...writ by me own hand, so's ye know it's true Yarr, maties, Ol' Cap'n California had himself a touch o' insomnia last night an' only got 'round 3-4 hours sleep. I be feelin'n like Davey Jones hisownself done swabbed a deck with me. Still, a bit o' extra strong tea oughtta see me thru tha … Continue reading The Almost Completely True Adventures Of Captain California, Pirate & Adventurer
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The Five Blue Budgies Explode
...I guess they got some bad millet The Doclopedia #41 Wild Cards: Monster Man Ace Power: Can change into any movie monster he has ever seen...but he cannot increase his mass beyond normal. Main Skills: Movie Monster Knowledge, Acting, Stuntman Skills Attributes (from best to worst): Intelligence, Strength, Constitution, Agility, Charisma, Dexterity. Weakness: Just the ones a normal human has Adam "Monster Man" Benson … Continue reading The Five Blue Budgies Explode
Teenage Ducks Go Wild
...it's all that duck rock they listen to that makes 'em crazy Sore...no, very sore body tonight...that hillside gardening kicks my ass...here's today's character...I go sleep soon... The Doclopedia #40 Ordinary Supers: Maxwell Edison Power: Can create a silver hammer out of thin air. Main Skills: Medical Knowledge, Persuasion, Ladies Man, Artistic Skills Attributes (from best … Continue reading Teenage Ducks Go Wild
The Horticultiral Whore Goes Shopping
...and mum's the word That would be Mum as in fall planted chrysanthimums. I hit Loews garden center pretty hard today, buying the following... 6 different color types of Mums (red with a yellowcenter, deep red, deep purple, yellow, white and yellow with orange edges) 6 False Heathers (Cuphea) 12 assorted Marigolds 1 purple Calabrachoa … Continue reading The Horticultiral Whore Goes Shopping
Organic Ant Farm
...no recombinant DNA in our aphids Oh yeah, it's weekend time! With any luck, Grace will get my laptop booted up (we got it back from having the screen replaced on Tuesday) and I can get off this desktop computer. It all depends upon the restore disk and other techie shit I know nothing about. … Continue reading Organic Ant Farm
Cone Shell Cabaret
...as deadly as it is fun The Doclopedia #37 Waterboy Joker Form: A short man composed entirely of what looks like water Main Skills: Sneak, Hide, Move Rapidly, Quick Regeneration, Virtually Invisible when immersed in water, Malleable Form Attributes (from best to worst): Agility, Intelligence, Constitution, Dexterity, Strength, Charisma Weakness: Speech is very hard to … Continue reading Cone Shell Cabaret
Electric Betty And The Too Sweet Kid
...they were quite a couple The Doclopedia #36 Ordinary Supers: Mr. Cool Ace Powers: Temperature control, ice blast, arctic winds Main Skills: Martial Arts, Security Systems, Streetwise Attributes (from best to worst): Intelligence, Charisma, Agility, Constitution, Dexterity, Strength Weakness: Extreme prolonged heat with low humidity Hakeem Wells always loved those asskicking 1970's blaxploitation heroes like Shaft … Continue reading Electric Betty And The Too Sweet Kid
Doris, The Exploding Bicycle
...a cautionary tale for all boys and girlsStuff...get yer red hot stuff...two fer a dollar...1: I finished the second book of The Dresden Files series, Fool Moon. It was a fine tale, full of wizardry, massive contusions and rampant lycanthropy of all sorts. I've just started the 3rd book in the series and it looks … Continue reading Doris, The Exploding Bicycle
We Used To Like Monkeys, But Now We Like Orangutans
...maybe it's cos they have red hair Well, I successfully made it through yesterday with almost no 9/11 crap entering my realm of awareness. Hopefully, now that we've passed the 5th anniversary, it will begin the slow fade into history where it belongs. Our regular every other Sunday Game Day was fun. In lieu … Continue reading We Used To Like Monkeys, But Now We Like Orangutans
The Vicious Guard Dogs Who Loved Turkey Frankfurters
...and I was their best buddy The Doclopedia #34 AD&D Monsters As Characters: Sheriff Rowf The Kobold About this character: You've got to have law and order in any town and Oak Hill is no exception. Sheriff Rowf the Kobold STR: 7 CON: 8 DEX: 10 INT: 18 WIS: 14 CHA: 9 Once upon a … Continue reading The Vicious Guard Dogs Who Loved Turkey Frankfurters
Chrome Plated Tigers
...deadly, but way cool lookin' Well, yesterday's 1 hour shopping trip stretched to 3 hours, but at least we got alot of the stuff we'll be taking to Hawaii. Since I'll be taking the backpack full of laptop, vidcam, still cam and all necessary accessories (which will weigh about a ton), Grace will take the … Continue reading Chrome Plated Tigers
Dreams Of Racing To GenCon
...cross country, full speed ahead Yeah, I had a dream that Spike Y Jones and I were one of several teams involved in a cross country race from San Francisco to GenCon Indy. I don't know who won, but just before I woke up Spike and I were 2 hours ahead and just leaving St. Louis. I'm … Continue reading Dreams Of Racing To GenCon
The House Of Whacks
