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One Shot Wonders - Curtain Call
A travelling troupe’s spectacular show stops suddenly when the body of its leader is found backstage. The party must help discover the killer!
Free
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Once / Thursday - 11:00 PM UTC
Mar 26
Session Duration / 2–3 hours
5 / 5 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
5/5
About the adventure
Game Setting: Forgotten Realms, Forest Game Type: Murder Mystery Combat: Little to none Level Range: 1 - 2 Overview --------- A travelling troupe’s spectacular show stops suddenly when the body of its leader is found backstage. Before the party can tuck into their interval snacks, they are caught up in a murder investigation, and must use all of their analytical skills to find the calloused killer.
Game style
Puzzle / Mystery Focused
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Theater of the Mind
Roleplay Heavy
Roleplay Lite
Meet the Game Master
4.9
(18)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
2 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Teacher, Storytelling
Average response time: 2 hours
Response rate: 75%
About me
I've been a D&D player since the days of 3.5 and returned to the game in 2023 and learned 5e. I've ran many one-shots for D&D, Bunkers and Badasses, and Obojima. I've also been in a Pathfinder 2e game campaign for nearly two years now. I started GM-ing as a volunteer at a local game store and loved doing it so much that I applied to become a professional GM with them and after an audition they hired me on. I started my professional GM career in 2025 and can't wait to broaden my horizons. I'm currently running an ongoing Dragonlance 5e campaign, paid one-shots, community volunteer one-shots, and an Obojima campaign for my friends and family. I own a license for Foundry VTT and host my own server. I have a considerable library of content on D&D Beyond and have been recently running games on their Maps VTT. I've been a Discord user since it's first year in service and have hosted and participated in live and play via post games. I'd also be willing to learn to use another platforms (i.e. Roll20, Mirrorscape, Owlbear Rodeo) if necessary. I'm eager to branch out on my professional GM career and hope that I can bring joy to your table.
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Creating your character
Character creation is be handled by using D&D Beyond for character generation and updates. Once the campaign has been created, a link will be generated and provided to the player to allow them to join the campaign. Once enrolled, all related content for the setting will be made available for character generation and setting research. Once the player has created their character, they will submit it to me using the link generated when creating the character via Discord private message. Once I've received the link, I will review the character to ensure nothing has been missed and that it is appropriate for the session.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
We will use two services for this session, D&D Beyond and Discord. Both services require free accounts to be created if the player doesn't already have one. Both applications have mobile device clients if you would like to use one with or instead of your computer. D&D Beyond: https://dndbeyond.com Discord: https://discord.com Prior to the session, please ensure that you have joined the Discord server and have your characters D&D Beyond page loaded in your browser or on your device.
What Travis Sluss brings to the table
I will create the campaign via D&D Beyond. Once players have joined they will have access to all of the necessary materials for the session (i.e. Players Handbook, Monster Manual, etc.). If maps are required for the session, I will utilize the D&D Beyond Maps VTT and provide the maps.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Travis Sluss creates a safe table
I am open to most tools that will make my players feel comfortable. Players may PM me their concerns, we could take polls in Discord, use X/N/O cards, or any of the other techniques listed here that will help my players.
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Safety tools used