History VideoGame / SmallSaga

* EvilOverlord: [[spoiler:King James, the mouse monarch enforcing the current status quo, eventually decides that he'd be better off using the Excalibur bomb against the commoners rebelling against him than to risk incurring the wrath of the Gods.]]

* ChestMonster: Some treasure chests have a creature called an Avarice Spider living in it, which will attack the party when they try to loot the chest.
* EvilOverlord: [[spoiler:King James, the mouse monarch enforcing the current status quo, eventually decides that he'd be better off using the superweapon Excalibur against the commoners rebelling against him than to risk incurring the wrath of the Gods.]]
* GiantsKnifeHumansGreatsword: Very common in the MouseWorld of Rodentia, with quite a few characters wielding human-made objects as what they call "[[HumansAreCthulhu God Weapons]]." Verm's "[[{{BFS}} Titan Cleaver]]" is just an ordinary pocket-knife, Gwen's glaive is a scalpel, Blademaster Leo uses a needle as a sword, Diego uses a gavel as a massive warhammer, the scissor-sisters each use one-half of a broken pair of scissors as longswords, and so on.
* GoldfishPoopGang: Sir Alex and his subordinates Rosalie and Maisie, who work for King James, encounter Verm's party a few times throughout the story, and get defeated every time. [[spoiler:A late-game sidequest to save Maisie from snake venom after Sir Alex used her as a shield convinces Rosalie to join your side in a rebellion.]]

* KarmicDeath: [[spoiler:Duke Josh leaps from Sky Garden to flee after being defeated by the party, but wounds his ankle on the landing. The only subordinate that comes to his call is Blademaster Lamia, who he's fed his prisoners to, and who now devours Josh as tribute.]]

* TimeLimitBoss: [[spoiler:The battle against Aquila has a three-minute time limit before he launches Excalibur, killing a huge portion of Rodentia.]]

* TimeLimitBoss: [[spoiler:The battle against Aquilla has a three-minute time limit before he launches Excalibur, killing a huge portion of Rodentia.]]

* {{Seers}}: After [[spoiler:the jailbreak and becoming enemies of Clan Grey]], the part seek out the Cailleach in order to know where to go next. [[spoiler:It turns out that Clan Grey beheaded the Cailleach long ago after being given a prophecy of their downfall, but her four owl children are willing to answer one question for Verm before they demand tribute and try to kill him.]]

* AmazonChaser: Gwen, which is why she tried to flirt with the massive and terrifying Blademaster Lamia. Her response to Bruce's incredulous statement that she'd eat Gwen alive is "Gods, I wish."
* AnArmAndALeg: Gwen is a former lab rat whose hind legs were both removed and replaced with prosthetics as part of an experiment.

* TheBard: One of the main characters is Bruce, a squirrel minstrel who contributes to combat by playing songs (through a flute made from a hollowed-out pencil) that heal and empower the other characters.

* SignificantWardrobeShift: Bruce begins wearing a blue bodysuit with matching mask because [[spoiler:he needs to hide his identity in public due to Clan Grey slaughtering Clan Red]]. After [[spoiler:Clan Grey has been ousted]], he switches to a blue kilt, white shirt, and uncovered face.

* GiantsKnifeHumansGreatsword: Very common in the MouseWorld of Rodentia, with quite a few characters wielding human-made objects as what they call "God Weapons." Verm's "Titan Cleaver" is just an ordinary pocket-knife, but to the characters it's a {{BFS}} that several characters are surprised he can even carry, let alone use in combat. Similarly, Gwen's glaive is a scalpel, and many enemies use thumbtacks and broken scissors as knives or regular swords respectively.

* SignificantWardrobeShift: Bruce begins wearing a blue bodysuit with matching mask because [[spoiler:he needs to hide his identity in public due to Clan Grey slaughtering Clan Red]]. After [[spoiler:Clan Grey has been ousted]], he switches to a blue kilt, white shirt, and uncovered face.
* TooKinkyToTorture: When Bruce learns that Gwen has been imprisoned for a month for flirting with Blademaster Lamia, he's incredulous, stating that she'd eat Gwen alive. Gwen's reply is "Gods, I wish."

* GiantsKnifeHumansGreatsword: The "Titan Cleaver" is just an ordinary pocket-knife, but to the residents of [[MouseWorld Rodentia]] it's a {{BFS}} that several characters are surprised the protagonist can even carry, let alone use in combat. Similarly, Gwen's glaive is a scalpel, and many enemies use thumbtacks and broken scissors as knives or regular swords respectively.

* GiantsKnifeHumansGreatsword: The "Titan Cleaver" is just an ordinary pocket-knife, but to the residents of [[MouseWorld Rodentia]] it's a {{BFS}} that several characters are surprised the protagonist can even carry, let alone use in combat. Similarly, Gwen's lance is a scalpel, and many enemies use thumbtacks and broken scissors as knives or regular swords respectively.

* GiantsKnifeHumansGreatsword: The "Titan Cleaver" is just an ordinary pocket-knife, but to the residents of [[MouseWorld Rodentia]] it's a {{BFS}} that several characters are surprised the protagonist can even carry, let alone use in combat. Similarly, Gwen's lance is a scalpel.

* GiantsKnifeHumansGreatsword: The "Titan Cleaver" is just an ordinary pocket-knife, but to the residents of [[MouseWorld Rodentia]] it's a {{BFS}} that several characters are surprised the protagonist can even carry, let alone use in combat.

* OutOfTheClosetIntoTheFire: Bruce first encounters Gwen in a dungeon where the latter's crime was simply being queer in a territory that doesn't tolerate it.

