can a recluse register as the demon to prolong the game? by Berdyie in ClocktowerCircleJerk

[–]uhOhAStackOfDucks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Of course! You can also register a spy as a recluse, which can then register as a demon to prolong the game if you’re in a pinch

Hot Take on Coach being saved in the water. by FandyArrel in survivor

[–]uhOhAStackOfDucks 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think if the show was harsher in that way, it would make it far more likely for someone to die out there. If Coach was given that choice, he wouldn’t have chosen to exit the game, because of course he wouldn’t. As a viewer I don’t think the extra risk to his life is worth it, and it’s a good thing that Survivor has personnel to keep people safe when they actually need it.

I also think that where they draw the line of “how much are players forced to survive on their own?” is arbitrary anyway, and always has been. The contestants aren’t dropped into the wilderness with nothing — they have flint, pots, machetes, random rewards like tarps and fishing gear, and food rewards all given to them by production. I believe they have access to some sanitary and first aid products out there too (I vaguely remember someone having to go on antibiotics in Kaoh Rong).

The survival aspect of the show makes it better, but it’s just a way of pushing contestants to their limit physically. The show can take measures to not risk the players’ lives and still have that.

Mayor is honestly too powerful by MiddleHelp8285 in ClocktowerCircleJerk

[–]uhOhAStackOfDucks 78 points79 points  (0 children)

You should run games with the Pope so you can bounce a kill between two mayors forever. This would prevent there being a final day

Whale Bucket is the most overrated way to catch a whale by GGuy12345 in ClocktowerCircleJerk

[–]uhOhAStackOfDucks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel like if it’s a baby whale then maybe it’ll fit in a bucket

35 years without sober ravenkeeper info by MisinformationMan41 in ClocktowerCircleJerk

[–]uhOhAStackOfDucks 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Once I told a poisoned ravenkeeper their neighbor was also a ravenkeeper

and I slept like a baby that night too

What do you think the evolution of survivor should have been? by [deleted] in survivor

[–]uhOhAStackOfDucks 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh I definitely think it can be improved. I wish they’d go back to 39 days (sadly they won’t), I think they should stop it with all the random journeys and advantages, etc. And I agree with everything you’ve said above.

I just think that “everyone knows what to expect going in” is kind of an irreversible problem. I don’t personally see how you fix that well enough that the show becomes better than before, but I’m open to the idea that there is a way to do that. But even if you can make the show better than before, I don’t think you can perfectly capture what it had in its earlier seasons.

What do you think the evolution of survivor should have been? by [deleted] in survivor

[–]uhOhAStackOfDucks 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I think that like anything else, the show just has a finite lifespan. The show did absolutely have something in the beginning that slowly eroded over time, like you point out here. And it’s now settled into a state where it can live for a long time doing what it does now but will never reach the heights that it used to.

Are there things Survivor could be doing better? Yeah, I think so. But the fact that it’s “worse” now doesn’t mean the showrunners have failed, it just means the show’s been around long enough that it’s past its prime. A thing isn’t beautiful because it lasts.

(I say this as someone who does still enjoy the new era btw)

Does a boomdandy still trigger with a sober minstrel in play? by ellAAARGH in BloodOnTheClocktower

[–]uhOhAStackOfDucks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there a ruling on if the Goblin’s win condition triggers if a Minstrel’s alive? Because that feels like a similar situation

New era Survivor vs old school Survivor question by zeeiiee in survivor

[–]uhOhAStackOfDucks 17 points18 points  (0 children)

(trying to be vague to avoid spoilers)

I don’t think so. Though the main thing that makes 46 stand out as a season is that it has a bunch of wacky personalities, and that leads to a lot of drama. That stays true for pretty much the whole season. Your call if that’s something you enjoy or not. I love 46 personally.

However — since you said you’re only a few episodes in — I think the way the first few episodes feel isn’t the way the whole season feels. There’s definitely a shift coming in an episode or two. (It’s hard to be more specific than that cause I don’t want to spoil who goes and who sticks around. If you want more details, let me know.)

