Who, What or Where Am I? (A Middle-Earth Game)

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Welcome back to an old favourite with a new twist! "Who, What or Where Am I?" is the same as our "Who Am I?" game, except this time we're including places and things.


How to Play:

1. The first person with the correct answer gets to choose the next character, thing or place by stating a one or two word clue which describes them or it in some way. Please also follow with "Who Am I?", "What Am I?", or "Where Am I?" so we know which category you're playing.
2. The character, thing or place must have appeared in The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, or The Silmarillion. If choosing a character, they must be a conscious character, though not necessarily known to speak (for example, Old Man Willow is acceptable, but not a lily by the Withywindle).
3. Each question must be about the character, thing, or place and must be in a form that can be answered “yes” or “no”. You cannot say “What race are they?” but you could say “Is this an elf?”. The person whose turn it is should number the questions so we can all keep track of what's been asked.
4. Guesses are where you announce who the character, thing or place is ("Is it Minas Tirith?"). Responses to guesses don't need to be numbered. You only have one guess per round! I'm not going to enforce this old rule; just be a considerate player and don't throw out a million guesses when you really need more clues.
5. If the person whose turn it is doesn't answer any questions for 48 hours, someone else can jump in and start a new round.


Example round:
Clue: Seven
Where Am I?

"Is this place mentioned in The Hobbit?"
1. No, this place is not mentioned in The Hobbit.
"Was this place built in the Third Age?"
2. No, this place was not built in the Third Age.
"Is this place Minas Tirith"
Yes, this place is Minas Tirith


A special thank you to Menolly for creating the original OP and banner, both of which I have edited slightly to suit the new format.
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As @Balfur correctly guessed the last character in the previous thread, the first round is his! :goodbye:

You're up, Balfur!

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Ooo! So much more options with the addition of What and Where.

Still, we dwarves stick to our habits. The clue, therefore, is: great.
And the question: Who am I?

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Is this a dwarf then?

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Should 'great' be understood metaphorically rather than literally? That is, they're a great person, or nicknamed 'the Great' because of their rulership etc. rather than 'great' being a descriptor of their physical size.

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Was this character a ruling king or queen of Numenor?
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Are they in the Silmarillion?

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1. No, this person is not a dwarf (another missed opportunity, I know)
2. Yes, I think 'great' should be understood metaphorically rather than literally
3. No, this person was not a ruler of Numenor
4. Yes, they are in the Silmarillion

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Are they mortal?

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Is this character male?

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Is it Orome?

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Quick one before the lights go down:

5. No, they are not mortal
6. Yes, he is male

It is not, Orome

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Does this character also appear in The Lord of the Rings?

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Is this character considered to be good?

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If I brought this person up in a conversation with a casual fan who only watched the LOTR movies, would they recognize this name?

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7. No, this character does not appear in the Lord of the Rings.
8. Yes, this character is supposed to be good.
9. No, they would not know this character's name from only casually watching the films.

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Did this character ever hold the title of High King of the Noldor?
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Is this character an elf?

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10. No, this dude was never High King of the Noldor.
11. Yes, this character is an elf.

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Is this character Noldorian?

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Is this character one of the Calaquendi?

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Is this character Sindarin?
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If this character entered the Tournament of the Golden Arrow would he be likely to outshoot Robin Hood and win the kiss from Maid Marian?
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12. No, this elf is not Noldorian
13. No, this elf is not one of the Calaquendi
14. Yes, this male elf is Sindar
15. No, if this character would enter into the tournament of the Golden Arrow he would not be likely to outshoot Robin Hood and win the kiss from Maid Marian.

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Well, if he's not going to win any archery contests, I'll guess the other great captain of Doriath, is it Mablung?
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Did this elf ever hold rulership or a title as a ruler? I.e. king, prince, lord

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16. No, this elf never held a title as a ruler.

Nor is he Mablung of Doriath
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Is it Daeron?
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Is it Daeron?

OOC: Just so ya'll know, I guessed this first. Annelies edited her comment. :shrug:
OOCOOC: Also, I edited my comment just now because some people don't know her as Annelies, only Arnyn. Regardless, I win. In your face Arnyn.

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It is Daeron! The all-round great guy, he only betrayed Luthien like two times. Archetypical misunderstood musician and stuff.

@Arnyn , it's your turn.
@Ta'leus Shieldsong, I'm picking Nyn over you. Deal with it. (Like, whaddaya gonna do, drag me to the halls of injustice by my ear?)

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:grin:
I've always said you were a wise, wise Dwarf!

Who am I?
Clue: sword
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@Arnyn Do we get a clue?
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@Elvheimdros right you are! Apologies, edited the clue in!
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Thanks!

Is this person known for their use of a sword (either great skill or a particular weapon)?
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Is this a character in Lord of the Rings, a character with a speaking part/not someone who is only mentioned?
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1. Yes, this person is known for their use of a sword, and I'll be generous and add: both through skill and by using a particular weapon!
2. No, this character does not have a speaking part in the Lord of The Rings.
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Could this character be considered one of the protagonists of one of the Lays of Beleriand?
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Is this character's sword named?
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Is this character mortal?
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3. Yes, this character could be considered to be one of the protagonists of one of the Lays of Beleriand.
4. Yes, this character is mentioned in The Lord of the Rings outside of the Appendices.
5. Yes, this character's sword is named.
6. Yes, this character is mortal.
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Is it Turin Turambar?

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@Lailorn , ding ding! You're up!
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Thanks, Arnyn!

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Is this place mentioned in The Hobbit?

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Is this a river?
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Is this place still accessible in the Third Age?
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Can this no longer be found?
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1. No - not mentioned in The Hobbit.
2. No - not a river.
3. Yes - this place is accessible in the Third Age.
4. No. This place can be found.

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Is this location to the west of Rivendell?

It's interesting adding places and things to the game. Makes for some different questions. :grin:
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