Owning Land in Waterdeep but outside the city and Land tax [Archive] - Wizards Community

Owning Land in Waterdeep but outside the city and Land tax [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Thunderforge
11-25-06, 08:44 PM I've been running a game in FR for two years and my PC's have purchased some Land north of Waterdeep. I feel they got a good price on the land, But how shold I go about charging an annual Land tax or Should I?
thorchilde
11-26-06, 09:28 AM How far north of waterdeep? If it is just outside the gates to within a half a day's ride, they should probably be taxed by the city. The watch maintains active patrols in this area and thus the land is considered part of the city province.

If the land is farther north, then I would consider making them part of another community, as their are several in the area.

This is merely my opinion, I do not have any pages to reference. I have been running campaigns in the Waterdeep area for more than 10 years, and I have always considered the area to be a city-state.
Bookkeeper
11-26-06, 10:16 AM YMMV, but...

In my oldest FR campaign, there's a keep established as far out as Ardeep Forest (about a day and a half or so, if memory serves) and the city considers that to be part of greater Waterdeep.
Faraer
11-26-06, 10:20 AM Waterdeep doesn't collect annual taxes (see City of Splendors [1994]: Campaign Guide p. 32), or formally claim any land outside its walls.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Thunderforge 11-25-06, 08:44 PM	I've been running a game in FR for two years and my PC's have purchased some Land north of Waterdeep. I feel they got a good price on the land, But how shold I go about charging an annual Land tax or Should I?
thorchilde 11-26-06, 09:28 AM	How far north of waterdeep? If it is just outside the gates to within a half a day's ride, they should probably be taxed by the city. The watch maintains active patrols in this area and thus the land is considered part of the city province. If the land is farther north, then I would consider making them part of another community, as their are several in the area. This is merely my opinion, I do not have any pages to reference. I have been running campaigns in the Waterdeep area for more than 10 years, and I have always considered the area to be a city-state.
Bookkeeper 11-26-06, 10:16 AM	YMMV, but... In my oldest FR campaign, there's a keep established as far out as Ardeep Forest (about a day and a half or so, if memory serves) and the city considers that to be part of greater Waterdeep.
Faraer 11-26-06, 10:20 AM	Waterdeep doesn't collect annual taxes (see City of Splendors [1994]: Campaign Guide p. 32), or formally claim any land outside its walls.