Verb:ENCUMBRANCE

ENCUMBRANCE Type System System Character mechanics

ENCUMBRANCE is used to check how much the items a character is carrying is weighing them down.

Help

Please note: The following populates with HELP ENCUMBRANCE only.

Encumbrance -

Encumbrance, i.e. carrying too many items and/or silvers, can be deadly.  Too much encumbrance will:

1.  Make your swing and ambush roundtimes longer

2.  Lower your Defense Strength (DS)

3.  Inhibit your ability to use wands and scrolls

4.  Make you much more vulnerable to maneuver attacks

To check your encumbrance type ENCUM.  If the message indicates you are encumbered consider selling gems, skins and other unwanted things, putting your coins in the bank.  You can also put items you wish to keep but do not need to carry with you in your locker.  To learn how to do this, type HELP Locker.  Encumbrance can also be caused by insufficient training for your armor.  HELP Armor will explain how to train for heavier armors.

Usage

First person messaging will vary based on the percentage of encumbrance the character has, however third person messaging will always be the same.

Percentage	First	Third
None	You adjust your gear comfortably and feel satisfied that you are not encumbered enough to notice.	Xeraphina checks her equipment, adjusting and rearranging her gear.
>0% to 10%	Your load is a bit heavy, but you feel confident that the weight is not affecting your actions very much.
>10% - 20%	You feel somewhat weighed down, but can still move well, though you realize you are not as quick as you could be.
>20% to 30%	You can't quite get comfortable, and are definitely feeling the effects of the weight you are carrying. Lightening your load could help.
>30% to 40%	Your shoulders are beginning to sag under the weight of your gear, and your reactions are not very fast. Time to unload, perhaps?
>40% to 50%	The weight you are carrying is giving you a backache. Perhaps you should unload some things soon before you actually have to move fast.
>50% to 65%	You are beginning to stoop under the load you are carrying, and your reactions are slow. Hope you don't have to dodge anything.
>65% to 80%	It is difficult to move quickly at all, and your legs are strained with the effort of carrying all that stuff. You can probably manage to trudge around town, but hunting would be treacherous.
>80% to 100%	You find it nearly impossible to make any fast moves, and you ache all over from the load you are trying to haul around. Hope you're in a safe place.
>100%	You are so weighed down with junk you can barely move. You might be able to make it to your locker by summoning all your strength and willpower, but surviving much else would not be a good bet.

See Also

• Encumbrance
• Inventory
• INVENTORY (verb)