I would like to discuss consumption of armies.
In my previous campaign, the PCs had a very high level, so most of the time the dealt with problems themselves and had a small army for basic stuff.
Now I GM the Kingmaker AP and want to introduce mass combat earlier. My players won't be thrilled to give money away, especially each week (considering they just barely avoided a kingdom crash due to bad tax rolls, it's understandable).
Now, how do the consumption rules for armies work? I know you have to pay each week. Normal consumption is paid every month. Does this mean, that consumption reductions from, for example, farms cannot be used for armies?
I'm not sure myself. Could anybody shed a light on this matter?