Hello all,
my question is about the hireling in Pathfinder.
(core rulebook p159)
The rule is 1 sp per day for a untrained hireling and 3 sp per day for a trained as base wages. Lets take a closer look on this :
Lets simulate that i need to hire a Carpenter for a week
So i pay 3sp per day to enroll a carpenter with 1 rank in Craft (Woodworking) or 15sp by week.
When this carpenter is working for itself with the rules of the Profession skill in the core rulebook p103, with only one rank he will make 7 gp per week minimally: take 10 + (1 rank +3 for trained) total roll of 14 (half of this is the total income received for a week of dedicated work in gold piece). So this carpenter income will be 7 gp by week.
So tell me why any trained Professional will accept to work for someone that is offering 15sp per week considering he earn 7 gp a week by itself ?