darkadelphia
First Post
A bastard sword, a heavy shield and plate mail weigh 71 pounds, that means a 280 lb dragonborn is out of luck--this is right in the middle of the weight spectrum. I don't see why people keep portraying this as some sort of extreme case bizarre example. Humans, Dwarves and Dragonborn have difficulty riding normal mounts and Dragonborn have difficulty fitting into the strongest mounts. You can pretend that this is "desirable" or "an extreme example," but these problems affect players who aren't doing anything inappropriate or unusual.<br /><br />Any *extremely heavy*, reasonably geared dragonborn. Your 320lbs. dragonborn is at the uppermost extreme of the weight range.
The dragonborn warlord in my campaign is 6'5" tall and weighs 220 lbs (the player himself chose those, and he's 6' tall and weighs 170 lbs).
It's entirely believable that the riders among the dragonborn are lighter than average, and the heavyest ones must resort to charioteering or walking.
The easiest fix? Have the player reduce the character's weight to 230 lbs. Add in another 32 lbs. of equipment and the character can ride a warhorse unhindered.
There needs to be a fix. For some people, it's perfectly fine to just arbitrarily make adjustments each time it comes up--that's fine by me too. Personally, I want to make a consistent house rule to handle the situation. What seems ridiculous to me is the people saying Dragonborn should just be left out. Seriously, let me sit in on a game with a Dragonborn Fighter so I can see how the player reacts when you tell him ol' Balasar Drakerider is too heavy to ride anything--ever.