Who, What, or Where, (In The Name of Arda) Am I?
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 list of sources posted below. When choosing a character, they must be conscious, 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 be in a form that can answer "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 to track what's asked.
4. Guesses are where you announce who the character, thing or place is ("Is it Minas Tirith?"). Responses to guesses don't need numbering. You only have one guess per round! I'm not going to enforce this old rule; be a considerate player, and don't throw out a million guesses when you 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.
Who, What, or Where Sources:
The Hobbit
The Lord of The Rings
The Silmarillion
The Unfinished Tales
HoM-e (The History of Middle-earth)
Appendices
Example round:
Clue: Seven
Where Am I?
"Is this place mentioned in The Hobbit?"
1. No, this place is not in The Hobbit.
"Was this place built in the Third Age?"
2. Somebody did not build this place in the Third Age.
"Is this place Minas Tirith"
3. Yes, this place is Minas Tirith
A special thank you to Menolly and Dwim for creating the original OP.
Last edited by Drifa on Tue Oct 18, 2022 10:24 am, edited 2 times in total.
The world was fair in Durin's Day
Who am I?
The world was fair in Durin's Day
Are you human?
Just call me Aiks or Aikári. Notify is off.
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
Were you born in Middle-earth (as opposed to Númenor or Valinor)?
(Thanks again for getting this up and running, Drifa! )
(Thanks again for getting this up and running, Drifa! )
Loremistress Emerita | she/her
1. I am a human.
2. I was born in Middle-earth.
(No problem! )
2. I was born in Middle-earth.
(No problem! )
The world was fair in Durin's Day
Are you female?
Just call me Aiks or Aikári. Notify is off.
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
Were you alive during the 3rd Age?
Sereg a Dîn
1. I am a human.
2. I was born in Middle-earth.
3. I am female.
4. I was alive during the Third Age.
2. I was born in Middle-earth.
3. I am female.
4. I was alive during the Third Age.
The world was fair in Durin's Day
Are you a Gondorian woman?
Just call me Aiks or Aikári. Notify is off.
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
1. I am a human.
2. I was born in Middle-earth.
3. I am female.
4. I was alive during the Third Age.
5. I am not a Gondorian women.
2. I was born in Middle-earth.
3. I am female.
4. I was alive during the Third Age.
5. I am not a Gondorian women.
The world was fair in Durin's Day
Are you an Arnorian woman (from the north) then?
Just call me Aiks or Aikári. Notify is off.
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
1. I am a human.
2. I was born in Middle-earth.
3. I am female.
4. I was alive during the Third Age.
5. I am not a Gondorian women.
6. I am not an Arnorian woman from the north.
2. I was born in Middle-earth.
3. I am female.
4. I was alive during the Third Age.
5. I am not a Gondorian women.
6. I am not an Arnorian woman from the north.
The world was fair in Durin's Day
Are you from Rohan?
Loremistress Emerita | she/her
1. I am a human.
2. I was born in Middle-earth.
3. I am female.
4. I was alive during the Third Age.
5. I am not a Gondorian women.
6. I am not an Arnorian woman from the north.
7. I am not from Rohan.
2. I was born in Middle-earth.
3. I am female.
4. I was alive during the Third Age.
5. I am not a Gondorian women.
6. I am not an Arnorian woman from the north.
7. I am not from Rohan.
The world was fair in Durin's Day
Are you an Umbarian woman?
Just call me Aiks or Aikári. Notify is off.
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
1. I am a human.
2. I was born in Middle-earth.
3. I am female.
4. I was alive during the Third Age.
5. I am not a Gondorian women.
6. I am not an Arnorian woman from the north.
7. I am not from Umbar.
2. I was born in Middle-earth.
3. I am female.
4. I was alive during the Third Age.
5. I am not a Gondorian women.
6. I am not an Arnorian woman from the north.
7. I am not from Umbar.
The world was fair in Durin's Day
Are you from the Kingdom of Rhovanion?
Are you a Dunedain woman?
Just call me Aiks or Aikári. Notify is off.
