Twenty Questions - Game 85

[Foxcastle]

Is the character human?

[Balki Bartokomous]

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

[Chaqa]

Is the character human?

Ha! yes, but I was wondering when someone would ask

[Chaqa]

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

No

[damo666]

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?

[damo666]

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

No

Does the character appear in one novel only?

[Balki Bartokomous]

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).

[Chaqa]

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

When will I know that I really can't go
To the well once more - time to decide on
When it's killing me, when will I really see
All that I need to look inside

[Foxcastle]

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.

[Chaqa]

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

[Chaqa]

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

No

Does the character appear in one novel only?

No

[Balki Bartokomous]

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)

[Balki Bartokomous]

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

[Chaqa]

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

[Chaqa]

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

Yes

[damo666]

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

[Saw725]

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

[Chaqa]

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

Yes

Actually, I need to correct this answer to a "No"

[Chaqa]

It's a little complicated, but I will just say the character did not appear in a novel before 1980

[Chaqa]

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