You can now train to reduce your encumbrance. The Physical Fitness skill now reduces encumbrance by 1 pound for every 10 skill bonus. For example, someone with 10 ranks (50 skill bonus) will see a 5 lbs reduction.

Additionally, a new Ascension Skill has been released at the Common tier:
Name: Porter [porter]
Type: Passive Buff
Other Requirements: None
Available to: All
Prerequisites: 10 ascension ranks combined between Strength and Physical Fitness.
Ascension Ability Points:
CEIL(Rank / 5)
Mechanics: Decreases encumbrance by 2 pounds per rank

GameMaster Oscuro

In before the single PF trainers start howling. . .

Doug

Wonderful addition! Thank you!

" The Physical Fitness skill now reduces encumbrance by 1 pound for every 10 skill bonus. For example, someone with 10 ranks (50 skill bonus) will see a 5 lbs reduction."

"Mechanics: Decreases encumbrance by 2 pounds per rank"


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How do you recoincile both of the above quotes, they sound like to completely different rules...

Ohh, I get it, first quote applies to everyone, 2nd quote applies only to those who train in the new ascension skill.

The word "additionally" in the original post was really important.

All hail GM Oscuro, patron saint of halfling warriors!!!

~Mr. Fropple Undertart

This still feels like a bandaid for the catastrophe that is small-race encumbrance. Can we stop ignoring it after 30 years, stop trying to force people to buy encumbrance passes, and re-work encumbrance? The low-hanging fruit would be to have CON bonus significantly impact it...