Mage Armor stacks with things that give a bonus to AC, like a Ring of Protection. But it doesn’t stack with things that give a set AC like Barkskin or a Monk’s Unarmored Defense.
Simple answer: Yes. Most mages can cast Mage Armor, as well as Shield. If you happen to be lucky enough --or your DM gives it to you--and you get Robes of the Archmagi or Robe of Protection (one or the other, they can't both be worn at the same time) but, yes, either the robes or the enchanted cloak DOES stack with mage armor and shield.
Mage armor lasts for 8 hours after you cast it, and shield is a reaction to getting hit, but only lasts for about 6 seconds (or until the PC's next turn.) Shield also stops Magic Missiles COLD.
If you happen to be playing an abjurer, or a White Robe mage in Krynn (Dragonlance) your PC wizard is an expert on abjuration protection magic.
In past versions of Dragonlance--and I haven't seen anything to counter this--when the PC Wizard reaches 5th Level (or is about to as a 4th) He or she takes the Test of High Sorcery. If the wizard somehow learns how to cast a "mid-rank spell" 3rd Level Spell, then he is REQUIRED to go to Wayreth to immediately take his Test, unless he can take it elsewhere. A gate may open, temporarily transporting the entire party to Wayreth Tower so their wizard can take her Test.
Depending on the RISK LEVEL the PC chooses, upon completion of the Test (failure means death in all cases--the main purpose of the Test is to weed out the incompetent) the new Wizard of High Sorcery is awarded membership in the Order (Red, White, or Black) as well as his official robes, which usually have some minor magic to it. They are also awarded an Item of Power, a magical artifact, that the wizard has no idea what it is or how to use it. i.e., Raistlin Majere was given a very powerful artifact, the Staff of Magius, for taking the highest Risk, Soulforge (which Raistlin barely survived.) Afterward, it took Raistlin many many years to learn the staff's full powers. In the beginning, he only could use it to cast Daylight and Featherfall.
My own character was awarded a Ring of Shooting Stars, from the hand of Dracart. Dracart was the nasty fellow who with two others corrupted the eggs of good dragons into draconians. The three gods of magic were displeased, because Dracart had obtained a book on Dragon Eggs from a very young apprentice mage in his grandfather's mageware shop, just as he was beginning to learn his Art. It was decreed by all three that Dracart must pay a higher price for that book, and during his Test, the young wizard was given Dracart's ring.
If the PC chooses LOW risk, It is perfectly acceptable to award a uncommon permanent magic item, up to a +1 magic offensive or defensive, to the character, or a Cloak of Protection, or some such.
All this assumes the Dungeon Master is playing by the original rules for the Test of High Sorcery--I saw nothing in the 5e edition to suggest that it was abandoned. Since the party is actually role playing during a WAR, against dragons and undead, I find it highly acceptable to award the party's wizard an artifact like a Ring of Shooting Stars, but with the proviso that he has to learn how to use it! By the time the wizard reaches 8th Level, it is safe to assume that he has. By that time, hopefully, the fighters each have at least a +1 weapon, and the cleric has something similar.
Simple answer: Yes. Most mages can cast Mage Armor, as well as Shield. If you happen to be lucky enough --or your DM gives it to you--and you get Robes of the Archmagi or Robe of Protection (one or the other, they can't both be worn at the same time) but, yes, either the robes or the enchanted cloak DOES stack with mage armor and shield.
The rest of your post, about Dragonlance, seems to be entirely off-topic and irrelevant to this thread. This thread is about stacking Mage Armor with Cloaks/Rings of Protection and was already answered, in its entirety, in posts #2, #3 and #4 in 2019. There was no reason to resurrect this thread to repeat some of what has already been said and then add a load of off-topic stuff, unless I am missing some point as to how your post about dragonlance adds to the discussion about stacking Mage Armor with Cloaks/Rings of Protection? I've read Chapter 6 of Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen, and the section on Test of High Sorcery - the only mention of this in 5th Edition - and cannot see how this relates to stacking Mage Armor with Cloaks/Rings of Protection. If I have missed something, can you please clarify?
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As above just curious if mage armor stacks with magic cloaks or rings such as robe of protection?
Mage Armor stacks with things that give a bonus to AC, like a Ring of Protection. But it doesn’t stack with things that give a set AC like Barkskin or a Monk’s Unarmored Defense.
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Yes. Mage armor is an AC calculation. Cloak of protection is an AC bonus.
