Hats, Cats Riding Bikes, Bunnies Selling Candy
Catfish Dancin’
...in a conga line The Doclopedia #2,732 The Roleplayer's Alphabet: No This is a word you will often hear your GM saying after you do something or say something that totally trashes their scenario/game world/last bit of sanity. Often, this is said as they weep and/or reach for hard liquor.
Spider and The California Kid Flee The Scene
...at a casual walk, but still... The Doclopedia #2,731 The Roleplayer's Alphabet: Magic Items When it comes to magic items, they are usually either very powerful with few charges, not to powerful with plenty of charges, or somewhere in between and cursed. Sorry, but we don't write the rules.
F, The Creature Out of Time
...a Roger Corman film The Doclopedia #2,730 The Roleplayer's Alphabet: Little People Halflings, brownies, pixies, fairies, there are lots of little people out there. Halflings are nice enough and serve some great food & drink. Other little people may be helpful, or they might be pranksters, or they might just be a pain in the … Continue reading F, The Creature Out of Time
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