History VideoGame / HeroinesQuest

* RandomEncounter: Wouldn't be a {{RPG}} without it.

** [[VideoGame/KingsQuestVAbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder Cedric the Owl]] can be found at night, telling the heroine to watch out for "[[MemeticMutation POIsonous owls]]!".

** [[ATaleOfTwoKingdoms: Taliesin]] appears playing his harp in the runic circle.

* NorseMythology: Much of the plot and environment draws heavily from this. With a bit of AdaptationExpansion, as Rattatosk was a figure from myth but wasn't a comedic "doom squirrel" who threatened to claw people's eyes out.

* RobeAndWizardHat: Angurvadal.

** Angurvadal speak of the philosopher's stone and his good friend [[HarryPotter Mumblemore]].

* RobeAndWizardHat: Angurvadal.

* YouALLLookFamiliar: All the town guards look exactly the same. You can [[LampshadeHanging lampshade this]], but the guards won't appreciate it.

* NorseMythology: Much of the plot and environment draws heavily from this.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Eitri the elf at one point takes control of the cursor and even asks if he can trade you something for it. You refuse, since you can't play the game without it.

* HostileWeather: Jarnvidr is gripped in the midst of a bitterly cold winter, and this becomes a gameplay mechanic wherein it's possible to freeze to death.

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: A minor one, but your mouse cursor actually has a ''reflection'' on some surfaces (such as the ice of the frozen lake).

''Heroine's Quest: The Herald Of Ragnarok'' is a freeware adventure/RPG hybrid by CrystalShard. It's available for download at http://crystalshard.net/hq.htm

Set in the world of NorseMythology, the game pits the titular heroine against Egther, last of the frost giants, who wishes to fulfill the prophecy of Ragnarok by covering the world in eternal ice. The game is retro-styled, offering gameplay similar to classic Sierra games, in particular QuestForGlory.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Regin gives you the golden sword Gram, which breaks if you try to fight with it. The game immediately lampshades that gold was a poor choice to make a weapon from. [[spoiler: Repairing it makes it AwesomeButPractical]].
* ButThouMust: Averted at the beginning, where you are offered the game's main quest and can choose to go play tetris instead.

* ElementalCrafting: Played with. The sword Gram given to you by Regin is made of gold. It breaks the first time you try to fight with it, because gold ''sucks'' as a material to make blades out of. That said, Volund can offer to reforge it for you...
* FighterWizardThief: the three character classes you can choose from.

** And of course, the game draws heavily from NorseMythology. Many of the character names are drawn directly from the mythology, and even their relationships are grounded in the Eddas.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To Sierra's adventure games in general, and the ''QuestForGlory'' series in particular.

* AwesomeButImpractical: Regin gives you the golden sword Gram, which breaks if you try to fight with it. The game immediately lampshades that gold was a poor choice to make a weapon from.

* FighterWizardThief: the three character classes you can choose from

* SpiritualSuccessor: to QuestForGlory

* ButThouMust: averted at the beginning, where you are offered the game's main quest and can choose to go play tetris instead.

* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Aurvaldi's speech pattern is rather redundant because he repeats himself, making his speech redundant.

* NorseMythology

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