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#1 El_Condoro Nov 12, 2014 2:30:44	Apologies if this has been asked and answered before.   p. 65 PHB "druids will not wear armor or use shields made of metal"   I have multiclassed my druid to a fighter, which get s proficiency in all armor and shields. Role-playing aside (I will choose not to wear metal armor for this character) does RAW allow me to wear metal armor as a part-druid multiclass?
#2 AaronOfBarbaria Nov 12, 2014 3:11:49	No, druids will not wear metal armor - it's not a case of can't or don't know how, but one of their way of life as a druid.
(Reply to #2) Timborama	AaronOfBarbaria wrote:
#4 El_Condoro Nov 12, 2014 11:11:06	I was going to play it that way, anyway, but thought I'd ask. I think in another thread the definition of metal armor was decided on being any that had the word 'metal' in its description. Ring mail doesn't have the word 'metal' in its description but I assume the 'heavy rings' would be metal. Basically, I am trying to buff my druid's AC while remaining true to the idea of being a druid!
#5 Oraibi Nov 12, 2014 18:05:47	Ask your DM if you can reflavor metal armor as bone or creature scales or something.
#6 Sorxores Nov 13, 2014 9:38:55	in 3.x druid had an Ironbark spell, giving wood the same protective property as metal, while still being wood in order to respect the "no metal" rule. Then many special amterial came up, including dragon scale.
#7 Drycanth Nov 13, 2014 10:23:34	Also look at the DarkSun setting. There is almost no mettal armor in the entire place. It is all non-mettal armor.
#8 Danny_Montanny Nov 13, 2014 13:13:48	So if you started Druid and went to Fighter at a later level, you will not get heavy armor proficiency. Besides, any DM who says armor typically made from metal absolutely has to be made out of metal is bonkers. If I want my dude to wear armor made from a giant bug, then he should be able to wear giant bug carapace armor. Or plates lashed together from a stegosaurus' bony spine. Or whatever they can come up with.
(Reply to #8) Baphogoat	Danny_Montanny wrote:
#10 CariadocThorne Dec 16, 2014 11:34:54	Scale is easily made from leather, and with the range of creatures with tougher than normal skins in this game, it shouldn't be hard to find a creature who's hide makes strong enough leather to match metal scale armour. Or use actual scales from a monster.
#11 BRJN Dec 21, 2014 12:48:45	Drycanth wrote:
#12 El_Condoro Dec 21, 2014 13:03:16	Thanks, but I like the idea of finding dragon scales and having them fashioned into armor - it's slightly more heroic than being a turtle. Actually, playing HotDQ, there should be quite a few dragon scales lying around...