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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dark Eternal" data-source="post: 812802" data-attributes="member: 7932">I agree.  And I think that it would be just as fun to try it either way.  If you were to faithfully reproduce the Swords, then design a campaign world in which to use them that had the same general ambivilance of Saberhagen's setting, I think that could provide for some very interesting gaming.  In this case, however, you would almost have to build the campaign around the Swords.  They would be the primary plot devices in such a setting.If you do it the other way, then you can add the resulting Swords to a pre-existing campaign setting (which is much easier to do!), and they don't necessarily have to be the center of the campaign.  Rather, they could become a major device in whatever the central plot of your pre-existing campaign is.The third option - and the one that most appeals to me - is to create an entirely new set of weapons; instead of reproducing the Swords, reproduce the concept that they are based on.  Come up with unique powers.  Then introduce them into the game in a similar fashion to how the gods unleashed the Swords.  Using this setup, you completely negate the question of whether any of your players have read the books, and know the secrets of the Swords.  You could go with either of the above scenarios - build a new world and start a new campaign centered around your god weapons, or introduce them as a sub-plot (albiet a significant and very influencial sub-plot) in an existing campaign.No matter which of these you do, I have to agree Merak completely on one point - these aren't items the players get to keep.  Somehow, the weapons have to find their way away from the PC's.  Also, there should never be a point when the players have the majority of the weapons in the party's possession.  Or, if they ever do, play it out the way it did in the books.  Anyone who has even one of these weapons becomes a target for all the powerful and influencial people in the world who want the weapons for themselves.  If the party has most of them, then everyone will be trying to find them and get the weapons - being able to net several of these things in one shot, after all, would immediately make whoever accomplished it one of the most powerful people in the world.I'd really like to get some more input regarding all of your thoughts on the matter - it's nice to have someone to bounce ideas and suggestions off of, and get feedback from!</blockquote>

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