Load-bearing equipment (no ontology)
From Mazeworld
Load-bearing equipment (often shortened as LBE) is arguably the most important type of item that is given to the contestant in the beginning of his/her adventure in Mazeworld. LBE gear is what allows the contestant to have an inventory and carry items.
It may be worn by creatures who don't wear clothing and armor, on the conditions that if they can pick up and use firearms, they can wear LBE. Please check individual encounter articles to know if a certain species can do so.
There are 4 different LBE categories:
- Tactical vests (or just vests)
- Backpacks (packs)
- Utility belts (belts)
- Leg rigs (rigs)
Up to 1 of each (2 for leg rigs) can be worn at the same type by Contestants and any creature capable of carrying weapons.
Capacity
Every piece of load-bearing gear can have two traits: a general carrying capacity, and one or multiple specialized carrying capacities. All of those capacities are expressed in weight units, and show the maximum weight they can carry in items.
General carrying capacity denotes the capability to carry anything; only maximum weight matters. Specialized carrying capacity, on the other hand, denotes the capability to carry only a certain type of item, as well as limits in quantity, max individual weight or max total weight, which is usually described clearly on the LBE event line.
- For example, an ammunition pouch described as (8 mags only, max weight per mag 1.6), means that this pouch can only carry up to 8 magazines, and each magazine must not exceed 1.6 units in weight individually, otherwise they cannot be carried in that pouch and must be stored somewhere else.
It must be noted that backpacks all enable the ability to have a money pouch, and belts enable the ability to carry key items other than the Cardinal Amulets. Without a backpack, no money pouch, and without a belt, no key items.
Items located in all worn load-bearing equipment may be immediately accessed when needed, at the exception of items in a backpack. Backpacks are designed for carrying the bulk of one's inventory, but tend not to be designed for immediate access. As such, if one desires to access their backpack items while in combat, 1 turn must be spent to set down the backpack during combat, so that it can be accessed and opened.
- Note: Setting down the backpack is not considered the same as dropping it, if it's used for the sole purpose of accessing its contents. Actually dropping any type of LBE assumes it is to be thrown away, exchanged or given to another party, making its contents available to other creatures.
- Note 2: Re-wearing a set down backpack takes 1 turn as well, if done during combat.
If the Contestant or a creature capable of wearing LBE presently carries none at all (or only a Default Belt), then an assumed pants pockets allows an emergency carrying capacity of 1.5 units.
- WARNING: The emergency carrying capacity can be UNAVAILABLE, if the concerned creature cannot wear clothes, wears no Bottom, or wears one of the following: Fundoshi, Panties, Thong, Bottom piece of bikini, as they won't have pockets.
