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Crystalline Curse Trilogy [BUNDLE]

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First Blush
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Start your own duet campaign! Teleport your way out of the confines of a castle to an ancient mountainside cavern with a secret waiting just for you... First Blush is the inaugural adventure of D&D Duet, bringing you high quality, ready to play material focused on supporting adventuring parties of 1 Player and 1 DM. This adventure is written for a first-level character in a one-on-one 5th edition D&D campaign. It encourages collaborative storytelling between the DM and the player and takes the PC through low-stakes social and combat encounters, culminating in a high-stakes combat far from home. You’ll find everything you need to jump-start your own two-person game! Our newest update includes two sidekick characters and stat blocks as well as DM's notes throughout to help with ...

Second Glance
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Woodlands patient, woodlands wise Beneath the valley’s obscured skies Dangers foul and treasures fair Lie in wait for those who dare But should the prudent take note here Deduce, observe, or lend an ear All is not as it says or seems The civilized are cutthroat for shiny dreams -  Haddiwe Vol, Witch of the Snakewood Continue your duet campaign or add something new! Wake up in a druid colony and embark on a quest for trust and truth with plenty of political intrigue, hidden plots, and exciting combat along the way! Second Glance picks up where our first adventure, First Blush, left off and invites the PC to explore their world, test their growing abilities, and get to know their mysterious crystalline companion. However, this adventure can be inserted into any campaign s...

Third Time's the Charm
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Those who organically regenerate, afflict metal and the lungs, and are reborn from death are mighty yet small. Others flit about, felt but unseen. Greater mysteries than these lie within the Veil, near to the land of Faerie, clinging to the magic of forgotten times. True travelers know that stories are best believed when lived, and those who best believe, live. — Rai’tyl, twenty-second Head Keeper of the Veil Questing through the forest, you will be tested. Which side will you take between a wizard and the Keepers of the Veil? Will you be able to find the materials necessary to help cure your friend of the ancient evil that assails him? And when it comes down to it, what are you willing to sacrifice for your beliefs? Third Time’s the Charm picks up where Second Glance left of...


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Michael D September 22, 2022 6:21 pm UTC
This is the first duet for DnD I have played, and is the first I have DM'd, as I am getting my wife into DnD. We have just completed Part One of First Blush, and plan on adventuring through the trilogy. I have a question regarding leveling. I see Second Glance advises of leveling up to 2nd level, yet I have not see any other leveling suggestions. What would the suggestion be, so my wife and I can continue through other Duets?
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Beth B October 01, 2022 1:33 pm UTC
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Hi Michael,
We suggest being level one for First Blush, level two for Second Glance, and level three for Third Time's the Charm. I'd probably level up again after completing Third Time's, so you'd be level four for future adventures. Some people use experience points of encounters for leveling. We tend more toward using story arcs and settings, so working our way through an arc, boss fight, and then leveling up afterward.
Thanks!
- Beth
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Jaimie W August 28, 2021 7:22 pm UTC
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Love this so much! My partner and I have tried and failed many times to get into D&D with a group but our lack of experience made it hard to keep up. After skimming through all three parts I think this is going to be perfect for us both to practice our RP skills. A few notes on ease of use: 1) it would be great if the battle maps were available as separate JPGs or PNGs (5MB or smaller) for use with virtual tabletops; trying to extract them from the PDF without distorting them has been a complete nightmare. 2) having the Stat Blocks put in separate layers or attachments so that it's easier to switch to them without losing my place in the adventure would also make things a lot easier for those of us without access to a printer
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Jaimie W August 28, 2021 7:36 pm UTC
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I did manage to get the maps as PNGs using GIMP and a calculator to resize the images after pasting since they didn't want to keep their original proportions (I just assumed each square was meant to be 70x70px and that worked just fine), and for the stat blocks I used a free online tool to extract the relevant pages as a separate PDF that I keep open in a secondary tab in Adobe
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Beth B August 31, 2021 2:58 pm UTC
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Hi Jaimie,
I'm so glad that this will be a good fit for you and your partner! That was a major factor in me starting playing D&D through duets too; it's intimidating to jump in with a group, especially when everyone has been playing for a long time!

I will share your map suggestion with Jonathan and see if there's something more we can do. The adventures are available on FantasyGrounds, but that doesn't help if you're using a different virtual tabletop. We've tried to figure out keeping the maps separate before, but I haven't found a way to do it outside of listing individual files, and that starts to get cluttered and confusing.

