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
Round 1030
I am quite the spring chicken.
- Created at least after 2002.
- Not a literal chicken.
- I am from Eurasia.
- Wasn't created by an African or European culture.
- Created by an American culture.
- Humanoid but not human.
- Not listed on Godchecker, but is on Cryptidz wiki.
- Name starts with the letter G followed by a vowel.
- Not F itself.
- Not a spirit or alien.
- Sometimes deemed a cryptid.
- Not avian.
- Not the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
- HINT: Definitely not a crepypasta.
- Not part of the SCP Foundation mythos.
- In the myth I am not manmade.
- Not asscoated with technology or a new religion.
- Not from physical literature.
Edited by generation81 on Jul 4th 2024 at 11:15:35 AM
For future rounds: Since the SCP Foundation got brought up at some point in this round, is it allowed to play characters from these? (I thought the SC Ps is not allowed like Creepypastas)
Edited by LucasdaKool on Jul 5th 2024 at 4:54:41 AM
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The SCP Foundation is not allowed. It falls under the same umbrella as Creepypastas.
Edited by RWBYraikou888 on Jul 4th 2024 at 11:48:31 AM
Orcus on His Throne will always be my pet peeve.Spino got it right.
Round 1030: Giant of Kandahar; Internet Urban Legend
The Giant of Kandahar was a monster that emerged on the Internet, allegedly in 2002 in a classified incident with Army Rangers. It's surprisingly not the only account of giants from the US' operations in the Middle East
during the The War on Terror.
I went from Native American character, to a Colonial one, to one of the roughly modern day just 22 years ago. How's that for Fourth of July rounds?
Round 1,031
- To find the one true path, one must seek guidance amidst uncertainty.
- Not actually in Persona 3.
- European.
Edited by Spinosegnosaurus77 on Jul 5th 2024 at 1:14:01 PM
Peace is the only battle worth waging.

Yes.