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<blockquote data-quote="Greenstone.Walker" data-source="post: 7623572" data-attributes="member: 6788312">There are lots of rules that force choices on players, even if they won't use the phrase &quot;will not&quot;.You chose a fighter? You will not be casting spells (depending on archetype).You chose a rogue? You will not be using Beast Shape.You chose a cleric? You will not be using Extra Attack.You chose a human? You will not be seeing in the dark.You chose a druid? You will not be using metal armour.In my mind, if a player says, &quot;I want my druid to wear metal armour.&quot; it is exactly the same as a player saying, &quot;I want my human to have darkvision.&quot; Forcing a player to have their druid character not wear metal is not reducing their agency any more than forcing them to have their human character not see in the dark is.&nbsp; They knew druid's don't wear metal armour when they chose the class.Now, if the player comes with a question, &quot;How can my druid get better armour?&quot; then GM and player can have a conversation. The same as when a player says, &quot;My human character is sick of blundering around in the dark, what can we do?&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Greenstone.Walker, post: 7623572, member: 6788312"] There are lots of rules that force choices on players, even if they won't use the phrase "will not". You chose a fighter? You will not be casting spells (depending on archetype). You chose a rogue? You will not be using Beast Shape. You chose a cleric? You will not be using Extra Attack. You chose a human? You will not be seeing in the dark. You chose a druid? You will not be using metal armour. In my mind, if a player says, "I want my druid to wear metal armour." it is exactly the same as a player saying, "I want my human to have darkvision." Forcing a player to have their druid character not wear metal is not reducing their agency any more than forcing them to have their human character not see in the dark is. They knew druid's don't wear metal armour when they chose the class. Now, if the player comes with a question, "How can my druid get better armour?" then GM and player can have a conversation. The same as when a player says, "My human character is sick of blundering around in the dark, what can we do?" [/QUOTE]

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