Armor Penalty vs Carrying Capacity

[KanedaX321]

Okay, I just want to make sure I'm reading this right in the Core Rulebook, and I haven't been able to find an answer on here (might be searching wrong, sorry):

On Pg. 169 of the Core Rulebook, it states:

If your character is wearing armor, use the worse figure(from armor or from load) for each category. Do not stack the penalties.

I'm a character that's wearing Medium armor with a -4 Check Penalty. Now, if I'm reading that page right, that means I essentially have free reign to carry a medium load without worrying about any penalties.

As the penalty on medium load is -3, and the armor penalty is -4, I'll get a straight -4 penalty even if I'm carrying over 100 pounds of gear.

Is that right?

[Deadmanwalking]

KanedaX321 wrote:

Is that right?

Yes, though bear in mind that the armor's weight does still count towards the weight you carry.

Strong people in heavy armor really don't need to worry too much about encumberance.

[Jeraa]

Yes. You only use the worst penalty (in this case, the -4 from the armor). Once you get to a heavy load, you take the -6 penalty from encumbrance, and ignore the -4 penalty from armor.

[KanedaX321]

Excellent. I can breathe a little easier now about keeping my gear below 86 pounds. Thanks!