# Why aren't my legs encumbered?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-arent-my-legs-encumbered/10589>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [September 25, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-arent-my-legs-encumbered/10589 "2015-09-25T16:19:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![skoormit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@skoormit](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/skoormit)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 4:19pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-arent-my-legs-encumbered/10589/1 "2015-09-25T16:19:14Z")

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0.C stable.

Currently wearing on my legs:

Sheath (waist)  
Drop leg pouches (strapped)  
Knee pads (strapped)  
Duster (outer)  
Leather chaps (outer)

All items have encumbrance 0 and fit me perfectly.  
All items except the duster layer easily.

According to the in-game help, I should incur an encumbrance penalty for having more than one layer with an extra item.

What am I missing?

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**Author:** ![Coolthulhu](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/coolthulhu/32/2446_2.png) [@Coolthulhu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Coolthulhu)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-arent-my-legs-encumbered/10589/2 "2015-09-25T18:35:33Z")

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Fitting items incur only 0.5 layering penalty. Layering penalty won’t happen until you have at least 2.0 penalty on the body part.

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**Author:** ![skoormit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8797f3/32.png) [@skoormit](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/skoormit)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2015, 9:03pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/why-arent-my-legs-encumbered/10589/3 "2015-09-25T21:03:41Z")

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> [@Coolthulhu](#):
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> Fitting items incur only 0.5 layering penalty. Layering penalty won’t happen until you have at least 2.0 penalty on the body part.

Interesting.

So, the in-game description is out of date?

If you have three such items at 0.5 each, does the penalty (1.5) round up to 2.0?