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Message: <blockquote data-quote="henchman99942" data-source="post: 6163152" data-attributes="member: 6748909">This is an old post, yet I will respond anyway.  Also, I know a creature/character can drag 5 times his weight alowance  on something on the ground, but what about if the weight is on wheels,  ie how much weight can someone (or an animal) pull if it is in the  cart/wagon? (obviously the weight of the cart/wagon would have to be  considered).In GURPS, they list the amount by which wheelbarrows, carts and wagons reduce the load 'dragged'.When you pull a load behind youunassisted, use its full weight. Halveeffective weight if you are pulling asledge over snow or ice, divide effectiveweight by 10 for a two-wheeledcart, and divide effective weight by 20for a four-wheeled wagon. (Rememberto add the weight of the sledge, cart, orwagon to that of the load before dividing!)Additionally, a wheelbarrow reduces weight by 5.These are the official GURPS rules.  I can speak from personal experience that dragging something is a little easier than carrying it.  I play around with building survival shelters and I have dragged a LOT of small trees.  I estimate dragging reduces weight by 2.  This is real world experience of dragging a long heavy pole (tree) on soft ground (grass).I am building (virtual) RPG wagons and carts because I cannot find squat on them for statistics.  I do have "and a 10 foot pole" and other RPG resources but I am not happy with any of them.  So... back to the spreadsheet.</blockquote>

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