''Crystal Spheres'' is an
adventure module
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published in 1990 for the ''
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons
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fantasy
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role-playing game
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.
Plot summary
''Crystal Spheres'' is a
Spelljammer
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scenario in which the
player characters
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encounter a unique ship, called the ''Hummingbird'', and its captain asks them to help save his from a mysterious bard called ''T'Lann''.
Publication history
SJA3 ''Crystal Spheres'' was written by
J. Paul LaFountain, with a cover by
Brom, and was published by TSR in 1990 as a 64-page booklet with a poster and an outer folder.
Reception
References
Dungeons & Dragons modules
Role-playing game supplements introduced in 1990
Spelljammer
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