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I was thinking of writing it as Zinna comes into the tavern, and speaks with Alena at first, learning a bit about Corren's current behavior. I hope to get to that post sometime tomorrow.

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That sounds good Paul. This should be fun. Downtimes in this game are always fun because of their interaction. I'm curious about how Corren was acting while she was gone. Can't wait for your post.

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The Maker says...

Darn, I forgot about Zinna's equipment. Inasayah would have given Zinna some armor similar to what Adsila was wearing; form fitted and made of a sturdy but fairly flexible plant-like material that is formed around her by elven crafters who seem to be able to create and then mold the material in a manner similar to what she may have seen at Durmista regarding the elven buildings in the trees. The armor grants AC 12 + Dexterity modifier and grants a +1 bonus to any stealth checks made to hide among plants or foliage.

Inasayah, knowing that Zinna had her lute taken has another one crafted for her; it is masterfully made and Zinna can describe what it looks like though one element of it is that, like the bow and rapier that Adsila carried, the lute has silvery threads of material etched into it. The fey would have explained that this material is actually Mithril, a material that the people of Asendar have yet to encounter as it is found primarily in the Fey World.

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Brandonfett and I had a few queries as well when you get a chance. Check the bottom of page 53.

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That's amazing Aeric. I love that armor and lute. Would she have been given a bow or short sword possibly? I guess she should have kept one of those that Mradoric picked up. A better question might be how much would she earn entertaining and in service of Clear Creek. I'm asking because she has no warlock magic focus and no supplies of any sort. No money either. I'm trying to get her at least basically equipped before the next adventure.

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The Defenders of Clear Creek are given a daily stipend under Tywin Gant as his "Deputies"

Daishain
The blacksmith would probably allow Leo to use his smithy to craft his own set of armor, though he would still have to pay the cost of materials which may be somewhat inflated given the village's remote location and the potential need to import some materials like iron ore. You are right about the inflation of value from Pathfinder to 5E as well, and I'm not sure how to remedy that at this point. I'm still thinking on this…

Brandonfett
I guess Carrick could form the hunters/trappers of Clear Creek into something of a coalition or guild of sorts without having to build and pay for an organization or building but this would basically be a fairly loose organization with no real structure to it, basically akin to Carrick and the other hunters coming together on occasion at the tavern or something to discuss business, make agreements about turf/territory, share information, that sort of thing; but there would be no real governing authority that would form it into a full fledged guild.

Kyrroeth

Yes, she would have been given a short sword and probably a short bow as well (Though these are standard weapons, not masterwork). I believe 5E has it so that with the perform skill you can maintain a wealthy lifestyle but I take issue with this when in the context of such an isolated and rural environment like Clear Creek. Plus this does not take into account any fluctuations in economy or differences in skill or performance. A village with maybe a couple of hundred people in it, most of whom make maybe 2sp a day, are probably not going to be able to provide any performer, regardless of their skill, the equivalent of a wealthy lifestyle.

All
Another issue is that the lifestyle expenses I think assumes a normal eight hour day dedicated to that persons craft but the PC's time is being divided among various tasks so that one couldn't say that Zinna spent every day performing to where you could just take the number of days in the month and average that out because if she is also doing work for the Reeve she could not be performing at the same time. So how do we determine which days are spent doing what activity or job?

Given their salary as deputies they could maintain a moderate lifestyle and break even (Except for Corren who would make a profit of 5sp per day). Their responsibility though would prohibit a regular full time job on the side because they would be called occasionally to handle problems; it would probably take up about a third of their time each month. The issue then becomes figuring out how many days are spent doing other things and how much do they earn on those days?

Or do we just simplify things and say that they can use their skills to make an extra 1.2gp per month; basically 5sp a day for 24 days (Assuming one day of rest per week and 28 days per month). Unless we anyone would rather figure out a way to make rolls to allow for some variation.

Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions on how to handle this?

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Well, the initial suggestion I have is to consider ignoring the lifestyle expenses/incomes listed in the book. Dungeons & Dragons is notoriously bad at coming up with realistic numbers for its economy, and 5E is no exception. (I think it was 3.5e that had farmers starving to death because they couldn't afford to both eat the food they produced and keep farming because the profit margins were so bad. I mean, farmers aren't exactly known for being wealthy but come on…)

I'd work it the other way around. Don't worry too much about what the official numbers say and come up with something you think is realistic. First decide how far you want the group to be able to advance themselves in a year's time, and work out how that advancement manifests itself given what people are actually doing.

Someone focused on making money might end up with a lump sum of savings. Carrick could have made quite a bit of progress with his guild, and now has a few people he can work with during the next adventure, but might not have made much of a profit off of it, as resources were being poured back into the establishment. Leo isn't focused on making money at all, and his stipend is much smaller than what the others in the group are getting, but he's also doing a fair bit of active adventuring. He might stumble across the resources he needs for that suit of armor mentioned, find something he can sell/trade for the same, or he could just help out a few people willing to reciprocate. Friendly contacts with fey and elves would also be appropriate I think. With a more expensive lifestyle, Zinna might end up spending most of her stipend and entertainment income, but she's also received a fair number of gifts, that if expanded on a bit, could easily be her advancement for the year. She might have other opportunities depending on what she decides to do for the rest of it.

Just a few thoughts.

Edited: daishain on 9th Feb, 2017 - 7:55pm

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I need to re-think a few things for our inter-character post. I was not prepared for any other character to be involved at this time. A little later on would have been better. Oh, and I have meant to say for a couple of days now to Kyrroeth, I really dig your new photo! Maybe I'll find one to upload sometime…