Calculate Your Carrying Capacity: A Guide for 5e Players
Understanding Your Carrying Capacity
Your carrying capacity is determined by your size and strength. Larger creatures can bear more weight, while smaller creatures can carry less. For each size category above Medium, double the creature's carrying capacity and the amount of weight it can push, drag, or lift.
Calculating Your Carrying Capacity
To calculate your carrying capacity, multiply your Strength score by 15. The result is the weight, in pounds, that you can carry. Most characters will have a carrying capacity of around 150-300 pounds.
Carrying Excess Weight
If you carry weight in excess of 10 times your Strength score, but less than your maximum carrying capacity, you are considered heavily encumbered. This means you have difficulty moving and performing other actions.
You cannot carry more than your maximum carrying capacity. If you attempt to do so, you will fall unconscious.
Encumbrance Variant Rule
The Player's Handbook includes a variant rule for encumbrance. This rule provides more detailed guidelines for determining the weight you can carry and how it affects your movement and abilities.
If you choose to use the encumbrance variant rule, you will need to track the weight of all the items you are carrying. You will also need to calculate your effective Strength score, which is used to determine your carrying capacity and movement speed.
Tips for Optimizing Your Carrying Capacity
- Increase your Strength score. This is the most straightforward way to increase your carrying capacity.
- Use a pack animal or wagon. This can help you carry more weight without becoming encumbered.
- Store your belongings in a bag of holding. This magical item can hold a large amount of weight in a small space.
Calculating your carrying capacity is an important part of character creation in D&D 5e. By understanding how your carrying capacity works, you can optimize your character's abilities and avoid becoming encumbered.
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