Characters of other classes are proficient with an assortment of mainly simple weapons and possibly also some martial or even exotic weapons. Barbarians, fighters, paladins, and rangers are proficient with all simple and all martial weapons. These categories pertain to what training is needed to become proficient in a weapon’s use (simple, martial, or exotic), the weapon’s usefulness either in close combat (melee) or at a distance (ranged, which includes both thrown and projectile weapons), its relative encumbrance (light, one-handed, or two-handed), and its size (Small, Medium, or Large).Īnybody but a druid, monk, or wizard is proficient with all simple weapons. Weapons are grouped into several interlocking sets of categories.
