Multiclass not getting martial weapon proficiencies from Ranger

[HozzMidnight]

I started as a Rogue and took Ranger at level 2. I didn't get martial weapons proficiency. I reloaded and took a level of Fighter instead and did get martial weapons proficiency. Paladins and Barbarians also got martial weapons proficiency.

[lunachix]

same is true for me, is this a bug or is this just the way the game does multi into proficiencies?

[Shells]

Good to know they f***ed this up as well as so many D&D rules. I was about to respec in exactly the way OP wanted to. Pro tipp @Larian: Establish a QA department!

[HozzMidnight]

It's got to be a bug because all the other martial classes that get martial weapons proficiency at level 1 get it with any multi class level. Only Ranger does not. How did know one notice this? Gloom Stalker/Assassin is going to be a really popular multiclass set up for this setting and taking Rogue first means an extra skill proficiency.

[Schammy]

im not sure but if you start out as ranger and then take rogue, you might get the martial weapon proficiency
you dont get all proficiencies when you dont start out with them. similar thing happened to me when i wanted heavy armor proficiency and i only got that when i started out as a fighter.

[HozzMidnight]

Originally posted by Schammy:

im not sure but if you start out as ranger and then take rogue, you might get the martial weapon proficiency
you dont get all proficiencies when you dont start out with them. similar thing happened to me when i wanted heavy armor proficiency and i only got that when i started out as a fighter.

No it's a bug or incorrectly implemented. I explained it in the post above yours. Ranger works differently than Fighter/Barb/Paladin. It should not per 5e. Could be some Larian home-brew, but I doubt it.

[hannibal_pjv]

Yes,,, you have to start as that class.

[Farealm]

Similar bug for me when multi-classing into fighter - cant get the heavy armour proficiency

[HozzMidnight]

Originally posted by hannibal_pjv:

Yes,,, you have to start as that class.

Jesus does anyone read the threads they respond to? Ranger is the only martial class that you do not get martial weapon proficiency with if you take it with a multi class level. If you take Fighter, you get it. If you take Paladin, you get it. If you take Barbarian, you get it. If you take Ranger, you don't get it. This is easy to test once you are level 2 and have Withers.

[HozzMidnight]

Originally posted by Farealm:

Similar bug for me when multi-classing into fighter - cant get the heavy armour proficiency

Probably intentional. See the chart at this link:

https://5thsrd.org/rules/multiclassing/

[Rianne]

That chart says that you'll get martial proficiency when multiclassing into ranger.

???

[Diomedes]

Originally posted by HozzMidnight:

I started as a Rogue and took Ranger at level 2. I didn't get martial weapons proficiency. I reloaded and took a level of Fighter instead and did get martial weapons proficiency. Paladins and Barbarians also got martial weapons proficiency.

Pretty sure there is special rules involved in which certain profeincies carry over if you choose them as your first level. I think you don't get the fighters heavy armor proficiency unless you have that set as your first class.

[HozzMidnight]

Originally posted by Diomedes:

Originally posted by HozzMidnight:

I started as a Rogue and took Ranger at level 2. I didn't get martial weapons proficiency. I reloaded and took a level of Fighter instead and did get martial weapons proficiency. Paladins and Barbarians also got martial weapons proficiency.

Pretty sure there is special rules involved in which certain profeincies carry over if you choose them as your first level. I think you don't get the fighters heavy armor proficiency unless you have that set as your first class.

Again. All the other martial classes give martial weapons proficiency EXCEPT Ranger when taken as a multi class level. It's a bug.

The no heavy armor from taking Fighter as multi class is not a bug, it is intentional per 5e rules. See the link I posted.

[Diomedes]

Originally posted by HozzMidnight:

Originally posted by Diomedes:

Pretty sure there is special rules involved in which certain profeincies carry over if you choose them as your first level. I think you don't get the fighters heavy armor proficiency unless you have that set as your first class.

Again. All the other martial classes give martial weapons proficiency EXCEPT Ranger when taken as a multi class level. It's a bug.

The no heavy armor from taking Fighter as multi class is not a bug, it is intentional per 5e rules. See the link I posted.

Yeah except the game doesn't follow 5e with numerous deviations, the game is in desperate need of a glossary, or rule book you can instantly look up.. For your class and everything.

[LordAnubis]

Considering the changes to Ranger and the fact you can dip a single level to get heavy armor proficiency due to Ranger Knight, this change was probably intended to make Ranger not be the ultimate 1 level dip, similar to why Larian probably intentionally did not include Hexblade subclass for Warlock.

[darth.crevette]

Originally posted by Rianne:

That chart says that you'll get martial proficiency when multiclassing into ranger.

???

He was answering someone saying they didn't get Heay Armour proficiency when multi-classing into Fighter - which normal behaviour, as shown by the chart.
Multi-classing into Ranger should still give you Simple and Martial Weapons proficiency, obviously.