<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=194612.msg9660169#msg9660169">Quote from: Saric on 01-03-2014, 18:44:08</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">1. Karn is 6'4'' tall, I am the same height IRL and was by the age of 16, he is <em>not</em> unnaturally huge as people seem to assume.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Okay, 6'4" isn't unnaturally tall.  But 6 inches above male average is decidedly noticeable.  God you're tall.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">2. Karn is wearing full plate, full plate weighted roughly 50-60lbs, his is fancy so we'll call it 60-70lbs (leaning toward 70 with a full load of dust for the jets). Modern infantry carry roughly 90lbs of equipment into the field with them and they are capable of running, jumping, crawling, diving, and even wading... without Aura or anything like it. Furthermore Karn has been training in full armor for years and has been wearing this suit pretty much all the time for the last 3 years. He's used to the weight by now. No, it doesn't tire him out any more then your character's combat clothing tires them out. There is a reason weighted clothing features in the training of some martial arts. After a while you get acclimated.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>Not to mention that full plate wasn't as cumbersome as modern media likes to portray.  Yes it is heavy, but full plate was made for the wearer, so straps and so on would spread the weight as evenly across the body as possible.  It's the difference between having 70lbs in a backpack hanging on your shoulders, and having 5 lb weights spread across your limbs and torso.<br/><br/>So it's reasonable to assume that he's used to the weight, and he's got the endurance to handle it.  What I don't see happening is him being able to accelerate or decelerate on a dime, and his ability to turn sharply is probably not going to be as great as someone not wearing armour.  So I'd expect Karn to be able to finish an obstacle course, but I don't think he'll get the top time.