...they were big alligators Critter Con 14 Con Day 3: Gaming, food, the Dealers Room, more food, and pub crawling. Here, in brief, is how things went for several of our extended crew as far as gaming went on Saturday.Grandpa: Ran Part One of his “Reverse Dungeon” for 4 hours, ate tamales, then played Ogre. … Continue reading Snow Cones And Alligators
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.
Tales Of Old Mars
...because Young Mars sucked Critter Con 14 Con Day 2: Post party reviews, more gaming, the annual mud bath, Olde Tyme Radio and a crazy Sock Hop.Okay, dear readers, we have a lot to talk about and not much time to do it in because we are heading out to the biggest party of the … Continue reading Tales Of Old Mars
A Most Amazing Dog
...who won't stop farting Critter Con 14 Con Day 1: A day of gaming, talking to people, considering room parties, and dealing with the romantic results of the Blue Trash Panda. The Cheesecake & Bourbon party last night was fun, despite the fact that neither of us (or Mom, Grandma, Sam, Auntie Mary, Uncle Spike, … Continue reading A Most Amazing Dog
Puttin’ On The Twits
...mostly MAGAts Critter Con 14 Con Day Zero: We arrive, meet old friends, have a moment of weirdness, and get ready to party. Hi, everyone! Cupcake & Tucker here, doing the con reports to free up Grandpa so he can get in more gaming and whatever.We drove into the Critter City dome at 11 this … Continue reading Puttin’ On The Twits
Fingers In The Pudding
...not as part of the pudding Critter Con 14 Trip Day 5: In which we are in Texas and encounter nuts with guns, visit one hell of a wood carver, chow down on barbecue, and visit Cowboy Jesus. Our Tuesday morning breakfast behind us, we were walking out of the Big Texan Steak Ranch & … Continue reading Fingers In The Pudding
The Rare And Beautiful Honking Opossum Of Potawango Island
...they are BIG Critter Con 14 Trip Day 4: In which we start the day with PIE!, watch a guinea pig movie, see Movie Monsters of the Desert, eat tasty cheeseburgers, and see Stuff Found Along The Side Of The Road. When you spend the night in a place called Pie Town, by golly, you … Continue reading The Rare And Beautiful Honking Opossum Of Potawango Island
The Glorious Saga Of The Ice Cream Dwarves
...and their great voyage Critter Con 14 Trip Day 3: In which we get to see more license plates than we imagined, eat pizza cooked without fire, visit another tiny village, and play a rousing game of D&D. About 10 AM, after breakfast and a leisurely stroll around the small community of Skull Valley, we … Continue reading The Glorious Saga Of The Ice Cream Dwarves
Are You Sure Your Front Door Is Locked?
...you got up to check, didn't you? Critter Con 14 Day Two: In which we see a giant that is NOT Jesus, have slide races, and visit the Museum of Just Plain Goofy Shit. We woke up at the crack of 9:00 this morning and Sweetie had the Bus on the road by the time … Continue reading Are You Sure Your Front Door Is Locked?
Demented Owls Creeped Out My Dormice
...then tried to eat them Critter Con 14 Day One, Part 1: In which we do not have to go very far to see our first attraction. We departed the house at 6:30 and I drove for about an hour and 15 minutes until getting to Galt, a small, though not nearly as small as … Continue reading Demented Owls Creeped Out My Dormice
Bouncing Back
...Jack! Critter Con 14 Day Zero: In which I have much to tell you, Gentle Reader. As it often is when I write these Day Zero entries, it is early in the morning. 6:15 am, Friday, July 30th, to be exact. While I am awake, showered, fed and drinking my beloved tea, everyone else is … Continue reading Bouncing Back
Therapy Fun: Part 4
...posted in 2025 So, today, we have a large number of friends over for a cookout and general get together in the newly enlarged to 50 acres (including a 20 acre lake) Meadow Room. We invited our therapist over, and she agreed, since we had a session scheduled anyway. Then, this happened... The immediate family … Continue reading Therapy Fun: Part 4
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Oh Lordy, What Has That Fool Done Now?
...I can hear my ancestors saying thatWell, Gentle Readers, if you are still here, it's been 28 days since my last post. I'm putting up this short post right now to let you know that Episode 1 of the Dociverse Podcast will go live on both my Patreon https://www.patreon.com/DocCross and on Anchor, after midnight on … Continue reading Oh Lordy, What Has That Fool Done Now?
