Encumbrance

[R. Scott Kimsey]

Cross-posted from TLG forums.

Do most people here run the encumbrance rules as written. It seems to
me to be too limiting on the number of smaller items you can carry,
though it seems to work OK for larger items. I am using the rules
very loosely, and just keeping an eye on the heavier/larger items the
player has, and that they don't have a ridiculous amount of light
weight crap on them :)

[Chris Perkins]

Nope... I use weight-based encumbrance ala 3rd edition D&D.  Medium armor automatically imposes moderate encumbrance penalties while heavy armor automatically imposes heavy encumbrance penalties.

[Alan LeGros]

I don't normally use encumbrance because frankly it confuses me and
much like pets, it tends to get forgotten.

I would love a simple system.

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[Chris Perkins]

Hmmm... how about this?
 
Light/no armor and/or carrying a relatively light load (3 x STR lbs.) = Lightly encumbered (no penalties)
Medium armor and/or carrying a moderate load (6 x STR lbs) = moderately encumbered (-3 to DEX checks, -6 to jump/swim checks, -1/4 from Move Rate)
Heavy armor and/or carrying a heavy load (9 x STR lbs) = heavily encumbered (-6 to DEX checks, -12 to jump/swim checks, -1/2 from Move Rate)

[Alan LeGros]

Not bad, but I mean even simpler.

For example.

Str 15 = Encumbrance of 9
Str 16 = Encumbrance of 10
Str 17 = Encurmbrance of 11

etc...

Now each piece of quipment has a rating from 1 to say 10

Chain Shirt is a 3

Adventurer's Pac (Lantern, rope, etc...) 2

You add up until you reach your max and then take a penalty for each
step over you go.

I hate doing percentile math always. ;)

[Alan LeGros]

Or even simple, your Encumbrance rating IS your strength score.