<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=234223.msg11757666#msg11757666">Quote from: kckolbe on 25-10-2015, 08:27:28</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Encumbrance just isn't addressed in the rules for flavor reasons.  As was pointed out, wearing heavy armor isn't really worse than carrying it.  I'll consider mechanical adjustments, but they will be small.  I would say that armor wear on the trail is (surprise) open to debate.  Keitaro, IC, kind of explained it.  There are 3 bushi and only 2 shugenja.  With no yojimbos specifically assigned, all 3 bushi are responsible for protecting the shugenja along the road, so it is not inappropriate to wear armor.  However, heavy is a bit much for travel, despite a lack of rules addressing it.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I might have him cut down his armour after their first night on the road, then. I imagine there's a sort of "travel configuration" where a soldier doesn't wear every single plate, but is still reasonably protected.