Nowhere does it say it weighs less for the finished product in the description. "Light" doesn't give any numbers or operations to apply to reduce it, so it's flavor.
If thats the case someone really ought to remove the idiotic word "light" from the description
That's how it's written in the book, so there's absolutely no chance they'll change it on the website as long as it remains that way. And as a descriptor, it can be used to explain why some types can be worn under clothes. Don't mix up mechanical benefits with descriptors and you'll be fine.
Hmm... i found some info online that points to dmg page 182 as showing mithral armor being half the weight of equivalent steel armor.
I think its an older version of 2014 rules. My 2014 book is a newer copy. And its not in 2024 book either.
Thats a pain
Where did you see that? I think you're looking at either a reference to an older edition of the game, or an AI-generated answer that combined a bunch of stuff into nonsense.
Interestingly if you look at the Dungeon Master's Guide for 2nd edition AD&D, page 182 is the start of the section on magical armor and shields. It doesn't mention Mithral armor, though it does include (on that specific page) a description of Elven Chain Mail that's very similar.
Wag: "Where did you see that? I think you're looking at either a reference to an older edition of the game"
Me: "I think its an older version of 2014 rules"
I cant find it now, but it was a comment on... reddit? I think that had multiple page numbers mentioned.
My 2014 dmg at the page mentioned lists mithral armor there, but just generic mithral. The comment mentioned dwarven mithral or elven mithral and a weight on the page number.
Clearly its been scrubbed from the rules.
They should probably remove the part describing it as "light" cause thats just confusing.
That's probably what they're thinking of. 3.5e (and Pathfinder 1e) are still somewhat popular and have that as a rule.
Insisting they should remove flavor text because it confuses you is just plain wrong. It doesn't say anything mechanical, it never did, the lack of any errata shows that.
"Insisting they should remove flavor text because it confuses you is just plain wrong."
Is it though?
Considering most people understand that "it doesn't say the weight is reduced, therefore the weight isn't reduced", yes. This should be a learning moment where you realize it's there for flavor and accept that these things will be present in a role playing game.
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From 2024 dmg: "Mithral is a light, flexible metal. A mithral chain shirt or breastplate can be worn under normal clothes.
If the armor normally imposes disadvantage on Dexterity (Stealth) checks or has a Strength requirement, the mithral version of the armor doesn't."
Add mithral plate to inventory of dndbeyond.
Exact same weight as mundane plate: 65 pounds.
Bug in website?
Nowhere does it say it weighs less for the finished product in the description. "Light" doesn't give any numbers or operations to apply to reduce it, so it's flavor.
If thats the case someone really ought to remove the idiotic word "light" from the description
That's how it's written in the book, so there's absolutely no chance they'll change it on the website as long as it remains that way. And as a descriptor, it can be used to explain why some types can be worn under clothes. Don't mix up mechanical benefits with descriptors and you'll be fine.
Hmm... i found some info online that points to dmg page 182 as showing mithral armor being half the weight of equivalent steel armor.
I think its an older version of 2014 rules. My 2014 book is a newer copy. And its not in 2024 book either.
Thats a pain
I don't see it in mine either, and for what it's worth, it's not listed as ever receiving errata: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/dnd/sae/dungeon-masters-guide-2014
Where did you see that? I think you're looking at either a reference to an older edition of the game, or an AI-generated answer that combined a bunch of stuff into nonsense.
Interestingly if you look at the Dungeon Master's Guide for 2nd edition AD&D, page 182 is the start of the section on magical armor and shields. It doesn't mention Mithral armor, though it does include (on that specific page) a description of Elven Chain Mail that's very similar.
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Wag: "Where did you see that? I think you're looking at either a reference to an older edition of the game"
Me: "I think its an older version of 2014 rules"
I cant find it now, but it was a comment on... reddit? I think that had multiple page numbers mentioned.
My 2014 dmg at the page mentioned lists mithral armor there, but just generic mithral. The comment mentioned dwarven mithral or elven mithral and a weight on the page number.
Clearly its been scrubbed from the rules.
They should probably remove the part describing it as "light" cause thats just confusing.
The 3.5 SRD had it as half the weight of regular armor. The link is here under Special Materials:
https://web.archive.org/web/20060102043934/https://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/article/srd35
"An item made from mithral weighs half as much as the same item made from other metals."
That's probably what they're thinking of. 3.5e (and Pathfinder 1e) are still somewhat popular and have that as a rule.
Insisting they should remove flavor text because it confuses you is just plain wrong. It doesn't say anything mechanical, it never did, the lack of any errata shows that.
"Insisting they should remove flavor text because it confuses you is just plain wrong."
Is it though?
Considering most people understand that "it doesn't say the weight is reduced, therefore the weight isn't reduced", yes. This should be a learning moment where you realize it's there for flavor and accept that these things will be present in a role playing game.