An Exsplosive Surprise (Side quest idea)
Here's one for you DM's that want to surprise your players & then give them a goal. The players are attending a event they wanted to attend. After being there awhile & doing what they planned to do they will start to hear a small ticking sound. If they go & investigate they find that a small bomb has been placed in the middle of the event. The players will also notice that it has about 30 seconds left, leaving the players not a lot of time to do what ever they plan to do. After they either run away/alarm everyone about it/ & or disarm it, they will be asked by the person who owned the event, to go & find whoever planted the bomb.