* TooKinkyToTorture: When Bruce learns that Gwen has been imprisoned for a month for flirting with Blademaster Lynne, he's incredulous, stating that she'd eat Gwen alive. Gwen's reply is "Gods, I wish."

* MouseWorld: The land of Rodentia is this, being an entire miniature kingdom built under a human city, with its own mouse-sized cafes, barracks, and other fully-furnished locales.

* GiantsKnifeHumansGreatsword: The "Titan Cleaver" is just an ordinary switchblade, but to the residents of [[MouseWorld Rodentia]] it's a {{BFS}} that several characters are surprised the protagonist can even carry, let alone use in combat.

''Small Saga'' is a turn-based RPG created by Darya Noghani, releasing on November 16, 2023. The game was primarily funded through a Website/{{Kickstarter}} campaign, which can be viewed [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sketchyjeremy/small-saga here]]. A demo is available on [[https://sketchylogic.itch.io/small-saga itch]] and [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1320140/Small_Saga/ Steam]]. The game's official website can be accessed [[https://smallsaga.com/ here]]. A tie-in webcomic, ''Needle Knight'', can be read [[https://needleknight.com/ here]].

* TheBard: Late in the demo the player will fight alongside Bruce, a squirrel minstrel who contributes to combat by playing songs that heal and empower the other characters.
* ChestMonster: One of the treasure chests in the demo has a creature called an Avarice Spider living in it, which will attack the party when they try to loot the chest.
* GiantsKnifeHumansGreatsword: The "Titan Cleaver" is just an ordinary switchblade, but to the residents of [[MouseWorld Rodentia]] it's a {{BFS}} that several characters are surprised the protagonist can even carry, let alone use in combat in the demo.
* HumansAreCthulhu: The people of Rodentia call humanity gods, and many are terrified of even the chance of gaining their attention. [[spoiler:The demo lets us briefly control a mouse who is attempting to attack one of them as a distraction, and it's an utter CurbStompBattle where the human is left completely unharmed and the mouse is crushed to death almost immediately by an attack that does ''hundreds'' of times more damage than their maximum health.]]
* MouseWorld: The land of Rodentia, the setting of the Demo, is this, being an entire miniature kingdom built under a human city, with its own mouse-sized cafes, barracks, and other fully-furnished locales.

''Small Saga'' is a turn-based RPG created by Jeremy Noghani, releasing on November 16, 2023. The game was primarily funded through a Website/{{Kickstarter}} campaign, which can be viewed [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sketchyjeremy/small-saga here]]. A demo is available on [[https://sketchylogic.itch.io/small-saga itch]] and [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1320140/Small_Saga/ Steam]]. The game's official website can be accessed [[https://smallsaga.com/ here]]. A tie-in webcomic, ''Needle Knight'', can be read [[https://needleknight.com/ here]].

Beneath the streets of modern London lies the medieval land of Rodentia, the home of many sentient rats, squirrels, shrews, and other rodents. Their land is a mostly peaceful one, as there are laws in place to avoid conflict with the Gods and Titans (humans and housecats). However, this peace is not enough for Verm, a vagabond who once lost his tail to the Yellow God of Death, and now wields the Titan Reaper (a pocketknife) as he embarks on a quest for vengeance.

* GiantsKnifeHumansGreatsword: The "Titan Cleaver" is just an ordinary switchblade, but to the residents of [[MouseWorld Rodentia]] it's a {{BFS}} that several characters are surprised the protagonist can even carry, let alone use in combat.

* MouseWorld: The land of Rodentia is this, being an entire miniature kingdom built under a human city, with its own mouse-sized cafes, barracks, and other fully-furnished locales.

''Small Saga'' is a turn-based RPG created by Jeremy Noghani. The game was primarily funded through a Website/{{Kickstarter}} campaign, which can be viewed [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sketchyjeremy/small-saga here]]. A demo is available on [[https://sketchylogic.itch.io/small-saga itch]] and [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1320140/Small_Saga/ Steam]]. The game's official website can be accessed [[https://smallsaga.com/ here]]. A tie-in webcomic, ''Needle Knight'', can be read [[https://needleknight.com/ here]].

''[[https://smallsaga.com/ Small Saga]]'' is a turn-based RPG created by Jeremy Noghani. The game was primarily funded through a Website/{{Kickstarter}} campaign, which can be viewed [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sketchyjeremy/small-saga here]]. A demo is available on [[https://sketchylogic.itch.io/small-saga itch]] and [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1320140/Small_Saga/ Steam]]. The game's official website can be accessed [[https://smallsaga.com/ here]]. A tie-in webcomic, ''Needle Knight'', can be read [[https://needleknight.com/ here]].

''[[https://smallsaga.com/ Small Saga]]'' is a turn-based RPG created by Jeremy Noghani.

A demo is available on [[https://sketchylogic.itch.io/small-saga itch]] and [[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1320140/Small_Saga/ Steam]].

* TheBard: Late in the demo the player will fight alongside Bruce, a squirrel mistrel who contributes to combat by playing songs that heal and empower the other characters.

* HumansAreCthulhu: The people of Rodentia call humanity gods, and many are terrified of even the chance of gaining their attention. [[spoiler: The demo lets us briefly control a mouse who is attempting to attack one of them as a distraction, and it's an utter CurbStompBattle where the human is left completely unharmed and the mouse is crushed to death almost immediately by an attack that does ''hundreds'' of times more damage than their maximum health.]]

* HumansAreCthulhu: The people of Rodentia call humanity gods, and many are terrified of even the chance of gaining their attention. [[spoiler: The demo lets us briefly control a mouse who is attempting to attack one of them as a distraction, and it's an utter CurbStompBattle where the human is left completely unharmed and the mouse is crushed to death almost immediately.]]