1.) No. It is an alternative rule. And if you don't agree, then 2.) Variant encumbrance is applying to all characters. Dwarf movement rule applies only to dwarfs. So which one is more special?
"Standard encumbrance is what 2014 dwarf looks at."
And on what authority do you say that? There is nothing in the dwarf rule that says that. It says that movement is not reduced by heavy armour. If it were as you said, then it could have read "Under the standard encumbrance rule, you can disregard the strength column in the armour tables." But it does not.
"You & your DM are trying to get variant encumbrance to work with a rule it's not meant to work with."
And on what authority do you say that? There is nothing in the dwarf rule that says that. It says that movement is not reduced by heavy armour. And generally all rules are meant to work with each other, unless specifically stated otherwise. Neither the dwarf movement rule nor the variant encumbrance rule have anything in their words that rule the other out. And they do work out perfectly and easily with each other: simply disregard the armour weight when looking at the movement rate calculation. It's no rocket science. And I presume DnDBeyond coders are quite capable of coding that. Or is that the real issue here? (If someone can teach me how to make a homebrew feat for this, please!)
“Your speed is not reduced by wearing heavy armor.”
”If the Armor table shows ‘Str 13’ or ‘Str 15’ in the Strength column for an armor type, the armor reduces the wearer's speed by 10 feet unless the wearer has a Strength score equal to or higher than the listed score.”
”If you carry weight in excess of 5 times your Strength score, you are encumbered, which means your speed drops by 10 feet.”
One of these quotes is not like the others. Your speed is being reduced because of the weight you’re carrying (i.e. you have too many items in your inventory), not because you’re wearing armor (i.e. the armor in your inventory is equipped).
So I’m sorry, but again, the site is working as intended. There is no homebrew feat you can create; however, you can adjust the weight of the armor or the character’s speed if you and your DM choose to rule it differently.
Ok, so this appears to be the final ruling. While I still consider my reasoning and interpretation to be the sounder co-application of all the official rules in question, and thus to be more persuasive, I will live with it.
Thank you all for your time and efforts put into this discussion!
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"And variant encumbrance is also a special rule."
1.) No. It is an alternative rule. And if you don't agree, then 2.) Variant encumbrance is applying to all characters. Dwarf movement rule applies only to dwarfs. So which one is more special?
"Standard encumbrance is what 2014 dwarf looks at."
And on what authority do you say that? There is nothing in the dwarf rule that says that. It says that movement is not reduced by heavy armour. If it were as you said, then it could have read "Under the standard encumbrance rule, you can disregard the strength column in the armour tables." But it does not.
"You & your DM are trying to get variant encumbrance to work with a rule it's not meant to work with."
And on what authority do you say that? There is nothing in the dwarf rule that says that. It says that movement is not reduced by heavy armour. And generally all rules are meant to work with each other, unless specifically stated otherwise. Neither the dwarf movement rule nor the variant encumbrance rule have anything in their words that rule the other out. And they do work out perfectly and easily with each other: simply disregard the armour weight when looking at the movement rate calculation. It's no rocket science. And I presume DnDBeyond coders are quite capable of coding that. Or is that the real issue here? (If someone can teach me how to make a homebrew feat for this, please!)
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Moderator“Your speed is not reduced by wearing heavy armor.”
”If the Armor table shows ‘Str 13’ or ‘Str 15’ in the Strength column for an armor type, the armor reduces the wearer's speed by 10 feet unless the wearer has a Strength score equal to or higher than the listed score.”
”If you carry weight in excess of 5 times your Strength score, you are encumbered, which means your speed drops by 10 feet.”
One of these quotes is not like the others. Your speed is being reduced because of the weight you’re carrying (i.e. you have too many items in your inventory), not because you’re wearing armor (i.e. the armor in your inventory is equipped).
So I’m sorry, but again, the site is working as intended. There is no homebrew feat you can create; however, you can adjust the weight of the armor or the character’s speed if you and your DM choose to rule it differently.
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Ok, so this appears to be the final ruling. While I still consider my reasoning and interpretation to be the sounder co-application of all the official rules in question, and thus to be more persuasive, I will live with it.
Thank you all for your time and efforts put into this discussion!