Hirelings and NPC costs

Hirelings

Most strongholds require at least a few staff members, and many others have added dozens if not hundreds of soldiers and artisans. Table 2–11: Typical Staff Members describes the types of hirelings you’ll most likely need, along with their primary skills and skill modifiers (and key abilities), typical class (staff members are 2nd level unless otherwise noted), and monthly wage. A typical staff member has a 14 or 15 in the key abilities for his skills (included in the skill modifiers listed). You will undoubtedly find the need to hire staff members that aren’t described on this table. Use this information as a guide when determining appropriate numbers for any hireling not listed here. The DUNGEON MASTER’s Guide has more information on hirelings. Many of the components have staff members as prerequisites. The smithy, for example, requires one smith. If you have a character with Craft (Smith’s tools), you can satisfy this prerequisite yourself. If you anticipate hiring a smith later, it’s okay to build the smithy now, even if you can’t fire it up until then.

Hireling	Primary Skills and Modifiers (Key Ability)	Class	Monthly Wage
Acolyte	Knowledge (religion) +8	Cleric	20 gp
Alchemist	Alchemy +8 (Int)	Alchemist	20 gp
Animal tender/groom	Handle Animal +6 (Cha)	Worker	3.5 gp
Architect/engineer	Knowledge (architecture and engineering) +8 (Int)	Worker	15 gp
Artisan	Craft tool (any) +8 (Int)	Worker	13 gp
Bartender/Innkeeper	Profession (bartender or innkeeper) +7 (Wis)	Worker	4 gp
Butler	Persuasion +8 (Cha), Profession (butler) +8 (Wis)	Worker	14 gp
Brewer	Profession (brewery) +8 (Wis)	Worker	10 gp
Clerk	Profession (clerk) +8 (Wis)	Worker	8 gp
Cook	Profession (cook) +6 (Wis)	Worker	2 gp
Entertainer/Performer	Performance +8 (Cha)	Bard or Dancer	10 gp
Medic	Profession (Medic) +8 (Wis)	Worker	8 gp
Laborer	n/a	Worker	1 gp
Librarian	Profession (librarian) +8 (Wis), Knowledge (any one) +7 (Int)	Worker	12 gp
Maid	Profession (maid) +6 (Wis)	Worker	3 gp
Mason/craftsperson	Craft (any) +8 (Int)	Worker	9 gp
Sage	Knowledge (any) +8 (Int)	Druid or Sorceror	40 gp+
Scribe	Profession (scribe) +8 (Int)	Worker	6 gp
Servant	n/a	Worker	1 gp
Smith	Craft (varies) +8 (Int)	Worker	10 gp
Torturer/Inquisitor	Intimidate +8 (Cha), Medicine +6 (Wis)	Worker	8 gp
Valet/Lackey	n/a	Worker	6 gp
Research Assistant	n/a	Wizard, Alchemist, Druid, Monk or Artificer	20 gp

* Majordomos are able to take on any of the roles free of charge along with being a treasurer, advisor and collector. and unskilled hireling are able to be Valet/Lacky, Servant, or Laborer additionally free of charge too.

Guild Hirelings

Additionally to the hirelings there are guild based skilled hirelings who are able to do tasks that are either too hard for others or are very efficient at doing it. You can additionally get a 40% discount if you are part of that guild on hiring these specialists.
The Hirelings can be level 4 or higher depending on your standing with the Guild.

