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Arguably the most iconic monster in D&D, the beholder possesses 10 eye stalks, each capable of firing a unique ray, including any of these — 200 points per ray you can name.
Charm, Paralyzing, Fear, Slowing, Enervation, Telekinetic, Sleep, Petrification, Disintegration, Death.
In the Pirates of the Caribbean film franchise, Orlando Bloom's character is dragged into the mess of the Aztec gold and its curse by his father, known by this pirate nickname, which suggests he's good at self-motivation.
Who is Bootstrap Bill Turner?
Matt's first pet was a pit bull-labrador mix named after this character, titled as a Princess, but never actually married to the Prince, since she never said "I do".
Who is Buttercup?
Not your grandma's cooking show.
What is Breaking Bad? (Walter White)
The first film Matt ever saw in theaters, this 1994 picture followed the coming-of-age of a young prince and eventually the battle for his kingdom ... and also the consumption of bugs and a general absence of worries.
What is The Lion King?
This character, originally created and played by Howie Mandel's hunky game-show-host successor, made a brief appearance in the world of Exandria before heading to Avernus to free his master — or attempt to.
Who is Arkhan the Cruel?
Half-blood though he may have been, Severus Snape had no royal lineage and his self-made moniker was instead a reference to this lore from his backstory.
What is his mother Eileen Prince's maiden name.
In a college production of a well-known musical, Matt's first long-term girlfriend played this leading "little woman" who shared her same name ... along with the 46th U.S. President.
Who is Jo?
In this game, you win or you die.
What is Game of Thrones? (Jon Snow)
Insomniac Games was responsible for what felt like thousands (but was probably just dozens) of hours of Matt's early PlayStation career, starting with this 1998 title featuring a small purple dragon and his sparkly dragonfly friend.
What is Spyro the Dragon?
Heavily underutilized in D&D 5e, the d12 is a damage die for this common cantrip.
What is Toll the Dead, when the target creature is not at full hit points?
When Gandalf leaves Helm's Deep to acquire aid from the Rohirrim, he gives Aragon these specific directions regarding the details of his return.
What is "on the first light of the fifth day, at dawn look to the east"?
Also shared by the men behind Jesse Pinkman, Kraven, and 2024's Mufasa, this name comes between Matthew and Okada on his official identification.
What is Aaron?
Ambling after life.
What is The Walking Dead? (Negan Smith)
Billboard's #1 single of 1995, this rap song formed the backdrop for a home video of Matt and his sister dancing on the kitchen table in their interpretation of "gangsta" garb ... and the inspiration for "Weird Al" Yankovic's parody about the Amish.
What is "Gangsta's Paradise"?
Minus a couple short character absences, this class is the only one played by a main cast member start to finish across all three Critical Role campaigns (so far).
What is barbarian?
In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (so far), we have witnessed these four characters worthy of wielding the magic hammer, Mjolnir.
Who are Thor, Vision, Captain America, and Jane Foster (Mighty Thor)? Hela is also able to stop Mjolnir, though she does not lift or wield it in the traditional sense.
Matt's first vehicle was a Toyota truck model that shares its name with this city in Washington, supposedly famous for glass art (or at least that's what Google says).
What is Tacoma?
Family is messy ... and magical.
What is Arcane? (Violet)
The first version of this entertaining plastic toy only had two ends, but the Extreme version released in 1998 added Flick and Spin to the Twist and Pull of the original.
What is a Bop It?
Upon activating the Titanstone Knuckles and his Rage, and assuming successful Dexterity saves and average damage, it would take this many successive castings of the 9th-level spell Meteor Swarm to knock Level 20 Grog Strongjaw unconscious.
What is eight?
According to Luke Skywalker during the Death Star briefing, these creatures he used to bullseye back home aren't much bigger than two meters — though if he did miss, their name would serve as a fitting sound effect of disappointment.
What are womp rats?
During his morally questionable summer study trip in Washington D.C., Matt and his friends filled a massive cabinet with empty bottles of this tequila, whose Spanish name translates to "waitress".
What is Camarena?
[DAILY DOUBLE]
It's a blessing ... and a curse — no monasteries involved.
What is Monk? (Adrian Monk & Natalie Teeger)
"The Bad Beginning" and "The Reptile Room" were both released in 1999 as the first two books in this dark children's anthology written by Daniel Handler ... but published under the pseudonym Lemony Snicket.
What is A Series of Unfortunate Events?