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
1. I am a human.
2. I was born in Middle-earth.
3. I am female.
4. I was alive during the Third Age.
5. I am not a Gondorian women.
6. I am not an Arnor woman from the north.
7. I am not from Umbar.
8. I am not from the Kingdom of Rhovanion.
9. I am not a Dúnedain woman.
2. I was born in Middle-earth.
3. I am female.
4. I was alive during the Third Age.
5. I am not a Gondorian women.
6. I am not an Arnor woman from the north.
7. I am not from Umbar.
8. I am not from the Kingdom of Rhovanion.
9. I am not a Dúnedain woman.
The world was fair in Durin's Day
Are you a woman from King Bard's realm near Erebor in Dale and Esgaroth?
Just call me Aiks or Aikári. Notify is off.
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
Are you from Rohan?
1. I am a human.
2. I was born in Middle-earth.
3. I am female.
4. I was alive during the Third Age.
5. I am not a Gondorian women.
6. I am not an Arnor woman from the north.
7. I am not from Umbar.
8. I am not from the Kingdom of Rhovanion.
9. I am not a Dúnedain woman.
10. I am not from King Bard's realm.
11. I am not from Rohan.
2. I was born in Middle-earth.
3. I am female.
4. I was alive during the Third Age.
5. I am not a Gondorian women.
6. I am not an Arnor woman from the north.
7. I am not from Umbar.
8. I am not from the Kingdom of Rhovanion.
9. I am not a Dúnedain woman.
10. I am not from King Bard's realm.
11. I am not from Rohan.
The world was fair in Durin's Day
Were you born after year 1000 of the Third Age?
1. I am a human.
2. I was born in Middle-earth.
3. I am female.
4. I was alive during the Third Age.
5. I am not a Gondorian women.
6. I am not an Arnor woman from the north.
7. I am not from Umbar.
8. I am not from the Kingdom of Rhovanion.
9. I am not a Dúnedain woman.
10. I am not from King Bard's realm.
11. I am not from Rohan.
12. I was born after the year 1000 of the TA.
2. I was born in Middle-earth.
3. I am female.
4. I was alive during the Third Age.
5. I am not a Gondorian women.
6. I am not an Arnor woman from the north.
7. I am not from Umbar.
8. I am not from the Kingdom of Rhovanion.
9. I am not a Dúnedain woman.
10. I am not from King Bard's realm.
11. I am not from Rohan.
12. I was born after the year 1000 of the TA.
The world was fair in Durin's Day
Do you live to older than fifty years?
Just call me Aiks or Aikári. Notify is off.
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
1. I am a human.
2. I was born in Middle-earth.
3. I am female.
4. I was alive during the Third Age.
5. I am not a Gondorian women.
6. I am not an Arnor woman from the north.
7. I am not from Umbar.
8. I am not from the Kingdom of Rhovanion.
9. I am not a Dúnedain woman.
10. I am not from King Bard's realm.
11. I am not from Rohan.
12. I was born after the year 1000 of the TA.
13. I do live longer than fifty years.
2. I was born in Middle-earth.
3. I am female.
4. I was alive during the Third Age.
5. I am not a Gondorian women.
6. I am not an Arnor woman from the north.
7. I am not from Umbar.
8. I am not from the Kingdom of Rhovanion.
9. I am not a Dúnedain woman.
10. I am not from King Bard's realm.
11. I am not from Rohan.
12. I was born after the year 1000 of the TA.
13. I do live longer than fifty years.
The world was fair in Durin's Day
Are you of royal birth?
Just call me Aiks or Aikári. Notify is off.
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
Are you taller than a hobbit?
