Mistwell
Crusty Old Meatwad
Easy, simply give casting proficiency in armor to specific classes instead of a global rule, and /thread
I think you missed his point. In that he is not looking for a way to mechanically accomplish this (mechanically accomplishing it is the easy part - you just declare they cannot do it). The clue is right there in his first sentence, where he cleverly hides the fact he's looking for a flavor thing instead of a mechanical thing by saying, "So, this is totally a flavor related question...".