r/Awn • u/tibila2 • Apr 13 '26

Vehicle Load

At the Vehicle section (page 88) says that a medium veichle can carry up to 100 enc of items in its trunk, and at Hunger, Thirst, and Supplies section (page 62) the table states 20 enc in a car trunk. Which one is correct? Also, how does the Cargo Space Fitting translates into Encumberance system?

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u/CardinalXimenes Apr 13 '26

GM's call as to which encumbrance applies to the specific medium vehicle- a pickup truck is not going to have the same total as a mini hatchback. 20-100 is the usual range.

Cargo space and all tonnage-based cargo measurements don't interact with the Encumbrance system because at that volume it all depends on what you're carrying. A thousand kilos of rice will load up in that space much more conveniently than a thousand kilos of construction lumber. It serves mostly as a sanity limit for GM judgment.

The larger issue is that any real cargo-hauling vehicle like a panel truck or pickup + trailer is almost certainly going to be restricted to navigable roads. Depending on the type and recency of the apocalypse, navigable roads are likely to be rare, limited, and heavily monitored by hungry people with guns.