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As the PCs headed to the Hambley Farm to investigate the "scarecrow" issue, I described that a number of the now-deserted farms had not been harvested. They took this to mean that Sandpoint may not have enough local food for the winter. I didn't discourage this and once the issue had been dealt with, the PCs took the Hambley funds and started a relief fund for the farmers around the town in case of a bad harvest.
Going even further, the party's dwarf Wall Warden is looking to purchase the Hambley farm for his parents. His "Pap" is a bit of a failure at most things, and he is trying to give him something to better his father with. I think this is a great action for his character to take, but I'm at a lost as to the appropriate cost of the farm.
So, what does a farm in Varisia cost? Any suggestions?
If you can table the issue for a bit you might later award the abandoned farm areas to them as a 'fief'. After Hook Mountain I had Grobaras give the PCs peerage (so many nobles having been lost in the recent Skinsaw Murders) and some of the lands south of Sandpoint...the ones that had been decimated during the ghoul uprising. For me, it's a good way to get them back into the area for what comes next (Fortress and the raid on Sandpoint).
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Edit: Better yet, set the price high and let them start working toward buying it. When you award it to them later for their service it'll mean even more to them. Some of my guys are jaded...but maybe yours will appreciate it more.
Similar discussion here, but you already know that.