Hireling	Primary Skills and Modifiers (Key Ability)	Class	Guild	Monthly Wage
Cartographer	Profession (Cartographer) +12 (Wis), Knowledge (local) +9 (Int)	Fighter or Alchemist	Wolves	25 gp
Zoologist	Profession (Zoologist) +12 (Int), Specialist (Beastiary) +9 (Int)	Ranger or Fighter	Wolves	30 gp
Faceman	Profession (Faceman) +12 (Cha), Specialist (Band Leader) +9 (Wis)	Rogue or Bard	Wolves	20 gp
Avowed	Profession (Avowed) +12 (Wis), Specialist (Guardian) +9 (Wis)	Barbarians, Druids and Paladins	Conclave	20 gp
Circle of Alluvium	Profession (Civilization) +12 (Wis), Knowledge (Nature) +9 (Int)	Bards, Clerics (CityDomain), Druids(Land), Monks or Pugilist	Conclave	20 gp
Planar Circle	Profession (Otherworldly) +12 (Wis), Knowledge (Arcana) +9 (Int)	Rangers (Horizon), Wizard, Warlock, Artificer	Conclave	20 gp
Watchers	Profession (Watcher) +12 (Wis), Perception +9 (Wis)	Fighter, Rogue, Artificer, Sorceror	Eagle Fang	15 gp
Cloakmasters	Profession (Cloakmaster) +12 (Wis), Profession (Fence) +9 (Cha)	Bards, Monks, Rogues, Rangers	Eagle Fang	25 gp
Black Network	Profession (Noble) +12 (Int), Specialist (Influence) +9 (Int)	Fighters, Rogue, Sorceror and Alchemists	Eagle Fang	30 gp
Raven Circle Adept	Profession (Herald) +12 (Int), Specialist (Vampire) +9 (Cha)	Herald Paladin or Herald Warlock	Raven Circle	50 gp
Summoner	Profession (Summoner) +12 (Int), Specialist (Conjuration) +9 (Int)	Wizard, Warlock or Sorceror	Raven Circle	45 gp
Shadowed Mage	Profession (Shadowed) +12 (Wis), Knowledge (Any School of Magic) +9 (Wis)	Wizard, Druid or Cleric	Raven Circle	40 gp
Decisionist	Profession (Decisionist) +12 (Wis), Specialist (Leader Coin) +9 (Cha)	Ranger, Rogue or Bard	Jangelles Criollos	25 gp
Documancer	Profession (Documancer) +12 (Int), Profession (Scroll Service) +9 (Int)	Rogue, Bard, Dancer or Barbarian	Jangelles Criollos	25 gp
Occultant	Profession (Occultant) +12 (Cha), Specialist (Read the Kill) +9 (Wis)	Blood Hunter, Cleric or Warlock	Jangelles Criollos	30 gp
Infiltrator	Profession (Infiltrator) +12 (Cha), Intimidate +12 (Cha), Medicine +9 (Wis)	Warlock, Rogue, Monk	Cabal	35 gp
Proscribed	Profession (Proscribed) +12 (Cha), Specialist (Clan Servant) +9 (Cha)	Fighter, Rogue, Monk or Warlock	Cabal	25 gp
Trasmuter	Profession (Researcher) +12 (Int), Specialist (Transmutation) +9 (Int)	Alchemist, Wizard or Artificer	Cabal	45 gp
Researcher	Profession (Researcher) +12 (Int), Specialist (Researching Topic) +9 (Int)	All PC Classes	All Guilds	60 gp

* Info listed below on Specialist ability

Guards and Bodyguards

Bodyguards, Guards and Companions are often on a retainer to defend the settlements and help you explore and do adventures. They're split into two types: Mercenaries- Greater guards, normal guards are often soldiers or layman skilled militia, Mercenaries are much more competent. However, in order to maintain your mercenaries' arms & armor in working repair you would also need to hire an Smith who could tend to all your mercenaries' gear.
Specialists: Specialists were significantly more costly but are superior in most of the ventures they are specializing in.

