Step-Based Compensation in Faerûn: Paying Your People the Guild Way

In the cities and strongholds of Faerûn, coin doesn’t just flow through markets and mead halls, it flows through payroll ledgers. Whether you’re an apprentice scribe in Candlekeep or a battle-hardened inventory porter in Waterdeep’s lower docks, your pay is determined by a system that’s as structured as a dwarven fortress: step-based compensation.

This isn’t just a civilized form of gold distribution. It’s how guilds and trading companies standardize pay, encourage career growth, and keep lab...