encumbrance, dwarves and limits


Rules Questions


A question came up, and I have decided how I will apply it in my game, but it's something that made me surprised that a long time, common-sense player seemed not to have considered, and so I thought I'd bring it up here. It states, in the core rules, that a dwarf's speed is *never* reduced for encumbrance. I have, for my personal understanding, limited that in one specific way. If a character is 'holding' more weight than they can move via push/pull/drag weight limits, their speed is effectively 0. A dwarf's inability to have their speed lessened is actually, in my games, limited by the total amount of weight that they can push/pull/drag. If they can't move something based on their strength score, they cannot have full movement, or even any movement while trying to carry that item. Does anyone else agree with it? Should there be weight limits, based on strength score, as to the maximum amount even a dwarf can move?


It's the GM job to handle corner cases like this.


Their speed may never be reduced for encumbrance, but that doesn't change anything about the limits of what they can haul. Existing rules handle this sufficiently.

And you're still talking about a top speed of 20, baring magic or other shenannigans.

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