Tried to keep the game moving on the mercenary front in a way that hopefully isn't too complicated. Perry isn't super great at Insight checks but hopefully the others can do better while he keeps the mercs talking. Dai let me know if you need anything more for this social encounter.
Dai,
Lawrance will certainly hold classes for those of the young who are interested, testing them as required for apprenticeship. The group had discussed a Zone of Truth/Charm Person while interviewing to filter out hazards. That seems probably the better way to do things.
We'll need to know how much to spend on monthly wages for these guys, and I'll budget it accordingly. We will need some general security guys, but only a couple. Bailiffs/sheriffs type.
I think Dai may be waiting on ChristianD, (Poppo), haven't heard for a while now.
But, there's a few post, interrogation of Varram, things still to be sorted out now.
Just popped back in with Zarra, with Insight checks ready to roll with whoever we speak with. Still haven't decided any thing to buy, so I will most likely least give a thousand for the castle. Better armour was mentioned, as too magic arrows, so I never did get any prices nir details on such. If there was even some available.
Thomas, is there a reason you cannot look up magic items on your own including their rarity so you know what the pricing is based on what Daishain's has told us? Everyone else goes through that effort for their character, and everyone's time is valuable. It seems you have time for at least a few play by post campaigns, so you must have time to put effort into this one. Only half of this 10 player crew shouldn't have to do all of the work for this campaign (Besides our Dungeon Master, of course).
Tell you what, I'll help but you should still look on your own. I find the donjon site below to be very helpful for sorting both 5e spells and items. DnD Beyond (Second link) is also fantastic although I'm not sure if you can see everything I see without signing up. I've also pasted Daishain's prices below from the large amount of notes I've taken on this campaign…
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From Daishain:
Generally speaking, the base prices of magic items go as follows:
Common: 150
Uncommon: 500
Rare: 2,500 and not guaranteed to be available in any one particular market
Very Rare: 25,000 and very difficult to find for sale
Legendary: not purchasable.