regencylevel

Regencylevel is a quantitative metric used in political modeling and strategy games to denote the degree of influence exerted by a regent or regency council over governance during a regency period. It is typically expressed on a 0 to 100 scale, with higher values indicating stronger regency control of policy and administration, and lower values indicating closer monarchic sovereignty or weaker regency authority.

In practice, regencylevel is interpreted as an indicator of how much the regency shapes decisions, reforms, and day-to-day governance. It can affect rates of policy change, appointment power, budget priorities, and the ability to override monarchal decisions. The metric is not a direct measure of the monarch’s legitimacy but a reflection of institutional reach and influence during the regency.

Calculation and variants vary by model. Common approaches combine factors such as regency duration, institutional strength of the regency council, the monarch’s age or incapacity, configuration of political support, and the frequency of policy overrides. A simple formulation might assign weights to these factors and normalize the result to 0–100. Some models track regencylevel as a time-varying variable, allowing it to rise as the regency consolidates power or fall as the monarch nears adulthood and control is reestablished.

Applications include historical simulations, political strategy games, and governance studies that explore how regency dynamics influence policy trajectories. Limitations include reliance on parameter choices and the simplification of complex political realities.

See also: Regency, regent, regency council, governance metrics, political power, legitimacy.