Encumbrance (Derived Attribute)

Encumbrance reflects how much weight a character can carry in terms of equipment. It is determined by Strength though it can be altered by Fatigue.

Equipment vs Inventory

Characters are considered to have two effective weights for the things they carry - an Equipment Weight and an Inventory Weight.

Equipment Weight refers to the the weight of all the equipment the character intends to use during combat - weapons, armour, potions and so forth, all things they need to have access to immediately. Inventory Weight refers to the sum total of all items they carry with them.

The reason for this is it is readily assumed that a character will not wish to fight fully encumbered by a heavy pack and drop it at the beginning of an encounter or just before, allowing them to Drop Their Pack as a Free Action. The location of their pack is not necessarily important unless something significant happens or the character is planning something - otherwise, it is presumed to be accessibly "on the floor" during an encounter. This allows the character to use Equipment Weight for determining Encumbrance, a usually significantly lower score.

If a character suffers some form of Surprise, they cannot Drop Their Pack until it is their turn and doing so is likely to take a Move Action. Similarly, if a character is unwilling to drop their pack because it may be stolen, get damaged or lost during a fray, they must use their Inventory Weight for determining Encumbrance.

Encumbrance Weight Limits

These are the weights at which encumbrance levels begin for each Strength score. All weights are listed in pounds (lb). If a character's carried weight falls into into given margins, they have the relevant Encumbrance (Status) condition.

Encumbrance
Strength Score	Light	Moderate	Heavy	Severe
1	2	3	4	6
2	2	4	6	8
3	6	7	8	10
4	11	14	17	20
5	11	14	17	20
6	21	30	39	47
7	21	30	39	47
8	36	51	66	81
9	36	51	66	81
10	41	59	77	97
11	41	59	77	97
12	46	70	95	118
13	46	70	95	118
14	56	86	116	146
15	56	86	116	146
16	71	101	131	161
17	86	122	158	194
18	111	150	189	228
18/01-50	136	175	214	253
18/51-75	161	200	239	278
18/76-90	186	225	264	303
18/91-99	236	275	314	353
18/00	336	375	414	453
19	486	525	564	603
20	536	575	614	653
21	636	675	714	753
22	786	825	864	903
23	936	975	1014	1053
24	1236	1275	1314	1353
25	1536	1575	1614	1653

Size Alterations

Size has an effect on the total weight a character can carry per level of encumbrance.

Carrying Capacity Modifier per Size Category
Size	Weight Modifier
Tiny-	Half again for every Size Category below Tiny
Tiny	-1/2
Small	+0%
Medium	+0%
Large	+50%
Huge	+100%
Gigantic	+250%
Colossal	+500%
Colossal+	+250% for every Size Category above Colossal