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 556
- I’m very recent as far as mythological figures go, only appearing within the last 110 years.
- I came from the era of World War One.
- I am mythical in the sense of being made up.
- Myth has other WW 1 soldiers involved.
- Myth included propaganda use.
- Propaganda was not a national personification like Germania.
- European.
- From a western European country.
- Not Britain.
- My myth took place in France, though I'm not from there.
- From a western European country.
- Not American.
- I am a human, working for a faction.
- Only considered a hero by my own faction.
- The faction was from Germany, on the other side of France's borders.
- Exact Words are at play when I say i'm based on a historical figure.
- Not a god
- Not connected to religion.
- Not a god
- Not a creature.
Edited by generation81 on Mar 2nd 2024 at 9:42:07 AM
Are you a national personification of Germany?
Edited by LucasdaKool on Mar 2nd 2024 at 6:45:54 AM
https://enigmatics.org/puzzles/
The story of the lone gunner sounds more like an urban legend than an actual mythology, which makes me wonder what is the actual different between mythology/myth, folklore, legend and urban legends. Are ancient mythologies also considered to be religions (Since it have worshipping)?
Edited by LucasdaKool on Mar 2nd 2024 at 6:46:12 AM
https://enigmatics.org/puzzles/Da ist die Antwort!
Round 556: Lone gunner of Flesquières; German urban legend
An unidentified, most certainly made up, imperial german artillery officer from World War I who allegedly destroyed a whopping number of tanks note during the Battle of Cambrai in 1917, just 107 years ago as of this posting. The gunner, with various soldiers assigned as his identity, would enter national myth in the coming decades, in particular being used in Nazi propaganda.
Round 557
- My message comes from out of this world.
- The first known message was about something bad being about to happen to humanity.
- I am an alien.
- Not one of The Greys.
- I did not perform Alien Abduction.
- Not listed in this blog
.
- First recorded in the 20th century.
- My story is from the Americas.
- I did not personally land there or anywhere on Earth.
Edited by uncertanSearcher on Mar 2nd 2024 at 7:37:32 PM
In the story, does you visit Earth at all (instead of just giving your message at a distance)?
https://enigmatics.org/puzzles/Is the message about something bad that is going to happen to mankind (like the destruction of the world or their invasion)?
Edited by LucasdaKool on Mar 2nd 2024 at 10:32:46 AM
https://enigmatics.org/puzzles/

Yes to both.