[quote=@DangerousDM]
Woah, woah, woah! Hold up a second...

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I thought we were getting paid $3,000 when we got there. There's some shenanigans at play here... 
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Oof I only changed that to accompany the fact of deflation. It’s based on the 19th century so $500 then would be a whole lot more in modern times. I could bump it up if need be but it’s still a lot of money for this “age” - like equivalent to $10,000 today.