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<blockquote data-quote="Green Knight" data-source="post: 156798" data-attributes="member: 2723">Ah, I see. The only reason women don't serve in frontline combat is because of sexism. Right. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f644.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes&nbsp; &nbsp; :rolleyes:"&nbsp; data-smilie="11"data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> &nbsp;I doubt it'd be easy, though, to come up with a comprehensive chart on all the variables that can determine the size of a nations military force. &nbsp;For instance, a good idea might be a percentage scale that scales downward the larger the population gets, rather than a set figure. That'd prevent getting ridiculous numbers like Zhentil Keeps &quot;impressive&quot; 438 man army. It also prevents populations of like 5 million people having a 500,000 man army. A city of 50,000, for instance, would have say 10% of their population in the military. Whereas a nation of 1 million would only have 5%. The nation has a smaller percentage, but their force still comes out larger. &nbsp;Other modifiers might be affected by alignment. More recruits from a lawful society, less from a neutral one, and even less from a chaotic one. So a lawful nation would probably get a bonus modifier to their percentage, while a chaotic society would get a penalty modifier to their percentage. And a neutral society, of course, would get no modifier. Bonus or penalty. &nbsp;Religion would also play a role. Let's go back to Forgotten Realms. Is Tempus venerated in that nation? If he is, then chances are that nation would have more recruits then a nation which didn't venerate Tempus. I doubt many Oghma worshippers would join the military. Same goes for other war related deities, like the Red Knight, Torm, Bane, etc. &nbsp;Then, of course, there's the organization of the military, itself. What incentives are there to join? Is it mandatory duty? &nbsp;Lots of variables. Certainly more then what I posted and what I can think of, right now. Unfortunately I'm to lazy to figure it out, myself, which is why I want WoTC or someone else to do it. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Green Knight, post: 156798, member: 2723"] Ah, I see. The only reason women don't serve in frontline combat is because of sexism. Right. :rolleyes: I doubt it'd be easy, though, to come up with a comprehensive chart on all the variables that can determine the size of a nations military force. For instance, a good idea might be a percentage scale that scales downward the larger the population gets, rather than a set figure. That'd prevent getting ridiculous numbers like Zhentil Keeps "impressive" 438 man army. It also prevents populations of like 5 million people having a 500,000 man army. A city of 50,000, for instance, would have say 10% of their population in the military. Whereas a nation of 1 million would only have 5%. The nation has a smaller percentage, but their force still comes out larger. Other modifiers might be affected by alignment. More recruits from a lawful society, less from a neutral one, and even less from a chaotic one. So a lawful nation would probably get a bonus modifier to their percentage, while a chaotic society would get a penalty modifier to their percentage. And a neutral society, of course, would get no modifier. Bonus or penalty. Religion would also play a role. Let's go back to Forgotten Realms. Is Tempus venerated in that nation? If he is, then chances are that nation would have more recruits then a nation which didn't venerate Tempus. I doubt many Oghma worshippers would join the military. Same goes for other war related deities, like the Red Knight, Torm, Bane, etc. Then, of course, there's the organization of the military, itself. What incentives are there to join? Is it mandatory duty? Lots of variables. Certainly more then what I posted and what I can think of, right now. Unfortunately I'm to lazy to figure it out, myself, which is why I want WoTC or someone else to do it. :p [/QUOTE]

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