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Why the Druid Metal Restriction is Poorly Implemented
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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 7624676" data-attributes="member: 23751"><p>Great! Thanks for backing me up! You do realize, don't you, that you can't actually have those penalties unless you can in fact engage in non-class like behavior, right? So the fact that the druid can be penalized for wearing the armor, means that they can wear the armor.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It's basic reasoning. It would be impossible for druids to know that it interferes with their magic if they could not put it on. It would also be fairly stupid of Gygax to include that warning if they couldn't put it on.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So you seem to have a different understanding of forbidden than the rest of us do. I am forbidden to steal from Target, yet I could go to Target after I finish posting this and steal from Target if I want to. Being forbidden to do something doesn't mean you literally can't do it. It's just something that has a penalty if you engage in it. Like extra training costs and/or being unable to use your druid powers.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yep! The RAI is that druids can put on metal armor if they want to accept the mechanical consequences. Consequences that are no longer present in 5e.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>All I can do is show you logic and reasoning. If you refuse to accept logic and reasoning, that's on you, not me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 7624676, member: 23751"] Great! Thanks for backing me up! You do realize, don't you, that you can't actually have those penalties unless you can in fact engage in non-class like behavior, right? So the fact that the druid can be penalized for wearing the armor, means that they can wear the armor. It's basic reasoning. It would be impossible for druids to know that it interferes with their magic if they could not put it on. It would also be fairly stupid of Gygax to include that warning if they couldn't put it on. So you seem to have a different understanding of forbidden than the rest of us do. I am forbidden to steal from Target, yet I could go to Target after I finish posting this and steal from Target if I want to. Being forbidden to do something doesn't mean you literally can't do it. It's just something that has a penalty if you engage in it. Like extra training costs and/or being unable to use your druid powers. Yep! The RAI is that druids can put on metal armor if they want to accept the mechanical consequences. Consequences that are no longer present in 5e. All I can do is show you logic and reasoning. If you refuse to accept logic and reasoning, that's on you, not me. [/QUOTE]
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