Which is technically the whole point of an ambush.
However, for the players it means that when not expecting a combat, (tavern, camp) they don’t have to carry 15kg of metal, without blocking the other players every time someone needs armoured fighters
5 minutes in an ambush still mean you are armorless for the whole combat lol
I attempt to negotiate with the pack of kobolds.
Which is technically the whole point of an ambush.
However, for the players it means that when not expecting a combat, (tavern, camp) they don’t have to carry 15kg of metal, without blocking the other players every time someone needs armoured fighters