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Chapter 4

Encumbrance Chart

This is the combined Encumbrance Chart. Using this chart the normal movement rate of any character can be determined based on the Muscle of the character and how much they are carrying.

The rows on the top part of the table are the standard movement rates from 3 to 36.

 NoneLightly EncumberedModerately EncumberedHeavily EncumberedSeverely Encumbered 
 363534333231302928272625242322212019181716151413121110987654321 
 30 292827 2625 2423222120 1918171615141312 111098765 4321 
 27 262524 2322212019 1817 1615 1413121110 98 7654 321  
 2423 2221 2019 1817 1615 1413 1211 109 87 65 43 21  
 21 2019 1817 161514  13 12 1110 9 8 7 65 4 3 2 1 
 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1  
 15  14  13  12  11  10  9  8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 
 12  11  10  9  8  7  6  5  4  3  2  1   
 9   8   7   6   5   4   3   2   1    
 6  5     4     3     2     1         
 3           2           1            
MuscleCan carry up to this much weight and move this numberStrength
1         1                 2     3  1
21     2        3        4        5  2
35     6     7        8     9        3
4-510  11  12  13  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  21 234-5
6-720212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344 454647485051525354556-7
8-935373840424345474850525355575860626365676870727375777880828385878889 908-9
10-1140434446495052555658616264676870737476798082858688919294979810010310410611011510-11
12-1345495153575961656769737577818385899193979910110510710911311511712112312512913113313614012-13
14-155560626570727580828590929510010210511011211512012212513013213514014214515015215516016216516717014-15
1670757780858790959710010510711011511712012512713013513714014514715015515716016516717017517718018719516
178591949710310610911511812112713013313914214515115415716316616917517818118719019319920220521121421721822017
1811011611912312913213614214514915515816216817117518118418819419720020721021422022322723323624024624925325425518
18/01-5013514114414815415716116717017418018318719319620020620921321922222623223523924524825225826126527127427827928018/01-50
18/51-7516016717017418018318619219519920520821221822122523123423824424725125726026427027327728328629029629930330430518/51-75
18/76-9018519119419820420721121722022423023323724324625025625926326927227628228528929529830230831131532132432832933018/76-90
18/91-9923524124424825425726126727027428028328729329630030630931331932232633233533934534835235836136537137437837938018/91-99
18/0033534134434835435736136737037438038338739339640040640941341942242643243543944544845245846146547147447847948018/00
1934535836437138338839540641141642643143644544945446246647147848148549249549950550851251752052352853053353864019
2036037538239040441041743043644245445946547548048649550050551351752253053353854554855255856256557157457758270020
2138039840741843444345346747548449850551352553153955055656357357858559459960561361862363163563964665065466181021
2241744145346648849951053054055156957858860461362263764465266667368069369970671772372974074575076076577077997022
234855135275425675805946176296416626736847047137247417507597767847928078148228358428498618678748858918979071,13023
246196556736917247417577878028188458598738979109239459579689899991,0101,0291,0381,0481,0651,0741,0821,0981,1061,1141,1281,1351,1431,1561,44024
257527968188408809009209579759941,0271,0441,0601,0911,1061,1211,1491,1631,1771,2021,2151,2271,2501,2621,2731,2941,3051,3151,3351,3441,3541,3711,3801,3891,4051,75025
 NoneLightly EncumberedModerately EncumberedHeavily EncumberedSeverely Encumbered 

To use this table:

Pick the Muscle of the character on the left hand column. Then go across to the weight they are carrying. Going up that column will give the maximum movement for that character.

Examples:

  • A human with a normal movement of 12 and a Muscle of 12 who is carrying 61 or fewer pounds has a modified movement of 10 and is Lightly Encumbered.
  • A dwarf with a normal movement of 6 and a Muscle of 17 who is carrying 200 pounds or less has a modified movement of 2 and is Severely Encumbered.
  • An Orc with a normal movement of 9 and a Muscle of 15 who is carrying 50 pounds of gear has a modified movement of 9 and is Not Encumbered.

One way to use this chart, start with your Muscle, go to the right to choose how much you are carrying, then look back up towards the top to determine what your current movement rate is

Effects of Encumbrance on Normal Movement

Encumbrance Category
 THAC0ACInitiative Modifier
Severe-4+3+15
Heavy-2+1+10
Moderate-10+5
Light00none
None00none