Guard	Primary Skills and Modifiers (Key Ability)	Class	Specialist or Merc	Monthly Wage
Guard	Profession (Guard) +8 (Int), Perception +6 (Wis)*	Fighter, Monk or Pugilist	n/a	6 gp
Soldier	n/a	Fighter, Barbarian or Blood Hunter	Merc	6 gp
Military Officer	Profession (Officer) +8 (Int), Perception +6 (Wis)*	Fighter, Rogue or Barbarian	Merc	13 gp
Apprentice spellcaster	Spellcraft +6 (Int), Knowledge (Any School of Magic) +6 (Wis)	Cleric or Wizard	Specialist	15 gp
Bodyguard	Profession (Guard) +8 (Int), Indimidaiton +6 (Cha)	Barbarian, Blood Hunter or Warlock	Merc	12 gp
Adventurer	PC classes	Player Classes	Specialist or Merc	50 gp
Bandit	n/a	Barbarian, Alchemist or Fighter	n/a	8 gp
Aspirant	Profession (Medic) +8 (Wis), Profession (Acolyte) +8 (Wis), Knowledge (Any School of Magic) +8 (Wis)	Rebirth Cleric (Aspirant)	Specialist or Merc	70 gp
Expert	Profession (Expert) +8 (Cha), Specialist (Expertise) +10 (Int)	Rogue, Ranger, Monk or Pugilist	Specialist	30 gp
Prodigy	Specialist (Empowering Spellcasting) +6 (Cha)	Bard or Warlock	Specialist	40 gp
Automaton	Profession (Any), Unresting +10 (Wis)	Any Martial	Merc	100 gp

* Cross Class Skills

Equipping Staff

You only have to buy equipment for your military staff, using Beyond the Boundary’s Player Handbook to equip your soldiers however you like. You can use the following equipment clusters to arm your troops quickly.
Archer: leather armor, longbow, 120 arrows, Climbing Pick; 28 gp per person.
Horse Archer: light warhorse, studded leather armor, shortbow, 120 arrows, cavalry hammer; 116 gp per person.
Light Cavalry: light warhorse with studded leather barding, scale mail armor, bulwark shield, heavy lance, light flail; 215 gp per person.
Heavy Cavalry: heavy warhorse with chainmail barding, banded mail, bulwark shield, heavy lance, longsword; 892 gp per person.
Light Infantry: scale mail armor, Bulwark Wooden shield, longsword; 52 gp per person.
Heavy Infantry: splint mail armor, Bulwark Wooden shield, longsword; 122 gp per person.
Guard: chainmail, guisarme, warpick or pike; 67 gp per person.
Officer: breastplate, steel shield, longsword, ; 157 gp per person.
Skirmisher: studded leather armor, buckler, shortbow, 120 arrows, scimitar; 56 gp per person.

Specalist Abilities

Beastiary

Unless an adventuring band wants to get slaughtered, someone has to keep up to date on the strengths and weaknesses of monsters that might be encountered. Gain knowledge on a creature type per mission and when you come up against them as long as they are chronicled you will learn their weakness and resistances.

Band Leader

This is the role that youths across Faerûn dream of becoming: the leader of the band; the iconichero. These are the poster children for the Guild; the ones who will have beautiful men and women waiting for them in every town, eager to spend even one night with a living legend. They draw in customers or provide strong diplomatic bonuses when it comes to speaking with Guilds or even would be bandits.

Guardian

Avowed servants of the Conclave are able to protect all within their reach. When a creature you can see targets you with an attack and another creature is within 5 feet of you, you can use your reaction to impose disadvantage on the attack roll. Once you use this ability, you can't do so again until you finish a short or long rest.

Influence

These Eagle Fang members were either born into or have inserted themselves into the corridors of power. They are priests, politicians, merchants, military commanders and other influential members of society. You must work hard to keep your identity as a Eagle Fang secret, as other nobility, even those that are not of evil bent, can view you as a traitor to your rank. They have little trouble finding the right people for the job. As an action. while in a populated area, you can make a DC 15 Charisma (Persuasion) check to locate an NPC who can provide a service immediately, no questions asked, for the standard fee (see "Services" in chapter 5 of the Player's Handbook). On a successful check, information regarding the potential hire comes to you as supernatural insight. word of mouth, an advertisement blowing into your face, or a similarly convenient method. Once you use this feature, you cannot use it again until you finish a long rest. Hirelings acquired through this feature are in addition to any Character Advancement staff. They can be invited to bolster existing staff or fill a sudden need, but they are not part of the baseline staff gained through Character Advancements rank. Their pay is not covered by the Character Advancement's normal costs.

