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<blockquote data-quote="Fanaelialae" data-source="post: 7624935" data-attributes="member: 53980">I've said as much myself about the RAW multiple times in this thread.That said, it doesn't really matter if a belief system has holes in it so long as people believe in it. Sure, the PC can be the blasphemer who believes the taboo is pointless. Odds are, he's going to get a lot of push back from the world around him because it doesn't really matter if he's right or not. At least not to those who believe him to be a taboo breaker. People's beliefs almost never change overnight. Heck, you can look all over these boards and find people who have stubbornly dug their heels in on an argument and refuse to change their stance regardless of the evidence presented. These little debates of ours impact a hobby we all enjoy, but I expect for most of us they aren't the equivalent of religious faith.So, sure, the PC can try to change the taboo on metal armor but that belief isn't going to change overnight. Maybe not even within the scope of a single campaign. And that character is likely to go through a fair helping of hell for their beliefs. If they endure, they might succeed in changing some minds. If they're lucky, it won't lead to an internal schism and strife. And hopefully the DM doesn't decide that the metal armor thing was a long forgotten pact from millennia ago that was holding back a devastating horde of demons.The point is that of course the character has the freedom to do so. I've said that a great many times in the course of this discussion. But the fact that the PHB says that druids won't wear metal armor (as opposed to generally prefer not to) indicates that it is what those of the druidic faith believe, despite the variety in those beliefs.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fanaelialae, post: 7624935, member: 53980"] I've said as much myself about the RAW multiple times in this thread. That said, it doesn't really matter if a belief system has holes in it so long as people believe in it. Sure, the PC can be the blasphemer who believes the taboo is pointless. Odds are, he's going to get a lot of push back from the world around him because it doesn't really matter if he's right or not. At least not to those who believe him to be a taboo breaker. People's beliefs almost never change overnight. Heck, you can look all over these boards and find people who have stubbornly dug their heels in on an argument and refuse to change their stance regardless of the evidence presented. These little debates of ours impact a hobby we all enjoy, but I expect for most of us they aren't the equivalent of religious faith. So, sure, the PC can try to change the taboo on metal armor but that belief isn't going to change overnight. Maybe not even within the scope of a single campaign. And that character is likely to go through a fair helping of hell for their beliefs. If they endure, they might succeed in changing some minds. If they're lucky, it won't lead to an internal schism and strife. And hopefully the DM doesn't decide that the metal armor thing was a long forgotten pact from millennia ago that was holding back a devastating horde of demons. The point is that of course the character has the freedom to do so. I've said that a great many times in the course of this discussion. But the fact that the PHB says that druids won't wear metal armor (as opposed to generally prefer not to) indicates that it is what those of the druidic faith believe, despite the variety in those beliefs. [/QUOTE]

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