Dragon Hide OK for Druids?

[taliesin15]

Looking for opinions on whether Druids can wear armor made of Dragon scales...since they are not of metal, it seems ok to me, though Dragons aren't exactly Natural...I'm kind of leaning towards allowing it IMC...

 

[Klaus]

It is OK. Read the description of Dragonhide Full Plate. It explicity states that Druids can wear it freely.

 

[Knight Otu]

Also, dragonhide it specifically says that druids can wear it.

Because dragonhide armor isn’t made of metal, druids can wear it without penalty.

 

[Notmousse]

You can even do Dragonhide Chain if you'd like, though I'd like to see how you make all those tiny interlocking rings our of dragon hide.

 

[BullMarkOne]

You can even do Dragonhide Chain if you'd like, though I'd like to see how you make all those tiny interlocking rings our of dragon hide.

A very sharp knife and a lot of patience?

 

[Legildur]

It is OK. Read the description of Dragonhide Full Plate. It explicity states that Druids can wear it freely.

Although they will suck at it given typical Druids don't have proficiency with Heavy Armor, from the SRD:

Druids are proficient with light and medium armor but are prohibited from wearing metal armor.

 

[Klaus]

Although they will suck at it given typical Druids don't have proficiency with Heavy Armor, from the SRD:

Didn't say it was perfect...

 

[taliesin15]

I think the notion of using dragon scales or hide to make chainmail is utterly ridiculous...now Breast Plate, *that* seems ideal, plus its Medium Armor, so no big deal for the Druid. Intuitively, it seems like cutting up the Dragon Scales/Hide as little as possible would confer the most benefit armor-wise.

Besides, my campaign is more low tech, so there are very few armorers who know how to make plate mail (splint and banded is the state of the art), much less Full Plate, which in real world times, is a late medieval/early Renaissance technology. A bit out of place in an early Iron Age milieu.

 

[Elemental]

Any nonmetallic armour is fine. Darkwood, stone (underdark) or blue ice (Frostburn) are also viable for a druid.

 

[Klaus]

I think the notion of using dragon scales or hide to make chainmail is utterly ridiculous...now Breast Plate, *that* seems ideal, plus its Medium Armor, so no big deal for the Druid. Intuitively, it seems like cutting up the Dragon Scales/Hide as little as possible would confer the most benefit armor-wise.

Besides, my campaign is more low tech, so there are very few armorers who know how to make plate mail (splint and banded is the state of the art), much less Full Plate, which in real world times, is a late medieval/early Renaissance technology. A bit out of place in an early Iron Age milieu.

I don't think the Dragonhide armor looks like its metallic equivalent. In the case of a dragohide chainmail, I picture a hauberk made of smaller scales than a scale mail proper. The "chainmail" name is just a shortcut to the relevant mechanic stats.