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Archives of Nethys

Archives of Nethys

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PFS LimitedTax Collector

Ledgers and marks, positive and negative flows, and levies and allotments are a tax collector's daily bread. Where coin is gained, from whom it is collected, and to whom is it disbursed are their main concerns; the collector is unconcerned with whether the taxed can afford it or take a loan to make up for any shortfall. However, tax collectors aren't immune to corruption: arrangements can be made, deals discussed, documents altered, or coin misappropriated. When dealing with matters of taxes and finance, the tax collector is a 3rd-level challenge.

Recall Knowledge - Humanoid (Society): DC 13
Unspecific Lore: DC 11
Specific Lore: DC 8

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Proficiency without Level

Changes from being Weak are marked in red below.
NOTE: The -2 damage penalty to non-strike offensive abilities (-4 if the ability is limited, such as spells) is NOT factored in.

Weak Tax CollectorCreature -2

Legacy Content

LN Medium Human Humanoid 
Source Gamemastery Guide pg. 224
Perception +6; (DC 19 against Stealing)
Languages Common
Skills Deception +6, Diplomacy +6, Intimidation +6, Legal Lore +9, Mercantile Lore +11, Society +9, Thievery +4
Str +0, Dex +1, Con +0, Int +4, Wis +2, Cha +3
Items collection of expired documents with intact seals, crossbow (10 bolts), dagger, merchant's scale, padded armor, tax documents in scroll case
AC 12; Fort +0, Ref +1, Will +7
HP 8
Speed 25 feet
Melee [one-action] dagger +3 [-1/-5] (agile, versatile S), Damage 1d4-2 piercingRanged [one-action] crossbow +3 [-2/-7] (range increment 120 feet, reload 1), Damage 1d8-2 piercingGlittering Distraction [one-action] (emotion, mental) The tax collector Strides. At any point during this movement, they can Interact to hurl coins. If there are commoners about, this typically causes a scene. Crowds are usually difficult terrain and have other effects.

All Monsters in "Magistrates"

NameLevel
Harbormaster3
Judge-1
Tax Collector-1
Warden6

Magistrates

Source Gamemastery Guide pg. 224
Magistrates are the cogs and gears that keep bureaucracy running, moving the machine along under the inertia of the status quo.

Sidebar - Related Creatures At Your Service

Magistrates can conscript others into service in a variety of positions.

Harbormaster: Bosun, dockhand, guard, ship captain.
Judge: Captain of the guard, executioner, guard, jailer
Tax Collector: Captain of the guard, guard, jailer, watch officer

Sidebar - Additional Lore Delaying Tactics

A magistrate can weaponize the bureaucracy. A judge might enforce an archaic law generally ignored yet still on the books. A tax collector could ask for the seal of a lord who is out of the region. The harbormaster could require all fees in local coin, fully aware money changers won't be open for days.