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Fair enough. Then you have created extra work for yourself! :)

But I also thought James had said that the fort collected taxes from Turtleback, which could be a more immediate source of income for the fort.

Either way, I think it comes down to whether you want this to be an accounting problem or a plot element. Both are totally viable choices. Normally, I'm a DM who likes a little accounting in his game, but I quickly sized up the immensity of this situation and decided I liked it better as a plot element: get to the story, move on, don't worry about the gp (which are often in short supply with my group - they give away a lot and don't go crazy with searches in dungeons).

But if you want the accounting, do a search here on Fort Rannick. There are a few old threads here and at least one has hard numbers in it.

Good luck!
C

I'm in the same life-situation as you. If it doesn't offend your sense of balance, might I suggest:

The money offered by taxes is enough to slowly rebuild and ultimately maintain the fort with a zero profit for the PCs.

There. Accounting done.

A while ago, my players were TPK'd by Aldern Foxglove. They made a new party, analyzed problems with their player tactics, and I continued the story with a new party in Magnimar.

Last night, they faced Xanesha. They were pretty healthy HP-wise, still had a few decent spells left on their lists, and are a party of 5 6th level characters with a 4th level cohort.

She trounced them. After the cohort was stabbed to death in a single round, they chose the better part of valor and fled. I saw no particular reason that Xanesha would pursue them, and I thought it would be a pretty RBDM thing to do anyway.

But now I'm stuck. What would Xanesha do at this point?
Foxglove is dead.
All the Skinsaw Cultists in the sawmill are dead.
Justice Ironbriar (father of one of the characters in my game) has been quietly brought to justice.
Xanesha's faceless stalkers are all dead.

Would Xanesha leave Magnimar behind? Start hunting the PCs herself? Sit and wait for adventurers to kill her? :)

I'm eager to finish Skinsaw Murders and move on, but my party needs the reward from the mayor to improve their gear and a viable hook to get them to Fort Rannick.

Any suggestions or ideas for what to do with Xanesha and/or how to move the party forward? Help!

Thanks in advance,
C