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====Original Belt Show====
====Original Belt Show====
The belt is made of tiny mithril links with a clasp engraved with the Symbol of Kai. There seem to be fine strands of metal, veniom by the looks of them, woven between the links
The belt is made of tiny mithril links with a clasp engraved with the Symbol of Kai. There seem to be fine strands of metal, veniom by the looks of them, woven between the links

==Starsworn's Testing==

Tested on a Half-Elf with STR 104 (bonus 27) and CON 100 (bonus 25), using silver coins as a weight baseline (no items, no armor, then repeated with armor worn).
'''Results:'''

Without belt, no armor: unencumbered up to 28,185 coins
With belt, no armor: unencumbered up to 38,443 coins
Without belt, with armor: unencumbered up to 29,068 coins
With belt, with armor: unencumbered up to 39,326 coins

The belt consistently added '''10,258 coins (~64.1 lbs)''' of carrying capacity regardless of whether armor was worn, confirming it is a flat bonus.
'''Analysis:'''
Body weight is 251 pounds (Base 82⅓ + (104+100) × 0.8233). The 64.1 lb bonus represents about 25.5% of body weight, which corresponds to moving approximately 2–3 encumbrance message tiers. A heavier character, such as a Human, Half-Krolvin, or Giantman, would have even more benefit.


[[Category:Legendary Items]]
[[Category:Legendary Items]]

Revision as of 22:10, 28 February 2026

A wide mithril belt, also known as the Belt of Kai reduces the encumbrance of the wearer by 4 "levels". This means a race like Giantman gets more benefit than that of a Burghal Gnome.

Properties

  • Reduces encumbrance by 4 levels
  • The effect occurs as soon as one wears the belt, it is similar to lightening armor by a significant amount in that there is no charges, or magic item use in order to use.

Description

Original Belt Show

The belt is made of tiny mithril links with a clasp engraved with the Symbol of Kai. There seem to be fine strands of metal, veniom by the looks of them, woven between the links

Starsworn's Testing

Tested on a Half-Elf with STR 104 (bonus 27) and CON 100 (bonus 25), using silver coins as a weight baseline (no items, no armor, then repeated with armor worn). Results:

Without belt, no armor: unencumbered up to 28,185 coins With belt, no armor: unencumbered up to 38,443 coins Without belt, with armor: unencumbered up to 29,068 coins With belt, with armor: unencumbered up to 39,326 coins

The belt consistently added 10,258 coins (~64.1 lbs) of carrying capacity regardless of whether armor was worn, confirming it is a flat bonus. Analysis: Body weight is 251 pounds (Base 82⅓ + (104+100) × 0.8233). The 64.1 lb bonus represents about 25.5% of body weight, which corresponds to moving approximately 2–3 encumbrance message tiers. A heavier character, such as a Human, Half-Krolvin, or Giantman, would have even more benefit.