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Originally Posted by Varyon
*D&D hirelings are practically willing to risk life and limb for peanuts. Really, the base cost (which I assume corresponds to a level 1 character) for a trained hireling (so probably Warrior or Adept - the NPC equivalents of Fighter and Sorceror/Wizard, who don't get all the bells and whistles PC's enjoy - rather than Commoner) is only 3 sp per day. That's only enough to pay for the most basic food and lodging for a day, with nothing left over.
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I have a feeling that's for basic wilderness work, like providing camp security, and so on, rather than for full-on dungeoneering work, but it's been a while since I had anything to do with the 3.5e DMG.
3sp/day is a lot more than your basic commoner working as a labourer gets, so even if it is an actual high-risk job it pays this much there'll be people willing to hire on - at least until the party comes back minus hirelings.