Originally Posted by Darth_Trethon
Originally Posted by Scales & Fangs
A plate armor still weighs 65 lb and that will affect carrying capacity of all creatures who have dumped their strength.
BG3 has a carry capacity calculated a 15 per point of strength...a character with 8 strength can carry max of 105...put that heavy armor on along with the weight of your other equipment and you can carry nothing other than the gear you equipped. It definitely doesn't incentivize characters with low strength to wear heavy armor.
No, your information is not up to date. They implemented optional rule for carry capacity a while ago. It's now 10 lb per point in strength and starting from 2/3 of you carry capacity you get penalties. So a character with just 8 in strength will be affected by those penalties if they take a plate armor.