[RPG] Can a warforged druid use composite plating

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A druid gains medium armor proficiency, but is not allowed to use metal armor. A warforged with medium armor proficiency can normally set their Integrated Protection to Composite Plating, granting an AC of 13 + prof. bonus + Dex mod (max 2).

Does Composite Plating count as metal armor for the purposes of a druid's armor restrictions? Also, if a warforged druid later gains heavy armor proficiency, can they use the Heavy Plating mode? In other words, is a warforged druid restricted to only the Darkwood Core mode?

The warforged race is described in Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron. (The version this question asks about also appears in the Eberron Races UA; as Wayfinder's Guide to Eberron is a living document, it will likely be updated based on UA feedback at some point in the future.)

Best Answer

Yes, a warforged druid is able to use its Integrated Protection feature.

Is composite plating necessarily metal? Are warforged druids stuck with darkwood core?

I put this one to Jeremy Crawford, and he said that warforged druids CAN use composite plating. “It’s their body.”

From http://keith-baker.com/wgte-faq/ (Keith Baker is a co-author of Wayfinders Guide to Eberron and the creator of the Eberron setting itself).

His answer does not reference Heavy Plating, but by the same logic it is permissible as well as long as you have the proficiency.