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<blockquote data-quote="seasong" data-source="post: 625856" data-attributes="member: 5137">Yullick's DungeonYullick hires a lot of adventurers, but he has long since learned that many (as much as 30-40%) are not as experienced as they claim, or have experience in the wrong areas. Since Yullick needs powerful, expendable people for in particular areas, he's set up a training dungeon, which he then lends (free of charge) to those who wish to train in it. Seasoned adventurers are allowed to teach classes (and charge for it), and Yullick occasionally awards certifications for those who are particularly good at teaching.He then simply requires that adventurers complete one full course, taught by a certified teacher, before he'll hire them. Yullick's costs are minimal - minor upkeep on the dungeon, and insurance - and it saves him a great deal of money by weeding out the incompetents.The dungeon itself is fairly simple: a 100' corridor of stone, with rooms on either side, a few lever-activated pits (water filled), and a storage room with lengths of hair-thin wire and other &quot;fake trap&quot; equipment. The rest adventurers have to bring with them, although the certified teachers have slowly built up a stock of additional items, from slimes (which they maintain and grow in a nearby building) to orc costumes and padded weapons.Most of the certified teachers charge 10-15 GP per day of instruction, and a course is usually 3-10 days. The teachers typically teach teamwork, &quot;crawl advancement&quot; (marching order, checking traps, efficient door opening), and specific tactics for the most common dungeon dwellers.Yullick (or whoever you have hiring them in your campaign) is in need of adventurers, but everyone he prefers to hire is gone. So he's opened up the dungeon, and is paying for the most promising looking ones to go through the course with some of the better teachers. This is a one time deal (they'll have to pay for courses themselves in future), but right now he's desparate.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="seasong, post: 625856, member: 5137"] [b]Yullick's Dungeon[/b] Yullick hires a lot of adventurers, but he has long since learned that many (as much as 30-40%) are not as experienced as they claim, or have experience in the wrong areas. Since Yullick needs powerful, expendable people for in particular areas, he's set up a training dungeon, which he then lends (free of charge) to those who wish to train in it. Seasoned adventurers are allowed to teach classes (and charge for it), and Yullick occasionally awards certifications for those who are particularly good at teaching. He then simply requires that adventurers complete one full course, taught by a certified teacher, before he'll hire them. Yullick's costs are minimal - minor upkeep on the dungeon, and insurance - and it saves him a great deal of money by weeding out the incompetents. The dungeon itself is fairly simple: a 100' corridor of stone, with rooms on either side, a few lever-activated pits (water filled), and a storage room with lengths of hair-thin wire and other "fake trap" equipment. The rest adventurers have to bring with them, although the certified teachers have slowly built up a stock of additional items, from slimes (which they maintain and grow in a nearby building) to orc costumes and padded weapons. Most of the certified teachers charge 10-15 GP per day of instruction, and a course is usually 3-10 days. The teachers typically teach teamwork, "crawl advancement" (marching order, checking traps, efficient door opening), and specific tactics for the most common dungeon dwellers. Yullick (or whoever you have hiring them in your campaign) is in need of adventurers, but everyone he prefers to hire is gone. So he's opened up the dungeon, and is paying for the most promising looking ones to go through the course with some of the better teachers. This is a one time deal (they'll have to pay for courses themselves in future), but right now he's desparate. [/QUOTE]

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