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<blockquote data-quote="DragonShadow" data-source="post: 1541807" data-attributes="member: 16918"><p>Even with any weak characters I may happen to roll up, I have never managed to make myself encumbered right from the start. The real question is:</p><p></p><p>What possessed you to buy so much crap in the first place?</p><p></p><p></p><p>By what I can see, all of your "essential" gear is near to being useless. The rations and the waterskin, those are fine. The bedroll, way to go. Everburning Torch...alright, not something I would have gone with, but if you can't see in the dark, you can't see in the dark. Rope. I don't think I've ever bothered buying hemp rope, since it weighs an extra 5lbs over the silk, and isn't as tough. Spring the extra gp and buy silk rope, man. -.- Are you really going to be that cheap?</p><p></p><p>Instrument? Unless you're a bard, you don't need one of those, and I have yet to encounter a DM that would count a Bard's instrument against his weight unless he was trying to carry a Grand Piano on his back.</p><p></p><p>What do you need a mug for, even if the thing is practically weightless? Waterskins are designed that you can drink straight out of them. Unless you're planning on going into "the ruins" and finding a keg, ditch the mug.</p><p></p><p>You really, honestly, and truly don't need much other than that. Some tindertwigs would be nice, since you'll need a fire, but you can buy a million and one of them for 2gp and they don't take up any weight. (That was an exaggeration, don't take me seriously. -.-) </p><p></p><p>You can also try and, oh...I don't know...rely on your fellow party members? If the campaign is such that you've all never met before and are just going to be meeting up to go into some dark, dank, scary place where nobody in their right mind would have any business in going...then, fine, I guess you're going to have to have your own stuff for the RP reasons. You can still ditch a lot of the crap that you have. Rethink your load.</p><p></p><p>If the PC's happen to know each other and are meeting each other up to go adventuring in said place, then take a leap of faith and assume you're not going to be the only one trying to supply the party.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't think you named your character Oaka XXIII, Merchant Extrordinaire, did you?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DragonShadow, post: 1541807, member: 16918"] Even with any weak characters I may happen to roll up, I have never managed to make myself encumbered right from the start. The real question is: What possessed you to buy so much crap in the first place? By what I can see, all of your "essential" gear is near to being useless. The rations and the waterskin, those are fine. The bedroll, way to go. Everburning Torch...alright, not something I would have gone with, but if you can't see in the dark, you can't see in the dark. Rope. I don't think I've ever bothered buying hemp rope, since it weighs an extra 5lbs over the silk, and isn't as tough. Spring the extra gp and buy silk rope, man. -.- Are you really going to be that cheap? Instrument? Unless you're a bard, you don't need one of those, and I have yet to encounter a DM that would count a Bard's instrument against his weight unless he was trying to carry a Grand Piano on his back. What do you need a mug for, even if the thing is practically weightless? Waterskins are designed that you can drink straight out of them. Unless you're planning on going into "the ruins" and finding a keg, ditch the mug. You really, honestly, and truly don't need much other than that. Some tindertwigs would be nice, since you'll need a fire, but you can buy a million and one of them for 2gp and they don't take up any weight. (That was an exaggeration, don't take me seriously. -.-) You can also try and, oh...I don't know...rely on your fellow party members? If the campaign is such that you've all never met before and are just going to be meeting up to go into some dark, dank, scary place where nobody in their right mind would have any business in going...then, fine, I guess you're going to have to have your own stuff for the RP reasons. You can still ditch a lot of the crap that you have. Rethink your load. If the PC's happen to know each other and are meeting each other up to go adventuring in said place, then take a leap of faith and assume you're not going to be the only one trying to supply the party. I don't think you named your character Oaka XXIII, Merchant Extrordinaire, did you? [/QUOTE]
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