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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8144028" data-attributes="member: 6801845"><p>For the OP, the DM is technically correct and it's his game. Personally I let someone buy a magical shield that, like Captain America's shield can be wielded as a bonus action.</p><p></p><p>RANT:</p><p>It never ceases to amaze me how much some people want to penalize people that want to wear armor (or use shields). Probably the same ones that complain about the ubiquity of dex based characters. I wouldn't have a problem with it if armor were as effective in the game as it is in real life.</p><p></p><p>So for the most part I ignore it and assume that people have everything equipped if they are attacked. Otherwise I'd have to figure out somehow to stop that wizard from casting mage armor, that monk that just mystically senses an attack they can't see coming dodging out of the way, the barbarian having arrows bouncing off their pecs because they're flexing.</p><p></p><p>It's not realistic, but then again, neither is someone in studded leather armor* being able to do a leisurely the backstroke while someone in chain immediately sinks like a rock (there's a video of an older guy that goes for a swim in chain armor).</p><p></p><p><em>*There is no such thing, the closest is probably brigandine where metal armor is sandwiched between leather and riveted in.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8144028, member: 6801845"] For the OP, the DM is technically correct and it's his game. Personally I let someone buy a magical shield that, like Captain America's shield can be wielded as a bonus action. RANT: It never ceases to amaze me how much some people want to penalize people that want to wear armor (or use shields). Probably the same ones that complain about the ubiquity of dex based characters. I wouldn't have a problem with it if armor were as effective in the game as it is in real life. So for the most part I ignore it and assume that people have everything equipped if they are attacked. Otherwise I'd have to figure out somehow to stop that wizard from casting mage armor, that monk that just mystically senses an attack they can't see coming dodging out of the way, the barbarian having arrows bouncing off their pecs because they're flexing. It's not realistic, but then again, neither is someone in studded leather armor* being able to do a leisurely the backstroke while someone in chain immediately sinks like a rock (there's a video of an older guy that goes for a swim in chain armor). [I]*There is no such thing, the closest is probably brigandine where metal armor is sandwiched between leather and riveted in.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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