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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 7628432" data-attributes="member: 23751">What basis?  Taboo?  That was only brought up in the Sage Advice.  It's not in the 1e PHB, 2e PHB, 3e PHB or 5e PHB.  There is no mention of why it exists other than the part in 1e and 3e that say that it messes up their magical abilities.  4e I don't know about.  If it's as the 1e and 3e PHB say it is and the only reason for not being able to wear metal armor is loss of magical abilities, nothing stop a PC from wearing it anyway.  If it's as the 5e Sage Advice says and it's just a taboo like being kosher, then nothing stops a PC druid from wearing it anyway.  It's no different than paladin and monk taboos, and there is no rules basis for a druid being more unable to wear metal armor if the PC is willing to put it on, than a paladin or monk.</blockquote>