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''[[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/ Swords and Sausages]]'' is a comedic fantasy [[UsefulNotes/FurryFandom Furry Webcomic]] written and drawn by Jan Tigerknight.

The story centers on the medieval misadventures of two {{Lovable Rogue}}s: Tor the tiger and Silver the arctic vixen, a pair of thieves who wreak havoc (often accidentally) throughout the kingdom of Vale Valley and the surrounding area. In later strips they are joined by Kiela, a feline sorceress with a DarkAndTroubledPast. The characters (or rather [[ShowWithinAShow actors playing them]]) also appear in the author's other comic ''Webcomic/NineToNine''.

Occasionally NSFW for showing nipples.

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!!Swords, Sausages and Tropes:

* ActionPrologue: 4 pages to introduce the town. 1 page for Tor and Silver to strike a heroic pose. Then BaguetteBeatdown starts.
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: Besides the example in AttackAttackRetreatRetreat below, there's [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/11-20 the scene]] in which the three protagonists take refuge at a house owned by a friend of Kiela's -- which Tor enters by falling through the roof.
-->'''Kiela:''' We're here to rest and recuperate, not rummage and ransack... Though repair and renovate is more likely in our near future.
* AdventureFriendlyWorld: A setting that would fit a typical CRPG, with magic item shops, adventurer parties of [[ArbitraryHeadcountLimit four]], {{Adventure Town}}s, and mystic locations turned into tourist attractions.
* AffectionateParody: The comic lovingly satirizes the HeroicFantasy genre.
* AttackAttackRetreatRetreat: An invading army after seeing that Vale Valley hired barbarian bulls as guards.
-->If he means to intimidate us by by forging an alliance with [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal brooding, barely-literate, bloodthirsty bovines]] that overrun these very lands--
-->--he's doing it remarkably well.
* BaguetteBeatdown: A RunningGag or nearly so in chapters 1 and 2. When the "[[LovableRogue heroes]]" first appear, they [[http://tigerknight.com/ss/1-5 threaten guards]] with stale bread, then [[http://tigerknight.com/ss/1-6 beat one]], then narrowly dodge some [[http://tigerknight.com/ss/2-1 thrown stale bakery]], and are chased by guards and a [[http://tigerknight.com/ss/2-2 loaf-armed baker]].
* BanOnMagic: Kiela [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/12-31 explains]] that Vale Valley has banned the use of magic outside academia because "no one has demonstrated complete control over it", which has led to wanton destruction in the past. (She knows this from personal experience.) This is why she hides the true extent of her sorcerous powers. [[spoiler:The events of that arc lead to a ''complete'' ban on magic with Kiela and the other mages seemingly depowered, although we later learn than Kiela tricked everyone and kept her powers.]]
* BarefootCartoonAnimal: Nobody seems to wear anything on their feet, unless you count the wrappings Silver has around her ankles. (Because of this, Kiela also happens to be a MagicalBarefooter, a trait that [[DownplayedTrope doesn't make her stand out in this setting]].) However, a significant portion of the male population (including Tor) wear shorts and long shirts, which makes them look like {{Half Dressed Cartoon Animal}}s.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe; Using {{Rebus Bubble}}s, Bapple gets his mother [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/12-74 to help save Kiela]] by letting her know that Kiela is actually a kind-hearted person who cared for him.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: PlayedForDrama. Kiela is one of the kindest characters in the story -- but years ago, when she was pushed too far, she became enraged enough to single-handedly blow up Kingswood Forest.
* {{BFS}}: Silver [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/8-15 loves]] [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/11-20 huge]] [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/5-17 axes]].
* CatsAreMagic: Kiela is a cat who has studied sorcery and is much better at it than she lets on.
* ChekhovsGunman: Kiela is introduced as a [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/1-3 "pessimistic fortune-teller"]] on page 3. She suddenly reappears in chapter 10, some 116 (non-filler) pages later and becomes very important shortly after.
* ChosenOne: Discussed, deconstructed, subverted, but seems to be PlayedStraight for Silver as of 2022.
* ContentWarning: The strips that show nipples have them.
* TheDanza: In-universe. Tor the rogue shares the name with Tor from ''Webcomic/NineToNine'', who plays him in the web video series ''Swords and Sausages''. Silver is played by his girlfriend Andrea.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Kiela's {{Flashback}} in which she reveals how her youthful attempt to tame a dragon led to the dragon being petrified and Kingswood Forest being destroyed.
