Actually, Wyv, they started me out with non-penalty armor -- lightweight stuff that I could use. They *also* gave me better armor that I could choose to use... something that's preferable in my mind to discovering a cool set of armor and not being able to use it at all.
Fortunately, as soon as you go into the Equipment screen, time stops [img]smile.gif[/img] But I've also noticed that that silly traveller at the beginning has picked a really lousy place to set up his camp...