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Message: <blockquote data-quote="S'mon" data-source="post: 1492212" data-attributes="member: 463">I have MMS: WE but I generally don't need that much detail.  A commoner labourer earns 1sp/day per the PHB BTW, not 1gp, or 3gp/month.  For total tax take, assuming total tax* is around 20% of GDP (about half what a modern welfare state takes), I usually use from 5sp/person/month for typical areas (average earnings 2.5gp/person/month, including all dependents), to 1gp/person/month for wealthy areas (average earnings 5gp/month).  A market town would usually be the latter, so 1600 people = 1600 gp/month, gross.  All government infrastructure, buildings, walls, troops etc has to be paid for out of that.  The city guard will cost at least 12gp/man/month, more if they include cavalry, much more if they include higher level types & spellcasters.  Since the domain is part of a larger fief, at least 20% of total revenue (320 gp/month) will have to be 'kicked upstairs' to the higher ruler to pay for royal palaces, border guards, the navy and royal bodyguard etc.  If the GM is generous the PC might receive a net 25% of total tax, or 400gp/month.*No individual tax is likely to be over 10% of income or the cost of a transaction, except possibly duties on high-value imports like silks & spices, but it quickly adds up.</blockquote>