My own theory on trail ruins

[crimson crane]

I don't know how Minecraft Dungeons would have anything to with this theory, but you could take Minecraft Legends in account. Minecraft legends shows us a version that villages in the past might have looked like. Trail ruins indeed seem very different from the villages in Minecraft Legends.
My question for you is: How do you know they were villager-villages in the first place? Why can't it be the same(ish) race as the players?

[pastel mural]

I mean you are right

I meant Minecraft legends and not dungeons

[crimson crane]

Then I can't give an opinion, because theres nothing to base assumptions on
If you want to talk about past event I'm going to use legends and for future events I'm going to use dungeons

That's just my thing lol

[cerulean solstice]

my interpretation of villagers were always being more intelligent than you'd think being able to make potions golden carrots having access to iron and diamond for tools an armor being able to summon/create iron golems while having the knowledge to not agro the creepers etc

[pastel mural]

Your theory has merit but I still think that villagers now are way less intelligent than they were before

Though @crimson crane made a reasonable explanation as to how the trail ruins were created by the ancient builders

[pastel mural]

A contradictory factor would be that the illagers are more intelligent than the villagers since they have realized the power of emeralds and utilize them in the totems of undying

[cerulean solstice]

illagers were at one point villagers that decided to experiment more...hmm I wonder if they were the ones who built the trial chamber

[pastel mural]

Yes exactly what you said is correct but I don’t think that the illagers built the trial chambers

[crimson crane]

I think it was Jeb that has said before that if it is wasn't for the gameplay, he would've made villagers be able to build their own houses
What this implies is that villagers are most probably more intelligent than they are depicted in Minecraft.

[pastel mural]

Ye

[crimson crane]

Wdym "Yeah"
I'm literally trying to give a reason why your theory isn't correct
Why do you immediately agree

[brave trout]

you say that as if its fact

[lean anchor]

that is a rather "out there" statement

[sly badge]

they were