

For each size category above Medium, multiply the creature's bulk limit by 4. Larger creatures can weigh more without being impeded, while Tiny ones can weigh less before they reach their limit. Similarly to carrying capacity, a creature's size affects their Bulk limit. The character is considered Restrained by their own body. If a character has reached a weight of 3 times their Bulk limit, they are considered immobilized. The speed reduction does not affect magical movement speeds, such as that granted by the fly spell. Their natural movement speed is cut in half and they have disadvantage on Athletics and Acrobatics checks, and on Dexterity Saving Throws. If a character has reached a weight of 2 times their Bulk limit, they are considered impeded. The character has disadvantage on checks made to resist gaining levels of Exhaustion.

If a character has exceeded their Bulk limit, they are considered Burdened. When they exceed their Bulk Limit they have passed their first threshold and have become Burdened, and when they pass their second threshold they become impeded, and so on.īurdened. Higher Bulk penalties include the penalties from the lower levels as well.īulk Thresholds are the lines at which a character advances in stages of hindrance. This is the maximum amount of extra fat on top of a character's base weight their body can reach before their sheer size begins to impede them. Multiply the sum of the character's Strength and Constitution scores by 10 to determine their Bulk limit. Bulk LimitĪ character's bulk limit is calculated similarly to their Carrying capacity, or more specifically, their Push, lift, and drag capacity. When a character's personal weight exceeds their bulk limit, they have passed their first bulk threshold, and they begin to experience negative effects. Warlock: Otherworldly Patrons, Pact Boons, and Invocationsīulk is a mechanic designed to simulate the effect of a creature's increased weight becoming a hindrance to their mobility and flexibility, whether it be from muscle, fat, food stuffing, or liquid bloat.
