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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 7001388" data-attributes="member: 996"><p>Short answer: yes, in D&D, it's always been a metal before.</p><p></p><p>Long answer... 'adamant' is taken from classical Greek, from which it is usually translated either 'diamond' or 'steel.' In English, adamant means resolute or stubborn and does not usually refer to a material and damantine can refer to a material, meaning unbreakable. Adamantite appends a suffix suggesting a mineral, and adamantium a suffix suggesting an element or metal, and have been used in science-fiction starting in the mid-20th century. FWIW.</p><p></p><p>There's really little rhyme or reason behind the Druid weapon & armor strictures, it's just how classes tended to be design back in the day. The historical/legendary druids they were based on had no such concerns, for instance. </p><p></p><p>Dark Sun had all kinds of non-metalic heavy armors. Maybe plates from a bulette could be used to make something, for instance.</p><p></p><p></p><p>It was mentioned along side mithril and meteorite iron...</p><p></p><p>Which reminds me, in my old AD&D campaign, I decided that the adamant('-tine,' '-tite,' '-ium' I forget) alloy mentioned in passing in the 1e DMG discussion of magical armor involved a rare earth something like greenish-grey coal (not remotely something you'd make a weapon or armor out of, by itself), and was used in forging the special steel called adamantium (the problem was getting the forge hot enough for it to burn), but that it was a secret known only to the odd legendary smith or wizard.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tony Vargas, post: 7001388, member: 996"] Short answer: yes, in D&D, it's always been a metal before. Long answer... 'adamant' is taken from classical Greek, from which it is usually translated either 'diamond' or 'steel.' In English, adamant means resolute or stubborn and does not usually refer to a material and damantine can refer to a material, meaning unbreakable. Adamantite appends a suffix suggesting a mineral, and adamantium a suffix suggesting an element or metal, and have been used in science-fiction starting in the mid-20th century. FWIW. There's really little rhyme or reason behind the Druid weapon & armor strictures, it's just how classes tended to be design back in the day. The historical/legendary druids they were based on had no such concerns, for instance. Dark Sun had all kinds of non-metalic heavy armors. Maybe plates from a bulette could be used to make something, for instance. It was mentioned along side mithril and meteorite iron... Which reminds me, in my old AD&D campaign, I decided that the adamant('-tine,' '-tite,' '-ium' I forget) alloy mentioned in passing in the 1e DMG discussion of magical armor involved a rare earth something like greenish-grey coal (not remotely something you'd make a weapon or armor out of, by itself), and was used in forging the special steel called adamantium (the problem was getting the forge hot enough for it to burn), but that it was a secret known only to the odd legendary smith or wizard. [/QUOTE]
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