History VideoGame / StrangerOfSwordCity

* BareYourMidriff: A few of the portraits selectable for playable characters have this, but notably so does Alm Medell's bodyguard Rain.

* DifficultySpike: After the event in the Mausoleum of Forests' sacred grounds three new dungeons open up... all three of them will wreck your shit unless you've done a lot of over-leveling.

* MainliningTheMonster: The two gang leaders and their top enforcers in the slums all gained power by taking monster blood crystals into their own bodies.

The loosely related prequel and remake of ''Students Of TheRound'', titled ''VideoGame/SaviorsOfSapphireWings'', was released in the US on March 16, 2021, and in Europe on the 19th, for the Nintendo Switch and [=PC=], bundled with a remaster of the game, titled ''Stranger of Sword City: Revisited'', which had previously been released on the Playstation Vita. See also ''VideoGame/DemonGaze'', another title in the same timeline and sharing many of the same tropes, [[spoiler: characters]], and mechanics.

The loosely related prequel and remake of ''VideoGame/StudentsOfTheRound'', titled ''Saviors of Sapphire Wings'', was released in the US on March 16, 2021, and in Europe on the 19th, for the Nintendo Switch and [=PC=], bundled with a remaster of the game, titled ''Stranger of Sword City: Revisited'', which had previously been released on the Playstation Vita. See also ''VideoGame/DemonGaze'', another title in the same timeline and sharing many of the same tropes, [[spoiler: characters]], and mechanics.

* ReturningBigBad: Charon, the villain for Popolog's side story from ''VideoGame/StudentsOfTheRound'', makes an appearance. [[spoiler: As does [[BigBad Lucifel]]. And [[FinalBoss Ol=Olma]].]]

* InfinityPlusOneSword: Several contenders. As is traditional with all Wizardry-descended [[=DRPGs=]], '''[[{{UsefulNotes/MuramasaAndMasamune}} Muramasa]]''' is the strongest Katana by far, with a still stronger variant, "'''Great Muramasa'''," which requires two hands to wield. There is also '''Exbrand''', the evolved form of the '''Claide Leos''' plot relevant holy sword from ''Students of the Round Table'' (aka ''Savior of Sapphire Wings''), which has existed in every game in the series -- Sapphire Wings, Demon Gaze 1 and 2, Stranger of Sword City, and Undernaughts. In all cases these weapons are not available until well into the postgame, with Muramasa usually dropping exceedingly rarely from the final postgame dungeon and Exbrand requiring some form of postgame quest to unlock or upgrade.

* TimeMaster: The Clocker is able to manipulate time, fitting more actions into their turns than normally allowed and earlier too. Early on this comes with the drawback of not being able to use any skills the turn after doing so but their final skill, Overclock, overcomes this limitation. They also possess the ability to delay enemy actions or outright stop and skip time, keeping enemies from taking actions that follow a set turn order.

** The Fighter class specializes in heavy weapons, usually with shields. Contrasting the Samurai, which attacks everything in a row once, the Fighter attacks a single row multiple times. They're somewhere in between Melee DPS and Tank.

You are the only survivor when a plane you're riding on falls through the gate and crashlands into the Mausoleum of Metal. You would have died like all the others, had Riu, leader of the Strangers' Guild of Sword City, not rescued you from the monsters.

The loosely related prequel and remake of ''VideoGame/StudentsOfTheRound'', titled ''Saviors of Sapphire Wings'', was released in the US on March 16, 2021, and in Europe on the 19th, for the Nintendo Switch and [=PC=], bundled with a remaster of the game, titled ''Stranger of Sword City: Revisited'', which had previously been released on the Playstation Vita.

* AnAdventurerIsYou: There are a few different classes in the game.
** The Fighter class specializes in heavy weapons, usually with shields. They're somewhere in between Melee DPS and Tank.

** The Samurai class specializes in attacking entire rows of enemies at once with their dual katanas, and are pure Melee DPS.

** The Ninja class is JackOfAllTrades, mostly able to work as an Avoidance Tank to taunt and distract enemies or any sort of DPS with its assassination skills.
** The Dancer class is another JackOfAllTrades, but more for support with songs that make it The Buffer, thrown weapons for Ranged DPS, and the item-using abilities of The Resource Master.
** [[UpdatedRerelease Revisited]] adds three new classes: Clocker, Puppeteer, and Freeman.
** The Clocker class is yet another JackOfAllTrades, learning low level Wizard and Cleric spells and specializes in time based skills to act more frequently or inhibit the enemies' turns.
** The Puppeteer class specializes in manipulating the enemies in various ways, and is The Mezzer.
** The Freeman class is unique in that is [[ActualPacifist can not ever join the battle party]] and instead stays behind helping out the Guild earning extra perks over time.

* ReturningBigBad: Charon, the villain for Popolog's side story from ''VideoGame/StudentsOfTheRound'', makes an appearance. [[spoiler: As does [[BigBad Lucifel]]. And [[FinalBoss Ol=Olma]].]]

** Dwarves are [[OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame pretty much exactly what you'd expect]]. They naturally get the "Invincible Body" trait that makes them immune to paralysis
** Ney are [[LittleBitBeastly the cat people who are super agile and make good rogues]]. They also have the "Wild Eye" trait that lets them point out interesting spots in the labyrinth that might otherwise go undetected. Naturally, Elves could also count as the Fairy race, but Ney do it a little better.
** Migmies have [[LittleBitBeastly adorable puppy dog ears]], look like cute children even when full grown, and are said to be more in touch with the gods, having a naturally high piety stat. They also have the Intuition skill, which gives them a bonus to identifying traps.

* ReturningBigBad: Charon, the villain for Popolog's side story from ''VideoGame/StudentsOfTheRound'', makes an appearance. [[spoiler: As does [[BigBad Lucifel]].]]

* ScrappyMechanic: "Curse," a status effect that late game enemies (and ALL late game / postgame bosses) use. On paper it merely disables your weapons / armor until cured, which would be bad enough, but it also removes all resistances from the character, including those that are not based on weapons/armor/accessories, such as the Paladin class's immunity to stunning. This includes '''instant death resistance''', meaning that it's entirely possible to be cursed and then instantly killed in a single turn without any ability to react to it.