Questions tagged [encumbrance]
For questions about encumbrance: how much stuff a character can carry, and the effects of carrying different loads.
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Is the pregen character Obozaya encumbered at level 1?
I am filling official character sheets with Paizo's pregens based on the Beginner Box (but with the core ruleset).
And according to my calculations, Obozaya (Vesk Soldier 1, Mercenary), should be ...
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Does the bulk of heavy armor include the bulk of the included padded armor and gauntlets
Nearly every heavy armor in Pathfinder 2nd edition includes the following in its description:
A suit of this armor comes with an undercoat of padded armor and a pair of gauntlets.
Does the bulk of ...
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How do mixed movement modes work with the alternate encumbrance rules?
We use the alternate encumberance rules, where you only can carry your Strength times 5 pounds unencumbered. Per the rules, up to that weight, you can move your speed in a round. When you are ...
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What is the difference between Worn, Readied and Other Items?
In the official character sheet of Pathfinder 2e, the Inventory is divided into three lists: "WORN ITEMS", "READIED ITEMS" and "OTHER ITEMS". What is the difference ...
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How much should PCs weigh?
People are heavy.
I'm doing some syntheses of Moldvay Basic D&D (by way of the reissue Old School Essentials), the BECMI-based Rules Cyclopedia add-on, and some various other tweaks and whatnot ...
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How heavy are ingots?
Pathfinder 2's Travel Guide set prices for multiple trade goods including ingots of different metals (iron, copper...). Is there an indication somewhere of how much bulk would each of those ingots ...
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How many creatures can ride a Phantom Steed?
The spell Phantom Steed, summons a creature that "uses the statistics for a riding horse". The Phantom Steed does have the extra benefit that it has a base speed of 100 feet, and that it ...
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Can a collective of creatures add their Strength together to move or lift a heavy object?
I know about group checking, but for a collective push, pull, or lift, it would make more sense to me that the Strength of each character is added together, even if fractions of the originals, to the ...
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How are characters affected by item load?
In Scum And Villainy, the characters have to choose how many items they will carry on the mission they are planning. Depending on the quantity of items, they will have either a light, normal or heavy ...
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Hoist and Stagger Definitions
According to the PHB (Page 162) a character can lift up to his maximum load over his head.
Does this mean that a character with a maximum load of 70 lbs who is already wearing full plate (50 lbs) with ...
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How does variant encumbrance affect monsters like Grells?
I'm running a game with variant encumbrance, and I'm wondering how the monsters would be affected. Obviously, heavily armed and armoured enemies would be hampered, but what about "drug and drag&...
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Does the weight of the grapplee factor into the speed the grappler can drag them? [duplicate]
Does the weight of the grapplee (the one being grappled) factor into the speed the grappler can drag them? Or conversely, is a low strength grappler limited by their dragging/listing capacity when ...
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What does "lift" actually mean?
PHB chapter 7, "Using Ability Scores", mentions that it's possible to "lift" more than one can normally carry:
Push, Drag, or Lift. You can push, drag, or lift a weight in pounds ...
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How exactly do backpacks work? [closed]
So I've always assumed that you just add the backpack weight (5 lbs not the carry weight which is 30 lbs) to my cleric that has a carry weight of 255 lbs if my character was carrying nothing but the ...
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How far can a wolf drag a 175 lb human on tundra?
One of my players is arguing that a wolf cannot drag a 175 lb human including gear more than 5 ft when on tundra.
How far can they drag them?
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Can you carry someone while levitating?
The levitate spell targets:
One creature or loose object of your choice that you can see within range \$[\dots]\$ that weighs up to 500 pounds.
If you're airborne from casting levitate on yourself, ...
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Are the Storm Giant's strength scores in the Monster Manual wrong?
The Storm Giant has a STR score of 29. According to the encumbrance rules that means the maximum weight a giant could lift is 435 lb. which really isn't that much.
