Brainstorm:/Complexity/Logistics,Diplomacy etc.Combat rules

Seems like a good template, to me.

One thing that could be done is to make a "Basic" and "Advanced" version of your system, there.

With regards to random events: covered in OA.
With regards to spying: covered in the DMG.
With regards to taxation: covered in Dragon #125.

I like the philosophy of a simple system, though, for game play.

The key might be to link everything to (A)D&D rules, in theory.

Prespos

Ps.
Some notes from "Armies from the Ground Up" (DRAGON #125) follow:

There are 4 types of domestic & foreign policy:
* Belligerent aggressiveness
* Passive complacency
* Active complacency
* Progressive consolidation

There are 4 types of tax policy:
* Oppressive: .45 gp / inhabitant / month
* Burdensome: .4 gp / inhabitant / month
* Conservative: .35 gp / inhabitant / month
* Liberal: .3 gp / inhabitant / month
* Progressive: .25 gp / inhabitant / month

There are 4 basic types of auxiliary forces a lord can have:
* fyrd
* militia
* yeomanry
* mercenaries.

The population of a realm increases/decreases with the passage of time.

Ps2.
An example: Helvetia has a population of 1,250,000.

A progressive tax rate (I've heard that Switzerland has low taxes) would result in 1,250,000 x .25 = 312,500 gp per month.
(3,750,000 per year).

Remember that this has to be divided among federal / canton / municipal coffers.

It's the division of taxes that interests me, here.

Ps3.
Note that there is another article in the same issue, that gives an alternate method for taxation, etc.