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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 85

#21 Post by Foxcastle » Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:47 pm

Is the character human?
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 85

#22 Post by Balki Bartokomous » Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:48 pm

Did this character appear in a novel published before January 1, 1970?

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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 85

#23 Post by Chaqa » Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:49 pm

Foxcastle wrote:
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Is the character human?
Ha! yes, but I was wondering when someone would ask

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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 85

#24 Post by Chaqa » Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:49 pm

Balki Bartokomous wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:48 pm
Did this character appear in a novel published before January 1, 1970?
No

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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 85

#25 Post by damo666 » Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:50 pm

Chaqa wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:37 pm
Foxcastle wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:35 pm
Is this a character in a fantasy story?
Yes* (so long as you don't have an ultra-purist view of what is fantasy)
Anybody know what this implies? I guess it means Middle Earth is no go but would Dystopian stuff like 1984 count?

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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 85

#26 Post by damo666 » Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:52 pm

Chaqa wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:49 pm
Balki Bartokomous wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:48 pm
Did this character appear in a novel published before January 1, 1970?
No
Does the character appear in one novel only?

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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 85

#27 Post by Balki Bartokomous » Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:52 pm

damo666 wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:50 pm
Chaqa wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:37 pm
Foxcastle wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:35 pm
Is this a character in a fantasy story?
Yes* (so long as you don't have an ultra-purist view of what is fantasy)
Anybody know what this implies? I guess it means Middle Earth is no go but would Dystopian stuff like 1984 count?
1984 published before 1970, but I would interpret it to work as fantasy (non-ultra purist).
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 85

#28 Post by Chaqa » Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:52 pm

1. Not real
2. Male
3. Not primarily from video-based media (movie, tv, video game)
4. First appeared in a novel before 1990
5. From a work of Fantasy* (personally I don't feel this needs an asterisk)
6. Human

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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 85

#29 Post by Foxcastle » Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:52 pm

damo666 wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:50 pm
Chaqa wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:37 pm
Foxcastle wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:35 pm
Is this a character in a fantasy story?
Yes* (so long as you don't have an ultra-purist view of what is fantasy)
Anybody know what this implies? I guess it means Middle Earth is no go but would Dystopian stuff like 1984 count?
Part of why I asked the human question is that I was thinking of something possibly like Watership Down where it was the "real" world but the characters were animals or something.

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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 85

#30 Post by Chaqa » Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:53 pm

damo666 wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:50 pm
Chaqa wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:37 pm
Foxcastle wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:35 pm
Is this a character in a fantasy story?
Yes* (so long as you don't have an ultra-purist view of what is fantasy)
Anybody know what this implies? I guess it means Middle Earth is no go but would Dystopian stuff like 1984 count?
I just mean to say so long as you don't take the *most* narrow definition of fantasy, it's fantasy. 99% of people would agree, I think

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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 85

#31 Post by Chaqa » Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:53 pm

damo666 wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:52 pm
Chaqa wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:49 pm
Balki Bartokomous wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:48 pm
Did this character appear in a novel published before January 1, 1970?
No
Does the character appear in one novel only?
No

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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 85

#32 Post by Balki Bartokomous » Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:56 pm

Chaqa wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:53 pm
damo666 wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:50 pm
Chaqa wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:37 pm


Yes* (so long as you don't have an ultra-purist view of what is fantasy)
Anybody know what this implies? I guess it means Middle Earth is no go but would Dystopian stuff like 1984 count?
I just mean to say so long as you don't take the *most* narrow definition of fantasy, it's fantasy. 99% of people would agree, I think
Consider whether there is an objective source to verify this so we're all on the same page. Maybe go by something like: does the Wikipedia page for the novel refer to it as a fantasy novel? (not trying to ask another question here)

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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 85

#33 Post by Balki Bartokomous » Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:57 pm

Did this character appear in a novel published before January 1, 1980?

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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 85

#34 Post by Chaqa » Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:57 pm

Balki Bartokomous wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:56 pm
Chaqa wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:53 pm
damo666 wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:50 pm


Anybody know what this implies? I guess it means Middle Earth is no go but would Dystopian stuff like 1984 count?
I just mean to say so long as you don't take the *most* narrow definition of fantasy, it's fantasy. 99% of people would agree, I think
Consider whether there is an objective source to verify this so we're all on the same page. Maybe go by something like: does the Wikipedia page for the novel refer to it as a fantasy novel? (not trying to ask another question here)
Yes, and it would be found on many fantasy lists

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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 85

#35 Post by Chaqa » Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:58 pm

Balki Bartokomous wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:57 pm
Did this character appear in a novel published before January 1, 1980?
Yes

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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 85

#36 Post by damo666 » Thu Jan 12, 2023 8:00 pm

I'm not familiar with Terry Pratchett but is there a suitable character of his. First published in 70s.

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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 85

#37 Post by Saw725 » Thu Jan 12, 2023 8:00 pm

Alright, we've narrowed him down to 2+ novels, at least one of which was published from 1970-1979.

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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 85

#38 Post by Chaqa » Thu Jan 12, 2023 8:01 pm

Chaqa wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:58 pm
Balki Bartokomous wrote:
Thu Jan 12, 2023 7:57 pm
Did this character appear in a novel published before January 1, 1980?
Yes
Actually, I need to correct this answer to a "No"

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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 85

#39 Post by Chaqa » Thu Jan 12, 2023 8:01 pm

It's a little complicated, but I will just say the character did not appear in a novel before 1980
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 85

#40 Post by Chaqa » Thu Jan 12, 2023 8:01 pm

1. Not real
2. Male
3. Not primarily from video-based media (movie, tv, video game)
4. First appeared in a novel before 1990
5. From a work of Fantasy* (personally I don't feel this needs an asterisk)
6. Human
7. First appeared in a novel after January 1, 1970
8. Appeared in more than one novel
9. First appeared in a novel after January 1, 1980

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