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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 6445802" data-attributes="member: 7006">Yup... bickering over the legitimacy of moronic rules is half the fun of being here on the boards.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />And that's why I personally use the fluff + the mechanics to make my ruling on Barkskin.&nbsp; Fluff says Barkskin makes your skin thicker (like an armor), and since druids at 1st level *should* be allowed to buy/wear Medium armor that grants a max AC of 16 (14 for armor + 2 for DEX mod)-- but CAN'T because of the &quot;no metal armor&quot; fluff rule to druids-- I presume Barkskin was made to give them what they should be able to have if it were not due to fluff.&nbsp; Then all other &quot;AC modifiers&quot; can come into play (shields, cover etc.)As I treat the entire Player's Handbook in the spirit of which 5E was designed (where *everything* is table-specific, DM-adjudicated, &quot;Ruled As Intended&quot;), I am more than happy to rule the spell in the manner that I feel actually makes logical sense and has an obvious effect in the game world.&nbsp; The rest of you people can rule it in whatever crazy-assed, nonsensical manner you wish.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 6445802, member: 7006"] Yup... bickering over the legitimacy of moronic rules is half the fun of being here on the boards. :) And that's why I personally use the fluff + the mechanics to make my ruling on Barkskin. Fluff says Barkskin makes your skin thicker (like an armor), and since druids at 1st level *should* be allowed to buy/wear Medium armor that grants a max AC of 16 (14 for armor + 2 for DEX mod)-- but CAN'T because of the "no metal armor" fluff rule to druids-- I presume Barkskin was made to give them what they should be able to have if it were not due to fluff. Then all other "AC modifiers" can come into play (shields, cover etc.) As I treat the entire Player's Handbook in the spirit of which 5E was designed (where *everything* is table-specific, DM-adjudicated, "Ruled As Intended"), I am more than happy to rule the spell in the manner that I feel actually makes logical sense and has an obvious effect in the game world. The rest of you people can rule it in whatever crazy-assed, nonsensical manner you wish. ;) [/QUOTE]

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