1. I am a human.
2. I was born in Middle-earth.
3. I am female.
4. I was alive during the Third Age.
5. I am not a Gondorian women.
6. I am not an Arnor woman from the north.
7. I am not from Umbar.
8. I am not from the Kingdom of Rhovanion.
9. I am not a Dúnedain woman.
10. I am not from King Bard's realm.
11. I am not from Rohan.
12. I was born after the year 1000 of the TA.
13. I do live longer than fifty years.
14. I am not of royal birth.
15 I am not taller than a Hobbit.
2. I was born in Middle-earth.
3. I am female.
4. I was alive during the Third Age.
5. I am not a Gondorian women.
6. I am not an Arnor woman from the north.
7. I am not from Umbar.
8. I am not from the Kingdom of Rhovanion.
9. I am not a Dúnedain woman.
10. I am not from King Bard's realm.
11. I am not from Rohan.
12. I was born after the year 1000 of the TA.
13. I do live longer than fifty years.
14. I am not of royal birth.
15 I am not taller than a Hobbit.
The world was fair in Durin's Day
Are you a Took by birth?
Loremistress Emerita | she/her
16. I am not a Took by birth.
The world was fair in Durin's Day
Are you alive during the war of the ring?
Hobbits are considered their own species. Either you are human or hobbit.... Quite confusing now.
Just call me Aiks or Aikári. Notify is off.
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
@Aikári Salmarinian Here's what I'm reading from Tolkien Gateway: "Hobbits were considered Men. Nearly all scholars agree that Men were closely related to Hobbits, far more closely than Men were to either Elves or Dwarves. It was thus commonly assumed that Hobbits were among the Younger Children of Ilúvatar and were the result of the same act of creation as Men. This would imply that Hobbits had the Gift of Men to pass entirely beyond Arda."
I always assumed they were human, just another race of humans.
It is plain indeed that in spite of later estrangement Hobbits
are relatives of ours: far nearer to us than Elves, or even than
Dwarves. Of old they spoke the languages of Men, after their
own fashion, and liked and disliked much the same things as
Men did. But what exactly our relationship is can no longer
be discovered. The beginning of Hobbits lies far back in the
Elder Days that are now lost and forgotten. Only the Elves
still preserve any records of that vanished time, and their
traditions are concerned almost entirely with their own his-
tory, in which Men appear seldom and Hobbits are not men-
tioned at all. Yet it is clear that Hobbits had, in fact, lived
quietly in Middle-earth for many long years before other folk
became even aware of them. And the world being after all
full of strange creatures beyond count, these little people
seemed of very little importance. But in the days of Bilbo,
and of Frodo his heir, they suddenly became, by no wish of
their own, both important and renowned, and troubled the
counsels of the Wise and the Great. TFOTR, Prologue
The world was fair in Durin's Day
Hmm, they never were for me a related to humans, but okay. Let's continue then..
This female Hobbit, is that a Sackville Baggins?
This female Hobbit, is that a Sackville Baggins?
Just call me Aiks or Aikári. Notify is off.
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
Well, according to Tolkien, they were. Thanks for letting us continue.
18. I am not a Sackville-Baggins.
18. I am not a Sackville-Baggins.
The world was fair in Durin's Day
IS she a Brandybuck?
Just call me Aiks or Aikári. Notify is off.
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
19. I am not a Brandybuck.
The world was fair in Durin's Day
A Bolger perhaps?
Just call me Aiks or Aikári. Notify is off.
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
Did you die of natural causes?
20. I am not a Bolger.
21. It does not state how I died, but I would assume it was of natural causes.
21. It does not state how I died, but I would assume it was of natural causes.
The world was fair in Durin's Day
A member of the Cotton family maybe?
Just call me Aiks or Aikári. Notify is off.
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
Find me stuff in Gondolin.
And let us embark to Valinor!
Are you Rosie the Hobbit?
And whither then? I cannot say...
I am Rosie the Hobbit, known as Rose Gamgee nee Rose Cotton. Well done,@Melahny_oftheWoods! You are up if you like!
The world was fair in Durin's Day
Oh awesome!!
Who am I?
Who am I?
And whither then? I cannot say...
Are you bipedal?
Is this an Elf?
The world was fair in Durin's Day
1. Yes I am bipedal!
2. No, I am not an elf.
2. No, I am not an elf.
And whither then? I cannot say...