Druids and metalls

[Durifern]

A druid is proficient with a scimitar. Can he use a scimitar made of steel?
The text only specifies the use of metall concerning armor but it doesn´t say anything about weapons, or did I miss anything.

Somehow I always thought that druids can´t use steel and have to resort to silver or golden applications and later on Darkwood and the Ironwood spell resolve most of the Druid´s problems.

 

[Li Shenron]

No problem with weapons in 3.5, they're only prohibited to use armor with metal (even studded leather).

The 3.0 restriction for weapons wasn't even spelled out as "no metal", but simply you had a list of acceptable weapons, which included for example the sickle and the scimitar.

 

[Durifern]

Thanks for the clarification!
Although I have to say that it doesn´t make much sense to me but my player will be happy and that´s what counts at the end of the day.

 

[cmanos]

pardon my thiniing out loud...could a druid make a suit of studded leather weith the studs being gemstones instead, magically hardened?

 

[Patryn of Elvenshae]

Probably.

 

[Chronosome]

pardon my thiniing out loud...could a druid make a suit of studded leather weith the studs being gemstones instead, magically hardened?

I'd say absolutely. No metal, there.

 

[mikebr99]

pardon my thiniing out loud...could a druid make a suit of studded leather weith the studs being gemstones instead, magically hardened?

Or wood... and cast ironwood spell.


Mike

 

[Rhun]

Or wood... and cast ironwood spell.

Or just use a specialty wood...I know the Greyhawk setting has Bronzewood trees, which when properly treated become as hard as metal. I believe the Forgotten Realms has something similar.

So it seems to be that it is perfectly reasonable to allow a druid to wear studded leather with studs made of these materials...maybe just increase the cost by a few gold pieces to account for the relative rarity of the materials.

 

[Jdvn1]

I think they could also use the Green Star stuff from Complete Arcane.

About metal, though -- I think of it as metal armor is too much metal. A metal scimitar isn't that big.

 

[AuraSeer]

Bone is another useful material. I don't know whether it's realistic, but I've seen druids who use bone studded armor, ringmail, or splint mail.

There's also dragonhide. You can make everything up to full plate out of the scales, if the dragon is big enough.