hawkeyefan
Legend
My impression of 5e is that the game it is going for, it doesn't matter if the gloves are present or not - you still call for the same saving throw.
I don’t think it’s going for any one interpretation. I think 5e was designed loosely in spots to allow for different interpretations.
But for me personally, I don’t think the kind of meticulous gear management that was more present in earlier editions (or perhaps in some cases, the rose colored recollections of them) is very well suited to 5e.