The Campaign Builder's Guild

Regarding taxes to my mind it's a matter of answering the questions:

1. Who uses it?
2. Who pays for it?
3. How do they pay for it?

Eg:
The protection of a town wall and a town guard
1. The townspeople and anyone residing inside the wall.
2. See point 1 and also a king from whom the town is a strategic defence point.
3. Building tax on residents and entry tax on merchants and all who wish to stay overnight.

A road
1. All who travel on it.
2. All who cannot avoid travelling on it (i.e. people with carts)
3. Toll gates at various stages on the length of the road.

A standing army
1. The general populace for their personal defence and the 'owner' of the army
2. See 1.
3. Collection is made by the 'owner' of the army by threatening either to take the army away from or to use it upon those who refuse to pay the 'tax' of the army's upkeep.

Quote from: MathusRegarding taxes to my mind it's a matter of answering the questions:

1. Who uses it?
2. Who pays for it?
3. How do they pay for it?

Eg:
The protection of a town wall and a town guard
1. The townspeople and anyone residing inside the wall.
2. See point 1 and also a king from whom the town is a strategic defence point.
3. Building tax on residents and entry tax on merchants and all who wish to stay overnight.

A road
1. All who travel on it.
2. All who cannot avoid travelling on it (i.e. people with carts)
3. Toll gates at various stages on the length of the road.

A standing army
1. The general populace for their personal defence and the 'owner' of the army
2. See 1.
3. Collection is made by the 'owner' of the army by threatening either to take the army away from or to use it upon those who refuse to pay the 'tax' of the army's upkeep.

Damn good point! I think I'll use just this model in most situations.

Welcome to the site :)

I saw your post and was prepared to expect a simplistic list... then I read this:

QuoteA road
1. All who travel on it.
2. All who cannot avoid travelling on it (i.e. people with carts)
3. Toll gates at various stages on the length of the road.

And I laughed at point #2, imagining people running around the toll gates and trying to ford rivers instead of paying fees. Very good point! Well done.

Quote from: Light DragonWelcome to the site :)

I saw your post and was prepared to expect a simplistic list... then I read this:

Quote from: http://www.hulu.com/watch/12925/robin-hood-men-in-tights-bridge-crossingHehe, it reminds me of a scene from Robin Hood Men in Tights when Little John is demanding his toll for using his bridge. [/url]