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#1 oxfordnd Jan 25, 2011 18:40:01	Ok after some help.... the situation is this i need to hire some muscle for an ambush of an ambush.  after being tipped off by my mother that an ambush will take place by my uncles house on myself and fellow party, i am planning to ambush their ambush. I need to hire some mercenaries but having problems locating costs per day etc for said mercenaries. Dm has given me the option of lvl 4 minions and lvl 3 soldiers avaliable for hire..what would people recommend for the cost of both of these options per day?? cant seem to find any hire costs anywhere, i know older editions had sucj info but unless im being blind cant locate information in dmg1 or 2.. Any advice or info greatly recieved... ta in advance
#2 fromost_the_grimm_02 Jan 25, 2011 19:54:08	According to Positronica's Complete Price Guides, caravan guards go for 8gp apiece per day.  That's as good a place as any to start. If you want to take mercenaries' level into account, maybe double it every level, so you'd be looking at 64gp per day for a 4th level mercenary, 32gp per day for a 3rd level thug. Comparing this to what PCs are being hired for in equivalent-level published adventures ... in everyone's favourite adventure Marauders of the Dune Sea, 2nd level characters are awarded 750gp for the 'Find the Face' quest, which involves scuttling about the desert for a few days and then a dungeon crawl.  Comparatively, hiring 2 third and 2 fourth level thugs for four days would cost you 768gp by the above estimation.
#3 oxfordnd Jan 26, 2011 8:03:03	Tks for the info, the link seems to be down, just getting sent to the host site. will go on the what info i have and sort out a price for some Minions
#4 RalofTyr Jan 28, 2011 18:08:37	Arrows cost money; the dead cost nothing.