Encumbrance

Encumbrance in Dragon's Dogma is a measure of how much a character is carrying, and the effect on the character's mobility. Characters who carry way too much become overencumbered.

Overview
For a given character there are five levels of encumbrance, each corresponding to a range of carried weights (including weapons and armor). Exceeding the highest encumbrance level results in the character being Overencumbered, which greatly reduces movement speed and prevents any more objects being picked up.

The five levels are Very Light, Light , Average , Heavy , and Very Heavy. Exceeding the 'very heavy' limit results in the character being Overencumbered.

The actual ranges of carryable weight for each encumbrance depends on the character's size, which is determined specifically by Character Weight. Character Weight has five size classes defined from very small (SS) to very large (LL). The ranges are:


 * Under 50kg = SS


 * 50-69kg = S


 * 70-89kg = M


 * 90-109kg = L


 * 110kg or greater = LL

Increased encumbrance reduces walking and running speed, and being Overencumbered will reduce sprinting speed.

Stamina and Encumbrance
Encumbrance affects stamina use and regeneration in many cases. From very lightly-encumbered to over-encumbered running time is halved, whilst stamina recovery time increases by a two fifths. Stamina recovery rate for a given character is constant from very light to average encumbrance, and only decreases when the encumbrance becomes heavy or very heavy.

However, stamina use when carrying, or carrying and walking with objects, increases with encumbrance; however, once over-encumbered stamina use is constant, regardless of the actual weight carried.

Jogging speed slows as encumbrance increases - the differences between very light and light are minor. If the augment Leg-Strength is equipped movement affected by encumbrance is improved to the level of the next lightest level - if the encumbrance is "very light" then a slightly better "ultra-light" level is attained - though the differences are minor.

Augments

 * Both Leg-Strength and Sinew can help reduce encumbrance.