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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MonkeyDragon" data-source="post: 5154067" data-attributes="member: 23929">I think that the problem that some of my (and possibly some other) players would have is not the idea of a world that involves taxes and the presence of such laws.  It would be the ADDITION of such laws to the game.They would not think "Here is an interesting bit of flavor added to the world to make it more realistic, and possibly provide plothooks."  They would think "The DM has added an arbitrary system to take away our loot!  Boo, hiss!"I actually did add taxes to the campaign that I just started, and did it in the form of allowing the players to choose if they wanted to be official citizens of their home countries.Citizenship comes with rights and responsibilities.  On the plus side, PCs who are citizens will have a bit of an advantage when dealing with officials, are viewed as being more trustworthy, have an easier time owning property and might have access to government resources, such as an embassy.  The responsibilities are basically that the government can call on its citizens for service (in the army, for example).  And, of course, taxes.Taxes are 10gp x level per year, first year due at character creation.  For most mid to high level characters, a year's taxes are a pretty minor cost, so it doesn't turn into a major money decision.  It's almost like allowing the players to purchase plot hooks and roleplaying advantages.  The game hasn't been going long enough to see any effects, but I'm anticipating good things.  And I think it provides the balance that I like between having the PCs being a part of a society with laws and policy, and still not forcing them to engage in the minutae of said society.</blockquote>

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