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<blockquote data-quote="Paul Farquhar" data-source="post: 7623185" data-attributes="member: 6906155">That is your interpretation. There is nothing in the rules to indicate that. It has the advantage of not being subject to the Heat Metal spell and certain other traps that key of metal.Dragonscale Armour is in the DMG. This is non-metallic and equivalent to scale mail.A character wasn't always a druid. They might have trained in medium armour before they became a druid.But if a player said to me as DM that they thought their druid character would be completely unfamiliar with any sort of medium armor I would let them swap the proficiency for an extra language or tool proficiency. RAW is for poor DMs.The purpose of this rule is because for many people finding non-metallic armour for a druid character is a fun sidequest. See Ankheg Plate in Baldur's Gate. However, if a player or DM does not find this rule fun or it does not suit a character (e.g. a duergar druid of the Underdark) they are free to ignore it - as the Sage Advice indicates, there are no penalties.In the games I play, we had one druid who worked very hard to get Black Dragon Scale armour, even arguing with the dwarven smith who made it over &quot;silver filigree&quot;. We have another druid who is vegan and won't wear any armour at all.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Paul Farquhar, post: 7623185, member: 6906155"] That is your interpretation. There is nothing in the rules to indicate that. It has the advantage of not being subject to the Heat Metal spell and certain other traps that key of metal. Dragonscale Armour is in the DMG. This is non-metallic and equivalent to scale mail. A character wasn't always a druid. They might have trained in medium armour before they became a druid. But if a player said to me as DM that they thought their druid character would be completely unfamiliar with any sort of medium armor I would let them swap the proficiency for an extra language or tool proficiency. RAW is for poor DMs. The purpose of this rule is because for many people finding non-metallic armour for a druid character is a fun sidequest. See Ankheg Plate in Baldur's Gate. However, if a player or DM does not find this rule fun or it does not suit a character (e.g. a duergar druid of the Underdark) they are free to ignore it - as the Sage Advice indicates, there are no penalties. In the games I play, we had one druid who worked very hard to get Black Dragon Scale armour, even arguing with the dwarven smith who made it over "silver filigree". We have another druid who is vegan and won't wear any armour at all. [/QUOTE]

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