* DrinkingContest: [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/8-16 This]] is how the important matter of who gets to buy [[{{BFS}} an axe]] is settled.
* FantasticRacism: [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/misc-1 Bananas were banned for many reasons]], but most importantly, barbarians hate them, because bananas are commonly used to insult them.
* FeatheredFiend: The heroes have troubles with pigeons and chickens.
* ForcedTransformation: [[spoiler:The king becomes a [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/11-7 rabbit]] after Tor [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/11-5 plays with magic swords]] and a [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/10-16 bad luck charm]].]]
* FurryConfusion: There are non-sentient horses, cows and rabbits. And there are bipedal talking fully dressed horses, cows and rabbits. Pigeons seem to belong to the former, but they do spend stolen money on seed.
* GlowingEyes: Bapple's mother has them for a while because of young Kiela, [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/12-32 who was trying to tame a wild dragon for her Magic Academy dissertation]]. [[spoiler:After the spell wears off it turns out that it blinded her.]]
-->'''Kiela:''' First, I cast a spell to make her eyes glow. I thought it'd make her identifiable and would look great for my presentation.
* HeroicFantasy: Of a (usually) silly and cartoonish variety.
* HeroicSacrifice: When Kiela and a rabbit [[spoiler:who is actually King Leonidas]] are both falling to what seems to be certain doom, [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/12-65 Kiela casts a spell that saves the rabbit rather than herself]].
* HighOnCatnip: When Tor becomes a feral tiger, [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/ama-170 one reader suggests]] that catnip can keep him under control. Kiela tries to give it to him, apparently forgetting that she's a feline herself. HilarityEnsues.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Tor and Silver may be thieves, but they're just trying to survive and never mean to harm anyone. They also befriend Kiela and are genuinely concerned for her safety.
* KingOfBeasts: The royal family of Vale Valley are all [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/1-2 lions]]. [[spoiler:At least until King Leonidas' ForcedTransformation into a rabbit.]]
* KnightOfCerebus: Kiela is a mild example. Once she becomes a major character, the strip evolves from pure comedy to comedic adventure with occasional moments of drama.
* LandOfOneCity: Vale Valley has only one city with the population of 4000.
* LivingMacGuffin: [[spoiler:When King Leonidas is rabbitized, most of Vale Valley begins looking for their lapin leader so he can be changed back. Some less scrupulous searchers plan to grab a random bunny and pass it off as His Highness, but Tor and Silver find the real king, complete with crown.]]
* LovableRogue: Tor and Silver. Crimes include stealing bricks, demolishing the prison, running away from a checkers match and attempted highway extortion by tickling horses.
* MamaBear: When Bapple's mother thinks her son is in danger, she goes on a rampage to rescue him.
* MedievalEuropeanFantasy: Kings, castles, knights, feudal disunity... Not much of DungAges, at least, and some FunctionalMagic.
* MeleeATrois: [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/8-10 There's a kingdom bent on world domination, there's its arch-rival, and Vale Valley successfully opposes both.]]
* MyGreatestFailure: How Kiela [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/12-60 regards]] the unpleasantness with the dragon mom and the Kingswood Forest.
-->'''Kiela (to Brapple's mother):''' I'm so sorry. If I were a better person, none of this would've ever happened. Do dragons forgive? What's left that I can do?
* NeverTrustATrailer: Not a trailer, but a preview fragment. [[http://www.furaffinity.net/view/14904662/ These 2 panels]] give the impression that Tor and Silver are going to wake up in bed together, naked, under the same blanket. [[http://www.tigerknight.com/ss/8-20 The full page]] reveals that Tor was only shirtless and Silver slept fully dressed -- her hair partially obscured her vest, which has the same colour as Tor's pants.
* OnlySaneWoman: Kiela is easily the most sensible of the three protagonists -- not that Tor and Silver give her a lot of competition.
* PeskyPigeons: Tor needs to access his emergency fund stash, only to discover that his cache is empty. Pesky pigeons have absconded with Tor's funds and are purchasing bird seed in the town market with this booty. In Vale Valley, pigeons range from unhelpful to diabolical.
* TheProphecy: Written on Prophets Rock, buried in a swamp [[http://www.tigerknight.com/ss/10-3 with a dead prophet attached]]. [[http://www.tigerknight.com/ss/10-4 Cost a small fortune to translate.]] Sort of fits Tor and Silver, but seems to predict the deaths of the adventurers who unearthed it. [[spoiler:It's fake, though.]]
