Clothing and Weight [Archive] - Wizards Community

Clothing and Weight [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Kamcer
08-31-06, 12:42 PM I googled this but couldn't find anything, I could of sworn somewhere in the PHB(atleast in 3.0) it said not only did you get one set of cloths free, they didn't count towards your carry capacity. Did I just make this up or is it really in there somewhere?
Someone
08-31-06, 12:49 PM Correct, the clothes on the PCs back don't count twoards weight. However, if the PCs were to try and carry a hundred sets of clothes, that would weigh them down a bit. (not to mention the whole bulk of a hundred pairs of pants).

Though there are probably some situations (swimming, for example) where heavy, bulky clothes is a bad thing, to the point it affects game mechanics.
steventirey1985
08-31-06, 12:51 PM Assume a character owns at least one outfit of normal clothes. Pick any one of the following clothing outfits: artisan’s outfit, entertainer’s outfit, explorer’s outfit, monk’s outfit, peasant’s outfit, scholar’s outfit, or traveler’s outfit.

I only found this in the SRD, but the first set of clothes don't count against your carring capacity. Page 131 of the PHB (3.5) under Clothing has the info you want.
Kamcer
08-31-06, 01:57 PM Thanks!

Gearing up a 10 Str rogue is alot of math. I didn't want to weigh him down with smuggler's boots and an explore's outfit then encumber him with leather armor.
Dheran
08-31-06, 10:48 PM Yeah, the rules for clothing are a little screwy. A silk G-string for a tropical setting and a head-to-toe set of sealskin clothes for an arctic setting weigh the same: nothing. There's a big difference in the weight of a spare set, though: 1/2 ounce vs. 10 lbs.
Arvagor
08-31-06, 10:54 PM Yeah, the rules for clothing are a little screwy. A silk G-string for a tropical setting and a head-to-toe set of sealskin clothes for an arctic setting weigh the same: nothing. There's a big difference in the weight of a spare set, though: 1/2 ounce vs. 10 lbs.No, both the original and the spare sets weigh the same -- 1/2 ounce, and 10 lbs., respectively (going by your figures). The difference is, as Someone and steventirey1985 said, the original set does not count against your encumbrance totals.
ShinAkuma2
09-01-06, 12:29 AM No, both the original and the spare sets weigh the same -- 1/2 ounce, and 10 lbs., respectively (going by your figures). The difference is, as Someone and steventirey1985 said, the original set does not count against your encumbrance totals.

Well, it's whatever you're wearing that doesn't count...

But the point stands: You don't need to struggle against the weight of the stuff you're wearing.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Kamcer 08-31-06, 12:42 PM	I googled this but couldn't find anything, I could of sworn somewhere in the PHB(atleast in 3.0) it said not only did you get one set of cloths free, they didn't count towards your carry capacity. Did I just make this up or is it really in there somewhere?
Someone 08-31-06, 12:49 PM	Correct, the clothes on the PCs back don't count twoards weight. However, if the PCs were to try and carry a hundred sets of clothes, that would weigh them down a bit. (not to mention the whole bulk of a hundred pairs of pants). Though there are probably some situations (swimming, for example) where heavy, bulky clothes is a bad thing, to the point it affects game mechanics.
steventirey1985 08-31-06, 12:51 PM	Assume a character owns at least one outfit of normal clothes. Pick any one of the following clothing outfits: artisan’s outfit, entertainer’s outfit, explorer’s outfit, monk’s outfit, peasant’s outfit, scholar’s outfit, or traveler’s outfit. I only found this in the SRD, but the first set of clothes don't count against your carring capacity. Page 131 of the PHB (3.5) under Clothing has the info you want.
Kamcer 08-31-06, 01:57 PM	Thanks! Gearing up a 10 Str rogue is alot of math. I didn't want to weigh him down with smuggler's boots and an explore's outfit then encumber him with leather armor.
Dheran 08-31-06, 10:48 PM	Yeah, the rules for clothing are a little screwy. A silk G-string for a tropical setting and a head-to-toe set of sealskin clothes for an arctic setting weigh the same: nothing. There's a big difference in the weight of a spare set, though: 1/2 ounce vs. 10 lbs.
Arvagor 08-31-06, 10:54 PM	Yeah, the rules for clothing are a little screwy. A silk G-string for a tropical setting and a head-to-toe set of sealskin clothes for an arctic setting weigh the same: nothing. There's a big difference in the weight of a spare set, though: 1/2 ounce vs. 10 lbs.No, both the original and the spare sets weigh the same -- 1/2 ounce, and 10 lbs., respectively (going by your figures). The difference is, as Someone and steventirey1985 said, the original set does not count against your encumbrance totals.
ShinAkuma2 09-01-06, 12:29 AM	No, both the original and the spare sets weigh the same -- 1/2 ounce, and 10 lbs., respectively (going by your figures). The difference is, as Someone and steventirey1985 said, the original set does not count against your encumbrance totals. Well, it's whatever you're wearing that doesn't count... But the point stands: You don't need to struggle against the weight of the stuff you're wearing.