Chests, bags, sacks - how big and how much? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Chests, bags, sacks - how big and how much? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Kimokeo
03-29-06, 05:41 PM I can't find details on how big these things are and how much they can carry. The PHB gives encumbrance but not dimension or capacity.

Anyone know the answers?
Yoshimatsu
03-29-06, 09:27 PM I would guess it would just be how large the specific container is.
Lokiyn
03-29-06, 09:32 PM Item Price Weight Capacity
Dry Goods (Empty) Cu. Ft.
Backpack 2 0 1
Barrel 2 0 10
Basket 0.4 0 2
Bucket 0.5 2 1
Chest 2 1350 2
Pouch, Belt 1 0.5 0.2
Sack 0.1 0.5 1
Saddlebags 4 8 5
Spell Component pouch 5 0.25 0.125

Liquids Gal.
Bottle, wine, glass 2 - 0.09375
Flask 0.03 - 0.0625
Jug, clay 0.03 2 1
Mug/Tankard, Clay 0.02 - 0.0625
Pitcher, Clay 0.02 1 0.5
Pot, iron 0.5 2 1
Vial, ink, or potion 1 - 0.0078125
Waterskin 1 - 0.5

Here is what i have written down. i think i got most of it from Arms and equipment Guide. and converting the liquids to gallons... Actually i'm not sure where i got most of the vvalues from, however you could use it as a starting point. i'll go hunt down where i could find it.
Kimokeo
03-29-06, 09:46 PM Thanks, I'm still looking.
I have some old Dragon Magazines and I know they gave a lot of details in one of them. In fact, one actually broke down, according to the size of a coin, how many would actually fit in a chest. Just because it could hold 200 lbs didn't mean 200 lbs of coin would fit in it.

I thought the dimensions were in the 2nd edition books and I'm pouring over them now - they had iron and wood type chests, large and small, baskets/backpacks/pouchs/sacks - all with dimensions. I just wish I could remember where those statistics are.

If I find mine, I'll post them.
Puca
03-30-06, 10:29 AM The "Rules of the Game" article by Skip Williams on Going Metric has a table of carrying capacities.
Psifon
03-30-06, 11:33 AM Just a piece of advice: Don't worry about it.

You can guestimate how much gold you can carry around, and believe the DM when he says you have too much to carry, and for the most part the game will work just fine. Getting into this level of detail doesn't really enhance play too much.
strumbleduck
03-30-06, 03:34 PM I agree. Sacks are basically free, so you don't need to worry about how many of them your PCs are carrying around, or how much each individual sack can hold.
tarkin
03-30-06, 03:53 PM Yes. The real limit is weight, not size.

People should generally be able to strap extra things on somehow.
Fighter1
03-30-06, 08:11 PM http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20040406a

Read through it - closer to the middle and bottom of the article to find capacities. I just say that these in the article are for medium creatures with average containers; so if someone wants to buy and extra large backpack for a medium creature I add to the capacity it can hold (and weight of the item itself, etc.). I just break the cost and weight down to units and calc from there.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Kimokeo 03-29-06, 05:41 PM	I can't find details on how big these things are and how much they can carry. The PHB gives encumbrance but not dimension or capacity. Anyone know the answers?
Yoshimatsu 03-29-06, 09:27 PM	I would guess it would just be how large the specific container is.
Lokiyn 03-29-06, 09:32 PM	Item Price Weight Capacity Dry Goods (Empty) Cu. Ft. Backpack 2 0 1 Barrel 2 0 10 Basket 0.4 0 2 Bucket 0.5 2 1 Chest 2 1350 2 Pouch, Belt 1 0.5 0.2 Sack 0.1 0.5 1 Saddlebags 4 8 5 Spell Component pouch 5 0.25 0.125 Liquids Gal. Bottle, wine, glass 2 - 0.09375 Flask 0.03 - 0.0625 Jug, clay 0.03 2 1 Mug/Tankard, Clay 0.02 - 0.0625 Pitcher, Clay 0.02 1 0.5 Pot, iron 0.5 2 1 Vial, ink, or potion 1 - 0.0078125 Waterskin 1 - 0.5 Here is what i have written down. i think i got most of it from Arms and equipment Guide. and converting the liquids to gallons... Actually i'm not sure where i got most of the vvalues from, however you could use it as a starting point. i'll go hunt down where i could find it.
Kimokeo 03-29-06, 09:46 PM	Thanks, I'm still looking. I have some old Dragon Magazines and I know they gave a lot of details in one of them. In fact, one actually broke down, according to the size of a coin, how many would actually fit in a chest. Just because it could hold 200 lbs didn't mean 200 lbs of coin would fit in it. I thought the dimensions were in the 2nd edition books and I'm pouring over them now - they had iron and wood type chests, large and small, baskets/backpacks/pouchs/sacks - all with dimensions. I just wish I could remember where those statistics are. If I find mine, I'll post them.
Puca 03-30-06, 10:29 AM	The "Rules of the Game" article by Skip Williams on Going Metric has a table of carrying capacities.
Psifon 03-30-06, 11:33 AM	Just a piece of advice: Don't worry about it. You can guestimate how much gold you can carry around, and believe the DM when he says you have too much to carry, and for the most part the game will work just fine. Getting into this level of detail doesn't really enhance play too much.
strumbleduck 03-30-06, 03:34 PM	I agree. Sacks are basically free, so you don't need to worry about how many of them your PCs are carrying around, or how much each individual sack can hold.
tarkin 03-30-06, 03:53 PM	Yes. The real limit is weight, not size. People should generally be able to strap extra things on somehow.
Fighter1 03-30-06, 08:11 PM	http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/rg/20040406a Read through it - closer to the middle and bottom of the article to find capacities. I just say that these in the article are for medium creatures with average containers; so if someone wants to buy and extra large backpack for a medium creature I add to the capacity it can hold (and weight of the item itself, etc.). I just break the cost and weight down to units and calc from there.