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Line 1: {{work}} ''[[Rumors of War]]'' is a [[Sprite Comic]] written and illustrated by Nick Foster, and can now be found at [https://web.archive.org/web/20181024015101/http://rumorsofwarcomic.com/ RumorsOfWarComic.com]. (It previously disappeared from its home at norvendae.com following a botched/irreparable Wordpress update.) [[''Rumors of War]]'' follows the travels of a group of adventurers and is somewhere between an [[Alternate History]] and a [[Historical Fantasy]], inspired by [[Classical Mythology]] and set during the [[The Time of Myths]]. It could adequately be described as a [[~~Sit Com~~Sitcom\|Situation]] [[Dramedy]]. Or perhaps a [[Forensic Drama]] [[X Meets Y\|with magic]] ([[Recycled in Space\|in mythical Greece!]]). Though the comic has been on hiatus since July 2011, there are [[Archive Trawl\|over five hundred pages online]], composed of thirty-three chapters and five-and-a-half [[Story Arc\|story arcs]]. The pages themselves are formatted to resemble screen caps from an SNES-era video game, and so the action is carried by [[Driving Question\|questions]], [[Armor-Piercing Question\|questions]], [[Ontological Mystery\|mysteries]], [[Talking Your Way Out\|talking]], [[Break Them Byby Talking\|questions]], [[The Only Way They Will Learn\|questions]], [[An Aesop\|questions]], [[Mind Screw\|and more questions]]. {{tropelist}} ~~----~~ ~~=== This webcomic (and its related media) provide(s) examples of: ===~~ * [[Action Girl]]: Elysia and Illyra are shown capable of defending themselves in the comic -- this is extended to Occela and Aleska since the inclusion of the vignettes. See also, [[Mysterious Waif]], below. * [[After Action Report]]: Chapter 3 includes a more literal AAR presented by one of the characters in the form of a journal. In a grander sense, [[Rumors of War]] could be seen as the "Story After Action Report" of a [[Dungeons ~~and~~& Dragons]] campaign with [[Egregious]] amounts of [[Artistic License]]. * [[After the End]]: The stories take place after the Trojan War devastated the kingdoms of the Aegean Sea. * [[Alternate History]] / [[Historical Fantasy]] Line 16 ⟶ 15: * [[Ancient Greece]] * [[Artistic License]]: A [[Sprite Comic]] with a [[Classical Mythology]] backdrop. [[American Driving Laws\|License and]] [[Incredibly Lame Pun\|registration, please.]] * [[As Long Asas It Sounds Foreign]]: Many of the character and place names. See [[Naming Conventions]] below. * [[Attention Deficit Creator Disorder]]: Webcomic not enough? The creator also juggles a blog and a full-time job. Finally came to a head in July 2011 with the birth of the author's niece. The comic has been on hiatus since then. * [[Bloodless Carnage]]: You won't find a drop of blood in this webcomic, true to the [[Eastern RPG\|JRPGs]] that helped to inspire it. Line 39 ⟶ 38: [[The Big Guy]]: Illyra, [[Genius Bruiser\|Class 5]], and [[The Ladette]]. [[The Chick]]: [[Mysterious Waif\|Occela]], [[Mystical Waif\|Occela]], [[Rule of Three\|Occela]]. Also Elysia (see above notes on [[The Hero]]). * [[Four -Philosophy Ensemble]] Nenshe, The Cynic Elysia, The Optimist Line 51 ⟶ 50: * [[Heroic Fantasy]] ([[Sword and Sandal]]): What happens when a group of [[Knight Errant\|Knights Errant]] and their [[Hitchhiker Heroes]] join forces with a [[Reasonable Authority Figure]] and settle down in one town? * [[In the Hood]]: [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast\|Manaus]], introduced in Chapter 8 (returning in Chapter 12, and Chapter 20!) is this. Due to the quirks of the character's sprite, his eyes being the only thing visible is a creepy stare. * [[Journey to ~~The~~the Center of ~~The~~the Mind]]: Nenshe appears to be on one through chapters 26, 28, and 30. * [[Kubrick Stare]]: It's hard to tell because it's just a sprite, but you can bet [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast\|Manaus]], sports one of these. * [[Left Hanging]] is in frequent use with this comic. Stuff happens, the villain is foiled, the characters learn a valuable lesson, but there are lots and lots of things left up in the air. Line 63 ⟶ 62: * [[Marijuana Is LSD]]: Averted with the lotus-tainted festival food. * [[Mental World]]: We get a glimpse at Nenshe's mixed-up mind in the fifth arc. Included are mental projections of his teammates that serve as different accents to the voices in his head, and falls somewhere between [[Happy Place]] and [[Black Bug Room]]. * [[Mind Screw]]: While low levels of [[Mind Screw]] exist in the dialogue throughout the comic, Nenshe takes a [[Journey to ~~The~~the Center of ~~The~~the Mind]] in the fifth arc, hallucinates, and talks to himself using his teammates to represent the different voices in his head. * [[Mysterious Waif]]: No fewer than three, [[Special Effect Failure\|though it's difficult to tell]] [[Stylistic Suck\|due to the medium]], Elysia, Illyra, and Occela all examples of [[Mystical Waif\|mystical waifs]]. * [[Mystical Waif]]: See [[Mysterious Waif]], above. Line 96 ⟶ 95: [[Category:Fantasy Webcomics]] [[Category:Historical Webcomics]] [[Category:~~Rumors~~Web ~~of War~~Comics]] [[Category:~~Webcomic~~{{PAGENAME}}]]