Five Shall Be One is an adventure module

Adventure (Dungeons & Dragons)

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 for the fantasy

Fantasy

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 role-playing

Role-playing

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 game Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons

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, set in the game's World of Greyhawk campaign setting

Campaign setting

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. The module bears the code WGS1 and was published by TSR, Inc.

TSR, Inc.

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 in 1991 for the second edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons rules.

Plot summary

The title of the module refers to the five Blades of Corusk, ancient magical swords which, according to the legends of Greyhawk's Suloise

Suloise

In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, the Suloise, also known as the "Suel," are one of the major races of humans inhabiting the Flanaess....

 barbarians

Barbarian (Dungeons & Dragons)

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, can be brought together to be made even more powerful.

The module also contains information regarding Garel Enkdal, an underground city of orcs

Orc (Dungeons & Dragons)

In the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, orcs are a primitive race of savage, bestial, barbaric humanoid.-Publication history:The orc was one of the earliest creatures introduced in the D&D game. The D&D orc is largely based upon the orcs appearing in the works of J.R.R...

 in the Griff Mountains of the northeastern Flanaess

Flanaess

The Flanaess is the eastern part of the continent of Oerik, one of the four continents of the fictional world of Oerth in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game. The Flanaess has been the setting of dozens of adventures published between the 1970s...

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Publication history

The adventure was written by Carl Sargent

Carl Sargent

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 with cover art by Jeff Starlind and interior art by Ken Frank

Ken Frank

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. It was originally intended as the first of three modules in the "World of Greyhawk Swords" (WGS) trilogy. It therefore precedes the second "Swords" module, WGS2 - Howl from the North

Howl from the North

Howl from the North is an adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, set in the game's World of Greyhawk campaign setting. The module bears the code WGS2 and was published by TSR, Inc...

. The third module in the series (which would have been coded WGS3) was never produced. Instead, the material originally intended for WGS3 was reworked and incorporated into the board game Greyhawk Wars

Greyhawk Wars (game)

Greyhawk Wars is a fantasy board wargame published by TSR, Inc. in 1991. The game was designed by David Cook as a strategic simulation of the eponymous Greyhawk Wars on the fictional world of Oerth, the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game.-Components:The...

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External links

Five Shall Be One at the TSR Archive