2 - Hired Help

While the PCs can certainly take the lead on all downtime activities at Citadel Altaerein, they can also hire local experts and specialists to aid in both fulfilling requirements for activities or in actually performing the activities themselves. Note that when a downtime ability allows for a hired NPC specialist to run it, the results are always a success, but never a critical success. The list above details the most likely NPC specialists the PCs might hire for help from Breachill.

Each NPC must be paid 5 sp per day in wages. If the PCs forge particularly strong bonds with some of these NPCs and get them to become friendly through roleplay and use of Diplomacy, their daily wage is halved. An NPC made helpful will work for free on the first project they’re hired to help with (or for up to 1 month, whichever is shorter), and for half wages thereafter.

Once an NPC is hired for a job, they cannot be hired for a different job that takes place at the same time. For example, if the PCs have three jobs that require a master stonemason, they’ll either need to put off one of the jobs or do one themselves, since there are only two master stonemasons available for hire in Breachill—unless they encounter another potential stonemason willing to join their staff.