AC calculations can't stack with other calculations, but AC bonuses can stack with anything (as long as they dont say otherwise).
As long as you dont have a set AC on you, like a monks unarmored defense, you can. It stacks with bonuses, and bonuses stack with anything.
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Simple answer: Yes. Most mages can cast Mage Armor, as well as Shield. If you happen to be lucky enough --or your DM gives it to you--and you get Robes of the Archmagi or Robe of Protection (one or the other, they can't both be worn at the same time) but, yes, either the robes or the enchanted cloak DOES stack with mage armor and shield.
Mage armor lasts for 8 hours after you cast it, and shield is a reaction to getting hit, but only lasts for about 6 seconds (or until the PC's next turn.) Shield also stops Magic Missiles COLD.
If you happen to be playing an abjurer, or a White Robe mage in Krynn (Dragonlance) your PC wizard is an expert on abjuration protection magic.
In past versions of Dragonlance--and I haven't seen anything to counter this--when the PC Wizard reaches 5th Level (or is about to as a 4th) He or she takes the Test of High Sorcery. If the wizard somehow learns how to cast a "mid-rank spell" 3rd Level Spell, then he is REQUIRED to go to Wayreth to immediately take his Test, unless he can take it elsewhere. A gate may open, temporarily transporting the entire party to Wayreth Tower so their wizard can take her Test.
Depending on the RISK LEVEL the PC chooses, upon completion of the Test (failure means death in all cases--the main purpose of the Test is to weed out the incompetent) the new Wizard of High Sorcery is awarded membership in the Order (Red, White, or Black) as well as his official robes, which usually have some minor magic to it. They are also awarded an Item of Power, a magical artifact, that the wizard has no idea what it is or how to use it. i.e., Raistlin Majere was given a very powerful artifact, the Staff of Magius, for taking the highest Risk, Soulforge (which Raistlin barely survived.) Afterward, it took Raistlin many many years to learn the staff's full powers. In the beginning, he only could use it to cast Daylight and Featherfall.
My own character was awarded a Ring of Shooting Stars, from the hand of Dracart. Dracart was the nasty fellow who with two others corrupted the eggs of good dragons into draconians. The three gods of magic were displeased, because Dracart had obtained a book on Dragon Eggs from a very young apprentice mage in his grandfather's mageware shop, just as he was beginning to learn his Art. It was decreed by all three that Dracart must pay a higher price for that book, and during his Test, the young wizard was given Dracart's ring.
If the PC chooses LOW risk, It is perfectly acceptable to award a uncommon permanent magic item, up to a +1 magic offensive or defensive, to the character, or a Cloak of Protection, or some such.
All this assumes the Dungeon Master is playing by the original rules for the Test of High Sorcery--I saw nothing in the 5e edition to suggest that it was abandoned. Since the party is actually role playing during a WAR, against dragons and undead, I find it highly acceptable to award the party's wizard an artifact like a Ring of Shooting Stars, but with the proviso that he has to learn how to use it! By the time the wizard reaches 8th Level, it is safe to assume that he has. By that time, hopefully, the fighters each have at least a +1 weapon, and the cleric has something similar.
Mage Armor and Robe of the Archmagi do not stack together.
There is no such official item called "Robe(s) of Protection".
All official 5th Edition magic items with "Protection" in the name are:
Amulet of Protection from Turning - Tales From the Yawning Portal - Does not affect AC.
Cloak of Protection - Player's Handbook - Adds +1 AC, stacks with Mage Armor.
Netherese Ring of Protection - Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk - Adds +1 AC, stacks with Mage Armor.
Ring of Protection - Player's Handbook - Adds +1 AC, stacks with Mage Armor.
Scarab of Protection - Player's Handbook - Does not affect AC.
Scroll of Protection - Dungeon Master's Guide - Does not affect AC.
The rest of your post, about Dragonlance, seems to be entirely off-topic and irrelevant to this thread. This thread is about stacking Mage Armor with Cloaks/Rings of Protection and was already answered, in its entirety, in posts #2, #3 and #4 in 2019. There was no reason to resurrect this thread to repeat some of what has already been said and then add a load of off-topic stuff, unless I am missing some point as to how your post about dragonlance adds to the discussion about stacking Mage Armor with Cloaks/Rings of Protection? I've read Chapter 6 of Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen, and the section on Test of High Sorcery - the only mention of this in 5th Edition - and cannot see how this relates to stacking Mage Armor with Cloaks/Rings of Protection. If I have missed something, can you please clarify?
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