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<blockquote data-quote="Shiroiken" data-source="post: 7121092" data-attributes="member: 6775477"><p>Due to the... generous... nature of 5E's standard encumbrance, the real difficulty is often overlooked: carry capacity. Confused? Look at the amount that containers can carry, and then figure out how you're going to carry the containers (not the weight, but the actual method of holding them). Str characters can carry far more than they can reasonably hold, simply because they can't hold that many containers. To take as much as they can carry, they won't have a free hand to fight with (or cast spells, or carry a light, etc.). Oh, and if you're thinking that players can use rope to tie a bunch of bags together and carry the mess, that leaves that player needing to take an action (at least) to free themselves from the contraption before they can fight. The good part of this, is that they don't have to worry about the weight of armor and treasure, merely the containers they bring with them.</p><p></p><p>On another note, I'd bet that most people who feel that Dex is vastly superior to Str think that encumbrance is an unnecessary part of the game <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shiroiken, post: 7121092, member: 6775477"] Due to the... generous... nature of 5E's standard encumbrance, the real difficulty is often overlooked: carry capacity. Confused? Look at the amount that containers can carry, and then figure out how you're going to carry the containers (not the weight, but the actual method of holding them). Str characters can carry far more than they can reasonably hold, simply because they can't hold that many containers. To take as much as they can carry, they won't have a free hand to fight with (or cast spells, or carry a light, etc.). Oh, and if you're thinking that players can use rope to tie a bunch of bags together and carry the mess, that leaves that player needing to take an action (at least) to free themselves from the contraption before they can fight. The good part of this, is that they don't have to worry about the weight of armor and treasure, merely the containers they bring with them. On another note, I'd bet that most people who feel that Dex is vastly superior to Str think that encumbrance is an unnecessary part of the game :cool: [/QUOTE]
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