tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116097391013897989.post6369516162798997165..comments2024-03-27T04:54:55.570-04:00Comments on THOUGHT EATER: In Search of Strongholds, Part 5: Hirelings, Soldiers, and WagesJeremy "frothsof" Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04663928183049867947noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116097391013897989.post-705098512270388872013-09-14T05:52:53.383-04:002013-09-14T05:52:53.383-04:00One thing I do is start from the notion of 1 silve...One thing I do is start from the notion of 1 silver/day as basic subsistence for an adult, then it's easy to scale from there. 3e's notion of 1 gp/day, 30gp/month as minimum for a 'middle class lifestyle' also works well as a guideline;experts and commissioned officers expect that lifestyle or close to it. 3e also gives 100gp/month as 'wealthy' lifestyle AIR, which makes a reasonable capstone for normal NPC wages; a Castellan of a major castle or powerful Wizard might expect more, but it's a good number for master armourers, expert Sages etc.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173759805310975320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4116097391013897989.post-4033098188119940952013-09-14T05:38:49.127-04:002013-09-14T05:38:49.127-04:00Hi froths - I like the general approach but some o...Hi froths - I like the general approach but some of the costs seem very high to me. They fit quite closely with the default 4e hireling costs, and with 1e, but with reduced wealth at high level there seems too much disparity between 600gp/month hirelings and 5gp/month soldiers. <br />For more plausible wages I tend to fit almost everyone within a 2gp-100gp/month scale; a maid or scullion might be 2 gp + accommodation, a soldier 6gp including cost of gear maintenance, while a master armourer or similar expert might be 100gp/m. Military officers tend to get ca 20-60gp/month as permanent castle staff.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173759805310975320noreply@blogger.com