Virtual Book Club - The First Book of Swords by Fred Saberhagen

Event Type: Book Club
Book: The First Book of Swords by Fred Saberhagen
Platform: Zoom

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The gods decide to devise a Game of great fun: their colleague Vulcan forges 12 magic Swords, each with a different power, and scatters them across the world. Play begins in grand and gloriously violent fashion as Swords are gathered and used to control chance, enhance fortune, and change destiny. The holder of a Sword wields power undreamed... power to change the world and the holder.

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From the earliest days, tabletop roleplaying games have been designed to empower players to create and interact with stories modeled after literary fiction. Look at Appendix N from the Dungeon Master's Guide (p. 244, E. G. Gygax 1979), A Cyberpunk Bibliography from Cyberpunk 2020 (p. 187, M. Pondsmith 1990), Hiding Your Sources from Vampire: the Masquerade (p. 258, M. Rein-Hagen 1991), or the list you'll probably find towards the back of your favorite RPG.

This month we're reading The First Book of Swords by Fred Saberhagen. There are 3 novels in the first set, followed by 8 books of "Lost" swords with each novel focusing on a specific sword.

Come join us to talk about the plot, characters, and themes of the book, or maybe what aspects of it you would want to borrow for your games! I hope to see you there!

My events are a positive, friendly, and welcoming spaces for all readers, regardless of class, race, gender, age, or sexual identity. Any negativity fueled by real-world ignorance, hate, or fear will be met with swift action and possible permanent banishment to Dante's Nine Circles.

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