What feat is needed to gain weapon proficiency?

What Feat is Needed to Gain Weapon Proficiency?

When it comes to gaining proficiency with new weapons in a fantasy settings, such as Dungeons and Dragons, many players wish to know the answer. In this article, we will explore the different fetishes that allow characters to gain proficiency with various martial weapons.

Direct Answer

To gain proficiency in a weapon in 5th edition D&D, you need to take specific feats. For example:

• Combat Master’s Kit: Allows you to gain proficiency with any light melee weapon of your choosing.
• Weapon of Choice: Allows you to gain proficiency with any basic melee weapon or any single type of simple ranged weapons.
• Master Trapper: Allows you to gain proficiency with any range weapon that deals piercing, bludgeoning, and slashing damage.
• Wilderness Warrior: Enables you to gain proficiency in any type of ranged projectile weapon.

Here are examples of feats that grant new weapon proficiency in 1st edition and 1st edition variants:

1st Edition : Guns Specialization: grants proficiency to use firearms such as Rifles, shotguns.