Earn Income

#Downtime

You use one of your skills to make money during Downtime. The GM assigns a task level representing the most lucrative job available; by default, this is a task level equal to your level -2. If you prefer, you can search for lower-level tasks, with the GM determining whether you find any. Sometimes you can also attempt to find better work than the initial offerings, though this takes time and requires using the Diplomacy skill to Gather Information, doing some research, or socializing.

After your first day of work, you roll to determine your earnings. You gain an amount of income based on your result, the task’s level, and your proficiency rank (as listed in the table).

You can continue working at the task on subsequent days without needing to roll again. For each day you spend after the first, you earn the same amount as the first day, up until the task’s completion. The GM determines how long you can work at the task. Most tasks can last at least a week or two, though some can be extended for months or even years.

Task Level	DC	Failed	Trained	Expert	Master	Legendary
0	14	1cp	5cp	5cp	5cp	5cp
1	15	2cp	2sp	2sp	2sp	2sp
2	16	4cp	3sp	3sp	3sp	3sp
3	18	8cp	5sp	5sp	5sp	5sp
4	19	1sp	7sp	8sp	8sp	8sp
5	20	2sp	9sp	1gp	1gp	1gp
6	22	3sp	1gp, 5sp	2gp	2gp	2gp
7	23	4sp	2gp	2gp, 5sp	2gp, 5sp	2gp, 5sp
8	24	5sp	2gp, 5sp	3gp	3gp	3gp
9	26	6sp	3gp	4gp	4gp	4gp
10	27	7sp	4gp	5gp	6gp	6gp
11	28	8sp	5gp	6gp	8gp	8gp
12	30	9sp	6gp	8gp	10gp	10gp
13	31	1gp	7gp	10gp	15gp	15gp
14	32	1gp, 5sp	8gp	15gp	20gp	20gp
15	34	2gp	10gp	20gp	28gp	28gp
16	35	2gp, 5sp	13gp	25gp	36gp	40gp
17	36	3gp	15gp	30gp	45gp	55gp
18	38	4gp	20gp	45gp	70gp	90gp
19	39	6gp	30gp	60gp	100gp	130gp
20	40	8gp	40gp	75gp	150gp	200gp
20 (nat)	-	-	50gp	90gp	175gp	300gp

Critical Success You do outstanding work. Gain the amount of currency listed for the task level + 1 and your proficiency rank.
Success You do competent work. Gain the amount of currency listed for the task level and your proficiency rank.
Failure You do shoddy work and get paid the bare minimum for your time. Gain the amount of currency listed in the failure column for the task level. The GM will likely reduce how long you can continue at the task.
Critical Failure You earn nothing for your work and are fired immediately. You can’t continue at the task. Your reputation suffers, potentially making it difficult for you to find rewarding jobs in that community in the future.

Sample Earn Income Tasks

These examples use Alcohol Lore to work in a bar or Legal Lore to perform legal work.
Trained bartend, do legal research
Expert curate drink selection, present minor court cases
Master run a large brewery, present important court cases
Legendary run an international brewing franchise, present a case in Hell’s courts

Earn Income (Faction)

If you have renown within an organization that can provide gainful employment, such as a temple or a thieves' guild-- and that organization has a meaningful presence in your current settlement-- you may use your connections to get a task from that faction.

Earning income from faction-related work is the same as the standard Earn Income activity, except employment from within a faction typically has higher level tasks available and/or lower DCs for success. Characters with high renown in an organization may even qualify for temporary protection from Critical Failures on Earning Income from faction-related work, though repeated failures are likely to tarnish their overall renown and Reputation