So my friend has decided that they want to bench press a mountain. They've created a bugbear animal totem barbarian, with the bear totem across the board. So they have the increased carrying capacity upgrade of both the barbarian subclass and powerful build, while also planning to max out their strength before the barbarian cap stone ability increases it to 24. In terms of carrying and pushing weight, what's their final total?
So my friend has decided that they want to bench press a mountain. They've created a bugbear animal totem barbarian, with the bear totem across the board. So they have the increased carrying capacity upgrade of both the barbarian subclass and powerful build, while also planning to max out their strength before the barbarian cap stone ability increases it to 24. In terms of carrying and pushing weight, what's their final total?
The rules for calculating carrying capacity are in the Player's Handbook here: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/phb/using-ability-scores#LiftingandCarrying
24 x 15 x 2 x 2 = 1440 pounds carrying capacity
24 x 30 x 2 x 2 = 2880 pounds push/drag
This is enough to give a Brown Bear a piggy back ride.