* PurpleIsPowerful:
** The king and queen of Vale Valley wear purple robes.
** Kiela is a talented sorceress who usually wears a purple cloak. Her alternate outfit includes a purple skirt.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Bapple, the adorable baby dragon who winds up traveling with the heroes.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: [[http://www.tigerknight.com/ss/10-5 A tapir]] highwayman.
* SixthRanger: Kiela does a few {{Early Bird Cameo}}s, but once she enters the story in earnest she becomes as prominent as Tor and Silver.
* StockPunishment:
** [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/5-5 A deer kneeling in the pillory is being pelted with tomatoes.]]
** [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/8-8 Tor and Silver encounter two prisoners pilloried together.]]
** [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/ama-18 Silver's mother is in the pillory.]]
* {{Streetwalker}}: [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/5-20 Silver tries that.]] But poetry proves more profitable.
* SwordsAndSorcery: Even with the PunnyName.
* TakenForGranite: Young Kiela was [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/12-33 forced]] to cast a petrification spell on Bapple's mother when the dragon attacked her and the Magic Academy teacher who was sent to stop her. She always regretted this and planned to revive the dragon, but the spell wore off before this could happen.
* TalkingWeapon: Tor and Silver visit a crater where [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/10-14 dozens of swords]] stand embedded in stones, almost like a theme park. Silver [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/10-20 succeeds]] in pulling one that [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/10-18 defies Tor]] and [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/10-19 insults him]], but decides to stick it back in the stone, even after it declares her to be its true master.
* TreacheryCoverUp: Kiela's flashback ends with a variation. Kiela and the Magic Academy realize that they can both be held responsible for the destruction of Kingswood Forest, so they work out a deal. The Academy passes off the incident as the explosion of a subterranean fissure exposing the site of an ancient battleground, complete with Kiela planting rusty old swords as fake evidence. Kiela's attendance records at the Academy are erased, and she's allowed to leave without further punishment. Kiela places Bapple's petrified mother in the middle of the area as a dragon statue, hoping to revive her someday. Each side agrees not to expose the other for their mutual benefit.
* TwistingTheProphecy: PlayedForLaughs. Chapter 10 has Tor and Silver visit a theme park littered with swords embedded in stones. While Tor can't extract any of these swords, he does succeed in plucking off their jeweled grips. Then Tor tries a sword guarded by a huge stone dragon; he can't budge it. While Tor is busy with a basilisk, Silver takes a tug on this sword, and surprise! She frees it on page 20. The sword exults at being freed by its rightful master as prophecied, which unnerves Silver. She sticks the sword back in its rock and abandons it. Nothing in the rule book says she has to take it with her.
* TwoGirlsAndAGuy: When Kiela joins Silver and Tor as one of the main characters.
* UnsoundEffect: "SHOVE" and "VIOLENCE!" may appear in a BigBallOfViolence.
* UnstoppableRage: Young Kiela's attempt to tame a dragon [[GoneHorriblyWrong goes horribly wrong]] after her spellcasting is interrupted by a member of the Magic Academy. The dragon attacks them both, causing a desperate Kiela to [[TakenForGranite petrify her]], which she immediately feels guilty about. The Academy member then threatens her with expulsion. This series of events makes Kiela so angry and frustrated that she creates [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/12-34 a huge magical blast that reduces Kingswood Forest to a crater]], which does not improve matters for anyone.
* UnusualEuphemism: After Tor [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/12-50 meets a big fish and panics]]:
-->'''Kiela:''' Oh, carp.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: In Kiela's {{Flashback}}, she and the unnamed Magic Academy teacher share this burden. If young Kiela hadn't tried to tame Bapple's mother, and if the teacher had let her finish the enchantment that would have subdued the dragon, none of the subsequent trouble would have happened. However, Kiela seems to blame only herself.
* WardrobeMalfunction: In a RunningGag, Silver ends up naked several times a day.
* WorldOfFunnyAnimals: All of whom live in a HeroicFantasy setting.
* YouAndWhatArmy: A variation. Silver runs toward the unconscious Kiela, who is being carried away by the adventurers. They try to stop Silver, [[https://www.tigerknight.com/ss/12-73 not realizing that she's befriended two dragons and a family of gryphons]].
-->'''Cless:''' Stand back!\\
'''Silver (with the dragons and gryphons backing her up):''' ''You'' stand back.
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