Can you take martial or specific weapon proficiency if you take a non martial class?

[Skree]

I like to create characters that can use a greatsword or other weapons as a secondary resource. Can you create a wizard that actually knows how to use a sword? or actually the game doesn't allow it?

can't you get a feat to do so?

[Dragon Master]

You can equip any item, you just won't get the proficiency bonus. You can choose a feat at level 4.

[Yojo0o]

You can get weapon/armor proficiency on a wizard with certain races. Githyanki, for example, will load you up with medium armor and swords. You'll also be able to accomplish this with a one-level multiclass dip upon the 1.0 release.

There are certain feats you can take to help out with this, like Weapon Master to get you weapon proficiencies, but that's literally considered to be the worst feat in all of DnD 5e, so I'd find a different way to get what you need.

There are also subclasses to consider, like Eldritch Knight. Bladesinger Wizard probably won't be in the 1.0 release, but if it is, it'll feature weapon proficiency.

[Skree]

Originally posted by Dragon Master:

You can equip any item, you just won't get the proficiency bonus. You can choose a feat at level 4.

First feat at level 4? Woah. And you can take a weapon prof?

[Dragon Master]

Originally posted by Skree:

Originally posted by Dragon Master:

You can equip any item, you just won't get the proficiency bonus. You can choose a feat at level 4.

First feat at level 4? Woah. And you can take a weapon prof?

Depnds on the feat. Some just give you proficiency with a musical instrument and lets you perform with the bard.

Some races have proficiency by default. A drow, for instance, automatically starts with proficiency with rapiers and hand-crossbows.

[Hobocop]

Originally posted by Skree:

Originally posted by Dragon Master:

You can equip any item, you just won't get the proficiency bonus. You can choose a feat at level 4.

First feat at level 4? Woah. And you can take a weapon prof?

You can take a feat called Weapon Master that gives you proficiency in four weapons of your choice.

Common wisdom suggests that it's a bad feat and that you get what Weapon Master offers you and more with a one-level multiclass dip into a class that has martial weapon proficiency like Fighter as opposed to blowing a feat/ASI just for that.

[Skree]

Originally posted by Hobocop:

Originally posted by Skree:

First feat at level 4? Woah. And you can take a weapon prof?

You can take a feat called Weapon Master that gives you proficiency in four weapons of your choice.

Common wisdom suggests that it's a bad feat and that you get what Weapon Master offers you and more with a one-level multiclass dip into a class that has martial weapon proficiency like Fighter as opposed to blowing a feat/ASI just for that.

Yeah, probably. I mean, i agree, but i like gishes, played an elf in the original red box (it was a forced wizard/fighter, back then race and class were the same thing, and only humans could chose a class).

In the advanced and in the two previous baldur's gate games i almost always play as multiclass fighter/wizard.

So... you see a pattern here.

[Izuzul]

@Skree I would suggest an Elf or Gith as they start with martial weapon proficiency in a few weapons. Gith also get a racial bonus to strength.

[Skree]

Originally posted by Reconciler:

@Skree I would suggest an Elf or Gith as they start with martial weapon proficiency in a few weapons. Gith also get a racial bonus to strength.

Will think about it (the gith). The elves once had longsword proficiency, and that would have been fine by me, but it seems that in 5e they suddenly forgot how to use them. Shameful.

I will probably go barbarian/sorcerer, it's a combo i usually find funny and exciting, if you really can indeed multiclass in the final version of the game.

Or i could simply go on as a drow warlock and just take the greatsword prof, probably i will never use the weapon anyway, but i just like the idea of a character that can decide to blow you up with a movement of a finger, or just cleave you in half with a big metal thing.

[IRMcG]

Elves still get longsword and bow proficiencies in this game at least.

[Izuzul]

Elf still have longsword prof as well as longbow and +2 to dex. Gith have longsword and greatsword prof as well as light and med armor prof and +1 to Int and +2 to Str.