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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mark" data-source="post: 608434" data-attributes="member: 5">Maybe not the church proper, but wealthy patrons of a church, who know the church is either strapped for cash or too stodgy to pay up for deeds, might foot the bill.Sometimes they like to make sure a job gets done in the interest of their church just to make sure that their religion stays on top, thus ensuring that their personal status remains high.  A wealthy patron of a church might ask for a separate (possibly secret) audience with a group of adventurers and make sure they know that there is more to things than is just being asked by the church.The patron may just sent a note and a small bag of cash with the promise of more if their church's request is handled well.They might even press the adventurers for an additional task just to show how great a patron they are, such as carrying the patron's banner on the church's quest, or dropping the patron's name if other, lesser members of the congregation take an interest in the adventuer's deeds.  This ensures that other members of the congregation know the importance of the patron, or if they already do, it reinforces that belief.Any or all of these things can help you put the appropriate amounts of treasure in the pockets of the PCs.</blockquote>