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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pbartender" data-source="post: 3304357" data-attributes="member: 7533">Situation #1:Players - "We know the BBEG has the evil artifact and is going to use it to take over the city. He's at the temple right now performing the ritual!"Town Guards - "Head over to the temple and do what you can to stop him.  I'll call out the guards and meet you there."Players - "But we need your help! Wah! Wah!"Town Guards - "And I'm giving it.  It'll take time to call out the full force of the militia, and you can't expect my patrol squad to stand against the sort of magic you suggest.  You, on the other hand, are heroes...  Oh yes, we've heard about you and your exploits.  But we don't have time for this, if you hurry you may be able to ruin the ritual and we won't need the guards."Assuming the PCs go confront the BBEG on their own, the guards can show up just in time to congratulate them on foiling the BBEG's plan...  "Looks like there's nothing left for us to do, but clean up the mess."Situation #2:Players - "We know the BBEG has the evil artifact and is going to use it to take over the city. He's at the temple right now performing the ritual! We need your help!"Town Guards - "YOU need OUR help?  Ha! Ha!  That's a good one...  Did you hear that boys?  they want OUR help!  What do you expect us to do when get there? Poke him with sticks?  He's got the Freaking Evil Artifact for crying out loud!  The guardsmen can stand against that.  We're here to arrest the drunkards, roust out the beggars, keep the pickpockets from getting too greedy, the whores from getting too roudy and make sure no goblins sneak into the town.  BBEGs and Evil Artifacts are in your job description, pal, not mine. Better get a move on then, before it's too late and there's no town council left to reward you for doing you job."Situation #3:Players - "We know the BBEG has the evil artifact and is going to use it to take over the city. He's at the temple right now performing the ritual! We need your help!"Town Guards - "Who are you, and what authority do you have to order ME around?"In other words, you need to make it clear that A) the PCs are heroes in this game and should act accordingly and B) in this sort of situation average townsperson NPCs are a liability, not an asset.</blockquote>

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