Fort Fortified (side quest idea)
Here’s one for you Dm’s that want a side quest based around building a fort. The players are searching around a town & they come across a group of 5 or so people trying to build something. Once the players walk by, a bang sound comes from it, closely followed by a swear. If the players go to see what’s wrong, they will find that most of their building materials are broken. The people who were making it, will introduce themselves as carpenters that were hired by the town guard to create an outpost. They ask the part if they can go out & get some wood, stone, & a door for them. If the players agree, they will have 3 days to bring the wood, & 1 more day to bring both the stone & the door. If they succeed, they will gain compensation & then some, if they fail the players will come back to the town guards arrest some of the workers for “fraud against the government”.