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That's not true: Sage Advise is a set of advise to Dungeon Masters, and not binding in any fashion.
2. Sage advice is just RAI.
To be fair to Salvatore, Drizzt was rules legal.
Unearthed Arcana came out in '85 & allowed A) all elves but the Wild Elves to be Rangers, B) Drow as PC options.
Crystal Shard came along in '88.
1. The rules do say that. Period.
2. Sage advice is just RAI. So best case scenario, you're still wrong. And you're not reading the RAI correctly (which says you have to ask the DM, just like any other house rule). Bad cherrypicking is still cherrypicking.
Good luck!
Completely agree.
Well ... mostly agree. I think that, like a lot of Sage Advice, it's poorly considered. Even the Sage Advice in the compendium which tends to be less stupid than most SA.
I could start by saying that I don't care that much about "balance," but the real issue for balance is the whole Moon / Land Druid thing; I don't think that they really paid much attention to that.
Nevertheless, they probably would have just stopped this whole debate if, instead of being clever and funny with their answer* (You'll explode! It's just like being a vegetarian!) they had just said that a druid can never be proficient in metal armor. Period.
Then you could apply the non-proficiency armor rules (you know, disadvantage on everything, no spells, etc.)
Problem would be solved, but I'm sure people would complain anyway. That's why it is so very very important to make Druids spontaneously combust.
*Really- when have rules lawyers ever appreciate either cleverness or humor?
So, just so we are clear, we all know that RAI is not the Italian TV Broadcaster, but instead means Rules As Interpreted.
Vegetarians will not eat meat. If my vegetarian nephew eats steak he is not a vegetarian. If a PC wears metal armor they are not a druid.
Nevertheless, they probably would have just stopped this whole debate if, instead of being clever and funny with their answer* (You'll explode! It's just like being a vegetarian!) they had just said that a druid can never be proficient in metal armor. Period.
Then you could apply the non-proficiency armor rules (you know, disadvantage on everything, no spells, etc.)