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<blockquote data-quote="tetrasodium" data-source="post: 9241894" data-attributes="member: 93670"><p>Being clear to start out & avoid misunderstandings, the rules in 5e are stupid here,,, <em>very</em> stupid & the result hurts gameplay by eliminating "it's a lot to carry" until the GM gets passive agressive & converts the world to a currency based on statues or something that has a value less than its weight in gold.</p><p></p><p>except in d&d you know exactly how not at all heavy it is <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> the <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/equipment/chest" target="_blank">Chest</a> is a 25 pound object. That makes the chest about half the weight of <a href="https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/hemnes-8-drawer-dresser-black-brown-90318607/" target="_blank">an ikea 8 drawer dresser</a>. on top of that the rules say that fifty coins only weigh a pound <a href="https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/equipment#Coinage" target="_blank">here</a>. As a result of that the rules say that a bonkers 15,000 coins of any denomination in a chest weighs a mere 325 pounds. 325 pounds of course being slightly more or less than <a href="https://www.motortrend.com/how-to/1306-honda-engine-drivetrain-weights/#:~:text=D%20series%3A%20309%20pounds,%2C%20or%20hydraulic%2D%20style%20gearboxes." target="_blank">a literal honda engine</a>. </p><p></p><p>By comparison... Here in the US it's common for businesses to get boxes of coins in various set denominations with quarters being in a roughly 10.5x5x3.5inch 500$ box of tightly wrapped & stacked quarters that weighs <a href="https://www.quora.com/How-much-does-a-box-of-500-dollars-in-quarters-weigh#:~:text=A%20U.S.%20quarter%20weighs%205.67,would%20weigh%20approximately%2050%20pounds." target="_blank">about 50 pounds</a> for 2000 coins at around 40 quarters per pound. Scaling that up to 15000 quarters you have 375 pounds from the quarters alone. The chest needed to hold that 3750$ in quarters would be about 7.5x bigger than the 500$ one & obviously not something any more suitable for carrying around in a fight than the honda engine or the fully assembled ikea furniture... Unfortunately 5e's encumbrance & capacity rules shrink it down to be a speck of <a href="https://www.energy.gov/science/doe-explainsneutron-stars#:~:text=The%20enormous%20density%20of%20a,inside%20the%20boundaries%20of%20Chicago." target="_blank">neutronium</a> casually carried about in the middle of a fight</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tetrasodium, post: 9241894, member: 93670"] Being clear to start out & avoid misunderstandings, the rules in 5e are stupid here,,, [I]very[/I] stupid & the result hurts gameplay by eliminating "it's a lot to carry" until the GM gets passive agressive & converts the world to a currency based on statues or something that has a value less than its weight in gold. except in d&d you know exactly how not at all heavy it is :( the [URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/equipment/chest']Chest[/URL] is a 25 pound object. That makes the chest about half the weight of [URL='https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/hemnes-8-drawer-dresser-black-brown-90318607/']an ikea 8 drawer dresser[/URL]. on top of that the rules say that fifty coins only weigh a pound [URL='https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/equipment#Coinage']here[/URL]. As a result of that the rules say that a bonkers 15,000 coins of any denomination in a chest weighs a mere 325 pounds. 325 pounds of course being slightly more or less than [URL='https://www.motortrend.com/how-to/1306-honda-engine-drivetrain-weights/#:~:text=D%20series%3A%20309%20pounds,%2C%20or%20hydraulic%2D%20style%20gearboxes.']a literal honda engine[/URL]. By comparison... Here in the US it's common for businesses to get boxes of coins in various set denominations with quarters being in a roughly 10.5x5x3.5inch 500$ box of tightly wrapped & stacked quarters that weighs [URL='https://www.quora.com/How-much-does-a-box-of-500-dollars-in-quarters-weigh#:~:text=A%20U.S.%20quarter%20weighs%205.67,would%20weigh%20approximately%2050%20pounds.']about 50 pounds[/URL] for 2000 coins at around 40 quarters per pound. Scaling that up to 15000 quarters you have 375 pounds from the quarters alone. The chest needed to hold that 3750$ in quarters would be about 7.5x bigger than the 500$ one & obviously not something any more suitable for carrying around in a fight than the honda engine or the fully assembled ikea furniture... Unfortunately 5e's encumbrance & capacity rules shrink it down to be a speck of [URL='https://www.energy.gov/science/doe-explainsneutron-stars#:~:text=The%20enormous%20density%20of%20a,inside%20the%20boundaries%20of%20Chicago.']neutronium[/URL] casually carried about in the middle of a fight [/QUOTE]
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