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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Trainz" data-source="post: 1541269" data-attributes="member: 2122">I'm trying to give you options here man. You're not going to reduce your encumbrance without sacrificing AC. Depending on how close you are to your limit, there's a certain min-maxing to be done. I just wanted to toy with digits and try to help you out. On an related note, let's assume you have a +1 full-plate (you didn't tell me). At low levels it is much more important to have a +1 weapon than a +1 armor, since many critters have DR x/magical. You could ask your DM (if the game hasn't started yet) to switch your FP+1 (2650 gp) for a +1 weapon, which would leave you about 300 g.p. (800 gp total with your remaining 500 g.p.).  With that 800, you can either buy a half plate (but the weight would remain the same), or a banded mail (clearing 15 pounds if that's the only thing you need to clear). With the remaining coins, you could buy silk rope instead of hemp rope, clearing another 5 pounds for each rope thusly swapped. In thruth, if you're die-hard on your AC, you're just going to have to accept the penalties you encumbrance gives you for the time being. Note that being 3rd level, the next level gives you a stat increase, which you could put on strength, thus giving you an encumbrance boost.</blockquote>