...where she ate 17 different deep fried foods My Gaming Life Is Shifting Into A Higher Gear So far this year, my gaming life, both boardgames and RPGs, has looked like this...Run a D&D 5E game, play in a D&D 5E game, run a game or two at cons, run & play in games about … Continue reading Gooby, The Musk Ox Who Thought She Was A Dog, Goes To The Fair
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The Utterly Too Cool For School, Yet Very Peppy, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Battle Of Blackberry Hill
...co-starring her rival in all things, Very Pink Penelope. Thoughts On Gen Con 2019 First off , before I get to anything else, I want to thank my very dear and wonderful friends, Peter Hildreth and Avis Crane for paying my way to the con, putting me up in Peter's room, buying my meals and … Continue reading The Utterly Too Cool For School, Yet Very Peppy, Story Of Mostly Purple Patty And The Battle Of Blackberry Hill
We Put The Art In Fart!
...but nobody appreciates us Dog Con 7 Day 16, Con Day 3: In which we see an all goat musical review, indulge in more gaming, eat more food, do more LARPing and perform our annual Old Time Radio show. 11:45 pm Another quick update of our day. Breakfast at Waffles From Outer Space. … Continue reading We Put The Art In Fart!
Adventure Module Z-1: Secret Of The Pirate’s Tomb
...ooh, spooky! A reminder to you, Gentle Readers, that the 2012 DogCon 5 trip/con report will start up on August 2 (this coming Thursday) right here on this blog. We'll have 11 folks plus 5 pets (3 of them imaginary and all 5 doing commentary) on the bus this year and we'll be taking … Continue reading Adventure Module Z-1: Secret Of The Pirate’s Tomb
In The Elevator To Hell With The Skull Faced Woman
...taken from a dream I had last night Stuff On The Half Shell 1: Content for the E-zine's first 3 issues is accruing at a nice rate. Still no title for the damned thing yet and I'm trying to figure out a cover style for it. Pulp or dime novel? Played straight or go for … Continue reading In The Elevator To Hell With The Skull Faced Woman
Sixth Floor…Lingerie…Ladieswear…Shoes
...Oh, Mr. Cross. Going...down? Ok, ok, so I ripped off Aerosmith. (Note: This con/trip report is dedicated to Daisy ann Cross, who left us far too soon, but is always with us in our hearts. Fuck cancer!) (Note: Comments by our dogs, Lucy & Winker, are presented in italics) The Trip To CatCon2: Day Zero, … Continue reading Sixth Floor…Lingerie…Ladieswear…Shoes
Doc Tempest VS The Nova Mob
...from the July, 1969 issue Well, I was actually able to run my arena battle game at ConQuest Sac on Saturday. There were only 4 players...and two of them were Sam and Paul from my regular gaming group...but it still went well. Even better, on Saturday night I finally got a really good nights sleep, … Continue reading Doc Tempest VS The Nova Mob
The Island Of The Mad Doctor Who Made People Into Animal Monsters That Eat You
...movie title from a six year old Conquest Sac: Friday night Got there at 9:00 PM...got badge...went to RPG room...1 RPG being played...2 boardgames being played...waited to see if anyone would show up for my game...nobody did, altho one fellow, who showed up for the other scheduled RPG (for which not even the GM showed … Continue reading The Island Of The Mad Doctor Who Made People Into Animal Monsters That Eat You
Starting Up Your First Dugong Ranch
...step 1: Get some dugongs Doc Health Update: I am feeling much better, despite the odd bit of coughing and the regular hacking up of alien lifefroms. In other news, I hope to do some blogging tonight, after putting the finish touches on the Over The Edge pulp game I'm supposed to run at ConquestSac … Continue reading Starting Up Your First Dugong Ranch
Waldo, King Of The Snow Monkeys
...and a kindly king he is Stuff The polls are kaput, my little tenrecs, and the winners both won by a large margin. So, starting tonight or tomorrow, I'll be doing the daily People, Places & Things bit here, starting with the letter X. Yes, that's 7 days of X stuff before we move on … Continue reading Waldo, King Of The Snow Monkeys
The Kitty Cats Star In A Reality Show
...on the cat channel Stuff! 1: I missed the deadline for this months A&E because...well, because I'm a dummy. 2: I now have the outlines/partially written manuscripts for 10 writing projects sitting in front of me. Some of them are about 5 years old, while some are from this last weekend. I'll be having Grace … Continue reading The Kitty Cats Star In A Reality Show
Of Crawdads, Rain And Battling Bovines
...and exploding elevators So, I got home from Dundracon today around 3:30 pm. We left the con around noon, being tired, sore and in my case, nearly voiceless. Despite leaving 2.5 hours later than normal, Arn and I made excellent time and got to the con at about 6 pm on Friday. I managed to … Continue reading Of Crawdads, Rain And Battling Bovines
An Elasmosaurus In The Bathtub
...it's a really big bathtub Damn...too many empty days on this LJ so far. Kinda strapped for time right now, but I can do a... Doc Update 1: We are all doing ok here. Winker has become a bit more of an attention hound, but that's ok, cos we have lots of love for her. … Continue reading An Elasmosaurus In The Bathtub
The Ten Blue Budgies Put On A Musical Show
...in an old barn and starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney My Dundracon Toon Game I'm officially scheduled for my 20th annual toon game at Dundracon. Here is the info from the wensite... 414 20th Anniversary TOON Bash Saturday 8 PM in Room 156 for 4 hours GM: Doc Cross Type: RPG System: TOON Edition: … Continue reading The Ten Blue Budgies Put On A Musical Show
Big Worms In Compost Pile D24-Gamma
...code name: Fuzzy Porcupine Ok, so I've submitted two games for ConquestSac in March. Here they are. Over The Pulp Edge It's 1933 and the Insane Mastermind, Dr. Miguelito Loveless, has released an army of beast men on the city of San Francisco. As part of Team Tempest, it's up to you to figure out … Continue reading Big Worms In Compost Pile D24-Gamma
Hello, Mr. Shit. Have You Met Mr. Fan?
