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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alan Shutko" data-source="post: 5929579" data-attributes="member: 23694">My answers:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Adventuring paladin gains very modest amount of gold but also powerful magical items from his slain opponents. Should he pay tithe according to the value of the items? YES.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">How about other valuable items such as art objects or gems? YES.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Is it possible to "trick" tithing by sharing the treasure in a clever way? I don't think it's possible to trick your god, though you might be able to trick the church.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tithing characters only take those items that are exempted (such as magical items) and non-tithing characters take gold and silver which would count in tithing. Nothing is exempt, so that's not a way to cheat.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">How about saying that you don't own something and you only "borrow" it? If that's really the truth, I think it's ok. If you're doing it to get out of the burden, I think your god will eventually have problems with it.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">How does the church even know if the character paid the right sum of tithe? It trusts you. You're a paladin.</li> </ul>In the paladin or cleric case, it should be very simple.  If you are cheating the system, eventually your god will notice, and you'll lose your powers. Might take a while, but it will happen.In the example of a CN rogue joining the church, I'd treat it as any other taxation thing.  You can cheat, and since you're a lay member of the church, your god isn't paying much attention to you... You aren't getting powers after all.  If you're a Sunday worshipper of Pelor and don't ask for much from your church, the clergy probably doesn't care how honest you are on your tithing.  If you're asking for stuff on a regular basis but don't appear to be donating your fair share, they're going to start asking some hard questions about how it is that you seem to be wearing nice clothing, spending the nights up late in the tavern, and partying it up without making any money.</blockquote>

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