There seems to be some discrepancy between the statistics give in High-Tech and in Low-Tech concerning clothing. High-Tech states that it’s rules elaborate on what’s in basic set. The stats given for Summer/Ordinary clothes match basic, and it gives new stats for Winter Clothes which seems to follow the same progression.
High-Tech also states:
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The complete outfits below include the cost of appropriate
footwear but not its weight; see Footwear (pp. 68-69) for that.
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This is
good or the weight of ordinary clothes would seem to indicate that you’re running around naked with just a pair of shoes!
High-Tech also has a handy-dandy table for adjusting the weight of clothing based on TL (
Clothing Technology Table, HT.65). This table indicates that the weight of TL5 & TL6 outfits should be
doubled. OK, makes sense.
High-Tech also introduces a new type of clothing set, Artic Clothing. It has a cost of 50% cost-of-living & a weight of 15 pounds… multiplied by 1.5 at TL5-6, for a total of 22.5lbs. (not including the weight of shoes).
But the we have Low-Tech… it has a few problems.
Quote:
Ordinary and winter clothing include basic footwear
in their cost and weight. Winter clothing includes basic
hand wear, too.
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- Second, there is no mention of doubling weights! Presumably, TL0-4 outfits are made of lighter weight materials than TL5-6 outfits!
- Third, the weight (base weight?) of Winter Clothing doesn’t match HT… it’s only a pound, but a pound makes a difference… and an inconsistency (but it’s still lighter than TL5 winter clothes)
- Lastly, I assume Artic clothing is “replicated” by using Winter Clothing and adding a Parka (listed on LT.99). But neither the cost or the weight matches anything close to what is presented in High-Tech.
The difference in weight isn’t trivial, compare:
- Summer Clothes with sandals in HT (at TL5) is 2.5lbs. versus Low-Tech’s 1.5lbs.
- Ordinary Clothes with shoes in HT (at TL5) is 6lbs. versus Low-Tech’s 2lbs.
- Winter Clothes with boots in HT (at TL5) is 11lbs. versus Low-Tech’s 5lbs.
- Artic Clothes with boots in HT (at TL5) is 25.5lbs. versus Low-Tech’s Winter Clothes, Boots & Parka at 15lbs. (plus the costs only match at TL2 for status 0)
This also becomes a problem when trying to extrapolate the weights for things in Low-Tech such as Silk, Furs and Light Leather.
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I would appreciate if these inconsistencies could be cleared up…