Editing Genius The Transgression/Chapter Four:Special Rules and Systems (section)

=== Encumbrance: An Optional Rule ===

Wonders are heavy and bulky. If characters attempt to carry an exceptional number of wonders on their person, the Storyteller may use this rule to limit a genius' carrying capacity.

A person can always wear regular clothes and wear mundane articles (such as sunglasses or headphones) without difficulty, ignoring their Size. A person can carry a number of Size points worth of other objects (weapons, tools, armor, wonders, miscellaneous equipment or wearables) equal to her Size without difficulty.

She is considered Unencumbered. Carrying more than one's Size, up to one's Size + Strength, means one is Encumbered and suffers a -2 penalty to Move. Carrying more than one's Size + Strength, up to one's Size + Strength + Stamina, means one is Heavily Encumbered and suffers a -1 penalty to all Physical Attributes in addition to the -2 penalty to Move. Carrying more than one's Size + Strength + Stamina means on is Extremely Encumbered and suffers a -2 penalty to all Physical Attributes in addition to a -2 penalty to Move.

The maximum amount of stuff someone can carry and still move at all is left to the Storyteller's discretion, but double one's Size + Strength + Stamina is a good guess. The Storyteller can also adjudicate based on how the genius intends to carry all his equipment, though for most geniuses, rigging up harnesses and belts is no problem.

Objects that must be worn to be used, such as goggles and armored suits, should be treated as half their regular Size when worn.

The Strong Back Merit grants a +2 bonus to the character's effective Size for this purpose.

Encumbrance penalties to Attributes cannot reduce an Attribute below one dot, but they still reduce Speed as if that Attribute were lower. The chart below lists the total penalties, including penalties to Move based on the reduction in Physical Attributes.

{|
|+
|Stuff Carried 
|Encumbrance
|Physical Attribute Penalty
|Total Move Penalty
|-
|Up to Size
|Unencumbered
|None
|None
|-
|Size to Size + Strength
|Encumbered
|None
| -2
|-
|Size + Strength to Size
|Strength + Stamina Heavily Encumbered
| -1
| -4
|-
|Size + Strength + Stamina
|Extremely Encumbered
| -2
| -6
|}