Vampire (Raven Circle Adept Ability)

Raven Circle Rite of the Criollos is the branch of the Heralds operation, the Judicators and head Educators for the Mages of the Raven Circle. Expedition forces have crossed the sea to Beyond the Boundary to reclaim an artifact stolen from them - the Immortal Sun. With it, they hope to bestow immortality without the drawback of drinking blood to their followers. The first of their kind, Lady Lire, Holy Herald's of the Raven Circle. When hit by an attack or spell which the vampire resists the damage type OR if they attack an enemy and it is vulnerable to that damage type they can use your reaction to apply overwhelmed status to the target (-2 to their AC, -2 to saves and checks, -2 to all attack rolls until the end of their next turn).

Conjuration

Summoner is the master of its arcane art, they can choose to summon one CR 1/2 beasts (Crocodile or Black Bear) or two CR 1/4 beasts (Axebeaks, Wolves or Boars). All summoned beasts have maximum hit points. The damage from the summoned beasts natural weapons are considered magical for the purpose of overcoming immunity and resistance to non-magical attacks and damage.

Leader Coin

Decisionist through their travel has gained a measure of actual divination power and holds an uncommon magic item named the Leader Coin. They can use an action to flip the coin of twice while pondering a specific plan or objective, noting both random results. If you succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence (Arcana) check, you learn which of the two results is more applicable to the course of action. This property of the coin can't be used again until the next dawn. Dice outcome of coin flip:

d4	Decisions
1	Lucrative
2	Guild Appealing
3	Indeterminable
4	Ruinous

Read the Kill

Occultants gain the following feature through their essence of the creatures they or allies slay. Over a period of 1 minute, you can study a creature killed by someone in your party within the last 24 hours, then grant the character who slew it a d10 dice. Once within the next hour that character can add the d10 to an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw. If it's not clear who administered the killing blow, they grant this benefit to a random creature involved in the fight. Once you use this feature, you can't use it again until you finish a long rest.

Clan Servant

Proscribed are servants until they have you have earned your right to be free. They are granted gifts which they will be willing to provide to their new allies. They can provide the following buffs, depending on their level and the player characters level in their parties:

Supernatural Gift	Benefits	Required Level
Death’s gift	You have the benefits of a periapt of wound closure	1
Nightmare’s gift	You have the benefits of a ring of feather falling	1
Raven’s Circle gift	You have advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects	5
Spider's Gift	You can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down on ceilings, without needing to make an ability check	5
Cabal's Gift	You can cast the Detect Thoughts spell once per day without using any verbal or somatic components	7

Transmutation

The researcher is willing to share secrets with those that he feels are worthy. The ritual takes a week to prepare for. To utilize the secret ritual, you require a magic item that is to be consumed in the ritual. You (or another member of your group) must make a successful Arcana check to succeed. Whoever makes the Arcana check can be given assistance (and thus gain advantage on the roll) by someone who has a level in Bard, Sorcerer, Warlock or Wizard. The material component cost in gold represents the components needed. These components are consumed as well. A failed check means only the non-magical components are consumed, not the magic item. Another check can be made after the required week of preparation
Transmutation Components and Cost:

Magic Item	Magical Component	Arcana Check DC	Material Component Cost
Transmutation Stone (Minor Transmute)	Common Magic Item	20	250 gp
Enchanted Magical Shield	Enchanted Magical Weapon	25	500 gp
Crystal ball	Rare Magic Item	20	1500 gp

Transmutation Stone (Minor Transmute) ability: Set an attribute to 14 while you attune to this magic item. (Cannot attune to more than one Transmutation Stone (Minor Transmute))

Researching Topic

Researcher provides additional research points compared to a Research Assistant. The researcher is provided by the guilds who support the topic or organizations/contractors that assist these guilds. You get 2 Research points every two timeslots, this increases to 3 research points at 3rd rank and 4 research points at final rank of your guilds ranker progression.

Expertise

The Expert is adept at giving well-timed assistance; the Expert can take the Help action as a bonus action up to 120ft away. Additionally pick a skill or tool and double their proficency modifier to the skill check when they are performing a task you ask of them.

Prodigy

The Prodigy can add its spellcasting ability modifier to the damage it deals with any cantrip or single target spell that forces an enemy to do a save or take damage.

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