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<blockquote data-quote="darkadelphia" data-source="post: 4451520" data-attributes="member: 59025"><p>&quot;when mounted, a character is assumed to be carrying all the gear on the mount. The mount shares whatever encumbrance category the rider has.&quot;&nbsp; This.&nbsp; It was getting late, I was feeling impatient.&nbsp; With two riders, a strong character may very well be able to carry a halfling or a lightly loaded wizard, and it's still better than using mount encumbrance and simpler than anything else.&nbsp; I would probably allow very small characters to use their own encumbrance value, or the mounts btb (whichever is most beneficial).&nbsp; As far as using magic items to make mounts work for dragonborn, a poor solution imo, because, once again, it's a hidden disadvantage unless you give out that magic item for free to every dragonborn, in which case, why not just change the rules.&nbsp; Furthermore, I was looking into it further and realized this problem doesn't just affect dragonborn.&nbsp; A 200 lb human fighter with a heavy shield, a bastard sword and plate armor tips the scales at 271 lbs.&nbsp; So it's not really a DB problem, it's dragonborn, humans and dwarves who are likely to be slower on mounts than on foot.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="darkadelphia, post: 4451520, member: 59025"] "when mounted, a character is assumed to be carrying all the gear on the mount. The mount shares whatever encumbrance category the rider has." This. It was getting late, I was feeling impatient. With two riders, a strong character may very well be able to carry a halfling or a lightly loaded wizard, and it's still better than using mount encumbrance and simpler than anything else. I would probably allow very small characters to use their own encumbrance value, or the mounts btb (whichever is most beneficial). As far as using magic items to make mounts work for dragonborn, a poor solution imo, because, once again, it's a hidden disadvantage unless you give out that magic item for free to every dragonborn, in which case, why not just change the rules. Furthermore, I was looking into it further and realized this problem doesn't just affect dragonborn. A 200 lb human fighter with a heavy shield, a bastard sword and plate armor tips the scales at 271 lbs. So it's not really a DB problem, it's dragonborn, humans and dwarves who are likely to be slower on mounts than on foot. [/QUOTE]

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