I’ve got a player with a priest of Hoenir who’s expressed some interest in starting a temple in Norvik. I’m looking through the Resource Management rules (2nd edition) and I cannot find any information on Initial Population score for a resource if the owner doesn’t have the Rich, Filthy Rich or Noble edges. Since Rich and/or Noble starts with a population sore of 2, I’m guessing non-Rich non-Noble initial population starts at 1? But then I look at the Religious resource details and it says:
Special: The Resource automatically begins with a temple the same as the hero’s faith (see page 28). However, it begins with one less Population point, as not everyone in the region worships the god. This, in turn, affects the hero’s base annual income.
So does that mean he starts with a resource of 0 population and has to improve it from there? It kind of makes sense, but that’s going to be tough work for him if that’s how it’s supposed to work.