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[binidj]

So I'm working on this game, it's a sci-fi tabletop RPG based on the RuneQuest rules (where physical statistics generally have a numerical value between 3 and 18) and I'm trying to figure out a means of deriving the carrying capacity of a human; ie. how much weight a human can reasonably carry for a day's hike. The calculation I'm using for maximum lifting weight (derived from weight-lifting world records) is as follows:

Lift

(STR + (CON / 2)) x 10
This figure determines the absolute maximum weight (in Kg) a character can lift above their head.

Sadly my Google and Wikipedia-fu are not strong and I've found no figures for how much a human can carry for a day. Can anyone point me in a helpful direction? Or tell me how much an extremely fit person can tote over a long period?

Comments

[curlwomble.livejournal.com]

SIZ (since you're using BRP/RQ) also has a bearing on carrying capacity. A 25 kilo load to a 90 kilo carrier is less of a burden than it is to a 60kg person. Suggest half the Size score's variation from average times 10% as a modifier to the base of their Con/Str-derived capacity... So Siz 16 adds 15% (if Siz is 2d6+6).

Or:

Base it on CON and use the average of Str+Siz to modify it.

[curlwomble.livejournal.com]

That wasn't really a reply to oldnick. Should have been a new thread.

[curlwomble.livejournal.com]

For really long endurance, POW should be a factor, as in Willpower.