...the most popular BDSM playhouse in the city I like that one. It cracked me up. About this character: Sometimes, a gal just needs to show the guys she can be rough and tough. Sometimes, she needs to act girly. Today's character does both. The Doclopedia #31: Bronwyn the Yeti STR: 18 CON: 18 DEX: … Continue reading The House Of Whacks
The World Champion Barbed Wire Fence Diver
...not a single fuckin' scratch on him I did something to fuck up my left shoulder the other day...might have strained it gardening, might have slept on it wrong...and it has been hurting like hell the past two days. It's feeling a bit better now, but still nowhere near 100%. Not much else to report, … Continue reading The World Champion Barbed Wire Fence Diver
Golden Chipmunk, Silver Weasel
...ooh, shiny The Doclopedia #29 AD&D Monsters As Characters Week: Snord the Bugbear All of these monsters live in the village of misfit monsters, Oak Hill. Our first character is the village baker. Snord the Bugbear STR: 18 CON: 16 DEX: 11 INT: 10 WIS: 8 CHA: 8 Snord was always a bit smarter that … Continue reading Golden Chipmunk, Silver Weasel
The Rare And Wonderful Exploding Rats Of Potawango Island
...squeak squeak BOOMGaming StuffI've been thinking of what sort of fantasy game I could run after The Adventures Of Zora ends. So far, I'm liking the idea of a low magic world wherein the Player Characters are a small band of cartographers sent out by their king to map the wilderness and, of course, seek … Continue reading The Rare And Wonderful Exploding Rats Of Potawango Island
Cruisin’ For Babes In The Frozen Foods Aisle
...there's a nip in the air. Several of 'em, in fact. The Doclopedia About this character: We'll close out Pirates & Scoundrels Week with a true scalawag who may be a birdbrain, but he still rules the roost. Starting tomorrow: D&D Monsters As Characters Week #28: Captain Squawky Main Trait: Human level intelligence Second Trait: Flight Third Trait: Speech … Continue reading Cruisin’ For Babes In The Frozen Foods Aisle
Doc Tempest And The Frozen Men
...from the august 1949 issue Ooh Laa Wee, boys & girls...old Uncle Doc is pretty well tuckered out. I gardened most of the early afternoon and then, after a break to watch part of a Dirty Jobs marathon, I cooked for a few hours. Now, I'm ready to relax. But first... The Doclopedia About this character: Today … Continue reading Doc Tempest And The Frozen Men
The Count Of San Francisco
...and his name was not Edmund Dantes Oh man, I could get used to 3 day weekends:) I slept in late, unlike my usual Sunday routine. (My biological clock is very easily reset, so I usually only sleep in late on Saturdays) Anyway, after sleeping in, I got up and did the whole morning thing … Continue reading The Count Of San Francisco
Heavy Metal Pixies
...screaming guitars and pixie dust The Doclopedia About this character: This one is very mysterious...but might make a pretty interesting NPC in most any setting. #25: The Red Feather Thief Main Trait: Master Thief Second Trait: Incredibly Smart Third Trait: Lucky Flaws: Always leaves a token, Will not deal with organized crime, Likes to cut it close … Continue reading Heavy Metal Pixies
Little Blue and Green Ear People
...based on a true hallucination The Doclopedia About this character: Well, he's not a pirate, but he is a scoundrel of the first order. Based upon a real person. #24: Fresno Freddy Main Trait: Con Man/Grifter Second Trait: Disarmingly likable Third Trait: Ladies Man Flaws: Excessive loyalty to family, Fear of flying Frederick "Fresno Freddy" Hagajanian was born … Continue reading Little Blue and Green Ear People
Iron Chef: Battle Mountain Oysters
...to compete in this one, you've gotta have balls We misses Our Precious, we does! This nasty old desktop hurts us, it does! It slows us down and makes us stay in the same room all the time! And we must SHARE it with Grace! Bwaaaa! The Doclopedia About this character: This pirate, tho technologically much … Continue reading Iron Chef: Battle Mountain Oysters
Bucky & Squint Learn To Fly
...it would be so much easier with an airplane Well, the laptop is in the shop and will be out next week. Curse you, stupid 3 day weekend! And now, we be ready to sail into adventure...Yarr! The Doclopedia About this character: He's as salty an old seadog as ever was, matey, and a darned fine … Continue reading Bucky & Squint Learn To Fly
Horrible Cheese Creatures
...here brie monstersOuch! That one even made me wince:)Some quick updates...I'm still using the desktop and it looks like my trusty laptop will be going into the shop tonight. The hardware part of the problem (broken screen hinge) may or may not be easy to fix. The software problem (which was explained to me, but … Continue reading Horrible Cheese Creatures
The Thieving Fog Nymph
...and other stories of combined naughtiness The Doclopedia About this character: We'll close out Pulp Women Week with a 21st Century woman who really got too far into her work. #21: Professor Jeanmarie Boudin Stats (using a d10) Physical: 9 Mental: 8 Psychic: 0 Magical: 0 Skills: Brawling (2d8), Climb (3d12), Security Systems (3d10), Netrunning (3d12), Self Healing (2d20) Jeanmarie was already … Continue reading The Thieving Fog Nymph
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