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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wednesday Boy" data-source="post: 5623046" data-attributes="member: 53678">The destruction curse was a good immediate consequence but if I were running the game I'd take this opportunity to add in plot consequences for their actions. I don't know the adventure you're discussing so this may take some creativity to fit something like this in well but I'd increase the importance of the skull.  The necromancer wanted the skull to help him control undead from the rift he opened so I'd make it a required item to let him contol the undead.  Since the skull has been destroyed, the necromancer won't be able to control the undead and the rift, the necromancer will be overwhelmed and killed by his own machinations, and suddenly there's an uncontrolled undead pox upon the land that needs to be dealt with.  The heroes have an even more dire threat that they have to deal with all because the leapt before the looked.  With that plot development in mind I'd run the existing module as is but with some modifications to demonstrate the undead plague that was unleashed. Maybe it's just me but as a player I love seeing consequences (both good and bad) from my PC's actions integrated into the campaign. (And I should also caveat that negative consequences like these should be introduced because it makes for a more interesting, enjoyable story.  Not as a means to punish your players for smashing the skull.)</blockquote>