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Combat Proficiencies
Combat Proficiencies have an effect on how a Character acts in Combat. Whilst some Traits also have an effect on combat (such as Ambidextrous), Combat Proficiencies ONLY effect a character's abilities in Combat.
There are several types of Combat Proficiency - Weapon Proficiencies, Unarmed Proficiencies, Fighting Styles, Defence Styles and Martial Arts.
Characters gain a number of free Combat Proficiencies from their Class. They also gain a number of Combat Proficiency points from their Level. Bonus Points may also be spent on Combat Proficencies.
Weapon Proficiencies
Weapon Proficiencies reflect the Character's capability to wield a given weapon group. Each Level has a name, though most characters are only able to attain up to Level 2 - Weapon Expertise. Warrior Classes, instead, are able to obtain Weapon Specialization as an alternative Level 2 and then progress beyond this. Unless a Character is specifically noted as being able to attain a level of Weapon Proficiency beyond or instead of Expertise, they cannot attain it.
A character may increase a Weapon Proficiency by spending Combat Proficiency Points or Bonus Points on it. They may also Train.
Non-Proficiency and Familiar Weapons
If a character lacks a Proficiency, they are presumed to be Non-Proficient and thus suffer the Non-Proficient Penalty - if they have a class, they use the penalty listed for that class. If not, they use -2 if they are a warrior-like creature, -4 if they are not.
Some weapons are similar in use to other weapons - a Light Crossbow and a Heavy Crossbow operate similarly. If a Character is Non-Proficient with a Weapon but it is considered Familiar to a Weapon Group they are Proficient with, halve the Non-Proficiency Penalty. Round this down - a -3 penalty becomes a -2 penalty.
Weapon Groups
A character can obtain Proficiency in any of the following Weapon Groups. Other Groups may be added at the DM's approval for unusual or exotic weapons.
| Weapon Groups | ||||||||||||
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| Group Name | Examples | Familiar Groups | ||||||||||
| Axe | Battle Axe, Hand Axe, Throwing Axe, Great Axe | Pick, Hammer, Sickle | ||||||||||
| Ballista | Ballista, Scorpio | Heavy Crossbow | ||||||||||
| Blowgun | Blowgun | - | ||||||||||
| Cannon | Cannon, Bombard, Field Gun | Mortar, Long Arms | ||||||||||
| Catapult | Catapult, Mangonel, Onager, Trebuchet | Mortar | ||||||||||
| Chain | Chain, Spiked Chain, Flindbar, Nunchaku | Flail, Rope | ||||||||||
| Club | Club, Cudgel, Blackjack, War Club, Great Club, Sap | Mace, Staff | ||||||||||
| Dagger | Dagger, Katar, Knife, Stiletto, Throwing Dagger, Throwing Three-Pointed Dagger | Short Sword, Parrying Dagger | ||||||||||
| Fencing | Epee, Rapier, Foil, Swordcane | Long Sword, Sabre, Short Sword | ||||||||||
| Flail | Footman's Glail, Horseman's Flail, Great Flail, Grain Flail | Chain, Rope | ||||||||||
| Great Swords | Claymore, Zweihander, Bastard Sword, Daikatana, Estoc, Odachi | Long Sword, Sabre | ||||||||||
| Hammers | Warhammer, Throwing Hammer, Maul, Sledgehammer | Axe, Pick, Mace | ||||||||||
| Hand Crossbow | Hand Crossbow, Pellet Bow | Light Crossbow, Small Arms | ||||||||||
| Heavy Crossbow | Heavy Crossbow, Arbalest, Belly Bow | Light Crossbow, Ballista, Long Arms | ||||||||||
| Light Crossbow | Light Crossbow, Repeating Crossbow | Hand Crossbow, Heavy Crossbow, Long Arms | ||||||||||
| Lance | Light Lance, Medium Lance, Heavy Lance, Jousting Lance | Spear | ||||||||||
| Long Arms | Musket, Fusil, Arquebus, Rifle, Machine Gun | Shotguns, Light Crossbow, Heavy Crossbow | ||||||||||
| Long Bow | Long Bow, Composite Long Bow, Yumi, Flatbow | Short Bow | ||||||||||
