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Are D&D 3.5 Armor Proficiencies Always By Category?

Yes. Without the help of Races of Stone (which has some special Exotic armor options that you can become proficient with one at a time), it is 100% true that "armor proficiencies are always by ...
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Is using a shield "wearing armor" or not? Conflicting rulings on Defense Fighting Style and Shield Proficiency

Language use in the rules is inconsistent, so you need to look at context of the rule or feature in question The language use in the core rules is not fully consistent (and this is an issue that has ...
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Is using a shield "wearing armor" or not? Conflicting rulings on Defense Fighting Style and Shield Proficiency

Wielding a shield is not wearing armor A thorough reading of the text in Player's Handbook and subsequent Sage Advice questions lead me to believe that wielding a shield indeed does not count as ...
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