不同数量的级别

"For societies in most historical settings, and for imaginary future societies on the same scale, a single organization that operates everywhere can plausibly have eight ranks."

在多数符合历史设定的社会、或是想象中同等规模的未来社会，单个组织如果在社会的每个角落都起作用，它有8个级别比较合理。

But a smaller or bigger society needs a different number.

但社会的大小影响级别的多少。

"For an organization in a minisociety, Rank 4 is a good limit."

对于超小社会中的组织，限制在{级别 4}就很好。

"For example, apprentices in a mages' guild could be Rank 0, journeymen Rank 1, and masters Rank 2-4 (for +1 imputed Status, p. 13); the syndics of a large guild would be Rank 3, and the guildmaster Rank 3 or 4."

例如，在法师公会里可能学徒是{级别 0}，入门法师是{级别 1}，大师是{级别 2--4}（+1 推定{地位}，【13页】）；大公会的理事?应该是{级别 3}而会长是{级别 3}或{4}.

"Don't use this limit with large, powerful city-states, especially if they have their own empires, like Rome or Baghdad; their organizations are big enough to justify Rank 8."

不要把这个限制放在大型、强盛的城邦里，尤其是有皇帝的那些，像是罗马城或者巴格达；这些地方的组织够大，足以容纳{级别 8}.

The Arithmetic of Rank