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
Are either you or the character you inspired in Fate/Grand Order?
Yes and no.
Round 448
- I am the direct inspiration to a well-known character.
- The character originated in literature.
- There has been several film adaptations of the character's work.
- The character can be played in this thread.
- The character's work was written by William Shakespeare.
- I had inspired Hamlet.
- The character is not Mumin.
- I'm heroic.
- I'm from Scandinavian legend.
- The legend probably follows The Hero's Journey (take this hint with a grain of salt; host has learned of my story relatively recently, so she isn't the most certain if it really fits or not).
- The legend is not from Norse Mythology.
- I'm human.
- I'm male.
- Neither me or the character inspired by me are in Fate/Grand Order.
- I'm not Sigurd, Lemminkäinen, or Väinämöinen.
Edited by Cutegirl920fire on Jan 28th 2024 at 9:51:32 AM
CG for shortRound 448: Amleth (Medieval Scandinavian Legend)

Amleth is the direct inspiration of Prince Hamlet from Hamlet, with Hamlet being an anglicized/anagram'd version of the Amleth name. The general geist of Amleth's story (mainly Saxo's verison) is that Amleth's father got killed by Amleth's uncle who ended up marrying Amleth's mother, leading to Amleth faking his madness as part of his scheme to avenge his father. Amleth's uncle attempts to distract his nephew with a girl, but it doesn't work and at some point Amleth killed an eavesdropper, which led to the Uncle realizing that Amleth was faking his madness and sent him to England with two guys carrying his death warrant so he wouldn't get in the way. Amleth modified the death warrant so he doesn't get executed and after returning to Denmark, he eventually killed his uncle. Sounds familiar?
Yeah, Hamlet is basically a Darker and Edgier version of Amleth's story, where instead of Amleth having a happy ending and becoming king after slaying his uncle, everyone, including Hamlet, straight up dies at the end; except for Horatio and Fortinbras.
Edited by Cutegirl920fire on Jan 28th 2024 at 10:30:54 AM
CG for shortRound 449
- If I had a nickel for every time someone in my source material suffered my oddly specific punishment, I’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.
- I’m from Classical Mythology.
- I’m not Sisyphus or Prometheus, but the latter’s punishment was similar to my own.
Edited by Spinosegnosaurus77 on Jan 28th 2024 at 2:51:15 PM
Peace is the only battle worth waging.Round 449: Tityus (Classical Mythology)
Killed by Apollo for attempting to rape his mother Leto, Tityus was sentenced in Tartarus to have his liver eternally eaten by vultures, similar to the far more familiar story of Prometheus.
Peace is the only battle worth waging.

Is the literature from England?
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