What are you up to?

Flambeaux · Post by **Flambeaux** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 5:44 pm

Kellri wrote:The bar I'm buying is situated next to a large 24-hr whorehouse/Australian-themed sports bar with 4 flos of hos and sexpats. The one thing you aren't allowed to do in that place is smoke the ganj - which is the primary goal in my place. At $1.50 a jay, beer for $1, I hope to siphon off some of the punters from next door who need to chill out before diving back into the more expensive pleasures.

In that case, I'll have to pass. I don't feel up to traveling to SE Asia just to do my best Linda Blair impression.

Do post pics when it comes together!

Matthew · Post by **Matthew** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 6:02 pm

Algolei wrote: Did they play that in Wormy, too?

I would have to check.

quatzl · Post by **quatzl** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:26 am

I am curious, Kellri, are foreigners allowed to own a business in your part of SE Asia? I lived in China for a few years, and thought of opening a business, but a foreigner is not allowed to be the sole proprietor. That was a deal breaker for me.

Thanks.

Kellri · Post by **Kellri** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:17 pm

I am curious, Kellri, are foreigners allowed to own a business in your part of SE Asia? I lived in China for a few years, and thought of opening a business, but a foreigner is not allowed to be the sole proprietor. That was a deal breaker for me.

Not here in Vietnam without some serious money. Generally, foreign-owned bars and restaurants here are run by a foreign man and his local wife. Cambodia is a different story, with little or no regulation. The police will make regular visits to collect some 'coffee money', which will keep them off your back the rest of the month. I'm not buying the property, just renting, which will be about 50% less per month than my house in Saigon. If I manage to turn a profit AT ALL, I'll be more than satisfied. What I really want is a place to call my own when I go over to Phnom Penh on holidays.

Kellri · Post by **Kellri** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:06 pm

I am curious, Kellri, are foreigners allowed to own a business in your part of SE Asia? I lived in China for a few years, and thought of opening a business, but a foreigner is not allowed to be the sole proprietor. That was a deal breaker for me.

Not here in Vietnam without some serious money. Generally, foreign-owned bars and restaurants here are run by a foreign man and his local wife. Cambodia is a different story, with little or no regulation. The police will make regular visits to collect some 'coffee money', which will keep them off your back the rest of the month. I'm not buying the property, just renting, which will be about 50% less per month than my house in Saigon. If I manage to turn a profit AT ALL, I'll be more than satisfied. What I really want is a place to call my own when I go over to Phnom Penh on holidays.

Algolei · Post by **Algolei** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:50 pm

Poor quatzl. Kellri thinks things need to be explained to him twice. :heh:

DuBeers · Post by **DuBeers** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 6:09 am

I'm writing an "Original Edition Adventure" titled Obregon's Dishonor for Brave Halfling Publishing. Original Edition Adventures (the first of which was Ruins of Ramat) are digest-sized booklets with a minimum of artwork, intended to recreate the "feel" of the TLBBs.

Welleran · Post by **Welleran** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:39 am

I just DM'd my first session in over 10 years. In addition to being plain rusty (as were the players), we did it over Skype with people on both coasts and in Texas. I was somewhat concerned that Skype would not work but turns out it was great. Coupled with a Whiteboard website for collaboration and IMs for private messages to the DM, this setup has a lot of potential. Best thing - all free software. Skype does not support multi-point video but I don't think much was lost from that. Anyone looking to bring together a long-lost group of players should look into it.

Next up today, my first face-to-face game in a decade. From nothing to juggling two campaigns is rather exhilarating!

Wheggi · Post by **Wheggi** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:43 am

Sounds like you're pretty busy! Welcome back into the swing of things.

- Wheggi

fingolwyn · Post by **fingolwyn** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:49 am

I just finished some Classic TSR Blue tilesets for Dungeon Crafter (you can download them on Dragonsfoot if Steve ever gets around to posting them) and am working on a couple more. I'm also working on my first published OSRIC module (for which I needed the tilesets) and just started playing in a local AD&D game. Oh, and all the mundane stuff like work and property upkeep and all that...

Mythmere · Post by **Mythmere** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 11:45 am

fingolwyn wrote:I just finished some Classic TSR Blue tilesets for Dungeon Crafter (you can download them on Dragonsfoot if Steve ever gets around to posting them) and am working on a couple more. I'm also working on my first published OSRIC module (for which I needed the tilesets) and just started playing in a local AD&D game. Oh, and all the mundane stuff like work and property upkeep and all that...

Coolness! Any way you could email me some of the tiles at mythmere at yahoo dot com, or are there a whole bunch?

Random · Post by **Random** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:56 pm

Game-wise I am running and playing a few PBP games, and also working on some sci-fi related S&W stuff along the lines of Kellri's Anacreon Zeta project (btw, are you still doing anything with that?).

In other arenas, I am trying to survive financially until I graduate and get married in May.

DuBeers · Post by **DuBeers** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:54 am

Random wrote:In other arenas, I am trying to survive financially until I graduate and get married in May.

Congratulations. Is the future Mrs. Random a gamer?

fingolwyn · Post by **fingolwyn** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:58 am

Mythmere wrote:
fingolwyn wrote:I just finished some Classic TSR Blue tilesets for Dungeon Crafter (you can download them on Dragonsfoot if Steve ever gets around to posting them) and am working on a couple more. I'm also working on my first published OSRIC module (for which I needed the tilesets) and just started playing in a local AD&D game. Oh, and all the mundane stuff like work and property upkeep and all that...
Coolness! Any way you could email me some of the tiles at mythmere at yahoo dot com, or are there a whole bunch?

Sure...zipped each Cavern set is only about half a MB and the Digitals is just 70k. PM me with your e-mail address.

EDIT -- Oops! Apparently I should read the posts more closely. I'll send them today from my Yahoo! account.

Mike D. · Post by **Mike D.** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:01 pm

fingolwyn wrote:
Mythmere wrote:
fingolwyn wrote:I just finished some Classic TSR Blue tilesets for Dungeon Crafter (you can download them on Dragonsfoot if Steve ever gets around to posting them) and am working on a couple more. I'm also working on my first published OSRIC module (for which I needed the tilesets) and just started playing in a local AD&D game. Oh, and all the mundane stuff like work and property upkeep and all that...
Coolness! Any way you could email me some of the tiles at mythmere at yahoo dot com, or are there a whole bunch?
Sure...zipped each Cavern set is only about half a MB and the Digitals is just 70k. PM me with your e-mail address.

EDIT -- Oops! Apparently I should read the posts more closely. I'll send them today from my Yahoo! account.

Sweet, could you send them to me too?

I am at trampled.dwarf AT gmail.com.

For me, I am trying to wrap up the White Box edition of Ruins & Ronin.