Thank you for sharing how you got it to work! I hope that helps others between now and when we (hopefully) figure out an efficient way to add maps individually.
- Beth
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Dale F May 06, 2021 12:54 am UTC
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These look like a lot of fun and a great way to get started! But... what's the difference between the pairs of files for Second Glance and Third Time's the Charm? Should I print all 4 or just the non-PF ones?

1869853-Second_Glance_PF.pdf
1869853-Second_Glance_Updated.pdf
1869853-Third_Times_the_Charm_Adventure.pdf
1869853-Third_Times_the_Charm_BnW_PF.pdf
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Beth B May 06, 2021 3:54 pm UTC
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Hi Dale,
So the PF ones are the printer-friendly versions with the pictures removed, but the others, at least the Second Glance one, are more up-to-date. We've stopped creating printer-friendly versions because there hasn't been very much demand for them. So I'd suggest picking one of the two pairs, and you should be set from there!
Thanks!
- Beth
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Dean M March 12, 2021 10:10 pm UTC
Hi, me and my friend really want to get into dnd and play a one on one adventure, I was just wondering if there are any books I need to have in order to play these adventures? thanks for any help in advance=)
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Beth B March 14, 2021 10:13 pm UTC
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Hi Dean,
I'm reposting this response from First Blush in case anyone else has the same question :)

I'm so excited to hear that you and your friend are looking at getting into one-on-one D&D! You don't need any books for this adventure series, though you may need to reference the 5th edition SRD (5thsrd.org is my favorite site for this).

Please let me know if there's anything else we can do to help!
- Beth
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Aleksey M May 16, 2020 9:29 am UTC
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I think the idea is great and I glad that it was made and is available for new players and DMs. I'm going to run this soon.

But there are so many inconsistencies in story about locations! Just with a brief look of 15 minutes I found at least three of them.
And now I have to double check every location name in scenario to check if that name is from Faerun or original Estra-Duhn and I didn't expect that I would have to do that.

Also for me, it was a terrible idea to make a scenario with arbitrary location in mind, because it is no harder to move story from one world to another world, then to put abstract story to particular world. But in the latter case I am forced to do that. And since Forgotten Realms is so rich world, in my opinion, it would be great if all story was updated with particular location in Faerun in mind.

Thanks for such great story!
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Beth B May 16, 2020 5:51 pm UTC
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Aleksey,

Thank you for taking the time to check out our work and to let us know what you think. It means a lot to us to hear from people who are enjoying our work. I'm especially pleased that you liked the story! I hear your concern about the setting.

Our titles have recently been updated in hopes to address this setting confusion.

This bundle includes the first adventures that we ever put together. Admittedly, setting was a difficulty for us from the beginning. When First Blush first came out, we set it in a new place because we didn't know much about the Realms. This was a problem on a couple fronts, but a big one was because you can't do that on DMs Guild.

The Crystalline Curse Trilogy is set in the Forgotten Realms in and around Amn to the south and east of Baldur's Gate. Estra'Duhn isn't a thing and we've tried to scrub it from the adventures.

First Blush is in Amn and then in the Cloud Peaks near Amn.
Second Glance is in the foothills...See more
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Richard M July 27, 2020 3:52 am UTC
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The character sheets still seem to reference Es'tra Dunh... It's going to be pretty confusing for a first time player (and/or DM!) if the locations don't match throughout the content...
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Beth B July 27, 2020 2:56 pm UTC
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Hi Richard,
Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention! We'll get that taken care of swiftly and upload the updated character sheets.
Best,
- Beth
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James G January 26, 2021 5:36 pm UTC
Just finished the three parts of Crystalline Curse, and my wife loved it so much she wants to take Ellie, Remmy, and Garren on a full campaign. Teleporting from Amn to the Cloud Peaks makes sense, as they're on the way to Waterdeep. I'm really struggling to find a plausible means for an unconscious party to get from the Cloud Peaks to the Serpent Hills several hundred (600-700) miles away. The Cloakwood makes slightly more sense, since it is located along the Coast Way and known to have Fey, though the Wood of Sharp Teeth is probably a better candidate for Were-bear Druids. This would allow the Party to travel for less than a week unconscious and two-three days within the wood after waking.
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Beth B January 27, 2021 1:25 pm UTC
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We are so happy to hear that your wife loved the trilogy and wants to take the characters on a full campaign! That’s so exciting! These characters are really special to us too, so that’s great to hear!

