CleverNickName
Limit Break Dancing (He/They)
I mean...you do you, but the dictionary doesn't agree.Steel and Bronze are both alloys, technically niether of these is a metal.
I mean...you do you, but the dictionary doesn't agree.Steel and Bronze are both alloys, technically niether of these is a metal.
No. Seriously. If you don't like the rule don't use it and don't try to weasel out of it based on a chemical purist's definition. Embrace ignoring the rule.So the more I think about it; the "rule" says specifically "metal". Steel and Bronze are both alloys, technically neither of these is a metal. So steel half plate and bronze half plate should be fine and relatively common..
I think Druids can comply with the letter of the law, and appease mother nature and others in their order by ensuring they select armor made of alloys off the rack instead of those made of pure iron or pure tin or any other pure metal element. I would imagine most armors fall into this category already.
I don't know where mithril or adamantine armor would fall in this as neither of these is actually on the periodic table IRL. If they are actual elements and are in the metal portion of the table then they would logically be banned, but if they are alloys like steel and not elements they would presumably be allowed.
Well it depends which dictionary you are using, but technically there are four types of metals: alkli, alkaline earth metals, transition metals and rare earth metals (which can be subdivided further into lanthinides and actinides). This is defined by their location on the periodic table. Here is the chemical defiitions:I mean...you do you, but the dictionary doesn't agree.
NUMBER | SYMBOL | ELEMENT |
3 | Li | Lithium |
4 | Be | Beryllium |
11 | Na | Sodium |
12 | Mg | Magnesium |
13 | Al | Aluminum |
19 | K | Potassium |
20 | Ca | Calcium |
21 | Sc | Scandium |
22 | Ti | Titanium |
23 | V | Vanadium |
24 | Cr | Chromium |
25 | Mn | Manganese |
26 | Fe | Iron |
27 | Co | Cobalt |
28 | Ni | Nickel |
29 | Cu | Copper |
30 | Zn | Zinc |
31 | Ga | Gallium |
37 | Rb | Rubidium |
38 | Sr | Strontium |
39 | Y | Yttrium |
40 | Zr | Zirconium |
41 | Nb | Niobium |
42 | Mo | Molybdenum |
43 | Tc | Technetium |
44 | Ru | Ruthenium |
45 | Rh | Rhodium |
46 | Pd | Palladium |
47 | Ag | Silver |
48 | Cd | Cadmium |
49 | In | Indium |
50 | Sn | Tin |
55 | Cs | Cesium |
56 | Ba | Barium |
57 | La | Lanthanum |
58 | Ce | Cerium |
59 | Pr | Praseodymium |
60 | Nd | Neodymium |
61 | Pm | Promethium |
62 | Sm | Samarium |
63 | Eu | Europium |
64 | Gd | Gadolinium |
65 | Tb | Terbium |
66 | Dy | Dysprosium |
67 | Ho | Holmium |
68 | Er | Erbium |
69 | Tm | Thulium |
70 | Yb | Ytterbium |
71 | Lu | Lutetium |
72 | Hf | Hafnium |
73 | Ta | Tantalum |
74 | W | Tungsten |
75 | Re | Rhenium |
76 | Os | Osmium |
77 | Ir | Iridium |
78 | Pt | Platinum |
79 | Au | Gold |
80 | Hg | Mercury |
81 | Tl | Thallium |
82 | Pb | Lead |
83 | Bi | Bismuth |
84 | Po | Polonium |
87 | Fr | Francium |
88 | Ra | Radium |
89 | Ac | Actinium |
90 | Th | Thorium |
91 | Pa | Protactinium |
92 | U | Uranium |
93 | Np | Neptunium |
94 | Pu | Plutonium |
95 | Am | Americium |
96 | Cm | Curium |
97 | Bk | Berkelium |
98 | Cf | Californium |
99 | Es | Einsteinium |
100 | Fm | Fermium |
101 | Md | Mendelevium |
102 | No | Nobelium |
103 | Lr | Lawrencium |
104 | Rf | Rutherfordium |
105 | Db | Dubnium |
106 | Sg | Seaborgium |
107 | Bh | Bohrium |
108 | Hs | Hassium |
109 | Mt | Meitnerium |
110 | Ds | Darmstadtium |
111 | Rg | Roentgenium |
112 | Cn | Copernicium |
113 | Nh | Nihonium |
114 | Fl | Flerovium |
115 | Mc | Moscovium |
116 | Lv | Livermorium |
They're metal alloys.So the more I think about it; the "rule" says specifically "metal". Steel and Bronze are both alloys, technically neither of these is a metal. So steel half plate and bronze half plate should be fine and relatively common..
Or embrace the actual meaning of the rule.No. Seriously. If you don't like the rule don't use it and don't try to weasel out of it based on a chemical purist's definition. Embrace ignoring the rule.
They are alloys made of metal and non-metal elements, but they are not metals themselves. Steel (any steel) is a combination of Iron (metal) and Carbon (non-metal) and potentially other elements (both metal and non-metal). Read the link above I provided.They're metal alloys.
Not what I said. You said the DM's job is to enforce stupid rules. That's against RAW. RAW says that the primary purpose of the game is to have fun. And it says that the rules are secondary as they serve the DM, not the other way around.Then I guess I'm objectively wrong? for enforcing the rules, that everyone agreed to follow?
That's fine. On the fly works for a lot of groups, but not all.This is a tempest in a teapot. can't or shouldn't be changed. We didn't like the rule at my table either, so I collaborated with the player and changed it. (shrug) We change rules all the time, for lots of reasons. What I'm trying to say is that there is a proper way to change the rules...and changing/ignoring them on the fly without consulting the other players first might not be it.
Quote me the portion of sage advice that says explicitly that it's a rule. I can you multiple spots in the sage advice that says it's story.The DM makes the final decision on whether or not the rules of the book are followed even if you personally do not like the rule. Sage advice clearly states that it is, indeed, a rule and if you feel strongly to talk to your DM. A DM can always change the rule.