...for the 300th time The Doclopedia #3,279 Seven Places Along The Old Valley Road: The Little Forest The so called “Little” Forest is perhaps the strangest area travelers will pass through. It is also one of the most dangerous. Despite looking like a light woodland of no more than 5 acres, upon entering the woods, … Continue reading The Incredible Turtle-Man Saves The World!
The Baker Gnomes Are Getting Busy
...cookies incoming The Doclopedia #3,278 Seven Places Along The Old Valley Road: River Crossing #7 This is the northernmost river crossing of the River Noss, and the last one constructed. It's about 400 years old and was originally built for the Urolian Empire army to get from Urolia to Bav Boan in the west. Because … Continue reading The Baker Gnomes Are Getting Busy
Slinks Chan And The Hot Package Delivery
...a touchy operation The Doclopedia #3,277 Seven Places Along The Old Valley Road: Dagli's Place When the weary traveler comes to the town of Povik's Corner, the only place worth staying at is Dagli's Place, a combination inn and bordello on the north side of town. Dagli herself is long gone, but the current owners … Continue reading Slinks Chan And The Hot Package Delivery
A Wonderful Madness
...very nice The Doclopedia #3,276 Seven Places Along The Old Valley Road: The Old Farm This old farm is at least 300 years old, as the traveler can tell by the Urolian Empire architecture. It has been abandoned for at least the last 130 years. The main reason to stop here, aside from taking a … Continue reading A Wonderful Madness
It’s All Fun & Games Until The Aliens Bring Out The Probes
...no fun at all then The Doclopedia #3,275 Seven Places Along The Old Valley Road: Murg's Hot Spring After a long first day of riding or walking, coming upon this restful camping area is a welcome sight. Here you'll find level ground with soft grass to sleep on, a well maintained firepit, a table and … Continue reading It’s All Fun & Games Until The Aliens Bring Out The Probes
Doc Tempest And The Gold Goblins
...from the September, 1946 issue The Doclopedia #3,274 Seven Places Along The Old Valley Road: The Haunted Grove Located just 6 miles south of Four Fall village, the exact hauntedness of this lovely grove of aspens is debatable. This author, when he passed through with 4 friends 9 years ago, found it to be mildly … Continue reading Doc Tempest And The Gold Goblins
Chicken Games
...no duck games The Doclopedia #3,273 Seven Places Along The Old Valley Road: Four Falls Village Travelers choosing to go from Algowan to Zindri via the old Valley Road will want to stop at Four Falls village, the last habitation for the next 67 miles. It's a nice village, as rural villages go. Certainly, the … Continue reading Chicken Games
Salad! Your Best Food Bet!
...especially if you put a steak and a baked potato on top of it The Doclopedia #3,272 Mistakes Were Made: The Love Offering Attempt Andy Young was 16 and crazy in love with Jennifer Greene. She felt the same as he did, and they had been going steady for 3 months now. It was typical … Continue reading Salad! Your Best Food Bet!
A Most Sticky Encounter
...after falling into a pit full of grape jelly The Doclopedia #3,271 Mistakes Were Made: The Bad Road Screwup Like many men, Karl Brodine did not ask for directions when he was driving somewhere. He relied on his instincts and an old map book or two. So, in June of 1965, he and his wife, … Continue reading A Most Sticky Encounter
The Summery Fun, Yet Sort Of Dark, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Shy Surfer Boy
...co-starring her goofy pal, Halfway Red Fred The Doclopedia #3,270 Mistakes Were Made: The Escaped Geese Fiasco Lucy started the day off well. She ate breakfast with her family, then went out to feed the animals while her dad and brothers went off to cut some firewood. Her mom and little sister had to go … Continue reading The Summery Fun, Yet Sort Of Dark, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Shy Surfer Boy
Potohippamus
...an odd creature The Doclopedia #3,269 Mistakes Were Made: The Wrong Bus Problem Hector had a reputation of being a bit inattentive from time to time, especially if he was reading a good book. His family and friends had learned to deal with it, mostly by tapping him on the arm or shoulder and saying … Continue reading Potohippamus
Keep An Eye On Those Pizza Gnomes
...I heard they are Mobbed up The Doclopedia #3,268 Mistakes Were Made: The Birthday Error In September of 1988, my friend Jack set up a surprise birthday party for his wife, Mindy. He went all out, inviting about 100 people to a fancy banquet hall, getting balloons and banners printed up and finally, getting a … Continue reading Keep An Eye On Those Pizza Gnomes
Bucky & Squint Have To Hide In The Corn
