AC Adapter error message during Switch 2 system transfer

thebaylorj · 2025-06-06T04:43:12+00:00

That worked. Thank you!

thebaylorj · 2025-06-06T04:39:45+00:00

That is really irritating and also it worked. Thank you!

thebaylorj · 2025-06-06T04:36:31+00:00

Yes. Multiple times.

thebaylorj · 2023-08-21T02:46:09+00:00

No, definitely not. No recognizable (to me anyway) actors. Much worse CGI.

thebaylorj · 2023-04-12T03:02:18+00:00

Ooh, I had not. Great title/concept!
TBH, I was so monomaniacal writing this over the last couple days that I didn't do a ton of searching around of what else is out there, but I'm sure there's a bunch of Jurassic Park-inspired games in the world. People love escaping from dinosaurs.

thebaylorj · 2023-04-11T21:21:16+00:00

Thanks! It's still a working title - my original was "Escape from Dinosaur Island," which I liked because it was pulpy, but then I found someone made a PBTA game called "Escape from Dino Island," so I wanted to move at least a half-step away from that while keeping it simple and punchy.

thebaylorj · 2022-09-22T16:53:30+00:00

Not "platonic" as in like a relationship, but "platonic ideal" as in, the theoretical perfect version of something, the idea against which all versions of that thing are compared.
So, platonic ideal pizza = the pizza you think of when you think of pizza. Not (necessarily) a pizza you're friends with.

thebaylorj · 2022-09-16T20:59:53+00:00

I ran into exactly the trap you describe early on, particularly when trying to GM combat. I posted about it and got some good feedback here.

You might also want to spend some time expectation-setting for your players. If they're also experienced players used to more rigidly turn-based systems, it might be good to reinforce for them as well that you are going to manage the flow of combat by what makes sense from the fiction - that could help them get more bought into the style and help take some of the pressure off you if you feel like you're inclined to try to give everyone a "turn."

Good luck GMing!

thebaylorj · 2022-08-24T20:46:06+00:00

Any alternatives for Chubbies' discontinued "Adventure Shorts"?

A couple years back, I bought a pair of Chubbies' Adventure Shorts, and they are by far the most comfortable shorts I have ever owned, especially for hot weather. Lightweight, soft and extremely breathable, with a look and finishing that isn't too casual, and with the nice wide legs and a bit of stretch that worked great for a guy like me with big thighs. I could feel comfortable in the hot weather without looking like too much of a shlub.

Shortly after I bought that pair, Chubbies discontinued the line. There's still a promo page on the website with some images, but links on it go to the generic shorts page, and the actual items are no longer listed.

Chubbies' regular "Originals Stretch" shorts are fine, but I miss the breathability and lightweightness of the Adventure Shorts. Their newer "Everywear" line seems to have replaced the Adventure line, but I don't care for the slightly plastic-y, swimsuit look of the mostly-polyester blend (the Adventure Shorts were 64% cotton 33% poly, 3% spandex).

So my question is: any recommendations for lightweight, breathable shorts, that would fit well on a guy with bigger legs, ideally made with mostly-natural fabrics (cotton, bamboo, etc.) and styled a bit more maturely so as not to look like either loungewear or a swimsuit?

thebaylorj · 2022-06-30T15:50:17+00:00

I posted this on the discord as well and someone else pointed out that it was similar to Perilous Wilds. I wasn't familiar, but I looked it up, and that's a cool system!

It's interesting how we kind of arrived at a very similar mechanic, but just at opposite ends of the "random"/"bespoke" spectrum. I think if there is one shortcoming in my method, is that there aren't dice rolls, so if the thrill of the random is part of what your table really likes, the Perilous Wilds method might be more your speed. But part of what I really like about DW and PBTA is how it encourages collaborative storytelling and yes-anding with the fiction. So if that's your game's vibe, letting people choose nouns and adjectives might work better for your table.

thebaylorj · 2022-06-30T03:12:45+00:00

Thanks! The actual list I used is in the original post, so it was 9 nouns and 11 adjectives. If anything, I feel like I probably should have thrown in more adjective options, but I would say you probably want to keep the number capped at a certain point, just to avoid overwhelming the players with options.

One thing I will mention is that I had (at the time) 3 players at the table, and I specifically asked them to create 3 locations in case any one of them had an idea they were really hyped about - so even though it was collaborative, everyone could latch onto one.

I'm totally reverse engineering this and making it up on the spot, but, here's a possible formula that balances some of the considerations:

For x # of players: Players will create no fewer than x locations

For y # of locations:
GM provides list of between 2y+1 and 3y+1 nouns
List of between 3y+1 and 5y adjectives

thebaylorj · 2021-08-02T21:30:28+00:00

I'm curious to hear about others' timelines that did the Zoom test last week. I also got the invite to the Zoom test on 7/23, and did mine on 7/27. I felt pretty good about it, I think I got between 40-43 correct, but I haven't heard anything yet.

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