@JeremyECrawford Is the AC from a Mage Armor spell reduced by an ooze's acidic pseudopod attack? Please help, fighting Pudding King Thurs.!
— Corinne (@nocentsabroad) May 15, 2017
The Pseudopod action of the black pudding and gray ooze affects nonmagical armor. Mage armor is neither nonmagical nor armor. #DnD https://t.co/2vfCrbQU1n
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) May 15, 2017
@JeremyECrawford Mage armor not being armor is hyper confusing.
— J. Nerdling (@JayNerdling) May 15, 2017
Some spells and class features have figurative, not literal, names. The text of the spell or class feature explains what it does. #DnD https://t.co/3S3mnakaMO
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) May 15, 2017
@JeremyECrawford So Mage Armor doesn't envelop you in protective force (kind of like armor) it just magically changes probability so you don't get hit?
— J. Nerdling (@JayNerdling) May 15, 2017
Mage armor does, indeed, surround you with "protective magical force" (PH, 256). It also doesn't work if you don armor. Force ≠ armor #DnD https://t.co/Q2SKwVnUeh
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) May 15, 2017
@JayNerdling I’m sorry, I disagree with your definition of the word armor. This is a great case of RAW vs RAI though. There is no conflict between RAW and RAI here, since the spell never says it creates armor.
— Jeremy Crawford (@JeremyECrawford) May 15, 2017