Core:Strength

A creature's strength (abbreviated as STR) is a measure of its capacity to lift and carry other objects. By default, a creature's STR is 0, but there are various abilities that set it to different values.

Abilities that affect STR

Value	Ability
-3	No Strength
-2	Tiny Strength
-1	Low Strength
0	Normal Strength
+1	Beastly Strength
+2	Improved Strength
+3	Giant Strength
+4	Supernatural Strength
+5	Monstrous Strength
+10
Proficiency	Military and Battle Training
Fluency

Carrying Capacity

How much a creature can lift and carry is determined by its STR and SIZE.

Carrying Capacity Under Size 5

Amount in Pounds	Effect Upon Hitting Threshold
65 + (20 × STR)	Lightly Encumbered
130 + (40 × STR)	Heavily Encumbered
195 + (60 × STR)	Cannot carry anything more

Carrying Capacity of Size 5 and Larger

Amount in Pounds	Effect Upon Hitting Threshold
65 + (20 × (STR + (SIZE - 5)²))	Lightly Encumbered
130 + (40 × (STR + (SIZE - 5)²))	Heavily Encumbered
195 + (60 × (STR + (SIZE - 5)²))	Cannot carry anything more

A creature may also push, drag, or lift a weight in pounds up to twice their carrying capacity. While pushing or dragging weight in excess of their carrying capacity, the creature's movement speed drops to 5 feet.

Design Note: I have many spreadsheets of lame algebra to make sure the weight and carrying capacity scaling make physical sense (one has to scale on a power of 2 and the other on a power of 3), fit with our intuitions of strength on the human scale, and also allow creatures to be strong enough to carry their own bodies. It's actually a very limited set of values that that works for.

Design Note: Why use pounds instead of sizes? Because I hate the size abstraction, somehow still have no intuition for how many "sizes" of weight objects are, and it's also simplicity that isn't needed in the way it is for live action FanWar.

The amount a creature can carry is shown in the table below.

Lightly Encumbered Carrying Capacity

SIZE	STR = -3	STR = -2	STR = -1	STR = 0	STR = 1	STR = 2	STR = 3	STR = 4	STR = 5
1	5 lb.	25 lb.	45 lb.	65 lb.	85 lb.	105 lb.	125 lb.	145 lb.	165 lb.
2	5 lb.	25 lb.	45 lb.	65 lb.	85 lb.	105 lb.	125 lb.	145 lb.	165 lb.
3	5 lb.	25 lb.	45 lb.	65 lb.	85 lb.	105 lb.	125 lb.	145 lb.	165 lb.
4	5 lb.	25 lb.	45 lb.	65 lb.	85 lb.	105 lb.	125 lb.	145 lb.	165 lb.
5	25 lb.	625 lb.	2025 lb.	4225 lb.	7225 lb.	11025 lb.	15625 lb.	21025 lb.	27225 lb.
6	625 lb.	2025 lb.	4225 lb.	7225 lb.	11025 lb.	15625 lb.	21025 lb.	27225 lb.	34225 lb.
7	2025 lb.	4225 lb.	7225 lb.	11025 lb.	15625 lb.	21025 lb.	27225 lb.	34225 lb.	42025 lb.
8	4225 lb.	7225 lb.	11025 lb.	15625 lb.	21025 lb.	27225 lb.	34225 lb.	42025 lb.	50625 lb.
9	7225 lb.	11025 lb.	15625 lb.	21025 lb.	27225 lb.	34225 lb.	42025 lb.	50625 lb.	60025 lb.
10	11025 lb.	15625 lb.	21025 lb.	27225 lb.	34225 lb.	42025 lb.	50625 lb.	60025 lb.	70225 lb.
11	15625 lb.	21025 lb.	27225 lb.	34225 lb.	42025 lb.	50625 lb.	60025 lb.	70225 lb.	81225 lb.
12	21025 lb.	27225 lb.	34225 lb.	42025 lb.	50625 lb.	60025 lb.	70225 lb.	81225 lb.	93025 lb.
13	27225 lb.	34225 lb.	42025 lb.	50625 lb.	60025 lb.	70225 lb.	81225 lb.	93025 lb.	105625 lb.
14	34225 lb.	42025 lb.	50625 lb.	60025 lb.	70225 lb.	81225 lb.	93025 lb.	105625 lb.	119025 lb.
15	42025 lb.	50625 lb.	60025 lb.	70225 lb.	81225 lb.	93025 lb.	105625 lb.	119025 lb.	133225 lb.
16	50625 lb.	60025 lb.	70225 lb.	81225 lb.	93025 lb.	105625 lb.	119025 lb.	133225 lb.	148225 lb.
17	60025 lb.	70225 lb.	81225 lb.	93025 lb.	105625 lb.	119025 lb.	133225 lb.	148225 lb.	164025 lb.
18	70225 lb.	81225 lb.	93025 lb.	105625 lb.	119025 lb.	133225 lb.	148225 lb.	164025 lb.	180625 lb.
19	81225 lb.	93025 lb.	105625 lb.	119025 lb.	133225 lb.	148225 lb.	164025 lb.	180625 lb.	198025 lb.
20	93025 lb.	105625 lb.	119025 lb.	133225 lb.	148225 lb.	164025 lb.	180625 lb.	198025 lb.	216225 lb.
21	105625 lb.	119025 lb.	133225 lb.	148225 lb.	164025 lb.	180625 lb.	198025 lb.	216225 lb.	235225 lb.
22	119025 lb.	133225 lb.	148225 lb.	164025 lb.	180625 lb.	198025 lb.	216225 lb.	235225 lb.	255025 lb.
23	133225 lb.	148225 lb.	164025 lb.	180625 lb.	198025 lb.	216225 lb.	235225 lb.	255025 lb.	275625 lb.
24	148225 lb.	164025 lb.	180625 lb.	198025 lb.	216225 lb.	235225 lb.	255025 lb.	275625 lb.	297025 lb.
25	164025 lb.	180625 lb.	198025 lb.	216225 lb.	235225 lb.	255025 lb.	275625 lb.	297025 lb.	319225 lb.
26	180625 lb.	198025 lb.	216225 lb.	235225 lb.	255025 lb.	275625 lb.	297025 lb.	319225 lb.	342225 lb.
27	198025 lb.	216225 lb.	235225 lb.	255025 lb.	275625 lb.	297025 lb.	319225 lb.	342225 lb.	366025 lb.
28	216225 lb.	235225 lb.	255025 lb.	275625 lb.	297025 lb.	319225 lb.	342225 lb.	366025 lb.	390625 lb.
29	235225 lb.	255025 lb.	275625 lb.	297025 lb.	319225 lb.	342225 lb.	366025 lb.	390625 lb.	416025 lb.
30	255025 lb.	275625 lb.	297025 lb.	319225 lb.	342225 lb.	366025 lb.	390625 lb.	416025 lb.	442225 lb.