To put it in perspective. The Storm ...
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How does Arcane Armor's removal of Strength requirements apply at a table using the Encumbrance variant?
The Armorer Artificer's Arcane Armor feature says:
If the armor normally has a Strength requirement, the arcane armor lacks this requirement for you.
This is in reference to the following regarding ...
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Is the clothing listed in your equipment intended to be the clothes you're wearing or extra clothes that you've packed?
Every background provides you with clothes appropriate for your character. Because it's listed as "equipment" and because the Adventuring Gear table provides weights for several types of ...
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Kislevite Kossar encumbrance
We are planning on starting a new campaign of warhammer fantasy roleplay 2, using the encumbrance rules.
I wanted to play a Kislevite Kossar, but it turns out that the starting equipment seems way to ...
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How much can a rat drag/carry?
I'm in a campaign where it's just me and my boyfriend, my boyfriend being the DM. He's very literal with D&D rules and has argued that a rat can carry 15lbs. Rats have a strength score of 2. ...
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How much does a sprite familiar's equipment count against its carrying capacity?
Under Lifting and Carrying (PHB 176) it says:
Your carrying capacity is your Strength score multiplied by 15. This is the weight (in pounds) that you can carry...
You can push, drag, or lift a weight ...
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Can the Mage Hand cantrip drag more weight than it can carry?
I have been watching/listening to Chance's D&D Spellbook, which highlights a potential 'loophole' in that the spell doesn't list how much the hand can drag, say if attached via a rope that weighs ...
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What happens to a character whose load exceeds maximum?
Rules give us 3 value ranges for load: Light, Medium and Heavy.
There are respective bonuses/penalties to those loads. I couldn't find any mention of what happens after exceeding heavy load range (...
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How far can you drag a grappled, heavy opponent?
A mostly theoretical rules question. Assume a Medium creature ("Grappler") has grappled another Medium creature ("Heavyweight"). For unimportant reasons, Heavyweight is very heavy- heavier than ...
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Can my paladin's steed carry stuff?
One of the paladin spells is Find Steed, which summons a spirit taking the form of a steed. Can it carry my party's stuff, like a regular animal can?
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Are there any rules for picking up non-hostile creatures?
Grapple rules seem to be geared towards a constant struggle between two or more combatants. But are there any rules around, say, throwing a wounded NPC over your shoulder to bring them to safety, ...
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How does the help action affect lifting capacity?
Let's say there are two PCs, both with 15 Strength. We're using the Variant: Encumbrance rules and there is a body that they want to try carry between them which weights 250 lb.
How would I calculate ...
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How can my Kobold carry all his weapons? [duplicate]
Carrying capacity, as defined on page 176 of the PHB is:
Carrying Capacity. Your carrying capacity is your Strength score multiplied by 15. This is the weight (in pounds) that you can carry, which ...
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Carrying Capacity and Spells
So, as I go into detail on the spells I noticed something that I hadn't noticed before. For example, with Fly, it states:
The subject of a fly spell can charge but not run, and it cannot carry ...
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Does the weight of a character count against their carrying capacity?
Imagine dwarf Alice (200 pounds) and gnome Bob (40 pounds). Both characters have a Strength score of 10.
So, as the PHB says, both of them are able to carry 10 × 15 = 150 pounds.
Does it mean that ...
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How does Carrying Capacity work with bonuses? [duplicate]
For example: Bugbear (with Powerful Build) and a class feature similar to that (I do believe a bear totem barbarian can do that) would that give them a carrying capacity of a huge creature? Or just a ...
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How does the Powerful Build racial feature affect carrying capacity?
I came across the Powerful Build racial feature, which states:
You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag, or lift.
I couldn't find any ...
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Do encumbered characters suffer any penalties when exploring and/or traveling?
The current 5e campaign I'm running uses the encumbrance variance rules and demands a lot of travel and resource management on the part of the players.
This brought up questions about penalties when ...