| Long Sword | Falchion, Broad Sword, Long Sword, Flamberge, Bastard Sword, Katana | Short Sword, Sabre, Great Sword, Fencing | ||||||||||
| Mace | Footman's Mace, Horseman's Mace, Morning Star | Club, Hammer, Pick | ||||||||||
| Mortar | Mortar, Howitzer, Light Mortar | Cannon, Catapult | ||||||||||
| Parrying Dagger | Maine-Gauche, Parrying Dagger, Sai | Dagger, Short Sword | ||||||||||
| Pick | Miner's Pick, Footman's Pick, Horseman's Pick, Hook, Grapnel | Axe, Hammer, Mace | ||||||||||
| Polearm | Pike, Bill, Guisarme, Military Fork, Naginata, Halberd, Yari | Spear, Scythe, Staff | ||||||||||
| Rope | Lasso, Net, Whip | Chain, Flail | ||||||||||
| Sabre | Sabre, Cutlass, Khopesh, Kopis, Machete, Scimitar, Dao, Kukri, Falcata | Short Sword, Long Sword, Great Sword, Sickle | ||||||||||
| Scythe | Scythe, War Scythe | Polearm, Sickle | ||||||||||
| Sickle | Sickle, Kama, Chicken Sickle, Falx | Sabre, Scythe, Axe | ||||||||||
| Shield | Buckler, Small Shield, Spiked Shield, Medium Shield, Tower Shield, Dueling Shield | - | ||||||||||
| Short Sword | Short Sword, Scramasax, Gladius, Butterfly Sword, Wakizashi, Hoplite Sword | Long Sword, Dagger, Sabre, Fencing | ||||||||||
| Shotgun | Blunderbuss, Shotgun | Small Arms, Long Arms | ||||||||||
| Sling | Sling, Sling Staff, Sling Shot | Throwing | ||||||||||
| Small Arms | Flintlock Pistol, Revolver, Carbine, SMG | Hand Crossbow, Light Crossbow, Shotguns, Long Arms | ||||||||||
| Staff | Bo Stick, Quarterstaff, Sling Staff (Melee) | Club, Polearm | ||||||||||
| Throwing | Rock, Grenade, Dart, Shuriken, Caltrop, Chakram, Oil Flask, Molotov, Bolas | Sling | ||||||||||
Weapon Proficiency Levels
Points (Free Proficiency Points) Requirements, Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon, Throwing Weapon 0 Non-Proficient 1 Proficient 2 Expertise 2 Specialization 3 Mastery 4 High Mastery 5 Grandmastery
explain each column. Ranged Weapon and Throwing weapon means we can easily standardise their bonuses.
Melee Attack Rate per Class
(depends on base attack rate and proficiency level)
Ranged and Throwing Attack Rate
(depends on base attack rate, proficiency level and rof)
Throwing Weapon Familiarity
The use of a weapon of a given Proficiency in melee uses the Weapon Proficiency. If the Character wishes to Throw a Weapon they are Proficient in, they are considered to be Non-Proficient in that weapon but consider it Familiar. A character can make throwing attacks with any weapon using the Throwing proficiency without penalty for Non-Proficiency but, if they make Melee attacks with this weapon, they suffer the full Non-Proficiency Penalty if they lack Proficiency - they are not considered Familiar.
For example, a Cleric wishes to throw a Hammer. They are proficient in Hammers but lack Throwing. Their Non-Weapon Proficiency penalty is -3 so this becomes an attack with a -2 penalty. If they had Throwing, it would suffer no penalty. Meanwhile, a Thief throws an Axe - they suffer no penalty on this attack as they have Throwing Proficiency. If they are forced to engage in melee with an Axe, however, they suffer a -3 penalty; their full Non-Weapon Proficiency penalty.
Training
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Changing Proficiencies
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(add rules that allow a character to “forget” a proficiency level, down to Proficient, after 3 months without using a weapon or training with it. This allows the character to spend the point again, providing they have trained with another weapon in that time.)
Everyone can become Specialized in Natural Attacks if they have them - including Brawling and Wrestling. Perhaps consider creating, effectively, a Skill Tree system for Fighting Styles and Defence Styles akin to Martial Arts.
