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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bulsarra" data-source="post: 446953" data-attributes="member: 5224">Encumbrance and other thingsMessage From On High:I won't worry about encumbrance unless it starts getting out of hand.   And the PHB takes much of this into account by not stacking encumbrance of gear and treasure, etc. on top of armor penalities. (See pages 142-143 and Chapter 9 of the PHB for more detail.)I WILL count armor penalities and that will probably make adventuring challenging enough (in that regard) but beyond that I'll rule on a case-by-case basis. For example:If you have wiped out every orc in the dungeon and secured your route back to camp or town then I'll assume that you can carry everything out that you want (minus items that would take a some enginnering to move).Should you be in a similar situation except you still may face a wandering monster or other hazard (like mud) then you may face a penality until you can drop what you're carrying.Trying to get out of combat or a similar hazardous spot, I'll probably look at penalizing you if you go over you max load by half or more.These are guidelines....stuff to keep in mind should such events take place. If I ask you how much loot you're carrying that won't signal an incoming attack but should keep you on your guard.Remember that certain skills are more directly affected by weight (mostly due to armor) so be sure to review those on the pages I listed above.</blockquote>