The Bakers' Guild Annual Bake-Off
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The Bakers’ Guild Annual Bake-off If anyone askes if giving an offering will result in a blessing 1. Approaching the Bake-off from Agrikado that might help with upcoming Pie Eating or Bake-Off, Jothana will shrug and say that "It couldn't hurt". Before you even see anything, the smell of bread and sugar If anyone contributes to the offerings with food or money, fills the air, advertising the Bake-off better than any crier ever Jothana will thank them and hope that Agrikado blesses them could. with bountiful food in the year to come. Approaching the Bake-off, you see a huge sign welcoming If anyone asks what will happen to the food, Jothana will people to the Bake-off, sponsored by Albert’s Animal Avenue, say they'll hold it in the shrine for Agrikado to collect for a "For all your animal needs!" Past that are rows of neatly while, usually a week or two, and if she doesn't then they'll donate them to someone in need, to spread the blessing of organized stands and tents, all of them with something for Agrikado. If anyone is or pretends like they are in need and sale, some with ingredients like spices and meats or even asks for the food, Jothana will happily give it to them with the cutlery, all hoping to catch the eye of the bakers, but most of blessing of Agrikado. them have baked goods. If anyone askes if Agrikado has collected any of the food, Standing in front of the sign is a small portable shrine full of Jothana can confirm that Agrikado does come by every preserves as offerings, and next to that is an elderly looking elf decade or so to take some things, sometimes just stopping by woman wearing a shirt that says "Bakers’ Guild Annual Bake- and sometimes going to somebody's afterparty, but they say she always attends such events in disguise. Regardless, off", and she is answering questions and pointing people in Jothana hasn't personally seen Agrikado in over 20 years, various directions. when she just happened to be in the guildhall when Agrikado visited. Jothana doesn't expect Agrikado to make an The elf woman is Jothana, a Commoner (MM 345), and she appearance, as she has reportedly been having some conflict is acting as a guide and information point for people. She can with Milatra lately. answer most questions the players have about the bake-off, If the anyone asks who Milatra is, or they succeed a DC 14 but if the players walk past her without interacting, she'll Religion check, Jothana will explain that Milatra is the War happily tell the players to have a good time as they pass. If Goddess in the pantheon, and known to be quite the trickster. players do ask her any questions, she'll be friendly and She is the overseer of fighting, sparing, war and combat, of helpful. tricks and trickery, revenge and retribution. She looks wild Jothana can tell the players that there is no cost to walking and unkept, with blood red hair, usually either long and the stalls or watching the events, although the bleachers tangled or haphazardly cut short; wearing outfits of slapped might be packed for the professional bake-off, she will also together pieces, usually pieces of armor from random places tell them entry into the pie eating contest ends in an hour and and times. People have reportedly seen her suddenly will be starting soon after that, with the bake-off competitions participating in large barfights, but is gone once things start following, with the amateurs before the professionals. They to settle down. can sign up for all three at the stall by the arena at the end of Jothana is keeping an eye out incase anyone attempts to the row (stall 10), where all three events will be taking place. steal any of the food, and if someone does she won't chastise If the players ask Jothana about herself, she'll tell them them for stealing, but instead assumes they desperately need she's a retired baker and long-time member of the Bakers’ the food if they were willing to steal from a shrine, and take Guild, but still enjoys helping out during the bake-off. pity on them. She will tell them if they were so hard up they With a DC 14 Religon check or just asking Jothana, the should have said something, as Agrikado is happy to share PCs will find that the shrine is dedicated Agrikado, The her bounty with the hungry, and will offer them more of the Goddess of Food and Farming in Plifortakune, and that the food as well as recommending they come to the guildhall preserves are