Phase One

Phase One refers to the first wave of videos uploaded to current-canon The Sword and Tome.

Overview
Most of Phase One is comprised of let's-plays of the games The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask and Donkey Kong Country. An official trailer for the channel was uploaded on July 30, 2014.

The Vacation Controversy
On August 11, 2014, a video titled "Sorry for the delay, new episodes up soon!" was uploaded to the channel by James, in which he explains that the cause of delay was due to a vacation John had gone on without planning ahead, causing the two to "run out" of new episodes. Many speculate that these actions led to the initial downfall of The Sword and Tome.