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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kinem" data-source="post: 2839205" data-attributes="member: 24234">It's not that I think he must carry so much, but he would like to be able to travel independently if need be.  He could put his stuff on a group pack lizard or perhaps ask another PC to carry some of it, but then he's in trouble if he becomes seperated from the others or is at odds with them, and obviously he doesn't trust them yet.  He could accept a medium encumbrance, which probably wouldn't slow the party since there is a dwarf, but that could delay him in combat and would be uncomfortable.  In character, he has reason to explore the limits of what his items can do, and he will maximize any advantage he can get.Since you asked for player opinions, I would say first of all that it would make no sense at all for the opening of a storage device not to limit what can go inside.  So, as a DM I would not allow a composite bow inside the Quiver.  Obviously this makes the bow compartment somewhat useless for storing bows, since anyone with a Strength bonus and a bit of cash is sure to have a composite bow, but then the designers of D&D are not known for considering the implications of anything.I don't think the wooden Quiver would rupture like a bag would (and obviously being poked inside with sharp objects is no problem at all for it), but it is reasonable to set some kind of weight and volume limits, after which the compartment will be full and anything more would not go inside.  I would say about 15 lbs for the arrow compartment, 40 lbs for the javelin compartment, and 60 lbs for the bow/spear/staff compartment.While a bit cheaper than a BoH or HH, a Quiver would still not be a good choice if it were only to be used for miscellaneous storage because it holds less than the smallest BoH; it does not let you avoid an AOO when retrieving a miscellaneous item like a HH; and mainly, because only items of fairly small width can fit inside.  But if you have one, you can use it as a crude BoH in addition to a quiver for your arrows.In my understanding, the main reason to have the magic Quiver at all is that if you have more than one type of arrow (such as poisoned and non-poisoned), it will produce the one you want; with a regular quiver you would have to choose randomly.</blockquote>

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