Encumbrance Tables (PHB)

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Table 47: Character Encumbrance

Table 47: Character Encumbrance

Character Strength	Encumbrance					Max.Carried Weight
	Unencumbered	Light	Moderate	Heavy	Severe
2	0-1	2	3	4	5-6	6
3	0-5	6	7	8-9	10	10
4-5	0-10	11-13	14-16	17-19	20-25	25
6-7	0-20	21-29	30-38	39-46	47-55	55
8-9	0-35	36-50	51-65	66-80	81-90	90
10-11	0-40	41-58	59-76	77-96	97-110	110
12-13	0-45	46-69	70-93	94-117	118-140	140
14-15	0-55	56-85	86-115	116-145	146-170	170
16	0-70	71-100	101-130	131-160	161-195	195
17	0-85	86-121	122-157	158-193	194-220	220
18	0-110	111-149	150-188	189-227	228-255	255
18/01-50	0-135	136-174	175-213	214-252	253-280	280
18/51-75	0-160	161-199	200-238	239-277	278-305	305
18/76-90	0-185	186-224	225-263	264-302	303-330	330
18/91-99	0-235	236-274	275-313	314-352	353-380	380
18/00	0-335	336-374	375-413	414-452	453-480	480

Table 48: Modified Movement Rates

Table 48: Modified Movement Rates

Base Move Strength Score	Modified Movement Rate
	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	1
2	1	—	2	—	—	3	—	—	4	—	—	5
3	5	—	6	—	7	—	—	8	—	9	—	—
4-5	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
6-7	20	23	26	29	32	35	38	41	44	47	50	53
8-9	35	40	45	50	55	60	65	70	75	80	85	89
10-11	40	46	52	58	64	70	76	82	88	94	100	106
12-13	45	53	61	69	77	85	93	101	109	117	125	133
14-15	55	65	75	85	95	105	115	125	135	145	155	165
16	70	80	90	100	110	120	130	140	150	160	170	180
17	85	97	109	121	133	145	157	169	181	193	205	217
18	110	123	136	149	162	175	188	201	214	227	240	253
18/01-50	135	148	161	174	187	200	213	226	239	252	265	278
18/51-75	160	173	186	199	212	225	238	251	264	277	290	303
18/76-90	185	198	211	224	237	250	263	276	289	302	315	328
18/91-99	235	248	261	274	287	300	313	326	339	352	365	378
18/00	335	348	361	374	387	400	413	426	439	452	465	478

Table 49: Carrying Capacities of Animals

Table 49: Carrying Capacities of Animals

Mount	Base Move	1⁄2 Move	1⁄4 Move
Camel	0-330 lbs.	331-500 lbs.	501-660 lbs.
Dog	0-15 lbs.	16-20 lbs.	21-30 lbs.
Elephant	0-500 lbs.	501-750 lbs.	751-1,000 lbs.
Horse, draft	0-260 lbs.	261-390 lbs.	391-520 lbs.
Horse, heavy	0-260 lbs.	261-390 lbs.	391-520 lbs.
Horse, light	0-170 lbs.	171-255 lbs.	256-340 lbs.
Horse, medium	0-220 lbs.	221-330 lbs.	331-440 lbs.
Horse, riding	0-180 lbs.	181-270 lbs.	271-360 lbs.
Mule	0-250 lbs.	251-375 lbs.	376-500 lbs.
Ox	0-220 lbs.	221-330 lbs.	331-440 lbs.
Yak	0-220 lbs.	221-330 lbs.	331-440 lbs.

Aside from knowing the weight limits, your character needs to have ways to hold all his gear. The capacities of different containers are given in Table 50.

Table 50: Stowage Capacity

Table 50: Stowage Capacity

Item	Weight Cap.	Volume
Backpack	50 lbs.	3'×2'×1'
Basket, large	20 lbs.	2'×2'×2'
Basket, small	10 lbs.	1'×1'×1'
Belt pouch, large	8 lbs.	6"×8"×2"
Belt pouch, small	5 lbs.	4"×6"×2"
Chest, large	100 lbs.	3'×2'×2'
Chest, small	40 lbs.	2'×1'×1'
Sack, large	30 lbs.	2'×2'×1'
Sack, small	15 lbs.	1'×1'×8"
Saddle bags, large	30 lbs.	18"×1'×6"
Saddle bags, small	20 lbs.	1'×1'×6"