A Bit Of A Break
...but not a goodbye . Folks, I started blogging in March of 2004, over on Blogger. Eventually, I moved to Live Journal and finally, here to WordPress. I've been at this for just a tad over 17 years, sometimes posting every day for years, and sometimes only posting a couple of times a month. I've … Continue reading A Bit Of A Break
Change Is Good
...so is loose change . Standing At The Crossroad (Now with commentary from 2024) My Problem: For a long time now, I've known that my blog gets very few visits. The why of this is probably a combination of many things, and really, it's not important. It all boils down to me writing stuff, sometimes … Continue reading Change Is Good
Pieces Of Broken Dreams
...now where did I put the glue? . Confessions Of A Dungeon Master Building Bad Guys, Or, The Search For A Serviceable Villain I'll confess right now, I mine the hell out of books and movies for NPCs and villains. Professor Moriarty? Gave him a new name and look and used him many times in … Continue reading Pieces Of Broken Dreams
Amazing Tales Of Mystical Cowboy Adventures
...not a real pulp magazine . Become a Patron! . The Doclopedia #2,319 Traveling Moe: In The Invaded City Traveling Moe is a 4 year old tabby cat who got accidentally sucked through a trans-dimensional portal and has traveled to various realities as his mad scientist human mom tries to get him home. When … Continue reading Amazing Tales Of Mystical Cowboy Adventures
Ferns In The Oven
...nobody knows why . Become a Patron! . Readers: For the next few days, at least, I'll be re-posting stuff I really enjoyed writing, most of it from several years ago. Enjoy! Ten Years Ago The Doclopedia #141 It Happened One Night…: All Hell Broke Loose In Goldvale …1971, at around 6:00 on a summer … Continue reading Ferns In The Oven
The Cows Can Keep Secrets
...dark, creamy secrets . Become a Patron! . Eleven Years Ago The Doclopedia #42 Steampunk Grrlz: Andromeda Andropoulis On Steampunk Earth #6, Professor James Moriarty was the Napoleon of Crime. Note the use of the past tense, because on a very early spring morning in 1889, Moriarty and several members of his gang were found … Continue reading The Cows Can Keep Secrets
A Pottle Of Bop
...yeah, I went deep for that one . Become a Patron! . Eleven Years Ago The Doclopedia #8 Knives That Do More Than Cut: The Blade That Heals Type of knife: Single edged dagger Magic level: Medium Intelligence: Low Of the seven knives we shall take a look at, three were designed by the team … Continue reading A Pottle Of Bop
Do The New Thing, Not The Old Thing
...or do your own thing . Become a Patron! . The Doclopedia #2,318 Traveling Moe: In The Castle Of Dracula Traveling Moe is a 4 year old tabby cat who got accidentally sucked through a trans-dimensional portal and has traveled to various realities as his mad scientist human mom tries to get him home. Here … Continue reading Do The New Thing, Not The Old Thing
Uncle Doc Talks To You About Being Fully Vaccinated
...short version: DO IT! . Confessions Of A Dungeon Master Maps, Or, Not Quite On A Road To Nowhere Of all the jobs connected to DMing/GMing, creating maps has always been one of my favorites. Back in the early days, it was me, my colored pencils, graph paper and my very VERY limited artistic talent. … Continue reading Uncle Doc Talks To You About Being Fully Vaccinated
Drunken Crickets Scammed My Millipede
...those bastards! . Become a Patron! . The Doclopedia #2,317 Traveling Moe: In Steamverse 3Traveling Moe is a 4 year old tabby cat who got accidentally sucked through a trans-dimensional portal and has traveled to various realities as his mad scientist human mom tries to get him home. When Moe popped into Steamverse 3, he … Continue reading Drunken Crickets Scammed My Millipede
Blasted By The Mighty Power Of Love
...and I have not been right in the head since . Become a Patron! . The Doclopedia #2,316 A Fantasy Town: Cold Bay Population: 2,000 90% human, 10% dwarves Location: By land, at the northern end of the Old Trade Road. By sea, less than 100 miles from the Great Ice Primary Industries: Fishing, mining … Continue reading Blasted By The Mighty Power Of Love
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