I have never played a character with low strength before. How bad is it to have low strength? I'm about to start a human sorc, 18 con, 18 cha. I am wondering if 11 str and 17 con would make my life much easier early.

This character is not a crafter. But I want to loot all my full plates.

I have resources to gear him (e.g., +4 crafted str with MC at 5, strength tome, +1 ship buff).

So I guess my real question is: Is 12-14 buffed strength enough to not have to worry about encumbrance?

And end game, is ~16-17 strength enough?