History Webcomic / RumorsOfWar

The pages themselves are formatted to resemble screen caps from an SNES-era video game, and so the action is carried by [[DrivingQuestion questions]], [[ArmorPiercingQuestion questions]], [[OntologicalMystery mysteries]], [[TalkingYourWayOut talking]], [[BreakThemByTalking questions]], [[TheOnlyWayTheyWillLearn questions]], [[AnAesop questions]], [[MindScrew and more questions]].

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: We go from 2 to 7 characters on page three of issue one. The author freely admits that ''[[HeroOfAnotherStory more]]'' [[HeroOfAnotherStory characters will be introduced in the first story arc only to disappear]] by the second and that there will be more new characters then, seemingly having appeared out of nowhere. Given that all the characters share a text box, sorting out who says what can be notoriously difficult.
** Your only saving grace at this stage in the comic seems to be that the character who owns the first line of dialogue that appears in the box of a given panel [[StrangeSalute raises their hand]]. It has been noted that this makes reading the comic feel somewhat like watching a movie with subtitles: look down to read what's been said, then look up and figure out who said it.
** There's also a cast page. (Recently updated to include nineteen named characters so far.)
** Hallmark of stories set in UsefulNotes/AncientGreece. Adventures were rarely undertaken by a single hero (Heracles is an obvious exception -- except that he also traveled with his lover, for whom the city of Abdera is named).

* {{Mythopoeia}}: Generally a cross between this and Myth/ClassicalMythology.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Manaus.

* RPGMechanicsVerse: Attack and damage rolls (along with some StandardStatusEffects) make their first appearance in Chapter 6. They appear sporadically throughout the chapters, roughly OnceAnEpisode.

* ConMan: Nenshe probably qualifies, being of the {{Hustler}} variety. Chapter 3 sees him preparing for a ShortCon, and chapter 5 sees his plan in action. How well it works remains to be seen. He might very well be a budding ManipulativeBastard.

* TwoLinesNoWaiting: The first StoryArc assembles quite a few cast members, then splits to follow Elysia and Nenshe as they go about separate activities. Elysia goes on a routine information-gathering trip only for it to get [[MysteryMagnet hijacked by a mystery]], while Nenshe goes about [[YouAllMeetInAnInn recruiting some]] [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits fellow adventurers]], which he does in [[ShortCon the way that]] [[ConMan seems most natural to him]].

* AncientGreece

** Hallmark of stories set in AncientGreece. Adventures were rarely undertaken by a single hero (Heracles is an obvious exception -- except that he also traveled with his lover, for whom the city of Abdera is named).

* AfterActionReport: 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 ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' campaign with {{Egregious}} amounts of ArtisticLicense.

Probably best described as a a [[SitCom Situation]] {{Dramedy}}, or perhaps a ForensicDrama [[XMeetsY with magic]] ([[RecycledINSPACE in mythical Greece!]]).

* AfterActionReport: Chapter 3 includes a more literal AAR presented by one of the characters in the form of a journal. In a grander sense, RumorsOfWar could be seen as the "Story After Action Report" of a ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' campaign with {{Egregious}} amounts of ArtisticLicense.

* FiveManBand: All of the characters are pretty smart, so the divisions between the party roles are more like hairline fractures. Starting in year two, their roles become more flexible, with Elysia and Occela swapping roles as TheHero and TheChick when the viewpoint characters change.
** TheHero: Elysia, ActionGirl.
** TheLancer: Nenshe, AntiHero.
** TheSmartGuy: Obadai, TheObiWan.
** TheBigGuy: Illyra, [[GeniusBruiser Class 5]], and TheLadette.
** TheChick: [[MysteriousWaif Occela]], [[MysticalWaif Occela]], [[RuleOfThree Occela]]. Also Elysia (see above notes on TheHero).

RumorsOfWar is set in a world inspired by [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Mythical Greece]], and falls somewhere between AlternateHistory and HistoricalFantasy with a dash of HeroicFantasy.

* GenreSavvy: Obadai displays a curious understanding of the role he plays, and seems to [[MentorOccupationalHazard know well enough]] that he wants to [[ShooOutTheClowns stay as far from]] the action of the story as possible.

RumorsOfWar is set in a world inspired by [[ClassicalMythology Mythical Greece]], and falls somewhere between AlternateHistory and HistoricalFantasy with a dash of HeroicFantasy.

* ArtisticLicense: A SpriteComic with a ClassicalMythology backdrop. [[UsefulNotes/AmericanDrivingLaws License and]] [[IncrediblyLamePun registration, please.]]

* ClassicalMythology: Borders on this and {{Mythopoeia}}.

* GreekMythology (See also: ClassicalMythology)

* LotusEaterMachine: Being based on GreekMythology, the comic uses actual the lotus. (Well, food that's been secretly tainted by the lotus, anyway.)