...then it rained The Doclopedia #3,267 Unusual Small Towns: TableTown On the post apocalypse Earth 101-B, which saw many end of civilization scenarios happen in a very short timespan, a thriving town perched safely atop a large butte is a very nice place indeed. Eagle Butte, as it was known in the Before Times, towers … Continue reading Bucky & Squint Have To Hide In The Corn
Sleep Dancing
...often leads to accidentsThe Doclopedia #3,266 Unusual Small Towns: Nazood City Nazoods are enormous creatures, fully two miles long and half a mile wide. The look like some sort of gigantic flatworm, since they are only about 30 feet thick. They move from north to south and back again across the Great Central Plain of … Continue reading Sleep Dancing
Two Raccoons On A Bicycle
...they were mildly high The Doclopedia #3,265 Unusual Small Towns: Airville On Earth 118-K, there is a well known piece of land where an extraterrestrial ship crashed in 1860. Before it completely disintegrated, it released a great amount of energy, enough to reduce the effects of gravity by 80%. In 1880, a conglomerate of wealthy … Continue reading Two Raccoons On A Bicycle
Curse Of The Googly Eyed God
...not good, but kinda funny The Doclopedia #3,264 Unusual Small Towns: Underlake Underlake is a tourist town of 300 permanent residents and, during the high season, up to 1,500 tourists. The town sits under a 6 inch thick glass dome with two equally thick glass tunnels running east to west. An electric train runs back … Continue reading Curse Of The Googly Eyed God
Uncle Doc Talks To You About Tolerating Idiots
...don't. just don't. The Doclopedia #3,263 This Is For You: The Proper Potion “Yes, yes, I made a mistake with the last potion. I'm sorry. It would seem my apprentice put the Potion of Great Leaping into the bottle meant for the Potion of Ethereal Form. At least you weren't hurt too badly from running … Continue reading Uncle Doc Talks To You About Tolerating Idiots
Positively Negative
...it's hard to explain The Doclopedia #3,262 This Is For You: Dynamite “Okay, the first rule of dynamite is get the fuck away from it before it blows up. Far away. You two need to come back in one piece. I'm not worried about Amy. The second rule of dynamite is to keep one stick … Continue reading Positively Negative
Swan Diving Into The Shenanigans Pond
...might as well do it elegantly The Doclopedia #3,261 This Is For You: An Old Map “Here ya go, Captain. This is the map them Johnny Rebs was tryin' to take to that son of a bitch Coldwell. I don't know a damn thing about old stuff like this, but that notation up top says … Continue reading Swan Diving Into The Shenanigans Pond
Ewok Earwax
...yuck The Doclopedia #3,260 This Is For You: The Big Score “Look, Professor, the Kid and I wouldn't normally get you involved this deep, but you know who we need to get these to and you can deal with them better than anyone else. Yeah, that's a shitload of uncut diamonds alright. Now, look, the … Continue reading Ewok Earwax
Like A Spork In The Eye
....OW! The Doclopedia #3,259 This Is For You: An Axe “I regret that you must undertake the Palath Saa, Terran, but it is the only way our leaders will accept that your species is worthy of negotiating with. This axe will be your only weapon, unless you find others among the remains of failed warriors. … Continue reading Like A Spork In The Eye
I Was A 55 Gallon Trash Can For the FBI
...we were rooting out commies The Doclopedia #3,258 This Is For You: $300.00 “Well, your mother is sitting in the kitchen, mad as a wet hen, so she's not coming out to say goodbye. Oh, yeah, she'll be okay in a day or two. Remember how mad she was when Cori joined the Army? She … Continue reading I Was A 55 Gallon Trash Can For the FBI
Puzzled Pugs
...posing properly The Doclopedia #3,257 This Is For You: A Magic Feather “Listen to me. You need to leave now! Father will be here to haul you down to the dungeon soon. Your hired man told him the truth about you and he can't let you get back to the Council of Kings with what … Continue reading Puzzled Pugs
Nasty Tomatoes Insulted My Watermelons
...cherry tomatoes, at that The Doclopedia #3,256 This Is For You: A Gold Coin “Here, take this. You'll need it to get into Vardo's secret casino. Just dress to the nines, put Edie on your arm and hand this coin to the guy sitting next to the out of order elevator in the Venus Arms … Continue reading Nasty Tomatoes Insulted My Watermelons
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meeples
...wooden ones The Doclopedia #3,255 New Cryptids: Swampzilla This new cryptid is based upon two separate sightings on the same day in Everglades National Park. For privacy reasons, the names of the observers have been redacted, but we do know that both sightings happened on April 7th, 2025, between 9:45 am and 12:10 pm, about … Continue reading Cloudy With A Chance Of Meeples