Improvised Weapon Proficiency [Archive] - Wizards Community

Improvised Weapon Proficiency [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Windspear
10-21-07, 02:22 PM Improvised Weapon Proficiency:
Prequisites: Base attack bonus +1, proficiency with all simple and martial weapons.
Benefit: The character gains proficiency with all improvised weapons that correspond to a weapon he is proficient with. For instance:

The party is walking in a market, when they are suddenly attacked by a bunch of orcs and goblinoids raiding the city. Battle begins. The head of this raiding party, a big fat orc, sunders Krusk's greataxe. In response to being left unarmed and defenseless with quick thought Krusk reaches for the closest weapon he can find- a cadavare of a big fish lying on a fish stand nearby. With this fish (considered a maul. d12 two handed bludgeoning *3)
he bashes the orc's skull into bits.

Normal: A character who uses an improvised weapon takes a -4 penalty as if not proficient with it.
FrostWolf
10-21-07, 02:27 PM I always considdered just using Exotic Weapon Prof to counter it, but this is better.
draco1119
10-22-07, 04:51 AM I think the point of the penalty to hit with an improvised weapon was to show how ungainly and unbalanced the weapon itself is.

Sure, a candelabrum will do damage like a Greatclub, but it's not really built to be swung that way...
Ocom
10-22-07, 06:21 AM There already is a feat that reduces the penalty to -2. And I agree with draco1119, there should always be a negative for this sort of thing.
Shadowfax7
10-22-07, 06:51 AM There is also a 3rd party feat whose prereq is only a +1 BAB or higher and IMO that feat is fine as is.

I think your feat is balanced, if not too prereq intensive.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Windspear 10-21-07, 02:22 PM	Improvised Weapon Proficiency: Prequisites: Base attack bonus +1, proficiency with all simple and martial weapons. Benefit: The character gains proficiency with all improvised weapons that correspond to a weapon he is proficient with. For instance: The party is walking in a market, when they are suddenly attacked by a bunch of orcs and goblinoids raiding the city. Battle begins. The head of this raiding party, a big fat orc, sunders Krusk's greataxe. In response to being left unarmed and defenseless with quick thought Krusk reaches for the closest weapon he can find- a cadavare of a big fish lying on a fish stand nearby. With this fish (considered a maul. d12 two handed bludgeoning *3) he bashes the orc's skull into bits. Normal: A character who uses an improvised weapon takes a -4 penalty as if not proficient with it.
FrostWolf 10-21-07, 02:27 PM	I always considdered just using Exotic Weapon Prof to counter it, but this is better.
draco1119 10-22-07, 04:51 AM	I think the point of the penalty to hit with an improvised weapon was to show how ungainly and unbalanced the weapon itself is. Sure, a candelabrum will do damage like a Greatclub, but it's not really built to be swung that way...
Ocom 10-22-07, 06:21 AM	There already is a feat that reduces the penalty to -2. And I agree with draco1119, there should always be a negative for this sort of thing.
Shadowfax7 10-22-07, 06:51 AM	There is also a 3rd party feat whose prereq is only a +1 BAB or higher and IMO that feat is fine as is. I think your feat is balanced, if not too prereq intensive.