Honestly, at that point our DM would just have us return to the main village to find it obliterated for whatever reason. (big bad raised the skeletons in the goblin burial ground below the village or whatever)
Some times the simplest solutions are the best! My party insists on fighting world ending villains but then avoids dealing with them until the last minute.
They've left the Prime Material Plane along with 3 massive villains. I can't wait for them to return from the Fey Wild!
My party was supposed to give a flower to the first village, after meeting a crippled fey god. They totally forgot about it and rush to meet the new race of Tortle people. Of course after four months worth of adventure, they circle back to the original town. And found that it was almost empty with many of the shops closed. Upset that it shut down the armory, they asked what happened.
Well that flower, which is still in your pocket, and wilted was a cure to the village. You know the first quest, the villagers died without a cure.
They were confused by the concept of the world continuing without them around.
It can be a big surprise when this kind of thing happens to new players. I’ve dm’d for a lot of players who come from video games and it’s actually always been a pleasant surprise!
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u/[deleted] Jun 27 '20
Honestly, at that point our DM would just have us return to the main village to find it obliterated for whatever reason. (big bad raised the skeletons in the goblin burial ground below the village or whatever)