Your character may choose to run a business. This represents everything from a bard spending the week playing for tips to operating a private investigation firm. Your character may only own/share one business.
For each week of running a business you will make a roll on the running a business table below and follow the results based on your business size. Business size directly corresponds with the building size it is in. Business take up 1 building slot. Refer to the
Buildings page for more information about how buildings work.
Business Size |
Building |
Entrepreneur |
No building required |
Small |
Modest |
Establishment |
Large |
Institution |
Grand |
Renown |
Massive |
Roll a d8 for each week you run it, see employees below.
- Add bonuses from employees
- Add 10% more to profits if your business building has a slot with a Guild
d8 |
Entrepreneur |
Small |
Establishment |
Institution |
Renown |
1 |
Lose 150 gp |
Lose 755 gp |
Lose 755 gp |
Lose 1,170 gp |
Lose 1,700 gp |
2 |
Lose 75 gp |
Lose 378 gp |
Lose 378 gp |
Lose 585 gp |
Lose 850 gp |
3-4 |
No profit or loss |
No profit or loss |
No profit or loss |
No profit or loss |
No profit or loss |
5-6 |
Earn 75 gp |
Earn 378 gp |
Earn 378 gp |
Earn 585 gp |
Earn 850 gp |
7-8 |
Earn 150 gp |
Earn 755 gp |
Earn 755 gp |
Earn 1,170 gp |
Earn 1,700 gp |
9+ |
Earn 200 gp |
Earn 1,510 gp |
Earn 1,510 gp |
Earn 2,340 gp |
3,400 gp |
Employees
You can buy employees to give you a bonus to your business rolls. Employees cost a one time fee of 100 gp. which you can buy at anytime. Your business size will dictate the maximum bonus and value of your employees. If you have a follower then they count an employee.
Business Size |
Employee Quantity to Value |
Max Bonus |
Entrepreneur |
1 employee = +1 bonus |
+1 |
Small |
2 employees = +1 bonus |
+2 |
Establishment |
6 employees = +1 bonus |
+3 |
Institution |
12 employees = +1 bonus |
+3 |
Renown |
24 employees = +1 bonus |
+3 |
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