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Finding Farmers

Another day, another mint sprig hunted down, and another farm in need of help. We met Thomas Card, a farmer from just south of Ruin Oak, who asked us for our help in finding his missing wife and farm hands.

Root of the issue

There must be some invisible force that ether brings adventures together in times of need. Or its some cosmic joke that makes trouble happen whenever they do. Purhaps both.

The weight of the world

The rules for lifting and carrying are intentionally simple. Here is a variant if you are looking for more detailed rules for determining how a character is hindered by the weight of equipment. When you use this variant, ignore the Strength column of the Armor table in chapter 5.

If you carry weight in excess of 5 times your Strength score, you are encumbered, which means your speed drops by 10 feet.

If you carry weight in excess of 10 times your Strength score, up to your maximum carrying capacity, you are instead heavily encumbered, which means your speed drops by 20 feet and you have disadvantage on ability checks, attack rolls, and saving throws that use Strength, Dexterity, or Constitution.
Source: PHB, page 176

A brief fellowship

I Should be lounging on a couch being fed grapes by a Lion blood Tabaxi who’s chest i so rugged it could be used as an anvil. Not slogging my way to a goblin camp because the little blighters have been stealing cattle.