...D'OH! Well hellfire...Forry Ackerman died today. I'm glad he's no longer suffering, but fandom (ALL fandom) has lost it's #1 guy. In other crappy news, my unemployment check next week will be my last unless I can get an extension or find a job (or some of you read my last post and hire me). … Continue reading Hello, Mr. Shit. Have You Met Mr. Fan?
The 26 Things You Should Do Before Wrestling An Elk
...#14 is to warm up by wrestling a large goat Another rainy day here, so I didn't do a hell of a lot. Fortunately, my S.A.D. has not kicked in yet, so I'm still a pretty cheery fellow. So far, I've done 17 maps for the game world of our "Magic Returns" series. Each map … Continue reading The 26 Things You Should Do Before Wrestling An Elk
Under The Onion Tree
...and other stories Stuff: The Next Generation 1: Hey, you wacky gamers out there! Dundracon is 108 days away and pre-reg goes up to $40.00 in 4 days. If you are going and haven't pre-regged, go do it. If you aren't sure if you are going, just let me say: Have you lost your mind? … Continue reading Under The Onion Tree
Maiasaurus Mambo
...with eggs Games submission opened up for Dundracon today, so I submitted my 20th annual TOON game. Last year, the gave me a seminar room to run the game in and it worked out great, so I requested another one this year. With twice the tablespace and room for an audience. I've listed the game … Continue reading Maiasaurus Mambo
Doc Tempest And The Green Fire Death
...from the July 1962 issue DogCon 1, Last Day The Dealer's Room, she is closed...the seminars, they are done...the Art Show? History...Gaming gots 2 more hours, then it's all she wrote...DogCon 1 is over. The seminar I was part of, "I Hate .....!", was packed. As the title indicates, it was a bitchfest for the … Continue reading Doc Tempest And The Green Fire Death
Junior Muskrat Wins A New Car
...with leather interior DogCon 1, Day 3 The deal with being a "Featured GM" at this con (and if I didn't mention it before, I am one of 24 "Featured GM's") is that you run at least 16 hours of games over 3 days and participate in one of 3 seminars. You get some pretty … Continue reading Junior Muskrat Wins A New Car
Catgirl Yami Rides Again
...more fake anime DogCon 1, Day 2 1: The TOON/OTE game finished up a half an hour early, at 6:30. It was a rousing success, with only one PC actually dying, but then he came back as a toon, so it was cool. Tiffany Trilobite was rescued, the evil Tiffany Trilobite got dipped and everyone … Continue reading Catgirl Yami Rides Again
Arthur Has Quite A Collection Of Severed Heads
...mostly from Mormons and Seventh Day Adventists who ring his doorbell in the morning DogCon 1, Day 1 There is more than a bit of insanity in running a TOON game at eight fucking AM in the morning, but despite my burning desire to be back in bed, great players (including Ms. Miranda Jones) and … Continue reading Arthur Has Quite A Collection Of Severed Heads
Mr. Porkwaffle Goes To A Luncheon
...and hilarity ensues Con Report: DogCon 1, Day Zero A Bit Of Clarification: DogCon is not for dogs, altho there are many here in town. No, Dog Con takes it's name from the fact that Wilted Springs, Texas, bills itself as "The dog and cat resort center of the universe". And they ain't lyin'! This … Continue reading Mr. Porkwaffle Goes To A Luncheon
Caring For Your New Pet Yak
...a must for yak lovers Con Report: DogCon Day Zero Before I launch into the (pre) con report on our day so far, let's recap the trip to get here. Saturday, August 9, 2:00 AM: Car has been packed up since 7:00 PM Thursday. Loaded sleepy wife and sleepy dogs into car. Myself, I'm wide … Continue reading Caring For Your New Pet Yak
