Actually that could be a great solution to teach murderhobo teens how to RPG properly. The town’s guard enlists them to solve the murder they committed. See how they weasel their way out - if they can.
Very simple. You rob the local item store, murder the owner’s family, frame him for those murders AND the original murders. Sprinkle clues and ‘solve’ the crime.
Actually that could be a great solution to teach murderhobo teens how to RPG properly. The town’s guard enlists them to solve the murder they committed. See how they weasel their way out - if they can.
Take the cop approach
“We have investigated ourselves and have found no evidence of wrongdoing”
Very simple. You rob the local item store, murder the owner’s family, frame him for those murders AND the original murders. Sprinkle clues and ‘solve’ the crime.
If it gets the players doing literally anything other than rolling attack rolls that’s still a win, we take those
I have to do this next time I DM again.