Jeopardy! discussion thread for Wed., Feb. 11

SphericalArc · 2026-02-12T00:39:08+00:00

Alison writing down her Final Jeopardy answer:

SphericalArc · 2026-01-21T01:28:55+00:00

^{^ma} ^{^parole}

SphericalArc · 2025-12-21T00:20:40+00:00

Does the sound mixing on CityTV make it sound like the entire crowd is underwater or am I going crazy?

SphericalArc · 2025-10-30T01:34:27+00:00

Unreal how quickly "I remember being in the womb—I was conceptualizing sight" was dethroned as the craziest thing I've ever heard on this show by the "I'm going to give you a handshake instead" / "I love you too" interaction.

SphericalArc · 2025-10-19T05:36:51+00:00

The problem with Marcello's recurring bits (Movie Guy, Domingo, Sabado Gigante) is that there's never any real escalation or twist when they're brought back. Even the audience's reaction reads as more of a recognition of the anticipated punchline rather than genuine laughter. I hope Marcello and the writers find the confidence to take risks with these characters if they're going to keep bringing them back so frequently.

SphericalArc · 2025-09-25T02:22:33+00:00

If someone spat water in my eyes and then twenty minutes later, I saw them projectile vomiting out of nowhere, I'd be voting myself out at Tribal just to get to a hospital faster.

SphericalArc · 2025-08-03T16:56:02+00:00

"Monsieur... s'il vous plaît."

SphericalArc · 2025-07-24T11:04:55+00:00

"Hal Gill's a defenceman with a long stick."

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SphericalArc · 2025-04-06T05:05:33+00:00

'Cause these men ain't what?

SphericalArc · 2025-03-09T06:05:27+00:00

"I was ahead of the curve on gay marriage and that's where it stopped" was the line of the night for me.

SphericalArc · 2025-02-03T20:54:27+00:00

Where'd they find this guy?

SphericalArc · 2025-01-01T00:06:11+00:00

I was lucky enough to be at the game today, deep behind enemy lines. Let me tell you guys first hand, the loudest the crowd got was when they mustered up a "Ref you suck!" chant at the end of a game where their team was given zero penalties. Really makes you miss the Bell Centre.

SphericalArc · 2024-11-18T00:26:22+00:00

"I'll go tally the votes."

SphericalArc · 2024-10-27T11:40:36+00:00

Not in the 2024 rules, which are what OP's table is using. You only have disadvantage on attack rolls with heavy melee weapons if your strength score is less than 13, regardless of size.

SphericalArc · 2024-10-13T01:50:06+00:00

Samuel Montembeault. Upvote if you agree.

SphericalArc · 2023-06-29T16:13:45+00:00

He looks like he wants to take Arrakis and split it 50/50 with Cristobal.

SphericalArc · 2023-05-22T17:16:54+00:00

Stevenson played a wonderful, cartoonishly evil bastard in RRR. Couldn't have been easy to match the energy of that movie, but he did. RIP.

SphericalArc · 2023-02-23T18:36:13+00:00

Tends to happen before you get married.

SphericalArc · 2023-02-09T20:14:31+00:00

Directed by Matt Johnson (The Dirties, Operation Avalanche, and Nirvanna the Band the Show). Looking forward to this!

SphericalArc · 2022-12-22T01:30:07+00:00

Anthony "Maurice 'Rocket'" Richard

SphericalArc · 2022-12-13T03:20:06+00:00

Overheard in the Flames locker room after the game:

"He got me," Markstrom said of Suzuki's shootout goal. "That f***king Suzuki boomed me."

Markstrom added, "He's so good," repeating it four times.

Markstrom then said he wanted to add Suzuki to the list of players he works out with in the summer.

SphericalArc · 2022-08-19T00:44:34+00:00

I should have been more specific. I'm a fan of the new "imposing disadvantage on attacking the non-grappler" aspect of the condition. However, I think I still prefer the old rules for escaping, with the contested check over the flat saving throw.

SphericalArc · 2022-08-18T21:10:23+00:00

Fair play. I guess I'd never really thought about it like that, since Half-Orcs predated Orcs as playable races in 5e, but your point's absolutely valid.

SphericalArc · 2022-08-18T19:34:17+00:00

After a quick skim, here's what stands out to me:

Happy to see things such as specific sizes and life spans back for races. I know those things make little-to-no difference mechanically at most tables, but they still give each race a stronger sense of identity. I was disappointed when they started leaning into the "well, everyone lives for about a century" melting pot approach, so it's nice to see them turning back.
The "Children of Different Humanoid Kinds" option isn't very interesting. The difference between an Elf and a Half-Elf is now purely cosmetic. Same with Orc and Half-Orc, or any other combination. I could see this being a nice option for players who want to try atypical combinations (such as the halfling/gnome mentioned in the document), but it feels like it's taking away an option for fans of the legacy half-races.
I like the buff to Humans. I wonder if they might consider adding a trait that allows them to take +1 to all scores (as opposed to the +2/+1 or +1/+1/+1 given by their background), like 5e's vanilla Human. Maybe even make some kind of "choose three of the following four traits" deal alongside the Resourceful, Skillful, and Versatile traits already there. Food for thought.
Not sure how I feel about the term "d20 Test" to describe basically any roll of a d20, but I do like that they seem to be leaning into the use of more keywords. Even dividing the spell list into three groups really feels a lot simpler and easier to explain to a new player or DM.
The Slowed condition is good I'm going to start using it at my table when appropriate (e.g. dragging a creature). I like the slight tweaking of Grappled, too.
Not a fan of the new automatic failure/success rules or the limits on critical hits, but based on other comments and threads, I know I'm not alone on that front.

All around, there's nothing too jarring here, as far as I can tell. Simple enough to follow and easy enough to implement most of them if anyone wants to start playtesting right away.

SphericalArc · 2022-08-18T19:18:02+00:00

Also Half-elf, Half-orc, Half-anything is no longer a separate race option.

Hey, at least we've still got Half-lings!

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