Sravoff said:So by proficient/not proficient means if it appears on your class weapon list? That seems to makes sense.
If the above statement is true then:
So do feats like martial weapon proficiency make those weapons "proficient" for you, ie., purchased ranks cost less?
That is much simpler, though at the expense of detail. So what is this spycraft defense you spoke of?
Yeah, if it is on your class list you are proficent, Martial Weapon Proficency Feat is used as you say, although I have house ruled it to you may choose to be proficent in another weapon group.
Although it is simpler you can easily add to it by splitting groups further, say making additional groupings like Simple Melee or Druid Weapons etc.
And it does add a lot of room for new feats and class abilities.
Spycraft is a modern day spy game brought out by AEG.
They IMHO make some great improvements to d20, and I have taken the modern system and converted it to Fantasy.
Basically classes get a class defense bonus (and an initiative bonus), but if you wear armour your class defense is replaced by the armour you are wearing. Light armour gives a slight bonus while real heavy armour gives a penatly and armour gives you DR.
And from this there is an assortment of class features and feats that can build from this like bonus DR and including class defense while wearing armour plus a whole range of other defense bonuses.
And from there I went and changed the vp/wp system to increase the lethal level.
Now I guess I'll go back and edit my table from before.
-Medwyn