Encumbrance: take it or leave it? /u/steeevitz DnD: Roll for Initiative!

Has encumbrance ever been interesting and important in a game you played? How did it go?

I was about to dismiss encumbrance out of hand but then I remembered one time it was really fun.

My character’s Strength was 3. Another player pointed out that if it rained, and his clothes got wet, that weight would exceed his encumbrance limit. Maybe this was supposed to dissuade me but we’d made a pact to “take what we rolled.”

So my character went shirtless with silk pants and his weapon was a sling (stones to be picked up on the spot as needed).

It fit the character concept, cleric of Ilmater (suffering), and he made it to level 5.

What’s your encumbrance/unencumbered story?

Has encumbrance ever been interesting and important in a game you played? How did it go?

I was about to dismiss encumbrance out of hand but then I remembered one time it was really fun.

My character’s Strength was 3. Another player pointed out that if it rained, and his clothes got wet, that weight would exceed his encumbrance limit. Maybe this was supposed to dissuade me but we’d made a pact to “take what we rolled.”

So my character went shirtless with silk pants and his weapon was a sling (stones to be picked up on the spot as needed).

It fit the character concept, cleric of Ilmater (suffering), and he made it to level 5.

What’s your encumbrance/unencumbered story?