Druids 5e metal armour?

[Fistimus Maximus]

So in previous editions druids couldnt wear metal armour or use metal weapons and it says on dandd beyond Proficiencies

Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields (druids will not wear armor or use shields made of metal). Anyone know if they plan on changing the druid to fit this as atm im able to wear laezels armour.

[TheBlueFox]

I was able to wear scale mail, but the druid starts off with "Druid Leather" armor. Then again, they don't have weapon materials listed in the items, so no idea if it's to be added later

[PercivalDrakeVT]

in 5e that's more of a guideline, there is no mechanical restriction on wearing metal armors for them. it's 100% a lore/Roleplay thing

[Fistimus Maximus]

well means gimping yourself if you dont then.

[MonkeyHotDog]

Originally posted by The Wanderer:

in 5e that's more of a guideline, there is no mechanical restriction on wearing metal armors for them. it's 100% a lore/Roleplay thing

So true.

[Spruce Willis]

you can't wear scale mail or halfplate with druids. The only metal armor that seems to be allowed to use so far from my playthrough has been chainmail on a druid.

[Koates]

I was thinking same thing Druids my go to play style, I like idea even making druids get no metal weapons, for instance you can be Dwarf Hammer build druid using magic stone hammer's, don't need metal anything for druids
add Dwarvish stone items the idea of druids being 100% all natural is more appealing the most versatile class needs the debuff of "no metal at all"

[Koates]

Bone' armour

scales of animal's like dragons work for druids

basilisk armour would work, thats a creature in almost every baldurs gate

[Pan Darius Cassandra]

That was always one of the dumbest rules in D&D, just like the idea that Wizards couldn't wear armor or use weapons, or the one where Clerics couldn't use weapons with sharp edges.

It makes no sense.

[guard65]

Yes, no, maybe, bonus, penalty, open to interpretation? We usually home brewed that into -1 to hit / ac for metal items to reflect the mythologizes around presence of nature born items. Not a he picked up a sword and dies on contact,

[Pan Darius Cassandra]

Why is killing an animal and wearing it's skin somehow more "natural" than digging up some rocks and refining it? Why is cutting down a tree to make a club more "natural" than digging up some rocks to get metal out of them to make a sword?

[Koates]

Cleric's bonuses for blunt weapon's cause they experts vs undead which usually mean;s skelaton's so blunt is best if your shaping upto be the undead warrior slayer you should be as cleric.

[Koates]

Originally posted by pandariuskairos:

Why is killing an animal and wearing it's skin somehow more "natural" than digging up some rocks and refining it? Why is cutting down a tree to make a club more "natural" than digging up some rocks to get metal out of them to make a sword?

it's like asking what's difference between processed food and organic.

[Pan Darius Cassandra]

Originally posted by Koates:

Originally posted by pandariuskairos:

Why is killing an animal and wearing it's skin somehow more "natural" than digging up some rocks and refining it? Why is cutting down a tree to make a club more "natural" than digging up some rocks to get metal out of them to make a sword?

it's like asking what's difference between processed food and organic.

No, it's nothing like that.

[Mosey]

Right now in BG3 Druids can indeed wear half-plate up to and including the Githyanki armor. Druids can wear any medium armor, and half-plate is medium armor.

And since none of the armors or weapons appear to have any materials tags, it will probably be a while until that changes (if ever).

This is also probably why heat metal works on just about everything in the game with a few notable exceptions.

[guard65]

Originally posted by pandariuskairos:

Why is killing an animal and wearing it's skin somehow more "natural" than digging up some rocks and refining it? Why is cutting down a tree to make a club more "natural" than digging up some rocks to get metal out of them to make a sword?

Solely the illusion that one was once alive and retains some element of that spirit within it. Pure poppycock but it's right up every religions alley.