DM Q&A: Class: Druid Armor (non-metal armors)

[Dobian]

Most druids don't wear metal armor (followers of Mielikki is an exception). However, they can wear medium armor and my druid on another server has options to wear things like croc skin, snakeskin, chitin. A druid could also technically wear heavy armor if they took the feat and there was dragon scale available. Since it's been awhile since I have been on here, are there non-metal medium armor options out there for druids? Light armor like studded leather really doesn't cut it, considering druids can do a fair amount of melee as part of their fighting.

[Duchess in Masquerade]

I've actually been wondering about this too and I'm very curious.

[Dobian]

Ironically, my druid on another server is a follower of Mielikki but doesn't wear metal armor because she can wear crocodile armor over there. Since druids automatically get medium armor feat, but for role play reasons won't wear metal armor, you want them to have options for getting non-metal medium armor. Otherwise you are basically saying they don't get the medium armor feat, which effectively nerfs the class. Hopefully there are some options on the server, it's just been a long time since I've been anywhere on the server beyond Suzail.

[Dobian]

Thoughts, anyone?

[Munroe]

I do not know what armors are specifically available in the module, so I can't address that question.

As for other armor related questions, I'll refer you to this thread first:

DM Q&A: Druid Questions

If you still have specific questions after that, ask them and we'll try to go from there.

[Dobian]

Thanks. It's about creating some medium armor options for druids that are sort of equivalent to metal medium armor options, regular and enhanced. Not having them available all over the place like metal armor that is available at smithies, but at appropriate places, like Dhedluk maybe, and the Hullack. The monks have a store outside of Tyrluk, but for druids it could simply be some armor items added to a local vendor. I think it's good to encourage diversity among druids, not having everyone follow Mielikki just so they can wear metal armor. I'll start exploring the server shortly, take my druid around all the cities and see if there is any non-metal medium armor already out there.