We're starting new campaign in a village with me as a DM and I wanted to file things a bit to accomodate the village to standard D&D setting. First question I have is - why even have a village like 200 miles from a large city? Given the orc and goblin tribes - should villages be clustered near large cities?

Is farming ok enough excuse for having a village like early settler in US had? Should adventurers during every visit flood local economy with gold? How should adventurers be seen? I am also thinking of a ditch, a palisade and local militia defending the settlement. Should be enough to keep those globlins and small bands of orcs at bay.

This is what Ihave so far.

It's 5e but that should not define things too much.