Encumbrance of Suits of Humanoid Armour by SIZ



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Created On 6 June 1999
Last Updated On 6 June 1999
Copyright (c) Simon E. Phipp 1999

Have you ever wondered how heavy your armour should be? The RuneQuest rules give rough values for Encumbrance of suits of armour, but they are in ranges that are fairly broad. When I was running, I needed to have a better method of determining armour ENC and came up with the following table. It is not exact, but gives a very good approximation of the ENC of suits of different types of armour.

The table shows the ENC of a suit of armour of a particular type for a particular SIZ in RuneQuest 3 ENC. I have restricted the table to SIZ 50 as that covers most PC types - Giant PCs shouldn't wear armour in any case. To save space, I have given each armour type a Code which is explained in the Key.

All metal armour is assumed to be bronze. To convert to other metals, use the standard conversion factors from the RuneQuest 3 rulebook.

Key

Each part of a suit of armour has an ENC in proportion to the entire Suit. So, to calculate the ENC of a single arm of SIZ 16 Plate Armour, find the SIZ/Type entry - in this case 26.0 and multiply by the factor for an arm (0.1) to get 26.0 x 0.1 = 2.6 ENC.

SIZABCDEFGHIJK
11.12.12.22.23.34.410.49.09.09.411.0
21.22.22.42.43.64.810.89.89.810.312.0
31.32.32.62.63.95.211.210.610.611.213.0
41.42.42.82.84.25.611.611.411.412.114.0
51.52.53.03.04.56.012.012.212.213.015.0
61.62.63.23.24.86.412.413.013.013.916.0
71.72.73.43.45.16.812.813.813.814.817.0
81.82.83.63.65.47.213.214.614.615.718.0
91.92.93.83.85.77.613.615.415.416.619.0
102.03.04.04.06.08.014.016.216.217.520.0
112.13.14.24.26.38.414.417.017.018.421.0
122.23.24.44.46.68.814.817.817.819.322.0
132.33.34.64.66.99.215.218.618.620.223.0
142.43.44.84.87.29.615.619.419.421.124.0
152.53.55.05.07.510.016.020.220.222.025.0
162.63.65.25.27.810.416.421.021.022.926.0
172.73.75.45.48.110.816.821.821.823.827.0
182.83.85.65.68.411.217.222.622.624.728.0
192.93.95.85.88.711.617.623.423.425.629.0
203.04.06.06.09.012.018.024.224.226.530.0
213.14.16.26.29.312.418.425.025.027.431.0
223.24.26.46.49.612.818.825.825.828.332.0
233.34.36.66.69.913.219.226.626.629.233.0
243.44.46.86.810.213.619.627.427.430.134.0
253.54.57.07.010.514.020.028.228.231.035.0
263.64.67.27.210.814.420.429.029.031.936.0
273.74.77.47.411.114.820.829.829.832.837.0
283.84.87.67.611.415.221.230.630.633.738.0
293.94.97.87.811.715.621.631.431.434.639.0
304.05.08.08.012.016.022.032.232.235.540.0
314.15.18.28.212.316.422.433.033.036.441.0
324.25.28.48.412.616.822.833.833.837.342.0
334.35.38.68.612.917.223.234.634.638.243.0
344.45.48.88.813.217.623.635.435.439.144.0
354.55.59.09.013.518.024.036.236.240.045.0
364.65.69.29.213.818.424.437.037.040.946.0
374.75.79.49.414.118.824.837.837.841.847.0
384.85.89.69.614.419.225.238.638.642.748.0
394.95.99.89.814.719.625.639.439.443.649.0
405.06.010.010.015.020.026.040.240.244.550.0
415.16.110.210.215.320.426.441.041.045.451.0
425.26.210.410.415.620.826.841.841.846.352.0
435.36.310.610.615.921.227.242.642.647.253.0
445.46.410.810.816.221.627.643.443.448.154.0
455.56.511.011.016.522.028.044.244.249.055.0
465.66.611.211.216.822.428.445.045.049.956.0
475.76.711.411.417.122.828.845.845.850.857.0
485.86.811.611.617.423.229.246.646.651.758.0
495.96.911.811.817.723.629.647.447.452.659.0
506.07.012.012.018.024.030.048.248.253.560.0

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