Can a druid wear Mithril armor?

It pertains to the strange rule in the 5E Player's Handbook regarding druids and metal armor: "Druids will not wear armor made of metal." Druids still can't wear metal armor, as per the PHB, and still can't wear heavy armor, mithril, or adamantine.
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What armor can druids not wear?

It's specified that druids will not wear metal armor or use shields made out of metal, though the penalty for doing so isn't explained.
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What armor should druids wear?

A druid typically wears leather, studded leather, or hide armor, and if a druid comes across scale mail made of a material other than metal, the druid might wear it. If you feel strongly about your druid breaking the taboo and donning metal, talk to your DM.
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Can a druid wear metal armor if they multiclass?

In the Class Features for the Druid, it states, "druids will not wear armour or use shields made of metal" which is a specific restriction for the class and is not changed by multiclassing.
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Can a druid wear metal jewelry?

A druid can wear or carry as much metal as they want, as long as it is not armor, and they are free to heat up metal which, as you say, removes impurities and makes metal unnatural.
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Why can't druids wear metal armour?

Though a druid could learn to wear full plate, putting it on would violate her oath and suppress her druidic powers. Druids avoid carrying much worked metal with them because it interferes with the pure and primal nature that they attempt to embody.
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What happens if a druid touches metal?

There is no prohibition against touching metal. Some editions have forbidden druids from using metal armor or weapons to various degrees, they typically lose druid abilities while doing so. 5e has no restrictions at all, although druids lack the proficiencies to use most metal armors, just like rogues and wizards do.
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What kind of armor can a druid wear 5e?

By the most strict reading this means that light and medium armor proficiency leaves a druid with only padded, leather and hide armor since as far as I know 5e lacks special materials like the ironwood or stone for armors.
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Can druids wear metal weapons?

The rulebook since at least 3E has explicitly said that druids can only wear armor or use weapons made from natural materials. However, all rules are at the discretion of the DM.
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Why do druids wear red?

Within the Druid class, it is believed that there were subsections, all with colour-coded robes. The eldest Druid, or one deemed to be the most wise, was the Arch-druid, and would wear gold robes. The ordinary Druids would wear white and act as priests. The Sacrificers would fight and wear red.
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Can a druid wear leather armor?

That being said, The studs in studded leather armor do not have to be metal. They are a reinforcing material. They could just as easily be something like bone since the same places that you get the leather from are likely to have a lot of those as well. Which is why Druids can wear Studded leather armor.
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Can a druid wear hide armor?

You can wear Hide armor as a Druid, that's the only medium for druids in Solasta. What really sucks is they consider studded leather to be metal, so Hide really is your best bet until you find something magical.
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Do Druids dislike metal?

Nothing says they can't. Druids have a taboo against wearing metal armor and wielding a metal shield. The taboo has been part of the class’s story since the class first appeared in Eldritch Wizardry (1976) and the original Player’s Handbook (1978).
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What is the druid metal aversion?

The vocal point of the hatred the spirits feel towards metal is its connection to tragedy, the end of a prosperous era for them. Worked leather was used before that time, as were many other manufactured items.
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What armour does a druid start with?

You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background: (a) a wooden shield or (b) any simple weapon. (a) a scimitar or (b) any simple melee weapon. Leather armor, an explorer's pack, and a druidic focus.
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What can druids equip?

Druids can use Staves, one-handed maces, two-handed maces, daggers, and fist weapons in Classic World of Warcraft.
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Can druids wear armor in wild shape?

They can wear armor made of other materials and a creative player can have scale or possibly even better armor made from materials such as dragon scales for their druid. I let a player select metal armor for their druid.. the first time they wild shaped, the metal armor refused to blend into their shape.
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Can a druid have a mount?

Yes, you can mount your Druid friend

This means it will retain its position in initiative order and act normally, despite the rider. And while this may be a possibility that boosts the rider, it definitely hurts the Druid's action economy.
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Can druids use off hand fist weapons?

Yes, a druid is able to equip and use a fist weapon, side note is, that these cannot dual wield, apart from some special kinds. So, if the druid wants to equip a one-handed fist weapon, you have to equip an off-hand weapon as well.
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Can a druid carry a shield?

A druid focus can be a staff, wand, club, an actual shilleagh, anything made from a living tree. Your club or staff can be a focus and you can perform the somatic gesture with the hand holding it so yes...you can have a shield equipped and cast shilleagh while holding a club or staff.
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Can warforged druids wear metal armor?

What are the requirements for making a Warforged Druid in the game Dungeons and Dragons? Rules wise, there aren't any. However, Warforged Druids still have to follow the Druid rules, so they can't wear metal armor.
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Why do Druids get scimitars?

I seem to recall somebody saying that it was a pure game mechanic thing: Druids are severely limited with weapons and armor, compared to clerics, so to compensate that, they could use a scimitar, which is a type of sword and more likely to be found as a magical weapon.
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Can druids cast invisibility?

The Druid Circle of the Land offers invisibility. This is offered to Circle of the Grassland and the Circle of the Underdark (greater invisibility). I presume you are neither of these, so let's continue. Cleric, a wisdom caster, does not have a subclass that offers invisibility as a class spell, unfortunately.
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Can druids wear stone armor?

Yes. Stoneplate and Stone Coat are both armor that a druid can wear without interfering with their casting. You will need to make sure you have proficiency in the armor in question. They can also cast in dragonhide armor and Bone armor, both under special materials.
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