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A Novel Guide to Courtship and Counterfeiting by shadesofwinter
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
03 Jul 2026
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Jester has a heart to win. When a prank goes wrong, the Myriad princess finds herself horns-deep in the syndicate's debt. As payment, she vows to charm a son of the Plank King and secure an alliance with Darktow—and just maybe, she'll get to meet her estranged mother. One problem: She’s never known romance outside of a book.
Fjord has a lie to live. After a shipwreck, the Revelry prince dreams of restless water and an inescapable curse. He never wanted the throne, but he’ll do anything to protect his father’s legacy—even if it means entering into a unique arrangement with a little blue tiefling. No problem: He's not about to actually fall for her.
She’ll keep his secrets, if he’ll play along with her storybook love affair . . . one trope at a time.
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Only minutes before the wedding, Fjord knocks on Jester’s door. He's brought a visitor: someone peculiar, dangerous, and decidedly not on the approved guest list.
(It’s Yarnball.)
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After the battle at Blumenthal, a certain seafaring couple has a heart-to-heart about their future marriage. Little does Fjord know, Jester already has some ideas in mind.
(And, in her sketchbook.)
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Three Parts Sugar, Two Parts Spice by shadesofwinter
Fandoms: Critical Role (Web Series)
26 Dec 2023
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When their plans with the Mighty Nein fall through, Fjord and Jester find themselves in Nicodranas for the Day of Heart and Hearth. It's not the celebration they'd expected—but if Jester has her way, a holiday at home together will be just as sweet.
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The amber resided in a cage of twisted copper wire, which its creator had styled after a fisherman’s net. It looked like something Fjord had purchased secondhand on a distant island. Rustic. Unremarkable.
But if you peered closely into the pendant, as she had many times, you could see a yellow eye gazing back.
After a narrow escape at sea, Fjord finally accepts the truth: If he wants a future with Jester, he needs to confront his past. The journey will take the Mighty Nein through the winding alleys of Darktow, across the ballroom of an underwater palace, and into a hilltop temple shrouded in steam.
However, the Great Leviathan isn’t the only one watching them with plans for destruction and an appetite for revenge . . . .