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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

generation81 Since: Aug, 2021
#14701: Jan 25th 2024 at 12:41:09 PM

[up][up] No... but Exact Words are again at play.

[up] Not Irish.

generation81 Since: Aug, 2021
#14702: Jan 25th 2024 at 12:42:39 PM

Round 421

  • If you stop and think about it for a bit, my work is really fucking insane.
  • From Literature
  • Specifically a poem.
    • It can't be considered a nursery rhyme... because it is a nursery rhyme.
    • Poem title does not start with A-D.
    • Of Britain, but not Ireland
    • My name is not in the title.
  • believed to have originated in the 1100's, though somer believe it came sometime afterward but the 1500s.
  • Did not originate in victorian times.
  • Not Classical myth.
  • Not from Arthurian Legend.
    • Not a fairy tale.
  • Not a Romantic poem in any sense.
  • I am not a human
    • i am not Cuchulainn.
  • Not listed at Wikipedia's 12th century in poetry or English poets

Edited by generation81 on Jan 25th 2024 at 4:14:58 AM

Vilui Since: May, 2009
#14703: Jan 25th 2024 at 12:47:27 PM

Last page you said yes to "From the 12th century?" but the recap says after 1200.

LucasdaKool Cellbit, a Notpron lover from the world of Puzzle Game Since: Sep, 2022
Cellbit, a Notpron lover
#14705: Jan 25th 2024 at 12:48:01 PM

[up] The recap still said "1200-1500s

Is it a children song?

Edited by LucasdaKool on Jan 25th 2024 at 12:49:27 PM

https://enigmatics.org/puzzles/
LucasdaKool Cellbit, a Notpron lover from the world of Puzzle Game Since: Sep, 2022
Cellbit, a Notpron lover
#14707: Jan 25th 2024 at 12:50:21 PM

Wonder if fictional characters from English folk song (if there are any), as well as children song and nursery rhymes can be played?

Here?

Edited by LucasdaKool on Jan 25th 2024 at 12:53:10 PM

https://enigmatics.org/puzzles/
LucasdaKool Cellbit, a Notpron lover from the world of Puzzle Game Since: Sep, 2022
uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#14710: Jan 25th 2024 at 12:55:13 PM

Song title starts with A-D?

LucasdaKool Cellbit, a Notpron lover from the world of Puzzle Game Since: Sep, 2022
uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#14713: Jan 25th 2024 at 12:56:25 PM

R-Z?

Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
generation81 Since: Aug, 2021
#14715: Jan 25th 2024 at 1:05:41 PM

[up] YES.


Round 421: The Dish; Hey Diddle Diddle

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1024px_heydiddlediddle.jpeg

The classic nursery rhyme is rather inane and disjointed when you stop and think about ir. All of the other characters are anthro animals, but then you have two Animate Inanimate Object running by. There’s no real plot to it unlike other nursery rhymes, just random descriptions.

And yet some people have seriously analysed the rhyme. Some think the characters represent constellations, others think it was about a ballgame or pub, another think its a satire of clericals, a proposal that its about Hathor, and even a certain author has written an expanded version of it.

This is a very pendatic thing to complain about.

Edited by generation81 on Jan 25th 2024 at 4:20:20 AM

LucasdaKool Cellbit, a Notpron lover from the world of Puzzle Game Since: Sep, 2022
Cellbit, a Notpron lover
#14716: Jan 25th 2024 at 1:08:04 PM

[up] I wonder where on this page does it say that it is from the 12th century?

https://enigmatics.org/puzzles/
generation81 Since: Aug, 2021
Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
Ramen Fairy
#14718: Jan 25th 2024 at 1:17:38 PM

Relevant Cyanide & Happiness

Round 422

  • Would you like some venison with your abalone?
    • I don’t actually offer these foods.
  • I’m a hybrid of deer & invertebrate.

Edited by Spinosegnosaurus77 on Jan 25th 2024 at 4:40:10 AM

Peace is the only battle worth waging.
LucasdaKool Cellbit, a Notpron lover from the world of Puzzle Game Since: Sep, 2022
Cellbit, a Notpron lover
#14719: Jan 25th 2024 at 1:20:00 PM

Do you offer people these food?

https://enigmatics.org/puzzles/
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
#14721: Jan 25th 2024 at 1:26:46 PM

A hybrid creature?

Spinosegnosaurus77 Ramen Fairy from Ontario, Canada Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: All I Want for Christmas is a Girlfriend
LucasdaKool Cellbit, a Notpron lover from the world of Puzzle Game Since: Sep, 2022
uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#14724: Jan 25th 2024 at 1:31:04 PM

Mythology?

generation81 Since: Aug, 2021
#14725: Jan 25th 2024 at 1:33:32 PM

[up]x4 in particyular are you a hybrid of deer and invertebrate?


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