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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Roman" data-source="post: 3901495" data-attributes="member: 1845">I think (mostly intuitively - I don't really have RL numbers to compare) that in 3.X edition, the carrying capacity table overestimates average strength and carrying capacity. Heroes are, of course, above average, but that is reflected in their higher than average stats, not in the stats themselves being skewed upwards. When realism and gameplay clash, gameplay wins, but since in this case they don't really clash (encumberance, for example, is generally only assessed when players try to carry a clearly ridiculous amount of stuff), it would be nice to have some realistic numbers. According to the carrying capacity table, a strength 10 individual can carry 100 pounds of equipment and lift/stagger with 200 pounds and a strength 11 inividual can carry 115 pounds and lift/stagger with 230 pounds. I feel this is way too much - I cannot really imagine an average person lifting 230 pounds off the ground and staggering with it (and this is different from benchpress or similar exercises). On the other hand, I must say I do not know how much an average person can lift off the ground - anybody has any numbers on that? If it were up to you, what carrying capacity would you assign to each strength score to make it more realistic?</blockquote>