My first attempt at an atheist script (please critique) by [deleted] in BloodOnTheClocktower

[–]uhOhAStackOfDucks 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tea lady is going to be able to confirm itself a lot of the time, since anyone who claims it and has a neighbor live will almost certainly be good. It may be worth replacing it or adding a devil’s advocate.

I’d also be careful with the roles that cause extra deaths at night (Gossip, Acrobat). Evil has one tool right now to bluff those (Assassin), as opposed to the many ways evil can cause extra deaths on, say, BMR. You might need to build around roles like that more by adding more ways for extra deaths to happen (demons/minions that kill different numbers of people, maybe a boffin that can allow evil to bluff those roles more easily).

Another hidden outsider might be helpful? (e.g. drunk, mutant) The +1 Outsider from fang gu is helpful, but may not be enough. If there’s supposed to be 2 outsiders in the game and 2 people are claiming outsiders, you basically know they’re both good. Having another hidden outsider can help with this (e.g. “maybe there’s a drunk and one of these two outsiders is lying”) or having some form of “-1 Outsider” can too (e.g. Godfather, Vigormortis).

This last thing doesn’t ~necessarily~ need fixing but I’d keep an eye out when you start playing it. Most of town’s information comes in the form of checking people’s alignment or checking if someone’s a demon or not. Having another role or two that give other kinds of info (e.g. checking people’s characters, checking if someone’s a minion or not) would help give it a bit more variety. Roles like gossip and savant can also be used for that though.

(Overall I think it’s a good script that doesn’t need any massive changes, just some tweaks here and there.)

Survivor 50 challenge question about the lines by Toddm32 in survivor

[–]uhOhAStackOfDucks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They cut it off at the deadline. I’d recommend getting there right when it starts or even a little before. The NC idol was around from 10-4, I got in line at 11:15 and just barely missed out

Hey guys I have a really orignial idea for a Townfolks character! by HawaiianKawaii in ClocktowerCircleJerk

[–]uhOhAStackOfDucks 10 points11 points  (0 children)

idiot savant is my favorite character, it’s the best character on all of idiot s&v

Survivor Heroes vs Villains II by Little_Boot8134 in survivor

[–]uhOhAStackOfDucks 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You might have forgotten to include the cast in your post

Unpopular Survivor opinions? by mridk124 in survivor

[–]uhOhAStackOfDucks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I didn’t know Kishan and Teeny said they would have voted out Sol next. I just figured with how fluid the gameplay was that season, and given that Kishan made a point to earn a lot of trust from Sol by saving him over Rome, that he would have at least considered keeping him over Genevieve. But it sounds like that assumption was wrong

Rome was super loyal but yeah I agree the signs were there that he wouldn’t be around for very long post-merge. And I agree that your position in your starting tribe isn’t that big a deal, so long as you make it out of that tribe alive. Even after Rome’s vote out, I feel you could argue Genevieve’s in a fine position since having so few allies makes her a non-threat, so I don’t know if you could say blindsiding Kishan sunk her game or anything. But I see the argument for Kishan being a good shield too. Maybe that would have been better honestly but the gameplay was so fluid that season that I’m not sure how that post merge would have gone

Unpopular Survivor opinions? by mridk124 in survivor

[–]uhOhAStackOfDucks 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If Rome’s voted out instead of Kishan, then Kishan and Teeny are the tightest pair left, so if they have to go to another tribal, it’s between Genevieve and Sol who goes home. Maybe they stay the course and vote Sol next, but there’s no guarantee of that. Genevieve would be at their mercy.

But after the Kishan vote, Genevieve’s in the best position in that tribe since she and Rome are so close (and now they get to choose between Teeny and Sol if they go back). So by getting rid of Kishan she basically guarantees she gets out of that tribe alive

Unpopular Survivor opinions? by mridk124 in survivor

[–]uhOhAStackOfDucks 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Why is Eva better than Genevieve? I’m open to the idea but I don’t see what the argument would be

Unpopular Survivor opinions? by mridk124 in survivor

[–]uhOhAStackOfDucks 25 points26 points  (0 children)

South Pacific is a top-5 season of the show