Things that affect Bodyguard Size in M2TW

[Withwnar]

If this information is already written somewhere then I couldn't find it. So for what it's worth I'm just passing on some personal findings here. It is by no means thorough so if others wish to contribute other facts - or correct mine - then I'll update this post with them.

"base soldier count" = the BG unit's soldier count in EDU. Huge unit settings is 2.5x this number, so 8 in the EDU = 20 in the game on "Huge".

PersonalSecurity: each point = +1 to the base soldier count = +2.5 soldiers on huge.

Docudemons say that +5 is the maximum for PersonalSecurity but this is not true. I don't know what is but when I used 100 the bodyguard size increased well beyond what a +5 bonus would have given: the bodyguard went from 12 to 44 in one turn. I did not test beyond that so no idea where the bodyguard size would have ended up (it takes a few turns for the BG to fully replenish).

BodyguardSize: each point = +0.5 to the base soldier count = +1.25 soldiers on huge.

BodyguardSize is a little known effect, unused in vanilla M2TW/Kingdoms as far as I know, and absent from the Docudemons. But it certainly works, as Kiliç Alì investigated nicely here.

Leader/Heir: have larger bodyguards, with leader's greater than heir's - an inherent bonus given by the game itself (i.e. not by traits/ancillaries). The actual numbers I'm not certain of.

Influence: none. In RTW it played a part but not so in M2TW.

[rideoutcolin]

Just curious, do bodyguards have an upkeep cost? Off the top of my head I don't remember specific to M2TW.

[Withwnar]

Yes they do.

[BM309K58SMERCH]

Influence: none. In RTW it played a part but not so in M2TW.

I thought Authority affects the bodyguard size in M2TW, similar to RTW I believe. I can't remember where I read it, though.

[Withwnar]

I read it somewhere too and said so myself in the thread that is linked in the OP. But Kilic found otherwise later in that thread. I don't think that I have tested it myself.