# Bearing > *"How much weight, strain, or burden can I carry?"* Bearing is the skill of being the one who can still carry the thing when carrying the thing is the whole problem. Weight, strain, the slow grind of a load that would fold anyone who was not ready for it. It covers hauling cargo, dragging the immovable, holding a collapsing beam long enough for the room to clear, and carrying a downed ally across ground that fights every step. It also covers the long ache, the effort that never spikes and never lets up either, mile after mile. Nobody writes songs about Bearing. They just quietly fail to die because somebody had it when it counted. > [!note] Example Skill Checks > > - Carry an unconscious ally to safety across difficult terrain without dropping them. > - Hold a collapsing beam, door, or structure in place long enough for others to escape. > - Drag a heavy object across ground that resists movement: a wagon, a barricade, a body. > - Haul cargo, equipment, or supplies under conditions that would exhaust anyone less prepared. > - Endure sustained physical strain across a long march, a difficult crossing, or a grinding labor.