And these are great points about the locations. Thank you for sharing your ideas with us. We’re midway through a revision across the trilogy, so there are some inconsistencies between the First Blush locations and where the party goes in Second Glance, but we’re working on completing the update so that the locations work across the trilogy.

Thanks again for sharing!
- Beth
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Aaron S February 08, 2021 8:04 pm UTC
Hi, Beth! I just finished First Blush with my girlfriend and I also found the setting inconsistancies. Thank you for making revisions, both now and previously.

I would love to know where I can find when you have completed the updates, like a specific forum or your website or something, so I can check up on it.

Also, I'm new to DMing. Should I wait a bit for your updates to come out so I can have an easier time with the setting, or do you think that would be too long?

Thank you again for all your work.
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Derek E February 09, 2021 9:45 pm UTC
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I'm looking forward to hearing Beth's feedback as well! I'm actually prepping this trilogy for my first time DM'ing, and my wife's first time playing D&D and I'm super excited to get us started this weekend!

I've read through both First Blush and Second Glance and have considered the settings myself using an interactive map of The Forgotten Realms (https://www.aidedd.org/atlas/index.php?map=R&l=1). If Strahmin's Peak is located within the Cloud Peak mountains, the distance between the Eastern-most edge of the Cloud Peaks and the "widest point in the Snakewood" (as stated in Second Glance) is over roughly 200 miles at scale, though in the same descriptive paragraph it states the druid settlement is only a couple hours travel from Strahmin's Peak. I think the easiest way to transition the characters would be to change the setting from Snakewood to the Wood of Sharp Teeth to the North of the Cloud Peak mountains. It's only 100 miles, which is still far, but within a more reasonable...See more
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Beth B February 10, 2021 4:14 pm UTC
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Hi Aaron,
Thank you so much for your thoughtful note and questions! We'll post a notification here on DMsGuild when we've updated the adventures, and you can also join our mailing list on our website at dndduet.com. (Look for "Join our community!")

Welcome to the world of DMing! I'm so excited for you and for your girlfriend!

To answer your question on the revisions, I think that making a few small shifts to the setting would mean that you don't have to wait on me. (And I am always in favor of playing D&D, even if we have to make up a few things, as opposed to not playing!) If you see the comments below from Derek, I think those setting shifts are wonderful! (My thanks to both Derek and Not W above for the setting relocation suggestions.) The adventure should still run the same, just tweaked, since the PC doesn't spend conscious game-play-time between the two locations. So in short, I think you'd be safe to move Second Glance to the Wood of Sharp Teeth and go from...See more
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Beth B February 10, 2021 4:24 pm UTC
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Hi Derek,
I love your setting ideas here so much! Thank you for the research you put into it—that interactive map is really cool! My revision plan at the moment is to move Second Glance from the Snakewood to the Wood of Sharp Teeth, and I'm working on the 100-mile distance to ensure that makes sense/explain how they convey the PC unconscious across that space.

I am really excited for you and your wife! First Blush is how Jonathan and I started playing together and how I learned to play, and I love that you're already doing so much to dig into the story and world to prep for your game with your wife! I hope this weekend goes so well for you (and I'm certain that it will!).

I'm working on the revisions, and I'll get them posted as soon as I can!
- Beth
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Derek E August 31, 2021 5:23 pm UTC
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It's been a while but thought I'd give my input once again.

To justify the 100-mile distance between the Cloudpeaks and the southern edge of the Wood fo Sharp Teeth, I had narrated at the end of First Blush the avalanche and then ending the session and the second session (Second Glance) began with her PC waking up in the druid's hut. The cliff-hanger of the avalanche works great and my wife loved waiting in suspense until the next session!

I roleplayed the druid explaining the character was found by a group of rangers who were heading to the druid grove to trade provisions. They saw the avalanche from the mountain pass and spotted some figures being swallowed by the snow. They were able to retrieve the PC and brought them to the druids for care (a 3-day journey at a fast pace). The PC was unconscious for 10 days total, giving 3 days of travel from the mountains and 7 days asleep/incoherent in the druid grove, before finally waking up. Chronologically This also means the PC has missed...See more
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