God I LOVE NPC Hechmen!!

[Fenes 2]

I would judge NPC pay according to PC pay, i.e. let NPCs of roughly equal experience aks for the same amount of gold the PCs would demand when hired. The tables in the DMG for hierling costs only make sense if the hirelings could not do better as adventurers themselves, or in other occupations.

(Mind you, our intellectually-challenged and very naive level 13 Barbarian PC got hired by a PC for 1.5 gold per day as a guard...)

 

[Leopold]

what page is that chart on?

 

[Azure Trance]

Leo, perhaps to make it cheaper for your players negotiations for each contract would be done individually to insure the lowest price possible, irrelevant of who the person next to you is getting paid. Low Int could be better swindled, for example. If the guild allows such a thing, that is.

 

[Fenes 2]

what page is that chart on?

Don't have the DMg at hand, but is near the page with the innkeeper and the sign "No spellcasting" illustrations. Should be easy to find using the index.

 

[Azure Trance]

If youre talking about the page across the picture for the price list, that is for NPCs.

 

[Azure Trance]

blah blah blah blah - one more post

Just for the sake of completeness - I browsed through AEGs Mercenaries and found prices for hiring PC levels. IIRC a 6th level PC Fighter (highest level there was) should get 360gp a day and a full share of treasure.

 

[rounser]

Just 2 cents: I'm not sure about the wisdom of having an NPC in the party who bards better than the PC bard does. The bard player may begin to feel a little redundant and even more "5th wheel"-ish than the "support" that you've already termed the character.

Powerful NPCs are fun, but mostly for the DM, and when in a party they risk eclipsing the real heroes.

 

[Leopold]

Just 2 cents: I'm not sure about the wisdom of having an NPC in the party who bards better than the PC bard does. The bard player may begin to feel a little redundant and even more "5th wheel"-ish than the "support" that you've already termed the character.

Powerful NPCs are fun, but mostly for the DM, and when in a party they risk eclipsing the real heroes.

if and only if the other PC is not a jealous heated woman who will not let another woman eclipse her role..the bards are tied for levels now so it's a cat fight royal!!

 

[S'mon]

Re: blah blah blah blah - one more post

Just for the sake of completeness - I browsed through AEGs Mercenaries and found prices for hiring PC levels. IIRC a 6th level PC Fighter (highest level there was) should get 360gp a day and a full share of treasure.

Seems like too much to me. If it's a dungeon delve, I'd think either a full treasure share (making them effectively a party member) or 360 gp + a half share, would be reasonable. For garrison/castle duty 360gp/month would be more reasonable.