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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dave2008" data-source="post: 9153434" data-attributes="member: 83242"><p>Chapter 6 of the DMG has the guidelines for run-of-the-mill business, etc. In "Reccuring Expenses" and "Downtime Activities." I believe Xanthar's also expands on the downtime actives.</p><p></p><p>For Example:</p><h3>Maintenance Costs</h3> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>Property</th><th>Total Cost<br /> per Day</th><th>Skilled<br /> Hirelings</th><th>Untrained<br /> Hirelings</th></tr><tr><td>Abbey</td><td>20 gp</td><td>5</td><td>25</td></tr><tr><td>Farm</td><td>5 sp</td><td>1</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Guildhall, town or city</td><td>5 gp</td><td>5</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Inn, rural roadside</td><td>10 gp</td><td>5</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Inn, town or city</td><td>5 gp</td><td>1</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Keep or small castle</td><td>100 gp</td><td>50</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td>Lodge, hunting</td><td>5 sp</td><td>1</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Noble estate</td><td>10 gp</td><td>3</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Outpost or fort</td><td>50 gp</td><td>20</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>Palace or large castle</td><td>400 gp</td><td>200</td><td>100</td></tr><tr><td>Shop</td><td>2 gp</td><td>1</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Temple, large</td><td>25 gp</td><td>10</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>Temple, small</td><td>1 gp</td><td>2</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Tower, fortified</td><td>25 gp</td><td>10</td><td>—</td></tr><tr><td>Trading post</td><td>10 gp</td><td>4</td><td>2</td></tr></table><p></p><h4>Building a Stronghold</h4> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>Stronghold</th><th>Construction Cost</th><th>Construction Time</th></tr><tr><td>Abbey</td><td>50,000 gp</td><td>400 days</td></tr><tr><td>Guildhall, town or city</td><td>5,000 gp</td><td>60 days</td></tr><tr><td>Keep or small castle</td><td>50,000 gp</td><td>400 days</td></tr><tr><td>Noble estate with manor</td><td>25,000 gp</td><td>150 days</td></tr><tr><td>Outpost or fort</td><td>15,000 gp</td><td>100 days</td></tr><tr><td>Palace or large castle</td><td>500,000 gp</td><td>1,200 days</td></tr><tr><td>Temple</td><td>50,000 gp</td><td>400 days</td></tr><tr><td>Tower, fortified</td><td>15,000 gp</td><td>100 days</td></tr><tr><td>Trading post</td><td>5,000 gp</td><td>60 days</td></tr></table><p></p><h4>Running a Business</h4> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>d100 + Days</th><th>Result</th></tr><tr><td>01–20</td><td>You must pay one and a half times the business’s maintenance cost for each of the days.</td></tr><tr><td>21–30</td><td>You must pay the business’s full maintenance cost for each of the days.</td></tr><tr><td>31–40</td><td>You must pay half the business’s maintenance cost for each of the days. Profits cover the other half.</td></tr><tr><td>41–60</td><td>The business covers its own maintenance cost for each of the days.</td></tr><tr><td>61–80</td><td>The business covers its own maintenance cost for each of the days. It earns a profit of 1d6 × 5 gp.</td></tr><tr><td>81–90</td><td>The business covers its own maintenance cost for each of the days. It earns a profit of 2d8 × 5 gp.</td></tr><tr><td>91 or higher</td><td>The business covers its own maintenance cost for each of the days. It earns a profit of 3d10 × 5 gp.</td></tr></table></blockquote><p></p>

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