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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kenada" data-source="post: 9350660" data-attributes="member: 70468">There are two ways I can see to handle this situation.The first way follows the advice from the <a href="https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/1118/roleplaying-games/three-clue-rule" target="_blank">Three Clue Rule</a> to have a failsafe when the PCs miss the clues. A “proactive” clue reaches out to get their attention, which gets them back on the desired path. For example, I assume the PCs are known in town. The cultists could attack them proactively in an attempt to take them out before the PCs get so powerful the cultists would be helpless against them once the PCs do take an interest to their plans.If that seems too heavy-handed, I’d look at what the cultists are trying to do now and extrapolate from that. It should have effects that manifest new clues to their activity. Put it on some kind of timeline or clock, and once it’s done, it’s done. The cultists then try to work towards their next objective. However, if the result of all this doesn’t affect the PCs unless they get involve, I’d just drop the cultists. In that case, if the PCs aren’t interested in them, why invest energy in a part of the adventure they don’t care about?Also, what is the disposition of the PCs? Are they do-gooders? Could the cultists recruit them?</blockquote>