Lord Xtheth
Explorer
I ran a "save the world" Adventure. It was great fun. The PCs DID get help from the high-ups but only when they were high enough that the High-ups didn't over shadow them.
Yes, it WAS a crisis so big, every single hero the world over was buisy trying to save him/herself or his/her country.
Elminster was warding off ALL the elemental planes at the same time... The harpers WERE fighting all of Thay... yes ALL of Thay. Dragons? DRAGONS? DRAGONS!!!!!
oh yes, there were dragons, they were fighting the other dragons.
Drizzt? I'm the DM, sorry Drizzt died.
so on, so forth.
Yes, it WAS a crisis so big, every single hero the world over was buisy trying to save him/herself or his/her country.
Elminster was warding off ALL the elemental planes at the same time... The harpers WERE fighting all of Thay... yes ALL of Thay. Dragons? DRAGONS? DRAGONS!!!!!

Drizzt? I'm the DM, sorry Drizzt died.
so on, so forth.