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The sentence:

> とある田舎の村が魔獣の被害にあっているとして、偶然そこに **立ち寄ったとしよう** 。お前ならどうする？

What is verb (non-volitional) + としよう used for?
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verb + としよう; verb (non volitional) + とする, what is it used for?
「Verb + としよう」, in this context, is used to introduce a **_hypothetical_**
situation. It is roughly the equivalent of:

> " **Let's assume/suppose that ~~**."

As you seem to have noticed, this expression has nothing to do with
「Volitional Verb + とする」, which means " ** _to try to (verb)_** ".

> 「とある田舎{いなか}の村{むら}が魔獣{まじゅう}の被害{ひがい}にあっている **として** 、偶然{ぐうぜん}そこに立{た}ち寄{よ}った
> **としよう** 。 お前{まえ}ならどうする？」

thus means:

> "Let's assume that a certain village has fallen victim to a beast and then
> you accidentally dropped by there. What would you do?"
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