* {{Mythopoeia}}: Generally a cross between this and ClassicalMythology.

** Occela -- [[{{Bones}} "I don't know what that means."]] A ShoutOut.

* AfterActionReport: Chapter 3 includes a more literal AAR presented by one of the characters in the form of a journal. In a grander sense, RumorsOfWar could be seen as the "Story After Action Report" of a DungeonsAndDragons campaign with {{Egregious}} amounts of ArtisticLicense.

* ArtisticLicense: A SpriteComic with a ClassicalMythology backdrop. [[AmericanDrivingLaws License and]] [[IncrediblyLamePun registration, please.]]

RumorsOfWar is a SpriteComic that follows the events surrounding a group of heroes in a CityOfAdventure, and falls somewhere between an AlternateHistory and a HistoricalFantasy. The comic has been on hiatus since July 2011, and the full archives can be found [[http://rumorsofwarcomic.com RumorsOfWarComic.com]]. Its story is episodic in nature, and at present spans [[ArchiveTrawl some 500 pages across 5 story arcs]].

* AttentionDeficitCreatorDisorder: 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.

* HeroesRUs: The Order of Orion appears to fill this role, with the main cast being members. The conditions of their recruitment, and their duties within the Order have yet to be revealed. We mostly see the cast during their downtime, or when responding to personal threats or stuff [[SomeoneElsesProblem that apparently isn't covered by the Order]].

** TheLancer: Nenshe, AntiHero [[SlidingScaleOfAntiHeroes Type 3]].

* SacredHospitality: When Meteon and Elysia trade harsh words in Chapter 6, he tries to [[InvokedTrope invoke]] this trope. [[ItGotWorse It goes downhill after that]]. In the next chapter, we find out that Elysia is a priest of Hestia, so for her, SacredHospitality is [[SeriousBusiness Serious]] [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Business]].

* FaceStealer: One features in the [[spoiler:first storyline, taking Couric's]] place, and is probably responsible for the disappearance of [[spoiler:Penelo]].

* LiteraryAllusionTitle: Probably. "And when ye shall hear of wars and '''rumours of wars''', be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet." --[[TheBible Mark 13:7]]

* {{Wuxia}}: Strongly influenced by {{Wuxia}} and TheTimeOfMyths.

RumorsOfWar is a SpriteComic that follows the events surrounding a group of heroes in a CityOfAdventure, and falls somewhere between an AlternateHistory and a HistoricalFantasy. The comic has been on hiatus since July 2009, and the full archives can be found [[http://rumorsofwarcomic.com RumorsOfWarComic.com]]. Its story is episodic in nature, and at present spans [[ArchiveTrawl some 500 pages across 5 story arcs]].

''Rumors of War'' is a SpriteComic written and illustrated by Nick Foster, and can now be found at [[http://rumorsofwarcomic.com RumorsOfWarComic.com]]. (It previously disappeared from its home at norvendae.com following a botched/irreparable Wordpress update.)

RumorsOfWar follows the travels of a group of adventurers and is somewhere between an AlternateHistory and a HistoricalFantasy, inspired by ClassicalMythology and set during the TheTimeOfMyths. It could adequately be described as a [[SitCom Situation]] {{Dramedy}}. Or perhaps a ForensicDrama [[XMeetsY with magic]] ([[RecycledINSPACE in mythical Greece!]]).

Though the comic has been on hiatus since July 2011, there are [[ArchiveTrawl over five hundred pages online]], composed of thirty-three chapters and five-and-a-half [[StoryArc story arcs]]. The pages themselves are formatted to resemble screen caps from an SNES-era video game, and so the action is carried by [[DrivingQuestion questions]], [[ArmorPiercingQuestion questions]], [[OntologicalMystery mysteries]], [[TalkingYourWayOut talking]], [[BreakThemByTalking questions]], [[TheOnlyWayTheyWillLearn questions]], [[AnAesop questions]], [[MindScrew and more questions]].

Though the comic has been on hiatus since July 2011, there are [[ArchiveTrawl over five hundred pages online]], composed of thirty-three chapters and five-and-a-half [[StoryArc story arcs]]. The pages themselves are formatted to resemble screen caps from an NES-era video game, and so the action is carried by [[DrivingQuestion questions]], [[ArmorPiercingQuestion questions]], [[OntologicalMystery questions]], [[TalkingYourWayOut questions]], [[BreakThemByTalking questions]], [[TheOnlyWayTheyWillLearn questions]], [[AnAesop questions]], [[MindScrew and more questions]].

''Rumors of War'' is a SpriteComic written and illustrated by Nick Foster, and can be found at [[http://www.norvendae.com www.norvendae.com]].

The comic inexplicably disappeared following a Wordpress/Comicpress update at the beginning of March, and a mirror is being set up at [[http://rumorsofwarcomic.com]].