offerings from the farmers, bakers, and other whenever they find themselves in need again. food producers who have come today as thanks to her for a good year and hope for another good year. If anyone asks what Agrikado looks like, Jothana will describe a tall muscular woman, not unlike a goliath, with skin the color of fertile dirt and long golden hair braided together to resemble hanging wheat. She is often dressed in farm clothing and carrying various farm tools, particularly a sharp hoe that she is said to be so adept at wielding she's on par with the fiercest halberd wielders. If anyone asks where the shrine is normally kept, Jothana will tell them it's normally kept just inside the entrance of the Guildhall, so that people can make donations whenever they wish, Samplebut they bring it out for special occasions like this, as file well as planting and harvesting blessings. Bake-off Battle 9 The Stalls 2. Bountiful Berries The stalls are organized into two rows of 10'x15' spaces with A carved wooden sign shows the name "Bountiful Berries" 20' wide pathways for people to come and go. Most of the over a cornucopia with a multitude of different berries spilling stalls have counters along the pathway, although a few, from it. particularly for the higher priced products, are open and looking to bring people in who want to discuss the product. If The table has several boxes of berries on it, and numerous asked, most people running a stall would reveal that renting jars of jam. A small sign on the table says "Ask about our Berry the stall cost them 10 gold pieces for the day, that stalls are Juice Special". first offered to those that rented last year, and that you're new A copper dragonborn stands behind the counter helping you have to hope they either add more stalls or somebody customers. drops out, and even then it's a lottery to get the offer. Most stalls have items available for purchase, with prices Items Cost Quantity and quantities provided if any players wish to purchase things, and items marked with an M are items that have Box of Blueberries, 1 lb 9 cp 19 special properties that at least the DM should be aware of. Box of Grapes, 1 lb 2 cp 25 Box of Raspberries, 1 lb 10 cp 17 Box of Strawberries, 1 lb 5 cp 21 Jar of Blueberries Jam 36 cp 52 Jar of Grape Jelly 8 cp 43 Jar of Raspberry Jam 40 cp 37 Jar of Strawberry Jam 20 cp 73 Vial of Berry Juice (BoB 16)M 1500 cp 25 The Dragonborn is Calutrin Femmic, a Commoner (MM 345), and employee of Bountiful Berries. He's wearing a Sknuckle (BoB 16), a magic glove that can turn berries into Berry Juice (BoB 16) and other potions depending on the berry provided. Calutrin is friendly and helpful, and if the party appears to be or says they are adventurers, Calutrin will tell them about his vials of Berry Juice and try to persuade them to buy some of them. He will be completely up front about them, saying they'll heal a person up a bit, not as much as a healing potion, but still something. If the party ask about the glove, he will tell them about it, as well as the fact that it's cursed. If someone wants to buy the glove from him, he is open to negotiation, asking the PC what they think it's worth, to see how much they might pay, if asked what he would price it for, then he will say 3000 gp, and is willing to haggle down to 1500 gp. Regardless of price the PCs will have to arrange for a Remove Curse themselves to separate him from the glove. If the players ask if Calutrin has a farm, Calutrin will tell them he buys from several farms in the Plains District. Sample file Bake-off Battle 10 3. Delisect 4. Cake Crow Compendium A Half-Elf woman stands behind a table full of small bags, A large colorful banner over the stall reads "Cake Crow while a Firbolg man sits in the corner frying a bunch of small Compendium", and the tables are stacked with displays of battered things in a large wok. cakes. A small sign on the table says "Delisect - Crickets and A well groomed Kenku woman is behind the displays, Cricket Flour". regularly calling out "Cake! Cake!" Items Cost Quantity Items Cost Quantity Bag of fried crickets (1/4 lb) 6 cp 243 Cake, small (Honey & Nuts) 30 cp 22 Cricket Flour (1 lb) 15 cp 27 Cake, 1/8 slice (Honey & Nuts) 5 cp 7 Cricket Flour Bread, sample Free 25 Cake, small (Lemon) 30 cp 27 Cricket Flour Bread, Loaf 15 cp 9 Cake, 1/8 slice (Lemon) 5 cp 6 Cake, small (Strawberry Shortcake) 30 cp 16 The Half-Elf is a Scout (MM 349) named Loralynn, and the Firbolg is a Druid (MM 346) named Zinran.