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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 Yōkai, 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

uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#34651: Jun 27th 2024 at 8:11:11 AM

From mythology?

RWBYraikou888 The Undercover Troper from The Kingdom of Atlas Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The Undercover Troper
#34652: Jun 27th 2024 at 8:12:05 AM

No.

Round 971

  • My origin is Common Knowledge, when I'm actually from something else
    • I am assumed to be from Romantic literature
      • I am from the same universe, but made by an entirely different person
      • The literature is not from Jane Austen
  • I am human
  • I am English
    • I am not from Elizabethan literature
    • I am not from Victorian literature
    • I am not from Medieval literature
    • I am not Shakespearean
    • I am not from Arthurian Legend
    • I am not from folklore
    • I am not from a mythology
    • I am not from a fairytale
    • I was not created by Lord Byron
  • I am a Nominal Hero
    • I am a major character
    • I help someone perform something inhumane
  • I was not a real person
  • I am not legally a criminal
  • I am very famous
  • I am not Dick Whittington

Edited by RWBYraikou888 on Jun 27th 2024 at 11:41:01 AM

Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.
uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#34653: Jun 27th 2024 at 8:15:04 AM

Were you a real person?

DorkySpaz Is a Nocturnal Mammal (Ancient one) Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Is a Nocturnal Mammal
#34654: Jun 27th 2024 at 8:16:39 AM

Is your author Lord Byron?

I'm Quite Batty
RWBYraikou888 The Undercover Troper from The Kingdom of Atlas Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The Undercover Troper
#34655: Jun 27th 2024 at 8:16:42 AM

No and no.

Edited by RWBYraikou888 on Jun 27th 2024 at 11:16:56 AM

Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.
uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#34656: Jun 27th 2024 at 8:17:30 AM

From a fairy tale?

RWBYraikou888 The Undercover Troper from The Kingdom of Atlas Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#34658: Jun 27th 2024 at 8:19:19 AM

Are you actually from a different piece of literature?

RWBYraikou888 The Undercover Troper from The Kingdom of Atlas Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The Undercover Troper
#34659: Jun 27th 2024 at 8:20:07 AM

I'm from the same universe as the original literature, but I was made by a completely separate person.

Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.
uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#34660: Jun 27th 2024 at 8:35:01 AM

A criminal?

RWBYraikou888 The Undercover Troper from The Kingdom of Atlas Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The Undercover Troper
#34661: Jun 27th 2024 at 8:36:02 AM

I help someone perform something inhumane, but I'm not legally classified as a criminal.

Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.
DorkySpaz Is a Nocturnal Mammal (Ancient one) Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Is a Nocturnal Mammal
#34662: Jun 27th 2024 at 8:38:43 AM

Is the work from Jane Austen?

I'm Quite Batty
RWBYraikou888 The Undercover Troper from The Kingdom of Atlas Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#34664: Jun 27th 2024 at 8:40:20 AM

Are you a very famous character?

RWBYraikou888 The Undercover Troper from The Kingdom of Atlas Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The Undercover Troper
#34665: Jun 27th 2024 at 8:40:44 AM

Very much so.

Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.
DorkySpaz Is a Nocturnal Mammal (Ancient one) Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Is a Nocturnal Mammal
#34666: Jun 27th 2024 at 8:41:00 AM

Igor?

I'm Quite Batty
RWBYraikou888 The Undercover Troper from The Kingdom of Atlas Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The Undercover Troper
#34667: Jun 27th 2024 at 8:46:57 AM

Round 971: Igor from The Fate of Frankenstein

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_0906.jpeg

Welcome to the Velvet Room...

People always mistakenly assume that I'm from the original Mary Shelley novel, but in reality, I was first introduced in a theatrical play in 1823 from Richard Brinsley Peake that was merely based on Frankenstein. Nevertheless, thanks to Adaptation Displacement, I'm considered an essential part of the Frankenstein mythos to this very day.

Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.
DorkySpaz Is a Nocturnal Mammal (Ancient one) Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Is a Nocturnal Mammal
#34668: Jun 27th 2024 at 8:50:58 AM

ROUND 972: Beware my bite at night, alright?

-I'm not a were-creature.

-I don't suck nutrients, but the creature I'm based on does.

  • The creature I'm based on is real.

Edited by DorkySpaz on Jun 27th 2024 at 9:10:29 AM

I'm Quite Batty
RWBYraikou888 The Undercover Troper from The Kingdom of Atlas Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The Undercover Troper
#34669: Jun 27th 2024 at 8:52:06 AM

A were-creature?

Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.
DorkySpaz Is a Nocturnal Mammal (Ancient one) Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Is a Nocturnal Mammal
#34670: Jun 27th 2024 at 8:54:55 AM

No, not really.

I'm Quite Batty
RWBYraikou888 The Undercover Troper from The Kingdom of Atlas Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The Undercover Troper
#34671: Jun 27th 2024 at 8:56:19 AM

Do you suck nutrients from the body?

Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.
DorkySpaz Is a Nocturnal Mammal (Ancient one) Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Is a Nocturnal Mammal
#34672: Jun 27th 2024 at 8:57:22 AM

Nope, though I'm based on a creature that does.

I'm Quite Batty
RWBYraikou888 The Undercover Troper from The Kingdom of Atlas Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The Undercover Troper
#34673: Jun 27th 2024 at 9:07:40 AM

Is that creature you're based on real?

Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.
DorkySpaz Is a Nocturnal Mammal (Ancient one) Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Is a Nocturnal Mammal
#34674: Jun 27th 2024 at 9:09:42 AM

Yep!

I'm Quite Batty
RWBYraikou888 The Undercover Troper from The Kingdom of Atlas Since: Aug, 2020 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
The Undercover Troper
#34675: Jun 27th 2024 at 9:10:15 AM

Are you based on an insect?

Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.

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