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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

Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
Ramen Fairy
#12476: Jan 13th 2024 at 12:40:50 AM

Only if you’re a horrible parent.

Round 365

  • I’m a hybrid, but probably not in the way you think.
  • I’m partially animal-like.
  • I’m not a combination of two deities.
  • I broadly resemble Mix-and-Match Critters, but there’s a bit more to it than that.
  • I’m from British literature but I don’t live in Europe.
    • I’m not from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
    • The book’s from the Victorian era between 1850 & 1900.
    • The book’s not a children’s book.
    • The book’s author isn’t currently listed on Victorian Britain despite his fame.
    • The author’s mentioned in the Wikipedia article on English novels.
    • I don’t live in Darkest Africa.
  • I’m not the manticore, a centaur or the cynocephali.
  • I resemble a mammal.
  • I’m not usually a hybrid of more than two animals, but it’s theoretically plausible that some instances are.
  • I don’t contain any non-animal parts.
  • I’m humanoid but have no actual human parts.
  • I can potentially be dangerous.
  • My parents may be of different species, but it’s not a requirement.

Edited by Spinosegnosaurus77 on Jan 13th 2024 at 3:56:19 PM

Peace is the only battle worth waging.
uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#12477: Jan 13th 2024 at 12:41:03 AM

After 1850?

Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#12479: Jan 13th 2024 at 12:45:56 AM

Are you portrayed as being from Darkest Africa?

Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#12481: Jan 13th 2024 at 12:49:42 AM

Is your author listed on Victorian Britain?

Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
Ramen Fairy
#12482: Jan 13th 2024 at 12:51:31 AM

Surprisingly no even though he’s well-known.

Peace is the only battle worth waging.
LucasdaKool Cellbit, a Notpron lover from the world of Puzzle Game Since: Sep, 2022
Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#12485: Jan 13th 2024 at 12:54:05 AM

Is the author mentioned here under "Prose fiction"?

Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
Ramen Fairy
#12486: Jan 13th 2024 at 12:55:37 AM

[up] No, but he’s in the linked English novel article.

Peace is the only battle worth waging.
DorkySpaz Is a Nocturnal Mammal (Ancient one) Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Is a Nocturnal Mammal
#12487: Jan 13th 2024 at 12:57:14 AM

The Sayer of the Law from "The Island of Dr.Moreau"?

I'm Quite Batty
Vilui Since: May, 2009
#12488: Jan 13th 2024 at 12:57:45 AM

cool

Edited by Vilui on Jan 13th 2024 at 1:05:17 AM

LucasdaKool Cellbit, a Notpron lover from the world of Puzzle Game Since: Sep, 2022
Cellbit, a Notpron lover
#12489: Jan 13th 2024 at 12:59:16 AM

Wonder if "The island of Dr Moreau" is allowed to play?

https://enigmatics.org/puzzles/
Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
Ramen Fairy
#12490: Jan 13th 2024 at 1:04:39 AM

Round 365: Beast Folk (The Island of Doctor Moreau)

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_6462.jpeg

Created by the mad scientist Moreau out of various animals (often with parts from different animals on a single beast person) on a South American island, these abominations can stand upright, think & even speak, but their animal instincts invariably reemerge sooner or later to tragic results.

DorkySpaz is close enough that I’ll count it as a win since I intentionally made it broad.

[up] I thought of that, but it should be fine since Victor Frankenstein was played in an earlier round.

Edited by Spinosegnosaurus77 on Jan 13th 2024 at 4:07:08 AM

Peace is the only battle worth waging.
DorkySpaz Is a Nocturnal Mammal (Ancient one) Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Is a Nocturnal Mammal
#12491: Jan 13th 2024 at 1:10:25 AM

ROUND 366: Before I hit it big on the silver screen, I was featured in a comic book.

  • I was featured in a Hellboy comic.

  • My Hellboy incarnation is a villain.

-The comic wasn't from the big two.

-My movie appearance and resulting fame are not from a Hellboy film.

-I'm not from Mythology.

Edited by DorkySpaz on Jan 13th 2024 at 4:23:52 AM

I'm Quite Batty
uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#12492: Jan 13th 2024 at 1:10:52 AM

For reference, I would consider 1900 the cutoff point for literature characters in this game as long as they or their stories are clearly fantastical in some way.

A Hellboy comic?

[down]Yeah, the Lovecraft Mythos is kinda its own unique thing.

Edited by uncertanSearcher on Jan 13th 2024 at 10:16:56 AM

Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
Ramen Fairy
#12493: Jan 13th 2024 at 1:13:16 AM

[up] Excluding Lovecraft, I assume?

One of the big two comics?

Peace is the only battle worth waging.
DorkySpaz Is a Nocturnal Mammal (Ancient one) Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Is a Nocturnal Mammal
#12494: Jan 13th 2024 at 1:14:56 AM

[up][up]Yes!

[up]No.

I'm Quite Batty
uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#12495: Jan 13th 2024 at 1:18:10 AM

Was that silver screen appearance specifically a Hellboy adaptation?

DorkySpaz Is a Nocturnal Mammal (Ancient one) Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Is a Nocturnal Mammal
#12496: Jan 13th 2024 at 1:18:53 AM

Nope.

I'm Quite Batty
uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#12497: Jan 13th 2024 at 1:19:27 AM

Mythology?

DorkySpaz Is a Nocturnal Mammal (Ancient one) Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Is a Nocturnal Mammal
#12498: Jan 13th 2024 at 1:20:16 AM

Nope.

I'm Quite Batty
uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#12499: Jan 13th 2024 at 1:21:11 AM

Is your Hellboy incarnation a villain?

DorkySpaz Is a Nocturnal Mammal (Ancient one) Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
Is a Nocturnal Mammal
#12500: Jan 13th 2024 at 1:23:22 AM

I'd say so.

I'm Quite Batty

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