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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SirAntoine" data-source="post: 6530461" data-attributes="member: 6731904">Your speed (movement rate in 5th Edition) is not reduced by medium or heavy armor that I can tell, though.  If you use the variant encumbrance rules, you could easily get a reduced speed if you don't have a high strength, but a common strength score will work fine provided you don't carry a lot of gear.  I couldn't find swimming in the index, so I don't know what rules there are for trying to swim while wearing armor.Traditionally, a fighter-classed character would wear light armor instead of what we'd call medium or heavy in those systems, for greater mobility and lighter encumbrance.  Swimming in particular was a big concern, so if you were on a ship or likely to go into the water in another scenario lighter armor was preferred.  This and the temperature were big factors.  You wouldn't wear heavy armor in a desert or jungle, not if you were traveling for any length of time.  It depended on your preferences, of course, as to what level of detail and realism to go into, but I've yet to meet someone who would let a character swim in plate armor without the use of magic.Stealth, of course, is another matter entirely.  If the fighter was to accompany the thief or the ranger on their scouting missions, they would need to take off all their armor, and not even just the suit but they'd have to switch into soft boots so their footfalls could be silent.  Only the thief and the ranger could hide in plain sight, of course, but small troops of fighters and soldiers would often sneak past guards such as after the thief raised the portcullis.The typical group might always stick together, though, and be ready for combat at all times.  I am not sure why someone would wear light armor if they could still do ranged combat as well wearing something heavier.</blockquote>

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