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<blockquote data-quote="Artoomis" data-source="post: 204249" data-attributes="member: 111"><p>I was sure I posted a note yesterday. Ah, well.</p><p></p><p>Basically, it is fine, and well within the rules, to apply a circumstance penalty of -2 (the DM's friend) for carrying a spiked chain that has not been "silenced" using some sort of small effort and expense.</p><p></p><p>This is true for carrying excessive equipment, too - pots and pans tend to clank when you walk. A penalty of even greater than -2 might be in order, though perhaps it's not worth worrying about, especially as rules already exist for armor check penalties for being excessively loaded down with "stuff."</p><p></p><p>On the other hand, rogues, who live and die by moving silently, would routinely take great pains to muffle anything on them that makes noise, and so I might not impose the penalty on them, except for equipment recently found that hasn't been "muffled" yet.</p><p></p><p>Back when I was "camping" with the US Army, it was routine for Rangers and other sneaky types to jump up and down to find out what clanked on them, and then silence it. Other, less sneaky types, like tankers and artillerymen, would never do such a thing, and would be laughed at if they did.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Artoomis, post: 204249, member: 111"] I was sure I posted a note yesterday. Ah, well. Basically, it is fine, and well within the rules, to apply a circumstance penalty of -2 (the DM's friend) for carrying a spiked chain that has not been "silenced" using some sort of small effort and expense. This is true for carrying excessive equipment, too - pots and pans tend to clank when you walk. A penalty of even greater than -2 might be in order, though perhaps it's not worth worrying about, especially as rules already exist for armor check penalties for being excessively loaded down with "stuff." On the other hand, rogues, who live and die by moving silently, would routinely take great pains to muffle anything on them that makes noise, and so I might not impose the penalty on them, except for equipment recently found that hasn't been "muffled" yet. Back when I was "camping" with the US Army, it was routine for Rangers and other sneaky types to jump up and down to find out what clanked on them, and then silence it. Other, less sneaky types, like tankers and artillerymen, would never do such a thing, and would be laughed at if they did. [/QUOTE]
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