A monk can benefit from bracers of defense (DMG, 156). https://t.co/696krkrJXj

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— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) July 8, 2015

Bracers of Armor: These items appear to be wrist or arm guards. They surround the wearer with an invisible but tangible field of force, granting him an armor bonus of +1 to +8, just as though he were wearing armor. Both bracers must be worn for the magic to be effective.

How about Druids. Are they restricted from those because they might be made of metal?

— tenthmatrix01 (@tenthmatrix01) December 2, 2017

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A magic item has a category, such as armor, weapon, or wondrous item. A druid’s taboo against metal armor would extend to magic items in the armor category only. #DnDhttps://t.co/tFxP64KaAe

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— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) December 3, 2017