So as a thought experiment, I decided to think of a good hireling system in the game mechanics, while keeping in mind Role Playing reason as why I charter would work for so much in perspective.
So yeah, does anyone have an actual idea on hoe hirelings should work? I'm still going with 3 silver per hd per day, maybe some price increase as they get to higher HDs since I would find it kind of weird that a level 20 warrior would work for 2 gold a day, but then again, I don't think hirable NPCs classes are not suppose to go over level 6 in the first place. Followers Viva leadership feat". Unless they where suppose to be for fighting adventures.
So keeping in the mind set that hiring Joe Shmo would mean something like 50 gold "random number" would would probably be a small fortune for him. While also keeping in mind a level 20 warrior, although kind of neat, would be extremely weak for a party of level 20 heroes. Considering that something like an Animal Companions or an Eidolons get actual abilities, on top of HD base attack ect.
To also keep in mind that you would probably have to equipped him as well. So it is not like you have the money to make sure, and if they die? Well, you got that armor on sale right?
Also consider a level 3 character has about 3,000 gold while a level 20 character has 880,000 gold worth of stuff. Getting drained of gold at low levels, even something like gold a day is going to start costing you. In one month a level 3 character has to pay 30 gold + food + equipment. Maybe he can cut some of the cost by crafting it his/herself but then again, couldn't the player character just start an weapons and armor shop as well? "Trying to keep perspective."
In the campaign we are playing, we are pretty low level, so I doubt we will get any where near 20, but as a thought experiment I decided this.
First, equipment wealth isn't necessarily the the same as a characters "life savings", equipment wealth could easily mean that you spent all your hard earn gold, or you have several debts and this armor is on loan, or its the guard uniform and all armor belongs to the king/state/company/noble/ect...
So I was thinking this, since 3 silver is the base price for a warrior, we can assume that 3 silver a day is for a level 1 HD warrior/Expert/Adept, you can easilly assume that at.
Option 1, you can't hire any one over level 6 without them essentially becoming a "partner" or something more then a hireling.
At which case 3 silver * HD would seem fair, especially if you give them NPC stats, and if you tell them that you are going to kill that ancient red dragon, they might refuse depending on your reputation, or if you went and hired 100 other guys.
At 1.8 gold a day, the NPC in question could live very comfortably and could easily buy a household in two months of work. "A slave household but a house none the less".
Option 2, increase the wage by an +1 silver and carry over.
Level 1 3 silver/day
Level 2 7 silver/day
Level 3 12 silver/day
Level 4 18 silver/day
Level 5 25 silver/day
Level 6 33 silver/day
Level 7 ect....
Level 20 263 silver/day = 26.3 gold
If such a warrior existed, that somehow managed to gain 20 levels, and never became a real fighter class, I will assume he was quit content with being a guard for his 8-5 shift, and never bothered with adventuring. Considering that houses and horses cost in well under 4 digits, this NPC could easily buy a new house ever few days.
If the NPC actually has better then average stats, then the price should increase to reflect that. Maybe a NPC with heroic stats would cost 1.5 cost, and another .x for everyone additional modifier bonus above normal, not counting ability score increase every fourth level.
Just some thinking on my part.
Nada?
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I have my own NPC classes (homemade) and usually just factor in a bunch of things, but it is quite simple.
Level 1 warrior (light armor and green horn) 3sp, trained 6sp, veteran 1gp
I also have my NPC classes of only 10 levels, let's face it you will never create a level 20 warrior NPC to challenge a party it would be a regular Fighter, seriously most NPC classes just fade from the world after level 10.
I based my NPC classes on the Ultimate classes and modified them and upgraded them properly.
My NPC classes:
Acolyte: Divine casters have "Orders" which basically specializes them (Chaplain, Exorcist, Friar, Healer and Zealot).
Adept: Arcane casters they have Arcana which gives them some nifty abilities and an arcane school (works almost like a regular arcane school)
Aristocrat:Somewhat of a bard and a social skill monkey with some combat abilities.
Commoner: Fun abilities like Crowd Mentality and other abilities that make them the laborers that they should be.
Expert: Are what I envision them to be, the guys that should be making weapons, butcher, leather working, gem cutting etc...
Mercenary: Yes the good people that sell their swords for hire, mind you this guys are not trained soldiers, but they have their abilities that make them unique, like Dead Men are Poor Men.
Scoundrel: This is the npc class for thieves and thugs that have some Tricks like Trapfinding.
Tribesman: The barbarian warrior or tribal warrior that is an expert fighting in his terrain and deal nice damage.
Warrior: The soldier, guard, personal bodyguard, etc... They have interesting abilities like Flesh Wound (sort of very limited Damage reduction).