[DL] Re: deadlands-digest.20010630-1

[Dane & Melody <melndane@att.net>]

In the Epitaph 2 (p. 30), there was a question regarding this.  The 
original intent was that the encumbrance system given in the DL is a 
standard weight system for _extended term_ hauling of items and the 
such.  However, the largest weight a character can carry is approximately 
STR x 35.  So, the PC with a d12 STR should be able to max press (to borrow 
an AD&D term) 420 lb.  However, the PC's pace is reduced to 2 and she 
begins to loose 1d4 wind per round due to the strain.

Enjoy!

Dane

At 09:46 PM 6/30/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2001 22:28:20 +0100
>From: sam.desmith@ntlworld.com
>Subject: Encumbrance (WAS: Re: [DL] Blacksmiths)
>
>First off: thanks to everyone who's given me info on smithing: it's been
>IMMENSELY useful. But it's got me thinking along rather different lines.
>
>The PC in question has a Str of 4d12. This means he is encumbered with 36lbs
>of weight, or 2.57 stone, roughly the equivalent of a small toddler. Now I
>can see that I, not an especially strong person, might be slightly
>inconvenienced, but I can't believe that this would slow down someone
>stronger than a horse (Str 3d12). In general, the encumbrance system does
>seem slightly out of whack to me. A normal human is at 3/4 pace whilst
>carrying a 18lbs in weight, just over a stone - am I missing something
>(admittedly, my maths sucjs), or does this seems wrong somehow? Perhaps Dice
>type plus number of dice as the base would make more sense. This means an
>average human would be a 3/4 pace carrying 24lbs, or just under 2 stone, and
>our brawny friend would be encumbered carrrying 48 lbs, and Heavy
>encumberance would be 160lbs (so, an average male). Thoughts?
>
>Sam de Smith