A 1% inorganic warforged probably shouldn't have disadvantage on shatter, but maybe a 99% inorganic warforged should have disadvantage. The last sentence of the paragraph quoted above is important:īeyond these common elements of warforged design, the precise materials and build of a warforged vary based on the purpose for which it was designed.īased on the description of the race, the percentage of inorganic composition of a warforged seems to range anywhere from 1% to 99%. I rule "no disadvantage" because warforged composition is a flavorful character design choice. Entirely inorganic? Is an inorganic prosthesis enough to give disadvantage against shatter? The rules don't answer this for us, so the DM needs to make a ruling. This doesn't tell us how much of the creature's composition must be inorganic. The description of the Shatter spell states:Ī creature made of inorganic material such as stone, crystal, or metal has disadvantage on this saving throw. Beyond these common elements of warforged design, the precise materials and build of a warforged vary based on the purpose for which it was designed.įirst, to address the rules from a narrow perspective, it is up to the DM to rule on this. Warforged share a common facial design, with a hinged jaw and crystal eyes embedded beneath a reinforced brow ridge.
Armored plates form a protective outer shell and reinforce joints. Root-like cords infused with alchemical fluids serve as their muscles, wrapped around a framework of steel, darkwood, or stone.
Warforged are formed from a blend of organic and inorganic materials. The warforged race description says (E:RftLW, p. They also have the Specialized Design and Integrated Protection features - even more benefits that stem from their constructed nature. You don't need to sleep, and magic can't put you to sleep.You don't need to eat, drink, or breathe.You have advantage on saving throws against being poisoned, and you have resistance to poison damage.You were created to have remarkable fortitude, represented by the following benefits: These are laid out as part of their racial traits: That all said, even if Warforged have disadvantage due to being inorganic, they do actually have benefits from being constructed. Warforged receive numerous benefits from their constructed nature At my own tables, Warforged are inorganic enough to have disadvantage on the saving throw against shatter at any other table though? The GM has room to rule any way they like. Personally, I would go on a case-by-case basis of determining whether a given thing should, according to my own internal logic, have a difficult time shaking off the effects of a spell called "shatter" that makes "a sudden loud ringing noise, painfully intense". Somebody could say that English speakers don't use "made of" in a consistent way, and so the answer can't be determined. Alternatively, somebody could say a creature must be, to any extent, made of such material (though even human bone is partially inorganic). Someone could say that in order for something to be made of inorganic material it must be entirely made of such material. We could probably wonder all day about the precise meaning and requirements for something to be "made of" something else and I could see a lot of arguments being made. The rules of 5e are written in natural language, so we are left to interpret the phrase naturally. So we're left wondering whether a partially organic, partially inorganic being counts as "a creature made of inorganic material" for the purposes of the shatter spell. Resting, healing magic, and the Medicine skill all provide the same benefits to warforged that they do to other humanoids. Armored plates form a protective outer shell and reinforce joints.Īlthough they were manufactured, warforged are living humanoids. Warforged are made from wood and metal, but they can feel pain and emotion. The description of the Warforged states ( Eberron: Rising from the Last War, page 35):
It's up to the GM whether a partially inorganic creature has disadvantage on the saving throw against shatter Warforged are not constructs, but humanoids though they are also partly organic, partly inorganic
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