At this point, character guessing games for various companies have become commonplace. However, how about we step backwards in time to guess characters from hearsay and legend? The rules basically follow any other forum game of its type.
- They can come from any source rooted in mythology, folklore, or religion.
- If a mythology source is played in one round, it is allowed to be played in the next round.
- The current descriptor must post a recap of the progress for every new page, and edit that post accordingly with the progress in the page.
- A player may declare a stump after 24 hours has passed from the last question and its answer. If this happens, the current descriptor reveals their character, and the next round goes to the stumped player.
- If a question needs to be replaced because it has already been answered, please do not erase the question. Just add the new question below it. In fact, the act of completely erasing a question is frowned upon.
- If you're adding a clue, please keep it related on a mythological basis, as detailed below.
What counts as "mythological"?
- The character in question must be one who is rooted in legend. Be it a Greek pantheon creature, a Youkai, any sort of Norse, Aztec, or Egyptian deity, so on and so forth.
- Human characters are fair game, so long as they're firmly rooted in legend and don't have a recorded real-life history to them. (Meaning Jack the Ripper does not qualify)
- The character doesn't necessarily have to be a named character. It can be a species that's played as the round's character, so long as said species is mythological.
- Rule of thumb regarding Greek and Roman mythology. Roman mythological characters can qualify, if, and only if, they're distinct enough to be considered their own entities, such as fauns in comparison to satyrs. Otherwise, stick to the Greek pantheon as much as possible. (Meaning that Aphrodite qualifies, but not Venus, and other examples of the like)
- In regards to Classical Mythology and Chinese Mythology, even though The Iliad, The Odyssey, and the Four Great Novels (Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin, Journey to the West, and Dream of the Red Chamber) are literary novels with designated authors, character from them still qualify due to the fact that they're considered extensions of Greek and Chinese Mythology, as opposed to byproducts of them.
- Folklore characters qualify, due to the fact that they're passed around via word of mouth rather than being historically known. The types of folklore characters can vary in their physiology, but this means that characters such as the Nuckelavee, Robin Hood, the Chupacabra, Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, the Hopkinsville Goblin, Banshees, and others like them are valid.
- Thanks to their fantastical origins, fairytale characters can be played, including those from well-known authors such as Hans Christian Andersen, The Brothers Grimm, Lewis Carroll, and Carlo Collod, or fairytale anthologies such as the Arabian Nights. This also applies to characters from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's ballets, due to the fact that a majority of his ballets are adaptations of fairytales with their own additives and touch-ups.
- Due to the fact that religious sources can be conflicting when put up against each other, religious characters are considered fair game for this list, meaning anything from Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Gnosticism, and Buddhism can be played.
- Even though it's more recent than most examples here, H. P. Lovecraft's creations are valid entries for this game, so anything from the Cthulhu Mythos can be played.
- However, despite them being mythological in nature, Creepypasta characters are not eligible for this game, as their portrayals are too modernized to be anything considered legendary, and many of them are derivative of preexisting properties in the first place. Unfortunately, this means even more original Creepypasta characters, such as Slender Man and Zalgo are not able to be played.
If there's any questions or further suggestions, let me know!
A complete list of past rounds can be found here.
Edited by RWBYraikou888 on Nov 11th 2023 at 3:18:56 PM
Round 729:
Playtime!- We do resemble toys.
- We are a type of spirit.
- From North America.
- originated vefore the era of Colonialism.
- From both from Religion and another thing.
- We are not:
- Eurasian.
- Psychopathic Manchildren or dangerous, at least not as a whole.
- From Voudon.
Edited by generation81 on Apr 27th 2024 at 12:23:55 PM
From the Americas?
From a religion?
Yes, but also another thing.
What do you mean by "as a hole"? Plothole?
Humanoid?
Meow meow meow (I am just a lilβ hungry cat, I have nothing to do with a certain guy who hired an assassin)I think they mean "whole".
Do you have natural flesh?
Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.Generally dangerous?
Connected to Voodoo in some form?
x4 Yes.
x3 Apparently we're spirits, so i'd say no.
Edited by generation81 on Apr 27th 2024 at 12:04:17 PM
No.
No again.
North America?
Are you from a New Age religion?
Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.A type of being?
Meow meow meow (I am just a lilβ hungry cat, I have nothing to do with a certain guy who hired an assassin)North American and a type of being, but not originating New Age.
Edited by generation81 on Apr 27th 2024 at 12:13:03 PM
From after the start of European colonisation?
Founded in the 19th century?
Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.No to both.
Native American?
Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.Do you have a Wikipedia page?
Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.Kachina?
YES
Round 722: Kachinas; Pueblo mythologies
Kachinas were the spirits of the land in Zuni and Hopi myths. They were the basis for dolls were used in teaching rituals and used for grneral play similar to modern dolls.
Round 723
- I'm no saint, but I am certainly not as bad as my most famous depiction would imply.
No.