History Webcomic / TheHandbookOfHeroes

* NumberedSequels: The NeverSplitTheParty strips: [[https://www.handbookofheroes.com/archives/comic/the-handbook-of-heroes-07 "Never Split the Party"]], and [[https://www.handbookofheroes.com/archives/comic/never-split-the-party-2 "Never Split the Party 2"]]. Both of which use PunctuatedForEmphasis in the strips' text.

* DeathIsASlapOnTheWrist: Adventurers die so often that Fighter's group has it as a rule that the money to bring you back from the dead comes out of ''your'' share of the loot.

* AmazonBrigade: The various parties are more or less gender-balanced, but Team Bounty Hunter is entirely female.

* AmazonBrigade: The various parties are more less gender-balanced, but Team Bounty Hunter is entirely female.

* {{Familiar}}: Some of the spellcasters do have animals mystically linked to them; unlike their masters, they do receive proper names.

* FingerInTheMail: As seen in [[https://www.handbookofheroes.com/archives/comic/claiming-the-throne-part-3-5-unsurprising "Claiming the Throne, Part 3/5: Unsurprising"]], When Wicked Uncle is holding Aristocrat prisoner, he cuts off one of her ears and sends it to the heroes along with his villainous ultimatum.

* GeniusDitz: Magus is an Intelligence-based class which suggests that Magus used Wisdom as a DumpStat, given her generally foolish behavior.

* InterspeciesRomance: Both of the {{Official Couple}}s.

* OurAngelsAreDifferent: [[https://www.handbookofheroes.com/archives/comic/special-snowflake "Special Snowflake"]] mentions them as part of her TooManyHalves NonhumanHumanoidHybrid of at least catfolk, angel, and dragon.

** Wizard has two: Scabby, an undead rat holdover from Wizard's short [[https://www.handbookofheroes.com/archives/comic/goth-phase Goth Phase]], and Skitter, a https://www.handbookofheroes.com/archives/comic/unfamiliar a centuries-old spider.]]

* MorphicResonance: As seen for example in [[https://www.handbookofheroes.com/archives/comic/tournament-arc-part-5-8 "Tournament Arc, Part 5/8"]], Druid can wild-shape, but she keeps her braided hair and color scheme whenever taking an animal form, as well as a tell-tale green leaf on her head.

** Wizard and Thief are an item. Wizard flipping gender mid-comic doesn't change a thing. It's often used to contrast their respective, very different approaches to role-playing a relationship.

* OverusedCopycatCharacter: As seen in [[https://www.handbookofheroes.com/archives/comic/family-ties-2 Family Ties]]", Inquisitor's father is a clear copy of [[Literature/TheDarkElfTrilogy Drizzt Do'Urden]].

** To the origin of Peter Parker's powers in Franchise/SpiderMan, with the AltText of [[https://www.handbookofheroes.com/archives/comic/advanced-recon "Advanced Recon"]]:

* TooImportantToWalk: [[https://www.handbookofheroes.com/archives/comic/unnaturally-comfortable Necromancer]] sometimes gets around on a divan carried by her miniature zombies.

* PrehensileHair: Witch is able to control her hair, and frequently forms it into extra arms. Rulewise, she has the [[https://www.handbookofheroes.com/archives/comic/white-haired-witch "White-Haired Witch"]] archetype (her hair being usually pink is a dye job).

--> '''Paladin:''' Repent, or receive '''''mercy'''''.\\

-->'''Alt Text''': Unless its war cry is "Eulalia", I have a firm "no badgers in the party" policy.

** Wizard and Thief are an item. Wizard changing gender mid-comic doesn't change a thing. It's often used to contrast their respective, very different approaches to role-playing a relationship.

* {{Crossover}}: The comic has one with ''Webcomic/RustyAndCo'', which had the ''The Handbook of Heroes'' cast as background characters in one arc, and subsequently ''The Handbook of Heroes'' has a five-strip series featuring their characters interacting with members of ''Rusty and Co.''

* OffscreenWaitingRoom: [[https://www.handbookofheroes.com/archives/comic/pastimes "Pastimes"]] sees a bunch of [=NPCs=] being interrupted from their marathon toke session when the player characters come back.

The primary protagonists of the strip are an adventuring party, consisting of Fighter, Cleric, Thief, and Wizard (their names as well as their classes). Also frequently featured are various rival parties, including the Anti-Party (Paladin, Sorcerer, Barbarian, and Oracle), Team Bounty Hunter (Inquisitor, Ranger, and Magus), and the Evil Party (Witch, Necromancer, Succubus, and Anti-Paladin).

* FeigningIntelligence: Surprisingly, despite not being the sharpest in the kitten box, [[https://www.handbookofheroes.com/archives/comic/behaving-intelligently Magus manages to fool Wizard into believing she's much smarter than she truly is.]]

* GirlInTheTower: [[https://www.handbookofheroes.com/archives/comic/retro-evil "Retro Evil"]]: Elven Princess is captured in a tower, [[spoiler:note, not even head-height]], by Anti-Paladin, with Horsepower to save her. [[spoiler:... For the '''''third''''' time that '''''week''''']].

* IfYoureSoEvilEatThisKitten: Anti-Paladin's introduction sees him being asked to kick a puppy to prove how evil he is. Anti-Paladin refuses on the grounds that it's not only cruel but also pointless; he's evil, not Snidely Whiplash.

* DualWielding: Thief with daggers, in some strips, like [[https://www.handbookofheroes.com/archives/comic/monster-lore "Monster Lore"]].