...What Would Porky Pig Do?Ok, I'll post this one last time before I send out the Big Email Package and officially start the game.OPEN CALL FOR PLAYERS IN THE WORLDBUILDING GAMEI'm looking for 3 or 4 new players. You'll be playing the mayor of a small village (this part is basically a Sim City type … Continue reading WWPPD?
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I’m Not Bad, I’m Just Drawn…No, Wait, I AM Bad
...bad to the boneMiles Walked Last Night: None, because work kicked my ass and made me it's bitch Doc Update #4,982, 351I'm taking a break from my weekend garden chores due to Grace's fanciful notion that working more than an hour in this triple digit heat might adversely affect my health and my ability to cook … Continue reading I’m Not Bad, I’m Just Drawn…No, Wait, I AM Bad
Bucky & Squint Buy A Duck
...but he doesn't say "AFLACK"Miles Walked Last Night: 1 mile in 15 minutes (cos I stopped to watch a skunk eat cat food on a porch)Total Miles Walked Last Week: 7.8 miles over 5 daysSo, as you can see, the walking goes well. Hopefully, once I get some new walking shoes, I can get back up … Continue reading Bucky & Squint Buy A Duck
Silent Duck Assault Unit
...holy crap, it's killer ducks!Gaming StuffThe new face to face game is going to be titled The Adventures of Zora and will, as I said in a previous post, be a limited series of 12 episodes. Once character will be Princess Zora, a dashing swashbuckler who long ago said "fuck this shit" where her responsability … Continue reading Silent Duck Assault Unit
Two Ducks Guard The Television
...and their names are Frank and Hank. Well, yesterday was a pretty good day, in as far as I was spared any sad thoughts about Roscoe. This was entirely due to my muse having set up housekeeping inside my head, thus causing my Rampant Imagination (Gaming Division) to kick into high gear. Now, even on … Continue reading Two Ducks Guard The Television
Stop Making Those Danger Noises
...said the Sweet Angel to the Old Scoundrel Yesterday, Grace and I went up to Marysville and took my mom out to lunch. It was a belated Mothers Day present for Mom, since she was gone on a gambling (and winning) trip with my aunt & uncle last weekend. We had a nice lunch and … Continue reading Stop Making Those Danger Noises
Pangolins On Parade
...look it up:) Just a quick update before I go off to work. Got the True20 Corebook and the 3 Blue Rose books in the mail yesterday. Oh baby, is this good stuff. Grace is very impressed weith Blue Rose, as I knew she would be (my baby, she loves the romantic fantasy). I'm liking … Continue reading Pangolins On Parade
Flying Mecha Pig Squad #47
...protecting Neo-Tokyo Och, I canna keep up wit' me Cannas! Well, actually, Scottish accents aside, I can keep up with them, but it ain't easy. Ya see, 4 years ago, I planted five Dwarf Pink Cannas. Beautiful pink flowers, compact 2-3 foot size, hardy as all hell, long blooming season...and fucking incredibly prolific. Those 5 … Continue reading Flying Mecha Pig Squad #47
Power Armored Dwarf Hamsters
...and they can FLY! Assorted Gaming Stuff Oh, baby, in the 4th quarter of 2006 (and probably the first two quarters of 2007, at least) I'll be all about this: SPORE! Recently, I've thought up several short gaming product ideas that would be TOO short to bother with offering to a game company to be … Continue reading Power Armored Dwarf Hamsters
The Horticultural Whore Bangs His Head Against The Wall
...repeatedly and with much growling My tomato seedlings (and my spinach seedlings)...which I sprouted from seed and carefully tended on a table here in front of the living room window...then took outside to harden off...then planted in the veggie garden plot...ARE DYING! Those fuckers are dropping faster than Bushes approval rating. SIGH! I'm not sure … Continue reading The Horticultural Whore Bangs His Head Against The Wall
The Astounding Adventures Of Dr. Tempest At The Earth’s Core
from the May 1895 issue More Doc Tempest steampunkery:) Doc Update Things go well here at Cross Central. Work for both Grace and I is...well, still work, so what can ya say? At least it brings in money. Healthwise, things are better now that we are both pretty much over our colds. I have a … Continue reading The Astounding Adventures Of Dr. Tempest At The Earth’s Core
Sweet Hot Robomonkey Love
...with sprinkles WAR: They Came, They Saw, They Whipped Some Roman Ass Oh, my brothers & sisters, such a war was fought today! Oceans of blood were shed...magicks both dark and bright were tossed about...monsters ravaged the land...the dead rose up and fought...and the forces of good did yet prevail! The War against the Neo-Romans … Continue reading Sweet Hot Robomonkey Love
Fresno Freddy Makes The Big Score
...and he even got the girl, too. I resumed my walking routine last night with a brisk jaunt around our block. It comes out to seven tenths of a mile, which is a nice start for a guy who hasn't done any exercise walking in almost 6 months. No lasting aches or pains, so I'll … Continue reading Fresno Freddy Makes The Big Score
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
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
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
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