What do you do if a hobbit has a grudge against you in Tales of the Shire? For a sweet game about life in the Shire, you wouldn't expect to make enemies with your neighbors, but here we are. If you've made a hobbit disgruntled at you for either ignoring them or missing a meal, here's what to do.
Hopefully, you have some happy hobbits, as you've been busy cooking up their favorite meals and cravings in the crafting game. If you want to keep your new friends, here are all the fishing locations to fry up the best recipes in Tales of the Shire, and how to unlock cooking stations to achieve flavor combinations using different seasonings.
How Tales of the Shire disgruntled townsfolk work
If you don't have a hobbit over for a meal regularly enough, they'll start to get a little grumpy with you, but they won't tell you to your face, of course. I received a letter through the post from Orlo suggesting I invite Sandyman for a meal, as he'd mentioned I hadn't cooked for him recently.
It was nice to have the heads up, but just after I'd received the letter, I was promptly told that same day that Sandyman has a grudge against me.
How to fix grudges in Tales of the Shire
I'm not sure if this was a bug with the game, or whether you have to act very quickly on receiving these letters, but the grudge happened on the same day I received the letter. If this happens to you, the best thing to do is to send out a letter straight away to the unhappy hobbit inviting them for a meal.
If a hobbit becomes disgruntled, they won't accept invites to shared meals, and it's not only forgetting about them for a few days that does it. Hobbits also become grumpy if you don't attend the shared meal that you'd planned. They do seem to get over it quite quickly, though. I was able to interact with Sandyman and still buy items from his shop and complete tales quests.
That's how to deal with grudges in Tales of the Shire, for more on the new Lord of the Rings game, here's how to refill your watering can and how to increase your backpack size to carry more goodies.