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<blockquote data-quote="Kobold Stew" data-source="post: 7624543" data-attributes="member: 23484">All the theory about what makes a druid aside, the rule is poorly implemented on a mechanical basis:It is only a qualification in &quot;proficiencies&quot; which is the wrong place. It's not about proficiencies, but (apparently) about a druid's beliefs. The stipulation was included for legacy reasons, without much thought. We know that because:* the wording does not make clear which armors are included;* druids are proficient in metal armors but choose not to wear them (rather than simply having proficiency in hide);* there is no provision for wooden shields.As a player, I find this rule rubs me the wrong way, and so I have taken Magic Initiate and get Mage Armor, or be a Lizardfolk and have natural armor (a level as Dragon sorcerer would also work). I think it's a terrible rule, but I like playing RAW, and so I have found workarounds.As a DM, my houserule is that Druids are proficient with Padded, Leather, Studded Leather, and Hide, but if you have proficiency from some other source (being a mountain dwarf, a level of Fighter), then you can use metal armor no problem.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kobold Stew, post: 7624543, member: 23484"] All the theory about what makes a druid aside, the rule is poorly implemented on a mechanical basis: It is only a qualification in "proficiencies" which is the wrong place. It's not about proficiencies, but (apparently) about a druid's beliefs. The stipulation was included for legacy reasons, without much thought. We know that because: * the wording does not make clear which armors are included; * druids are proficient in metal armors but choose not to wear them (rather than simply having proficiency in hide); * there is no provision for wooden shields. As a player, I find this rule rubs me the wrong way, and so I have taken Magic Initiate and get Mage Armor, or be a Lizardfolk and have natural armor (a level as Dragon sorcerer would also work). I think it's a terrible rule, but I like playing RAW, and so I have found workarounds. As a DM, my houserule is that Druids are proficient with Padded, Leather, Studded Leather, and Hide, but if you have proficiency from some other source (being a mountain dwarf, a level of Fighter), then you can use metal armor no problem. [/QUOTE]

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