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Does the bulk value of items in my backpack count against my limit?
My Pathfinder 2e character has a bulk limit of 7. I've purchased an adventurer's pack, which costs 2 bulk but includes a backpack, which can carry up to 4 bulk.
The description of the backpack (Core ...
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Is a Centaur PC considered an animal when calculating carrying capacity for vehicles?
Is a Centaur PC considered an animal when calculating carrying capacity for vehicles?
I'm pretty sure I know the answer, but I wanted to double check.
Mounts and Vehicles. An animal pulling a ...
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What is the carrying capacity of a large pouch?
What is the carrying capacity of a large pouch, small pouch, backpack and so on?
FAQ:
Am I actually playing AD&D 1e: yes
Have I read the rulebooks: yes
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How fast do dwarves move when encumbered?
OSRIC claims that dwarves move at 90’. I’ve also read the claim that it’s unspecified in AD&D proper. My question is regarding AD&D.
Do dwarves (as player characters) move at 90 or 120? If ...
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Can a Giant Wolf Spider climb upside down while being mounted?
Imagine a beastmaster ranger halfling who mounts his giant wolf spider beast. The giant wolf spider has the spider climb feature, which allows them to climb difficult surfaces, including upside down ...
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Can a flying character can use Ant Haul to carry another character?
One of my player is a level 8 Oracle of Flame and she has the revelation Wings of Fire.
She is not strong enough to lift someone while flying. She would like to. She plays a Peri Aasimar with a strong ...
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Do the rules for carrying capacity apply to animal companions?
Imagine a Ranger Beast Master with a Hawk animal companion.
A player wants their helpful hawk to carry gear for the party.
The hawk wears a specially made harness with a pack dangling from it for ...
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How many spears or javelins can a hero reasonably carry unencumbered?
As an example, let's say that the hero is a Half Orc with a strength score of 20. They are wearing Chainmail armor, their main weapon is a two-handed glaive, and on their back they can carry spears or ...
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Faster inventory management [closed]
I have tended to hand-wave weight limits and encumbering rules and focus on fun, but the bulk of random items starts to really build up to ridiculous levels (even with a bag of holding). Doing time-...
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Am I understanding how to calculate a mule's pulling capacity correctly?
Am I understanding how to calculate a mule's pulling capacity correctly?
The PHB offers a few bits of information scattered across the chapters, and though I've read answers like this, I'd like to ...
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Do the Boots of Striding and Springing cancel the speed reduction from heavily encumbered characters?
From the description of the boots of striding and springing:
your speed isn’t reduced if you are encumbered
Two lines from the variant rule on encumbrance (emphasis not mine):
encumbered, which ...
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How am I supposed to carry enough stuff to adventure?
Encumbrance in Pathfinder 2 seems to be pretty limiting, and I always seem to run out of Container space long before I run out of Encumbrance space.
Backpacks can carry 4 Bulk worth of items, and ...
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How am I supposed to carry enough darts for a long adventure?
While building a character for the Pathfinder 2 (playtest) I came across an interesting conundrum. In order to carry Darts, I need some sort of container to carry them in when I'm not actively about ...
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How many party members can a Giant Eagle carry?
In an online video, Dungeon Dudes state that the Polymorph spell can be used to polymorph a party member into a Giant Eagle which could carry the entire party if the number of party members was low - ...
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Can a Huge bird (STR 15, <1000 lbs) really fly off with a Gargantuan Brontosaurus (>30000 lbs)?
I am a druid shaped into a Quetzalcoatlus, a Huge flying creature. I see a Brontosaurus and know I can grapple a creature up to one size larger (up to gargantuan). To everyone's surprise, I succeed in ...
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How much can I hold without any containers? [closed]
How much gear can you hold with out a backpack or any container?
If your a fighter and pick leather armor, longbow, twenty arrows, rapier, shield, two handaxe, and an explore's pack. wear the armor ...
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