Carrying the Burden [Archive] - Wizards Community

Carrying the Burden [Archive] - Wizards Community

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SweetPea
01-12-07, 09:10 PM Can anyone explain to me the intricacies of carrying an unconcious party member? I know that it is based off of carrying capacity, but is there anything further? Does it take up an arm? Two arms? Can you fight or cast spells while carrying someone? Is there a penalty? Are there any rules for carrying an unwilling character?
Sarella Starshine
01-12-07, 09:42 PM well, for one, if they are unconscious, they are automatically willing to be carried :). it all depends on how much you can carry and how you are carrying them. a strong person will have no issue slinging the person over their shoulder freeing a hand, while a weaker person will have to use both hands.
SweetPea
01-12-07, 10:02 PM well, for one, if they are unconscious, they are automatically willing to be carried :). it all depends on how much you can carry and how you are carrying them. a strong person will have no issue slinging the person over their shoulder freeing a hand, while a weaker person will have to use both hands.

Sorry for my ambiguity. I meant a concious unwilling character.

As to the rest of your explanation, while I find this completely logical and very believable, I can find no where in the books where it makes such a distinction, and all realism aside, as far as the game goes, rules are rules. It takes no more effort for a person to carry a feather than to carry a treasure chest, providing he or she is still at a light load. Do you know if the rules explain this at any time?
Board_Rider
01-12-07, 10:03 PM Lifting and Dragging

A character can lift as much as his or her maximum load over his or her head.

A character can lift as much as double his or her maximum load off the ground, but he or she can only stagger around with it. While overloaded in this way, the character loses any Dexterity bonus to AC and can move only 5 feet per round (as a full-round action).

A character can generally push or drag along the ground as much as five times his or her maximum load. Favorable conditions can double these numbers, and bad circumstances can reduce them to one-half or less.

I would use this as a guideline and fill in the style how you see fit.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
SweetPea 01-12-07, 09:10 PM	Can anyone explain to me the intricacies of carrying an unconcious party member? I know that it is based off of carrying capacity, but is there anything further? Does it take up an arm? Two arms? Can you fight or cast spells while carrying someone? Is there a penalty? Are there any rules for carrying an unwilling character?
Sarella Starshine 01-12-07, 09:42 PM	well, for one, if they are unconscious, they are automatically willing to be carried :). it all depends on how much you can carry and how you are carrying them. a strong person will have no issue slinging the person over their shoulder freeing a hand, while a weaker person will have to use both hands.
SweetPea 01-12-07, 10:02 PM	well, for one, if they are unconscious, they are automatically willing to be carried :). it all depends on how much you can carry and how you are carrying them. a strong person will have no issue slinging the person over their shoulder freeing a hand, while a weaker person will have to use both hands. Sorry for my ambiguity. I meant a concious unwilling character. As to the rest of your explanation, while I find this completely logical and very believable, I can find no where in the books where it makes such a distinction, and all realism aside, as far as the game goes, rules are rules. It takes no more effort for a person to carry a feather than to carry a treasure chest, providing he or she is still at a light load. Do you know if the rules explain this at any time?
Board_Rider 01-12-07, 10:03 PM	Lifting and Dragging A character can lift as much as his or her maximum load over his or her head. A character can lift as much as double his or her maximum load off the ground, but he or she can only stagger around with it. While overloaded in this way, the character loses any Dexterity bonus to AC and can move only 5 feet per round (as a full-round action). A character can generally push or drag along the ground as much as five times his or her maximum load. Favorable conditions can double these numbers, and bad circumstances can reduce them to one-half or less. I would use this as a guideline and fill in the style how you see fit.