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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
#17552: Feb 13th 2024 at 10:05:49 AM

Round 499

  • I am at war with a character from a previous round from number in the 300 section.
    • Before 380.
    • After Nāga (#350)
    • Not Horus (Set #334)
    • Not Mot.
    • Not Nāmaka
    • Not Poliʻahu.
    • Not an odd number.
  • I am from the same source.
  • From North America.
  • Not human.
  • Not Eurasian.
  • I did not fight zombies.

Edited by generation81 on Feb 13th 2024 at 1:29:52 PM

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
#17554: Feb 13th 2024 at 10:12:35 AM

Did you fight against Zombies?

uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#17556: Feb 13th 2024 at 10:18:41 AM

Is that previous character from a different source then you?

uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#17559: Feb 13th 2024 at 10:25:17 AM

Poliʻahu?

Vilui Since: May, 2009
#17561: Feb 13th 2024 at 10:27:21 AM

Is the previously played character later than 380?

Vilui Since: May, 2009
uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#17564: Feb 13th 2024 at 10:34:12 AM

Misikinubik?

[nja]

Edited by uncertanSearcher on Feb 13th 2024 at 7:34:28 PM

generation81 Since: Aug, 2021
#17565: Feb 13th 2024 at 10:40:18 AM

[up][up] YES


Round 499: Horned Serpent; Various Native American Mythologies

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cntv_102510_h_ladonnab_18_720ph_00113.jpg In various tribes' mythology, such as the Muscogee, Alabama, and Sioux, the Horned Serpents are in conflict with the Thunderbirds, which was the subject of round 378. Even in other tribal myths where the Horned Serpent does not appear, Thunderbirds are at war with other aquatic serpentine beings.

So what's 500 gonna be?

Edited by generation81 on Feb 13th 2024 at 1:42:45 PM

Vilui Since: May, 2009
#17566: Feb 13th 2024 at 11:44:18 AM

Well, I guess you know why I competed hard that round tongue And while I'd like to come up with something special for 500, right now I can't think of anything, so I'll just go with a normal round.

Round 500

  • Appropriately for the round number, my name starts with D.
  • I'm not from Europe, Asia or North America.
  • I am from a mythology.
  • I am human.

Edited by Vilui on Feb 13th 2024 at 11:52:18 AM

LucasdaKool Cellbit, a Notpron lover from the world of Puzzle Game Since: Sep, 2022
Cellbit, a Notpron lover
#17570: Feb 13th 2024 at 11:46:29 AM

East Asian?

Edited by LucasdaKool on Feb 13th 2024 at 11:46:39 AM

https://enigmatics.org/puzzles/
uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#17571: Feb 13th 2024 at 11:47:21 AM

Human?

I had an idea I wanted to do for round 500. Oh well, I'l just do it for a regular round then.

Vilui Since: May, 2009
#17572: Feb 13th 2024 at 11:47:30 AM

Not Asian but I am human.

Oh, I'm sorry about that. You could take over if you like?

Edited by Vilui on Feb 13th 2024 at 11:48:40 AM

uncertanSearcher It's always Season of the Witch from Germany Since: Oct, 2017
It's always Season of the Witch
#17573: Feb 13th 2024 at 11:48:46 AM

North America?

Nah, its fine. Getting the milestone round specifically is not that important for me.

Edited by uncertanSearcher on Feb 13th 2024 at 8:51:30 PM

LucasdaKool Cellbit, a Notpron lover from the world of Puzzle Game Since: Sep, 2022
Cellbit, a Notpron lover
#17574: Feb 13th 2024 at 11:51:10 AM

From a Mythology?

Maybe you can play it the next round you host, or round 1000 if you got it (which would take longer)?

Edited by LucasdaKool on Feb 13th 2024 at 11:52:59 AM

https://enigmatics.org/puzzles/

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