[RPG] Can an Adventurers League druid wear metal armor

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The list of armor proficiencies in the druid class description (PHB, p. 65, or here in the basic rules) states:

Armor: Light armor, medium armor, shields (druids will not wear armor or use shields made of metal)

According the Sage Advice article from March 2016:

Druids don’t lack the ability to wear metal armor. They choose not to wear it. […] If you want to depart from your class’s story, your DM has the final say on how far you can go and still be considered a member of the class. (emphasis mine)

Does this mean that an AL druid can choose to wear metal armor, because it is not stated that wearing metal armor is forbidden?

Best Answer

Adventurers League plays by the rules of official books; it does not acknowledge supplements like Unearthed Arcana or Sage Advice.

So the rule from PHB is:

Druids will not wear armor or use shields made of metal

Therefore, per AL, per PHB, no, a druid wearing metal armor would not be allowed by the AL.