Loot by Rebekah Bennington

Hello friends!

In the Guild Hall section of the Town chapter Torchbearer we note that adventurers can use the Guild Hall to find work. It’s a great option if adventurers find themselves short of coin while in town, but as written the jobs only pay out a pouch of silver and there isn’t much guidance for GMs about what sorts of jobs the guilds might provide.

A while back, Luke was giving my adventure, The Secret Vault of the Queen of Thieves, a once-over, and got inspired by the two new town locations I include there: The Docks and the Thieves’ Guild. Here’s the result.

By default, these jobs are only available in the dwarven halls, bustling metropolis and busy crossroads because they’re the only settlements with guild halls. You could add these to other settlements with a bit of finessing though: In a religious bastion, perhaps various temples offer work in a fashion similar to guild halls, for instance.

Available Work

You can look to pick up a little work in this town if you have time to kill and a purse to fill. You need to know who to ask though. So finding work requires a Circles test. If you pass the test with extra successes, you’ve got multiple options: You may take your current result or choose the next higher or next lower job. If you meet the obstacle but don’t exceed it, you’re stuck with the result of the roll. If you fail the test, the GM gives you a twist or condition.

Dwarven Halls: Ob 4

Bustling Metropolis: Ob 2

Busy Crossroads: Ob 3

Finding Work Lifestyle Cost: +1 (this covers the Circles test; there are always bribes to be paid)

These jobs are the only ones on offer this town phase. The GM should generate the pay based on the appropriate entry. The employer will state what’s on offer, but payment is only made on completion of the job to the client’s satisfaction.

The task column describes possible tasks that will need to be completed to collect your pay. This could consist of a single test, a conflict, or even a side adventure.

Business is Business

Doing work in town (making tests to complete a job) counts as personal business and increases your lifestyle cost. Therefore you want to complete your work as efficiently as possible.

Available Work Table (2d6)

Roll Job Task Pay (roll 1d6)* 2 Speak to rival guild

leadership about

harboring a criminal Convince, Intimidate,

Persuade 1: Large sack of copper

2-4: Satchel of silver

5-6: Satchel of gold 3 Speak to rival guild

leadership about

missing guild

member or client Convince, Intimidate,

Persuade 1: Small sack of copper

2-4: Small sack of silver

5-6: Small sack of gold 4 Speak to rival guild

leadership about

missing shipment

of materials Intimidate, Search 1: Small sack of copper

2-4: Small sack of silver

5-6: Small sack of gold 5 Speak to rival guild

leadership about

outstanding debt Convince, Intimidate,

Persuade 1: Small sack of copper

2-4: Small sack of silver

5-6: Small sack of gold 6 Collect bills

from wayward

adventurers Intimidate, Persuade,

Shake down 1-3: Small sack of copper

4-5: Pouch of silver

6: Pouch of gold 7 Stand watch duty

for wealthy guild

member Roll new

Town Event 1-3: Small sack of copper

4-5: Pouch of silver

6: Pouch of gold 8 Transport an item

from the guild hall

to a hotel in town Navigate, Carry,

Guard 1-3: Small sack of copper

4-5: Pouch of silver

6: Pouch of gold 9 Transport an item

from the guild hall

to the town

government Carry, Guard,

Convince 1: Small sack of copper

2-4: Small sack of silver

5-6: Small sack of gold 10 Transport an item to

a home in a nearby

settlement Navigate, Carry,

Guard 1: Small sack of copper

2-4: Small sack of silver

5-6: Small sack of gold 11 Borrow prized item

from rival guild Steal 1: Small sack of copper

2-4: Small sack of silver

5-6: Small sack of gold 12 Speak to temple

priests about

inefficacy of

recent sacrifice Intimidate 1: Large sack of copper

2-4: Satchel of silver

5-6: Satchel of gold

Note (*)

Pouch of silver: 1D, pack 1

Pouch of gold: 2D, pack 1

Small sack of copper: 1D, pack 2

Small sack of silver: 2D, pack 2

Small sack of gold: 4D, pack 2

Large sack of copper: 3D, Pack 6

Satchel of silver: 3D, Pack 3

Satchel of gold: 6D, Pack 3

What do you think? Let us know if you use any of this stuff. We want to hear about it!