Thranconia

Encumbrance and movement will be handled in a simple, direct manner: A character has 3 possible states of encumbrance and movement:||

1. NORMAL: character is not wearing chain mail or plate armor and is carrying a number of items equal to or less than his STR ability score. For a horse, this rate applies if it has no or an unarmored rider.
2. ARMORED OR LOADED: a character is either wearing chain or plate OR is carrying more items than his STR ability score, but less than twice his score. For a horse this applies if it has an armored rider.
3. ARMORED AND LOADED: a character is wearing chain or plate armor AND is carrying more than his STR score in items, but less than twice his score. He counts at this level if he is carrying a body, or a chst or other bulky container, regardless of his armor and equipment. For a horse, this applies if it has barding and/or 2 riders.

  ITEMS CARRIED: A character can carry a number of items equal or less than his STR score without becoming loaded. What exactly counts as a single item? Mostly it is just that, if it is a thing, it counts as an item. However, sometimes very small things might not count as a single item–as a rule of thumb, if the gear book gives it a weight of 0, then consider it takes 20 of the items to fill a pouch which counts as a single item. Clothing, backpacks, belts, and sacks do not count as items carried. Here are some examples:

Any 1 weapon Any suit of armor (leather, chain or plate) and helmet Any shield Character’s money bag with up to 500 coins 1 quiver of 20 arrows 1 case of 30 bolts 1 pouch containing a sling and up to 30 stones 1 quiver of up to 6 javelins 1 Herbalist Bag (containing up to 20 herbs or concoctions) 1 scroll case (containing up to 7 spells or maps on scrolls) 1 potion, 1 flask of oil, or 1 vial of holy water 1 hooded lantern containing oil and affixed with an Ether Lens

EXAMPLE: Chester O’ The Woods (Half-Elf Fighter-Thief)–STR 10 Suit of Leather Armor Long Bow Quiver of 20 arrows Sword Dagger Thief’s Tools Money Pouch: with 200gp 1 potion of healing 1 potion of invisibility

He can carry 10 items without becoming loaded, so far he as 9 of them. We can assume he’s wearing normal clothes, wearing a backpack, and has a sword belt and scabbards. He is in leather armor, so now he is Normal, so 6”–30’ of movement.

If he should get more than 300 more coins, he would tip over into the 10th item, and if he should pick up one more item, he would become “loaded”.  Then, he would drop to 5”--25’ of movement.