Encumbrance

Encumbrance is a term used to describe the various effects of worn and carried weight on a player character or mob.

Weight Limits

Carried Weight Limit

Both player characters and mobs have a limit on the total weight of items in their inventory.

Player Characters:

$WeightLimit(lbs)=(3.5\times Str)+Con$

Mobs:

$WeightLimit(lbs)=74.0$

Worn Weight Limit

Both player characters and mobs have a limit on the total weight of items that can be equipped or worn.

Player Characters:

$WeightLimit(lbs)=(5\times Str)+(2.5\times Con)$

Mobs:

$WeightLimit(lbs)=117.5$

Total Weight Limit

Total Weight Limit (lbs) = Max Weight Carried + Max Weight Worn

or

$TotalWeightLimit(lbs)=(8.5\times Str)+(3.5\times Con)$

Weight Messages Table

You are carrying 0.0 lbs and wearing 0.0 lbs, peanuts.

The following messages are based on fractions of the Total Weight Limit defined above:

Percent	Message
0 to <20%	peanuts
20% to <30%	very light
30% to <40%	light
40% to <50%	fairly light
50% to <60%	somewhat heavy
60% to <70%	heavy
70% to <80%	moderately heavy
80% to <90%	really heavy
90% to <100%	incredibly heavy
100%	maxed out

Effects

OB, DB, and PB are all reduced by added weight, being multiplied by an encumbrance factor, before rounding, given as follows.

Offensive bonus

$OBMult=1-{\frac {(5\times Weight)}{(25\times MaxWeight)}}$

Dodge bonus

$DBMult=1-{\frac {(5\times Weight)}{(8\times MaxWeight)}}$

Parry bonus

$PBMult=1-{\frac {(5\times Weight)}{(16\times MaxWeight)}}$

Movement points

Regen

Regen rates for Movement points are also reduced by the effects of encumbrance, as a function of the Total Weight Allowance mentioned above.

Regen Rate (MVs) = $BaseRegen-\left\lfloor {\frac {10\times Weight}{(8.5\times Str)+(3.5\times Con)}}\right\rfloor$

Note that $\lfloor x\rfloor$ means the greatest integer less than or equal to $x$.

Where BaseRegen denotes the MVs regen rate for a given position when wearing and carrying no weight.

Room MVs Cost

In a similar manner, when worn/carried weight equals or exceeds 80% of the Total Weight Allowance, a 1-MVs penalty is added to the MVs cost to enter any room. So, from 80% to <90%, a 2-MVs room will instead cost 3 MVs to enter. For each additional 10% weight increase, an additional 1-MV penalty is incurred.

See also

• Inventory
• Strength
• Constitution

References

• [1] - WoTMUD Archives forum posting on Encumbrance testing
• [2] - WoTMUD Archives forum posting on OB/DB/PB testing
• [3] - WoTMUD Archives forum posting on MVs regen testing