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<blockquote data-quote="GX.Sigma" data-source="post: 6342160" data-attributes="member: 6690511">What does &quot;proficiency in improvised weapons&quot; actually do, though? The description of improvised weapons describes two types of improvised weapons: those that resemble actual weapons and those that don't.For those that resemble actual weapons, they pretty much just count as those weapons (the character gets the proficiency bonus if he's proficient with the weapon it resembles). So this feat doesn't affect those (unless it gives you proficiency in &quot;things that resemble [x weapon],&quot; effectively giving you proficiency with all weapons, but that doesn't seem like the intent).For those that don't, they deal 1d4 damage. The feat already gives you this damage on melee attacks, so there's no point in swinging around a dead goblin.So, apparently, all it does is let you add your proficiency bonus to a ranged attack that deals 1d4 damage. Congratulations, you now have an attack that's identical to throwing a dart.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GX.Sigma, post: 6342160, member: 6690511"] What does "proficiency in improvised weapons" actually do, though? The description of improvised weapons describes two types of improvised weapons: those that resemble actual weapons and those that don't. For those that resemble actual weapons, they pretty much just count as those weapons (the character gets the proficiency bonus if he's proficient with the weapon it resembles). So this feat doesn't affect those (unless it gives you proficiency in "things that resemble [x weapon]," effectively giving you proficiency with all weapons, but that doesn't seem like the intent). For those that don't, they deal 1d4 damage. The feat already gives you this damage on melee attacks, so there's no point in swinging around a dead goblin. So, apparently, all it does is let you add your proficiency bonus to a ranged attack that deals 1d4 damage. Congratulations, you now have an attack that's identical to throwing a dart. [/QUOTE]

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