Personally, I’ve found those campaigns to always be the best ones š When a good and creative DM is able to work with and weave the yarn given to them by the players it makes the story so much better because they are directly tapping into the thinking of the players themselves and letting the players help write the story itself ^^
I’ve taken some cues from efficient/lazy video game developers in DM prepping. Instead of planning out twenty different paths you set up events/set pieces/moments and swap bits in and out as appropriate.
Ya have a few encounters setup and ready with the option to reskin the exact enemies based on where the party decides to run off to. a handful of new locations ready to go and just see where the winds of party insanity take ya. That said a neat trick if your players will do it is encourage them to keep notes of intresting tidbits of information they run accross in the sessions and then get them to show you their notes later. Pick a few items from the list and weave them back into the story later on. Anything… Read more »
I ran a 19 real year campaign… from AD&D, AD&D, Kit builds, D&D 2.0, Skills and Powers, 3.5E and 5E. One fond memory was watching players piece together limited data and draw conclusions. At one point, a player suggested to the group an association and motivation to jusify tying this encounter back to the larger story arc. DM thought: Wow… that totally fits. I wish I had seen that option. (Pause, players proceed to further speculations). GM thought: They don’t know I did not see this….. (Smile) Months later, they discovered the hidden connection. They were soooo pleased about spying… Read more »
The Dark Elf was clearly caught with his hand in the cookie jar. His floury demise left the heroes sour, dough. Perhaps their mix of ingredients will turnover a lead or perhaps they will find muffin more of use.
GUNnibal
4 years ago
Panel 1: I think this is the closest this comic has ever come to the greatness of “put that cookie down!”
Scott
4 years ago
Once again proving that an empty stomach causes hilarious comics.
(dude… You should eat before sitting down to work. You’ll waste away on us… but then… funny…)
NiteZ
4 years ago
Well, since we’re on the related note of.. well bread, and pastries. Time for a TF2 quote!
“I have done nothing but teleport bread for three days!”
Mordred
4 years ago
You have to give it to 3… he can certainly make a baking conspiracy exciting!
D Harshman
4 years ago
Maybe it is just the contrast to the darkness of the rest of the world, but the dialogue in panel 3 is SO funny to me, I could not stop laughing. I haven’t laughed like that at a webcomic in months!
Jason Tompsett-Ince
4 years ago
Just so you know, this may get stolen for my campaign!
Vergil Tanner
4 years ago
Is it bad that this is giving me an idea for my own game that I run?
Kenju
4 years ago
Holy carp i actually guessed right o.O
Martin Seeger
4 years ago
Until now my baking circles were well separated from my RPG fans. I’m afraid the barrier is weakening …
Verdiekus
4 years ago
Love the bread puns, keep it up!
RuneS_77
4 years ago
This…might be my favorite arc yet! XD
Leon
4 years ago
And so begins our most delicious adventure yet
Him.
4 years ago
[After the campaign]
“So, how much did you have to change the story after the whole pie thing?”
“I added a bunch of lines about bread puns, invented 2 new words, and renamed the fortress the “Dark Mills”. Nothing else changed.”
“Nothing?”
“Nothing.”
Steve Rogers
4 years ago
Okay, now Iām invested.
Corned Beef
4 years ago
Tim, you’re on a roll. The way you knead those puns into the dialogue, it’s great.
Kaitensatsuma
4 years ago
:laughs in Yakitate! Japan:
Calibus
4 years ago
Talk about SHORTENING his life.
Cephandrius
4 years ago
Is it just me or did he miss the opportunity to have it be “even if you beat one batch, another will rise to take its place!”
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subtly trying to send them to the place he wanted them to go in the first place?
That’s what any good DM does, when the players have taken things entirely off the rails – slap a new coat of paint on your old plans.
Personally, I’ve found those campaigns to always be the best ones š When a good and creative DM is able to work with and weave the yarn given to them by the players it makes the story so much better because they are directly tapping into the thinking of the players themselves and letting the players help write the story itself ^^
I’ve taken some cues from efficient/lazy video game developers in DM prepping. Instead of planning out twenty different paths you set up events/set pieces/moments and swap bits in and out as appropriate.
Ya have a few encounters setup and ready with the option to reskin the exact enemies based on where the party decides to run off to. a handful of new locations ready to go and just see where the winds of party insanity take ya. That said a neat trick if your players will do it is encourage them to keep notes of intresting tidbits of information they run accross in the sessions and then get them to show you their notes later. Pick a few items from the list and weave them back into the story later on. Anything… Read more »
I ran a 19 real year campaign… from AD&D, AD&D, Kit builds, D&D 2.0, Skills and Powers, 3.5E and 5E. One fond memory was watching players piece together limited data and draw conclusions. At one point, a player suggested to the group an association and motivation to jusify tying this encounter back to the larger story arc. DM thought: Wow… that totally fits. I wish I had seen that option. (Pause, players proceed to further speculations). GM thought: They don’t know I did not see this….. (Smile) Months later, they discovered the hidden connection. They were soooo pleased about spying… Read more »
Is this story arc just an excuse for baked-goods related puns? If so, I 100% approve.
This arc is going to be filled with copious amounts of bread puns, isn’t it? Well I, for one, am here for it.
Bread puns will soon be the yeast of their concerns.
Or that’s just my rye cynicism talking.
Hopefully they won’t come up shortening the quest š
It’s just what we kneaded right now.
That’s the way the cookie crumbles, I suppose
It will happen whether you like it or not, just don’t rise to the bait.
Sorry, but that one was kind of stale.
I’d say it was half baked.
Yeah, pretty crummy.
I thought it blended in pretty well.
Hopefully the next one is butter.
can’t you at least give them some brownie points?
Good. I havenāt had my fill of them since Cat Loaf Adventures finished.
The Dark Elf was clearly caught with his hand in the cookie jar. His floury demise left the heroes sour, dough. Perhaps their mix of ingredients will turnover a lead or perhaps they will find muffin more of use.
Panel 1: I think this is the closest this comic has ever come to the greatness of “put that cookie down!”
Once again proving that an empty stomach causes hilarious comics.
(dude… You should eat before sitting down to work. You’ll waste away on us… but then… funny…)
Well, since we’re on the related note of.. well bread, and pastries. Time for a TF2 quote!
“I have done nothing but teleport bread for three days!”
You have to give it to 3… he can certainly make a baking conspiracy exciting!
Maybe it is just the contrast to the darkness of the rest of the world, but the dialogue in panel 3 is SO funny to me, I could not stop laughing. I haven’t laughed like that at a webcomic in months!
Just so you know, this may get stolen for my campaign!
Is it bad that this is giving me an idea for my own game that I run?
Holy carp i actually guessed right o.O
Until now my baking circles were well separated from my RPG fans. I’m afraid the barrier is weakening …
Love the bread puns, keep it up!
This…might be my favorite arc yet! XD
And so begins our most delicious adventure yet
[After the campaign]
“So, how much did you have to change the story after the whole pie thing?”
“I added a bunch of lines about bread puns, invented 2 new words, and renamed the fortress the “Dark Mills”. Nothing else changed.”
“Nothing?”
“Nothing.”
Okay, now Iām invested.
Tim, you’re on a roll. The way you knead those puns into the dialogue, it’s great.
:laughs in Yakitate! Japan:
Talk about SHORTENING his life.
Is it just me or did he miss the opportunity to have it be “even if you beat one batch, another will rise to take its place!”
It’s just you, because I literally made the rise pun in the next word balloon…
thank you for all the free comics over the past 9 years
You’re welcome. š
(*19 years)
oops, my bad