Military Resources (MR) is a stat used for both cities and realms and represents the total monthly budget for combat forces and the logistic elements that support them.
It is the average Monthly Income x Population x Military Budget Factor (MBF)
MBF is a percentage normally based on the Control Rating with an adjustment for war.
Realm Management makes this amount per "turn" which normally represents a month but can also represent a season (three months) or even a year. This can create an interesting disconnect between realm and city.
Examples[]
Cities[]
- Black Lake, Caifornia has a TL 7-8 population ($2,100-2,600) of ~1000. Its CR3 gives it a MBF of 2% (0.02) resulting in a monthly military budget of $42,000 to $52,000.
- 2019 London has a TL 7-8 population ($2,100-2,600) of ~9 million. Its CR3 gives it a MBF of 2% (0.02) resulting in a monthly military budget of $378M to $468M.
Realms[]
- The Necro-Kingdom of Zarthus has a TL3 population ($700) of 192,000. Its CR3 gives is a MBF of 0.02 resulting in a total military budget of $2,688,000 per turn for military units. Likely used on exotic units like mages, zombies, or even more monstrous undead.[1]
References[]
- GURPS City Stats, p.9
- GURPS Realm Management, p.30
- ↑ see Pyramid #67 -- You And What Army?, by Michele Armellini