Ok so I have my starting gear and two 500lb barrels of mayonnaise
We don’t have encumbrance until you make me give you encumbrance. That’s how it works.
You get encumbrance quick lol
I ritualistically begin every character sheet with an 10-foot ladder in my pack.
I always have to justify it about a million games later but it’s my favorite ridiculous thing to carry.
The most memorable time was when I was playing a Blickish (see also; halfling) and the ladder was taller than me by more than double. I said it was collapsible! It stuck up over my head and my pack was lashed to it!
The ensuing chaos of people fighting for and against this information was highly entertaining.
* You feel your sins crawling on your back.
Well, well, well. If it isn’t the consequences of my own actions.
That’s alright, I have no conscience so I’m not weighed down.